- •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?
Read the article again. For questions 1 - 12 choose from the parts a – g.
You can choose some of the parts more than once.
Which features can reflect a person’s …
… confidence? 1… 2…
… friendliness and sociability? 3… 4…
… practicality? 5… 6…
… stubbornness? 7… 8…
… impatience? 9… 10…
… deceitfulness? 11… 12…
E.g. 1 B (the nose)
Decide if the statements are true or false.
A low forehead is a sign of intelligence.
A turned-up nose shows purposefulness.
People with large nostrils are trustworthy and strong-willed.
It is thought that a receding chin usually belongs to someone who is patient.
People with small eyes are believed to be deceitful.
Brown-eyed people usually support their friends and principles.
Straight eyebrows signify curiosity.
A downturned mouth suggests a cheerful nature.
Vocabulary list
cowardly/ cowardice
cunning
gentle
intelligent/ intelligence
irritate/irritable
jealous
loyal
practical/ impractical
self-control/ self-controlled
stubborn
temperament/ temperamental
trusting
trustworthy/ untrustworthy
Verbs and Phrases
to be a sign of
to belong
to denote
to have a tendency/ to tend
to indicate
to mean
to represent
to signify
to suggest
Vocabulary notes
individual n [C]a person considered separately rather than part of a group, e.g the basic rights of an individual
personality n 1)[C, U] the various aspects of a person’s character that make them different from other people; Syn. character, nature, temperament; e.g. a woman with a strong personality/ personality trait (=typical ways of behaving) such as calmness or enthusiasm/Despite their different personalities, they became the best of friends.
2)[U] the qualities of a person’s character that make them interesting and attractive,
e.g. We need someone with lots of personality. He's honest but he lacks personality, temperament [C,U] 1) the emotional part of someone's character, especially how likely they are to be happy, angry etc, e.g. an artistic/nervous/good temperament/ Jill has such a lovely relaxed temperament. 2) [U] the tendency to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way, e.g. to give displays of temperament; temperamental adj likely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry - used to show disapproval: e.g. The actress was so temperamental that many people refused to work with her.
manner [ sing.] the way that sb behaves and speaks towards other people, e.g. I don’t like his manner. His manner was polite but cool. Manners [pl.] behaviour that is considered socially correct in a particular society or culture, e.g. good/bad manners/ Mind your manners!
denote v (fml) 1).to be a sign of; Syn. to indicate, to represent, to signify; e.g. The red triangle usually denotes danger.
suggest(v) 1) put forward for consideration as a possibility, e.g. I suggested a visit / going / that we should go to the theatre.2) indicate, e.g. Her expression suggested anger.
Vocabulary Exercises
1. Transcribe and translate the given words:
Interpretation
Temperament
temperamental
Physiognomy
Consequently
Perceptiveness
Tendency
insecurity
glibness
thoroughness
resourcefulness
imaginative
curiosity
Signify
Sign
2. Give the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
Трусость, самообладание, ревнивый, верный, восприимчивый, сообразительный, тщательность, любознательность, эгоизм, находчивость, уверенность в себе, неуравновешенный, страстный, целеустремленный.
Define the meaning of each of the lexical units:
gentle, intelligent, cowardly, cunning, loyal, irritable, practical, self-controlled, trusting, trustworthy, stubborn, jealous
In the text find as many verbs as you can that correspond to the following definition:
“To be a sign of sth, to show that sth is possible or likely; to point to “
Write nouns and adjectives derived from the following words:
Adj.—Noun B. Noun--Adj. C. Verb--Noun
Practical- Coward-- to indicate--
Stubborn- Temperament- to suggest--
Reliable- Self-control- to irritate--
Resourceful- Ambition- to tend--
Nervous- Passion- to confide--
Passive- Strength- to perceive-
Jealous-