- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •English in the world
- •Section I
- •Section II
- •The indo-european language family tree scheme
- •Indo-european
- •Skim Reading Task
- •From the History of the English Language
- •Text I The Language of Shakespeare
- •Info Box
- •Section III
- •Text II English Has no Equals!
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises:
- •Text III
- •English in the World
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises:
- •Info Box
- •Section IV
- •The English Language
- •Text IV Basic Characteristics of the English language
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises:
- •British English and American English
- •Section V Text V
- •Are You Happy with the Way, You are Taught English?
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises:
- •Discussion Points
- •What makes a good language learner? test your aptitude for learning a foreign language
- •Interpret your score
- •Discussion
- •Section VI
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises:
- •Writing
- •Section VII Discussion Points
- •Listening
- •Appearance
- •Section I Topical Vocabulary
- •Section II
- •Vocabulary and Pre-reading Work
- •Info Box Why hair turns grey when people are old
- •If you put these letters in order according to their numbers you will have a quotation.
- •Discussion Points
- •Skim Reading Exercises
- •My Aunt Emily
- •Writing
- •Discussion and Speech Exercises
- •Section IV
- •Vocabulary and Pre-reading Work
- •Text I
- •A Visit to the Country
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •Word Guide
- •Grammar
- •Believe it or not
- •Section V
- •Vocabulary and Pre-reading Work
- •Word Guide
- •Text II
- •Mr. Rochester’s Visitors
- •Grammar
- •Believe it or not
- •Section VI Word Guide
- •Discussion Points
- •Skim Reading Work
- •Text III
- •Writing
- •Discussion points:
- •Appearance
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercise
- •Dictation
- •Writing
- •Spelling and punctuation
- •Listening
- •1) Darren Appleby, a 31-year-old art director, is married to Nicola, 30. They live in Cheshire.
- •2) Steve King, 28, lives in London and works in the media. He's single.
- •3) Richard Shorney, 40, a business adviser, lives in Cambridgeshire with his wife Sarah, 32.
- •4) Andy Barden, 35, lives in Kent with his wife Sandra, 46.
- •5) James Palmer, 32, is a farmer from Cambridge. He's married to Alison, 27.
- •6) Joel Orme is a 24-year-oid television researcher. He lives in Manchester with his girlfriend Lyndsey Evans, 24.
- •7) Simon Wells, 44, and Rebecca Owen, 59, both teachers, live in London.
- •8) Michael Briggs, 56, is married to Linda, 48. They run a website business together and live in Norfolk.
- •Discussion points:
- •The Key thing is the Heart
- •Word Guide
- •Skim Reading Task:
- •Writing
- •Listening
- •Список использованной литературы
- •Мартынюк н. Л. Oral and written practic in modern english part 1
If you put these letters in order according to their numbers you will have a quotation.
Listening
Ex.32. You are going to listen to the information about a lost child (Speaking Extra 8.1 “Lost!” page 52, CD 1 track 16). Find the child on the photocopy given to you.
Section III
Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
Writing
Ex.1. Fill in the missing word in the rhyme. Compose your own rhymes with the words parts of body.
When little Ann
Goes out for tea,
She washes her…,
As you can see.
Ex.2. A part of the body is hidden in each of the following sentences. The first sentence contains "head." Can you find the rest?
1. The ad is for Monday's sale. 2. The tour group can go to either country. 3. My car makes funny noises sometimes. 4. Sarah and Tony are getting married. 5. That casino seems shady. 6. Can't you see that Hank needs help? 7. The sea is so calm out here. 8. Would you like to go surfing, Erin?
Ex.3. Guess the riddle. Compose other riddles with the words of body parts or their characteristics in the answers.
I am in every person. I am large in the dark. I am black but surrounded by color. If you put shampoo to my surface it'll hurt.
What am I?
Ex.4. Divide the following 24 words into three equal groups under the headings:
a) head b) arm and hand c) leg and foot.
Jaw, shin, wrist, gums, lid, lash, temple, toes, biceps, palm, pupil, knuckles, thigh, instep, sole, lobe, calf, thumb, fist, nostril, elbow, forearm, heel, ankle
Discussion Points
Ex.5. Discuss the following:
What do you think is the most important part of your body? Choose one and try to prove your idea saying why a person can’t live without it.
Is there anything you would like to improve about the human body? Draw a picture of the improved version of human body and discuss with other students why you think these changes are necessary.
Ex.6. Give the description of people in the pictures.
Becky Nicola Suzie James Rob Mike
Ex.7. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1) What does he look like? – He is a handsome man. 2) She is lovely-looking. 3) The guest was decidedly pretty. I had never seen a face half so beautiful. 4) Mary is a fetching, nice-looking girl. 5) Nearly all girls are good-looking, some are pretty, a very few – are beautiful. 6) The lady had a fascinating smile. 7) He was all smiles. 8) She was of fair complexion. 9) He had that order of nose which people call “snub”. 10) Is that a beauty-spot or a mole that you have on your cheek? 11) You bear your age well. 12) Time stands still with you. Yes, he can carry his years and he is as young as he looks. 13) What’s the matter with you? You don’t look yourself. What makes you look so wretched? 14) There’s no family likeness at all between you and her. 15) The child took after his mother in appearance and character. 16) Her mouth was strong and vivid. 17) He was not fat, but he was exceedingly well-fed. 18) She had a queenly carriage. 19) I have never met a fellow so strangely constituted. 20) He is six feet five inches tall.
Ex.8. Describe appearance of any 4-year old child, an elderly woman / man, a young lady.
