40. A) Match the following suggestions to the expected results. Add at least two more suggestions and the expected results.
Possible suggestions |
Expected results |
1) to decrease the entrance fee |
a) to make more money |
2) to advertise or publish positive reviews |
b) to attract more visitors and keep the museum more profitable |
3) to change the type of things exhibited, to include not only famous artists and leading masters of modern and contemporary art - participants of prestigious national and foreign exhibitions, but young artists who work in painting, graphics, sculpture, art photography, etc. |
c) to bring more people to the museum |
4) to enlarge the range of entertainment on offer by organizing art fairs, festivals, etc. |
d) to keep the number of visitors up |
5) the gift shop, to sell prints of the most popular paintings |
e) to get local people interested in the museum and make their visit more enjoyable |
b) Make up sentences using useful language from the boxes.
As a result as a consequence consequently therefore |
I would suggest that … |
This would help the museum to … |
Another suggestion is that … |
The effect of this would be … |
I would venture to express the suggestion that … |
The exhibition would … |
As well as that, it would be a good idea …. |
The curator might … |
The final suggestion would be … |
The museum could … |
c) In pairs discuss how the standard of the art exhibition could be improved.
41. Write a letter to the museum’s curator, giving your overall opinion of the art exhibition you visited recently to suggest what might be done to further improve the standard of what it has to offer the public. Write about 200 words.
MODULE 5. CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY. FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
1. A) Match words and phrases 1-14 which describe people’s physical appearance with words a-n.
1) |
a brunette, a blond, long, straight, dark, black, short, white, chestnut, auburn, red, straight, thick, thin, spiky, flowing, silver, curly, (going a bit) bald, wavy, a few touches of grey, to have one’s hair dyed, to wear one’s hair long / short / parted in the middle / combed back / done in a knot, plaits, fringe / bang of hair |
a) |
face |
2) |
broad, hooked, button, roman, aquiline, straight, turned up, small, snub |
b) |
chin |
3) |
fair, smooth, swarthy, tanned |
c) |
smile |
4) |
bloodshot, sunken, protruding, sparkling, watery, piercing, large, starry, almond-shaped, blue, green, with long eyelashes, small, wide-set, close-set, deep-set eyes, bulging, hazel, steel-grey, piercing black, curios, prying |
d) |
forehead |
5) |
thick, bushy, arched, penciled |
e) |
hair |
6) |
clean-shaven, fine-featured with high cheekbones, with a pointed chin, chubby, a scar, a beard, a moustache, freckles, sideburns, wrinkles, dimples, pimples, long, square, thin |
f) |
build |
7) |
high, broad, low, narrow |
g) |
nose |
8) |
strong, square, pointed, protruding, round |
h) |
eyes |
9) |
hollow, plump, pale |
i) |
general expression |
10) |
thin, full, thick |
j) |
skin |
11) |
portly, slender, powerful, muscular, a bit overweight (chubby), stocky, slim, skinny, thin, well-built, petite, tall, of medium height, short, athletic, lean, pretty, plump, curvy (shapely), fat, fit, flabby |
k) |
eyebrows |
12) |
ruddy, fair, dark |
l) |
lips |
13) |
hostile, arrogant, delicate / regular features, attractive, handsome, pretty, good-looking, graceful, a bit stern, unkempt (scruffy), presentable, well-groomed, smart, look younger than she / he is, in one’s late / early 50s |
m) |
complexion |
14) |
sarcastic, warm, condescending, friendly, bewitching, distinctive |
n) |
cheeks |
b) Which of the features given above do you find appealing / unappealing? Tell your partner.
Example:
I find powerful men who are taller than average with broad shoulders to be really good-looking.
I don’t think that an unclean-shaven face with a beard and moustache makes a man handsome.
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2. a) Look at the pictures below. Listen to two people playing “Guess who?”Which two people are they discussing? (from Acklam R. Total English Pre-Intermediate. / Richard Acklam, Araminta Crace – Pearson Education, 2005. – P. 67.) |
b) Listen again. Complete the gaps in the following sentences.
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1) He’s ___ good looking.
2) He’s ___ overweight.
3) He’s ___ muscular.
4) She’s ___ skinny.
5) She’s ___ taller than average.
6) She’s ___ more attractive than most.
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