- •1. Match the given Russian/Ukrainian words with their English equivalents.
- •2. In each line choose one word that doesn't belong to the group and explain why you think so.
- •3. Read the following text and do the activities that follow.
- •Meet the Family
- •4. Decide which of these statements are true and which are false.
- •5. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences choosing the right words from the box given below.
- •6. Do this task even if you don't believe in astrology and never read horoscopes. It's just for fun and language improvement. Horoscope Chart
- •7. Write the character adjectives in the correct column in the table.
- •It depends
- •8. Choose your color in accordance with your character:
- •9. Translate the text into English. Моя подруга Марина
- •10. In your notebook, write a short character description of someone.
- •II. My home
- •Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the outlined words. Compose your own sentences with them. My home
- •My Flat
- •2. Find in the text the words that mean the furniture. Compose the dialogue using these words.
- •4. The next task is to listen to the definitions of the words and try to guess them.
- •5. Find Russian equivalents to the English proverbs
- •6. Choose What is home for you?
- •7. Read and translate the text. The Priestley's House
- •8. Explain the following phrases as they have been used in the text. Translate them into Ukrainian (Russian):
- •9. Match each word in the left-hand column with its antonym from the right-hand column:
- •10. Read the text and fill in the missing words. Mr. Hudson's house
- •11. Compose the essay about the house of your own dream.
- •III. My working day and my day off
- •Read and translate the text. After reading tell in a few words about your week day. My working day
- •Read the text and discuss it. Everyday Life
- •3. Comprehension Questions
- •4. Vocabulary Practice
- •5. My Working Day. Monday Morning
- •6. (1) Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box:
- •7. Flll in each gap with the necessary preposition.
- •8. Read and translate the text. Leisure-time activities (my days off) and holidays
- •9. Which leisure activity do you associate with these words?
- •10. Look at these extracts from newspaper reviews. What leisure activities are they about?
- •11. Why do people go in for sports or do some other leisure activities? Think about the reasons and try to complete the following statements. The first one is done for you.
- •I do aerobics mostly to keep fit.
- •12. Tastes differ, lifestyles differ, personalities differ. Psychologists say that people may be divided into the following personality types. Tastes differ
- •13. Find 10 words dealing with different leisure activities and hobbies. One and the same letter can be used twice (horizontally and vertically). The first word is done for you.
- •IV. My University
- •Read and translate the text. University Life
- •How to Prepare for University Life
- •2. Read and translate the text.
- •Arranging for basics
- •Campus housing history
- •Crime a threat
- •Models for the future
- •Compare the University life in Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
- •Write 10 – 15 sentences about your own life in the University.
- •Read and translate the text.
- •17Th November - International Students Day
- •Plan the student's day
- •Read and act the dialogue.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read and translate the text. English in my life
- •9. Write 10 sentences about your first English teacher and her influence on you.
9. Translate the text into English. Моя подруга Марина
Я хотела бы рассказать вам о своих друзьях. У меня их много, но самый мой близкий друг - Марина. Она - моя одноклассница. Мы учимся вместе, в одном классе все одиннадцать лет. Марине - 17 лет. Внешне мы абсолютно не похожи. Марина по-своему красива. Она тоненькая и стройная, не очень высокая. У нее рыжие прямые волосы, овальное лицо с высоким лбом. У нее курносый носик и красивые зеленые глаза с пушистыми ресницами.
Марина - сердечная и мягкая, спокойная и хорошо воспитанная. Она всем нравится. Она всегда со вкусом и опрятно одета.
Марина единственная дочь у своих родителей, они ее обожают. Тем не менее моя подруга не эгоистична.
Мне нравится быть рядом с Мариной, потому что она знает много интересных историй, смешных шуток. Ей нравится читать. Марина занимается спортом: она играет в теннис и плавает.
Она хорошо учится в школе и в этом году она заканчивает школу и выбрала медицину своей будущей профессией. Я надеюсь, что из нее выйдет хороший врач.
10. In your notebook, write a short character description of someone.
II. My home
Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the outlined words. Compose your own sentences with them. My home
I would like to tell you a few words about my home. To begin with, I want to tell you that I live in Kyiv, one of the largest and oldest cities of Europe. It is one of the most ancient cities located on the picturesque banks of the Dnieper River.
Our family lives in a new flat in one of the largest newly built residential areas. We moved into our flat seven years ago. It is a three-room flat on the fifth floor of an eight-storied building. It consists of a living-room, a study, bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom a, two closets and a lavatory. There are two balconies in our flat: the first one is in the living room, and the second - in the bedroom. Our flat has all modern conveniences: central heating, running cold and hot water, electricity, telephone and gas. Besides, there is a lift and a garbage disposal in our building. The layout is very good, 1 must admit. The rooms are light, though not very large. In my opinion, it's quite a modern-looking flat. The windows face the park in front of the building and the view is really wonderful.
Our living-room is quite a big room of about 19 square meters. It is the largest room in our flat. My parents don't like much furniture in the house, so in the living-room there are two comfortable armchairs and a sofa, a coffee-table and a nice thick carpet on the floor. Opposite the window there is a wall unit, but it doesn't take much space in the room. Of course there is a color TV set, a stereo cassette-recorder and a record-player in the living-room. A nice chandelier is hanging from the ceiling and there is a standard lamp to the left of the sofa. During the day, the light comes in through the window, but at night when it gets dark, we switch on the light and draw the curtains across the windows. We like to receive our guests in this room. Now I would like to describe our study. At first it was my daddy's room, but as I grew older, it became mine. To tell you the truth, I am very happy to have a room for myself, that's why I always try to keep it tidy and cosy. There is a sofa, a writing table, a bookcase, a wardrobe in my room. On the wall there are some shelves full of English, Ukrainian and Russian books. There is a radio Set on the shelf and, I must confess, I like to listen to the wireless in the evening. The dressing-table is next to the sofa. In the chest of drawers I keep clean linen and handkerchiefs and in the wardrobe I keep my clothes, which I hang on coat-hangers. I have two water-colors on the wall above the sofa. They are nice copies of my favourite paintings by Serov.
Our bedroom is the smallest room in our flat. At night when my parents feel tired and sleepy, they share this room.
But the most popular and favourite place with all of us is the kitchen, as we spend most of our time there. We all are not big-eaters, but use the kitchen as a place where we can have a chat about our problems and life.
In the kitchen there are some stools, a table, a cupboard, a sink with water taps, a fridge and a gas cooker. Of course, we usually have our meals there.
We like our flat very much. It is important that our house is rather close to the underground station and we can easily get to any place we like