WORD FOCUS: COLOUR

TEXT 3. HAIR

Exercise 1. Translate into English:

A.

1. очень смешно 16. волнистые волосы

2. по крайней мере 17. красить волосы

3. густые волосы 18. Мой папа абсолютно лысый

4. облысеть 19. коротко подстричься

5. несколько седых волос 20. волноваться о

6. кудрявые волосы 21. редкие волосы

7. Ты шутишь? 22. макушка

8. когда я была ребенком 23. Ты с ума сошла!

9. плешивость 24. Как насчет…?

10. химическая завивка 25. Неужели?

11. прямые волосы 26. прическа под панка

12. натуральные кудри 27. Может быть, мне пойдет…?

13. волосы средней длины 28. Ты сделала химию?

14. затылок 29. ненавидеть

15. Я не могу себе позволить. 30. Ты права в одном.

B.

cтрижка мыть голову

прическа мужской парикмахер

укладка женский парикмахер

химия стричь волосы

Exercise 2. Translate into Russian:

Long, dark,

bald, permed,

short, curly,

thick, thin,

natural, funny,

straight, wavy,

crazy, great,

fair, blond,

right, nice.

COLLOCATIONS HAIR

· brush / comb your hair do your hair (=arrange it in a style)

· have / get your hair cut/done (=by a hairdresser)

· short / long hair

· shoulder-length hair

· fair / blonde hair

· dark hair

· red / auburn / ginger hair

· straight / curly hair

· frizzy hair

· wavy hair

· fine / thick hair

· lank hair

· dark-haired / fair-haired / long-haired etc

· strand of hair

· lock of hair

· mop of hair

· be losing your hair (=be going bald)

· run your fingers through your / somebody's hair

• ruffle / tousle somebody's hair

WORD FOCUS: COLOUR

· a particular kind of colour: shade, hint, hue

· words for describing dark colours: dark, deep, rich

· words for describing light colours: light, pale, soft, pastel

· words for describing bright colours: bright, brilliant, vivid, garish, gaudy

· having a lot of colours: colourful, multicoloured

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. причесывать волосы

2. начесывать волосы, делать начес

3. делать прическу

4. красить волосы

5. стричься, остричься

6. мыть волосы

7. перебирать чьи-л. волосы

8. длинные волосы

9. короткие волосы

10. волосы выпадают

11. волосы растут

12. Он причесывает волосы на прямой пробор, а я - на косой.

13. Люди лысеют.

14. Животные линяют.

15. темные волосы

16. седые волосы

17. светлые волосы

18. рыжие волосы

19. каштановые волосы

20. вьющиеся волосы

21. курчавые волосы

22. прямые волосы

23. волнистые волосы

24. густые волосы

25. жидкие волосы

26. непослушные волосы

27. волос

28. локон

29. прядь волос

30. шапка волос, грива

31. У меня аллергия на шерсть кошек.

32. Шерсть собаки - на ковре.

Exercise 4. Read the definitions and tell the words:

1. a piece of hair that hangs in a curved shape;

2. the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head;

3. to make straight hair curly by using chemicals;

4. a person who cuts, washes, and arranges people's hair in particular styles;

5. curved in shape;

6. someone who likes punk music and wears things that are typical of it, such as torn clothes, metal chains, and coloured hair;

7. such type of hair grows in waves;

8. the style in which someone's hair is cut or shaped;

9. the style your hair is cut in;

10. having little or no hair on your head;

11. a small thin piece of metal that a woman uses to hold her hair in place [= bobby pin American English];

12. such a person or animal has a lot of hair on their body;

13. to give something a different colour using a dye;

14.not bending or curving;

15. having a lot of hair or fur;

16. if someone has ____ hair, they do not have a lot of hair;

17. someone who is ____ has hair, eyes, or skin that is brown or black in colour [≠ fair].

Exercise 5. Read and translate into Russian.

1. medium length; 14. How about a punk haircut?

2. a few grey and white hairs; 15. It's so thick and dark and curly.

3. Are you kidding? 16. I hated curly hair;

4. to worry about; 17. to have straight hair;

5. Maybe I'd look nice bald; 18. to cut hair really short;

6. permed hair; 19. I can't afford a perm.

7. your hair is so thick; 20. As a kid;

8. This is natural. 21. Oh dear;

9. he went bald at thirty; 22. you're right about one thing;

10. You must be crazy. 23. I just never know what to do with my hair;

11. There's baldness in my family; 24. I really should dye my hair.

12. I'll tell you something funny. 25. mine's so thin;

13. Are those curls natural? 26. I wish my hair wasn't so fair;

Exercise 6. Read and translate into Russian.

Curl 1. A curl of smoke rose from her cigarette. 2. Chocolate curls make an elegant decoration for cakes and desserts. 3. Do two sets each of bicep and tricep curls. 4. Afterwards she combed out long gray curls which turned into ringlets in the sun. 5. Apply Sorbie Curl Forme on to hair to revitalise curls and add body and shine. 6. He had startlingly blue eyes and dark tumbling curls over his forehead; a narrow face; a skinny body. 7. My hair is flat, it has lost its curl. 8. Sleep had flattened one side of her Afro and a curl had broken free above her forehead. 9. These keep the curls tight and the cuticle sealed. 10. Use a diffuser to maximise the volume and curl of your hair.

Curly 1. Mike is the guy with the curly blond hair. 2. Aunt Margaret's curly, black handwriting skipped and hopped on the paper because Melanie's eyes were so tired. 3. He grimaced and scratched his short, curly black hair where it stuck out from under his tartan cap. 4. He was a big, fine-looking guy, dark skinned with black curly hair. 5. She has collar-length curly blonde hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. 6. She was tall and slim with a huge curly Afro like a crown above her smooth sharp-boned ebony face.

Hair 1. Brandi has nice long hair. 2. The couch is covered in cat hair. 3. Yuck! There's a hair in my sandwich. 4. He scratched a bite on his arm and the little hairs bristled. 5. I felt miserable and realised the hair of my dreams had turned into the worst bad hair day you could imagine. 6. Your basic bad hair day at the photo lab. 7. He was in a cheerful mood, in spite of his severe look, his scraped-back hair, conservative clothes and businesslike glasses. 8. His hair was dishevelled, his beard had grown around his neck as if he had spent the past four months away from civilisation. 9. Let him see the hand go through the hair, as if combing the wetness out. 10. A barmaid appeared, a woman in her mid-twenties with streaked blonde hair and tight jeans. 11. Elaine, his wife, was much taller than him, with shoulder-length blonde hair and long legs carrying a well-rounded body. 12. It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake, honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders. 13. Sally's long blonde hair was in real need of conditioning and re-colouring. 14. She had the most beautiful blonde hair. 15. Some of the stories people had told me in that room would make your hair stand on end. 16. The one with the thinning blonde hair made a remark at which the second man sniggered. 17. Tina was seven, very pretty and sweet, with long blonde hair. 18. She ran her hand approvingly through her wavy auburn hair. 19. The Trinity House records of the time describe him as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with black hair and dark complexion. 20. The thought of a lawsuit was enough to make his hair stand on end. 21. He was so close to her, his arms brushing lightly against hers, making her hairs stand on end. 22. I've been hearing rumours about his methods of taming his crew... things to make your hair stand on end.

Permed 1. I had my hair permed last week. 2. After perming, a neutraliser containing conditioning ingredients is applied to smooth the surface of the hair. 3. Her hair is dyed black and permed. 4. Most women think that their hair is not good enough and dye it or bleach it or perm it. 5. Once a year she gets her hair permed and once a year she buys face powder. 6. They perm their hair, dress in Hawaiian shirts and drive huge Mercedes cars through narrow streets. 7. It's amazing how many women perm hair that's already damaged and then wonder why the results are ghastly.

Haircut 1. Isn't it about time you had a haircut? 2. He had a punk haircut and used his right knee to drive down the middle of the road. 3. He has a trendy haircut and wears a dangling earring, but his accent is like his father's. 4. He wore a wig one time, too, like a Beatles haircut. 5. It's ages since I had a haircut. 6. They've got asymmetrical haircuts, wire-rimmed specs, an earring or two. 7. She is a slender woman with a pixy haircut. 8. The biggest impact Bowie had on me was with his haircut. 9. The men and women appeared androgynous, with similar short haircuts and nearly identical loose-fitting clothing. 10. Sue with the punk haircut leans forward and smashes Jimmy Grady hard across the ear. 11. You know, the egghead, absent-minded-professor types with bad haircuts and corduroy jackets with elbow patches. 12. For one brief moment he had thought it was Jenny, absurdly garbed and with a ridiculously short haircut. 13. The veterans will leave Stand Down with fresh haircuts. 14. Her head was conical, an extremity too, and so thick with black hair that she almost needed a haircut. 15. I was afraid he needed a haircut. 16. In 1966, Arturo Rosales had just enrolled at a community college when he decided he needed a haircut.

Hairdo 1. Did she have a new hairdo? 2. Her ambitious hairdo curved and swirled like a Henry Moore sculpture. 3. Some of these women, with their bouffant hairdos, looked like the old babysitters I had as a child. 4. I landed between two women in their sixties with nearly identical hairdos. 5. Many films of my youth were viewed on either side of bouffant and beehive hairdos which filled the centre of the screen. 6. The ladies have hairdos, trendies have cuts. 7. With her bouffant hairdo, elaborate plumage, gushing charm and bright smile she is a caricature of a countess.

Bald 1. Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties. 2. He combed his hair and tried to hide his bald patch. 3. The tires are bald and the car is in need of repair. 4. A bald man wanted his portrait enhanced with glistening black hair. 5. He was clean-shaven, wore glasses and had dark hair with a bald spot. 6. His bald head was shiny; his black shoes were shiny; and his lecture was very shiny indeed. 7. He's going bald, Janet. 8. He was going bald at the front, she noticed. 9. I've always thought that much more undignified than going bald. 10. I noticed a small bald patch on the crown of his head. 11. It was thin and ragged, and folded forward to hide a growing bald patch. 12. My hair falls out at the slightest touch, sometimes leaving little bald patches. 13. Same-shaped bald patch, same fringe of white hair.

Wavy 1. He's white, in his late twenties, about six feet tall with gingery blond wavy hair. 2. He wore his carefully combed wavy hair, dark brown with tinges of gray, rather long. 3. Brown, wavy hair - not that really dark brown, but the sort that goes lighter in the sun. 4. He was an interesting guy, last name Konno, with wavy hair and dark glasses. 5. Kee was dark, striking rather than pretty, with wavy hair. 6. Delicate waves and subtle highlights enhance gentle movement Natural colourant adds richness to long, wavy hair. 7. In those days he'd had thick wavy hair.

Punk 1. I'd like to find the punk who broke off my car antenna. 2. A couple of punks on the far side, also waiting to cross, were pointing at the oblivious Slater and laughing. 3. All these punks are the same. 4. Guys like that, cheap punks, are easy enough to handle when you feel up to it. 5. Think of them as a punk Dire Straits.

Hairy 1. a big hairy spider; 2. It got pretty hairy climbing down the cliff. 3. Someone who is as hairy as he is should keep his shirt on. 4. Besides which, I needed an ally at the shop, some one to watch my back should things get hairy. 5. I did not think I could grow to like a hairy bear, but I looked at this man with great hope. 6. I take a good look and all I can see is this great hairy baboon. 7. Later, her hairy spider tattoo engulfed him. 8. These hairy, slimy crawlers not only invaded fictional cities, they crept into the darker crevices of our minds.

Hairdresser 1. I'm going to the hairdresser after work. 2. Behind the scenes... chaos... smooth operators... and hairdressers everywhere. 3. Georgina is a chef and Rachel is a hairdresser! 4. Once, only your hairdresser knew for sure and that was good. 5. One of them as my friend Ada's brother, a men's hairdresser. 6. The hairdresser must listen to the client and vice versa.

Straight 1. Always lift with a straight back. 2. her long, straight black hair; 3. The road was dead straight (=completely straight). 4. Anne loved Rome, with its open spaces and long straight avenues. 5. Did you do it? Just give me a straight yes or no. 6. First, draw two straight lines across the page using a ruler. 7. Her hair is blonde and very straight. 8. Here's your dollar back - now we're straight. 9. I've asked several people what happened, but no one will give me a straight answer. 10. The crash occurred on a straight section of the highway. 11. It is a closely-packed map with hardly a straight line or an empty space in it.

Thick 1. She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair. 2. Thick clouds of black smoke went up from the oil fires. 3. thick spaghetti sauce; 4. Thicker curtains will give you more privacy. 5. He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he? 6. If you want to make the sauce thicker, add flour. 7. In the hills, all the houses are surrounded by thick brush. 8. It's an old house with very thick stone walls. 9. The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow. 10. You have such thick, beautiful hair.

Thin 1. "What do you want?" gasped Helen in a thin, frightened voice. 2. His hair is quite thin on top. 3. a wire as thin as a human hair; 4. He's tall and thin and wears glasses. 5. His hair's getting thin on top. 6. How do you get your sugar cookies so thin, Dagmar? 7. I'm afraid the evidence is really too thin as it stands. We need to investigate further. 8. In her pocket was a thin leather wallet containing six ten dollar bills. 9. It was a chilly night, and he had only a thin blanket for warmth. 10. Larry was tall and thin with dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. 11. She looked pale, thin, and unhealthy. 12. At sixteen, I was still very thin, unattractive, and underdeveloped.

Dark 1. If you're going to have such dark walls I really think you should have a pale carpet. 2. It was a dark night and he was afraid they might get lost if they went across the fields. 3. It was a tragedy she had never imagined in her darkest thoughts. 4. No, you can't play outside, it's too dark. 5. She has beautiful dark brown eyes. 6. Thick curtains covered the windows and the room was very dark. 7. With her piercing sharp dark eyes, she presented a formidable impression.

To dye 1. I'm bored with this skirt. I'm going to dye it. 2. She's dyed her hair red – it looks so unnatural. 3. Wool and silk are the materials that are easiest to dye. 4. The soles of her feet were dyed with henna, making a brown sandal. 5. Priscilla's hair was dyed jet black.

Exercise 7. Translate into English:

1. Он сразу же влюбился в ее блестящие глаза и курносый нос.

2. Ему всегда нравились натуральные блондинки, но сейчас ему очень нравилась девушка с блестящими каштановыми волосами и ямочкой на подбородке.

3. Хотя ему всего-лишь тридцать лет, волосы на висках уже поседели, а на лбу появились морщины.

4. У рыжеволосых людей почти всегда есть веснушки.

5. Некоторые девушки носят прямые длинные волосы, а некоторые – короткие стрижки. 6. Если волосы здоровы, то они густые и блестящие, а если нет, то они редкие, тусклые и могут выпадать.

7. Нужно много времени, чтобы отрастить волосы хотя-бы до плеч.

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