- •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.
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- •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:
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- •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.
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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.
VII. Match each of the following lines of adjectives with one of the following words:
nose teeth ears eyes hair face
1. round, square, oval, fat, thin, tanned
2. brown, blue, green, big, small, piercing
3. big, long, thin, pointed, flat, broken
4. white, yellow. rotten, false
5. dry, dull, lifeless, shiny, silky
6. small, large, sticking out
VIII. A) Make adjectives from these nouns:
E.g. beard - bearded (= with a beard; having a beard )
wrinkle -
freckle -
line -
plait -
b) Change the sentences below to use the adjectives you’ve made.
1. He was a tall man with a beard. - He was a tall bearded man. 2. The old woman had a lot of wrinkles on her skin. 3. Peter has freckles on his nose. 4. Mrs Gray had lines on her forehead. 5. The girl’s hair was put in plaits.
IX. Change each sentence to include a compound adjective ending in - eyed, - faced, - haired, - nosed, - legged.
1.The dog had one eye. - It was a one-eyed dog. 2. Katie was a funny girl with a snub nose.
3. The boy’s hair was dark. 4. He was a man with a square face. 5. Pinocchio was a puppet with a long nose. 6. The dog had long hair. 7.Their younger daughter is a plump girl with blue eyes.
8. Mr Karter was a cheerful man with a round face. 9. Most models are tall girls with long legs.
X. From these jumbled words, find combinations for describing people, as in the example. Use a dictionary if necessary. Example: good-looking
(English Vocabulary in Use : Exercise 33.3)
XI. Complete the gaps in these police posters.
(English Vocabulary in Use; Exercise 33.4)
XII. Think of a famous person who…
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…has a large noticeable birthmark.
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…has a moustache and/ or a beard.
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…is always unshaven.
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… looks old and whose face is much wrinkled.
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…who has no wrinkles though they are not young.
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…has a narrow/ high forehead.
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…has a turned-up nose.
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…wears glasses.
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…is always heavily made-up.
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… wears no make-up.
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… has delicate/ rough features.
XIII. Translate the following sentences into English.
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Он высокий блондин с глубоко посаженными голубыми глазами. 2. Его сестра – рыжеволосая сероглазая девушка.. 3. Моя мама – маленькая худенькая женщина с большими глазами. 4. Его брат – подросток с неопрятными волосами. 5. Их босс атлетически сложен и очень привлекателен. 6. Кто тот бородатый старик? 7. У нее родинка над верхней губой. 8. Я думаю, у нее искусственные ногти. 9. У тебя светло-серые или светло-зеленые глаза? 10. Он темнокожий кареглазый брюнет. 11. Наша учительница всегда носит волосы в пучке. 12. Мне нравится твоя челка. 13. Мне не нравится ее макияж. 14. Тебе нравится его цвет лица? 15. Он не любит длинноволосых девушек с пробором посередине. 16. У его отца суровые черты лица. 17. Люди с неправильными чертами лица могут быть очень привлекательными. 18. У его девушки оливковая кожа. 19. Его проблема – редеющие волосы. 19. У тебя веснушки? 20. У ее сестры черные гладкие волосы до плеч.
DRESS
scruffy/shabby
worn-out/brand-new
smart/elegant
formal/informal/casual
conservative/traditional
fashionable/unfashionable
to dress smartly/elegantly/well/badly/tastefully