Sunday, July 18, 2021

(Vocabulary) Facial expressions

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EYES


Verbs

widen
roll 
narrow
light up
dart
squint
blink
twinkle














Eyes are so expressive. Why might someone's eyes do these things?













flash















look heavenward












roll











narrow

















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flooded
fighting
cheeks
wet

his eyes _______ with tears
her eyes were _______
he was _______back tears
tears ran down her ________



EYEBROWS




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his brows knitted
her forehead creased
his forehead furrowed
a line appeared between her brows
his eyebrows rose
she raised an eyebrow
he lifted an eyebrow




WAYS OF LOOKING


Checking sb out

she gave him a once-over
he sized her up
she took in the sight of him



Ways of looking

he glared
she peered
he gazed
she glanced
he stared
he observed
she surveyed


Pupils

his pupils (were) dilated
her pupils were huge
his pupils flared






NOSES

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his nose wrinkled
his nostrils flared
she stuck her nose in the air
he sniffed




SMILES


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Say cheese

she smiled
he smirked
she grinned
her mouth curved into a smile
the corners of his mouth turned up
he gave a half-smile
she gave a lopsided grin
she forced a smile
her smile faded



JAWS AND MOUTH


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he pouted
his mouth snapped shut
she bit her lip
his jaw tightened
his jaw dropped






Do you do anything funny with your mouth that people tease you about?


Think about

when you get angry
when you're concentrating
when you're distracted






ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS USING THE MOUTH


motor mouth


big mouth


keep your mouth shut



tight lipped



zip it



pay lip service



put a sock in it





BLUSHING



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Do you easily blush?

his face reddened
her cheeks turned pink
his face flushed
she blushed
he turned red
she turned scarlet
he turned crimson
a flush crept up her face



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WHOLE FACE

Do you have a good poker face, or can people read you like a book?

Which feature of your face are you most proud of?

he screwed up his face
she winced


she gave him a dirty look
he frowned



her whole face lit up



her expression hardened
she went poker-faced


a vein popped out in his neck


fear crossed her face
terror overtook his face
recognition dawned on her face








Reflection



Try to recall some vocabulary we've used in this lesson


Eyes

Mouth

Nose

Face

Idioms



what do you sometimes fight back?
what can pop out of your neck?
what can you force?
what can sparkle or twinkle?
what can you put a sock in?
what can you roll?
what can drop?
what can you zip?
what can dilate?
what can flare?
what can turn crimson?
what can you pay?


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