Vocabulary exercises

1. Соедини описание из левой колонки со словами из правой

2. Дай русский эквивалент..

1. mischievous almond hazel eyes
2. turned up nose
3. pointed chin
4. short, dark, curly hair
5. wavy shoulder-length hair
6. good-humored round face
7. darken eyelashes with mascara
8. slanting eyes
9. skinny figure
10. deep scar
11. short curly fringe
12. hair fastened with barrettes
13. a man with a long moustache
14. charming smile
15. wrinkled face
16. expressive features
17. silvery hair
18. to have a long face
19. to wear a wig
20. fashionable stubble

3. Прочитай текст, опиши внешность членов своей семьи таким же образом.

My father is tall. He has large hands and his feet are size 45. He has short, dark, curly hair and a small beard. His arms, legs and chest are hairy. He's a cheerful person and when he laughs, you can see even white teeth. He wears spectacles (glasses) and you can't see his eyes, but I know they are steel gray. He's 43. He usually wears jeans and checked shirts or sweaters. But for work he wears a suit and a tie and looks every inch a teacher.

My mother is a very different person. She's short and plumpish. She has small hands and feet. She has long, strong, fair hair. She has dimples and rosy cheeks. She has long eyelashes which she darkens with mascara. She likes pink nail-varnish, high-heeled shoes and fashionable clothes. Her favorite colors are red and light blue.

My 20-year old sister likes to be well-dressed. She used lots of make-up, is always going to the hairdresser's and has fantastic hairstyles. She's tall and slim, with slender arms and elegant legs. Her full lips are always red. She's open-minded and nice. She is married and has a baby.

My baby nephew is still just a toddler; he can't speak yet, but he's very selfish and bores me.

My boss is an elderly man, rather short and stout. His hair is grey and thin and he's bald on top. He's clean-shaven. He has a double chin. He's always immaculately dressed: a white shirt, a dark well-creased suit with a matching tie and black leather shoes. He's a serious and punctual man, doesn't talk much and seems to be not overgenerous.

Use your imagination and describe Cleopatra (Nephertiti's) appearance. Do you think our perception of the ideal face and figure has changes with the centuries? What makes you think so? Do you think people's idea of beauty is different in different cultures? We know that in France heads held high are called 'les femmes girafe'. But in Burma the women with elongated necks (sometimes up to ten inches long) are thought beautiful. Do you think the idea of beauty will be different in 2500?

т.5. Listen to these people describing someone. Who do you think they are describing? A relative? Someone they know professionally? (1^st HW Int)