Pronouns point out things and qualities of things
without naming them (as nouns and adjectives do)
Ex. 10. Choose the correct form of the missing personal or possessive pronoun:
Who is Alex? ______is our new goalkeeper.
a. it; b. this; c. he
It was ___who told you about the match, not Pete.
I; b. me; c. mine
John is ____old friend.
a. mine; b. me; c. my
May I take your ball?
No, you can’t. And where is ____?
your; b. you; c. yours
Do you know anything about Jim?
He is fine. I often see____ at the stadium.
a. his; b. he; c. him
I know__ and __ brother.
he; b. his; c. him
him; b. he; c. his
I see __ and __ children.
their; b. them; c. they
them, b. they; c. their
Take __ pen. __ is better.
my; b. mine; c. me
a. mine; b. my; c. me
Ex. 11. Fill in the necessary reflexive/emphatic pronouns and translate the sentences into Russian::
Let me introduce …. My name is Alex.
The problem …. is quite simple.
I want to buy … a new car.
The coach and the doctor gave all the instructions ….
I’ll make … a cup of coffee.
Pete … called me yesterday.
Take care of … when you go canoeing, Bob.
The boxer defended…. actively.
Be careful, you can hurt….
I saw A.Medved….
Ex. 12. Remember these idioms. Create situations in which you can use them:
Enjoy yourself! = Have a good time!
Behave yourself! = Be good!
I like being by myself. = I like being alone.
Help yourself to coffee. = Take some coffee if you want some.
Do it yourself! = Do it without any help.
Make yourself at home! = Feel comfortable.
Lesson 2. Focus on Reading
Pre-Reading Activities
Step 1. Word Power
Ex. 1. Read the following international words. Give their Russian equivalents:
champion n championship n
medal n title n
victory n hero n
expert n season n
slalom n trophy n
regional a physical a
form n train v
Ex.2. Read the words with the stress:
on the first syllable
Alpine rival equal
possible standing victory
giant other modest
b) on the second syllable
event increase retire
success sixteen combine
с) the words which have three or more syllables
successful competition throughout
Ex. 3 a. Look at the way we can make new verbs by adding the prefix -out – пре-, пере-, обо- to some verbs. Translate the verbs:
o
ut
pref. + go v outgo
oбойти
o ut + distance
o ut + grow
o ut + do
o ut + live
b. Look at the way we can make compound nouns from a numeral and two nouns:
three num. + week n + rest n three-week rest
трехнедельный отдых
t hree + event + title
t hree + room + flat
t hree + time + champion
t hree + medal + victory
Ex. 4. Learn the words and translate the word combinations and sentences:
1. championship n чемпионат
World championship чемпионат мира
Alpine World Championship чемпионат мира по
горнолыжному спорту
champion n чемпион, победитель
World Cup champion победитель кубка мира
e.g. The Alpine World Championships were held for the first time in 1966.
2.skiing n лыжный спорт
ski v, n бегать на лыжах, лыжа
ski jumping прыжки на лыжах c трамплина
Alpine skiing горнолыжный спорт
e.g. Skiing is a very popular sport in many countries.
3. event n 1. вид спорта
2. соревнование, 3. событие
combined event многоборье
e.g. He won the season’s first slalom event.
4. title n звание, титул
overall title звание абсолютного чемпиона
three-event combined title звание чемпиона в троеборье
e.g. Killy won the overall title in combined event.
5. downhill n скоростной спуск
6. strive (strove, striven) v (for) бороться за
e.g. J.C.Killy was striving for a gold medal.
7. slalom n cлалом
special slalom специальный слалом
giant slalom слалом гигант
8. place v занять (место)
выступить (в соревновании)
e.g. He placed well in the slalom, downhill and giant slalom events.
9. hold (held,held) v 1.зд. провести, устроить, организовать
2. вмещать
3. держать
e.g. In 1966 the Alpine World Championships were held for the first time.
10. team n команда
11. award v награждать
syn.crown v
e.g. The French team was awarded sixteen out of twenty-four medals.
12.cup n кубок
World Cup кубок мира
World Alpine Skiing Cup кубок мира по горнолыжному спорту
13.victory n победа
victor n победитель
syn:winner
e.g.This was the greatest sports victory.
14. success n успех, удача
to be a success добиться успеха
successful a успешный
successfully adv. успешно
e.g. Success came to Jean-Claude Killy.
15. prove v доказывать
e.g. J.-C.Killy proved the world that he was the best.
16. use v употреблять, пользоваться, применять
e.g. His father gave the boy a pair of skies and the freedom to use
them.
17. rival n соперник
syn. opponent
e.g. In 1940 he won the mile against his American rivals.
18. race n 1. соревнования ( на время)
syn. competition, contest
2. гонка, забег, заезд
racer n гонщик
e.g. Before the race he knew the best times of his opponents.
19. win (won, won)v выиграть, победить,
одержать победу
e.g. Killy won a gold medal in the downhill.
20. point n очко
21. standing n положение, зачет
overall standings зд. общий зачет
e.g. His victory gave him twenty-five points in the World Cup standing.
22. retire v удаляться, уходить из спорта
e.g. At twenty-four he retired from the competition.
23. equal v равняться, быть равным, уравнивать
e.g. Killy had equalled Toni Sailer’s three-medal victory.
Step 2. Reading Practice
Task 1. Before you read Text 1 A say what you already know about Alpine skiing.
Task 2. Read the text and find the answers to the questions:
1. How is the winner of the World Alpine Skiing Cup determined?
2. What helped J.-C.Killy become a three-time Olympic champion?
3. What was J.-C.Killy’s first trophy?
Text 1 A