Урок 1.

1. Грамматика. Повторение видовременных форм глагола. Герундий.

Задание 1. Выполните тест.

1. Gene_____dinner when his friend called.

a) eats b) was eating c) ate d) is eating

2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband __________.

a) was sleeping b) slept c) is sleeping d) sleeps

3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor___________ .

a) studied b) studies c) was studying d) is studying

4. John_________to France last year.

a) went b) goes c) is going d) was going

5. After John __________his clothes, he began to study.

a) washed b) had washed c) washes d) has washed

6. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he________him.

a) had arrested b) has arrested c) arrested d) arrests

7. They are in the laboratory now. They__________an experiment.

a) make b) are making c) were making d) made

8. When does the film begin?

Th film____________at 6 p.m.

a) is beginning b) began c) begins d) will begin

9. Where did Peter go yesterday?

He________to the library to borrow some books.

a) goes b) has gone c) went d) was going

10. It’s a new book, would you like to read it. I_______it already.

a) have read b) had read c) read d) was reading

2. Лексический минимум.

Текст А.

Table manners

Although rules regarding table manners are not very strict in Britain, it is considered rude to eat and drink noisily. At formal meals, the cutlery is placed in the order in which it will be used, starting from the outside. The dessert spoon and the fork are usually laid at the top of your place setting, not at the side.

After each course, the knife and fork should be laid side by side in the middle of the plate. This shows that you have finished and the plate can be removed. If you leave the knife and fork apart, it will show that you have not yet finished eating.

It is considered impolite to smoke between courses unless your hosts say otherwise. It is polite to ask permission before you smoke in people’s homes.

In Britain, smoking is now forbidden in many public places, e.g. on the underground, on stations, in shops, in theatres and in cinemas.

Ask as many questions to the text as possible.

Упражнение 1. Ответьте на вопросы, используя образец.

Etiquette

About clothing

Образец. Do men have to wear jackets and ties in restaurants? (Ex. It depends on the restaurant. You don’t have to in most restaurants but you are expected to wear a jacket and tie in expensive places).

1. Are men and women allowed to wear shorts to work in offices in summer?

2. Are there any special rules about what you have to wear in holy places?

About money

3. Is it rude to ask people how much money they earn?

4. Is a woman expected to pay her share of the bill in a restaurant?

About hospitality

5. Should you take a present when you are invited to somebody’s home?

6. Is it rude to smoke without asking in other people’s homes?

7. Is it impolite to smoke between courses?

About tipping

8. How much should you tip a taxi driver?

9. Is it the same in a restaurant and at the hairdresser’s?

Упражнение 2. Напишите, какие из перечисленных ниже привычек приемлемы только в домашней обстановке, а какие совершенно не приемлемы (Which of the following habits if any, do you consider acceptable only at home, and which do you consider completely unacceptable?).

- helping yourself to food without asking

- starting to eat before everyone is served

- picking at food with your hands

- reading at the meal table

- resting your elbows on the table

- leaving the table before other people have finished

- not thanking the cook

- wiping your plate clean with bread

Задание 2. Запишите 10 правил, которые определяют поведение человека в обществе.

Текст Б.

When is a question not a question?

The answer to this could be: “When it’s a greeting”. Take ‘How do you do?’, for example. Although this ends in a question mark, it is not a question but a greeting. The correct response is to repeat the same ‘question’: ‘How do you do?’.

And again, if a friend stops you in the street and asks: ‘How are you?’, remember that this is not a true question. It would be extremely inappropriate to give a long description of your state of health. A simple «Fine, thanks» - is all they wish to hear, even though you may be wrapped in bandages as you ask.

If someone says at table: ‘Could you pass the milk?’, they will be very surprised if you answer: ‘Yes, I could’. This is not a question but a request. Likewise, Couldn’t you go and fetch them, James?’ sounds like a harmless question but is in fact a direct order to James.

Задание 3. Придумайте два диалога, в которых используются описанные в тексте псевдовопросы.