- •Describing appearance
- •1. Look at the words connected with caring after appearance. Make sure you understand them. Scan the article and fill in the gaps.
- •How to improve your appearance
- •2. Think of a word to suit the definition or appropriate for the sentence.
- •3. Think of another way to express the following.
- •4. Fill in a suitable preposition.
- •5. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word.
2. Think of a word to suit the definition or appropriate for the sentence.
1. How … is your son? About 115cm.
2. My sister is medium …. . I think these trousers will be too long for her.
3. They need a pretty slim girl …20-22, … height (about 160-165) to complete a dancing chorus.
4. Her mother is …, she’s small, delicate, and dainty.
5. Most models are tall and skinny, some of them look even … .
6. Every girl does her best to be … and look attractive, trying different diets and workouts.
7. Our coach is a broad, solid and not a tall man, to put it shortly he’s … .
8. If you are solidly built or corpulent, you are called … .
9. A handsome boy is supposed to be tall and … (with good muscles).
10. The builder is …, as a rule, because of physical workload.
11. Most Ukrainian women are …, yet obesity has not been a grave problem so far.
12. It’s not polite to say fat, you are expected to say an … person.
13. If a woman is …-shaped she has got … hips.
14. A … is a slender graceful girl or young woman.
15. He is of exceptional height and huge built, a mere … .
16. Many … perform in circus; however ordinary life must be difficult for them.
17. Girls of your age are not supposed to … makeup, you are just knee-high to an … .
18. A strong, tall, or aggressive woman is often referred to as an … .
19. You are skin and …, so tall like a …, if you don’t eat properly, you are likely to develop an illness.
20. He’s become so fat, built like a … .
21. People who drink lots of beer and do not exercise enough tend to have a … .
22. Ann seems … i.e. tall, lanky, and awkward in movement.
23. If a person is bonny, they there is more fat on a … .
24. If your hair is healthy, thick and shiny, wear it … and long, do not cut or curl it.
25. If I don’t wash my hair every day it looks greasy and … .
26. She was going to have her hair … auburn.
27. He looks better when his hair is … on the side.
28. Do not wear the …, you have a beautiful high forehead, so don’t hide it.
29. The stylist left a few … of hair hanging loose, while the most of it was put up in a bun.
30. What male … are in fashion these days?
31. Most senior citizens are greying and … .
32. He generally looks scruffy; his hair is …, hanging loosely in an unkempt way.
33. Frequent … may result in … ends and even losing hair.
34. I like when small girls wear their scarce hair in … .
35. Curly-haired women often … their hair, whereas those with straight hair like to … theirs.
36. After the accident he went bald and now wears a … .
37. I need to have my hair just …, do not cut much.
38. A few years ago to wear a … (an arrangement of long hair in a roll or knot at the back of the head) was fashionable.
39. The child resembles her mother, as … as she is. They have both a round and plump face.
40. Is this her natural … or is it sun tan?
41. The child looks quite …, he needs more fresh air and a nutritious diet.
42. His most known work is a portrait of a healthy thin-faced woman with … cheeks and deep … green eyes.
43. … skin is of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour.
44. … are a man's whiskers grown down either side of the face in front of the ears.
45. Small natural dents or creases in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin are called … .
46. Sun light causes … on the forehead.
47. Get shaved, this … makes you untidy and old.
48. Many corpulent people have a … chin.
49. A person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair is called … .
50. Why do you have such … under the eyes, did you sleep well?
51. Many songs are devoted to … eyes of charming women.
52. Could you give me some ointment for the … on my lip?
53. Her teeth were crooked; she wore … and corrected them.
54. It’s usual for Asian and Caucasian men to have a … chest.
55. A … is a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, esp at a hair follicle.
56. The child looks …, he is too pale and thin, does he eat well?
57. His greasy hair, dirty shirts, torn socks make him … .
58. He is attracted to … girls, who are neat, understated, and wear expensive clothes.
59. Sharp- … nails are out of fashion these days.
60. … nails make a bad impression on people, remember it.
61. My youngest sister has just … 5, she is such a cute wise girl.
62. How old is your great-grand mother? Oh, she is … 85.
63. There is a notice on buses that seats are for the … , disabled and kids.
64. It must be difficult to care for …, they are learning to walk and may easily hurt themselves.
65. It’s such grief when people in their … pass away.
67. There are quite few … in the world, although life expectancy is the highest ever.
68. If a baby is … his lips, he must be hungry.
69. You should get rid of the habit to … your hair, you are a … girl.
70. Whenever the boss is nervous he … his fingers and … his forehead.
71. Why are you …? Have I done anything wrong?
72. If Betsy … her lips and … her cheeks, she is sure to be offended.
73. Natural makeup is in , so do not … it.
74. She applies a … and face powder to hide her spots and blemishes.
75. Having such rosy cheeks you don’t need any … .
76. If you use so much … to do your hair, it will look artificial and unattractive.
77. … one’s hair too often will lead to receding.
78. I wouldn’t … plastic … no matter how I looked.
79. How often is it recommended to … the mask?
80. Eye … should suit your complexion and go with the clothes you are wearing.
