Раздел 1. Основной модуль

Тема 1.1. Описание людей (внешность, характер, личностные качества, профессии).

1.1.1 Описание людей. Описание личных качеств необходимых для работы.

Работа с учебным текстом Appearance and character. Лексические единицы для описания внешности и личных качеств. Структуры he/she is, he/she has (got) …Заполнение формы – анкеты.

Task 1 Study the vocabulary.

APPEARANCE

appearance attractive bald beard beautiful birthmark blonde brown charming cheek chestnut chin curly dark describe ear eye fair feature flattish forehead freckles good-looking green grey hair handsome

внешность, привлекательный лысый борода красивый родинка блондин карий, коричневый очаровательный щека каштановый подбородок кудрявый тёмный описывать ухо глаз светлый характерная черта почти плоский лоб веснушки красивый зелёный серый, седой волосы красивый(о мужчине)

head height lips medium height middle-aged moustache mouth narrow nose overweight pretty red scar sharp short shoulder skin slim square tall thick thin turned-up ugly wavy wide wrinkles

голова высота губы средний рост средних лет усы рот узкий нос излишек веса хорошенький рыжий, румяный, красный рубец, шрам острый, тонкий короткий, низкий плечо кожа стройный, тонкий квадратный высокий толстый, густой тонкий, худой курносый уродливый волнистый широкий морщины

Task 2. Find adjectives which can describe: face, eyes, nose, lips, hair, figure

Task 3. Describe yourself: height, figure, face…. and something special about your appearance.

Task 4. Write 7 sentences to describe these people.

Example: This woman is tall. This man has an oval face.

Task 5. Guess the meaning of these words. What helped you to guess?

Popular, organized, loyal, energetic, enthusiastic, critical, relaxed, charming, characteristic, intelligent, personality, sociable, confident.

Task 6. Study the vocabulary.

CHARACTER

ambitious artistic bossy casual cheerful clever confident deceitful easy-going emotional generous

честолюбивый артистичный распоряжающийся несерьезный бодрый, весёлый умный уверенный обманчивый добродушный эмоциональный щедрый

flexible friendly hard-working honest hospitable intelligent jealous kind lazy mean nice

уступчивый дружелюбный трудолюбивый честный гостеприимный смышленый ревнивый добрый ленивый скупой, подлый приятный

polite punctual reliable reserved selfish serious shy sociable strange stubborn talkative

вежливый пунктуальный надежный сдержанный эгоистичный серьезный застенчивый общительный странный упрямый, болтливый

Task 7. Find the opposites to the following words: Casual, confident, generous, honest, lazy.

Task 8. Match the words 1-6 to their synonyms A-F:

1	intelligent	A	Always telling people what to do
2	bossy	B	Feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
3	charming	C	Making a firm decision to do something
4	confident	D	Liking company, enjoying spending time with other people
5	sociable	E	Pleasant or attractive, nice
6	determined	F	Clever, quick at thinking, good at learning

Task 9. Use the table below to make sentences, as in the example.

jobs	qualities	reasons
politicians teachers firefighters telephone operators actors doctors	brave confident patient persuasive understanding polite	give people information make people believe in them help people to learn things listen to people’s problems perform in front of people face dangerous situations

Example: Politicians need to be persuasive because they have to make people believe in them.

Task 10. Work in pairs. Describe the personal qualities required for the job you would like to do or any of the following: doctor, technician, scientist, fireman, businessman, sportsman.

Organized, brave, strong-willed, understanding, courageous, ready to give advice, to do training, to enjoy reading, to be good at maths, to make decisions about things, to take risks, to have lots of ideas, to think deeply about things, to be the centre of attention, to work in a team, to plan in advance, to observe rules and timetables, to be determined, be careful.

Example: An economist is very good at maths. He usually plans everything in advance. He thinks deeply about things. Economists are very good with money.

Task 11. Read the assay and say if you agree with the first sentence:

Text: Appearance and character

Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit. As I see it, this is about appearances and characters.

To my mind appearances sometimes may be deceptive, but not always. Of course, practically everyone has met at least someone whose character and appearance differ radically. And still we are captivated by stereotypes. When we watch films we expect positive heroes to be tall, well-built and handsome, with bright eyes, a straight nose, high forehead, and thick brown hair. They are supposed to be brave, strong-willed and confident in character. Positive heroines should be beautiful slender young ladies with delicate features, blue eyes under thick eyelashes, plump lips and long blonde wavy hair.

Negative characters should be weak and small, with pale eyes and thin or balding hair, with an ugly face. Wicked cinema females are practically always skinny brunettes with ugly irregular features – a hooked nose, pointed chin, close-set eyes and thin lips. They display their character as cunning and selfish.

In ordinary life intelligent, kind, generous and cheerful people do not necessarily have good looks. Similarly, stupid, stubborn, mean, impolite and dishonest people are not necessarily unattractive. Nature likes to play tricks on us, and we may consider it as a present on the part of nature. Life becomes not a boring routine, but a brilliant kaleidoscope of characters and appearances which often clash.

http://murenia_natalia.blog.tut.by/category/the-11th-form/appearance-and-character/

Task 12. Match these adjectives with the questions and then characterize your partner:

honest, hard-working, to have a sense of humor, shy, polite, clever, friendly, lazy, superior, selfish.

questions	adjectives
1. Do you always smile and say hello when you meet someone?
2. Do you always do your homework and spend extra time on schoolwork?
3. Are you afraid to speak to people you don’t know?
4. Do you dislike working hard?
5. Do you seldom boast or say that you are the best?
6. Are you only interested in yourself?
7. Do you always say the truth?
8. Do you like making jokes?
9. Do you always say «Thank you» and «Please»?
10. Were you good at subjects at school?

Task 13. Read and translate the dialogue:

Dialogue.

A: What does Mike’s sister look like?

B: She’s quite good-looking. The kind of girl you go for. She is tall and slim. She has long straight hair, green eyes and a charming smile.

A: What does George like?

B: A bit like you, actually. Same built, same height, and similar colour eyes.

A: What is he like?

B: Well, I think he is a bit too serious. You know, politics, literature, human rights, things like that. But he is also reliable and helpful. He has a good sense of humour.