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Exercise 1

This is a description of a person's head from top to bottom. Hair grows on the head. It can be short, long, curly or straight. You can even have dreadlocks. At the top front of the head, is the forehead. If you have a fringe, it can cover a lot or all of this. Under this, are the eyebrow. Some people's are thick and some people's are thin. We see with our eyes and, just above these are the eyelashes, short hair to protect them. At the side of the head, we have two ears. We can hear things with these. In the centre of the face, we have a nose with two holes in it. We use this to breathe and to smell things. Under this is the mouth where we put food when we eat it. Around the mouth, we have two lips. Some people put red or other colours on them. We usually use them to kiss J. Under the face, we have a neck which joins the head to the body.

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

1. I'm not saying that Chris is ugly. He’s got a nice smile, but he's not exactly handsome with his big nose and ears!
2. Helen hasn't really got fair. Her eyebrows are dark and that's her real hair colour, too.
3. My parents have both got curly hair but my hair is straight. My sister's hair is wavy.
4. At our school, boys can't have very long hair.The strange thing is that girls can't have very short hair.
5. Why are you worried about what you eat? You aren't fat. You are really thin. I think you should eat more.
6. When my friends and I go out, we take a lot of photos but the tall people always stand in the front so you can never see the small people behind them

Exercise 4

Helen: It's boring here. Let's play movie characters.
Elaine: OK. He's an (1) ugly, (2) small creature with (2)big, (4) blue eyes and a (2) big, (3) bald head.
Helen: Gollum.
Elaine: Very good. Your turn.
Helen: They are (2) tall, (4) blue people with (1) strange, (2) big ears.
Elaine: The Na'vi from Avatar. What about this one? He's (1) nice, old man with (2) long, (3) straight, (4) grey hair and a long beard.
Helen: Gandalf?
Elaine: It could be. Or Dumbledore.
Helen: He's a (1) friendly, young boy with (2) medium-length, (4) red hair.
Elaine: Ron Weasley. Try this one. He's (1) handsome, (3) well-built young man. He’s got (2) long, (3) straight, (4) brown hair.
Helen: Jacob from Twilight. My turn.
Elaine: Here's our bus. Come on. You can tell me when we sit down.

Exercise 5

I'm a very sociable person. I love meeting people and talking to them. I'm not at all shy. At school, I'm quite serious and hard-working but, when I'm not working, I have a good sense of humour. I'm clever and do well with my school work. I am hoping to go to university next year to study law. I’m a positive person and I try to see the good in people. I think l'm an interesting person and that most people like me. I care about people and animals and I think I am a kind person.

Exercise 6

1. Janet's sister is quite A young. I think she's fourteen.
2. Emily's got A short, curly, blond hair. I think it looks great.
3. Mark does a lot of exercise. He is really A fit.
4. What B does the new English teacher look like?
5. Don't be cruel about Jake. He's not ugly. He's very C handsome.
6. Poor Colin never does well in his exams. He tries hard but he isn't very C clever.
7. It's difficult for Jackie to make friends at university because she is so A shy.
8. Paul never laughs. He is always so B serious.
9. What is your new teacher B look like?
10. My mum's hair isn't curly and it isn't straight. It's B wavy.