Exercises

1. Answer the questions on text 2:

1. Is Oleg’s family big?

2. Will you describe his father?

3. Will you describe his mother?

4. How old are his twin-brothers?

5. Who is the youngest in his family?

2. A) Say all you know about the hair, eyes, lips, eyelashes, the nose, the forehead, the figure, the mouth.

Pattern: The hair may be long, short…etc.

full, straight, thick, large, brown, fair, grey, curly, round, blue, slim, slender, thin, golden, black, blond, oval, tall, stout.

b) Make sentences according to the patterns using the words above and the following statements:

Patterns: 1. Ann’s hair is thicker than Jane’s.

2. My friend’s eyes are as pretty as her sister’s ones

sweet, pleasant, ugly, thin, beautiful, small, good-looking, kind, handsome, tall, plump, well-built.

3. Listen to the following statements and respond them.

Use the following conversational formulas:

That goes without saying; Yes, it’s quite so; Yes, of course; That’s right; I (quite) agree with you; Naturally;

1. Tamara’s sister is a pretty girl.

2. Mary looks like her elder sister Barbara.

3. Betsy wears her hair long.

4. Their grandmother is about 65.

5. Mrs. Brown is 55, rather tall and narrow-shouldered.

6. Margaret’s mother is a good-looking woman.

7. Charlie has long arms and legs.

8. Nan’s smile is pleasant.

9. Nick Brown is a happy child.

10. Ann is a small girl.

11. His mother doesn’t look her age.

4. Agree if the statements are true to life or disagree if they are not.

Use the following conversational formulas:

Quite so; That goes without saying; On the contrary; I’m afraid you are wrong/mistaken; Nothing of the kind:

1. Your friend’s father is a man of medium height with a round face and big eyes. He has a grey beard.

2. Your aunt is a tall, beautiful woman with blue eyes and golden hair.

3. Your sister is a slender girl of about 20. Her hair is long, her eyes are dark and her cheeks are rosy.

4. Your neighbour is a very old woman, rather short, with a red face and grey eyes.

5. Your friend’s grandfather is a middle-aged man with a sad face and thin grey hair.

6. Tanya’s brother is a tall handsome man with dark hair and a moustache and blue eyes.

7. Maria’s mother is about 48. She’s a stout woman with a long face and small eyes.

8. Your cousin is a boy of about 10. He is rather tall with long arms. He wears grey trousers and a black shirt.

9. Your group-mates’ English teacher is a good-looking woman of about 40 with brown hair and dark-brown eyes. She wears grey or blue dresses. She is kind.

10. Your boy-friend is a fellow of medium height, broad-shouldered and he wears a long beard. He’s got thick red hair and green eyes.

5. Describe your group mates, let the students guess who the person is:

1) tall, broad-shouldered, face, large, blue, eyes, long black hair, handsome, not to look one’s age, suit;

2) slender figure, thick black hair, grey eyes, beautiful, pretty face, to seem quite young;

3) a slender boy, to look like a pretty girl, in the dress of a boy, long eyelashes, small hands, hair, blond, full lips.