Grammar. 1. We use the question Whatdoes he/she look like ?

1. We use the question What does he/she look like? to ask about someone’s physical appearance.

What does your friend look like? He’s tall and handsome.

2. We use question How is ……? to ask about someone’s health.

How is your mother? Oh, she’s much better, thanks.

We also use How is/was…? to ask about someone/s work, or the day at school, or the journey.

How was your school today? I got an ‘A’ for English.

3. We use the question What’s he/she like? When we mean Tell me about … We use this question to ask about someone’s personality rather than their appearance.

What are your neighbors like? They seem very good.

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We don’t use like in the answer.

What’s your new teacher like? She seems very nice.

4. We use the following prepositions in comparative phrases:

I think she’s more attractive than her sister.

Your eyes are very similar to your mother’s.

Are these glasses very different from your old ones?

She looks like a business woman.

Her earrings are the same as mine.

He’s the tallest in the class.

1. Match the questions in A to the answers in B.

A	B
1 What does he look like?	No. He’s clean-shaven.
2 How is she?	About average height.
3 What’s he like?	He’s fine.
4 How old is she?	He’s tall, dark and handsome.
5 How tall is he?	He seems very nice.
6 What color are his eyes?	Brown.
7 has he got a beard?	About 22.

2. Which of the questions is about:

a) physical appearance? d) features (hair, etc.)?

b) height? e) personality?

c) health? f) the color of something?