Unit 1 WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE?

^{Unit 1 WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE?}

^{In this unit we are going to learn how to give a physical description of a person.}

^{Part I}

^{Study the words and word-combinations you can’t do without:}

^AGE

^young

^middle-aged

^old

^elderly

^{in his/her teens/ 20’s/30’s/forties//fifties etc}

^{in his/her early/mid-/late teens/twenties/thirties/40’s/50’s etc}

^{under/over/about/nearly 20/ thirty/forty etc}

^{in his /her prime}

^{past his/her prime}

^{in the prime of youth/life}

^{to be of age/to come of age/to be under age}

^{to be the same age (as)}

^{to look one’s age}

^{to look more/less (older/younger) than one’s age}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{middle-aged adj between the ages of forty and sixty, e.g. He is only 24, but he behaves as if he is already middle-aged.}

^{elderly adj (of a person) old; elderly is a polite way of saying old. e.g. My father is rather elderly now and can’t walk very fast.}

^{in his /her teens between the ages of 13 and 19, e.g. She is in her teens. Mary is in her early teens.(=about 13-14 years old) I am in my mid-teens.(=about 15 years old) He is in his late teens.(=about 16-19 years old)}

^{in his/her/their twenties aged from 20 to 29, e.g. She has three sons, all in their twenties.}

^{under 20/30/50 etc younger than stated, e.g. Children of nine or under must be accompanied by an adult. He is just under 40.}

^{over 20/30/50 etc older than stated, e.g. children of seven and over (=older)/ He is over 90.}

^{in your prime at the time in your life when you are strongest and most active, e.g.She is 40 now and still in her prime. She is still good-looking, but she is past her prime.}

^{to be/ come of age to reach the particular age, usually 18 or 21, at which one becomes responsible in law for one’s own actions, e.g. Has your son come of age yet? (= Is he of age yet?)}

^{to be under age to be too young to legally drink,drive a car, vote etc,e.g. You can’t drive a car yet - you’re still under age.}

^EXERCISES

^{I.Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:}

^{Старый; пожилой; молодой; среднего возраста; немногим за двадцать; нет еще тридцати; около пятидесяти; несовершеннолетний; в расцвете жизненных сил; на закате лет; выглядеть на свой возраст; выглядеть моложе/ старше своего возраста; быть одного возраста; достичь совершеннолетия.}

^{II. Match the expressions on the left with those on the right:}

^{1. He’s 14. a) He is in his late teens.}

^{2.He’s 28. b) He’s in his early forties.}

^{3.He’s 35. c) He’s fairly elderly.}

^{4. He’s 48. d) He’s in his mid-thirties.}

^{5. He’s 42. e) He’s in his early teens.}

^{6- He’s 85. f) He’s middle-aged.}

^{7. He’s 19. g) He’s in his late twenties.}

^{III. Point out the sentences in exercise II of which the following statements can be true:}

^{1. He has just come of age. 2. He’s still under age. 3. He’s in the prime of youth. 4. He’s in the prime of life. 5. He’s already past his prime.}

^{IV. Use these words to complete the expressions with ‘ age’ below:}

^{same less (younger) look as}

^{under more (older) of (2 times) than}

^{1. Our son is the _____ age _____ the boy next door. They’re in the same class.2. Is their daughter _____ age yet? - No, she is still ____ age. She’ll come ____ age next year. 3. She doesn’t ____ her age. 4. Every woman wants to look ____ than her age. 5. Hardships make people look ____ than their age. 6. You’re not really 50, are you? I don’t believe it. You look less _____ your age.}

^{V. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.}

^{1. Disagreement 2.Surprise 3.Doubt}

^a)

^{–How old is Johnny Depp?}

^{- What Johnny Depp?}

^{- Johnny Depp, an actor.}

^{- Well, I’m not sure … He might be about 40.}

^b)

^{- Do you know that Madonna is in her fifties?}

^{- Is she really? I can’t believe it!}

^{- Yes, she is 55 this year.}

^c)

^{- Lady Gaga is in her forties, I suppose.}

^{- Actually, she is under thirty.}

^{VI. Practise the dialogues in Exercise V for good reading and learn them by heart.}

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

^{VIII. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (e.g. agreement, disagreement, doubt, surprise etc.)}

^{- Have you heard of Meryl Streep?}

^{- What Meryl Streep?}

^{- Meryl Streep, an American actress.}

^{- Of course , I have.}

^{- Do you know how old she is?}

^{- Well, I’m not sure … She might be in her forties.}

^{- Actually , she is over 60.}

^{- Is she really? I can’t believe it.}

^{- Yes, she is 64.}

^{- Anyway , she looks much younger, doesn’t she?}

^{- No doubt , she does.}

^{IX. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their surprise, agreement, disagreement etc. about someone’s age. Get ready to act it out.}

^BUILD

^fat

^stout

^plump

^overweight

^well-built

^stocky

^thin

^slim

^skinny

^lanky

^{of small/medium/powerful/athletic build}

^{broad-shouldered}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{build n [C;U] shape and size, especially of the human body, e.g. a powerful build/ My brother and I are of the same build. We can also use the word figure, when we consider the human shape from the point of view of being attractive, e.g. She has a good figure.}

^{fat adj weighing too much because you have too much flesh on your body. It is a very direct word. You might use it about yourself but it will usually cause offence if you use it about somebody else, e.g. I’m so fat at the moment. Syn. stout, plump, overweight. Saying that somebody is stout, plump, or overweight is more polite than saying they are fat. e.g. He is slightly overweight. She is 10 kilos overweight. He was a plump red-faced man. My teacher was a stout old lady. Plump is often used to talk about women and children meaning fat and rounded in a pleasant way, e.g. a plump baby/ The nurse was a cheerful plump woman.}

^{well-built adj having a big strong body. It is a fairly polite way to describe somebody with a large, strong or fat body, e.g. John was a powerful, well-built man.}

^{stocky adj thic k, short and strong, e.g. He was short and stocky.}

^{thin adj having little fat on the body. It is a general word and is usually, but not always, disapproving, e.g. thin arms/legs/lips etc She looked thin after her illness. Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin. Syn. slim, skinny, lanky. Slim means thin in an attractive way, e.g. her lovely slim figure/ a slim young woman/ a slim waist/ I wish I were as slim as you. Skinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving, e.g. Some supermodels are far too skinny. Lanky means tall and thin and moving awkwardly, e.g. a lanky young man}

^EXERCISES

^{I. Match the pairs of sentences with the pictures:}

^{1. He isn't very tall.}

^{He's short and stocky.}

^{2. She's tall and slim.}

^{She's got a lovely figure.}

^{3. He's quite a big guy.}

^{He's quite well-built.}

^{4. She's a bit overweight.}

^{She's quite plump, isn't she?}

^{5. He's very fat.}

^{He's absolutely enormous.}

^{6. He's very thin.}

^{He's so skinny.}

^{II. Transcribe and translate the words:}

^{Build, stout, medium, athletic, broad-shouldered, fat, overweight, lanky.}

^{III. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:}

^{статный, пухленький, толстый, полный, худой, стройный, долговязый, тощий, широкоплечий, коренастый}

^{IV. Decide whether these statements are true or false:}

^{1. Lanky means ungracefully tall and thin. 2. Slim people are short and plump. 3. Skinny means unattractively thin. 4. Someone who is stout is rather fat and heavy. 5. Well-built means small and well-proportioned. 6. An overweight person weighs more than is expected or usual. 7. If a person has a big strong body, he is fat. 8. Plump people look fat and unattractive. 9. Someone who is stocky is tall and strong.}

^{V. Choose the right word:}

^{1. Skinny / slim is more positive and attractive than thin. 2. If somebody is skinny / slim they are too thin. 3. Saying that somebody is fat / overweight is neutral and polite. 4. Plump / well-built people are strong and muscular. 5. Tom looks really pale and thin / slim. I’m worried he might be ill. 6. He’s two kilos stout / overweight. 7. Ann is slim / lanky and graceful.}

^HEIGHT

^{1.7 m/4 ft 7 inches tall/ in height}

^{of medium/ average height}

^{below/ above average height}

^{tall/ tallish}

^{short/ shortish}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{height /hait/ n [C;U] the quality or degree of being tall or high; high /hai/ adj; e.g. His height makes him easy to see in the crowd. What’s the height of the Empire State Building? High is used to describe something that is a long way above the ground (or whose top is a long way above the ground), e.g. The rooms on the ground floor have very high ceilings. The top shelf was too high for me to reach. The high wall made it impossible for prisoners to escape. Ant. low, e.g. a low ceiling/shelf/wall etc Tall ( not high) is used to describe people, animals, trees, plants and things which are narrow and above average height, e.g. Most of the tall trees have been cut down. I’d like to marry someone tall with a sense of humour. He is almost 6 feet tall. Ant. short, small, e.g. a short (small) woman}

^{Note that in Russia we use the metric system and express a person’s height in centimetres and metres,e.g. He’s over 1 metre 80 centimetres in height.(1 metre 80) British people measure height in feet and inches, e.g. He’s 4 feet 7 inches tall.(4 ft 7)}

^{1 foot is equal to 30,5 centimetres/ 1 inch is equal to 25,4 millimetres}

^EXERCISES

^{I. Transcribe and translate the words: height, average, below, above.}

^{II. Express the height of these people in metres and centimetres:}

^{1. He’s 5 ft 7 tall. 2. He’s 6 ft 3 tall. 3 He is 4 ft 7 tall.}

^{III. Answer the questions:}

^{1. What is your height? (in centimetres/ in feet) 2. How tall is your friend? Is he shorter or taller than you? How many centimetres/ inches shorter or taller is he? 3. Do you know many people who are below or above average height? 4. Who is the shortest/tallest person you know? How tall are they exactly? 5. How do you feel about your height? Would you like to be shorter or taller? Why? 6.Do you think it is good to be below/above average height? Give reasons.}

^{IV. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.}

^{1. Disapproval 2.Surprise 3.Disagreement (2) 4. Expressing your view}

^{1) - Who is your favourite actor?}

^{- Robert Pattison.}

^{- Oh, what do you see in him? He’s so thin and frail.}

^{- I wouldn’t say that. In my opinion , he’s quite well-built.}

^{- You are joking!}

^{2) - Have you heard of Rene Zelveger?}

^{- That plump girl with chubby cheeks?}

^{- Yes, but she’s lost weight and she’s slim now.}

^{- Fancy that!}

^{3) - Have you seen Chris Hemsworth’s latest film?}

^{- What Chris Hemsworth?}

^{- That tall, athletic-looking guy starring as Thor. He’s so gorgeous!}

^{- Nothing to write home about.}

^{V. Practise the dialogues in Exercise IV for good reading and learn them by heart.}

^{VI. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (1), (2), and (3). Make use of the phrases in bold type.}

^{VII. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (e.g. agreement, disagreement, doubt, surprise etc.)}

^{- Who shall we choose for the role of the superman?}

^{- Daniel Radcliff, I think.}

^{- Who? That skinny boy from Harry Potter series? You can’t be serious.}

^{- I don’t agree . Although he is thin, he looks quite strong and fit.}

^{- But he’s so short!}

^{- You don’t really mean it, do you? He isn’t short, but a trifle below average height.}

^{- But he doesn’t look athletic at all!}

^{- And so what? He’s so charming!}

^{V111.Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their personal opinion, surprise, doubt, agreement, disagreement etc. about someone’s height and build. Get ready to act it out.}

^APPEARANCE

^beautiful

^handsome

^pretty

^lovely

^good-looking

^attractive

^plain

^ugly

^{funny(-looking)}

^{weird(-looking)}

^{noble(-looking)}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{beautiful adj extremely attractive to look at; Syn. pretty, handsome, good-looking, attractive, lovely. Beautiful is a much stronger word to describe a person’s appearance than pretty, lovely, handsome, good-looking or attractive. Beautiful, pretty and lovely can be used of women, children, and things, but not usually of men, e.g. a beautiful woman/ house; a pretty child/ picture; a lovely girl/ view etc. Handsome is usually used of men, but a handsome woman is good-looking in a strong healthy way. Good-looking can be used of men amd women, but not usually of things. Attractive can be used of men, women, and things, e.g. an attractive young man/ an attractive pattern.}

^{plain adj not beautiful or attractive, often used because you want to avoid saying this directly, e.g. Mrs Cookson was a rather plain woman.}

^{ugly adj extremely unattractive and unpleasant to look at, e.g. a very ugly man/ the ugliest building in town; ugly is the most negative word to describe somebody; plain is more polite.}

^EXERCISES

^{I.Translate and transcribe the words :}

^{Beautiful, handsome, pretty, lovely, good-looking, attractive, plain, ugly, funny-looking,}

^{weird-looking, noble-looking.}

^{II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:}

^{Хорошенькая, красивая, милая, привлекательный, красивый, приятной наружности, некрасивый, безобразный, благородной / странной наружности.}

^{III. 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 hopes she’ll meet a few beautiful men at the tennis club.}

^{HAIR COLOUR}

^black

^brown

^red

^fair

^auburn

^blond(e)

^{grey (gray)}

^white

^dark

^{mousy (mousey)}

^dyed

^highlighted

^{a blonde}

^{a brunette}

^{a redhead}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{Your hair can be fair (blond or light brown) or dark (dark brown or black) in colour. E.g. She had long fair hair. He was a slim, dark-haired boy. If your hair is mousy (= mousey), it is a dull light brown colour (the word mousy shows disapproval) E.g. Her mousy hair was loose and untidy.}

^{When a person gets old their original hair colour changes to grey (=gray) before it becomes white. E.g. She had dark hair that was just beginning to turn grey. My grandfather went white at the age of thirty.}

^{If your hair is highlighted, you have changed some of its parts in colour. If all your hair is changed in colour, it is dyed. E.g. She’s got dyed blonde hair.}

^{Note that you can say ‘She’s a redhead ” but you can’t say “She’s a blackhead” or a “blondehead” etc. Instead, you should say “She’s a brunette ” or a “ blonde ”.}

^EXERCISES

^{I.Transcribe and translate the words:}

^{Hair colour, black, brown, fair, auburn, blonde, white, mousy, dyed, highlighted, brunette, redhead.}

^{II. Arrange these hair colours from the fairest to the darkest:}

^{black, blonde, dark brown, auburn, light brown, mousy, red}

^{III. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:}

^{светлые, белокурые, русые, темные, рыжие, золотисто-каштановые, седые, крашеные, мелированные (волосы)}

^{IV. Decide whether these statements are true or false:}

^{1. If your hair is white, it is dyed. 2. Light brown hair is fair. 3. If your hair is grey, it is mousy. 4. Auburn hair is lighter in colour than black hair. 5. Blond hair is white. 6. Mousy hair looks attractive. 7. Redheads don’t have a natural hair colour. 8. Light brown hair looks the same as red hair. 9. Old people usually have grey or white hair. 10. Dyed hair can’t be brown in colour.}

^HAIRSTYLE

^long

^short

^{(of) medium length}

^{shoulder-length}

^straight

^wavy

^curly

^thin

^thick

^sleek

^spiky

^neat

^tidy/untidy

^loose

^{swept / tied back}

^{a fringe}

^{a parting}

^{a plait}

^{a ponytail}

^{a bun}

^dreadlocks

^shaved

^{bald / balding}

^thinning

^receding

^{to put/wear your hair in a bun/}

^{in a ponytail/loose/in plaits etc}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{shoulder-length adj shoulder- length hair reaches down to your shoulders, e.g. She had shoulder-length brown hair.}

^{thick adj if someone’s hair is thick, they have a lot of hair, e.g. She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair. Ant. thin, e.g. Your hair is getting very thin.}

^{thin v [I] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to, e.g. a tall man with thinning hair}

^{sleek adj straight, shiny and healthy-looking, e.g. a young man with sleek dark hair}

^{spiky adj hair that is spiky is stiff and stands up on top of your head, e.g. short black spiky hair}

^{neat adj carefully arranged and looking nice; Syn. tidy; Ant. untidy, e.g. His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail.}

^{loose adj hanging freely rather than being tied back, e.g. Her hair fell loose around her shoulders.}

^{fringe n [C] short hair that hangs down over your forehead, e.g. a tall girl with straight brown hair and a fringe / The girl wore her hair in a fringe.}

^{parting n [C] BrE the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb, e.g. a centre parting / a side parting}

^{bun n [C] a hairstyle in which a woman’s hair is tied in a tight round ball at the back of or on top of her head}

^{dreadlocks n [pl] a way of arranging your hair in which it hangs in thick pieces that look like rope}

^{shave v [I,T] your hair is shaved if it is cut off very close to the skin}

^{balding adj (used of a man) beginning to lose the hair on the top of their head, e.g. a balding man in his mid-thirties}

^{bald adj (used of a man or his head) someone who is bald or whose head is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head, e.g. a bald man / You are going bald. He has a large bald patch.}

^{recede v [I] (used of a man or his hair) if your hair recedes, you gradually lose the hair at the front of your head, e.g. He was in his mid-forties, with a receding hairline. He’s receding a bit. His hair is receding at the temples.}

^EXERCISES

^{I. Transcribe and translate the words:}

^{Hairstyle, medium length, shoulder-length, straight, wavy, curly, sleek, spiky, neat, tidy, untidy, loose, fringe, plait, ponytail, bun, dreadlocks, bald, receding,}

^{II. Match the descriptions to the pictures:}

^{short hair}

^{curly hair}

^{long hair}

^bald

^{wavy hair}

^{shoulder-length hair}

^{III. Match the hair styles to the pictures:}

^{A ponytail a fringe a centre parting a side parting tied back dreadlocks spiky shaved}

^{IV. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:}

^{лысый, лысеющий, с залысинами на висках, с хвостом, с пучком, с косами, с челкой, с пробором, волосы до плеч, распущенные (волосы), зачесанные назад, прямые, волнистые, кудрявые, лоснящиеся, густые, редкие, редеющие, чистые, грязные.}

^{V. Decide whether these sentences are true or false:}

^{1. If your hair is sleek, it looks good. 2. Spiky hair doesn’t look neat. 3. Young girls like to put their hair in a bun. 4. Elderly ladies prefer to wear their hair in dreadlocks. 5. Nowadays women are not allowed to wear their hair loose in public places. 6. If your hair is receding, you are losing the hair on the top of your head. 7. Men don’t usually wear their hair tied back.}

^{8. A person’s hair thins with age.}

^{VI. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.}

^{1. Expressing your opinion (2) 2. Disagreement 3. Surprise}

^{4. Stopping an argument 5. Agreement (2)}

^a)

^{- Look at the girl! She is lovely, isn’t she?}

^{- No doubt , she is. And I think, what makes her really lovely is her beautiful blond hair.}

^{- Right you are! I can’t take my eyes off it! It is so shiny, almost golden!}

^b)

^{- The young man in the picture looks very attractive with his wavy dark hair, doesn’t he?}

^{- Actually , I don’t see anything special in him. To be honest, he seems rather ordinary to me.}

^{- Well, tastes differ.}

^c)

^{- Have a look! Doesn’t that woman look weird?}

^{- Oh my, she does look a sight! W hat a crazy idea to put one’s hair in such an absurd style!}

^{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

^{I. 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.}

^{II. Match the words below to the parts of the head and face in the pictures:}

^hair

^eyebrow

^eyelid

^cheek

^lips

^teeth

^neck

^moustache

^forehead

^eyelashes

^nose

^mouth

^tongue

^chin

^beard

^ear

^{III. Combine the nouns in A with the adjectives in B. With some adjectives more than one combination is possible.}

^{A. B.}

^{1. hair a) narrow}

^{b) snub}

^{2. face c) sleek}

^{d) double}

^{3. lips e) hooked}

^{f) thinning}

^{4. forehead g) fair}

^{h) full}

^{5. nose i) straight}

^{j) thin}

^{6. chin k) pointed}

^{l) long}

^{m) curly}

^{n) high}

^{o) receding}

^{p) prominent}

^{IV. Give antonyms of the following word-combinations:}

^{thin lips, long face, square face, high forehead, long nose, straight nose, prominent nose, small mouth, receding chin, prominent chin}

^{V. Give English equivalents of the following:}

^{вытянутое лицо, овальное лицо, скуластое лицо, высокие скулы, узкий лоб, высокий лоб, вздернутый нос, крючковатый нос, тонкие губы, полные губы, наморщенные губы, маленький ротик, большой рот, яркий рот, раздвоенный подбородок, острый подбородок, двойной подбородок, срезанный подбородок, выступающий вперед подбородок}

^СOMPLEXION

^pale/fair

^{sunburned (sunburnt)}

^{suntanned (tanned)}

^{dark/brown/black}

^fair-skinned

^{olive-skinned}

^dark-skinned

^oriental

^{healthy/ruddy}

^{unhealthy/sallow}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{complexion n [C] the skin on a person’s face, e.g.a pale/fair/ruddy etc complexion / He said I had a good complexion. Compare: skin n [U], e.g. She had dark skin.}

^{pale adj having a skin colour that is very white; Syn. fair, e.g. If you are fair-skinned, you should try to stay out of the sun.}

^{sunburned (sunburnt) adj having skin that is attractively brown as a result of spending time in the sun; Syn. brown; suntanned (tanned), e.g. He had a tough tanned face and clear eyes.}

^{dark adj if your skin is dark, it is brown or black in colour, e.g. The young man had thick black hair and smooth dark skin. Ant. fair}

^{black adj someone whose skin is black belongs to a race of people from Africa, e.g. Over half the students are black. Ant. white. We say that people are black or white but not black-skinned or white-skinned. We can say people are dark-skinned or fair-skinned. We sometimes say that somebody has got a pale complexion or that they are pale-skinned but if we just say that somebody is pale or looks pale, it is because they aren’t feeling very well.}

^{olive adj olive skin/ complexion is typical of people from countries such as Greece, Italy, or Turkey}

^{oriental adj of or from the eastern part of the world, especially China or Japan}

^{ruddy adj reddish in colour usually because of good health, anger or hard work, e.g. ruddy cheeks/ a ruddy complexion}

^{sallow adj sallow skin looks slightly yellow and unhealthy, e.g. a woman with dark hair and a sallow complexion}

^EXERCISES

^{I.Transcribe and translate the words:}

^{Pale, fair, sunburned, suntanned, fair-skinned, olive, oriental, healthy, ruddy, sallow.}

^{II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:}

^{цвет лица; бледная/ светлая/ темная кожа; загорелая/ коричневая/ смуглая/ желтая кожа; румяная/ здоровая/ нездоровая/ с желтоватым оттенком кожа}

^{III. Match the synonyms:}

^{1. brown a) negro}

^{2. ruddy b) unhealthy}

^{3. sallow c) tanned}

^{4. pale d) healthy}

^{5. black e) fair}

^{IV. Decide whether these sentences are true or false:}

^{1. If you sunbathe a lot, your skin becomes black. 2. People from China are usually olive-skinned. 3. If you are pale, you may be unwell. 4. Fair skin is very pale and burns easily in the sun. 5. You can have a ruddy complexion when you are excited. 6. People from Africa are dark-skinned. 7. Russian people are mostly fair-skinned. 8. A sallow complexion is a sign of good health.}

^EYES

^{big/large/small}

^kind/warm

^round/oval

^{blue/grey/green}

^brown/hazel

^{close-set/wide-set}

^{deep-set/bulging}

^{almond/oriental/slanted}

^{cross-eyed/slant-eyed}

^{long/ thick/curving eyelashes}

^{thin/thick/bushy/arched eyebrows}

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{warm adj kind and friendly in a way that makes other people feel comfortable, e.g. warm eyes/ a warm voice/ a warm smile. Ant. cold}

^{hazel adj greenish-brown in colour}

^{close-set adj near to each other, e.g. close-set eyes/ close-set teeth; Ant. wide-set}

^{wide-set adj far apart on the face, e.g. wide-set eyes}

^{deep-set eyesseem to be a long way back into your face}

^{bulging adj sticking out in a round shape, e.g. His eyes were bulging wide with fear.}

^{almond eyes are brown in colour and shaped like almonds (= flat pale nuts with brown skin that taste sweet)}

^{oriental eyes are the kind of eyes that people from the eastern part of the world have, especially people from China or Japan}

^{slanted adj sloping, at an angle that is not 90 degrees, e.g. her slightly slanted eyes}

^{cross-eyed adj (used of a person) having eyes that look towards each other}

^{slant-eyed adj (used of a person) having slanted eyes}

^{eyelash n [ C usually plural] one of the hairs along the upper and lower edges of your eyes, e.g. She was wearing false eyelashes.}

^{curving adj bending like part of a circle, e.g. She had beautiful long curving eyelashes. Ant. straight}

^{eyebrow n [C] the line of hairs above your eye, e.g. She raised her eyebrows in surprise.}

^{bushy adj bushy hair or fur grows thickly, e.g. bushy eyebrows/ a bushy beard/ a bushy tail}

^{arched adj forming a curved shape, e.g. an arched window/ arched eyebrows}

^TEETH

^large/small

^even/uneven

^{close-set/sparse}

^false

^{VOCABULARY NOTES}

^{sparse adj apart from each other, e.g. his sparse yellow teeth; Ant. close-set}

^{even adj similar in size and arranged in a level line with equal spaces between, e.g. She smiled, showing her small even teeth. Ant. uneven}

^{false adj made to look like something real, e.g. false teeth/false hair/false eyelashes}

^{I. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.}

^{1. Doubt 2. Surprise 3. Agreement (3)}

^a)

^{-Do you like Naomi?}

^{- Naturally! She is an amazing top model.}

^{- She certainly is. I’m fond of her high cheekbones and full lips.}

^{- Me too. And her dark complexion adds to her attractiveness.}

^b)

^{- Have you ever seen any films with Tom Cruise?}

^{- Who’s Tom Cruise?}

^{- Oh, dear! He is a most good-looking man with brown eyes, thin lips and tanned skin.}

^{- I’m not sure I know him at all.}

^{II. Practise the dialogues in Exercise I for good reading and learn them by heart.}

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

^{IV.Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (agreement, disagreement, doubt, etc.)}

^{- I can’t believe you are watching “ Titanic” again. The very faces of Jack and Rose make me sick.}

^{- You can’t be serious! They are both awesome!}

^{- How can a round-faced redhead be awesome?}

^{- Rose is not a round-faced redhead. She is a green-eyed angel with a lovely ruddy complexion.}

^{- I, for one , find her plain. And what do you like about Jack?}

^{- Absolutely everything! His features are perfect. He is so cute with those pale-blue eyes and bushy eyebrows…}

^{- Sounds like you are crazy about them…}

^{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

^{I. 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.}

^{II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:}

^{правильные, тонкие, грубые,суровые, крупные, неправильные черты лица; частые, редкие, ровные, неровные зубы; карие, зеленовато-карие, зеленые, серые, голубые, близко посаженные, глубоко посаженные, выпученные, раскосые, миндалевидные, азиатские, добрые, ласковые глаза; длинные, густые, загнутые ресницы; тонкие, густые, кустистые, дугообразные брови; грим, морщины, прыщи, ямочки, веснушки, родинка, родимое пятно, бакенбарды, усы, борода, чисто выбритый, небритый, шрам, татуировка}

^{III. Give the opposite of the following word-combinations:}

^{regular features, even teeth, sparse teeth, large features, rough features, bulging eyes, wide-set eyes, small eyes. warm eyes, straight eyelashes, short eyelashes, bushy eyebrows, unshaven}

^{IV. Combine the adjectives in A with the nouns in B. Give as many combinations as it is possible.}

^{A. B.}

^{1. small a) hair}

^{b) man}

^{2. brown c) features}

^{d) eyes}

^{3. close-set e) complexion}

^{f) eyelashes}

^{4. thin g) teeth}

^{h) eyebrows}

^{V. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:}

^{1. If you stay in the sun too long, you can get scars on your skin. 2. Dimples are considered unattractive. 3. Eating a lot of sweets causes moles. 4. No one can avoid lines and wrinkles as they get older. 5. Teenagers are usually proud of their spots. 6. Newborn babies have wrinkles on their skin. 7. You can easily get rid of your moles if you wish. 8. Some people are born with tattoos. 9. Girls in heavy make-up look attractive. 10. Oriental eyes are the kind of eyes that are usually narrow, slanted and dark blue. 11. When you say that a person has slanted eyes, you mean that they are cross-eyed.}

^{V I. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.}

^{1. Expressing your view 2. Surprise (2) 3. Doubt 4. Stopping an argument}

^a)

^{–Do you find Javier Bardem handsome?}

^{- What Javier Bardem?}

^{- Javier Bardem, a Spanish actor, the husband of Penelope Cruz.}

^{- Well, I doubt it greatly. His wrinkles make him look stern.}

^b)

^{- Do you know that your favourite Hollywood star Natalie Portman has a mole on her left cheek?}

^{- Does she really? Well, it is a surprise for me!}

^{- Yes, but it only makes her more attractive.}

^c)

^{- The British actor Jude Law is very handsome with his sideburns.}

^{- Well, it’s a matter of taste. I, for one, think he is more handsome when he’s clean-shaven.}

^{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.}

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