- •Unit 1 family life
- •1. Insert am/am not/ is/ is not/ are/ aren’t
- •2.Ask questions. (Read the answers to the question first.)
- •3. Make sure you know these word-combinations with bе.
- •4. Translate from English into Russian
- •5. Translate into English
- •6. Fill in the gaps with am /is /are /was /were
- •7.Fill in the gaps with was/ wasn’t/ were/ weren’t
- •8. Translate into English
- •9. Make sure you know these word-combinations with have
- •10. Write questions according to the model
- •11. Make the sentences negative and interrogative according to the model
- •12. Translate into English
- •Множественное число cуществительных
- •13. A: Change the plural into the singular.
- •Производные имена существительные
- •14. Find the words from the box for a person who
- •15. Complete the sentences below with the appropriate noun as in the example.
- •16. Read and learn new words and word-combinations
- •17. Translate into Russian
- •18. Give the English equivale.
- •19. Read the dialogue Family and speak on George Scott’s and Peter Brook’s families
- •20. Read the text An English Family and speak on the Confords
- •21. Give the Russian equivalents
- •22. Read the text and speak on the topic
- •23. Which is correct: a, b, or c ?
- •Unit 2 learning foreign languages
- •1. Read and translate the following sentences and make them negative or interrogative.
- •3. Answer the questions
- •4. Translate into English
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings and explain them in English.
- •Grammar : Present, Past, Future Simple (Indefinite) Настоящее, прошедшее, будущее простое ( неопределенное время)
- •6. Make the following sentences a) negative, b) interrogative
- •7. Put in s’ or ’s. Make one sentence or two
- •8. Choose the proper word
- •9. Ask questions
- •10. Put questions about the italicized words
- •11. Change the sentences to the Past or Future Simple Tense.
- •12. Fill in the blanks with one of the Simple Tenses.
- •13. Say it in English.
- •14. Read and learn new words and word-combinations..
- •15. Translate into Russian.
- •16. Give the English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •17. Read the text Knowledge of Foreign Languages and answer the questions:
- •18. Read the text Learning English and say:
- •19. Share your experience on how you learned English. These questions will help you
- •20. Read the text Esperanto , a World Language and find in it the information about:
- •21. Read the opinions of famous people on languages. Which of them is closer to your opinion? Why?
- •22. Complete the following sentences using the words and word expressions from the box below.
- •23. Choose the correct form.
- •23. Unjumble some pieces of good advice on how to succeed in learning English
- •24. Read the text, put the words in brackets in the right form. Say, what is the moral of this story?
19. Share your experience on how you learned English. These questions will help you
a) 1. When did you begin learning English?
2. How did you learn English?
3. Does learning English take a lot of time and effort?
4. Is English an easy language to learn for you? 5. Have you any problems in learning English? What are they?
6. Are you interested in foreign cultures and people?
7. Would you like to speak English fluently?
b) Speak on your learning English, using the following word-combinations.
An international language; English language has expanded my knowledge greatly; it has broadened my mind; it’s a window to the world; I’m good (not very good) at English; not an easy language to learn; the main trouble with English is…; there are more exceptions than rules; I enjoy English; I don’t like English, because…; it’s cool; it expands your horizons; you can get better jobs, more money; you seem more intelligent; people respect you more.
20. Read the text Esperanto , a World Language and find in it the information about:
1) The invention of Esperanto 2) The advantages of Esperanto
P= Professor; S =Student
-P: Today we turn our attention to Esperanto, an artificial1 language.
-S: What are the facts about this artificial language?
-P: Well, it was invented in 1877 by a Polish doctor, Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof. The Vocabulary comes mainly from Western European languages, and the grammar is similar to Slave languages. It sounds like Italian. From learner’s point of view2, it has the advantage3 that there are no exceptions to rules. It is spoken all over the world and there are many people who would like Esperanto to be the official second language of the world.
-S: What are the advantages that you see of Esperanto as a world language?
-P: I see many. The advantage of the world language being able to talk freely to each other about business, politics, culture, sport, hobbies are obvious. The cost of translation at any international conference is very big. Do you know that about 55 percent of the EEC’s budget in Strasbourg is taken by translation costs?
-S: My goodness! But why not English as the world language? There are already so many people who speak English.
-P: Esperanto is a very easy language to learn. The tense system has none of the complications of English, and the grammar is based on just sixteen rules which has no exceptions. It has such internal logic that it could become the international computer language. But any idea that all other language will die out is absurd.
-S: Thank you, professor, ever so much.
-P: Thank you.
Notes :
1. artificial – искусственный 2. from… point of view – с точки зрения…
3. advantage –преимуществo 4. internal – внутренний
21. Read the opinions of famous people on languages. Which of them is closer to your opinion? Why?
Use : In my opinion…. On the one hand… On the other hand…Firstly… Secondly…I have a different point of view…
1. Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation's culture as its language./ Wilhelm von Humboldt/
2. A different language is a different vision of life. / Federico Fellini/
3. Languages are the barometers of national thought and character./A.W. Hare and J.C. Hare/
4. When you go to a country, you must learn how to say two things: how to ask for food, and to tell a woman that you love her. Of these the second is more important, for if you tell a woman you love her she will certainly feed you. / Louis L'Amour/