You must be loved for what you are, not for what someone wants you to be.

Beauty is still very much in the eye of the beholder.

Part III

Listening I

Listen to the descriptions and fill in the gaps in the passages below.

DONNA

Well, she’s quite a ___________, _____________ person in her … in her late teens. She’s fairly ____________ with a… a good figure. She’s got a _________________ face with a small, sort of _____________________ nose. It’s very _______________ really. She’s got long, black _______________ hair and er… blue eyes with very long __________________. Her ________________ is … well, she is __________________. Her lips are very ________ … and she’s got _________ … ___________ in her cheeks.

COLIN

He’s a very big guy, you know, ____________________ with very _______________________. Not _____________, really, really… just __________ ___________. He’s in his ___________________________.He’s got a __________ face with _____________________. Oh, and a small _____________ on his chin. He’s got very short _______________________ but with long __________________ and a ___________________. Eyes… I haven’t really noticed the colour, he wears ____________. He’s got _____________________________ and a kind of a long, __________________ nose. He’s fairly _____________,____________, sometimes even _______________.

JANET

She’s ___________________,_______________, expensive ______________ and so on. I’d say she was in her _______________________ or ______________________, but she looks younger. She’s about ________________ and very ____________. Her hair is very ____________,_____________, I think, but I’m not sure about that. It’s always very ____________, not long. She’s got_________________________ eyes with ___________ eyebrows. Her face is always ____________________ and very ___________________________, It’s an attractive face… not really beautiful, but very attractive, you know what I mean. __________________________, a small _________... oh and yes, there’s a __________________________ on her left cheek. She’s a very ___________ and _____________________ sort of person, very __________________ and always very, very polite.

ROBERT

Robert is a wonderful person, really. He’s ____________ but not old.., still very lively and ________________. He’s probably in his early seventies. He’s got ____________________, ______________________ a bit, and a small white ______________.He’s __________________________, a little _______________ perhaps. He’s got very nice large _____________________ and he always seems to be smiling… lots of _____________ round his eyes, _______________________ I think you call them. He’s got a very high, lined ________________ which makes him look very _________________________, which he is, of course.

Practice the passages for good reading.

A) Read the following questions.

1. How is she?

2. What is she like?

3. What does she like?

4. What does she look like?

Which do we use when we want to ask:

a) about someone’s health?

b) for a physical description?

c) for a more general description of character?

d) about someone’s likes and dislikes?

a) Match the following questions 1-5 with answers a-e. Example: 1b

1. How’s your mother?

2. What does Peter look like?

3. What does Peter like?

4. What is Susan like?

5. Who does Susan like?

a) She is very warm and affectionate.

b) She’s fine, thanks.

c) Pubs, TV, football, that sort of thing.

d) Peter, I think.

e) He’s tall and thin, just like his brother, in fact.

b) In pairs, ask and answer questions about each other’s friends and family.

Write questions about Donna to which the following sentences are the answers.

a) - ___________________________________?

- She is lively and talkative.

b) - ____________________________________?

- She is in her late teens.

c) - ____________________________________?

- She’s tall, with a good figure.

d) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got an attractive, heart-shaped face.

e) - ____________________________________?

- Her nose is small and turned-up.

f) - ____________________________________?

- Her hair is long, black and wavy.

g) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got blue eyes.

h) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got dimples in her cheeks.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer similar questions about Colin, Janet and Robert.

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