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- •5. Use these words to complete these expressions with age:
- •6. Now use the expressions in the sentences below:
- •7. Find the mistake in each sentence. Write the correct sentence into the box.
- •Read the text and do the assignments.
- •How do you understand the expression in bold? Define it using the text and the examples below:
- •Answer the questions in the last passage.
- •Vocabulary – The Stages of Life
- •1. Now add the correct words to complete the sentences:
- •2. Vocabulary Quiz
- •3. Put these words into the following sentences:
- •Use these words in the patterns below:
- •5. Match the beginnings of these sentences with the endings below:
- •6. Important events in people's lives.
- •7. The best day of my life.
- •Family Vocabulary
- •Describe a family tree:
- •Different types of family
- •Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences below:
- •Family by Vivien.
- •Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
- •Choose the correct answer. There can be more than one variant.
- •Each paragraph of the text is an answer to a certain question. Ask these questions and let your group mates answer them.
- •Speak on Vivien’s family as if you were one of her brothers. Family by Thomas.
- •Say: What do they do? Where do they work?
- •2. Unscramble the letters to find the jobs:
- •3.What are they?
- •Related terms: translate and make up your own examples.
- •3. Choose the best (most logical) response to complete each of the following sentences:
- •There are many different ways to express leaving or losing a job.
- •4.Act out a dialogue: a Job Interview
- •Vocabulary – Friends
- •He's my best friend
- •2.Other words for friend
- •3. Making friends
- •4. Why people are friends
- •Friendship by Vivien
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
- •Speak about Vivien’s friends. Friendship by Thomas
- •Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
- •Each paragraph of the text is an answer to a certain question. Ask these questions and let your group mates answer them.
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
- •Comment on the italicized parts of the text. Do you agree with all Thomas’ ideas concerning friendship.
- •Point out the main factors which are important in friendship.
- •Problems in a friendship. Complete the following letters to a magazine problem page with these words and phrases:
- •Vocabulary – Love and Romance
- •Complete the following text with the words and phrases below:
- •Starting a relationship
- •Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases into the correct column below:
- •4.Match the beginnings of the phrases on the left with the endings on the right:
- •5. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •3. Before the wedding
- •4. People at the wedding
- •5. The vows
- •Love, Marriage, Romance, Flirting.
- •6. Choose the right word and complete the sentences.
- •Celebrity Divorce
- •9. Study the new vocabulary before you read the dialogue.
- •10. Read the introduction and comment on it.
- •11. Read the dialogue between Marni and Mason talking about celebrity divorce.
- •12. Whose viewpoint appeals to you more, Mason’s or Marni’s? Share your opinion of the ideas given in the text.
- •Vocabulary – Appearance
- •Match the pairs of sentences with the pictures on the right:
- •3. Put these descriptions in the correct order:
- •Vocabulary – Head and Face
- •Vocabulary – Hair and Face
- •1. Basic vocabulary
- •2.Hairstyles
- •Face - distinguishing features
- •If a man always shaves, we say he is clean shaven.
- •Vocabulary – Houses and Homes
- •1. Different kinds of house
- •Vocabulary – In the living room
- •2. Paying a compliment
- •3. Dinner conversation
- •4. Make up a small dinner conversation using the phrases mentioned above.
- •Vocabulary – In the Kitchen
- •1.Entitle each object:
- •2. What Kitchen appliances do you know?
- •3. Kitchen equipment
- •4. Test yourself
- •Vocabulary – In the bedroom
- •1.What do you wear in bed?
- •Saying how you slept
- •Vocabulary – In the bathroom
- •Vocabulary – Accommodation
- •3. Things/items around the house - Talking about things that are located in your house or apartment. Choose the best answer:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •Accommodation by Vivien
- •Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
- •Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
- •Each paragraph of the text is an answer to a certain question. Ask these questions and let your group mates answer them.
- •What is Vivien’s idea of an ideal flat? Does it have anything in common with the flat of your dream? accommodation by Thomas
- •Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
- •Find English equivalents in the text.
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Vocabulary – Housework and Household Chores
- •4. Need / could do with
- •5. Asking for help
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •Household chores by Vivien
- •Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
- •Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Choose the right answer.
- •Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Literature
Explain the meaning of the words and expressions in bold. Use them in your own sentences.
Each paragraph of the text is an answer to a certain question. Ask these questions and let your group mates answer them.
Choose the right answer.
Friendship is something that cannot be …
very important b) bought c) very pleasant
If your friend lives in another country, you…
lose him b) cannot communicate with him c) can write to him
Thomas is sure that he will …
never make new friends b) lose all his friends c) see his friends again
Thomas attends “Rainbow gathering” …
every summer b) every spring c) every autumn
Recently Thomas was visited by …
five of his friends b) six of his friends c) four of his friends
Who thinks that friends should live close to each other?
Many people. b) Few people. c) Nobody.
Sisters and brothers…
can become real friends b) can never be friends c) don’t like each other
If your friend does something wrong you…
are able to forgive him or her b) will never forgive him or her c) cannot forgive him or her
Forgiveness and tolerance are…
harmful for friendship b) not important for friendship c) important for friendship
If you get old you …
are able to keep good friends b) always lose your friends c) always become lonely
Thomas has a couple of friends that he’s known…
since primary school b) since university c) since he met them in Hungary
All Thomas’ strong friendships started very…
quickly b) slowly c) hard
Thomas finds it very difficult to make friends …
with some people b) with women c) with children
If a friend is ill, it’s important to…
forget about him b) leave him alone c) help him
It’s important for friends to be …
strict with each other b) different in age c) equal
The age in a real friendship is…
not important for friends b) very important c) a barrier
) Thomas has a friend who is…
11 years older than him b) 11 years old c) 11 years younger than him
Friendship is the answer to …
many problems b) very few problems c) no problem
Everybody can be friends with …
anyone they meet b) children c) foreigners
Thomas has friends in …
many places b) London only c) two countries
Being a musician…
helps to make friends b) doesn’t help to make friends c) makes friendship more difficult
Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
A friend can be of any age.
You lose your friend if he/she lives in another country.
Thomas is used to not seeing his friends for a long time.
Thomas cannot attend “Rainbow gathering” every summer.
Maria got on very well with the friends who visited Thomas in Budapest.
It’s impossible for best friends to be relatives.
Friends shouldn’t forgive each other’s mistakes.
You always lose your friends when you get older.
Thomas still cannot feel close to his friends from his primary school.
Thomas makes friends very quickly.
Sometimes Thomas cannot communicate easily with some people.
It’s not important to keep your word with your friends.
Friends shouldn’t be equal.
You cannot be friends with someone older than you.
It’s much better when your friend is your partner.
The number of friends is limited.
Sometimes it’s easier to say something than to do it.