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- •Acquaintance
- •9. Susanne is at the New Year party at the Academy. She’s talking to some students and teachers. Complete her responses using the sentences in the bubbles.
- •15. Now cover the replies with a piece of paper. Start conversations with a partner and continue naturally for a few lines.
- •16. Look at these topics of conversation. Which ones are suitable when you meet someone for the first time? Why?
- •17. Read this extracts from the conversation between Victor and Susanne. Which topics do they talk about?
- •18. Find fifteen verbs in the puzzle. Use each letter once only.
- •19. Complete these sentences with six of the verbs in the puzzle.
- •3. Write different names that people call you. Tell your partner which of your names you like best/ least?
- •4. How did your parents choose your name?
- •5. What are the reasons for choosing a name? Think about people you know. Brainstorm ideas!
- •11. Complete the following text with these words.
- •12. In small groups, design your dream home and garden. Plan your ideal home:
- •Include information about the rooms, décor, furniture, equipment, facilities, location and staff. Use your imagination!
- •Is your house typical of your country? Describe it!
- •3. Look at the photos and ask your partner about the weather.
- •4. Match the sentences on the left with the related sentences on the right:
- •5. Put the following adjectives into the correct pattern below:
- •7. Read what Victor says about the weather in Siberia. Put one of these adverbs in each sentence:
- •8. Find the words in the text that mean:
- •4. Write some associations under each word in bold.
- •5. Talk to each other:
- •6. Look through the opinions and find the sentences the meaning of which is close to the following:
- •7. Find the ideas to say whether the following words are true or false. If the idea is wrong correct it.
- •8. Read the text again and complete the table.
- •9. Do you have the same problems? Your friends? Make a list of problems you want or have to solve. Let your partner give you advice.
- •10. Look at the pictures (Pic. 8a, 8b). Do they have anything in common? Write down as many words or phrases as you can to these pictures.
- •11. What notions are described below?
- •12. Read the text below and find its main idea.
- •13. Complete the sentences with a word from the box. Then write out phrases with the given words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •15. Find the following phrases in the text above. Read aloud the sentences.
- •Germany
- •20. What effect does alcohol have on the body? Read the following information and mark in the picture (Pic. 9) the organs that are affected due to excessive drinking:
- •Intoxication
- •21. Match the word on the left with the word on the right.
- •22. Write 10 sentences incorporating these word combinations.
- •23. Look at the picture (Pic. 10) and say what the reading passage will be about. Then read the text and check your idea. What can be the title?
- •24. Try to explain the following words. If you have some problems use your dictionary.
- •29. Give the summary of the text “Scotland in the 60s”.
- •35. Read the poem. What is it devoted to? Is the author young or adult? Are there such people on the streets of your city? Living on the street
- •36. Read the poem again and show its content in the form of a map.
- •41. Do you know some examples when schoolgirls become moms? Does it often happen in Russia? In other countries? Read the text about Cyfle school and match the words with their definitions:
- •42. Read the text once again and complete the sentences:
- •School for pregnant pupils
- •43. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions and try to make a common decision concerning this problem.
- •44. Scan the text “Facing the Problems of Youth” for about 10 minutes and try to answer the questions:
- •45. Read Eleanor Roosevelt’s thoughts and write down the key phrases from the text in the appropriate order:
- •Facing the Problems of Youth by Eleanor Roosevelt
- •46. Try to combine two corresponding sentence parts without looking into the text.
- •Free Time Activities
- •48. Decide whether these statements are true or false according to the text.
- •52. Write an essay (about 300 words). You may choose the topic you like:
- •2. Read the text and say what jack-o’-lantern is. Jack-o'-lanterns
- •3. Match two columns:
- •4. What is the witch using to make her spell?
- •5. Let’s play.
- •3. What do you think of St. Valentine’s Day? Read what young people in Britain and the usa think of St. Valentine’s Day and then answer this question.
- •4. Read the text and try to retell it to your neighbour. Write a Valentine card to your boy/girl friend.
- •Valentines over the Years
- •5. Read the text and try to quiz.
- •3. Thanksgiving Day
- •1. Pick out the foods from the kitchen table necessary to cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
- •2. Match the questions with the answers.
- •3. This text is a sample of speeches made by statesmen on important days such as national holidays. Read it and say how the speech is organized. Does it have any distinct parts?
- •By the President of the United States of America
- •4. Match the parts of the speech with these brief descriptions:
- •3. Find the words in the text that mean:
- •4. Use these words to complete the sentences:
- •5. Use the words from Ex. 3 to talk about the Russian language.
- •6. Match the words with their definitions:
- •7. Read other people's comments. Write a summary of each story. What’s your opinion?
- •8. Read the text and supply the missing 40 word part. English by no means the 'universal' language
- •9. Is it difficult for you to study English? Why? Do you have your own ideas how to make the process of studying more interesting and easier? Brainstorm ideas!
- •10. Read the following tips and add them to your list.
- •11. There are at least 20 hidden words. Find them!
- •12. Find the words from Ex. 11 in the text above and read them aloud.
- •13. Ask each other questions and answer them.
- •14. Do you agree with the following statements? Prove it.
- •15. What is toefl:
- •17. Match the words and the pictures (Pic. 16a – 16i):
- •Do not bring any of the documents listed below.
- •What to Expect on Test Day
- •Personal Items
- •Seating
- •20. There are two types of toefl: the computer-based and paper-based tests. Read the text and find the answers to the questions:
- •If you had a chance to take toefl, what format would you choose? Why?
- •21. Work in 4 groups. Read the following advice for improving your reading/listening/speaking/writing skills and tell the rest of the group what you should do.
- •23. Do you like or hate to take exams? Are you always nervous? What do you do to pass your exam well? What tips can you share? Brainstorm ideas!
- •24. Look through the tips below and add some ideas to your list. A month before the examination
- •A week before the examination
- •On the day of the examination
- •During the examination
- •After the examination
- •25. Read the text again and find the words in the text that mean:
- •26. Is it true or false?
- •27. Design a poster for your friend to help him/her to get good results at the examination. As a group, choose the best poster.
- •28. Read the text about our memory and answer the questions:
- •Memory techniques
- •What is memory?
- •29. Read some information about general principles to aid memory and choose the best ones. Why have you chosen them?
- •30. Give your partner a piece of advice about effective memorizing. Let him make some notes.
- •31. Have you been to some other countries? Would you like to study abroad? Why? What are the main difficulties for foreign students?
- •32. Match the words with their definitions.
- •33. Scan the text and fill in the first 2 columns of the table:
- •34. Read the text once again and say why it is title “Happy to be in Leeds”. Happy to be in Leeds
- •35. Read the text about Letizia study abroad once again. There are 10 words hidden in the grid. Can you find and circle them? Then use any 5 of your circled answers in 5 sentences you compose.
- •36. Which adjectives go with each of these nouns? Use the phrases you have composed describing studying in Russia.
- •39. Is it true or false?
- •41. Would you like your child to be an exchange student? Why?
- •42. Read the following article about German- Russian relations and write out the events happened in the years pointed out:
- •43. Find the answers in the text above:
- •44. Work in two teams. One team will represent a German university, the other one will stand for the Russian university. Try to attract foreign students. The words below can help you:
- •45. Use these words to complete the text:
- •2010 Competitive graduate schools Bologna
- •46. What do you know about daad?
- •49. Project task.
- •50. There are a lot of Russian student go abroad not only to study but to get work experience. What such projects do you know? Have you ever gone to another country to work? Your friends?
- •53. There are some jobs that are forbidden for students. Look through the list given below and say why they are forbidden.
- •54. When do Russian students have an opportunity to go to the usa to work? How long? rules & regulations
- •55. According to the information below fill in the table:
- •Eligibility to Participate on the Work & Travel usa Program
- •56. Talk with your partner about your ability to go to the u.S. Concerning each point of Ex. 55. Do you have any problems? How can you solve them?
- •61. Complete the following statements:
- •Important Laws
- •65. Give your advice how to avoid getting into trouble being abroad. The following ideas can be helpful:
- •66. What problems can happen at work? Brainstorm ideas with the group. Read about some of them and say what you should do in case of trouble. Problems at work
- •67. Match the words with their definitions.
- •68. Make up 5 questions using the words above and let your partner answer them.
- •69. Student a is an employer, Student b is an employee. Discuss the salaries and additional payment using the following text. Getting Paid
- •Telephoning
- •1. Look at the pictures. What are you going to talk about?
- •2. Match the words with their definitions:
- •3. Which equipment would each of these people use? Why?
- •9. Read the call and complete the notes.
- •10. Work in pairs. Read the phone call aloud. Take turns to be Mary and Anfisa.
- •11. Add as many Useful Phrases from the dialogue as you can!
- •12. Now make two more calls using the information below. Take turns to be a and b.
- •15. Read the call again. Find and highlight one or more phrases which:
- •6. Use these words to complete the sentences:
- •7. List of problems
- •8. What causes the damage? Brainstorm ideas!
- •9. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings. Highlight the things that damage the environment.
- •10. Use these words in the sentences of your own, concerning your city.
- •15. Read the second part of the article and match the problems with the paragraphs that describe them.
- •16. Find and underline a word in the first part of the article that mean:
- •27. Read the text and choose the best answers to the questions 1 – 4.
- •28. Find and underline a word in the first part of the article that mean:
- •33. Are these statements true or false? Prove your ideas.
- •34. Read the whole article again and make notes under the following headings problem – cause – effect as shown in the table.
- •37. In groups, write a Green Party manifesto, giving your proposals for an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
- •38. Be ready to discuss some environmental problems.
- •Economy
- •3. Help your partner to make up sentences using information above and words in the box.
- •11. Work in pairs. Ask your partner the following questions and complete the table below.
- •12. Tell the class about the geographical location and mineral resources of our country using the information from the table above.
- •13. Match a word on the left with a word on the right to make common expressions.
- •14. Match the expressions from exercise 13 with the following definitions.
- •15. Find and underline the sentences with the following words in the text from exercise 16.
- •16. Read the text about the government and politics in Russia and answer the questions.
- •17. Use your answers to tell about the government and politics in Russia.
- •19. Look at the word economics. Write your associations with this word.
- •20. Match the words (1-12) with their definitions (a-l).
- •21. Use the dictionary to find the definitions to your own associations to the word ‘economics’ in exercise 19.
- •22. Read the text below about Russia’s economy and complete the table.
- •Добавить картинку после каждого абзаца: промышленность и т.П.! Economy
- •23. Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-8) with their endings (a-h).
- •24. Discuss with your partner if the modern economic situation in Russia is on the rise. Use your associations. Prove your ideas with the facts from the text you have read.
- •28. Read the supplementary information about foreign relations and military of our country. Before reading the text find the meaning of the following words and expressions in the dictionary.
- •29. Look at the following abbreviations from the text. What do they stand for?
- •Stations
- •Future development
- •39. Use the internet or some other sources to find the information about the current phase of construction. Present it to the class.
- •2. Look again at the words above. What do you think we are going to talk about?
- •7. Discuss with your partner the questions.
- •8. Now read the text below about people living in Great Britain and decide if your answers are true or false.
- •9. Read the text again and make a list of nationalities settling Britain and what countries they come from during the centuries.
- •10. Rearrange the words to create a short conversation between Kristina and Alexander.
- •12. Tanya and Boris are talking about Great Britain. Work in pairs. Complete their conversation with the words from the text. Then practice reading the dialogue.
- •14. Match the pictures (1-3) with the texts below (a-c).
- •Economy
- •22. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.
- •23. Explain the following words using the dictionary. Choose any five to make sentences.
- •28. Make the correct word boundaries and you will know the main industries of the United Kingdom.
- •29. Find antonyms to the words from the text.
- •30. Give the summary of this text using your answers from exercise 27.
- •31. Look through the following information. Name the banks of England, the main export and import partners.
- •Russian-British projects secure large investments in Russian economy
- •36. Match the speech bubbles (1-4) with the pictures (a-d) below.
- •37. Make sentences by joining 1-6 with a suitable ending, a-f.
- •38. Do you know what the euro is? What do you know about it?
- •39. Decide with your partner if these statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •40. Find out people’s views on the euro. Read the text below and answer the questions.
- •42. Look at the exchange rate graph at the bottom of the page and then complete the text for the Australian dollar against the euro. Try to use all the words from the box at least once.
- •43. Look at the verbs in italics in the text above, and put them in the table. There are two examples in each column.
- •44. Look at the graph again. Write a short report to describe the strength of the euro against the American dollar.
- •45. Answer the clues to complete the crossword. Seven across has been done as an example.
- •46. Complete the text with words from the box.
- •47. Match the multi-word verbs in italics to their meanings a-e.
- •48. Some key banking words are built around the verb draw. Study the words in context in sentences 1-3, then choose the correct alternative in sentences a-c below.
- •49. Read the article and match the underlined words and expressions 1-6 to definitions a-f below.
- •50. Complete the table about the cards which are mentioned.
- •51. Label the timeline with key details about the evolution of the credit card, taken from the text.
- •52. Read the text below and answer the questions.
- •53. Read what four people said about their time at work and answer the questions below.
- •54. Match the words in box a with those in box b.
- •55. Read the text below about a German electronics wholesaler and his problems with time. Match the words in italics in the text below to the definitions (1-6).
- •56. Look at the title of the article below. What do you think it will be about?
- •57. Read the article below and answer the questions.
- •58. Look at these four scenes from the article above and put them in the correct order.
- •59. Read the text, written by an economist, about employment costs. Decide if statements 1-8 are true (t) or false (f) according to the economist.
- •60. Complete the notes to produce a summary of the article you have just read.
- •61. Read the extract and answer the questions after it.
- •62. Read the text below and match the words in italics to the definitions (1-4).
- •63. Complete sentences 1-3 below with the words from the box.
- •64. Which of the products and services on the right do you think would / wouldn’t sell well online?
- •65. Read the article below. Does the writer agree with your answers to 64?
- •66. According to the article, are the following statements true (t) or false (f)?
- •67. Search the square and find words connected with business online (30 words). The letters which are left make a secret word which is repeated. What is the word?
- •68. Match words from the square in exercise 67 to these definitions.
- •69. Study the word combinations, translate them and try to remember.
- •74. Which of the following topics does the article discuss?
- •75. What are your personal reaction to the article?
- •76. Find the words and expressions in the article which mean:
- •77. Without referring to the text, complete the following notes on the article using the pairs of words in the boxes.
- •78. What do you think about Russia’s economy? Is it strong or not? Would you say it was about to enter a period of growth or decline?
- •80. Complete these words by adding the vowels. Each word can follow the adjective economic.
- •81. Now complete the following using some of the word partners above:
- •83. In each example, use another form of the word in capitals to complete the sentence.
- •84. Using the statistics below, complete these sentences describing a country’s economic situation:
- •If you don’t know some words consult the dictionary! And try to memorize them!
- •86. Write an essay (not less than 200 words) “Russia and Great Britain: economy and prospects of development” Bibliography
- •Contents
If you don’t know some words consult the dictionary! And try to memorize them!
86. Write an essay (not less than 200 words) “Russia and Great Britain: economy and prospects of development” Bibliography
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Contents
Acquaintance …..…..……………………………………………………...3
My family ………..…….………………………………………………….8
Weather …………………………………………………………………..18
Youth problems …………………………………………………………..23
American and English holidays ………………………………………….58
English as a global language ……………………………………………..73
Telephoning …………………………………………………………….122
Environment …………………………………………………………….132
Economy ……………………………..…………………………………151
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………209
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