Ex.2. Choose the opposites

Ex. 1. 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

Ex.3. 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 …

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