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Height/Age

Use the adjecives to describe the people (1-3). Then make your own sentences.

Mr Brown is a kind elderly French teacher.

Sandy is a patient middle-aged British colleague.

Boris Schwartz is a tall young German tennis player.

French

teacher

elderly

kind

patient

middle-aged

colleague

British

tall, young

German

tennis player

My teacher is a(n) (English, kind, short) lady. Can you introduce me to the ( British, young, pretty) girl? My grandmother is a(n) (elderly, kind, Russian) woman. Sandy is my( middle-aged, patient,British) colleague.

My teacher is a(n) (English, kind, short) lady.
Can you introduce me to the ( British, young, pretty) girl?
My grandmother is a(n) (elderly, kind, Russian) woman.
Sandy is my( middle-aged, patient,British) colleague.

Read the descriptions. Which character adjectives do they mean?

He is a/an (young,Russian,artistic) streamer.

He is a (tall,handsome,Russian) singer and streamer.

He is a/an (tall,imaginative,Russian) streamer.

He is a (middle-aged,determined,Russian) politician.

He is a (tall,fit,Argenine) football-player.

He is a/an (American,old,creative)man

He is a (young,English,sociable) actor.

He is a (British,short,artistic)actor.

She is a/an (young,pretty,British) actress.

He is a (tall,Russian,sociable) streamer.

He is a (British,tall,kind) actor.

The person I admire.

Glossary

T&F, track and field – легкая атлетика
athletics – синоним, но чуть более общее понятие.
to go into sport – заниматься спортом
record holder, not recordsman – рекордсмен
hurdles – барьеры
blanket ban – полный запрет
IAAF – International Assosiation of Athletics Federations (pronounced I-Double A-F) – Международная ассоциация атлетических федераций — международная структура, глобальная спортивная федерация, заведующая всей легкой атлетикой в мире
World Championships – чемпионат мира
to be deprived of – быть лишенным
to be stripped of smth. - дословно «быть раздетым», но у нас так говорят, когда лишают медалей, заслуг и прочего
to compete – соревноваться
despite – несмотря на
Diamond Trophy – приз, вручающийся по результатам Бриллиантовой Лиги (Diamond League) — серии соревнований с общим зачетом, проводящихся этапами в течение всего сезона. Типа как Кубок мира у биатлонистов.
deal with it – смиритесь
passionate -влюблённый в своё дело
dedicated – целеустремлённый