Post-reading Activity

Ex. 9. Answer the following questions.

1. How old are you? 2. Where are you from? 3. Where and when were you born? 4. What are your good habits? 5. Who do you most take after? 6. Do you easily make friends? 7. Are you on friendly terms with all your group mates? 8. What talents do you think you have? 9. Is it necessary to have a hobby? Why? 10. What is the right age for young people to get married? 11. Are you for small or large families? 12. What do you do if your parents are not right (in your opinion)? 13. What do your parents make you do that you don't like doing? 14. What is your parents' attitude to your friends? 15. Why does the fathers-and-sons problem always exist? 16. What is your idea of a good husband (wife)? 17. What does family happiness depend on?

Ex. 10. Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms and translate them.

1. hard-working

2. generous

3. cheerful

4. strong

5. clever

6. relaxed

7. nice

8. optimistic

9. honest

10. reserved

11. sensitive

12. reliable

1. miserable

2. tense

3. horrible

4. pessimistic

5. dishonest

6. emotional

7. lazy

8. insensitive

9. unreliable

10. mean

11. weak

12. stupid

Ex. 11. Study the list of professions in the box and guess the profession of each person.

vet, plumber, accountant, lawyer, engineer, architect, lecturers, firefighter

1. My uncle Jim is an … , he designs buildings.

2. An … is someone who controls the financial situation of people and companies.

3. There are a lot of … at our faculty.

4. The person who is afraid of dogs cannot be a … .

5. It is impossible to imagine our life without a … who fits and repairs water pipes, bathrooms.

6. My father’s friend is a … , he advises people on legal problems.

7. The man over there plans the construction of roads and bridges, he is an ….

8. I am very proud of my grandfather, he works in the fire brigade. He is a ….

Ex. 12. Translate into English making use of the words from the box.

slender beard shy short fat

hazel eyes pale skin kind-hearted plump cheeks honest

ginger-haired curly hair broad shoulders good-looking

plain snubbed nose take after father lazy

1. У ее брата очень широкие плечи. 2. Она симпатичная, а вот сестра ее некрасивая.3. Сегодня она чувствует себя нехорошо и кожа у нее бледная.4. Невысокого роста и толстые дети часто бывают стеснительными. 5. Моей подруге нравятся молодые люди с бородой и карими глазами.6. У близнецов моей сестры кудрявые волосы. 7. Какие девушки нравятся твоему двоюродному брату? – Рыженькие. 8. Все люди хотят быть стройными. 9. У моего племянника курносый нос и полноватые щечки, он похож на отца. 10. Мой друг добрый и честный, но очень уж ленивый.

Ex. 13. Put in it or there

1. … rains a lot in winter. 2. … was a strong wind yesterday. 3. Is … a bookshop near here? 4. … was a nice day yesterday. 5. We can't go skiing. … isn't any snow. 6. … is hot in this room. Open a window. 7. I was afraid because … was very dark. 8. … was a storm last night. Did you hear it? 9. …is a long way from here to the nearest shop. 10. … wan’t anything on television last night. 11. How far is … from Milan to Rome?

Ex. 14. Put in him/her/yours etc.

1. Where's Ann? Have you seen … ? 2. Where are my keys? Where did I put … ? 3. That is not my bag, … is black. 4. This letter is for Bill. Can you give it to … ? 5. We wrote to John but he didn't answer … letter. 6. “I can't find my pen. Can I use … ?” “Yes, of course.” 7. We're going to the cinema. Why don't you come with … ? 8. Can we use your washing machine? … is broken. 9. Did your sister pass … exams? 10. Tom invited some friends of … to the restaurant. 11. Some people talk about … jobs all the time. 12. Last night I went out for a meal with a friend of … . 13. We had dinner with a neighbour of … .

Ex. 15. Fill in the blanks with the necessary form of the verb to be.

1. I … at home now. My room … small. 2. He … at the University yesterday. 3. We … in the man’s house last week. 4. Our work … over tomorrow. 5. The girls … in the next room now. 6. Next year she … a teacher of English. 7. The children … at home at this time of the day. 8. My friend … in bed tomorrow because he is ill. 9. My brother … at school at 2 o’clock yesterday. 10. This time last year Jack … in Paris. 11. Today the weather … nice, but yesterday it … very cold. 12. It … a public holiday yesterday. 13. When I was a child, I … afraid of dogs.

Ex. 16. Ask special questions.

1. Her desk is in the room (what, where). 2. These houses are old (what). 3. We are in the classroom (who, where). 4. They will be ready soon (who, when). 5. She was a post-graduate last year (who, when). 6. The work will be over tomorrow (what, when). 7. They were ready to begin the work (who, what). 8. I was at the University last week (where, when). 9. The next text is in the note-book (what, where). 10. They will be students next year (when). 11. This ancient monastery is a museum now (what).

Ex. 17. Translate into English.

1. Завтра будет урок английского языка. 2. Эта книга моя или твоя? 3. Сегодня солнечно, но не тепло. 4. Это не мой пиджак, мой черный. 5. Десять минут назад дети были в саду. 6. Было приятно послушать ее рассказ. 7. В этом тексте для меня нет новых слов. 8. Двух студентов не было на уроке английского языка в прошлую пятницу. 9. Сейчас это их проблема, а не наша. 10. До ближайшего почтового отделения 500 метров. 11. Будет интересно увидеть ее в этом новом фильме. 12. Сколько страниц в этой книге?

Ex. 18. Writing. Using the words given in the list for the text do the following assignments.

1. Describe the student sitting next to you.

2. Write a description of someone you know well and like a lot (you may bring a photo of that person).

3. Describe someone from your group but do not say who the person is. Other students listen to your description and must guess the name of the person.

UNIT 2

Grammar: The verb “to have” Present, Past, Future Simple; Types of questions