Lesson 1

Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they); Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their); Present Simple (be (am/is/ are; I’m he’s); Negatives and short answers (No, he isn’t); Questions (Is he…? Are you…?); The Indefinite article a/an; Plurals

Ex.1.1. Fill the gaps. Use am, is, are, am not, is not, are not.

Model: Laura _____ ten. Laura is ten.

1.Liza ___ a law student.

2.I ___ from Russia.

3.My parents ___ engineers.

4.They ____ students. They are teachers.

5.Samantha ____ four.

6.Paolo and Frederico ____ from Italy.

7.Jim ____ a barrister.

8.Jim and Mary ____ ten.

Ex.1.2. Fill the gaps. Use short form of be.

Model: Blair __ former Primer Minister. Blair’s former Primer Minister.

1.My brother__ thirty five.

2.We__ from Italy. We ___ from Spain.

3.My husband___ a designer. He ___ a lawyer.

4.His wife ___ a teacher.

5.Our sister___ a barrister. She ____ a doctor.

6.Lora___ five.

7.I___ at home now. I___ in the park.

8.It___ five o’clock.

Ex.1.3. Put this / these / that / those in the gaps.

Model: _____ exercise is difficult. This exercise is difficult.

1. How much are ____ oranges?

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2.____ sandwich is tasty.

3.____ are my favourite books.

4.____ is John’s car.

5.____ dress is very expensive.

6.____ books are boring.

7.Some of ____ pictures are wonderful.

8.____ apples are cheap.

Ex.1.4. Correct the mistakes.

knives; wifes; matches; citys; potatoes; cities; women; tomatoes; mousse; families; womans; mice; wives; potatos; tomatos; knifes; matchs

Ex.1.16. Read the texts. Look at the words in bold and try to explain them. Then, answer the questions.

1.How old is Tiffany? Where is she from?

2.Is Alex from Canada? What is his favourite team?

3.Is Irene a teacher? What are her hobbies?

4.How old is Willie? Is he a designer?

1.Tiffany is seventeen years old. She’s from Miami. She works in design shop. She is fond of dancing.

2.Alex is seventeen years old. He is from New York. He goes to school and takes a part-time job in coffee shop. He is a football fan. His favourite team is Newcastle United.

3.Irene is from Vancouver, Canada. She is a fourth year student. Her hobbies are tennis and painting.

4.Willie is fifty two. He is from London. He is a designer. Cooking is his hobby.

Ex.1.5. Make 5 questions about job and hobby. Talk with your partner.

Ex 1.6. Give Russian equivalents of the following:

maintain a full-time class schedule; a sales specialist; school is his priority; earn a paycheck; feel independent

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Ex 1.7. Read and translate the texts.

Kalif Fletcher

Kalif Fletcher, 17, plays basketball for Piper High in Sunrise, maintains a fulltime class schedule, has a girlfriend and works as a sales specialist at Levi’s outlet in Sawgrass Mills mall. Kalif said school is his priority, but he feels more independent and more mature since he started earning a paycheck a year ago. “Miami Herald”

Ex 1.8. Write your own mini-CV. Use “Tony Blair’s CV” and “Mini Resume” as a model.

Mini Resume

Ed Mann

16 Anyway road,

Cinderhill, Nottingham, NG11 4BD 0115 966 7894 mail@guitarmann.co.uk

Education

•University of Nottingham, Law Degree (LLB) from September 2002, graduating in June 2005

•1995 – 2002 Bolton School, Bolton

The University of Nottingham, Centre for Career Development

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