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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast Number 169, “Describing People's Looks.”

This is English as a Second Language Podcast Episode 169. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in the beautiful city of Los Angeles, California.

This podcast is going to be a dialogue about describing how people look. Let's get started.

<start of story> Gilles: Hey, what are you looking at?

Nora: Oh these? They’re pictures from my trip back home last month.

Gilles: Let's have a look. So, who's this?

Nora: That's my sister and that's my cousin Keira.

Gilles: Your sister looks nothing like you. You're fair and she has dark hair and dark eyes. Now, you look much more like your cousin.

Nora: Yeah, that's true. Keira and I both have heart-shaped faces, thin lips, fat cheeks, and bushy eyebrows. Gorgeous!

Gilles: You don't give yourself enough credit. Why do you think every one of your guy friends is interested in you? Hey, who's the little girl?

Nora: Oh, that's my cousin Adriano's daughter. She's seven. She's very pretty, as you can see, and has the most beautiful wavy