- •Introduction
- •1.Think about an important scene in your life that you remember very clearly. Tell the class.
- •2.Read the Strategies.
- •3. Use the Strategies to answer these questions about the text.
- •4.Use the endings below to make adjectives from the group of words
- •5. Make adverbs from the adjectives in a, b and c. Then try to add more
- •6.Look at the words in Exercise 4. In which of them is there a change in word stress?
- •7.Put the underlined words in the correct form.
- •8. Choose a memory from your life. Write notes about these things:
- •9. Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your memory.
- •1. Complete the sentences in column a with a phrase from column b.
- •2. Change the words in italics in exercise 1 to make sentences that are true for
- •3. Read the information Files on England, Scotland and Wales and which of
- •4. Read the text about Northern Ireland and answer the questions.
- •5. Read the text. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.
- •6. Complete the description with these verbs in the correct form.
- •7. Write a paragraph about your country. Write about the national flag, the
- •1. Read and practise.
- •2. Decide whether these statements are true (t) or false (f) according to the passage.
- •3. Think about.
- •4. Decide whether these statements are true (t), false (f), or impossible to know (ik) according to the passage.
- •5. Look at these common English expressions and then decide whether you
- •6. Match these adjectives with definitions. Then compare with a partner:
- •7. Can you give definitions for these words?
- •8. Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentences.
- •9. A) Look at the three styles of text (1-3). Try to match them with the personality descriptions (a-c).0
- •1. Look at the students of your group and say:
- •3. Group the sentences in the following passages matching them with the proper question, as shown above. Translate the passages.
- •4. Following the patterns below make up 4 sentences characterizing a person. Use look, look like, look as if, and look as though.
- •5. Use the models above in a short dialogue.
- •6. Look at the following words used to describe people’s character. Make two columns of 1) what you think are bad characteristics;2) what you think are good characteristics.
- •7. Use some of the words in a sentence describing someone’s character.
- •8. What would you think of a person who says:
- •10. Use your dictionary to clarify your understanding of the following idioms. Translate them. Make up a situation to prove your proper understanding of each idiom.
- •11. Role-play “a Formal Gathering”.
- •12. Write a short description of somebody’s physical appearance and character.
- •13. Write:
- •4.Put the words in the right groups. Use a dictionary to help you. Can you add any more words to the lists?
- •5.In pairs, answer the questions.
- •6.Come Together Read the definition and try and guess what the underlined metaphors in sentences 1-7 mean.
- •7. Think about the images conveyed by these metaphors. Choose the metaphor which best fits the context. Then make sentences with the unused options. Use a dictionary to help you.
- •13. Match texts a-e with the main ideas.
- •14.Complete the sentences with words from the texts,
- •15.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in
- •16. In pairs, discuss the questions.
- •17.Work in pairs and follow the instructions.
- •19. Match the expressions with their meanings.
- •20.Role play “a Students’ Party”
- •2.Report your partner's answers to the class.
- •3. Read the text and answer the questions:
- •4. Comprehension Check
- •5. Make up all possible derivatives from the stems of the verbs below.
- •6. Pronounce the words correctly and comment on the shift of meaning in
- •2. Match the words with the correct definitions.
- •3. In pairs, describe the photos. Use the phrases in exercises 1 and 2 to
- •4. Read the text a.
- •5. As you read the text a) look for the answers to these questions:
- •7. Read the article. Work out the meaning of the highlighted words in the article
- •8. Read the text b, list advantages and disadvantages of globalization. Globalization
- •Life in the 21st century
- •1.Work in groups and discuss the questions.
- •2. Memorize the conversation. Close your books and practice with your
- •1. Write some notes about ecological problems in Kazakhstan that you
- •2. What do you think?
- •1. Before you start:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps:
- •4.Translate the following sentences into your native language
- •5. Points for reflection.
- •1. Work in groups. Try to list all the advantages and disadvantages of
- •2. After brainstorming your ideas, read the article below. Were your
- •3. What do you think?
- •4. Work in pairs. Write 12 questions on the article and fire away your
- •Types of Mass Media
- •1. Questions for discussion before reading the article:
- •2. Read the article
- •3. True or false statements:
- •4.Work with your partner. Make up a conversation using these words:
- •5. Speak on the role of Mass media nowadays in our life.
- •6. Game: Mass media……….
- •Information
- •1. Write your associations with the word “ Press”
- •2. Read the article.
- •3. Express your attitude to the article.
- •4.Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
- •5. Imagine you work as a journalist. Write an article ( approximately 180
- •6. Work in groups. Do you subscribe to newspaper regularly? What kind
- •7.Read the dialogue with a partner and dramatize it:
- •Newspaper
- •3. Are the sentences true (t) or false (f)?
- •4. Read the joke and can you remember another one which you have recently read from the magazines.
- •Television
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Comprehension check.
- •3. Put the prepositions.
- •1. Read the following questions with your partner and note down his/her
- •1. Read the following statements, discuss them and try to reach an
- •Radio and Television
- •Radio and Television
- •4. Here are some answers to some questions about to the article. Write
- •5. What do you think?Which of them more entertainment and
- •Important? tv or Radio? What is the Internet?
- •3. Fill in the gaps.
- •4. Are the sentences true (t) or false (f)?
- •5. In pairs do the quiz.
- •What do you think?
- •Olympic games
- •1. Test your football vocabulary! Complete the questions with the words in
- •2. Read the article.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •4. Read the article and work out the mening of the highlighted words in the article.
- •5. Sport quiz.
- •6. Conversation Questions.
- •7. Write a topic for the theme: “Sport and Games ” by using the following words.
- •1. Read the text about “Travelling” and check you know the underlined
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •1. Complete the text with these words.
- •2. Underline 6 words or phrases you don’t know.
- •Conversation
- •3. Act out the similar dialogue.
- •1. Read the text and give the definition of the highlighted words in the story.
- •2. Imagine you want to visit a city 700- 900 away from your home town. How
- •3. Match verbs 1-10 with their collocations a-e.
- •4. In pairs, complete each gap with one word. Then match sentences 1-7 with
- •1. Read the conversation and act out it with your partner.
- •2. Make up a similar dialogue.
- •3. Role-play.
- •4. Complete the text with a-f to make meaningful phrases.
- •1. Look at the picture travelling by sea and discuss using your own words.
- •2. Speak on your own or somebody else’s ‘travelling by sea’ experience.
- •3. What do you think if the sea isn’t rough, everybody enjoys a voyage.
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •1. Speak out. Then complete gaps 1-7 in the dialogue.
- •3. Read an interesting article about trains.
- •4. Work in pairs or small groups. Discuss these questions together.
- •1. Answer the questions?
- •2. Read and talk about the theatre and entertainment.
- •1. Read the text and give the title of the story.
- •3. A) Work in pairs. Use these expressions below exchanging impressions
- •4. Match verbs 1-7 with their collocations a-j.
- •5. A) Look at these pictures and describe them.
- •1. A) Read the text and talk about art.
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Look at the paintings and speak about them and complete the text with the
- •4. In pairs, answer the questions.
- •1. Look at the picture and describe it.
- •Culture
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Read the text
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read these five texts and ask questions.
- •2. Task: Students have to define
- •3. Tell about positive and negative sides of one of these things. Try to
- •1. Read and answer the questions:
- •2. Look through the text and discuss it in class.
- •3. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •1. Read the three text and discuss these questions with you partner.
- •2. Read the text again and give the definition of the highlighted words.
- •1. Look through the text and give your opinions.
- •2. Ask questions on the text.
- •1. Reading Strategies:
- •4. What do you usually on different television programmers? Match each
- •5. Which of the programmers above do you like? Use the following
- •6. Put the correct word or phrase from the following list into the
- •1. Describe the photo and answer the questions.
- •2. Read the story and complete it with these words from the box.
- •1. Task: Read the statement.
- •2. Make up word-combinations.
- •Contents
- •1. Introduction ………………………………………………………........ 3
4. Comprehension Check
1. What was the main advantage of being at college?
2. Why did Ruth consider herself rich?
3.What did Ruth like about working in the library?
4.What did Ruth do while reading?
5.How did Ruth change her image?
6.When did Ruth leave for the university?
7.How did Ruth spend her day in the college?
8.Why did Ruth and Anthea become friends?
9.What sort of questions would Anthea ask?
10.What change took place at the end of the second year in Ruth?
11.What did Ruth do to find a new style of life?
12.When did Anthea say that she was not sure whether Ruth was all there?
5. Make up all possible derivatives from the stems of the verbs below.
Share, assert, adhere, complain, bore, accept, require, inspire, oppress,
Prompt, absorb, wrestle, report.
6. Pronounce the words correctly and comment on the shift of meaning in
the pairs of 1) one-stem nouns and adjectives; 2) one-stem verbs and
nouns.
1) advantage — advantageous anxious — anxiety extreme — extremity
attractive — attraction greed — greedy presence— present
conflicting — conflict violent — violence
2) to note — note to examine — examine to receive — reception
to devote — devotion to supply — supply to concern — concern
to subject — subject to absorb — absorption
7. Speak of Ruth’s college life:
1. in the third person;
2. in the person of Ruth;
3. in the person of her friend Anthea.
8. Discussion points.
1. What can you say about Ruth’s personality? Prove it.
2. What do you think of her friend Anthea?
3. Why did Ruth take some of Anthea’s advice?
4. What kind of person was Richard, in your opinion?
5. What does the last but one phrase ‘The race for virtue was on’ mean?
Comment upon it.
6. Which character do you like most? Why?
9. Find the English equivalents for the following:
Решать проблему; тратить время на что-либо; сконцентрироваться
на чём-либо; готовиться к семинару; делать пометки; писать эссе;
откладывать со дня на день; мечтать; её часто отвлекают; время уходит; приходить домой с работы.
10. Role – play.“A Talk in the Living - Room”.
Setting: The Richardsons’ house.
Situation: A group of students gather at Richardsons’ on their vacations.
They used to be classmates once. Now they are all students of different
universities. In the evening they are sitting in the living-room near the
fireplace and speak about their university life, sharing experiences.
Environment
1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
1. How important is the environment for you?
2. What do you think is the biggest environmental problem (in the world or your
area)?
3. How will global warming affect our lives?
4. What do you do to help the planet?
2. Match the words with the correct definitions.
1. Air pollution
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Fossil fuel
4.Global warming
5. Greenhouse gas
6. Organic waste
7. Water pollution
a. increase in the world temperatures
b. waste vegetables, plants, paper
c. harmful chemicals and waste in rivers, lakes and in the sea
d. pollution from cars, houses and factories
e. oil, coal or gas fuels
f. the gas produced when carbon is burned in the air
g. a gas that goes into the world’s atmosphere and helps to keep heat in,
causing a rise in temperature