1.2. Complete each passage below with the correct words from the list above it to make an accurate description of one of the people in the illustration.

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a) He’s tall, ____ man. He’s white and he’s wearing a ___ on his head, a dark, ___ suit and a black ___. An inch of ___ shows from each of his sleeves. He has immaculate ___ in his trousers. He has a flower in his ___ and a handkerchief ___ into his ___. He’s quite ___ dressed.

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b) She’s a ___ little kid, rather oriental-looking, with a broad ___ on her face. She’s wearing ___ jeans and a zip-jacket with ___ pockets and no ___. Underneath she’s wearing a ___ T-shirt. From the way she’s standing, she looks a bit ___. She’s very ___ dressed. She’s ___ but she’s carrying her shoes in her hand. They look like ___.

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c) He’s a ___ black man with ___ shoulders and a slim ___. He has no beard or moustache; he’s ___. He’s not wearing a hat; he’s ___. He has ___ hair and a serious ___ on his face. His trousers are held up by a belt with a large, round ___. He’s standing very ___, with his hands on his ___.

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d) She’s young, still in her ___. She has a ___ ___ and she’s standing with her hands ___ in front of her. Her fair, ___ hair, which is ___ in the middle, has a ribbon with a ___ in it. She’s wearing a full, knee-length ___ skirt, a loose ___ pullover and black, ___ shoes.

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e) He’s white, not very old, maybe ___, and he’s standing with his arms ___. He’s rather ___, as jockeys sometimes are, and he’s fat, almost ___. He has a ___ on, so you can’t see his hair, except for his long ___. He’s wearing a ___ shirt with the sleeves ___ and a pair of ___ trousers held up by ___.

1.3. Write a brief description of each person below, referring to his or her age, hair, build, clothes and way of standing. Use any of the words from the exercise above and any of the following words which may be suitable.

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