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Prehistoric Woman

She was just over four and a half feet (1m 37) tall, large boned, stocky, and bow-legged, but walked upright on strong muscular legs and flat bare feet. Her arms, long in proportion to her body, were bowed like her legs. She had a large beaky nose, a prognathous jaw jutting out like a muzzle, and no chin. Her low forehead sloped back into a long, large head, resting on a short thick neck. At the back of her head was a bony knob, an occiputal bun that emphasised its length.

A soft down of short brown hair, tending to curl, covered her legs and shoulders and run along the upper spine of her back. It thickened into a head of heavy, long, rather bushy hair. She was already losing her winter pallor to a summer tan. Big, round, intelligent, dark brown eyes were deep set below overhanging brow ridges.

(from The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel)

1.5.1.  Write a paragraph saying which of the four women you think has the most interesting personality, and why.

1.6. Speech practice.

  • How important do you think physical appearance is for a happy or successful life?

  • Would you trade intelligence for beauty?

II. Character and personality Positive characteristics

2.1. Explain the meaning of the words in italics (see Active Vocabulary).

  1. She was young and vivacious.

  2. Gielgud is also generous and self-effacing with his fellow actors.

  3. Tension can be reduced and warmth increased with soft, warm hellos, friendly smiles, and long, affectionate hugs.

  4. She always made a point of being agreeable to them.

  5. Kim is gregarious and fun-loving.

  6. Adler was an outgoing, sociable kind of man.

  7. He was patient and good-humoured.

  8. Carlos was tactful and forbearing even when I was impatient and angry.

  9. He had been a fair and even-handed assessor.

  10. She was tall, handsome, and very dignified.

2.2. What word is defined?

  1. doing one’s work properly – c.

  2. healthy and full of energy – v.

  3. having many different skills – v.

  4. doing thing carefully and in order – m.

  5. felling strong pity and sympathy – c.

  6. calm and confident, even in difficult or unexpected situations – s.

  7. calm, quiet and peaceful – s.

  8. able to act fairly as they are not personally involved in a situation – i…

  9. pleasant; not easily annoyed or upset – e…

  10. calm and does not easily become angry – e.

2.3. Unscramble the words in brackets.

  1. She married an _____ (aalbfef), middle-aged businessman.

  2. Mr Brook, once considered _____ (ebiaaml) but uninspired, has surprised and impressed everyone.

  3. Let us be kind and _____ (fghttuuolh) and not to be unkind and hurt other people.

  4. I begged him to be _____ (iuecflrm).

  5. I tried to get him talking, but he wasn’t very _____ (vsnpsreeoi).

  6. People might gossip if we arrived together. It would be much more _____ (cretesid) for us to go there separately.

  7. She is one of the most _____ (netnoctsis) players on the tennis circuit.

  8. I have to be _____ (yusph) in my job or I get nowhere at all.

  9. Sarah is very _____ (husticsianet) about learning to read.

  10. He has been accused of being too _____ (antmbaoylf) on stage.