2015-09-06
1590
Complete each passage below with the correct words from the list above it to make an accurate description of one of the people in the illustration.
 1
| cuff | formally | tucked | lanky | breast pocket |
| creases | button-hole | double-breasted | bow-tie | bowler hat |
He’s a tall, (a) __________ man. He’s wearing a (b) ____________ on his head, a dark, (c) ________ suit and a black (d) ________. An inch of (e) ________ shows from each of his sleeves. He has immaculate (f) ________ in his trousers. He has a flower, in his (g) __________ and a handkerchief (h) __________ into his (i) _________. He’s quite (j) __________ dressed.
| grin | trainers | skinny | plain | casually | |
| lapels | pigeon-toed | slanting | patched | bare-footed |
She’s a (a) _________ little kid, with a broad (b) _________ on her face. She’s wearing (c) _______ jeans and a zip-jacket with (d)________ pockets and no (e) __________. Underneath she’s wearing a (f) ________ T-shirt. From the way she’s standing, she looks a bit (g) _________. She’s very (h) ________ dressed. She’s (i) _________ but she’s carrying her shoes in her hand. They look like (j) ________.
| hips | waist | expression | buckle | strongly-built | |
| upright | closely-cropped | bare-headed | broad | clean-shaven |
He’s a (a) ________ man with (b) ________ shoulders and a slim (c) ________. He has no beard or moustache; he’s (d) _________. He’s not wearing a hat; he’s (e) _________. He has (f) _______ hair and a serious (g) ________ on his face. His trousers are held up by a belt with a large, round (h) __________. He’s standing very (i) __________, with his hands on his (j) ________.
| bow | clasped | slender | wavy | parted | |
| teens | polo-neck | figure | pleated | high-heeled |
She’s young, still in her (a) ________. She has a (b) ________ (c) _________ and she’s standing with her hands (d) _________in front of her. Her fair, (e) ________ hair, which is (f) ________ in the middle, has a ribbon with a (g) ________ in it. She’s wearing a full, knee-length (h) ________ skirt, a loose (i) ________ pullover and black, (j) _________ shoes.
|
|
|
| folded | obese | baggy | braces | thirtyish | |
| checked | rolled up | side-burns | flat cap | bow-legged |
He’s not very old, maybe (a) _______, and he’s standing with his arms (b) __________.
He’s rather (c) ________, as jockeys sometimes are, and he’s fat, almost (d) ________.
He has a (e) ________ on, so you can’t see his hair, except for his long (f) __________.
He’s wearing a (g) __________ shirt with the sleeves (h) __________ and a pair of
(i) _________ trousers held up by (j) _________.
