- •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?
V. Complete the following dialogues with these words:
fashionable smart casual
worn-out scruffy dress well
1. - You’re looking very _______ today.
- Yes, I’m on my way to a job interview.
2. - You must spend a fortune on clothes.
- I don’t really, but I must admit I do like to ________ .
3. - Will I have to wear a suit in the meeting?
- No, I expect most people will be wearing fairly _______ clothes.
4. - I need a new dress for this party but I don’t know what colour to choose.
- Well, pink is supposed to be _______ at the moment, isn’t it? It’s this season’s colour.
5. - Why are you throwing that jacket out?
- It’s ________ . Look, it’s got a hole under the arm and most of the buttons are missing!
6. - I like your new trousers. They are very smart.
- Well, I start my new job tomorrow and I can’t wear _______ old jeans. Everyone there is very well-dressed.
VI. Translate the following sentences into English:
1.Моя сестра не любит одеваться нарядно, потому что чувствует себя более удобно в повседневной одежде. 2. Он вздрогнул, когда увидел невероятно худую женщину с растрепанными седыми волосами, морщинистым лицом, в грязном плаще и стоптанных ботинках. Он узнал в ней свою мать. 3. Этот артист всегда появляется на публике в старых потрепанных джинсах и безвкусном дешевом гриме. 4. Ее мать – консервативно одетая женщина, невысокого роста, полная, с темными волосами и серыми глазами. Дочь совсем на нее не похожа. Она – модно одетая высокая блондинка, очень стройная, с большими голубыми глазами, темными бровями и ресницами. У нее большой, но красивый рот, прямой нос и прекрасный цвет лица. 5. Мой сосед был высокий худой мужчина лет пятидесяти. Его лицо было не очень привлекательным. У него был крупный нос, небольшие темные раскосые глаза и тонкие губы. Однако, когда он говорил и улыбался, лицо его сразу же становилось очень приятным. 6. Это была элегантно одетая пожилая женщина лет шестидесяти, с седеющими волосами, довольно полная, но все еще красивая. 7. Наш новый коллега оказался человеком приятной наружности с вьющимися светло-русыми волосами, глубоко-посаженными карими глазами и доброжелательной улыбкой. Он был чисто выбрит и одет с иголочки. 8. Девочка была прелестна с ее румяными щечками, белокурыми кудряшками, голубыми глазами и вздернутым носиком.
Additional Vocabulary
Dress
Pinafore dress
Nightdress/nightgown
Dressing gown/bathrobe
Pijamas
Suit/skirt suit
Jacket
Short skirt/ gathered skirt/mini/skirt/sarong
Blouse
Top
T-shirt
Polo shirt
Sweater
Jumper
Sweatshirt
Cardigan
hoody
Twin set
Pullover
Shorts/trunks
Trousers/pants
Cargo pants
Dungarees
Sweatpants
Tights
Leggings
Jeans
Stockings
Swimsuit/bikini
Three-piece-suit
Waistcoat/vest
Overcoat/fur coat/raincoat
Leather /denim jacket
Anorak
Parka
Gloves/mittens
Scarf
Tie/bow tie
Cravat
Bandana
Hat/cap
The general word for what you wear is Clothes ( pl) or Clothing( fml).
e.g. A piece of clothes/ clothing
Outfit- is a set of clothes that you wear together especially for a particular occasion or purpose.
You can:
Wear smth
Have smth on
Be dressed ( in smth)
e.g. He was wearing a sweater and jeans.
She had her new dress on.
Why aren’t you dressed yet?
We dress up for a party or a formal occasion. The clothes you wear when you dress up, are called fancy clothes.
e.g. a fancy dress party
*If you dress too smartly or too formally, you overdress.
When you put on your clothes, you get dressed.
When you take off your clothes, you get undressed.
If you change your clothed you get changed.
e.g. I came home and changed out of my casual clothes / into my new dress.
If a piece of clothing isn’t too big or too small – it fits you.
If it looks good on you – it suits you.
Fasting clothes:
To do smth up
To fasten smth
To undo smth
To button smth up/To unbutton smth
To zip smth up/ unzip smth
EXERCISES