What does he/she look like? What do they/you/we look like? | |||
Age | Young, middle-aged, Old | ||
Height | Short, of medium height, tall | ||
Build | Thin, slim, plump /pmp/= slightly fat-----fat--------overweight (too heavy or too fat) | ||
Hair | Short/long, straight/wavy/curly, dark/fair/blond(e) HAIR Grey, red, brown Bald/bld / – someone who is bald has no hair or very little hair on their head |
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Eyes | Blue, brown, grey, green, big/small | ||
Nose | Big/small, wide-широкий, flat-плоский, button-кнопкой | ||
Mouth | A small/wide mouth with full/thin lips | ||
Special Features | A moustache , a beard , wrinkles морщины, freckles –веснушки, wear glasses, dimples– ямочки | ||
General impression | Beautiful/handsome, pretty, good-looking, plain, ugly | ||
What’s he/she like? What are they/we/you like? |
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Character | + |
+/- |
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(very) clever=intelligent friendly, smart funny=amusing, jolly=happy=cheerful, make(s) you laugh(заставляет тебя смеяться, is/are fun to be with, with a great sense of humour, kind, responsible(ответственный), sociable/sbl /outgoing (общительный), artistic, polite/p’lait/(вежливый) |
serious/’siris / strict (строгий) quiet /kwait/ shy /ai/ |
lazy, bossy, noisy, naughty/nti/, aggressive |
Appendix 1
Translate into English
- среднего возраста и стройный;
- молодой и худой;
- старый и толстый;
- короткие, волнистые, чёрные волосы и маленькие карие глаза;
- длинные, кудрявые, светлые волосы и большие, голубые глаза;
- лысый, с широким носом и маленьким ртом с полными губами;
- прямые, седые волосы;
- Как выглядит твоя бабушка? – Она – среднего роста и очень симпатичная. Она носит очки и у неё есть несколько морщинок.
- Как выглядят твои братья? Я думаю – они красивые. У них есть веснушки и ямочки.
Appendix 2
Character
+ | +/- | - |
( very) clever=intelligent(someone who is clever is intelligent and
understands things quickly ) friendly=behaves in a nice, kind way like a friend funny=makes you laugh=amusing jolly=happy=cheerful makes you laugh(заставляет тебя смеяться), is fun to be with, with a great sense of humour//hju:m / kind=someone who is kind shows that they care/ke/ (заботятся)about other people and wants to help them [ unkind] responsible(ответственный) if you are responsible for something bad that has happened, you caused it and you are the person who should be blamed: sociable/sbl /=someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people outgoing (общительный) – someone who is outgoing enjoys meeting and talking to people artistic=good at painting, drawing etc. polite/plait/(вежливый) |
serious/siris /=a serious person is always quiet
and sensible (благоразумный, здравомыслящий) and does not often
laugh strict(строгий) a strict person makes sure that people always obey/bei / rules and behave well quiet/kwait/=not making a lot of noise shy/ai/(застенчивый) |
lazy=someone who is lazy does not like working or doing things bossy=likes to give orders to other people noisy=makes a lot of noise naughty/nti/=a naughty child behaves badly aggressive=behaves in an angry way to someone, likes fighting |
Appendix 3
Vocabulary training
someone who:
I – – – – – – – – – t understands things quickly
F – – – – – – y behaves in a nice, kind way like a friend
f – – – y makes you laugh and is fun to be with, with a great sense of humour
k – – d cares about other people and wants to help them
r – – – – – – – – – e ответственный
s – – – – – – e is friendly and enjoys being with other people
o – – – – – – g enjoys meeting and talking to people
a – – – – – – c is good at painting, drawing etc.
p – – – – e вежливый
s – – – – – s is always quiet and sensible and does not often laugh
s – – – – t строгий
q – – – t is not making a lot of noise
l – – y does not like working or doing things
b – – – y likes to give orders to other people
n – – – y makes a lot of noise
n – – – – – y this child behaves badly
a – – – – – – – – e behaves in an angry way to someone, likes fighting
Translate into English:
– Борис – мой брат.
– Как он выглядит?
– Он – среднего возраста , среднего роста и
стройный. У него короткие, прямые, светлые волосы,
большие, зелёные глаза, маленький нос и большой
рот с тонкими губами. Борис имеет усы и несколько
морщин. Он носит очки. Я думаю, мой брат –
красивый.
– Какой он по характеру?
– Борис – очень умный, добрый и дружелюбный. У
него отличное чувство юмора и с ним весело. Мой
брат – общительный, ответственный и вежливый, но
он может быть деловым и строгим временами.