- •Unit 1 what do you look like?
- •In this unit we are going to learn how to give a physical description of a person.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:
- •II. Match the expressions on the left with those on the right:
- •IV. Use these words to complete the expressions with ‘age’ below:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Match the pairs of sentences with the pictures:
- •II. Transcribe and translate the words:
- •III. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
- •IV. Decide whether these statements are true or false:
- •V. Choose the right word:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •II. Express the height of these people in metres and centimetres:
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •V. Practise the dialogues in Exercise IV for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •VI. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (1), (2), and (3). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
- •VII. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (e.G. Agreement, disagreement, doubt, surprise etc.)
- •VIII. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their personal opinion, surprise, doubt, agreement, disagreement etc. About someone’s height and build. Get ready to act it out.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:
- •III. Replace the underlined word in each sentence with a word which is either more suitable or more polite.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •VI. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
- •1. Expressing your opinion (2) 2. Disagreement 3. Surprise
- •4. Stopping an argument 5. Agreement (2)
- •VII. Practise the dialogues in Exercise VI for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •VIII. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
- •IX. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses
- •X. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement etc. About someone’s appearance. Get ready to act it out.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Transcribe and translate the words:
- •II. Match the words below to the parts of the head and face in the pictures:
- •III. Combine the nouns in a with the adjectives in b. With some adjectives more than one combination is possible.
- •IV. Give antonyms of the following word-combinations:
- •Give English equivalents of the following:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Transcribe and translate the words:
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Decide whether these sentences are true or false:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
- •1. Doubt 2. Surprise 3. Agreement (3)
- •II. Practise the dialogues in Exercise I for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •III. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
- •IV. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (agreement, disagreement, doubt, etc.)
- •Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement, etc. About someone’s appearance (especially their face, complexion, eyes). Get ready to act it out.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:
- •III. Give the opposite of the following word-combinations:
- •IV. Combine the adjectives in a with the nouns in b. Give as many combinations as it is possible.
- •V. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
- •Expressing your view 2. Surprise (2) 3. Doubt 4. Stopping an argument
- •VII. Practise the dialogues in Exercise VI for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •VIII. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
- •IX. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (surprise, agreement, etc.)
- •I can’t believe my ears!
- •I’m of the same opinion.
- •X. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their surprise, agreement etc. About someone’s appearance (especially their features or distinguishing features). Get ready to act it out.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •V. Complete the following dialogues with these words:
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words best suited to the context from those in brackets.
- •II. Practice the dialogues for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (1), (2) and (3). Make use of the active vocabulary.
- •Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses.
- •V. Think of a new dialogue of your own. Get ready to act it out.
- •Look at the following extracts of written language and match them to their sources below:
- •Which of the people in Exercise 1 (a – d) answer the following descriptions?
- •Part III Listening I
- •Practice the passages for good reading.
- •A) Read the following questions.
- •In pairs, ask and answer questions about each other’s friends and family.
- •Write questions about Donna to which the following sentences are the answers.
- •Listening II
- •Make up a conversation with your group mate who wants to know about the members of your family and the family likeness.
- •1. Listen to dictations 1-10 and write them down.
- •2. Making use of the scheme describe your favourite relative/ group-mate/ friend.
- •Unit II what are you like?
- •In this unit we are going to learn how to describe a person’s character.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Transcribe and translate the words:
- •II. Give English equivalents for the following:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Match the opposites:
- •VI. Match the words with their definitions:
- •VII. Arrange these words in pairs of opposites:
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from exercises VI and VII.
- •IX. What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words?
- •X. What nouns can be formed from these adjectives? Use a dictionary to help you.
- •XII. Arrange all the adjectives from both personality word lists in three groups: a) adjectives describing positive qualities; b) adjectives describing negative ones; c) adjectives describing both.
- •XIII. A) Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Yes, No, or Sometimes.
- •XIV. A) Work with a partner. Ask your partner to do the quiz about you. Compare your ideas and your partner’s ideas about you. Are they the same or different?
- •Say what you and your partner agree/ disagree about. Follow the scheme:
- •XV. Describe someone in the group, but don’t say their name. Can your group mates guess who it is?
- •XVI. Translate these sentences into English:
- •XVII. Revision translation.
- •Vocabulary list
- •Transcribe and translate the following words:
- •In the text find the English equivalents of the following Russian words and phrases:
- •A) Do you think a person’s appearance and character are related in any way? Explain your viewpoint.
- •Read the text again. For each paragraph (1-7) choose the most suitable heading from the list a-h. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
- •Vocabulary
- •Find a word or phrase from the text that means:
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations. Provide the context in which they were used in the text. Use them in situations of your own.
- •Questions and tasks:
- •Read the text below and answer this question: “Why are our first impressions of the people we meet often wrong?”
- •Read the text again. For each gap (1 - 8) choose the most suitable word or phrase from the list a – I. There is an extra one which you do not need to use.
- •Vocabulary
- •Compare your results with a partner's. Try and assess each other. Do the same in a group. How well do you think the signs work?
- •Look at the famous names given for each sign. How many of their characteristics match the ones you have heard of?
- •Draw up a table on a separate sheet of paper. Divide it into columns, labelled as follows:
- •Read through the lists of qualities again, and mark all the words beginning with: un-,dis-, mis-, non-.
- •I. Read the text and say why Charles is always the first person the author invites.
- •II. Questions for discussion.
- •Read the article again. For questions 1 - 12 choose from the parts a – g.
- •Decide if the statements are true or false.
- •Vocabulary list
- •Verbs and Phrases
- •Vocabulary notes
- •6. Use the derivative of the word given in brackets to make each sentence grammatically correct:
- •7. Using the negative prefixes im-, un-, dis-, etc change the meaning of these adjectives into the opposite one. Make use of the dictionary.
- •8. Make use of the adjectives from the previous exercise to fill in the gaps:
- •9. Match the synonyms:
- •10. Find the odd one out:
- •Transform the structure of the sentences as shown in the example.
- •Say what the following features denote. Make use of the structures in ex. 10.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Is the information given true about you? Do you make a good student?
Unit 1 what do you look like?
In this unit we are going to learn how to give a physical description of a person.
Part I
Vocabulary
Study the words and word-combinations you can’t do without:
AGE
young
middle-aged
old
elderly
in his/her teens/ 20’s/30’s/forties//fifties etc
in his/her early/mid-/late teens/twenties/thirties/40’s/50’s etc
under/over/about/nearly 20/ thirty/forty etc
in his /her prime
past his/her prime
in the prime of youth/life
to be of age/to come of age/to be under age
to be the same age (as)
to look one’s age
to look more/less (older/younger) than one’s age
Vocabulary notes
middle-aged adj between the ages of forty and sixty, e.g. He is only 24, but he behaves as if he is already middle-aged.
elderly adj (of a person) old; elderly is a polite way of saying old. e.g. My father is rather elderly now and can’t walk very fast.
in his /her teens between the ages of 13 and 19, e.g. She is in her teens. Mary is in her early teens.(=about 13-14 years old) I am in my mid-teens. (=about 15 years old) He is in his late teens. (=about 16-19 years old)
in his/her/their twenties aged from 20 to 29, e.g. She has three sons, all in their twenties.
under 20/30/50etc younger than stated, e.g. Children of nine or under must be accompanied by an adult. He is just under 40.
over 20/30/50 etc older than stated, e.g. children of seven and over (=older)/ He is over 90.
in your prime at the time in your life when you are strongest and most active, e.g. She is 40 now and still in her prime. She is still good-looking, but she is past her prime.
to be/ come of age to reach the particular age, usually 18 or 21, at which one becomes responsible in law for one’s own actions, e.g. Has your son come of age yet? (= Is he of age yet?)
to be under age to be too young to legally drink, drive a car, vote etc ,e.g. You can’t drive a car yet - you’re still under age.
EXERCISES
I. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and word-combinations:
Старый; пожилой; молодой; среднего возраста; немногим за двадцать; нет еще тридцати; около пятидесяти; несовершеннолетний; в расцвете жизненных сил; на закате лет; выглядеть на свой возраст; выглядеть моложе/ старше своего возраста; быть одного возраста; достичь совершеннолетия.
II. Match the expressions on the left with those on the right:
1. He’s 14. a) He is in his late teens.
2.He’s 28. b) He’s in his early forties.
3.He’s 35. c) He’s fairly elderly.
4. He’s 48. d) He’s in his mid-thirties.
5. He’s 42. e) He’s in his early teens.
6- He’s 85. f) He’s middle-aged.
7. He’s 19. g) He’s in his late twenties.
III. Point out the sentences in exercise II of which the following statements can be true:
1. He has just come of age. 2. He’s still under age. 3. He’s in the prime of youth. 4. He’s in the prime of life. 5. He’s already past his prime.