Unit 5

Question 1

male

Answer 1

Men and boys are male, women and girl are female (a person’s sex is male or female)

Question 2

well built

Answer 2

with a solid, strong body.
SYN stocky

Question 3

skinny

Answer 3

very thin, but not in an attractive way

Question 4

in good/bad shape

Answer 4

in good/bad physical condition

Question 5

plump

Answer 5

quiet fat, in a nice way

Question 6

fattish

Answer 6

quite fat. (see spotlight, next page)

Question 7

clean-shaven

Answer 7

without a beard or moustache

Question 8

-ish

Answer 8

The suffix -ish is used with some adjectives to mean ‘quite’. A roundish face is a face which is quiet round. Also: tallish, youngish, fattish, etc

Question 9

be pregnant

Answer 9

SYN be expecting a baby

Question 10

pretty

Answer 10

attractive and nice to look at (used especially about girls or young women)

Question 11

smooth

Answer 11

with a completely flat surface.
OPP rough

Question 12

skin

Answer 12

Your skin covers your body

Question 13

tanned

Answer 13

having brown skin after spending time in the sun
tan N

Question 14

slim

Answer 14

thin in an attractive way
SYN slender

Question 14

figure

Answer 14

the shape of a woman’s body

Question 15

appearance

Answer 15

the way sb looks

Question 16

go grey or white

Answer 16

become grey- haired or white-haired

Question 17

neat

Answer 17

tidy and carefully arranged

Question 18

contact lenses

Answer 18

small round pieces of plastic you wear in your eyes to help you see better

Question 19

tell sth

Answer 19

know or guess sth