- •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?
22. Complete the following sentences using the words and word expressions from the box below.
Similar, widely-spoken, interested, reasons, languages, most, need, world |
1. In the world today thousands of different ___ are spoken. 2. Some people today think that the very American expression OK comes from ___ expression which was brought to America by Negroes. 3. Everybody knows that English is the ___ important language in politics, science and cultural relations. 4. People learn foreign languages by many ___. 5. If you are ___ in computers, Internet, for scientific or technical purpose you ___ learning English. 6. Today English is not only one of the most___ languages (together with Spanish or Chinese) it is a recognized ___ language.
23. Choose the correct form.
1. Today ( they are / there are/ it is) millions of people who speak English.
2. Some people (study/ studies/ is studying) English for special purposes.
3. They may need English for (the job/ their job/ job) for example.
4. Some of them (need / need to/ are needed) it for travel ling.
5. But the majority of learners of English (has/ have/ are having) other needs.
6. Most of them use it for (talk/ to talk/ that they can talk) to people who aren’t English.
7. (It is /There is/ There are) hardly any countries where English is never spoken.
23. Unjumble some pieces of good advice on how to succeed in learning English
1. get fed up/ Don/t look up/ every new word/ you’ll soon/ in the dictionary
2. Try to/ listen/ at natural speed/ speech
3. every opportunity/ in class/ English/ Use/ to practice
4. to write/ what you want/ before starting/ Think about/ to say
24. Read the text, put the words in brackets in the right form. Say, what is the moral of this story?
Two Englishmen (to decide to spend) their holiday in Spain. But they (not to know) Spanish at all. They (to be) hungry and (to go) to a cafe. The owner of the cafe (not to know) a word in English. The Englishmen (to ask) him to bring them white coffee, bread and butter. The owner (understand) the word “coffee” but he (can not understand) the words “ bread” and “butter”. A man at the next table (to be eating) bread and butter, so the Englishmen (to show) the owner what they (to want).
But he (not to understand) the word “white” either. When the coffee (to come), it was very black and strong. So the Englishman (to ask) for milk, but neither the owner nor the men at the next table (to understand) the word “milk”.
Then one of the Englishmen (to take) a pencil and a piece of paper and (to write) the word “milk” in large letters, but nobody (to understand) him. So the Englishman (to draw) a cow. When he (to show) the picture to the owner, the man (to look) at it and (to run out) into the street.
“ Well, he has understood at last.”
“Yes, but why he ( to run out) of the cafe into the street? (To have not) he any milk in the kitchen?”
In a few minutes the man (to come back). He (to be ) very happy. But he (to bring) no milk. He (to bring) them two tickets for a bullfight.