Appearance and personality - wygląd i charakter

1.What does he / she look like?

Jak on / ona wygląda? Pytanie o WYGLĄD. Odpowiedź: She's tall and slim. She's got long dark hair and brown eyes.

2.What is he / she like?

Jaki on / jaka ona jest? Pytanie o CHARAKTER, czyli o to, jakim ktoś jest człowiekiem. Odpowiedź: He's friendly and funny, but a bit lazy.

3.What does he / she like?

Co on / ona lubi? Pytanie o UPODOBANIA, a nie o wygląd ani charakter. Odpowiedź: She likes dancing and pizza.

4.tall / short / of medium height

wysoki / niski / średniego wzrostu. My dad is very tall. My sister is of medium height. O człowieku mówimy tall, a nie high (high opisuje np. górę albo półkę).

5.slim / thin / overweight / well-built

szczupły (pozytywnie) / chudy / z nadwagą / dobrze zbudowany, umięśniony. She's slim and fit. He goes to the gym, so he's well-built. Słowo fat (gruby) brzmi niegrzecznie, lepiej powiedzieć a bit overweight.

6.long / short / shoulder-length hair

długie / krótkie / do ramion włosy. She's got shoulder-length hair. Hair (włosy na głowie) jest niepoliczalne: Her hair is long, a nie Her hairs are long.

7.straight / wavy / curly hair

proste / falowane / kręcone włosy. He's got short curly hair. My mum has got long wavy hair.

8.blonde / fair / dark / brown / red / grey hair

blond / jasne / ciemne / brązowe / rude / siwe włosy. My grandma has got grey hair. Uwaga: red hair to po polsku rude włosy, a nie czerwone.

9.bald

łysy. My uncle is bald. Słowo opisuje człowieka, a nie włosy: He's bald, a nie He's got bald hair.

10.ponytail / fringe / plaits

kucyk / grzywka / warkocze. She usually wears her hair in a ponytail. He's got a long fringe. W amerykańskim angielskim warkocze to braids, a grzywka to bangs.

11.blue / green / brown / grey eyes

niebieskie / zielone / brązowe / szare oczy. She's got big blue eyes. Przymiotnik stoi przed słowem eyes: blue eyes, a nie eyes blue.

12.round / oval face

okrągła / owalna twarz. He's got a round face and a small nose. Podobnie opisujemy inne części twarzy: big eyes, a long nose, full lips.

13.freckles / wrinkles / glasses

piegi / zmarszczki / okulary. She's got freckles on her nose. My grandpa has got wrinkles. He wears glasses. Glasses ma zawsze liczbę mnogą: His glasses are new.

14.beard / moustache

broda (zarost) / wąsy. My dad has got a beard and a moustache. Uwaga: beard to zarost, a broda jako część twarzy to chin.

15.young / middle-aged / elderly

młody / w średnim wieku / starszy, w podeszłym wieku. My aunt is middle-aged. An elderly man helped me with my bag. Elderly brzmi uprzejmiej niż old.

16.in his teens / in her forties

nastolatek (13-19 lat) / po czterdziestce (40-49 lat). He's in his teens. She's in her forties. Dokładny wiek podajemy przez be: She's fifteen (years old). Błąd: She has fifteen years.

17.friendly / unfriendly

przyjazny, życzliwy / nieprzyjazny. Our new neighbours are very friendly. The shop assistant was unfriendly and didn't smile at all.

18.shy / outgoing

nieśmiały / towarzyski, otwarty na ludzi. Kasia is shy and doesn't like speaking in front of the class. Her brother is very outgoing and has got lots of friends.

19.lazy / hard-working

leniwy / pracowity. He's so lazy. He never helps at home. She's hard-working and always does her homework.

20.generous / mean

hojny / skąpy. My grandpa is generous. He always buys us presents. Mean w brytyjskim angielskim znaczy skąpy, ale może też znaczyć złośliwy, niemiły: Don't be mean to your sister.

21.polite / rude

uprzejmy, grzeczny / niegrzeczny, nieuprzejmy. He's always polite and says please and thank you. Don't be rude to the teacher.

22.kind / helpful

miły, życzliwy / pomocny, uczynny. It was kind of you to help me. My neighbour is very helpful. She often does the shopping for my grandma.

23.honest / patient

uczciwy, szczery / cierpliwy. She's honest and never tells lies. Our teacher is very patient. Przeciwieństwa tworzymy przedrostkami: dishonest (nieuczciwy), impatient (niecierpliwy).

24.funny / cheerful

zabawny, śmieszny / pogodny, radosny. Tom is really funny. He always makes us laugh. My aunt is cheerful and always smiling.

25.talkative / quiet

gadatliwy, rozmowny / cichy, spokojny. My sister is very talkative. She never stops talking! Adam is quiet and doesn't talk much.

26.bossy / selfish

apodyktyczny, lubiący rządzić / samolubny. My cousin is bossy. She always tells everyone what to do. He's selfish and never shares his things.

27.brave / confident

odważny / pewny siebie. My brother is brave. He isn't afraid of the dark. She's confident and loves speaking in public.

28.Kolejność przymiotników przy włosach

Najpierw długość, potem rodzaj, na końcu kolor, a dopiero potem hair. She's got long straight dark hair. He's got short curly red hair. Błąd: dark long hair.

29.have got czy be?

Have got (has got) stosujemy z częściami ciała i rzeczami, które ktoś ma: She's got blue eyes. He's got a beard. Be stosujemy z przymiotnikami: She is tall. He is friendly. Błąd: She has tall. He is got blue eyes.

30.look / look like

look + przymiotnik = wyglądać (na jakiegoś): You look tired. look like + rzeczownik = wyglądać jak ktoś, być podobnym: She looks like her mum.