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15. Pay attention!

We often use –al to form adjectives from nouns. Example: centre – central

education – educational

Use the nouns to form the adjectives. Translate them.

Culture –

Nature –

Industry –

Practice –

Globe –

Politics –

Physics –

Society –

16. Answer the questions.

1)Where is Novopolotsk situated?

2)Is Novopolotsk your native town?

3)Novopolotsk is a young town, isn’t it?

4)What is its population?

5)What is it famous for?

6)What are the main enterprises of our town?

7)Are there any educational establishments in the town?

8)What buildings are there in Novopolotsk?

9)How many polyclinics are there in the town?

10)Is the central square modern and beautiful?

11)Who likes going for walks in the central park?

12)Do you like Novopolotsk? Why?

Get ready to speak about Novopolotsk. Add your own ideas about the town.

17. Supplementary Reading

Read about two cities. What do they have in common?

New Orleans

New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, USA. It stands on the banks of the Mississippi River and is a busy port and tourist centre. Its population of about 550,000 is very cosmopolitan, with immigrants from many countries. Every year people from all over the world visit New Orleans to see its famous Madri Gras car-

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nival. New Orleans is the home of jazz. Jazz is a mixture of blues, dance songs, and hymns. Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton came from the city.

Liverpool

Liverpool is Britain’s second biggest port, after London. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey in north-west England. It is an important passenger port for travel to Ireland and many Irish immigrants live there. It has a population of nearly 500,000. Liverpool’s most famous musicians are the Beatles. In the 1960s this British rock group was popular all over the world. They had 30 top ten hits. Many tourists visit Liverpool to see the homes of the Beatles.

18. Practice in communication

Giving Directions

1. Make sure you understand what these words mean:

a bookshop a cinema

a bank

a public toilet a music shop a supermarket a park

a bus stop

a chemist(‘s)

a swimming pool a post office

a newsagent a pub

Where can you buy these things?

Some aspirin, a CD, a newspaper, a book, some bread, an envelope

2. Read the conversations.

1)

A.Excuse me! Is there a chemist near hear?

B.Yes. It’s over there.

A. Thanks.

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2)

A.Excuse me! Is there a newsagent near hear?

B.Yes. It’s in Church Street. Take the first street on the right. It’s next to the music shop.

A.Oh yes. Thanks.

3)

A.Is there a post office near here?

B.Go straight ahead, and it’s on the left, next to the pub.

A.Thanks a lot.

3. Find the English equivalents in the conversations.

1)Здесь поблизости есть аптека?

2)Он рядом с музыкальным магазином.

3)Идите прямо.

4)Извините!

5)Она – вон там.

6)Она – слева.

7)Недалеко отсюда есть почта?

8)Большое спасибо.

4.Practice the conversations with a group-mate.

5.Complete the conversations.

1)A. _______ me! Is _____ a bus stop ____ here? B. Yes. It’s over _____.

A. Thanks.

2)A. Excuse me! Is there a bank near ____?

B. Yes. Go straight ahead, it’s ____ ____ right, next ____ the supermarket. A. ______.

3)A. _______ ___! Is there a hotel ____ ____?

B. Yes. It’s ____ High Street. ____ the first street ____ the left. It’s ____ the cinema.

A.Is it far?

B.No. Just 5 ____.

A.Thanks a lot.

6. Talk about where you are. Ask and answer the questions. Use the places from ex. 18. 1.

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2. Read Sergey’s and Anna’s stories.

Sergey:

There are a lot of things I can do. I can drive a car. I can speak French. I often go to France with my family. I can play football and I can swim very well. I can play the guitar.

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Anna:

There are a lot of things I can’t do. I can’t drive a car. I can’t speak French. I can’t play football but I can swim. I can’t play the guitar but I can dance very well.

Answer the questions about Anna and Sergey.

Example:

1.Can Sergey drive a car? Yes, he can.

2.Can Anna play football? No, she can’t.

3.Can Anna speak French?

4.Can Sergey swim?

5.Can Anna dance?

6.Can Sergey play the guitar?

7.Can Anna drive a car?

Can you do all these things?

3. Study the rule.

Модальный глагол can

В английском языке имеется группа глаголов, лексическое значение которых не обозначает действия, а выражает отношение к действию, то есть возможность, вероятность, необходимость совершения действия. Такие глаголы называются модальными.

Эту группу глаголов объединяют следующие признаки: а) у них нет форм инфинитива и причастия;

б) они не изменяются по лицам и числам, т.е. имеют единую форму для всех лиц единственного и множественного числа;

в) инфинитив смыслового глагола следует за ним без частицы to;

г) вопросительную и отрицательную формы они образуют без вспомогательного глагола do.

Study the forms of the modal verb can.

Positive

I

He/She/It

We can swim

You

They

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Negative

Модальный глагол can употребляется для выражения:

4. Make the sentences negative.

1)I can play the piano.

2)She can cook very well.

3)We can speak Italian.

4)John can run very fast.

5)My grandmother can use a computer.

6)Her daughter can walk. She is only 1 year old.

7)He can do this work.

8)I can answer your question.

5. Complete the sentences. Use can or can’t.

1)I ____ speak foreign languages. French and Spanish.

2)Sorry, but we ____ come to your party tonight.

3)I like this hotel room. You ____ see the mountains from the window.

4)Sasha ____ read. She is too young.

5)Speak up, please! I ____ hear you.

6)She is very musical. She ____ play the piano and sing.

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6. Ask the questions about you and your family.

1)Can you ski?

2)Can you play any musical instrument?

3)Can you play chess?

4)Can your mother drive a car?

5)Can your father cook?

6)Can you play tennis?

7)Can your sister/brother speak any foreign language?

8)Can your grandmother/father use a computer?

9)Can you fall in love at first sight?

7. Ask your group-mate some questions.

Tell the class about him/her.

Example: Helen can paint, but she can’t sing.

What is the difference?

What sentences are in the present?

What sentences are in the past?

What is the past form of can?

What is the past form of to be?

9. Study the Past Simple of to be.

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Negative

Yes, No questions

When we speak about the past we often use the following expressions: yesterday (вчера), yesterday evening (вчера вечером), the day before yesterday (позавчера), last Sunday (в прошлое воскресенье), last year (в прошлом году), last month (в прошлом месяце), … years ago (… лет назад), in 1999 (в 1999 году).

10. Answer the questions.

1)Where were you at seven o'clock this morning?

2)Where were you at nine o’clock yesterday evening?

3)Where were you last Sunday?

4)Where was your mother at this time yesterday?

5)Where was your father last Saturday evening?

6)Where were you this time last year?

7)Where were you an hour ago?

11. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. Some sentences are present and some are past.

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Example: Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

1)Today the weather ___ nice, but yesterday it ___ cold.

2)I ___ hungry. Can I have something to eat?

3)Don’t buy those shoes. They ___ too expensive.

4)Why ___ you so angry yesterday?

5)This time last year we ___ in Paris.

6)Where ___ the children? I don’t know. They ___ in the garden ten minutes ago.

7)Could you read when you ___ three?

8)Could you walk when you ___ one year old?

9)Could your mother play the piano when she ___ 10?

12.1) Write five things you could do when you were three.

Example: I could run.

2)Write five things you can do now that you couldn’t do when you were

three.

Example: I couldn’t swim when I was three, but I can now.

3)Write two things you couldn’t do when you were three and you still can’t do!

Example: I couldn’t ski when I was three and I still can’t.

13.Correct the mistakes (if there are any).

1)She were at home yesterday evening.

2)He can play the guitar when he was seven.

3)Where was they at half past eleven last night?

4)How old was he when he can ride a bike?

5)I am sorry I am late!

6)She can’t read when she was six.

7)My parents were at work at this time yesterday.

14. Read some information about our university.

Polotsk State University offers its students good facilities for study. There are modern computer rooms, multi-media lecture theatres, scientific laboratories, an up-to-date Internet centre, a large library with an electronic catalogue.

It also has good social facilities. There are several refectories, six comfortable hostels, an exhibition space and a gala complex.

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