Replace the underlined words with those given in brackets.

What does he look like (your sister, Mr. Johns, your new teacher, her brother, his girlfriend)?

He (she) is a tall handsome boy. (a dark broad-shouldered fellow, a stout round-faced woman, a small freckled-faced boy, a pretty dark-eyed girl, an old gray-haired man).

He (she) has straight yellow hair (thick dark, long fair, brown wavy)

She wears her hair long (short, plaited, bobbed).

He (she) has small deep-jet eyes. (large blue, black wide-set, big bulging, green near-sighted).

His (her) nose is hooked (flat, turned-up, snub, too long).

She looks like her father (her mother, her grandmother, her uncle, her aunt).

She has a good complexion (dark, light, fresh, pale, yellowish, reddish).

I think he is about 190 centimeters tall (of middle height, short, not very tall).

Her face is round, her lips are thin (oval… full, heart-shaped… bright).

He has become stouter (got a bit thinner, put on weight, lost weight, remained as he was, not changed at all).

 

Find the right answer in the right column.

 

What is the tongue for?	To hear with
What is the nose for?	To catch with
What are the teeth for?	To smell with
What are the legs for?	To touch with
What are the hands for?	To chew with
What are the fingers for?	To walk with
What are the ears for?	To talk with

Ask the question and answer it.

What can you do with your fingers (eyes, tongue, lips, mouth, nose, teeth, feet, hands, ears)?

I can …	touch	catch	sneeze	kiss	bite
	see	throw	jump	eat	taste
	lick	smell	run	cough	speak
	hear	breathe	kick	spit	chew
with my ….

 

Read and dramatize the dialogues:

I

"Have you heard that Ann is back from the rest home?"

"Of course. I ran against her in the street."

"Oh, did you? She must be a picture of health now."

"Yes, she's put on weight and looks much better than before."

II

"Do you want me to show you our family photograph album?"

"Of cause, I like it. Oh, what good-looking relatives you have. Who is this pleasant-looking, gray-haired, elderly gentleman?"

"That's my Uncle John."

"And who is that pretty girl with an oval face and a pleasant smile?"

"That's his younger daughter."

III

"How do you like Mary's hair-do?"

"Oh, I find her hair too short. She looks like a boy."

"But short hair is in fashion now."

"Well, fashionable doesn't always mean beautiful, you know."

 

IV

"Pete, someone came to see you when you were out."

"Somebody I know?"

"Certainly. Try and guess. Someone tall and slim with big blue eyes and fair hair."

"It was Jane, wasn't it?"

"No, it wasn't. Take another chance."

V

"Who's that girl standing near the time-table?"

"Which one? There are three there."

"The blonde one with a peaches and cream complexion."

"This is Bess, our new classmate."

VI

"Do you remember the boy we spoke to at the club on Saturday?'

"Do you mean the one with long black hair?"

"No, I mean the one with a short haircut and a round face."

"Oh yes, the one with big ears. Well, what about him?"

"Goodness gracious! You still don't know who I mean."

 

VII

"I heard Liz has been seriously ill."

"That's right. I just called on her yesterday."

"Poor thing! How does she look now?"

"She's got much too thin, pale and hollow-cheeked."

VIII

"I'm looking for Peter Smith. Is he here?"

"Yes, he's standing over there."

"But I can see a group of boys over there. Which of them is Peter?"

"Well, the red-haired one with a snub nose and freckled face. You won't mistake him."

 

IX

"Goodness gracious! How brown you are! I could hardly recognize you."

"Yes, 1 have been sunbathing at the seaside the whole summer."

"Oh, how fine. You look very healthy. And you've lost weight, too, I must say. Just a top model. What diet did you do?"

"No diet at all. Just much swimming, walking, dancing and playing tennis."

 

X

- Have you seen our computer programmer?

- Not yet. Why?

- She is a very pretty girl.

- Really?

- She is tall, slim and I'd say she has a very good figure. Her long hair is fair.
Her eyes are blue. She has a snub nose and full lips.

- What's her name?

- Constance Smith. She is about 25 years old.

- Is she married?

- That's what I would like to find out.

- What kind of person is she?

- She has been working here for about two weeks. They say she is qualified for the job, has good manners, very reserved and efficient.

- Is Bob Madison her chief?

- Exactly. Do you know him?

- He is a friend of mine. We have been on friendly terms for about ten years.

- What do you think of him?

- Bob is a nice guy. He is honest and just, well read and kind.

- Sometimes he is a bit stubborn. Nevertheless he is pleasant to deal with.

- He is a handsome man, isn't he?

- Sure. He is of middle height, neither slim nor stout. His hair is dark. He wears a beard and a moustache. He has large dark eyes, a straight nose and thin lips.

- Is he married?

- He is divorced. He has a son by first marriage.

- Have you seen the boy?

- Of course. His name is Michael. He is nine years old. A very talented boy. He learns to play the piano and makes good progress.

- I see.

 

Text А. My Aunt Tanya