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Speaking «How can I get to…» 1. Read the expressions.

Как добраться до…? How can I get to…?

Извините, не могли бы вы помочь мне? - Excuse me, can you help me, please? Я ищу… - I’m looking for…

Какмнепопастьна/в…? - How can I get to…?

Где находится…? - Where is…?

автовокзал - the bus station

автобусная остановка - the bus stop

билетная касса - the ticket office

Это далеко/близко отсюда? - Is it far/near from here?

Как удобнее всего попасть туда? - What’s the best way to get there?

В котором часу автобус отправляется /прибывает? - What time does the bus leave/arrive?

Это будет после / позади / между / перед / около / напротив – It’s after/ behind / between / in front of / near / opposite

2. Pairwork. Complete the dialogue. Use the following expressions.

Julia and Paul are in Timiryazev street. They decided to visit the architec- tural-ethnographic open-air museum Taltsy. There they would like to see the houses of the first Russian settlers, a tavern, a school, wooden fortifications and a church. But they don’t know the way to Taltsy and Paul asks a passer-by for help.

Paul: Excuse me, please.

Passer-by: Yes?

Paul: Could you tell us how to get to Taltsy?

Passer-by: Oh, well, let me see. You can go there by bus. Paul: Is it far from here?

Passer-by: The 47th km of Baikal motorway. Paul: ……………………………………….

Passer-by: ………………………………...

Paul: ………………………………………..

Passer-by: ………………………………...

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Writing practice

Thanks (a lot) for your (last) letter. I was glad to get your letter.

Вы можете также извиниться за то, что не писали раньше:

Sorry I haven’t written for so long but …/ Sorry I haven’t been in touch for so long.

Write (back) soon!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Love,

Best wishes,

Yours,

Наследующейстрпзавершающейокефразойуказываетсяимяавторабез( фамилии!)Напр. мер :

Andy

Write a letter to your pen-friend from London, tell him about your native city.

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Unit 8

National holidays and traditions.

Word combinations and prepositional phrases

to be accustomed to – быть привычным к чему-либо; to be rich in – быть богатым на что-либо; on New Year’s Eve – в канун Нового Года; to raise money for smb. – собирать пожертвования для кого-л; to go out of town – выез-

жать за город; to go on holidays – отдыхать; to go to the seaside – ехать на море; to prepare for holidays – готовиться к праздникам; to make a wish –

загадать желание.

Vocabulary practice

1. Match the English speaking countries with their capitals.

2. Match the parts of Great Britain and their national emblems.

3. Explain the difference between:

Great Britain – England; holiday – event; meal – food; local – national; town – city.

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6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions at, on, in, on, to, for, to. Translate the sentences.

1.We give presents __ Christmas.

2.The Americans celebrate Independence Day __ July.

3.Orthodox Christians dye eggs red ___ Easter.

4.Halloween is celebrated ___ 31st of October.

5.The banks in Britain close__ Easter Monday.

6.People are accustomed ___ long Christmas Holidays.

7.A lot of families go ___ the seaside every summer.

Grammar «Revision of Tense aspect forms», «Modal Verbs».

1. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate tense-aspect form of the verb.

1. I know that Betty never (to miss) classes. She always (to come) in time and well-prepared. It (to mean) that she practically always (to get) good marks? – Yes, it ___.

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2.Tell me, please, what Bob (to do) at this time yesterday. He (to work) in the garden. When you came, he (to do) a lot of work already as he (to work) since early morning.

3.You (to sell) all the butter? – Not yet. – How long you (to sell) it? – We (to sell) it since the shop opened. When the shop (to open)? – At 9.

4.Ann, I can’t see what you (to write). – I (to write) a letter to my sister who (to live) in Omsk.

5.When Jane (to graduate) from the University? – In two years.

6.Come to me at 3 o’clock tomorrow. I (to wait) for you.

2. Define the tense and the voice of the verb in the following sentences (Active or Passive). Translate the sentences into Russian.

1.The tree is brightly decorated with tinsel, brilliant stars and shining balls of different colours. – Example: is decorated – Present Simple, Passive Voice.

2.Christmas is observed on the 25th of December.

3.This day was a festival long before the conversion to Christianity.

4.The Christmas bird, these days usually a turkey, is being prepared as well as pudding and cakes.

5.Most of the popular old carols were written in the nineteenth century.

6.In Trafalgar Square, in front of the National Gallery, stands an enormous Christmas Tree.

7.Many customs connected with the celebration of Christmas go back to pagan times.

3. Form all possible questions to which the following sentences are the answers.

1.There are only six public holidays a year in Great Britain.

2.Christmas is observed on the 25th of December.

3.Christmas is celebrated in all parts of Britain except Scotland.

4.Remembrance Day commemorates those who died in World Wars I and II and later conflicts.

4. Choose the correct modal verb.

1.They (can/may) be on holiday. But I’m not sure.

2.I (can’t/shouldn’t) understand what he is saying.

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3.He (must/couldn’t) visit his grandma this week. She needs help.

4.Mum (needn’t/should) buy and apples. We have some.

5.(Must/May) I go to the concert, please?

6.You (must/shouldn’t) play computer games so late. It isn’t good for you.

7.(Must/Can) we go to Hyde Park. It’s so boring.

8.Dinner isn’t ready. We (can/can’t) eat yet.

5. Make up questions. Begin with Shall or May.

1.____ I take the bus or call a taxi?

2.____ I take your pen? I forgot mine at home.

3.____ I switch on TV? I want to watch the news.

4.____I switch on TV? You wanted to watch the news.

5.____we meet in front of the cinema?

6.____I have your attention, please?

6. Insert the necessary modal verbs.

1. You will … speak Spanish in another few months.

a)can

b)have

c)be able to

d)ought

2. Nobody answers the phone. They … be out.

a)should

b)would

c)can

d)must

3. To my mind, the government … take care of old people.

a)ought

b)need to

c)must

d)may

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4. I … get up early on Mondays because I meet my mom at the station.

a)am able

b)have to

c)must

d)may

5. … I speak to Jane, please?

a)could

b)shall

c)must

d)ought

6. My dentist says I … eat so many sweets.

a)needn’t

b)mustn’t

c)ought not

d)shouldn’t

7. Fill in the blanks with can, could, can’t, must, mustn’t, needn’t, have to.

1. A: Would you like to come shopping with me?

B: Yes, but I ______________. I ______________do my homework this afternoon.

2. A: Is Tom interested in music?

B: Oh yes. He ______________ play the guitar and the saxophone. 3. A: Can I go to the cinema tonight?

B: Yes. But you ______________ be late at home. 6. A: Hurry up. You’ll be late for school!

B: I don’t ______________ go to school today. It’s Sunday. 7. A: Exuse me. I’m looking for Barkwest Bank.

B: I’m afraid I ______________ help you. I don’t live here. 8. A: _________ you help me, please?

B: Yes, of course.

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Reading and comprehension

1. Read and translate the text.

British Holidays

There are many holidays in the United Kingdom. They are especially rich in old traditions and are different in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. For example, Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is less popular and all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later, on New Year's Eve, the Scotch begin to enjoy themselves. All tie shops, mills and factories are closed on New Year's Day. In England New Year's Day is not popular, in spite of the Day's symbolic significance.

Pancake Day, on the eve of Lent, was traditionally a day to make pancakes in order to use up all the butter and eggs that would not be allowed during Lent. In an annual race held in Olney since 1945, women run 380 metres, each carrying; a pan and a pancake that must be flipped three times.

Mothering Sunday, traditionally the fourth Sunday in Lent, is a day to visit one's mother, bearing a cake or flowers.

On the second Sunday in November, Remembrance Day commemorates those who died in World Wars I and II and later conflicts. Red paper poppies are sold by the British Legion to raise money for veterans.

There are three traditional Mondays, on which banks and other businesses close in Britain. These are the so-called «Bank Holidays».

The bank holidays include Easter Monday, Whit Monday and the last Monday in August.

The British spend these holidays in different ways. They like to go out of town into the open air. They go to the seaside or to amusement parks.

Londoners often visit the Zoo, outside London, but the residents of the working people part of London (who are called «cockneys») like to visit Hampstead Heath, a large natural park, where there is a big fair on the Bank Holidays. There are many different amusements for children and young people at these fairs

— merry-go-rounds, swings, a puppet show. Everybody buys bright balloons and paper hats and this makes everybody merry. A very important event is the coming of the Pearly Kings and Queens — these are cockneys who have sewed pearl but-

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tons all over their dresses and suits. And their hats also have many pearl buttons on them. Those of them that have the most beautiful costumes are named Pearly King and Queen for one year.

2. Answer the following questions.

1.Do all parts of the United Kingdom celebrate the same holidays?

2.Do you like the way Christmas is celebrated in Great Britain?

3.Is Christmas equally popular in different parts of the UK ?

4.What public holidays are called “Bank Holidays”?

5.Where do the British people like to go on the holidays?

6.How do people enjoy themselves in Hampstead Heath?

7.How do people choose the Pearly King and Queen?

8.Is the celebration of New Year a new ceremony?

Listening and comprehension «Advent».

1. Listen to the story about Christmas and do the task.

Vocabulary:

4.watch out – остерегаться

5.cheesy – деш,немодныйвый

6.overeating – переедание

7.Christmassy – рожденаственскоероение

2. Are these sentences true or false? Or is the answer not given in the text? Choose the correct answer.

1.Preparations for Christmas start in December

True /False/Not given

2.People in Britain usually eat turkey or goose for Christmas dinner.

True /False/Not given

3.Children send their present lists to Santa Claus or give them to their parents.

True /False/Not given

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