WHAT ARE WE LIKE?

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 393.

Describing people's character

James

David

DESCRIPTIONS

My brother is 22 years old. Ha is of medium height and build, is a bit stocky, but strong with it. He has long, curly fair hair. It is fashionable in Britain at the moment for man to grow their hair. His nearly reaches his shoulders. My mother is always telling him to get it cut. Ha doesn't take much care over his appearance so he often looks quite scruffy. He hates having to wear a tie for a work. When he's at home he wears comfortable clothes such as T-shirts and jeans. He doesn't care very much what he looks like.

My other brother is much taller - he towers above mo, even though he is only 15. He does quite a lot of sport so he's quite strong and has well developed muscles. He has straight brown hair which refuses to lie flat and is always sticking up. He has bluish-grey eyes and a little nose. He is clever and quiet and spends a lot of time at his computer. People sometimes think that he is morose and sullen but I don't think that's the case - ha just prefers to think rather than to talk. When he does talk he has a deep voice. He doesn't pronounce his words very clearly, but just mutters them - he can't be bothered to speak clearly. This is typical of boys his age I think.

I. Make up dialogues following the models:

- What is your mother like?

- She is calm and well-balanced/she is sociable/she is a woman of strong character.

- What is your brother like? Is he a nice/well-bred boy?

- I rather like him, but his teacher says he can't behave in class.

- What is your cousin Peter like?

- He is quiet and shy, but we get on well with one another. He is of­ten naughty and his mother says she cannot manage him sometimes.

- Are you fond of your elder brother?

- Yes, very much. I admire him for his courage/honesty/ knowledge of history.

- Has your sister a lot of friends?

- Yes, she is sociable and makes friends easily/she is not very socia­ble but she has two friends who are nice and well-bred.

- Is your married sister a practical woman?

- Yes, she is good at housekeeping/she is an excellent cook/she keeps house well/she says she hates house-keeping/she is lazy about cooking/she is not happy to do housework.

II. Characterize your relatives or friends. Use the following
texts as models.

a) My brother Dick is a teenager. He is a hard-working boy. He is doing well at school. He is good at maths. He is not a sociable sort of boy. He is quiet and shy. He is keen on reading historical novels.

b) My sister Mary is 18. She is a student. I admire her for her strong character. She is always quiet but there is strength under her quietness. She is a bright student.

c) My cousin Jack is an eight-year-old boy. He is always cheerful. He likes noisy games. He is often lazy about doing his homework. Sometimes he tells lies but everybody likes him in spite of his faults.

d) My father is a strong-willed man. Ho works as an engineer and he is satisfied with his job. Ho is always calm and well-balanced. He is fond of football and hockey. He likes to see a good football match on TV.

e) My boy-friend Nick is a good companion. He always keeps his word. He never tells lies. I admire him for his honesty. We get along jolly well together.

III. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active:

1. I always enjoy her company.

2. Lucy takes after her mother.
3. Alec is a successful student.

4. He lives for football from morning till night.

5. Mary is eager to marry Tom.

6. I always listen to BBC programmes in the morning.

7. What sort of girl is she?

8. I wonder if he is handsome or plain.
9. Her greatest passion is horse riding.

IV. Complete the following:

1. You'll like him if you get to know him better.

2. His brother looks a little gloomy but...

3. The girl is a little unbalanced but...

4. She is everything I don't like in a woman. (he; man)

5. John likes Angela but he says she is a bit too serious for him.

6. My friend's marriage is a lucky one.

7. Tanya and Mike have been going (together) for two years.
8. I like the way she behaves.

9. I've never met him but...

10. He is not the kind of person you like at first sight but...

11. He's got a bunch of bad habits.

12. He is terribly boring.

13. My uncle is a very active parson.

14. My mother thinks that I have a lot of faults.

15. He isn't a terribly good mixer, but...