- •Unit 1. Travelling City. Public Transport
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Read, translate and act out the dialogues.
- •3) Complete the dialogues.
- •4) Read the public notices given below. Say in what place you can see them.
- •5) Translate into Russian.
- •6) Read the poem. What is the poem about?
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Grammar Exercises
- •1. Put the verb in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous to complete the dialogue.
- •4. Use prepositions of place and direction if necessary.
- •Means of Travelling Travelling
- •1) Put in the missing words according to the text.
- •2) Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •On Travelling
- •Hiking About the Country
- •Travelling by train
- •Travelling by air
- •On the boat
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Put missing words in the sentences below.
- •3) Give Russian equivalents for the following proverbs.
- •4) Where can you see these notices? Choose the correct answer.
- •Active Vocabulary
- •Grammar exercises: the Present Perfect Tense
- •Unit 2. My native country Russia
- •Russian Federation State System
- •Vocabulary
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Choose one of the variants to complete the sentences.
- •3) Put in the missing words according to the text.
- •St. Petersburg
- •1) Answer the questions
- •2) Put in the missing words according to the text
- •Grammar exercises: the Degrees of Comparison of Adverbs
- •1. Write the degrees of comparison of the adverbs:
- •2. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative degree of the adverb.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •My Republic The Republic of Bashkortostan
- •1) Fill in the blanks
- •2) Speak about:
- •The Dywan District
- •Sabantui
- •Grammar exercises: the use of articles
- •1. Use “a/an” or “the” where necessary.
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Unit 3. Relationships Youth Culture
- •Youth Problems
- •What Has Gone Wrong?
- •I’m teen, therefore I’m bad
- •Imagine yourself in оnе of the described situations. How would you react? Which phrases would you use in the same situations? Say “No” and give your reasons.
- •1. Change the sentences into reported speech.
- •2. Rewrite the following requests/ orders/ suggestions as reported speech.
- •The United Kingdom
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.
- •British Customs and Traditions
- •Strange British Customs
- •Holidays in Great Britain
- •British Superstitions
- •What are the British like?
- •Grammar Exercises: The Passive Voice
- •1. Translate into English.
- •2. Fill in the blanks with the passive forms of the verbs in brackets.
- •3.Translate into English.
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.
- •Christopher Columbus. The Discovery of America
- •Vocabulary
- •2) Read the beginning of the sentence and find its ending in the text.
- •3) Put in the missing word according to the text.
- •4) Find in the text historical event corresponding to the date.
- •The History of the usa
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Choose the right version.
- •3) Read the beginning of the sentence and find its ending in the text.
- •Washington d.C.
- •New York
- •Holidays in the usa
- •God Bless America
- •American Character
- •Grammar Exercises: The Use of Articles
- •Vocabulary
- •1) Match the two parts of the sentences.
- •2) Put in the missing words according to the text.
- •3) Find in the text the historical event corresponding to the date.
- •5) Read and act out the dialogue.
- •Australia
- •Vocabulary
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •2) Read the beginning of the sentence and find its ending in the text.
- •3) Put in the missing words according to the text.
- •5) Read and the act out the dialogue.
- •New Zealand
- •Vocabulary
- •1) Answer the questions.
- •3) Match the two parts of the sentences.
- •4) Read and translate the dialogue. Then act it out.
- •Grammar Exercises: the use of articles
- •Bibliography
Unit 1. Travelling City. Public Transport
People use various means of communication to get from one place to another. When getting about town one can go by bus, by tram, by trolley-bus or by the underground. The Underground is very popular with people as it’s the fastest and most convenient way of going about town. If you have to travel a short distance you may take a bus, a tram, a trolley-bus or go on foot. If there is no direct bus to your destination you’ll have to change on to another bus (trolley-bus, tram). When we travel on buses we have to pay fare.
If there are many cars, buses and trolley-buses in the town we say that the traffic is heavy. If the vehicles are few we say that the traffic is light. The traffic is especially heavy in the rush hour, that is in the morning when people are hurrying to work and in the evening when people are coming back home. At this time the public transport is overcrowded.
1) Answer the questions.
Why is the underground so popular with people?
What means of communication do you use when you travel a short distance?
What is the name of your native town/village?
What are the most interesting sights of your home town/village?
Do you live far from the bus station/railway station?
What is the main street in your home town?
What kind of public transport do you like best?
2) Read, translate and act out the dialogues.
Dialogue 1
A: Excuse me, madam!
B: Yes?
A: Can you tell me the way to the Opera and Ballet Theatre?
B: Certainly. Take the № 2 bus and it will take you right there.
A: And where is the nearest bus stop?
B: It’s just round the corner.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: You are welcome.
Dialogue 2
A: Excuse me, does the № 81 bus stop here?
B: Yes, it does.
A: Will it take me to the centre of the city?
B: No, it won’t. You’ll have to change on to a № 14 bus in Pushkin street.
A: Thanks.
B: That’s all right.
Dialogue 3
A: I’d like to book a room, please.
B: Certainly. When would you like to stay?
A: On 15 October, if possible.
B: Do you want a single or a double?
A: A single room is fine.
B: Can I have your name, please?
A: George Harrison.
B: Well, Mr. Harrison, you’ve got a reservation.
Dialogue 4
Luke: Excuse me, could you help me, please?
Helen: Yes, what seems to be the trouble?
Luke: Well, I’m trying to find the Atlantic Hotel, but I think I’m a bit lost.
Helen: The Atlantic Hotel? You are lost. That’s on the other side of town.
Luke: Oh dear. I’ve been sightseeing all morning, you see, and I’ve walked for miles.
Helen: Are you here on holiday, then?
Luke: Yes. I’m from Canada. This is my first time in Britain.
Helen: Really? What’s your name?
Luke: It’s Luke.
Helen: Nice to meet you, Luke. I’m Helen. I’ll tell you what. I’ll walk with you to the bus stop on the corner and you can take the number 45. It stops right outside your hotel.
Luke: Oh, that would be great. My legs are really tired from all the sightseeing. Thanks a lot.
Dialogue 5
A: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square?
B: Certainly. Go down Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus and then go down the Haymarket. Turn to the left, and in less than a minute you’ll be in Trafalgar Square.
A: Thank you very much. How far is it from here?
B: If you walk, it’ll take you ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.
A: Is there a bus?
B: There’s sure to be, but you’d better ask the policeman over there. He’ll give you all the information you want.
A: Thank you.