V. Answer the questions.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 421.

READING COMPREHENSION

Toddler - small child between the ages one and two and a half

Tan – go brown in the sun

teenager – person between the ages of 13 and 19

senior citizen = old age pensioner – elderly person

well-built –large, having a good, strong constitution

wavy (hair) – in between straight and curly

1. Is the author of the text male or female? Why do you think so?

2. Does her grandfather work or have a pension? Is he middle-aged?

3. How old is her aunt?

4. Are her cousins teenagers?

5. Are her sister's children toddlers? How old are they?

6. How tall is she?

7. Is her sister tall or short?

8. Is she fat or slim? What about her sister?

9. What does their father look like? (build and complexion)

10. Why is her grandfather fit for his age?

11. Is she blonde? What colour is her hair?

12. Does her sister look like their father / mother? (compare build and complexion)

13. Do her brothers resemble their father? Why do you think so?

14. Are there any people in your group who are stocky / tall and skinny?

15. What is your complexion?

16. Does she tan easily? What about you?

17. Does she get freckles from the sun? What about you?

18. What is the shape of your partner's face? (oval, square, round, heart-shaped, thin, broad)

19. Is her father's nose hooked, snub or straight?

20. Is her mother's teeth even or crooked?

21. Why does her sister wear a brace?

22. What is her hair like?

23. Is her sister's hair straight, curly or wavy?

24. What is her mother's haircut?

25. Is her father's hair thick?