Angliyskiy
.pdf7.Describe your room. First, write notes for each paragraph.
1.Paragraph − Introduce yourself.
2.Paragraph – Your home, your room.
3.Paragraph – What do you like to do when you‘re in your room?
GRAMMAR
The Article
Indefinite Articles - a, an |
Definite Article - the |
an - used before singular count nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or vowel sound: an apple, an elephant, an orange, an hour (because the H is silent)
a - used before singular count nouns beginning with consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k etc): a stamp, a desk, a TV, a cup, a book, a university (the beginning of university sounds like [ˌjuːnɪ'vɜːsətɪ])
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a child |
an elephant |
a television |
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Number collectives and some numbers. |
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a gallon |
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3.Singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier. a girl who was wearing a yellow hat
4.Use with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree.
I felt a bit depressed.
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We use the with:
1.A singular or plural noun when it is clear/obvious which person or thing we are talking about.
There is a lamp in my bedroom. (the first time) The lamp is next to the desk.
2.Anything which we identify immediately.
We watched the new Brad Pitt movie last night.
3.Musical instruments (the violin, the guitar, the drums, the flute, the piccolo).
She plays the piano.
4.Something that is unique or there is only one.
the sun the moon the internet
5. Names of rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges and deserts (always in capitals).
The Mississippi River |
The Black Sea |
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The Andes |
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6. Directions (cardinal points). |
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the west |
the south-east |
the north-west |
7. All members of a family
I invited the Bakers for dinner.
8. One of, some of, many of, each of, most of, both of Most of the stories are very interesting.
We use no article with:
1.When we refer to general ideas, plurals or uncountable nouns we do not use “the”.
Mexican food is spicy.
2.Names of people, books and plays (unless it is part of the title).
I have read ―Romeo and Juliet‖.
3. Towns, cities, states and countries. Montana Vietnam
(Exceptions – The USA, The UK, The Netherlands, The Czech Republic, The Philippines).
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Lakes, single islands, continents or mountains. |
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Lake Victoria |
Jamaica |
Asia |
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Planets |
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Mars |
Jupiter |
Saturn |
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Sports or games |
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soccer |
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tennis |
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skiing |
monopoly |
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Meals |
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breakfast |
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lunch |
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dinner |
supper |
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8. Choose the correct article (a / an / the).
1)Did you bring ___ umbrella?
2)Are you looking for ___ shampoo?
3)I checked ___ mailbox again.
4)Can I have ___ spoon please?
5)I was born in ____ poor family.
6)She will come back in ____ hour.
7)Have you been to ____ Space Needle Tower in Seattle?
8)I would love to talk to one of ___ managers.
9)What ___ amazing view!
10)The helicopter landed on ___ roof of a building.
9. Complete the sentences with the correct article.
Variant 1
1.A / The Tudors had never possessed a standing army or a police force.
2.A / The British drive on the left-hand side in their country.
3.Is there a/ an / the school in the street?
4.Give me a / an / the apple, please.
5.The Queen of Great Britain is not an / - / the absolute.
6.She always said that she wanted to be a /- / the doctor.
7.Could you give me a /- / the sheet of paper?
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8.A /The / - Earth is millions of kilometers from a / the /- Sun.
9.It is washed by the waters of a /- /the Atlantic Ocean.
10.I only want a /the /- little sugar in my tea, please.
Variant 2
1.It is washed by the waters of - /a /the Atlantic Ocean.
2.In the /an end we decided to watch television.
3.Give me a /- / the apple, please.
4.Can you give me - / a /an /the book over there?
5.We celebrate New Year on - / a / the 31st of December.
6.Pushkin, the greatest Russian poet, was born in - / a / the 1799.
7.A /The /- Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on a /- /the Earth.
8.Could you give me - / a /the sheet of paper?
9.A / - / The Earth is millions of kilometers from a / - / the Sun.
10.A / - / The Tate Gallery is the main modern art museum.
SELF-STUDY
Houses around the World
10. Look at the photos. Match them with these countries.
Mongolia [mɔŋ'gəulɪə] |
Philippines ['fɪlɪpiːnz] |
Thailand ['taɪlænd] |
Canada ['kænədə] |
South Africa [sauθ 'æfrɪkə] |
Germany ['ʤɜːmənɪ] |
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11. Read the texts to check your answers. Match the photos with their describing.
a)Gel is the Mongolian transferable nomad house. They move the house when their domestic animals have eaten the grass in that area. The main 2 poles in the center support the house with the framework. They cover the framework with the white cloth filled with wool and hair of the domestic animals. In the center, they place the stove and the ceiling can be opened for the smoke.
b)The people in the south of Philippines used to live in the tree houses. From the tree houses, they could find the enemies, the poisonous snakes and wild animals. They also could get the cooler and drier air. The houses are needed to rebuild as the trees grow. The tree houses are now used for the meeting and resting.
c)In the Village of Lahu Tribe, nearly 5,000 people live in the houses on the steep land 1,000 meters above sea level. The floor of the house is 2 meters high and under the floor, they keep cow, pigs and chicken. They made house with the wood panels crossing each other.
d)Tepees (Native American's Tent) are the transferable cone shaped house of Native American who moves to live for hunting. When they move, they carry the poles on the horses. The house is 3.5 to 5.5 meters high and there is the exhaust pipe in the center of the house. The house is covered by buffalo hide.
e)Ndebele women paint colorfully with the original geometrical pattern on the wall of their houses. These beautiful patterns of
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paintings are their own expression and handed down from a mother to a daughter. They have a keen artistic sense of beauty which shows in their traditional cloths as well.
f) The wooden frame houses are very popular in Germany. They use the bricks for the wall and paint over the bricks which become very strong and last for hundreds of years. The wooden frames make them possible to have many windows.
12. Answer the questions. Which text a-f mentions:
1. the keeping of animals under the floor |
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2.people who move to hunting ___
3.people who move to raise animals on pasture ___
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the stove in the center |
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getting the cooler and drier air |
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the house of many windows |
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the original geometrical pattern |
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the use of wool and hair of the domestic animals ___ |
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the use of buffalo hide ___ |
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13. Read the text and complete it with the correct articles a / an / - / the
Unusual home
___ People wait in line to visit ___
upside-down house built at ___
Centre of Education and Promotion of the Region in ___
village of Szymbark, northern Poland. ___ upside-down house
created by ___ Daniel Czapiewski is supposed to describe ___
times of ___ former communist era and ___ present times in which we live.
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QUICK CHECK
14. Complete the text with the necessary words or word combinations.
building |
family |
Internet |
floor |
view |
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conveniences |
kitchen |
furniture |
home |
place |
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I would like to tell you about my (1) ___. To begin with, I live in Perm; it‘s one of the largest cities in Russia.
Our (2) ___ lives in a new apartment. It is a three-bedroom apartment on the ninth (3) ___ of the nine-stored (4) ___. It consists of a living-room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a (5)
___, a cabinet and two balconies. Our apartment has all modern (6)
___: central heating, running cold and hot water, electricity, telephone and (7) ___, gas and central air-condition.
The rooms in our apartment are light, but not very large. The windows face the park and this (8) ___ is really amazing.
Our living-room is the largest room in our apartment. We don‘t like too much (9) ___ at home, so in the living-room there are two comfortable armchairs, sofa, coffee-table, very soft carpet on the floor and TV-set and DVD-player which are opposite the window. The living-room is my favorite (10) ___ in our apartment.
15. Can you read this statement?
Housesarebuilttolivein,andnottolookon.
Francis Bacon
16. Find 10 words from the unit.
arehomedashousearroomlkgerplacetyucitylkjhgfapartmentmnzxgel oloconveniencevawergaragemoubserbuilding
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UNIT 3 |
WORKING DAY |
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What Time Is It? |
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Daily Life |
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Free Time Activities |
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Grammar |
The Adjective Degrees of Comparison |
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The Present Simple |
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The Present Continuous |
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Self-Study |
Tips for Managing Your Time |
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Quick Check |
My Working Day |
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What time is it?
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17.15 |
18.45 |
13.00 |
10.30 |
a)quarter past five
b)half past ten
c)one o‘clock
d)quarter to seven
Prepositions of Time
When?
at указывает на время в часах и минутах
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месяца или года |
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употребляется при обозначении дней недели, даты |
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by 3 o‘clock – к 3 часам |
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for 2 days – в течение 2 дней |
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after |
after school – после школы |
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since yesterday – со вчерашнего дня |
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2. Complete the sentences with at / in /on.
1.Our lessons begin ___ nine.
2.Winter begins ___ December.
3.Не was born ___ 1996.
4.Не will come ___ an hour
5.Не will go there ___ Sunday.
6.The academic year begins ___ the first of September.
7.We‘ll go to the cinema ___ two days.
8.I go for walk ___ the morning.
9.___ 11 o'clock I had read five pages.
10.___ half past nine I‘m reading a book.
3. Match the verbs with the nouns.
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chat |
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clubbing |
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listen |
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to bed |
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go |
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TV |
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have |
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breakfast / lunch / dinner |
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watch |
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emails |
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check |
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exercise |
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do |
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for a walk |
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go |
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to the radio |
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go |
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a bus / train |
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do |
j. on the phone |
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k. nothing |
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4. Answer the questions. |
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What do you do? |
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never |
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sometimes |
seldom |
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only at weekends |
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once a week |
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finish - he finishes |
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go - he goes |
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study - he studies |
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5. Complete the questions in the Present Simple. Use do or does.
1.You / speak English ? – Do you speak English?
2.She / work hard?
3.John / watch TV?
4.Her friends / live in London?
5.They / know the answers?
6.She / have a car?
7.What / your mother / do?
8.What / you / usually eat for breakfast?
9.What time / this class / finish?
10.London / have many museums?
11.What / this word / mean?
12.English people / really wear bowler hats?
13.Peter / live in London?
14.We / have to go to the party?
15.Your friends / live near here?
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