- •About myself about myself
- •Vocabulary
- •Verbs and Verbal Phrases
- •I. 1. Look through the statements and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •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. Look at the words in the box and say what relation is:
- •4. Tell your partner about uncle Desmond choosing the correct word.
- •5. Interview your group-mates:
- •6. These people are all talking about other people’s characters. Match the names they mention with the descriptions in the box.
- •7. Say what you’ve learnt about Frederick’s occupation. Supply the missing replies.
- •8. Describe Michael’s father-in-law. Restore the dialogue.
- •9. Say what you have learnt about Damien. In the dialogue b’s responses have become mixed up. Indicate their correct position by putting a number in the brackets (the first one has been done for you).
- •10. Work in groups. Characterize the people that are being described. Make use of the following words and word combinations from the box.
- •11. Find and read those parts of the text which express the following viewpoints:
- •12. Say why Penny experienced culture shock when she was on a visit to Japan? Name customs and traditions of Japanese culture. Fill in each space with an appropriate word from the list.
- •Culture shock
- •13. Match these nationalities with the ‘stereotype’ pictures.
- •14. Study the national features of people from different countries and match them with nationalities.
- •15. Look at the photo and describe the typical characteristics of the Belarusians.
- •16. 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
- •17. Make a small talk about people’s character and appearance.
- •18. Expand the following dialogues.
- •19. Work in groups.
- •20. Give your own ideas on the following problems.
- •21. Comment on the following statements:
- •9. Current academic institution: ____________________________
- •12. Current specialization / major in home country: ______
- •13. Proposed field of study in the us:
- •III. Role play
- •Comprehensive Prolonged Project
- •Supplementary material
- •Interview with Mother
- •Missing Person
Missing Person
Police officer: Police Department. May I help you?
Woman: I'd like to report a missing person - my grandmother.
Police officer: Your grandmother? OK.
Woman: Yes, she went out at three o'clock this afternoon. It’s already past midnight and she hasn't come back.
Police officer: Uh-huh. What's her name, please?
Woman: Mrs. Rose Baker.
Police officer: And... how old is she?
Woman: She's seventy-eight.
Police officer: OK. Now can you describe her?
Woman: Yes, she's about five feet tall.
Police officer: Five feet, uh-huh.
Woman: She has curly gray hair and she wears glasses.
Police officer: And what is she wearing?
Woman: Let me see. A red dress and a white jacket.
Police officer: A red dress and a white jacket.
Woman: Oh, and a little with flowers on it.
Police officer: All right. We'll call you...
Woman: (Clock strikes three) Oh, Grandma, it's you! I was so worried about you. It's three o'clock in the morning.
Grandma: Why were you worried? I was out on a date.
Woman: A date? With who?
Grandma: Mr. Franklin - my new boyfriend. He's only eighty-three!
To Role play: