- •Министерство образования и науки российской федерации
- •Предисловие
- •Social issues
- •Vocabulary
- •I. What do you think the age range is for each time of life?
- •III. Do you think there is an upper or lower age limit for:
- •II. 1. Decide which two factors in the list you think are not important
- •V. Match the time expressions in bold to their meanings a-j.
- •VI. Ask a partner the questions from task V.
- •VII. Complete the expressions.
- •VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in
- •Age of Content
- •I. Read the dialogues. Choose the right answer (sometimes there are
- •II. What is the difference in meaning? Check with the rules above.
- •III. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Future Simple, Future
- •IV. Choose the correct verb forms in these sentences. Sometimes two
- •V. Complete the sentences with the verb in either the Future Perfect or
- •I. Complete the First Conditional sentences:
- •II. Put the words in the correct order in the Second Conditional
- •III. Match the sentences halves:
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense.
- •I. Read the article. The article is written in a quite formal, scientific
- •II. Read the text again. Choose a, b or c.
- •III. Choose the best variant to express the main idea of the article.
- •III. The following is the summary of the article. Put the lines of the summary in the correct order.
- •IV. Discuss in pairs what you would do if you were the writer.
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Discuss in small groups what is likely to happen in 20 years’ time.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 1 clothes
- •I. Discuss.
- •I. Put the items of clothing in the right section.
- •II. Match sentences 1-10 with a-j.
- •III. Complete the text with the words from the list.
- •I. Put the adjectives from the list below into the right categories of the
- •II. Put the groups of words in the right order. Use a/an where necessary.
- •III. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong adjective order.
- •II.Write the endings for each phrase.
- •I. A. Guess which of the two people said the sentences below, then
- •I. Read the article quickly. Find the information about:
- •Clothes to Die for
- •II. Read the text again carefully. Translate p.P. 2, 5, 6 and 7.
- •III. Match the phrasal verbs from the text and their equivalents.
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •V. Match the headings to the paragraphs.
- •II. Use look, sound, smell, taste and feel to give your opinion about the
- •III. Complete the text with the words from the list.
- •I. Listen to a trainee chef talk about her future plans and answer the questions. (Total English Pre-Intermediate Unit 3 Recording 2)
- •II. Listen to a man talking about his plans and choose the right variant.
- •I. Read the text and answer the question.
- •Were School Dinners Really So Bad?
- •II. Mark the sentences true or false.
- •IV. Do the ‘House’ quiz in 5 minutes.
- •I. Critisize yourself. For each situation write two sentences, one beginning I should have and one beginning I shouldn’t have.
- •Never again …
- •I. Decorating a room
- •II. Talk to a partner.
- •I. Write the words from the list in the correct column in the chart.
- •II. Complete with a/an or some.
- •III. In which sentences in task II could you also use a piece of?
- •IV. Choose the correct form.
- •I. Do you know anything about the philosophy of feng shui? Where is it
- •II. In pairs, read the text and remember how you can put feng shui ideas
- •Into practice. A read about the living room, b read about the
- •Feng Shui
- •III. Discuss. Do you think feng shui is sensible, impractical, or
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Make up a dialogue.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Addictions
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Discuss.
- •I. Look at the adjectives in bold. What do they mean? Complete the
- •II. Make personal sentences with as many adjectives from task I as
- •III. Form nouns by adding the suffixes –ility, -ion, -ment.
- •I. Explain the difference between a and b.
- •II. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences.
- •III. Complete the sentences with used to/didn’t use to, (don’t) usually,
- •IV. Tell a partner about …
- •1. A personal pronoun in the objective case or a noun
- •2. Participle I.
- •I. Give all the forms of Participle I of these verbs.
- •II. Point out Participle I and state its form. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Use the right form of Participle I instead of the infinitive in brackets.
- •IV. Paraphrase the sentences using Complex Object with Participle
- •Instead of the subordinate clause.
- •I. Point out Participle II and state its function. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Read the text and check your answers. Are you surprised by
- •Caffeine – Fact or Myth?
- •I. Read an article about a singer. Find out:
- •Confessions of a Coffee Addict
- •II. Find phrases in the text that mean …
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Make a dialogue.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Fast world
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Discuss with a partner.
- •Communication
- •IV. Look at the words and phrases in the list. Label them ‘a’ for changes
- •In quantity or ‘b’ for changes in quality.
- •V. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
- •Infinitive
- •1. A personal pronoun in the objective case or a noun
- •2. Infinitive.
- •I. Give all the missing forms of the infinitives.
- •II. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the forms of
- •Infinitive.
- •III. Use the right form of the infinitives in brackets.
- •IV. Complete the sentences using Infinitive as
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using the infinitive without particle to
- •VI. Make sentences using Infinitive.
- •I. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the forms of
- •II. Use the right form of Gerund.
- •III. Complete the sentences using Gerund as
- •IV. Complete the sentences using Gerund.
- •I. Put the verbs in the right column.
- •II. Put the verbs in the right form: … -ing or to … . Sometimes two
- •III. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences.
- •II. Read the text again. Mark the sentences true or false. Correct the
- •III. Read the text again and translate the parts in bold.
- •I. Discuss.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
I. Point out Participle II and state its function. Translate into Russian.
She entered accompanied by her mother.
Convinced that they were trying to help him, he didn’t worry.
The burnt house looked horrible.
When asked for help, she never refuses.
When I entered the room I saw a beautiful dress made by mother.
After she’d cried she felt better.
The apartment was cleaned yesterday.
I want the child examined by the doctor at once.
II. Paraphrase the sentences using Participle II instead of the
part in bold.
I have just read an article that was published yesterday in “The Times”.
We must solve the problem that was discussed at the meeting two days ago.
Did you see the contract that was signed last week?
I didn’t hear the rule that was explained by the teacher.
My colleague took part in the conference which was held in Paris last month.
III. Change the meaning of the sentences. Say that the person mentioned
had something done or will have something done for him/her.
My father repaired his car.
My friend made this blouse herself.
I will cook the dinner tomorrow.
Can I clean my clothes here?
We will redecorate the flat next month.
READING
TEXT 1
I. Talk to a partner about caffeine.
What food and drink contains caffeine?
How much caffeine do you have a day?
Does caffeine have a positive effect on you?
Are you addicted to caffeine? Have you ever tried to give up?
II. Do the ‘Caffeine’ quiz.
Decide if the following are fact or myth.
Caffeine wakes you up in the morning.
A glass of cola contains more caffeine than a cup of coffee.
Decaffeinated coffee or cola, and white chocolate don’t contain caffeine
at all.
Many painkillers contain caffeine.
The effects of caffeine last only for about two hours.
Drinking coffee, cola, or tea in the evening will always affect your
sleep.
Caffeine can improve your performance in sport.
Caffeine is an addictive drug.
If you give up drinking tea or coffee you will get withdrawal
symptoms.
Caffeine is bad for you.
III. Read the text and check your answers. Are you surprised by
anything?
Caffeine – Fact or Myth?
Caffeine wakes you up in the morning. FACT
Caffeine affects the brain and central nervous system and helps you wake up.
2. A glass of cola contains more caffeine than a cup of coffee. MYTH
The order of caffeine content is (high to low): 1 real coffee, 2 instant
coffee, 3 tea, 4 cola, 5 chocolate.
3. Decaffeinated coffee or cola, and white chocolate don’t contain
caffeine at all. MYTH
White chocolate has no caffeine but decaffeinated coffee and cola
contain a small amount of it. It is impossible to remove all caffeine in
drinks.
4. Many painkillers contain caffeine. FACT
Some painkillers contain caffeine. Restricting the flow of blood to the
brain caffeine itself helps to cure a headache.
5. The effects of caffeine last only for about two hours. MYTH
The effects of caffeine in a cup of tea or coffee last for about five
hours. During this time any more caffeine you take won’t have any
extra effect.
6. Drinking coffee, cola, or tea in the evening will always affect your
sleep. MYTH
This depends on each person, as caffeine affects different people
differently. Caffeine keeps some people awake, other people are not
affected at all.
7. Caffeine can improve your performance in sport. FACT
Stimulating the muscles caffeine can help you run faster, jump
higher, etc. Therefore it is considered a ‘drug’ and athletes are
disqualified if they have more than a certain amount of caffeine in their
body.
8. Caffeine is an addictive drug. FACT
Studies indicate that people who drink more than four or five cups of
strong coffee a day become dependent on caffeine. They suffer side
effects, for example, nervousness, and sleep problems.
9. If you give up drinking tea or coffee you will get withdrawal
symptoms. FACT
In a recent study 52% of people who had given up said they had had
headaches, and 10% suffered anxiety. Other symptoms included
feeling tired, irritable, finding it difficult to concentrate. If you want to
give up caffeine you should do it gradually.
10. Caffeine is bad for you. MYTH
A moderate amount of caffeine a day is not harmful and can have
positive effects, improve our energy level and concentration. Caffeine
helps to control our weight, as it makes the body burn calories quickly.
TEXT 2