- •Сборник учебно-методических материалов по английскому языку (Базовый курс)
- •Содержание:
- •Module 1: Meeting people. Introducing.
- •1. A) Complete the personal introduction form.
- •2. Describe someone in your group or a famous person. Other students must guess the person.
- •4. Correct the mistakes.
- •6. Filling forms.
- •Vixen loans & capital
- •Module 2: Man and his family.
- •I. Meet Jenifer.
- •II. Parents.
- •III. Her brother.
- •IV. Relatives
- •V. A typical family.
- •VI. Grandparents.
- •VII. Child care.
- •In groups discuss the following and give the reasons.
- •5. Correct the mistakes.
- •6. Choose the correct verb form.
- •Module 3: Travelling.
- •2. Look at these phrases and divide them into things a customer would probably say and things a travel agent would probably say. See if you can finish the phrases with suitable words.
- •I’d like to book…
- •I’m afraid that’s not available, but you could…
- •I was wondering if…?
- •2. What are your travel essentials? Why?
- •3. The extracts below are from guidebooks for Iceland and Zimbabwe. Read the extracts and match them to the countries.
- •4. Imagine you’re going to one of these countries. How many things have you got already and what would you have to buy?
- •5. There are lots of compound nouns in the texts, like sleeping bag. How
- •Vocabulary booster: things you take on holiday
- •1. A) Look at the advertisements for three dream holidays. Which places do you visit on each holiday?
- •In pairs. Put the dialogue in the right order . Check the tapescript 3-1.
- •2. Where do you go first when you travel by plane? Put these places in the correct order. Write 1-5 on the left.
- •3. Listen to the conversations. Where are they? Write the letter next to the correct place on the right in ex.2.(tapescript 3-2)
- •4. Travel information
- •Imagine you are in a hot sunny country on holiday. Write a postcard to a friend. Mention five of the things in ex 2.
- •In the town – в городе
- •1. In groups. Choose one of these trips. What sort of bag would you take and what would you pack? Why? Tell the class about your plans for the traveling.
- •2. A) Complete the story about a holiday incident.
- •3. Work in pairs or small groups.
- •In some cities all cars are banned from the centre. Do you think this is a good or a bad thing? Why?
- •8. Read this conversation in the hotel and put the lines in the correct order.
- •9. Ben is going to take his driving test soon. Complete the conversation with the correct form of have to or can.
- •10. Put the verbs in the box into the correct category.
- •1. Work in groups.
- •Imagine that you are cooking a meal for twenty. Your friend offers his help. Prepare vegetables, set the table, do the washing-up, open the wine.
- •1. Put the words in the box in the correct place in the table. Write the singular and plural form for the countable nouns.
- •2. Put the following words under the correct heading in the box below. Translate the words into Russian.
- •3.Using the clues below, complete the words in the word grid 1-8 and find the Mystery word.
- •4.Tick the correct sentence:
- •5. Match the questions with the answers:
- •6. Put the lines of dialogues in order:
- •7.Read parts of Anna and Liz’s conversation with the waitress and complete it with the given phrases below.
- •8. Rewrite the following sentences using the construction there is/
- •Text c Presents and souvenirs in British shops. Read the text and answer the following questions:
- •1. Make the purchase word grid. Give clues for your words. The example bellow may help you:
- •2. Imagine that you have lost your luggage with all your clothes. You have enough money to buy only twelve items of clothing. Make a list of the clothes you would buy and the colours.
- •2. Where do you buy these things?
- •3. Where would you hear these sentences?
- •5. Tick the correct sentence:
- •6. Put the dialogue in the correct order:
- •Module 6: Health
- •Diseases
- •Mini projects
- •1. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •2. Medical terms
- •3. At the chemist
- •4. Read the text. Translate the words and phrases in brackets.
- •Module 7: Free time activities.
- •1) You discuss with your friend the way to spend your weekend. Having different opinions on the matter, it takes you rather long to work out a common plan
- •2. Make reports on:
- •1 Insert prepositions or adverbs:
- •2 Arrange the following into groups of words and word combinations close in meaning:
- •3 Fit the following sentences into situations. Paraphrase them wherever possible. Translate into Russian.
- •4 Use the following word combinations in sentences of your own:
- •5 Explain the difference between:
- •6 Correct whatever is wrong in the statements
- •Module 9: Education and job.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •2. Discuss in groups. Read the people’s problems. (Do you have similar problems yourself?)
- •3. Choose one of the topics given below and make a report.
- •Module 9-II. Job.
- •If you do something wrong you are: if you’ve done nothing wrong, you are:
- •Content
- •Interview 1
- •Interview 2
- •1 Discuss in groups.
- •2 There are some adjectives below. Use some of them describing yourself:
- •4 Make up your Resume, using these points:
- •Interviewee. Think about these things:
- •IX Write complete sentences.
- •X Match the questions and the answers.
- •Travelling.
2. Make reports on:
1. How the telephone was invented. 2. The principles of the telephone mechanism. 3. The work of a telephone line. 4. The advantages and disadvantages of the telephone as compared to other means of communication.
Test yourself 8
1 Insert prepositions or adverbs:
1. Is there anything more difficult than to speak ... a foreign language ... the telephone
2. Don't hang... the receiver. Hold..., please.
3. He let the telephone ring twice, then he picked ... the receiver, and almost whispered his "Hello"... the mouthpiece.
4. "What has happened ...the telephone?
5. He waited ... the receiver ... the number to be given him.
2 Arrange the following into groups of words and word combinations close in meaning:
To call smb; to connect; to wait at the telephone; to be engaged on another line; to be called to the telephone; to make a call; telephone cabin; to pick up the receiver; trunk call; the line is clear; to put a call through; to hang up; a dial telephone; to hold the wire (or the line); to ring off; to be cut off; to get in touch; to speak over another telephone; to take up the receiver;^ non-automatic phone; to ring smb up; to put through; there was, no reply (answer); the line is busy; to ptrt down the receiver; to give smb a ring; to be disconnected; to hold on; the line is free; a call phone; to telephone to smb; long distance call; telephone booth; to give smb a call; to look up the telephone directory; to get through; to be wanted on the phone; to consult the telephone book; nobody answered the telephone(the call); call-box; an automatic telephone.
3 Fit the following sentences into situations. Paraphrase them wherever possible. Translate into Russian.
1. Were there any calls former?
2. We had a very bad connection.
3. The telephone is dead. There was no reply.
4. Are you there?
5. Go ahead. You are through.
6. You are wanted on the phone.
7. Where can I reach you?
8. She left no message.
9. He is engaged on another line.
4 Use the following word combinations in sentences of your own:
To have the wrong number; to leave a message; to call back; to wait for the dialing tone; to wait at the receiver; to consult the telephone book; to reach smb at a certain number; to get through to smb; to make a call; to call smb.
5 Explain the difference between:
1. A dial phone and a call phone.
2. A private phone and a public phone.
3. A wall phone and a desk phone.
4. A telephone: directory and a telephone note-book.
Give as many word combinations with the noun telephone (phone) as you remember:
e. g. automatic phone , etc.
6 Correct whatever is wrong in the statements
I. Robert remembered Virginia's telephone number very well so he didn't have to consult his telephone book. 2. Robert easily found her telephone number in his telephone book. 3. When Robert dialed the number a constant buzz indicated that the line was free. 4. He did not wait a moment and dialed again. 5. Robert got the right number at once. 6. When he found that he had made a mistake he kept holding the line. 7. Robert got very impatient, he hung up the receiver and did not try f to get through any longer. 8. Robert was very careful to dial the right number this time but there was no reply. 9. Some-body answered the call. It was Virginia White. 10* When Robert did not find Virginia in, he did not give his name. Don't tell her that I called", he said. He did not leave her any message either.