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 …