Read and translate the dialogue.

What does she do?

(Scene: an old lady in an armchair. Her grandson is running into the room).

Philip: Hello, grandmother.

Grandmother: What?

Philip: I said "Hello". I've got a girlfriend coming to dinner.

Grandmother: What have you brought for dinner?

Philip: Oh, nothing. I said I had got a girlfriend coming for dinner.

Grandmother: A girlfriend? What's her name?

Philip: Her name's Janet. She's charming.

Grandmother: She's what?

Philip: Granny, I said she was charming. You'll like her.

Grandmother: I’ll what?

Philip: I said you'd like her. She's a very interesting girl. She trains animals in the circus.

Grandmother: What does she do?

Philip: I said she trained animals in the circus.

Grandmother: Good heavens! A girl training animals. Other реople's grandsons meet lovely teachers, nurses, dressmakers, actresses, secretaries... And my grandson meets an animal trainer. Of all people! What animals does she train?

Philip: She's got bеаrs and an elephant.

Grandmother: Bears and a what?

Philip: And an elephant.

Grandmother: Let's hope she's not bringing her pets to dinner too.

Philip: She is, in a way.

Grandmother: What?

Philip: They'll all be on the TV program today. We'll watch them.

Grandmother: We'll what, dear?

Philip: Oh! Never mind, grandmother, she'll be here in a minute.

14. Read and translate these descriptions. Can you match Philip’s relatives with their description?

a) mother b) sister c) uncle d) grandmother e) elder brother f) girlfriend g) father h) nephew i) cousin j) younger brother

1) She is just starting to show signs of old age - her hair has turned grey and her face has a lot of wrinkles. She is a bit hard of hearing. She is over 69 but she is still an energetic and active person.

2) He is 23. He is of medium height. He has an average build. He is a bit stocky, but a strong man. He has long straight shoulder-length hair and doesn't want to cut it. It's fashionable in Britain at the moment for men to grow their hair. Usually he wears a comfortable T-shirt and jeans. He doesn't really care how he looks like.

3) She is a pretty girl of 25. She's tall and slim, slender and stylish. She has got lovely dark hair and looks like a teenager. She is married and has a baby.

4) He is very tall, he towers above me even though he is only 15. He does quite a lot of sport. So he is quite strong and has well-developed muscles. He has straight brown hair which refuses to lie flat and is always sticking up.

5) He's about 25, medium build and he's got wavy brown hair, and the last time I saw him he had a bushy moustache. He has been a researcher at the University for three years, so he looks very serious and academic. In fact I'm pretty sure that he wears glasses now.

6) He is tall. He has short, dark, curly hair and a small beard. His arms, legs and chest are hairy. He's a cheerful person. He wears spectacles (glasses) and you can't see his eyes, but I know they are steel gray. He's 43. He usually wears jeans and shirts or sweaters. But for work he wears a suit and a tie and looks every inch a teacher.

7) She's a bit short. She tries to hide her age and it’s quite successful. She has long, straight, fair hair and dark eyes. She has a beautiful smile. She likes to be well-dressed. Her favourite colours are red and light blue. She is an even-tempered person.

8) She is beautiful. She is thin, with slender arms and elegant legs. She likes pink nail-varnish, high-heeled shoes and fashionable clothes. She uses lots of make-up, is always going to the hairdresser's and has fantastic hairstyles. She has long eyelashes which she darkens with mascara. Her full lips are always red. She has dimples and rosy cheeks. She's open-minded and nice.

9) He is still just a toddler; he can't speak yet, but he's very selfish and he bores me.

10) He is an elderly man, rather short and stout. His hair is grey and thin and he's bald on top. He's clean-shaven. He has a double chin. He's always immaculately dressed: a white shirt, a dark well-creased suit with a matching tie and black leather shoes. He's a serious and punctual man, doesn't talk much and seems not overgenerous.

15. Describe your friends/groupmates. The others will try to guess who you are describing. Does the person agree with your description?

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1035