VII. Practise the dialogues in Exercise VI for good reading and learn them by heart.

VIII. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.

IX. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses

^{( agreement, disagreement, surprise, doubt etc.).}

• ^{Did you see the new commercial the other day?}

• ^{Which one?}

• ^{The one advertising a new brand of coffee.}

• ^{I’m not sure I did. And why?}

• ^{It was superb!}

• ^{Frankly, I don’t care much for ads.}

• ^{But that one was really worth seeing.}

• ^{What was so special about it?}

• ^{The actor… He was absolutely stunning. I couldn’t take my eyes off him.}

• ^{Do you mean that tall dark-haired young man with a muscular body?}

• ^{Yes, I do. Did you like him?}

• ^{To be honest, he is too macho for my taste. And besides, don’t you think he is a real show-off ?}

• ^{I’m sure you have to be a bit of a show-off if you are an actor.}

• ^{Well, maybe you are right.}

X. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement etc. About someone’s appearance. Get ready to act it out.

^FACE

^thin

^long

^round

^square

^oval

^prominent

^{high cheekbones}

^{a high/low forehead}

^{a wide/ narrow forehead}

^{a long/short nose}

^{a large/small nose}

^{a snub/ turned-up nose}

^{a straight nose}

^{a hooked nose}

^{a pointed nose}

^{thin lips}

^{full lips}

^{pursed lips}

^{a small/large mouth}

^{a vivid mouth}

^{a cleft chin}

^{a double chin}

^{a pointed chin}

^{a jutting chin}

^{a receding chin}

Vocabulary notes

^{square adj if somebody’s body or a part of their body is square, it looks broad and strong,}

^{e.g. a square jaw/face}

^{prominent adj something that is prominent is large and sticks out, e.g. a prominent feature/ nose/chin; prominent cheekbones/teeth}

^{cheekbone n [C usually pl] one of the two bones above your cheeks, just below your eyes,}

^{e.g. She had high cheekbones and green eyes.}

^{forehead n [C] the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair, e.g. a man with}

^{a high forehead}

^{a snub nose is short and points slightly upwards, e.g.She had an interesting face with a snub nose and large appealing eyes. Syn. a turned-up nose (= an upturned nose)}

^{full lips are large and rounded in an attractive way, e.g. Her full red lips parted in a faint smile. Ant. thin lips}

^{pursed lips are brought together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt; purse (up) your lips, e.g. She pursed her lips and shook her head. Her little mouth was pursed up tight.}

^{vivid adj very bright in colour, e.g. a vivid mouth}

^{cleft chin n [C]a cleft chin has an area on it that goes slightly inwards}

^{double chin n [C] a fold of loose skin between the face and neck that looks like a second chin}

^{pointed adj having a sharp end, e.g. a pointed nose/chin/beard}

^{a jutting chin is further forward than normal; Ant. a receding chin}

^{receding chin n[C] a chin that slopes backwards}

^EXERCISES

1. ^{Transcribe and translate the words:}

^{Round, square, oval, cheekbones, forehead, narrow, snub, turned-up, straight, hooked, pointed, pursed, mouth, vivid, cleft, double, pointed, chin, jutting.}