Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: People’s Appearance

Lesson Notes March 12, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)

• She’s 100 years old, and she never married. (NOT never marriaged)

• I watched a TV programme about centenarians.

• Yesterday, the Academy Awards were given out.

• The Boy and the Heron won (the Academy Award / the Oscar) for Best Animated Feature. (NOT the prize)

• I have a monster movie phobia from when I was a young kid.

• I have a phobia of monster movies from when I was a young kid.

• You like to read the One Piece manga, don’t you? Have you seen the live-action TV series on Netflix?

• I have a recurring (dream / nightmare) where I lost my university credits and couldn’t graduate.

Vocabulary

• Centenarians; people who are one hundred or more years old

• Phobia; a dislike or fear of something

• Live action; action in films involving filming real people or animals, as contrasted with animation or computer-generated effects

• Complexion; the natural colour, texture, and appearance of a person's skin, especially of the face

• Vivacious; attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman)

People’s Appearance

• My sister has a pale complexion, but my brother who is a ginger has a reddish complexion.

• Some young people who apply for work take a photo for the application at a famous photo studio.

• A lot of young people want to be thin and have eating (troubles / disorders), like anorexia.

• When I’m working at the front desk, people think I look bossy.

• I’m attracted to vivacious women.