Appearance

1. Write the following words in one of the three columns.

Curly, overweight, nose, moustache, brown, lips, beard, tall, wavy, mouth, fair, eyebrows,
slim, fat, red, dark, freckles, long, eyes, blonde, forehead, stout.

face Hair build

2. Write the following words in one of the columns.

Positive characteristics Negative characteristics

Organized, boastful, brave, lucky, naughty, strong-willed, lazy, loyal, understanding, greedy,
charming, popular, imaginative, hot-tempered, selfish, punctual, rude, quiet, confident,
intelligent, absent- minded, cruel, wise.

3. Fill in the following words.

Wavy, lips, not very tall, kind, friendly, smart clothes, overweight, eyes.

My grandmother is … and she is a little … . She has got a … face and grey … hair. Her … are
brown and her … are red. She is getting old now, but she always wears … and she has got the
most beautiful hands I have ever seen. My granny is understanding and very … . I love her very
much.

4. Put the questions to the text.

1 … my grandmother short or …? 3) What clothes … she …?

2 Has she got…? 4) … her hair …?

5. Read the text and answer the questions.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Maria. I am 15. I was born in London and I live in this city
in a new district. I am neither tall nor short. My friends say that I am slim. My hair is fair and
short. My face is oval, my nose is short and turned-up. My eyes are large and blue.

1 Is her name Kate? 4 Are her eyes green?

2 She is 15, isn’t she? 5 Is she tall or short?

3 Was she born in New York? 6 Is her hair dark and long?
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1. Write the following words in one of the three columns.

Curly, overweight, nose, moustache, brown, lips, beard, tall, wavy, mouth, fair, eyebrows,
slim, fat, red, dark, freckles, long, eyes, blonde, forehead, stout.

face Hair build

nose Curly Overweight
moustache Brown Tall
lips Wavy Slim
beard Fair Fat
mouth Red stout.
eyebrows Dark
freckles Long
eyes blonde
forehead

2. Write the following words in one of the columns.

Positive characteristics Negative characteristics

Organized boastful
brave naughty
lucky lazy
strong-willed greedy
loyal hot-tempered
understanding selfish
charming rude
popular absent- minded
imaginative cruel
punctual
quiet
confident
intelligent
wise.

3. Fill in the following words.

Wavy, kind, friendly, smart clothes, t, eyes.

My grandmother is not very tall and she is a little overweight. She has got a friendly face and
grey wavy hair. Her eyes are brown and her lips are red. She is getting old now, but she always
wears smart clothes and she has got the most beautiful hands I have ever seen. My granny is
understanding and very kind. I love her very much.

4. Put the questions to the text.

1 Is my grandmother short or tall? 3) What clothes does she wear?

2 Has she got a friendly face? 4) Is her hair wavy?