Transform the structure of the sentences as shown in the example.

E.g. It is believed that narrow eyes are a sign of a suspicious nature.

Narrow eyes are believed to be a sign of a suspicious nature.

 

1. It is thought that green-eyed people are practical.

2. It is believed that a high forehead is a sign of intelligence.

3. It is considered that thin-lipped people are impatient.

4. It is thought that a prominent chin is a sign of determination.

5. It is considered that people with large eyes are unusually perceptive.

6. It is believed that a cleft chin is a sign of selfishness.

 

Say what the following features denote. Make use of the structures in ex. 10.

 

Light blue eyes, a jutting chin, a pointed nose, narrow eyes, close-knit eyebrows, a large mouth, a low forehead, bulging eyes

 

Translate the following sentences into English.

1) Известно, что темно-карие глаза - признак страстной натуры. 2)Полагают, что маленький подбородок у того, кто часто меняет мнение.
3) Считается, что серые глаза указывают на целеустремленность и уверенность. 4) Известно, что нависшие брови – признак силы. 5)Полагают, что круглые глаза свидетельствуют о доверчивости. 6) Считается, что маленький рот выдаст эгоиста. 7) Полагают, что люди с пухлыми губами открыто выражают свое мнение. 8) Известно, что темно-голубые глаза признак сентиментальности. 9) Полагают, что близко посаженные глаза указывают на сообразительность. 10) Считается, что тонкие брови – признак скрупулезности.

 

Questions for Discussion:

 

1. Do you believe there is some truth in what is written above? Give reasons.

2. Prove (or disprove) the theory by describing how someone’s facial characteristics agree (or disagree) with their personality. Try to sound convincing by giving as many examples as you can.

3. Can physiognomy be helpful to you? In what way?

4. What can you say about the character of the people in the picture? Explain what you base your opinion on?

 

Signs of the Zodiac

Study the table. Say whether the information given is true about you.

 

ARIES (The Ram) March 21 - April 20	strong, enthusiastic, positive, optimistic, ambitious	tactless, stubborn, unreasonable, irritable
TAURUS (The Bull) April 21 - May 20	honest, reliable, cautious, thorough	unforgiving, stubborn, materialistic, doesn't listen to others
GEMINI (The Twins) May 21 - June 20	bright, creative, charming, adaptable, intellectual	shallow, unreliable, doesn't concentrate, easily-bored
CANCER (The Crab) June 21 - July 20	home-loving, sympathetic, kind, loyal, patient	timid, unambitious, lazy, retiring
LEO (The Lion) July 21 - August 21	leading, organizing, generous, hospitable, popular	arrogant, rude, conceited, materialistic
VIRGO (The Virgin) August 22 - September 22	hard-working,responsible, moderate, trustworthy, open	critical, cold, tootidy, miserly
LIBRA (The Scales) September 23 - October 22	fair-minded, harmonious, considerate, artistic	insincere, escapist, vain, jealous
SCORPIO (The Scorpion) October 23 - November 22	brave, strong-willed, highly-principled, determined	boastful, sly, ruthless, vengeful
SAGITTARIUS (The Archer) November 23 - December 20	honest,broad-minded, practical, trusting	restless, risk-taking, tactless, undisciplined
CAPRICORN (The Goat) December 21 - January 19	patient,serious, business-like, hard-working, self-controlled	bossy, narrow-minded, critical, materialistic
AQUARIUS (The Water Carrier) January 20 - February 18	individualistic, honest, humanitarian,	fanatical, eccentric, temperamental, impractical
PISCES (The Fish) February 19 - March 20	idealistic, sympathetic, loving, trusting	depressive, gloomy, lazy, easily-led

 

EXERCISES

- Point out the adjectives that have a) a positive meaning; b) a negative meaning.

Idealistic, independent, creative, tactless, shallow, strong-willed, high-principled, individualistic, artistic, lazy, retiring, determined, sensible, miserly, sociable, tactful, secretive, narrow-minded, reasonable, friendly, conceited, considerate, reliable, positive, vain, open, serious, hard-working, generous, thoughtful, dependable, optimistic, harmonious, loyal, sly, vengeful, faithful, broad- minded, self-controlled, undisciplined, cunning, unforgiving.

 

- Write out words that are opposite in meaning to the following ones:

open, tactful, serious, hard- working, retiring, generous, broad- minded, self- controlled.

 

- Find words that are synonymous with the following adjectives:

idealistic, independent, creative, strong- willed, reasonable, considerate, reliable, positive, vain, loyal, harmonious, cunning, unforgiving.

 

- Form the opposite adjectives using prefixes: un-, dis-, im-,in-, ir-:

 

ambitious, patient, loyal, reasonable, honest, reliable, forgiving, hospitable, popular, responsible, considerate, sincere, practical.

 

- Build nouns from the following adjectives making use of the suffixes: - ness,-(i)ty, -ance, -(at)ion.

 

Arrogant, rude, responsible, considerate, popular, timid, creative, thorough, irritable, generous, sly, determined, serious, impractical, honest, harmonious.