6.Speaking 2.Work in groups of four.

STAGE 1

Match to make useful phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. Then use these phrases during your discussion.

Useful language

1. That’s an 2. I don’t think 3. Yes, I totally 4. You’re absolutely 5. Yes, I think that’s 6. I’m not sure 7. I’m afraid I have to

a) a good point. b) disagree. c) excellent idea. d) I agree with you. e) agree with you. f) that’s a good idea. d) right.

STAGE 2

Choose the most interesting activity for you from the previous exercise (ex.5). Try to persuade your partners that your option is the best.

STAGE 3

Listen to the suggestions of other members of your group. Accept the suggestions which you like. Reject the other suggestions.

STAGE 4

Share your suggestions. Vote on the best.

7.Заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав из лексики уроков подходящие по смыслу слова:

1. How often do you _____________ jogging?

2. She _____________ hiking because she wanted to get more exercise. Unfortunately, she didn't like it and she _____________ it _____________ about six months later.

3. She has always ________ her own clothes; it's much cheaper than buying them.

4. He _____________ old coins.

5. I _____________ quite a lot of rock climbing when I'm on holiday.

6. I learnt to _____________ the piano when I was at school.

7. I wanted to improve my chess, so I _____________ a chess club.

8. I don't really _____________ anything in my spare time.

8. Collecting.Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав из предложенных слов подходящие по смыслу:

rare, them, professional, begins, something, has, amateur, started, gifts, us, whole, have, arts, can, behind, ordinary, before, exciting

Almost everyone collects ¹_____________ at some period in his life: stamps, coins, match-boxes, books, records, postcards, toys, badges, pictures. Of course, most of such ²_____________ collections have no real value. But some of ³_____________ become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections ⁴_____________ in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, ⁵_____________ books, ancient sculpture and masterpieces of applied ⁶_____________. Collections of such museums as Tretuyakov’s gallery, Hermitage, Louver, the National gallery are based on the ⁷_____________ and contributions from private collections.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always ⁸_____________ the opportunity of learning from it. For example, arranging stamps and coins in your album you ⁹_____________ follow the history of ¹⁰_____________ nations. Kings and presidents pass ¹¹_____________ your eyes; you see pictures of men and women, birds and animals. In my opinion, learning things is the most ¹²_____________ aspect of a hobby.

9. The History of toys.Используя слова из строки ниже, образуйте слова, подходящие по смыслу к пропуску в предложении. Пример – пропуск 0:

exist, develop, active, frequent, behave, courage, imagine, expect, explain, relate, know

When did the first toys come into ⁰__EXISTENCE__and what led to their¹___________________? Did they represent an attempt by adults to make children happy, or did they arise from the various playful²___________________of children themselves? As everyone knows, the young³___________________copy the⁴___________________of their elders, and, in their play, they often adopt objects used by adults for entirely different purposes. These objects⁵___________________the child's⁶___________________and lead to games in which everyday articles often play unusual and⁷___________________roles.

It is rather surprising that for an ⁸___________________of the origin of toys, we cannot turn to folk stories. However, no traditional tale⁹___________________to the origin of toys exists, and so our¹⁰___________________is restricted to archaeological study and limited evidence from documents.