- •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
Then and now
TWENTY YEARS ago few people (1) ..realised..(realize) that computers were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time (2)..has seen..(see) enormous changes, in business, education and public administration. Job which (3) _______(take) weeks to complete in the past, are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who (4) ______ (spend) all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5) ________ (replace) the clatter of typewriters. Schoolchildren (6) ___________ (become) as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7) __________(be) with pencils and exercise books. Computerisation of public records (8) __________ (enable) government departments to analyse the needs of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9) ________ (really/improve) as a result of these changes. Many jobs (10) _____________ (disappear), for example, when intelligent machines (11) ____________ (take) over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff (12) __________ (become) dependent on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that governments (13) ______________ (not/do) enough to ensure that personal information held on computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may now be wondering whether the spread of computers (14) _________ (bring) us as many problems as it (15) ________ (solve).
Ex.6. Write a similar essay on mobile phones, or any other invention of the present time.
Ex.7.
a) Read the applications letter. Fill in the blanks with a suitable form of the verb (Present Simple, Perfect, Continuous, Perfect Continuous or Past Simple). Comment on the use of the forms.
Dear Mr. Aziz,
I would like to apply for the job of shop manager which I _______________ (to see) advertised in the local paper. I _______ (to be) twenty years old. I _______________ (to be born) in France, but my family ________ (to move to England) when I _________ (to be) twelve and I ________________ (to live) here ever since. I ____________ (to leave) school three years ago and since then I _______________ (to have) several jobs in shops. For the past six months I _______________ (to work) in Halls department store. The manage ____________ (to say) that he _______________ (to will) to give me a reference.
I ______________________ (to speak) French and English fluently and I _________________ (to learn) German since I ______________ (to live) school, So, I _____________________ (to speak) some German too.
I _______________ (to hope) you will consider my application.
Your sincerely,
Louise Brett.
b) Write your own application letter for a job. Here is an advertisement for you.
Bright helpful person required to help for two months in souvenir shop this summer. Must speak some English in addition to at least one other language. Experience and qualifications not essential, but desirable. Excellent pay conditions. Write giving details+one referee, to Ms. J.Sparks, “The Old Shop”, High St., Cherley, Yorks.
Ex.9. Translate into English.
Tom (T), Alex (A).
Alex wants to go to an art college and is being interviewed by Tom Smith, one of the lecturers.
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Ну, Алик, давайте узнаем что-нибудь о вас (find out). Вы, очевидно, не подросток, так, когда вы окончили школу? |
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5 лет назад. |
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A: |
И что вы делали с тех пор? |
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Я работал на нескольких работах. |
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А где вы работали? |
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Я работал год в кафе. Нужно было накопить (save) денег. |
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А зачем нужны были деньги? (need) |
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Я хотел немного попутешествовать немного, до того, как начну учиться. |
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А куда вы хотели поехать? |
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Ну, Ближний Восток, Латинская Америка, Австралия. |
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A: |
О, Боже! И вы посетили все эти места? |
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Нет, еще. Я был только в Бразилии и Перу до сегодняшнего дня. |
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И провел несколько месяцев в Турции. |
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T: |
Я что вы там делали? |
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Я был у друзей в Измире (to stay near Izmir). Там было замечательно. |
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Вам повезло. А теперь вы хотите поступить в колледж? Вы принесли с собой какие-нибудь рисунки (pictures), чтобы показать мне? |
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М-да, у меня есть небольшая подборка (portfolio) здесь. |
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А где вы сделали эти работы? |
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В основном, в Турции. |
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А почему ничего нет из Южной Америки? |
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У меня там не было времени. Я путешествовал налегке. Сделал только нисколько карандашных набросков (pencil sketches). |
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А они с вами? |
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Они в конце подборки. |
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Ну, Алик, на меня они произвели впечатление (to be impressed). А когда вы заинтересовались рисованием и живописью (to become interested). |
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Думаю, я всегда этим интересовался. |
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Могу в это поверить. Пойдемте со мной. Я хочу показать вот эту работу моим коллегам прямо сейчас (right away). |
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Конечно. Спасибо большое. |