Kremneva-upnat

UNIT 7

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!

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LISTENING AND READING

Listen to the text

Read and translate the text

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!

Our Universe is a fantastic place indeed! In ancient times, people thought the Earth was the center of the Universe. Now everyone knows that the Earth goes around the Sun.

The Sun is the source of life on our planet. It gives us almost everything we need. It gives light and heat. However the Sun doesn’t only bring life, it makes people’s life more enjoyable. We enjoy watching the Sun when it rises in the east and sets in the west. It is really a breathtaking view!

Although our planet is a very small part of the Universe it is full of wonders. It has 6 continents surrounded by big oceans. The oceans exist because hundreds of rivers flow into them. The longest river in the world is the Nile River, which flows for more than 4,000 miles in Africa. The largest river in the world is the Amazon River in South America. It carries more water than any other river and flows into theAtlantic Ocean!

So the world we live in is really amazing. And it never stays the same because it keeps changing all the time!

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	II. NOTES
Nile River [naɪl 'rɪvə]		река Нил
Africa ['æfrɪkə]		Африка
Amazon River ['æməzən 'rɪvə]		река Амазонка
SouthAmerica [sauθ ə'merɪkə]		Южная Америка
Atlantic Ocean [ət'læntɪk 'əuʃən]		Атлантический океан
	III. VOCABULARY
1.	the Universe [juːnɪˌvɜːs]	Вселенная
	The Universe is a fantastic place!	Вселенная – это чудесное место!
2.	indeed [ɪnˈdiːd]	на самом деле, действительно
	Thank you very much indeed!	Я действительно благодарен!
3.	ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt]	древний
	ancient people	древние люди
	ancient times	древние времена
4.	the Earth [ɜːθ]	Земля
	The Moon goes round the Earth.	Луна вращается вокруг Земли.
5.	source [sɔːs]	Источник
	The Sun is the source of light and	Солнце – источник света и тепла.
	heat.
6.	to enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ]	любить, наслаждаться
	enjoyable [ɪnˈdʒɔɪəbl]	приятный, доставляющий
		удовольствие
	Travelling makes life more	Путешествия делают нашу жизнь
	enjoyable.	более приятной.
7.	to rise [raɪz]	восходить, подниматься
	The Sun rises in the east.	Cолнце всходит на востоке.
8.	to set [set]	садиться
	The Sun sets in the west.	Солнце садится на западе.
9.	breathtaking [ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ]	поразительный, захватывающий
		дух
10. view [vjuː]		вид
	You can have a fantastic view of	Отсюда открывается чудесный
	the ocean from here.	вид на океан.
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11. to surround [səˈraʊnd]	окружать
to be surrounded [səˈraʊnd ɪd]	быть окруженным
The continents are surrounded by	Континенты окружены водой.
water.
12. to flow into[fləʊ ˈɪntuː]	впадать в
The Ob River flows into theArctic	Река Обь впадает в Северный
[ɑːktɪk] Ocean.	Ледовитый Океан.

IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK

1.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1.What did ancient people think of the Earth’s location in the Universe?

2.What does the Sun give us?

3.How does the Sun make our life more enjoyable?

4.What part of the world does the Sun rise? What part of the world does it set?

5.How many continents does the earth have?

6.What is the longest river in the world? How long is it?

7.What is the largest river in the world? What ocean does it flow into?

8.Why is our planet really amazing?

V.EXERCISES

1.Read the sentences and correct them. Make two correct sentences each time.

1.The Sun rises in the west. The Sun does not go round the Earth. The Earth goes round the Sun.

2.TheAmazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean.

3.Mice catch cats.

4.Patients look after nurses in hospitals.

5.Tea grows in Britain.

6.Water boils at 0 degrees Celsius.

7.Penguins live inAfrica.

8.Milk contains no vitamins.

9.Sound travels faster than light.

10.All rivers start from oceans.

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2.Make the sentences negative. Use don’t / doesn’t each time.

1.(The Sun / set / in the east.) The Sun doesn’t set in the east.

2.(Money / grows / on trees.)

3.(Astronauts / travel / in submarines.)

4.(Cows / lay eggs.)

5.(Pandas / live / in Italy.)

6.(Kangaroos / live / in Spain.)

7.Elephants / rat / meat.)

8.(Fish / walk / on land.)

9.(Bees / give / milk.)

10.(The Earth / go / round the Moon.)

3.Put general questions to the sentences. Then put special questions to the italicized words.

1.Dolphins live in the sea. Do dolphins live in the sea? Where do dolphins live?

2.Penguins live in the Antarctic.

3.The Ob River flows into the Arctic Ocean.

4.Rain falls from clouds.

5.Plants need water to grow.

6.Wool comes from sheep.

7.It rarely rains in the desert.

8.Skill comes with practice.

9.The Sun gives us light and heat.

10.The Moon moves round the Earth.

4.Put the verbs in brackets into Present simple or Present Continuous.

1.These days everything is changing (to change). Cities … (to become) bigger every day, their population … (to grow). Technology … (to develop) faster than ever before, because scientists … (to learn) more and more about the way things work.

2.Water … (to boil) at 100 degrees Celsius and … (to freeze) when temperature

…(to drop) below zero. Salt water … (to be different however).

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5. A teacher speaks to her class telling them about their schedule for a trip next week. Read the text and correct the statements below.

ATRIPTO EXETER

Attention, please. Ok, this is our tour schedule for a trip to Exeter next week. We meet at the bus station at 9 o’clock on Monday and board coach number 147. The coach departs at 9.30, so don’t be late please. At 11 we make a stop for toilets. Our group arrives at Exeter at 12.30 and goes to the Belmont Hotel. We check in at 12.45 and then have pizza and sandwiches for lunch. We visit the Exeter Museum at 2.30 and have tea at the museum café at 4

o’clock. At 5 we get back to the Belmont Hotel and have some time to rest and change our clothes before the concert. At 6 o’clock we have dinner at the theatre restaurant, the concert starts at 7.30. So we don’t get back to the hotel until about 10 o’clock at night. I hope you all have a good sleep because early in the morning we take a return coach that leaves Exeter at 9.30.

1.The group meets at the station at 10 o’clock on Tuesday.

2.They don’t make any stops on the way to Exeter.

3.They have pasta and salads for lunch.

4.They visit the Exeter planetarium at 2.30.

5.They don’t have time to change their clothes before the concert.

6.The concert starts at 8.

7.They get back before 10 o’clock.

8.They take a trip back home late at night.

6. Make the sentences negative and interrogative. Translate them into Russian.

1.Our ship leaves the port in 30 minutes.

2.The bus arrives at 7 am.

3.Lessons start at 8.15 in the morning.

4.The plane to New York takes off at 7 pm.

5.The show finishes at 9 o’clock.

6.The train to London departs late at night.

7.Flight SK 832 to Berlin leaves at 4 pm.

8.The semester starts in September.

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7. Translate the sentences.

1.Земля вращается вокруг Солнца.

2.Солнце дает нам свет и тепло.

3.Солнце всходит на востоке и заходит на западе.

4.Реки впадают в моря и океаны.

5.Река Амазонка впадает в Атлантический океан.

6.Вода закипает при температуре 100 градусов Цельсия и замерзает при 0 градусов.

7.Дельфины живут в море.

8.Пингвины живут в Антарктиде.

9.Деньги не растут на деревьях.

10.Луна вращается вокруг Земли.

11.Пчелы дают мед.

12.Шерсть получают от овец.

13.В пустыне редко идет дождь.

14.Молоко содержит много витаминов.

15.Река Обь впадает в Северный Ледовитый Океан.

16.Поторопись, твой поезд отходит через час.

17.Наша программа заканчивается в 9 часов вечера.

18.Во сколько улетает рейс на Лондон?

19.Занятия начинаются в 8.15.

20.Во сколько прибывает этот автобус?

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VI. ENGLISH FOR FUN

WELL, HE EATS LIKEAPIG

He eats like a pig,

He can’t get enough.

He works like a dog,

He looks real tough.

He smokes like a chimney,

Four packs a day.

He sleeps like a log.

What more can I say.

He drinks like a fish,

Scotch on the rocks.

When he gets real mad,

He hardly talks.

He cries like a baby,

When he’s feeling sad.

He’s the dearest friend

I’ve ever had.

VII. HAVE A TEST

№ 1 You are supposed to learn this poem ...
1) by heart	2) by literal	3) aloud	4) in a written form

№2 Wales is a part of the UK. so one can't really call it__________________country.

1) depending	2) independently		3) an independent	4) a dependent
№ 3 It is more shameful to distrust one's friends than to be deceived by ...
1) theirs	2) them	3) their	4) themselves

№ 4 If the problem gets any_______________. we may need to inform the manager about it.

1) more serious	2) serious	3) seriously	4) less seriously
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№ 5 They offered me the job because I had much ...
1) experience	2) degrees	3) certificates	4) ideas

№6 You can easily find that place. There's________________in the middle of the

square.
1) an monument	2) the monument		3) a monument	4) monument
№ 7 There's a regular air-service__________________those two cities.
1) among	2) between	3) about	4) at

№8After a long, tiring day_________Maria____________Paula do very much in the

evening.
1) both ... and	2) not only ... but also	3) neither ... nor	4) neither ... or

№9 What_______________doing since you returned from school?Your homework isn't ready.

1) were you 2) will you be 3) are you have 4) you been

№ 10 No one even tries to make these children__________________well.

1) behaved	2)	behaving	3) behave	4) to behave
№ 11 We fastened our seatbelts and soon the plane took ...
1) out	2) off	3) up	4) over

№ 12 Headmaster to student: «That was terrible behaviour! You_________________apologize to your history teacher». 1) must 2) may 3) can 4) should

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UNIT 8

GRAMMAR REVIEW

PRESENT SIMPLE

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