- •Unit 1 what do you look like?
- •In this unit we are going to learn how to give a physical description of a person.
- •Vocabulary
- •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. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
- •I. Match the pairs of sentences with the pictures:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •II. Express the height of these people in metres and centimetres:
- •III. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
- •V. Practise the dialogues in Exercise IV for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •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.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I.Transcribe and translate the words:
- •II. Arrange these hair colours from the fairest to the darkest:
- •III. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
- •IV. Decide whether these statements are true or false:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
- •VII. Practise the dialogues in Exercise VI for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •VIII. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
- •IX. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses
- •X. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement etc. About someone’s appearance. Get ready to act it out.
- •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.
- •IV. Give antonyms of the following word-combinations:
- •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:
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •V.Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their agreement, disagreement, etc. About someone’s appearance ( especially their face, complexion, eyes). Get ready to act it out.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •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:
- •VII. Practise the dialogues in Exercise VI for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
- •III. Match the adjectives in a with their synonyms in b:
- •IV. Match the adjectives in a with their antonyms in b:
- •V. Complete the following dialogues with these words:
- •VI. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •I. Fill in the gaps with the words best suited to the context from those in brackets.
- •II. Practice the dialogues for good reading and learn them by heart.
- •V. Think of a new dialogue of your own. Get ready to act it out.
- •What is Beauty?
- •What is in Your Appearance?
- •Set-work
- •Part III Listening I
- •In pairs, ask and answer questions about each other’s friends and family.
- •Listening II
- •2. Listen to the conversation again and complete the chart below.
- •3.Make up a conversation with your group mate who wants to know about the members of your family and the family likeness.
- •1. Listen to dictations 1-10 and write them down.
- •2. Making use of the scheme describe your favourite relative/ group-mate/ friend.
IV. Use these words to complete the expressions with ‘ age’ below:
same less (younger) look as
under more (older) of ( 2 times) than
1. Our son is the _____ age _____ the boy next door. They’re in the same class.2. Is their daughter _____ age yet? - No, she is still ____ age. She’ll come ____ age next year. 3. She doesn’t ____ her age. 4. Every woman wants to look ____ than her age. 5. Hardships make people look ____ than their age. 6. You’re not really 50, are you? I don’t believe it. You look less _____ your age.
V. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
Disagreement 2.Surprise 3.Doubt
a)
–How old is Johnny Depp?
- What Johnny Depp?
- Johnny Depp, an actor.
- Well, I’m not sure… He might be about 40.
b)
- Do you know that Madonna is in her fifties?
- Is she really? I can’t believe it!
- Yes, she is 55 this year.
c)
- Lady Gaga is in her forties, I suppose.
- Actually, she is under thirty.
VI. Practise the dialogues in Exercise V for good reading and learn them by heart.
VII. Make up short conversations of your own. Follow the given models (a), (b) and (c). Make use of the phrases in bold type.
VIII. Read the conversation and pay attention to the meanings it expresses (e.g. agreement, disagreement, doubt, surprise etc.)
Have you heard of Meryl Streep?
What Meryl Streep?
Meryl Streep, an American actress.
Of course, I have.
Do you know how old she is?
Well, I’m not sure… She might be in her forties.
Actually, she is over 60.
Is she really? I can’t believe it.
Yes, she is 64.
Anyway, she looks much younger, doesn’t she?
No doubt, she does.
IX. Think of a new dialogue in which the speakers express their surprise, agreement, disagreement etc. about someone’s age. Get ready to act it out.
BUILD
fat
stout
plump
overweight
well-built
stocky
thin
slim
skinny
lanky
of small/medium/powerful/athletic build
broad-shouldered
VOCABULARY NOTES
build n [C;U] shape and size, especially of the human body, e.g. a powerful build/ My brother and I are of the same build. We can also use the word figure, when we consider the human shape from the point of view of being attractive, e.g. She has a good figure.
fat adj weighing too much because you have too much flesh on your body. It is a very direct word. You might use it about yourself but it will usually cause offence if you use it about somebody else, e.g. I’m so fat at the moment. Syn. stout, plump, overweight. Saying that somebody is stout, plump, or overweight is more polite than saying they are fat. e.g. He is slightly overweight. She is 10 kilos overweight. He was a plump red-faced man. My teacher was a stout old lady. Plump is often used to talk about women and children meaning fat and rounded in a pleasant way, e.g. a plump baby/ The nurse was a cheerful plump woman.
well-built adj having a big strong body. It is a fairly polite way to describe somebody with a large, strong or fat body, e.g. John was a powerful, well-built man.
stocky adj thic k, short and strong, e.g. He was short and stocky.
thin adj having little fat on the body. It is a general word and is usually, but not always, disapproving, e.g. thin arms/legs/lips etc She looked thin after her illness. Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin.Syn. slim, skinny, lanky. Slim means thin in an attractive way, e.g. her lovely slim figure/ a slim young woman/ a slim waist/ I wish I were as slim as you. Skinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving, e.g. Some supermodels are far too skinny. Lanky means tall and thin and moving awkwardly, e.g. a lanky young man
EXERCISES