- •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?
Make up a conversation with your group mate who wants to know about the members of your family and the family likeness.
Part IV
Discussion
Read the following statements. Say whether you agree with them or not, explain why.
BEAUTY CONTESTS
I never watch beauty contests. They are like a cattle market! I think they insult the intelligence of women. No woman with any self-respect would ever enter a competition like this. I find them totally degrading.
I certainly don't take them seriously. They are harmless fun, really. I mean, you see prettier girls every day in shops and offices. But people earn a living from their intelligence or from their abilities. Why shouldn't they make money from their appearances.
I occasionally watch them, but I don't think I'd like them if I were a woman. After all a lot of girls would just look as good with the make-up, clothes and lights. Anyway, beauty is only skin-deep. I often feel irritated when I'm watching a beauty contest. The values are false.
I always watch them I like looking at pretty girls. I’d rather watch a beauty con test than a programme about politics. There is not enough glamour in the world. If you don’t like it, you can always switch off the television.
Think over the following questions. Come up with your arguments.
How important is the way we look in our everyday life? Does it matter at all?
Why do people take pains trying to beautify themselves: to have a better figure, bigger eyes, etc? Can’t they just accept themselves as they are?
Who does appearance matter more for: men or women? How can you account for it?
What do you think of the existing ideals of male and female physical beauty? Are they something that inspires you or something that makes you feel inferior and worthless just because you don’t match them?
What do you think of beauty contests? Do they really help reveal genuine beauty?
Consider the following statements. Say whether you agree with them making use of your active vocabulary.
Good looks make it possible for you to feel self-confident and secure.
A good-looking person has more chances to get a good job and be successful in personal life.
You are likely to react more positively to attractive people.
Appearance doesn't matter all that much, really. You must be taken for what you are, not for what others want you to be.
Appearance has nothing to do with your professional or personal wellbeing. These things depend on what kind of person you are, not on your good looks.
Every person's appearance is unique: it's only his or her body, hair, nose, eyes. We should be proud of what we have.
It's only natural that people want to look more attractive. But they certainly shouldn't go to extremes and make achieving of perfection their lifetime goal.
Part V
Writing