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Useful expressions and vocabulary for describing photographs

To begin with, both photos show The photos have a lot in common. First of all, The first photo shows . while the other One thing thats similar in both photos is Well, to start with, both photos show people doing things together. Both photos show similar places. Both places look The child/man/woman/people in the first photo looks while Both photos show a group/individual activity. The main similarity is dont seem to have much in common, except The only thing they have in common is Apart from that, they are very different. The most obvious difference is The main difference is There are also quite a few differences. Firstly, The only real difference is On the other hand, there are lots of differences. For example, Another thing thats different is

Adjectives describing appearance

General appearance Age Height Build Eyes Hair Other features handsome, good-looking, beautiful, pretty, attractive, plain, ugly young, middle-aged, old, in his/her early/mid/late thirties tall, short, of medium height fat, plump, chubby, well-built, skinny, slim, thin, of medium build green, blue, black, big, small short, long, wavy, curly, straight, blond(e), light/dark brown beard, moustache, glasses, broad shoulders, full lips, friendly smile, dark/light complexion, bald, wrinkles, freckles

Adjectives describing character/personality

(dis)honest/sincere straightforward talkative/chatterbox hard-working/lazy punctual/late funny/serious practical/realist/ pragmatist (in)discreet shy mean/generous (dis)loyal/(un)faithful (un)reasonable warm/cold-hearted brave/coward (im)patient communicative (un)disciplined (un)sociable modest/humble bad-tempered good-natured moody good-mannered respectful tactful/tactless fair-minded proud vain arrogant boastful/show off (in)sensitive (un)demonstrative careful/careless self-controlled (un)imaginative jealous optimist/pessimist energetic/active grumbler/easy going polite/impolite kind offensive/rude cheeky/impertinent/ impudent (un)forgiving (dis)organized

Adjectives describing feelings/emotions

anxious, surprised, frightened, terrified, amazed, (un)happy, cheerful, pleased, thrilled, sad, uneasy, embarrassed, worried, stressful, stressed, relaxed, lonely, in a good/bad mood, focused on, concentrated on, absorbed in, enthusiastic about, bored, ashamed.

Adjectives describing appearance

General appearance Age Height Build Eyes Hair Other features handsome, good-looking, beautiful, pretty, attractive, plain, ugly young, middle-aged, old, in his/her early/mid/late thirties tall, short, of medium height fat, plump, chubby, well-built, skinny, slim, thin, of medium build green, blue, black, big, small short, long, wavy, curly, straight, blond(e), light/dark brown beard, moustache, glasses, broad shoulders, full lips, friendly smile, dark/light complexion, bald, wrinkles, freckles

Adjectives describing character/personality

(dis)honest/sincere straightforward talkative/chatterbox hard-working/lazy punctual/late funny/serious practical/realist/ pragmatist (in)discreet shy mean/generous (dis)loyal/(un)faithful (un)reasonable warm/cold-hearted brave/coward (im)patient communicative (un)disciplined (un)sociable modest/humble bad-tempered good-natured moody good-mannered respectful tactful/tactless fair-minded proud vain arrogant boastful/show off (in)sensitive (un)demonstrative careful/careless self-controlled (un)imaginative jealous optimist/pessimist energetic/active grumbler/easy going polite/impolite kind offensive/rude cheeky/impertinent/ impudent (un)forgiving (dis)organized

Adjectives describing feelings/emotions

anxious, surprised, frightened, terrified, amazed, (un)happy, cheerful, pleased, thrilled, sad, uneasy, embarrassed, worried, stressful, stressed, relaxed, lonely, in a good/bad mood, focused on, concentrated on, absorbed in, enthusiastic about, bored, ashamed.

Vocabulary plain = , , , plump/chubby = , well-built = beard = bald = wrinkles = freckles = honest = , , honesty straightforward = , , straightness talkative = , talkativeness chatterbox = (.) , , ( ) discreet = , , , discretion mean = , , (also stingy) meanness warm-hearted = , cold-hearted = , disciplined = discipline modest = , , modesty humble = , bad-tempered = good-natured = , good-mannered = moody = moodiness tactful = , , , () tactless = , , fair-minded = vain = , arrogant = , arrogance boastful = demonstrative = , grumbler = easy-going = , , offensive = cheeky/impertinent/impudent = , , cheek/impertinence/impudence