- •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.
Vocabulary notes
shoulder-length adj shoulder- length hair reaches down to your shoulders, e.g. She had shoulder-length brown hair.
thick adj if someone’s hair is thick, they have a lot of hair, e.g. She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair. Ant. thin, e.g. Your hair is getting very thin.
thin v [I] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to, e.g. a tall man with thinning hair
sleek adj straight, shiny and healthy-looking, e.g. a young man with sleek dark hair
spiky adj hair that is spiky is stiff and stands up on top of your head, e.g. short black spiky hair
neat adj carefully arranged and looking nice; Syn. tidy; Ant. untidy, e.g. His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail.
loose adj hanging freely rather than being tied back, e.g. Her hair fell loose around her shoulders.
fringe n [C] short hair that hangs down over your forehead, e.g. a tall girl with straight brown hair and a fringe / The girl wore her hair in a fringe.
parting n [C] BrE the line on your head made by dividing your hair with a comb, e.g. a centre parting / a side parting
bun n [C] a hairstyle in which a woman’s hair is tied in a tight round ball at the back of or on top of her head
dreadlocks n [pl] a way of arranging your hair in which it hangs in thick pieces that look like rope
shave v [I,T] your hair is shaved if it is cut off very close to the skin
balding adj (used of a man) beginning to lose the hair on the top of their head, e.g. a balding man in his mid-thirties
bald adj (used of a man or his head) someone who is bald or whose head is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head, e.g. a bald man / You are going bald. He has a large bald patch.
recede v [I] (used of a man or his hair) if your hair recedes, you gradually lose the hair at the front of your head, e.g. He was in his mid-forties, with a receding hairline. He’s receding a bit. His hair is receding at the temples.
EXERCISES
Transcribe and translate the words:
Hairstyle, medium length, shoulder-length, straight, wavy, curly, sleek, spiky, neat, tidy, untidy, loose, fringe, plait, ponytail, bun, dreadlocks, bald, receding,
Match the descriptions to the pictures:
short hair
curly hair
long hair
bald
wavy hair
shoulder-length hair
Match the hair styles to the pictures:
A ponytail a fringe a centre parting a side parting tied back dreadlocks spiky shaved
IV. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words:
лысый, лысеющий, с залысинами на висках, с хвостом, с пучком, с косами, с челкой, с пробором, волосы до плеч, распущенные (волосы), зачесанные назад, прямые, волнистые, кудрявые, лоснящиеся, густые, редкие, редеющие, чистые, грязные.
V. Decide whether these sentences are true or false:
1. If your hair is sleek, it looks good. 2. Spiky hair doesn’t look neat. 3. Young girls like to put their hair in a bun. 4. Elderly ladies prefer to wear their hair in dreadlocks. 5. Nowadays women are not allowed to wear their hair loose in public places. 6. If your hair is receding, you are losing the hair on the top of your head. 7. Men don’t usually wear their hair tied back.
8. A person’s hair thins with age.
VI. Read the short conversations and match the phrases in bold type with the meanings below.
1. Expressing your opinion (2) 2. Disagreement 3. Surprise
4. Stopping an argument 5. Agreement (2)
a)
- Look at the girl! She is lovely, isn’t she?
- No doubt, she is. And I think, what makes her really lovely is her beautiful blond hair.
- Right you are! I can’t take my eyes off it! It is so shiny, almost golden!
b)
The young man in the picture looks very attractive with his wavy dark hair, doesn’t he?
Actually, I don’t see anything special in him. To be honest, he seems rather ordinary to me.
Well, tastes differ.
c)
Have a look! Doesn’t that woman look weird?
Oh my, she does look a sight! What a crazy idea to put one’s hair in such an absurd style!