
- •Структура пособия:
- •Методические указания по работе с пособием.
- •D) One person’s meat is another person’s poison:
- •Exercises on the additional vocabulary
- •List the words below which describe people’s appearance under the following headings:
- •2) Fill in the correct adjectives in the sentences.
- •3) Look at the adjectives for describing people and match each one to the definitions 1-12 opposite.
- •4) Try to think of one person you know who is like each adjective. Tell a partner who it is and give examples of their behaviour.
- •5) In this text seven lines are correct and seven lines contain a word that should not be there. Decide which lines contain an extra word and correct them.
- •Living with a stranger
- •1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
- •2) Recite the poem. To a false friend
- •B) Some informal words describing the way people spend their leisure
- •Exercises on the additional vocabulary
- •1) Fill the gaps with a suitable adjective from a.
- •2) Solve these riddles, based on words in b.
- •3) Give more informal alternatives for the underlined words
- •4) Answer these questions:
- •1) Read the following sentences and decide which person (Becci, Janine, Tony Benn or Anne) each one refers to. One of the sentences does not refer to any of them.
- •2) Find words or phrases in the text with the following meanings.
- •1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
- •2) Reproduce the Jazz Chant.
- •How to ask a girl out on a date. From Dating Advice Articles by Carlos Xuma.
1) Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
Dave: Hello?
Jim: Hi. My name’s Jim Brady. I’m calling about the ad for a roommate.
Dave: Oh, yes.
Jim: Are you still looking for someone?
Dave: Yes, we are.
Jim: Oh, good. I’m really interested.
Dave: Well, there are four of us, and it’s a fairly small house, so we want someone who’s easy to get along with.
Jim: Well, I’m pretty easygoing.
Dave: Great! Can I ask you a few questions?
2) Recite the poem. To a false friend
By Thomas Hood
(1798 - 1845)
Our hands have met, but not our hearts;
Our hands will never meet again.
Friends, if we have ever been,
Friends, we cannot now remain.
I only know I loved you once,
I only know I loved in vain;
Our hands have met, but not our hearts,
Our hands will never meet again...
Unit 2: Relax
The main vocabulary
to have a short nap
to float in water
to have a leisurely hot bath
to take different routes to work
to have a massage
to change the routine
to dream in colour
to go for a run
sophisticated
to fidget
to talk non-stop
to fiddle with smth
to bite the nails
to have a lie-in
at the crack of dawn
to switch off from work
to sit back
to lose one’s temper
to give up smoking
to be absolutely exhausted
The additional vocabulary
A) Some adjectives to describe free time and leisure activities:
Adjective |
meaning |
possible examples |
Rewarding |
gives you a lot of positive experiences |
doing voluntary work, helping charity |
Fruitful |
produces good results |
collaborating/cooperating with someone in an activity |
Lucrative |
makes a lot of money |
selling your own arts or crafts, writing computer games |
Therapeutic |
makes you healthy in body and/or mind |
gardening, yoga, meditation |
relaxing/calming |
reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling |
reading, listening to music |
time-consuming |
takes a long time to do |
being president of a club, being a member of a committee |
I enjoyed being the secretary of the sports club but it was very time-consuming.
The conservation work I do is very rewarding. I feel I'm doing something good and useful.
Photography has been а lucrative pursuit for her. She often sells her pictures to magazines.
Painting is such а therapeutic activity. It makes me feel good, and teaches me patience.
B) Some informal words describing the way people spend their leisure
Bob’s а real culture vulture; he goes to every theatre and art gallery he can find. [a big fаn of anything cultural]
I'm а bit of а соaсh potato: I spend hours every day just watching ТV. [physically very inactive person]
Laura's а shopaholic. She buys all sorts of things she doesn't need. [a person addicted to shopping; compare alcoholic: addicted to alcohol]
Mary's а bit of а dabbler: she does а pastime for а соuple of weeks, then she gets bored and starts something different. [a person who never keeps doing one activity for long]
Francis is а real doer. Не never sits round for long and always has some projects. [a person who believes in acting and doing things, not just thinking]
C) Expressions and collocations connected with involvement in activities
Joe is heavily into downhill skiing these days. [informal: takes а great interest in / is involved in]
I went off football and I started playing golf instead. [informal: stopped liking / lost interest in]
She locks herself away for hours in front of the computer and surfs the Internet every night. [isolates herself from the world]
He's totally hooked оn motor racing these days. [informal: is addicted to]
Do you have а hectic social life? Yes, I have а pretty full diary. [а lot of commitments/ activities]