Match the adjectives to the reasons, then use them to describe people you know well, as in the example.

honest jealous talkative shy mean loyal imaginative sociable

never stop talking not say a lot fell angry about not having what others have talk to everybody never betray friends able to think of new ideas never tell lies hate spend money

My brother is very honest. He never tells lies.

Match the questions in A with the answers in B.

A 1) What does he look like? 2) How is he? 3) What’s he like? 4) How old is he? 5) How tall is he? 6) What colour are his eyes? 7) Has he got a beard?

B a) No. He’s clean-shaven. b) About average height. c) He’s fine. d) He’s tall, dark and handsome. e) He seems very nice. f) Brown. g) About 18.

Read the following sentences and put their numbers in the corresponding column. The first one is done for you.

What does he/she look like?	What is he/she like?	What does he/she like?
1, …	…	…

1) She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.

2) He is smart and honest. He is also pretty humorous. I like him.

3) She is careless and lazy. You can't depend on her.

4) He likes ice cream and chocolate.

5) His character is terrible. He is hostile and bad-tempered. He doesn't have many friends.

6) He is old, short, medium-build, with gray hair and a beard.

7) She is fond of modern music.

8) She is serious, organized, hard-working and tough.

9) He is a handsome middle-aged man.

10) He is a movie fan.

11) She is average height, dark-haired, quite thin, and wears glasses. She's about 50.

12) She is interested in medicine.

7. See if you can guess the real meaning of the following phrases (idioms) with the word ‘family’ and match them with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1) family circle 2) family estate 3) family name 4) family planning 5) be in the family way 6) family likeness 7) run in the family

a) сімейна схожість b) прізвище c) планування народжуваності d) родове помістя e) сімейне коло f) бути сімейною рисою g) бути вагітною

Complete the sentences using the words from the box.

divorce	fiancé	husband
single	wedding	widow
	wife

1) They always quarrel. They decided to _____.

2) She loves him. She wants to be his _____ .

3) July 7th 2003 - it will be their _____ day. They are getting married.

4) I saw Fiona's _____. He is going to marry her.

5) I am living alone. I am 18. I am _____

6) I am a wife and Tom is my _____

7) Her husband died last year. She is a _____.

READING AND speaking

9. Read the definitions of the word ‘family” given by different dictionaries and say what this word means to you.

family noun 1. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children. 2. Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place. 3. All the members of a household under one roof. 4. A group of persons sharing common ancestry. 5. A group of persons who have a common surname

10. Read Olexandr’s story about his family.

My Family

Let me introduce myself to you. I am Olexandr Petrenko. I’m nearly eighteen. I live in Sumy. Now I want to tell you a few words about my family.

Our family is neither large nor small. I am not the only child in the family. My parents have two more children besides me. Thus I have got an elder brother and a younger sister.

First of all I’d like to tell you some words about my parents. They are not old at all. Father is forty five, mother is three years his junior. My father is a veterinarian and runs a clinic for pets. He is a tall well-built man with curly dark hair and brown eyes. My dad is handy with many things and can fix almost everything in our house. He is a very sociable person. I think I take after him. My mum is a good-looking woman. She is an experienced economist. She is fond of house plants very much. We have a lot of pots with different indoor plants on the windowsills, shelves and even on the floor. My parents have been married for 25 years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books and films. For example, my father likes detective stories but my mother prefers romantic ones. My father is fond of tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports at all.

My sister Helen is a pupil of the tenth form. She is two years my junior. Helen is rather tall and slender. She is a blue-eyed, fair-haired girl. My sister is a very active young person. She is fond of music and dancing.

My brother is six years my senior. He is a civil engineer, very efficient and professional. He is married and has his own family. They are four in the family. My brother has a wife and two children – a son and a daughter. His wife is a manager. My sister-in-law is a very elegant woman, always well-dressed. She is energetic and industrious, with a sense of humour. My niece Masha and my nephew Sashko are still very little. They are pretty children and I like to play with them.

My grandparents live in the country. They are pensioners. We often visit them and help in their garden. I have both aunts and uncles. They live in different places. We are always glad to see each other.

Answer the questions.

1) What is Olexandr’s family like?

2) What does his father work?

3) What are his parents fond of?

4) What is Helen like?

5) How old is Olexandr’s brother?

6) Who does brother’s family consist of?

12. Find in the text and read out the sentences describing the following:

a) father’s appearance;

b) mother’s occupation;

c) Helen’s hobby;

d) sister’s-in-law character.