 19.6 Complete the table and report the results to the class. Have you ever…

	You	Student 1	Student 2	Your relative
travelled abroad?
performed on a stage?
stayed in an expensive hotel?
flown by plane?
cooked a meal for ten (or more) people?
met a famous person?
seen a play by Shakespeare?
driven a car?
been to hospital?
won a competition?

 Self-check Test 19

1. Spell the following words:

1. /'kPlJg/ 7. /'neIbq/

2. /In'geIGd/ 8. /"RkI'PlqGI/

3. /'trxvqld/ 9. /steId/

4. /'belGqm/ 10. /'praImqrI/

5. /'bRbqkjH/ 11. /rI'plaI/

6. /kq'rRtI/ 12. /Gxz/

2. Give words to the following definitions:

1. to make somebody known formally to somebody else by giving te person’s name;

2. a person that one doesn’t know;

3. having agreed to marry;

4. to get information about sth belatedly;

5. a woman who lets rooms, etc. to tenants;

6. Japanese system of unarmed combat in which the hands, feet, etc. are used as weapons;

7. act of allowing sb to do sth, consent;

8. place to which sb/sth is going or being sent.

3. Fill in the gaps:

1. What time do we arrive ___ London?

2. I never eat or drink anything ___ the train.

3. Thanks. The same ___ you.

4. He’s taking his family ___ the seaside.

5. I’m here ___ holiday.

6. Do you know who she is going ___ with?

7. I haven’t seen you ___ ages!

8. He was in the class ___ me at school, wasn’t he?

9. We’ve got enough time to catch ___ ___ the latest news.

10. Would you like to be ___ an intensive language course?

11. I’ve seen all the art galleries in Paris and ___ Eiffel Tower, too.

12. What company do you work ___?

13. Have you ever heard your favourite singer ___ person?

4. Give synonyms for the following words:

1. an accident 5. a schedule

2. an answer 6. to object

3. an associate 7. to finish

4. a pullover

5. Form nouns from the following:

1. to occupy –

2. to congratulate –

3. to compete –

4. to reply –

5. to engage –

6. to introduce –

6. Translate into English:

1. Вы не возражаете, если я открою окно? Здесь очень жарко. – Нет, конечно. Пожалуйста, открывайте.

2. Ты когда-нибудь разговаривал с каким-нибудь политиком лично?

3. Я бы не возражала против чашки чаю, но так как буфет закрыт, пойдет и минеральная газированная вода.

4. Я знаю его всего лишь два дня, а мне кажется, что мы знакомы с начальной школы. У нас столько общего.

5. Иногда я хожу в кино, но почти никогда в оперу.

6. Ты не возражаешь, если я надену твой новый свитер на барбекю? – Вообще-то, мне бы не хотелось.

7. Он переехал в этот город, так как ему захотелось перемен. Там он встретил девушку, которая была на год старше его в школе. Они стали встречаться и вскоре обручились.

8. – Я плохо спала эту ночь. – Правда? Бедняжка! Ты хорошо себя чувствуешь? – Более или менее. – Ты хочешь чего-нибудь поесть? – Нет, спасибо. У меня есть пирожное, оно сойдет.

9. Они не виделись, по меньшей мере, четыре года, и сейчас они делятся последними новостями.

 Conversational Skills

1. You haven’t seen each other for several years. Catch up on the latest news.

2. Strike a conversation with a stranger in a bar.

3. One of you is a famous person. Interview him/her.

4. You are trying to start a conversation with a very reserved person on the train.

5. Find out some important events in your friend’s life and when they happened.

 Speech Practice

1. Tell us how your parents / grandparents / two friends of yours met each other.

2. Have you ever tried to get acquainted with a stranger? Tell the group about your experience.

3. What do you think is the best way to strike up a conversation with an attractive stranger? Share your opinion with the group.

UNIT 20 CONSOLIDATION

You must revise: grammar: ‘why don’t we’ + infinitive ‘let’s’ + infinitive Simple Past articles ‘both…and’, ‘neither…nor’ reported speech ‘do you mind if…?’ position of adverbs reply questions Present Perfect phonology: polite intonation of requests weak forms of ‘was / were’ /J/ and /I/ rising intonation in reply questions

You must know: vocabulary: eating out menu describing food making suggestions social English

	Topic	Hours
20A	Things to remember	Self-study
20B	Past, Perfect and Present	Self-study
20C	Choose	1
20D	Test yourself	1

 20.1 Listen to an interview with TV newscaster Lisa Aziz and complete the information below.

Before you listen pay attention to the following words: