The eastern birthday.

Mouse. You are charming and attractive. You work hard to reach goals. You are good with money and you are honest. If you get angry, you can keep calm.

Ox. You are patient and people trust you. Normally you are easy going, but at times you may be stubborn and you get angry quickly. If you start something, you hate to fail. You are a hard-working person.

Tiger. You are sensitive and a deep thinker. People respect you because you are brave. You are also a rebel. You can get angry quickly and sometimes you have difficulty making up your mind. But people like you and you are very popular.

Hare. If you are born this year you are lucky, talented and very good in business. If you aim for great things you will win them. You like gossip and you love parties. But sometimes you are sad.

Dragon. If you are born this year you will be very lucky in your life. People believe that the dragon is the luckiest sign of this horoscope. You are very confident and intelligent but you are fond of criticizing other people.

Snake. If you are born this year you will be very good with money. You have very active mind and you are always planning new things or thinking about how to get the most out of life. But you shouldn't spend too much time thinking.

Horse. Horses are very nice, popular animals that like going to parties. If you are a horse, you will have lots of friends. You like talking to people and enjoy telling people to do things. But you are not good at keeping secrets.

Sheep. If you are born this year you like luxury. You want to have good food and drinks, expensive clothes and cars and a fancy place to live. You like to be relaxed and do not like timetables or rules. You prefer to work in a team and leave the decisions to other people.

Monkey. If you are born this year you are imaginative. You are very curious and want to know the answers to everything. You want to know about everything that is happening around you. You also like giving advice to your friends and family.

Rooster. You like to plan things weeks before you do them. So if you are born this year you will probably plan your summer holiday in November! Roosters are very intelligent, lively people who like reading and telling jokes. You are also very well organized.

Dog. People who are born this year are very loyal. You'll be very interested in the environment and in protecting the earth. You hate to see people treated badly and are always ready to give advice.

Pig. You are quiet and study a lot because you want to learn. If you do something, you do it with all your strength. You don't have a lot of friends, but if you have some they are very good friends and you keep them forever. You are honest, kind and sincere.

Secrets of the stars

Aries ( the Ram). March 21 – April 20.

If you are born an Aries, you are very impulsive and passionate. You a doer who plunges into whatever excite you. You are every inch a warrior. You are adventurous and energetic, pioneering and courageous, enthusiastic and confident, dynamic and quick-witted.

Taurus (the Bull). April 21 – May 21. If you are born a Taurus, you like routine and security and hate changes. But you are patient and reliable, warmhearted and loving, persistent and determined.

Gemini (the Twins). May 22 – June 21. If you are a Gemini, you listen to your mind before your heart. You like freedom. You are very adaptable and versatile, communicative and witty, intellectual and eloquent, youthful and lively.

Cancer (the Crab). June 22 – July 22. If you are a Cancer, you are super-emotional and loving, intuitive and imaginative, shrewd and cautious, protective and sympathetic.

Leo (the Lion). July 23 – August 22. A Leo is a proud lion. You are generous, warmhearted and loyal. If you are in love with somebody, you can make bigger-than-life dreams come true. You are creative and enthusiastic, broad-minded and expansive, faithful and loving.

Virgo (the Virgin). August 23 – September 23. You are fond of perfection in everything. You are modest and shy, meticulous and reliable, practical and diligent, intelligent and analytical.

Libra (the Scales). September 24 – October 23. You are constantly searching for harmony. You are diplomatic and urbane, romantic and charming, easy-going and sociable, idealistic and peaceable.

Scorpio (the Scorpion). October 24 – November 22. If you are born a Scorpio, you are mysterious, powerful, passionate and hypnotic. You are very determined and forceful, emotional and intuitive, exciting and magnetic.

Sagittarius (the Archer). November 23 – December 21. You are generous and your happy-go-lucky attitude attracts many friends. You are very optimistic and freedom-loving, jovial and good-humored, honest and straightforward, intellectual and philosophical.

Capricorn (the Goat). December 22 – January 20. If you are born a Capricorn, you are very ambitious, stubborn, demanding, disciplined and image-centered. You are practical and prudent, patient and careful, humorous and reserved.

Aquarius (the Water Carrier). January 21 – February 19. An Aquarius wants to change the world. So, if you are born an Aquarius you are eternally idealistic. You are friendly and humanitarian, honest and loyal, original and inventive, independent and intellectual.

Pisces (the Fishes). February 20 – March 20. You are the true romantic of the zodiac. You are imaginative and sensitive, compassionate and kind, selfless and unworldly, intuitive and sympathetic.

Topic 2

STUDENT DAILY ROUTINE

Exercise 1. Study the new topical words and word-phrases.

1. to qualify as - 2. to turn on (off) the tape-recorder – 3. to (the) music - 4. a bathroom – 5. to take (to have) a shower (a bath) – 6. to dry (oneself) with a towel – 7. to clean one’s teeth – 8. to brush one’s hair – 9. to dress (oneself) – 10. to get up - 11. to get (to a place) – 12. to make one’s bed – 13. to go to bed – 14. to tidy up – 15. to have breakfast (lunch, supper) - 16. to have a good time – 17. to have tea (coffee) – 18. to refresh one’s memory – 19. to be in a hurry – 20. to be late for – 21. either…or… - 22. to go on foot – 23. to go by tram (by bus, by train) – 24. It takes me (20 minutes) – 25. to come easy to smb. – 26. weak point - 27. to work hard at smth. - 28. to have much in common – 29. to be fond of smth. – 30. as a matter of fact - 31. occasionally - 32. to see smb. home – 33. to be fast asleep –

приобретать какую-то специальность включать (выключать) магнитофон под музыку ванная комната принимать душ (ванну) вытираться полотенцем чистить зубы причесывать волосы одеваться вставать добираться (куда-л.) застилать постель ложиться спать убирать, приводить в порядок завтракать, обедать, ужинать веселиться, хорошо проводить время пить чай (кофе) освежить в памяти торопиться, спешить опаздывать или…или… идти пешком ехать на трамвае (на автобусе, на поезде) мне потребуется (20 минут) не представлять трудностей для кого-то слабое место упорно работать (над чем-л.) иметь много общего увлекаться (чем-л.) на самом деле, в сущности, собственно говоря изредка, время от времени проводить (кого-л.) домой крепко спать

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.