- •Contents
- •Unit I. Family
- •Vocabulary
- •Family Life Parents and children
- •Love, marriage, and divorce
- •Caring and sharing
- •The Royal Family
- •Early Marriage
- •Unit II. Appearance and caracter
- •Vocabulary:
- •Related Phrases
- •Model 1.
- •Model 2.
- •Model 3. My grandmother
- •Model 4. Appearance
- •Face to Face
- •Why some don’t care about their appearance?
- •What your choice of coffee says about your Lifestyle?
- •Unit III. House and home
- •Vocabulary
- •I. General
- •II. House Parts
- •III. Building and Repairing a House
- •IV. Rooms and Interiors
- •V. Dining room
- •Types of Houses
- •Housing in Britain
- •Where Americans Live
- •To let
- •John and Jenny
- •Ann has no taste
- •Renting a room
- •Unit IV. Town
- •Vocabulary
- •Barnaul
- •What to see if you have two hours
- •Unit V. The altai territory
- •Vocabulary
- •The Altai Territory
- •Vocabulary
- •Fun facts about England
- •Fun facts about Конец формы Fun facts about Canada
- •Fun facts about United States
- •Unit VII. Education
- •Altai State University
- •British Universities
- •Higher Education in the usa
- •My Working Day
- •Литература:
Face to Face
Task 1. Some people believe you can judge someone’s character from features of their face or body. This is called physiognomy. Read the text quickly, and match each part to one of the pictures.
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They often have a pear-shaped head. They are intelligent but can also be absent-minded. They like to spend time at home where they can think in peace and quiet. Most of the time they are either thinking, studying or sleeping. They remain single, or put off getting married till later in life. |
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They are well-built and courageous and they do not lack self-confidence. They are easily insulted and get angry quickly. They are quite hard-working at school or at work, but without overdoing it. They enjoy the simple life. They do not often become rich.
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They are a bit overweight. They are adaptable and know how to do a good job, though they are not very energetic. They are easy-going and get on well with people. They often do well in business. On the negative side, they can occasionally be self-centred and insensitive towards others. |
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They tend to be thin. They are inflexible and do not change their ideas easily. They are usually honest. They take their time doing things and do not learn quickly. Their thin lips suggest a certain coldness or hardness of character. They often make good farmers, engineers or administrators. |
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The full, fleshy lips and the prominent jaw are usually signs of sincerity, warmth and strong emotions of the romantic variety. These types are outgoing and sociable. They often get married young. Although they may not shine, they will do well both at work and at play. |
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The distinguishing feature of this type is that the width and height of the face are roughly the same. They give the impression of being melancholy. They are usually red-faced and look healthy. They have large, dark eyes and bushy eyebrows. They have a wide nose and a large mouth. These types are tough and determined, even aggressive. They strike first and ask questions later. |
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This type has a triangular face, with a wide forehead and a very narrow chin. They usually have even, well-shaped features, except for their mouth, which will be either too small or too big. Their eyes are large and often very dark. Their nose is narrow at the top but has wide nostrils. Their personality is bright and cheerful, but they can also be tense and edgy. They think a lot and take in a lot of what goes on around them.
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Task 2. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (1-7) of the text. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
A The passionate type
B The bony type
C The brainy type
D The muscular type
E The criminal type
F The plump type
G The happy type
H The quarrelsome type
Task 3. Choose a face type that best describes:
you
your friend
a member of your family
Appearance is important.
When we speak about somebody's figure, face, hands, feet we mean his or her appearance. A person may be tall, middle-sized or short, thin or plump. A face may be round, oval or square. In summer some people may have freckles on their faces. Old people have wrinkled faces.People's hair may be long or short, thin or thick, good or bad, straight or curly. If it is long it is often plaited. Its colour may be black or fair, chestnut or red. Old people have grey hair. Eyes may be large or small. They may be of different color: grey, green, black, or hazel (brown). Cheeks may be rosy or pale (if a person is ill), plump or hollow (if a person is very ill). Some people have dimples in their cheeks when they smile. Women usually have their hair done 'at the hairdresser's. The manner of walking is called the walk (gait). One's step maybe: light, heavy, firm. Old people often shuffle their feet, have a shuffling gait. Attractiveness
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How important is it for you to be attractive? Although everyone wants to be goodlooking, do you think beautiful people are always happy?
I don’t think so. For example, it must be a problem to be a very beautiful woman, because some men may be more interested in looking at this woman than talking to her. They think of her like a picture rather than a person. Some people think that very pretty women and handsome men are stupid, as a rule. These people are thought to be only interested in their appearance.
Some people believe that only unattractive people can be clever. But surely no one wants to be really ugly; and no one wants to be plain either — that is to have rather
simple face that can be easily forgotten. Being attractive can help you find happiness, but it does not always make you happy. So maybe the best thing is not to worry about your appearance. It is more important to try to be an interesting personality. Because interesting people are always attractive.
Questions:
1. Who is the most beautiful woman and the best-looking man in the world? 2. Do you think it s difficult to be very good-looking? Why? (Why not?) 3. How important is it to look attractive? Why? 4. Look at these English expressions and then decide if you agree with them. a) Beauty is only skin-deep. b) Your face is your fortune. c) Beauty lies in the lovers eyes.