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Unit 11 Lesson A: Family traits

Vocabulary
Categories of people
identical twins (n)
model (n)
twins (n)
twin sister / brother (n)

Appearance
bald (adj)
heavy (adj)
muscular (adj)
short (adj)
skinny (adj)
tall (adj)
thin (adj)
tiny (adj)
have blond / dark / long / short hair (v)
look alike (v)
look like (someone) (v)
take after (your mother) (v)
blond hair (n)
curly hair (n)
dark hair (n)
long hair (n)
short hair (n)

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Grammar
Describing people
There are many different expressions you can use to ask and answer questions about
someone's appearance.

Look like / Look alike

You can use look like to ask about someone's general appearance. Use What + do / does +
subject + look like?:

A What does Hayley look like?

B She's tall and thin.

You can also use look like to ask who has a similar appearance to someone. Use in Who + do /
does + subject + look like?:

A Who does she look like?

B She looks like her father.

To ask if two people have a similar appearance, you can use look alike. Use Do + subject and
subject + look alike?:

A Do Hayley and Heather look alike?

B No, they look totally different.

Height, hair color, eye color

You can use How + tall + be . . . ? to ask about someone's height:

A How tall is her father?

B He's six (foot) seven. / He's over two meters tall.

You can use What color + be . . . ? to ask about the color of someone's hair or eyes:

A What color is Hayley's hair?

B It's blond.

A What color are Hayley's eyes?

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B They're blue.have got

have got = have

In statements, you can use have or have got to describe someone's appearance:

She has straight hair.

or
She's got straight hair. (She's got = She has got)

In Yes-No questions, use have to ask about someone's appearance.

Does she have curly hair?

You can also use have got to ask and answer Who . . . ? about someone's appearance:

A Who's got curly hair? (= Who has got . . . ?)

B I do. I've got curly hair. (= I do. I have got . . . )

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