- •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
Tag questions
I |
have got |
a lot of friends, |
haven’t |
I? |
— Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. |
He She It |
has got |
a large family, some rare books, a powerful engine, |
hasn’t |
he? she? it? |
— Yes, he has. / No, he hasn’t. — Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t. — Yes, it has. / No, it hasn’t. |
We You They |
have got |
a good computer, |
haven’t |
we? you? they? |
— Yes, we have. / No, we haven’t. — Yes, you have./No, you haven’t. — Yes, they have./No, they haven’t. |
I |
haven’t got |
any problems, |
have |
I? |
— No, I haven’t. / Yes, I have. |
He She It |
hasn’t got |
a laser printer, a video camera, a safety belt, |
has |
he? she? it? |
— No, he hasn’t. / Yes, he has. — No, she hasn’t. / Yes, she has. — No, it hasn’t. / Yes, it has. |
We You They |
haven’t got |
children, |
have |
we? you? they? |
— No, we haven’t. / Yes, we have. — No, you haven’t./Yes, you have. — No, they haven’t./Yes, they have. |
There is/are Positive sentence
There is |
a pen and two books |
on his desk. |
There are |
two books and a pen |
Exercise 26. Complete the sentences with the right form of the word to be.
Example: There is a book and two pens on the table. There are two pens and a book on the table.
There ___ four people in my family.
There ___ a good clothes shop not far from here.
There ___ two men at the door.
There ___ a lot of people at the concert today.
There ___ a policewoman over there.
There ___ a dog and a cat in the garden.
There ___ no money in my bank account.
There ___ no news from my friends.
Negative sentence
There |
is not (isn’t) |
an |
armchair |
in his living-room. |
are not (aren’t) |
any |
armchairs | ||
(are) |
(no) |
Exercise 27. Rewrite the following sentences with no.
There aren’t any pictures on the walls.
I’m afraid there isn’t any coffee left.
There isn’t any news from her.
There aren’t any chairs in the kitchen.
There aren’t any shops in this part of the town.
General questions |
Short answers | ||||
Is |
there |
a |
library |
nearby? |
Yes, there is (one). / No, there isn’t. |
Are |
any |
shops |
Yes, there are (some). / No, there aren’t (any). |
Exercise 28. Make these sentences into general questions.
Example: There is a good film on TV in the evening. — Is there a good film on TV in the evening?
There are some letters in the mail box. — Are there any letters in the mail box?
There are a lot of beautiful buildings there. — Are there many beautiful buildings there?
There is always a lot of traffic in the city in the rush hour.
There are a lot of people without jobs in India.
There’s a TV serial every day.
There are some cars in the parking area.
There’s a new restaurant down the street.
Exercise 29. Complete the sentences with there’s, there are, is there or are there.
Example: ___ a beach down here. — There’s a beach down here.
___ four girls and two boys in her family. — There are four girls and two boys in her family.
___ a telephone in the flat? — Is there a telephone in the flat?
___ a train to Manchester?
___ a new disco near the college.
___ a good restaurant in this street?
___ many people in the pool?
___ a big grey cloud over there.