- •Структура пособия:
- •Методические указания по работе с пособием.
- •D) One person’s meat is another person’s poison:
- •Exercises on the additional vocabulary
- •List the words below which describe people’s appearance under the following headings:
- •2) Fill in the correct adjectives in the sentences.
- •3) Look at the adjectives for describing people and match each one to the definitions 1-12 opposite.
- •4) Try to think of one person you know who is like each adjective. Tell a partner who it is and give examples of their behaviour.
- •5) In this text seven lines are correct and seven lines contain a word that should not be there. Decide which lines contain an extra word and correct them.
- •Living with a stranger
- •1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
- •2) Recite the poem. To a false friend
- •B) Some informal words describing the way people spend their leisure
- •Exercises on the additional vocabulary
- •1) Fill the gaps with a suitable adjective from a.
- •2) Solve these riddles, based on words in b.
- •3) Give more informal alternatives for the underlined words
- •4) Answer these questions:
- •1) Read the following sentences and decide which person (Becci, Janine, Tony Benn or Anne) each one refers to. One of the sentences does not refer to any of them.
- •2) Find words or phrases in the text with the following meanings.
- •1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
- •2) Reproduce the Jazz Chant.
- •How to ask a girl out on a date. From Dating Advice Articles by Carlos Xuma.
D) One person’s meat is another person’s poison:
Some characteristics can be either positive or negative depending on your point of view. The words in the right-hand column mean roughly the same as the words in the left-hand column except that they have negative rather than positive connotations.
determined/persistent --------------- obstinate stubborn
thrifty/economical ---------------- stingy mean tight-fisted
self-assured/confident ------------ big-headed arrogant
frank/direct/open ---------------- harsh rude tactless
generous ---------------- extravagant waistful
ambitious ---------------- pushy cheeky
assertive --------------- aggressive bossy
Exercises on the additional vocabulary
List the words below which describe people’s appearance under the following headings:
height build complexion face hair eyes nose lips special features
straight, almond-shaped, square, wavy, well-built, dimples, scar, fat, curly, muscular, mole, round, fair, cropped, tall, slim, full, tanned, pointed, blonde, shoulder-length, tattoo, short, freckled, pale, high cheekbones, skinny, wrinkled, birthmark, medium, dark, thick, grey, turned-up, small, broad-shouldered |
2) Fill in the correct adjectives in the sentences.
generous impatient helpful persistent greedy reliable optimistic stubborn
Tom tends to be quite a ……………….child; he never shares his toys with his friends.
Ann is a very ………………..worker; I can always depend on her if I want something on time.
Mr. James is a …………………man; he gives a lot of money to the children’s hospital.
Joe seems …………………at times; he never changes his mind and he always does what he wants.
Seb is a(n)………………….person; he always sees the positive side of even the most difficult situation.
Steve tends to be…………………; he becomes very annoyed when he has to wait in long queues.
John is…………………...; he never gives up and always finishes what he starts.
Mary is very……………………..; when I have a lot of work to do, she always lends a hand.
3) Look at the adjectives for describing people and match each one to the definitions 1-12 opposite.
a) hard-working |
1) fond of giving orders to people |
b) generous |
2) willing to give money, help, and kindness |
c) stubborn |
3) having a strong desire to be successful, powerful or rich |
d) self-confident |
4) willing to consider new ideas and opinions |
e) reliable |
5) determined and having a strong will |
f) loyal |
6) severe in demanding obedience to rules of behaviour |
g) strict |
7) that can always be trusted |
h) open-minded |
8) behaving badly, or not obeying a parent or teacher |
i) bossy |
9) having a belief in one's own value and abilities |
j) naughty |
10) easily hurt or offended, requiring tact |
k) ambitious |
11) faithful to people, places or things |
l) sensitive |
12) dedicating a lot of time and energy to work |