My Appearance

My name is Helen (Nick). I am young. I am 17. I am a pretty girl (a handsome boy). I am tall (short, not very tall). I am neither fat nor plump. I am slim. I have fair (dark) skin.

I have an oval (a round) face. My hair is long (short) and straight (curly, wavy). It is fair (dark). So I am a fair-haired (dark-haired) girl (boy). My eyes are blue (brown, green). So I am a blue-eyed (brown-eyed, green-eyed) girl (boy). My nose is straight (turned up). My lips are pink and thin (thick). My cheeks are pink too. My ears are small (big). I usually wear ear-rings on them. My forehead is high (low). They say I look like my mother (father).

I always like to wear in fashion. I usually wear blue jeans and a T-shirt in summer. I also like to wear training shoes in summer. I wear a warm sweater and a warm vest, black trousers and (high) boots in winter. My clothes are always clean (dirty) and pressed (unpressed). I think I am a tidy girl (boy).

My hobby is dancing (singing, watching TV, playing computer games, embroidering, knitting, making ornaments of beads and threads, going in for sports, riding a bicycle (a bike)). I like to do it when I have a free time. I like to play badminton (ball, football, basket-ball, volley-ball) with my friends in summer. I also like to play snowballs (hockey) with my friends in winter.

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions:

1. What do you look like? (I am a pretty girl. I am a handsome boy.) 2. Whom do you look like? (I look like my mother.) 3. What do you usually wear? ( I usually wear in fashion: a T-shirt, jeanse and training shoes. ) 4. What do you have on? (I have a T-shirt, jeanse and training shoes on.) 5. What is your hobby?

Exercise 4. Choose the right word (Вибери правильне слово):

1. My hair is (straight, turned up). 2. His lips are (slim, thin, thick). 3. I look like (pretty, my father). 4. I have (a dress, a bike) on. 5. I put my (clothes, ball) on. 6. I take my (coat, T-shirt) off in the room.

Exercise 5. Sort out the adjectives given in the box into the columns with

the name of physical features they can usually describe:

underweight grey straight dark strong large wavy overweight stout square red mean weak skinny generous hazel crooked fat blond slim curly thinning plump chestnut blue long short pointed turned up slender

Eyes	Nose	Mouth	Chin	Hair	Size

Exercise 6. Divide the words given below into those which usually refer to men only,women only or people of both sexes:

beard pretty beautiful ugly bald

shapely handsome suntanned moustache charming

attractive good-looking muscular whiskers gorgeous

Men only	Women only	Both sexes

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with a suitable word from a box:

dye (фарбувати) / smile / shave (голити) / hair / pale / lips / muscular / beard / medium

1. She’s got blonde……….

2. He’s got very……….skin.

3. My friend is of………..height.

4. He’s got very ………..legs.

5. I’m going to shave off my ... ..My wife says she wants to see

my face again.

6. My ………were so dry. I had to put some cream on them.

7. Jim had a big………on his face.

8. My girlfriend wants me to ……..off my moustache.

9. Does your sister……….her hair, or is that her natural colour?

Exercise 8. Translate following expressions:

1. charming smile, curly hair, dark hair, pale skin, broad shoulders, full lips, irregular features, common appearance, bald, a middle-aged man, a pretty girl, a muscular man;

2. карі очі, темна шкіра, довге густе волосся, носити косу, звичайні риси обличчя, бути струнким, бути середнього зросту, мускулисте тіло;

Exercise 9. Translate into English:

1. Я зазвичай ношу сережки на вухах. 2. Кажуть, що я схожа на свою тітку. 3. Вона завжди одягається модно. 4. Її одяг завжди чистий і випрасуваний. 5. Він є голубоокий. 6. Вона – вродлива кароока дівчина.

Exercise 10. Answer the questions about yourself following the pattern:

1. How tall are you? I’m…………metres tall.

2. How much do you weigh? I’m……kilos.

3. How would you describe your build? I’m (tall) and (slim).

4. What kind of hair have you got? I’ve got (dark straight hair).

5. What colour is it? It is (black).

6. Would you like to be different? What would you like to change?

Yes, I would. I’d like to change…….

7. Do you think you have any special features? What are they?

8. Are there any special features you would like to have?

9. Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful?

10. Can you think of a famous man you would describe as handsome?

Exercise 11. Read and translate the letter:

Hi John,

I’d like to describe you my close friend. Of course, I’ve got a lot of good friends but my best friend is Kate. She is a pleasant-looking girl about 15. She is not very tall but has a strong attractive body. She is pleasantly plump.

Kate is always very elegant and keeps up with the latest fashion. Her features are very delicate. Kate has white curly hair and dark blue eyes. Her eyelashes are long and thick. To cut a long story short she is a pretty girl.

In my opinion, appearance is not so important when you talk about friendship. I like Kate because she is so funny, kind-hearted, active and cheerful. She has a big soul and tries to help everyone.

In a word, my best friend has a noble look and rich soul, her character corresponds to her experience.

Best wishes, Julia

Exercise 12. Draw a face following the instructions

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He is a boy. His face is oval. He has got short straight hair. His ears are small. His eyes are small and dark. His nose is small and straight. His mouth is smiling.

She is a girl. Her face is oval. She has got long wavy hair. Her eyes are dark and big. Her ears are small. Her nose is small and straight. Her lips are full. She is always smiling.

Exercise 13. Read and retell the text: