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2.16.Make the following sentences negative, as in the model.

Model: – Paula likes Physics and Maths. (Chemistry)

–She doesn’t like Chemistry.

1.Every morning Molly has a light breakfast. (heavy meal)

2.I meet my group-mates every morning. (school-mates)

3.Kelly lives in a small town near London. (Brighton)

4.Tim knows Rebecca very well. (Helen)

5.My father and I go to a tennis club. (a rugby club)

6.Steve collects stamps. (badges)

7.The clothes shop opens at 10 a.m. (11 a.m.)

8.You buy newspapers and magazines at newsagent’s. (books)

9.When I am in Turkey, I always stay at my friends’ house. (in a hotel)

10.My uncle lives in a luxury flat near the city center. (a cottage)

11.We get on well together with the teacher of Computer Science. (Management and Finance)

12.Rachel usually has a light breakfast. (light dinner)

2.17.Write the correct question for the following sentences, as in the model.

Model A: – I go out with my friends every weekend. (When …)

– When do you go out with you friends?

Model B: – No, he doesn’t. Fred wants to be an engineer.

–Does Fred want to be a doctor?

1.Mary has three pairs of lessons every day. (How many…)

2.My mother makes cakes for special occasions. (When…)

3.Joanne and Susan go to the swimming-pool twice a week. (How often…)

4.Yes, I do. I know Steve very well.

5.Angela teaches Management at the university. (What subject…)

6.Mohamed comes from Saudi Arabia. (Where…)

7.Our teacher brings us a lot of English magazines every lesson. (Who…)

8.Most people in Russia live in blocks of flats. (Where…)

9.Helen lives with her aunt because she doesn’t have a flat. (Why…)

10.No, I don’t. I live in a big house near the sea.

11.No, never. Ann never comes late because she lives not far from the main building of the university.

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Table 2.5

Expressing Time

ten o’clock – 10.00. seven o’clock – 7.00.

five past three – 3.05. ten past eight – 8.10.

twenty-five past eleven – 11.25.

twenty to four – 3.40. five to nine – 8.55. ten to two – 13.50.

half past six – 6.30.

a quarter past four – 4.15. a quarter to seven – 6.45.

It is ten to nine a.m. (8.50.)

It is twenty past five p.m. (17.20.)

It is ten o’clock in the morning.

It is three o’clock in the afternoon.

It is eight o’clock in the evening.

	Prepositions of time
on:	on Monday on weekdays on Friday morning on holidays
in:	in the evening in the morning in the afternoon in summer
	in November
at:	at night at midday at midnight at seven o’clock at the weekend
	at weekends

2.18. Read the dialogue between Violet and Kelly. Write down the times.

Kelly: Hello Violet! How are you today? You look tired.

Violet: Oh! It’s a usual day.

Kelly: What do you mean?

Violet: Every morning I get up at seven o’clock. My mum always wakes me up.

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Kelly: Seven o’clock! I don’t believe it. I always get up much later. It is a problem for me. Nobody wakes me up just my alarm-clock. Well, why do you get up so early?

Violet: I live far from the university and it takes me nearly forty-five minutes to get there by bus. My lectures start at nine a.m. so I have to leave home exactly at a quarter to eight. The bus arrives at ten to eight.

Kelly: And what time are the lessons over?

Violet: Let me see. On Monday and Thursday my lessons are over at three p.m. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday I am free at half past five. All in all I always come back home at six o’clock. I have dinner and do my homework. Then I read a book or watch TV and at about a quarter past eleven I go to bed.

Kelly: Hard life. But you are a bright student at the university. Oh, sorry, here is my bus. See you, Violet. Bye.

Violet: Good bye, Kelly. Have a nice day!

2.19.Read the dialogue again and find out what Violet does at the times from Ex. 2.18.

2.20.What do you do at the following times? Write sentences.

7.30. a.m.	5.30. p.m.
12.15. p.m.	8.45. p.m.
3.00. p.m.	11.00. p.m.

2.21. Work in pairs and find out about your partner’s daily routine, as in the model. What time does your partner do the following things?

– wake up	– leave home for the university
– have breakfast	– have lunch
– get dressed	– come back home
– do homework	– go to bed

Model: – Kelly, what time do you wake up?

–I wake up at seven o’clock.

2.22.Write a short paragraph about your partner’s daily routine. Use the information from exercise 2.21.

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2.23.Read the following international words and notice their pronunciation.

faculty	management	finance	especially
business	dialogue	delicious	magazine
economics	subject

Table 2.6

Adverbs of Frequency

I usually get up at 7 o’clock in the morning.

Steve is usually tired after lessons.

The lectures always start at 8.50 a.m.

Kelly is always late for the first lecture.

I sometimes have breakfast in bed.

Greg is sometimes ill.

We often go to the library after lessons.

Lucy is often worried about the test results.

Henry never misses the lessons.

Iam never rude with my group-mates.

2.24.Write sentences about you, your family and friends, as in the model. Use one of the adverbs from the box.

always

often

never

sometimes

usually

Model: – know the answer to Maths exercises

–I always know the answer to Maths exercises.

–go dancing on Saturdays

–My father never goes dancing on Saturdays.

–ask people about their personal life

–talk to friends about their success

–have breakfast in bed

–go out with friends

–play computer games

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–have dinner in a restaurant

–take part in conferences

–go to bed late

–go to the university library

–go to the internet café

–come late for the lessons

2.25.Put the adverbs in the correct place and write sentences, as in the model.

Model: am / usually / Mondays. / tired / very / I / on

I am usually very tired on Mondays.

1.Steve / talks / about / never / girls.

2.always / home / at / My / brother / in the evening. / is

3.phones / friends. / often / Kelly / her

4.His / sometimes / father / at / weekends. / works

5.in / Susan / after / never / bed / is / midnight.

6.answer / the / I / questions. / always / teachers’

7.homework. / Fred / often / about / his / forgets

8.late / She / sometimes / is / the / first / lecture. / for

9.Our / sometimes / gets / family / together.

10.gets / sister / Bob’s / never/ up / early.

2.26.Study the table and write questions, as in the model.

Model: – How often does Ann have a shower?

–How often does Andrew have a shower?

		Ann		Andrew
1. have a shower	7	/ week	5	/ week
2. play tennis	3	/ week	4	/ week
3. phone a friend	2	/ day	6	/ day
4. go shopping	3	/ week	1	/ month

2.27. Answer the questions from exercise 2.26 as in the model.

Model: – How often does Ann have a shower?

–She has a shower every day.

–How often does Andrew have a shower?

–He has a shower five times a week.

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2.28. Work in pairs. Tell your partner how often you:

–have a shower

–play tennis

–phone a friend

–go shopping

–go out with friends

–have parties

–visit parents

–go on a picnic

2.29.Read the following statements and decide which of them are true for your country.

Daily Routines around the World

–In Austria children start school at half past seven in the morning.

–In the Netherlands people start work at eight o’clock in the morning and finish it at five o’clock in the afternoon.

–In Germany people start work between seven and nine o’clock in the morning.

–In Spain people have lunch at three or four o’clock in the afternoon.

–In Spain people have breakfast at ten or eleven o’clock in the morning.

–In Norway people have dinner at five o’clock in the afternoon.

–In Greece children start school at eight o’clock and finish it at half past one p.m. or start school at two o’clock and finish it at seven o’clock in the evening.

–In the USA people finish work at five o’clock in the afternoon.

–In France people have lunch at midday.

–In America people eat hamburgers with both hands and as quickly as possible.

–In Russia people always drink alcohol on special occasions.

–In the Middle East people never use the left hand for greeting, drinking, or smoking.

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Table 2.7

Some / Any

There are some letters in that file.

There are not any newspapers on the table. Are there any students in the classroom?

There is some interesting information for students and teachers on the board.

There isn’t any new information for you today. Is there any new information for my class-mates?

BUT:

Would you like some wine?

Can I have some milk in my coffee?

Could you give me some information about your project? Do you want to have some extra lessons in Geometry?

2.30.Complete the following sentences with some or any.

1.There are … beautiful parks in the city center.

2.Are there … supermarkets near your house?

3.There isn’t … homework for you today.

4.There is … milk in your tea but there isn’t … sugar.

5.There are … new laboratories at the university.

6.We don’t have … lectures on Saturday but we have three laboratory projects.

7.There are … books on the desk. There aren’t … mine. Are there … yours?

8.I need to do the shopping. I don’t have … food.

9.Does Fred have … free time after lessons on Monday?

10.Nancy wants to earn … money to buy a new computer.

11.Ann doesn’t have … photographs of our group.

12.Do you need … money?

13.Have you got … brothers and sisters?

14.The radio isn’t working. There aren’t … batteries in it.

15.There are … computers in the self-study room but I am not sure how many exactly.

16.I can do my homework in Computer Science myself. I don’t need … help.

17.I went shopping and bought … new clothes but I didn’t buy … shoes.

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18.Where are the books? – There are … books on the window but I don’t know if they are yours.

19.Can you speak … foreign languages?

20.It’s hot in the classroom. After the lesson I am going out for … fresh air.

Table 2.8

Much / Many

I don’t have much free time today.

Do you spend much time to do your homework?

Has he got many friends in London?

There are not many foreign students in our group.

I usually do much of the housework.

Many of the students from our group will take part in the conference.

At weekends we always have a lot of time.

There are lots of interesting books in the university library.

2.31. Sally is asking Martin, her boyfriend, to do some shopping. Use much or many to write his questions, as in the model.

Model: S: We have got some fish.

M: How much have we got?

S: We need some oranges.

M:How many do we need?

1.We need some potatoes.

2.We have got some cheese.

3.We need some sausages.

4.We need some milk.

5.We have got some eggs.

6.We need some butter.

7.We have got some ketchup.

8.We need some mushrooms.

9.We need some oil.

10.We have got some tomatoes.

11.We have got some bread.

12.We need some apples.

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Table 2.9

A Few / A Little

We have got a few friends in Rome.

I would like a little juice for breakfast.

2.32. Reply the following questions, as in the model.

Model: – Would you like some sugar in your coffee?

–Just a little.

–Are there any apples in the fridge?

–Just a few.

1.Can I have some cheese, please?

2.Would you like any sandwiches?

3.Is there any meat in the fridge?

4.Are there any computers in the room?

5.Would you like some Coke?

6.Would you like some more soup?

7.Could I take some of your books?

8.Are there any new articles in the magazine?

9.Can I get some ice-cream?

10.Would you like some more water?

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Unit 3. THE VALUE OF EDUCATION

3.1.Read the following words and expressions and pay attention to the examples.

higher education

высшее образование

on the initiative of smb.

по инициативе кого-либо

in accordance with smth.

в соответствии с чем-либо, согласно чему-либо, на основании чего-либо

secondary education

среднее образование

to enter the university

поступить в университет

entrance examinations (tests)

вступительные экзамены

to pass an examination

сдать экзамен

to fail (in) an examination

не выдержать экзамен

an educational establishment

образовательное учреждение

a monthly grant

ежемесячная стипендия

to take place

происходить, случаться, иметь место

aim

цель

Higher education in Russia is of great importance.

They started the project on the initiative of the specialists in this field.

The scientists of our university have started the project in accordance with the innovative program.

You may enter the university after you get secondary education.

My brother entered the State University last year.

School leavers have to take entrance examinations in History, Literature and a foreign language.

The students of the 11th grade have passed the examination with good and excellent marks.

Alex was not good at Mathematics so he failed the examination.

There are a lot of educational establishments in Russia: schools, colleges, gymnasiums and universities.

All the students who do not fail the examinations receive monthly grants.

The conference took place in the Assembly hall of the university.

The main aim of new methods is to improve the quality of teaching.

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