- •Steps 1
- •От автора
- •Contents
- •Entrance test
- •26. Could I ___ your dictionary?
- •1 Listen and repeat. (Прослушайте и повторите.)
- •Vocabulary (Словарь)
- •2 Listen and repeat. (Прослушайте и повторите.)
- •3 Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently. (Прослушайте и повторяйте предложения, пока не сможете проговаривать их быстро.)
- •4 Study the table below and learn the appropriate be-verb forms in relation to personal pronouns. (Изучите нижеследующую таблицу и запомните формы глагола.)
- •5 Introduce yourself. (Представьтесь.)
- •6 Give the short forms of the following phrases. Sometimes you can have two variants. (Дайте краткие формы следующих фраз. Иногда можно дать два варианта.)
- •7 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb «to be»: am, is, are. (Вставьте правильную форму глагола «to be»: am, is, are.)
- •8 Give short answers to the following questions (ответьте кратко на вопросы).
- •9 Write true sentences (positive or negative) for yourself. (Напишите утвердительные или отрицательные предложения о себе.)
- •10 Act out the dialogues from Exercise 1 in class (Обыграйте диалоги из упражнения 1 на уроке.)
- •11 Make up your own conversations in pairs using the words and
- •12 Read the alphabet in the reverse order (Прочитайте алфавит в обратном порядке).
- •13 Read every third, fourth, fifth letter of the alphabet (Прочитайте каждую третью, четвертую, пятую букву в алфавите).
- •14 In two teams think of the words beginning with g, t, m … (в двух командах вспомните слова, начинающиеся с g, t, m …).
- •15 Spell in English (Произнесите по буквам).
- •2 Listen and repeat. (Прослушайте и повторите.)
- •3 Unscramble the words. (Расставьте буквы так, чтобы получились слова.)
- •4 Find pairs of antonyms. (Найдите пары антонимов.)
- •5 Listen and repeat the sentence until you say them fluently. (Прослушайте и повторяйте предложения, пока не сможете проговаривать их быстро.)
- •6 Act out the dialogue from exercise 1 in class.
- •7 Say these numbers in English. (Назовите числа по-английски.)
- •8 Time: see and tell (Время: посмотрите и скажите).
- •9 What time is it? (Который час?)
- •1 Translate the following sentences into English. (Напишите по-английски).
- •1 Listen and repeat the following dialogues. (Прослушайте и повторите.)
- •Vocabulary (Словарь)
- •2 Listen and repeat. (Прослушайте и повторите.)
- •5 Describe the weather in the pictures. (Опишите погоду на картинках.)
- •6 What season is it? (Какое это время года?)
- •7 Act out one of the dialogues from exercise 1 in class. (обыграйте один из диалогов из упражнения 1 в классе.)
- •9 Read the following texts about four seasons. (Прочитайте следующие тексты о временах года.)
- •11 Learn the appropriate vocabulary about your favorite season. (Выучите слова и выражения о своем любимом времени года из текстов.)
- •13 Using the example given below, construct sentences on your own for the other three seasons. (Используя данный ниже пример, составьте свои предложения для трех оставшихся времен года.)
- •15 Fill in the missing numerals in the following sentences as in the example given for the first sentence. (Вставьте пропущенное имя числительное как в примере.)
- •18 Say for yourself. (Скажите о себе.)
- •19 Remember the prepositions before the “time” words (Запомните предлоги перед словами, обозначающими время).
- •1 Write your answers in your notebook to the following questions in English. (Запишите свои ответы на вопросы в тетрадь).
- •2 Rewrite these dates (and not the months) in the number format. (Перепишите даты по примеру.)
- •II Глагол
- •III Имя числительное
- •1 Повествовательные
- •2 Вопросительные
- •3 Восклицательные
- •II My family and I
- •1 Read the following text and translate it into Russian. My Family
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat
- •3 Practice the following sentences with the words given below until you can say them fluently.
- •4 Unscramble the following words
- •5 Restore the words in the following photo family tree.
- •6 Match the words with the definitions
- •7 Draw the family tree for Baiburins family.
- •8 Draw your own family tree as long as you can remember or consult with elder members of your family. Give the birth dates of your family members.
- •9 Fill the questionnaire for yourself and your family. If the question is not applicable, write n/a.
- •10 Rewrite all the nouns from the text and give their singular and plural forms.
- •11 Insert the plural form of the nouns given in brackets as in the example.
- •12 Listen to the dialogue.
- •13 Read the dialogue in pairs. Think why some of the words in italics take the –s ending and some don’t. Reproduce the dialogue changing the cities and family members.
- •14 Practice oral exercises. Repeat the sentences, using the words given in brackets in place of ice-cream.
- •15 Practice the following dialogues replacing the words in bold type by the phrases in brackets.
- •16 By asking the relevant questions, fill in the given below survey about your neighbor.
- •17 Practice oral exercises. Repeat the sentences, using other words in place of milk.
- •1 Listen and read the dialogues.
- •Vocabulary
- •Pronunciation
- •10 Choose one of these famous people from real life and fiction and describe his/her physical appearance. Can you guess who your friends are describing?
- •11 Read the following sentences and define the degree of
- •12 Identify the degree of comparison of the highlighted word in each sentence by writing полож. (положительная), сравн. (сравнительная), or превосх. (превосходная).
- •13 Write the missing degrees of comparison.
- •14 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
- •15 In groups of four complete the sentences with the correct superlative of the adjectives from the box.
- •16 Insert the appropriate degree of comparison of the adjective in brackets.
- •1 Answer the questions about your family.
- •2 Write a description of physical features of any member of your family. Supply a photo.
- •3 Insert the appropriate degree of comparison of the adjectives given in brackets.
- •1 Listen to the dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •Pronunciation
- •6 Read the following texts about houses in Russia paying attention to sentences beginning with there is.
- •7 Read again the above description about houses in Russia and answer the following questions based on the description and your knowledge of houses in Russia.
- •8 Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •9 Make up your own 5 sentences with “there is /are”.
- •10 Look at the description of the living room in the picture and complete the descriptions of the other rooms inserting is or are.
- •11 Read about houses in Great Britain. Find the differences and similarities between Russian and British living places.
- •12 Team-work. Find as many differences and similarities between the two rooms as you can.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat. Add more words.
- •3 Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.
- •4 Answer the questions on the dialogues.
- •10 Look at the pictures and say what the people are doing.
- •11 Change the following into negative sentences.
- •16 Put the verb in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •1 Describe the way from your home to the University.
- •2 Learn one of the dialogues from exercise 1.
- •3 Complete the sentences with the appropriate verbs from the box in the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •4 Read the texts about British and American cities and render them into Russian.
- •5 Review
- •I Имя существительное
- •II There is/are
- •III Articles
- •IV Имя прилагательное и наречие
- •V Глагол
- •1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use either Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •3 Compare yourself with your neighbor in 5 sentences.
- •Questions on the topic
- •1 Read the following text and translate it into Russian.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat. Add more words.
- •3 Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.
- •4 Cross out the activity that doesn’t belong.
- •10 Complete the sentences on the pictures. Give several variants.
- •11 Look at Lilia’s schedule and complete the sentences about her activities using adverbs of frequency.
- •12 Speak about what Lilia does on Monday (Tuesday, Wednesday …).
- •1 Insert the verbs from the box into the following story.
- •2 Read the following text and choose the best title for it.
- •3 Think of what you do during the week-end and make up a plan for talking about it.
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat the words, add other “food” words to the appropriate sounds.
- •7Say what you usually have for breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper).
- •8 Say when you have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper).
- •9 Reproduce the dialogues in the class replacing some of the “food” words. Change the second dialogue for yourselves.
- •10 Look at the first dialogue in exercise 1 and say what the words “shall” and “will” mean.
- •11 Unscramble the sentences.
- •12 Make up five types of questions to the following sentences. Look at the example.
- •13 Insert will or shall (positive or negative) in the appropriate sentences.
- •14 Translate the following sentences into English.
- •15 Rewrite the following sentences from Present Simple to Future Simple making necessary changes.
- •16 Make up questions and interview two of your group-mates.
- •17 Speak about two persons from your group.
- •18 Read the following texts about English food and answer the questions.
- •19 In groups of four match the words with the definitions. Use a dictionary.
- •1 Read the texts. Which is positive and which is negative?
- •Fast food in a fast world
- •My big fat greek wedding
- •2 Say whether the sentences are true (t) or false (f).
- •3 Find words or phrases in the texts which mean the following.
- •4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form (Present Simple, Present Continuous or Future Simple).
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat.
- •9 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb «to be»: was, were.
- •10 Give short answers to the following questions.
- •11 Remember and say what you were doing yesterday at:
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat.
- •12 Look at the following sentences and try to translate them.
- •13 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •14 Look at the chart and correct the sentences.
- •15 Put the words in the correct order to make a story.
- •18 Speak about two persons from your group.
- •Take-home assignment
- •This is an interview with Kevin Costner. Match the questions and answers.
- •2 Put the words into the correct order.
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •2 Answer the questions on the dialogues.
- •Vocabulary
- •3 Listen and repeat.
- •4 Read the words from the transcription.
- •5 Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.
- •6Find in the dictionary the words describing different kinds of movies.
- •7 Find in the dictionary the words describing different kinds of theater plays.
- •8 Think of as many words as you can to describe the activities in the park.
- •9 Make up as many phrases with the following words as you can.
- •10 Answer the following questions in pairs.
- •11 Look at the following sentences from the dialogues and say what kind of action is denoted by the highlighted words.
- •12 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •13 Give the missing form of the verb or the Russian translation.
- •1 Read the sentences and the questions and tick the correct answer.
- •2 Make a review of the movies and performances at the theaters and say which you want to watch. Explain your choice.
- •3 Read the story about Lake District National Park and render it into Russian.
- •6 Review
- •I Наречие
- •II Глагол
- •1 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
- •2 Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms where possible.
- •3 Answer the questions on the text.
- •Questions on the topic
- •IV Our University
- •1 Read the following text and translate it into Russian. Our University
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Listen and repeat.
- •3 Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.
- •4 Complete the sentences using the appropriate word from the box.
- •5 Look at the following sentence. Find a verb there. Translate it into Russian.
- •6 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •1 Read the story about British universities and answer the questions.
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Practice the following tongue-twister till you can read it very quickly.
- •3 In groups of four match the occupations with the definitions. Use the dictionary.
- •4 What qualities are very important for the following careers?
- •6 In pairs think of as many occupations as you can that can be taken up by left or right-brained people.
- •7 Look at the following resume and speak of the man who wrote it.
- •8 Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the words in bold type.
- •9 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •10 Give the missing form of the verb or the Russian translation.
- •12 Write these sentences in the active voice. Use the same tense-form.
- •1 Write your own resume using instructions from the dialogue.
- •2 Complete these sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Passive Voice. Example: Every year, about 6.5 billion (6,500,000,000) kilograms of rubbish are thrown into the oceans! (to throw)
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Practice the following tongue-twister till you can read it very quickly.
- •3 Group the words according to their meanings.
- •4 Read the following information on studying abroad and discuss in groups of four its advantages and disadvantages.
- •5 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •6 Give the missing form of the verb or the Russian translation.
- •7 Read the following sentences from the dialogues and say what the highlighted words mean.
- •8 Study the following chart on modal verbs.
- •9Translate the following sentences to Russian.
- •10 Match the sentences or parts of the sentences.
- •11 Complete the sentences using must, mustn't, or needn't.
- •12 Make up questions and interview two of your group-mates.
- •13 Speak about two persons from your group.
- •1 Complete the sentences with modal verbs.
- •2 Write what you had to do or didn’t have to do yesterday.
- •1 Listen to the following dialogues and read them in pairs.
- •Vocabulary
- •8 Sort the countries by the continents.
- •9 Remember the following verbs in three forms.
- •10 Give the missing form of the verb or the translation.
- •11 Replace the modals by their equivalents.
- •12 Match the sentences.
- •13 Complete the sentences using must, mustn't, or needn't and the correct verb.
- •1 Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Transportation and tourism in the usa
- •5 Review
- •I Пассивный залог
- •Appendices Appendix 1 British English and American English
- •Appendix 2 Spoken Etiquette
- •Appendix 3 Metric System
- •Appendix 4
- •Verb-Aspect Chart
- •Appendix 5 Irregular Verbs
- •Word Formation
- •Bibliography
11 Read about houses in Great Britain. Find the differences and similarities between Russian and British living places.
Most English people live in or near cities. Many own their homes. Brick (кирпич) houses are common. The houses may be separate or joined together in a row (ряд). Many families have gardens in their yards. City centers are crowded. Some people live in tall apartment buildings. Some English people live in the country. Their homes lie outside towns or in villages. In recent years, the number of people in England who own their own homes has risen dramatically. In the twentieth century, town councils rented apartments or small houses cheaply to those who needed them. In the 1980s, the councils began allowing people to buy these houses. At the same time, many new houses were being built. In 1950, only 4.1 million homes were occupied by their owners. By 1996, that number had increased to 16 million. At the beginning of the 21st century property prices were rising quickly. They have risen so much that many people who dreamed of owning a home find it impossible to buy them. This is especially true in London, one of the most expensive cities in the world.
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Remember! В английском языке есть очень удобная конструкция, называемая цепочкой существительных. Здесь два или более имен существительных идут рядом без предлогов и артиклей. В такой конструкции только последнее слово переводится как существительное, все предыдущие являются определениями к нему и отвечают на вопросы имени прилагательного. Например, kitchen table – кухонный стол, table lamp – настольная лампа, room center – центр комнаты, apartment price – цена на квартиру. |
12 Team-work. Find as many differences and similarities between the two rooms as you can.
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Example: In the first room there is/are … and in the second one there isn’t.
13 Discuss the following question in groups of four.
Which is more comfortable: living in an apartment or in a house?
Give at least five reasons.
Take-home assignment
1 Translate the following sentences into English.
a) В центре кухни стоит стол с двумя стульями.
b) В нашей квартире 3 комнаты.
c) Вокруг нашего дома в деревне большой двор.
d) В нашем дворе есть коровник, сарай и баня.
e) В моей комнате на полу ковер.
f) Ванная комната большая с большим зеркалом на стене.
g) В гостиной мы обсуждаем разные вопросы и смотрим телевизор.
h) В углу родительской спальни стоит комод.
i) Наш дом восьмиэтажный.
j) Цены на квартиры очень высокие.
2 Describe your room in about 7 sentences.
3 Ask your neighbor 5 questions about his/her apartment or room.
Example: Is there a balcony in your room?
Unit 4 City
1 Listen to the dialogues and read them in pairs.
Dialogue 1
Stranger Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the UralSib bank, please!
Native Oh, yes, the nearest branch is just around the corner. You turn left at the next crossing.
Stranger Sorry, I want to go to the main building.
Native Ah, then you take any bus that goes to Gostinny Dvor. Get off at “UralSib bank” stop and go straight by Revolutsionnaya street. The highest building is UralSib bank.
Stranger Thank you very much!
Native You are welcome!
Dialogue 2
Tania Hi, Gulnaz!
Gulnaz Hi, Tania!
Tania Where are you going?
Gulnaz I decided to go to the Bashkir State Drama Theater but I don’t know how to get there.
Tania It’s easy: go by the 12 trolley. The stop is in front of the University building and get off at the last stop. The theater will be in front of you across the street.
Gulnaz Thanks a lot!