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ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY __________________________________________________ 11
Vocabulary
quite ['kwaIt] — вполне
well-bred — благовоспитанный
to have a good sense of humour — иметь
хорошее чувство юмора
to need — нуждаться
attractive [A'trBktIv] — привлекательный
selfish ['selfIS] — эгоистичный
neat [ni:t] — аккуратный
to do well at school — хорошо учиться в
школе
lips — губы
guy [MaI] — парень
honest ['DnIst] — честный
understanding — отзывчивый, чуткий
to trust [trEst] — доверять
to rely on smb. — полагаться на кого-либо,
доверять
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “My friend.”
1.Have you got many friends?
2.Are they your close friends?
3.What is your close friend’s name?
4.When did you make friends?
5.How old is your friend?
6.Do you study together in one form?
7.Do you have much in common?
8.You have the same interests and attitude to life,
haven’t you?
9.Do your opinions always coincide?
10.Have you ever quarreled? Why?
11.Do you have anything in common in appearance?
12.Is your friend tall or short?
13.Has your friend fair or dark hair?
14.What color are your friend’s eyes?
15.Does your friend wear spectacles?
16.What else can you say about your friend?
17.Has your friend a sense of humour?
18.Your friend isn’t selfish, is he?
19.Does your friend always help people when they
are in need?
to let smb. down — подводить
responsible [rIs'pDnsIbl] — ответственный
pleasant ['pleznt] — приятный
to deal with — иметь дело
brilliant ['brIljAnt] — замечательный, блес-
тящий
to have a good ear for music — иметь хоро-
ший слух
jazz [dZBz] — джаз
to respect [rI'spekt] — уважать
fairness ['fLAnIs] — справедливость
strong will — сильная воля
modesty ['mDdIstI] — скромность
to miss smb. — скучать без кого-либо
forever [fA'revA] — навсегда
20.Does your friend do well at school?
21.What subject is your friend good at?
22.What does your friend want to be? What profession has your friend chosen?
23.Does your friend go in for sports?
24.What sports does he (she) go in for?
25.Do you go in for sports together?
26.How do you usually spend your weekends? Do
you go to the museums, theatres and art galleries?
27.Do you like to discuss books with your friend?
28.Can your friend play any instrument? What instrument?
29.Has he (she) a good ear for music?
30.What kind of music does your friend like?
31.I’m sure you respect your friend. What do you
respect your friend for?
32.You miss your friend when you don’t see each
other for a long time, don’t you?
33.Are you sure you’ll be friends forever?
Read and learn it by heart. Role play the dialogue.
Bess: Hello! Bess speaking!
Julia: Hello, Bess. This is Julia.
Bess: Julia? I’m glad to hear you!
Julia: What are you doing now?
Bess: I’m sitting in my comfortable armchair read-
ing a book. I have a day off today.
Julia: Oh, then you are free. That’s fine. Let’s go
to the picture gallery. There is a new exibition. They say it’s very interesting.
Bess: Thank you for your invitation. But I’m very
tired. I’m going to stay at home the whole
day and have a good rest.
Julia: Come to my place in the evening. I have a
wonderful cabbage pie.
Bess: Your cabbage pie? It’s always so delicious.
I want to have a slice of your cabbage pie. I’ll
be over.
Julia: That’s wonderful.
Bess: All right. I’ll come.
12 __________________________________________________ ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Jane: Hello! Molly, is that you?
Molly: Hello, Jane, how are you?
Jane: Molly! I’m OK. What are you doing?
Molly: I’m watching TV.
Jane: What programme are you watching?
Molly: I’m watching a western.
Jane: And who is talking? I can hear somebody
talking.
Molly: It’s the television.
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Molly: Hello!
Carol: Hello! Come in, please. Shall I take your
raincoat?
Molly: Oh, thank you very much.
Carol: Just go into the sitting-room. Are you hun-
gry? I’m going to have dinner. Will you have
dinner with me?
Molly: Thank you. I haven’t had dinner yet.
Carol: Help me lay the table, please.
Molly: With pleasure.
Carol: Dinner’s ready. Sit down, please.
Jane: Are you alone?
Molly: I’m having some friends.
Jane: Are you dancing?
Molly: No, we aren’t. Just watching TV and talk-
ing. Would you like to join us?
Jane: No, thanks. I have a bad headache. I’m go-
ing to bed. Bye. See you later.
Molly: Bye.
Molly: Everything looks wonderful and smells de-
licious.
Carol: Shall I serve you?
Molly: No, it’s all right. I can help myself. The
fish soup is delicious. You are a very good
cook.
Carol: Help yourself to the meat salad.
Molly: Thank you, with pleasure.
Carol: Help yourself to the herring.
Molly: Oh no, thank you. I’m afraid that would be
too much.
My working day
I’m very busy on weekdays. My weekdays don’t
differ much one from another. My working day
usually begins at 7 o’clock. I never wake up myself, my mother always wakes me up. I’m not an
early riser, that’s why it’s very difficult for me to
get out of bed, especially in winter. Sometimes
I do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, clean my teeth and wash my hands and
face. The cold water makes me feel not so sleepy.
Then I go back to my room, make the bed, put
on my clothes and comb my hair.
By that time my breakfast is ready. My mother
usually cooks it for me. When my mother is busy
I make my breakfast myself. While having breakfast I listen to the tape-recorder or watch TV.
Sometimes I switch on the radio and listen to the
latest news on the radio.
At a quarter past eight I take my bag and go to
school. I live not far from my school. It usually
takes me twenty minutes to walk there. I often
meet my friends on the way to school, we go together and chat.
The classes at our school start at 9 sharp. Usually I have six or seven lessons a day. A class lasts
for 45 minutes, then we have a ten minutes’ break.
During the break I talk to my friends and eat my
sandwich. The lessons are usually over at 3
o’clock. After the fourth lesson we have lunch at
the canteen.
When school is over I usually go home. Twice
a month I make our classroom clean after lessons. I usually sweep and wash the floor and water
the flowers.
ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY __________________________________________________ 13
When I come back home I always take my dog
for a walk. Then I have dinner and a little rest. I
usually start doing my homework at 4 o’clock in
the afternoon. It often takes me two or three hours
to do my homework. The teachers give us a lot of
homework. Then I usually play computer games
or read a book. Sometimes my friends come to
my place in the evening and we listen to music,
but not very often.
My parents get home at about seven o’clock.
Vocabulary
to differ ['dIfA] — различаться, отличаться
to wake up — проспаться
to be an early riser — рано вставать
especially [Is'peSAlI] — особенно
to do one’s morning exercises — делать
утреннюю зарядку
to clean one’s teeth — чистить зубы
to wash one’s hands and face — умываться
to make the bed — заправлять кровать
to put on one’s clothes — одеваться
to comb one’s hair — причесываться
to be ready — быть готовым
to cook — готовить
tape-recorder ['teIprI,kD:dA] — магнитофон
to switch on — включать
We have supper together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, watch TV or just talk.
In the evening I often help my mother about
the house: wash the dishes, sweep the floor or
clean the room.
Twice a week I go to the swimming pool. The
swimming pool isn’t far from our house. It usually takes me half an hour to get there by bus.
At half past ten I usually take a warm shower
and go to bed. My working day is over.
chat [tSBt] — дружеский разговор; to chat —
разговаривать
canteen — столовая
to sweep — подметать
to water — поливать
to take a dog for a walk — выводить собаку
на прогулку
to play computer games — играть в ком-
пьютерные игры
to listen to music — слушать музыку
to talk [tD:k] — разговаривать
to wash the dishes — мыть посуду (to wash
up)
to take a shower — принимать луш
to be over ['AuvA] — заканчиваться
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “My working day.”
1.Are you usually busy on your weekdays?
2.What time do you usually get up?
3.Who usually wakes you up?
4.Are you an early riser?
5.Do you like to get up early?
6.Is it difficult for you to get up early?
7.Do you always do your morning exercises?
8.What do you usually do then?
9.Do you always make your bed in the morning?
10.How many times a day do you clean your teeth?
11.Do you always have breakfast in the morning?
12.Are you a good eater?
13.Who usually cooks breakfast for you?
14.What do you often have for breakfast?
15.Where do you usually have breakfast?
16.What do you usually do while having breakfast? Do you like to listen to the radio or to the
tape-recoder or to watch TV?
17.What time do you go to school?
18.How long does it usually take you to get there?
19.Do you always meet your friends on the way to
school?
20.What time do the classes start?
21.How many lessons do you usually have a day?
22.How long does a class last?
23.Do you have a break between the lessons?
24.What do you usually do during the break?
25.What time are the lessons usually over?
26.How often do you make your classroom clean
27.What time do you usually come home after
28.What time do you start doing your homework?
29.How long does it usually take you to do your
30.Is it interesting for you to do your homework?
31.What do you usually do then?
32.What time do your parents come home?
33.Do you help your mother about the house in
34.Do you go in for sports? What sport do you go
35.What time do you usually go to bed?
36.Do you always take a shower before going to
after lessons? What do you do?
school? What do you do then?
homework?
Do your teachers give you a lot of homework?
the evening?
in for? Is it your hobby?
bed?
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Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Kelly: Hello, Susan. Would you like to go for a
hamburger?
Susan: I’m not very hungry. What about going to
the caf€е for a cup of coffee?
Kelly: OK. That’s a good idea. Let’s go there.
Shall we take the bus or walk?
My school life
All children at the age of six or seven go to
school in Russia. Secondary education is free,
universal and compulsory in our country. The
right to education is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
The school year usually begins on the first of
September. Millions of pupils come back to school
after the summer holidays. This day is called the
Day of Knowledge.
I started school at the age of 7. It was an ordinary secondary school. It wasn’t a specialized
school, but our English classes started in the first
form. Our school is famous for its high-quality
education and strict discipline. I study at school
number 154. It isn’t far from the centre of our city.
First I went to primary school. Our classes
started at 9 a.m. and lasted to 2 p.m. So we had
5 or 6 lessons a day. We had classes in Russian,
Maths, English, Drawing, PT and Music. My favourite subject was English. I liked to learn new
words, to read interesting and funny texts and
act out dialogues. I was good at English.
Our classes lasted 40 minutes. We went to school
five days a week. Saturday and Sunday were days
off. The school year was divided into four terms,
called quarters. I liked my class and our home-
Susan: Let’s walk, it’s not very far.
Kelly: How much time will it take us to get there?
You see, I have to come back in an hour.
Susan: I think it’ll take us ten minutes to get
there.
Kelly: OK. Let’s go.
teacher. I always felt at home there. Everybody
was so friendly and easy to get on with. We often
spent our free time together: went to the theatres,
museums and on excursions. After three years of
primary school classes I went to secondary school.
Now we go to school six days a week. We have
only one day off. It is Sunday. Classes begin at
9 o’clock and usually last to 3 o’clock. We usually
have 6 or 7 lessons a day. Classes last 45 minutes.
After each lesson we have a break. After the third
lesson we go to the canteen to have lunch. We
study Russian, Literature, Mathematics, Biology,
Geography, Physics, Chemistry, English, History,
Computer Programming, Music, Physical Education (P.E.), Art and Crafts. My favourite subject
is Literature. I like to read fiction. I read a lot. I am
good at Literature. I’m not good at Physics. I often
fail to learn formulas and terms properly. We usually have a lot of homework. It often takes me
several hours to do it. I sometimes have to write
a composition for my Literature class, to prepare
a report for my Biology class, and to translate a
newspaper article from English into Russian for
my English class.
But I like studying. My favourite proverb is “Live
and learn.”
Vocabulary
age [eIdZ] — возраст
secondary education — среднее образование
free [fri:] — бесплатный
universal [,ju:nI'vA:sAl] — всеобщий
compulsory [kAm'pElsArI] — обязательный
to guarantee [,MBrAn'ti:] — гарантировать,
обеспечивать
knowledge ['nDlIdZ] — знания
ordinary ['D:dnrI] — обычный
to specialize ['speSAlaIz] — специализиро-
ваться
high-quality [haI 'kwDlItI] — высококачест-
венный
strict discipline [strIkt 'dIsIplIn] — строгая
дисциплина
primary [praImArI] school — начальная школа
to draw [drD:] — рисовать
subject ['sEbdZIkt] — предмет
ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY __________________________________________________ 15
Vocabulary
to act out a dialogue ['daIAlDM] — разыграть
диалог
to be good at — быть способным в чем-либо
to last — продолжаться, длиться
day off — выходной
to divide [dI'vaId] — делить
term [tA:m] — семестр
to feel (felt, felt) [fi:l] — чувствовать
friendly — дружелюбный
to get on well with smb. — хорошо ладить
с кем-либо
excursion [Iks'kA:SAn] — экскурсия
break [breIk] — перемена
canteen [kBn'ti:n] — столовая
fiction ['fIkSAn] — художественная литература
to fail [feIl] — потерпеть неудачу, не иметь
formula ['fD:mjulA] — формула
properly ['prDpAlI] — правильно
to prepare a report — приготовить доклад
article ['C:tIkl] — статья
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “My school life.”
1.At what age do the children usually start school
in Russia?
2.Is secondary education free, universal and compulsory in our country?
3.What state document is the right to education
guaranteed by?
4.When does school year usually begin?
5.What is this day called?
6.At what age did you start school?
7.Was it a specialized English school or an ordinary secondary school?
8.Is your school famous for its high-quality education and strict discipline?
9.What is the number of your school?
10.Is your school far from your house and the centre of the city?
11.First you went to primary school, didn’t you?
12.What time did the classes start in primary
school?
13.What time were the lessons usually over?
14.How many lessons did you usually have every
day?
15.What lessons did you have in primary school?
16.What was your favourite lesson? Why?
17.How long did the lesson last?
18.How many times a week did you go to school?
19.How many terms was the school year divided
20.Did you like your class and home teacher? Why?
21.Did you spend much free time together?
22.How often did you go to the theatres, museums
23.After three years of primary school classes you
24.How many times a week do you go to school
25.What time do the classes begin?
26.What time are the classes usually over?
27.How many classes do you usually have a day?
28.How long do the lessons last?
29.Do you go to the canteen to have lunch?
30.What subjects do you study?
31.What is your favourite subject? Why?
32.Do you do well at school?
33.Do you usually have much homework?
34.How long does it usually take you to do your
35.Do you like studying?
успеха
What were your days off in primary school?
into?
and on excursions?
went to secondary school, didn’t you?
now? What is your day off?
homework?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Olya: Hello, Sasha! Have you passed your English
exam yet?
Sasha: Yes, I have.
Olya: Was it difficult?
Sasha: Well, it was quite hard.
Olya: What questions did the teacher ask?
Sasha: Oh, there were a lot of questions. First she
asked me what my name was, where I came
from, and when I had begun studying English.
Olya: That was easy, wasn’t it?
Sasha: Yes, of course.
Olya: Anything else?
Sasha: Oh, yes, she asked me what my hobbies
were and she asked me to tell her about
them. Then I described a picture and read
a text.
Olya: What mark did you get?
Sasha: Five.
Olya: That’s great.
16 __________________________________________________ ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY
My school
I am a pupil of the 9th form. I study at school
number 241. Our school is situated in Lomonosov
street. Over 1,000 pupils from 7 to 16 attend our
school. Our school is new. It is only seven years
old. It was built to a special design. My school is
a four-storeyed building. It is quite big with
a sports ground behind it. Our school is beautiful
and well-planned. The classrooms are large and
light. All the classrooms are well-equipped.
On the ground floor there is a hall, a canteen,
a gymnasium, some workshops, a class for Chemistry and a large assembly hall. If you enter the
school and turn left you can see a big light canteen. It is always busy and noisy, but it is clean.
Here pupils and their teachers have their lunch
and dinner. There are white curtains on the windows and beautiful pictures on the walls.
The workshops are well-equipped. There are all
kinds of tools and machines there. The boys of
our school have a woodwork room, too. There is
a room for manual work for girls. Teachers teach
them how to cook, sew and design clothes.
Our school gymnasium is very large, light and
comfortable. Our physical training lessons are
held there. It has a lot of sport equipment. Our
assembly hall is as beautiful as a theatre. Different festivals, concerts, drama performances, competitions are held there.
On the third floor there are classes for primary
school. On the first and second floor there are special classrooms for secondary school. They are
classes for Physics, Biology, History, Geography,
English, Literature, Music, Art and Russian. Besides, we have two computer classes. The classrooms are light and spacious. There are three large
windows in each classroom with flower pots on the
window sills. Each room has a teacher’s table, some
desks, a blackboard, maps and portraits on the
walls. The nice curtains make our classrooms cosy.
Our classroom is on the first floor. Its windows
face the school-yard. It is a large and comfortable classroom. There are light-blue curtains on
the windows, many flower pots on the window
sills and beautiful pictures on the walls. Our
home-teacher is a teacher of English. We respect
her very much. She is a kind and knowledgeable
teaсher. She is really fond of her subject. We like
to spend our free time in our classroom.
Vocabulary
to study ['stEdI] — изучать
to attend [A'tend] — посещать
design [dI'zaIn] — проект
-storeyed [-'stD:rId] — этажный
quite [kwaIt] — вполне
behind [bI'haInd] — позади
well-planned — хорошо спланированный
to equip [I'kwIp] — оборудовать
canteen [kBn'ti:n] — столовая
gymnasium [dZIm'neIzjAm] — гимнастический
зал
workshop — мастерская, цех
assembly [A'semblI] hall — актовый зал
to enter ['entA] — входить
to turn [tA:n] — поворачивать
noisy ['nDIzI] — шумный
curtain ['kA:tn] — занавеска
tool [tu:l] — инструмент
machine [mA'Si:n] — станок
woodwork room — столярная мастерская
manual ['mBnjuAl] work — ручная работа
to cook [kuk] — готовить
to sew [sAu] — шить
to design clothes [dI'zaIn klAuGz] — конструи-
ровать одежду
sport equipment — спортивное оборудо-
вание
drama performance [pA'fD:mAns] — драмати-
ческий спектакль
competition [,kDmpI'tISn] — соревнование
to hold (held, held) — проводить
primary school — начальная школа
secondary school — средняя школа
spacious ['speISAs] — просторный
flower pot — горшок для цветов
sill — подоконник
to respect — уважать
knowledgeable ['nDlIdZAbl] — обладающий
большими знаниями
to be fond of smth. — любить что-то
ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY __________________________________________________ 17
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “My school.”
1.Are you a pupil or a student? What form are
you in?
2.What school do you study at?
3.Where is your school situated?
4.Is your school new or old? How old is it?
5.How many floors are there in your school?
6.Is your school big or small?
7.Is there a sports ground behind or in front of
the school?
8.Is your school beautiful and well-planned?
9.How many classrooms are there? What are
they?
10.What classrooms are there on the ground
floor?
11.What can you see when you enter your school?
12.Is there a canteen in your school? What is it
like?
13.How often do you go to the canteen? Do you
like to go there? Why?
14.Are there beautiful curtains on the windows of
the classrooms and other rooms?
15.Are there workshops in your school? Are they
well-equipped?
16.How often do you have lessons in these workshops? What do your teachers teach you to
do?
17.Do you like Handicrafts lessons?
18.Is there a gymnasium in your school? Is it large
and comfortable?
19.Are your physical training lessons held there?
20.Has your gymnasium much sport equipment?
21.Is there an assembly hall in your school? What
is usually held there?
22.What classrooms are there on the first, second
and third floors?
23.Are the classrooms of your school well-equipped? Are they light and cosy?
24.Where is your classroom?
25.Where do the windows of your classroom face?
26.Is your classroom comfortable, light and cosy?
27.What makes your classroom cosy?
28.How often do you make your classroom clean?
What do you usually do? Do you do it with
pleasure?
29.Do you like to spend your free time in your
classroom?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Ann: Fred, stop reading at once and help me
with Physics.
Fred: What’s happened?
Ann: Have you forgotten? I’m having a test tomor-
row. Didn’t I tell you about it two days ago?
Fred: I’m sorry, I don’t remember. But why worry?
I’m sure that you are very good at Physics.
Ann: Don’t fool me. Again your silly jokes. You
know that I’m good at Literature, but not at
Physics.
Winter holidays
Winter holidays are not so long as summer
holidays, but they are very nice too. They usually
begin on the 30
th
15
of January. The most pleasant and exciting
thing about winter holidays is the New Year. It is
my favourite holiday. When I was a child I wrote
letters to Santa Claus and told him what presents
th
of December and end on the
Fred: OK. I’ll help you with Physics, but you’ll help
me with English. I must write a composition
about the USA.
Ann: Oh, that’s all right. I wrote such composi-
tion last year. I’ll give it to you and you’ll
copy it out. Then we’ll read it and speak
English about the USA.
Fred: OK.
I would like to get. My mother helped me to write
those letters.
Every year we have a New Year tree and decorate it with toys, tinsel and coloured lights. We
send and get many greeting cards. I like to get
presents. My parents always give me nice presents.
Last year they gave me an interesting book and
18 __________________________________________________ ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY
many tasty things as a present. I always give
presents to my parents, too. I usually make something with my own hands for my parents and
grandparents.
We usually have a holiday supper with many
tasty things. When the clock strikes twelve the
grown-ups drink a toast to the New Year and we
wish each other “Happy New Year.” Then we
dance, sing songs, watch holiday TV or go for a
walk and play snowballs outside. I think it is the
best holiday.
I spent my last winter holidays in the city. The
weather was fine. It sometimes snowed and in
Vocabulary
pleasant ['pleznt] — приятный
exciting [Ik'saItIN] thing — волнующая,
захватывающая вещь
to get — получать
to decorate ['dekAreIt] — украшать
tinsel ['tInsAl] — блестки мишуры
coloured light ['kElAd laIt] — цветной фо-
нарик
tasty ['teIstI] thing — вкусная вещь
to make something with one’s own hands
— сделать что-то собственными руками
January there was a lot of snow everywhere. It
wasn’t cold. We often went to skate on the skating-rink. Sometimes my parents took me to ski in
the country. I can’t ski well, but I’m fond of skiing. There is nothing like the winter forest! Everything looks so pretty covered with snow.
When it was very cold I stayed at home, read
books, watched TV, played computer and table
games. Sometimes my friends came to see me and
we went to play snowballs and make funny snowmen in the yard.
It was a fantastic time!
to strike [straIk] (struck, struck) — ударять,
бить
grown-up ['MrAunEp] — взрослый (человек)
to wish [wIS] — желать
to snow [snAu]: it’s snowing — идет снег
to skate [skeIt] — кататься на коньках
skating-rink — каток
to ski [skI] — кататься на лыжах
pretty ['prItI] — хорошенький, приятный
to cover ['kEvA] — покрывать
to stay — оставаться
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “Winter holidays.”
1.When do your winter holidays usually begin?
2.When do they usually end?
3.Do you like to celebrate New Year? Is it your
favourite holiday?
4.How do you celebrate New Year?
5.Do you buy and decorate a New Year tree?
6.Which of your family usually sends greeting
cards to your friends and relatives?
7.Have you ever got greeting cards?
8.Do you like to get greeting cards?
9.What presents do you like to get best of all?
10.What present do your parents usually give you?
11.Do you always give presents to your parents?
12.You usually make something with your own
hands for your parents, don’t you?
13.Does your family have a holiday supper every
New Year?
14.What do you usually wish each other when the
clock strikes twelve?
15.What do you usually do then?
16.Where did you spend your last winter holidays?
17.What was the weather like?
18.Did it often snow?
19.Was it very cold?
20.How did you spend your last winter holidays?
21.Did you ski or skate? Where? With whom? How
22.Can you ski or skate well?
23.Are you fond of sledging?
24.Did you go to the country?
25.There is nothing like the winter forest, is there?
26.What did you usually do when it was very cold
27.Did your friends come to see you?
28.Did you go for a walk with your friends when
29.Did you make a snowman in the yard?
30.It was a fantastic time, wasn’t it?
often?
outside?
the weather wasn’t cold?
ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY __________________________________________________ 19
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Ann: Hi! Is it you, Betty? You’ve become so pretty!
And you look the very picture of health.
Betty: Hi! It’s after my vacation. You look very well,
too.
Ann: Where did you go?
Betty: I travelled again. You know I’m fond of
travelling, don’t you?
Ann: So you travelled! What was it like? Did you
travel by train or by bus?
Betty: We travelled by car. My parents have recently
bought a new car.
Summer holidays
There are four holidays in a school year. They
are autumn, winter, spring and summer holidays.
It is really a very good thing to have a bit of fun
between one’s studies. The English are quite right
when they say: “All work and no play make Jack
a dull boy.” I’m sure all pupils like summer holidays best of all, because they are the longest.
During these holidays we can go to the country
to walk in the woods, pick berries and mushrooms
or go to the seaside to swim and lie in the
sun.
I’d like to tell you about my last summer holidays. First we went to the country. My elder sister and I spent two months there, June and July.
There is nothing like our village. It is situated
not far from the city. It took our family about an
hour to get there by car. Our family has got a
small country house there. Our grandparents live
in the village and sometimes they come to the
city. There is a large river there. We often went
boating and swimming in the river. The weather
was always fine, and we liked to be outdoors.
Every day there was something that was fun to
do. We went for long walks to the woods, picked
Ann: It’s great! What places did you visit?
Betty: We went to Moscow, but on the way there
we visited a lot of old Russian towns.
Ann: You are lucky! Did you take any pictures?
Betty: Yes, of course. You know I’m keen on pho-
tography.
Ann: I’d like to see the pictures, Betty.
Betty: OK, let’s go to my place. I have some free
time today.
Ann: OK.
flowers, gathered berries and mushrooms. We watered the plants in the garden, took care of the
domestic animals and helped our grandmother
about the house.
My sister is fond of lying in the sun. The
weather was often hot, so she became sunburnt
spending much time on the beach.
We had a nice time in the country. Then August came and our family went to the seaside.
Several years we dreamt of spending some weeks
at the seaside. We decided to go to Sochi. We got
there by plane. It was fantastic! Our parents rented
a room in a house not far from the sea. It took us
about ten minutes to get to the beach. The weather
was wonderful! We spent a lot of time at the seaside swimming in the sea, playing volleyball on
the beach and lying in the hot sun. The water in
the sea was always warm.
I think spending holidays at the seaside is
a great rest.
We returned to the city at the end of August,
because our parents had to go to work and my
sister and I had to go to school. And now I am
looking forward to my next summer holidays.
Vocabulary
a bit of fun — немного веселья
dull [dEl] — пасмурный, скучный
to pick [pIk] — собирать
to lie in the sun — загорать
to spend (spent, spent) — проводить время
village ['vIlIdZ] — деревня, село
to go boating — кататься на лодке
outdoors ['autdD:z] — на открытом воздухе
20 __________________________________________________ ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY
Vocabulary
walk [wD:k] — прогулка пешком
to gather ['MBGA] — собирать ягоды, рвать
цветы
to water ['wD:tA] — поливать
to take care [kLA] of — заботиться
to become sunburnt — загореть
beach [bi:tS] — пляж
to dream [dri:m] — мечтать
to rent — снять (дом, комнату, квартиру)
rest — отдых
to return [rI'tA:n] — возвращаться
to look forward ['fD:wAd] to — с нетерпением
ждать чего-либо
Answer the questions. Then write the topic “Summer holidays.”
1.How many holidays are there in a school year?
What are they?
2.Do you like to have a bit of fun between your
studies?
3.What are your favourite holidays? Why?
4.Where do you like to spend your summer holidays? Why?
5.Where did you spend your last summer holidays?
6.Did you go to the country?
7.How did you get to your village?
8.With whom did you go there?
9.Where is your village situated? Is it far from
the city?
10.How long did it take your family to get to your
village?
11.Has your family got a country house? Is it small
or big?
12.Is there a river, a lake or a pond near there?
13.Did you go boating or swimming last summer
holidays?
14.What was the weather like last summer? Did it
often rain? Was the weather usually cold or
warm?
15.Did you spend much time outdoors?
16.Did you go to the forest?
17.What berries did you gather there?
18.How often did you go to the forest to gather
mushrooms?
19.How did you help your grandmother about the
house?
20.Did you take care of the domestic animals? What
animals did you take care of?
21.How often did you spend your time lying in the
sun? Are you fond of lying in the sun?
22.Did you become sunburnt?
23.You had a nice time in the country, didn’t you?
24.Did your family go to the seaside last summer?
Where?
25.Do you like to go to the seaside?
26.What month did you go there?
27.How did you get there? Did you go there by
plane or by train?
28.How long did it take you to get there?
29.Did you stay at a hotel or rent a room in
a house? Was it far from the seaside?
30.How long did it take you to get to the beach?
31.Did you spend much time on the beach? What
did you usually do there?
32.Was the water in the sea cold or warm?
33.Was the weather fine there?
34.When did you return to the city?
Read and learn it by heart. Role play the dialogue.
Willy: Well! It’s the end of May already. It’s time
to think about summer holidays.
Dan: It’s too early.
Willy: It isn’t too early. We must make our plans
beforehand.
Dan: Where would you like to go this year?
Willy: I think the best place to go for the holiday
is Yalta.
Dan: I don’t like this town. There are so many
people in caf€es and on the beach there.
Willy: But the sun and the sea are so pleasant.
And where do you want to go this year?
Dan: I’ve got a new river boat. I’m planning to
sail down the Volga. I need a companion.
Will you join me?
Willy: I must think it over.
Dan: All right.
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