- •Московский государственный гуманитарно-экономический институт
- •Introduction
- •Unit One. Building Your Vocabulary
- •American Words
- •Unit 2. Describing People
- •2.1 Describing people - appearance
- •Height and build
- •General appearance
- •In order to create a picture of a person in the mind of the reader four things must be used.
- •Some idiomatic expressions describing appearance:
- •My Next-door Neighbour
- •2.2. Describing people - character
- •Intellectual ability
- •Attitudes towards life
- •Attitudes towards other people
- •Intelligent, bright, clever, smart, shrewd, able, gifted, talented, stupid, foolish, half-witted, simple, silly Some idiomatic expressions to help to characterize people:
- •Types of relationships
- •Phrases and idioms for relationships
- •Some idiomatic expressions to help to characterize relationships:
- •Honest, reserved, outgoing, frank, tactless, persuasive, trustworthy, fussy
- •Manners and Mannerism
- •Unit 3. A Descriptive Composition
- •Points to consider
- •Writing descriptive essays
- •Organization
- •Descriptive language
- •Not descriptive
- •Descriptive
- •Self-assessment
- •Adjectives to describe people.
- •Describing People
- •Points to consider
- •Unit 4. Paragraph Structure
- •Unit 5. Parts of a Paragraph
- •5.1. Description of process in essays Process indicators in English.
- •Devout content placid a goody-goody bold innocent a dreamer an extrovert strapping self-conscious quick-minded
- •5.2. Cause and Effect sentences in Essays
- •Sample Cause and Effect Sentences
- •5.3. Comparison and Contrast sentences in essays
- •Comparison Paragraphs Organized by Similar Points
- •Direct Opposition Subordinators
- •Comparison Paragraphs Organized by Subtopic
- •Similes and Metaphors
- •Comparison Conjunctions
- •5.4 Argumentative essays
- •Unit 6. Types of writing
- •Unit 7. Letter writing General Format
- •Model letter
- •Writer’s Address
- •Envelope Address
- •Body of the Letter
- •Closing Signature
- •Impact on the Reader
- •Social letter samples
- •Invitation (informal)
- •Business Letters
- •Informal letters:
- •Informal language (e.G. I haven’t written you for ages, Don’t worry, By the way, It’s a piece of cake, I’ll pick you up at the airport, I can give it a try and so on)
- •Informal style is characterized by:
- •Semicolon
- •Full stop
- •Contrast and Addition Structures:
- •Supposition:
- •Instructions
Unit 2. Describing People
Describing people is definitely required in all spheres of common and business life. Read the following words, and study this vocabulary, which can be used in describing people. Finally, use these words and describe persons.
Efficient = (industrious) эффективный, умелый, квалифицированный. She is very efficient in reducing waste. A solution is said to be efficient in solving illegal immigration.
Diligent = прилежный, старательный, исполнительный. He was a diligent student, working day and night.
Open-hearted = (frank) открытый, чистосердечный, откровенный.
Well-read = начитанный 2) (in) сведущий в (чём-л.) well-read in history. He is well-read in English literature.
Thoughtful = (considerate) заботливый, чуткий, внимательный; thoughtful of his co-workers It was very thoughtful of you to bring flowers.
Sophisticated = утончённый, рафинированный, изысканный a sophisticated lifestyle, sophisticated modern tastes, sophisticated wines.
Decisive = (resolute) решающий, имеющий решающее значение, a decisive battle, a decisive role, a decisive step.
Resilient = (elastic, cheerful) пружинистый, упругий, жизнерадостный, неунывающий
Exercise № 10. Give degrees of comparison of the following words if possible,
I. angry, brave, bad, convenient, dry, dead, final, good, heavy, narrow, perfect, Persian, right (left), square, important, white, yellow, unique, little
II. absent-minded, easy-going, fine-looking, good-natured, high-flown, high-heeled, kind-hearted, much-spoken, narrow-minded, old-fashioned, strong-willed, well-bred
Exercise № 11. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
1. Cycling is a(n).... activity, (useful, outdoor, popular) 2. Now I'm reading a.... novel, (depressing, long, boring) 3. He had a.... alarm clock, (digital, new, useful) 4. Have you heard of this.... invention? (Japanese, fantastic, new) 5. This family rents a.... house, (furnished, large, old) 6. I've just bought a(n).... table, (beautiful, coffee, glass, oval) 7. Robert's is the.... car. (red, Italian, big) 8. Our students are using .... dictionaries.(English, reliable, new, complete) 9. There was a .... carpet on the floor, (soft, wonderful, woollen, Persian) 10. Andy gave Rosie a.... box. (jewellery, velvet, small, square) 11. Stratford is a.... town, (nice, small, quiet) 12. There are a lot of........pans in the shops, (frying, Tefal, non-stick, brand-new, French-made)
Exercise № 12. Translate these sentences in black and white.
1. Она самая решительная из всей своей компании, она легка на подъем. 2. Мы сожалеем о том, что они были такими рассеянными. 3. Москва – довольно жизнерадостный город, хотя и очень дорогой. 4. Наш вице-президент – очень ограниченный менеджер. 5. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы были откровенны со мной. 6. Это важный момент в деятельности нашей компании. Он широко обсуждается в прессе. 7. Московский государственный гуманитарно-экономический университет является квалифицированным и достойным учебным заведением России. 8. Наши преподаватели делают все возможное, чтобы развивать и совершенствовать молодое и патриотичное поколение России. 9. Его мать была удивительно чуткой и в тоже время решительной женщиной. 10. На деловых встречах он был мастером давать задания, однако в семейной жизни он их постоянно исполнял по воле своих несовершеннолетних детей.
Exercise № 13. Look at the following pictures and describe them in black and white. While describing pictures, pay attention not only appearance and clothes, but put a suitable title to your description. Be creative!
Now, you can present these descriptions verbally to your classmates!
