26. Put the words from the list under the following headings: a) positive; b) neutral;

c) negative.

easy-going, sensible, selfish, witty, reliable, tolerant, cheerful, generous, moody, sincere, helpful, stingy, pessimistic, optimistic, bossy, lazy, impatient, tactless, balanced, industrious, talkative, kind, sympathetic, reserved, resolute, sociable, modest, hot-tempered, shy, honest, indifferent, thoughtful

· Choose three adjectives from the list to describe the qualities you like most in a person.

· Choose another three to describe someone you don’t like.

• If you were asked to list three adjectives that describe your personality, what would they be?

27. Give personal information.

1. Have you got a family?

2. How large is your family?

3. Who is the oldest person in your family?

4. How old is your father?

5. Is your mother younger than your father?

6. Are you an only child in the family?

7. Have you got an elder brother?

8. Who is the youngest person in your family?

9. Are your grandparents alive?

10. How old are they?

11. What are their interests?

12. Where do they live?

13. How often do you visit them?

14. Have you got any aunts or uncles?

15. What do they do?

16. Have you got any cousins?

17. What are their names?

18. Have you got common interests?

19. What are your relatives like? Who is the smartest, the kindest, the friendliest or the most stupid in the family? Who is the most beautiful?

Tell your classmates about the people in your family. Describe their personality and appearance. (If you have a family photograph, you may wish to show it to them.)

Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions about his / her appearance and personality.

1. How would you describe your build?       

2. How tall are you?

3. How much do you weigh?

4. What kind of hair have you got?

5. What colour is it?

6. What is your hairstyle?

7. What shape is your face?

8. What colour eyes have you got?

9. What shape is your nose?

10. What is your complexion?

11. Do you think you have any special features?

12. How would you describe your personality?

Read and translate the dialogues. Then do the task after it.

A.

– Samantha, do you look like your sister?

– Oh, no, not at all, my sister and I look very different. I have brown eyes and she has blue eyes. We both have brown hair, but I have short curly hair and she has long straight hair. I am tall and thin. She is short and heavy. No, I don’t look anything like my sister at all. We look very different.          

B.

– Kate, do you look like your sister Sherry?

– No, not at all. My sister and I are very different. She is dark-skinned and I am very pale. Sherry is heavy and short and, as you can see, I am tall and thin. Sherry has blue eyes and I have brown eyes. She has black hair. My hair is brown. Plus our lifestyles are very different. I usually play tennis on Sunday. I live in the city and my apartment is big and tidy. My sister, on the other hand, is lazy, rarely goes out and lives in a small, unkempt apartment.