What Does She/He Look Like?
| …is… | среднего возраста пожилой в ранние/средние/поздние годы в расцвете на закате | young middle-aged elderly old/ chronologically gifted in her/his early-/mid-/late 40`s in her/his teens in the prime of her/his life in past of her/his life |
| But looking… | соответствуя возрасту старше/младше как | her/his age more/less than her age like |
| As to... built, she/ he is... | стройный с излишним весом долговязый хорошо сложен широкоплечий | thin/ lean slim fat stout overweight lanky well-built of small/medium build broad-shouldered |
| And…is… | среднего роста (стандартн.) среднего роста (местн.) ниже среднего крошечный | 1.67 м of medium height of average height below average height tall/tallish short/shortish petite |
| Speaking about…face, it is... | thin long round oval square heart-shaped | |
| … has...a... complexion | бледный светлый смуглый веснушчатый темный восточный румяный загорелый здоровый | pale fair olive freckled black Oriental ruddy sun-tanned healthy |
| …eyes are… | узко/широко посаженные миндалевидные карие | pale blue grey green dark close/wide set almond hazel big little |
| with…eyelashes | завивающиеся | long thick small curving |
| and…eyebrows | дугообразные | thin thick bushy arched |
| And…nose… | прямой курносый крючком картошкой приплюснутый мясистый | straight turned-up/snub hooked bulbous flat fleshy long short narrow-nostrilled |
| What`s more,…hair color is… | каштановые рыжие | fair blond brown/auburn black/dark red grey |
| and it is… | шелковые вьющиеся кучерявые волнистые крашеные обесцвеченные | silky curly straight frizzy wavy thick thin dyed highlighted |
| In a word,…is… | красивый хорошенький обычный привлекательный ужасный отвратительный | beautiful good-looking handsome pretty/lovely plain attractive funny-looking weird-looking ugly |
Hair style
Ladies wear it loose
untidy
neat
in a bunch
in a pony-tail
in plaits
shoulder-length
swept-back/ tied-back
sleek
Men like a crew cut
a cut
with a fringe
with a parting
Both can have it receding
thinning
balding
Appearance
A person may have a mole
a blemish
freckles
spots
dimples
a scar
a beauty spot
a beard
a stubble
sideburns
a moustache
wrinkles
a tattoo
a clean shaven/ unshaven face
a made-up face
glasses/ lenses
Exercise 3. Choose the word which best completes the sentence.
1. She sometimes wears her hair (loose, tied, free, fringe)
2. He has a (white, spotted, clear, brown) complexion.
3. Last year’s cycling accident has left him a large (mark, cut, wound, scar) on his left cheek.
4. Mark’s hair is already (bald, parting, retiring, receding)
5. People with red hair often come out in (a stubble, moles, freckles, blemishes) when they sunbathe.
6. When a person smiles, (wrinkles, freckles, dimples, spots) may appear on his face.
Exercise 4. Complete the following description with the suitable words below. Guess the sex
of the person and explain what made you think so.
· Bald beard blue casually
· Early ears fair glasses
· Good-looking heavily look narrow
· Serious smile straight strong
· Thin tattoo wrinkles
‘’I’m in my... fifties. I’m very tall, and quite... built, but I have rather... shoulders and a... on my left hand. I’m a little overweight.
I have... medium-length... hair, but I’m going...so there isn’t a lot of it left. I have a grey... and moustache. My eyes are..., and I wear.... I’ve got a rather long face, with a... chin, a big nose and big....I have got... lips, and I usually have a... expression, that’s why I’ve got a lot of.... But my face changes a lot when I.... I have a high forehead; I like to think that it looks intelligent.
Clothes are not very important to me, and I’m usually very... dressed
I don’t think I’m very..., but I’m not at all bad-looking either. I probably... a bit younger than I am.’’
Exercise 5. Place the words below under the correct heading
· Attractive fair green long slim
· Old wavy plump oval brown
· Curly pretty muscular blue long
· Plain round grey straight handsome
· Thin blond(e) white short young
· Fat dark red elderly good-looking
· Black tallish overweight middle-aged of medium height
· In the prime lanky petite square Oriental
· Almond frizzy dyed hazel stout
Hair:
Eyes:
Face:
Build:
Height:
Age:
General appearance:
What Is Beauty?
- Beauty depends on...
- health
- money
- genetic code (human nature)
- personal attempts to beautify oneself
- desire to be beautiful
- national image and traditions
- social status
- Beauty causes...
· popularity
· respect
· a lot of possibilities
· fans
· self-confidence
- Beauty results in...
· prejudice
· tiredness
· nervousness
· arrogance
· jealosy
· envy
- Beauty is associated with...
· charm
· distinguishing (personal) features
· glamour
· mystery
· enigma
· non-standard image
· health
· wealth
· fascination
· harmony
· smile
· unity of mind, soul and body
· bliss
Exercise 2. Express your idea of beauty according to the following scheme.
When I think of beauty I think of...