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IELTS Personality and Physical Appearance Vocabulary

The document provides vocabulary related to describing personality and physical appearance in IELTS exams. It includes sample responses to common IELTS speaking part 1, 2, and 3 questions about oneself, family, friends and preferred qualities. Definitions are given for personality traits like introverted, laid back, and two-faced. Physical appearance vocabulary defines terms like fair-skinned, shoulder-length hair, and youthful appearance. The document aims to equip IELTS test takers with useful vocabulary for speaking about themselves and others.

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IELTS Personality and Physical Appearance Vocabulary

The document provides vocabulary related to describing personality and physical appearance in IELTS exams. It includes sample responses to common IELTS speaking part 1, 2, and 3 questions about oneself, family, friends and preferred qualities. Definitions are given for personality traits like introverted, laid back, and two-faced. Physical appearance vocabulary defines terms like fair-skinned, shoulder-length hair, and youthful appearance. The document aims to equip IELTS test takers with useful vocabulary for speaking about themselves and others.

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IELTS Personality Vocabulary

Part 1-style questions


Examiner: How would you describe yourself?
Paula: Everyone tells me I take after my mum as I’m quite laid-back … I think I’m good
company but you should ask my friends if they agree …
Examiner: In which ways are you similar to your friends?
Manuel: I seem to be attracted to introverts … not people who are painfully shy but most of
my friends are a little reserved … and I think that’s what I’m like …
Examiner: Are you similar or different to your brother(s)/sister(s)?
Mira: I think my brother and I are very similar … I’d say we’re fun-loving and tend to be a bit
extroverted … my brother is certainly the life and soul of the party … I’m not sure that
applies to me …
Part 2-style task
Describe a teacher you once had who you enjoyed being taught by. You should say

• who this person was


• when they were your teacher
• which subject they taught you

and describe what it was about their character that you liked.
Carolina: I’d like to describe my English teacher from school … Miss Thomas … this was a
few years ago now and she was my teacher at a time when I was getting a little bored with
being at school … unlike some of the other teachers Miss Thomas never lost her temper …
she was very calm and easy-going … she was also very broad-minded … we were able to ask
her questions about lots of subjects that some other teachers would refuse to discuss which
made us respect her even more … she had a great sense of humour too … she’d laugh at our
jokes as well as making us laugh … and she would also bend over backwards to help us with
our work … she always put us first and often stayed around at the end of class to talk with
anyone who needed help … apparently she was highly respected within her field but you
would never know as she was the type that hid her light under a bushel … she was very
modest and self-effacing … so yes … Miss Thomas was a teacher I have fond memories of …
Part 3-style questions
Examiner: Which personal qualities do you think we most want to pass on to our children?
Martin: I certainly would want my children to be self-confident and self-assured … I really
believe that people who feel good about themselves are in a good position to face what life
has to offer them … and I’d hope they wouldn’t be self-centred … but remembered to think
about others …
Examiner: Which characteristics do you think are the least appealing in a person?
Marianne: Well … people who are very narrow-minded are difficult to get on with … it’s nice
when someone is open to other people’s opinion and willing to think about their own views
… and people who are two-faced can be a little irritating … relationships are built on trust
and without honesty there’s not much left …

Examiner: Which personality types do you think are less likely to suffer from stress or
anxiety?
Sol: Probably people who are thick-skinned … who don’t let people or problems affect them
too much … and if you are fair-minded you’ ll be less likely to overreact to situations or be
quick-tempered …
Definitions
• to be the life and soul of the party: a fun person, someone who is the centre of
activity
• to bend over backwards: to try very hard to help someone
• broad-minded: prepared to accept other views or behaviours
• easy-going: relaxed and not easily worried about anything
• extrovert: an energetic person who likes the company of others
• fair-minded: to treat people equally
• fun-loving: to enjoy having fun
• to hide one’s light under a bushel: to hide one’s talents and skills
• good company: enjoyable to socialise with
• good sense of humour: the ability to understand what is funny
• introvert: someone who is shy
• laid-back: see ‘easy-going’
• to lose one’s temper: to suddenly become angry
• narrow minded: opposite of ‘broad-minded’ (see above)
• painfully shy: very shy
• to put others first: to think of others before yourself
• quick-tempered: to become angry quickly
• reserved: shy
• self-assured: confident
• self-centred: thinks only of oneself
• self-confident: believes in one’s own ability or knowledge
• self-effacing: to not try to get the attention of others (especially in terms of hiding
one’s skills or abilities)
• to take after: to be like (often another member of the family)
• thick-skinned: not easily affected by criticism
• trustworthy: can be trusted
• two-faced: not honest or sincere. Will say one thing to someone to their face and
another when they are not present.

IELTS Physical Appearance Vocabulary


Part 1-style questions
Examiner: Do you look like any other people in your family?
Carlo: No … not at all … take my brother for example … he has short cropped hair and has
quite a pointed face … he’s also quite fair-skinned compared to me …
Examiner: Tell me about your family.
Andrea: My father’s getting on a bit … he’s in his 60s … but he looks very young for his age
… he still does lots of exercise and is quite well-built …

Examiner: What does your best friend look like?


Mandy: She’s the same age as me … she has shoulder-length hair … fair hair … she has a
slim figure and is medium height …
Part 2-style task
Describe a person whose appearance you like. You should say

• who this person is


• what their relationship is to you
• what they look like

and say what it is about their appearance you like.


Monique: OK … I’d like to talk about my aunt … her name’s Marta and she’s quite a
character … she’s middle-aged but has a very youthful appearance … she’s a little
overweight I suppose but not too much … she has a friendly round face framed by thick
blonde hair … she has a lovely complexion and she’s always well-turned out … she actually
always looks like she’s going out for the evening to somewhere special … there’s never a
hair out of place … I’ve always thought she bears a striking resemblance to someone on TV
… I can’t remember the name now … she wears glasses and always seems to have a
different pair on every time I see her … I like the way she looks because she wears clothes
that are right for her age and manages to look glamorous without it looking like she’s too
done up … yes … I’ll be happy if I look like her when I’m her age …

Part 3-style questions


Examiner: Is it important to dress well whenever we go out?
Mark: It depends where you’re going … I know some people get done up just to go to the
shops … but I don’t see the point … you shouldn’t go out looking scruffy with disheveled
hair but I really don’t see the point in getting dressed up to the nines unless you’re going
somewhere special …
Examiner: Do people worry too much about their appearance as they get older?
Mira: I’m sure they do … yes … but it happens to all of us doesn’t it … we all go grey
eventually and get hard of hearing … we start to lose our figure … that’s why plastic surgery
is so popular … personally I think we just need to grow old gracefully and not worry too
much about how we look …
Examiner: Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile aiming for?
Phoebe: I’d like to say no … it shouldn’t matter what we look like in terms of our physical
appearance … but unfortunately it seems women especially are taken more seriously if they
are good looking with a slender figure with perfect make up and so on …
Definitions
• to bear a striking resemblance: to look very similar to
• cropped hair: very short hair
• disheveled hair: untidy hair
• to dress up to the nines: to dress very smartly or glamorously
• fair hair: light-coloured hair
• to be fair-skinned: light skinned
• to get done up: to dress smartly
• to be getting on a bit: to be getting old
• to go grey: to have hair that is turning grey
• to be good looking: to be attractive
• to grow old gracefully: to act in a way that embraces the fact you are getting older
• to be hard of hearing: to find it difficult to hear
• in his/her 30s/40s: to be 20/30 something
• scruffy: dressed untidily
• to look young for your age: to look younger than you are
• to lose one’s figure: to have a figure that has lost its toned shape
• complexion: natural skin colour and texture
• make up: cosmetics
• medium height: average height
• middle-aged: approximately between 45-65
• to never have a hair out of place: perfectly styled hair
• to be overweight: to weigh more than is regarded as healthy
• pointed face: the opposite of a round face
• shoulder-length hair: hair that comes down to the shoulders and no further
• slender figure: a figue that is tall and slim
• slim figure: attractively thin
• thick hair: a lot of hair
• to wear glasses: to use spectacles
• to be well-built: to be muscular
• to be well-turned out: to look smart
• youthful appearance: to look young

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