Vocabulary (1)

Age clean-shaven
about moustache
baby
child Hair
early mid late bald
elderly (man / woman) black
middle-aged (man / woman) blond
teenager curly
teens dark
thirty something fair
toddler going gray
twentyish gray
young man / woman light brown
youth long
medium length
Build receding hairline
fat red
overweight short
plump shoulder length
skinny spiky
slim straight
stocky wavy
thin white
well built
Height
Complexion above average
clear average height
dark below average
fair petite
freckles short
good tall
olive
pale
pimpled
pimples
spots
spotty
tanned

Facial Features on Men

beard
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A Would you use any of these adjectives to describe yourself?
athletic
charming
confident
creative
dependable
easygoing
forgetful
humble
humorous
inconsiderate
likable
outgoing
overweight
popular
practical
responsible
talkative
selfish
skinny
stingy

B Adjectives often have a positive or negative connotation. For example, charming is positive whereas stingy is
negative.
How about the adjectives above – are they positive or negative?

C Use the words above and below to describe what your friends, family and teachers are like.

careful, hard- aggressive, tough, dull, boring, generous, loyal, energetic,

working, worried, careless, practical, imaginative, self-controlled, confident, selfish,
cheerful, sensible, ambitious, crafty, moody, trusting, shy, stubborn,
broadminded, independent, sensitive, gentle, modest, tolerant, reliable, clumsy,
active, curious, strong-minded, naive friendly intelligent
secretive stupid
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She is skinny. (negative) She is fat. (negative)

She is underweight. (negative) She is overweight. (negative)
She is thin. (negative) She is plump. (neutral)
She is slim. (positive) She is curvy. (positive)
She is slender. (positive) She is well-proportioned. (positive)

Note - if a man is fat (especially round the waist) we often say he has a ‘beer belly’.
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