PEOPLE – PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Beauty is only skin deep?
No. VOCABULARY DEFINITION
1 to bear a striking resemblance Trông rất giống với…
2 cropped hair Tóc cắt rất ngắn
3 disheveled hair Đầu tóc bù xù
4 to never have a hair out of place Mái tóc được cắt rất đẹp
5 shoulder-length hair Tóc ngang vai
6 to go grey Tóc bắt đầu ngả bạc
7 to be fair-skinned Làn da sáng màu
8 to get done up Ăn mặc lich sự
9 scruffy Ăn mặc luộm thuộm
10 to be getting on a bit Trở nên già đi
11 to look young for your age Nhìn trẻ hơn so với tuổi
13 middle-aged Tuổi trung niên khoảng từ 45 – 65
14 in his/her 30s/40s: Ở độ tuổi ngoài 30, 40
15 to grow old gracefully Trở nên chín chắn
16 medium height Chiều cao trung bình
17 to be good looking Ưa nhìn
19 complexion Nước da đẹp
20 pointed face Khuôn mặt nhọn
21 to lose one’s figure Để mất vóc dáng
22 to be overweight Thừa cân
23 slender figure Thân hình mảnh khảnh (cao và gầy)
24 slim figure Hình dáng mảnh mai (hấp dẫn)
25 to be well-built Thân hình cơ bắp
26 to be well-turned out Sáng sủa thông minh
27 youthful appearance Vẻ ngoài trẻ khỏe
cut a dash
o If a person cuts a dash, they make a striking impression by their appearance and attractive
clothes.
"Wearing his uniform, my grandfather cut a dash on his wedding day."
dressed to kill
o When someone, especially a woman, is dressed to kill, they are wearing very fashionable or
glamorous clothes intended to attract attention.
"She arrived at the reception dressed to kill."
dressed up to the nines
o Someone who is dressed up to the nines is wearing very smart or glamorous clothes.
"Caroline must be going to a party - she's dressed up to the nines."
down at heel
o A person who is down-at-heel is someone whose appearance is untidy or neglected because of
lack of money.
"The down-at-heel student I first met became a successful writer."
face like a bulldog chewing a wasp
o To say that someone has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp means that you find them very
unattractive because they have a screwed-up ugly expression on their face.
"Not only was he rude but he had a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp!"
face only a mother could love
o This is a humoristic way of saying that someone is ugly or unattractive.
"The poor guy has a face only a mother could love."
face that would stop a clock
o This is a humoristic way of saying that someone is ugly or unattractive.
"You'll recognize him - he's tall and thin, with a face that would stop a clock!"
look like a million dollars
o If you look like a million dollars, you look extremely good.
"With a tan and a new hairstyle she looked like a million dollars!"
pretty as a picture
o Someone who is (as) pretty as a picture is very attractive or appealing in appearance.
"The young bride looked (as) pretty as a picture in her beautiful dress."
(all) skin and bone
o If someone is all skin and bone, they are very thin or too thin.
"After trekking in the Himalayas, he was all skin and bone."
(as) ugly as sin
o The expression as ugly as sin is used to refer to people or things that are considered to be very
unattractive.
"Have you seen the new neighbour's dog? It's as ugly as sin!"
Part 1:
- Do you look like any other people in your family?
- Tell me about your family.
- What does your best friend look like?
Part 2: Describe a person whose appearance you like.
You should say:
- who this person is
- what their relationship is to you
- what they look like and say what it is about their appearance you like.
Part 3:
- Is it important to dress well whenever we go out?
- Do people worry too much about their appearance as they get older?
- Is attractiveness a quality worthwhile aiming for?
