Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 2

Unit 11 Lesson B: Features

Vocabulary
Appearance
bald (adj)
muscular (adj)
beard (n)
mustache (n)
have a beard / mustache / goatee (v)
have a shaved head (v)
have freckles (on your nose) (v)
have pierced ears / long fingernails (v)
wear / have a ponytail (v)
wear a wig (v)
wear braces (v)
wear braids (v)
wear glasses (v)
wear your hair in cornrows (v)

Usually plural appearance words

braces (n)
freckles (n)
long fingernails (n)
pierced ears (n)

Hairstyles
ponytail (n)
spiked hair (n)

Usually plural hairstyles

braids (n)
cornrows (n)

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Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 2

Grammar
Phrases with verb +-ing and prepositions
You can use phrases with verb +-ing or phrases with prepositions to identify people you can
see. You can use them to describe what people are doing or wearing, where they are, or what
they look like.

Phrases with verb +-ing

You can use phrases with verb +-ing to say what someone is doing or wearing:

A Which one is your roommate?

B She's the woman standing by the table.
or
B She's the woman wearing (the) black pants.

You can also use phrases with verb +-ing to ask questions about people you can see:

A Who's the guy talking to Rosa's roommate?

B The guy wearing (the) yellow pants? My brother.

Phrases with prepositions

You can use phrases with prepositions to describe where someone is:

She's the one by the table.

You can use with to describe what someone looks like:

She's the one with (the) long hair.

The one with (the) glasses is Jason.

You can use with or in to describe what someone is wearing:

The guy with / in the yellow pants is Rosa's brother. (= The guy wearing . . . )

She's the one with / in the black shirt. (= She's the one wearing . . . )

You can also use phrases with prepositions in questions:

Who's the guy in the blue shirt?

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