General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 02 Topic 03.doc Build fat, overweight well-built medium build thin, slim Information Many people don’t like to talk about their build or age.  LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Describing people - part 2 Age She’s 22. He’s 67. She’s 85. We also say: young middle aged old My sister is tall and slim. Ben is well built. He’s short and slim. When we use describing words we use the verb to be. He is tall. She is slim. I am young. We also use describing words to say what we think someone looks like. He is handsome. We use handsome when we think a man looks nice. She is beautiful. We use beautiful when we think a woman looks nice. They are ugly. We use ugly when we think a person or thing doesn't look nice. 91 QUESTLANGUAGE