Left-handed strange-looking pot-bellied broad-shouldered big-headed cross-eyed

bow-legged light-fingered mean-spirited

dark-haired dark-skinned narrow-waisted

double-breasted strong-willed knock-kneed

empty-headed red-faced broad-minded

level-headed cold-blooded round-shouldered

flat-chested slim-hipped sour-faced

Vocabulary check

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences below with the appropriate adjective(s).

1. My boo is terribly …, walking around as if he were holding his salary check between his knees. His wife’s quite the opposite: …, as if she had just got off a horse.

2. I used to wear … suits until I decided that one button was far more suitable for … people such as myself.

3. My sister is so … and … she reminds me one of those long thin wine bottles.

4. He’s Scandinavian, so he’s … and …, and looks far better in jeans than I do.

5. It looked as if United were going to return home … until Bradfield scored with an incredibly powerful … shot from outside the penalty area.

6. Off we go on holiday with visions of returning … and beautiful, forgetting that we always come back … and with peeling backs.

7. Hoskins, if you go on staring at that magazine any longer, you’ll go … . Now either be …, dear boy, and put it away or give it to me until the end of the lesson.

8. My boss is so …, always looking as if he knew tomorrow was going to be the end of the world. And his wife is so …; I have to keep a careful eye on my things when they come round to the house, or they just disappear.

9. Most … tennis players seem to win more easily against right-handers. Talking of tennis players, aren’t those professionals a … bunch, shouting all the time about how great they are?

10. A lot of liberal, … people find it difficult to accept that there is such a thing … murder.

Exercise13. Answer the following questions. If possible, ask another person these questions using the conversation formulas on the right.

How tall are you? How would you describe your build? How much do you weigh? What kind of hair have you got? What colour is it? Would you like it to be different? If so, what would you like? Do you think you have any special features? Are there any special features you would like to have? Do you like beards? Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful, and a famous man you would describe as good-looking? How important do you think physical appearance is for happy or successful life?

Helpful phrases I wonder… Could you describe… I’d like to know… I’m interested in… Could you tell me… Actually… To tell you the truth… To be honest… Frankly… I’m pretty sure that… Without a doubt … On the whole …