- •Vocabulary 141
- •Mealtimes
- •Unit 2 Food and Cooking a. Foodstuffs
- •Ex. 9 Put each of the following colloquial words or phrases in its correct place
- •In the sentences below.
- •B. Dishes
- •English Food
- •C. Cooking Focus Vocabulary
- •Cutlery and Kitchen Utensils
- •Ex. 15 Act out the conversations: At Lunch
- •Discuss it in groups of three or four.
- •Now write instructions on making a cup of tea or laying the table for a dinner party.
- •It is quite a formal occasion, so choose a really nice four-course meal.
- •Families for Children of Chernobyl
- •For your in-laws.
- •Revision and Consolidation (Unit 1-2)
- •II. Some meat is given a different name from the animal it comes from. What
- •III. What's the opposite of...?
- •IV. How to make a cup of tea Complete the sentences with the proper verbs given in the box.
- •V. Complete the sentences using the words from a) and b):
- •VI. Connectives
- •VII. Fill in the gaps with articles where necessary:
- •VIII. Use these words to complete the sentences. You may use each word more than once.
- •IX. Translate from Russian/Belarusian into English.
- •Unit 3 Table Manners a List of Do's and Don'ts
- •About britain Table manners
- •Ex. 7 Having Meals at a Restaurant
- •Place Settings
- •Unit 4 Eating Out Focus Vocabulary
- •Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •In class share your findings with other students.
- •Fast Food
- •The polash is an Indian Restaurant in Oxford
- •Thanks for Hospitality
- •Proposing a Toast
- •1. Here's to the newlyweds/to the bride and bridegroom
- •2. Cheers!
- •Improvisation a Reunion
- •II. Entertaining at home
- •Instructions as above.
- •III. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.
- •IV. Explain the difference between the words or phrases in each of the following pairs. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •V. Try to guess the likely meaning of the words idioms below.
- •VI. Translate from Russian/Belarusian into English.
- •Unit5 You are What You Eat
- •Food fight comes to america by John Stauber/Тhе Nation/
- •Some Facts about diet
- •If not, are you overweight or underweight?
- •Is your partner the right weight? Ask him the questions.
- •I'm Slimming
- •How do you feel today?
- •Questionnaire. Cross out or add any questions you like, depending on what you think the important and interesting issues are.
- •Checklist for healthy eating Each day aim to eat most of these:
- •Each week try to include:
- •Each week have no more than:
- •Guideline for summers
- •A set of guidelines for your friend who wants to keep always fit. Some examples of useful language are shown in the box below.
- •Each team makes a list of arguments for or against eating meat. Now you are ready to debate on these issues. Go ahead!
- •At The Supermarket
- •Supermarket, local grocery, market.
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •I. Match each of the following words with the correct item in the picture.
- •II. Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct space
- •In the passage below.
- •III. Put the correct word or phrase from the following list in each space below.
- •Unit 2 Department Store Focus Vocabulary
- •Shopping
- •Your list. Can you put the list in the best order to save time while you are shopping? The store plan will help you.
- •At the Information Desk
- •How Do You Shop?
- •3) Read your rights when buying goods.
- •Digital Alarm Clock
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •I. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.
- •II. What is the difference between the following pairs of words? Use them to fill
- •III Translate from Russian/Belarusian into English.
- •Unit3 Clothing
- •Use as you can without looking at the list. Then use the list of words below to check your answers and complete the exercise.
- •A) Find words which mean:
- •B) Translate into English:
- •Meaning Read the following examples and explain the meaning of the underlined words.
- •Match them with the phrases in the box below.
- •Feelings for Fashion
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •I. Complete the sentences using the words below:
- •II. Which of the words, given below, fit best in the following sentences?
- •III. Put one of the following prepositions in each space in the sentences below.
- •IV. Fill in the prepositions.
- •V. Read the conversation.
- •VI. Fill in the gaps with words given below.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Shopping round the World
- •What can you say about shopping in your country?
- •In the passage below.
- •At a Shoe Shop
- •Describe the following situations (to your partner). Make use of the words prompted:
- •Make up dialogues by analogy using the words prompted:
- •Buying a suit:
- •Buying a hat:
- •Buying a dress
- •Buying gloves
- •Buying shoes
- •At a Shop
- •It's a Bargain!
- •Find the English equivalents:
- •Ex. 11 Collect some outdoor clothes, for example jackets and coats, and put them on a desk at the front of the class. Role-play shopping situation in front of the class.
- •A. Read through the text and make complaints of defects in your clothes by analogy.
- •B. Share your problem with your friend as it is shown in the dialogues. Make up dialogues by analogy. A Spoiled Dress
- •C. Make up a dialogue at a shop. Ask a shop assistant (manager) for refunds or exchange the clothes you have bought. B. On a Shopping Spree Focus Vocabulary
- •Ex. 2 Pantomime
- •On a Shopping Spree
- •Asking for someone's opinion
- •Giving your opinion
- •Saying you have no opinion
- •Avoiding giving an opinion
- •Back In Fashion
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •Fill in the prepositions if necessary.
- •II. Choose between the alternatives:
- •III. Fill in the right word choosing from your active:
- •IV. Give the opposite of the following:
- •Translate from Russian/Belarusian into English.
- •Vocabulary
On a Shopping Spree
Class
Improvisation
Some students act as shop assistants in various departments: clothes, hats, jewellery, cosmetics, whatever. The others make shopping rounds.
You can shop alone or in pairs.
You can be looking for a gift.
You can go on a shopping spree to cheer yourself up.
You can just be window shopping because your purse is empty.
While shopping you may need your partner's opinion or that of a shop assistant's. Here are some ways of asking for someone's opinion, giving your opinion.
Note: The functions are divided into three groups: neutral, informal (marked by I) and formal (marked by F).
Asking for someone's opinion
What do you thinkabout/of... ?
Wliat do you feel about... ?
What are your views ... ?
What's your opinion of... ?
What are your feelings about...
I What d'you reckon to .... ?.,
How d'you see ... ?
How d'you feel about... ?
How would you react to ... ?
What would you say to ... ?
F Have you got any comments on …?
What is your reaction to ... ?
Could I know your reaction to …?
Do you have any particular views on ... ?
I'd be glad/grateful to have your view/opinion on ... ?
Giving your opinion
I think ...
As I see it, ...
In my view/opinion, …
(Personally,) I believe/feel .
It seems to me ...
Well, I must say ...
Don't you think ... ?
I'd just like to say ...
From my point of view, …
As far as I'm concerned, ... (this emphasises that it is your point of view)
Well, to my mind ...
The way I see it, ...
I From where I stand...
I'm convinced that ...
I consider ...
F I'm of the opinion/view ...
It's my opinion/view/feehng ...
I hold the view/opinion
My own view of the matter/problem is ...
Personally, I consider .
It's my considered opinion that ..
Before you make an adverse criticism.
To be quite/perfectly frank/honest etc, ...
With all due respect
If I may say so, ...
Saying you have no opinion
I really don't have any opinion about ...
I (really) couldn't say ...
I couldn't say, I'm afraid ...
I've no strong feelings about ...
I (really) don't know what to say/to think about ...
It doesn't (really) affect me/matter to me, (I'm afraid) ..
I Your guess is as good as mine.
It makes no odds to me ...
Don't ask me.
Ask someone else.
I'm quite in the dark.
F It is not something I've considered a great deal, (I'm afraid).
I can't say I have/hold any (particular) views on the subject/questions, etc
I don't hold any (particular) position on that matter/issue etc.