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Exercises

Answer these remarks with the opposite description.
Example: A: I thought you said he was the short, chubby one.
B: No, quite the opposite, he's the tall, thin-faced one
1 A: Was that his brother, the dark-skinned, wavy-hairzd one?
B: No, quite the opposite, his brother's ...
2 A: She's always quite well-dressed, so I've heard.
B: What! Who told you that? Every time I see her, she's ...
3 A: So Charlene's that rather plump fair-haired woman, is she?
B: No, you're looking at the wrong one. Charlene's.. .
4 A: So, tell us about the new boss; good looking?
B: No, I'm afraid not; rather ...
5 A: I don't know why, but I expected the tour-guide to be middle-aged or elderly.
B: No, apparently she's only ...

Write one sentence to describe each of these people, giving information about their hair and
face, their height and build and general appearance.
1 you yourself 3 a neighbour
2 your best friend 4 your ideal of a handsome manfa beautiful woman
Now, in the same way, describe somebody very famous, give some extra clues about them,
e.g. pop stau/politician, and see if someone else can guess who you are describing.

From these jumbled words, find combinations for describing people, as in the example. Not
all of the words are on the left-hand page. Some of the combinations are hyphenated. Use a
dictionary if necessary. Example: good-looking

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WANTED! MISSING! Complete the gaps in these police posters.

WANTED FOR Wanted for Missing Wanted
MURDER Robbery
dead or alive

Ian Prowse, Sandra King Louise Fox Jake 'Dagger'
height bft, height 5ft 4, age 7, Asian Flagstone, 6ft
....................... -faced, ........... hair, ....... .................... with
........................... hair, .......................... build, ............... and ....... ...;
........................... skin faced hair ......................... build.

Make a collection of descriptions of people from newspapers and magazines. Courtlcrime
reports, celebrity and gossip pages of magazines, and the 'personal' columns where people
are seeking partners are good places to start.

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