- •Unit 3. Lifestyle: Leisure for pleasure
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Look at the following list of hobbies and leisure activities. Arrange them in order of their popularity with your classmates. Work in small groups.
- •3. Give personal information.
- •4. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions below.
- •5. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following quotes.
- •6. Read and choose the correct alternatives in the sentences below.
- •7. Add the adjectives in task 6 to the table below. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •8. Work with a partner. Choose the correct form.
- •9. Match a question in column a with an answer in column b.
- •10. Match a line in a with a line in b.
- •11. Use the words in the list below to express your preferences.
- •12. Give reasons why you enjoy doing something.
- •Vocabulary
- •13. Translate the derivatives; say to what part of speech they belong.
- •14. Choose the corresponding English word.
- •15. Match the parts of speech (a–d) with the lists of typical suffixes (1–4).
- •16. Match the words/phrases of similar meaning.
- •17. Match the words to their opposites.
- •18. Express the following in one word.
- •19. Find the odd word out.
- •20. Translate the sentences paying attention to the words in bold.
- •21. Read and translate the sentences.
- •22. Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.
- •23. Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the box.
- •24. Match the sentence beginnings (a-g) with their endings (1-7).
- •25. Complete the paragraph with the prepositions from the box.
- •26. Work with a partner. Discuss the following question:
- •Fill Your Free Time with fulfilling activities
- •27. Are these statements true or false?
- •28. Complete the paragraph using the words from the box.
- •29. Read the article and do the task after it. How to Start the Active Leisure Habit
- •31. Complete the following table.
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •37. Find the word that doesn’t belong to each list. Give the Present Tense form of the verbs.
- •38. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Past Simple Tense.
- •Negative form
- •39. Make the following sentences negative.
- •40. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
- •41. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative or a general question, according to the instructions.
- •42. Ask questions about the information in italics.
- •48. Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss the questions.
- •50. Explain the meaning of the following words and collocations.
- •51. Express the following in one word.
- •52. Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.
- •53. Study the following dialogues. The first one is between Mrs Smith and her younger son John. The second is between Mrs Smith and a shop assistant.
- •54. Express your agreement or disagreement with the following quotes.
- •55. Discuss the following in small groups.
- •Self-study materials
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- •Telling time
- •The clock
- •Adverbs of frequency
- •To have got
- •Illness
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •There is/are Positive sentence
- •Negative sentence
- •Alternative questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Past Simple Tense Positive form — Regular verbs
- •The -ed ending has three pronunciations:
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Special questions
- •The Future Simple Tense
- •In (the near) future
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •General questions
- •Special questions
- •Tag questions
- •There is/are in the Future Simple Tense
General questions
Am |
I |
a student? |
— Yes, I am. / No, I am not. |
Is |
he/she/it |
a student? |
— Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it isn’t. |
Are |
we you they |
students? |
— Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. — Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. — Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. |
Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.
your mother/at work?
her children/at home?
he/from Italy?
I/good at English?
you/interested in books?
I/right?
this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).
Are your parents old?
Are all your school friends students now?
Is English difficult?
Is your home town small?
Are you interested in music?
Is your friend good at languages?
Alternative questions
Am |
I |
your friend |
or |
not? |
— Yes, you are/No, you aren’t. |
Is |
he/she |
Spanish |
or |
Italian? |
— He/She is Italian. |
it |
difficult |
or |
easy? |
— It’s difficult. | |
Are |
we |
in the city centre |
or |
on the outskirts? |
— You are on the outskirts. |
you |
a student |
or |
a schoolboy? |
— I’m a student. | |
they |
at home |
or |
at work? |
— They are at work. |
Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? — Are you a student or a schoolboy? — I’m a student.
He/in Moscow/in Kiev?
Alan and Henry/students/teachers?
Your new friends/sociable/not?
His daughter/17/18?
Your parents/old/young?
Russia/a big/a small country?
They/designers/artists?
Special questions
What |
is |
her job? |
— She’s a shop assistant. |
Where |
are |
you from? |
— From Germany. |
Who |
is |
John? |
— He’s their son. |
How |
are |
you? |
— Not bad, thanks. |
How old |
is |
he? |
— Eighteen. |
What |
is |
your father like? |
— He’s sociable and very clever. |
What kind of (books) |
is |
he fond of? |
— Historical books. |
Why |
are |
you late? |
— My watch is wrong. |
Whose (friend) |
is |
Mary? |
— She’s my friend. |
What colour |
is |
our flag? |
— It’s white, blue and red. |
Exercise 8. Ask and answer questions.
Example: What colour is a banana? — It’s yellow.
What colour are your trousers? — They’re black.
What colour is/are |
the sun? |
the snow? | |
ambulances in Moscow? | |
the traffic lights? | |
the sky? | |
a Christmas tree? |
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences.
Example: Where are my books? — On the table.
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About a hundred years old. |
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Denmark, I think. |
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Mathematics. |
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Because it’s his birthday. |
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It’s black. |
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My brother. |
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Rock music. |
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Because it’s Sunday. |
Exercise 10. Ask the questions.
Example: What is your name? — My name’s Mark.
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— Her name’s Pam. |
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— No, my mother isn’t very young. |
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— Yes, it is Frank Ellis. |
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— No, I’m not Diana. I’m Ann. |
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— No, it isn’t Ronald. It’s Gerald. |
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— 14 King Street, London. |
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— 805-9866 |
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— My shoes are black. |
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— Olga is very kind. |
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— Sue is fond of pop music and jazz. |