II. Choose the opposites
I. Look through the vocabulary below that may be useful when speaking about appearance and character.
Appearance and Character
Section I
THE WORLD AROUND ME
| beautiful | ['bju:tiful] | красивый (о женщинах) |
| blond/fair, dark hair | ['fFq] | светлые/русые, черные волосы |
| blue (grey, green, hazel) eyes | голубые (серые, зеленые, карие) глаза | |
| blue (grey, green, hazel, dark)-eyed | голубо (серо, зелено, каре, черно)-глазый | |
| built | [bilt] | Конституция |
| curly(straight) hair | [kq:lI] [streit] | кудрявые (прямые) волосы |
| figure | ['figə] | фигура |
| handsome | ['hænsəm] | красивый (о мужчинах) |
| height | [hait] | рост |
| look like (smb.) | быть похожим на (кого-либо) | |
| of medium height | ['mi:djəm] | среднего роста |
| of powerful built | ['pavqful] | крепкого телосложения |
| plain | [plein] | некрасивый |
| plump | [plAmp] | полноватый |
| pretty | ['priti] | симпатичный |
| short | низкий | |
| slender | ['slendq] | стройный |
| slim | худой | |
| straight (snubbed) nose | [streit] | прямой (курносый) нос |
| take after (mother, father) | быть похожим на (мать, отца) | |
| tall | высокий | |
| look like | выглядеть | |
| Features of Character | ||
| be in good (bad) mood | быть в хорошем (плохом) настроении | |
| generous | ['Genqrqs] | великодушный, щедрый |
| brave | смелый | |
| cheerful | ['tSiqful] | веселый, жизнерадостный |
| witty | остроумный | |
| strong-willed | волевой | |
| well-bred | благовоспитанный | |
| to be a man of character | ['kxrIktq] | быть человеком сильного характера |
| to be a man of no character | быть человеком слабого характера | |
| fair | честный, справедливый | |
| devoted | преданный | |
| faithful | дружеский, дружественный | |
| friendly | ['frendli] | доброжелательный |
| gentle | нежный | |
| gloomy | ['glu:mi] | мрачный |
| hard-working | трудолюбивый | |
| helpful | помогающий | |
| honest | ['onist] | честный |
| kind-hearted | ['kaind'ha:tid] | добрый, добросердечный |
| lazy | [leizi] | ленивый |
| lively | ['laivli] | живой, веселый |
| mood | [mu:d] | настроение |
| open-minded | открытый, искренний | |
| polite | [pq'laIt] | вежливый |
| reserved | [rI'zq:vd] | сдержанный |
| rude | грубый | |
| shy | ['SaI] | робкий |
| sociable | ['sOVSqbl] | общительный |
| stubborn | ['stAbqn] | упрямый |
| mean | [mi:n] | хитрый, коварный |
a) optimistic, shy, stupid, kind, polite, boring, generous, mean, hard-working, strong-willed
b) weak-willed, clever, cruel, cheerful, lazy, sociable, rude, pessimistic, greedy, fair
III. Here are some adjectives to describe a person’s character. Match them with the definitions below:
lazy, clever, stupid, greedy, polite, hark-working, sociable, selfish (эгоистичный), happy, generous
1) He is always interested only in himself. He is …
2) She is fond of going to the parties and meeting her friends. She has a lot of them. She is very …
3) He dislikes spending money and never buys any ice-cream, sweets or juice. He is …
4) She is fond of learning and always passes her exams well. She is … and …
5) He prefers to spend the whole day in bed watching TV. He is …
6) Mary will never forget to say “Thank you” and “Please”. She is a very .. girl.
7) She is always smiling and says she is fond of life. She is really …
8) He doesn’t want to study. He can’t even write the word “newspaper” correctly. He is …
9) She is always helping people. She is …