Say which of these statements are true or false

1. Everyone wants to be good-looking.

2. Beautiful people are always the happiest people.

3. If a woman is beautiful, some men may be more interested in looking at her than talking to her.

4. Stupid people are mostly ugly.

5. Only unattractive people can be intelligent.

6. If a person is attractive, she will be happy.

7. Interesting people always have interesting faces

8. Interesting faces are almost always attractive.

4. Match these words having the opposite meanings:

1. interesting	1. stupid
2. ugly	2. plain
3. unattractive	3. beautiful
4. intelligent	4. poor
5. happy	5. attractive
6. rich	6. unhappy

 

5.Practice the conversation substituting these words and questions. Answer with personal information.

1. What attracts you in people: appearance or intelligence?

2. Are you satisfied with yourself? Would you like to change your appearance?

3. Are beautiful people always happier than the others?

4. What is more important for you: your appearance or your character and intelligence?

5. Can only unattractive people be intelligent? Is there any “happy medium”?

6. Is it right to judge a person by his appearance?

7. What fairy – tales prove this idea?

8. What proverbs about appearance do you know?

Give the most distinctive features of the appearance and character from the box. Complete the following word-combinations using the words from the right-hand column.

1) a doctor	Attentiveness
	Kindness
2) a writer	Responsibility
	Observation
3) a sportsman	Objectivity
	Truthfulness
4) a teacher	Endurance
	Self-control
5) a programmer	Purposefulness
	Tolerance
6) a psychologist	Cordiality
	Persistence
7) a lawyer	Boldness
	Intelligence

 

Додаткове завдання

Horoscopes and Your Character

1. Дайте відповідь на запитання:

1. Do you believe in horoscopes?

2. What kinds of horoscopes do you know?

3. What is the year of your birthday?

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Chinese Horoscopes

Most people are aware of their astrological signs, and know the characteristics associated with the twelve signs of the zodiac. Astrology is based upon your month of birth. Traditional Chinese astrology is different. It’s based on your year of birth. There are twelve signs, too but they are named after animals. The Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year but it begins somewhere between mid-January and mid-February. You will have to use the chart below to find out your Chinese sign. The twelve-year cycle begins with the year of the Rat, which this century first fell in 1900, so it is easy to calculate Chinese years. The legend is that the order was decided thousands of years ago by Buddha, who called all the animals to a New Year meeting. Only twelve came and the years were named after the twelve animals in the order in which they arrived. First was the aggressive Rat, second was the hard-working Ox. Then came the smiling Tiger, followed by the cautious Rabbit. The showy Dragon came next. Then the wise Snake came. The gifted Horse was next, followed by the gentle Goat, then the merry Monkey and the proud Rooster. Last were the faithful Dog and the honest Pig.

People born in specific years are supposed to have characteristics of the year’s animal. This should not be taken too seriously. The animals are symbols, and the Chinese idea of each animal’s character is often different from a traditional Western view. The interesting thing about the cycle of Chinese years is that they relate to the cycles of change in the Sun, which is known to affect the Earth’s weather, and may also relate to earthquakes and electrical changes in the atmosphere.

It’s up to you how seriously you take them. Anyway, it makes a change when someone comes up to you and says, “I can always tell people’s birth signs — you’re a Virgo^”. You can always reply by saying; “And I can always tell people’s Chinese signs. You’re a Pig! ”

 

Year	Animal	Personality
2…	Rat	Aggressive, sociable, …
	Ox
	Tiger
	Rabbit
	Dragon
	Snake
	Horse
	Ram
	Monkey
	Rooster
	Dog
	Pig

 

4. Напишіть чи вірні ці твердження:

1. Astrologers today earn big sums of money for their job.

2. A lot of people use the telephone horoscope service to solve their problems.

3. Traditional Chinese astrology is based upon your month of birth.

4. The Chinese New Year begins between mid-January and mid-February.

5. The twelve-year cycle begins with the year of the Horse.

6. Buddha decided the order of years thousands of years ago.

7. The years were named after the twenty animals in the order in which they arrived.

8. The Chinese idea of each animal’s character is similar to a traditional Western view.

9. People born in specific years are supposed to have characteristics of the year’s animal.

 

5. Знайдіть антоніми в обох колонках:

1. solidly	1. stop
2. reality	2. mildly
3. stupid	3. weaker
4. stronger	4. intelligent
5. continue	5. dream

 

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