4. A) Match the descriptions to the people.
b) Which person is not described?
1. She's got short, curly black hair and thin eyebrows.
2. He's got a long face, short black hair and he is going bald.
3. She's got long, curly black hair and a high forehead.
4. She’s got short, wavy hair and double chin.
5. He's got short brown hair, a round face and wrinkles.
c) Describe the person who was not described in Ex. 4a
Circle the odd word out.
Forehead: high, square, wide, short
Build: plump, average, fat, slim
Face: narrow, curly, round, thin
Eyebrows: wide, long, bushy, arched
Chin/Jaw: double, pointed, flat, square
5. Write the opposites.
John is very kind to his teacher.
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Peter has got a wide forehead.
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3. Sue has got thin lips.
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4. My brother is very lazy.
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5. Ann has got straight dark hair.
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6. Paul is sociable.
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7. Max is in his early sixties.
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8. He is short and thin.
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9. Jerry is very cheerful, isn’t he?
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10. Sarah can be noisy at times.
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6. Underline the correct item, and then read out the dialogue.
A: Who’s that over there?
B: Who do you mean? The short/ wide boy with plump/ brown hair?
A: No, the tall/ long, narrow/ slim one with the square/ blond hair.
B: I know him. He’s very intelligent/ average and he’s also flat/reliable.
A: How do you know that?
B: Well, he’s my brother!
7. Read and learn the dialogue.
Robert: Hello, Dan. Dan: Hello, Robert. Glad to see you. Robert: So am I. Well, Dan, will you do me a favour? Dan: Most willingly. What can I do for you? Robert: You see, my cousin comes today on a visit from Moscow. I promised to meet her at the station, but unfortunately, I have an exam today. Dan: Don’t worry I’ll help you out. How old is your cousin? Robert: She is sixteen; she is still a schoolgirl. Dan: Is she tall? Robert: She is neither very tall not short. I think she is of medium height. Dan: Is she dark or fair? Robert: Her hair is fair but she has dark eyes and eyebrows. Dan: So she took after you mother, her aunt, didn’t she? Robert: Not quite. She resembles our grandmother with her straight nose and fair complexion. Dan: I see. That means, your cousin is very good-looking, isn’t she? Robert: I believe she is, though she is not a regular beauty. Dan: Now, I suppose, I can recognize her in the crowd, especially if you give me the number of the train and her carriage. Robert: Thanks a lot.
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9. Read this extract and make literary translation:
When she was younger and slender she had liked it well enough. She liked it less now that her delicate features had grown muzzy with fat, that her arms and shoulders were so substantial and her hips so massive. It was increasingly difficult to find dresses to make her look as she liked to look. She still wore blue to bring out the colour of her eyes and, with the help of art, her fair hair had kept its lustre. What she liked about Beatrice Richman and Frances Hickson was that they were both so much fatter than she, it made her look quite slim.
(from “The Three fat Women of Antibes” by S. Maugham )
Try to remember
Set Expressions As thin as a lath- худий як тріска As like as two peas- схожі як дві краплини.
As sound as a roach – здоровий як бик.
Proverbs Appearances are deceptive- зовнішність оманлива. The face is the index of the mind- лице дзеркало душі. A fair face may hide a foul heart- за гарним обличчям може приховуватися зле серце.