Английский язык
UNIT 1
Практические занятия
Vocabulary: people character and appearance; adjectives;
Topics and speaking: describing people character and appearance;
Grammar: present simple, present continuous;
Reading: fictional heroes.
1. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
Curly brown hair Красивый
A long white beard Высокий и стройный
A black moustache Широкие плечи
Tall and slim Светлый (бледный) цвет лица
Good looking Темная кожа
Pretty С излишним весом
Beautiful / handsome Прямые волосы
Medium height Длинная белая борода
Muscular Среднего телосложения
Short and fat Симпатичный, хорошенький
Overweight Черные усы
Straight hair Кудрявые каштановые волосы
Broad shoulders Невысокий и полный
Dark skin Привлекательный, миловидный
Dark complexion Лет двадцати с небольшим
Pale complexion Мускулистый
Medium build Среднего роста
In early twenties Темный цвет лица
2. Write eight sentences about one person in your class, using words and phrases from ex. 1. Read them out. Other students try to guess the person you are describing.
3. Complete the table below with words from the box.
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mischievous caring daring cunning dangerous kind caring vain cold-hearted polite considerate evil greedy brave honest cruel selfish optimistic sensitive friendly patient generous easy-going rude jealous confident warm nice pleasant broad-minded mean pessimistic dishonest boring reliable punctual ambitious flexible |
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Negative |
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honest
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jealous |
4. Find the appropriate adjectives from ex. 3 to describe the following people:
a) He has good manners.
b) He likes to upset or hurt people.
c) He is very proud of himself.
d) He likes to express his ideas and thoughts and likes to communicate with people.
e) He expects good things to happen.
f) He shows understanding of other people’s needs.
5. Speaking: you are the Personnel Manager of a TV producer. You have to hire an appropriate person to interview guests and become the talk-show face. Choose the best candidate from the table below.
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Grammar
1. Read the rules
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
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Present Simple |
Present Continuous |
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1. Things in general, something true in general. The earth goes round the sun. 2. Something that happens all the time or repeatedly. We often eat out. 3. Permanent situation. I live in London. 4. Timetable. This train arrives at 5 p.m. |
1. In the middle of doing something (you have started it and haven’t finished yet). He is driving now. 2. Thing happening in a period around now. You are working hard today. 3. Temporary situation. I’m living with my friends until I find a flat. 4. Future arrangements. I’m having a party on New Year’s Eve. 5. Changes happening around now. It’s getting dark. |
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.
a) A: ______________ (you/do) anything interesting this weekend?
B: No, I _______________ (study) for my Biology exam.
b) Let’s go out. It ___________ (not/rain) now.
c) Can you drive? I________ (learn). My father ________ (teach) me.
d) Are you ________ anything interesting this weekend? What?
e) Who _________ (cook) the dinner? It smells great!
f) My parents __________ (come) to stay with us every Christmas.
We do not use these verbs in the present continuous:
like love want know understand remember depend
prefer hate need mean believe