- •Topic 1. My family
- •Study John’s family tree. Describe it using the words from the box below.
- •Match the family words with their meanings.
- •A) Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Make up questions to ask your group mates using the following word combinations from the text.
- •A) Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Find words in the text which mean the opposite.
- •Imagine you are Dave, Sandy’s brother. Write a short text about yourself and your family.
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Work in pairs and talk about your answers to the questions in the interview. Writing a letter
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Draw your family tree. Write sentences about your relatives. Include information about their age, profession, daily activities and free time. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Exchange your family trees with a partner. Ask questions to find out more information about your partner’s relatives. Then write a paragraph about his/her family. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 2. Appearance and character
- •Put the following words into the correct groups.
- •Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
- •Write down the names of three people you know. Then write about:
- •Work with a partner. Tell about your family. Use these words.
- •Compare yourself and your family members/ your friends. Make sentences.
- •A) Read and translate the text. The British character
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) Several teenagers answered the question: “Do you worry about your appearance?” Read their answers.
- •Do you worry about your appearance? Why (not)? Write a paragraph in your notebook.
- •A) Translate the signs of the zodiac. Learn to pronounce them correctly.
- •Read the information about the signs of the zodiac. Fill in the gaps with the correct zodiac signs. The signs of the zodiac
- •Which of the character traits from the descriptions are positive, negative and neutral? Complete the table.
- •What zodiac sign are you? Do you agree with your sign description? Why/ why not? Discuss with a partner.
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Work with a partner. Practise asking and answering questions to find out about the appearance and character of your family members/ friends.
- •Who is your favourite actor/ singer/ film character? Write a detailed description of his/ her appearance and character. Use the Active Vocabulary. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 3. Homes and buildings
- •Find the words in the text which mean the opposite. Which of these words describe your home?
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) Read the dialogue and translate it.
- •Work with a partner. Change the dialogue to speak about your homes. Learn it by heart. Writing about your home
- •Read the four mini-texts below. Write out words from the texts in the correct columns.
- •Write a similar description of your flat or house. Use the underlined words and word combinations. Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Think about your dream home. Make notes about it.
- •Work in a group. Use the prompts to ask questions to find out information about your group mates’ dream homes. Make a report.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 4. Daily routine
- •Match activities with the parts of the day.
- •Answer the following questions for yourself.
- •A) Read the text about Luke’s typical day.
- •Complete the table with the times for each activity that Luke does during the day.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Complete the table with the information about yourself, your best friend or your family member. Write a mini-text about your daily routine. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Ask your partner about his/ her daily/ weekly routine. Are your days/ weeks the same or different?
- •What could be the daily routine of a celebrity? a politician? Write a page from their diary entitled “My typical day”. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 5. Free time
- •Put these leisure activities in order, from most interesting to most boring. Add more activities to the list.
- •Answer for yourself.
- •Where do you do the following activities? Complete the table. Add more activities to each column.
- •Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about free time.
- •Write activities in the word forks.
- •Read the three mini-texts and discuss what the best way to spend free time is.
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Answer the questions.
- •How do the Russian people like to spend their free time? Write a paragraph about it. Use the underlined words and word combinations from the text where possible. Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •What kind of person are you?
- •What would you recommend to each of the three types of people? What kind of people are your family, friends and group mates?
- •Make up questions to ask your group mates about different ways of spending free time. Mingle and discuss, then report your findings in writing.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 6. Education
- •Put these school subjects into the correct columns.
- •Explain the difference in meaning:
- •Discuss the questions with a partner.
- •A) Read and translate the text paying attention to the underlined words and word combinations. The educational system in the uk
- •Answer the questions about the educational system in Britain.
- •A) Read and translate the text paying attention to the underlined words and word combinations. The educational system in the usa
- •Answer the questions about the educational system in the usa.
- •What do you call:
- •Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions.
- •A) Before you read the text discuss the following questions.
- •Read the text and answer the questions. The Faculty of Physics
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Complete the text about the timetable of a typical secondary school in Britain.
- •Write similar texts about the timetables of:
- •Read the following profiles of the University of Greenwich alumni. Write a paragraph entitled “Why choose Moscow State University?”
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 7. Sports
- •Discuss the following questions with your partner. Then write a brief report.
- •A) Read the text and answer the questions. Sports in Great Britain
- •Work in pairs. Write a similar text about sports in Russia using the underlined words and word combinations.
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) Read the text and translate the text. My first big match
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) Read the following interviews in pairs. Change roles.
- •Interview 1
- •Interview 2
- •Make changes to speak about yourself. Practise your interview with a partner, then role-play it in front of the class. Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Are these statements true for Russia? Discuss with your group mates.
- •Make notes about each of these problems. What’s the situation in Russia? Discuss with a partner.
- •Write two paragraphs about one of the problems from Exercise 3. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 8. Health and healthy lifestyle
- •Study the context in which the words dish, cooking, speciality/ specialty, diet and recipe are used. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •Work in groups. Make lists of healthy and unhealthy food. Which of it do you eat? Which of it do you never eat? Why?
- •Discuss the questions with a partner. Write a brief report.
- •A) Read and translate the two texts. British eating habits
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) What do you know about organic food? Write several key words that can be used to speak about it.
- •Read the text. Are your key words mentioned? Why eat organic food?
- •Where can you buy organic food in the place where you live? How much does it cost? Is the choice big? Discuss with the class.
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Work in pairs. Make up your own mini-dialogues, then role-play them in front of the class.
- •Read the following telephone conversation in pairs. Act it out.
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Imagine you have one of these health problems. Think why/ when/ how you could get it. Ask your partner to give you some advice. Make notes.
- •Prepare a dialogue and learn it by heart. Present it to your group mates.
- •Write your own list of tips for a healthy lifestyle. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 9. Great britain
- •Work in small groups. What associations with Great Britain do you have? Write them down, then compare with your group mates.
- •Work as a whole class on the abc of Great Britain.
- •How much do you know about the British royal family? Answer these questions.
- •Put the words and word combinations from the box into the correct groups.
- •A) Read the text and answer the questions. Britain – The Right Names
- •Read the two texts and answer the questions. Climate
- •Weather
- •A) Read and translate the text. The Monarchy
- •Answer the questions.
- •A) Read the text and complete the sentence.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Retell the text using the words in bold type.
- •A) Read and translate the text. The Royal Family
- •Write an outline of the text made of Wh- questions (When? Where? Who? Why?) Use the outline to retell the text.
- •Choose one of the members of the Royal Family and make a report.
- •A) Read the text and make up headings to the paragraphs. London
- •Answer the questions.
- •Write sentences using the following words and word combinations:
- •Use the Internet to find out about other famous sights of London. Choose one of them and prepare a report. Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •What else do you want to know about Great Britain? Make up 7 questions that you would like to ask the British people.
- •Choose one of the statements from Exercise 3 and discuss it in pairs. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 10. Holiday
- •Elein’s holidays
- •Answer the questions.
- •Write a similar text about your holidays in the last few years. Use the underlined words and word combinations from the text.
- •A) Read the mini-dialogues in pairs. At a hotel
- •Finding a room
- •Read and translate the following sentences. What lines of the mini-dialogues can they replace?
- •Work in pairs. Make up your own mini-dialogues, then role-play them in front of the class. Filling out forms
- •1. The following are typical expressions found in different forms. Match expressions and questions.
- •Work with a partner. Ask the questions from Exercise 1 and fill out a form about your partner.
- •Do the following in your notebook.
- •Fill out the following form.
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Work in small groups. Discuss the following questions. Report to the whole class.
- •Write an essay entitled “My Ideal Holiday”. Use the Active Vocabulary. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 11. Transport and Travel
- •Discuss in small groups. Complete the sentences about yourself and your group mates.
- •Put the words from the box into the correct groups. Add more words to each group.
- •Ride, drive, go by or take? Write the correct word(s) in the sentence.
- •Complete the word combinations with means of transport.
- •Fill in the gaps in each question. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
- •A) Read and translate the mini-texts. Different ways of travelling from one place to another The bus passenger
- •The cyclist
- •The car driver
- •The train passenger
- •Travelling by plane
- •At a railway station
- •The London Underground
- •Read and translate the following sentences. What lines of the mini-dialogues can they replace?
- •Giving directions
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Here are instructions to get to John’s house from the airport.
- •Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
- •Write a paragraph about travelling around your town/ city.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 12. Mass media
- •Put these words into the correct columns (some words can go in more than one column).
- •Answer the questions.
- •Read the mini-texts and write a paragraph telling which newspapers you read. Use the underlined words and word combinations.
- •Read the text and answer the questions. Radio
- •A) Discuss the questions in small groups.
- •Read the text and speak about positive and negative effects of television. Television
- •Tell your group mates what you can watch on tv tonight. Use the text as an example.
- •Discuss the questions in small groups. Report to the whole class.
- •What do you know about these news companies? Find some information and prepare a brief report about one of them.
- •A) Work in pairs. Guess the answers to these questions.
- •Read the text and check yourself.
- •A) Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the underlined words and word combinations. The advantages of computers
- •Discuss these points with a partner.
- •Read the paragraph and tell about the problems that you sometimes have when you work on your computer.
- •A) Complete the conversation with these phrases.
- •Work with a partner. Practise reading the dialogue.
- •Check the tv guide and decide what you’d like to watch. Work with a partner and agree on which programmes to see. Use the phrases to help you.
- •Round-up
- •1.Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Are these statements true for Russia? Discuss with your group mates.
- •Write about the media in Russia. Use the Active Vocabulary. Describe:
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 13. Environment
- •The greenhouse effect
- •Pollution from cars
- •The destruction of animal habitats
- •Alternative sources of energy
- •Environmentally-friendly forms of transport
- •Green products
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the table with the words and word combinations from the mini-texts connected to these topics. Add more. Use them to help you speak about these problems.
- •A) Work in small groups. Discuss what you can do to cut down waste. Think about the following things:
- •Read these ideas about cutting down waste. Discuss in your groups.
- •Tips for cutting down waste – one for every day of the week
- •Write a paragraph about how much waste you produce and how you try to cut it down, if you do.
- •A) Several teenagers answered the question: “Do you worry about politics or the environment?” Read their answers.
- •Do you worry about your politics or the environment more? Why (not)? Write a paragraph in your notebook. Round-up
- •1. Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •Change these sentences so that they are true for the place where you live.
- •Do you agree with these statements? Compare your opinions and discuss with a partner.
- •What do you do to protect the environment? Write an essay. Use the Active Vocabulary. Active vocabulary
- •Topic 14. Work and career
- •Complete the questions with the words from Exercise 4. Work with a partner to ask and answer these questions.
- •What is the difference between the following words?
- •Choose the correct word in each sentence.
- •8. A) Study the following possible replies to questions about one’s job. Pay special attention to the vocabulary in bold type.
- •The career ladder
- •Company rules
- •Work in small groups. Make up a list of university rules. Compare your lists and discuss with the class.
- •11. A) Read the mini-dialogue in pairs. Finding a job
- •Read and translate the following sentences. What lines of the mini-dialogue can they replace?
- •Work in pairs. Make up your own mini-dialogues, then role-play them in front of the class. Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •What would you look for in a job? What is most important? What is least important?
- •Discuss these questions with a partner.
- •Render the text in English. Use the Active Vocabulary where possible.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 15. How to organize your resume
- •Read the sentences. Which of them are good ideas? Which of them are bad ideas?
- •Read and translate these recommendations on writing a cv.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Read and translate this sample Cover Letter. What information should you give in a Cover Letter?
- •Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
- •Write your own Cover Letter to send together with your cv.
- •Read and translate this sample Letter of Recommendation. What information should be given in it?
- •Round-up
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
- •This is a short version of a common European cv form which is called Europass. Read and translate it. Fill out the form with your personal information. Follow the instructions on the right.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Topic 16. Business communication part 1 – making arrangements
- •Part 2 – e-mail
- •Discuss the questions with a partner.
- •Look up the meanings of the following words in a dictionary. Complete to make phrases. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Read the e-mails. Have you ever had similar problems? Tell about them using the vocabulary of the mini-texts.
- •Part 3 - fax
- •Complete the telephone conversations with the phrases from the boxes.
- •Discuss the questions with a partner.
- •Read the fax message and complete it with your own ideas.
- •Part 4 – telephone conversation
- •1. Read the following telephone conversations and act them out.
- •Match the following to make telephone expressions.
- •Part 5 – business correspondence
- •Read the guide to writing a formal letter.
- •Study the following sample business letter. Comment on its layout. Does it have all the parts mentioned in Exercise 1?
- •Round-up
- •Active vocabulary
- •Bibliography
Which of the character traits from the descriptions are positive, negative and neutral? Complete the table.
Positive trait
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Negative trait aggressive |
Neutral trait
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What zodiac sign are you? Do you agree with your sign description? Why/ why not? Discuss with a partner.
I agree. I think I’m organized because …
I don’t agree. I don’t think I’m indecisive. I always …
I disagree. I am not …
Round-up
Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary.
Мэри – очень высокая женщина, а ее муж низкого роста. Они приятные люди средних лет.
Врач сказал, что у меня лишний вес. – А какой у тебя рост и сколько ты весишь? – Мой рост 1,64 метра и вес 67 килограмм.
Как выглядит твоя сестра? – Она среднего роста, у нее прямые светлые волосы. Она очень симпатичная.
Я верю в то, что знаки зодиака определяют (define) некоторые черты характера. Например, тельцы очень организованные, а близнецы общительные.
Какой у тебя характер? Ты щедрый или скупой? Ты оптимист или пессимист? Ты трудолюбивый или ленивый?
Work with a partner. Practise asking and answering questions to find out about the appearance and character of your family members/ friends.
How tall is …?
How much does … weigh?
What colour is … ?
What does … look like?
What is … like?
Who is your favourite actor/ singer/ film character? Write a detailed description of his/ her appearance and character. Use the Active Vocabulary. Active vocabulary
Appearance pretty/ beautiful/ handsome/ attractive/ good-looking tall/ short old/ young slim/ thin beard medium height ugly overweight/ fat moustache plain/ ordinary elderly/ middle-aged dark/ fair skin blonde hair straight/ curly/ wavy plump height weight (n) weigh (v)
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Character character trait generous/ mean hard-working/ lazy nervous/ relaxed popular/ unpopular confident fit friendly intelligent fun-loving happy careful shy energetic adventurous aggressive calm patient/ impatient materialistic witty kind helpful moody sociable vain fussy critical artistic indecisive passionate cruel cheerful optimistic/ pessimistic reckless sensible organized conceited loyal insensitive romantic sympathetic |
Additional vocabulary signs of the zodiac Aries Aquarius Cancer Capricorn Gemini Leo Libra Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Taurus Virgo foreigner bed and breakfast on average make friends I agree. I don’t agree. I disagree. |
