
- •Unit I family and the closest people around
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer these questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian ones:
- •III. Read the definition and make up definitions of your own of the given words.
- •IV. Answer these questions:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using a different construction.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •VII. Spell and transcribe the following words:
- •VIII. Give full answers to these questions:
- •IX. А) Describe any person in this room and don’t tell us his/her name. We’ll try to guess who that person is. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
- •X. Act out your own dialogues. Use the situations given below.
- •XI. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks using the following words:
- •XV. Complete the text below. Choose one word or phrase from the list below. You will not need to use all the words.
- •Differences
- •XVI. Read the texts below. Eight words are unnecessary. Find the eight extra words.
- •1. Begin by deciding which six adjectives you are going to include in your letter and making notes about why you are like this.
- •2. Plan your letter.
- •5. The following model letter will help you:
- •XVIII. Read the first paragraph of a story. Complete the story using all the words in bold type. Write about 200 words.
- •The Man in Black.
- •The Man in Black
- •Text-based activities
- •My family
- •XIX. Read the list of some qualities of parents and choose the most important ones. What Makes a Good Parent?
- •XX. Make up a list of qualities making: 1) a good child, 2) a good friend.
- •XXI. Speak about your friend. Use the phrases given above.
- •XXII. Speak about your own family illustrating your story with photos of the members of your family.
VI. Translate into English.
1. Он подросток, не так ли? – Да, ему лет шестнадцать. 2. Она только что стала совершеннолетней. 3. Ей под шестьдесят. 4. Ему больше двадцати. 5. Мальчик еще несовершеннолетний. 6. Сколько лет старику? – Под девяносто. 7. Сколько ей лет? – Она средних лет. 8. Ему только что исполнилось двадцать. 9. Он мой брат-близнец. 10. Ей далеко за сорок. 11. Вы близнецы? – Да. 12. Она моего возраста. 13. Ты уже совершеннолетняя. 14. Ей далеко за семьдесят. 15. Сколько вам лет? Почти тридцать.
VII. Spell and transcribe the following words:
широкоплечий атлетическая фигура веснушчатый свежий цвет лица золотистые локоны глубоко посаженные глаза красиво очерченный рот |
полные губы некрасивое лицо длинные ресницы густые брови носик пуговкой раскосые глаза высокий лоб морщинистый |
волнистый римский прямой орлиный греческий сутулый каштановый вздернутый |
впалые щеки тонкие брови овальный курносый красивый пухлое лицо розовый |
VIII. Give full answers to these questions:
1. What do you do to keep fit?
2. What do people usually do to lose weight?
3. What do we do not to put on weight?
4. Are you on a slimming diet?
5. Who usually follows a slimming diet?
6. Which do you prefer: to wear your hair loose or to wear it in a bun? Why?
7. Where do you have your hair cut or curled?
8. What do women do to look attractive?
9. When do people usually look tired?
IX. А) Describe any person in this room and don’t tell us his/her name. We’ll try to guess who that person is. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
b) Read the text and describe your ideal man and woman.
My ideal man is incredibly good-looking. He’s in his 20s, with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes, and he is clean-shaven. He weighs about 110 pounds, and looks very strong. His features are slightly rugged (грубые черты лица), as if he spends a lot of time outdoors. He is about 6 feet tall, and he dresses casually, usually in coloures that match his hair and eyes.
X. Act out your own dialogues. Use the situations given below.
1. Someone has stolen your bag. You are a witness. Tell your wife/husband what happened to you and try to describe the thief. Here are some sympathetic remarks to be used by the wife/husband. – Oh, dear, that’s awful! – I am ever so sorry. – Oh no! Oh, dear! – Oh, how dreadful/awful/ghastly! – Poor old you! – Hard luck!
2. Make up a conversation between a policeman and a victim who was attacked in the street. The rest of the students should fill in the identification form.
Date __________________ Name of witness ________________________________ Address __________________________________ Tel. No. ___________________ Crime ______________________________________________________________ Articles stolen _______________________________________________________
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Details of suspect |
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Sex |
male female |
Age |
under 18 20 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 50 over 50 |
Height |
under 150 cms 150-160 cms 161-170 cms 180-190 cms 191 cms – 2 metres over 2 metres |
Build |
fat well-built medium-built slim thin |
Hair |
black dark fair blond grey any other colour |
Hairstyle |
long short curly wavy straight bald |
Eyes |
blue grey brown any other colour |
Description of clothes |
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Any other details (beard, moustache, glasses) |
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3. You can’t meet your friend at the airport. Ask your colleague to meet him/her and describe him or her.
4. You love your little niece/nephew so much that you want everyone to love him/her either. But unfortunately you left the picture at home. Describe the kid to your friends.
5. Your girlfriend describes her bridegroom’s family.