Saturday, February 22, 2025

Vocabulary: The art of beauty

 V Describing appearance

1Choose the correct words. 
  • 1Doctors say that 20% of fifteen-year-olds in the UK are  and should eat less.

  • 2Amy likes American boys and thinks they're the most  in the world.

  • 3You're looking very  and healthy these days! Have you been going to the gym a lot?

  • 4Some people think eyebrow piercings are attractive, but I think they're really !

  • 5Everyone looked round when Maria came in wearing that dress. She looked !

  • 6I like it when people are a bit  – I'm tired of this idea that we all have to be thin!

  • 7You don't need to wear expensive clothes to look  and stylish.

Vinsight Compound adjectives: appearance
2Complete the compound adjectives with the correct endings to complete the sentences. 

blue-, pale-, blonde-, middle-, short-, sun-, broad-

  • 1Jack spent most of his summer holiday lying on the beach – look how  he is!

  • 2Anna hasn't got brown eyes and black hair – she's  and .

  • 3If both parents are , there is a 60% chance that their children will also need glasses.

  • 4It's difficult to decide what  is now. People work later and live longer these days.

  • 5The  look is becoming more popular, because of the dangers of sunbathing.

  • 6Tom's new jacket is a bit small, but he thinks it makes him look very !

V Describing hair
3Complete the text with the words in the box. 
    MOVE
  • dreadlocks
  • shaved head
  • a ponytail
  • a bun
  • plaits
  • curly hair
  • a bob
  • spiky hair

'As a hairdresser, I know that different hairstyles go with different personalities. It's easy to see with men. Some short hairstyles definitely give a tough military look, and obviously 

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show the opposite and suit a peace-loving reggae fan. A punk with 

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is showing how rebellious he is. Having no hair was once a way to shock people, too, but a 

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is now seen as stylish, suggesting a strong character. With women, the biggest difference is between straight hair, which often gives a more serious look, and its opposite, 

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which people always think means you're a lively and happy character. 

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was once an old-fashioned, old lady-type hairstyle but it can look great on a young girl. 

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are traditionally connected with country girls and can give the idea of a tidy and organized person. 

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is a lively-looking, girlish hairstyle, often practical for sporty types with long hair. Women sometimes have very short hair these days and it makes a woman look very sure of herself. It can look a bit scary to some people though, so 

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is a better way for a woman to look elegant as well as strong – it's very popular with businesswomen.'

4Choose the correct answers. 
  • 1Many women like -shouldered, tall men.

  • 2My brother hates the images of thin models in magazines and says that  women are much more attractive.

  • 3Western women sometimes eat less because they think that being  is the same as being beautiful.

  • 4For centuries, a sun- face indicated that someone worked all day in the fields.

  • 5These days, clear skin and  eyes are important signs of healthiness.

  • 6Hannah and her best friend have completely different ideas about what they find  in a man.

  • 7You have to run around so much in your new job, you don't need to worry about getting .

  • 8Most -skinned people need to be careful about how much time they spend in the sun.

5 CHALLENGE!  Use the adjectives for appearance and hairstyles to describe one of the people in the photographs below. Speak for no longer than one minute.  



  1.  Select Record Audio to record yourself.
  2.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
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