You meet your friend after.
a) a disease;
b) a span of time;
c) holidays;
d) plastic surgery.
Dramatize a conversation about him/her. Use conversational phrases.
How to ask for an opinion. What do you think of/about...? How do you find ...?
How to save an opinion.Speaking personally, I think... In my opinion/ From my point of view.. .If you ask me/ If you want my opinion.. .As far as I am able to judge...
How to agree with the opinion: I'd go along with you on that. I take your point. I entirely agree with you. That's exactly how I see it. Perhaps, you are right.
7 .Use your imagination and describe Cleopatra (Nephertiti's) appearance. Do you think our perception of the ideal face and figure has changes with the centuries? What makes you think so? Do you think people's idea of beauty is different in different cultures? We know that in France heads held high are called 'les femmes girafe'. But in Burma the women with elongated necks (sometimes up to ten inches long) are thought beautiful. Do you think the idea of beauty will be different in 2500?
8 .Expand the following statements giving the description of an imaginary person.
a. He looks like a bear.
b. She looks like a wild flower.
c. She is as ugly as a sin.
d. Sue is as pretty as a picture.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY (2)
«Внешний вид и характер – Appearance and character»2
What is he like?
He is friendly and dependable. He is interesting and amusing.
He is smart and honest. He also has a good sense of humor. I like him.
She is careless and lazy. You can't depend on her.
She is serious, organized, hard-working, and tough.
He is old, sick, and lonely. She is a nice clever girl.
His character is terrible. He is hostile and bad-tempered. He doesn't have many friends.
She is knowledgeable and broad-minded, and she likes to help young people.
Who does he take after, his mother or his father?
He takes after his father in appearance, but he is like his mother in character.
He looks like his mother, but he takes after his father in character.
Like his father, he is tall and handsome.
| 1. split personality 2. to be a man of character 3. to judge by appearance 4. to keep up appearances | · противоречивый характер · быть человеком с сильным характером · судить по внешности · соблюдать приличия |
Intellectual Ability:
| you want to be: | |
| · bright · gifted · shrewd | · способный, смышленый · одаренный · проницательный, практичный |
Attitudes towards life:
| 1. ambitious 2. brave 3. caring 4. cautious 5. cheerful 6. down-to-earth 7. dreamy 8. flexible 9. generous 10. grateful to smb. for smth 11. independent 12. sensible 13. sensitive 14. secretive 15. talkative 16. shy 17. wasteful | · честолюбивый · храбрый · заботливый · осторожный, осмотрительный · бодрый, веселый · практичный, приземленный · мечтательный · уступчивый · щедрый · благодарный кому-л. за что-л. · независимый · разумный · чувствительный · скрытный · разговорчивый · робкий, застенчивый · расточительный |
Innate features:
| qualities that make your life exciting: | |
| 1. determined 2. neat 3. imaginative 4. obedient 5. open 6. punctual 7. straight-forward 8. sympathetic 9. tactful 10. tolerant/ patient 11. thrifty/economical 12. truthful | · решительный · аккуратный · одаренный богатым воображением · послушный · откровенный, искренний · точный, пунктуальный · прямой, откровенный · сочувственный, полный сочувствия · тактичный · терпимый · экономный, бережливый · правдивый |
Relations with other people:
| people will be eager to make friends with you if you are: | |
| 1. easy-going 2. energetic 3. frank 4. helpful 5. honest 6. sincere 7. sociable 8. trustworthy 9. willing to help | · добродушный, веселый · энергичный · откровенный · полезный · честный · искренний · общительный · надежный, заслуживающий доверия · всегда готовый помочь |
| 1. boring 2. bossy/cocky 3. boastful 4. careless 5. childish 6. cold 7. cruel 8. deceitful 9. envious 10. greedy/tight-fisted 11. individualistic 12. insolent 13. insensitive 14. intolerant 15. jealous 16. lazy bones/ a slacker 17. moody 18. nasty 19. nosy/ a nosy parker 20. rude 21. self-assured 22. selfish 23. be a slow-coach, slowpoke 24. be a slacker 25. sly 26. sloppy 27. snobbish 28. stubborn/dogged 29. stupid 30. two-faced 31. unreliable 32. vain | · скучный, зануда · дерзкий, нахальный · хвастливый · небрежный, невнимательный · инфантильный, ребячливый · недружелюбный · жестокий · лживый, обманчивый · завистливый · скупой · эгоистичный · дерзкий · равнодушный · нетерпимый · ревнивый · лодырь, лентяй · человек настроения · отвратительный · любопытный, пронырливый · грубый · самоуверенный · эгоистичный · медлительный, копуша · лентяй · хитрый, коварный · неряшливый · сноб · упрямый · глупый · двуличный, лживый · ненадежный · тщеславный |
You and your work:
| 1. accomplished 2. attentive 3. committed 4. dedicated 5. diligent 6. hard-working 7. responsible/irresponsible | · квалифицированный · внимательный · обязательный · преданный · упорный, прилежный · трудолюбивый · ответственный \ безответственный |
READING (2)
Jackis popular with his fellow-students and most of his teachers. He works hard in his classroom, but sometimes he can be noisy. He is not deliberately disruptive, but he does find it difficult to sit still for long periods. He is full of energy. He is late for his classes more often than most students but he is always willing to help teachers and students.
Jack is generally good-tempered, but he has been in two fights since he left school. He is quite happy at school and doesn't seem to have any strong opinions about how things could be changed. He gets on well with his parents although he frequently quarrels with his younger sisters.
Janeplays netball for the school team for her year, she is very popular with her fellow students. She takes the lead in arranging extra netball practices and group parties. She has a lively personality and a sense of humour. Her teachers like her but they complain about her unpunctuality and sometimes lateness of her homework.
There is one particular teacher she does not like; she has been accused of being insolent to this teacher, but Jane denied it strongly.
She has strong opinions about how the university should be run. Out of school she is dressed in very up-to-date clothes and collects all the latest records. She is a keen sportsman.
Lenis a very intelligent boy. He is not very good at games, in fact he shows little interest in sport in general. He is no weakling however. He reads book after book, plays chess well and is very good at Physics. He is a friendly person but perhaps does not make friends as easily as some of the other students.
Whatever he gives his mind on, he does with great determination. His parents are very proud of him. He lives in a flat on a housing estate near the University. He is not very talkative, but when he does speak, the other students tend to listen to him.
Maggiethinks there are many things wrong with the University. She has ideas about changing the rules; for instance, she rebels against doing homework and believes that being punished by detention is wrong.
Some of her teachers think she is a troublemaker. Some of her groupmates think she is loud and bossy; others think she is a very lively person. Maggie's mother is a councilor so she is accustomed to hearing her parents talk about important matters. She is intelligent, full of energy and seems to have opinions about everything.
TASKS TO THE TEXT
1. Decide a) who of these students you would like to make friends with b) who might be the best group representative. Give your arguments. What do you like/dislike about these people?