- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •ОгЛавление
- •Introducing Myself 7
- •Предисловие
- •Introducing Myself
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Additional Vocabulary
- •Test on Temperament
- •Answer key
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Informal
- •My Family
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Check yourself.
- •III. Study the Family Tree and say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •IV. A) Read the following extract and translate it into Russian. Use a dictionary.
- •V. Here are some answers. What are the questions?
- •VI. Read through the sentences below then put a circle around the number which most closely coincides with your opinion. Before starting, look at the Key.
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Introducing yourself and other people Formal
- •Informal
- •Friends and Friendship
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette Gratitude
- •Response
- •My Working Day
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Our University
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Education in Russia
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words below:
- •Education in Britain
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •So / Neither / Auxiliary verbs
- •Hobbies
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Read about British people’s pleasures of life. Which of these do you also think are pleasures and which ones do you find strange?
- •IV. Interview your classmates on their spare time activities, prepare a statistical chart like the one given below based on the results of your interview and discuss it in groups.
- •A Few Statistics
- •Spoken Etiquette Likes, dislikes and preferences
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Use the degrees of comparison of adjectives, then retell the text. Winter in Moscow
- •IV. Describe your native city in different seasons.
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Washington, dc
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •In a Hotel
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing world has been given.
- •The Russian Federation
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Translate into English:
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •It is Interesting to Know
- •Travelling
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •At the Doctor’s
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the best alternative.
- •VI. Imagine you are having a group discussion on the problem of health. Read some view points to start the discussion:
- •My Future Profession
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Everybody’s Good at Something Do this personality test and find the right career for you.
- •If most of your answers were:
- •Spoken Etiquette Apologizing
- •Informal
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Canada’s Guidelines for Healthy Eating describes an eating style that promotes health.
- •III. Which word is odd? (Set a time limit of one minute).
- •IV. Match the words:
- •V. Tell Me What You Eat
- •Spoken Etiquette Offering food Formal
- •Informal
- •In a Restaurant
- •Our Planet Earth
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •How to be a Friend of the Planet
- •Spoken Etiquette Asking for and Giving Reasons
- •Justifying Arguments
- •Giving Opinions and Reasons
- •At the cinema
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Informal
- •Shopping
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Theatre
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Speak about
- •III. Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous to complete the story. An Evening at the Theatre
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Invitations and Suggestions
- •At the museum
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Литература
VI. Read through the sentences below then put a circle around the number which most closely coincides with your opinion. Before starting, look at the Key.
Questionnaire: Children and Parents
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Key
1.Yes, definitely; without questions
2.Yes, perhaps
3.Well, that depends
4.No, not really
5.No, definitely not
Children should obey their parents
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It is an advantage to be an only child
12345
Girls and boys should be brought up in
the same way – without definite roles
12345
Most men would prefer to have a son as their first child
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You should never hit a child
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It is a child’s duty to look after his or
her parents when they are old
12345
Parents should never quarrel in front of their children
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The best way of punishing a child is to stop his or her pocket money
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Babies are boring
12345
It is wrong for both parents to go to work if they have small children
12345
No family should be allowed to have more than four children nowadays
12345
Children under 18 should never be out later than 11 o’clock in the evening
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When you have finished, discuss your answers with your partner.
Remember to give reasons for your opinion – and even to argue with your partner if you disagree with him or her.
(From: Functional English by Peter Watchyn-Jones Penguin, 1983)
Spoken Etiquette
Introducing yourself and other people Formal
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Let me to introduce myself. / May I introduce myself?
Позвольте мне представиться.
May I ask your name, please?
Могу я узнать Ваше имя?
I’m ever so glad to meet you.
Очень приятно с Вами познакомиться.
It’s nice to meet you. Pleased to meet you.
Приятно познакомиться.
You’ve never met each other, have you?
Вы не знакомы, не так ли?
I don’t think you’ve met my brother.
Вы, кажется, не знакомы с моим братом?
Meet my friend …, please.
Познакомьтесь с моим другом …
Informal
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Great concert, isn’t it? By the way, my name is …
Отличный концерт, не так ли? Кстати, меня зовут ….
Hi! My name’s …. What’s yours?
Привет! Меня зовут …А тебя?
I say, haven’t the two of you met?
Послушайте, вы ведь не знакомы.
Look. Have you two met?
Послушайте, вы знакомы?
This is Ann.
Это Анна.
I’m Tony.
Я Тони.
Nice to meet you.
Приятно познакомиться.
What would you say?
Introduce yourself to someone at a party.
Introduce yourself to a group of children you’re going to teach.
Introduce your friend to your parents.