My flat

We live in a new 16-storeyed block of flats in Astana. It’s situated in a very picturesque place not far from the Ishim River. There’s a big supermarket on the ground floor and it’s very convenient to do everyday shopping.

Our flat is on the fifth floor. It’s very comfortable and well-planned. We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, cold and hot running water and a telephone. There are three rooms, a kitchen,

a bathroom and a hall in our flat. There’s also a balcony and we can enjoy a lovely view of the river.

The largest room in our flat is the living room and we use it as a dining room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room there’s a big table and six chairs round it. Opposite the window there’s a wall unit with lots of books, a TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. There is also a sofa and in the evenings we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest.

My room is the smallest room in our flat, but it’s very cosy and light. There’s a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room. There’s a thick carpet on the floor. The walls in my room are light brown and there are some big posters on them. I like my room very much ,but from time to time I change it round. I quite often move the bed and change the posters on the wall.

Our kitchen is large and light. It’s very well-equipped. We’ve got a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a coffeemaker and a toaster. We haven’t got a dishwasher yet, because it’s very expensive. But I’m sure we’ll buy it in the near future.

Questions

1.Do you live in a house or in a block of flats?

2.Which floor is your flat on?

3.Is your flat well- planned? Is it comfortable?

4.How many rooms are there in your flat?

5.Have you got a dining room(a sitting room, a study)?

6.Where do you usually have your meals?

7.Is there much furniture in your flat? Do you change it round from time to time?

8.What is your kitchen like?

9.How often do you redecorate the rooms?

Describe these pictures with structure there is/are.

Listening. Buying a present. 6.1. Larry and Louise from USA. They want to rent the house. Cover the dialogue and listen. Which three rooms in the house do they go into?

“New English file” by John and Liz Soars. Student’s Book. Elementary. Oxford University Press. 2004.

Control test:

1. ______ a bench beside the lamp post.

A) there is

B) there are

C) those are

D) there

2. She comes to work __________foot.

A) on

B) by

C) with

D) in

3. Ida wanted to stay _________ home.

A) in

B) at

C) off

D) inside

4. The bookstore is just _________ the corner.

A) around

B) across

C) over

D) opposite

GLOSSARY

English	Russian	Kazakh
16 storeyed	16 этажный	16қабатты
block of flats	многоквартирный дом	көп пәтерлі үй
picturesque	живописный	бояулы
ground floor	первый этаж	бірінші қабат
convenient	удобный подходящий	ыңғайлы
modern conveniences	современный удобства	жаңа үлгідегі жайлылық
central heating	центральное отопление	орталық жылу
running water	водопровод	су құбыры
left-hand corner	левый угол	сол бұрыш
electric fire	электрический камин	электр ошағы
wardrobe	платяной шкаф	киім шкафы
poster	плакат	плакат
well-equipped	хорошо оборудованный	жақсы жабдықталған
refrigerator	холодильник	тоңазытқыш
freezer	морозильная камера	мұздатқыш

Student’s individual work:

1. To write a topic on the theme: “My flat”. Using active vocabulary L-6A

2. Lexical-grammar exercise Exercises 6A,B (a,b) pp.132-133.

Student’s individual work with teacher:

1. To watch a video material. “New English File” Level: Elementary. Part one. L-6.

The list of recommended literature:

The main literature:

1. “New English file” by John and Liz Soars. Student’s Book. Work Book .Elementary. Oxford University Press. 2004.

Additional literature:

2.В.И.Цветкова. Тексты для чтения. Москва, Глосса-2000г.

3.R. Murphy. “English Grammar in use’ Cambridge University Press-2008

LESSON 10-12

O utline:

In Present Simple we use the adverbs of unknown time such as usually, often, seldom and they are used before verbs. We call them unknown time verbs. There are: usually, seldom, sometimes, often, always.

For ex: 1. They often read English books. 2. We usually go to college at 8 o’clock. 3. He always gets up early. 4. Sometimes I get good marks. (it can use before pronouns)

Positive Negative

I often You often She/He often

read read reads

English books English books English books

I don’t often You don’t often She/He doesn’t often

read read read

English books English books English books

Question

Do I often Do you often Does she/he often

read read read

English books? English books? English books?

Ex.1.

1.Her brothers always tell the truth. She sometimes (to lie).2. They always gossip, she never (to do) it.3They laugh a lot, she (to cry) a lot. 4. we eat much, she (to eat) little.5. They smoke cigars, he never (to smoke).6. They often get angry, she never (to get) angry.7. I like meat, she (to like) fish.8. We go to the disco three times a week, he never (to go) there.9. They never ask questions, my little sister (to ask) a lt of questions.10. We always help our mother with the housework, he never (to help) her.11. I always give her good advice, she never (to follow) it. 12. You like ballet. She (to like) opera 13. My friends often visit me, she never (to visit) me.14. We always get up early, she always (to get) up late.15.We are from Moscow, she (to be) from Canada.16. They make friends easily, she hardly ( to make) friends.17. They look very happy, she (to look) unhappy.18. My friends go to the Caucasus every summer.19. We drive slowly, she (to drive)fast. 20.They speak Spanish and Italian, she (to speak) English.21. The students know the rules, he (to know) the rules and (to observe) them.22. We peak a lot, he (to speak) little.

Ex.2. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Как тебя зовут? - Меня зовут Аня. 2. Какой твой адрес? - Мой адрес: Оксфорд Стрит, 45. 3. Откуда ты родом (... приехала)? -Я из Лондона. 4. Кто он (на фотографии)? - Это мой отец. 5. Как его зовут? - Его зовут Джон. 6. Где он? - Он в Лондоне. 7. Я Лена, а это Коля. Он мой брат. Ему 10 лет, а мне 12 лет. Мы из Петербурга.  8. Я ученик. Я в школе. 9. Мой брат - художник. Он не инженер. 10. Моя сестра на работе. Она врач. 11. Он студент. 12. Вы студент? - Нет, я врач. 13. Моя сестра дома. 14. Мы не в школе. Мы дома.

Ex.3.Open the brackets using Present Simple.

1. My working day (to begin) at seven o'clock. I  (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o'clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk).

2. My sister (to get) up at eight o’clock. 3. She (to be) a schoolgirl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 4. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 5. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea. 6. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 7. It (to take) him two hours to do his homework. 8. She (to speak) French well.

Ex-4. Put the adverbs to the right place.

1.      She is late for work. (Always) - ... .   2.      George eats meat. (Never) - ... .  3. You can see foxes in the country. (Sometimes) - ... .  4.  Does Tim go to school by taxi? (Usually) - ... . 5. We spend summer in France. (Usually) - ... .  6. Tom and Tim are very busy on Mondays. (Often) - ... .  7. My dog is very funny. (Sometimes) - ... .  8. Kate doesn’t go swimming. (Often) - ... .  9. Simon does his English homework. (Never) - ... .  

Ex-5.Form the negative forms.

1. He goes to school every day.

2. My sister works here.

3. They eat a lot.

4. We work every day.

5. I come from Ukraine.

6. He comes from Germany.

7. They live in the USA.

Ex-6. Form the interrogative forms.

1. He goes to school every day.

2. My sister works here.

3. They eat a lot.

4. We work every day.

5. I come from Ukraine.

6. He comes from Germany.

Read the text: “My working day”

I get up at 6.30 and my working day begin. I’m not an early riser, that’s very difficult for me to get out of bed, especially in winter. I switch on my tape-recorder and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower, clean my teeth and shave. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed.

Usually my mother makes breakfast for me. But when she is away on business or just doesn’t have to get up early, I make breakfast myself. While having breakfast, I listen to the latest news on the radio.

I leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest underground station. Last year I tried to enter Moscow University, but unfortunately I failed my entrance examinations. So I thought I should work somewhere. It wasn’t easy to find a job, but I managed to get a position of a secretary in a small business company. They agreed to take me because I had studied typewriting, computing and business organizations at school. And besides, I passed my English school leaving exam with an excellent mark.

It takes me an hour and a half to get to work. But I don’t want to waste my time on the train. I’ve got a small cassette-player and I listen to different texts and dialogues. Sometimes I read a book and retell it silently. If I come across an interesting expression I try to memories it. I also write some English words on flashcards and learn them.

I usually arrive at work at ten minutes to nine though my working day begins at 9 sharp. There are always some fax messages to translate from English into Russian. Sometimes my boss wants me to write a letter to our business partners abroad. There are also a lot of phone calls which I have to answer.

I come home at about 7 o’clock in the evening. My parents are usually at home writing for me we have dinner together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, and watch TV or just talk.

Occasionally I have to stay at work till 6 or 7 o’clock in the evening. When we have a lot of things to do we work on Saturdays. So by the end of the week I get very tired. All I can do on Sundays is to sleep till eleven o’clock, watch television, listen to music and read something in English.

And still I always look forward to my next working day because I like my job. I thing I get a lot of useful experience.