Add to your active vocabulary

tall – высокий

short – маленького роста

stout – приземистый, коренастый

fat – толстый

plump – полный

fair hair – светлые волосы

blonde – блондин(ка)

brunette – брюнет(ка)

gray hair – седые волосы

bold headed – лысый

short sighted – близорукий

smart, clever, bright – умный

stupid – тупой, глупый

boring – скучный

fun to be with – веселый человек

easy to go along – легкий в общении

quiet – спокойный

impulsive – порывистый, импульсивный

aggressive – агрессивный

rude – невежливый, грубый

shy, confused – застенчивый

active – активный

talkative – разговорчивый

enthusiastic – энтузиаст, затейник

 

Exercise 7. Please, introduce yourself. The questions below will certainly help you.

1. What is your name?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. How old are you?

5. Have you got a family?

6. How many people are there in your family?

7. Do you have brothers, sisters, grandparents in your family?

8. Where do you live?

9. Did you study well at school?

10. What school did you finish?

11. Did your teacher of English help you to choose your future profession?

12. What was your favourite subject?

13. What do you like to read?

14. What sport do you go in for?

15. What are you going to be?

16. Do you still live with your parents?

 

Exercise 8. Bring a picture of a person you know well (mother, father, grandfather, friend) to class. Show it and describe that person. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.

 

Exercise 9. Look at the adjectives below. Decide with a partner which of them you can use to describe each of the other people in your group – and yourselves, too. Try to find at least three for each person in the group. Use a dictionary to find the meanings of the words you don't know.

 

artistic	efficient	good-natured	loyal	rational
capable	energetic	happy	open-minded	frank
careful	enthusiastic	hardworking	optimistic	sensible
cheerful	flexible	helpful	organized	sensitive spontaneous
considerate	self-confident	humorous	outgoing
creative	friendly	imaginative	patient	thoughtful
dependable	generous	intelligent	perceptive	unselfish
diplomatic	gentle	interesting	polite	versatile
easygoing	good-humored	kind	practical	witty

 

Exercise 10. Read and translate the following text.

TEXT B. STUDENT'S WORKING DAY

Hi again... As you already know, I am a first-year student of the Technical Academy. My parents live in Sochi and I study in Rostov-on-Don so I need some housing. There are two opportunities for me: I can live in a dormitory (a students hostel), or to rent a flat (an apartment).

I decided to rent a flat. To make the rent smaller, I also decided to share my flat with another girl – Natasha. She studies at the Academy, too, and she is my best friend now.

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:30. So on weekdays I have to get up at half past six. My alarm clock usually wakes me up and my working day begins. I turn on the radio, do my morning exercises, take a shower and brush my teeth. After that I get dressed and comb my hair. Then I have breakfast. I love to listen to the latest news on the radio while I am eating.

I leave the house at ten minutes past eight and walk to the nearest bus stop. I live rather far from the Academy and it usually takes me about a quarter of an hour to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and I have enough time I walk to the Academy.

As a rule we have three or four classes a day. We have lectures in different subjects. Usually I don't miss my classes because I want to pass my examinations successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At twelve o'clock we have a big interval for lunch. That’s my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news with my friends. I prefer not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small café not too far fromthe Academy. At one o'clock we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

From time to time I have to stay at the Academy till late in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on weekdays. So, by the end of the week I get very tired.

We come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. We have supper together. After supper we wash dishes, drink coffee or tea and watch TV. I prefer comedies and serials or films about travelling. Sometimes Igo for a walk in the park or visit my friends.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed or to listen to some music. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading.