11. Read.

1. cyst, cost, Clyde, suggest, grab, question, scythe, lisp, grass, rosy, William, wine, vine, zest, Xerox, exactly, gin, ginger, relax, bang, lanky, prank, sink;

2. wine – vine; winter – vintage; whale – veil; thin – sin; fin – thin; tan – tank; ban – bank; ring – rink; sinning – singing;

3. century, shanty, Chester, bath, thane, thee, whose, whine, what, wherever, dock, knight, knave, ghetto, thigh, singing, sinning.

Intonation Drills

12. Read after the teacher.

a). Alternative questions – Rise + Fall:

1. ’Are they from London or Leeds? – They are from Leeds.

2. ’Would you ’like tea or coffee? – Coffee, please.

3. ’Is he a student or a doctor? – He is a doctor already.

4. ’Did she ’send a fax or an e-mail message? – She sent a fax.

5. ’Will you have beef or fish? – I’ll have fish.

b). Disjunctive questions

A. Fall + Rise:

1. ’Sandra is Spanish, isn’t she? – I’m ’not sure. She may be Italian.

2. ’Ingrid ’comes from Berlin, doesn’t she? – No, she ’comes from Bern.

3. The ’weather‘s ’going to be fine, isn’t it? – I’d say so.

4. ’Mario ’lives in Rome, doesn’t he? – I’m ’not sure.

5. In ’Austria they ’speak Austrian, don’t they? – Oh, no! They ’speak German.

B. Fall + Fall:

1. ’Oslo is in the ’North of Europe, isn’t it? – Yes, it is.

2. The ’earth ’goes ’round the sun, doesn’t it? – Yes, it does.

3. ’London ’stands on the Thames, doesn’t it? – Yes, it does.

4. The ’capital of ’Greece is Athens, isn’t it? – Yes, it is.

5. This ’man is our Dean, isn’t he? – Yes, he is.

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

13. Ask and answer as in the models:

Model 1: St-1 – What is the capital of Russia?

St-2 – The capital of Russia is Moscow.

Model 2: St-1 – What language do they speak in France?

St-2 – In France they speak French.

14. Answer the questions, using in the north (south, east, west) of, to the south (north, east, west) of, in the middle (centre) of, on the coast of:

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

The Article

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

A. 1. We couldn’t find anywhere to stay in the town. All ... hotels were full. 2. All ... cars have wheels. 3. All ... books on the top shelf belong to my brother. 4. My favourite subject at school was ... mathematics. 5. ... Gymnastics is ... beautiful sport. 6. Susan is not very good at ... physics. 7. ... Football is very popular in England and Scotland. 8. Norwegians are keen on ... skiing.

B. 1. Richard has lived in New York ... most of his life. 2. Old Mrs. Shaw doesn’t go out very often. She is at home most ... days. 3. Judy wasn’t very well yesterday. She spent most of ... day in bed. 4. Most ... days Carol gets up at six o’clock. 5. Last weekend Cathy spent most of ... time gardening. 6. Fred travels a lot. He has been to most of ... European countries. 7. Some ... people get upset very easily. 8. Some ... cars can go faster than others. 9. Some of ... books here are Linda’s and some are mine. 10. Many ... accidents are caused by bad driving. 11. Many ... people drive too fast.

C. hospital 1. The people injured in the accident were taken to ... hospital. 2. ... new hospital is being built in Park Street. 3. David has just had an operation, he is still in ... hospital. 4. Dr. Clarence is not at home yet, he is still in ... hospital.

prison 5. Nelson was put to ... prison for his political beliefs. 6. The Governor of Texas visited ... prison in one of the towns as part of his election campaign [kRm’peIn]. 7. Sing-Sing is ... prison in the state of New York.

church 8. Steve’s Granny is very religious. She regularly goes to ... church. 9. Which way is the bank? – Go along this street as far as ... church and then turn right. 10. There is ... church in Bradford-on-Avon which was built between the 7^th and the 10^th centuries.

university, school, college 11. When Sam graduated from ... university he began to work in ... hospital. 12. Tartu is only a small town but ... university is the oldest in Estonia. 13. Mr. Kimble was invited to ... school to meet his son’s teacher. 14. Rugby is ... school for boys founded in 1567. 15. When Jeremy was little he hated ... school. 16. The Forsters’ children are both at ... college.

work, home, bed 17. Bret has been out of ... work for several years. 18. When do you usually start ... work? 19. The manager insists that ... work must be done today. 20. Angela goes to the swiming pool after ... work three times a week. 21. Although I enjoy travelling I always say that there is no place like ... home. 22. It is difficult to feel at ... home in a foreign language. 23. The jungle is ... home of the elephant and the tiger. 24. Go to ... bed if you feel tired. 25. ... bed displayed in the local museum once belonged to King Henry VIII.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING