Vocabulary Practice

8. Express the following in one word.

introduce, greeting, polite, clever, skill, experienced

1 having or showing good manners, consideration for others, and correct social behaviour

2 to tell someone’s name to a person or group of people, so that they meet formally

3 a form of words or an action used on meeting someone

4 knowing a lot about life, people, etc.

5 good at learning and understanding things quickly

6 ability to do something well

9. Match the words of similar meaning.

1 clever	a different
2 keen	b answer
3 various	c smart
4 memorable	d act or behave towards
5 treat	e very interested in
6 response	f well-known
7 famous	g unforgettable

10. Match the words to their opposites.

1 early	a to respond
2 easy	b single
3 polite	c late
4 different	d to forget
5 married	e (the) same
6 experienced	f rude/impolite
7 to remember	g difficult
8 to request	h inexperienced

11. Choose the corresponding English word.

1 опытный	a) experience	b) experienced	c) inexperienced
2 умный	a) intelligible	b) intelligence	c) intelligent
3 вежливость	a) politely	b) polite	c) politeness
4 род занятий	a) occupy	b) occupation	c) occupancy
5 заявление	a) application	b) apply	c) applicant
5 полная комната	a) roomer	b) roominess	c) roomful

12. Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.

meet, introduce, polite, experienced, inexperienced, greeting

1. “Good morning,” I said, but she didn’t return the ... .

2. Let me ... Mr Henry Shaw, our Marketing Manager.

3. Mum, Dad, I want you to ... my friend Sheila.

4. It is not considered ... to ask a lady how old she is.

5. I was young and relatively ... in dealing with members of the opposite sex.

6. Paul liked to turn to more ... people for advice.

7. She’s always extremely ... to me, but I never know what she is really thinking.

8. ... managers often have problems with their staff.

Grammar Review

Days and Dates

What day is it today?	— (It’s) Monday.
What date is it today?	— (It’s) September 25th
When is your birthday?	— (It’s) in March.
25/09 ... — the twenty-fifth of September or September the twenty-fifth
1919 — nineteen nineteen
1800 — eighteen hundred
1805 — eighteen-oh-five

Days:		Months:			Seasons:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday	Friday Saturday Sunday	January February March April	May June July August	September October November December	winter spring summer autumn

13. Dictate the ordinal numbers in any order to your partner. Check what they have written.

14. Practise saying these important dates in the Russian calendar.

a) 07/01 23/02 b) 08/03 c) 01/05 d) 12/06 e) 22/08 f) 04/10

Prepositions of Time
at	in	on	no preposition
1. + time of the day at 2 o’clock at midnight at noon (= 12 o’clock in the daytime) at lunchtime 2. + weekends at the weekend at weekends 3. + public holiday at Christmas; at Easter	1. + a part of the day in the morning in the afternoon in the evening BUT: at night 2. + longer periods (months, seasons, years, etc.) in July; in (the) summer; in 1998; in the sixties; in the 20^th century	1. + a day on Monday on Wednesday on Saturday on Christmas day 2. + a day + a part of the day on Monday morning on Saturday night on Wednesday evening	1. before next, last, this next week last night this year 2. before today, tomorrow, yesterday, tonight

15. Put in the correct preposition at / on / in or —.

___ 8 July ___ Wednesday ___ 4 pm ___ spring ___ the morning

___ Friday evening ___ Christmas ___ night ___ the weekend ___ tomorrow evening

16. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition of time.

1. My birthday is ___ January. In fact it’s ___ January 15^th.

2. I work best ___ night.

3. I start work every morning ___ 9.00 am.

4. My English class is ___ Friday afternoon.

5. My mother was born ___ the fifties.

6. Usually I’ve got lots of presents ___ New Year’s Day.

7. Our town is quiet ___ weekends.

8. The football match is ___ Sunday.

9. ___ autumn it’s always rainy.

17. Work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.

1. When is your birthday?

2. Was your mother born in the fifties?

3. What do you do on New Year’s Eve?

4. Do you have a big family meal on New Year’s Eve?

5. What time of day do you work best?

6. What time do you start work?

7. Do you ever have a nap in the afternoon?

8. What time do you go to bed?

18. Complete the following tag questions.

Example:

You learn English, don’t you?

Your sister doesn’t go to university, does she?

You are 20 years old, aren’t you?

She isn’t a journalist, is she?

1. You are a first year student, ...?

2. You aren’t married, ...?

3. You read a lot, ...?

4. He is interested in music, ...?

5. They do sports, ...?

6. Your brother studies medicine, ...?

7. She doesn’t speak French, ...?

8. He is going to apply to university, ...?

9. Your sister is a college graduate, ...?

10. Her parents come from Scotland, ...?

11. You are going to be an architect, ...?

12. You look like your father, ...?

CONVERSATION

19. Work with a partner. Complete the tag questions; act out the following dialogue.

Applying for a job

Interviewer:	Come in. Please, sit down. It’s Mr Robbins, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, that’s right. Good afternoon.
Interviewer:	Good afternoon. Well, I’ve got your application form here. I just want to check the information. Is that all right?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, of course.
Interviewer:	Now, you are 21, ...
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I am.
Interviewer:	And you are not married, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I’m not ... not yet.
Interviewer:	You went to secondary school and technical college, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I did.
Interviewer:	But you didn’t go to university, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I didn’t. I started work after finishing school.
Interviewer:	I see. You can speak French and Russian, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, I can, but not fluently. I can speak French better than Russian.
Interviewer:	But you can’t speak Spanish, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	No, I’m afraid I can’t,
Interviewer:	And your hobby is travelling, ...?
Mr. Robbins:	Yes, it is. And I also like doing a lot of other things.
Interviewer:	Well, thank you very much.

20. Work with your partner. Imagine you are going to get a new job and you are being interviewed by a Personnel Department officer. Complete the conversation.

Officer:	Please, come in. Sit down.
You:
Officer:	Now, what’s your name?
You:
Officer:	Ah, yes. Now, when did you finish school?
You:
Officer:	Fine. And where did you go to school?
You:
Officer:	And what were your best subjects?
You:
Officer:	I see. And what subjects didn’t you like studying?
You:
Officer:	Why?
You:
Officer:	And hobbies... What do you like doing in your spare time?
You:
Officer:	What sort of job do you want to do?
You:
Officer:	Why do you think you’d like doing that?
You:
Officer:	Well, thank you very much.

21. Work in pairs or small groups. Practise asking and answering the following questions.

1. What is your full name?

2. How old are you?

3. When were you born?

4. How would you describe where you come from (your origins, ancestry or background)?

5. Where do you live now?

6. What is your address?

7. What is your telephone number?

8. When did you finish school?

9. What subjects were you especially good at?

10. Were you good at English?

11. What sort of person are you?

12. What do you do now?

13. What university did you apply to?

14. What are you going to be upon graduation?

15. Are you sure you have made the right choice?

16. What are you interested in?

17. What are your leisure time activities?

18. What do you like/dislike doing?

19. Have you got many friends?

20. What do they do?

SPEAKING PRACTICE

22. Make notes about yourself under the headings, then talk about yourself.

• name

• age / date of birth

• where I live / place of origin

• occupation

• family (marital status)

23. Work in pairs following the instruction:

Write down in note form some details of a famous person’s life; date and place of birth; what sort of family he/she was born into; education; career; first job; what he /she was famous for, etc. Bring your notes to the lesson.

Student A. Ask student В questions to find out as much as you can about the famous person and try to guess his/her name.

• Definite Questions (expecting factual reply)

• When/where (was he born)?

• Which (college did he attend)?

• How long (did he spend in...)?

• Did he ever (travel to... / produce something by writing, such as a book, a poem, or a song / appear in... / perform in a play or film / act in... / play the part of ...)?

• Tentative Questions (expecting speculative reply)

• Do you happen to know... when/where he was born?

• You don’t know (You don’t happen to know) when/if..., do you?

• I don’t suppose you know (Have you got any idea) when/where (he was born)?

• He was born in ..., wasn’t he?

• I always thought (I had an idea) he was born in..., wasn’t he?

Student B. Answer Student A’s questions supplying the necessary information from the notes prepared at home.