- •Unit I family and the closest people around
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer these questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian ones:
- •III. Read the definition and make up definitions of your own of the given words.
- •IV. Answer these questions:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using a different construction.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •VII. Spell and transcribe the following words:
- •VIII. Give full answers to these questions:
- •IX. А) Describe any person in this room and don’t tell us his/her name. We’ll try to guess who that person is. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
- •X. Act out your own dialogues. Use the situations given below.
- •XI. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks using the following words:
- •XV. Complete the text below. Choose one word or phrase from the list below. You will not need to use all the words.
- •Differences
- •XVI. Read the texts below. Eight words are unnecessary. Find the eight extra words.
- •1. Begin by deciding which six adjectives you are going to include in your letter and making notes about why you are like this.
- •2. Plan your letter.
- •5. The following model letter will help you:
- •XVIII. Read the first paragraph of a story. Complete the story using all the words in bold type. Write about 200 words.
- •The Man in Black.
- •The Man in Black
- •Text-based activities
- •My family
- •XIX. Read the list of some qualities of parents and choose the most important ones. What Makes a Good Parent?
- •XX. Make up a list of qualities making: 1) a good child, 2) a good friend.
- •XXI. Speak about your friend. Use the phrases given above.
- •XXII. Speak about your own family illustrating your story with photos of the members of your family.
XV. Complete the text below. Choose one word or phrase from the list below. You will not need to use all the words.
hard-working, materialistic, romantic, shy, sympathetic, vain
Differences
My friends and I often talk to each other about boyfriends. It's interesting that we mostly agree on what kind of boy we like best. We all like boys who are quite self-confident - not ________ or nervous when we speak to them. We also like boys who help us with our problems and who aren't afraid to talk about them. Boys who are ________ like that are quite hard to find at our school! Girls in my class also like their boyfriends to be good-looking, but we hate it if they're ________ and looking at themselves all the time. That's often the problem with handsome boys, and pretty girls as well, I suppose. Most of us like boys who are _________ too. It's great to be sent a love letter or to be given a present like a box of chocolates!
XVI. Read the texts below. Eight words are unnecessary. Find the eight extra words.
a) The station platform was been crowded with reporters and photographers as the train approached with Australia's most famous celebrity couple on board. Tony Banks and Jemima Straw arrived in London yesterday for to promote their latest film. The actor and actress fell in love during the filming of the movie and are going to get married in Hawaii in the next summer. Tony and Jemima are the very different characters. He is a rather quiet and very calm person. He is generally optimistic and very hard-working. Jemima, on the other hand, may be such passionate about her career but she has a quick temper and can be quite aggressive with reporters. She can also be very critical of other actresses. But when they already stepped off the train, it was obvious that they are a very much in love. They held their hands for photographers then answered all those burning questions. Turn to page four to read the full article.
b) I'm 17 years old and my Dad is 45. He looks like younger than his age and I look slightly older, I think. People say that I look a lot like my father. Neither of us is very tall, only about 1 meter and 70, and we're both a bit so overweight because my mother is such a great to cook. Dad weighs more than me though. We're both brown-eyed, and have the blonde curly hair, but he's going bald quite quickly now and I'm not! Our faces are quite round, I suppose, and we both have to wear some glasses. We both have big noses too. My sister she is always telling me that! Dad and I both tend to be quite smartly-dressed. Neither of us wears jeans and because Dad has to look quite smart for his job because he's a lawyer. I'd like to be a lawyer too one day, so perhaps I take after him too.
XVII. Write an email to a new pen friend. Think of three adjectives to describe something positive about your character and three adjectives to describe negative aspects of your character. Include these in your letter. Explain why you describe yourself like this. Write about 250 words.
Writing to a pen friend