- •Kolomna
- •Contents
- •Personal identification
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Why do people ever get married?'
- •Reading and speaking section
- •In pairs or groups, refer to the information below and on the next page, discuss to what extent the ideas are true about you and the others in your group.
- •22 December - 20 January
- •21 January-19 February
- •20 February - 20 March
- •21 March-20 April
- •21 April-21 May
- •22 May-21 June
- •22 June-23 July
- •24 June - 23 August
- •24 August-23 September
- •24 September-23 October
- •24 October - 22 November
- •23 November - 21 December
- •Friends for life
- •Modern british families
- •Families and family life
- •The extended family
- •Family life
- •In pairs or groups, look through the questions of Task 6 and report on The Modern Russian Family. Translation and rendering section
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Insert prepositions or post-verbal adverbs where necessary:
- •Reading and speaking section
- •A week-day in john’s family
- •Children’s chores
- •The use of leisure
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Houses and homes
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work Exercise 1. Write down the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.
- •Home sweet home
- •My room and welcome to it
- •Eating and drinking
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Eating out (by Clement Hardine)
- •Fast food (by Rebecca Mitchell)
- •The abc of table manners
- •Meals in britain
- •Comprehension Check
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Shops and shopping
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Exercise 2.
- •Exercise 3.
- •Exercise 5.
- •Exercise 6.
- •Exercise 7.
- •Exercise 8.
- •Exercise 9.
- •Exercise 10.
- •Vary, short, likely, freeze, success, expense, reduce, complain, polite, willing reading and speaking section
- •Marks & spencer
- •Comprehension check
- •Shop till you drop. A new disease of our time.
- •Borrowing out of control
- •Vicious circle
- •A cure for shopping?
- •I. At the millinery department:
- •II. At the shoe department:
- •Learning foreign languages
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •English today
- •Learning english is important for me
- •Learning a new language
- •Academic reasons for studying foreign languages
- •The study of foreign languages
- •How to learn a language
- •What makes a good language school?
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Пять способов выучить английский. Какой из них лучше?
- •1. Индивидуальные занятия
- •2.Занятия в группе
- •3. Лингафонный курс
- •4. Обучение под гипнозом
- •5. Суггестопедия
- •Languages. Countries. People
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Weather Vocabulary Quiz
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Russian weather
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Travelling
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
Idioms and expressions
to have a habit/to get into the habit of doing smth
to be good/bad for smb/smb’s health
to go on a date
to daydream/to be miles away
to go window- shopping
as busy as a bee
to do a lot of sports
to get out of bed on the wrong side
to devote one’s life to
a collection on a subject
to take up/to go in for (a hobby)
to keep oneself occupied
to give a feeling of fulfillment
in one’s spare time
Proverbs and sayings
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Business before pleasure.
Habit is the second nature.
An early bird catches the worm.
Every man has his hobby-horse.
The busiest man finds the most pleasure.
Man doesn’t live by bread alone.
Tastes differ.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Vocabulary work
Exercise 1.
Read the dictionary definitions of some words and phrases from the Topical Vocabulary. Deduce the meaning from these definitions and put them down in your notebook.
to sleep for longer than you intended
to wash plates, dishes, knives, etc.
to do all the cooking, cleaning, etc. in a house
to make clothes/linen smooth using heat
to make hair tidy or straight using a flat piece of plastic (metal) with a row of thin teeth on one side
to walk a long way in the countryside or mountains
a decoration or pattern made by sewing onto cloth
an occasion when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning
to exercise in order to stay strong and healthy
to clean the surface of furniture/room by moving a soft cloth across it
the sport of swimming under water while breathing through a tube connected to a container of air on your back
to think about smth pleasant, when this makes you forget what you should be doing
a large area with many special machines that you can ride on, such as roller-coasters or merry-go-rounds
a private house where you pay to sleep and eat
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by stitching wool over it.
Exercise 2.
Match the verbs on the left with the correct word on the right:
fall a) a rest
do b) my teeth
have c) the dog
play d) asleep
go e) cards
clean f) the ironing
feed g) early
get up h) to bed
Exercise 3.
Write down:
three things that people often play
three things that people often collect
five outdoor hobbies which include physical exercise
Exercise 4.
Guess what hobbies people are talking about in each case:
I usually use colour, but sometimes you get a better effect with black and white. It really depends on the subject.
I try to practice every day, but sometimes it’s difficult because I don’t like to disturb my neighbours. And one neighbour gets angry if I play the same thing over and over again.
The great thing is that you can do it when you like. I usually do it three or four times a week – either early in the morning, or after school. I only go for about 25 minutes but it really keeps me fit.
Obviously it saves me a lot of money; and in any case, I hate buying clothes in boutiques because so many things are badly made.
I joined a club because I wanted to get better, and now I play twice a week in the evenings. It has helped me a lot, and I have a much better memory for all the different moves and strategies.
Exercise 5.
Complete the sentences with a suitable verb in the correct tense form:
How often do you … jogging?
She … … hiking because she wanted to get more exercise. Unfortunately, she didn’t like it and she … it … about six months later.
She has always … her own clothes; it’s much cheaper than buying them.
He … ancient coins.
I learnt to … the piano when I was at school.
I wanted to improve my chess, so I … a chess club.
I don’t really … anything in my spare time.
Exercise 6.
Complete the text with the words or phrases given below:
countryside lie/sunbathe get away picnic quiet walk/stroll
I live and work in Milan but I like to … at the weekend if possible. My parents have a small house in the … , about 100 kilometres from Milan, and it’s a great place to go if want a bit of peace and … . In the summer you can just … by the pool during the hottest part of the day, then in the evening go for a … through the village or over the fields. Sometimes we go out for the whole day and have a … somewhere, by the lake or next to one of the many vineyards.
Exercise 7.
Put the italicized words under the following headings:
-types of holiday
-places where people stay on holiday
-places people visit on holiday
-things people do on holiday
-problems people can have on holiday
camping resort museum queues bed and breakfast relax no vacant rooms seaside crowds delays painting sunbathing fun-fair caravan exhibitions adventure sightseeing playing with dolls beach tent cruise rudeness youth hostel excursion sunburn swimming photography pub ruins dressmaking gardening skiing doing crossword puzzles lost luggage painting playing cards cycling playing chess windsurfing waterfalls
Exercise 8.