- •Introducing people
- •Phonetic Training
- •Training rhymes.
- •Grammar Revision The verbs “to be” and “to have”
- •Training exercises
- •Training exercises
- •English Noun
- •Training exercises
- •Introducing people
- •Training exercises
- •3. Listen to the songs, learn them by heart and sing.
- •Grammar Revision The structure of the English Sentence
- •Training exercises:
- •The plural of Nouns
- •Appearances and Traits of Character.
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 2
- •Training exercises:
- •People’s appearance
- •Vocabulary 3
- •Training exercises:
- •The Brothers
- •Meet the Stewarts
- •Unit 3 Family Life and Relations
- •Phonetic Training
- •Grammar Revision The System of the English Verb
- •The System of the English Verb Forms
- •Training exercises:
- •Present Simple (Indefinite) and Present Continuous (Progressive)
- •Training exercises
- •Family Life and Relations
- •Vocabulary1:
- •Training exercises:
- •Words and expressions to be used in the translation:
- •Read the text and do the exercises after it: What Do Parents Owe Their Children?
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Read the text and fulfill the tasks after it: Work or Family: There’s a Problem
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Role Play: Family Problems
- •Grammar Revision Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
- •Training exercises:
- •III. Occupations
- •Vocabulary 1.
- •Training exercises
- •Choosing an Occupation
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Vocabulary 2. Job Titles.
- •Training exercises.
- •Accountant
- •Acrobat
- •Administrative secretary
- •Airplane-flight attendant
- •Animal trainer
- •Appliance repairer
- •Auctioneer
- •Topics for discussion
- •My Bonny
- •Intonation of different types of questions in the English language.
- •II. Grammar Revision
- •Training exercises:
- •III. Home or House?
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Training exercise:
- •Vocabulary 2:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 3. The interior of the house:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 4.
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 5.
- •Training exercises:
- •Buying a House
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Tasks for discussion
- •B. Living Standards (discussion)
- •1. Let’s have a talk about the living standards. The following questions will help you. While discussing the problem make use of the words and expressions given below.
- •C. Hospitality
- •1. The Russian people are considered to be very hospitable. What hospitability is? Are you a hospitable host?
- •Topics for discussion
- •Training exercises
- •Health and Wellness
- •Vocabulary 1.
- •Training exercises
- •A. Read the text and do the given tasks. Get acquainted with Henry!
- •Keeping fit
- •B. Read and translate the text. Be ready for a discussion. Health & wellness
- •Points for discussion.
- •3. Memorize the tongue-twister.
- •Grammar Revision Present Perfect and Past Simple
- •Training exercises:
- •Then and now
- •Education
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Read and translate the text. There are 6 parts in it. While reading it match the heading to each part of it.
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Read the text and do exercises after it. Education in the usa
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Speak on Russian Education using the vocabulary and texts a and b. Here is a passage to help you. Add more details.
- •Read the text.
- •Imperial College. London
- •Read the text "Our Institute" and prepare to discuss it. Our institute
- •Vocabulary 2:
- •Training exercises
- •Topics for discussion:
- •II. Grammar Revision Future Tenses
- •Training exercises:
- •Degrees of comparison (adverbs and adjectives)
- •III. Why Do People Travel?
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 2: the best way of travelling
- •Training exercises:
- •A. Read the text and do the tasks after it. Different means of travel.
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Vocabulary 3:
- •Training exercises:
- •B. Read the text and expand on its contents. People and Diplomacy
- •Traveling Alone
- •Traveling With Someone
- •How to Meet People
- •Tourists, Travelers, and Local Culture
- •II. Grammar Revision a. Passive Voice.
- •Training Exercises
- •Training exercises.
- •Training exercise.
- •C. Употребление артиклей с географическими названиями.
- •Training Exercises
- •Ex 5. Replace the part of the model in bold type by the following:
- •Ex 6. Read Grammar Revision c and fill in the definite or indefinite article if necessary:
- •Ex 7. Fill in prepositions if necessary:
- •Ex 8. Put the adjectives in brackets in the required degree of comparison:
- •Ex 9. Answer the following questions:
- •A. Read the text and do the tasks after it.
- •Task 1. Read the statements and decide whether they are true or false.
- •Task 2. Prepare a talk on some other traits of the English character. B. Read the text and do the tasks after it.
- •Task 1. Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.
- •Task 2. Match the information in column a with the corresponding information in column b.
- •Task 3. Say more about Americans. Share your experience of communicating with them if you have some..
- •II. Grammar Revision. A Reported Speech (Affirmative sentences and Statements)
- •1) Утвердительные предложения.
- •Training exercises:
- •2) Imperative Sentences (повелительные предложения)
- •Training exercise:
- •3) Вопросы в косвенной речи
- •Training exercises:
- •Training exercises:
- •Revision Exercises
- •III. Business Trip. Staying at a Hotel.
- •Vocabulary 1. At the Airport
- •Airport Formalities
- •Tasks to the Text:
- •At the airport
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Vocabulary 2. At the Customs
- •Immigration and customs
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Make up your own dialogues. Before you do it study the following ways of expressing modality.
- •1. Various ways of making a request & possible replies ranging from informal to very polite:
- •3. Ways of expressing gratitude & suitable replies.
- •4. Phrases used to asked for information, ranging from less formal to more formal:
- •Vocabulary 3. Staying at a hotel.
- •Training exercises.
- •At a Hotel The Grand Hotel "Europe"
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Topics for discussions
- •Appendix
- •I. Countries & Nationalities
- •II. “Traditions and Habits of American People”
- •Introductions (Episodes 1-3) characters:
- •Formulae of introduction
- •Family life (Episodes 1-3)
- •Proper names:
- •The blind date. (Episode 2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Grandpa’s trunks. (Episode 3)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Home. (Episodes 11, 7)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Episode 11 proper names:
- •Episode 7 (man’s best friend)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Education (Episode 9 “it”s up to you”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Going abroad. Accomodation. ( Episode 15)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Elections. (Episode 18)
- •Vocabulary:
- •American traditions. (Episode 19 “I do”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Family life. (Episode 20 “quality time”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Episode 20 proper names:
- •Vocabulary to episode 21 “a big fish in a little pond”
- •Proper names:
- •Vocabulary to episode 22 “career choices”
- •Proper names:
- •Literature
- •Contents
Training exercises:
Ex.1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
‘Where’s your key?’ ‘I don’t know. I ..’ve lost.. it.’ (lose)
I ..was.. very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)
Mary……………..to Australia for a while but she’s back again now. (go)
‘Where’s Ken?’ ‘He…………………….out. He’ll be back in about an hour.’ (go)
I did German at school but I………………….most of it. (forget)
I meant to phone Diane last night but I………………..(forget)
I……………………….a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)
Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There…………………an accident. (be)
They’re still building the new road. They……………………….it. (not/finish)
‘Is Helen still here?’ ‘No, she………………………out.’ (just/go)
The police……………………………three people but later they let them go. (arrest)
Ann………………..me her address but I’m afraid I…………………it. (give, lose)
Where’s my bike? It…………………………….outside the house. It……………! (be, disappear)
What do you think of my English? Do you think I………………….? (improve)
Ex.2. Fill the spaces in the conversation with suitable verbs. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect.
Rosie is talking to Marcus, who has recently come to work in the same company as her.
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ROSIE: |
So, Marcus, are you setting in here OK, do you think? |
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MARCUS: |
Oh, yes. Everyone (1) ..has been.. very friendly. I (2) ..expected.. to have quite a lot of problems, but I (3) ..haven’t had.. any really. Not here at work, anyway. |
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ROSIE: |
Do you mean there (4)………………………….other problems? |
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MARCUS: |
Well, I (5)……………………………..to move out of the flat I (6)………………….when I first (7)………………….. . |
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ROSIE: |
Oh dear. Why (8) ……………………… you …………………. to do that? Wasn’t it comfortable? Our personnel department (9) ………………….. you to find it, (10)…………………………..they? |
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MARCUS: |
That’s right. It was a good flat. I (11)…………………………living there very much. Unfortunately, the journey to work was too long. The bus routes changed just before I (12)………………………….to work here and it (13)………………………..me two hours to get here every day. So I (14)………………………..to a place just round the corner from here. Everything’s fine now. |
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ROSIE: |
I hope all this trouble (15)…………………….(not) you sorry that you came here. |
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MARCUS: |
Not at all. I’m really enjoying the work. And I (16)…………………..a lot of new friends already. |
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ROSIE: |
That’s good. Oh, well. We’d better get on with some work now, I suppose. |
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MARCUS: |
I guess so. See you later. |
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ROSIE: |
Yes. Bye. |
Ex.3. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct tense: Present Perfect or Simple Past. (In some cases the Present Perfect continuous is also possible. This is noted in the Key.)
Paul: I (play) football since I was five years old.
Tom: You (play) since you (come) to England?
Paul: Oh yes. I (play) quite a lot. I (join) a club the day after I (arrive).
Tom” You (play) any matches?
Paul: We (play) about ten. We have two more to play. We (have) a very good season, we (win) all our matches so far, though we (not really deserve) to win the last one.
Tom: I (play) football when I (be) at school but when I (leave) school I (drop) it and (take) up golf.
Ann: Hello, Jack! I (not see) you for ages! Where you (be)?
Jack: I (be) in Switzerland. I (mean) to send you a postcard but I (not have) your address with me.
Ann: Never mind. You (have) a good time in Switzerland? How long you (be) there?
Jack: I (be) there for a month. I only just (get) back. Yes, I (enjoy) it thoroughly. I (ski) all day and (dance) all night.
Ann: I (ski) when I (be) at the university, but I (break) a leg five years ago and since then I (not do) any.
When I first (come) to this house, it (be) a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate (be) built and it (become) very noisy.
My son (not start) work yet. He’s still at the High School. ~
How long he (be) at school?~
He (be) at the High School for six years; before that he (spend) five years at the Primary School in Windmill Street.
Ex.4. Supply the following sentences with suitable situations to show the differences between the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
I’ve had a busy day today.
I had a busy day today.
I read “Crime and Punishment”.
I have read “Crime and Punishment”.
I have enjoyed staying at a hotel.
I enjoyed stay at a hotel.
He lived at my aunt’s for some time.
He has lived with my aunt for some time.
The leaves have turned yellow.
The leaves turned yellow.
He told the truth to his father.
He has told the truth to his father.
Ex.5. Read the passage and put the verbs in the correct form, Present Perfect or Past Simple.