Vocabulary

IV. Read and memorize the definitions.

athletic - having a sturdy and well proportioned body; physically fit or strong; muscular or active

attractive – pleasant to look at; good-looking

baby = infant – newborn or recently born child

bald – having no hair

blonde – having light coloured skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes

bob - a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head

bushy (eyebrows) – thick and shaggy

complexion – colour of a person’s skin, especially of the face

crooked (teeth) – not even

chin – part of the face below the lips

curly (hair) - having curls

dark-skinned - naturally having skin of a dark colour

even = regular (teeth) – of the same level, straight

eyebrow - hair over each eye

fit – in good shape

forehead - part of the face between the natural hairline and the eyes

freckles - small brown dots on a person’s face and arms

fringe - front hair cut short over the forehead

thin = skinny - with very little fat

long – of relatively great length

losing his hair = going bald

middle-aged - being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

obese - extremely overweight

overweight = fat

pale - very light coloured

plain - not beautiful or attractive

red-head – with red hair

short – 1) of little height, no tall; 2) of little length, not long

slim – slender, not fat

stocky – short, but well-built

straight (hair) – having no waves or curls

tall – of more than average height

tan – go brown in the sun

teenager – person between the ages of 13 and 19

toddler - small child between the ages one and two and a half

senior citizen = old age pensioner – elderly person

well-built – large, having a good, strong constitution

wavy (hair) – in between straight and curly

READING COMPREHENSION

V. Answer the questions.

1. Is the author of the text male or female? Why do you think so?

2. Does her grandfather work or have a pension? Is he middle-aged?

3. How old is her aunt?

4. Are her cousins teenagers?

5. Are her sister’s children toddlers? How old are they?

6. How tall is she?

7. Is her sister tall or short?

8. Is she fat or slim? What about her sister?

9. What does their father look like? (build and complexion)

10. Why is her grandfather fit for his age?

11. Is she blonde? What colour is her hair?

12. Does her sister look like their father / mother? (compare build and complexion)

13. Do her brothers resemble their father? Why do you think so?

14. Are there any people in your group who are stocky / tall and skinny?

15. What is your complexion?

16. Does she tan easily? What about you?

17. Does she get freckles from the sun? What about you?

18. What is the shape of your partner’s face? (oval, square, round, heart-shaped, thin, broad)

19. Is her father’s nose hooked, snub or straight?

20. Is her mother’s teeth even or crooked?

21. Why does her sister wear a brace?

22. What is her hair like?

23. Is her sister’s hair straight, curly or wavy?

24. What is her mother’s haircut?

25. Is her father’s hair thick?