I moved from Newcastle ten years ago but I often return. I miss the people, (c) _____ are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, (d) _____there are so many hills and streams. 'Geordies'. I am very pleased to be a 'Geordie'!

People (e) _______ are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are called

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My home town

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the north-east of England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. There are five bridges over the River Tyne, (a) _____ link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, (b) ______ there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre.

A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more important.

.1 Read the following description of a town. Put who, which, or where into the gaps.

2.2. Write a similar description of your home town. First write some facts about it:

- Where is it?

- Is it big or small?

- What buildings and industries does it have? Next write some personal opinions: Do you like it? Why?

Write not more than 200 words.

Lesson Eleven

Grammar: 1. Согласование времен (Reported Speech)

2. Инфинитив или ing (The Infinitive or –ing)

3. Письмо официальное / неофициальное

Упражнение 1

1. Reported statements

Sally went to see a landlady called Mrs Mawby about a flat. Now she is telling her friend, Paul, about it. Report the sentences.

Example:

'The rent is £50 a week.'

The landlady said the rent was £50 a week.

Упражнение 2

Заполните пропуски предлогами, где это необходимо.

1. The old woman says her husband retired .………. sixty-five. 2. I wonder which hotel your friend is staying ..………. Why hasn't he written to tell you? 3. ……….. my first visit ……….. Leningrad I spent three hours sightseeing every after­noon. 4. "Which street does he live ……....?" "He lives …….... Green Street. It's a long way …….... here." 5. I met ……... a friend ……... the way …….. the factory yesterday. He told me that he had got a new flat ……... a new district ……... the suburbs. 6. ……….. a holiday there are always a lot …….. people …….. the streets and squares. 7. My grandparents work …….. a collective farm which is not very far ……….. Moscow. 8. Is your grandfather still …….. hospital? 9. "Did your friend have to go …….. hospital?" "No, he only stayed ……... home a week or two." 10. My grandfather is quite an old man, but he doesn't want to retire. He still works ……... a colle­ctive farm.

Упражнение 3

1. Infinitive or -ing?

Put the verb in brackets in the right form, infinitive (with or without to), or -ing. Sometimes two forms are possible.

Examples:

I enjoy walking (walk) in the rain.

Would you like to have (have) something to eat?

It started to rain/raining (rain) while we were out.

Упражнение 3 Infinitives of purpose

Match a line in A with a line in В and a line in C

Lesson Twelve

Grammar: 1.Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные (Countable

and noncountable nouns)

2.Выражения would you like to do или do you like doing

3. Выражение used to be и I used your notes

Упражнение 1