Saturday, 12 December 2020

Vocabulary Builder Series - 2 - THE HUMAN BODY


DESCRIBING PEOPLE

age - the number of years that you have lived

beard - the hair that grows on a man’s chin and

cheeks

complexion - the natural colour of the skin on your face;

a pale complexion

expression - the way that your face looks at a

particular moment; a shocked expression

false teeth - artificial teeth that someone wears if they

do not have their natural teeth

fringe - hair that is cut so that it hangs over your

forehead; a short fringe

freckles - small light-brown spots on someone’s skin

gesture - a movement that you make with a part of

your body, especially your hands, to

express emotion or information; make a

gesture glasses - two pieces of glass or plastic in a frame,

that some people wear in front of their

eyes to help them to see better; wear

glasses

hairstyle - the way that your hair is cut or arranged;

a new hairstyle

height - your size from your feet to the top of your

head; a man of average height

measurement - the size around a part of your body, that

you need to know when you are buying

clothes; your hip/waist/chest measurement

mole - a natural dark spot on someone’s skin

moustache - the hair that grows between a man’s nose

and mouth

scar - a mark that is left on someone’s skin after

a wound gets better

size - how big or small something is

smile - an expression on your face when you

curve up the corners of your mouth

because you are happy or you think that

something is funny; give a smile

spot - a small red lump or mark on someone’s

skin

tears - drops of liquid that come from your eyes

when you cry

weight - how heavy a person or thing is

wrinkles - lines that form on your face when you

grow old

 

VERBS

grow - to gradually become bigger

look - to seem to have a particular quality; He

looks sad.

look like to have a particular appearance; What does

he look like?

weigh - to have a particular weight; She weighs

50 kilos

 


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