V.Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement, etc. About someone’s appearance ( especially their face, complexion, eyes). Get ready to act it out.

^FEATURES

^small/large

^{regular/irregular}

^{delicate/rough}

^stern

Vocabulary notes

^{feature n [C usually plural] a part of somebody’s face, such as their eyes, nose etc , e.g. Her eyes were her best feature.}

^{large features are big in size; Ant. small features}

^{regular adj evenly shaped, with parts or sides of equal size, e.g. He is very handsome, with strong regular features. Ant. irregular}

^{delicate adj attractive and graceful, e.g. She had fine delicate features. Ant. rough}

^{stern adj serious and strict, and showing strong disapproval of somebody’s behaviour, e.g. stern features/ a stern look/a stern voice/ a stern expression}

^{DISTINGUISHING FEATURES}

^{a beard}

^{a moustache}

^{sideburns/whiskers}

^{clean-shaven/unshaven}

^{a scar}

^{a birthmark}

^{a mole/ a beauty-spot}

^{a tattoo}

^{with freckles/ with spots}

^{with wrinkles/ with lines}

^{with dimples in one’s cheeks}

^{well made-up /heavily made-up}

^{to wear/use/ put on make-up}

Vocabulary notes

^{beard n[C] hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks, e.g. his thick white beard}

^{moustache n[C] hair that grows on a man’s upper lip, e.g. a tall man with a moustache/ He frowned and twirled his moustaches.}

^{sideburns n [plural] hair that grows down a man’s cheeks; Syn. whiskers}

^{clean-shaven adj with no hair on the lower part of the face, e.g. He used to have a moustache and beard, but now he is clean-shaven. Ant. unshaven}

^{scar n[C] a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound, e.g. He has long hair and a scar under his left eye.}

^{birthmark n [C] a permanent red or brown mark on the skin that some people are born with, e.g. Paul had a birthmark on his right cheek.}

^{mole n [C] a small dark brown mark on the skin that is slightly higher than the skin around it; Compare: beauty spot n[C] a small dark mark on a woman’s face ( used when you think it is attractive)}

^{tattoo n [C] a picture or writing that is permanently marked on your skin, e.g. He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.}

^{freckle n [C usually plural] freckles are small light brown spots on someone’s skin, especially on their face, which the sun can cause to increase in number and become darker, e.g. The girl had a lot of freckles on her nose and cheeks.}

^{dimple n [C] a small hollow in someone’s cheek or chin that you can see when they smile, e.g. She’got lovely dimples in her cheeks.}

^{spot n[C] a small round red area on someone’s skin that shows that they are ill, e.g. Betty was very self-conscious about her spots. Syn. pimple , e.g. He knew that eating sweets causes pimples.}

^{wrinkles n [C usually plural] lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old, e.g. Her face was a mass of wrinkles. Syn. lines, e.g. There were fine lines around her eyes.}

^{make-up n[U] coloured substances that are put on your face to improve or change your appearance, e.g. heavy make-up/ eye make-up/ stage make-up/I don’t usually wear much make-up. Her hair looked untidy and she had no make-up on. She never uses eye make-up. If you have put on too much make-up you are heavily made-up. Ant. well made-up}

^EXERCISES

1. ^{Transcribe and translate the following words:}

^{a) eyes, warm, hazel, close-set, deep-set, bulging, almond, oriental, slanted, cross-eyed, curving eyelashes, bushy, arched eyebrows;}

^{b) teeth, even, uneven, close-set, sparse, false;}

^{c) features, regular, irregular, delicate, rough, stern;}

^{d) distinguishing, beard, moustache, sideburns, whiskers, clean-shaven, unshaven, scar, birthmark, mole, beauty-spot, tattoo, freckles, wrinkles, lines, dimples, cheeks, heavily made-up.}