- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •V. Choose the right variant:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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 .
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
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- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •V. Complete the following dialogues with these words:
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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.
VI. Combine the adjectives in a with nouns in b:
A. bald, balding. thinning, receding, curly, wavy, spiky, shaved;
B. hair, man.
VII. Describe your groupmates’ hair style and hair colour.
VIII. Answer the questions:
1. Are you happy with your natural hair colour? If not, what colour hair would you like to have? Why? 2. Have you ever dyed your hair? What colour? Did it make you look more attractive? 3. What hair style do you prefer? Why? 4. In what way did you put your hair when you were a child? 5. What hairstyle would you like to have when you become older?
IX. Choose the closest description from the list for each person. Make each description more accurate.
See Unit6: RIGHTS and WRONGS
FACE
thin
long
round
square
oval
high cheekbones
a high forehead
a narrow forehead
a long/short nose
a snub nose
a turned-up nose
a straight nose
a hooked nose
a pointed nose
thin lips
full lips
pursed lips
a small/large mouth
a vivid mouth
a cleft chin
a double chin
a pointed chin
Vocabulary notes
square adj if somebody’s body or a part of their body is square, it looks broad and strong,
e.g. a square jaw/face
cheekbone n [C usually pl] one of the two bones above your cheeks, just below your eyes, e.g.She had high cheekbones and green eyes.
forehead n [C] the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair, e.g. a man with a high (=wide) forehead
a snub nose is short and points slightly upwards, e.g.She had an interesting face with a snub nose and large appealing eyes. Syn. a turned-up nose
full lips are large and rounded in an attractive way, e.g. Her full red lips parted in a faint smile. Ant. thin lips
pursed lips are brought together tightly into a small circle, especially to show disapproval or doubt; purse (up) your lips, e.g. She pursed her lips and shook her head. Her little mouth was pursed up tight.
vivid adj very bright in colour, e.g. a vivid mouth
cleft chin n [C]a cleft chin has an area on it that goes slightly inwards
double chin n [C] a fold of loose skin between the face and neck that looks like a second chin
pointed adj having a sharp end, e.g. a pointed nose/chin/beard
EXERCISES
I.Transcribe and translate the words:
Round, square, oval, cheekbones, forehead, narrow, snub, turned-up, straight, hooked, pointed, pursed, mouth, vivid, cleft, double, pointed, chin.
II. Match the words below to the parts of the head and face in the pictures:
See Unit 18 Ex 1 /Vocabulary Organiser/
III. Combine the nouns in a with the adjectives in b. With some adjectives more than one combination is possible.
A. B.
1. hair a) narrow
b) snub
2. face c) sleek
d) double
3. lips e) hooked
f) thinning
4. forehead g) fair
h) full
5. nose i) straight
j) thin
6. chin k) pointed
l) long
m) curly
n) high
IV. Give antonyms of the following word-combinations:
thin lips, long face, square face, high forehead, long nose, straight nose, small mouth
V. Give English equivalents of the following :
вытянутое лицо, овальное лицо, скуластое лицо, высокие скулы, узкий лоб, высокий лоб, вздернутый нос, крючковатый нос, тонкие губы, полные губы, наморщенные губы, маленький ротик, большой рот, яркий рот, раздвоенный подбородок, острый подбородок, двойной подбородок
VI. Put in the right preposition ( with, in, of):
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a stocky man ______ his late forties; b) a pretty girl ______ a ponytail; c) a young woman ______ average height; d) a child ______ a plump face; e) a good-looking man _____ a black coat
VII. Combine the two sentences into one .
1. She was a slim woman. She was in her thirties.
Example: She was a slim woman in her thirties.
2. He was a tall young man. He was of powerful build. 3. Mrs Smith was an elderly lady. She had a long thin face. 4. His sister was a funny little girl. She had a fringe. 5. He was a broad-shouldered man. He had a square face and a firm jaw. 6. Alice is a pretty young girl. She is in her mid-teens.