Answer — Exercise 5
7.1 - Changing bodies·New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Put the words and phrases in the correct column of the table.
- What is the difference between.
Answer
a)
weight / build
- slim
- fat
- muscular
- overweight
- skinny
height
- tall
- medium height
- short
attractive or not
- (un)attractive
- beautiful
- good-looking
- handsome
- ugly
colouring
- blonde
- dark-haired
- dark-skinned
- hair-haired
- fair-skinned
- red-haired
b)
- Slim is always positive and is considered to be an ideal build. Skinny often means too thin and can therefore be negative.
- Fat is a less polite way of saying overweight. However, overweight can also be used to describe someone who is heavier than the average weight for their height and gender, e.g. you can be 2 kg overweight.
- Handsome is traditionally used for men and beautiful is used for women.