Text One

We are in our I- classroom. We are at an 'English I- lesson. The 'classroom is flight and I- clean. There is much air in the room. The 'ceiling is T white, the walls are T blue, the 'door and the 'floor are i brown. They are I- not yellow.

There is a I- blackboard in the room. It is on the wall. It is 'big and 1 nice. There are 'many 'tables and I- chairs there. 'Is there a T map on the wall? I- No, there I- isn’t. There is 'no I- map on the wall. There is a nI picture there. It is a 'picture of a I- town.

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'How 'many 'chairs and -l tables are there in the «room? There are T Ћ’ten tables and 'twenty -l chairs there. They are -l brown. There is a -l bookcase there «too. It is 'full of'Russian « -l books. There are a 'few 4- «English «books there, 4- too.

Text Two. My flat

My 'flat is in the 'centre of T Minsk. There are 'four 4- rooms in it: 'two T bedrooms, | a T dining room and a 4- study. They are 'good and 4 clean. Be T sides | there is a 'bathroom and a 4- kitchen.

'In the dining room | there is а T table | which is in the 'middle of the 4- room. There are some T chairs, | some T armchairs, a T cup­board and a 4- sofa. The 'table is 4- round. There is a 'vase with flowers on it.

My 'favorite 'room is the 4- study. There are 'many T bookcases 'full of'interesting 4- books. 'Some are in the 'English 'language. The 'bedrooms are 'very 4- light. There is 'much 4- air in them. 'In my t bedroom | there is a 4- 'bed with a 4- night-table near it | and a 4- ward­robe. 'On the T floor | there is a 'small 4- carpet.

'Are there any 'pictures in your T bedroom? No, there 'aren’t 4 any There are 'some in the 4- «dining-room. 'Is there 'anything on the 'walls of your T study? Yes, there is a 'map on the 4- wall. 'Is there 'anybody at T home now? I’m afraid there is 4- nobody at «home, they are 'all at 4- work now.

Text Three. At home

At T night | when I 'fell T tired and T sleepy, | I 'go 'up to my T bed­room | and 'switch 'on the e T ectric 4- light. I 'take 'off my T shoes, 'undress | and 'put 'on my py 4- jamas. 'Then I 'get into T bed | and 'switch 'off the I- slight. 'After a T few «minutes | I 'fall a I- sleep. I 'sleep the T whole 'night nI through.

'Punctually at 'seven 'thirty in the T morning | the a’larm «clock t rings and 'wakes me I- up. I 'get 'out of T bed, | 'put 'on my 'dressing-gown and slippers and go into the T bathroom, where I turn on the hot and cold water I- taps. I wash my T face and neck and clean my i teeth. Then I turn off the taps | and have my I- bath. Sometimes I have a nI shower. Then I dry myself with a T towel and get dressed. 4

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Pronounce the phrases with the proper intonation.

a) Good I morning! Good I afternoon! Good I evening! 'How do you I do! He I llo! 1 Hi. Good T bye! Вуе- T Bуе! So T long. See you T soon! See you to T morrow!	Доброе утро... Добрый день. Добрый вечер. Здравствуйте. Здравствуйте. Привет. До свидания... Пока. До свидания. Пока. До встречи. До завтра.
b) T Thank you. 'Thank you very I much. 'That’s nice of T you. You are 'very I kind. 'Thank you for the I pleasure. I’m 'very I grateful to you.	Спасибо. Большое спасибо. Это мило с вашей стороны. Вы так добры (любезны). Благодарю вас за доставленное удовольствие. Я вам очень благодарна.
c) ′Not at ↓ all. ′Don’t ↓ mention it. ′That’s all ↓ right. ′That’s ↓ O.K. ′No ′trouble ↓ at. It’s a ↓ pleasure for me. You are ↓ welcome.	Не стоит благодарности. Ну, что вы. Не стоит благодарности. Мне это не трудно. Мне это доставляет удовольствие. Пожалуйста, не стоит благодарности.
d) Excuse me, (please). Ex’cuse me, (for) a I moment. (I am) I sorry. T Pardon. I beg your I pardon. T 'Please 4 ac’cept my apologies.	Простите меня. Извините меня. Простите, я на минутку (выйду). Простите. Виноват. Простите. Прошу прощения. Примите мои извинения.

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