Vocabulary
Household chores
cleaning the windows, doing the cooking, doing the dusting, doing the ironing, making the bed, doing the vacuuming, watering the flowers, washing the floors, sweeping
Habits/Routines
generally, normally, every morning/week, once or twice a week, three hours a day, I tend to, I start each day with
a live wire (живчик), a coach poato (лежебока, телевизионный болельщик)
Fitness Club
to keep fit, facilities, gym, swimming pool, sauna, play ground (e.g. for basketball, voleyball, etc.), private/shared showers, man/women-only classes, changing rooms
… could be bigger, … could be better, I’d prefer, I don’t mind the… I’d much rather have… I’d rather have… than…
Questions
Are you a live wire or a coach potato?
How energetic are you?
What are your daily routines?
What do you usually do in the morning/after studies/in the evening?
Who does the different chores in your home?
What chores do you like most? Which don’t you like? Why?
How often do you do smth about the house?
What do you do to keep fit?
Do you do any exercises or go in for sports?
How often do you do it?
How long do you spend in a gym or sports club?
What things would you like to improve in your sports club?
Unit 7
City life
Vocabulary
Urbanisation
population, to double, megacities, countryside, clean, green areas, move to, traffic, expensive, to provide with, local, can/can’t afford, oil, electricity, gas
Environment
pollution/polluted/to pollute, flooding, change in the climate, ozone layer, garbage, greenhouse effect
Questions
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city?
What are the reasons to live in the countryside? What are the drawbacks (minuses)?
What is urbanisation?
Why do you think so many people around the world are going to live in cities?
What changes will happen to the cities in the future? Are they good or bad?
Which places in your country or city:
- have the worst traffic?
- sometimes have problems with flooding?
- have the most popular green areas?
- are the most polluted?
- might have problems if the sea levels go up?
What changes have happened to the climate?
What problems do we face in the area of environment?
How can we solve these problems?
Why do many people prefer travelling to some cities more than travelling to the seaside?
What are popular tourist destinations in the world?
Write recommendations for visitors to your country/city.
Unit 8 Things around you
Vocabulary
bargain, stall, market, to look for, antiques, second-hand, brand-new
stall holder, shop assistant, fit/suit, look nice, changing rooms
change, receipt, refund, trolley, basket, till, pay by credit card/in cash
a wide choice/selection of goods, tastes differ
Questions
Do you like shopping in markets? Why/Why not?
Do you usually pay the full price at market stalls, or do you bargain?
What do markets in your town sell? (food, antiques, second-hand clothes…)
Are there any markets in your country? Have you ever visited them?
If you had a chance to visit one of these markets in London, which would you choose? Why? (Portobello, Camden, Maltby)
What is it ‘to look cool’? What kind of clothes are popular with your fellow students?
What kind of clothes do you wear every day and on special occasions?
What is your favourite brand? What is your best colour?
Do you buy things apart from clothes? What are they?
What is your best-ever present? Who gave it to you? What does it look like?
What do you usually take with you when you go on holiday?
Think of your favourite possession:
- what it looks like
- how long you’ve had it
- how you got it
- how you feel about it
- any other details