Left-handed double-breasted narrow-waisted cold-blooded

Big-headed pot-bellied red-faced round-shouldered

Sour-faced cross-eyed knock-kneed slim-hipped

Light-fingered strong-willed bow-legged empty-handed

Dark-skinned fair-haired broad-minded right-footed

1. My boss is terribly……….., walking around as if he were holding his salary cheque between his knees. His wife’s quite the opposite:………., as if she had just got off a horse.

2. I used to wear ………. suits until I decided that one button was far more suitable for……….. people such as myself.

3. My sister is so ………. and………. she reminds me of one of those long thin wine bottles.

4. He’s Scandinavian, so he’s……….. and…………, and looks far better in jeans than I do.

5. It looked as if United were going to return home……… until Bradfield scored with an incredibly powerful………… shot from outside the penalty area.

6. Off we go on holiday with visions of returning………. and beautiful, forgetting that we always come back………. and with peeling backs.

7. Hoskins, if you go on staring at that magazine any longer, you’ll go ……... Now either be……….., dear boy, and put it away or give it to me until the end of the lesson.

8. My boss is so …………, always looking as if he knew tomorrow was going to be the end of the world. And his wife is so …….; I have to keep a careful eye on my things when they come round to the house, or they just disappear.

9. Most ……… tennis players seem to win more easily against right-handers. Talking of tennis players, aren’t those professionals a ……… bunch, shouting all the time about how great they are?

10. A lot of liberal,……… people find it difficult to accept that there is such a thing as a …… murder.

Exercise 3

Complete each sentence with the appropriate word from the list below. Note that they are all adjectives made from parts of the body, and that ‘bloody’ is a frequently used and not very rude swear word.

Hairy cheeky bloody leggy handy

Nosey hearty skinny heady chesty

1. ……… congratulations on your success!

2. I could watch those……… women high jumpers for hours.

3. That sounds like a rather …….. cough you’ve got.

4. The shops are quite …… - only two minutes’ walk.

5. No, you can’t borrow my girlfriend for the evening! Don’t be so ……..!

6. It’s nothing to do with you what we’re doing tonight! Don’t be so…….!

7. She’s so…….. that when she turns sideways, she’s almost invisible!

8. Did you know he’s got a ……. chest? Like a doormat, it is!

9. I reckon you’d have to be a …….. fool to want to learn this……. stupid language!

10. I feel quite…….. after getting all those right. Or perhaps it’s the champagne.

Exercise 4

Read and translate:

This is William. He isn’t well-known (=famous), he isn’t well-off (=rich), and I’ve never heard anyone say he was good-looking (handsome /

attractive). But he is a very nice man – kind, friendly and easy-going (=relaxed). In this picture he is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and brand-new (=completely new) hat.

Tom is curly-haired, sun-tanned, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, thin-lipped, broad-shouldered, left-handed, slim-hipped, long-legged, flat-footed young man, wearing an open-necked shirt, brand-new, tight-fitting jeans and open-toed sandals.

Exercise 5

Describe a member of your family or a famous person using only compound adjectives:

· shoulders …broad or narrow

· eyes ………colour

· skin ………colour

· hands …….which one do they write with?

· legs ……... long or short

· hair……….length and colour

· face ………shape

Exercise 6

A person with fair hair is fair-haired. What are the adjectives for these people?

a) a person with grey hair;

b) a person with a thin face;

c) somebody with broad shoulders;

d) somebody with long legs;

e) people who write with their right hands;

f) a person with green eyes;

Exercise 7

Say these in another way:

a) a brown-eyed man > a man with brown eyes

b) a grey-haired old lady > an old lady ___________

c) a left-handed child > _______________________

d) a thin-faced person> _______________________

e) a dark-eyed woman > ______________________

Exercise 8

Match words from the box on the left with words from the box on the right:

good	new
well	known
easy	written
north	class
ten	looking
short	sleeved
brand	hand
badly	going
part	east
left	time
first	handed
second	pound

Exercise 9

Complete the compound adjectives in these sentences.

1. They were both wearing short- ____________ shirts.

2. There is a shop in London, which sells things for left- _________ people. He’s just bought a brand- ____________ car.

3. They’re very well- _____________, so they can afford to go to expensive restaurants.

4. When I saw her last night, she was dancing, with a very good- ____________ young man in a white suit.

5. Have you ever met a well- ___________ actor or politician?

6. I had a nice time with my cousin – she is a very easy- ___________ person.

Exercise 10

Use compound adjectives instead of italicized words:

1. The woman had auburn hair and blue eyes. 2. He was a man of middle size with a red nose, ruddy cheeks and scanty hair. 3. The boxer was thick in the neck and broad in the shoulders. 4. The girl had rather small features, a snub nose and a fair complexion. 5. A tall man with a round face and heavy muscles met us in the doorway.

Speaking

Discuss the following statements in pairs:

1. Which elements of your body – from split ends to toenails – do you wish were different in some way?

2. What are the necessary physical attributes of the following types of an athlete?

Use the phrases:

Y ou have to be / have……..; You need………; You can’t……. without……….

1) a swimmer

2) a skier

3) a tennis player

4) a sprinter

5) a footballer

3. How important do you think physical appearance is for a happy or successful life?

Exercise 11

Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs:

1. She wore her hair parted … the middle and done … a knot. 2. Whenever she laughed or smiled two pretty dimples appeared … her cheeks. 3. I didn’t like the sad expression … the child’s face. 4. Stick … your tongue, please. I want to see if it is furred. 5. They spoke … very loud voices and I could not help hearing every single word. 6. Do you want me to part your hair … the left side? 7. Her manner of talking reminds me … her father. 8. Two years ago she had to stand … tiptoe to reach the doorbell. 9. The baby lay quietly … his nurse’s arms. 10. Why must you shout? Can’t you talk … a whisper? 11. Your uncle looks young … his age; one would not give him more than 50. 12. The father wanted his little daughter to take… her mother. 13. You look fine and it seems to me that you have put … weight.

! Writing

Continue this paragraph: “ Suddenly the door opened and the strangest-looking man I have ever seen came into the room…….”

Listening

Y ou will hear four people describing their friends. Complete the table.

Name	Donna	Colin	Janet	Robert
Age
Height
Hair colour
Hair style
Face
Eyes
Complexion
Distinguishing features
Dress
Personality

Speaking

A. Think and describe the best friend of yours.

B. Describe one of your relatives having the most distinguishing appearance.

C. Think about one of your group-mates, give a detailed description, let them guess who this person is.

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