- •Предисловие
- •2. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •3. Name various kinds of travelling you know. Say a
- •4. How would you define a traveller? Are you a
- •5. Which type of travelling probably takes longest?
- •6. Types of travellers.
- •7. Look at the words below. They are all connected
- •8. Put a correct form of a verb of movement in each of
- •9. Describe an interesting journey that you have made
- •In detail.
- •10. Read the title of the article. Answer the following:
- •Travel - Who Needs It?
- •Travel and Accommodation
- •11. Read the following trying to memorize phrases in
- •A Visit to a Hotel.
- •12. What would you say in these situations?
- •13.*** Read the following excerpts from tourists'
- •Vocabulary.
- •14.*** Read an interview with Steven e. Bryant,
- •Breathtaking Natural Beauty
- •15.*** Read what Hillary j. James, General Manager of
- •Luxury Accommodations for Longer Stays.
- •16. Use active vocabulary to express these sentences
- •17. Match the words on the left with their collocations
- •18. Which expressions given in a. Do you associate
- •19. Use the correct expression from the previous
- •20. Discuss the following in pairs:
- •21.*** Translate the text: Where Nobody Else Would Dare to Go.
- •Air travel
- •22. You need to get to the airport to catch a plane. It's
- •23. Divide these words and phrases into two
- •24. What is the difference between the following:
- •25. Which word goes with all three sentences in each
- •Verb: (take ride drive catch)
- •26. Match the types of trips to the texts that describe
- •31. Complete the words or phrases below using the
- •32. What do you call:
- •33. The following sentences describe what you do
- •34. What is the order of events when you fly into an
- •35. Complete this part of a letter about an unpleasant
- •36. Fill in the blanks. The words you need can be
- •37. Read the text. Put the verb in the correct form,
- •Catching a plane
- •38. Complete the text with the correct form of the
- •Verbs, Past Simple or Past Continuous. A Special Holiday in Florida.
- •A Sightseeing Holiday
- •39. Read the text. Try to understand the meaning of all
- •40. Match a word or a phrase in a with its definition
- •41. Translate the following into Russian:
- •42. Fill in a preposition:
- •46. Look at these extracts from travel and tourism
- •47. Fill in the gaps with a derivative based on the word
- •48. Read Marisol's story. The grammar she uses is
- •Very good, but she keeps repeating the same
- •The Most Frightening Experience of My Life
- •49. Write a story of your own about a frightening
- •On the Beach and in the Country
- •55. Put a number 1-6 next to the nouns in the gap,
- •56. Read the texts and use the context to help you
- •57. Translate the following words:
- •58. Translate paying attention to the phrases in black
- •59. Fill the gaps with the correct words:
- •60. Tick the correct word in these sentences:
- •61. Write down two different words that can combine
- •62. Are these statements true or false?
- •63. Read the following. Note the collocations.
- •64. Complete the conversation with the Simple Past
- •At the Scene of a Traffic Accident
- •65. Fill the gaps in the sentences with one of the
- •66. Respond to these comments as in the example, so
- •67. What do you think the underlined expressions
- •68. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of one
- •69. Read the text and fill each gap with one of these
- •The Road to Ruin
- •70. An Unforgettable Journey.
- •Verbs in brackets. More than one form is possible in
- •71.*** Present Participles often improve the style of a
- •72.*** Read this article from the science section of a
- •Transportation of the Future.
- •73.*** Read this transcript of a radio interview with
- •74.*** Radio listeners are calling in with questions for
- •Education and Bringing Up Children
- •1. Why do you go to school / university? Number these reasons in their order of importance from 1 (most important) to 12 (least important):
- •Teachers and Actors
- •5. Translate the following phrases into Russian:
- •6. Are Teachers Born or Made?
- •7.*** Education Empowers
- •8.*** Read the text and answer the questions:
- •Attacking Poverty
- •9. Think about the following:
- •10. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •11.*** Work in small groups. Discuss the following
- •12.*** Read these texts in which two Irish writers recall
- •1. Molly Keane
- •2. Mary Lavin
- •13.*** Cohesion.
- •In the following text the writer has used an excessive
- •14. Read the following. Do you agree or disagree with
- •15. Look at the list of ideas about the good and the
- •The Good Language Teacher
- •The Bad Language Teacher
- •16. Do the personality quiz to discover what type of
- •17.*** A Teacher's Story
- •18.*** Read the second part of the text.
- •Vocabulary.
- •19.*** Read the passage below about a child with
- •20. Before reading the article look at its title. What do
- •Teaching with a Magic Touch
- •21.*** A Tale of Two Teachers
- •22.*** In the passage below George Finley, a teacher
- •In his early forties, describes some of his experiences
- •Cinema. Television.
- •Read the following paying attention to the phrases
- •In black type:
- •2. Look at the film titles below and match them with
- •3. Giving your opinion about films:
- •4. Read the text. Answer the following questions:
- •Famous faces
- •5.*** The Cinema Comes to Hollywood
- •6. Discuss the following points in pairs:
- •7.*** Read one of the given texts. Where do you think
- •It came from – a popular magazine? a specialist
- •Information about the two authors by comparing your
- •8. Web Movies
- •9. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
- •Read the film review and match paragraphs 1- 4
- •10.Read the text and complete it with linking words:
- •11. Complete the film review with the verbs in the
- •Tootsie
- •12. Write a review of a film you have seen. Include the
- •13. Image Queen.
- •Ask and answer questions to complete information
- •14.*** Material Girl
- •15. Use the verbs given in brackets in the correct
- •16. Charlie Chaplin
- •Quickly look at the questions and see if you know
- •17. Discuss the following:
- •18. No Sex, no Violence, Just Film
- •19. Behind the Camera
- •20. Editing
- •21. Television in Great Britain
- •22.*** Read the text. Pick up useful expressions to
- •Reality tv
- •23.*** Read what British and American teens say
- •24. Television is Doing Irreparable Harm
- •25. Read the text Television is Doing Irreperable Harm
- •26. Agree or disagree with the following:
- •26.*** Why You Watch What You Watch When You
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •010008, Г. Астана, ул. Можайского, 5а
- •1. Why do you go to school / university? Number these reasons in their order of importance (1 - most important, 12 - least important:
- •2. What kinds of pupils / students do you find it difficult to teach? Why?
- •3. Look at the list of factors contributing to a teacher's job satisfaction.
- •4. Read the text: Teachers and Actors
- •5. Translate the following phrases into Kazakh:
- •6. Give word combinations to characterize qualities of a good teacher:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •8. Make up your own sentences with the following:
- •10. Are Teachers Born or Made?
- •7.*** Education Empowers
- •8.*** Read the text and answer the questions:
- •Attacking Poverty
- •9. Think about the following:
- •10. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •11.*** Work in small groups. Discuss the following
- •12.*** Read these texts in which two Irish writers recall
- •1. Molly Keane
- •2. Mary Lavin
- •13.*** Cohesion.
- •In the following text the writer has used an excessive
- •14. Read the following. Do you agree or disagree with
- •15. Look at the list of ideas about the good and the
- •The Good Language Teacher
- •The Bad Language Teacher
- •16. Do the personality quiz to discover what type of
- •17.*** A Teacher's Story
- •18.*** Read the second part of the text.
- •Vocabulary.
- •19.*** Read the passage below about a child with
- •20. Before reading the article look at its title. What do
- •Teaching with a Magic Touch
- •21.*** A Tale of Two Teachers
- •22.*** In the passage below George Finley, a teacher
- •In his early forties, describes some of his experiences
11. Complete the film review with the verbs in the
correct form:
get on crack up dress up get into
get out of go in for make out make up
put on turn off
Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor named Michael Dorsey who just can’t (1) __ in the acting world. In desperation, he (2) __ as a woman named Dorothy Michaels in order to get a part in a TV soap opera. He has to (3) __ a different voice and (4) __ that Dorothy is an older woman. At the job interview he (5) __ a story about his acting career and gets the job!
Everything goes well until Dorothy becomes a national sensation. Then things go from bad to worse. Michael falls in love with Julie Nichols (Jessica Lange), one of the soap’s leading women, but can’t (6) __ a love affair because she thinks he is a woman. The scene that really (7) __ me __ is when Julie’s father makes Dorothy a proposal of marriage and Dorothy has to say no to (8) __ it. Julie’s father is so disappointed!
Another amusing sub-plot is the relationship between Dorothy and one of the leading actors. He thinks he is attractive to women, but really he (9) __ them __, and Dorothy uses every opportunity to make him look foolish. Eventually, Michael reveals his true identity on a ‘live’ edition of the show. If you (10) __ wacky comedies, then Tootsie is a film for you.
12. Write a review of a film you have seen. Include the
following information:
- the title of the film
- the type of film
- the name of the director (if you can remember)
- any other information such as whether it is based on a
book, where it was filmed, etc.
- the main actors and which characters they play
- a summary of the plot
- what you particularly liked or didn’t like about the film
13. Image Queen.
A. 1. What do you know about Madonna?
What did she look like the last time you saw a picture
or a video of her?
2. Ask your partner questions about Madonna using
phrases and prompts:
I wonder … I’d like to know …
I have no idea … Does anybody know …
1. where / born
2. how old / when / start / singing
3. go to university
4. ever win any rewards
5. where / live
6. how many times / married
7. how many children / have
8. how many number one records / have
Ask and answer questions to complete information
about Madonna:
Student A
Madonna was born Louise Veronica Ciccone on __ (When?), in Bay City, Michigan. She was the oldest of eight children. Her mother died of __ (What?) when she was six years old. She was brought up by __ (Who… by?), who was an engineer. He remarried, and Madonna’s stepmother was called Joan. She started singing and dancing when she was __ (How old?), participating in school shows and being a cheerleader. She also had piano and ballet lessons.
She went to the University of Michigan, where she studied __ (What?), but she put aside her studies after two years and went to New York, because __(Why?). She had no money, so she worked in shops and as a model. She decided to start singing, and found work as a backing vocalist. She wrote songs, and performed at local discos. She signed a contract with __ (Who … with?) in 1982, and immediately her career took off. She had her first number one hit in 1984 with Like a Virgin. In1985 she appeared as the lead in the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
Around this time she married __ (Who?). Unfortunately the marriage only lasted for four years. In1992 she founded her record company called Maverick. In 1996 she starred in the film __ (Which?), and she was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In the same year she had her first child, Lourdes Maria. The farther was __(Who?). She currently lives in London with __ (Who … with?), with whom she had a second child, a boy called Rocco.
She has had eleven number one hits – more than any female artist.
Student B
Madonna was born Louise Veronica Ciccone on 16 August, 1958, in __ (Where?). She was the oldest of eight children. Her mother died of cancer when she was __ (How old?). She was brought up by __ (Who… by?), who was an engineer. He remarried, and Madonna’s stepmother was called __ (What…name?). She started singing and dancing when she was eight, participating in school shows and being a cheerleader. She also had piano and ballet lessons.
She went to the University of __ (Which…to?), where she studied dance, but she put aside her studies after two years and went to __ (Where…to?), because she had dreams of becoming a star. She had no money, so she worked in shops and as a model. She decided __ (What…do?), and found work as a backing vocalist. She wrote songs, and performed at local discos. She signed a contract with Warner Brothers in 1982, and immediately her career took off. She had her first number one hit in __ (When?) with Like a Virgin. In1985 she appeared as the lead in the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
Around this time she married Sean Penn . Unfortunately the marriage only lasted for __ (How long?). In1992 she founded her record company called Maverick. In 1996 she starred in the film Evita, and she was awarded __ (What?). In the same year she had her first child, Lourdes Maria. The farther was her personal trainer, Carlos Leon. She currently lives in __ (Where?) with her English husband, Guy Ritchie, with whom she had a second child, a boy called Rocco.
She has had __ (How many?) number one hits – more than any female artist.