Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
job	работа	жұмыс
to be busy	быть занятым	іспен айналысу
train	Поезд	поезд
sometimes	Иногда	Кейде
to retire	уйти на пенсию, на отставку	зейнеткерлікке шығу
sister-in-law	свояченица	Әпке
to call	звать по имени	есіммен атау
to watch tv	смотреть телевизор	теледидар көру

Home assignment

Lexica grammar exercises 1, 2 a, b, 3 a, 4b. p. 13-14. [5].

SIW

1. Verb phrases pp. 143 Learn by heart.

2. Listening and writing from CD. [6]

3. Lexica grammar exercises 1, 2 a, b, 3 a, 4b. pp. 13-14. [2].

Office Hours

1. Situation. You are a single and you are looking for a partner. Make a presentation about yourself; include information about your male, interests, hobby, study, etc.

2. Make a list of things which you don’t like to do and explain why.

References

Main literature

1. Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Elementary.Students Book. Oxford, 2010.

2. Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford, 2010.

Additional literature

3. “Essential Grammar in Use” by R.Murphy. Second Edition. Cambridge, 2007.

4. “Interchange” Third edition. Jack C. Richards.Cambridge.2008.

5. www.englishclubgame.com

6. Audio Disc “New English File” for Elementary level, 2010.

Kazakh Leading academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Hand out
English as a foreign language	Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level	Academic year the 2012-2013
2 credits	The 1st term
Practical lesson № 7
Lexical theme «Jobs. Present Simple»
Grammar «Articles a/an/the, plurals»
Assistant professor Minayeva Aislu Zhulduzgalievna

Grammar

1. Read the following description.

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is a city in the United Kingdom. I live in a town called Taunton which is on the River Tone. I live in a house in a quiet street in the countryside. The street is called "Hudson Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am an English lecturer at a college near the centre of the town. I like books, music and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at college. I usually go home by car. We have all kinds of food in England. I like Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to a Polish restaurant in Bath. The restaurant is called "Magda's". Polish food is delicious!

Here are the basic rules for when to use "A, An or The":

• a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants Eric has a dog. Gregory works in a factory.

• an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) Can I have an apple? Donata is an English teacher.

• the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know) The car over there is fast. The teacher is very good, isn't he?

• The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the". I live in a house. The house is quite old and has two bedrooms. I ate in a Vietnamese restaurant. The restaurant was not very clean.

• DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States". My uncle lives in Cumbria near Lake Windermere. They live in Bristol.

• Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas - I live on a small island in the Baltic Sea.

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general I like Indian tea. Simon likes reading books about linguistics.

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport He has breakfast at home. I go to university. Magda comes to work by taxi.

Complete the sentences with a or an.

1. This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.

2. Simon is ____ engineer.

3. That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.

4. Sean Connery is ___ actor.

5. John is ____ electrician.

6. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher.

7. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.

8. That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.

9. I'm ____ student.

10. Kate Winslet is ____ actress.

2. a. Look at the photos. Read and listen to the text.

T om Wilson is a policeman. He lives in Canada in Toronto. Every day at 7 o’clock he goes to work. Sometimes he works day and night. He is married and has a daughter. Her name is Alice and she is 9 years old. In his free time he goes to the green countryside with his family. He speaks English and French.

H elen Mitchell comes from Australia. She is a teacher. But now she lives and works in the United States in Salt Lake City. She teaches English at college. But she also speaks Spanish and German. The students in her class are from different countries: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France. She is a very good teacher and has a lot of friends. She isn’t married.

b. Complete the sentences about Helen and Samuel.

1. He lives in Canada. She ______________ the United States.

2. She is a ______________. He is a____________.

3. He speaks _________________. She speaks _______________.

4. He ______ married. She _________ married.

5. He likes his job and she ___________________________ too.

6. The students in her class are from different ____________: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France.

7. He has ____ a daughter. She has ________ friends.

8. In his free time he goes to ____________ .

3. Listen to a radio programme called Guess my job. Three people guess a person’s job. Underline the 10 questions they ask [1].

Learn by heart What do you do? - Чем Вы занимаетесь? (профессия, род занятий). Do you work in an office? - Вы работаете в офисе? Are you in a hurry? - Вы торопитесь?

4. a) Look at these pictures. Can you say these jobs in English?

b) Ask and answer the question with the pictures.

What does he do?

He is a pilot.

3. Complete with a, an or -.

1. We ____ musicians.

2. She’s ____ teacher.

3. He ____an actor.

4. I ___ a pilot.

5. He’s ____ actor.

6. Are you ____ builder?

7. They’re ____ nurses.

8. She’s ___ lawyer.

3. Read the text about Brown family. Put a, the or nothing into the gaps.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown live in London. They have ___ daughter and ____ son. The daughter lives at ___ home and ____ son is ____ student. Mr. Brown is ____ doctor. His wife is ____ journalist. She writes ____ articles about ____ animals.

5. Fill in the gaps. Don't look back at the original text!

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is ____ city in ____United Kingdom.  I live in ____town called ____Taunton which is on ____ River Tone. I live in ____ house in ____ quiet street in the countryside. ____ street is called "Hudson Street" and ____ house is old - more than 100 years old! I am ___ English lecturer at ____ college near centre of ____ town. I like ____ books, music and taking ____ photographs. I usually have ____ lunch at college. I usually go ___ home by ___ car. We have all kinds of food in ___ England. I like ____ Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to ____ Polish restaurant in Bath. ____restaurant is called "Magda's". ____ Polish food is delicious!

         

Questions for computer based test

1. Вставьте артикль, если это необходимо Read … page ten.

1. –

2. the

3. a

4. an

2. Вставьте нужный артикль: to play … piano

a) the

2. a

c) an

d) -

3. Вставьте необходимый артикль. … United States of America is a big country.

1. a

b) an

c) -

d) the

4. Дайте краткий ответ. Do you have a dog?

1. Yes, I do.

2. Yes, he does.

3. He doesn’t.

4. Yes, she does.

5. Поставьте вопрoс к слову teacher. My friend is a teacher.

1. who

2. what

3. why

4. when