Active Vocabulary
Appearance:
appearance n
to look like, What does he look like?
toresemblev
attractive adj
good-looking adj
beautiful adj
beauty n 
handsome adj
to be alike
e. g. My brother and I are alike. to be like походить е. g. My son is like me. Мой сын похож на меня.
to look like е. g. She looks like a doll.
voguen
invogue
The Head and the Hair: head n, round-headed, bald-headed, hair n
One's hair may be: long (short), thick (thin), straight, curly, golden золотистые, silky, dark, fair, brown, chestnut, auburn, flaxen, luxuriant, red, black, grey/white, curl, lock
to do one's hair
to comb one's hair
to brush one's hair
to dress one's hair
to grow one's hair
to have one's hair cut, е, g. She wants to have her hair cut.
to wash one's hair
to wear one's hair long (short, in locks)
close-cut/close-cropped
smooth, wavy, waved
wave v
blond (e) n
brunette n
to plait/to braid one's hair; (also to wear one's hair in plaits/ braids)
to part one's hair in the middle (on one side), parting n; to wear one's hair with a parting in the middle (on one side)
knot n;
to do/to wear one's hair in a knot
hair-do n hair-cut n crown n, temple n
The Face: face n, One's face may be: round, long, thin, pale, beautiful, pretty, ugly уродливое, plain, expressive, lean, fleshy, oval, common, stern, good-humoured, gloomy, clean-shaven, freckle, freckled, wrinkled, countenance n, mole
to change one's countenance, е. g. At this question he suddenly changed his countenance; to keep one's countenance. He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my countenance.
moustache n, beard n, to grow one’s beard
Complexion: complexion n, One’s complexion may be: fresh, rosy, ruddy, pale, fair/light, dark, sunburnt/brown, tanned;
Forehead: forehead, One’s forehead may be: broad, narrow, high, low, large/open;
Nose, One’s nose may be: small, long, flat, straight, turned-up, snub;
Cheek, one’s cheeks may be: round, pale, fleshy, hollow/sunken, wrinkled, rosy/pink;
Eyes глаза One’s eyes may be: big/large, small, kind/warm, black, brown, dark, grey, blue, The girl was blue-eyed. Intelligent, stern, faded. There was joy in her slightly faded blue eyes. Hazel, hollow/sunken, deep-set,close-set, slant/slanting, mischievous, almond, eyelid/lid
Eyelash/lash, One’s lashes may be: long, short , thick, thin, straight,
Eyebrow One’s eyebrows may be: thick, thin, well-marked, arched, overhanging
to knit/to frown one's eyebrows
to lift/raise the eyebrows
Jaw n, heavy-jawed adj, ear n, lobe n,
Chin n one's chin may be: round, pointed, double, decided, strong энергичный, firm, protruding, massive, dimpled с
Mouth n One's mouth may be: big/large, small, firm, твердо
Lip n; lower lip; upper lip, One's lips may be: thick, thin, full, well-cut,
Tooth n (pl teeth); front teeth, One's teeth may be: large, small, perfect, tiny, even/regular, uneven/irregular, close-set, widely spaced, false
tongue n
Feature n; (usu. pl.), One's features may be: small, large, plain, ordinary обыкновенные, regular, irregular, rough/coarse, ugly, е. g. The man was ugly-featured.
Neck n, One's neck may be: long, short, thin, thick, throat n
Skin n, One's skin may be: smooth, rough
The Figure: figure n, body n, back n, breast n, chest n, shoulder n, broad-shouldered, heavy-shouldered, narrow-shouldered, round-shouldered, stooping
A person may be:thin, lean, sturdy, spare, short, tall, of medium height, slender, bent, able-bodied, strongly-built, heavy-built, stout, plump
NOTE:plump is mostly used when we speak of a child, a very young person or a woman, e, g. She was a plump rosy child.
Limbs - limb n, arm n, elbow n, hand n, ankle n, foot n, toe n, on tiptoe, leg n, heel n, knee n, palm n, finger n, forefinger (index finger) n, thumb n, ring finger n, middle finger n, little finger n
The Voice - n, One's voice may be: loud, low, soft, pleasant, sweet, rough/harsh, clear/ringing, weak, thin, to speak in a low (loud, soft, angry, etc.) voice, to raise one's voice, whisper); in a whisper
The Smile n, One's smile may be: bright, sad, broad, happy, pleased, pleasant, sweet, charming, winning, strained, cunning
Agen A person may be: young middle-aged, aged, old, elderly
to look one's age
to look old/young for one's age
in the prime of life/in one's prime
The Manners n pl. One's manners may be: good/polite, bad/impolite, quiet, to have no manners /to be impolite,
Behaviourn,behavev.Behaveyourself!
Character: ambitious, amiable, arrogant; attentive, boastful, broad-minded (narrow-minded), casual, complacent, conceited, callous, calm (placid), courteous, cruel, cunning (sly), diligent, easy-going, fair (unfair), faithful, fault (flaw, drawback, shortcoming), generous, gifted, greedy, алчный, hard-working, haughty, honest, hostile, idle (idler), indifferent, intelligent, irresolute, mean, mediocre, meek, merciful (merciless), miserable, modest, moody (grim), neat, obedient (disobedient), polite (impolite), reliable (unreliable), reserved, reasonable (unreasonable), resourceful, scornful, scoundrel, selfish, self-reliant, silly, slacker, sloven, smart, sober-minded, sociable, spendthrift, stingy, straightforward; strict, stupid; strong-willed, stubborn, superstitious, thrifty; treacherous, touchy, wicked, wise
Proverbs About Appearance and Character
Study the following proverbs, try to find the Russian equivalent to them and use them in situations of your own.
1. Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
2. A fair face may hide a foul heart.
3. A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
4. A fool's tongue runs before his wit.
5. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
6. A little body often harbours a great soul.
7. A man is known by the company he keeps.
8. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
9. A silent fool is counted wise.
10. A sound mind in a sound body.
11. You cannot judge a tree by its bark.
12. Appearances are deceptive.
13. Beauty is but skin-deep.
14. Handsome is that handsome does.
Ex.1. Read the text. Be ready to answer the questions below.
Text 1
Appearances are deceptive,as the English proverb says. Are our appearances really so deceptive? Can we judge about a person by his or her appearance? There are special people who can say about a person by the shape of eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, lips, chin, etc., but this question is still highly disputed amongst psychologists and other specialists.
It goes without saying, that we like everything beautiful, and try to surround ourselves with beautiful things. We take care of our appearance and try to look our best to be liked by other people and particularly by people of the opposite sex. It is very important for us to look modern (up-to-date) and young, because if we want to have a good and prestigious job, we should look up to the minute, have pleasant manners, particularly if our work deals with other people. On the one hand we think that it is easier to look attractive nowadays, as we have a lot of cosmetics at our disposal which can help us to improve our looks. And various fitness clubs can help us to correct our figures. On the other hand we realize that requirements to a modern person's appearance are much higher. So, a modern person must look attractive, slender and self-reliant.
Our heroes, Mary and David are a very beautiful couple. Mary is a young fair-haired woman, very slender. Any Hollywood star could envy her figure. Besides, her face is very nice with blue eyes, a straight nose, and a fair complexion. Her lips are pink and fresh. Without any exaggeration we can say that she looks like a morning flower, fresh and beautiful. The main point about her is her smile — open and charming. And as a matter of fact, she uses very little make-up to look better. Sometimes she uses mascara to make her eyes look more expressive.
David is a perfect match. He is also tall and slender, broad-shouldered, very masculine, and strong. You can guess at once that he goes in for sports. He is also blue-eyed, his hair is curly and auburn. A typical handsome young Englishman.
But if you ask Mary what it is she loves about David she usually answers that David is handsome, but the main thing is he is unique in every way, in his attitude to her, in his love for her. He has a sense of humour, he is a good mixer and a reliable friend. She feels he is the man who can devote all his life to her and their would-be children. David, answering the same question, says that Mary is a real find, besides being extremely attractive she is very intelligent, sincere, tender and caring. Sometimes she is a bit too hot-tempered and straightforward, but David treats these qualities as purely female tricks. He is a bit snobbish at times, but not to Mary. Both of them are a little jealous of each other, Mary more than David, as she is more emotional. She is usually jealous of his past, but then she understands that our past cannot be remade and calms down. David is also suspicious when other men (strangers) stare at Mary too long or too frankly. In these cases David usually takes Mary away or tries to do everything so that she could not feel uncomfortable. Sometimes David feels like hitting the man who stares at Mary, but then he understands that it is not a way out. But really it is not a problem and David feels flattered that he possesses such a beautiful wife.
Ex. 2. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions below.