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- •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:
- •V. Write one or more sentences with a similar meaning. Use the words given in brackets.
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- •V. Choose the right word:
- •VI. Complete the sentences:
- •VII. Try to think of a famous person who is:
- •VIII. Describe your friend’s and your own build.
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- •II. Express the height of these people in metres and centimetres:
- •III. Combine the words in a with the right words in b:
- •IV.Choose the right word:
- •V. Answer the questions:
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- •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.
- •IV. Combine the adjectives in a with the nouns in b:
- •V. Complete these sentences in a suitable way.( More than one answer may be possible.)
- •VI. Think of a famous person who is:
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- •V. Choose the right variant:
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- •I.Transcribe and translate the words:
- •IV. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
- •V. Decide whether these sentences are true or false:
- •VI. Combine the adjectives in a with nouns in b:
- •VIII. Answer the questions:
- •IX. Choose the closest description from the list for each person. Make each description more accurate.
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- •I.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.
- •VIII. Describe each of your groupmates using one sentence .
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- •I.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:
- •V. Use these word-combinations in the sentences below:
- •VI. Complete the sentences in a suitable way. (More than one answer may be possible.)
- •VII. Match the sentences on the right with those on the left.
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- •Transcribe and translate the following words:
- •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:
- •VI. Use these words to complete the sentences below:
- •VII. Match each of the following lines of adjectives with one of the following words:
- •VIII. A) Make adjectives from these nouns:
- •IX. Change each sentence to include a compound adjective ending in - eyed, - faced, - haired, - nosed, - legged.
- •X. From these jumbled words, find combinations for describing people, as in the example. Use a dictionary if necessary. Example: good-looking
- •XI. Complete the gaps in these police posters.
- •XII. Think of a famous person who…
- •XIII. Translate the following sentences into English.
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- •V. Complete the following dialogues with these words:
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into English:
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- •I.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.
XIII. A) Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Yes, No, or Sometimes.
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Are you usually smiling and happy?
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Do you enjoy the company of other people?
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Do you find it difficult to meet new people?
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Do you have definite plans for your future career?
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Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason?
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Do you notice other people’s feelings?
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Do you think the future will be good?
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Can your friends depend on you?
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Is your room often a mess?
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Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for anyone or anything?
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Do you put off till tomorrow what you could do today?
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Do you work hard?
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Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself?
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Do you often give presents?
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Do you talk a lot?
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Are you usually calm and not worried by things?
b) Describe your own character. Point out three good and three bad things about you. Explain what makes you think you are like that. Follow the scheme:
On the plus side, I think I’m _______. For example, I usually______ .
I’m not only _______ but also _______. That means I ______.
And I can definitely say that I’m _______, because ________.
But nobody is perfect. Unfortunately, I can be ______. That is _______.
Besides, I’m sometimes _______. You see _______.
Also, I’m often _______, I’m sorry to say.
To be honest, I _______.
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?
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Say what you and your partner agree/ disagree about. Follow the scheme:
Both my partner and I think that _______.
We are both of the opinion ________.
We agree that _______.
Both of us believe _______.
I think that _____ but my partner doesn’t agree. He/she believes_____.
In my opinion, I’m ____. However, my partner isn’t sure about that.
I consider myself to be ____ while my partner is of the opinion that __.
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:
1.Борис очень внимателен и никогда не забывает дни рождения своих друзей и знакомых. 2. Роб был молчаливым и застенчивым мальчиком. Он почти не общался с другими детьми в школе. 3. С Эллен трудно иметь дело. У нее ужасный характер. Она часто выглядит угрюмой и недовольной и постоянно жалуется.
4.Наш начальник может показаться высокомерным из-за того, что сдержан и немногословен. Однако это ошибочное впечатление . На самом деле он спокоен и дружелюбен. С ним приятно иметь дело. 5. Мэри была так весела и жизнерадостна, что ее часто принимали за легкомысленную девушку. 6. По-моему, он слишком честолюбив, чтобы быть надежным другом.