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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.
Find English equivalents in the text.
пригород, граничить с, гараж, оборудование, камин, диван, ковёр, самодостаточный, бетон, выживать, сосед, включать/выключать, мыть посуду, холодильник, потолок, рядом с, уютный, сдавать в наём, поливать (цветы), заботиться о, мебельный гарнитур, вкусный, роскошь, чердак, виолончель.
Choose the right answer.
Where did Thomas live when he was a child?
in a house b) in a flat c) in a big city
Where the car was usually kept?
In the garage. b) Outside. c) Inside the house.
Where did Thomas’ mother spend a lot of time?
In the garden. b) In the kitchen. c) In the bedroom.
Thomas remembers living in…
an abandoned village b) a big park c) a big Italian city
Thomas is getting used to…
a city b) new people c) a big car
What musical instrument does Maria play?
The cello. b) The guitar. c) The piano.
In Thomas’ flat there’s …
a little hot water heater b) central heating c) a new washing machine
Thomas and his girlfriend have to wake up early because…
Thomas has to go to work b) Maria has to go to school c) they have to clean the flat
What can be seen from the windows of Thomas’ flat?
A school b) A big hotel c) A playing field
Thomas’ neighbours are …
English students b) old women c) an elderly couple
In Maria’s parents’ kitchen there are many …
electrical appliances b) cups and plates c) pictures on the walls
Maria is learning to play …
tennis b) the piano c) many musical instruments
Maria’s mother is a successful …
teacher of English b) career woman c) cook
Thomas’ ideal house would be …
away from large rivers b) in the middle of a big city c) away from large cities
When Thomas lived in a farmhouse he slept on …
a mattress b) a big bed c) a sofa
Thomas likes to live …
high up b) in a basement c) in a dark place
Say whether the following statements are true or false. In case they are false give the right answer.
Thomas lived in a flat when he was a child.
When Thomas was very young he shared a very big bedroom with his younger brother.
Thomas lived in different types of accommodation.
Once Thomas lived in a small village in Italy.
Thomas feels lost in the city.
Thomas lives alone at the moment.
Thomas and Mary don’t have a telephone.
It takes Thomas 20 minutes to get into town.
Thomas can see a large synagogue from his window.
Thomas cannot communicate with the husband of his neighbor.
Maria’s father used to be a pianist.
Maria’s mother spends a lot of time in the kitchen.
Thomas would like to live near running water.
Thomas wouldn’t like to have a lot of animals.
Living in the attic of the house in Somerset was a very happy time for Thomas.
Thomas liked staying in a flat at the base of a very big block of flats.