И. А. Фомченкова, Н. А. Шайдорова
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I. Study the list of different human characteristics and arrange it in the form of the chart combining antonyms and synonyms. Mind that some of the adjectives are close in meaning and can be used more than once. II. Learn to discuss different people. Answer the following questions using the topical vocabulary: 1. What kind of person will never arrest anyone's attention / take a risk / spend more than he/she can afford / take anything to heart / lose his/her temper / disobey instructions, wave in the face of danger, fail his/her friend? 2. What kind of people are often lonely / are usually surrounded by people / are quick to see the point / feel uneasy in company / easily lose their patience? 3. What kind of people are called good mixers / poor mixers / colourful / business-like / level-headed / sympathetic / revengeful / squeamish / vulgar? 4. What traits of character would you appreciate in a mother, father, a bosom friend, a teacher...? 5. What traits of character are required to make a good teacher, a good doctor, a good lawyer, a good journalist? What traits must prevent one from becoming a good specialist in those fields? III. Translate into English using the topical vocabulary:
Reading tasks I. Read the story Who by an American writer Shana Onigman. While reading write out of the text all words and phrases used by the author to characterize two teenagers. Arrange these vocabulary means in the form of a chart. Of course, she knew of him. Nearly everybody in a class — maybe everyone in a school — knew of someone like that. And there's at least one in every grade: the notorious ne'er-do-well, headed straight for the streets, goin' nowhere, hated by teachers — yes, everyone knew Joe Farone. And it figured, Amy thought to herself resentfully, it figured she would end up working with him. Just her luck. Health class was mandatory for seniors, and there were no levels like honours or standard groups for health, otherwise she would never have come into contact with him. He, of course, knew of Amy too. Everyone knew a girl like Amy: high class rank, captain of the field hockey team, president of the National Honors Society, band captain, president of the drama club, friendly, pretty, popular, smart, involved, she had it all. And though she was over - worked and always busy, she even had time to go to parties and socialize. Naturally, she would never come into contact with Joe. When Ms. Grant, the health teacher, called out Amy's and Joe's names to work together on the biography project, Amy thought she detected a hint of amusement in Ms. Grant's voice. She had a right to be amused, Amy thought bitterly, as she glanced distastefully across the room at Joe. His hair was disheveled, his clothes ripped and dirty. He tipped his chair back, his sneakers propped up on the desk, a toothpick in the corner of his mouth, ostensibly in lieu of a cigarette. Amy, sitting almost primly in her chair, her carefully styled hair and clothes the epitome of fashion and neatness, was a total contrast. "The biographies will be due in three days," Ms. Grant said, "and I want in detail! Interview your partner, talk on the phone, really get to know him or her. Be the psychiatrist: don't be scared to analyze, dig deep. He or she doesn't have to read the report. It doesn't have to be well-written, but it does have to be in-depth. Ask questions and take notes..." Ms. Grant rambled on. Amy didn't listen, she was already scribbling questions to ask Joy. Age? Parents? Siblings? Childhood? How did you get that scar on your face? No, she couldn't ask that last one. Too embarrassing, she thought, crossing it out. This wouldn't be as easy as she thought, but she would do well. No matter how hard the assignment, she usually got an "A" almost effortlessly. The bell rang abruptly, and Amy started collecting her books. Joe sauntered by her, already pulling out a pack of cigarettes to smoke outside. Amy pretended she didn't see them and tried to be friendly. "Hey Joe, after school today in the Resource Center, okay?" she called after him with an almost ingratiating smile. "Yeah, sure," he sneered sarcastically, neither stopping nor turning around. Amy gripped her books, controlling her annoyance, and headed toward her next class. Amy knew that he wouldn't be in the Resource Center after school, but she passed through anyway, on her way to Ms. Grant's room to tell her she wanted a different partner for the project. But, surprisingly enough, Joy was waiting for her at one of the tables in the corner, smoking unobtrusively. Trying rather unsuccessfully to conceal her disgust, Amy sat down across from him. "Hi," she said, once again attempting to be friendly. Joy grunted. "Well, I guess we better get to work," she said brightly, setting down her books and pulling out a sheet of paper. She stared, then, openly repulsed that he was not even responding to her and hadn't yet put out his... "Oh, is this bothering you?" he moaned, motioning to his cigarette in mock concern. "Smoking isn't allowed"- "I'm so sorry, I'll put it out," he continued sarcastically, stubbing it out under his boot, burning a hole in the rug. She decided to let it go and get this over with as quickly as possible. "Can I ask the questions first?" Joe shrugged. Amy began with some of the basic questions she had jotted down earlier: name, age, parents, family... he cut her off short. "Why are you bothering with that?" he interrupted rudely. "What?" ' "That's not important." "Who's writing this, me or you?" Amy, who didn't like being told what to do, was losing patience. "Well, it's my biography. She wants it in-depth." "And I'm asking you about"- "My family and other stupid stuff." "Well" he said. "Look, Joe, if you're going to be uncooperative" "I didn't say that." They glared at each other, in a stand-off. "Fine, then," Amy said quietly, "if you're so smart, you ask the questions." She crumpled up her blank sheet of paper. "Go ahead." Joe took his feet off the desk, leaned forward across the table, and looked Amy straight in the eye. "Who are you?" he asked simply. Amy drew back involuntarily. "What do you mean?" "It's a simple question, Miss Priss. Who are you?" "Amy Kimball." "That's your name." "Age 18." "That's your age." "Born April 5, 1975, Aries." Joe spat contemptuously. "Birthday and sign." "Well, what do you want?" "Who are you?" Joe intoned again. She sat back. "Captain of the field hockey team, band captain, president of National Honors Society, actress"- "No, those are your activities, stupid." "Daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend." "Very clever. Your relationships." "Well, I don't know what you're asking for!" she nearly shouted. "Who are you?" Joe asked simply for the fourth time. Amy stared at him, shook her head, and finally shrugged, defeated. "I don't know," she said meekly. "You don't know. Well, that's all I need". Joe stood up and turned to leave. "Wait!" Amy cried. "You don't know anything about me! I mean, I know nothing of you." "Well, hurry up and ask me, I have a bus to catch." Frantically, Amy searched for a good question. He wouldn't wait around, she knew, nor would he agree to another interview. He had answered all her previous questions in riddles, or just ignored them. She had no choice but to use the only question available: his own. "Who are you?" she asked in desperation. He laughed, bitterly. "Nobody," he said, "nobody at all." And with that, he left. Amy didn't bother chasing after him, or even calling his name; it would be useless. She figured that, since he wouldn't be reading the report, she could easily make up a biography about him: she would throw in realistic details about problems at home with his parents, drinking, or not having enough money. As long as she spiced it up but didn't overdo it, she thought she could pull off a good grade. Joe, sitting on the bus, was doing just that. In his one-page, two-paragraph essay, he gave a synopsis of the tragic story of Amy Kimball, typical overachieving teenager, working so hard doing things she didn't like so her friends would accept her and so she would get into an Ivy League school. He wrote about her inner turmoil, resulting in the fact that although she came from a happy, secure home and had a trauma-free history, her life consisted of school, socializing and after-school activities, and she didn't know who she really was. His 15-minute paper was an inadvertent masterpiece. Amy, on the other hand, was having a harder time. He was just a worthless nobody, like he said, headed for nowhere, wasn't he? What could she write, she wondered, about someone who didn't do anything but smoke and drink and get in trouble? Amy wrote her phony paper, passed it in, and received a "C-", probably the worst grade she had ever gotten. Joe, on the other hand, passed in his paper, complete with grammatical and spelling errors, and got an "A-", the best grade he had ever gotten. Amy shrugged it off, knowing it was Joe's fault, she would make up for it, and hey, it was only health class. But Joe, even after he dropped out of school to work a month later, never forgot the overachiever who didn't know who she was. health class – the school subject where students are given information about psychology, the healthy way of life, etc. seniors – the last year students of American schools honors or standard groups – students in American schools are divided into groups according to their grades and interests “A” – the highest grade in American schools “C” – the satisfactory result Ivy League – the oldest and the most prestigious universities in the USA, situated mostly in New England II. Substitute the boldface words and phrases in the text by their closest synonyms in English. Use the words and phrases from the text in the sentences of your own. III. Translate the sentences using the vocabulary means from the story you have just read. 1. Будучи олицетворением женственности и красоты, она, тем не менее, была печально знаменита своими скандалами. 2. Он принимает участие во всем, слишком много работает, спорт – абсолютно обязателен для него, и в то же время он всегда находит пару часов для общения с друзьями. 3. Он смотрел ей прямо в глаза, ситуация становилась все нелепее и нелепее. 4. Дети даже не потрудились позвонить и поблагодарить за подарок. Кажется, они просто отмахнулись от внимания родителей. 5. Будь осторожнее с острыми приправами, как бы не испортить блюдо. 6. Я снова не смогла купить билеты на спектакль, они закончились передо мной. Везет как всегда! IV. Discuss the following: 1. What questions did Amy plan to ask Joe? Why did he shrug these questions off? 2. Why was Joe’s question so confusing for Amy? How would you answer the question “Who are you?” if you were Amy? 3. How would you answer the question “Who are you?” if it were addressed to you? 4. Why did Joe never forget Amy? V. Render the story as if you were:
VI. Use the chart with all the words and phrases found in the text to write character sketches of Amy and Joe. Try to cover the following aspects: appearance, speech, background (i.e. family, friends), education and activities, character traits revealed through behaviour. Over to you I. Give the character sketch of one of famous world literature protagonists. Make use of the outline of a character sketch (see below). II. Make the biography project about one of your friends / family members / teachers or people you communicate with. Make use of the outline of a character sketch, the method of interview and present the results in written form.
III. Imagine yourself in the following situation: 1. Your friend wants to know all about the people in your class. Describe them. 2. Describe some of the teachers at the university to someone who used to go here. This former student is very bad with names and can’t remember his/her former teachers. Find out if this person had any of the teachers that you have now. 3. Describe your sister/brother/friend to someone who wants to meet the person in question. 4. You have just met the most attractive person you have ever seen. Tell your friend what this person looked like. 5. Your lover is in another country and you miss him/her a lot. Tell your friend about the person you miss. 6. Describe the people in your family to your friend and find out who in your friend’s family your friend looks like. 7. Your friend tells you that she is going to get married. Ask her to tell you about her fiance. 8. You went to a bar with a friend. The two of you got separated. Ask someone if they have seen your friend anywhere. 9. You call up a blind date. Ask him/her what he/she looks like and describe yourself. 10. You met a very nice person at a cafe last night. You have come to the cafe again hoping to see that person again. Ask a waiter if the person you met yesterday has been there today. 11. You are in a shopping centre and you can’t find your friend. Describe your friend and ask people if they’ve seen anyone matching that description.
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