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People: Appearance A1

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A1

Topic
People:
Appearance

Vocabulary Phonetic
young

/j/

Parts of
speech
adjective

Definition
having lived or existed for
only a short time and not
old

Examples
Dictionary examples:
young people/adults/children
His girlfriend is very young.
Maya is the youngest person in the family.
Angela is two years younger than Luis.

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People:
Appearance

year

/jr/

noun

A1 to be a particular age

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


All young people who play football want go there in [the] future.
Dictionary example:
Her son is six years old.

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People:
Appearance

woman

/wm.n/ noun

an adult female person

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


He is 53 years old [and] he live[s] in Madeira.
Dictionary examples:
a 30-year-old woman
She's a really nice woman.
A woman and two men were arrested on the day after the explosion.
Women won the right to vote in the U.S. in 1920.

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR

A1

Topic

People:
Appearance

Vocabulary Phonetic

tall

/tl/

Parts of
speech

adjective

Definition

having a greater than


average height

Examples
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Your teacher will be a woman.
Dictionary examples:
a tall girl
a tall building
He's tall with dark hair.

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Appearance

small

/sml/

adjective

little in size or amount

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


He is a tall man.
Dictionary examples:
They live in a small apartment near Times Square.
We teach the children in small groups.
a small dog/house/car
I'd rather live in a small town than a big city.
Would you like a large or small cola with your burger?
That jacket's too small for you.
Only a small number of applicants are successful.

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR

A1

Topic

People:
Appereance

Vocabulary Phonetic

slim

/slm/

Parts of
speech

adjective

Definition

Examples

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


It is a small vill[a]ge where my grandad live[s].
Someone who is slim is thin Dictionary examples:
in an attractive way.
a slim figure
He's slim and of average height.

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People:
Appereance

short

/rt/

adjective

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


She is tall and slim.
small in length, distance or Dictionary examples:
height
a short skirt
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.
It's only a short walk to the station.
I'm really short but my brother's very tall.

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People:
Appereance

old

/old/

adjective

having lived or existed for


many years

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


She is quit[e] short, [and] she has got long, curly black hair, and black eyes.
Dictionary examples:
an old man
an old house

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR

Topic

Vocabulary Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
We're all getting older.
I was shocked by how old he looked.
I'm too old to be out dancing every night.
That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times.

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People:
Appereance

old

/old/

adjective

having lived or existed for


many years

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


Wroctaw is [an] old town.
Dictionary examples:
an old man
an old house
We're all getting older.
I was shocked by how old he looked.
I'm too old to be out dancing every night.
That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Wroctaw is [an] old town.

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR
A1

Topic
People:
Appereance

Vocabulary Phonetic
man

/mn/

Parts of
speech
noun

Definition
(plural men) [C] an adult
male human being

Examples
Dictionary examples:
a young/tall man
men and women
the man in the green jacket
the men's 400 meter champion

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Appereance

little

/lt.l/

adjective

1 small in size or amount

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


He's a very good man.
Dictionary examples:
It came in a little box.
a little dog/nose/room
He gave a little smile.

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People:
Appereance

hair

/her/

noun

[U] the thin, thread-like


parts that grow on your
head

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


When I [am] swimming, I can see the little fish.
Dictionary examples:
curly/straight hair
blond/dark/fair/gray/red hair

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR

Topic

Vocabulary Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
She has long/short/shoulder-length brown hair.
I'm going to get my hair cut.

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People:
Appereance

girl

/grl/

noun

a female child or young


woman

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


She has long and dark hair, she has a big eyes, she is a serious girl.
Dictionary examples:
Two girls showed us around the classrooms.
We have three children - a boy and two girls.

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People:
Appereance

fat

child

/ft/

/tld/

adjective

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


She has one girl.
Someone who is fat weighs Dictionary example:
too much.
He eats all the time but he never gets fat.

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


She is tall and [a] little b[i]t fat.
a boy or girl who is not yet Dictionary examples:
an adult, or a son or
daughter of any age
an eight-year-old child
As a child I didn't eat vegetables.
A small group of children waited outside the door.
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People: Appearance A1
CEFR

Topic

Vocabulary Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
Both her children are now married with children of their own.
Jan is married with three young children.

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People:
Appereance

boy

/b/

noun

a male child or young man

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


My children are very happy because [they are] going to school every day.
Dictionary examples:
a teenage boy
You've been a very naughty boy!
All right, boys and girls, quiet now!

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People:
Appereance

beautiful

/bjut..fl/ adjective

1 very attractive

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


I hope it's a boy.
Dictionary examples:
a beautiful woman
beautiful scenery
She was wearing a beautiful dress.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
It's a beautiful park.

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People: Appearance A1
CEFR
A1

Topic
People:
Appereance

Vocabulary Phonetic
beard

/brd/

Parts of
speech
noun

Definition
the hair that grows on a
man's chin

Examples
Dictionary examples:
a long white beard
He's growing a beard.
He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

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Appereance

baby

/be.bi/

noun

a very young child

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


He has a nice beard.
Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Turkish
Dictionary examples:
a baby boy/girl
baby clothes
Sandra had a baby on May 29th.

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People:
Appereance

adult

/dlt/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:


Every day Elisa go[es] to work, make[s] dinner for her little baby and watch[es] the
T.V. with her husban[d].
a person or animal that has Dictionary example:
grown to full size and
strength
Adults pay an admission charge but children get in free.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
Dear Jo, The class day is Wednesday for children (8-16[s]) and Tuesday for adults.

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