- •Unit II what are you like ?
- •In this unit we are going to learn how to describe a person’s character.
- •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.
- •XIV. A) Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Yes, No, or Sometimes.
- •XV. 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?
- •XVI. Describe someone in the group, but don’t say their name. Can your group mates guess who it is?
- •XVII. Translate these sentences into English:
- •XVIII. Revision translation.
- •Verbs and Phrases
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1.Transcribe and translate the given words:
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •3.Define the meaning of each of the lexical units:
- •5.Write nouns and adjectives derived from the following words:
- •6.Use the derivative of the word given in brackets to make each sentence grammatically correct:
- •Verbs and Phrases
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •2.Verbs and Phrases
- •1. Transcribe and translate the given words:
I.Transcribe and translate the words:
quiet; even-tempered; calm; talkative; sociable; friendly; reserved; shy; thoughtful; considerate;
moody; lively; cheerful; amusing; boring; polite; rude; reliable; dependable; sophisticated; aggressive; ambitious; miserable; thoughtless.
II. Give English equivalents for the following:
Общительный; надежный; скучный; угрюмый, неуравновешенный; вежливый; веселый, жизнерадостный; грубый; спокойный, невозмутимый; уравновешенный; тихий, немногословный; разговорчивый; дружелюбный; застенчивый, стеснительный; светский, утонченный; напористый; забавный, веселый; сдержанный; внимательный, чуткий; энергичный, живой.
III. Match the synonyms:
Quiet a) funny
Thoughtful b) well-mannered
Talkative c) dependable
Cheerful d) even-tempered
Amusing e) considerate
Reliable f) ambitious
Polite g) lively
Aggressive h) sociable
IV. Match the opposites:
Calm a) rude
Considerate b) reserved
Talkative c) nervous
Moody d) boring
Polite e) thoughtless
Amusing f) cheerful
V. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from exercises III and IV.
Tina is very ______. She has made friends with everybody else in the class already.
Jack’s such a ______ little boy. I’ve never seen him in a bad mood. 3. Bruno’s so ______. I don’t think he’s spoken to any of the other students yet. 4. Oh, Laura’s impossible. One minute life is wonderful and the next minute she’s in her room crying. How can she be so ______? 5. Martin can be very ______at times. He’s got a great sense of humour. 6. Mark’s so _______. He keeps getting into fights. 7. Simon’s very ______. He’s always buying me little presents. 8. Tony isn’t very _______. He has bad manners. 9. He isn’t very ______. He promises to do things but half the time he forgets. 10. Kate’s brother is so _______. He’s always making people angry or upset because he just doesn’t consider their feelings.
VI. Match the words with their definitions:
generous a) believing that good things will happen in the future;
easy-going b) always telling the truth, not cheating or stealing;
sensitive c) not easily annoyed, worried or upset by problems;
lazy d) having a desire to be successful, rich or powerful;
ambitious e) able to wait calmly for a long time;
honest f) willing to give money in order to help people;
optimistic g) able to understand other people’s feelings;
patient h) not liking work and physical activity;
arrogant i) reasonable, practical;
sensible j) thinking that they are more important than other people.