Everyday English

9. The eye cover when the eyes are shut.

10. The hair that grows on the edge of the eyelid.

11. The thin line of hair above the eye.

12. The part of the face above the eyes.

13. The natural colour and appearance of the skin (esp. the colour of the face).

14. The face and its expression

15. A small, light-brown spot on the skin (esp. on the face and hands) produced by sunburn.

Ex. 7. Describe the faces and point out the distinctive features.

Ex. 8. Translate the phrases, paying special attention to the verbs of gestures.

1. Shrug your shoulders and turn your head to the left.

2. Shade your eyes with your left hand.

3. Press your right hand to your forehead.

4. Scratch your chin.

5. Fold your arms on your breast.

6. Knit your (eye)brows.

7. Nod your head.

8. Touch the tip of your nose with your thumb.

9. Brush your hair upward.

10. Point to the door with your forefinger.

11. Go to the door on tiptoe.

12. Touch your open palm.

13. Shake your forefinger in warning.

14. Lean your forehead against the back of your left hand.

15. Put your thumbs to your temples.

Ex. 9. Fill in the articles:

1. ... master was... man about sixty years old with colourless eyes and white hair.

2. Ella,... only daughter in ... family, was... very good-looking girl, gay and clever.

3. In ... street Johnny saw ... man. It was ... old Jew with ... black beard, ... pair of deep black eyes stared out from his thin white face. His long black hair hung down across his forehead.

4. We sat talking in ... sitting-room when somebody knocked at... door and ... well-dressed gentleman with ... pleasant face entered ... room. “Here is ... picture of my wife,” he said. And ... man showed us ... face of ... very beautiful woman with ... black hair and large dark eyes.

5. One sunny day in June two men were making their way towards... large lake.... first one was ... tall and strong man. Indeed, he looked ... real giant. His manner was ... little rude, but his face was very handsome. His companion was ... shorter man. His face was not handsome but there was something in it that won ... sympathies of people at once.

Ex. 10. Fill in prepositions:

1. When I entered I heard somebody speak ... a ringing voice. Such a voice is typical... young age.

2. Your aunt looks young ... her age.

3. When she smiled, two pretty dimples appeared ... her cheeks.

4. The newcomer was a short stout man, carefully dressed,... a round good-natured face.

5. His thin face was dark and ended ... a short beard that looked Spanish.

6. Why are you shouting ... the top ... your voice? Can’t you talk ... a whisper?

7. Jane was eleven years old, tall ... her age, and very dark.

8. The girl has a pretty face ... brave brown eyes. She is ... medium height and has a slender figure. Her elder sister Pauline is quite different... her.

Ex. 11. Choose the right word.

A face, countenance, complexion

1. She was a tall lady with dark hair, dark eyes, and a pale and large forehead; her... was grave.

2. The girl was thin and had a sharp, bird-like ...

3. His ... expressed astonishment.

4. The lady praised the old gentleman’s bronzed ...

5. He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my ...

6. He must have had bad news, flashed through Arthur’s mind, as he looked anxiously at Montanelli’s haggard...

7. A fair... is typical of all the women of this clan.

В thin, lean, slender

1. Arthur was a ... little creature more like an Italian than an English lad.

2. She is rather... in the face.

3. His domed forehead, great moustache, ... cheeks, and long jaw were shaded from the sunshine by an old brown Panama hat.

4. The girl was not beautiful, her figure was too small and ...

5. The fellow was as ... as a rail.

6. I saw a small ... man with sunken cheeks weathered to a tan.

7. She looks ... after her illness.

8. She was a ... blue-eyed girl with thick golden plaits.

Ex. 12. Supply the missing words:

1. A little frown appeared on the boy’s ...

2. Arthur spoke in a strange indistinct...

3. He raised his ... suddenly from the ground, and she saw how strange their expression was.

4. The dreamy eyes deep blue under black ... were an inheritance from his mother.

5. He is a nice man, but his manners are rather...

6. My pupil was quite a child, perhaps seven or eight years old, delicately built with a pale small-featured ... and a mass of hair falling in curls to her....

Ex. 13. What do we call:

1. The face and its expression?

2. The natural colour and appearance of the skin (esp. the colour of the face)?

3. The joint between the two parts of the arm?

4. The hair on a man’s upper lip?

5. The joint between the arm and the hand?

6. A small light-brown spot on the human skin (esp. on the face and hands)?

7. The hair on a man’s face below the mouth?

8. The middle joint of the leg where the leg bends?

Ex. 14. Match the nouns in column A with the adjectives in column В (there can be more than one adjective for one noun).