- •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.
Vocabulary
envy – зависть
to exchange – обмениваться
schoolmates – школьные друзья
booklet – вкладыш (к компакт-дискам)
to keep up with – быть в курсе, не отставать
to brush up – освежать (в памяти), восстанавливать
29. Answer the questions.
What is your best friend's hobby?
Which of your friends collects stamps (records, compact discs, etc)?
What are the usual hobbies of Russian students?
Do you take part in any specific clubs?
What do you do for fun?
How do you spend your weekends?
Do you think cooking or doing house work may be a man's hobby?
30. Imagine the end of the situation.
Model:
- Robert has been collecting old bottles for 20 years. Now he says he'll start playing sports. I think...
- … I think he got sick and tired of collecting bottles. Sports seem more healthy for him.
1. When Gleb and I used to meet, he spoke German with me though I always said I didn't understand him. Now when I see him, he speaks French. I think... 2. Aunt Polly's hobby was making postcards. She created hundreds of them. Now she only makes a few every year. I think... 3. Susan was crazy about dancing. She used to dance almost every night. Now I never see her at any dance. I think...
31. Read the dialogues in pairs. Act them out changing the underlined words with other expressions.
1
A: What is your hobby, Peter?
B: I collect books published in the XVIIIth century.
A: How very interesting! Have you got many in your collection?
B: There are almost eight hundred of them.
A: Quite a number, I should say! I wonder whether you have managed to read them all.
B: Yes, but reading is not essential. It's the process of collecting itself that matters (that interests me).
2
A: How do you usually spend your evenings, Paul?
B: Well, I spend them playing chess with my father-in-law. But my wife says I should try to do something more useful.
A: Well, chess isn't so bad, after all. It's an interesting game. George is in a worse position. He usually stays at home cooking and cleaning. He says it's his hobby
В: What about his wife?
A: His wife is a modern woman. She believes in equality between men and women. She's always busy sitting in a cafe and discussing women's rights with her friends.
3
A: What is your hobby, Miss O'Brien?
B: Photography. Wherever I go (I also like travelling) I always take a camera with me. Would you mind my taking some photos of you?
A: Go ahead. You're welcome to take a photo.
B: Thank you. They say it's no use being photographed by amateurs because you'll never get the prints. But that isn't the case with me. You can count on it, believe me. I'll send them by e-mail to you.
A: It's very kind of you. Write down my e-mail address, please.
B: Would you like to take my e-mail too?
4
A: What is your favourite hobby, Boris?
B: Fishing. I enjoy fishing very much.
A: Do you often go fishing?
B: Well, yes. I make a point of spending a few hours by the river every weekend.
A: Do you usually catch much?
B: Well, it depends. Last Sunday, for instance, I caught so many fish that my wife cooked a fish dish for the whole family.
5
A: What are the most common hobbies of Englishmen?
B: Well, that isn't an easy question. Many Brits like sports and games; others gardening or collecting different things. I, for one, enjoy carpentry, just making shelves, boxes, stools and so on.
A: Your hobby seems to be both interesting and useful for the house. Your wife must like your hobby, eh?
B: Oh yes. When I come home after work she's ready with some "orders" to repair this or that.
6
A: What do you usually do after work, Susan?
B: Oh, a lot of things. There's always a lot of work to do around the house, cleaning, doing the rooms, ironing, mending clothes…
A: No, I don't mean that. What's your favourite hobby?
B: Again - nothing very special. Sometimes I read a little, watch television or listen to music. When Jane calls, we go to the cinema, very seldom, though, to the theatre.
A: I see. What about dancing? Do you like it?
B: Oh, very much. Actually I'm crazy about dancing. Are you inviting me to a dance?
A: Yes, I'd like to. There's a very good band at the College Club.