2. Make up your family tree and speak about your family

Exercise 14. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions

1. My cousin’s name is William, Bill … short. 2. My sister is married … John, a young architect … profession. 3. Let me introduce a relative … mine … you. 4. Your sister is just … … school, isn’t she? 5. Is your daughter fond … music? 6. My brother has got a family. They are three … the family. 7. My uncle is still full … energy, though he is … 65 already. 8. The Petrovs are not … St. Petersburg. They are … the Far East. 9. Jane is a young girl … twenty with fair hair and blue eyes. She is studying Spanish … the University. 10. I am fond … spending my winter vacations … the country together … my friends. 11. Is Nelly married …Bill or Alec?

Exercise 15. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations

appearance; to look like What does he look like?; attractive; good-looking; beautiful; handsome; pretty; back of the head; big head; bullet head; square head; top of the head; temple; bald; hair; short; long; thin; thick (rich); black; fair; brown; red; grey; dyed; straight; curly; He (she) wears his (her) hair: parted in the middle (parted on the left; combed back; done in a knot; in plaits); round; oval; square; thin; pale; pink; ugly; expressive; freckled; clean-shaven; complexion; dark; forehead; broad; narrow; high; low; nose; small; flat; straight; turned up; cheek; chubby; hollow; to have dimples in one’s cheeks; eye; blue; hazel; close-set; deep-set; slanted; sunken; eyelash; curving; eyebrow; well-marked (pencilled); arched; shaggy; to frown one’s eyebrows; to raise one’s eyebrows; lip; lower lip; upper lip; full; well-cut; to bite one’s lips; to compress one’s lips; to curl one’s lips; to purse one’s lips; smile; charming; engaging; sweet; broad; sad; strained; figure; body; back; shoulder; tall; slim; slender; strongly-built; stout

Exercise 16. Describe one of the following people:

Exercise 17. Look at the following words used to describe people's character. Make two columns of 1) what you think are bad characteristics; 2) what you think are good characteristics. tolerant; generous; sympathetic irresponsible; unsociable; cruel; ambitious; intelligent; sly; patient; silly; even-tempered; thrifty; sincere; greedy; shrewd; rude; ill-mannered

bad characteristics	good characteristics

Exercise 18. How would you describe a person who

... likes to talk with other people? ... hates to communicate?

... looks on the bright side of things? ... looks on the black side of things?

... gives his or her last to other people? ... never lends you money?

... has a high opinion of himself or herself? ... never praises himself or herself?

... easily flies into a rage? ... never loses his or her temper?

... tells the troth to others? ... cheats other people?

... is practical in approach to life? ... is dreamy in approach to life

Exercise 19. What would you think of a person who says:

1. Ladies first! 2. I can't control myself when I should keep quiet. 3. I'm not easily put off if I have made up my mind. 4. I don't care for him. He is inferior to me, you know. 5. Whatever she may say I won't lose my temper. 6. Darling! I never grudge you anything, be it clothes, money, a car. 7. I always feel sony for people who are in trouble. 8. I just love cucumbers with milk, Picasso's paintings and freckled faces. 9. I have got used to ten hours work every day. 10. I prefer to be in the company of other people and have a chat with them. 11. Whatever you may ask me to do for you, I will do it. Whatever you may say, I will forgive you.

Exercise 20. Imagine a friend of yours is flying to London to stay with your English friends. They will be meeting him/her at the airport. To recognise him/her they need a description of your friend, some details of his/her appearance. 1. Say what he/she looks like and what sort of clothes he/she usually wears. 2. Give a short description of your friend's character and express your hope that they will get on well together.

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