Упр.1 Юнит 6 Урок 8 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 8 класс
- Listen to the conversation between two friends, Nancy and Jessica. Say which of the items below Nancy is complimenting Jessica on. (Listening for the main idea)
- appearance
- personality
- family members
- abilities
- meals
- things she has got
- clothes/things she has made on her own
- her manners and behavior
- Read the conversation and find out:
- how Nancy shows she likes Jessica’s dress;
- how Jessica responds to Nancy’s compliment;
- how Nancy shows she likes how Jessica looks;
- how Nancy compliments Jessica’s mum’s choice.
Nancy: What a funky dress, Jessica!
Jessica: Thank you! Do you like it?
Nancy: Yes, you look smart in it! Is it new?
Jessica: Yes, my mum bought it for me as a birthday present.
Nancy: Oh, how clever of her!
- What rules of giving and receiving compliments are there in Great Britain?
- In your culture, what rules of complimenting do you know? Read out the rules which are typical of your country. Which of the items from ex. 1 do you usually compliment on?
- Look through some other ways of complimenting and responding to compliments.
COMPLIMENTING ON SOMEONE’S CLOTHES
What a beautiful dress! (It matches your eyes very well!)
That’s a (very) nice polo-neck sweater! (It fits you!)
Those are smart jeans (you are wearing)!
Your puffy skirt fits you very well.
The trouser suit is super!
КОМПЛИМЕНТЫ ПО ПОВОДУ ОДЕЖДЫ
Какое красивое платье! (Оно так подходит к цвету твоих глаз!)
Какая (у тебя) отличная водолазка! (Она тебе идёт!)
Какие отличные на тебе джинсы!
Твоя пышная юбка хорошо на тебе сидит.
Твой брючный костюм просто супер!
COMPLIMENTING ON SOMEONE’S APPEARANCE
I like/love the hairstyle!
Wow! You look/’re looking great!
RESPONDING TO COMPLIMENTS
Thank you./Oh, thanks!
(Oh, good,) I’m glad you think so.
I’m glad you like my hairstyle.
You look/are looking very good yourself.
КОМПЛИМЕНТЫ ПО ПОВОДУ ВНЕШНОСТИ
Мне нравится твоя причёска!
О! Ты отлично выглядишь!
ОТВЕТЫ НА КОМПЛИМЕНТЫ
Спасибо!/Ой, спасибо большое.
Ой, как я рад(а), что ты так думаешь.
Я рад(а), что тебе нравится моя причёска.
Ты сам(а) тоже хорошо выглядишь!
- Replace the expressions in the conversation (ex. 1.2) with those that fit. Act out the conversation.
1) Nancy is complimenting Jessica on her clothes and appearance.
2)
Nancy shows she likes Jessica’s dress by saying: “What a funky dress, Jessica!”
Jessica responds to Nancy’s compliment by saying: “Thank you! Do you like it?”
Nancy shows she likes how Jessica looks by saying: “Yes, you look smart in it!”
Nancy compliments Jessica’s mum’s choice by saying: “Oh, how clever of her!”
3) In Great Britain people usually compliment on the things they like about the person they are talking to. They expect to hear “Thank you!” in response. People usually do not disagree with compliments and sometimes compliment in return. Too many compliments may seem insincere, but too few may seem unfriendly.
4) In my country people usually compliment on appearance, clothes, hairstyle, abilities, and good manners. The most typical compliments are about clothes and appearance.
6)
Nancy: What a beautiful dress, Jessica!
Jessica: Thank you! Do you like it?
Nancy: Yes, you look great in it! Is it new?
Jessica: Yes, my mum bought it for me as a birthday present.
Nancy: Oh, how clever of her!
