Module 1

Текст: About myself

Грамматика: 1. Глагол to be

2. Артикли

Тест: What’s your true personality?

Практика: Письмо

Песня: I don’t know

1.Образуйте отрицательную и вопросительную форму следующих предложений:

Example: That’s interesting

That isn’t interesting

Is that interesting?

1. He is a good singer.

2. It’s difficult to make a decision.

3. I am from Yekaterinburg.

4. She is at work.

5. That’s a practical idea.

6. He is hard-working.

7. She is my sister.

8. They are his group mates.

9. Her name is Jane.

10. My granny is a violinist.

2. Заполните пропуски формами глагола to be:

• Hello! My name __ Anna.

• Hi! I ___ Anton. How ___ you?

• I ___ fine, thanks. And you?

• I ___ OK. ___ you a first year student?

• Yeah, ___ we group mates?

• I think so. How old ___ you?

• I ___ 17.

• Me too. Where ___ you from?

• I ___ from Yekaterinburg. ____ you from Yekaterinburg too?

• Right. Look, I think those people ___ first year students too and that woman ___ our teacher. Let’s go!

3. Вставьте неопределенные артикли a и an, если это необходимо:

1. My brother is _____ musician.

2. Is she _____ conductor?

3. Do you have _____ lessons today?

4. Is that _____ my English book? No, it’s ___ my book.

5. Are you _____ student?

6. I hope to get ___ answer from her.

7. I’m not _____ journalist! I’m ____ music teacher.

8. This is my _____ e-mail address.

4. Прочитайте и инсценируйте диалоги:

• 1.

• Give me a dictionary, please.

• Which dictionary? This one?

• No, not that one. The red one.

• This one?

• Yes, please.

• Here you are.

• Thank you.

• 2.

• Give me some glasses, please.

• Which glasses? These glasses?

• No, not those. The ones on the shelf.

• These?

• Yes, please.

• Here you are.

• Thanks.

5. Изучите новые слова:

Vocabulary

Слово	Транскрипция	Перевод	Пример
appearance	[ə'pɪərəns]	внешность	He doesn’t like to speak about his appearance
complexion	[kəm'plekʃn]	цвет лица	She has got a dark complexion
straight	[streɪt]	прямой	Is your hair straight?
even-tempered	[ˌiːvən'tempərɪd]	невозмутимый	My father is even-tempered
reserved	[rɪ'zɜːvd]	скрытный, сдержанный	Are you a reserved person?
calm	[kɑːm]	спокойный	My sister is very calm
modest	['mɔdɪst]	скромный	They are very modest
to lose temper	[luːz 'tempə]	терять самообладание	He often loses temper
to appreciate	[ə'priːʃɪeɪt]	ценить	You don’t appreciate my help!
to be good/bad at		быть способным/ неспособным	I’m good at English and very bad at Physics
to do my best		делать всё возможное	She does her best to study well.
delight	[dɪ'laɪt]	удовольствие	His voice gives me much delight

6. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы: What is Alex’s future profession? Is he your group mate?

About myself

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Anna. I am seventeen. I live in Yekaterinburg and it’s my native city.

As to my appearance I am tall and thin. My face is round and I have a fair complexion. I have large blue eyes, and my hair is black, straight and long.

I think that I'm even-tempered, reserved, calm and modest. But sometimes I can lose my temper and become angry or sad. I like staying alone. But at the same time I like my friends, I like to laugh and joke. I have got a sense of humour. It means I understand humour and appreciate it.

I was born on the 25th of April 1995 in the city of Yekaterinburg where I live now together with my parents and my younger brother. I was born in a family of a teacher and a doctor. I went to school when I was 7, and there I was very good at History, Russian literature and English. I really tried hard in them. But I was quite bad at Math.

I have just left school and now I am finally a student of the Ural State Pedagogical University. I am going to be a music teacher. I like my future profession and I am going to do my best to become a good specialist.

I haven't got any special hobby, like collecting something but I'm fond of reading books. And of course I like music. I'm fond of music of the 60-s, like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elvis Prestly. The songs of the Beatles give me much delight and pleasure. If I have some free time, I go to the cinema. I don’t like television. My favourite sport is ice-skating. My friends and I often get together to play different games, to go for a walk or to the disco.

7. Определите, верно ли утверждение, неверно или в тексте нет такой информации:

1. Anna is very tall and quite fat.

2. She likes collecting stamps.

3. She is very good at Math.

4. Anna hasn’t got any sense of humor.

5. Her favourite sport is ice-skating.

6. She enjoys music of the 60s.

7. There are four people in her family.

8. She is a theatre-goer.

8. Расположите утверждения в том порядке, в каком они следуют в тексте:

• I was very good at History, Russian literature and English;

• Let me introduce myself;

• I like staying alone;

• I have large blue eyes;

• If I have some free time, I go to the cinema. I don’t like television;

• I am finally a student of the Ural State Pedagogical University.

9. Соотнесите каждое предложение с пунктом плана:

Introduction
Appearance
Character
Short biography/school
Plans for future
Interests

10. Используйте получившийся план для составления рассказа о себе:

11. Пройдите тест и узнайте “What’s your true personality?”:

1. How do you react (реагируешь) when your friend has a big problem?

1. You don’t know how to help him.

2. You ask someone for advice.

3. You find a solution (решение) immediately (немедленно).

1. What do you do, when a person, you know, seems to be angry with you?

1. You don’t dare (отважиться) ask him for an explanation (объяснение).

2. You ask him or her, what’s wrong.

3. You think it’s just your imagination (воображение).

1. What birthday present would you give to your friend?

1. Something that would remind (напоминать) him/her about you.

2. Something useful.

3. Something very original.

1. What is your reaction to a person, you are meeting for the first time?

1. You are very diffident (застенчивый, неуверенный в себе, робкий).

2. You are very excited (взволнованный, вследствие положительных эмоций) and look forward to meeting him or her.

3. You feel you’ve found a new friend.

1. What do you wear at your friend’s birthday?

1. Elegant clothes.

2. Clothes in which you feel comfortable.

3. T-shirt and a pair of jeans.

1. What do you do, if there’s an interesting film on TV, but your television set is broken?

1. You are a little unhappy, but it doesn’t really matter to you.

2. You phone the TV repairman (телемастер) immediately.

3. You go to your friend’s home to watch the film.

1. What do you do when you have an important class left?

1. You stay at home to study for hours.

2. You study for some time and do other things you normally do.

3. You don’t worry about it much.

1. What kind of job would you like?

1. A job that is to your satisfaction.

2. A job that is secure (безопасный) and without tension (напряжение).

3. A prestigious job.

1. What would you like for your birthday?

1. A book.

2. Any present because it should be a surprise.

3. A musical record.

1. What would be the most enjoyable thing for you?

1. An evening out with your friends.

2. An exciting film.

3. Something surprising.

KEY:

Mostly a: You are Mel Gibson or Julia Roberts in a romantic film. You like building castles in the air. You are sympathetic to other people. You like staying with them and you understand their problems. Sometimes you don’t feel confident of (уверенный в) relationship with others. Don’t be afraid of reality and you can realize your dreams.

Mostly b: You are Colombo or Miss Marple in a detective film. You are a very confident (уверенный в себе) type. You know how to deal with people and difficult situations and know what you want. But be careful, don’t be too presumptuous (самонадеянный).

Mostly c: You are Sylvester Stallone or Sigourney Weaver in an action film. Relax! You’re too much sure of yourself. Many times you don’t realize other people’s needs. You do too many things at the same time. You are full (полны) of energy, but you should think before doing something. Try to understand yourself better and have a sympathetic attitude (отношение) to others.

12. Повторите правила составления английского письма:

В правом верхнем углу укажите свой адрес (имя не указывается). В официальных письмах в левом верхнем углу нужно указать адрес той организации, куда вы обращаетесь. В дружеских письмах это не делается.

Затем пишется дата, сначала число, месяц, год без знаков препинания.

В зависимости от уровня официальности выбираются формулы приветствия и завершения письма. В дружеском письме вначале употребляется обращение по имени:

Dear Mary/John,

А в конце письма:

Best wishes,

All the best,

Take care,

Looking forward to seeing you,

Hope to hear from you soon,

Lots of love,

Yours faithfully,

Love,