Module 5 Speak about public transport.

Vocabulary

motorway, drive at (100 km an/per hour), service station, learner driver, ride a bicycle, go by underground, to take an underground train from…to…, bad traffic, traffic jam, to drive on the left, arrive in/at, public transport, to travel by plane, how long does it take to…, the journey takes (two hours), passenger / pedestrian, to travel in a (Boeing) aeroplane, traffic lights, crowded bus, to wait for a bus / to catch/to miss a bus, to get on/off a bus, to wait in a queue (to get on / off a bus), to have a real problem with cars / buses, to take a fast train, ticket (single / return)

Questions for discussion.

1. Can you drive? Are you a learner driver?

2. Is traffic in your town bad?

3. Do you really have a problem with cars or bicycles?

4. What means of transport do most people use?

5. Do you use public transport? Is it a nice experience? Why?

6. Do buses stick to the schedule in your town?

7. How long does it take you to get to university?

8. Is Moscow far from your town?

9. How can you get there?

10. How long does it take?

Module 6 Healthy food.

Vocabulary

cereal, to have for (breakfast), bread roll, French fries, vegetables, fruit, …hasn’t got any calories /’s got no calories, to be healthy /it is (un)healthy to eat, to go on a diet, …is really good/bad for you, pasta, sauce, dessert, to contain (cream), simple but delicious, fast food / homemade food, vegetarian, to make an omelette, ingredient, recipe, dish, typical (breakfast)

Questions for discussion.

1. What is your typical breakfast?

2. How many meals do you have a day?

3. Why do many people want to start the day with drinking a glass of juice?

4. Why are there vegetarians?

5. What do you think is really bad for your health?

6. Why is fast food becoming less popular?

7. What is good about homemade food?

8. Can you cook? Who makes food for you?

9. What is your favourite dish? Why?

10. Is it typically Russian?

Module 7 Extraordinary life.

Vocabulary

to be born / to die, at the age of (five), to be the first to do smth, (five) years later, before sb did…, sb did…, after…/ then, in the 1990s, to be originally from, to look ordinary, quite normal life/extraordinary life, to become interested in, to win the Nobel Prize, …for most of his life, to get a job with (a company), to study at university, to go to live /work in…, to get married

Questions for discussion.

1. When and where was the person born?

2. What is she / he famouse for?

3. Was his / her life really extraordinary?

Module 8 News.

Vocabulary

Fact / fiction, to get the idea for (a story), to write a diary, headline, article, title for (a story), front page, newspaper, magazine, newagency, cover / to cover / coverage, author, newsmaker, newsreader, journalist, cameraman, modern technologies, satellite, hot news, breaking news, striking news, sensation

Questions for discussion.

1. What media do we get news from?

2. What news agencies and organizations do you know?

3. What modern technologies do they use?

4. Who makes news?

5. How do they do it?

6. Do you like infortainment news programmes?

7. What is the most important story in the news at the moment?

8. Who is your favourite TV person? Why?