Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary
1) Мэри – очень высокая женщина, а ее муж низкого роста. Они приятные люди средних лет.
2) Врач сказал, что у меня лишний вес. – А какой у тебя рост и сколько ты весишь? – Мой рост 1,64 метра и вес 67 килограмм.
3) Как выглядит твоя сестра? – Она среднего роста, у нее прямые светлые волосы. Она очень симпатичная.
4) Я верю в то, что знаки зодиака определяют (define) некоторые черты характера. Например, тельцы очень организованные, а близнецы общительные.
5) Какой у тебя характер? Ты щедрый или скупой? Ты оптимист или пессимист? Ты трудолюбивый или ленивый?
2. Work with a partner. Practise asking and answering questions to find out about the appearance and character of your family members/ friends.
How tall is …?
How much does … weigh?
What colour is … ?
What does … look like?
What is … like?
3. Who is your favourite actor/ singer/ film character? Write a detailed description of his/ her appearance and character. Use the Active Vocabulary.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
| Appearance pretty/ beautiful/ handsome/ attractive/ good-looking tall/ short old/ young slim/ thin beard medium height ugly overweight/ fat moustache plain/ ordinary elderly/ middle-aged dark/ fair skin blonde hair straight/ curly/ wavy plump height weight (n) weigh (v) | Character character trait generous/ mean hard-working/ lazy nervous/ relaxed popular/ unpopular confident fit friendly intelligent fun-loving happy careful shy energetic adventurous aggressive calm patient/ impatient materialistic witty kind helpful moody sociable vain fussy critical artistic indecisive passionate cruel cheerful optimistic/ pessimistic reckless sensible organized conceited loyal insensitive romantic sympathetic | Additional vocabulary signs of the zodiac Aries Aquarius Cancer Capricorn Gemini Leo Libra Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Taurus Virgo foreigner bed and breakfast on average make friends I agree. I don’t agree. I disagree. |
TOPIC 3. HOMES AND BUILDINGS
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about your home. Use the phrases below to help you.
Where is it? It’s in the city centre/ by the river …
Is your house big? Does it have a garden?
What’s it like? It’s new/ small …
How many rooms have you got? There are …
2. Do you like your home? Why (not)? What would you like to change?
3. Put the words in the box into three groups: rooms, furniture, equipment.
| armchair bathroom bedroom bookcase carpet chair cooker curtains cupboard desk dining room dishwasher fridge hall kitchen living room shower sofa study table wardrobe |
Think about where you would like to live. Work with a partner. Put the following in order of importance, compare your ideas.
The place should have: It should be:
- large bedrooms - in a quiet road
- a balcony - near a supermarket
- modern furniture - in a central location
- a garden - near public transport
- a large kitchen - near restaurants
A) Read the text and write down positive and negative things about the flat.
I live in a block of flats. I live on the ground floor, and my brother has a flat on the third floor. Unfortunately, there is no lift, so he climbs three flights of stairs to reach his flat. But he has a balcony with a wonderful view of the park opposite the flats.
My rooms on the ground floor are quite dark because they don’t get very much sun. They are also quite noisy because they are near the roads and the traffic. The other negative thing is that the rooms are draughty. This means it is expensive to heat the rooms. Fortunately I have a very good central heating system. In other ways, it is also very nice: it’s in good condition, and the rooms are huge. I have a modern kitchen, nice and clean with a lot of cupboards. There’s a washing machine, a fridge and a cooker, but there isn’t a dishwasher.
b) Find the words in the text which mean the opposite. Which of these words describe your home?
light - in bad condition -
quiet - tiny -
stuffy - old-fashioned -
cheap - dirty -