Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
tolerance ['tɔl(ə)r(ə)n(t)s]	Толерантность	толеранттылық
hospitality [hɔspι'tælətι]	Гостеприимство	қонақжайлылық
tor [tɔ:]	скалистая вершина	жартасты шың
embroidery [ιm'brɔιd(ə)rι]	Вышивание	кестелеу
feature ['fi:tʃ(ə)]	Изображать	бейнелеу
endurance [ιn'djuər(ə)n(t)s]	Терпение	сабырлық
attempt [ə'tempt]	попытаться	тырысу
cuisine [kw ι'zi:n]	Кухня	ас,тағам

LIW №41

1. Make a Power Point presentation on the given topic «Nauryz it’s a holiday of peace and friendship».

LIW №42

1. Learn by heart the poem “Stufferatiori “ by Adrian Mitchell.

Man-made fibres and raw materials Old rolled gold and breakfast cereals Platinum linoleum I like that stuff Skin on my hands Hair on my head

Toenails on my feet And linen on the bed Well I like that stuff Yes I like that stuff The earth Is made of earth And I like that stuff

References

Main:

1.Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Upper-Intermediate Students Book.Oxford, 2010.

2.Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Upper-Intermediate Workbook.Oxford, 2010.

Additional:

1. Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy. Third edition.

2. Audio Disc of “New English File” Upper-intermediate level.

3. www.linguopress.com, www.englishclub.com, www.breakingnewsenglish.com

Hand out №119 Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits: 2 Upper-Intermediate level Practical lesson Lexical theme: Family matters. Grammatical theme: Idioms. Teacher : assistant professor: Gaiipova G. A.

GRAMMAR COMMENT

Idioms

An idiom (Latin: idioma, "special property", is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made.

Examples:

Idiom	Meaning (definition)
(all) in the family	restricted to one's own family, as with private or embarrassing information.
black sheep of the family	the worst member of the family.
a family man	a man who likes to spend a lot of time with his wife and children
like one of the family	as if someone (or a pet) were a member of one's family.
run in the family	[for a characteristic] to appear in many (or all) members of a family

Look at the highlighted idioms and try to guess their meaning.

1. He finally passed his driving test! He is over the moon.

2. When I saw her I couldn`t believe my eyes. She looked ten years younger.

3. That sounds like a difficult situation. I wouldn`t like to be in your shoes.

4. She`s as hard as nails. She doesn`t care who she hurts.

5. You look a bit down in the dumps. Has life been treating you badly?

6. I`m sick and tired of telling you to do your home homework. Get on with it!

Choose the meanings of the idioms.

1. exhausted

2. very happy

3. sad, depressed

4. be very surprised

5. in your place

6. shows no sympathy or fear

Listen to a radio programme about speed dating. A man and a woman who have both tried it. They talk about their experiences [Part III p. 177], [1, T 1.3].

Exercise 1. Give true (T) or false (F) answers.

№		True	False
1	Alex was asked some quite interesting questions like “If you were an animal, what would you be?”
2	Emily went on one date with a guy who teaches English at university.
3	But in fact, Emily was actually happy being single.
4	Alex emailed one of the matches, a woman quite liked and they met at a bar in USA.
5	Alex was feeling unhappy when he met Susanna.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions according the listened text.

1. Do you know what ‘speed dating ‘ is?

2. Was Alex asked anything unusual?

3. How many matches did Emily get?

4. Does Emily want to have a speed dating again?

5. How successful was it for Alex??

6. If you were looking for a partner, would you try it?

Exercise 3. Discuss these questions in small groups

1.What is your position in the family?

2.Are you the oldest (youngest, middle) child, or an only child?

3.Describe your father`s (mother`s, sister`s, brother`s or grandparent`s) personality.

Exercise 4. Prepare your speech on the topic: “The typical family in my country”.

E xercise 5. Vocabulary. Read the words with their definitions and guess the meaning in your language.

Word	Definition	Example
ancestral adj.	Relating to family members from earlier generations	Sweden is my ancestral homeland, from which my great-grandfather emigrated in 1922.
cohesion n.	Ability to stay together as a unit	Family cohesion is difficult if young people have to go far away to find work.
descendant n.	A direct relative in a later generation (such as one’s son, daughter, or grandchild)	Billy Sobieski claimed to be a descendant of Jan Sobieski, a former king of Poland.
inheritance n.	Things passed down to you from your ancestors	My inheritance from my grandmother included her favorite necklace.
kin n.	Relatives	Even though my uncle didn’t really like me, he was kind to me because we were kin.
legitimate adj.	True and respectable; in the context of family, born of a mother and father who were married to each other	You can skip the meeting if you have a legitimate reason.
paternal adj.	Relating to a father	My mother’s parents have both died, but my paternal grandparents are still alive.
sibling n.	Brother or sister	My siblings and I got together to buy our parents a gift for their anniversary.

Read the passage to review the vocabulary you have learned. Make up your own questions.

The nature of the family varies widely from culture to culture. In some societies, family members tend to stay in close proximity to their kin, never moving more than a few miles away from the ancestral home. In other places, while the members of one generation may all live near one

another, their descendants in the next generation scatter widely. In such a case, it’s difficult to maintain the same family cohesion enjoyed by those who live close together. Sometimes marriage can govern family structure; for example, there may be strict traditions requiring a new bride to leave her paternal home and siblings to move in with her new husband’s family. Such traditions are followed, even by young couples who don’t like them, because going against them is likely to result in the loss of inheritance. Whatever one’s own sentiments about family structure, it is important to recognize that one culture’s family system is as legitimate as another’s.

Exercise 6. Translate the text (without dictionary).

Exercise 7. Your friend is going to marry, write a congratulation to your friend.

Useful words and phases much love health and happiness happy occasion., to find true love to share one dream is a blessing many happy years together, special day happiness and love

Exercise 8. Write an e-mail letter describing your friend`s personality who is going to rent a flat in USA. Use the paragraph summaries below.

Paragraph 1 age, family, work/study

Paragraph 2 personality (good side)

Paragraph 3 any negative things

1 .Choose the right meaning of the following idiom “over the moon”:

a) to be absolutely happy

b) very kind and generous

c) unfriendly

d) healthy

2. Choose the right meaning of the following idiom “down in the dumps”:

a) unhappy

b) happy

c) angry

d) surprised

3. Choose the right meaning of the following idiom “as hard as nails”:

a) act without thinking

b) shows no sympathy or fear

c) great sense of humor

d) talkative

4. Choose the right meaning of the following idiom “pain in the neck ”:

a) annoying, difficult

b) distant, unfriendly

c) supporting his friend

d) behave like an old man