Lead-In
What do you make of[explanation: make* of something [ˌmeɪk əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ] – aru saama (millestki); arvama (millestki)] the following sayings? Discuss them with your partner.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Don’t judge a book by its cover.
- Beauty is only skin deep.
Do you have similar sayings in your language?
Use a(n) (online) dictionary to help you. |  |
Vocabulary
- look – välja nägema
- looks – välimus, väljanägemine
- cute – kaunis, armas
- beautiful – ilus, kaunis
- handsome – kena, hea välimusega (meeste kohta)
- attractive – veetlev, silmatorkav, pilkupüüdev
- gorgeous – oivaline, suurepärane
- fit – heas vormis
- big – suur
- tall – pikk
- 158 centimetres tall – 158 cm pikk
- small – väike
- tiny – tilluke
- short – lühike
- slim – sale
- thin – kõhn, peenike
- skinny – lahja, kondine
- muscular – lihaseline
- round – ümmargune, ümar
- body – keha
- head – pea
- ear – kõrv
- neck – kael
- shoulder – õlg
- chest – rind
- breasts – rinnad
- arm – käsivars
- armpit – kaenlaauk
- elbow – küünarnukk
- hand – käsi
- wrist – ranne
- palm – peopesa
- finger – sõrm
- thumb – pöial
- back – selg
- stomach – kõht
- navel – naba
- hip – puus
- bottom – tagumik
- leg – jalg, säär
- thigh – reis
- knee – põlv
- ankle – pahkluu
- foot, feet – (laba)jalg, (laba)jalad
- heel – kand
- toe – varvas
- skin colour (BrE) – nahavärv
- birthmark – sünnimärk
- piercing – augustamine
- mole – sünnimärk
- tattoo – tätoveering
Let’s Practise!
Exercise 1
Match the words to the pictures.
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- This adjective means that a man is good-looking.
- It’s a natural dark spot or lump on a person’s skin.
- This adjective means extremely attractive.
- This adjective is used to describe healthy and strong people.
- It’s the same as very thin.
- This adjective means extremely small.
- This adjective refers to a person who is thin in a good way.
Exercise 4
Pairwork
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- In what situations is it really important to look your best?
- What are some of the best ways to keep fit?
- Why do you think some people cover their bodies in tattoos?
Idioms in Use
Look at the sentence and discuss the questions below.
This is the longest poem I have ever learnt by heart.
- By heart is an English idiom. What does it mean?
- When was the last time you had to learn something by heart? What was it?
Learn what an idiom means as a whole[explanation: as a whole [æz ə ˈhəʊl] – tervikuna]. It is hard to guess its meaning from the individual words! |  |
- be very expensive –
- be very annoying –
- help somebody –
- take a risk –
- want to travel or do something different –
- use a lot of effort to do something well –
- To make the most of this video game, you don’t need equipment that .
- After playing tennis for five years, Josh began and eventually took up horse riding.
- Could you please with my suitcase?
- Throwing a party is great, but cleaning up after it can sometimes .
How Am I Doing?
I can name adjectives describing a person’s appearance and physique[annotation: physique [fɪˈziːk] – kehakuju]. | |
I can name different body parts in English. | |
I can express my opinion regarding beauty and looks. |
