Character

	Positive	Negative
Personality Features	pleasant personality, good-tempered, good-natured, easy-going	terrible character, bad-tempered, ill-natured
Attitude to Friends	friendly, sociable, outgoing	unfriendly, hostile, unsociable
Attitude to Difficulties	strong, tough, independent, mature	weak, immature
Dependence/ Independence	dependable, reliable, honest, trustworthy	unreliable, dishonest
Reason	reasonable, sensible	unreasonable, unpredictable, impulsive
Ambitions	ambitious, hard-working, energetic	careless, lazy
Discipline	disciplined, organized, careful, accurate	undisciplined, disorganized, careless
Generosity	generous, unselfish, kind-hearted, kind	economical, thrifty, stingy, miserly, greedy
Attention	attentive, perceptive, observant, in­sightful, thoughtful, considerate	self-centred, selfish, egoistical
Formality/ Informality	formal, official	informal, relaxed, casual
Sense of Humour	humorous, amusing, funny, interesting	dull, boring

Task 9. Read the text.

This is famous Mona Lisa, a well-known portrait created by Leonardo da Vinci. She seems to be kind and gentle. She is looking at you very attentively and smiling to you very friendly. In my opinion she is thinking about something pleasant. She is very pretty. Her hair is long dark and wavy. Her forehead is high. Her nose is straight. Her eyes are very expressive, they are brown. Her cheek-bones are high. Her chin is little. She is neither thin nor plump. Her fingers ar e thin and long. She is wearing a brown dress and a brown scarf.

Are the sentences true or false?

1. The woman is old.

2. Her hair is fair long and curly.

3. The woman is in a good mood.

4. The woman is goodhearted.

5. The woman’s mouth is big.

6. The woman’s nose is snub.

7. The woman is thin.

8. There are some golden rings on her fingers.

Task 10. Describe any person using the “Key Language”.

Key Language

Gender + Age	This is a girl of… He is a man around…
Height + Build	She is tallish and quite skinny. He is (not) very tall.
Hair	She wears her hair short. She loves braiding her hair.
Face	She’s got a light oval face with big green eyes.
Distinguishing Features	The best feature about her is … He tends to …
Clothes	She always wears… Now he is wearing… She is dressed in… His favourite clothing is…
General	Generally he is… She looks as a…

To describe the appearance of your relatives or friends choose the most appropriate words given below.

1. Her/His hair is… (silky; thick; receding; heavy; bushy; tangled; natural; dyed, curly; wavy, straight).

2. She/he wears his/ her hair …(long; short; shoulder-length; waved; curled/ permed; smooth; loose; in plaits/braids; in pigtails; in a pony-tail; in a bun at the nape of the head; with parting on one side; with centre parting; in a tumbling mane; in a free-style fashion; with a fringe; in a crew cut; spiky; crooped.

3. The colour of her/his hair is …(jet-black; chestnut; sandy; blond/fair; auburn; white/grey/grayish; copper; red; sun-blanched; honey-coloured; the cooper with a few highlights; bleached; platinum blonde).

4. Her/his face is … (square; round; oval; heart-shaped).

5. Her/his eyes are …(big/large/small; slanting; almond; far-set; close-set; bulging), …(black; blue; dark blue; green; hazel; grey) and …(soft/warm; kind/friendly; shrewd; hard; piercing; quizzical; cold; icy; strict; dreamy; sleepy; mischievous).

6. Her/his eyelashes are … (long; short; curled; silky; thick).

7. Her/his eyebrows are … (bushy; pencil-thin; finely plucked; thick; heavy).

8. Her/ his cheeks are … (pale/ivory; rosy/pink; plump; hollow; with dimples; chubby).

9. Her/ his lips are … (thin/ full/ thick/ puffy; rosy/ pink/ cherry; outlined with a lip pencil; well-cut).

10. Her/ his skin is … (fair; dark; pale; tanned; delicate; sensitive; smooth; dry; oily).

11. Her/ his teeth are … (even/regular; a little crooked; strong; big/little; sharp; artificial).

12. Her/ his nose is … long/short; snub/turned-up; hooked; aquiline; broad; flat; straight).

13. Her/his chin is … (pointed; double; with a cleft; protruding; strong; weak).

14. She/he has got … (big/small; protruding; lopped/cauliflower; pierced) ears.

15. She has got … (slim/slender/lean; skinny/bony; fat/overweight; round/plum; well-built/muscular; well-rounded/stout; thick-set/solid/stocky; frail; graceful; broad/narrow-shouldered; narrow-hipped; tall/short; an hour glass) figure/built.

16. Her/his usual posture is …(with a strait back; with hunched shoulders/stooped/slouched; with the head up; with the head to one side; with folded arms; with hands in pockets; relaxed).

Task 11. Which features of character are considered to be positive and which ones are considered to be negative? Complete the table with these words.

Generous, impulsive, obstinate, obedient, kind, ambitious, introverted, honest, selfish, rude, reasonable, reserved, pompous, frank, modest, shy, hard-working, full of common sense, cold, vain, timid, reliable, gifted, naughty, impudent, tactless, self-confident, chivalrous, strait forward, energetic, even-tempered, snobbish, irresponsible, thrifty, prudent, devoted, caring, two-faced.

Positive	Negative	Both

Task 12. Read the text. Match choices (A–H) to (1–6). There are two choices you do not need to use.

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