U n I t 1. Let me introduce myself

Grammar:

1. Местоимения §§ 1, 2

2. Множественное число существительных § 3

2. 3. Числительные § 12

3. 4. Глагол to be § 6

4. 5. Оборот there + be § 7

5. 6. Глагол to have § 8

7. A. 1. Recollect your school vocabulary

and и, а but но, а city город date число face лицо friend друг it это July июль June июнь live жить May май my мой nose нос old старый or или south юг town город word слово year год your ваш

April апрель book книга brother брат cinema кино east восток family семья father отец January январь March март month месяц mother мать music музыка play играть room комната school школа sister сестра time время, раз us нас, нам week неделя well хорошо

August август blue синий, голубой classroom класс December декабрь English английский February февраль finish заканчивать grandfather дедушка grandmother бабушка have – had – had иметь, обладать how как, каким образом like любить; нравиться nameназывать, имя November ноябрь October октябрь schoolgirl школьница, ученица September сентябрь subject предмет, тема surname фамилия television = TV телевидение

E. 1. Сheck your school progress

a) 1. I (1 – am, 2 – are, 3 – is, 4 - was) 17 years old. 2. (1 – She, 2 – He, 3 – They, 4 - I) are engineers. 3. Do you (1 – talk, 2 – say, 3 – speak, 4 - tell) English? 4. Have you many books (1 – of, 2 – in, 3 – to, 4 - at) home? 5. (1 – Are, 2 - Is, 3 – Am, 4 - Were) it hot or cold? 6. My mother’s brother is my (1 – daughter, 2 – aunt, 3 – son, 4 - uncle). 7. Mr. Brown (1 – be, 2 – have, 3 – has, 4 - are) one child. 8. (1 – He, 2 – Him, 3 – Them, 4 - His) brother is a first-year student.

b) 1. He is (1 – of, 2 – in, 3 – to, 4 - on) Moscow. 2. (1 – Me, 2 – Him, 3 – I, 4 - My) sister is at the University. 3. He (1 - is, 2 – have, 3 – has, 4 - are) a sister. 4. They (1 – are, 2 - is, 3 – am, 4 - was) 20 years old. 5. She (1 – is, 2 – be, 3 - are, 4 - am) a pupil. 6. He eats (1 – shirts, 2 – eggs, 3 – umbrellas, 4 - games) for breakfast. 7. Where (1 - does, 2 - is, 3 - do, 4 - are) you live? 8. She (1 – are, 2 - is, 3 – am, 4 - were) a doctor.

A. 2. Transform the sentences as in the model

e.g.Ann is an architect. She is an architect.

1. Mike is 18 years old. 2. Mary and I are students. 3. Nick and I are fond of books. 4. This woman is a housewife. 5. These things are new. 6. This book is interesting. 7. That chair is modern. 8. Those chairs are old. 9. These girls get up early. 10. That man is an engineer. 11. Their children are abroad. 12. My brother likes travelling.

A. 3. Change the plural into the singular

Apples, students, days, tables, boys, libraries, knives, women, children, theatres, faculties, lives, ferries, teeth, doors, cities, institutes, feet, floors, universities, windows, men, lorries, mice, balconies

2. A. 4. Translate the following international words

Student, university, institute, laboratory [ləbɔrətəri], faculty, group, class, ecology, politics, region, department, engineer, economy [ikɔnəmi], Mathematics, Physics [fiziks], Chemistry, History, television, programme, visit, music, film, theatre, ballet, comedy, sport, basketball, football