Describing An Appearance Of a Friend

My friend is called Rihard. He is 17 years old boy from Latvia and he lives in a small apartment in Baldone with his mother and younger brother.

Rihard has short dark curly hair and deep green eyes. He is a tall, very well-built teenager because he likes doing sports like swimming, jogging and football. Apart from being fit, he is also quite handsome. He is a very optimistic person and smiles a lot. Rihard can always tell a good joke and he thinks that “the glass is half full, not half empty”. Though apart from that he can be very moody and if you catch him in a bad mood, then it can ruin your day.

Rihard is very helpful to his family and closest friends. He can always listen out somebody’s problems and try to help. His best friend is his step brother Andris with whom he can share his deepest secrets and a slice of pizza while watching a hockey game. He always puts his family before friends or fun, that’s why he’s such a mature and great person!

Vocabulary

tall – високий

curly – кучерявий

well-built – ставний

a teenager – підліток

handsome – гарний

optimistic – оптимістичний

moody – який легко піддається змінам настрою

helpful – готовий допомогти

Exercise 4. Agree or disagree with the statements from the text:

1. Richard is 17 years old.

2. Richard has short dark straight hair.

3. He is tall and fat teenager.

4. His eyes are blue.

5. He is a sportsman and he is handsome.

6. Richard is very helpful to his family and friends.

7. Richard is a pessimist.

8. He always puts fun before his family and friends.

Exercise 5. Put the words in right order and build up the sentences:

1. he 17 years Latvia old boy is from.

2. Rihard eyes has dark deep curly short hair and green.

3. well-built he teenager is a tall, very.

4. lot he is smiles a very person and a optimistic.

5. Rihard friends is family very to his and closest helpful.

6. he friends puts always his fun family before or.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text:

My Appearance

My name is Helen. I am young. I am 17. I am a pretty girl. I am tall. I am neither fat nor plump. I am slim. I have fair skin.

I have an oval face. My hair is long and straight. It is fair. So I am a fair-haired girl. My eyes are blue. My nose is straight. My lips are pink and thin. My cheeks are pink too. My ears are small. I usually wear ear-rings on them. My forehead is high. They say I look like my mother.

I always like to wear in fashion. I usually wear blue jeans and a T-shirt in summer. I also like to wear training shoes in summer. I wear a warm sweater and a warm vest, black trousers and boots in winter. My clothes are always clean and pressed. I think I am a tidy girl.

My hobby is dancing. I like to do it when I have a free time. I like to play badminton with my friends in summer. I also like to play snowballs with my friends in winter.

Vocabulary

pretty – гарна

tall – високий

fat – жирний

plump – повний

slim – стрункий

straight – прямий

thin – тонкий

ear-rings – сережки

forehead – чоло

to wear in fashion – одягатися стильно

Exercise 7. Answer the questions to the text:

1. How old id Helen?

2. Is she handsome?

3. Is Helen plump or fat?

4. Is her face square?

5. What color is her hair?

6. What does she look like?

7. What does she usually dress?

8. What is her hobby?

Exercise 8. Choose the right word and build up sentences about yourself:

1. My hair is (straight, turned up).

2. His lips are (slim, thin, thick).

3. I look like (pretty, my father).

4. I have (a dress, a bike) on.

5. I put my (clothes, ball) on.

6. I take my (coat, T-shirt) off in the room.

Exercise 9. Sort out the adjectives given in the box into the columns with the name of physical features they can usually describe:

underweight, grey, straight, dark, strong, large, wavy, overweight, stout, square, red, mean, weak, skinny, generous, hazel, crooked, fat, blond, slim, curly, plump, chestnut, blue, long, short, pointed, turned up, slender.

Eyes	Nose	Mouth	Chin	Hair	Size

Exercise 10. Divide the words given below into those which usually refer to men only, women only or people of both sexes:

beard, pretty, beautiful, ugly, bald, shapely, handsome, suntanned, moustache, charming, attractive, good-looking, muscular, whiskers, gorgeous.

Men only	Women only	Both sexes

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with a suitable word from a box:

dye, smile, shave, hair, pale, lips, muscular, beard, medium

1. She’s got blonde……….

2. He’s got very……….skin.

3. My friend is of………..height.

4. He’s got very ………..legs.

5. I’m going to shave off my ..... My wife says she wants to see my face again.

6. My ………were so dry. I had to put some cream on them.

7. Jim had a big………on his face.

8. My girlfriend wants me to ……..off my moustache.

9. Does your sister……….her hair, or is that her natural colour?

*Exercise 12. Read the composition about a boy Mark:

I’ll never forget the first time I met Mark. I was at a party, feeling a bit bored, when my eyes fell on this tall well-built young man in his mid-twenties. He had red shoulder-length hair and was really good looking. He was smartly dressed in a casual white cotton shirt and grey loose-fitting trousers. What really attracted me though, was his warm friendly smile. Of course, most people believe that his most stunning feature is almond-shaped green eyes. We started chatting and took to each other interest immediately.

Mark is a kind and understanding person who will always listen to you and offer help. He’s also very intelligent and mature enough for his age. Mark is really creative as he can come up with new ideas all the time. That’s why he’s very good at his job, although he’s not really obsessed with his career. Mark likes reading and travelling. As he’s very sociable and loves meeting new people, he’s got friends all over the world. Over the years, I’ve shared many good times with Mark. He’s one of the most cheerful people I’ve ever met, as well as one of my best and most trusted friends.