- •Vocabulary
- •2.1 Family
- •3.6 Give English equivalents of the following verbs, all of which have one and the same prefix.
- •3.7 Fill in the correct family member.
- •3.12 Fill in the missing words and word combinations from the list below.
- •3.13 Match the phrases in column a with those in column b. More than one answer is possible.
- •Would you prefer to be the only child or one of two or three children?
- •3.14 A) Match the verbs to the nouns.
- •3.15 Complete the sentences with the word combinations from the box.
- •My Household Chores
- •3.16 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1. Open the brackets. Put the right forms, active or passive, of the verbs.
- •4.2 Present Continuous or Present Simple?
- •4.3 Put in the right article.
- •4.4 Translate into English:
- •4.5. Choose the right variant a,b, c to fill the spaces in 1-10
- •4.6. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Modern Families
- •5.2 Working mothers
- •7.8 Read and translate the text. Headline it.
- •7.9 Study the information in the text. Mind the constructions with should.
- •7.10 Match the words from the text with their synonyms.
- •7.12 Train the phrase - (I/you/he/she/they should…..) and give your own examples.
- •7.13 Comment on all the rules formulated by j. G.Thurber. Add your own rules even though you haven't got j.G. Thurber's experience yet.
- •7.14 Read and translate the article. Divide the text into several parts and choose in each part a sentence which best introduces or summarizes the information. Make a short summary of the article.
- •7.15 Read and translate the text.
- •7.16 Make up a list of dangerous consequences, using the information of the text and steps which help to prevent them.
- •7.17 Express agreement or disagreement with the following.
- •8. Writing
- •Оформление конверта
- •8.2 This is part of a letter from your English pen-pal.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Phonetic exercises
- •1.1 Mind the pronunciation of the following words.
- •1.3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words represented by their phonetic symbols.
- •2. My Flat
- •3.8 Match the words to make compounds.
- •3.9 Use the proper word.
- •3.15 Use the required word in each gap.
- •3.16 Complete the sentences using the words from the Key Vocabulary:
- •3.17 Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box:
- •The House of My Dream
- •3.18 A) Which of these items are in your house? In which room?
- •3.19 Do the following crossword puzzle.
- •3.20 Look at the plan of a flat and decide how you would arrange it. Imagine that you discuss it with someone of your family. Make use of the phrases below.
- •3.23 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Choose the right variant.
- •4.2 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.3 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.4 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.5 Translate into English:
- •4.6 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.7 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.8 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.9 Translate into English:
- •4.10 Translate into English. Pay attention to there is|are where necessary.
- •5. Listening
- •6. Speaking
- •7. Reading
- •7.4 Answer the questions.
- •8. Writing
- •8.1 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal Tom who writes:
- •In your letter:
- •8.2 Write a letter to your pen-pal Mary, who has just moved to a new house. In your letter ask Mary about her new place of living.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal James who writes:
- •Vocabulary
- •2.2 Find the term diy in the text, look through its definition and give the Russian definition of this term:
- •3. Vocabulary exercises
- •3.1 Translate the following international words without a dictionary:
- •3.8 Choose the verb which completes all the expressions in each box.
- •3.9 Which of the following verbs doesn’t collocate with the noun “hobby”.
- •3.10 Cross out the odd word:
- •3.11 Use the required preposition.
- •3.12 Match the words to make pairs of synonyms or antonyms.
- •3.13 Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things.
- •3.14 Match each hobby with the benefits people get from it. More than one answer is possible.
- •3.15 Make sentences with the words from the table. Say what you like or dislike doing when you have leisure time.
- •3.17 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below. The difference between a pastime and a hobby
- •3.18 Complete each sentence in a logical way using the words from the Key Vocabulary.
- •3.19 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Put in model verbs or their equivalents.
- •4.2 Complete the dialogue with can or can’t
- •4.3 Translate into English.
- •4.4 Past Perfect or Past Simple? Put in a suitable verb, mind the form of the verbs!
- •4.5 Make up one sentence using Past Perfect.
- •I left the room after I had written the test.
- •4.6 Future Simple or Future-in-the Past?
- •4.7 Combine the separate words into sentences. Use Present Perfect.
- •4.8 Complete the sentences with Present Perfect.
- •4.9 Choose the right variant among the given ones.
- •4.10 Put the right forms of the verbs.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Time out
- •5.2 Extreme sports
- •5.3 Popular television
- •7.5 Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •7.6 Answer the questions.
- •7.8 Read and translate the text.
- •7.9 Post-reading discussion.
- •7.10 Quiz.
- •7.13 Read and translate the text.
- •7.14 Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary.
- •7.15 Speak on the popular sports and leisure activities in Russia. Use the vocabulary from the text above.
- •7.16 Read and translate the text.
- •7.17 Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •7.18 Answer the questions.
- •7.19 Read and translate the text.
- •7.25 Read and translate the text.
- •7.26 Choose the best answer.
- •7.27 Insert the proper prepositions.
- •7.28 Answer the following questions.
- •7.29 Give the main points of the text in a few sentences.
- •8. Writing
- •8.2 Translate the letters into English. Mind the rules of letter writing.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend called Kate who writes:
- •8.4 Вы получили письмо от своей австралийской подруги Марии. Она хочет знать:
- •8.8 Here is an advertisement and two letters asking for information. Read the letters and fill in the chart.
- •8.9 First read the model letter asking for detailed information about Safari and Leisure Park in Namibia.
- •1. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в начале письма
- •2. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в конце письма
- •3. Наиболее употребительные заключительные формулы вежливости
8.4 Вы получили письмо от своей австралийской подруги Марии. Она хочет знать:
1. занимаетесь ли вы спортом;
2. какие виды спорта сейчас популярны в России;
3. знаете ли вы, что сейчас многие девушки в Австралии увлекаются дайвингом;
4. есть ли в России возможность заниматься дайвингом.
Напишите Марии ответ. Обратите внимание на правильное оформление письма.
8.5 You saw an advertisement for an adventure holiday and contacted the company for more details. Read the advertisement carefully. Then write a letter to your friend in another town, giving the necessary information about the holiday and trying to persuade your friend to join you.
Mendip Adventure Holidays
Ever wanted to go rock climbing?
How about abseiling down a cliff?
Canoeing?
Sailing?
Caving?
Mendip Adventure Holidays offers you the opportunity to try all of these activities at a price that’s right for you: only &200/week, including food and accommodation.
Beginners welcome.
Tel. 0567 5967944 for further information.
While writing, use informal punctuation, such as exclamation marks.
Use contractions.
Start a new paragraph for each main point you want to make.
Give a reason for ending your letter.
Use a closing expression.
Use an expression to sign off.
Only write a first name.
8.6 LETTER ASKING FOR INFORMATION
A letter asking for information is a type of transactional letters. A transactional letter has a practical purpose (you want to have something done) and it requires a reply from the person you send it to.
Here are some tips on writing a transactional letter.
• The style of the letter should be formal or semi-formal, depending on who you are writing to.
• Open and close your letter appropriately.
• Explain in the first sentence why you are writing.
• Organize the information clearly into paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a specific purpose.
• State in the last sentence what you expect from the reader.
And here are a few useful phrases for this kind of letters. While working with the model letters from tasks 8.7/8.9 add some more expressions to the chart.
I am writing this letter … I would also like to ask … I would also like to know … Could you please send me more information about … I am interested in … I would like more information about the cost / dates … I would like to visit … Will I get the opportunity to … ? In your advertisement you refer to … I look forward to hearing …
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8.7
Age limit? Accommodation?
INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH SPORTS CONVENTION,
BARCELONA
Calling all enthusiasts from everywhere,
bringing the youth of the world together!!!
Participation is invited in an athletics and sports festival.
For further information contact BarcelonaYouthSports.com
How many people per team? Application forms?
A. Read the model letter asking for more information on the advert. Find the words and phrases which have the following functions:
1 to say why you are writing 3 to ask for information
2 to say who you are 4 to draw the letter to close
Dear Sir or Madam,
I saw your advertisement for the International Sports Convention in Total Sport Magazine and I am writing for more information. I am a member of a basketball team and we were glad to know that basketball is one of the events, and we are keen to take part in it, but require further details
First of all, we would like to know the exact dates and age limit of the basketball events.
We would like to bring a total of seven people including our coach; will this be acceptable?
Also, there are no details about accommodation in your advertisement and it would be useful for us to know what options are and whether booking is made by you or by the participants themselves.
Finally, could you please send us an information pack, including application forms and any other useful information about the Convention and the city of Barcelona.
I look forward to receiving your answer,
Yours faithfully,
Sophie Wyss
B. Now read the second letter which contains mistakes in tenses / word order / vocabulary / spelling / style. Can you find them?
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to ask for more informations for the International Youth convention which I saw advertised in Total Sport Magazine. In fact, my team-mates and I were thrilled when we have seen that basketball is included! But there are some things we’d like you to inform us on. To begin, I’d like to know what are the exact dates of the basketball tournament, as some of the dates won’t be convenient for us, due to school exams. Secondly, as accommodation wasn’t mentioned in your advertisement, I’d appreciate some information concerning hotels in the area where the tournament is going to take place. In addition to these, I request information on the number of players that are allowed for each team and I, also, didn’t understand whether there is an age limit or not? Finaly, we want to know whether the games are knock-out or whether there will be groups consisting of a number of teams, and how many teams are expected to participate.
I look forward to receiving an answer;
That’s all for now!
Kind regards,
Rafael