7.  Give short affirmative and negative answers to the following questions according to the model:

Is it cold today? –Yes, it is. | – No, it is not.

1. Is studying difficult for you? 2. Were you busy yesterday? 3. Will you be at home tomorrow? 4. Is his answer good? 5. Is his lecture interesting? 6. Are you 18 years old? 7. Were they good at mathematics? 8. Will it be important for us? 9. Was he in-time? 10. Are they new?

8.  Translate into English:

1. Экономика – не молодая наука. 2. Он один из студентов нашего института. 3. Ее не было на работе вчера утром. 4. Английский – мой любимый предмет. 5. Я буду на автовокзале в 5 часов вечера. 6. Вы были в Москве в прошлом году? 7. Я студент первого курса. 8. Мы были дома в пятницу. 9. Уровень безработицы будет низким в будущем месяце. 10. Что находится недалеко от остановки такси?

9.  Saying numbers in English:

Notice how to use the decimal point in English:

6.02 six point oh two

0.04 zero (or nought) point oh four

0.007 zero point double oh seven

56.345 fifty-six point three four five (single numbers after the decimal)

Here commas - and not decimal points - are used:

12,076 twelve thousand and seventy-six

2,534,210 two million, five hundred and thirty-four thousand, two hundred and ten

Note the following:

1,000,000 one million

1,000,000,000 one billion

Sums of money:

€3.67 three Euros sixty-seven or three euro sixty-seven

$5 m five million dollars

Note how to say years:

1987 nineteen eighty-seven

2003 two thousand and three

2030 two thousand and thirty (or twenty thirty)

a) write in full and say all the numbers and numerical symbols like this:

17 May, 1981 the seventeenth of May, nineteen eighty-one

$2.1 m two point one million dollars

£530 five hundred and thirty pounds

€7.28 bln seven point twenty-eight billion euros

344 three hundred and forty-four

1/2 a (one) half

1/3 a (one) third

1/4 a (one) quarter

3/5 three fifth

17:30 five thirty p.m., half past five in the afternoon

0.5 nought point five

0.05 nought point oh five(B.E.), point zero five(A.E.)

27.27 twenty-seven point two seven

+7(924)1754 plus seven nine two four one seven five four

6.45 (o’clock) 759,000 $1 bln 4/5

80 % 300,500 673 0.33

10 January, 2012 £329 0.9 102.5

6/8 €396 58% 4.25(o’clock)

4.75 1.55 (o’clock) 22 April, 2018 45%

b) translate into English. Write the numbers in full.

1. Цена дома составляет пятнад­цать с половиной тысяч долларов. 2. Документы будут готовы через полчаса. 3. Сколько безработных (unemployed) в этом городе? – На сегодняшний день 2338 человек. 4. Он родился 3 октября 1979 года. 5. Одна четверть равна 25-ти процентам. 6. Один дюйм (inch) равен двум с половиной сантиметрам. 7. Номер его телефона был 9-98-56-32.

c) work with your partner to check on some figures. Use the following information to make a dialogue:

Partner A: You've just spilt coffee all over your document, and you need it for an important meeting in a few minutes. Phone your colleague (Partner B) and ask him/her to give you the missing numbers.

Partner B: The following document has just been faxed to you, but some of the information has not printed properly. Unfortunately you need all the information in order to brief your boss. You are just wondering what to do when your phone rings.

Partner A: Partner B:

d) note how to say some equations and formulas in English:

+ plus, and, add

- minus, less, subtract

÷ divided by

x multiplied by, times

= equals, is

a x b = c a times (or multiplied by) b equals c

a minus b divided by (or over) c

e) write the answers to these calculations and read them aloud:

1) 47 and 34 is___. 2) 33 multiplied by 4 is___. 3) 45 times 4 is___. 4) 314 plus 216 is___. 5) 112 minus 45 is___. 6) Add 12 and 4, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11. You have got___. 7) 90 divided by 6 is___. 8) Divide 66 by 11, multiply by 5, add 20, and subtract 18. You have got___.

10.  Revise saying personal pronouns in English. Personal pronouns have two cases: nominative and objective. There are also corresponding possessive pronouns and their absolute forms. Analyze the following table and do exercises below:

Nominative	Objective	Possessive	Possessive absolute
I	me	my	mine
he	him	his	his
she	her	her	hers
it	it	its	-
you	you	your	yours
we	us	our	ours
they	them	their	theirs

Note:

Use objective pronouns after ‘to be’, ‘than’ and in answers to questions “Who?”:

- Who is it? – It’s me/him/her/us/them. – Кто это? – Это я/он/она/мы/они.

- Who broke it? – Me/not me. – Кто разбил это? – Я/Не я.

- You are shorter than me/him/her. – Вы ниже меня/его/ее ростом.

Possessive pronouns are dependant. They must go before nouns:

- She is my daughter. – Она моя дочь.

- Are they our teachers? – Они наши учителя?

- We took their books. – Мы взяли их книги.

Absolute possessive pronouns stand on their own or they can be used in such constructions like: ‘a friend of mine’, ‘these chairs are theirs’.

- That cat is mine. – Тот кот – мой.

- This friend of yours is always in trouble. – Друг его всегда в беде.

- All ideas of him are brilliant! – Все идеи его – блестящие!

a) complete the sentences with the personal pronouns:

1. That’s Tomas. Would you like to meet …? 2. Pat? Hello! Tomas and I are at University. Can you meet … for lunch? 3. Where’s my coat? I can’t see… . 4. Oh, isn’t Marry there? Can you ask … to phone me? 5. I don’t understand this. Can you help … . 6. My groupmates like the Сinema. We can go with … . 7. Please, speak to … about his new job. 8. My old umbrella is not very beautiful, but … is rather good. 9. Could … help … with my report for next meeting? 10. I know … address. They live next door.

b) reword the following sentences like in the example:

He is my cousin. → He is a cousin of mine.

They are our friends. → They are friends of ours.

1. We are their relatives. 2. She is her sister. 3. We are your students. 4. She is my niece. 5. They are our colleagues. 6. He is my neighbor. 7. I am their brother. 8. He is your manager. 9. She is his cousin. 10. They are our instructors.

c) choose the correct form of pronouns in brackets:

1. What colour is the shirt? It is so far that I can't see (it's/its/it) colour. 2. They rarely drive to (their/them/ theirs) office. They live near (it's/it/its). 3. Look at (me/ mine/my) new watch. Do you like (it/them/its)? 4. These books are (her/hers). Give (them/their/theirs) to (hers/ her). 5. Do you like (you/your/yours) new car? — Oh, (it's/it/its) has never let me down yet. 6. (Theirs/Their/ Them) work is much more difficult than (you/yours/ your) or (me/mine/my). 7. Why are (you/your/yours) sitting here? It is not (you/your/yours) desk, it is (me/ mine/my). 8. This tape recorder of (her/hers/she) is always out of order. — But so is (you/your/yours)! 9. She has not read a line of (you/your/yours), how can she criticize (you/your/yours) books? 10. The clock has stopped. Something may be wrong with (it's/it/its) spring. 11. (We/Our/Ours) was the last turn. 12. (Their/Theirs/ Them) knowledge of French is not much more superior to (we/our/ours). 13. He is a friend of (us/our/ours). (He/ His/Him) house is opposite (us/our/ours). 14. If these gloves are neither (she/her/hers) nor (you/your/yours), then they should be (me/my/mine). 15. He can live without (me/my/mine) help but not without (them/their/theirs).

d) translate the sentences into English.

1. Кто там? — Откройте, это я. 2. Мой дом на правой стороне улицы, а их — на левой. 3. Их лодка была бы­стрее нашей. 4. Как зовут вашу собаку? — Ее зовут Марк. 5. В этом районе построена новая дорога. Ее длина более трехсот километров. 6. Это ваша ручка, а это его, но где же моя? 7. Она взяла мои ключи вместо своих. 8. Самый лучший план – ваш. 9. Чью работу будут проверять (check up), Джона или Кэт? 10. Его авто­мобиль небольшой, но мотор (engine) у него мощный.

11.  Let’s speak on: Look at the following expressions, work with your partner, compile and act out your own dialogues:

Getting Acquainted	Знакомство
Hello! How are you?	Привет! Как поживаете?
Let me introduce myself.	Позвольте представиться.
My name is Nick Wood.	Мое имя Ник Вуд.
Hi! I'm Elena Kotova.	Привет! Я Елена Котова.
What is your name?	Как ваше имя?
My name is Aleksey Shumov.	Мое имя Алексей Шумов.
Can I call you Alex?	Могу я вас называть (просто) Алекс?
Yes, sure. / Of course.	Да, конечно. / Конечно.
I am glad to meet you.	Я рад с вами познакомиться.
Nice to meet you, Alex.	Приятно с вами познакомиться, Алекс.
Nice to meet you too, Elena.	С вами тоже приятно познакомиться, Елена.
Alex, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Martha Wilson.	Алекс, я хочу (вам) представить моего друга, Марту Уилсон.
Martha, this is Alex.	Марта, это Алекс.
How are you, Ms. Wilson?	Как вы поживаете, Миз Уилсон?
Miss Wilson	Мисс Уилсон (не замужем)
Mrs. Wilson	(замужем)
Ms. Wilson	(замужем/не замужем)
Fine, thanks. How are you?	Прекрасно, спасибо. А как вы?
Not too bad, thank you.	Неплохо, спасибо.
Please call me Martha.	Пожалуйста, зовите меня Марта.
Where are you from?	Откуда вы?
I'm from Russia.	Я из России.
Martha is from New Zeeland.	Марта из Новой Зеландии.
Nick is American.	Ник американец.
Marie is from France. / Marie is French.	Мари из Франции. / Мари француженка.
I'm from Vladivostok.	Я из Владивостока.
Have you ever been there?	Вы там были когда-нибудь?
Is it your first trip to America?	Это ваше первое путешествие в Америку?
No, I was here three years ago.	Нет, я был здесь три года назад.
How long have you been here?	Сколько вы (уже) здесь пробыли?
I've been here for a week already.	Я здесь уже неделю.
What do you think of Vladivostok?	Что вы думаете о Владивостоке?
I like it (here) very much.	Мне (здесь) очень нравится.
Well, everything seems so new to me.	Ну, мне все кажется таким незнакомым.
Don't worry, you will get used to it soon.	Не волнуйтесь, вы скоро привыкнете.

12.  Let’s speak on: Now you are a first-year student and get acquainted with your new groupmates. You want to know something about them. Ask your new friends some questions (their family, native town, favourite subjects at school and at University, hobbies, sports, TV-programs, cinema, books, friends, future plans, etc.). Following conversational formulas may be useful for you:

- Hello, how are you?

- Hi, how are you getting on?

- Hi, how are things?

- Thanks, fine! How are you?

- So-so.

- As usual.

- Not bad.

- Could be better

- How do you like …? (or: Are you enjoying…?)

- What do you think of …?

- Have you been to …? (or: Have you visited/seen…?)

- I believe/hear/feel … (or: I expect/suppose/guess …)

13.  Read the text “Let me introduce myself” and say why learning foreign languages is so important in our modern life: