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(a) He flexed his head in disagreement.

(b) He shook his fists angrily.

(c) He clenched his neck to see better.

(d) He craned his muscles proudly.

(e) He snapped his forehead with a handkerchief.

(f) He shrugged his foot in time to the music.

(g) He wiped his shoulders.

(h) He folded his breath under water.

(i) He scratched his knee because it was painful.

(j) He held his arms and relaxed.

(k) He tapped his head thoughtfully.

(l) He rubbed his fingers to get attention.

(a) He trembled in the hot sun.

(b) He shivered with embarrassment.

(c) He sweated with fear.

(d) He blushed when he heard the sad news

(e) He sobbed with cold.

(f) He started after going without food for three days

(g) He dozed in surprise at the sudden noise.

(h) He fainted in his armchair after a hard day’s work.

(a) She nodded when she saw her friend getting off the bus.

(b) He bowed when his commanding officer entered the room.

(c) She curtseyed in agreement.

(d) She waved when she was introduced to the Queen.

(e) He smiled when he was introduced to the Queen.

(f) He saluted to show the shop assistant what he wanted.

(g) She fidgeted because he was happy.

(h) He pointed after sitting in the same position for so long.

Exercise 23. Read the excerpts from little Johnny’s composition below. Translate into Russian.

13.1.99 My Christmas Holiday

As a special treat, my Mummy and Daddy took me on a winter sports holiday this year. We all went to the Swiss Alps for a fortnight. I enjoyed the first few days, but skiing was more difficult than I thought. On the third day, I twisted my knee, bruised my shin, sprained my ankle, damaged a tendon in the back of my foot – my Achilles tendon, I think it’s called – got cramp in my calf, squashed my big toe, got corns on my heels and hard patches of skin on the soles of my feet, pulled a muscle in my thigh, and rubbed all the skin off my instep. On the fourth day, I was unfortunate … as we were getting on the bus to the airport, I tore a hamstring. (my broken leg and fractured pelvis happened after I got home.)

Exercise 24. Put each of the following verbs in its correct place in the sentences below.

1. After driving his taxi, Teddy likes to get out and … his arms and legs. 2. Some parents … their naughty children. 3. If he says that to me again, I’ll … him on the nose. 4. When I was small, my father used to … me on the head when he was pleased with me. 5. She loved cats, and always used to stop and … any cats she saw. 6. Several people saw two men smash the shop window, … some diamonds, get into their car and drive away. 7. He was slim so he was just able to … between the two tables. 8. It was absolutely dark and I had to … in front of me to find the door. 9. My brother went to sleep during the church service and I had to … him with my elbow to wake him. 10. When it’s your turn for a luggage check, the customs officer will … you to come forward.

Exercise 25. Learn the following dialogues by heart and act them in class.

ALICE: I say Mike, I’ve just had a wire from Mary. She’s coming with the 5.30 train. And I have a meeting at 5. Will you do me a favour and meet her at the station?

MIKE: I’ve never seen her, how could I possibly recognise her?

A.: Oh, it’s quite easy, she’s just like her mother.

M.: Most helpful I’m sure, but the trouble is I’ve never seen her mother either.

A.: I’m sorry, I forgot. And I’m afraid I haven’t any photos of her.

M.: Try to describe her. What does she look like?

A.: A tall slender girl of 18 with an oval face.

M.: Complexion?

A.: Rather pale.

M.: Hair?

A.: Fair and bobbed. Light grey eyes, deep-set, a small straight nose, a big mouth with white, even teeth and a pleasant smile.

M.: I’m sure there’ll be at least a dozen girls like that at the station.

A.: Oh, I’d clean forgotten! There’s a mole as big as a pea on her left cheek!

M.: That’ll help me for sure. Go to your meeting, I promise to be on the platform at 5 sharp in search of a slender girl with a mole on her left cheek.

CUSTOMER: I want a shave, please.

ASSISTANT: Yes, sir.

C.: And a haircut, please, but don’t cut my hair too close.

A.: Just as you like, sir. Your hair is getting rather thin, sir, may I advise you to change your parting? Would you like it on the right side, sir?

C.: Good. And you can trim my moustache too.

A.: Very good, sir.

CUSTOMER: I want my hair shampooed and set.

ASSISTANT: Very well, madam.

C.: And have you any pictures of new hairstyles? I’d like to try something new.

A.: Yes, madam. Here are the latest styles. Look at that one. It’s very much in vogue now. Your hair is long and such a lovely auburn that it’ll look perfect in a knot at the back.

C.: But won’t it make my face look too round?

A.: Oh, no, I’m sure it’ll look quite nice on you, madam.

C.: All right, do my hair like that, and if it doesn’t suit me you’ll simply have to restyle it.

A.: Very well, madam.

GRACE: Why don’t you dance with Henry?

BEATRICE: Because we make such a funny pair: he’s short and broad and strong, and I’m tall, thin and pale.

G.: Nonsense, my dear. He isn’t short, only medium height, and you are just a trifle above the middle size. And he dances perfectly, I can tell you.

B.: I know he does. But I prefer dancing with Billy. For all his long legs and lean figure Billy’s a very good dancer, isn’t he?

G.: Yes, he is, and I like his face. It may be ugly, but there’s something awfully nice about it.

B.: But he isn’t ugly at all, especially when he smiles and shows those perfect teeth of his.

G.: Still, Henry’s decidedly handsome, which Bill is not.

B.: But there’s something unkind in the look of his grey eyes. I always feel uncomfortable when he looks at me.

GALYA: Inna is a regular beauty!

VERA: And she knows it well, doesn’t she.

G.: She’s got such a superb figure and such regular features!

V.: And her hair’s so thick and looks quite golden in the sunshine!

G.: Isn’t it strange that her twin sister is quite a plain girl?

V.: Yes, it is. To have such good-looking parents, and be so different!

G.: They say Olga takes after their grandfather and Inna has inherited her good looks from her parents.

V.: Olga’s certainly plain, but when she sings you forget her common face.

G.: You are right, Vera.

Exercise 26. Compose a dialogue of your own using one of the suggested situations

A. You meet a friend of yours who was away from the city for a long time and who has changed a lot, you even didn’t recognise him (her) at once.

B. Discuss with your friend a new boy-friend of one of your classmates.

C. Your friend asks you to do him a favour and wants you to meet his cousin whom you have never seen before. You agree to go to the station but ask you friend first to describe the appearance of his cousin.

D. Discuss with your group-mate a new girl-friend of your brother cousin, etc.

Exercise 27. Translate from English into Russian

A. The man was big, with a long bony face. He had rough dark hair neatly brushed back in a style that was somewhat longer than crew-cut, and there was a little sprinkle of grey that could be seen only from close up. His eyes were deep-set and blue under heavy eyebrows, and his eyelids were heavy and guarded, making him seem reserved and observant and giving him an air of cool, emotionless judgement as he looked out at the world... His skin was incongruously pale, the result of winter-living in the grey city. The air of patience and good humour that his face wore seemed to have been applied that day under considerable pressure. From a little distance these small modifications were not evident, and he looked bold, healthy and easy-going…

The woman was in her early thirties, with a pretty figure pleasantly displayed by a modest grey suit. She had short black hair swept back in the latest fashion, and her large grey eyes in the white triangle of her face were accented cleverly by make-up. There was a secret elegance in her manner, a way of sitting very erect, of moving definitely and cleanly, without flourishes, a sense of crispness about her clothes, the tone of crispness in her voice. She was French and looked it. (Irwin Shaw)

B. He was a tall, lean man of fifty, with drooping moustache and grey hair. He had pale blue eyes and a weak mouth. I remembered from my previous meeting with him that he had a foolish face... his trousers were baggy, his hands were not clean; and his face, with the red stubble of the unshaved chin, the little eyes, and the large, aggressive nose, was uncouth and coarse. His mouth was large, his lips were heavy and sensual.

C. She was not the ravishing creature that his lovesick fancy saw, but she had a grave comeliness. She was rather tall, and her grey dress, simple and well-cut, did not hide the fact that her figure was beautiful. It was a figure that might have appealed more to the sculptor than to the costumier. Her hair, brown and abundant, was plainly done, her face was very pale, and her features were good without being distinguished. She had quite grey eyes. She just missed being beautiful, and in missing it was not even pretty. (W. S. Maugham)

D. He was a charismatic man, with a brilliantly incisive mind, physically striking, well above medium height, with a barrel chest and broad shoulders. His complexion was swarthy and he had the face of a hawk, a predator.

…the pool reflected a lovely-looking, sun-tanned woman with black hair, flawless features and solemn, grey eyes that seemed filled with pain... but perhaps that was merely a trick of water. She saw a generous mouth that looked ready to smile, and a nose that was slightly turned up – a beautiful woman in her early thirties. (Sidney Sheldon)

E. There was in Dr. Audline’s appearance nothing to attract attention. He was tall and spare, with narrow shoulders and something of a stoop; his hair was grey and thin; his long sallow face deeply lined. He was not more than 50, but he looked older. His eyes, pale-blue and rather large, were weary. When you had been with him for a while you noticed that they moved very little; they remained fixed on your face, but so empty of expression were they that it was not discomfort. They seldom lit up. They gave no clue to his thoughts nor changed with the words he spoke... His hands were of the large size, with long tapering fingers, they were soft, but firm, cool, but not clammy. You could never have said what Dr. Audline wore unless you had made a pint of looking. His clothes were dark. His tie was black. His dress made his sallow lined face paler, and his pale eyes more wan. He gave you the impression of a very sick man.

F. Mrs. Forestier was a very nice woman... Mrs. Forestier was neither charming, beautiful nor intelligent; on the contrary she was absurd, homely and foolish; yet the more you knew her, the more you liked her... She was as tall as the average man, she had a large mouth and a great hooked nose, pale-blue short-sighted eyes and big ugly hands. Her skin was lined and weather-beaten, but she made up heavily, and her hair, which she wore long, was dyed golden... She did everything she could to counteract the aggressive masculinity of her appearance, and she succeeded only in looking like a vaudeville artist doing a female impersonation. Her voice was a woman’s voice, but you were always expecting her... to brake into a deep bass, and tearing off that golden wig, discover a man’s bald pate... Her movements were awkward and her gestures clumsy (W. S. Maugham)

G. …She was always a little startled when she saw Shane after an absence and overwhelmed by the sheer physical presence of him. It had much to do with the force of his personality – that extraordinary charisma he possessed – as well as his height and build and natural dark good looks. Sixteen years ago, at his twenty-fourth birthday party, Emma Harte had said that Shane O’Neill had an intense glamour, and this had never been more true than it was today. He was the most dazzling man.

Shane had celebrated his fortieth birthday this past June: he was in his prime and looked it. He had a powerful physique with a broad back and massive shoulders, and he had stayed lithe and trim; his sojourn in the sun with the children had given him a deep tan. There was a touch of grey at his temples now, but, curiously, this did not age him. Rather, in combination with his bronzed complexion, the grey seemed to underscore the youthfulness of his strong and virile face. And in contrast to his hair, there was not a strand of grey in his moustache which was as coal black as it had always been. (B. T. Bradford)

Exercise 28. Write a paragraph on one of the following topics.

1. A description in your diary of how your body felt when you suffered from and slowly recovered from frost-bite or bad sunburn.

2. Continue this paragraph: ‘Suddenly the door opened and the strangest-looking man I have ever seen came into the room. …’

3. A description from your short story of the people in the waiting room of a marriage guidance bureau.

Exercise 29. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Как выглядит ваш приятель? Может быть, я его знаю, 2. Это была тоненькая голубоглазая девушка с толстыми русыми косами. 3. Я уверен, что он вас не узнал; он очень близорукий. 4. Вам нужно постричь волосы. 5. Мальчик очень похож на своего отца, у него такие же правильные черты лица и большой выпуклый лоб. 6. Не купите ли вы для меня пачку бритвенных лезвий? 7. Старик был мал ростом, сутулый, с морщинистым лицом, густыми бровями и длинной седой бородой. 8. Если ваша сестра хочет носить косы, ей следует отрастить волосы. 9. Как она выглядит после болезни? Она еще очень худа и у нее бледные впалые щеки. 10. Эта новая прическа с пробором посредине очень идет вам. 11. Если бы она была блондинкой, ее светло-карие глаза и тонко очерченные темные брови были бы еще привлекательнее. 12. Ваш брат очень рано начал лысеть. 13. Я знал ее еще маленькой девочкой, с косичками, вздернутым носиком и веснушками на щеках. 14. Ваш приятель показался мне благовоспитанным человеком, мне очень понравились его изящные манеры. 15. Не разрешайте ей красить губы, она еще слишком молода для этого. 16. Его густые висячие усы делали его похожим на казака. 17. Я любил смотреть, как она расчесывала свои длинные волосы перед зеркалом. 18. Вы должно быть ошиблись. Он не высокий и худой, а среднего роста и скорее полный. 19. Цвет ее лица напоминает мне цвет лица ее матери. 20. В чертах лица его было нечто азиатское. Длинный нос с горбинкой, большие неподвижные глаза на выкате, крупные красные губы, покатый лоб, черные как смоль волосы.

Exercise 30. Describe a person present in the classroom, but don’t tell the others his name. Let them guess who is that.

Exercise 31. Many parts of the body are verbs as well as nouns. Write a description of the actions.

1. thumb trough a book

2. thumb a lift

3. hand someone a pen

4. palm someone off with something second-rate

5. elbow your way through the crowd

6. shoulder responsibility

7. finger a document

Exercise 32. In the box there are 12 parts of the body that can also be used as verbs. Put them in the sentences 1-12. Use each verb once only and make any changes where necessary.

elbow foot head nose stomach shoulder face hand knuckle palm thumb toe

1. The teacher told the pupil that she would really have to … down if she wanted to pass the exam 2. I could never be a soldier and fight in a war. I just couldn’t … the killing. 3. Since both his fiancée’s parents were dead, his own parents offered to … the bill for the wedding 4. Although some members of the party didn’t agree with the new tax on books and magazines, they decided to … the line, rather than to vote against their own party. 5. I tried to stop the shoplifter but she … me out of the way. 6. If Mike tries to … off his old computer on you, just tell him you’re looking for something more up-to-date. 7. The way she drives she’s … for an accident. 8. As they had missed the last bus they decided to try to … a lift home. 9. After hiding from the police for three weeks, he finally decided to give himself up and … the music. 10. He had to sack his cleaner because he found her … about among his private letters and documents one morning. 11. She … me a cup of tea and told me to help myself to milk and sugar. 12. The Government is being asked to … the cost of tiding up after the recent floods.

Exercise 33. Human Sounds. In the following passages, you will meet about fifty of the noises we human make, many of them without producing words. Read and translate the passages.

1. Read the passage and decide whose thoughts are being described.

I’m awake, lying here moaning, and nothing’s happening at all. Oh well, better start crying properly. Still no reaction. Right, they’ve asked for it. Here we go with a real scream. Ah, now I hear something next door. Must go on sobbing, so they realise it’s serious. Here she comes, muttering to herself. Why is it always her? Never him? Ah, a bottle. Excuse me, but it’s difficult to suck a bottle without making sucking noises, you know. Oh no. I’ve got hiccups again. Sometimes I seem to spend half my day hiccupping. Over the shoulder I go again. Oh dear, a burp. Pardon. Back to bed. Ah, I like it when she hums that song to me. Oh dear, we’re both yawning. Time to sleep again. I can hear him snoring next door. ‘Not a murmur now’, she says to me, the same as always. There’s no need to sigh like that, you know. You were a baby once.

2. It’s been a hard day’s night, as they used to say. My boss made my life hell today. Read the passage and find out what my job is.

I’ve never known a boss like him; you hardly ever hear him talking normally. He starts as soon as he comes into the office in the morning. If I’m two minutes late, he starts shouting at me. And you should hear him on the phone, yelling at some poor junior. When he asks you to do something, he just barks – like a fierce dog. And when he finds a mistake in your work, he roars like a lion. When someone asks him a question, he nearly always just grunts, like that. He’ll sit for hours grumbling about the weather, the business, his colleagues, the market. And he will mutter! Half the time you can’t understand a word he’s saying. The worst thing is his dictation. He just mumbles all the way through the letter; I have to guess every other word. Then he bites my head off when I’ve written something he didn’t want. I just start stammering and stuttering, and get out of the room as soon as possible.

3. The third group of noises come from a theatre. Read the text and find out what is happening on stage.

You can hear the audience whispering excitedly. Some of them are clearing their throats. Could they be nervous? Something’s happening. The audience are clapping; polite applause at the moment. Two of the audience are being invited onto the stage. The rest of them are cheering and calling out things. Now something is happening on stage; you could hear a pin drop. The two members of the audience are doing exactly what they are told and the chairs they are sitting on are beginning to rise into the air. The audience are gasping. Oh dear, what’s happened? They’ve suddenly fallen to the ground and look most upset. The audience are booing loudly. It hasn’t worked. Now they’re whistling. The whistling has changed to hissing, but there’s nobody on stage except the two members of the audience. Now they’re chanting that they want their money back. The manager’s coming out on stage. Listen to them groaning.

4. The fourth group of sounds comes from when I was ill last week. I really wasn’t well at all. Find out what was wrong with me.

It started on Monday. I really wasn’t well at all. I was sniffing all day. On Tuesday I hardly stopped blowing my nose and sneezing. By Wednesday I had a pretty bad cough. I tried gargling with salt water but it didn’t seem to do much good. If I had to go upstairs, I’d reach the top stair panting like a thirsty dog, and I’d still be wheezing five or ten minutes later. By Friday I’d lost my voice almost completely. I was croaking like a frog all day at the office.

5. The fifth group of sound-words, shows how different people reacted to the same joke.

Lady Thackeray-Smythe laughed politely. Her husband was chuckling minutes afterwards. A class of schoolgirls giggled. A class of schoolboys sniggered. AnAmerican TV audience shrieked and howled with laughter. Lady Thackeray-Smythe’s maid tittered. Billy Bloggs laughed like a drain.

Exercise 34. Arrange the verbs in each of the lines below according to how loud they normally are: the loudest number 1, the softest number 6. Then write a sentence of your own for each verb to show what it means.

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