Part 1. Appearance

Exercise 1. Study the following vocabulary.

Vocabulary a. Parts of Human Body

1. head

2. top of the head

3. back of the head

4. hair

5. face

6. forehead

7. temple

8. eye

9. eyebrow

10. eyelash

11. upper eyelid

12. lower eyelid

13. white of the eye

14. iris

15. pupil

16. cheek

17. mouth

18. chin

19. dimple in the chin (cheek)

20. jaw (lower, upper)

21. gum

22. lip

23. tongue

• to stick out one’s tongue

• (on) the tip of the tongue

24. teeth

25. ear

26. earlobe

27. cheekbone

28. neck

29. throat

30. nape of the neck

31. Adam’s apple

32. collar bone

33. spine/backbone

34. vertebra (pl. vertebrae)

35. ribs

36. pelvis

37. trunk

38. back

• hunchbacked

• humpbacked

39. shoulder

40. shoulder-blade

41. loin

42. armpit

43. chest

44. breasts

45. bosom

46. bust

47. waist

• slim waist

• slim-waisted

48. hip

49. navel

50. seat (backside, col. bottom)

51. abdomen (stomach)

52. belly (paunch)

53. limbs (lower, upper)

54. arm

55. upper arm

56. armpit

57. crook of the arm

58. biceps

59. elbow

60. forearm

61. hand

62. fist (clenched fist/hand)

63. fingers

• thumb

• index finger (forefinger, second f.)

• middle f. (third f.)

• ring f. (fourth f.)

• little f. (fifth f.)

64. palm

65. wrist

66. phalanx

67. finger pad

68. finger tip (end)

69. knuckle

70. back of the hand

71. nail

• to do one’s nails

72. leg

73. thigh

74. knee

• to kneel

• lap, to hold in one’s lap

75. shank

76. shin

77. calf (pl. calves)

78. ankle

79. foot

80. heel

81. instep

82. sole of the foot

83. joint

84. muscle

85. toe

• to tiptoe

• big toe

• second – fourth t.

• little t.

86. toenail

87. lungs

88. heart

89. colon

90. liver

91. kidney

92. intestines

93. appendix

94. vein

95. artery

B. Describing Human Appearance

1. Head and hair

1. bald (balding)

2. blond(e)

• ash-blond

3. braid (plait)

4. brunette

5. curl

6. hair

• abundant

• auburn hair

• banged hair

• (jet) black hair

• bleached hair

• to brush one’s hair back from the forehead

• bobbed hair

• chestnut hair

• close-cut (close-cropped) hair

• to comb one’s hair

• crisp hair

• curled hair

• curly hair

• dark hair

• dishevelled hair

• dry hair

• to do one’s hair

• to do one’s hair in a knot

• to dye one’s hair

• fair hair

• frizzy hair

• golden hair

• greasy hair

• grey (Am. gray) h.

• grizzled (grizzling) hair

• to grow one’s hair

• to have one’s h. cut

• long (loose) hair

• to lose one’s h. (to go bold)

• luxuriant hair

• mop of hair

• normal hair

• to plait one’s hair

• to part one’s hair (in the middle, on one side)

• receding hair

• red hair (redhead)

• red-haired (red-headed)

• reddish hair

• roots of one’s hair

• rumpled (tousled) h.

• sandy hair

• to set one’s hair

• short hair

• shoulder-length hair

• silky hair

• silvery (silver) hair

• sleek (smooth) hair

• straight hair

• strand of hair

• streaked hair

• thick hair

• thin (scanty) hair

• to trim one’s hair

• tuft of hair

• to wash (shampoo) one’s hair

• waved hair

• to wave one’s hair

• to have one’s hair waved

• wavy hair

• to wear one’s hair long (short, plaited, off one’s head)

• white hair

• wisp of hair

7. crew cut

8. fringe (Am. bangs)

9. haircut

10. hairstyle (coiffures)

11. hairdo

12. highlights

13. blow dry

14. permanent waving

15. lock

16. parting (in the middle)

• side parting

17. pigtail

18. pony tail

19. skinhead

20. split ends

21. swept up (pinned up) hair

22. swept back hair

23. toupee

24. head

• bald-headed (bald)

• big head

• bullet head

• small head

• square head

25. slender neck

26. thick neck (thick-necked)