- •1. Read and learn these words and expressions.
- •2. Read and translate the text. My Family
- •3. Answer the questions to the text above.
- •4. Tell the students in your group about yourself using speech patterns.
- •5. Act out the situation “Acquaintance with your groupmates”. Use the questions below.
- •6.Read and translate speech patterns.
- •Introducing People and Answering an Introduction
- •7. Tell about a person using the topical vocabulary:
- •11. Read and translate the dialogue about the Lamberts. The Lamberts. An Interview
- •12. Read the dialogue again and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •13. Read and translate the dialogue. What does she do?
- •14. Read and translate these descriptions. Can you match Philip’s relatives with their description?
- •15. Describe your friends/groupmates. The others will try to guess who you are describing. Does the person agree with your description?
- •16. Now in the same way, describe somebody very famous, e.G. A movie star and see if someone else can guess who you are describing.
- •17. Role play the conversation and make up similar ones. Missing person
- •18. Imagine that you’re talking to a detective. You think you saw the people who’ve robbed your neighbor’s flat. Describe them.
- •19. Turn the following descriptions into dialogues.
- •20. Show the difference in meaning between these sets of adjectives by placing them in the correct position on the scale.
- •21. Comment on the following proverbs and sayings. Give Russian equivalents for the popular sayings if there are any.
- •22. Answer the questions. Give your reasons.
- •23. Read and learn these words and expressions.
- •24. Read and translate the text. Hobbies
- •25. Answer the questions.
- •26. Read, translate and memorize speech patterns.
- •27. Act out your own microdialogues in pairs using the words below.
- •28. Read and translate. My Friend’s Hobby
- •Vocabulary
- •29. Answer the questions.
- •30. Imagine the end of the situation.
- •31. Read the dialogues in pairs. Act them out changing the underlined words with other expressions.
- •32. Read and translate the text. Sports
- •33. Answer the questions.
- •34. Translate from Russian into English.
- •35. Describe the situations. Discuss and develop them.
- •36. Develop the situations:
- •37. Do you know what are the typical hobbies of Englishmen (Americans)?
- •38. Tell about your hobbies or interests using the topical vocabulary.
- •39. Read and translate the text. The Vologda State Technical University
- •41. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give reasons for your opinion.
- •42. Read and translate the text. My Studies
- •43. Find the words and expressions with the similar meaning:
- •44. What can you tell about studies?
- •45. Tell about yourself.
3. Answer the questions to the text above.
What is the first name of the boy? What is his surname?
How old is he?
Is his family large or small?
Has he got any brothers or sisters? How many of them are there in the family?
What are his parents?
Where do they work?
What does his mother look like?
What does his father like to do?
Alex’s father can fix almost everything, can’t he?
Do the parents have much in common?
Both of them like sports, don’t they?
What sort of things do Alex and his parents do together?
Who runs the house in this family?
What are Alex’s chores?
Is this family united? Why do you think so?
4. Tell the students in your group about yourself using speech patterns.
My name is…
My surname is…
I am …years old.
I was born in …
I live in …
I live with my parents.
My family is … (large, small, not very large)
There are … (4, 5, 6) in my family.
My mother’s name is …
My mother is a … (teacher, doctor, engineer, librarian, housewife, bookkeeper, manager…)
She is … (37, 40, …)
She doesn’t look her age.
My father is a …
He is …
He works at a …(hospital, office, bank …)
I am the only child.
I have a younger/elder sister/brother.
My elder brother (sister) is 5 years older than me.
My younger brother (sister) is … years younger than me.
He/she is …
Our family is very close/not very close.
I’ve got a lot of friends too.
We often go for walks or to the disco or simply talk.
My favourite occupation is …
I am fond of …(playing computer games, watching TV, …)
My favourite sport is …
This year I have left school and entered the VSTU.
Now I am a first-year-student.
I study at the Faculty …
I hope to become a good specialist.
5. Act out the situation “Acquaintance with your groupmates”. Use the questions below.
What is your first name?
What is your surname?
How old are you?
When is your birthday?
When and where were you born?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
Do you live in a private house or in a block of flats?
Do you live with your parents?
Are you living in a dormitory or renting an apartment?
Have you got a family of your own?
Is your family large? How many people does your family consist of?
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
What are your parents?
Where do they work?
Do they have much in common?
Do you spend a lot of time with your family?
What sort of things do you do together?
What relatives do you have in your family (parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, etc.)?
Have you got pets?
Do you work?
Who is your best friend?
How old is he/she?
What does he/ she look like?
What are the main traits of his/her character?
6.Read and translate speech patterns.
Introducing People and Answering an Introduction
Introducing yourself |
Introducing someone |
Formal |
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May I introduce myself. |
Mr. P., I'd like to introduce you ... |
My name is ... |
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my pleasure to |
I'm a ... |
introduce ... |
Allow me to introduce |
Let me introduce, Mr... |
myself... |
Allow me to introduce you Doctor H. |
Neutral |
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Hello. I'm Hunt. |
Mary, I'd like you to meet our new secretary. |
Excuse me, my name is ... |
Her name is... |
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This is my wife, Mary. |
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Mr. Brown, this is Mr. White; Mr. White, |
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this is Mr. Brown. |
Informal |
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Hi, I'm Fred. |
This is Fred. |
Hello, I'm your cousin from |
Dad, meet Fred. |
Australia. |
Oh, look. Here is Fred. |
Answering an introduction |
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Formal |
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Pleased/glad to meet you, Mr... |
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How do you do, Mr ... We were looking forward to seeing you. |
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We've heard so much about you. |
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I'm delighted to meet you, … |
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Neutral |
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Nice to meet you... |
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How do you do? |
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Pleased to meet you. |
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The pleasure is all mine. |
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Informal |
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Hi, Fred. How are you? |
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Glad to meet you, F. |
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Hi, dear, glad to see you. |
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