3. Answer the questions:

1. How old is Helen? 

2. Does she wear spectacles? Describe her appearance. 

3. Does she do well at school? 

4. What unbreakable rule has she got? 

5. What books is she fond of reading? 

6. Does Helen go in for sports? 

7. Is she a member of the school basketball team? 

8. Why is it a pleasure to watch her playing basketball? 

9. Is Helen a sunny soul by nature? What makes you think so? 

10. Has she got an imagination? Prove it.

Vocabulary exercises:

1. Circle one word in each group that doesn’t belong:

A	pale	dark	Bald	fair
B	well-dressed	elegant	Smart	curly
C	wavy	straight	Curly	plump
D	plump	slim	Fat	chubby
E	handsome	attractive	Pretty	bald
F	long-haired	bald	Slight	short-haired
G	fair	dark	Red	wavy
H	muscular	ugly	Fit	athletic
I	scruffy	young	Elderly	middle-aged
J	ugly	pretty	unattractive	plain
K	slim	slight	overweight	Thin

2. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the opposite meaning. More than one word may be possible.

1. She’s plain, tall and slim and has curly hair.

2. She’s elderly, plump and has long hair.

3. He’s scruffy and has lots of hair.

4. He’s ugly and has short, dark hair.

5. He’s young, smart and has straight hair.

3. Read the text and replace the words in bold with a more suitable word from the list.

chubby

curly

fit

had

muscular

overweight

pale

round

glasses

scruffy

well-dressed

Podge Huffkin was a strange-looking man. He was red, clear hair and a bald face, like a big circle. Although he was usually elderly, he never shaved, so he always looked rather wavy. Some people said he was fat but I didn’t think so. He was a bit curly, it’s true, and he had a rather fair face but he looked interesting. His body was straight because he went to the gym five nights a week so generally he was very pretty. He had very smart skin. I remember that well because it made him look unhealthy. He also had small, blue eyes that were difficult to see behind his dark moustache. I often wonder what happened to poor old Podge in the end.

4. Work with the adjectives describing character. In each sentence below put the correct adjective from the group of three above it.

a) impatient sociable adventurous

1. She loves meeting people and going to parties. She’s a very _____ person.

2. She likes new things and new places, even if they’re difficult or dangerous. She’s _____.

3. He gets very annoyed if he has to wait for anything. He doesn’t like waiting. He’s very _____.

b) ambitious easy-going talkative

1. He never gets upset or annoyed when things go wrong. He’s a very _____ man.

2. He loves to talk to people and tell them what he things and what he’s done. He’s _____.

3. She wants to get an important job in a high position. She’s _____.

c) lazy naughty cheerful

1. Little Rosie is always breaking things and doing what her mother tells her not to do. She’s a _____ girl.

2. He doesn’t like to work. He prefers to do nothing. He’s _____.

3. He’s always happy and smiling. He’s very _____.

d) sensible selfish optimistic

1. She only thinks about herself. She doesn’t care about other people. She’s _____.

2. He has a lot of common sense. He always knows the correct thing to do. He’s a _____ boy.

3. He always has good hopes for the future. He thinks everything will be fine. He’s very _____.

e) polite imaginative tidy

1. She’s very careful about her appearance and how she arranges her desk and her room. She’s a _____ young lady.

2. He always remembers to say “please” and “thank you”. He’s very _____.

3. He has ideas like no-one else’s. He can write wonderful stories, draw unusual pictures and suggest unusual ideas. He’s extremely _____.