Exercise 7. Answer the following questions.
ABOUT MYSELF
“Life isn't about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
George Bernard Shaw
Exercise 1. Study the following words.
Describing people – Описание людей
Describing people’s appearance ( внешность ):
beautiful – красивая (обычно о женщинах)
handsome – красивый (обычно о мужчинах)
good-looking – привлекательный
pretty – привлекательный, милый
ordinary-looking – обычной внешности
plain – невзрачный
Height and build (рост и комплекция):
tall – высокий, short – короткий
medium height – среднего роста
slim – стройный
overweight – грузный, с избыточным весом
muscular – мускулистый
Hair (волосы):
straight – прямые
wavy – волнистые
curly – вьющиеся
fair – светлые
dark – темные
black – черные
Age (возраст):
old – пожилой
young – молодой
middle-aged – среднего возраста
Special features(Особые / отличительные черты):
pale / dark / fair skin – бледная / темная / светлая кожа
beard – борода
moustache – усы
scar – шрам
tattoo – тату
For more Describing People Vocabulary:
https://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.html;
https://www.speaklanguages.com/english/vocab/describing-people;
https://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/vocab1.html
Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using one of the following words: elderly, young, slim/thin, fair, fat/overweight, tall, short.
1. He’s only one metre 52. He’s quite … . 2. Very … people are often good at basketball. 3. Models are usually … . 4. Is her skin dark? No, it’s … . 5. She’s only 12. She’s very … . 6. If I eat too much I’ll be … . 7. My grandmother is in this hospital. It’s a hospital for … people.
Exercise 3. D ivide words into seven groups.
Teenager / ugly / brown / shoulder-length / skinny / wavy / handsome / medium-build / blond / slim / white / child / attractive / big / curly / freckles / athletic / pretty / young / overweight / long / red / blue / scar / middle-aged / beard / fair / adult / quite tall / dark-grey / average height / large ears / short / bald / aged / expressive / moustache / very tall / plain
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o General appearance:
o Weigh and build:
o Hair:
o Special features:
o Height:
o Eyes:
o Age:
Exercise 4. Translate the words describing the types of houses. Then match them with their definitions:
1) Apartment; 2) Flat; 3) Penthouse; 4) Bungalow; 5) Loft apartment; 6) Detached; 7) Castle; 8) Semi-detached; 9) Studio; 10) Cottage; 11) Palace; 12) Terraced.
a) a small house in the country;
b) a house with no stairs;
c) a house which is part of a bigger building (American English);
d) a house which is part of a bigger building (British English);
e) a house which is not joined to another house;
f) a house which is joined to another house on one side;
g) a house which is joined to other houses on two sides / a house which is part of a line of houses;
h) a house which was built to keep the inhabitants safe;
i) a house which was built for rich or grand people;
j) a house which is on the top of a tall building;
k) a house which was an industrial building;
l) a small one-roomed flat.
Exercise 5. Read and translate the text, think of a title for it.
Text I
Let me introduce myself. My name is Yaroslav Semenov. I am from Nyagan, a town in the northwest of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. This year I have finished school and now I’m a first-year student at Yugra State University. I was born on the 23rd of March 2000, so I am 18 years old now. The life of a student is not easy; we have to study a lot. So I don’t have much time for my hobbies. Sometimes I surf the Internet, go for a walk with my friends but most of all I like driving a motorbike. Riding has become one of the greatest joys of my life. Motorcycle riding is a combination of exhilaration, fear, relaxation, and pleasure that changes you forever. It’s physical and emotional pleasure, with a layer of anxiety and adrenaline.
People say that I’m a handsome man but I think that I’m just ordinary-looking. I’m relatively normal height and slim. I look like my father. We’ve both got fair hair and blue eyes. But our personalities are very different. He’s very patient, but I don’t like waiting for anything! I’m cheerful in general. I’m an optimistic person just like my mother. I have a good sense of humour. I think my main shortcoming is that I’m hot-tempered sometimes, but this normally doesn’t affect my relations with people.
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I live in a three-room flat on the second floor of a five-storey block of flats. The first room is my parents' room, the second is my sisters’ room, and the third is my room, which is, of course, my favourite room. I spend most of my time there. My room is very nice and cozy but not very spacious. Our flat is in the centre. It’s convenient because I can get anywhere I want quickly. But now I study at Yugra State University so as many students I live in the dormitory.
Exercise 6. Text vocabulary.Study the following words and expressions
Let me introduce myself. – Разрешите мне представиться.
I was born …– Я родился
to surf the Internet /Net/Web – заниматься поиском чего-либо в Интернете
exhilaration – радостное настроение, возбуждение
layer – слой, пласт, наслоение
anxiety – тревога, страх, опасение
to look like smb – быть похожим на кого-то
a good sense of humour – хорошее чувство юмора
shortcoming – недостаток
to affect the relations – влиять на отношения
block of flats – многоквартирный дом
spacious – просторный
convenient – удобный
dormitory – общежитие
Exercise 7. Answer the following questions.
1. Where is Yaroslav from?
2. When was Yaroslav born?
3. How old is he?
4. What does Yaroslav do? What is his occupation?
5. Where does he study?
6. What does he do in his spare time?
7. What does he look like?
8. Is he a pessimist or an optimist?
9. Does he live in a house or a flat?
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10. Does he like his flat? Why?
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