- •Kolomna
- •Contents
- •Personal identification
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Why do people ever get married?'
- •Reading and speaking section
- •In pairs or groups, refer to the information below and on the next page, discuss to what extent the ideas are true about you and the others in your group.
- •22 December - 20 January
- •21 January-19 February
- •20 February - 20 March
- •21 March-20 April
- •21 April-21 May
- •22 May-21 June
- •22 June-23 July
- •24 June - 23 August
- •24 August-23 September
- •24 September-23 October
- •24 October - 22 November
- •23 November - 21 December
- •Friends for life
- •Modern british families
- •Families and family life
- •The extended family
- •Family life
- •In pairs or groups, look through the questions of Task 6 and report on The Modern Russian Family. Translation and rendering section
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Insert prepositions or post-verbal adverbs where necessary:
- •Reading and speaking section
- •A week-day in john’s family
- •Children’s chores
- •The use of leisure
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Houses and homes
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work Exercise 1. Write down the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.
- •Home sweet home
- •My room and welcome to it
- •Eating and drinking
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Eating out (by Clement Hardine)
- •Fast food (by Rebecca Mitchell)
- •The abc of table manners
- •Meals in britain
- •Comprehension Check
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Shops and shopping
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Exercise 2.
- •Exercise 3.
- •Exercise 5.
- •Exercise 6.
- •Exercise 7.
- •Exercise 8.
- •Exercise 9.
- •Exercise 10.
- •Vary, short, likely, freeze, success, expense, reduce, complain, polite, willing reading and speaking section
- •Marks & spencer
- •Comprehension check
- •Shop till you drop. A new disease of our time.
- •Borrowing out of control
- •Vicious circle
- •A cure for shopping?
- •I. At the millinery department:
- •II. At the shoe department:
- •Learning foreign languages
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •English today
- •Learning english is important for me
- •Learning a new language
- •Academic reasons for studying foreign languages
- •The study of foreign languages
- •How to learn a language
- •What makes a good language school?
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Пять способов выучить английский. Какой из них лучше?
- •1. Индивидуальные занятия
- •2.Занятия в группе
- •3. Лингафонный курс
- •4. Обучение под гипнозом
- •5. Суггестопедия
- •Languages. Countries. People
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Weather Vocabulary Quiz
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Russian weather
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Travelling
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
Family life
Some families are very child-centred. The closest families eat meals at the same time and spend their free time together. Some families, however, only see each other for a short time in the evening, and though the children are still considered important, they have to fit in with the lives of their parents.
The average day for many families begins with getting the children up and ready for school. There is usually a rush for everyone to use the bathroom, find clean clothes, eat breakfast, and catch the bus. In the meantime the parents have to get ready for work themselves. Early mornings are a scramble for many families.
The school day usually ends at about 3 p.m. in the US and 4 p.m. in Britain, and the working day at 5 p.m. or later, so many parents have to make arrangements for younger children to be cared for after school. They may go to an after-school club (AmE: after-school centre) or stay with a neighbour's children. Older children often do activities like sports or music at their school, or go home and do their homework. Children often also have to do chores.
In many families, the children eat when they get home and their parents eat later. In the evenings the children play or go and see friends. If everyone is staying in they may watch television together. Many parents make an effort to spend quality time with their children, an hour or so each day when they give them their full attention.
At the weekend families may go to sports games together, go shopping or go on trips to museums, parks, etc. In school holidays/vacations they may visit other family members or go to the beach.
American families are often criticized for the way they do things separately, though many people believe that it is good for children to learn to be independent. From an early age children are encouraged to decide what they want to do, eat or wear, and their parents try to respect their opinions.
(From Oxford Guide to British and American Culture)
In pairs or groups, look through the questions of Task 6 and report on The Modern Russian Family. Translation and rendering section
Task 1. Render the passage below into English.
Юные читатели всегда интересуются тем, «как люди выглядят», и потому мы воспользуемся этим моментом, чтобы дать им краткое описание внешности четырех сестер, которые сидели с вязаньем в руках в декабрьские сумерки, когда за окнами тихо падая пушистый снег, а в гостиной весело потрескивал огонь. Это была уютная старая комната; правда, ковер был выцветшим, а мебель очень простой, но зато на стенах висело несколько хороших картин, стенной шкаф заполнен книгами, на подоконниках цвели хризантемы и маленькие розочки, и все кругом дышало домашним уютом и покоем.
Маргарет, старшей из сестер, было шестнадцать, и она была очень хороша собой: полненькая и беленькая, с большими глазами, мягкими темными волосами, прелестным ртом и белыми ручками, которыми она особенно гордилась. Пятнадцатилетняя Джо, очень высокая, худая, смуглая, напоминала жеребенка, так как, казалось, совершенно не знала, что делать со своими длинными руками и ногами, которые всегда ей мешали. У нее был четко очерченный рот, забавный нос и колючие серые глаза, которые, похоже, видели все» сразу и смотрели то свирепо, то насмешливо, то задумчиво. Длинные густые волосы были ее единственной красой, однако обычно она сворачивала их в узел и укладывала в сетку, чтобы не мешали. Джо была сутулой, с большими кистями рук и стопами, к одежде своей относилась равнодушно и беззаботно. В целом она производила впечатление девочки, которая стремительно превращается в женщину и очень этим недовольна. Элизабет — или Бесс, как все ее называли, — была румяная тринадцатилетняя девочка с гладкими волосами и яркими глазами, застенчивая, робкая, с неизменно кротким выражением лица. Отец называл ее «Маленькая Безмятежность», и это имя отлично ей подходило, ибо она, казалось, жила в своем собственном счастливом мире, решаясь покинуть его лишь для встречи с теми немногими, кому доверяла и кого любила. Эми, хоть и младшая, была самой важной особой в семействе — по крайней мере, в ее собственных глазах. Настоящая снегурочка с голубыми глазами, вьющимися золотистыми волосами, спускающимися на плечи, бледная и стройная, она всегда следила за своими манерами, стараясь вести себя, как юная леди.
(Little Women by Louise May Alcott)
THE DAILY PROGRAMME. LEISURE ACTIVITIES.
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
BASIC WORDS
to have a (cold, warm) shower/bath/wash
to clean/brush one’s teeth
to shave
to comb/brush one’s hair
to rub oneself with a towel
to do exercises to the music
to get dressed
to put on/to take off (clothes)
to have a lie-in
to stay up late
to jog/to go jogging
to go roller-skating/swimming
to do aerobics
to keep fit/to be in good shape
to oversleep
to wash/to dry one’s hair
to go for a run (jog/walk)
to keep house
to mend
to darn
to tidy up the room
to dust/to wipe
to polish
to scrub
to water flowers
to wash up/to do the washing-up
to make/to do one’s bed
to press linen
to iron one’s clothes
to help about the house
to feed pets
to walk a dog
to beat a rug/carpet
to do the carpets with the vacuum-cleaner
to feel like doing smth
to go on a walking tour/holiday
to have a day/evening/night out
to have a good time/to have the time of one’s life
hitch-hiking
to go hiking
to go camping
to pick flowers/berries/mushrooms
hobbies: pottery, collecting stamps/coins/badges/postcards, embroidery, knitting, sewing, painting, mountaineering, photography/taking pictures, carpentry, scuba-diving, fishing
games: darts, puzzles/crosswords, bowls, chess, checkers, a board game, football/soccer, volleyball, badminton, table tennis
amusements: amusement park, carnival, circus, night club, movies/cinema, theatre, (fun)fair, variety show
places: luxury hotel, boarding house/guest house, camping site, youth hostel, dance hall, health centre