PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. CHARACTER.
It’s a well-known fact that in order to get to know another person we should learn more about his character.
TRAITS OF CHARACTER
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Negative |
| polite modest quiet industrious honest wise knowledgeable obedient generous sincere merciful broad-minded easy-going self-possessed just brave, courageous merry frank careful strong-willed grateful good-humored earnest dashing respectable witty devoted gentle |
impudent shameless noisy lazy deceitful silly ignorant naughty greedy falsity cruel intolerant hot-tempered shy envious hostile idle |
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WHAT WORDS DO WE NEED FOR
DESCRIBING PEOPLE?
Build: stout, plump, fat/thin, slender, lean (men), slim (women), graceful
Stature: tall, short, average
Looks: attractive, handsome (men), beautiful, pretty (women, children), charming, good-looking/ugly, unattractive
Face shape: round, square, oval
Complexion: dark, fair, pale, sun-tanned, freckled, pimpled, wrinkled, fleshy, swarthy, tired, healthy
General features: delicate, regular, stem, forceful, sharp, prominent, wearing much/little/no make-up; heaving a mole/birthmark/scar on the cheek/chin
Hair color: blonde-haired, brown-haired, dark, black, red-headed, fair, gray-haired, hair was just going gray, dyed, highlighted
Hair type: silky, curly, straight, frizzy, wavy, thick, thin
Hair style: a hair-cut, a hairdo, rumpled, to wear a fringe, her hair was caught with a ribbon, plaits, braids, ponytail, bald
Facial hair: clean-shaven, bearded, stubby face, moustache
Forehead: protruding/hollow forehead, bulging, high/low, broad/narrow
Nose: big, little, short, long, fleshy, snub, hooked, aquiline, straight, wide, narrow-nostrilled, pointed
Eye color: gray, blue, dark, green, hazel, steel-gray
Eye description: glassy, big, little, round, close-set, deep-set, cross-eyed, piggy eyes, dark bags under the eyes, enormous, a piercing look/glance
Ears: big, little, lobes, cauliflower ears
Chin: double, smooth, pointed, massive, round, firm
Jaw: square, strong, long
Neck: short, long, thick, thin, twisted
Shoulders: broad, square, stooped
Walk: easy, limping steady/unsteady, heavy/light
Age: to look younger/older than…, middle-aged, elderly, youthful
ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW PEOPLE AROUND YOU?
If a person is selfish, people wouldn’t like him, because he thinks only of himself.
If a person is kind, people wouldn’t like him, because he thinks a lot about others and is always ready to help them.
People must be modest in behavior, dress and speech. Modesty is one of the qualities of a person.
“You must be frank with us” – we might say this to a person who tries to keep something secret, unspoken. Other examples:
He was always frank with his friends.
She gave us a frank smile.
Reasonable – one who conforms to reason in his thoughts, words and actions, one who’s ready to listen to other people’s opinion; calm and clever.
Talk about the personality of somebody you know
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always usually (very/quite) often sometimes occasionally hardly ever never |
friendly cheerful happy unhappydepressed bad-tempered worried about something |
What kind of person are you? Suppose somebody asked you if
you were a careful person. You might reply:
| Yes, I always cross the street carefully; I do my homework as carefully as I can;
I’m very careful with money; I dry my mother’s favorite dishes very carefully… · model · |
What kind of person are you? What are the features
of character that you like most in yourself and what you
don’t like at all? Tell your classmates about it
I am _____________________________________________________________________
I like being ________________________________________________________________
because ___________________________________________________________________
| But I hate that I am _________________________ So, what do you think about me? ______________ |
Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write < for Yes, 1 for No, and 6 for Sometimes. (work with a friend)
WHAT SORT OF PERSON YOU ARE?
- Are you usually smiling and happy? ………………………………………………… ?
- Do you enjoy the company of other people? ………………………………………… ?
- Do you find it difficult to meet new people? ………………………………………… ?
- Is it important to you to succeed in your career? …………………………………… ?
- Does your mood change very often suddenly for no reason? ……………………… ?
- Do you notice other people’s feeling? ……………………………………………… ?
- Do you think the future will be good? ……………………………………………… ?
- Can your friends depend on you? …………………………………………………… ?
- Is your room often in a mess? ……………………………………………………… ?
- Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for anything or anybody? ……………… ?
- Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today? ………………………. ?
- Do you work hard? ……………………………………………………………….. ?
- Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself? ………………………………… ?
- Do you often give presents? ……………………………………………………… ?
- Do you talk a lot? ………………………………………………………………… ?
- Are you usually calm and not worried by things? ………………………………… ?
APPEARANCE
Meeting people for the first time we always make a judgment based on their appearances though the proverb tells us not to make this mistake. Still we look at the face, try to guess age or profession, listen to the way a person speaks. The same way other people might estimate us. Let’s try to look at ourselves as if we are strangers and this criticism might help us improve our character.
Certainly, the very first look is at face and build or figure.
If your face has a rosy complexion and your bright eyes shine at the world you are a person who spends a lot of time outdoors, doesn’t sit in front of telly and combines work and fun reasonable. The well-combed hair and neatly cut nails will tell everyone that you are a tidy person who respects yourself and the people around you. A stooping back and betray your dislike of physical exercise and laziness. Now, what can you say about your appearance?
The world of emotions makes its imprints on appearance, too, what emotions are the most frequent in your life? /joy, sorrow, anger, excitement, shame, pride, enthusiasm, loneliness, misery, love./
NECESSARY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
General
Beautiful is
generally used to describe women; handsome is used to describe men; good-looking
is used for both; pretty is another positive word to describe a woman
(often a girl) meeting ‘attractive and nice to look at’.
Ugly is the
most negative word to describe someone; is more polite. She’s a very smart
elegant woman, always well-dressed; her husband is quite
the opposite, very scruffy and untidy-looking.
Height and build
tall and slim |
medium height and build |
short and fat |
medium height and very muscular |
an obese person [negative, very fat] |
a rather plump or stout man |
Hair, face, skin and complexion
| straight hair and thin-faced |
wavy hair and round-faced |
curly hair and dark-skinned |
a crew-cut | bald with freckles |
beard and moustache with a chubby face |
receding hair and a few wrinkles |
EXERCISES
Fair and dark can be used for hair, complexion or skin. |
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Asking questions about a person’s appearance
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| She’s quite tall, with short fair hair. |
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| About 1 meter 65. |
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| I don’t know and may be rude to ask. Probably about 45 kilos. |
| Now answer these questions. |
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Answer these remarks with the opposite description.
| A: I thought you said he was the short, chubby one. B: No, quite the opposite, he’s the tall, thin-faced one. · model · |
| Sometimes when we want to describe a person’s appearance or character we use words which are formed from two or three different words. They are called compound adjectives. |
Describe a member of your family or a famous person using only compound adjectives.
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shoulders … brand or narrow
eyes ……… colour
skin ……… colour
hands …… which one do they write with?
legs ……… long or short
hair ……… length and colour
face ……… shape
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образованы2 сложные прилагательные
A person with fair hair is fair-haired. What are the adjectives for these people?
- a person with grey hair;
- a person with a thin face;
- somebody with board shoulders;
- people who write with their right hands;
- a person with green eyes.
Now say these in another way
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- a grey-haired old lady –> an old lady _________________________
- a left-handed child –> a child who ___________________________
- a thin-faced person –> somebody who has _____________________
- a dark-eyed woman –> ____________________________________
Match words from the box on the left with words from the box on the right to from 12 compound adjective.
CLOTHES.
WORDS AND PHRASES a) to put on, to dress, to wear (wore, worn), to have something on; b) Men’s clothes: trousers, a shirt, a coat, a tie, shorts, a belt, a waistcoat, socks, a collar; jeans Women’s clothes: a dress a skirt, a blouse, a costume, stockings, a jumper, a frock, an apron, a jeans Common: a coat, a raincoat, a jacket, a hat, a beret, a pull-over a fur cap, shoes, boots, slippers, an overall, a uniform, a dressing-gown, pyjamas, gloves, etc. c) This jacket fits (suits, becomes) you all right. |
It is a matter of common knowledge – clothes are very important in the life of man.
Fashion appears and disappears rather quickly. Yet some people do their utmost to follow it, thinking that fashionable clothes are sure to be beautiful. Others, on the contrary, believe that suitability is the unchanging principle to be followed it you want to be well-dressed.
We must be careful in choosing colours for our clothes.
BUYING CLOTHES
WORDS AND PHRASES a) How much does it cost? b) loose, tight, baggy, well-tailored, expensive, cheap, well-cut, fashionable, old-fashioned, worn c) ready-made clothes department; autumn (town, everyday, ect.) wear; to buy something by (on) hire-purchase; to change (break) one dollar bill; to look smart; d) British money: pound sterling – shilling – penny – (guinea, crown, half-crown, sixpence, three penny piece, a one-pound note, a ten-shilling (note). U. S. money: dollar 0 cent (one dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime, nickel). |
HOW I WENT SHOPPING
Оne day my friend Nick and I decided to go shopping. I took my money and Nick took his father’s money. Nick needed some new clothes badly. There are a lot of shops, supermarkets, and department stores in the centre of the city, so we decided to go through some of them.
Then we went to the department store, which was right across the street. Nick and I are fond of computers and video and hi-fi equipment, so we couldn’t go past our favorite department. There were a lot of computers, video cassette recorders, TV sets, hi-fi centers and tape recorders. Nick bought three new CDs and I bought two video cassettes.
And then, we found the men’s clothing department. There were a lot of suit, trousers, jackets, shirts and many other things. Nick needed a suit.
As you probably remember, Nick is very tall and slim. So it’s always difficult to find clothes that would suit him perfectly. The shop assistant asked Nick’s size and offered him a nice suit. But when Nick tried it on I couldn’t help laughing. The jacket was too big for him and the trousers were too short. He looked so funny! The shop assistant thought for a moment and then suggested that Nick should try on some jackets and some trousers separately. An hour latter Nick looked like an English gentleman. The pin-striped jacket matched the black trousers perfectly. The shop assistant also showed Nick a wonderful tie and he immediately agreed to buy it.
We had to go home by taxi because our bags were so huge that we could hardly lift them. We came home completely broke but happy.
Conclusion.
If you are a determined and strong-willed person you would never give up and behave coolly and calmly whatever happens in your life. Only weaklings would scream or fly into a rage. Good-humored people take things as they are and think of ways out of difficulties.
Much is connected with your attitude to people. If you are communicative, sociable people would appreciative you and you would have lots of friends. On the contrary, hostile tactless, false and deceitful persons are repulsive and are doomed to stay alone.
Certainly, there is no ideal person in reality but if we tried to portray such a person they would possess the following qualities: He/she must be kind-hearted and friendly, but modest at the same time. Generosity and sincerity are the traits that would attract everybody. A good friend is definitely a person who is interesting to speak to – he must be witty and intelligent. Vain and impudent people are very difficult to deal with, they consider themselves the hub of the universe and never try to look at themselves critically. Today’s idea of courage has changed and it’s not necessary to fight with wild animals or to unknown lands. But diligence and industry are the qualities that are always valued.
There are no ideal people. We should take the world as it is but try to improve it starting with ourselves. What positive qualities do you consider absolutely necessary for everyone? Which negative traits can’t you agree with? Why?
Describe one of your friends and speak about his/her positive and negative traits of character. Speak about yourself. Which traits would you try to develop in yourself? Which ones have to e rooted out?