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- •I. Read/listen to some people describing their friends. Describe yourself, your family and your friends.
- •II. The quiz: What kind of person are you?
- •III. Look at the information in the table. Use it to complete the text with the positive or negative form of to like and to go.
- •I. Speak about your hobbies, ambitions and plans for future after reading these little stories:
- •II. Read how a radio interviewer is discussing developments in on-line music with Max who works in the music industry and Sam, a student. Answer the questions below:
- •II. Danny’s day.
- •III. Read what Luke says about a typical day in his life.
- •II. Isabel’s weekend.
- •III. John’s and Lola’s weekends.
- •Complete the sentences with John or Lola:
- •IV. A Busy Saturday.
- •1. Read/listen to four people talking about where they live and answer the questions below.
- •II. Read/listen to Serena’s description of her country house:
- •IV. Student’s Accommodation
- •V. Key vocabulary to help you speak about your home:
- •The cuisine in Belarus
- •II. Read/listen the story and correct the sentences given below:
- •III. Listen to how Marisa is ordering pizza:
- •IV. Read/listen to ordering food in a fast food restaurant and answer the question below:
- •Sam: Can I pay by credit card?
- •V. Laurence writes about diet in a magazine. Read the letters and Laurence answer to one of them. Which letter does it answer? Dear Laurence,
- •I. Read/listen to the dialogue between a buyer and a shop assistant:
- •I. Read/listen to the dialogue between a travel agent and a customer:
- •II. Read the text giving the things important for air travelers:
- •IV. Steve speaks about things that may be useful for those travelling in the usa:
- •II. Read/listen to the Dialogues. Learn underlined useful phrases. You can use them to discuss what businesses can do to protect the environment:
- •I. Read/listen to the following interview about Martina’s education:
- •II. Answer these questions about learning English in your country:
- •III. Jackie Snow is talking about her Student’s life in London:
- •II. My University.
- •III. Engineering Specialties of the Belarusian-Russian University.
- •V. Read/listen to the interview and answers the questions given below:
- •IV. Read/listen to part 2 of the interview:
- •V. Read/listen to part 3 of the interview:
- •VI. A) Answer these questions about yourself with complete sentences,
- •VII. Using your answers to the previous questions complete the gaps:
- •VIII. Ask the same questions (Task yi) to your partner and discuss your University course and your future Engineering career with him.
- •1. Read/listen to Ian Bronec, a Mechanical Engineer, speaking about his job.
- •II. Listen to Leon Peters, a Construction Worker, speaking about his job, and answer the questions below:
- •III. Listen to Phillipe Rugeri, a Mechatronics Engineer, speaking about his job, and answer the questions below:
- •V Read what Diana Mayo, an it Support Technician, writes about her job. Read her story and try to retell it briefly:
- •I. Listen to an interview for the Stage Technician job.
- •II. Read the advice: how to get that job!
- •III. Sam has a job interview with a large engineering company. Give him advice using should or shouldn’t and the notes below:
- •V. Imagine that you are being interviewed. Here are the questions the interviewer may ask. Try to answer them.
- •1.Study the cv. It is based on the European cv format. Write your own cv.
- •II. Read the talk about writing cVs. Say briefly, what makes a bad cv.
- •I. Read/listen to the Dialogues. Learn underlined useful phrases. You can use them to describe any other company:
- •I. Read the numbers and quantities with the speaker:
- •II. Write down the numbers and quantities in figures:
V. Key vocabulary to help you speak about your home:
Types of home: house, apartment, condominium, cottage
Rooms and parts of house: bathroom, bedroom, dining room, garden, garage, hall, living room, terrace
Equipment: answering machine, CD player, coffee machine, cooker, dishwasher, DVD player, fridge, MP3 player, shower, vacuum cleaner, washing machine.
FOOD. EATING OUT.
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The cuisine in Belarus
Delicious and warming, modern-day Belarusian cuisine is a mix of two key factors: the people’s relationship with the land and local produce and influences from neighboring countries and migrant settlers. For these reasons, food in Belarus is quite similar to the cuisines of Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland. Belarus dishes are typically based on local vegetables and cereals, especially: potatoes, beetroot, mushrooms, berries, barley. Potatoes deserve a special mention as they have formed the basis of many of the Belarusian dishes for hundreds of years. Traditional Belarusian potato dishes are potato dumplings, thick potato pancakes (draniki), baked grated potato pie (babka). Potato dishes are often stuffed or accompanied with vegetables, mushrooms or meat.
The following products are popular in Belarus: pork, pork sausages, salted pork fat, beef, chicken, milk and dairy products, such as fresh white cheese, sour cream, fermented cheese. Salads are also popular in Belarus, in particular: cabbage salad, beetroot salad, tomatoes, cucumbers and garden radish salad. Onions, garlic and greens (parsley, a coriander and basil) are widely used. Soups are a firm favorite in Belarus too.
II. Read/listen the story and correct the sentences given below:
There are so many places to eat in my town nowadays. For example, there is a new café which is very near to my house. It is in front of the old cinema in Gibson Street. I wanted to try it. So last Saturday evening I went there with three of my friends. It is probably one of the best cafes I have ever been to. The quality of food, the service and the interior design were great. It was more like a restaurant than a simple café.
There was a lot of variety. It was possible to order Italian and Indian dishes as well as more traditional English food. I ordered a steak which was absolutely delicious. They served it with chips, onions and tomatoes. My friends Paula has lamb with boiled potatoes and so did Nick. There were some vegetarian options on the menu so Anne selected a Quiche Lorraine. I was the only one who had dessert – a chocolate-flavored ice-cream which I liked a lot. Everybody had a cup of coffee and we stayed and chatted for a while before we paid the bill. The price was very reasonable. The waiter who served our table was Portuguese and he was very friendly. He told us some interesting things about his country. We had a great time and I am certainly going to recommend this place to everyone in the future.
(Total English, Teacher’s resource, Pre-Intermediate)
Are the following sentences true or false?
1. All four friends had coffee after meal. 2. The speaker does not live far from the new café. 3. The food was the only thing that he liked there. 4. You can order not only English food but also foreign food there. 5. The speaker is a vegetarian. 6. There were four people sitting at the table including the speaker. 7. The group of friends left immediately after finishing the meal. 8. The meal was very expensive. 9. The speaker thought that the waiter was a nice person. 10. The will never return to this café.