Fill in the correct preposition, then make sentences using the completed phrases
1. to direct gaze … smth
2. to speak … a superior
3. to pay attention … a speaker
4. to depend … circumstances
Speaking
Choose words from the table and describe your groupmates.
General appearance: handsome, good-looking, pretty, attractive, beautiful, plain, ugly
Age: young, middle-aged, old, in his early/ mid / late twenties
Height: tall, short, of medium height
Build: fat, plump, well-built, slim, and thin, of medium build
Eyes: green, blue, grey, big, small
Hair: short, long, wavy, curly, straight, fair, light/dark brown
Other features: beard, moustache, glasses, broad shoulders, full lips, friendly smile,
dark/light complexion, bald, wrinkles, freckles
Match the adjectives to the reasons, then use them to describe people you know well, as in the example.
honest never stop talking
jealous not say a lot
talkative feel angry about not having what others have
shy talk to everybody
mean never betray friends
loyal able to think of new ideas
imaginative hate spending money
e.g.Tom is very honest. He never tells lies.
11. a) 
Listen and cross out the adjective which does not match the colour.
Your favourite colour and your character
| Redbrave,energetic, happy Bluekind, calm, mean Greenjealous, sociable, lazy Blackmean, happy, dishonest Purpleimaginative, loyal, shy Yellowfunny, serious, warm-hearted Whitehonest, sociable, lazy |
b) Ask your friend what his/her favourite colour is, then use the table above to talk about his/her character, as in the example.
e.g. Susan’s favourite colour is….which means she is probably… and …
Reading and listening
12. Discuss these questions:
1. What impression do you try to give in a CV?
2. Should a CV be handwritten, typed, or laser- printed?
3. How important is a well- presented CV?
4. Do you always tell the absolute truth in a CV?
13. Look at Svetlana Vlasova’s CV (curriculum vitae). Put the headings from the box in the correct place in the CV.
Education Interests Key skills References Work experience
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Svetlana Vlasova
Nationality:Russian
Address: 17 Lime Grove, Harborne
Birmingham B 17 5 T
Telephone: 0121 272 0064
E-mail: Svetlana.Vlasova@ mail.uk
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Business Administration Graduate Diploma, University of Birmingham
Degree in Business and Commerce, Faculty of Economics and Management, St Petersburg, Russia
1994-1997 Secondary School : School №1, St Petersburg, Russia
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Regional Branch Manager, LMO Instruments, St Petersburg, Russia
* set up a new sales office in St Petersburg
* trained a team of sales staff
* developed new selling methods to increase sales
Technical Sales Specialist, Dertov Instruments, Omsk, Russia
* sold a wide range of instruments, including software
*organised and presented customer seminars
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Fluent in Russian, English and German
Computer skills: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Java, Linux systems
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Cinema, travel, skiing, aerobics
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Professional and personal references available on request