How to Describe a Person in English - Spoken English Lesson

Learn how to describe people in English. You can learn useful words and phrases to describe a person you know in clear, detailed and natural English. After you watch, continue practicing your speaking and vocabulary with a certified English teacher: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
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Contents:
1. Describing Appearance 1:10
2. Describing Positive Characteristics 4:46
3. Describing Negative Characteristics 9:34
4. Talking About Your Relationship 13:58
5. Making a Longer Answer 17:29
Think about someone you know well. It could be someone in your family, a close friend, someone you work with, or someone else. How would you describe this person? What does this person look like? What kind of personality does this person have?
Being able to describe a person in English is useful in many situations, including speaking exams like the IELTS speaking test or the FCE speaking exam. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to describe a person in detail using clear, natural English.
During this lesson, you’re going to practice, so you need to think of someone you’re going to describe. It can be anyone you know well.
You can learn:
- How to describe someone's appearance.
- How to talk about someone's personality.
- Useful adjectives to describe a person's positive and negative characteristics.
- How to describe your relationship with someone.
- How to create a long, detailed answer to describe a person you know in English.
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[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your response! Here are a few suggestions for your writing: 1) 'Her hair is brown,' not, 'Her hair are of brown colours'. 2) '...because she never usually trims off her hair...' not, '...because she never used to trim off her hair...'. 3) 'She is kind of moody...' not, 'She is a kind of moody'. Hope this helps you!

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I'm going to talk about my brother. He's well-built and quite tall. He has short, dark brown hair and actually, he really looks like me, people usually ask if we are twins, although he's younger than me. He always makes me laugh, he's a very funny person and everybody feels comfortable around him. Now we're living a bit far from each other, but it's always nice when we meet up: we watch series and geek movies. However, he's so moody! But I couldn't live without him, we get on really well.

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Thank you so much for your lesson. Today, I want to tell about my best friend, Nhung. Nhung is a pretty girl. She has a brown skin, a black hair and a lovely smile. She looks a bit like a younger version of my idol, Celine Dion but she never admit about that thing. I’ve known her for 5 years, we have the same class at high school. Everytime we meet up, we have lots of topic to talk about because Nhung and me have lots in common: the same music, the same films, the same sports and so on. She is so kind, honest and extremely hard. Next month, she is going to Japan to study because last year, she received a scholaship’s Japanese. I am proud of her.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer, Lê. Here are a few suggestions: 1) 'black hair,' not, 'a black hair'. 2) '...but she never admits it,' not, '...but she never admit about that thing'. 3) 'Every time we meet up we have lots of topics...' not, 'Everytime we meet up, we have lots of topic...'. Hope this helps!

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I am going to tell you about my friend, Jenny. She is medium height and a little bit over-weighted, with black hair and small eyes. Since she is a considerate and cheerful person, we have become friends since we met at university. Actually, we have a lot in common. For example, we both like watching TV series and sampling the local cuisines. Everytime, when we meet up, we always have many things to talk about. I still remember when I was sick at university, it was her who sent me to hospital and accompanied me for the whole night regardless of the examination on the next day. I am so grateful that I have her to be my friend. If only she could work at the same city like me then we could hand out everyday!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice, Lingping. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'overweight,' not, 'over-weighted,'. 2) '...we have been friends since we met,' not, '...we have become friends since we met'. 3) '...sent me to the hospital,' not, '...sent me to hospital'. Hope this is useful for you!

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My friend Tahani is tall and slim fit, she has tall dark hair and brown eyes, she looks a bit like a younger version of queen elizabeth , she is very beautiful she has a shining smile, Tahani is positive and strong woman who you can count on her in bad times ,we have know each other for about 12 years since elementary school, I proud to have someone like her in my life 💛💛💛

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Excellent, Rawan! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...is tall, slim and fit,' not, 'and slim fit'. 2) '...fit. She has...' not, '...fit, she has...'. 3) '...long dark hair,' not, 'tall'. Hope this helps you!

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Now, I am going to talk about my friend, parichay. Though he is medium in size, he is very slim with his long curly hair. He is a really a considerate person as well as diligent in his work. In addition, he is not only generous but also very cheerful. As he is dedicated in his duty, he is very straightforward too. When he meets with me, he always first offers me for a hug. We have known each other for 8 years, since admission coaching for university. Thereafter, we got chance in the same University as well as in same subject. He is a fantastic programmer too. When I faced a problem in any programming related topic, he tried to overcome my difficulty. We get on well because we have a similar attitude and thoughts about life and we always have lots to talk about.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Tanvir. Thanks for watching and sharing your answer. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...talk about my friend...' not, 'tell'. 2) 'He is a really considerate person,' or, 'He is really a considerate person,' not, 'He is a really a considerate person'. 3) 'When I was faced with a problem...' not, 'faced a problem'. Hope this is useful for you!

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Vience is one of my good friends. He is tall and bury, not only looks like a bodhisattva, but also has a compassionate heart like a bodhisattva. Being a traditional Chinese Medicine doctor, his superb medical skills made him gained a lot of praise from his patients. We have know each other for years since he came to Australia. Many common interests, like medicine, history, philosophy, etc. got us met to chat sometimes when we had spare time. He went back to China to after his medical career last year, then we have not communicated for over one year, but I missed him a lot. Hope to see him some day later.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...medical skills made him gain a lot of...' not, 'gained'. 2) 'We have known each other for...' not, 'know'. 3) '...and we have not communicated for over one year, but I miss him a lot,' not, '...then we have not communicated for over one year, but I missed him a lot'. Hope this is useful for you!

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I'm going to talk about a great friend of mine called Andrew and who happens to be my husband. We met at university about ten years ago. He's medium height and well-built with short black hair. Andrew is very humble, calm and down to earth. He's such an honest guy too. I remember one time he transferred money via western union but later realised that the teller had sent much more than she was supposed to send. He insisted on covering the loss which the cashier had incurred. Andrew's nature has modelled me into the kind of Nurse that I am today. Over time, I've learned to be calm and more approachable.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Helen, thanks for sharing your answer. You wrote some very nice sentences. Here are a few corrections: 1) Don't forget to capitalize, 'Western Union'. 2) 'Nurse' is a common noun, so you don't have to capitalize that. Hope this helps!

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I'm gonna tell about my friend who works with me at a private sector. He is short and little bit overweighted but I like him bcoz he has good sense of humor very entertaining people he is. Bcoz of him I never feel irritated or sad while working in office with him. First time I met him about 6 months ago. I've been friend of each other since then. I like these type of people. I'm from India. ****Thanks teacher **** I like the way how you teach. It's really helpful for all English learner's. Keep it up. God bless you.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer! Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...and a little bit overweight,' not, '...and little bit overweighted'. 2) 'because,' not, 'bcoz'. 3) '...he has a good sense of humor,' not, '...he has good sense of humor'. Hope this is useful for you!

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Let me talk about a best friend of mine here, Baloo. He is quite tall and well built. He has a bouffant and swept back, black hair. He is a very kind, considerate and warm person who can't hold back himself from helping needy when he comes across one of them. He has a very good sense of humour and is very entertaining. He always makes sure people around him are happy and has that ability to make any tension in the stressful atmosphere to fly away with his timely jokes. Though reliable, Baloo often forgets things and roam around; Myself, being his human diary should keep reminding him to do stuff. Other than that, Baloo is a very honest and a straight forward human whom I can trust blind foldedly, as he never lets me sleep with a heavy heart at the end of the day. When our conversation ends, he makes sure I'm alright and all my problems have got appropriate solutions. We've know each other for 2 years after we met online. We get on very well though we are complete opposites. We have different preference for food, movie, songs, clothes, color, hobbies. Yet, these doesn't get in the way of our friendship. Maybe that's why they say " opposite poles attract each other". He is an all-rounder for me : A friend with whom I can fool around and have fun, A brother who teases me to death, A guardian who protects me, A teacher who has solution for all my problems, a well wisher who makes sure nothing bad happens to me. He is my favourite human, whom I always look forward to.

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Nice response about your friend, Divya. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...who can't hold himself back...' not, '...who can't hold back himself...'. 2) '...in the atmosphere fly away with...' not, 'to fly away'. 3) '...and roams around,' not, 'roam'. Hope this helps you!

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Here I am going talk about my best friend. He is fairly tall and slim. Although, he is going bald fast he is very handsome. He always wears jeans with T-shirt trainers and in the winter he wear a leather coat. He walks very fast and it is very difficult to keep up with. He knows a lot of jokes and funny anecdotes but he talks a lot. He is very generous person and with positive thoughts always ready to help. He can tells very funny jokes and at the most inappropriate moment and he really gets on well with everyone and can make jokes about everyone even if you meet him for the first time. Right now he is on holiday in Austria. I like this channel , Thump up OOE!

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So glad you enjoyed it, Hong. Thanks for watching!

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Hi Martin, I'm from Japan. Thank you for the useful video! I'm going to talk about my friends Nao. I've known her since we were in primary school. She is slim fit and has curly brown hair. She is so considerate that she messaged me when I couldn't reply to her messages, due to my illness. In addition, she is so smart, she speaks Japanese of her mother tongue, of course, English and Chinese not of it too. However, there is also a negative side to her. She can be careless, she is always late for our appointments. But still, we get on well because we have similar dreams and thoughts about life and we always have lots to talk about.

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My family means everything to me and losing one of them was really difficult. The one that I lost is my father. I will never forget him because he was more that just a father for me. He was tall and well-built. He had a short b’ack hair. He looked younger that he’s real age because he gave up smoking for a long time and he lived a very healthy lifestyle by eating clean and exercising. My father had a good sense of humour. He was really funny. He always liked to making jokes, generally at the most inappropriate moment. I remember one time I got 5/20 in maths. He got really angry, but just few minutes he started laughing and told me “like father like daughter”, because he was as well bad in maths. He was the first man I fall in love with. He was a protection for me. I love him and I will always do.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer, Selma. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'He has short black hair,' not, 'He had a short b’ack hair'. 2) '...younger than his real age,' not 'he's'. 3) 'He always liked to make jokes,' not, 'making'. Hope this helps you!

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I am going to talk about my best friend. Her name is Jetmira, but I call her Berry. I have known my friend Jetmira for about two years. We met in high school because we were studying in the same year. She has long,black hair. She is medium height and really slim. Jetmira is really beautiful, with some striking features. For instance, her eyes are very black and quite small like Chinese girls. Furthermore, she has big lips, which are really awesome. I like her for several reasons.She is supportive, straightforward and smart. These are the qualities that i always look to someone to be my close friend. Moreover, she has got a good sense of humour. She always makes me laugh. I forgot to mention that she has a really nice smile. I can rely on her completely because she has always been honest with me. I don't think i could have a better friend than her. She is very optimistic about life . She always see the glass of water half full not half empty. This encourages me, too. We get on really well with each-other, because we have lots in common; we like the same genre of music, the same type of clothes, books and so on. However, we have a different taste about films. For example I love watching horror movies, but she hates horror films etc. In a nutshell, we are pretty similar with each other and she is not only my best friend, I can absolutely consider her my only sister because i share with her all my secrets.❤️

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing, Serie. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) Always capitalize 'I' in a sentence. 2) '...qualities that I always look for in a close friend,' not, '...qualities that i always look to someone to be my close friend'. 3) 'She always makes me laugh,' not, 'make'. Hope this helps you!

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The pronunciation is great! I hear all the words, even all the letters in any word!!! Although I have hearing problems, I can hear this speaker perfectly! Thank you very much for this lesson!

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my friend's name is Judith.She is Short and curvy with short brown hair. Although plain in her looks has a beautiful smile which can literarily melt ice.she is really cheerful and she is so much fun to be around.she is kind,caring and patient. we get on pretty well and have similar views on life.we always have things to talk about.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi there, thanks for sharing your answer about your friend. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) 'Although plain in her looks, she has a beautiful smile,' not, 'Although plain in her looks has a beautiful smile'. 2) Always remember to capitalize the first letter of a sentences, but don't capitalize adjectives like 'short'. 3) Always put the punctuation mark right after a word, and then the space. Hope this helps!

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My dream have always been to be able speak english. Martin, you help me to keep my dream. Thank you very much❤. I am going to tell you about Hamid, who i work with in the same place. He is short and skinny and has a white hair. In phisically, he has not good conditions because when he was a kid, he got polio. Hamid is great. He is a quite considerate person. He always thinks how we could do more things for other our coworkers or our environment to have feel better. Also, he is a reliable guy. He is an engineer, but he has studied many books on psychology since he was much younger. Sometimes I tell him my problems and he guid me. He has often pain but he has sense of humer, when I or other my coworkers talk to him, he says funny things and we laugh. He always in a good mood and I do not know how he does it.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

So glad you enjoyed the lesson and found it useful, Saghar! Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...and had white hair,' not, 'a white hair'. 2) 'Physically, he is not in good condition,' not, 'In phisically, he has not good conditions'. 3) 'He is a very considerate person,' not, 'He is a quite considerate person'. Hope this helps you!

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My friend is adnan, he is about twenty five years old. He is tall and well built. He plays many sports like football, cricket and table tennis. I believe these games play a major role in his strong physique. He have short black hairs with army style haircut. He is very friendly and welcoming to meet and make new friends. He has this positive energy that he makes you more passionate about life and realise that he is there for you when you need him. Normally he keeps quite but he can change atmosphere and all your pain go away with a single joke. Sometimes i wish i could be better as him because he makes feel other people so special to him. He is a generous guy he does spend his money for betterment of poor and he takes good care for his guests, i never seen anyone leaving him without having a tea, coffee or juice in a sitting. Apart of his social pros, he was hard working student in college and had passed with good grades. He was always helping other students with their assignments and preparing for exams. He was teachers favourite in all classes. Even now in his professional life he is well managed person and a team leader. He is very provocative and has new ideas to develop business to great heights. He is married with three kids. Two boys and one girl youngest of them. He really loves her and after office he spent most of his time in home with family. Its sad that i only see him now in some party or in a conference sometimes. We had great moments of life together for example once we went to hiking in mountain trails, i was a bit out of my shape and lousy in those days, everyone laughed at me and made jokes. But he was there all the times encouraging me and helping me to make me realize that i am not the quitter. It was him who kept me motivated throughout our time together. I wish my friend great success and happiness in his life. He is truly a friend indeed.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice answer about your friend. Here are some suggestions for you: 1) 'He has short black hair with an army-style haircut,' not, 'He have short black hairs with army style haircut'. 2) 'He has this positive energy that makes you...' not, 'He has this positive energy that he makes you...'. 3) 'Sometimes I wish I could be as good as him...' not, 'Sometimes i wish i could be better as him...'. Hope this helps!

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[@BepDieuThao]

My sister is medium height. She has short black hair and full-faced. I really love her eyes which is very round and bright. She is kind and considerate. She always helps me when I have problems. I am very grateful for that. But somethings she is a bit grumpy. She will explain when I don't put things in right place at my house. We get on very well because we are all quite funny and often make fun of each other. I absolutely like going shopping with her because she always has a good deal and buys many things with reasonable price. Thank you for fixing my mistakes!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing, Thao! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...and is full-faced,' not, 'and full-faced'. 2) '...her eyes which are...' not, 'is'. 3) 'But sometimes she is a bit grumpy,' or, 'But she's a bit grumpy about some things,' not, 'But somethings she is a bit grumpy'. Hope this is useful for you!

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My friend A is tall and a little thin. He has short, black hair. A is really white skin, without acnes. He is such a reliable guy. He always keeps promize with me. And he so considerate because he usually takes care of everybody, seldom invites me to eat,swim,go to the cinema. Sometimes I think"he love me?", but no, he said" cuz you are my best friend" . He treats respect with anyone, that's embarrassing for me. However, he can be a quite dull, he don't know talking about funny stories,it's difficult for him. But that's ok, it can be improve We've each other three years when t started learning in high school. He is my classmate. Now and then, we get on very well. Although we don't meet each other anymore, we still keep up with through facebook, zalo. He is good person and I like him, my friend.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing, Quynh. Here are some corrections for you: 1) 'A has really white skin,' not, 'is'. 2) '...without acne,' not, 'acnes'. 3) '...keeps promises...' not, 'promize'. Hope this is useful for you!

[@huongquynh5767]

thank you for your lesson, it's help me a lot to improve my english speaking skill. now, i'm going to tell you about my cousin. My cousin is quite tall and well-built. He has short black hair. He looks so handsome. He’s kind and warm. He always takes care of me. He’s also reliable, I can share anything with him, he's always beside me in the difficult situations. Sometimes, he’s really fun. He likes making weird jokes. However, he can be a little unreliable sometimes, he often ‘’ forgets’’ to do things he promised me. I lived with him during 5 years when I was in university but now we don’t have chances to meet often. When we meet up we like watching films or going swim together. Thanks.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi there, so glad you enjoyed the lesson! You also have a nice answer. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) 'He has short black hair,' it's not necessary to say, 'short and black'. 2) '...he's always beside me,' not, '...he always beside me'. 3) 'I lived with him for 5 years during university,' or, 'I lived with him for 5 years when I was in university'. not, 'I was living with him during 5 years when I was in university'. Hope this is helpful for you.

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Hi,I m going to tell you about one of my friend,Eman..She's so pretty as well as very Cheerful..Her Hair are so beautiful of dark blonde as well as she is hijabi girl Mashallah...Her smile is very beautiful as her nature...She is very considerate and reliable person i ever met..She is also so funny and entertaining girl as everyone can feel so comfortable around her..She owns a very humble and kind behaviour...She manage to stay happy even in inappropriate conditions and i always be surprise how she manage this..we really get on very well..we have known each other for almost 5 years and i feel so thankful and lucky of her presence in my life..Alhamdulilah

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I going to tell you about my friend,Azraf. He is quite tall and well built. He wears glasses like me and has dark complexion skin. He has really good sense of humour and he is a very jolly type person. He has a lot of passion for cars and spends most of the time talking about cars with me and my friends. He is quite helpful and reliable; one day we went to restaurant and after having our meal I noticed that my money bag was stolen while I was coming here so azraf paid the whole bill and also gave me money to return home. He never asked for that money from me. He is an attention seeker but he always entartain us with his weird stories. I have known him for like nine years. I met him at school. The first day we met, we became really good friends. Although we have different personalities but we get on really well. I guess its because opposite attracts.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing. Here are a few suggestions: 1) 'He has a really good sense of humour,' not, 'has really good sense of...'. 2) '...we went to a restaurant...' not, 'we went to restaurant'. 3) '...but he always entertains us...' not, 'entertain'. Hope this is useful for you!

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So very useful. Thank you. I have to take an exam at university and probably I'll have to describe a picture or a person. Thank you very much

[@ognamed276]

Thanks for the videos, it's very helpful.

[@tinamanuel2195]

One of the best video I have come across. Am pretty sure you will help me build my English😍😍😍I love you Michael

[@user-sw5jr2hz9u]

Hi, teacher. I just want to introduce my husband and talk to our story in here. We've known each other for about 2 years. At that time, We were a international student in the different university, we didn't know each other. but, we were a Christian, so we met at Korean Church in China. I think He was very kind and smart, I felt he was very warm to me. So I like him. One day, he confessed his love to me and I'm happy to accept his confess. After that, We got on well most of the time although we argued sometimes, too. And now we got married and came to Ethiopia as a chinese translator volunteer. Thank you for reading our story. And If there is any wrong sentence, please correct that. Thank you.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing! Here are a few suggestions: 1) '...that time, we were international students...' not, '...that time, We were a international student...'. 2) '...at different universities,' not, '...in the different university...'. 3) '...we were Christians,' not, '...we were a Christian'. Hope this helps you!

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Thank you very much for great tips!

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To tell the truth, this lesson is very interesting . There a lot of new vocabulary words, linking words . What I like more is the way you explain and the accent you talk, so thank you very much indeed.

[@mymarioparty999]

I am going to talk about my younger brother. He is well-built and as tall as me. He has short, dark hair like another Asian guy. He really look like me but a little bit fatter. He is a very calm people. it is hard to talk with him, sometimes we can not understand and argue each other. However, he is very kind because he help me much in improvement English. Especially, he guide me "Oxford Online English".

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for watching and sharing your answer, Hua. Here are some corrections for you: 1) '...like other Asian guys,' not, '...like another Asian guy'. 2) 'He really looks like me,' not, 'look'. 3) 'He is a very calm person,' not, 'people'. Hope this helps you!

[@purna618]

• Bob has a childlike directness that is quite admirable. He’s spontaneous and frank, and he will describe what he is feeling to your face openly. You will get an honest and unbiased opinion from him all the time. He’s not complex like us, and his mind is not riddled with complications. Such an innocent, unaffected charm has made him very popular in school.

[@nigarmuxtesenova6311]

My sister is quite tall and lanky.Her hair is long, ginger and is going to long fast.She is sense of humority.Nobody is boring with her. She is easy going.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Great response. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...and is getting long fast,' not, '...and is going to long fast.' 2) 'She has a sense of humor' not, 'She is sense of humority.' 3) 'Nobody is bored with her,' not, 'boring.' Hope this helps you!

[@vinitajaria4273]

I am going to talk about my mother. She is medium in height and averagely slim. Her hair is in bit light brown and black color. She is a very kind person and reliable too. I must say she has a really charming smile. It's fun to be with her. She can also make a grumpy person smile with her good sense of humor. Her positive attitude towards life gives me a great feeling and a courage to live my life like her. She has a very striking features as well, one can't get their eyes off after meeting her. I can say she is the most powerful and straight forward person I have ever seen because after 5 years of suffering from cancer she is still considerate and warm one. She is a very well educated person and she also did jewelry designing course from NID, Ahmedabad. She helps my dad in his jewelry business also in designing work. She is the back bone of our family and we all love her so much.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Vinita, nice answer describing your mother. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'She is medium height,' not, 'in medium height'. 2) 'Her hair is a bit light brown and black,' not, 'Her hair is in bit light brown and black color,'. 3) '...gives me a great feeling and courage to...' not, 'a courage'. Hope this helps you!

[@shabnamkataria7466]

You are a very good teacher.i really like your video.This video is really helpful.Thankyou so much.

[@dahatz5558]

My friend is tall and has a short black hear . He is very honest and friendly. He is one of my best friends

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice response. Here is one suggestion: 1) '...tall and has short black hair,' not, '...tall and has a short black hear'. Hope this helps!

[@johnao1484]

I wish to describe people in english like you art the best to explain a positive person and a negative person very precise that was helped me to describe a person i know. keep practicing english and waching the video. You are sincere and a cheerful person. thank you for sharing your information.

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Really all these lessons are so hepfull to me...so Thanks a lot, today I've olso learned a lot of expressions and words. A thing that I can see is that you take us to practice rigth away and that is so important because you make an unforgetable lessons, They are easy to learn and hard to forget.. Again thanks so much for all these great English classes.

[@vavilovasvetlana9044]

I listen to your video re-listening and I think that it needs to be done many times in order to better advance in Ennglish. Thank you!

[@terumisan1]

I am going to talk about my friend, K. His hight is average and well-built. He has short hair without any grey hair as his age. I always think K is really alike with Joy a famous american sit-com called Friends, as you may know. He is such a considerate and high maintenance person in a good way. When I go out with him, he alway asks me if I am ok, like If I feel hot or cold. He manages his life very well as he lives himself. In addition, he is really good at manage time schedule as well. Once we organized a mutual friends' wedding party together. He planned everything with details. It was very incredible! Although he is such a nice person, he sometimes moody. Sometimes I do not know how I can talk to him. We've met the wedding party for the first time, which is about 12 years ago. Since then we get on very well because our hometown is the same.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) 'His height is average and he is well-built,' not, 'His hight is average and well-built'. 2) '...grey hair at his age,' not, 'as'. 3) '...K is a lot like Joy, a famous American...' not, '...K is really alike with Joy a famous american...'. Hope this helps you!

[@trangmach7585]

This is a very useful lesson. I like it too much. Thank you, teacher.

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excellent lesson. Very very useful. May God Bless you.

[@albinaanowar2666]

I'm going to talk about my boy friend who's name is Diganta . He's tall and well-built . He has short dark hair . He's really handsome , with very striking features . He almost look a model . He's very straightforward person but sometime he becomes a little bit shy in front of new people . He's a kind person . One day little a boy came to him and asking for help , his mother was sick and needed to be admit to hospital that time he was very busy still he helped them . He's also a short-tempered person . Some time he can't control himself . But overall he's a nice person .We've known each other for three and half years . We met at university . Then we became very good friend. After becoming good friend we felt for each other . We are get on really well , because we can understand each other and I think this is really important for every relationship .

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Albina, thanks for telling us about your boyfriend. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) 'He almost looks like a model,' not, 'He almost look a model'. 2) 'He's a very straightforward person,' not, 'He's very straightforward person'. 3) '...mother was sick and needed to be admitted to the hospital,' not, '...mother was sick and needed to be admit to hospital'. Hope this helps you!

[@hamidghaithan9650]

Your video is perfect. Thanks a lot.

[@gilangwalyardharezami]

thank you martin😊

[@pietrinoputzucorbeddu7237]

Thank you, very good video .

[@mahmoudshaaban1337]

Hi Martin, you are an excellent teacher.I really love your technique of teaching. You are well organised and diligent.your pronunciation is more than excellent..My greetings from Egypt.

[@hector7746]

Thank you for sharing .This lesson is really helpful for speaking.

[@NhiNguyen-ol3of]

T is my best friend. He's tall but quite thin. He has short, dark hair and big brown eyes. They are always bright and smiling. T is a cheerful guy. When I feel bored, he often tells funny stories and makes me laugh. However, T can be a little unreliable sometimes. He often forgets to do things he promised he would. We have known each other for about 10 years, since primary school. We get on very well because we have a similar sense of humor.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi, Nhi. Thanks for watching! You have a great, clear answer written here. Keep up the good work!

[@niazfarhan3897]

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[@aliyabokhari5204]

Hi Martin its very useful me hopefully I will use these adjectives in my tomorrow exams thanks

[@longthuyan]

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[@vongan6095]

My classmate Min is quite short and well- built. She has slight brown, curly hair. She is not kind of beautiful but has a shiny smile. Unluckily, a missing finger was on her left hand from an accident. Min is really friendly, talktive and has a good sense of humour. It 's easy to be around her because she is quite straightward. She is also a flexiable person. She has a great passion for business and always thinks about sales while I just study most of the time. She used to sell so many things to make money and I laughingly called her is "the boss ". Sometimes, I feel that she is a bit of stingy in money, but it could be understandable. We ' ve known each other since we hung out in a group of friends. We get on very well because we are both open- minded and sociable.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi +Vo Ngan. Thanks for sharing this answer. Here are a few corrections for you: 1) 'light brown,' not, 'slight'. 2) 'She is not very beautiful,' not, 'She is not kind of beautiful'. 3) '...she has a missing finger on her left hand...' not, '...a missing finger was on her left hand'. Hope this helps!

[@vongan6095]

Oxford Online English thank you very much for your correcting!

[@k14ephamthiphuongthao57]

My best friend is Viet Anh. When I was in tenth grade, he and I were in the same class and we’ve known each other ever since. He has black hair and small black eyes. He is pretty tall, about 173 centimeters, and average weight. The sad thing is that I’m not as tall as him. He is an extrovert, thoughtful, and is extremely confident. In contrast, I’m more introverted and shy than him. He always thinks of other people’s wishes and feelings. We always tell each other everything. When I had a problem, he would give me advice and tell me the truth more than anyone. For these reasons, I like him. In conclusion, Viet Anh is my best friend until now, and I hope we can keep this friendship forever.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing! Here is one suggestion for you: It would be better to say, 'When I have a problem, he will give me advice...' rather than, 'had,' and, 'would.' Hope this helps you!

[@ngannguyen-dm5zc]

I am going to tell you about my brother. He is very tall and well-build. He has short black hair, with handsome face. He is a good guy, he always considerate about all member of our family, he is my side when I have trouble, I am very grateful about this. Beside, he is also a reliable , he would do things he promised and he make our family proud of him. But I feel he is bit dull, who is quite serious. I don't see him often because he is studying a different country but we get on quite well , we have a lot in common: like traveling, music, waching TV and so on. When we met, we go out for meals and he always pay.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Nice, Ngan! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'well-built,' not, 'build'. 2) '...with a handsome face,' not, '...with handsome face'. 3) '...he is always considerate,' not, '...he always considerate'. Hope this helps you!

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[@emmanie704]

Hi ,Martin!I am so appreciate to your lesson.Here is my practice. I am going to talk about my friends Alice.She has a really striking features with dark black hair and slim body. We have known each other for about two years. We met in Denmark for the first time as exchanged students. She is really considerate and easy-going person. When we were in Denmark, everything seemed strange for us. Alice made a detailed plan for us and help me enjoy the life in Denmark. In addition, we could share our views about study and life. She becomes part of my life. Look forward to your reply!thanks!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for watching and sharing, Emma! Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...my friend Alice,' not, 'friends'. 2) 'She has really striking features,' not, 'a really striking'. 3) '...and a slim body,' not, '...and slim body'. Hope this is useful for you!

[@emmanie704]

Oxford Online English 😊thank u

[@fabliharashed668]

I have known my friend Tanish for 2 years.We met because we read in the same college.we get on very well as we have similar choice and habits.

[@emmawo2850]

Thank you for this great video, I am going to describe one of my friends, She is a yoga teacher, we met each other in an English class in Shanghai, She is short and good body shape, she had a curly shoulder length hair, She is very nice to everyone, She always shows a big smile on her face.she is a few years younger than me but she looks like more mature.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for sharing your answer, Emma. Here are some tips: 1) '...short and has a good body shape, not, '...short and good body shape'. 2) '...she has curly, shoulder-length hair,' not, '...she had a curly shoulder length hair'. 3) '...but she looks more mature,' not, 'looks like'. Hope this helps you!

[@monguyen2024]

I’m a straightforward person. I often say what I think. Some people like it and some don’t. It’s difficult for me to lie my emotion about something. I know with this personality I will have more problem in my life but I accept this to live a real life.

[@metric98kas]

Thank you so much Martin, your video helped me to write a paragraph which I had no idea how to begin to write it. also from me 10/10

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Tx for this video🥰

[@LawMalayalam]

Can we talk

[@linasultani4547]

Thanks u very much

[@ajibolakehinde8440]

I'll like to talk about my best friend Deola. She's of average height,a fair- complexioned lady with very long brown hair. She has a very good sense of humour and there is no dull moment when you are with her. Most times she eases my stress with her funny jokes. Deola is a very caring and loving person,sometimes I call her my angel. I could remember in my final year when I had an accident and sustained some injuries, she left her place of accommodation and came to stay with me for the 3 months I needed for recuperation. We've known ourselves for over 12years from university and though we are not in the same country now,we communicate very often via the social media.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Ajibola, thank you for watching and sharing your response. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'I'd like to talk about...' not, 'I'll'. 2) 'I can remember in my final year...' not, 'could'. 3) 'We've known each other for over 12 years,' not, 'We've known ourselves for over 12years'. Hope this helps you!

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@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 Thank you for doing a great job

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Thank You Sir . very helpful video to describe poeple.

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It’s really incredible discussion. Exceedingly helpful my IELTS speaking part. Thanksgiving oxford online English.

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Hi sir, I love reading comments and corrections. It was very interesting. At the same time I can improve my English. Thanks a lot.

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me too

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Awesome Lesson really good.Thanks a lot.

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Thank you so much :). This lesson’s very helpful for me. Have a lovely day OOE

[@LawMalayalam]

Can we talk

[@jossyjhanner6573]

Thanks very well I learned a lot of this video good good my English improve every day I am happy

[@Taiwanyolanda]

Many thanks !!

[@MohamedHassan-ps3tn]

This is so interesting. I love it

[@Elbouazaoui]

Thanks . and I am sure you have the all positives adjectives.

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I love your guys lesson. I watch everyday whenever I have time. I have a goal to communicate in English this year. See you next time! 🤩From south Korea

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I have been working on the last few days

[@fancymonday8063]

I'm going to talk about my older brother. He' twenty-three now. He is good looking with striking features and short dark hair. When discribing his characteristics, the first thing i think of is his kindness, when people around get trouble, he is willing to help them enthusiastically. Besides, he's really a optimistic person, he always thinks of postive things and makes people surrounding him feel funny and comfortable. I admire and respect his soft skills - he communicates well and also is a good saleman. We meet together often and get on really well despite arguing sometimes. We are always nice siblings each other now and forever. That's so delighted if i receive response from admin. This video is very useful with me. Thanks a lot!

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Hi Thu, thanks for watching and sharing. Here are some suggestions: 1) '...his kindness. When people around...' not, '...his kindness, when people around...'. 2) '...feel happy and comfortable,' not 'funny'. 3) 'We are always nice siblings for each other...' not, 'We are always nice siblings each other...'. Hope this helps you!

[@fancymonday8063]

Oxford Online English Thanks for your response.

[@EnglishforLearners100]

A lot of good vocabulary and expression to learn!

[@dominguezpereira1]

Thank you so much for the lesson. It's an extraordinary lesson, quite useful and very well explained.

[@sagharbabaheydari3251]

Hi Martin, you are great teacher. Thank you. Sara, one of my coworker in company, is relly cheerful person. She always says:" I sure, goodthings will be happen". She smills alot. I like to spend time with her. Ahmed, who is my boss, is really reliable. When a person needs him, he always be for help.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thank you for sharing, Saghar. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) '...one of my coworkers in my company...' not, '...one of my coworker in company...'. 2) '...is a really cheerful person,' not, '...is relly cheerful person'. 3) 'I'm sure good things will happen,' not, 'I sure, goodthings will be happen'. Hope this helps you!

[@ayasabr3005]

My dad is tall man,and he had white and Gray hair,he is the best and kind man around a world ,reallay he is optimistic,I remember that when I went to interview for company ,they invite me for give me a job but when I came there someone call to the manager and make him angry ,after a minute a manager angry in front of me,when I came back i am sad cz without any reason he is angry,my dad said pelase don't be sad everything is blessing in disguise,it take a time but I understand it reallay blessing in disguise,thanks for God after that I have a work with best stuff.

[@Oxfordonlineenglish1]

Thanks for telling us about your dad, Aya. Here are a few suggestions for you: 1) 'My dad is a tall man and he has white and gray hair. He is...' not, 'My dad is tall man,and he had white and Gray hair,he is...'. 2) 'He is the best and kindest man in the world,' not, 'he is the best and kind man around a world'. 3) '...interview for a company, they invited me to...' not, '...interview for company ,they invite me for...'. Hope this helps you!

[@ayasabr3005]

@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 ,thanks sure those suggestion help me