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English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 7: Describing people: appearance)


Answer these remarks with the opposite description.

  1. A: I thought you said he was the short, chubby one.
    B: No, no, no, not at all, he’s the tall, thin-faced one.
  2. A: Was that his brother, the one with wavy hair?
    B: No, completely the opposite, his brother’s
  3. A: She’s always quite well-dressed, so I’ve heard.
    B: What! Who told you that? Every time I see her, she’s
  4. A: So Charlene’s that rather plump, fair-haired woman, is she?
    B: No, you’re looking at the wrong one. Charlene’s
  5. A: So, tell us about the new boss; good-looking?
    B: No, I’m afraid not; rather
  6. A: I don’t know why, but I expected the tour guide to be fiftyish or rather plump.
    B: No, apparently she’s only
Possible Answer

  1. the bald one / straight-haired one.
  2. scruffy and untidy-looking/messy-looking.
  3. that slim, dark-haired woman over there.
  4. unattractive, in fact. (You could also say he/she was ‘rather plain’ or ‘rather ordinary’, if you felt they were neither attractive nor unattractive. ‘Ugly’ is a very strong word, and could be offensive.)
  5. in her twenties and quite slim.



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