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Ex.13. Say whether the following is “true” or “false”:

1. Captain Brown has a wiry, sturdy and elastic figure. 2. He has a light gait. 3. He is older that he looks like. 4. Captain Brown has three daughters. 5. The eldest daughter is about thirty years old. 6. She has a wrinkled (морщинистое) and plain face. 7. Even when young she must have been plain and hard-featured. 8. Miss Jessie Brown is a young daughter. 9. Miss Jessie is forty years old. 10. She looks like a child. 11. She has a round and dimpled face. 12. Her eyes are large blue wondering eyes, looking straight at you. 13. Her nose is unformed and turned up (вздернутый). 14. Miss Brown looks as if the gaiety of youth has long faded out of sight.

Ex.14. Fill in the blanks with the suitable verbs, adjectives. If necessary, consult

the text.

1. He … a wiry, well-trained, … figure, a stiff military throw-back of his head. 2. A … step which makes him … much younger that he is. 3. Miss Brown … have been forty. 4. Miss Jessie … ten years younger that her sister. 5. It is time for Miss Jessie to her dimples, and not always to be trying to … like a child. 6. I …, till, she dies, though she … live to a hundred. 7. She … her hair, too, in little rows of curls, which … this appearance.

Ex.15. Read and translate the text, in writing.

A

… Yes, I saw her. And what was she like? Tall, fine bust, sloping shoulders; long, graceful neck, olive complexion, dark and clear; noble features; eyes rather like Mr. Rochester’s, large and black, and as brilliant as her jewels. And then she had such a fine head of hair, raven-black, and so becomingly arranged; a crown of thick plaits behind, and in front the longest, the glossiest curls I ever saw. She was dressed in pure white, and amber-coloured scarf was passed over her shoulder and across her breast, tied at the side, and descending in long, fringed ends below her knee. She was one of the ladies who sang. She had a very rich and powerful voice. She sang delightfully…

B

… First, there was Mrs Eshton and two of her daughters. She had evidently been a handsome woman, and she was well preserved still. Of her daughters, the eldest, Amy, was rather little: naive, and child-like, in face and manner, and piquant in form; her white muslin dress and blue sash became her well. The second, Lousia, was taller and more elegant in figure, with a very pretty face. Both sisters were fair as lilies.

Lady Lynn was a large and stout personage of about forty, very erect, very haughty-looking, richly dressed in a satin robe of chan-geful sheen; her hair shone glossily.

Mrs. Colonel Dent was less showy. She had a slight figure, a pale, gentle face, and fair hair.

Character

Ex.1. a) Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left. Choose from the words on the right.

Model: Are you strong or weak?

I am strong. I’m not weak.

I am clever. I’m not stupid.

b) Write down the synonym of each of the words on the left. Choose from the words on the right.

Ex. 2. What features of character should a teacher (businessman; lawyer; psychologist manager) posses and why?

Model: If you are in business teaching

you’ve got to be …

Ex.3. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. She is a careless and two-faced person. I consider her very unpleasant, but not at all stupid. 2. She can’t be called attractive but she is very warm-hearted and generous. Handsome is as handsome does, you know. 3. You don’t know him as well as I do. He is well-bred and pleasant to deal with, though he’s a but pretentious. 4. They made a strange couple. She is full of joy and gaiety and he looks so sullen. 5. He was an eccentric, arrogant, exuberant, vain and charming fellow. 6. His most engaging trait was his good humour. 7. He could not bear to throw his money about. He was not exactly mean, but he was not generous. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” he quoted from Polonius. 8. She has a wonderful charming personality.

Notes: sullen [sln] – угрюмый,

engaging [ingeid i] – привлекательный,

to throw about –

Ex.4. Answer the following questions.

What would you say of a person:

1. Who always says what he thinks? 2. Who never boasts? 3. Who is always ready to share what he has got with others? 4. Who is fond of praising himself? 5. Who always achieves his aim? 6. Who is hard to get along with? 7. Who is easily hurt? 8. Who grasps things easily? 9. Who makes friends easily? 10. Who is never shy with strangers? 11. Who works a lot? 12. Who can not behave? 13. Who never says what’s on his mind? 14. Who cannot be trusted?

Ex.5. Ask your fellow student about his acquaintance or an imaginary person.

1. what is he like, what sort (kind) of man he is; 2. if he is an honest, clever man; 3. if he is easily pleased; 4. if your friend thinks that he is not of a forgiving nature; 5. if he is easy or hard to deal with; 6. if he is a man of character; 7. if he takes everything easy; 8. if he is of cheerful disposition; 9. if your friend can form an idea of his character.

Ex.6. Read and translate the text. Render it in no more than 10 sentences. What do you think will come out of the relationship? Give your end to the story.

Love is a fallacy By Max Shulman

… I had long coveted Polly Espy. Let me emphasize that my desire for this young woman was not emotional in nature. She was, to be sure, a girl who excited the emotions, but I was not the one to let my heart rule my head. I wanted Polly for shrewdly calculated, entirely cerebral reasons.

I was a freshman in law school. In a few years I would be out in practice. I was well aware of the importance of the right kind of wife in furthering a lawyer’s career. The successful lawyers I had observed were almost without exception, married to beautiful, gracious, intelligent women. With one omission Polly fitted these specifications perfectly.

Beautiful she was. She was not yet of pin-up proportions, but I felt sure that time would supply the lack. She already had the makings.

Gracious she was. By gracious I mean full of graces. She had an erectness of carriage, an ease of bearing, a poise, that clearly indicated the best breeding. At table her manners were exquisite.

Intelligent she was not. In fact, she veered in the opposite direction. But I believed that under my guidance she would smarten up. At any rate, it was worth a try. It is, after all, easier to make a beautiful dumb girl smart than to make an ugly smart girl beautiful.

My first date with Polly was in the nature of a survey, I wanted to find out how much work I had to do to get her mind up to the standard I required. I took her first to dinner.

Notes: cerebral – (зд.) по рассудку (мед. термин «мозговой»);

law school – юридический факультет университета;

she would smarten up (coll.) – она поумнеет.

Ex.7. Answer the following questions.

1. What do you mean about the title of the story? 2. Name the characters of this story. 3. What was the relationship between Polly Espy and the hero? 4. What was he? 5. What was she? 6. Do you think that they loved each other? (use I think that; As far as you know; As a matter of fact). 7. Do you believe that the future lawer should have a beautiful, intelligent woman?

Ex.8. Describe the main characters of this story using these sentences.

a) I had long coveted Polly Espy. b) She was a girl who excited the emotions. c) He was not the one to let my heart rule my head. d) He wanted Polly for shrewdly calculated, entirely cerebral reasons. e) I was a freshman in law school. f) The successful lawyers were almost without exception, married beautiful, gracious, intelligent women. g) She was full of graces. h) Intelligent she was not. i) But I believed that under my guidance she would smarten up. j) He wanted to find out how much work he had to do to get her mind up to the standard I required.

Ex.9. Translate the character description.

The new man in the office seemed very agreeable and confident in himself. He was certainly ambitious but at the same respectful of his co-workers. His self-reliant and straight forward mannerisms gave him a competitive advantage when compared with his co-workers.

One of his co-workers was obviously selfish and arrogant. He was the salesman of the team and was expected to be detached and practical-minded. Rather, he was subject to such mood swings as to make him totally unpredictable. At times he could even appear to be casual, warm-hearted, self-blaming, regretful, submissive and with drawn. He could be almost affectionate.