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Unit 1 Life style

1. Learn the stories by heart to remember the models.

Peter likes cookies. In fact he eats them all the time. His friends often tell him that he eats too many cookies. But Peter doesn’t think so. He thinks they are delicious.

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Gloria likes coffee. In fact she drinks it all the time. Her doctor often tells her that she eats too many cookies. But Gloria doesn’t think so. She thinks it is delicious.

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Sally doesn’t like vegitables. In fact , she never eats them. Her parents often tell her that vegitables are good for her. But Sally doesn’t care. She thinks they taste terrible.

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Michael doesn’t like yogurt. In fact, he never eats it. His daughter often tells him that yogurt is good for him. But Michael doesn’t care. He thinks it tastes terrible.

2. Read the text and discuss the questions given below.

An American in Ukraine

I am teaching economics, in Kyiv. My home used to be in Washington, D.C. In America, most people live outside the cities. There are hundreds of thousands of single family houses outside the city. In America only the poor have to live close together in apartments.

To cover long distances people need cars. Almost everyone, including students, grandparents, workers, and house wives has a car. People drive everywhere. It is not the case here.

I have five brothers and no sisters. Large families were common in 1960’s. Today, most families have two, three or four children. I am surprised at the number of families with just one child here. Of course, in America houses are larger so taking care of children is easier. Many labour-saving appliances, like dishwashers, washing machines, and driers, make life easier for mothers.

In America, the apartments are classified by the number of bedrooms. I used to live in a two bedroom apartment (here it is three rooms) with a friend and his dog. Some single people live with their parents, but less than here. No married couples live with their parents.

When I visit my friends, we always do something. We don’t just sit around, smoke and drink vodka. Often we go to the gym(nasium). We go to the movies about once a week. In good weather we go roller skating.

We go out to eat about once a day. Most of my friends and I do not know how to cook. That is no problem. We just eat out or buy frozen food or canned food.

I am thirty years old. Here in Kyiv, people often ask “Why aren’t you married?” No one, except my Mum, asked me that in America. It seems like everyone gets married young here. In America, most people spend their twenties having fun, trying to make money, or taking post-graduate courses.

• Do you think the American likes our way of life? Prove your point.

• Does he often try to find excuses (знаходити оправдання) for what he sees in Ukraine?

• The man stayed in Kyiv in the early nineties. Has anything changed since then? Are his impressions always true? Discuss it.

Unit 2 Countries