УДК811.111(075.3=161.1)ББК81.2Англ-922

A64

Авторы:Н.В.Юхнель,Е.Г.Наумова,Н.В.Демченко,В.Б.Андрианова,Н.А.Преснякова,Е.А.Родовская,О.В.Тихончук

Рецензенты:кафедраанглийскогоязыкаэкономическихспециально-стейфакультетамеждународныхотношенийБелорусскогогосударственногоуниверситета(кандидатпедагогическихнаук,доцентЛ.В.Маркина);учительанглийскогоязыкавысшейкатегориигосударственногоучрежденияобразо-вания«Гимназия№174г.Минска»С.М.Королева

Английскийязык:учеб.пособиедля11-гокл.учреж-A64 денийобщ.сред.образованиясрус.яз.обучения/

Н.В.Юхнель[идр.].–Минск:Выш.шк.,2012.–358с.:ил.

ISBN978-985-06-2125-2.

УДК811.111(075.3=161.1)ББК81.2Англ-922

ISBN978-985-06-2125-2 ©Издательство«Вышэйшаяшкола»,2012

Contents

UNIT1.FAMILY.................................... 4

UNIT2.JOBS....................................... 32

UNIT3.ENVIRONMENT............................. 60

UNIT4.BRITAIN,AUSTRALIA,NEWZEALAND......... 98

UNIT5.CANADAANDTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA 129

UNIT6.DOTBY.....................................163

UNIT7.GETGOING.................................199

UNIT8.ATHOMEANDABROAD......................235

UNIT9.NATIONALCHARACTER......................269

Additionalmaterials.................................300

Grammarreference..................................302

Irregularverbslist...................................348

Activevocabulary....................................351

Unit1 family

LESSON1:FAMILYTIES

Communicativearea:talkingabouttheroleofafamily

Activevocabulary:ties,extendedfamily,immediatefamily,tight-knit,appre-ciate,passaway,sibling,suffix-hood

1. Discussthequestionsbelowinpairs.

• Howdidyouspendyoursummer?

• Didyouspendalotoftimewithyourfamily?Why?Whynot?

• Didyouenjoythattime?

2. a)Lookatthecollocations.Whichcollocationisthedefinitionbelowfor?

afamilyconsistingoftwoparentsandtheirchildren,butnotincludingaunts,uncles,grandparents,etc.

familyman,familyname,familytree,familycircle,familydoctor,extendedfamily,family-friendly,middle-classfamily,one-parent/single-parentfamily,familymovie,royalfamily,startafamily,yourimmediatefamily,familyties,familybackground,familymember,tight-knitfamily

2. Writedefinitionsforatleast5ofthecollocations.

2. Readoutyourdefinitions.Whichcollocationsdidn’tgetanyattention?Why?Eitherworkasaclasstodefinethemoraskyourteacherforhelp.

3. a)ListentoJamesGarciafromVistaEastHighSchoolreadinghisschoolreportandfollowalonginthebook.Whatarethetwothingsheismostgratefulhisparentsfor?

Myfamilymeanstheworldtome.Iwoulddoanythingintheworldforthembecausetheymeanthatmuchtome.Anytime

mylittlesisterBabyneedsanythinglikemoneyorjustsomethingifIhaveit,itshers.IfIdon’thaveit,Iwilltrymyhardesttogetitforher.EvenwithmybigsisterIstilltrytogive,butshe’smostlikelytheonewhogivesmemoneywhenIneedit!IfmyMomorDaddoesn’thaveit,IknowIcanalwaysgoandaskmybigsisterVanes-sa.Myparentsarethetwomostimportantpeopleintheworld.IknowlotsoftimesIcanseemprettyungratefulbutIappreciateeverythingtheyhavedoneforme.The

numberonethingthatIreallyappreciatethemostandIdon’tknowiftheyknowthisbutit’showtheybothbroughtmeintothisworld.ThenumbertwothingishoweverytimeIgetintrou-bleordosomethingstupid,likeIalwaysdo,they’realwaysonmyside,nomatterifI’mrightorwrong,theyalwayshavemybacktothefullest.

AnotherpersonIreallyappreciateismybigbrotherBobbie.Hepassedawayayearago,butwhenhewasherehealwayshelpedmewheneverIgotmyselfintotrouble.HealwaysdidagoodjobofbeingabigbrotherandIhadnocomplaints.Hemaynotbehereanymore,butIknowsometimeswhenI’mhavingtrouble,needhelpandallofasuddentheanswertomytroublessomehowjustpopsup,it’shimlookingdownonme,helpingmeout.

MyfamilymaynotbeperfectandneitheramI,butItellyouwhat,youwillneverfindanotherfamilyquitelikemine.

b)Readhisreportandanswerthequestionsbelow.

1.IsJamestalkingaboutextendedfamily?2.Howmanysiblings(brothersorsisters)hashegot?3.WhatdoeshemeanbysayingIappreciateeverythingtheyhavedoneforme?

4. WhathappenedtoJames’brother?5.HowdoesJamesfeelaboutit?6.WhatadjectivescandescribeJames’family?