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Exercises

43.1 Complete these sentences in a suitable way. (More than one answer may be possible.)
1 She’s got blonde «0.0.0.0...
2 He’s got very pale .........00.. eee
3 They’ve both got curly ........000ee .
4 I would say he was medium ..............00000cceees
5 Her brother has got very broad ............0000.ccceecees .
6 She doesn’t like men with hairy «0.0.0.0. .
7 Last time I saw him he had grown a ...................0::::00 .
8 He’s got very muscular «0.0.0.0... .
9 Both men were very good-........00. cee
10 All of them have got dark 00.00.0000. .

43.2 Replace the underlined word in each sentence with a word which is either more suitable or
more polite.
1 He told me he met a handsome girl in the disco last night.
2 She’s beautiful but her younger sister is really quite ugly.
3 I think Peter is getting a bit fat, don’t you?
4 Most people want to stay slim, but not as skinny as that girl over there.
5 I think she’s hoping she’ll meet a few beautiful men at the tennis club.

43.3 You want to know about the following:
— someone’s general appearance
— their height
— their weight
What questions do you need to ask? Complete these questions.
What ooo... ccccceeeccecceceeeeeesecsuereeeeess ?
HOW occ ccc cece cecc ce ecceeceueeccueeceesteeeeues ?
eeeeccccceeeceeceseeeeaeeeseees
cece
How much ..0....000...c >
Now answer these questions.
mrnnnhWNR How much do you weigh?
How tall are you?
How would you describe your build?

What kind of hair have you got?
What colour is it?
Would you like it to be different? If so, what would you like?
Do you think you have any special features?

CoO Are there any special features you would like to have?
Do you like beards?
= Can you think of a famous woman you would describe as beautiful, and a famous man
you would describe as good-looking?
If possible, ask another person these questions.

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