Unit 1b Vocabulary practice Unit 1b Vocabulary practice Unit 1b Vocabulary practice Unit 1b Vocabulary practice

•character (n) the qualities that make up someone’s personality

•appearance (n) the way a person or thing looks to other people

Character

• aggressive• ambitious• arrogant• bossy• careful/careless• caring/uncaring• considerate/inconsiderate• easy-going

• good/bad-tempered• friendly/unfriendly• greedy

• hard-working• honest/dishonest• sensitive/insensitive• sociable/unsociable• outgoing• mature/immature• reliable/unreliable• moody• organised/disorganised• optimistic/pessimistic• patient/impatient

Appearance

Body:•He's slim. •He's of medium build.•He's well-built. •He's rather plump (= not slim).•He's broad-shouldered. •He's quite muscular.•He's a bit overweight. (→ He's fat.)

•She's quite tall. •She's of medium height.•She's a woman of average height.•She's a woman of below average height. •She's not very tall. (→ She's short.)

Hair:•She's got long blonde curly hair. •She's got red wavy hair. •She's got short straight hair. •She's got dark spiky hair. •She's got shoulder-length hair.•He's got a receding hairline. → He's going bald. → He's bald (= he's got no hair).

Complexion:• He's dark (= with dark hair and dark skin).• He's fair (= with blond hair and pale skin).

(Also suntanned, pale-skinned.)

Eyes:•She's got big brown eyes. small blue (Also almond-shaped, hazel, etc) •She's got long eyelashes.

bushy/thick/thin eyebrows.

Nose:• She’s got broad/flat/sharp/button/

crooked/long/straight nose.

Face:• She's got round/oval/square face. • He’s got a pretty/handsome/beautiful face.

Other features:• He has a moustache / a beard / a goatee. (A mole, a scar, side-burns, freckles, etc)• She wears glasses.

Age:•He's in his early forties. (→ Probably between 40 and 43)

(also in his mid sixties, in his late twenties.)

การถามและตอบCharacter

A: What is your friend like? B: She's quite extrovert, but a bit too talkative.

AppearanceA: What does your friend look like? B: She's tall and quite slim, with short

blonde curly hair and blue eyes.

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