|
Appearances
They say that appearances are important. On the one hand, this
is true, on the other, this is not quite right. A handsome man
or a pretty woman can have very unpleasant traits of character
and the opposite. However, there are exceptions, of course!
I want to tell you about my sister, Katya. In primary school she
didn't look very pretty. She had freckles, red wavy hair and was
wearing glasses. All this made her clumsy and shy.
Since that time her appearance has changed very much, but her
character has remained the same. She has grown up into a very
pretty girl. She is of a medium height, slender and
well-proportioned. Her hair has got darker into a chestnut
shade. She wears it long to her shoulders. Her face has soft
features, her freckles have disappeared, but her complexion
remains pale as before. Instead of glasses she wears contact
lenses, which allow her sparkling hazel-green eyes to shine. She
has a small straight nose and a rather wide mouth but her
enchanting smile shows her white teeth and makes her face look
charming. No one can say that her gestures are clumsy any more.
Katya has nice manners. She is sincere, polite and helpful. She
is not easily angered or bad-tempered. Her childhood experience
has taught her to be patient and not to show off. She has still
remained a bit withdrawn in some situations but she is
good-natured, tolerant and sensitive to other people's needs.
She is always ready to help. These are the qualities of her
character which I like.
She does fairly well at the university. She is bright, attentive
and keen on learning new things. She tries hard to get good
marks but sometimes her hobbies are more important for her than
school.
Katya likes house chores and is not lazy at all. Unlike me, she
always has her room clean because she does not mind helping her
mother about the flat. Apart from that, like other girls of her
age, she likes dancing, playing the guitar, and listening to
modern music.
We spend quite a lot of time together. She understands my
problems and I can rely upon her. We have the same view on
things and even if we argue we always find a compromise.
Although she has her faults, nobody is perfect.
I like my sister a lot and I hope our friendship will last
forever.
ПЛАН-ОТВЕТ. APPEARANCES
1. Вступление (They say that appearances are important. On the
one hand, this is true, on the other, this is not quite right. A
handsome man or a pretty woman can have very unpleasant traits
of character and the opposite. However, there are exceptions, of
course!).
2. Рассказать о друге/подруге/члене семьи/знакомом
(age/height/looks
(hair/face/eyes/nose/mouth/complexion)/build/manners/characteristics/
interests or hobbies/activities that you do together, etc.).
3. Заключение (I hope our friendship will last forever).
QUESTIONS
1. Are appearances really important? Why (not)?
2. Do you think that people with good looks are always nice?
3. How can you describe your best friend?
4. What qualities of character are important in your opinion?
5. What are your best characteristics?
6. Which characteristics would you like to have?
7. Is it important for a person to be shy?
8. Do you get irritated by talkative people? Why (not)?
9. How do you feel in a company of strangers?
10. Are you good at meeting new people?
11. Is it good to be optimistic? Why (not)?
12. Do you agree that there is only one best friend, others are
just acquaintances? Why (not)?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Age Возраст
baby младенец, новорождённый
toddler ребёнок (от 10 месяцев до 2 лет)
youngster юноша
teenager подросток
adult взрослый
look (thirty) выглядеть на (тридцать)
under forty под сорок
over fifty за пятьдесят
middle age/aged среднего возраста
elderly person пожилой человек
Height Рост
tall высокий
of medium height среднего роста
short низкий
Build Телосложение
slim худой
slender стройный
skinny тощий
plump пухлый
to be overweight с избыточным весом
stout полный
to have an athletic build атлетического телосложения
broad shouldered широкоплечий
Looks Внешность
beautiful/pretty красивая (о женщинах)
handsome красивый (о мужчинах)
attractive привлекательный
good-looking с приятной внешностью
plain некрасивый
Hair Волосы
long (to the shoulders) длинные (до плеч)
short короткие
straight прямые
wavy волнистые
curly кудрявые
ponytail хвост
plait коса
light/fair/blond светлые, блондин(ка)
dark/dark-haired тёмные/темноволосый
auburn золотисто-каштановый
light/dark brown _ светло-/тёмно-коричневые
red/ginger рыжие
grey седые
beard борода
moustache усы
bald лысый
Face Лицо
round круглое
oval овальное
angular узкое
coarse/soft features с грубыми/мягкими чертами
wrinkled морщинистое
freckles/freckled веснушки/веснушчатое
Eyes Глаза
blue-eyed голубоглазый
deep blue тёмно-голубые
dark тёмные
grey серые
hazel карие
Nose Hoc
straight прямой
hooked с горбинкой
aquiline орлиный
snub курносый
Mouth Рот
wide широкий
small маленький
narrow узкий
Complexion Цвет лица
pale бледный
tanned загорелый
dark смуглый
Characteristics Черты характера
(dis)honest (не)честный
(im)patient (не)терпеливый
(im)polite (не)вежливый
(un)faithful (не)верный
(un)friendly (не)дружелюбный
(un)selfish (не)эгоистичный
amiable милый, дружелюбный
brave смелый
cunning хитрый
curious любопытный
emotional эмоциональный
energetic энергичный
generous щедрый
good-tempered дружелюбный
bad-tempered злой, раздражительный
greedy жадный
hard-working трудолюбивый
with a sense of humour с чувством юмора
hospitable гостеприимный
intelligent умный
kind добрый
lazy ленивый
mischievous вредный
modest скромный
moody человек настроения, угрюмый
open-minded человек широких взглядов
optimist/pessimist оптимист/пессимист
quiet тихий
rude грубый
self-confident самоуверенный
show off красоваться, хвастаться
shy скромный
silly глупый
sociable общительный
sympathetic полный сочувствия
tactful тактичный
talkative разговорчивый
touchy обидчивый
trusting доверчивый
|
|
Помощь:
1. Прослушать
произношение слова и перевод на
howjsay.com .
Направление перевода выберите один раз из списка, в дальнейшем
оно сохранится. Для многократного повторения подводите стрелку
мышки к выделенному слову в колонке слева.
2. Правила
чтения слов
смотрите здесь.
3. Подробный
перевод в словаре
Мультитран. (В часы
перегрузок Интернета работает медленно, но словарь хороший.) |