Questions

1. How many channels are there on Russian TV?

2. What are the most popular TV programmes in our country? What makes them popular?

3. How does TV keep people informed about all important events in the world?

4. What foreign films and TV programmes have you watched on television recently? What impression did they make on you?

5. Is it true that a first rate colour TV set has become an ordinary thing in nearly every house today?

6. Have you got a video cassette recorder? If not, would you like to have one? Why not?

7. Do you find that all the programmes television offers are interesting or at least useful?

8. Which programmes do you watch regularly? Why?

9. Do you like to watch TV quizzes? Which of those programmes is your favourite? Why?

10. Can you say that television plays an important part in your life?

11. Do you go out less because of television?

12. Do you think there are many people who hate watching TV?

13. Do you agree that watching TV is one of the silliest things you can spend your time on? What is your opinion?

14. Is watching the telly a waste of time?

15. Do you agree that television has made life more interesting?

16. On the whole the programmes television offers are not bad, are they?

17. Which programme (newscaster, commentator) is your favourite?

Unit 10. Appearance and character words and expressions

Appearance

He is a handsome man.

She is a beautiful (good-looking, pretty) girl.

She had a likeness to N.

She is like her mother.

The child took after his mother in appearance.

He is six feet five inches tall. (He is six feet five.)

She is a pleasant-looking woman of about forty with soft brown hair and dark-brown eyes.

face	- long, oval, round, wrinkled, pale, sunburned
features	- clean-cut, delicate, regular, irregular
smile	- charming, pleasant, sad
complexion	- dark, fair
skin	- delicate, rough
nose	- hooked, snub-nosed
lips	- full, thick, thin
cheeks	- plump, hollow; dimples in one's cheeks.
mouth	- firm, large, small, toothless
figure	- slender, fat, graceful
stature	- tall, short, middle-sized
forehead	- broad, high, narrow
hair	- black, fair, blond, red, curled, bald
teeth	- even, uneven, large, small
chin	- double, pointed, round
eyes	- blue-eyed, close-set, deep-set

Character

generous, kind, good-tempered, dishonest, hard-hearted, double-faced, characterless

Appearance and character

1

She is attractive. She's got lovely long hair but the trouble is she knows it as well. She really thinks she's the greatest. She always thinks she's the best at everything. All she ever thinks about is herself. She can't stand criticism of herself.

2

He wears glasses and moustache. I can't see his face. May be because of this I can't really trust him.

3

She is a dreadful person. She's got lots of money but she hates spending it. She is not very tall – about 156 cm and she is rather thin. I suppose she's got blond hair, but she is not at all attractive. That face! Oh, god! She's awful!

4

He is a man of 40, not good-looking and not yet ugly. His hair is reddish, cut very short; his eyes are small, blue or grey. He looks commonplace. He is just a good, dull, honest, plain man, a pretty bore. One can admire his qualities, but avoid his company.

5

He's always complaining about everything around. It gets on my nerves. And he hasn't got any sense of humour at all. If you spend more than five minutes with him you just want to sleep.

6

He is 27 years old, 180 cm tall with short black hair and oval face. He is well-built and extremely strong.

7

I think the glasses suit her. And she's got that beautiful long hair. She's always happy and smiling. It is impossible to be depressed with her around.

8

She is not particularly good-looking, but she's got lovely dark curly hair.

CHARACTER

JAN. He doesn't like to be a minute late for his lesson. He is not only very clever, but he is also a very hard worker and likes to do everything well. He has rather dark brown hair and good grey eyes. He is not very tall, but he is strong, swims well and is a good footballer.

LUCILLE. Lucille is beautiful, rich and gay. She is tall and slim, with dark eyes and black hair. She goes out to dinner or a dance or a theatre almost every evening and doesn't generally get to bed until very late at night - rather early in the morning. So, she doesn't do very much work.

OLAF. He is a big fellow. He is six foot three tall; he can walk and climb all day and he never feels tired. He is as strong as a horse. He has blue eyes and yellow hair. He doesn't talk much, but be thinks a lot.

PEDRO. He is very handsome, tall and dark and well-dressed. He is rich and clever, too. He does everything well. He is Spanish, but he speaks English and French very well; he goes everywhere and can talk well about almost everything - music, pictures, other countries, literature and life.

FRIEDA. She has brown hair and big grey eyes. She doesn't talk much; she is rather quiet, but is very kind and nice. They all like her. I think that she is pretty, but Jan thinks that she is beautiful.

ROB. He is generally the last one to come, but the first to go away. He is certainly not handsome or hard-working or clever. But he thinks that he is all these. He doesn't like hard work. He doesn't like study. He says that study makes him tired. He isn't polite, and he isn't well-dressed. He doesn't always listen to lessons in class. He isn't quiet, he talks a lot. He is a good eater and a good sleeper. But he is good hearted and loves a joke. He knows a lot of funny stories and he always wants to tell them to you.