Discussion

1. Is it difficult to be the only child in the family?

2. Do you like when your distant relatives from the village come? Give your reasons.

3. What does an ideal boy / girl look like?

4. Formulate 6 rules of a happy marriage.

5. What are the pros and cons of having a pet?

6. Can the teenagers always discuss their problems with their parents?

Project

Tell about a contemporary person that you admire (a sportsman, a singer, a businessman, etc.).

Make sure that you know these words. Use the vocabulary if necessary. Learn the words by heart.

a name a surname a student a school-boy / -girl a teacher a businessman (-peolpe) a programmer an accountant a housewife a wife (wives) a husband parents children (a child) father mother daughter son uncle

aunt a relative a house a building a balcony a flat a block of flats a residential area a view of smth. married engaged single divorced retired nine-storey cosy light on the 5^th floor

of (my/her/his) own to be … years old to work as … in / for … to study economics / management / computer science to go in for smth. / Ving to take part in smth. to like smth. / Ving to be interested in smth. / Ving to be fond of smth. / Ving to be good at smth. / Ving to take care of smb. to look like smb. to take after smb. to keep the house to babysit smb. to get married / divorced

Unit 2. Daily Routines

Vocabulary & Speech Exercises

1. Match the questions and the answers. Practice asking and answering these questions with your partner. Then tell about your partner. Learn the questions by heart.

Questions:

1. What’s the time? (What time is it?)

2. What time do you usually get up?

3. How much time does it take you to get to the institute?

4. How do you get to the institute?

5. When do your classes start?

6. How often do you have your English lessons?

7. Do you have a lunch break?

8. What do you do in the evening?

9. Do you go to bed late?

Answers:

1. I usually get up at 6.

2. My classes start at 9 sharp.

3. I get to the institute by bus.

4. Yes, I do. I have a late night.

5. It’s half past nine.

6. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to the institute.

7. I usually go out in the evening. Sometimes I stay in and watch TV.

8. Yes, I have lunch at the university café.

9. I have my English lessons only once a week.

2. Tell the times.

3. Arrange these activities in the right order.

get up go to bed have breakfast have lunch have dinner

leave home get home go to work go home get dressed

have a shower watch TV surf the net work go to a cafe

4. Translate these sentences into Russian. Pay your attention to the bold-typed words

1. I wash my face, clean my teeth and then get dressed.

2. She’s an early riser, she always gets up at 6.

3. It takes him half an hour to get to work.

4. On my way to work I often listen to music.

5. I enjoy surfing the net and browsing different web-sites.

6. I often have a late night during the week.

7. At weekends I usually have a lie-in.

8. We have our English lessons once / twice / three times a week.

9. I like to have a walk in the evening / in the morning / in the afternoon.

10. I usually stay at home at the weekends.

5. Match the two columns. Make collocations.

1	to have	a	out
2	to do	b	a late night
3	to make	c	in
4	to take	d	homework
5	to go	e	to music
6	to get	f	a report
7	to leave	g	home
8	to stay	h	to the institute
9	to surf	i	notes
10	to listen	j	the Internet