Appearance and Personality - Vocabulary Exercises

1. Read and learn the new words. Write down them into your vocabulary.

ordinary pleasant pleasant-looking a beard moustache athletic distinguished generous moderate resolute tactful sociable

звичайний приємний приємної зовнішності борода вуса спортивний видний щедрий стриманий рішучий тактовний товариський

talkative qualified honest stubborn kind gentle clever practical impractical full of common sense

балакучий кваліфікований чесний впертий добрий м’який розумний практичний непрактичний сповнений здорового глузду

2. Complete the story with ‘m, am, ‘s, is, are. Translate the story about Helen’s  family.

Hi, I__ Helen. I__ an ordinary schoolgirl. People say I__ a pretty girl. I__ slim and tall. I go in for sports and I have a very good figure. My hair __long and fair, my eyes __blue. I have a snub nose and full lips. I took after my father in character that’s why I’d like to start telling you about my family with my Dad.

My Dad __42. He has got dark hair and grey eyes. He looks both athletic and distinguished. He __generous and moderate, though resolute, he’s tactful. My father __always busy.

I’m very happy to look like my mother. She __a beautiful woman and she doesn’t look her age. My mother is a doctor and is very qualified for her job. My Mum __very sociable but not talkative and has beautiful manners.

Then, I have an elder brother. His name __ Alex. He __a nice guy, very honest. He __a student. Sometimes I think that my brother __a bit stubborn. Nevertheless he __pleasant to deal with. We get along very well. We __ friends. Alex looks like our father. He __handsome, neither slim nor stout. He wears a beard and moustache. He has a straight nose and thin lips. He isn’t married yet.

And finally my Granny. Her name __Helen too. I took my name after my grandmother. She __a pleasant-looking woman in her sixties, with soft brown hair and warm dark-brown eyes. She __kind and gentle. My mother __a clever woman but a bit impractical, and she needs my granny’s advice. My granny __practical and full of common sense.

3. Look through the text and find the English equivalents to the phrases.

Кирпатий ніс, мати гарну фігуру, бути звичайною школяркою, світле волосся, наслідувати характер тата, бути щедрим, виглядати спортивним, видний, виглядати як мама (тато), привабливий, приваблива, не виглядати на свій вік, мати гарні манери, трохи впертий, прямий ніс, не стрункий і не товстий, носити вуса та бороду, з ним приємно мати справу, за 60, тонкі губи, повні губи, карі очі, потребувати поради, трохи непрактична, бути дуже практичним, мати здоровий глузд.

4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

practical  brother  sense  deal   character   look   straight   age  ordinary   snub   married   qualified   wears   distinguished   stubborn   moustache

1.         I want to say that I am an ________ school-girl.

2.         I took after my father in ________ and I _______ like my mother.

3.         I have a ______ nose but my brother has a ________ nose.

4.         People say my father looks ________ and my mother doesn’t look her _____ .

5.         My ______ is pleasant to deal with.

6.         He is a bit ________ .

7.         My brother wears a beard and ________ .

8.         He isn’t ________ yet.

9.         My mother is very _______ and full of common _______ .

10.     She is very _______ for the job.

5. Complete with the correct preposition:

1. I took … my father in character.

2. Nevertheless he is pleasant to deal … .

3. I go … … sports because I want to have a nice figure.

4. I’d like to start telling you … my family.

5. Certainly I have a lot … interests.

6. My grandmother is a pleasant-looking woman … her sixties, … brown hair and dark-brown eyes.

7. Her colleagues say that my mother is qualified … for the job.

6. Complete the sentences about yourself.

ABOUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF

Hi, I am … (name).  I am a student of … .

People say I am … (pretty/ good-looking/ beautiful…). I am … (tall/ average height/ short) and … (slim/ neither slim nor stout/ stout). My hair is … (long/ shoulder-length/ short) and … (blond/ fair/ dark/ red). My eyes are … (blue/ grey/ brown/ green). I have a … (snub/straight) nose and … (full/thin) lips. I took after my … (father/ mother/ grandfather/ grandmother) in character.

My Dad … (how old?). He is a …(businessman/ miner/ lawyer/ driver/ farmer/ doctor/ worker/ teacher/ builder/ …). My father has got …. hair and … eyes. He is… (риси характеру: generous/ moderate/ clever/ honest/ resolute/ …).

I’m very happy to look like my mother. Her name is… She is a …(beautiful/good-looking) woman. She has … hair and … eyes. My mother is a … (doctor/ teacher/ shop-assistant/ businesswoman/ housewife/ bookkeeper) and is very qualified for her job. She is … (риси характеру: full of common sense/ a bit unpractical/ a clever woman/ kind and gentle/ …).

Then, I have a/an …(elder/younger) … (brother/ sister). His/Her name is… . He (she) is …(риси характеру). Sometimes I think that my … (brother/ sister) is a bit …(stubborn/ talkative/ lazy). He (she) looks like my …(father/ mother). He (she) is … (handsome/ good-looking) and …(tall/ short/ average height). His (her) hair is… and his (her) eyes are… . He (she) has a …(straight/snub/small) nose and … (thin/full) lips. He (she)…(is/isn’t) married.

Our family is (friendly/ nice/ wonderful).