1. a stiff neck

2. a sore throat

3. Bloodshot eyes

4. Eyestrain

5. a headache or migraine

6. toothache, sore gums or

7. an ulcer in the mouth

8. a running nose or

9. a blocked-up nose

10. a black eye, swollen lips and

11. a nosebleed

12. feeling giddy or dizzy

13. Concussion

from swimming underwater a lot

from diving headfirst into an empty pool

from eating too many sweets

after that early morning swim

from watching the Wimbledon doubles final

after refusing to leave the night-club

from trying to read in the dark

from staying too long in the disco

from shouting too much at the football match

from dancing too many Viennese waltzes

Translate the following into Russian

I had a pretty bad week myself last week. On Monday, I singed my eyebrows while trying to light the gas-cooker. On Tuesday, I grazed my chin and scratched my cheek on a revolving door. On Wednesday, I banged my head when I walked into a door. On Thursday, I chipped one of my front teeth when I fell on the ice. On Friday, I knocked the other front tooth out when I fell on the ice again. On Sunday, I scalded my face with my shaving water, split my lip open eating one of my wife’s rock-cakes, came out in a rash because of something I’d eaten and had earache for some reason or other.

Exercise 6. Write a short police “Wanted” notice regarding one of the ‘criminals’ in your class. Draw an accompanying picture if you can. Look at the examples below.

Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.

1. She wore her hair parted … the middle and done … a knot. 2. Whenever she laughed or smiled two pretty dimples appeared … her cheeks. 3. I did not like the sad expression … the child’s face. 4. Stick … your tongue, please. I want to see if it is furred. 5. They spoke … very loud voices and I could not help hearing every single word. 6. Do you want me to part you hair … the left side? 7. When the boy was four years old his parents discovered that he had a good ear … music as he would sing quite difficult tunes … ear. 8. Her manner of talking reminds me … her father. 9. Two years ago she had to stand … tiptoe to reach the door bell. 10. The baby lay quietly … his nurse’s arms. 11. Your uncle looks young … his age, one would not give him more than fifty. 12. Why must you shout, can’t you talk … a whisper? 13. The father wanted his little daughter to take … her mother. 14. You look fine and it seems to me that you have put … weight.

Exercise 8. Name parts of:

1) an eye; 2) a foot: 3) a hand; 4) a nose; 5) an arm; 6) a face.

Exercise 9. Find antonyms of the following words and word combinations.

1. fair hair; 2. unshaven cheeks; 3. rough skin; 4. plump cheeks; 5. regular features; 6. dark complexion; 7. even teeth; 8. stout figure; 9. narrow-shouldered; 10. a fat man; 11. small features; 12. plump lips; 13. rosy cheeks; 14. broad forehead; 15. wide-set eyes; 16. compressed lips; 17. curving eyelashes; 18. a brunette; 19. high forehead; 20. straight hair; 21. tightly-set teeth; 22. luxuriant hair; 23. a hump-backed person; 24. in bad voice; 25. heavy gait; 26. a tall man; 27. bony fingers; 28. ugly face; 29. long-sighted; 30. protruding chin; 31. Dishevelled hair; 32. groomed hands; 33. weak constitution; 34. firm steps; 35. in a whisper.

Exercise 10. Translate into Russian. Notice the different description of hair in the two life stories below. Then translate the advertisements.

HIM			HER
thick (jet) black hair	at birth		a few mousy strands
curly brown hair	aged 3		hair in bunches fastened with slides, grips, and ribbons
a crew cut – an early skinhead	at 13		hair in plaits, otherwise completely straight
long sideboards, spikey	at 16		in a bun
shoulder-length hair	at 19		back-combed, with a ponytail
wavy, swept back, with a side parting	at 23		January: she’s a blonde; March: she’s a brunette; May: she’s a redhead (she’s got auburn hair); July: she’s ash-blonde; October: she’s dyed it pink
neat style with a fringe	at 28		frizzy, slightly streaked
a few grey hairs	at 35		combed forward, a few highlights
his hair’s receding	at 40		she’s greying
distinguished, but he’s balding	at 45		her hair’s thinning, so she’s experimenting with a wig
he’s trying a toupee	at 50		her hair’s going white fast
completely bald	at 55		the wig’s matted, so she has a blue rinse

Exercise 11. Make sentences according to the following models. Use the adjectives given below.

Model A: Ann’s hair is curlier than June’s.

Model B: My friend is as pretty as her sister.

Model C: John is not so (as) tall as his brother.

Good-looking; handsome; plain; soft; plump; pleasant; rough; slender; ugly; thin; stout; charming; thick; beautiful; curly; long; hollow; fat; gloomy; freckled; swarthy; tanned, fresh.

Exercise 12. There are a lot of compound adjectives in English. Here are some common ones which are formed from parts of the body. For example, heart gives us warm-hearted, kind-hearted, hard-hearted etc. Look at the list of similar compound adjectives below and guess what they mean. Then read sentences 1-10. Complete each sentence with the appropriate adjective(s).

left-handed

big-headed

sour-faced

light-fingered

dark-skinned

double-breasted

pot-bellied

cross-eyed

strong-willed

fair-haired

narrow-waisted

red-faced

knock-kneed

bow-legged

broad-minded

cold-blooded

round-shouldered

slim-hipped

empty-handed

right-footed

1. My boss is terrible … , walking around as if he were holding his salary cheque between his knees. His wife’s quite the opposite: … , as if she had just got off a horse. 2. I used to wear … suits until I decided that one button was far more suitable for … people such as myself. 3. My sister is so … and … she reminds me of one of those long thin wine bottles. 4. He’s Scandinavian, so he’s … and … , and looks far better in jeans than I do. 5. It looked as if United were going to return home … until Bradfield scored with an incredibly powerful … shot from outside the penalty area. 6. Off we go on holiday with visions of returning … and beautiful, forgetting that we always come back … and with peeling backs. 7. Hoskins, if you go on staring at that magazine any longer, you’ll go … . Now either be …, dear boy, and put it away or give it to me until the end of the lesson. 8. My boss is so …, always looking as if he knew tomorrow was going to be the end of the world. And his wife is so …; I have to keep a careful eye on my things when they come round to the house, or they just disappear. 9. Most … tennis players seem to win more easily against right-handers. Talking of tennis players, aren’t those professionals a … bunch, shouting all the time about how great they are? 10. A lot of liberal, … people find it difficult to accept that there is such a thing as … murder.

Exercise 13. Use compound adjectives instead of the italicised words. Make all the necessary changes in the sentence.

1. The woman had auburn hair and blue eyes. 2. He was a man of middle size with a red nose, ruddy cheeks and scanty hair. 3. The boxer was thick in the neck and broad in the shoulders. 4. The girl had rather small features, a snub nose and fair complexion. 5. A tall man with a round face and heavy muscles met us in the doorway.

Exercise 14. What do we say when:

1) a person looks older than he is; 2) a person greatly resembles one of his parents; 3) a person looks neither younger nor older than he is; 4) a person’s hands and face show that they are taken good care of; 5) a person has recovered from an illness or a shock and has become his own self again.

Exercise 15. Answer the following questions.

1. What colour eyes do you like most? 2. What is the difference between a near-sighted person and a long-sighted one? 3. How do you wear your hair? 4. What can happen to a person’s voice if he shouts too loudly or too long? 5. What complexion do blond people usually have? 6. With which fingers do we usually hold a pen or a pencil? 7. What does a hairdresser do? 8. What happens to a child’s milk teeth? 9. What do we call people who have lost their hair? 10. To what part of the ear are earrings attached? 11. When do men’s cheeks become stubby? 12. What is the difference between a sunburned and a swarthy face? 13. What kind of gait do old people often have? 14. How does hard manual work affect people’s hands? 15. Which element of your body – from split ends to toenails – do you wish were different in some way? 16. How important do you think physical appearance is for a happy successful life?

Exercise 16. Find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.

1. a joint between the upper and the lower part of human arm; 2. the way somebody holds his or her head and body when walking; 3. a deep wrinkle on smb.’s forehead; 4. a harmless small brownish patch on somebody’s skin, usually one of a cluster, that becomes larger and deeper in colour when the skin is exposed to the sun; 5. skin, which is not soft and smooth, but rather coarse in texture; 6. a braid or bunch, often in pairs, into which the hair is either braided or gathered; 7. messed-up hair; 8. eyes having deep sockets; 9. face with inflamed skin; 10. a U-shaped piece of metal wire used to hold the hair in place. 11. the back part of a person’s foot immediately below the ankle; 12. a tooth in young mammals including humans that falls out in early life to be replaced by the adult tooth; 13. the arched line of hair above each eye socket. 14. soap for cleaning the hair and scalp, usually in liquid or gel form; 15. to be similar to somebody or something in appearance or behaviour; 16. rounded and somewhat overweight; 17. a kind of nose which is thin, curved, and pointed like an eagle’s beak; 18. a smile characterised by or showing a slightly ironic acceptance of something not particularly pleasant or desirable; 19. an oily cosmetic in stick form, in a plastic or metal tube, used to colour the lips; 20. face lacking appealing physical features.

Exercise 17. Complete each sentence with the appropriate word from the list below. Note that they are all adjectives made from parts of the body, and that bloody is a frequently used and not very rude swear word.

hairy cheeky bloody leggy handy nosey hearty skinny heady chesty

1. … congratulations on your success! 2. I could watch those … women high jumpers for hours. 3. That sounds like a rather … cough you’ve got. 4. The shops are quite … - only two minutes’ walk. 5. No, you can’t borrow my girlfriend for the evening! Don’t be so …! 6. It’s nothing to do with you what we’re doing tonight! Don’t be so …! 7. She’s so … that when she turns sideways, she’s almost invisible! 8. Did you know he’s got a … chest? Like a doormat, it is! 9. I reckon you’d have to be a … fool to want to learn this … stupid language! 10. I feel quite … after getting all those right. Or perhaps it’s the champagne.

Exercise 18. What is the English for:

1. двойной подбородок; 2. квадратная челюсть; 3. хромать; 4. хорошо очерченные брови; 5. зубочистка; 6. слабый голос; 7. заурядная внешность; 8. довольная улыбка; 9. хорошо сложенная фигура; 10. раскачивание при ходьбе; 11. быстрые шаги; 12. тонкая талия; 13. коренные зубы; 14. узкие ступни; 15. встать на ноги; 16. подмышка; 17. прищурить глаза; 18. смуглый цвет лица; 19. глухой на одно ухо; 20. причесывать волосы; 21. скорчить гримасу; 22. рябое лицо; 23. укладывать волосы узлом; 24. клок волос; 25. переносица; 26. профиль; 27. высунуть язык. 28. запекшиеся губы; 29. курносый нос; 30. зрачок.

Exercise 19. Say it in other words (consult an English-English dictionary).

1 . razor; 2. to gain weight; 3. eyelashes; 4. chest; 5. upper limbs; 6. toe nails; 7. molar teeth; 8. to clap one’s hands; 9. tear-stained face; 10. weak sight; 11. delicate features; 12. forehead; 13. bald head; 14. chubby cheeks; 15. to play by ear; 16. mop of hair; 17. hairdo; 18. a blonde; 19. lop-eared; 20. cross-eyed.

Exercise 20. Listen to a conversation between two women.

Before Listening task: What does it mean when we say someone is “good-looking,” “attractive,” or “handsome?” What are some advantages and disadvantages of being “good-looking?”

A. Choose the best summary of the conversation.

1. The two women talk about a handsome man in the yoga class, and a beautiful woman.

2. One of the women thinks being good-looking is a disadvantage because people bother you.

3. Both of the women are interested in studying yoga to met attractive people.

B. Say whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Both of the women are taking yoga lessons.

2. There’s a handsome man in the class.

3. Emi Kubota is an attractive woman.

4. One of the women went out for dinner with Emi.

5. A lot of men wanted to talk with Emi.

Exercise 21. Which word in each pair of words would you prefer people to use about you? Why?

1. skinny / slim

2. well-built / corpulent

3. overweight / obese

4. all skin and bones / there’s more fat on a chip

5. plump / stocky

6. short / below average height

7. a midget / knee-high to an ant

Exercise 22. Body Movements. Match each item on the left with the most suitable phrase on the right.

1.

2.

1. He flexed his head in disagreement.

2. He shook his fists angrily.

3. He clenched his neck to see better.

4. He craned his muscles proudly.

5. He snapped his forehead with a handkerchief.

6. He shrugged his foot in time to the music.

7. He wiped his shoulders.

8. He folded his breath under water.

9. He scratched his knee because it was painful.

10. He held his arms and relaxed.

11. He tapped his head thoughtfully.

12. He rubbed his fingers to get attention.

1. He trembled in the hot sun.

2. He shivered with embarrassment.

3. He sweated with fear.

4. He blushed when he heard the sad news

5. He sobbed with cold.

6. He started after going without food for three days

7. He dozed in surprise at the sudden noise.

8. He fainted in his armchair after a hard day’s work.

3.

1. She nodded when she saw her friend getting off the bus.

2. He bowed when his commanding officer entered the room.

3. She curtseyed in agreement.

4. She waved when she was introduced to the Queen.

5. He smiled when he was introduced to the Queen.

6. He saluted to show the shop assistant what he wanted.

7. She fidgeted because he was happy.

8. He pointed after sitting in the same position for so long.

Exercise 23. Read the excerpts from little Johnny’s composition below. Translate into Russian.

13.1.99 My Christmas Holiday

As a special treat, my Mummy and Daddy took me on a winter sports holiday this year. We all went to the Swiss Alps for a fortnight. I enjoyed the first few days, but skiing was more difficult than I thought. On the third day, I twisted my knee, bruised my shin, sprained my ankle, damaged a tendon in the back of my foot – my Achilles tendon, I think it’s called – got cramp in my calf, squashed my big toe, got corns on my heels and hard patches of skin on the soles of my feet, pulled a muscle in my thigh, and rubbed all the skin off my instep. On the fourth day, I was unfortunate … as we were getting on the bus to the airport, I tore a hamstring. (my broken leg and fractured pelvis happened after I got home.)

Exercise 24. Put each of the following verbs in its correct place in the sentences below.

punch grab stretch stroke slap squeeze grope nudge beckon pat

1. After driving his taxi, Teddy likes to get out and … his arms and legs. 2. Some parents … their naughty children. 3. If he says that to me again, I’ll … him on the nose. 4. When I was small, my father used to … me on the head when he was pleased with me. 5. She loved cats, and always used to stop and … any cats she saw. 6. Several people saw two men smash the shop window, … some diamonds, get into their car and drive away. 7. He was slim so he was just able to … between the two tables. 8. It was absolutely dark and I had to … in front of me to find the door. 9. My brother went to sleep during the church service and I had to … him with my elbow to wake him. 10. When it’s your turn for a luggage check, the customs officer will … you to come forward.

Exercise 25. Learn the following dialogues by heart and act them in class.

1

ALICE: I say Mike, I’ve just had a wire from Mary. She’s coming with the 5.30 train. And I have a meeting at 5. Will you do me a favour and meet her at the station?

MIKE: I’ve never seen her, how could I possibly recognise her?

A.: Oh, it’s quite easy, she’s just like her mother.

M.: Most helpful I’m sure, but the trouble is I’ve never seen her mother either.

A.: I’m sorry, I forgot. And I’m afraid I haven’t any photos of her.

M.: Try to describe her. What does she look like?

A.: A tall slender girl of 18 with an oval face.

M.: Complexion?

A.: Rather pale.

M.: Hair?

A.: Fair and bobbed. Light grey eyes, deep-set, a small straight nose, a big mouth with white, even teeth and a pleasant smile.

M.: I’m sure there’ll be at least a dozen girls like that at the station.

A.: Oh, I’d clean forgotten! There’s a mole as big as a pea on her left cheek!

M.: That’ll help me for sure. Go to your meeting, I promise to be on the platform at 5 sharp in search of a slender girl with a mole on her left cheek.

2

CUSTOMER: I want a shave, please.

ASSISTANT: Yes, sir.

C.: And a haircut, please, but don’t cut my hair too close.

A.: Just as you like, sir. Your hair is getting rather thin, sir, may I advise you to change your parting? Would you like it on the right side, sir?

C.: Good. And you can trim my moustache too.

A.: Very good, sir.

3

CUSTOMER: I want my hair shampooed and set.

ASSISTANT: Very well, madam.

C.: And have you any pictures of new hairstyles? I’d like to try something new.

A.: Yes, madam. Here are the latest styles. Look at that one. It’s very much in vogue now. Your hair is long and such a lovely auburn that it’ll look perfect in a knot at the back.

C.: But won’t it make my face look too round?

A.: Oh, no, I’m sure it’ll look quite nice on you, madam.

C.: All right, do my hair like that, and if it doesn’t suit me you’ll simply have to restyle it.

A.: Very well, madam.

4

GRACE: Why don’t you dance with Henry?

BEATRICE: Because we make such a funny pair: he’s short and broad and strong, and I’m tall, thin and pale.

G.: Nonsense, my dear. He isn’t short, only medium height, and you are just a trifle above the middle size. And he dances perfectly, I can tell you.

B.: I know he does. But I prefer dancing with Billy. For all his long legs and lean figure Billy’s a very good dancer, isn’t he?

G.: Yes, he is, and I like his face. It may be ugly, but there’s something awfully nice about it.

B.: But he isn’t ugly at all, especially when he smiles and shows those perfect teeth of his.

G.: Still, Henry’s decidedly handsome, which Bill is not.

B.: But there’s something unkind in the look of his grey eyes. I always feel uncomfortable when he looks at me.

5

GALYA: Inna is a regular beauty!

VERA: And she knows it well, doesn’t she.

G.: She’s got such a superb figure and such regular features!

V.: And her hair’s so thick and looks quite golden in the sunshine!

G.: Isn’t it strange that her twin sister is quite a plain girl?

V.: Yes, it is. To have such good-looking parents, and be so different!

G.: They say Olga takes after their grandfather and Inna has inherited her good looks from her parents.

V.: Olga’s certainly plain, but when she sings you forget her common face.

G.: You are right, Vera.

Exercise 26. Compose a dialogue of your own using one of the suggested situations

1. You meet a friend of yours who was away from the city for a long time and who has changed a lot, you even didn’t recognise him (her) at once.

2. Discuss with your friend a new boy-friend of one of your classmates.

3. Your friend asks you to do him a favour and wants you to meet his cousin whom you have never seen before. You agree to go to the station but ask you friend first to describe the appearance of his cousin.

4. Discuss with your group-mate a new girl-friend of your brother cousin, etc.

Exercise 27. Translate from English into Russian

A. The man was big, with a long bony face. He had rough dark hair neatly brushed back in a style that was somewhat longer than crew-cut, and there was a little sprinkle of grey that could be seen only from close up. His eyes were deep-set and blue under heavy eyebrows, and his eyelids were heavy and guarded, making him seem reserved and observant and giving him an air of cool, emotionless judgement as he looked out at the world... His skin was incongruously pale, the result of winter-living in the grey city. The air of patience and good humour that his face wore seemed to have been applied that day under considerable pressure. From a little distance these small modifications were not evident, and he looked bold, healthy and easy-going…

The woman was in her early thirties, with a pretty figure pleasantly displayed by a modest grey suit. She had short black hair swept back in the latest fashion, and her large grey eyes in the white triangle of her face were accented cleverly by make-up. There was a secret elegance in her manner, a way of sitting very erect, of moving definitely and cleanly, without flourishes, a sense of crispness about her clothes, the tone of crispness in her voice. She was French and looked it. (Irwin Shaw)

B. He was a tall, lean man of fifty, with drooping moustache and grey hair. He had pale blue eyes and a weak mouth. I remembered from my previous meeting with him that he had a foolish face... his trousers were baggy, his hands were not clean; and his face, with the red stubble of the unshaved chin, the little eyes, and the large, aggressive nose, was uncouth and coarse. His mouth was large, his lips were heavy and sensual.

C. She was not the ravishing creature that his lovesick fancy saw, but she had a grave comeliness. She was rather tall, and her grey dress, simple and well-cut, did not hide the fact that her figure was beautiful. It was a figure that might have appealed more to the sculptor than to the costumier. Her hair, brown and abundant, was plainly done, her face was very pale, and her features were good without being distinguished. She had quite grey eyes. She just missed being beautiful, and in missing it was not even pretty. (W. S. Maugham)

D. He was a charismatic man, with a brilliantly incisive mind, physically striking, well above medium height, with a barrel chest and broad shoulders. His complexion was swarthy and he had the face of a hawk, a predator.

…the pool reflected a lovely-looking, sun-tanned woman with black hair, flawless features and solemn, grey eyes that seemed filled with pain ... but perhaps that was merely a trick of water. She saw a generous mouth that looked ready to smile, and a nose that was slightly turned up – a beautiful woman in her early thirties. (Sidney Sheldon)

E. There was in Dr. Audline’s appearance nothing to attract attention. He was tall and spare, with narrow shoulders and something of a stoop; his hair was grey and thin; his long sallow face deeply lined. He was not more than 50, but he looked older. His eyes, pale-blue and rather large, were weary. When you had been with him for a while you noticed that they moved very little; they remained fixed on your face, but so empty of expression were they that it was not discomfort. They seldom lit up. They gave no clue to his thoughts nor changed with the words he spoke... His hands were of the large size, with long tapering fingers, they were soft, but firm, cool, but not clammy. You could never have said what Dr. Audline wore unless you had made a pint of looking. His clothes were dark. His tie was black. His dress made his sallow lined face paler, and his pale eyes more wan. He gave you the impression of a very sick man.

F. Mrs. Forestier was a very nice woman... Mrs. Forestier was neither charming, beautiful nor intelligent; on the contrary she was absurd, homely and foolish; yet the more you knew her, the more you liked her... She was as tall as the average man, she had a large mouth and a great hooked nose, pale-blue short-sighted eyes and big ugly hands. Her skin was lined and weather-beaten, but she made up heavily, and her hair, which she wore long, was dyed golden... She did everything she could to counteract the aggressive masculinity of her appearance, and she succeeded only in looking like a vaudeville artist doing a female impersonation. Her voice was a woman’s voice, but you were always expecting her ... to brake into a deep bass, and tearing off that golden wig, discover a man’s bald pate... Her movements were awkward and her gestures clumsy (W. S. Maugham)

G. …She was always a little startled when she saw Shane after an absence and overwhelmed by the sheer physical presence of him. It had much to do with the force of his personality – that extraordinary charisma he possessed – as well as his height and build and natural dark good looks. Sixteen years ago, at his twenty-fourth birthday party, Emma Harte had said that Shane O’Neill had an intense glamour, and this had never been more true than it was today. He was the most dazzling man.

Shane had celebrated his fortieth birthday this past June: he was in his prime and looked it. He had a powerful physique with a broad back and massive shoulders, and he had stayed lithe and trim; his sojourn in the sun with the children had given him a deep tan. There was a touch of grey at his temples now, but, curiously, this did not age him. Rather, in combination with his bronzed complexion, the grey seemed to underscore the youthfulness of his strong and virile face. And in contrast to his hair, there was not a strand of grey in his moustache which was as coal black as it had always been. (B. T. Bradford)

Exercise 28. Write a paragraph on one of the following topics.

1. A description in your diary of how your body felt when you suffered from and slowly recovered from frost-bite or bad sunburn.

2. Continue this paragraph: ‘Suddenly the door opened and the strangest-looking man I have ever seen came into the room. …’

3. A description from your short story of the people in the waiting room of a marriage guidance bureau.

Exercise 29. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Как выглядит ваш приятель? Может быть, я его знаю, 2. Это была тоненькая голубоглазая девушка с толстыми русыми косами. 3. Я уверен, что он вас не узнал; он очень близорукий. 4. Вам нужно постричь волосы. 5. Мальчик очень похож на своего отца, у него такие же правильные черты лица и большой выпуклый лоб. 6. Не купите ли вы для меня пачку бритвенных лезвий? 7. Старик был мал ростом, сутулый, с морщинистым лицом, густыми бровями и длинной седой бородой. 8. Если ваша сестра хочет носить косы, ей следует отрастить волосы. 9. Как она выглядит после болезни? Она еще очень худа и у нее бледные впалые щеки. 10. Эта новая прическа с пробором посредине очень идет вам. 11. Если бы она была блондинкой, ее светло-карие глаза и тонко очерченные темные брови были бы еще привлекательнее. 12. Ваш брат очень рано начал лысеть. 13. Я знал ее еще маленькой девочкой, с косичками, вздернутым носиком и веснушками на щеках. 14. Ваш приятель показался мне благовоспитанным человеком, мне очень понравились его изящные манеры. 15. Не разрешайте ей красить губы, она еще слишком молода для этого. 16. Его густые висячие усы делали его похожим на казака. 17. Я любил смотреть, как она расчесывала свои длинные волосы перед зеркалом. 18. Вы должно быть ошиблись. Он не высокий и худой, а среднего роста и скорее полный. 19. Цвет ее лица напоминает мне цвет лица ее матери. 20. В чертах лица его было нечто азиатское. Длинный нос с горбинкой, большие неподвижные глаза на выкате, крупные красные губы, покатый лоб, черные как смоль волосы.

Exercise 30. Describe a person present in the classroom, but don’t tell the others his name. Let them guess who is that.

Exercise 31. Many parts of the body are verbs as well as nouns. Write a description of the actions.

1. thumb trough a book

2. thumb a lift

3. hand someone a pen

4. palm someone off with something second-rate

5. elbow your way through the crowd

6. shoulder responsibility

7. finger a document

Exercise 32. In the box there are 12 parts of the body that can also be used as verbs. Put them in the sentences 1-12. Use each verb once only and make any changes where necessary.

elbow foot head nose stomach shoulder

face hand knuckle palm thumb toe

1. The teacher told the pupil that she would really have to … down if she wanted to pass the exam 2. I could never be a soldier and fight in a war. I just couldn’t … the killing. 3. Since both his fiancée’s parents were dead, his own parents offered to … the bill for the wedding 4. Although some members of the party didn’t agree with the new tax on books and magazines, they decided to … the line, rather than to vote against their own party. 5. I tried to stop the shoplifter but she … me out of the way. 6. If Mike tries to … off his old computer on you, just tell him you’re looking for something more up-to-date. 7. The way she drives she’s … for an accident. 8. As they had missed the last bus they decided to try to … a lift home. 9. After hiding from the police for three weeks, he finally decided to give himself up and … the music. 10. He had to sack his cleaner because he found her … about among his private letters and documents one morning. 11. She … me a cup of tea and told me to help myself to milk and sugar. 12. The Government is being asked to … the cost of tiding up after the recent floods.

Exercise 33. Human Sounds. In the following passages, you will meet about fifty of the noises we human make, many of them without producing words. Read and translate the passages.

1. Read the passage and decide whose thoughts are being described.

I’m awake, lying here moaning, and nothing’s happening at all. Oh well, better start crying properly. Still no reaction. Right, they’ve asked for it. Here we go with a real scream. Ah, now I hear something next door. Must go on sobbing, so they realise it’s serious. Here she comes, muttering to herself. Why is it always her? Never him? Ah, a bottle. Excuse me, but it’s difficult to suck a bottle without making sucking noises, you know. Oh no. I’ve got hiccups again. Sometimes I seem to spend half my day hiccupping. Over the shoulder I go again. Oh dear, a burp. Pardon. Back to bed. Ah, I like it when she hums that song to me. Oh dear, we’re both yawning. Time to sleep again. I can hear him snoring next door. ‘Not a murmur now’, she says to me, the same as always. There’s no need to sigh like that, you know. You were a baby once.

2. It’s been a hard day’s night, as they used to say. My boss made my life hell today. Read the passage and find out what my job is.

I’ve never known a boss like him; you hardly ever hear him talking normally. He starts as soon as he comes into the office in the morning. If I’m two minutes late, he starts shouting at me. And you should hear him on the phone, yelling at some poor junior. When he asks you to do something, he just barks – like a fierce dog. And when he finds a mistake in your work, he roars like a lion. When someone asks him a question, he nearly always just grunts, like that. He’ll sit for hours grumbling about the weather, the business, his colleagues, the market. And he will mutter! Half the time you can’t understand a word he’s saying. The worst thing is his dictation. He just mumbles all the way through the letter; I have to guess every other word. Then he bites my head off when I’ve written something he didn’t want. I just start stammering and stuttering, and get out of the room as soon as possible.

3. The third group of noises come from a theatre. Read the text and find out what is happening on stage.

You can hear the audience whispering excitedly. Some of them are clearing their throats. Could they be nervous? Something’s happening. The audience are clapping; polite applause at the moment. Two of the audience are being invited onto the stage. The rest of them are cheering and calling out things. Now something is happening on stage; you could hear a pin drop. The two members of the audience are doing exactly what they are told and the chairs they are sitting on are beginning to rise into the air. The audience are gasping. Oh dear, what’s happened? They’ve suddenly fallen to the ground and look most upset. The audience are booing loudly. It hasn’t worked. Now they’re whistling. The whistling has changed to hissing, but there’s nobody on stage except the two members of the audience. Now they’re chanting that they want their money back. The manager’s coming out on stage. Listen to them groaning.

4. The fourth group of sounds comes from when I was ill last week. I really wasn’t well at all. Find out what was wrong with me.

It started on Monday. I really wasn’t well at all. I was sniffing all day. On Tuesday I hardly stopped blowing my nose and sneezing. By Wednesday I had a pretty bad cough. I tried gargling with salt water but it didn’t seem to do much good. If I had to go upstairs, I’d reach the top stair panting like a thirsty dog, and I’d still be wheezing five or ten minutes later. By Friday I’d lost my voice almost completely. I was croaking like a frog all day at the office.

5. The fifth group of sound-words, shows how different people reacted to the same joke.

Lady Thackeray-Smythe laughed politely. Her husband was chuckling minutes afterwards. A class of schoolgirls giggled. A class of schoolboys sniggered. An American TV audience shrieked and howled with laughter. Lady Thackeray-Smythe’s maid tittered. Billy Bloggs laughed like a drain.

Exercise 34. Arrange the verbs in each of the lines below according to how loud they normally are: the loudest number 1, the softest number 6. Then write a sentence of your own for each verb to show what it means.