Exercise 17

Explain the proverbs. Try to find an equivalent in the native language. Use them in the sentences/situations of your own.

1. All is not gold that glitters.

2. Appearances are deceptive.

3. A beautiful face is a letter of recommendation.

4. Don’t value a gem by its setting.

5. Eyes are the mirrors of the soul.

6. The face is the index of the mind.

7. A fair face may hide a foul soul/heart.

8. Handsome apples are sometimes sour.

9. Looks aren’t everything.

10. Pretty face, poor fate.

11. Beauty and brains don’t mix.

12. Beauty doesn’t make the pot boil.

13. Beauty is a fading flower.

14. Care’s beauty’s thief.

15. The good-looking woman needs no paint.

16. Handsome is as handsome does.

17. Prettiness dies first.

18. She who is beauty is half-married.

19. The uglier the man, the better the husband.

20. Nothing will ruin an interesting intellectual conversation any quicker than arrival of a pretty girl.

CHARACTER

PRACTICE

Exercise 18

VOCABULARY BUILDING...with your partner choose one line of synonyms/antonyms to explore; skim the extracts in this chapter to find an individual who exhibits those characteristics and present your findings in the next class meeting.

Example: nice, sweet, pleasant, engaging nasty, unpleasant, disagreeable, surly

Example: She gave birth to a daughter the baby was the light of her life now [engaging]

kind, kind-hearted, considerate, thoughtful nice, sweet, pleasant, engaging charming, gracious, relaxed, easy-going friendly, cheerful, good-natured, cordial, sociable helpful, supportive, cooperative, appreciative sympathetic, thoughtful, humane, compassionate generous, benevolent, unselfish tactful, discreet, diplomatic, courteous gentle, peaceful, serene, placid, content, calm lenient, forgiving, tolerant, patient broad-minded, receptive, fair, understanding reasonable, sensible, prudent, rational, logical flexible, adaptable, yielding, accommodating.

opposites: unkind, ruthless, abusive

nasty, unpleasant, disagreeable, surly

rude, offensive, revolting, repulsive

unfriendly, distant, reserved

impeding, hindering, obstructive

thoughtless, unfeeling, brutal, cruel

selfish, self-centered, stingy, greedy

tactless, blunt, rude, gruff, irritating

aggressive, offensive, disagreeable

impatient, strict, stern, intolerant, unyielding, biased, narrow-minded, prejudiced, unreasonable, ridiculous, irrational, foolish, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, inflexible

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