2011-2012 KazGASA English Auezova G.T.

Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering

HAND OUT

Subject: English DGHT

Credits 2 Academic year: 2011-2012

Practical lesson 16 2- term Intermediate

Grammar: Articles. “A man thing or a woman thing”.

Assistant professor Auezova Gulnara Toleukhanovna

1. What topic do men like talking about?

2. What about women?

The topics are: sport, work, fashion, clothes, football, films, health, cars, politics, the opposite sex, jokes, relationship problems, family, education, and their house.

Who do you think tend to do the following things? Men or woman? What is common for men and women?

Going to swimming pool

Going to saunas and steam rooms

Playing games (cards and chess)

Going to bars and pubs

Learning languages

Reading novels

Doing housework

Going shopping

Going to health spas

Going to the gym

Going to the cinema

Going to sport events

Listen to the tape script. (5.8, 5.9,5.10) [1]

Before listening try to give definitions or translations to the following words and word combinations.

Body polish, incredibly uncomfortable, to feel stupid, divine, favorite spa treatment, a smooth face, definitely worth the time and money, foot treatment.

Answer the following questions and discuss them with your partner.

1. What procedure did the body polish include?

2. What was Stephen’s opinion about body polish? Why?

3. What was Joanna’s favourite spa treatment?

4. Why didn’t Stephen like the facial treatment?

5. How did Joanna feel after the facial treatment?

6. Which of the three treatments did Stephen appreciate?

7. Which of the treatments would you choose to have?

8. Speak about the procedures of the spa you have visited.

Use a/ an with singular countable nouns -the first time you mention a thing /person. I saw an old man with a dog. -when you say what something is. It`s a nice house. -when you say what somebaby does it. She`s a lawyer. -in exclamation with What…? What an awful day! -in expressions like… three times a week

Use the -when we talk about something I saw an old man with a dog, and we`ve already mentioned. the dog was barking. -when there`s only one of something. The moon goes round the sun. -when it`s clear what you`re referring to. He opened the door. -with places in a town, e.g. cinema and theatre. I`m going to the cinema. -with superlatives. It`s the best restaurant in town.

Complete with a/an ,the, or-(=no article).

Can you give me a lift to the station

I want to catch the 6.00 train.

1. We went to cinema last night.

We saw great film.

2. A Do you like sport? It depends. I hate football. I think footballers earn too much money.

3. He always wears expensive clothes and drives expensive car.

4. Jake`s musician and artist.

5. They`ve changed date of meeting. It`s next Tuesday now.

6. We walked to city centre but we got taxi back to hotel.

OFFICE HOURS

1. Dialogue “ At the Spa”

2. Give examples with adjective + preposition

GLOSSARY

English	Russian	Kazakh
divine
treatment
appreciate	одобрять
relationship	отношение
incredible	невероятный

LITERATURE:

1. “New English File” by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig. Student’s Book. Oxford University Press,

2007.

2. Audio Disc of “New English File” for intermediate level.

3. “Essential Grammar in Use” by R.Murphy. Second Edition. Cambridge, 2007.

4. Internet resources: www.learningenglish.com