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2) Replace “I couldn’t agree more” with other conversational formulas.

4) The verbs hate, dislike, loathe, detest are synonyms but they have different degrees of intensity of feeling.Study their meanings and try to order them on a scale, starting from the weakest to the strongest.

K Read the dialogue “At the Hairdresser’s”. What types of men are opposed in it? Can you name any other male type?

B: Can your husband cook? My husband can’t play sports but he’s an excellent cook. And he can sew and iron and… he is a good husband.

3) Try to think of a dialogue, which may take place between two men talking about their wives (or girlfriends).

1. What kind of person will never take a risk? (spend more than he can afford, take anything to heart, arrest anyone’s attention, lose his temper, do a silly thing, disobey instructions, wave in the face of danger, fail his friend).

2. What kind of people are quick to see the point? (are usually surrounded by people, friends, are easily forgotten, are often lonely, think only for themselves, feel uneasy in company, keep their thoughts to themselves, easily lose their patience, enjoy other people’s confidence).

3. What kind of people are called business-like? (good mixers, poor mixers, colourful, discreet, just, level-headed, sympathetic, revengeful, squeamish, persistent, haughty, humble, placid, broad-minded, vulgar, vain, ambitious).

4. What do you call a person who is unlike others? (can’t keep a secret, can appreciate a piece of art, feels deeply, pokes his nose into other people’s affairs, intrudes his views on others, is always sure of himself, is mostly in high spirits, gets annoyed easily, keeps on forgetting things, says what he thinks, has no moral principles).

5. What traits of character would you appreciate in a mother, a father, a bosom friend, a teacher...?

6. What traits of character are required to make a good doctor, economist, teacher, lawyer, journalist?

M You know that emotional condition plays a decisive role in our life. Say when people feel good, great, proud, joyful, uneasy, anxious, lonely, miserable, low.

N What qualities do you admire most in other people? Put these qualities into order of importance:

O Which of these characteristics do you and your partner consider to be more attractive and less attractive?

1) Which unattractive characteristics can you tolerate in your friends and relations?

2. What sign of the zodiac were you born under? Do you think this affects your character?

4. What are the essential factors that help to mould a person’s character: background and environment; educational possibilities; cultural standards; circumstances?

5. What are the ways and means by which a person’s character is revealed and estimated: appearance; speech characterization; manners and attitudes; likes and dislikes?

R Read the description below. What makes the description come to life is the detail and examples that we give. Select the parts of the description which give examples and details. Make notes under these headings where information is given.

The first thing everyone notices about him is his height – he is tall, almost two metres. The second thing is how skinny he is. He is as thin as a rake. He looks as if he has not eaten for months and yet he is always eating. He never bothers much about his appearance, except for his hair. I joke about him looking like an angry hedgehog when he gets out of bed in the morning – his short, brown hair all spiky and sticking out. He spends hours trying to comb it flat but with no success.

He is patient and kind. He always helps me with my maths, even if it means giving up a night out with his friends. He is also calm. I’ve only ever seen him angry once.

We get on each other’s nerves sometimes, but I wouldn’t change him for the world.

S Write about either your favourite person, or your least favourite person, or anyone else. Try using this plan.