Topical vocabulary

Lesson 2 Topic: Appearance. Describtion.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

be alike bald birthmark blond blonde beard brunette brush brush cheek chief comb complexion cross-eyed dye eye eyesight expression fair familiar far-sighted forehead freckles gain good-looking hair handsome happen hazel hooked imagine inquisitive lipstick lose (lost, lost)

быть похожим лысый родинка белокурый блондинка борода брюнетка щетка причесывать (щеткой) щека руководитель, начальник расческа, расчесывать цвет лица косой красить глаз зрение выражение белокурый, светлый знакомый дальнозоркий лоб веснушки получать, приобретать красивый волосы красивый случаться, происходить карий крючковатый воображать, представлять любопытный помада терять

make up medium middle-aged middle-sized moustache near-sighted neighbour nose pigtail plain pretty profile razor safety scar shave skin smile stout ugly up-turned wavy weight well-shaped wrinkles whereabouts

грим, косметика средний пожилой среднего роста усы близорукий сосед нос косичка простой приятный профиль бритва безопасный шрам бриться кожа улыбка, улыбаться полный безобразный вздернутый волнистый вес с хорошей фигурой морщины местонахождение

a). How old is he? What is his age? He is 30 (years old); He is about (over, under) 30. He is (quite) young, middle aged, old. He looks about 30. He does not look his age.

b) What is he like? What does he look like? He is tall, middle-sized, short, thin, stout, pudgy, podgy, slim, broad-shouldered, long-legged, short-legged. Teenager, underage, adult, baby

c) Complexion: dark, fair, profile; full-faced, moustache (mustache); pigtail; hair, curly, grey; scar, wrinkle; freckles, birthmark, forehead, eyebrow, eyelash, eye, nose, nostril, lip, cheek, jaw, chin; neck, dimple, back of the neck (nape of the neck ), Tooth (teeth): even, uneven, close-set. Chin: double, pointed. Eyelashes: curving, straight, thick; Appearance: lovely, beautiful, handsome, cool, gay, straight, the right man

Face: long, oval, round, square; Nose: aquiline, flat, snub-nosed, pug-nosed, fleshy; up-turned; Lips: full, thick, rosy, painted; Skin: delicate, rough; Head: temple, bald, grey-haired, fair-haired; curly, curled, wavy, lank (straight), braid, plait .

d) to do one’s hair, brush (comb) one’s hair, grow one’s hair (beard, moustache); have one’s hair cut (dyed); to lose weight; to gain weight; use a lipstick (make up); frown

puff-box (powder-box), powder, cream, shave, use a razor (safety razor; an electric shaver) for shaving; to look like; be like; lose one’s looks

Exercise 1. Make up sentences: How old is Jack? How old is your father? How old is John’s sister? How old is that man?

He

My father

She

Jack

That man

is

25

2 years old

about 40

under 50

over 35

in his (her) early (late) twenties

What is		he she his nose her face his eyesight		like?		What colour is (are)		his hair? her eyes? his skin
He She John Nora	is		tall middle-sized short thin stout slim		long-legged broad-shouldered dark-eyed one-eyed pug-nosed		cross-eyed near-sighted far-sighted blind pregnant gay		bald-headed fair-headed fair-haired blond blonde straight	brunette middle-aged handsome good-looking ugly plain

Exercise 2 Check your knowledge of the words by the following statements:

He was a man of 35, rather tall, dark-eyed and dark-skinned, with long brown hair, well combed. My father was of a dark-complexion, with a great forehead and dark hazel eyes. John looks older than he is. But his brother looks just his age. They say it’s very easy for the long legged to run fast. The girl was pretty; she had an oval face, blue eyes and a straight nose. She was well-shaped and had a pleasant smile. The boy was cross-eyed with hundreds of freckles on his cheeks and nose, his hair was red and wavy.

Exercise 3 Give short answers:

Is that girl with fair hair your sister? Your brother must be a tall handsome boy, mustn’t he? Helen is going to be a beautiful girl, isn’t she? Don’t you remember that little boy with big brown eyes and an up-turned nose? That bald-headed stout man is your chief, isn’t he? Do you know that short man with thick black hair? Do you think I must lose weight? Schoolgirls usually wear pigtails, don’t they? I hear your brother is going to grow beard, isn’t he?

Exercise 4 Memorize:

-Do you know my elder brother John?

-I’m not really sure I do. What does he look like?

-He is rather tall, dark-eyed with an up-turned nose.

-Oh, yes, certainly I know him.

-Will you meet my sister at the station? I’m afraid I shan’t (won’t be) be able to get there in time after work.

-With pleasure, but I have never seen her… How can I recognize her among so many people?

-Well, try to imagine her appearance (what she looks like). She is middle sized, round-faced, blue-eyed with long yellow hair.

-That’s clear. So long. But, John, what’s her name?

-How old is your friend Nora Jackson?

-Why do you ask me about her?

-I must make a list of those who go in for sport in your class.

-She is about 15, but I’m not sure I know her age exactly.

Exercise 5. Change the following sentences as in the model.

M: she has dark hair. She is a dark-haired girl.

The old man had a long beard. Jack had around face, though he was rather slim. John was never tall, he was of medium size. There were thousands of freckles on his face. Her eyes were hazel (brown, blue). His eyes were poor: he couldn’t see anything near him. I’ll never forget that man; he had such a strange square head. There were a lot of wrinkles on his face. That man had only one eye.

Exercise 6. Answer questions:

How does your brother look after his illness? What does your new boy-friend (girl-friend) look like? Does he look like his father or mother? What can you say of your friend’s (neighbour’s) complexion? What kind of eyesight have you? How often do you have you hair cut? What do you use to brush your hair? Who is that pretty girl standing over there? What’s the name of that man with long grey hair? Why do you want to lose (to gain) weight? What do people usually do to lose (gain) weight? How old is your brother (father, son)?