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Exercise III. Прочтите слова с буквой u в закрытом слоге

(как [Λ]):

sun, sum, but, cut, up, must, dust, up, shut, bus, punk, dusk, plus, hut, dug, rub, run, rust, trust, drum, brush, hunch, blunt, such, much, us, fuss.

Прочтите слова с буквой u в открытом слоге и в сочетани-

ях ue, ew (как [ju:]):

tube, cube, cute, mute, tune, dune, dupe, fume, huge, duke, tube, use, cue, due, few, dew, new.

Exercise IV. Прочтите слова с буквами e, i, y, u в III типе слога (как [ə:]):

fur, her, fir, turn, firm, burn, germ, nurse, nerve, verse, first, dirt, bird, shirt, hurt, girl, surf, serf,

turn, birth, germ, firm, stir.

Exercise V. Прочтите слова с буквами u, e, i, y в IV типе слога:

u+re – [juə ] – pure, cure, endure, mature, secure, obscure.

e+re – [iə] – here, mere, severe, sincere, a severe style, amere babe.

i+re – [aiə ] – fire, wire, tired, hire, sire, shire, spire, a long wire, a tired lad.

y+re – [aiə ] – tyre.

Exercise VI. Прочтите слова с сочетанием oo (как [u:] и как

[u]):

[u:] – tool, fool, pool, cool, moon, spoon, zoo, boo, coo.

[u] – book, cook, nook, brook, crook, look, hook, shook, rook, took.

Прочтите слова с буквосочетаниями ou, oi, oy, o+ur:

[au] – out, count, loud, sound, round, ground, south, mouth, house. [oi] – oil, point, voice, noise, join, boy, toy.

[auə] – our, sour, flour.

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Exercise VII. Прочтите слова с диграфами:

1.[ei] – brain, train, wait, grain, way, aim, aid, laid, chain, chaise.

2.[o:] – cause, author, pause, fault, haunt, maul, Paul, law, draw,

paw.

3.[i:] – meat, east, least, reach, please, speak, beast, deal, dean, speech, sleeve, cheese, deed, sleep, deep, seen, seek, cheep.

4.[ju:] – feud, neutral, dew, few, new, pew.

5.[ou] – toast, boast, loan, moan, boat, low, snow, grow, slow.

6.[au] – sound, loud, round, out, found, mouth, mouse, cloud, brown, down, crown, howl, clown.

7.[u:] – roof, rood, room, tool, soon, food, roost, moon, pool,

root.

8.[u] – rook, book, shook, hook.

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UNIT I. ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY

Language focus:

I. Make sure you know the following words:

1)surname – фамилия;

2)a family of 4 members – семья из 4 человек;

3)to be … years – … столько-то лет;

4)to be married – быть замужем/ женатым;

5)parents – родители;

6)grandparents – дедушка с бабушкой;

7)daughter – дочь;

8)wifeжена;

9)husband –муж;

10)a child/ children – ребенок/дети;

11)to be born – родиться;

12)uncle – дядя;

13)aunt – тетя;

14)cousin – кузен, кузина;

15)nephew – племянник;

16)niece – племянница;

17)relatives – родственники;

18)to resemble smb – быть похожим;

19)to work at the office – работать в офисе;

20)pensioner – пенсионер;

22)to retire on pension – уходить на пенсию;

23)housewife – домохозяйка;

24)to keep house – содержать дом;

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25)to get higher education – получить высшее образование;

26)to enter the Academy – поступить в академию;

27)to leave school – закончить школу;

28)to be fond of smth – увлекаться чем-либо;

29)to go in for sports – заниматься спортом;

30)appearance – внешность.

Vocabulary work:

I.Fill in the blanks with these words: (parents, husband, nephew, housewife, to enter the Academy, aunt, child)

1. My ______ are not pensioners. My mother is a cooker and my father is a bus driver. 2. I have an ______ in Greece. She is a doctor.

3.Ann's _____ is a banker, so they had their wedding on Malta. 4. One of my friends has never worked! She got married and became a ______.

5.I always want _______ because I like music and want to be a musician. 6. The son of my brother is my _______. 7. Her ______ is 6 years old and he is so noisy!

II.Make word-combination with these words:

family, brother, grandparents, niece, profession, engineer, to be fond of, to be very busy, to keep house, the Academy, to leave school, relative, to retire on pension.

III. Translate into Russian:

1. She is married to Brain Steward, the dentist. 2. The atmosphere in the family is friendly, warm and happy. 3. My mother has a good taste and she is always well-dressed. 4. They have 2 children, my cousins, a boy and a girl. 5. You love your parents, don‘t you? 6. My grandparents retired when they were 55 and 60. 7. Do you go in for sports? 8. My address is Flat 12, House 134, Korolenko street. My phone number is 234-457. 9. I was born in Novosibirsk. 10. I am fond of shaping. It helps me to keep fit.

IV. Your name tells who you are. Answer these questions:

1)What is your name?

2)What does your name mean?

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3)Are you named after somebody?

4)Do you agree your name describes you?

5)Would you prefer another name? Why?

6)Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?

Reading:

I. Read and translate the texts:

TEXT I

I‘m Nick. I am 18. I was born in 1993 in Moscow. It is my home city. I am Russian by nationality, but I also have some Tatar roots. My great-grandfather was born in Kazan. Now I am strait after school. My family is not large. We are 3 in the family: mother, father and me. I have some relatives: grandparents, an uncle, an aunt and two cousins.

My interests are music, scientific literature and computers. Now I am a student. I want to become a nuclear physicist. My ambition is to get higher education and develop Russian science. I see myself in the sphere of new technologies in the future. As for my personality, I think

I am energetic, rather intelligent and friendly. I‘ve got some friends, but my closest friend is Tim. We have much in common. I resemble my mother in appearance, but I took after my father in character. I am fond of basketball and once a week I go to swimming pool.

Answer the questions:

1)Where was Nick born?

2)How old is Nick?

3)How big is Nick‘s family?

4)Who is Nick‘ best friend?

5)What is Nick‘s future profession?

TEXT II

Mary is 18. She is a student. She studies at the University. She does not live in the hostel. She lives with her family. Her family is large. She has a father, a mother, two brothers and grandparents.

Her father‘s name is Brain. He is 43. He is an engineer in a big company. He is tall, handsome, blue-eyed and broad-shouldered. He

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has a good sense of humour. Brain is intelligent, polite, very energetic, and he is a loving father.

Mary‘s mother is Clair. She is 40. She is the heart of the family and Mary is the apple of her mother. She is beautiful, blond and slender. Clair does not work. She is a housewife. She keeps house and does shopping.

Mary‘s brother William is a worker. He is 22. He works at a candy factory. Her second brother Lack is also a student. Lack studies marketing in college. The boys are not married. They are still single. Mary‘s grandparents are pensioners. They live in another city, but Mary and her brothers often come to see them.

Answer the questions:

1)Why Mary doesn‘t live in the hostel?

2)How many people are in Mary‘s family?

3)Describe Mary‘s father.

4)Does Mary resemble her mother?

5)What is Clair‘s profession?

6)What are Mary‘s brothers?

Speaking:

I. Speak about yourself. Answer the questions:

1) What is your name? 2) How old are you? 3) What do you do? What is your occupation? 4) When and where were you born? 5) How big is your family? 6) What are your parents? 7) How old are they? 8) Have you got any brothers or sisters? 9) Are they married? 10) How would you describe your mother? 11) How would you describe yourself? 12) Have you got friends? 13) What is your hobby? 14) Who is the head of your family? 15) Do you think it‘s good to have a large family? 16) Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? 17) Do you have any relatives abroad? 18) Who are you like in character?

II. Translate the following characteristics into Russian:

playful, peaceful, respectful, sensitive, positive, shy, friendly, diplomatic, independent, musical, tolerant, cute, pleasant, balanced, proud, nervy, workaholic, rash, lazy, depressed, critical, cultured, naive, changeable, unpredictable, funny.

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III. Draw a portrait of the following people:

a)a zoo worker;

b)a waitress;

c)a housewife;

d)a rock musician.

IV. Tell what kind of person you are. Find a partner in the group and ask each other the questions:

1)What do you do in your free time?

2)What‘s your favorite color?

3)What‘s your favorite type of weather?

4)Do you like travelling?

5)Do you like animals?

6)What‘s your favorite food?

7)Do you make friends easily?

8)What quality do you appreciate most of all in women/men?

9)What is the nicest thing that‘s happened today to you?

10)Do you like to stand up late?

11)What things in life make you happy?

12)What are your ambitions?

V. Make sure you know these conversational formulas: Yes, I think so – думаю, да

That's right – верно

I agree with you – согласен с вами

I'm afraid you are wrong – боюсь вы неправы I don't agree with you – не согласен с вами You are mistaken – вы ошибаетесь

That's rot – чепуха

That's absolutely true – абсолютно верно That's not quite right – не совсем верно That's to the point – в точку

Express your agreement or disagreement using conversational formulas:

1.You were born in Belokuricha. 2. Your brother is not married.

3.You have a large family. 4. You are 18. 5. Your sister and you are of the same age. 6. You live in a three – room flat. 6. Your friend lives in a

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big cottage. 7. Your profession is veterinarian. 8. Your parents came from Ukraine. 8. Your hobby is riding, rafting and diving. 9. You dance Irish dances. 10. You have twin sister. 11. Your father is a musician. 12. You are from Ecuador. 13. You hate cockroaches, snakes and rats. 14. You want to be a TV-star. 15. You were the beauty queen at the school-leaving party. 16. You play harp and violin. 17. You are a firstyear student of the Altai State University. 18. You want to live in village and have a large family of 4-5 children. 19. You are vegetarian. 20. You like to listen to radio Retro-FM. 21. You have not ever tasted ―California‖ rolls. 22. Your favorite actress is Scarlett Johansson. 23. You have not ever been abroad. 24. You know nothing about the history of your surname. 25. You are ready to answer the topic About Myself and My Family.

VI. Tell about yourself and your family.

Writing:

I. Draw your own family tree. Ask your parents for information about your ancestors. Use this form to collect information:

1.Name of person:

2.Born when:

3.Parents’ name:

4.Married who, when:

5.Children born when:

6.Died when:

II. Speculate about the topic “Generation Gap”. Write down full answers to the questions:

1)What is a generation gap?

2)Do you have problems with your parents? What problems?

3)Do you often have a heart-to-heart talk to parents?

4)Did you quarrel with parents when were a teenager?

5)Do you want to live apart from parents?

6)Do your grandparents use cell phones?

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7)Does your mother or father have an account in Odnoklassni-

ki.ru?

8)What is Turgenev's ―Fathers and Sons‖ about?

Grammar:

ЛИЧНЫЕ МЕСТОИМЕНИЯ

(PERSONAL PROUNOUNS)

Спряжение глагола to be (БЫТЬ)

В вопросительных предложениях глагол to be (в соответствующей форме) ставится на первое место перед подлежащим, например:

This is a dress. Is this a dress?

The boy was 16. Was the boy 16?

We shall be there. Shall we be there ?

Если предложение начинается с вопросительного слова, то оно ставится перед глаголом to be (в соответствующей форме).

Where is a dress?

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How old was the boy?

When shall we be there?

В отрицательных предложениях перед глаголом to be (в соответствующей форме) ставится отрицательная частица not:

This is not a dress. The boy was not 16. We shall not be there.

I. Replace the noun with a pronoun:

Ex: Bob is a doctor – He is a doctor.

1. Mary is a student of Tomsk University. 2. Tom and Kate are my friends. 3. Nick was not in the bank. 4. London is in Britain. 5. Roses and lilies were my favorite flowers. 6. The experiment will not have success. 7. The cat is on the windowsill. 8. The dress will be white. 9. My aunt was a writer. 10. The film is about love and betrayal. 11. Helen and Sandra are biologists. 12. Riga is not the capital of Estonia. 13. Was Peter at home at 9 p.m.? 14. Were Alice and Mary glad to meet Jim?

II. Put the verb to be in the correct form (Present Simple):

III. Give answers:

1.Are you Russian? 2. Are you a student? 3. Where are you from?

4.What is your profession? 5. How old are you? 6. How old is your brother? Is he single? 7. Is it cold today? 8. Are you a cinema-lover?

9.Are you a fan of football? 10. Are you a vegetarian? 11. When were

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