Medellín's Nonconformist Mayor Turns Blight to Beauty

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/world/americas/15medellin.html

Penpal program

Do you what a penpal program is?

A penpal program is where you can meet people from all over the world, especially people that are learning languages.
You have to write your profile and wait for someone to contact you.
You can also contact people you may be interested in. The idea is that you communicate with them in English.
Let's practice your English and meet a lot of people!

http://www.inlinguapenpals.com/English/how_it_works/index_idx.asp

Vocabulary to describe people

AGE
young
middle-aged
elderly
old
in his/her 30s
in his/her late teens
in his/her mid-20s
in his her early 40s
petite

BUILD
heavy
thin
slim
plump
medium build
well-built
broad-shouldered
overweight
big-boned
petite
skinny

HEIGHT
5'7'' (5 foot 7)
medium height
average height
tall
short

HAIR COLOR
black
brown
red
blond
ash blond
gray
white
dyed
a blond
a readhead
redheaded
dark
light

HAIRSTYLE
long
short
straight
wavy
curly
parted on the left
neat
windblown
with braids
with bangs
swept back
in a bun (F)
ponytail
bald (M)
balding ((M)
thinning
receding (M)

FACE
thin
long
round
oval
square
high cheekbones
high forehead
thin lips
full lips
long nose
straight nose
turned-up nose
broken nose
Roman nose
flat nose
a cleft chin
a pointed chin
a double chin

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
bear (M)
mustache (M)
sideburns (M)
unshaven
stubble (M)
clean-shaven
a scar
a beauty mark
a mole
freckles
dimples
wrinkles
lines
glasses
hardly makeup (F)
heavily made-up (F)

PERSONALITY
nice
quiet
loud
reserved
calm
moody
(un)sociable
sophisticated
funny
cheerful
polite
reliable
talkative
confident
aggressive
friendly
shy

EYES
blue
gray
brown
long eyelashes
think eyebrows/lashes
bushy eyebrows
thin eyebrows/lashes

COMPLEXION
pale
light
suntanned
olice(-skinned)
dark (-skinned)
black

DRESS
scruffy
well-dressed
casual
conservative
elegant
fashionable

Taken from: New American Streamline Part B

Webster dictionary online

In this link you can listen to the pronunciation of words. Just type the word where it says "Enter a word or phrase", press "enter", choose the meaning according to what you need and click on the red speaker.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/