a) Look at the drawings. Read the sentences, then match the groups to the prompts: age, hair, height, weight, facial features. A: Tony's old. Mark's young. Bill's middle aged. B: Mark's tall. Bill's short. C: Tony's fat. Mark's slim. D: Tony's ears are big. Bill's nose is small. Tony's head is big. Mark's eyes are big. Bill's mouth is small. E: Bill's hair is short and fair. Tony's hair is straight and grey. Mark's hair is long and wavy. b) Compare the men in the picture. Use the constructions as ... as, not as/so ... as.
A объединяет слова old, young, middle aged — возраст (age). B говорит о росте (height); C — о весе и телосложении (weight); D — о частях лица (facial features); E — о волосах (hair). При сравнении as ... as значит «такой же ... как», а not as/so ... as — «не такой ... как». По рисунку Mark выше Bill и моложе его; Tony полнее Mark. Можно составить несколько верных сравнений, опираясь на видимые признаки.
a) A — age; B — height; C — weight; D — facial features; E — hair.
b) Bill's hair is as short as Tony's. Mark is not as short as Bill. Bill is not as tall as Mark. Tony is not as slim as Mark. Mark is not so old as Tony.
