- •Vocabulary
- •2.1 Family
- •3.6 Give English equivalents of the following verbs, all of which have one and the same prefix.
- •3.7 Fill in the correct family member.
- •3.12 Fill in the missing words and word combinations from the list below.
- •3.13 Match the phrases in column a with those in column b. More than one answer is possible.
- •Would you prefer to be the only child or one of two or three children?
- •3.14 A) Match the verbs to the nouns.
- •3.15 Complete the sentences with the word combinations from the box.
- •My Household Chores
- •3.16 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1. Open the brackets. Put the right forms, active or passive, of the verbs.
- •4.2 Present Continuous or Present Simple?
- •4.3 Put in the right article.
- •4.4 Translate into English:
- •4.5. Choose the right variant a,b, c to fill the spaces in 1-10
- •4.6. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Modern Families
- •5.2 Working mothers
- •7.8 Read and translate the text. Headline it.
- •7.9 Study the information in the text. Mind the constructions with should.
- •7.10 Match the words from the text with their synonyms.
- •7.12 Train the phrase - (I/you/he/she/they should…..) and give your own examples.
- •7.13 Comment on all the rules formulated by j. G.Thurber. Add your own rules even though you haven't got j.G. Thurber's experience yet.
- •7.14 Read and translate the article. Divide the text into several parts and choose in each part a sentence which best introduces or summarizes the information. Make a short summary of the article.
- •7.15 Read and translate the text.
- •7.16 Make up a list of dangerous consequences, using the information of the text and steps which help to prevent them.
- •7.17 Express agreement or disagreement with the following.
- •8. Writing
- •Оформление конверта
- •8.2 This is part of a letter from your English pen-pal.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Phonetic exercises
- •1.1 Mind the pronunciation of the following words.
- •1.3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words represented by their phonetic symbols.
- •2. My Flat
- •3.8 Match the words to make compounds.
- •3.9 Use the proper word.
- •3.14 Match to make sentences.
- •3.15 Use the required word in each gap.
- •3.16 Complete the sentences using the words from the Key Vocabulary:
- •3.17 Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box:
- •1.The House of My Dream
- •3.18 A) Which of these items are in your house? In which room?
- •3.19 Do the following crossword puzzle.
- •3.20 Look at the plan of a flat and decide how you would arrange it. Imagine that you discuss it with someone of your family. Make use of the phrases below.
- •3.23 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Choose the right variant.
- •4.2 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.3 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.4 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.5 Translate into English:
- •4.6 Present, Past or Future Continuous?
- •4.7 Put 4 types of questions to the given sentence:
- •4.8 Match two parts of the sentences correctly:
- •4.9 Translate into English:
- •4.10 Translate into English. Pay attention to there is|are where necessary.
- •5. Listening
- •6. Speaking
- •7. Reading
- •7.4 Answer the questions.
- •8. Writing
- •8.1 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal Tom who writes:
- •In your letter:
- •8.2 Write a letter to your pen-pal Mary, who has just moved to a new house. In your letter ask Mary about her new place of living.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-pal James who writes:
- •Vocabulary
- •2.2 Find the term diy in the text, look through its definition and give the Russian definition of this term:
- •3. Vocabulary exercises
- •3.1 Translate the following international words without a dictionary:
- •3.8 Choose the verb which completes all the expressions in each box.
- •3.9 Which of the following verbs doesn’t collocate with the noun “hobby”.
- •3.10 Cross out the odd word:
- •3.11 Use the required preposition.
- •3.12 Match the words to make pairs of synonyms or antonyms.
- •3.13 Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things.
- •3.14 Match each hobby with the benefits people get from it. More than one answer is possible.
- •3.15 Make sentences with the words from the table. Say what you like or dislike doing when you have leisure time.
- •3.17 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list below. The difference between a pastime and a hobby
- •3.18 Complete each sentence in a logical way using the words from the Key Vocabulary.
- •3.19 Answer the questions.
- •4. Grammar exercises
- •4.1 Put in model verbs or their equivalents.
- •4.2 Complete the dialogue with can or can’t
- •4.3 Translate into English.
- •4.4 Past Perfect or Past Simple? Put in a suitable verb, mind the form of the verbs!
- •4.5 Make up one sentence using Past Perfect.
- •I left the room after I had written the test.
- •4.6 Future Simple or Future-in-the Past?
- •4.7 Combine the separate words into sentences. Use Present Perfect.
- •4.8 Complete the sentences with Present Perfect.
- •4.9 Choose the right variant among the given ones.
- •4.10 Put the right forms of the verbs.
- •5. Listening
- •5.1 Time out
- •5.2 Extreme sports
- •5.3 Popular television
- •7.5 Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •7.6 Answer the questions.
- •7.8 Read and translate the text.
- •7.9 Post-reading discussion.
- •7.10 Quiz.
- •7.13 Read and translate the text.
- •7.14 Compare your definitions with those given in the dictionary.
- •7.15 Speak on the popular sports and leisure activities in Russia. Use the vocabulary from the text above.
- •7.16 Read and translate the text.
- •7.17 Find in the text equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •7.18 Answer the questions.
- •7.19 Read and translate the text.
- •7.26 Choose the best answer.
- •7.27 Insert the proper prepositions.
- •7.28 Answer the following questions.
- •7.29 Give the main points of the text in a few sentences.
- •8. Writing
- •8.2 Translate the letters into English. Mind the rules of letter writing.
- •8.3 You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend called Kate who writes:
- •8.4 Вы получили письмо от своей австралийской подруги Марии. Она хочет знать:
- •8.8 Here is an advertisement and two letters asking for information. Read the letters and fill in the chart.
- •8.9 First read the model letter asking for detailed information about Safari and Leisure Park in Namibia.
- •1. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в начале письма
- •2. Наиболее употребительные выражения, используемые в конце письма
- •3. Наиболее употребительные заключительные формулы вежливости
7.9 Post-reading discussion.
- What is the author’s attitude towards British people, their pets and their love?
- What is your attitude towards British people, their pets and their love? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between?
- What is your attitude towards pets? Is it basically positive, basically negative, or something in between?
7.10 Quiz.
Give honest answers to the following questions. The results of the quiz will help you to figure out your real attitude towards pets. Maybe taking care of animals is just what you need for your leisure time.
Will you make a good owner?
So you decided to get a dog. And you prepared to devote a little time to it? Will you make its life happy? Read the questions and answer "yes" or "no":
1. A good owner must have a sense of responsibility.
2. A dog mustn't be aggressive.
3. Cross-breeds (mongrels) are not so clever as their pedigreed brothers.
4. A dog depends upon its owner for all its needs.
5. Small dogs live longer than big ones.
6. Dogs can eat the same food their owners have.
7. Daily exercises are not necessary for small dogs.
8. Regular check-ups by a vet are not necessary for a healthy dog.
Check your score:
1, 2, 4, 5, 7 – “yes”. 3, 6, 8 – “no”.
Congratulations! You’ll be a good owner. Or, perhaps, you are doing this test together with you faithful pet…
1, 2, 4, 5 – “yes”. One of 3, 6, 7, 8 – “no”.
You have a chance to become a good owner. Try to learn more about dogs.
1, 3, 6, 8 – “Yes”. Three or more of 2, 4, 5, 7 – “no”.
Stop! Are you really eager to have a dog?
Sports and Leisure Activities in Britain
7.11 Pre-reading focus.
1) It is fair to say that Russia as most Western countries has become
a leisure-orientated society. Do you agree/disagree?
2) Russian people have also become extremely healthconscious
and for many young people keep-fit is a very important part
of their lives. Do you agree/disagree?
7.12 Pre-reading task.
Look through the essay written by a British teacher, Mrs. Penn, about
popular sports and leisure activities in Britain. When you have finished, think of your own definitions to the following words and phrases:
to mushroom
health-conscious
keep-fit (a noun)
to be preoccupied with
aerobics
weight-lifting
to spring up
light exercises
exhilarating
addiction
While reading think of possible evidence to prove that the following statement are true:
“For many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their lives”.
“Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experience”.
7.13 Read and translate the text.
Popular Sports and Leisure Activities in Britain
Over recent decades the number and range of available leisure activities has mushroomed, in Britain. It is fair to say that Britain, in common with most Western countries, has become a leisure-orientated society. Western people have also become extremely health-conscious, and for many young people Keep-fit is a very important part of their lives. In addition there is a widespread preoccupation with healthy eating: trying to avoid fatty and fried foods, and cutting down on sugary
products, eating vegetables and fruit. Many young people, especially young women, regularly go to the gym to do aerobics, weight-lifting, and so on. Aerobics is equivalent to what the Russians call "Shaping". Such Keep-fit centres offering these kinds of exercises have sprung up all over Britain and there, mostly women-of all shapes, sizes, and ages, gather together to do light exercises often to the latest hit records. Many people say that the experience is a very exhilarating one, that their adrenalin flows, and that attending aerobics classes becomes akin to an addiction...but a healthy one at least!