- •Introducing people
- •Phonetic Training
- •Training rhymes.
- •Grammar Revision The verbs “to be” and “to have”
- •Training exercises
- •Training exercises
- •English Noun
- •Training exercises
- •Introducing people
- •Training exercises
- •3. Listen to the songs, learn them by heart and sing.
- •Grammar Revision The structure of the English Sentence
- •Training exercises:
- •The plural of Nouns
- •Appearances and Traits of Character.
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 2
- •Training exercises:
- •People’s appearance
- •Vocabulary 3
- •Training exercises:
- •The Brothers
- •Meet the Stewarts
- •Unit 3 Family Life and Relations
- •Phonetic Training
- •Grammar Revision The System of the English Verb
- •The System of the English Verb Forms
- •Training exercises:
- •Present Simple (Indefinite) and Present Continuous (Progressive)
- •Training exercises
- •Family Life and Relations
- •Vocabulary1:
- •Training exercises:
- •Words and expressions to be used in the translation:
- •Read the text and do the exercises after it: What Do Parents Owe Their Children?
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Read the text and fulfill the tasks after it: Work or Family: There’s a Problem
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Role Play: Family Problems
- •Grammar Revision Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
- •Training exercises:
- •III. Occupations
- •Vocabulary 1.
- •Training exercises
- •Choosing an Occupation
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Vocabulary 2. Job Titles.
- •Training exercises.
- •Accountant
- •Acrobat
- •Administrative secretary
- •Airplane-flight attendant
- •Animal trainer
- •Appliance repairer
- •Auctioneer
- •Topics for discussion
- •My Bonny
- •Intonation of different types of questions in the English language.
- •II. Grammar Revision
- •Training exercises:
- •III. Home or House?
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Training exercise:
- •Vocabulary 2:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 3. The interior of the house:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 4.
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 5.
- •Training exercises:
- •Buying a House
- •Tasks to the Text
- •Tasks for discussion
- •B. Living Standards (discussion)
- •1. Let’s have a talk about the living standards. The following questions will help you. While discussing the problem make use of the words and expressions given below.
- •C. Hospitality
- •1. The Russian people are considered to be very hospitable. What hospitability is? Are you a hospitable host?
- •Topics for discussion
- •Training exercises
- •Health and Wellness
- •Vocabulary 1.
- •Training exercises
- •A. Read the text and do the given tasks. Get acquainted with Henry!
- •Keeping fit
- •B. Read and translate the text. Be ready for a discussion. Health & wellness
- •Points for discussion.
- •3. Memorize the tongue-twister.
- •Grammar Revision Present Perfect and Past Simple
- •Training exercises:
- •Then and now
- •Education
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Read and translate the text. There are 6 parts in it. While reading it match the heading to each part of it.
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Read the text and do exercises after it. Education in the usa
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Speak on Russian Education using the vocabulary and texts a and b. Here is a passage to help you. Add more details.
- •Read the text.
- •Imperial College. London
- •Read the text "Our Institute" and prepare to discuss it. Our institute
- •Vocabulary 2:
- •Training exercises
- •Topics for discussion:
- •II. Grammar Revision Future Tenses
- •Training exercises:
- •Degrees of comparison (adverbs and adjectives)
- •III. Why Do People Travel?
- •Vocabulary 1:
- •Training exercises:
- •Vocabulary 2: the best way of travelling
- •Training exercises:
- •A. Read the text and do the tasks after it. Different means of travel.
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Vocabulary 3:
- •Training exercises:
- •B. Read the text and expand on its contents. People and Diplomacy
- •Traveling Alone
- •Traveling With Someone
- •How to Meet People
- •Tourists, Travelers, and Local Culture
- •II. Grammar Revision a. Passive Voice.
- •Training Exercises
- •Training exercises.
- •Training exercise.
- •C. Употребление артиклей с географическими названиями.
- •Training Exercises
- •Ex 5. Replace the part of the model in bold type by the following:
- •Ex 6. Read Grammar Revision c and fill in the definite or indefinite article if necessary:
- •Ex 7. Fill in prepositions if necessary:
- •Ex 8. Put the adjectives in brackets in the required degree of comparison:
- •Ex 9. Answer the following questions:
- •A. Read the text and do the tasks after it.
- •Task 1. Read the statements and decide whether they are true or false.
- •Task 2. Prepare a talk on some other traits of the English character. B. Read the text and do the tasks after it.
- •Task 1. Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.
- •Task 2. Match the information in column a with the corresponding information in column b.
- •Task 3. Say more about Americans. Share your experience of communicating with them if you have some..
- •II. Grammar Revision. A Reported Speech (Affirmative sentences and Statements)
- •1) Утвердительные предложения.
- •Training exercises:
- •2) Imperative Sentences (повелительные предложения)
- •Training exercise:
- •3) Вопросы в косвенной речи
- •Training exercises:
- •Training exercises:
- •Revision Exercises
- •III. Business Trip. Staying at a Hotel.
- •Vocabulary 1. At the Airport
- •Airport Formalities
- •Tasks to the Text:
- •At the airport
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Vocabulary 2. At the Customs
- •Immigration and customs
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Make up your own dialogues. Before you do it study the following ways of expressing modality.
- •1. Various ways of making a request & possible replies ranging from informal to very polite:
- •3. Ways of expressing gratitude & suitable replies.
- •4. Phrases used to asked for information, ranging from less formal to more formal:
- •Vocabulary 3. Staying at a hotel.
- •Training exercises.
- •At a Hotel The Grand Hotel "Europe"
- •Tasks to the text:
- •Topics for discussions
- •Appendix
- •I. Countries & Nationalities
- •II. “Traditions and Habits of American People”
- •Introductions (Episodes 1-3) characters:
- •Formulae of introduction
- •Family life (Episodes 1-3)
- •Proper names:
- •The blind date. (Episode 2)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Grandpa’s trunks. (Episode 3)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Home. (Episodes 11, 7)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Episode 11 proper names:
- •Episode 7 (man’s best friend)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Education (Episode 9 “it”s up to you”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Going abroad. Accomodation. ( Episode 15)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Proper names:
- •Elections. (Episode 18)
- •Vocabulary:
- •American traditions. (Episode 19 “I do”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Family life. (Episode 20 “quality time”)
- •Vocabulary:
- •Episode 20 proper names:
- •Vocabulary to episode 21 “a big fish in a little pond”
- •Proper names:
- •Vocabulary to episode 22 “career choices”
- •Proper names:
- •Literature
- •Contents
Auctioneer
Sells articles to highest bidder: Appraises merchandise before sale and assembles merchandise in lots according to estimated value of individual pieces or type of article: Selects article to be auctioned at suggestion of bidders or by own choice. Appraises article and determines or asks for starting bid. Describes merchandise and gives information about article, such as history and ownership, in order to encourage bidding. Continues to ask for bids, attempting to stimulate buying desire of bidders. Closes sale to highest bidder. May write auction catalog and advertising copy to local or trade newspapers and periodicals.
B. Watch the film “Family Album, USA” (Episodes 21, 22 “A Big Fish in a Little Pond”, “Carrier choices”). Follow the directions in the Appendix “Traditions and Habits of American People.”
Topics for discussion
1. Speak on the occupations of your family members. Try to make grounds for your considerations.
2. Say whether it was difficult for you to make a decision about your future occupation. Who helped you to find the right decision?
Unit 5
East or West – Home is Best
Phonetic Training
Read the rhymes, train their reading.
'Mr. 'Shott and 'Mr. 'Nott A 'cup of 'coffee hot
Ag'reed to 'fight a duel. In a 'proper 'coffee pot.
'Nott was shot but 'Shott was not
So, it’s 'better to be Shott than Nott.
Learn the tongue twister:
Whether the weather be nice.
Or whether the weather be not.
Whether the weather be cold.
Or whether the weather be hot.
We’ll weather the weather.
Whatever the weather.
Whatever we like it or not.
A twister of twists once twisted a twist
And the twist that he twisted
Was a three twisted twist.
Now in twisting this twist,
If a twist should untwist,
Would the twist that untwisted
Untwist the twists.
Listen to the song, learn it by heart and sing:
My Bonny
I
My Bonny is over the ocean,
My Bonny is over the sea,
My Bonny is over the ocean,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me.
Rf
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back, my Bonny to me.
II
Last night when I lay on my pillow,
Last night when I lay in my bed,
Last night when I lay on my pillow,
I dreamed that my Bonny was dead.
Rf
III
Oh, blow ye, winds over the ocean,
Oh, blow ye, winds over the sea,
Oh, blow ye, winds over the ocean,
Oh, bring back my Bonny to me.
IV
The winds have blown over the ocean,
The winds have blown over the sea,
The winds have blown over the ocean,
And brought back my Bonny to me.
Brought back, brought back,
Brought back my Bonny to me.
Intonation of different types of questions in the English language.
General Questions (The answer to which is “yes” or “no”).
E.g. Is your family large?
Are you planning any trip abroad this summer?
Have you had any meals today?
Have you been married long?
Do you usually begin your day with morning exercises?
Did you make the decision of your marriage yourself?
Special questions (The questions beginning with an interrogative word and requiring a full answer).
E.g. What would you like for breakfast?
Where have you been all the morning?
Why did you marry him?
How many relatives have you got on your mother’s side?
How old is your father?
What color are the eyes of your brother?
How long does it take you to get to your job by the underground?
Who can answer this question?
Which of these bags is yours?
Alternative questions (Questions, which suggest a choice and require a full answer).
E.g. Would you like tea or coffee?
Are you going to have your celebration dinner at home or in a restaurant?
Have you done this job yourself or did anybody help you?
Disjunctive (or Tag-) questions (The questions, when you are almost sure what your interlocutor will answer. The answer usually confirms your opinion?)
E.g. You are about 30, aren’t you?
She has already made her choice, hasn’t she?
You’d like to talk to you relatives, wouldn’t you?
He was born before the war started, wasn’t he?
He hadn’t been able to cook dinner before she came, had he?
The waiter didn’t suggest you their dish of the day, did he?