2) With a partner, organise these words into the five categories in the table using a dictionary to help you. Give each category a heading.

short-sleeved sun-tanned well-built shoulder-length slim wavy

clean-shaven straight high-heeled polo-neck tight-fitting freckles

wrinkles bald/balding overweight baggy well-dressed smart(ish) curly

average-build/size casual dark-skinned scruffy skinny presentable

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Add two more words to each category.

3) Look at the pictures (below) of the people who are the same sex as you. using vocabulary from Exercise 2 (and any other vocabulary), tell a partner how these people are similar to or different from you.

Examples: The man on the left is well-built, which I'm not, and he's bald and so am I.

The first woman's got curly hair, and so have I, but she's wearing tight-fitting leggings, which I never do.

7. Last time I saw him he had grown a ………………………………

8. He's got very muscular ……………………………………………

9. Both men were very good …………………………………………

10. All of them have got dark …………………………………………

2. Replace the underlined word in each sentence with a word which is either more suitable or more polite.

1. He told me he met a handsome girl in the disco last night.

2. She's beautiful but her younger sister is really quite ugly.

3. I think Peter is getting a bit fat, don't you?

4. Most people want to stay slim, but not as skinny as that girl over there.

5. I think she's hoping she'll meet a few beautiful men at the tennis club.

3. You want to know about the following:

• someone's general appearance

• their height

• their weight

What questions do you need to ask? Complete these questions.

What …………………………………………………..?

How ……………………………………………………?

How much ……………………………………………..?

4. Now answer these questions.

1. How tall are you?

2. How would you describe your build?

3. How much do you weigh?

4. What kind of hair have you got?

5. What colour is it?

6. Would you like it to be different? If so, what would you like?

7. Do you think you have any special features?

8. Are there any special features you would like to have?

9. Do you like beards?

10. Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful, and a famous man you would describe as good-looking?

If possible, ask another person these questions.

5. Answer these remarks with the opposite description.

Example: A: I thought you said he was the short, chubby one.

B: No, quite the opposite, he's the tall, thin-faced one.

1 A: Was that his brother, the dark-skinned, wavy-haired one?

B: No, quite the opposite, his brother's …

2 A: She's always quite well-dressed, so I've heard.

B: What! Who told you that? Every time I see her, she's …

3 A: So Charlene's that rather plump fair-haired woman, is she?

B: No, you're looking at the wrong one. Charlene's…

4 A: So, tell us about the new boss; good looking?

B: No, I'm afraid not; rather…

5 A: I don't know why, but I expected the tour-guide to be middle-aged or elderly.

B: No, apparently she's only …

6. Write one sentence to describe each of these people, giving information about their hair and face, their height and build and general appearance.

10. Answer the following questions:

1. What colour of eyes do you like most?

2. What is the difference between a near-sighted person and a far-sighted one?

3. How do you wear your hair?

4. What can happen to a person's voice if he shouts too loudly of too long?

5. What complexion do blond people usually have?

6. With which fingers do we hold a pen or a pencil?

7. What happens to a child's milk teeth?

8. How does hard manual work affect people's hands?

9. What do we call people who lost their hair?

10. To what part of the ear are earrings attached?

11. What does a person deserving to be called well-preserved look like?

12. When do men's cheeks become stubby?

13. What is the difference between a sunburnt and a swarthy face?

14. What kind of gait do old people often have?

III. Language focus

1. Describing people: adjective position

Make two sentences for each of the following, using the information given.

1. Carol (girl -slim, dark-haired).

2. My grandfather (man - old, white-haired).

3. Frank's face (round, red).

4. Jane's hair (short, dark, curly).

5. Mark's complexion (pale, unhealthy).

Now make similar sentences about the people in the pictures.

2. Describing people: look, look like, look as if (as though)

Make three sentences about each of the following, using the information given in brackets.

1. Alan (pale, a ghost, has had some bad news).

2. Kate, (pretty, a film star, is going to a party).

3. That man (rich, a millionaire, has a lot of money).

4. That young couple (happy, Romeo and Juliet, are in love).

5. Our new neighbours (pleasant, my aunt and uncle, will be easy to get on with).

Now make similar sentences about the people in the pictures.

3. Describing people: compound adjectives

Compare these sentences:

June has blue eyes and fair hair.

June is blue-eyed and fair-haired.

June is a blue-eyed, fair-haired girl.

Change the sentences below to make two more sentences, using the other forms given.

1. Bob has brown eyes and dark hair.

2. Paul is a broad-shouldered, bald-headed man.

3. Julia is thin-faced and red-haired.

4. Caroline is straight-backed and long-legged.

5. Kevin has a pale face and thin lips.

Use the chart from Ex. 3 (Section Listening 1) to make similar sentences about the faces, eyes and hair of the people in the pictures.

IV. Listening

Listening 1. You are going to hear descriptions of four people, two female and two male.

1. Decide which of the six pictures on the right correspond to the four people described.

2. Write the information you hear in note form in columns 1- 4 in the table below.

3. Then, using the list of questions in the table, complete column 5 by describing in note form a friend or relative of yours. When you have finished, see if another student can draw a picture of him/her, following your description.

Person	1	2	3	4	5
Age?
Colour of Eyes?
Shape of Face?			square
Hair?				curly/dark
Complexion?		sallow
Special Features?	dimples in cheeks

V. Conversational practice

Task 1. Listen to the dialogues and practise them. Pay special attention to the underlined structures.

Will You Do Me a Favour?

Alice: Hello, Mike! Have you been waiting long? I’m so sorry I’m late.

Mike: Now when you’re here it’s all right..

Alice: I say, Mike, I’ve just had a wire from Mary. She’s coming by the five-twenty train. And I have a meeting at five. Will you do me a favour and meet her at the station?

Mike: Certainly. But I’ve never seen her. How shall I recognize her?

Alice: Oh, it’s quite easy. She’s just like her mother.

Mike: Most helpful, I’m sure. But the problem is that I’ve never seen her mother either

Alice: No, you haven’t. But I’m afraid I haven’t any photos of her.

Mike: Try to describe her. What does she look like?

Alice: A tall, slim girl of eighteen with an oval face.

Mike: Complexion?

Alice: Rather pale.

Mike: Hair?

Alice: Fair and curly. Light-gray eyes, a small snub nose, a big mouth with white even teeth and a pleasant smile.

Mike: I’m sure there’ll be at least a dozen girls like that at the station.

Alice: Oh, Mike, we’ve been discussing it for the better part of an hour and I see no end to it.

Mike: But how am I to recognize her in the crowd?

Alice: Oh, I forgot. There’s a dimple in her left cheek, she’s so lovely that you’ll fall in love with her at first sight.

Mike: That’ll help me to be sure. Go to a meeting, promise to be on a platform at five sharp, looking for a tall, slim, fair-haired, lovely girl with a dimple in her cheek.