1. Read and translate the text.

2. Retell the text. We study foreign languages

My name is Petrov. I live in the centre of Moscow. I work at the Ministry of Foreign Trade. I am an engineer and 1 am also a student. Many engineers of our Ministry study foreign languages. I study English. In the morning I take my English text-book and my exercise-books and go to the Ministry. The teacher and the students come into the class-room and sit down at the tables. The students open their text-books and their exercise-books. I also open my text-book and my exercise-book. During the lesson we read our texts, write sentences on the blackboard and do exercises. We do not write many exercises at the lesson. We sometimes write dictations. We usually write exercises at home. We usually speak English to our teacher. We sometimes speak Russian at the lesson. After the lesson we go to the office.

My wife is an economist. She works together with me. She goes to the office every day. My wife does not study English. She already knows English very well. She reads many English books, magazines and newspapers. She also knows French. At her office she sometimes writes letters to foreign firms. She often translates telegrams from Russian into English and from English into Russian.

My wife is also a student. She studies German. She is a very good student. She usually gets good marks. She always comes to her lessons in time.My wife and I usually go home together.In the evening we prepare our home task. We learn new words, read texts and write exercises. We also repeat grammar rules. We sometimes speak English at home. We speak about our work and our lessons.

Active Words and Word Combinations:

a student - студент

an engineer - інженер

an economist - економіст

a text-book - підручник

an exercise-book - зошит

a magazine - журнал

to write sentences – писати речення

first – перший(-а,-е)

to study foreign languages – вивчати іноземні мови

to translate - перекладати

to prepare home task – виконувати домашнє завдання

to repeat grammar rules – повторювати граматичні правила

to get good marks – отримувати гарні оцінки

the Ministry of Foreign Trade – Міністерство Іноземної Торгівлі

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Theme 7: text «Why I Learn the English Language»

1. Read and translate the text.

2. Retell the text.

I began to study English in the fifth form and by now I have been learning this language for 7 years. I like English; I think any foreign language helps to understand your own language. The English language is one of the most important languages in the modern world; more than one billion people can speak or understand this language. This language is the official language in such countries as the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the South-African Republic, India and many African countries. English is one of the five official languages of the United Nations Organization. English is the language of the great English literature. It is the language of Shakespeare, Byron and Charles Dickens. From the early childhood we enjoy the books by English writers — who does not know Winnie-the Pooh, Sherlock Holmes or Robinson Crusoe! But the English language is also the language of science — most of scientific magazines in the world are published in English. It is impossible to be a good scientist without knowing this language. That is why I pay much attention to English and I hope that in the future I shall know this language well.

Questions:

1. When did you begin to study English?

2. Do you like this language?

3. Why is it important to know English?

4. What English books have you read in original or in translation?

5. Why must every specialist know English?

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

Theme 8: text «At an English Lesson»