6. Insert have / has, do / does, make / makes or take / takes where necessary.

1. I couldn’t … my homework last night.

2. Does he … many mistakes?

3. He … a shower every morning.

4. I don’t often … the housework.

5. I think he will … progress in English soon.

6. I heard he … computer science at the university.

7. Let’s stop work and … a rest.

8. How long does it … you to get home?

9. Jane often … reports at seminars.

10. He … his English lessons twice a week.

11. Jack usually … a lie-in at weekends.

7. Say what you usually do a) in the morning; b) at lectures; c) at seminars; d) at the English lessons; e) in the evening; f) at weekends. Use the following phrases:

As a rule…. Usually…. Normally…. In fact…. Frankly speaking…. First…. Then…. Finally….

8. Make up a story about Sandra’s and family’s mornings using the given words and phrases.

Get up early, make breakfast for smb., wake smb., not get up easily, sometimes shout at smb., eat smth. for breakfast, get ready for school, drive to school, have classes every day.

9. Describe the picture using the words below.

Sit under a sunshade, run round a sandcastle, read a newspaper, drink Coke, eat ice-cream, sing along with a radio, play football, fish, sleep, cry, sail a boat.

In the foreground, in the background, on the left, on the right, on one’s left, on one’s right.

10. Put the names of the rooms into the right place.

You sleep in the … . You do the cooking and the washing-up in the … . You have a shower in the … . You sit, relax and watch TV in the … . You eat meals in the … . You work in the … . You take off your overcoat in the …

living-room kitchen study bedroom hall bathroom dining-room

11. Match the prepositions in the box with the pictures a-h.

under opposite in on in front of near next to behind

12. Describe this picture. Use the construction “there is”.

13. Complete these sentences with the correct adverb or preposition (look up in the grammar section if necessary).

1. Shall I put the plates … the cupboard?

2. I took ham … … the fridge, made a sandwich, then put the rest of it … the fridge.

3. I like sitting … the sofa and my husband … the armchair.

4. I wanted to listen to music, so I switched … the radio.

5. She put the vase … the table.

6. The coffee-table is … the two armchairs.

14. Describe your flat. Describe your classroom.

Text 1

Read and translate the text into Russian. Answer the questions below. Practise good reading of the text.

My working day usually begins at 6 o’clock sharp. I’m not an early riser, that’s why it’s very difficult for me to get out of bed, especially in winter. I sometimes stay in bed for 5-10 minutes but then I have to get up. I switch on my recorder and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom and have a shower, clean my teeth and shave. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed. Usually my mother makes breakfast for me. But when she is away on business I make breakfast myself.

I leave home at 8.15 and go to the university. It takes me 15 minutes to get there by bus, but I hate public transport. You usually have to wait for a long time and buses are often overcrowded in the morning. So I prefer walking. I’ve got an mp3 player and usually listen to music or texts and dialogues in English while walking.

My classes begin at 9 sharp. We usually have 3 classes a day and we study five days a week. At lectures we listen to the professors and take notes. At seminars we make reports and take part in discussions. At the English lessons we read, translate and retell texts, learn new words, do lots of grammar and vocabulary exercises, learn dialogues by heart. We also try to speak English in class. The teacher says we must study hard to speak good English. Sometimes we have a break for lunch. My friends and I usually go to the university canteen or to a café near the university building. I usually eat a couple of sandwiches and a cup of coffee for lunch.

I get home at around 3 in the afternoon. Sometimes I have to stay at the university library for an hour or so. At home I eat my dinner, have a rest for half an hour and then I do my homework. In the evening I enjoy reading an English book or surf the Internet chatting with my friends or browsing different web-sites. It is so exciting, and I often have a late night.

On Saturday I help my mother about the house. I do the shopping and sometimes I do the washing. At weekends I often have a lie-in. I go out, but I also invite friends.

Questions:

1. What time does Alex get up?

2. Does he do physical exercises in the morning?

3. Does he make breakfast himself?

4. How does he get to the university?

5. How much time does it take him?

6. What time do his classes start?

7. What does he do at lectures and seminars?

8. Does he always have lunch in the university?

9. When does he get home?

10. How does he usually spend his evenings?

11. Is he busy on Saturdays?

12. How does he spend his weekends?