XV. Describe someone in the group, but don’t say their name. Can your group mates guess who it is?

XVI. Translate these sentences into English:

1.Борис очень внимателен и никогда не забывает дни рождения своих друзей и знакомых. 2. Роб был молчаливым и застенчивым мальчиком. Он почти не общался с другими детьми в школе. 3. С Эллен трудно иметь дело. У нее ужасный характер. Она часто выглядит угрюмой и недовольной и постоянно жалуется.

4.Наш начальник может показаться высокомерным из-за того, что сдержан и немногословен. Однако это ошибочное впечатление. На самом деле он спокоен и дружелюбен. С ним приятно иметь дело. 5. Мэри была так весела и жизнерадостна, что ее часто принимали за легкомысленную девушку. 6. По-моему, он слишком честолюбив, чтобы быть надежным другом.

XVII. Revision translation.

1.Интересно, как выглядит новый парень Анны? – Он высокий, широкоплечий, очень привлекательный. У него густые каштановые волосы, зачесанные назад, и карие глаза. Если я не ошибаюсь, он носит усы, бороду и очки. –А его характер такой же замечательный, как и его внешность? – Ну да, он добродушный и немного застенчивый.

2. ПРОПАЛ РЕБЕНОК: девочка шести лет, довольно полная, прямые короткие рыжие волосы, длинная челка, курносый нос, на лице веснушки, одета в белую футболку и красную юбку. 3. Миссис Дарби – высокая, полная женщина, обладающая настоящей зрелой красотой. У нее крупные правильные черты, высокий лоб, свежий цвет лица. Она укладывает свои седеющие волосы в тугой узел. У нее почти нет морщин, хотя ей уже за пятьдесят. У нее тонкий вкус, и она носит изысканную одежду. Люди восхищаются, когда смотрят на нее. Некоторые считают, что она выглядит несколько сурово. Но, по-моему, она выглядит благородно. 4. Эти девочки – лучшие подружки. Они даже похожи друг на друга: обе маленькие, голубоглазые, с косичками. Они живые и веселые, постоянно болтают или смеются.

Part II

Reading I

1. Read the text and formulate its main idea.

Study the vocabulary list and the notes after the text.

All people are different. Some are rich, some are poor. Some are smart and active, some are silly and inert. There are those who care about other people, and those who are totally inconsiderate.

Sympathy, kindness and generosity of some are opposed to jealousy, cruelty and greediness of others. We are not born angels, but we are born naturally good and friendly.

As we live, we learn to be cunning, insincere and rude. But we also learn to be gentle, responsible and polite. Much depends on our attitude to ourselves though. Lack of will-power is rooted in self-pity. On the contrary, people with a high level of self-respect are more likely to be determined and strong-willed. Excessive arrogance though brings no success. Unsuccessful people cannot be happy.

Success favours the most hard-working and the most reliable individuals. Those who are prone to laziness and passivity cannot be trusted.

People are different. There are leaders and those who are easily-led; those who do and those who do nothing; daydreamers and those whose dreams come true.

This is not in our power to change all people around us for the better. But each of us can try to be a little more tolerant, a little less aggressive and more or less optimistic!

Vocabulary list

Adjectives:

Friendly

Considerate\inconsiderate

Polite\rude

Aggressive

Cunning

Sincere\insincere

Tolerant

Optimistic

Determined

Strong-willed

Smart

Active

Gentle

Inert

Easily-led

Hard-working

Responsible

Nouns:

Generosity

Cruelty

Jealousy

Sympathy

Kindness

Greediness

Will-power

Passivity

Laziness

Arrogance

Self-pity

Self-respect

Verbs and verbal phrases:

To care about

To come true

To favour

To be rooted in

Notes

friendlyadj behaving in a pleasant, kind way, e.g. Russian people are believed to be friendly.

Ant. Unfriendly, hostile

considerate adj thinking about other people’s needs, e.g. Paul is very considerate.

Syn. thoughtful Ant. Inconsiderate

aggressiveadj 1. behaving in an angry and rude way that shows that one wants to fight, attack or argue with sb 2. someone who is aggressive is very determined to win, Syn. Ambitious, e.g. A successful businessman has to be aggressive.

determined adj if you are determined you continue to do sth even though it is difficult, e.g. a determined effort to stop smoking

reliable adj a reliable person is someone you can trust to behave well, work hard or do what you expect them to do, well. Syn. Dependable, trustworthy Ant. unreliable, e.g. Sarah is a charming and reliable girl.

polite adj someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct. syn. well-mannered ant. impolite

smart adj intelligent, e.g. he is smarter than his sister

syn. bright

inert adj (fml) without power to move or act, e.g. she lay inert all day long.

gentle adj calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way, e.g. she is the gentlest person i have ever met.

to come true to become reality, e.g. her dream eventually came true.

to care about sth/sb to feel that sb/sth is important and worth worrying about

to favourv to give an advantage, help, e.g fortune favours the brave.

to be rooted in sth to develop from, to be influenced by sth

sympathyn a feeling for sb showing that you understand and care about him\her, e.g. he’s well-known for his sympathy and generosity.

EXERCISES

1. Transcribe and translate the following words:

Success, totally, daydreamer, individual, self-pity, cruelty, naturally, excessive

2. In the text find the English equivalents of the following Russian words and phrases:

- быть склонным к ч-л

- недостаток ч-л (терпения, силы воли и т.п.)

- в чьих-то силах ч-л сделать

- изменить(ся) к лучшему

- не принести успеха

- самоуважение

- жадность

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3. Choose the best word for the definition:

1). Likely to be influenced by other people’s views, beliefs etc

A) lazy B) inert C) easily-led

2) Clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what you want

A) silly B) cunning C) smart

3) Sensible and able to make good judgment so they can be trusted

A) responsible B) active C) friendly

Odd-one-out

Polite – well-mannered – inert

Silly – passive – foolish

Determined – reliable – responsible

Smart – intelligent – dependable

Sincere – frank – cunning

5. Give the corresponding nouns:

Passive, lazy, greedy, cruel, responsible, friendly, gentle, polite, generous

6. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using nouns from the previous exercises:

1) She is well-known for her… and …. Whenever I ask her for money she is willing to lend me some.

2) I hate your…! You never try to protest against anything!

3) Women aren’t prone to… or…. Most of them are likely to be… and …

4) His … is unbelievable! He never shares anything with his brothers.

5) Everyone appreciates her… She never tells lies.

7. Continue the sentences in as many ways as you can:

1) A lot of men are not only… but also….

2) As we live we learn to be…

3) Success favours …

4) Some people are prone to…

5) A lot of women are likely to be…

6) This is in our power to…

7) Each of us can try to…

8. Answer the following questions:

- Do you know many people who care about others? Are you yourself a considerate or an inconsiderate person?

- Is generosity closely connected with kindness? Can an unkind person be generous?

- Does our attitude to others depend on our attitude to ourselves?

- Can an unsuccessful person be happy, you think?

- Are you a daydreamer? What do you think about such people who have their head is the clouds?

- Why is it important to be an optimistic person?

Reading II

A) Do you think a person’s appearance and character are related in any way? Explain your viewpoint.

B) Read the text below and say whether it confirms your opinion.

1. Meeting people for the first time we always make a judgement based on their appearance though the proverb tells us not to make this mistake. Still we look at the face, try to guess the person’s age or profession, listen to the way they speak. The same way other people may judge us. Let’s try to look at ourselves as if we are strangers and this criticism might help us improve our character.

2. Certainly, the very first look is at your face and build or figure. If your face has a rosy complexion and your bright eyes shine at the world, you are a person who spends a lot of time outdoors, doesn’t sit in front of the TV and combines work and fun reasonably. The well-combed hair and neatly cut nails will tell everyone that you are a tidy person who respects yourself and the people around you. A stooping back and badly cleaned teeth won’t be considered positive and will betray your laziness and dislike of physical exercise. Now, what can you say about your appearance?

3. The world of emotions has an effect on appearance, too. What emotions are the most frequent in your life - joy, sorrow, anger, excitement, shame, pride, enthusiasm, loneliness, misery, love?

4. If you are a determined and strong-willed person, you will never give up and will behave coolly and calmly whatever happens in your life. Only weaklings will scream or fly into a rage. Good-humoured people take things as they are and think of ways out of difficulties.

5. Much is connected with your attitude to people. If you are communicative and sociable, people will appreciate you and you will have lots of friends. On the contrary, hostile, tactless, false and deceitful people are repulsive and doomed to stay alone.

6. Certainly, there is no ideal person in reality, but if we tried to portray such a person, they would possess the following qualities: they must be kind-hearted and friendly, but modest at the same time. Generosity and sincerity are the traits that would attract everybody. A good friend is definitely a person who is interesting to speak to – he must be witty and intelligent. Vain and impudent people are very difficult to deal with, they consider themselves the hub of the universe and never try to look at themselves critically. Today’s idea of courage has changed and it’s not necessary to fight with wild animals or travel to unknown lands. But diligence and industry are the qualities that are always valued.

7. There are no ideal people. We should take the world as it is but try to improve it starting with ourselves.