Writing
Ex.17. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
Graceful figure, bony fingers, well-cut lips, turned-up nose, perfect teeth, straight eyelashes, broad shoulders, rough skin, a man with long moustache, slender figure, expressive eyes, grey hair, rough hands, bushy eyebrows, pointed chin, charming smile, plump hands, smooth skin, rough features, curly hair, rosy cheeks, sweet smile, fair complexion, deep-set eyes, sunburnt complexion, remarkable appearance, massive chin, harsh voice, plain face, scarred forehead.
Ex.18. Give English equivalents to the following:
Тонкие, четко очерченные брови; хорошо сложенный, широкоплечий парень; острый подбородок; пухлые щечки с ямочками; светлые редкие волосы; костлявые пальцы; грубые, неправильные черты лица; крепкая мозолистая рука; прямые каштановые волосы; отвратительное мясистое лицо; смуглый, несколько болезненный цвет лица; густые мягкие волнистые волосы; глубоко посаженные хитрые глаза; полный мужчина среднего роста; заплетать волосы в косы; неестественная улыбка; выглядеть молодо для своих лет; пойти в отца внешностью и характером; хмурить брови; курносая веснушчатая девочка; крючковатый нос; усталое морщинистое лицо; подведенные глаза; нарумяненные щеки; небритые скулы; гладко выбритое лицо; нежная, слегка загорелая кожа.
Ex.19. Give a word for the following definition.
The upper part of a man’s body.
The part of the face above the eyebrows.
The part of the face between the nose and the ears.
The part of the body from hand to the shoulder.
The part of the body that connects the head and the shoulders.
The end of the human arm.
The front of the head.
The joint between the two parts of the arm.
The eyes cover when the eyes are shut.
The hair that grows on the edge of the eyelids.
The thin line of hair above the eyes.
The part of the face above the eyes.
The face and its expression.
A small, light brown spot on the skin produced by sunburn.
The natural colour and appearance of the skin.
The hair on a man’s upper lip.
The joint between the arm and the hand.
The hair on a man’s face below the mouth.
The middle joint of the leg where the leg bends.
Ex.20. Write your own definitions to the words: thigh, toe, finger, neck, ear, elbow, chest, ankle, nail, head.
Ex.21. Translate the phrases, paying special attention to the verbs of gestures.
Shrug your shoulders and turn your head to the left.
Shade your eyes with your left hand.
Press your right hand to your forehead.
Scratch your chin.
Fold your arms on your breast.
Knit your eyebrows.
Nod your head.
Touch the tip of your nose with your thumb.
Brush your hair upward.
Point to the door with your forefinger.
Go to the door on tiptoe.
Touch your open palm.
Shake your forefinger in warning.
Lean your forehead against the back of your left hand.
Put your thumbs to your temples.
Ex.22. Fill in the articles:
1) … master was … man about sixty years old with colourless eyes and white hair. 2) Ella, … only daughter in … family, was … very good-looking girl, gay and clever. 3) In … street Johnny saw … man. It was … old Jew with .. black beard, … pair of deep black eyes stared out from his thin pale face. His long black hair hung down across his forehead. 4) we sat talking in … sitting-room when somebody knocked at … door and … well-dressed gentleman with … pleasant face entered … room. “Here is … picture of my wife,” he said. And … man showed us … face of … very beautiful woman with … black hair and large dark eyes. 5) One sunny day in June two men were making their way towards … large lake. … first one was … tall and strong man. Indeed, he looked … real giant. His manner was … little rude, but his face was very handsome. His companion was … shorter man. His face was not handsome but there was something in it that won … sympathies of … people at once.
Ex.23. Fill in prepositions:
1) When I entered I heard somebody speak … a ringing voice. Such a voice is typical … young age. 2) Your aunt looks young … her age. 3) When she smiled, two pretty dimples appeared … her cheeks. 4) The newcomer was a short stout man, carefully dressed, … a round good-natured face. 5) His thin face was dark and ended … a short beard that looked Spanish. 6) Why are you shouting … the top … your voice? Can’t you talk … a whisper? 7) Jane was eleven years old, tall … her age, and very lean. 8) The girl has a pretty face … brave brown eyes. She is … medium height and has a slender figure. Her elder sister Pauline is quite different … her. 9) Do you take … you mother or father? 10) What is your height? – I am … medium height. 11) Why are you walking … a stoop? 12) The soldiers were striding … a firm step. 13) He was so pleased that threw his chest … pride. 14) If you want to be slim … the waist, go in for sport. 15) Do you wear your hair parted … the middle or … one side? 16) She is a business lady and often wears her hair … a knot. 17) Why are your eyes swollen … tears? Don’t despond! If it were not for hope, the heart would break!
Ex.24. Choose the right word.
a) Face, countenance, complexion
1) She was a tall lady with dark hair, dark eyes, and a pale and a large forehead; her … was grave. 2) The girl was thin and had a sharp, bird-like … . 3) His … expressed astonishment. 4) The lady praised the old gentleman’s bronzed … . 5) He looked so funny, that I found it difficult to keep my … . 6) He must have had bad news, flashed through Arthur’s mind, as he looked anxiously at Montanelli’s haggard … . 7) A fair … is typical of all the women of this clan.
b) Thin, lean, slender
1) Arthur was a … little creature more like an Italian that an English lad. 2) She is rather … in the face. 3) His domed forehead, great moustache, … cheeks, and long jaw were shaded from the sunshine by an old brown Panama hat. 4) The girl was not beautiful, her figure was too small and … . 5) The fellow was as … as a rail. 6) I saw a small … man with sunken cheeks weathered to a tan. 7) She looks … after her illness. 8) She was a … blue-eyed girl with thick golden plaits.
Ex.25. Supply the missing words:
1) A little frown appeared on the boy’s … . 2) Arthur spoke in a strange indistinct … . 3) He raised his … suddenly from the ground, and she saw how strange their expression was. 4) The dreamy eyes deep blue under black … were an inheritance from his mother. 5) The colonel’s … was cleanly shaven showing a bronzed … . 6) When I was nineteen … old, I was a … young man. I was not very tall and had a well-made … and a … chest. My … was thick and coal-black and … large and dark. 7) He was a tall elderly man, … after his summer on the Black Sea with a thin … . 8) The woman’s dress was white and she wore a golden belt round her … . 9) The man’s grey … was cut very short, but was still … . 10) Katrine was more … than the rest. She was tall and … and had a sweet … and fine … . Her figure was … .
Ex.26. Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets.
(white, turned-up, rosy, soft, fair, age, grey, small, tall)
1) Alice is thirteen years old. She is … for her … . Her hair is … and … . Her eyes are … and her cheeks are … . She has a … mouth and pretty … teeth. But she has a … nose and she does not like it.
(freckled, yellow, long, eyes, thin, turned-up)
2) The girl was between nine and ten years old. She had … legs and … arms, two … pig-tails, a … nose that …, and … that were almost green and almost brown.
(wavy, dark, beard, tall, long, thin, large, shining, smile, neck, forehead, eyes)
3) Near the park I saw a man on horseback. I saw at once that he was a stranger. He was very …, dressed in rich clothes, with a gold chain hanging about his … and seemed to be about forty years old. His face was … and …, the … were … and black, the mouth was small with a cruel … on it, the … high and marked with a scar. The man’s complexion was … , his hair like my own was … . He had a … and moustache.
Ex.27. Read and translate the passages.
1) The colonel is a fine-looking man. His hair is white. So is his moustache. His face is cleanly shaven showing a bronzed complexion. The expression of his face is kind though firm.
The colonel has three sons. Basil, the eldest of the boys, is seventeen years of age. He is a fine-looking lad though not handsome. He looks very brave and strong. His hair is straight and black. He is, in fact, the son of his father.
How very unlike him is Lucien, the second of age. Lucien is delicate, with a light complexion and very fair hair. he is more like what his mother was, for she was a blonde. The colonel’s youngest son is quick-witted, curly-haired boy – cheerful at all times.
2) Among the passengers there were two who interested me very much. One, a man of about thirty, was one of the tallest men I ever saw. He had yellow hair, a thick yellow beard, a handsome face and large eyes. His face made me think of someone I had seen before but at the time I could not remember who it was. The big man’s name was Sir Henry Curtis.
The other man was short, stout and dark. He was always very neat and clear-shaven; he always wore an eye-glass in his right eye, and he never took it out. At first I thought he even slept in it, but afterwards found that this was not so. He put it in his trousers pocket when he went to bed, together with his false teeth, of which he had two beautiful sets.
3) Cedric was not tall but broad-shouldered, long-armed and powerfully-made. His face was broad with large blue eyes, open and frank features, fine teeth and well-formed head. He was frank but of a nasty temper. There was pride and jealousy in his eyes, for his life had been spent in maintaining his rights. His long yellow hair was not very grey, although he was almost sixty.
(W. Scott)
Ex.28. Give the description of the people in the pictures using the following scheme:
General look
Build, bearing, constitution, figure, stature.
Body limbs (shoulders, legs, arm, hands, fingers).
Head, neck.
Hair (general appraisal, colour), hairdo.
Face (form, complexion).
Face features in general
Face features (particular): forehead, nose, mouth, lips, teeth, jaw, cheekbones, cheeks, chin, eyes, eyebrows, eye-lashes, eyelids, ears.
Profession or occupation this person can have
Your attitude to him/her
Ex.29. Render in English close to the text.
1) У деда моего были огненно-рыжие волосы и обычная для рыжих людей красноватая в веснушках кожа. Когда я впервые увидела его, это был пятидесятилетний мужчина худощавый, с грустным выражением лица. Говорил он всегда негромко и спокойно.
Жена его была маленькой женщиной с черными глазами навыкате. Ее гладкие тусклые (dull) волосы были тщательно затянуты в тугой узел. Лицо у нее было вытянутое, как у овцы, но она не производила впечатления глупой. Быстрые птичьи движения. Самым примечательным в ней был голос – высокий, металлический, лишенный интонаций. Выглядела она старше своих лет.
Дед мой был очень общительным человеком (a good mixer). В его доме бывали разные люди. Я запомнила особенно хорошо одного. Это был его друг. Человек добрейшей души. Внешность его была своеобразной (singular). Он был высок и тощ, с длинными, словно развинченными (loosely jointed) руками и ногами, впалыми щеками и торчащими скулами. Лицо его было таким бледным, что его полные чувственные (sensual) губы казались особенно удивительными. Он носил длинные волосы. Его темные, глубоко посаженные глаза были большими и печальными, а руки с большими длинными пальцами были красивой формы и придавали ему вид человека, обладающего большой физической силой.
2) Ее глаза под густыми ресницами кались совсем темными. Цвет ее глаз поражал еще и потому, что был совершенно необычен для блондинки. Веки были полуопущены, что было характерным для нее, когда она была поглощена своими мыслями. У нее были четко очерченные, довольно густые брови.
С первого взгляда ее лицо с чуть выступающими скулами и мягкими линиями казалось классически правильным. Но стоило присмотреться и оказывалось, что нос у нее несколько неправильной формы, рот большой, а губы полные и крепкие. Лицо ее было удивительно женственно и вместе с тем энергично. Волосы она гладко зачесывала назад и повязывала вокруг головы черную ленточку.