Some thing/body
any + one/body
every where
1)”Did you meet____________nice at the party?”
“Yes. I met_________who knows you !
2)”Ouch! There’s________ in my eye!”
Let me look. No I can’t see_________
3) ‘Let’s go___________hot for our holidays.
“ But we can’t go ___________ that’s ‘ expensive”.
4) I’m so unhappy____________ loves me.
I know _____________ who loves you.Me.
5) I lost my glasses. I looked ___________ , but I couldn’t find them.
6) I’m bored, I want_______________interesting to
read, or__________interesting to talk
to, or ___________ interesting to go.
8) It was a great party. _______________ loved it.
Ex 7. 1.Complete the conversations with the correct Social expressions
I’m sorry Excuse me of course Pardon
A----------! Can I get past?
B----------?
A Can I get past, please?
B ---------.I didn’t hear you. Yes,-----------.
A Thanks a lot.
That’s right Oh, what a pity Congratulations Never mind I hear
2.A you’re going to get married soon. !
B , next July. July 21. Can you come to the wedding?
A ! That’s when we’re away on holiday.
C . We’ll send you some wedding cake.
Hurry up all right Oh, dear Just a minute I haven’t a clue.
3.A----------- ! Look at the time! ----------- , or we’ll miss the train.
B ---------- ! I can’t find my umbrella. Do you know where it is?
A --------- . But you won’t need it. It’s a lovely day. Just look at the sky!
B Oh,--------. Let’s go, then.
Good luck See you later Same to you Good idea What about you No, of course not.
4. A---------- in your exam!
B---------- . I hope we both pass.
A Did you go out last night?
B ----------- .I went to bed early.
A Me, too ------- after the exam. Let’s go for a drink.
B-------------
Lesson 11. Describing a person (Character and appearance)
Grammar. Comparatives and Superlatives. Synonyms and antonyms. Directions.
Ex. 1. Think of someone in your family.
Write
3 sentences about them.
Why did you choose that person?
Did you write about their character, appearance or both?
Topical vocabulary
Decent порядочный Indecent непорядочный
Intelligent умный Silly глупый
Persistent настойчивый Stupid глупый
Straightforward прямой Foolish глупый
Reasonable разумный Weak-willed безвольный
Moral моральный Lying лживый
Conscientious совестливый Blockheaded бестолковый
Reserved замкнутый Immoral аморальный
Reliable надежный Dishonest нечестный
Smart способный Nasty гадкий
Kind добрый Naughty непослушный
Cheerful веселый Bad плохой
Nice милый Vulgar вульгарный
Open-hearted открытый Unreliable ненадежный
Wise мудрый Crafty коварный
Shy застенчивый Rude грубый
Bright способный Dull тупой
Brave смелый Malicious злой
Calm спокойный Impudent наглый
Gifted одаренный Sly хитрый
Communicable общительный Selfish эгоистичный
Faithful верный Naivie наивный
Fair справедливый Narrow minded ограниченный
Frank откровенный Bore надоедливый
Just справедливый Ill-bread невоспитанный
Diligent прилежный Irritable раздражительный
Generous великодушный Jealous ревнивый
Noble благородный Lazy ленивый
Honest честный Mean низкий, подлый
Industrious трудолюбивый Nervous нервный
Punctual пунктуальный Light minded легкомысленный
Resolute решительный Stringy скупой
Strong-willed волевой Touchy обидчивый
Tactful тактичный Nuisance нудный
Well-bred воспитанный Liar лжец
Witty остроумный Coward трус
Purposeful целеустремленный
Ex3 Read the text with the aim of understanding.
ENGLISH CHARACTER
One of the most striking features of English life is the self-discipline and courtesy of people of all classes. There is little noisy behaviour, and practically no loud disputing in the street. People do not rush excitedly for seats in buses or trains, but take their seats in queues at bus stops in a quiet and orderly manner.
Englishmen are naturally polite and are never tired in saying “Thank you”, “I’m sorry”, “Beg your pardon”. If you follow anyone who is entering a building or a room, he will hold a door open for you. Many foreigners have commented on a remarkable politeness of the English people.
English people don’t like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations, and ordinary people seem to remain good-tempered and cheerful under difficulties.
The Englishman does not like any boasting or showing off in manners, dress or speech. Sometimes he conceals his knowledge: a linguist, for example, may not mention his understanding of a foreigner’s language.
The Englishmen prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t wish his doing to be overlooked by his neighbours. “An Englishman’s house is his castle.”
Many Englishmen help their wives at home in many ways. They clean the windows on Saturday afternoon, they often wash up the dishes after supper in the evening.
Sunday is a very quiet day in London. All the shops are closed, and so are the theatres and most of the cinemas.
Londoners like to get out of town on Sundays. The sea is not far – only fifty or sixty miles away and people like to go down to the sea in summer or somewhere to the country for skiing in winter.
AMERICAN CHARACTER
American society seems to be much more informal than the British and
In some ways, is characterized by less social distinction. Students do not rise when
A teacher enters the room. One does not always address a person by his title, such as
“Major “ or “General” or “Doctor” in the case of a holder of a Doctor of Philosophy
Degree. The respectful “Sir” is not always used in the northern or western parts of the country.
However it is best to use a person title when first meeting him/her and then allow the person to tell you how he/she wishes to be called.
They use first names when calling each other clap on the back, joke and are much freer in speech, which is more slangy than the conventional British English. You will often hear the word “Hi” (a form of greeting among friends) used instead of usual “Hello”, and “Howdy” instead of “How do you do?”
Those who don’t easily show these signs of friendship are called “snooty” or “snobbish”. In contrast, people who show such simple signs of friendship, particularly to their own economic and social inferiors, are praised as “regular guys”, or as “truly democratic”. As a description of character, democratic is generally used to signify that a person of high social or economic status acts in such a way that his or her inferiors are not reminded of their inferiority.
Yet, in spite of all the informality, Americans, even in the way they address each other, show consciousness of social distinction. For example, one is likely to use somewhat more formal language when talking to superiors. While the informal “Hello” is an acceptable greeting from employee, to employer, the employee is more apt to say “Hello, Mr. Ferguson”, while the employer may reply “Hello, Jim.” Southerners make a point of saying “Yes, sir,” or “Yes, Ma’am,” or “No, sir,’ or “No, Ma’am,” when talking to an older person or a person in a position of authority. While this is good form all over the United States, “Yes, Mr. Weston” or “No, Mrs. Baker” is somewhat more common in a similar situation in the North or West.
Certain other forms of politeness are observed on social occasions. Women may wear hats in church, in restaurants, and often when attending luncheons in public places and other public social functions except those take place in the evening. Men who do wear hats ordinarily remove them in elevators, churches, restaurants, private homes, business offices- in fact, in most public situations when they wish to show respect.
Ex4 Read the story and tell about the student.
I was born on the 25th of April 1986 in Minsk.
At the age of 7 I went to school. I studied at the same school for 11 years. At school I got the qualification of a guide and last January I finished an additional two-year course of English. All these things were interesting to me.
About a month ago I passed my final exams at school. My marks were excellent in all the subjects and I got a golden medal. We had a wonderful farewell party at the end I said good-bye to my teachers and classmates.
I had asked myself a lot of times what I wanted to do when I left school. A few years ago it was difficult for me to give a definite answer.
But then I realized that my strongest desire was to continue specializing in humanities and learn foreign languages in particular.
Now a few words about my character and interests. My friends say that I am sociable, honest, helpful and cheerful. But my parents and my teachers sometimes say that I am not hard-working enough, and that sometimes I am stubborn and hard to deal with, but I don’t think I am. I often lose my temper but never have a grudge against anybody. My favourite occupation is playing the guitar, reading and going to the theatre. I am fond of sport as well.
Ex 5. Write a story about yourself.
Use the articles where it necessary.
1….Volga is … longest river in … Europe. 2. …History and … Literature were … my favourite subjects at … school. 3. What is … nearest way to … Drama theatre? 4. … butter and … cheese are made of … milk. 5. Usually I get up at … 7 o’ clock in … morning. 6. … Rostov is situated on … Don. 7. Will you have … cup of … tea? 8. What … good friend you are! 9. We shall go to … cinema … next week together with … Petrovs. 10. This is … book, … book is very interesting. 11. Do you see … sun in … sky today? 12. He is … engineer by … profession.
Ex 6. Translate into Russian. Explain the use of definite and indefinite articles:
Last week I met my friend. He was with a young girl. The girl was a student of our Academy. 2. This is a pencil. The pencil is red. 3. She is a teacher. She is our teacher of English. 4. It is a lake. The lake is deep. It’s one of the deepest lake of the world. 5. There are many flowers in your garden. The flowers are beautiful. 6. Did you write a plane? Give me your plane, please. Is this plane effective? 7. The Black sea is in the South of the Russia. 8. This is Mike. He works as an engineer. Mike is a highly qualified engineer. 9. There are some schools in our street. The schools are new. 10. Gagarin was the first cosmonaut of the world. 11. In summer the sky is blue and the sun shines brightly. 12. The Petrovs are very friendly. 13. This is Ann’s book. I don’t like such books. 14. Winter begins in December.
Exercise 7 Describe a person in your family. Write answers to questions 1-6 about him /her.
Think of someone in your family.
2 How is this person related to you
3. Why are you choosing this person?
4. What is he/she like?
5. What does he/she look like?
What does he/she like to do?
Read your sentences to the rest of the class.
Physical appearance |
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Character |
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Habits |
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Ex.8. Not very tolerant in paragraph 2 is a polite way of saying intolerant. Make polite forms of these words.
rude
boring
cheap
ugly
cruel
stupid
. use your sentences from exercise 1 to write a similar description of one of your relatives. Include:
· your relation to him/her
· your opinion of him/her
· physical description
· his/her character, habits, likes and dislikes
Ex.9.Read the description of Emily Morgan. Write the words and phrases used to describe her on the chart.
Emily Morgan, My Aunt
Of all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best. She’s my mother’s youngest sister. She has never married and she lives all alone in a small village near Bath. She’s in her late fifties, but she’s still quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, curly grey hair, and deep blue eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice about her is her warm, friendly smile. Her face is a little lined now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the kind of person you can always go to you have a problem.
Aunt Emily likes reading and gardening, and she likes to take her dog, Buster, for long walks in the park. She’s a very active person. Either she’s making something or mending something or doing something to help others. She does the shopping for some of the old people in the village. She’s extremely generous, but not very tolerant of people who don’t agree with her. I hope that I am as contented as she is when I am her age.
Ex.10. Character adjectives. Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Y for Yes, N for No, and S for sometimes. What type of person are you?
Are usually smiling and happy?
Do you enjoy the company of other people?
Do you find it difficult to meet new people?
Do you have definite plans for your future career?
Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason?
Do you notice other people’s feelings?
Do you think the future will be good?
Can your friends depend on you?
Is your room often a mess?
Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for anyone or anything?
Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?
Do you work hard?
Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself?
Do you often give presents?
Do you talk a lot?
Are you usually calm and not worried by things?
Ex 11. Work with a partner. Ask your partner to do the quiz about you. Compare your ideas and your partner’s ideas about you. Are they the same or different?