CE II Vocabulary

Module 1 Leisure activities Entertainment Spending free time

Vocabulary

1. sunbathing, going to the gym, playing computer games, going dancing, playing the guitar, playing football, entertaining friends, surfing the Internet, going for a run, going shopping, going for a walk, listening to the radio/cassettes/CDs, watching TV, reading (comics, novels, fashion magazines

2. spend most of their free time (where, doing what)

3. be fit and healthy; join a sports club

4. relax in different ways

5. share national passion (banya, surfing, samba, etc.)

6. at weekends it is quite normal to (go for a drive)

7. thousands of people go dancing, typically on a Saturday night – to the discos

8. everybody loves to dance, and it’s a great way to meet people

9. just because it’s fun

Questions for discussion:

1. How do Russian teenagers spend most of their free time?

2. What are typical ways of spending free time?

3. When do people do this?

4. Why do they do it?

5. What is your favourite leisure activity?

6. How often do you do it?

Module 2 Important firsts

Vocabulary

1. favourite film (horror, musicals, gangster movies, romantic comedies, historical romances, detective stories, feature films, TV soap opera,); to appear on TV; full-length film; American film industry; silent movies; screen; colour movies; to design a cartoon character; to win an Oscar; to make a film

2. feel nervous, excited, disappointed, worried, bored, frightened, relaxed, in a good mood

3. Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winsler, was one of the most expensive films ever made. It also made the most money and won the most Oscars of any film (eleven including ‘Best film’)

4. linking ideas in narrative: but, and, so, because

Questions for discussion:

1. Are you a cinema-goer? How many cinemas are there in you town? Which do you prefer?

2. What do you know about the first films and TV soap operas ever made?

3. Why do many people like cartoons?

4. What is your favourite cartoon? Why?

5. What is your favourite film? Why is it popular with a great number of people?

6. Do you remember when and where you first saw it?

7. Why do you find it worth watching? Would you recommend your friends to watch it?

8. How do you feel when you are watching it?

9. What is it about? What genre is it? What actors and actresses play in it?

10. Do you find watching films on DVD a good idea?

11. What other ways to entertain oneself are as good as going to the cinema?

Module 3 People around you Learning English

Vocabulary

the secrets of successful language learning (hard work, enjoying learning, really believing that you’ll be successful, having a good teacher, motivation (really wanting to learn), studying lots of grammar, getting praise from your teacher, being realistic about the progress you can make, developing an ear for the language, reading and listening to lots of English); frustrating, stressful, do things systematically, need an extra push, overcome, enjoyable, practice, write down, look up, guess, make/correct mistakes, dictionary; Languages live!

Questions foe discussion:

1. Do you find learning languages a good way to spend your time? Why?

2. Is everybody always a successful language learner?

3. What is the secret of success if any?

4. How can you estimate your language level? Are you good at English?

5. Are you making a good progress in English? Why? Why not?

6. What is your motive to learn English?

7. Describe an ideal English teacher and English learner.

Module 5 People around you /Appearances/