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Listen to the descriptions and fill in the gaps in the passages below.

 

DONNA

 

Well, she’s quite a ___________, _____________ person in her … in her late teens. She’s fairly ____________ with a… a good figure. She’s got a _________________ face with a small, sort of _____________________ nose. It’s very _______________ really. She’s got long, black _______________ hair and er… blue eyes with very long __________________. Her ________________ is … well, she is __________________. Her lips are very ________ … and she’s got _________ … ___________ in her cheeks.

 

 

COLIN

 

He’s a very big guy, you know, ____________________ with very _______________________. Not _____________, really, really… just __________ ___________. He’s in his ___________________________ .He’s got a __________ face with _____________________. Oh, and a small _____________ on his chin. He’s got very short _______________________ but with long __________________ and a ___________________. Eyes… I haven’t really noticed the colour, he wears ____________. He’s got _____________________________ and a kind of a long, __________________ nose. He’s fairly _____________,____________, sometimes even _______________.

 

 

JANET

 

She’s ___________________,_______________, expensive ______________ and so on. I’d say she was in her _______________________ or ______________________, but she looks younger. She’s about ________________ and very ____________. Her hair is very ____________,_____________, I think, but I’m not sure about that. It’s always very ____________, not long. She’s got_________________________ eyes with ___________ eyebrows. Her face is always ____________________ and very ___________________________, It’s an attractive face… not really beautiful, but very attractive, you know what I mean. __________________________, a small _________... oh and yes, there’s a __________________________ on her left cheek. She’s a very ___________ and _____________________ sort of person, very __________________ and always very, very polite.

 

 

ROBERT

 

Robert is a wonderful person, really. He’s ____________ but not old.., still very lively and ________________. He’s probably in his early seventies. He’s got ____________________, ______________________ a bit, and a small white ______________.He’s __________________________, a little _______________ perhaps. He’s got very nice large _____________________ and he always seems to be smiling… lots of _____________ round his eyes, _______________________ I think you call them. He’s got a very high, lined ________________ which makes him look very _________________________, which he is, of course.

 

 

Practice the passages for good reading.

3. a) Read the following questions.

1. How is she?

2. What is she like?

3. What does she like?

4. What does she look like?

Which do we use when we want to ask:

 

a) about someone’s health?

b) for a physical description?

c) for a more general description of character?

d) about someone’s likes and dislikes?

 

b) Match the following questions 1-5 with answers a-e.Example: 1b

 

1. How’s your mother?

2. What does Peter look like?

3. What does Peter like?

4. What is Susan like?

5. Who does Susan like?

a) She is very warm and affectionate.

b) She’s fine, thanks.

c) Pubs, TV, football, that sort of thing.

d) Peter, I think.

e) He’s tall and thin, just like his brother, in fact.

 

c) In pairs, ask and answer questions about each other’s friends and family.

Write questions about Donna to which the following sentences are the answers.

a) - ___________________________________?

- She is lively and talkative.

b) - ____________________________________?

- She is in her late teens.

c) - ____________________________________?

- She’s tall, with a good figure.

d) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got an attractive, heart-shaped face.

e) - ____________________________________?

- Her nose is small and turned-up.

f) - ____________________________________?

- Her hair is long, black and wavy.

g) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got blue eyes.

h) - ____________________________________?

- She’s got dimples in her cheeks.

 

Work in pairs. Ask and answer similar questions about Colin, Janet and Robert.

 

Try to picture each of the characters and describe them.

 

Listening II

 

A VICTORIAN FAMILY

 

You are going to listen to a conversation between Annie, a young girl, and her grandmother. Answer the questions.

a) What are they talking about?

b) How many brothers and sisters did Annie’s grandmother have?

c) Which of them did she like most of all?

d) Which of her brothers and sisters looked older than their age?

e) What was her mother’s name?

Listen to the conversation again and complete the chart below.

Person Age General appearance Features Eyes Hair Build Character
Annie’s grandmother (when a child)   pretty     fair    
Alice 2 years older            
James              
Henry              
Robert              
Emily              
Mother                
Father              

Make up a conversation with your group mate who wants to know about the members of your family and the family likeness.

Part IV

Speaking

Describe the people you see in the pictures below.

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( pictures)

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Part V

Writing

 

Read the following task and the answers that two students wrote. Which one is more interesting, Description A or Description B?

Write a description of your favourite relative.

……………………………………………………

…… (Description A, Description B)……………..

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………….

 

Describe your favourite film star. Explain why you admire him or her.

Write about a person whose appearance you like.

Describe someone who you do not find very attractive.

Unit II WHAT ARE YOU LIKE ?

In this unit we are going to learn how to describe a person’s character.

Part I

Study the words and word-combinations you can’t do without:

quiet/even-tempered/calm

talkative/sociable/friendly

reserved/shy

thoughtful/considerate/ thoughtless

moody/ miserable

lively/cheerful

amusing/boring

polite/rude

reliable/ dependable

sophisticated

aggressive/ ambitious

 

VOCABULARY NOTES

 

quiet adj 1. someone who is quiet always behaves in a calm and gentle way and is not easily made angry, upset, or excited; Syn. even-tempered, calm; 2. used about people who are not talking or who do not usually talk much; Ant. talkative; e.g. a quiet sensitive boy/ She is thoughtful, quiet and controlled.

calm adj relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset, e.g. An hour after the accident , I was starting to feel calmer.| to stay/keep/remain calm I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.

reserved adj unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems, e.g. Ellen was a shy, reserved girl.

shy adj nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people, e.g. a shy smile/ I’ve always been a bit shy.

thoughtful adj always thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable; Syn.considerate; Ant.thoughtless; e.g. Paul is very thoughtful. It was really very thoughtful of you to remember my birthday.

moody adj 1. annoyed or unhappy, e.g. He seemed moody all morning. Syn. miserable 2. often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper; e.g. a moody teenager/He was generally moody and unpredictable. Ant. even-tempered

sociable adj sociable people are friendly and enjoy talking to other people, e.g. a pleasant, sociable couple/ He is a sociable kind of man. Syn. talkative; Ant. unsociable

friendly adj behaving in a pleasant, kind, warm way, e.g. Russian people are generally believed to be very warm and friendly. Ant. unfriendly

lively adj very active, having a lot of energy, e.g. a lively group of students

cheerful adj tending to be happy most of the time, e.g. Stephen was a cheerful child. Syn.lively; Ant. moody, miserable

amusing adj funny and entertaining, e.g. Her husband is the most amusing person I’ve ever met.

Ant. boring

polite adj someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct, e.g. He is always polite and does the right thing. Ant. impolite/rude

reliable adj a reliable person is someone you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do, e.g. Sarah is a charming and reliable person. You can depend on Max - he is very reliable. Syn. dependable; Ant. unreliable

sophisticated adj 1. knowing and understanding a lot about a subject, e.g. Consumers are getting more sophisticated and more demanding. 2. knowing a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world, e.g. She was elegant and sophisticated.

aggressive adj 1. behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with somebody, e.g. aggressive behaviour/ Jim’s voice became aggressive. 2. someone who is aggressive is very determined to win or be successful, e.g. A successful businessman has to be aggressive. Syn. ambitious

Additional vocabulary:




arrogant

deceitful

easy-going

generous

hard-working

honest

kind

lazy

mean

modest

nervous

optimistic

patient

pessimistic

reasonable

sensible

sensitive

silly

untidy



EXERCISES

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:

  1. Quiet a) funny
  2. Thoughtful b) well-mannered
  3. Talkative c) dependable
  4. Cheerful d) even-tempered
  5. Amusing e) considerate
  6. Reliable f) ambitious
  7. Polite g) lively
  8. Aggressive h) sociable

 

IV. Match the opposites:

 

  1. Calm a) rude
  2. Considerate b) reserved
  3. Talkative c) nervous
  4. Moody d) boring
  5. Polite e) thoughtless
  6. Amusing f) cheerful

V. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from exercises III and IV.

 

  1. Tina is very ______. She has made friends with everybody else in the class already.
  2. 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:

  1. generous a) believing that good things will happen in the future;
  2. easy-going b) always telling the truth, not cheating or stealing;
  3. sensitive c) not easily annoyed, worried or upset by problems;
  4. lazy d) having a desire to be successful, rich or powerful;
  5. ambitious e) able to wait calmly for a long time;
  6. honest f) willing to give money in order to help people;
  7. optimistic g) able to understand other people’s feelings;
  8. patient h) not liking work and physical activity;
  9. arrogant i) reasonable, practical;
  10. sensible j) thinking that they are more important than other people.

 

 

VII. Arrange these words in pairs of opposites:

 

Mean, lazy, sensitive, optimistic, arrogant, silly, honest, hard-working, easy-going, deceitful, generous, sensible, thoughtless, pessimistic, modest, nervous.

 

 

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