- •Glad to meet you!
- •1A Meeting people
- •1. Read the dialogues and guess who is speaking and where they are.
- •2. Listen to these dialogues and repeat them. Pay special attention to the intonation and sentence stress. Act out the dialogues.
- •3. Make up your own dialogues using patterns from the dialogues.
- •Местоимения (pronouns) Личные местоимения (Personal Pronouns)
- •Указательные местоимения
- •Спряжение глагола to be
- •Множественное число существительных
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных (Possessive Case)
- •4. Make these sentences plural.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •6. Choose the correct form of pronouns.
- •7. Paraphrase these word combinations and sentences using Possessive Case.
- •8. Translate into English using Possessive Case.
- •10. Translate into English using the correct form of the verb to be in Present Simple.
- •11. Put the correct form of the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •12. Translate into English using the correct form of the verb to be in Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •13. Listen to a dialogue and answer the questions.
- •14. Listen again and fill in the gaps in the sentences taken from the dialogue.
- •15. Study the following speech patterns. Read the translations and guess the meaning of the rest.
- •16. Read the following dialogues and spot speech patterns from ex. 13 in them. Act out the dialogues.
- •17. Translate the dialogues into English.
- •Forms of address Mr., Mrs., Ms, Miss.... What am I?
- •Other forms of address include:
- •1 B Personal details, please!
- •Describing appearance
- •Describing character
- •24. Match the adjectives from column a with their opposites in column b.
- •25. How would you describe a person in each of these situations?
- •I think that if a person is ………., ……….., because ………..
- •32. Match each word in Column a with its meaning in Column b. Write the corresponding letter in the box next to the word.
- •33. Match each word in Column a with its opposite meaning in Column b. Write the corresponding letter in the box next to the word.
- •34. Choose four out of the eight words below and make a simple sentence with each of the four words you picked.
- •35. Using information in the passage, say whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f):
- •36. Say who of the four people in the passage…
- •37. Find in the text the following sentences. Translate them into Russian:
- •Времена английского глагола
- •Группа временных форм Simple (Indefinite) Формы глагола в Present Simple
- •Формы глагола в Past Simple
- •Правильные и неправильные глаголы (Regular and irregular verbs)
- •Формы глагола в Future Simple
- •38. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Present Simple form.
- •39. Translate into English using Present Simple.
- •40. Translate into English using Present Simple.
- •41. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Present Simple or Future Simple form.
- •42. Rewrite the text using Past Simple.
- •43. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Present Simple, Past or Future Simple form.
- •48. Answer these questions about yourself
- •49. Prepare to introduce yourself to the group. Think of your biography, your family, your interests and hobbies as well as your plans for the future.
- •50. Translate this text into English
- •51. Spot the error. In each sentence below you will find an error. Underline it and write a correct sentence in your copybook.
- •52. Read the task and the advertisement in exercise 55 carefully. Then read the message below, and decide if the writer has included all the requested information.
- •53. Tick the box if the information is mentioned in the email.
- •54. Rewrite David’s message, adding the information he’s missed out.
- •55. You see this advertisement in an Internet forum. Write your response in an email of 40-50 words.
- •British character
- •57. Do you know much about the uk? Choose the correct answers. Then read the text and find out if you were right.
- •59. Unscramble the words from the text in column a and find their Russian equivalents in column b.
- •60. Find in the text English equivalents of the following Russian word combinations and phrases:
- •61. Tell whether these statements are t (true), f (false) or nm (not-mentioned).
- •62. Complete the following sentences:
- •63. Final discussion on the text.
- •64. Comment upon the following utterances:
- •Test yourself
- •Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form using Present Simple, Past Simple или Future Simple.
- •5. Match each word in Column a with its meaning in column b.
- •6. Match each word in Column a with its opposite meaning in column b.
- •Fill in the gaps in the dialogue with a suitable word from a box below.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •Answer the questions about yourself.
- •10. Tell about British character. Compare and contract it with Russian character. Use proverbs and quotations you know connected to the topic.
- •11. There is a very good proverb about person’s character. Do the crossword and find it out. Say what you think about it.
- •Supplementary texts
- •Margaret thatcher
- •G eorge washington
- •Oscar wilde
- •Lewis carroll
- •C onan doyle
- •Michael faraday
52. Read the task and the advertisement in exercise 55 carefully. Then read the message below, and decide if the writer has included all the requested information.
Hi, I’m
David. I’m from Manchester, UK. I am sixteen. I am medium height
and slim. My hair is short and light-brown. I think I am cheerful,
reliable and a bit timid. I would like my friend to be trustworthy
and tactful. I wouldn’t like my friend to be dishonest or rude.
1.
who/you?
4.
what personality/have?
2.
where/from?
5.
what/your hobbies?
3.
what/look like?
6.
what kind/friend?
53. Tick the box if the information is mentioned in the email.
54. Rewrite David’s message, adding the information he’s missed out.
55. You see this advertisement in an Internet forum. Write your response in an email of 40-50 words.
P
E R S O NA L I T Y who
you are and where you are from what
you look like and what you are like what
your hobbies are what
kind of person you would like to make friends with
* * *
C o u n t r y s t u d y
British character
56. Pre-reading task: Think of four things that you think are typically British. Compare your list with the typically British things mentioned by your groupmates.
57. Do you know much about the uk? Choose the correct answers. Then read the text and find out if you were right.
1. Foreigners consider the British _____________ .
a) talkative b) generous c) reserved
2. People believe the British eat ____________ for breakfast every day.
a) hamburgers b) porridge c) pizza
3. Many Australians believe that the English always __________ .
a) argue b) smile c) complain
4. British parliament is the ____________ in the world.
a) oldest b) richest c) most modern
5. British people are widely known to be extremely ___________ .
a) ambitious b) risky c) polite
6. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a ___________.
a) lifestyle b) norm of acting c) career
7. Traditional English drink is ____________ .
a) tea with milk b) tea with lemon c) coffee with milk
5 8. Read the text below and check your answers.
Foreigners have many ideas about what the British like. For example, some people say the British are always cold and reserved, this means that they don’t talk much to strangers, and don’t show much emotion. A reserved person never tells you anything about himself. But the people of the North and West of Britain are much less reserved than those of the South and East. Some believe the British eat porridge for breakfast and read The Times every day. Many Australians believe that the English always whine. The Welsh, Scottish and Irish also have a thing or two to say about what they think the English are like. And, of course, the English themselves have plenty of ideas about what they are, such as being proud of having one of the oldest parliament in the world.
British people are famous for their habit of politeness. They are never tired in saying "Thank you", "I’m sorry", "Beg your pardon". It is considered polite to give up one’s seat to a woman who is standing, to open a door for her, carry things for her, and so on. Most British people expect the person in front of them to hold the door open for them. People think you are rude, if you don’t do this. Most British people queue when they are waiting for a bus or waiting to be served in a shop. But during the rush hour, when a bus or train arrives, people often push forward to make sure they get on. This is called jumping the queue. British people keep their old traditions and are very proud of them. They are famous for their sense of humour. English people show great love for animals. And, of course, English people are fond of sports. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behaviour. When they consider something unfair, they say "That isn’t cricket".
The traditional love of English people for tea is well known. They like to drink tea with milk. They have their five-o’clock tea not only at home or in offices, but also in tea-rooms and tea-shops, which can be found in every town.
One of the most striking features of English life is the self-discipline and courtesy of people of all classes. There is little noisy behaviour, and practically no loud disputing in the street. The Englishman does not like any boasting or showing off in manners, dress or speech. Sometimes he conceals his knowledge: a linguist, for example, may not mention his understanding of a foreigner’s language. The Englishman prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn’t wish his doing to be overlooked by his neighbours. "An Englishman’s house is his castle."
V o c a b u l a r y S t u d y
to whine |
жаловаться, плакаться; ныть |
rush hour |
час пик |
queue [kjuː] |
очередь |
to jump the queue |
пройти вне очереди |
standard of behaviour |
норма поведения |
feature ['fiːʧə] |
особенность, характерная черта |
behaviour [bɪ'heɪvjə] |
поведение |
V o c a b u l a r y b u i l d i n g