Replace the underlined word with a word that is more suitable or more polite

1. He told me he met a handsome girl in the disco last night.

2. She`s beautiful but her youngster sister is really quite ugly.

3. I think Peter is getting a bit fat, don’t you?

4. Most people want to stay slim, but not as skinny as that girl over there.

5. I think she`s hoping she`ll meet a few beautiful men at the tennis club.

9. Follow the descriptions:

You want to know about the following:

- someone`s general appearance

- their height

- their weight

What questions do you need to ask? Complete these questions.

What …………………………………………?

How ………………………………………….?

How much ……………………………….…..?

Now answer these questions.

1. How tall are you?

2. How would you describe your build?

3. How much do you weigh?

4. What kind of hair have you got?

5. What color is it?

6. Would you like it to be different? If so, what would you like?

7. Do you think you have any special features?

8. Are there any special features you would like to have?

9. Do you like beards?

10. Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful, and a famous man you would describe as good-looking?

Answer the questions with your own ideas and information.

1. Do you think men should have pierced ears?

2. Who did you know with freckles when you were young?

3. Did you ever wear braces on your teeth?

4. Which is better, being muscular or being thin? Why?

5. What are your two favorite ways to wear long hair?

6. Who do you know with a shaved head?

11. Complete the dialogue:

A: What does ⁽¹⁾ …………………………………..?

B: Well, she`s medium height, with long fair hair, and she always looks very elegant.

A: How ⁽²⁾ …………………………, exactly?

B: Oh I don’t know. Probably about one meter fifty.

A: And how much ⁽³⁾ ……………….?

B:Well I wouldn’t really like to ask that question, but I`d guess between fifty and fifty-five kilos.

Organize the words into pairs of opposites and put them in the columns below.

mean	clever	nice	relaxed	unpleasant	stupid
tense	cheerful	generous	lazy	hard-working	miserable

positive	negative
……………………………..	……………………………..
……………………………..	……………………………..
……………………………..	……………………………..

13. Which prefix forms the opposite of these words? happy, reliable, flexible, sensitive, friendly, kind, honest, pleasant

14. What nouns can be formed from these adjectives? Use a dictionary to help you. Example: kind kindness

punctual	optimistic	reliable	lazy
confident	generous	ambitious	stupid
sensitive	strong	flexible	shy