Section 2. Reading Text 1

Ex.1. Read the text.

Most English people who live in big cities like to get out of town for a day. Those who have a car find it easier, but you can also go by train where you want. It will take you about two hours to get to the south coast from London by train. People spend a Saturday or a Sunday at the sea, visit famous historical places or just have a picnic in the country. There are a lot of places to see so you’ll never be bored.

Some time ago the shops didn’t work normal hours. They opened quite late and closed early, at about five. Of course, they didn’t work at weekends. Now everything has changed. Most shops close at seven or eight and some of them even work twenty-four hours. But people still prefer to do their shopping on Saturday morning. They don’t have to worry, because most shops try to make shopping as pleasant as possible.

Ex.2. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?

1. There are a lot of interesting places outside London.	______________
2. People can go to the countryside only by train.	______________
3. Some years ago shops had very short working hours.	______________
4. Shops don’t work at weekends.	______________
5. People in England like shopping.	______________

Text 2

Ex.1. Read the text.

People think that English food is bad, but it is not always right. The English like vegetables and potatoes. They also eat a lot of meat. If you don’t like traditional English food, you can go to one of numerous restaurants. These restaurants cook food of different countries of the world. You can have an English breakfast, a French lunch and an Italian dinner in one day.

The tea, of course, is one of the most famous things about England. Teas in this country are always very good and pleas­ant. There is a tradition to have tea at about five o’clock every day. The English usually drink their tea with some milk in it. You can have some biscuits or a lovely cake with your tea. And you usually talk about different things over a cup of tea with your family or friends.

Ex.2. Answer the questions.

1. What do people think of the English food? _____________________________

2. Where can you find foreign food in England? _____________________________

3. What is a traditional English meal? _____________________________

4. How do the English drink their tea? _____________________________

5. What do the English like besides tea? _____________________________

Text 3 the dog in the manger

Ex.1. Read the text.

A farmer’s wife had a dog and she liked him so much that she always spoiled him. All the animals on the farm were useful. The horse worked in the field, the cow gave milk and the sheep gave their wool. But the dog was very lazy and didn’t do anything. He didn’t guard the house because he slept in a warm kitchen and thought that the other animals were not so important as he was. He was selfish and greedy. “I am much better than you are,” the dog often said to the other animals. “You sleep in a cold shed and eat only dry grass, while I eat the best things at my master’s table and I sleep in the warm kitchen”. So all the animals on the farm didn’t like the dog.

Once the farmer was tired of this selfish creature and pushed him out into the yard. It was very cold and the dog ran to the shed and lay on the hay in a manger. This hay was ready for the horse that didn’t come from the field yet. The lazy dog fell asleep there. Then the horse came back from the field and wanted to eat the hay, but the dog began barking and said: “Go away, can’t you see I am trying to sleep”. “But I’m tired and hungry,” the horse said. “Please go away – you can’t eat hay”. “I’m tired too,” the dog said and closed his eyes again. The poor horse tried to pull some hay from under the dog, but the angry dog bit the horse on the nose and barked again. The farmer heard the noise and came to the shed. He pushed the dog out of the manger and said: “You are a lazy creature; you can’t eat the hay and you don’t let my horse have its supper”. And he gave the dog a good beating. And that’s why when a person is greedy and keeps something which he doesn’t need, but which somebody else needs, we say he is like the dog in the manger.

Ex.2. Find the English equivalent from the text.

1. быть полезным ___________________________

2. баловать ___________________________

3. давать молоко и шерсть ___________________________

4. важный ___________________________

5. охранять дом ___________________________

6. сухая трава ___________________________

7. хозяин ___________________________

8. заснуть ___________________________

9. выгнать во двор ___________________________

10. вернуться с поля ___________________________

11. укусить в нос ___________________________

12. позволять ___________________________

13. ужинать ___________________________

14. ленивое существо ___________________________

15. услышать шум ___________________________

Ex.3. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?

A farmer’s wife liked her dog so much that she spoiled him.	_____________
2. The other animals were not as important as the dog.	_____________
3. The dog slept in the shed with other animals.	_____________
4. The farmer liked his dog too.	_____________
5. The master let the dog stay in the warm kitchen.	_____________
6. When the horse came, the dog let her eat the hay.	_____________
7. The hay was ready for the horse.	_____________
8. The angry dog bit the horse on the nose.	_____________
9. The farmer’s wife gave the dog a good beating.	_____________
10. A “dog in the manger” is a kind, not selfish person.	_____________

Ex.4. Answer the questions.

1. What did the animals do on the farm? _________________________

2. Why didn’t the animals like the dog? _________________________

3. Why did the dog run to the manger? __________________________

4. Why did the dog bite the horse? __________________________

5. What did the farmer do with the dog in the end? __________________________

Section 3. Revision

Ex.1. Add – ed to the verbs.

Example: jump – jumped

arrive ___________	promise __________	love ___________
close ___________	help __________	regret ___________
want ___________	look __________	rob ___________
hurry ___________	watch __________	visit ___________
clean ___________	cook __________	add ___________
push ___________	start __________	live ___________
end ___________	wait __________	count ___________
like ___________	travel __________	tidy ___________
laugh ___________	kiss __________	change __________
finish ___________	post __________	open ___________

Ex.2. Fill in a / an / the where necessary.

1. This is ___ bag. 2. ____bottle of red wine, please! 3. ___ Acropolis is in ____ Athens.

4. ____ Big Ben is in London. 5. ____ Chinese like ____ rice. 6. ____ English like ____ tea. 7. ___ girl in the blue coat is Ann. 8. ___ her hair is light. 9. ___ Jane and ___ Alice are sisters. 10. ___ Johnsons have four children. 11. ___ lions are dangerous. 12. ___ red hat is Mother’s. 13. ___ Sue’s aunt is ___ teacher. 14. ___ white cat is mine. 15. It is ____ long way to ___ school. 16. Julie has got ____ apple. 17. Open ___ window, please!

18. There are a lot of books in ___ shop. 19. There’s some milk in ____ cup. 20. These are ___ our shoes. 21. Where is ___ bank?

Ex.3. Fill in prepositions in / on / at.

____ Christmas our family had a very good time. We had a nice party ____ the 24^th of December. ____ the afternoon we made pies and ____ night the party started. People started to arrive ____ 9 o’clock. ____ midnight, we all sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas. ____ the morning we opened our presents and ____ 2 o’clock we had “Christmas dinner”. My favourite Christmas was ____ 1990. We visited our uncle in Australia. Christmas is ____ summer there. We had our Christmas dinner on the beach ____ the afternoon.

Ex.4. Make up questions using the words in brackets.

1. My name is John. (What?)

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2. This is her pencil. (Whose?)

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3. He lives in London. (Where?)

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4. She is the brightest student in the class. (Who?)

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5. He has got a lot of friends. (How many?)

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6. We write essays every month. (How often?)

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7. She drives very carefully. (How?)

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8. He is a doctor. (doctor or driver?)

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9. Ann is going to have a baby. (What?)

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10. She teaches French. (French or English?)

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Ex.5. Put the verb in the correct form.

1. We _____ (to be) students.

2. Where _____ you ______ (to work)?

3. I often ______ (to go) to parties.

4. Paul ______ (to send) her a letter every week.

5. He ______ (to like) rock music.

6. How many pets ______ you ______ (to have)?

7. She ______ (not / to play) any musical instrument.

8. He _______ (not / to be) a pilot.

9. I ________ (to be) from Paris.

10. We _______ (not / to eat) much fast food.

Ex.6. Translate into English.

A: 1. Его зовут Джефри.

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2. Он из Канады.

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3. Он работает врачом.

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4. Он ездит на работу на автобусе.

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5. У него нет машины.

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6. У него есть жена и трое детей.

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7. Его жену зовут Сильвия.

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8. Она не работает.

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9. Его дети школьники.

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10. Они ходят в школу пешком.

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11. Семья живет в большом доме в центре города.

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12. У них много друзей.

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B: 1. Ник – студент Московского Университета. Он изучает английский и очень

часто ездит в Англию.

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2. Прошлым летом солнце светило каждый день, поэтому я загорала, пила

лимонад и ела фрукты.

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3. Мы объездили всю Италию на машине. Мы видели много интересных мест

и сделали много фотографий.

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4. Профессор летал в Индию и там катался на слоне.

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5. “Ты присылал открытки друзьям?” – “Нет, я купил там много кассет с

поп- музыкой и привез их в Россию”.

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6. Два года назад мне не нравилась натуральная еда, я любила пить Кока-колу

и есть гамбургеры. Теперь я часто пью кофе и ем макароны.

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7. В прошлом году он путешествовал автостопом по России и встретил много

интересных людей.

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