- •Topic 1 my visiting card
- •Unit I about myself
- •Verbs and Verbal Phrases
- •1. Look at the words in the box and say what relation is:
- •2. You’ve got some information about Steve Clark. Describe his appearance and character to your partner. Replace the words in bold with synonyms given in the box.
- •3. Tell your partner about uncle Desmond choosing the correct word.
- •4. Interview your group-mates:
- •5. These people are all talking about other people’s characters. Match the names they mention with the descriptions in the box.
- •6. Work in groups. Characterize the people that are being described. Make use of the following words and word combinations from the box.
- •7. In the following dialogue examine some unfinished pieces of argumentation and select among the given arguments the one that can be added in full accordance with the speaker’s viewpoints.
- •Interview with a 17-year-old son David
- •8. Make a small talk about people’s character and appearance.
- •9. Expand the following dialogues.
- •10. Work in groups.
- •11. Give your own ideas on the following problems.
- •12. Look through the statements and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •Comprehensive Prolonged Project
Topic 1 my visiting card
My name is Boris Ivanov. I am Belarusian. I was born on the 6th of April 1987 in the village of Bakino, Slutsk district, Minsk region. Three years ago our family moved to Minsk where I live now together with my parents. My father’s name is Igor Petrovich. He is 45 years old. He works at a big plant as an engineer. My mother’s name is Olga Petrovna. She is 43. She is a doctor and she works at a hospital. My mother always has a lot of work to do about the house and at the hospital. She is a busy woman and we all help her. We are four in the family. I have a younger sister. Her name is Lusy. She has blue eyes and lovely fair hair. She is a very good-looking girl. Lusy is fifteen. She is a schoolgirl. She does well at school. Our family is very united.
In May I finished school No 45 in Minsk. I always did well at school and studied with great interest. Now I am a first-year student of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics. I study full time. I try to be a good student and I do well in all subjects. But my favorite subject is mathematics. I spend much time on it. I like reading. I like detective stories.
I have many friends. We spend much time together, go for a walk, talk about music, discuss our problems.
I like to listen to modern music, but sometimes I like to listen to some classical music. I haven’t much time to watch TV but sometimes I spend an hour or two watching an interesting film or a news programme. I like fresh air and exercise, but I have not much time to go in for sports.
Unit I about myself
Word List
Nouns and Noun Phrases
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spirits |
/'spIrIts/ |
настроение |
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~ to be in high spirits |
быть в хорошем настроении | |
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~ to be in low spirits |
быть в плохом настроении | |
Verbs and Verbal Phrases
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argue |
/'a:gju:/ |
спорить |
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admit |
/qd'mIt/ |
допускать, принимать, соглашаться |
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bear |
/beq/ |
терпеть, выносить |
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resemble |
/rI'zembl/ |
походить, иметь сходство |
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take after |
/'teIk'a:ftq/ |
походить на к-л. |
Adjectives
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anxious |
/'xNkSqs/ |
озабоченный, обеспокоенный |
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articulate |
/a: 'tIkjqlqt/ |
ясный, отчетливый |
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attractive |
/q'trxktIv/ |
привлекательный |
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average |
/'xvqrIdZ/ |
средний |
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cheerful |
/'CIqfl/ |
веселый, жизнерадостный |
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crude |
/kru:d/ |
грубый |
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curly |
/'kE:li/ |
кудрявый |
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generous |
/'dZenqrqs/ |
щедрый |
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hospitable |
/'hPspItqbl/ |
гостеприимный |
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impatient |
/Im'peISnt/ |
нетерпеливый |
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irritable |
/'IrItqbl/ |
раздражительный |
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moody |
/'mu:di/ |
угрюмый, невеселый; в плохом настроении |
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reserved |
/rI'zE:vd/ |
сдержанный; замкнутый, необщительный |
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shy |
/SaI/ |
застенчивый; робкий, нерешительный |
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slim |
/slIm/ |
тонкий, стройный |
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self-confident |
/'self'kPnfIdqnt/ |
самоуверенный, самонадеянный |
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smart |
/sma:t/ |
нарядный, модный |
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stocky |
/'stPki/ |
приземистый, коренастый |
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stout |
/staVt/ |
полный, тучный |