Mastering English Appearance Vocabulary and Grammar

Essential Vocabulary for Appearance and Film

• Gorgeous (maravilloso)
• Appearance (apariencia)
• Unappealing (poco atractivo)
• Figure (figura)
• Flawless (perfecto)
• Bald (calvo)
• Bushy (espeso (pelo))
• Lips (labios)
• Eyebrows (cejas)
• Wrinkles (arrugas)
• Forehead (frente)
• Lose Weight (perder peso)
• Gain Weight (ganar peso)
• Get away from (alejarse de)
• Wonder (preguntarse)
• Hire (contratar, alquilar)
• Role (papel a jugar)
• Waist (cintura)
• Features (características)
• Succeed (triunfar, tener éxito)
• Appearances (apariencias, aspecto físico)
• Difficult (difícil)
• Interesting (interesante)
• Healthy (saludable/sano)
• Old (viejo)
• Appealing (atractivo)
• Useful (útil)
• Popular (popular)
• Cheap (barato)
• Good (bueno)
• Dangerous (peligroso)
• Critic (crítico / crítica)
• Genre (género)
• Take Over (encargarse de)
• Bloody (sangriento)
• Haunted (embrujada)
• Conservative (conservador)
• Fright (susto)
• Success (éxito)

Useful Language for Expressing Opinions

• The film is about (la película trata sobre…)
• Plays the part of (hace el papel de…)
• In my opinion (en mi opinión…)
• You / Everyone Should (tú deberías / todo el mundo debería…)
• I think (yo pienso…)
• I believe that (yo creo que…)
• I really enjoyed (realmente me gustó mucho…)

English Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Forms

Comparative Form

• Inferiority: You are less tall than him (menos que).
• Equality: You are as clever as me (tan - como).
• Superiority:
  • 1 and 2 syllables: Sally is taller than her; They are happier than we (más que).
  • More than 2 syllables: This lesson is more difficult than that (más que).

Superlative Form

• 1 and 2 syllables: Sally is the tallest in the class (el / la - más … lo que sea).
• More than 2 syllables: The lesson is the most difficult (lo / la – más … lo que sea).

Using As... As, Too, and Enough

• As … as: Julia Roberts is as beautiful as Gwyneth Paltrow (Julia es tan guapa como la otra).
• Too: I’m too short to be a model (Soy demasiado pequeño para ser modelo).
• Enough: I’m (not) old enough to study acting (Yo no tengo la edad suficiente para estudiar interpretación).

Irregular Adjectives

• Good (bueno), Better (mejor), and The Best (el mejor).
• Bad (malo), Worse (peor), and The Worst (el peor).
• Far (lejos), Farther / Further (más lejos), and The Farthest (el más lejano).

Relative Pronouns and Their Uses

Relative pronouns add information to a sentence. A relative pronoun always comes after the noun it describes.

• Who: We use who to refer to people. Example: The actor who stars in the film received an Oscar. (¿qué?, ¿quién?).
• Which: We use which to refer to things. Example: The film which is showing at this cinema is terrible. (¿qué?, ¿cuál?).
• That: We use that to refer to people or things. Example: He is the actor that plays the role of the king. These are the DVDs that were on sale. (¿qué?, ¿cuál? … aquello).
• Where: We use where to refer to places. Example: This is the house where they filmed the scene. (¿dónde?).
• When: We use when to refer to time. Example: The evening when they show the film for the first time is "opening night". (¿cuándo?).