UNIT 1

TOPICS: 1. Meeting People. 2. Origins.

GRAMMAR: The Article.

 Step 1

Classroom activities

PHONETIC EXERCISES

Reading Rules Гласные

Звук Буква	Открытый слог	Закрытый слог	Безударное положение
	Ударное положение
Ee [i:]	[i:] – be, Pete	[e] – let, send	[I] / [e] – believe, economy
Aa [eI]	[eI] – date	[W] – cat	[R] – above
Ii [aI] Yy[waI]	[aI] – like, my	[I] – little, myth	[I] – в безударном положении: Billy, bipartisan (also: [baI’pQ:tIzRn] )
			[j] – y в начале слова: yesterday
Oo [ou]	[ou] – so, note	[O] – not	[R] – potatoe [ou] – photo
Uu [ju:]	[u:] – после звуков [dG, l, r, S]: true, juice	[A] – but	[ju] – superb
	[ju:] – student		[R] – suggest

1. Read.

Fate, lame, Rugby, mete, jest, sandy, band, pebble, bike, bicycle, dole, rotten, hose, ply, dye, crisp, match, symbol, reply, dusty, Nelson, lie, due, catcher, cute, duly, mustard, sudden, messy, cries, families, sixty.

Intonation Drills

2. Read after the teacher.

a). Statements – Falling Tone:

1. ’Better ’late than never.

2. ’Alice and ’Agnes ’sat in a hammock.

3. ’Barbara and ’Margaret ’planted a ’larch in a park.

4. ’Leave me in peace, please.

5. ’Don’t ’go alone.

b). General questions – Rising Tone:

1. ’Do you ’live in London? – Yes, I do.

2. ’Is it ’far from Washington? – Yes, rather.

3. ’May I ’use your car today? – I’m a’fraid you can’t.

4. ’Have they ’finished working? –No, they haven’t.

5. ’Will you ’have some tea? – With pleasure.

c). Special questions – Falling Tone:

1. ’Where do you come from? – I ’come from Russia.

2. ’What is he like? – He’s ’tall and thin.

3. ’How do you ’like London? – It’s beautiful!

4. ’When are you leaving? – On Monday.

5. ’Why is he ’so upset? – He is homesick.

6. ’Who are you waiting for? – I’m ’waiting for Sarah.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

The Article

3. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

A. 1. This morning I bought … newspaper and … magazine. … newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put … magazine. 2. I saw … accident this morning. … car crashed into … tree. … driver of … car wasn’t hurt but … car was badly damaged. 3. There are two cars parked outside: … blue one and … grey one. … blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who … owner of … grey one is. 4. My friends live in … old house in … small village. There is … beautiful garden behind … house. I would like to have … garden like that.

B. 1. a. This house is very nice. Has it got … garden? b. It’s … beautiful day. Let’s sit in … garden. c. I like living in this house, but it’s a pity that … garden is so small. 2. a. Can you recommend … good restaurant? b. We had dinner in … very nice restaurant. c. … restaurant is next to the post office. 3. a. She has … French name but in fact she is English, not French. b. What’s … name of that man we met yesterday? c. We stayed at … very nice hotel – I can’t remember … name now. 4. a. There isn’t … airport near where I live. b. Our plane was delayed. We had to wait at … airport for three hours. c. Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to … airport?

C. 1. ... doctor cures … sick people; … farmer grows … crops; … architect designs … buildings. 2. … earthquakes are … relatively rare events in Central Africa. 3. My city experienced … earthquake recently. I was riding my bicycle when … earthquake occurred. 4. I know a lot of people. Most of them are … students. 5. It’s a pity we haven’t got … camera. I’d like to take … photograph of that house. 6. What … awful shoes! Where did you get them? My aunt is … writer. She writes … books. 7. Do you enjoy going to … concerts? 8. I don’t believe him, he is … liar. He is always telling … lies.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

4. a). Listen to Dialogue 1 (Origins). Read it in pairs after the speakers imitating their intonation.