- •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.
20. Show the difference in meaning between these sets of adjectives by placing them in the correct position on the scale.
clever, silly, crazy, wise
violent, quiet, shy, irritated
hard-working, lazy, passive, studious
polite, rude, impolite, good-mannered
active, passive, energetic, indifferent
cold, angry, friendly, open-hearted
arrogant, modest, shy, snobbish
talkative, boastful, sullen, reserved.
21. Comment on the following proverbs and sayings. Give Russian equivalents for the popular sayings if there are any.
1) The leopard cannot change its spots.
2) No man is wise at all times.
3) One person's meat is another person's poison.
4) Still waters run deep.
5) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
6) Empty vessels are the most noisy.
7) Where one is wise, two are happy.
8) Love is blind.
9) When poverty comes in the door, love flies out at the window.
10) Law favours the rich.
11) The wolf may loose his teeth, but never his nature.
12) Fortune favours the fools.
22. Answer the questions. Give your reasons.
What are the traits of an ideal man/woman?
Do you think it’s good to live with an ideal?
What do you think is more important: beauty or character?
Do you agree with the proverb “Handsome is as handsome does”?
What traits of character in your opinion do employers appreciate in a job applicant?
Do you think the appearance is important when you want to get a job? Why?
23. Read and learn these words and expressions.
leisure – досуг, свободное время
collecting old coins, badges –
amateur (amateur painter, amateur musician) – любитель
to entertain – занимать, развлекать
to go in for – заниматься
to be fond of – любить что-то делать
to be crazy about – сильно увлекающийся (чем-л.)
character – характер
time to spare – свободное время
to be good at – быть способным к
taste – вкус
according to – по, согласно
variety – разнообразие
activity – занятие
grown-up – взрослый (человек)
relatively – относительно, сравнительно
to design – создавать, моделировать, конструировать
handicraft – ремесло, ручная работа
hobbyist – любитель, человек, имеющий определенное хобби
record – пластинка
to house – помещать, размещать
in a small way – в малом масштабе, понемногу
item – предмет
to take pleasure in – получать удовольствие от
a good deal of – много
no matter what kind of hobby a person has – чем бы человек ни увлекался
24. Read and translate the text. Hobbies
Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have a hobby that fits your taste and your style you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. Hobbies are divided into four large groups: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things.
The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.
Gardening is one of the oldest hobbies. It is a well-known fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.
Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different types of computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is becoming more and more popular.
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, creating handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby painters were great wartime leaders. The 34th President of the USA Eisenhower and Britain's prime minister for most of the Second World War Sir Winston Churchill were both good artists. Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. Ex-President of the USA Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone.
Most people collect something at some point in their life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value; others become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. At times such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might enjoy seeing them.
No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity to learn from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby.