- •I. Make friends with your new groupmates. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the e-mails. Which person would you like to make friends with? Why? b)Write an e-mail about yourself.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the headings. Memorize the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the words.
- •‘Family’ Vocabulary
- •V. Complete the gaps.
- •VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.
- •1) Greeting a friend
- •6) Conversational openings
- •VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
- •IV. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. A Day in the Life
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
- •Vocabulary
- •VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. A) Make up sentences and phrases using the table below.
- •XI. Look at Mike’s daily routine. Say when you do these things.
- •XII. Match the sentence beginnings in a with the endings in b, then put the sentences in the most logical order.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Use the correct verb form.
- •XIV. Write a paragraph about your ordinary day.
- •XV. A) Make up sentences using the table below.
- •XVI. Match the synonyms.
- •XVII. Match the opposites.
- •XIII. Match the two columns to form collocations.
- •XIV. Match the verbs and nouns.
- •XV. Match the words and expressions on the left with the definitions on the right.
- •XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
- •I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
- •III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Memorize the following collocations.
- •VII. Match the antonyms.
- •VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
- •IX. Match the sentence beginnings from a with the endings from b and construct Rebecca’s life.
- •X. Birth, death and marriage.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •3. Put one of the followings words into each gap. Sometimes more than one is possible.
- •XI. What do you think is the happiest time of a person’s life – when they are young or when they are old? Why? Write 10-15 sentences using the vocabulary words from this unit.
- •I. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. A) Put the sentences in the most likely order. Work in pairs. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Love story
- •III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
- •Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Complete the following text with the words and phrases below.
- •In love
- •X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
- •XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
- •XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
- •XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
- •XIV. Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases with their endings. Pay attention to the active vocabulary.
- •XV. Use these words to fill the gaps.
- •XVI. Here are the marriage vows that a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
- •XVII. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •XVIII. Complete the response in four different ways.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions below. Agatha Christie
- •II. Read the text. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family
- •III. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. The American Family
- •IV. Read the text
- •V. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Domestic Chores
- •VI. Read the text.
X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
She fancies
She’s not really interested
She’s absolutely crazy
I don’t know what she sees
She’s always flirting
with him
about him
in him
you
b) Now use the expressions to complete the following sentences.
Julie seems to really like Ian, but personally, ………………………… . He must be at least ten years older than her.
John isn’t very happy at the moment. He really likes this girl at college but …………… …………… at all.
Debbie goes bright red every time she talks to you. I’m sure ………………………… .
Tina spends almost every evening with this guy she is seeing. ……………………… .
I’m sure Liz fancies that guy in the accounts department. ………………………… .
XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
It started out as just a casual relationship but one day I realized we had fallen in love.
Tina and Mike spend every minute together. They’re obviously madly in love.
I met a guy when I was in Greece, but I knew it was just a holiday romance. I never saw him again after we got back.
John’s been with Linda for ages. He absolutely adores her.
I haven’t had a girlfriend for a while now. I had a brief relationship with someone a few months ago, but it didn’t really work out.
Serious
____________
____________
____________
Not serious
____________
____________
____________
XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
Sarah’s very happy at the moment. She is seeing
Have you heard about Mark? He’s going out
Have you heard about Laura and Joe? They’ve started
Apparently, Phil and Liz have been seeing
Did Sally tell you about Mike? He asked
going out together.
her for date.
with Susie Jones, the singer.
some guy she met on holiday.
a lot of each other recently.
Note that in American English you say that you are dating somebody instead of seeing or going out with them.
XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
get engaged
arrange
propose to
ask
set a date
I’ve got some news. I’m really excited. Mark …………… me to marry him last night. I said yes!
I remember the day my husband …………… me. We were on holiday in Greece. It was very romantic.
- Have you heard? Martin and Lisa have just ……………………… . They are planning to get married next year.
- Really? That’s fantastic. Have they …………………………?
In some countries parents ……………………… their children’s marriages. They look for a suitable partner for their son or daughter to marry.
Note that the man you are engaged to is your fiancé. The woman you are engaged to is your fiancée. Nowadays these words are less common.