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Photocopiable and](Linguahouse.com. Photocopiable and) licensed for use in Svitlana Kukharyonok's lessons.  \n1/3  \nPRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)  \nDESCRIBING APPEARANCE  \n1. The girl in the picture on the left has got very straight/wavy , blond/black hair. She looks slim/overweight and her skin is quite pale/tanned.  \n2. The man in the middle looks slim/overweight . He has long/short, black/blond hair and his skin is quite pale/dark.  \n3. The woman on the right looks quite muscular/overweight . She has straight/curly blond/brown hair and her skin is rather pale/tanned.  \nWork in pairs. Take turns to describe your family members. Try to use qualifying adverbs such as rather, quite, a little, very, etc. For example:  \n\"My sister is quite slim. She has long dark hair and rather pale skin ...\"  \n 2  Opposites  \nMatch the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right.  \n1. beautiful a. short  \n2. fat b. thin  \n3. strong c. ugly  \n4. old d. weak  \n5. tall e. young  \nFour of the words above can be used in a critical or negative way. Which ones?  \nMatch them to the more polite adjectives below.  \nslim overweight plain mature  \n 3  Asking about appearance  \nWork in pairs. Think of a famous actor or actress, but don’t tell your partner his/her name. Your partner must ask the questions below to find out who the person is. Change roles and repeat the exercise.  \n• Is he/she handsome/beautiful?  \n• What colour is his/her hair?  \n• Is he/she tall/short/overweight ...?  \n• Does he/she have curly/wavy/straight hair?  \n• Does he/she have tanned/pale/dark/spotty skin?  \nLearn without forgetting!  \nScan the QR at the top of Page 1 to review the lesson flashcards with Expemo.© [Linguahouse.com. 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