You want to know:

• if Kate is a first- or a second-year student

• what faculty Kate studies at

• what subjects she studies at the Academy

• how many classes she has every day

• if Kate goes to the Academy by bus or on foot

• how long it takes her to get to the Academy

• what subjects she is not very strong in

• what subjects she is good at

• how many students there are in Kate's group

• if Kate meets Pete in the café

• why Kate and Pete have much in common

• what places they go together

• what Kate usually does after supper

• when Kate goes to bed

Exercise 8. Respond to the following statements expressing your interest, surprise or doubt.

Say that this is true of someone else too. (Give two variants).

Model 1: - Kate is a first-year student (my brother).

• Student 1: Kate is a first-year student.

• Student 2: Is she? So is my brother. // He is also a first-year student.

- Kate studies at the Academy (we).

• Student 1: Kate studies at the Academy.

• Student 2: Does she? So do we. // We also study at the Academy.

Model 2: - Kate isn’t a second-year student (my brother).

• Student 1: Kate isn’t a second-year student.

• Student 2: Isn’t she? Neither is my brother. // My brother isn’t a second-year student

either.

- Kate doesn’t live in Moscow (my sister)

• Student 1: Kate doesn’t live in Moscow.

• Student 2: Doesn’t she? Neither does my sister. // My sister doesn’t live in Moscow

either.

1. Kate is a good friend of mine (Pete)

2. Kate studies economics, mathematics, history, English and others (we)

3. In the second year Kate will study macroeconomics and microeconomics (I)

4. I don’t get up early (my cousin)

5. She always reads a little before tutorials to refresh her memory (they)

6. We never go to the Academy by bus (my sister)

7. Mathematics doesn’t come easy to Kate (physics)

8. I usually have 5 classes a day (we)

9. Paul works hard at English and other subjects (Helen)

10. After classes Helen was not at all tired (other students)

11. She didn't have lunch at home (Victor)

12. Kate and Pete have much in common (Ann and Tom)

13. I prepare for my tutorials and seminars in the library (my friend)

14. History is not my weak point (English)

15. Helen is fond of reading both English and Russian short stories (Liz)

16. My brother doesn’t go to bed early (my sister)

17. Our teacher never refuses to consult us (our dean)

Exercise 9. Imagine that one of Kate’s relatives is telling you about Kate. Ask him/her all kinds

of questions to expand information. Don’t forget to show your interest, surprise or

doubt. Work in pairs.

Model:

Student 1: Kate is a first-year student, you know.

Student 2: Is she? What faculty does she study at? Has she got many friends among the

students? Who is her boyfriend, I wonder? She studies well, doesn’t she?

Exercise 10. Prepare the story about your daily routine and studies. Make use of the topical