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1. Напишите транскрипцию следующих слов.

1. Hate, bad, art, rose, pot, pork, tree, net, serve, blue, fun, curls, mine, hit, bird, fly, mystic.

2. Clean, chap, shape, shop, phase, phone, thanks, they, rhythm, text, six, example, question, knee, knife, wrote, where, why, ink, ring, spring, joke, gym, go, organization.

3. Brought, caught, took, door, warm, hare, snow, how, here, hear, deer, eight, sure, fire, night, leader.

2. Заполните пропуски необходимыми предлогами.

1. There is a book... the shelf. 2. There are some flowers... the vase.

3. There is a ball... the table. 4. There were some chairs... the blackboard.

5. The armchair is... the TV set. 6. There is a fridge... the stove and the sink. 7. The letters are often written... him... a pencil. 8. The holidays will begin... a week. 9. Sometimes lectures are not attended... him. 10. I am walking... the street. 11. I go... the college every day. 12. The people are walking... the smog. 13. The girl is walking... the road. 14. We are com- ing... the room. 15. that moment he saw her. 16. The text was  being

translated... the lesson. 17. He was born... the 5th of March. 18. There are many flowers... the windowsill. 19. There is a shop  the college.

20. There is a lamp the table.

3. Заполните пропуски правильной формой глагола to be или to have.

1. Their son... a businessman. 2. He... a cassette. 3. These boys...... stu-

dents. 4. Much time... often spent by my relatives together. 5. My friends will... introduced to my parents by me tomorrow. 6. The museum.................................................................................. vis-

ited by them last Sunday. 7. The examinations....... seldom passed by him

well. 8. The library... rarely visited by the students last year. 9. The cake was... cooked by my mother all evening yesterday. 10. The man................................................................................ wait-

ing for her at the moment. 11. She..... finished her work when we came in.

12. I... never been to the USA. 13. He... already read this book. 13. The letters... already been written by her. 14. By 9 oʼclock yesterday I......................................................................... al-

ready sent all the letters. 15. She... just met her husband. 16. They..... not

translated this text yet. 17. The sentences... already....... written by them.

 

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18. We... students of the college. 19. There... no magazines on the table.

20. There... an armchair in front of the TV set.

4. Заполните пропуски правильной грамматической формой глагола

to eat.

1. I often... soup for dinner. 2. yesterday they... vegetables for breakfast. 3. What... you... now? 4. What... you... for dinner yesterday?

5. What... you... for breakfast tomorrow? 6. He... not... now, he …...

in some minutes. 7.... you already... that watermelon? 8. She always...

sandwiches for breakfast. 9. I... just... an apple. 10. What... she....... in the

evening yesterday? 11. As a rule we... some fruit in the evening. 12. At that moment she … … some ice cream. 13. She.......................................................................... vegetables every day.

14. We seldom... cakes. 15. My sister usually...... porridge in the morning.

16. He... never... a pineapple. 17.... you ever..... a pineapple? 18. She

... already... the soup when we came. 19. We......... the soup in an hour.

20. When... you.... porridge with milk?

5. Текст содержит разные ошибки: четыре грамматические, три в пра- вописании. исправьте ошибки и перепишите текст.

yesteday I get up very early. I clean my teeth. I have my brekfast. Then I was doing my homework. Soon I went to my colege. When I came, the classes have already begun. I was sorry for being late.

 

 

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UNIt 1

Theme: Text:

Dialogues:

Grammar Revision:

About Myself

1. My Family

2. Our Flat

1. A Working Day

2. Choosing a Career

Tenses (система временных форм английского глагола)

 Test 1                                                                                           

EXErCISE 1. a) read, translate and study the use of the new words to read and discuss the texts and dialogues. (Прочитайте, переведите и из- учите использование новых слов, которые будут необходимы для чтения и обсуждения текстов и диалогов.)

1) neither... nor... Our family is neither big nor small;

2) to consist of. Our family consists of my father, my mother, my brother and me;

3) secondary, a secondary school. My brother is a pupil of the second- ary school;

4) foreign, a foreign language. My mother teaches two foreign lan- guages: English and German;

5) to cook. My mother always cooks breakfast for us;

6) to sew (sewed, sewn / sewed). My mother has recently sewed a skirt for me;

7) to knit (knit/knitted). My mother knit a sweater for my brother last month;

8) even. She usually cooks, sews, knits and even helps us with our homework;

9) far. The college is far from our house. I need a bus to get there;

10) to take (took, taken). It takes me thirty minutes to get to my college (I need thirty minutes to get to my college);

11) favourite, favourite subjects. My favourite subjects are History and Mathematics;

12) appearance. My motherʼs appearance is very nice, she is beauti- ful;

 

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13) slim and slender. My mother is pleasingly thin, she is slim and slender;

14) fair, fair hair. Her hair is not dark, it is fair;

15) to look like. He looks like his father;

16) to be fond of. I am fond of music;

17) the North Caucasus. They live in the North Caucasus, not far from the Black Sea;

18) entire, entire South. Rostov-on-Don is the biggest city in the en- tire South of Russia;

19) a block, a block of flats. There are many shops in this block of flats;

20) to go shopping. We need some food, Iʼll go shopping;

21) to get along with. He is a nice guy, he is easy to get along with;

22) to take care of. My grandmother is an old woman, and she is taken care of by her relatives;

23) each other. They love each other;

24) to g o down to the country. At weekends we donʼt like to be in the city, and we go down to the country;

25) a pity. Itʼs a pity that you canʼt come to our party;

26) the same, the same colour. The carpet is blue, and the curtains are the same colour;

27) to share. I share a room with my brother;

28) to invite. Iʼd like to invite you to our party;

29) enough. I do not have enough time to do it, I am in a hurry;

30) tasty. I like to eat different tasty things;

31) a day off. I have two days off: Saturday and Sunday;

32) a library. Iʼll go to the library to take the book;

33) a report. I have to prepare a report on History;

34) properly. To prepare properly means to prepare well;

35) fashion, to be in fashion. Colours, brown and yellow, are in fashion now;

36) satisfaction, job satisfaction. My father likes his job and gets a lot of job satisfaction;

37) conditions, good conditions. We live in good conditions in our new flat.

b) Watch out! (обратите внимание!)

to get along with
I get along well with my brother. Do you get along well with your aunt?

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EXE r CISE 2. a) r e ad t he w or ds follo wing t he rule s of r e ading. Pr onounc e correctly. Practise aloud. (Прочитайте слова, соблюдая правила чтения. Произносите правильно. Прочитайте вслух.)

[eɪ] t a ke, d a y, s a me, f a vourite;

[aɪ] time, twice, find, invite, library, n ei ther, eye; [aʊ] s ou th, h ou se, d ow n;

[əʊ] h o mework, o nly, g o, s ew; [ɪə] app ea rance;

[eə] f ai r, h ai r, c a re, sh a re, th e re; [ɑ:] f a ther, p a rk, h a lf, f a r;

[ʌ] s u bject, m o ther, br o ther, b u s, disc u ss, st u dy, en ou gh, c o lour, o ther;

[æ] f a mily, b a nk, fl at, l a nguage, f a shion, satisf a ction; [ɔ:] N o rth C au casus, rep o rt, sm a ll, t a ll;

[ɒ] sh o p, h o bby, c o llege, f o nd, bl o ck, pr o perly, f o reign;

[e] sp e nd, sl e nder, s e condary; [ʊ] c oo k, b oo k, l oo k;

[ɪ] big, thin, with, different, knit, consist, slim, pity, condition; [ɜ:] h e r, G e rman.

b)  look at the following pairs of words and think if the underlined letters are pronounced in the same way, or if they are pronounced differently. (Посмотрите на следующие пары слов и подумайте, одинаково или нет произносятся подчеркнутые буквы.)

D a y — f a mily; s a me — c a re; h o mework — sh o p; f a vourite — f a r; s e w — n e w; d o wn — n o w; app ea rance — h ea r; f ai r — h ai r, sh a re — c a re; s u bject — disc u ss; l a nguage — b a nk; sm a ll — t a ll; find — thin; rep o rt — pr o perly; library — big.

EXE r CIS E 3. a) r e a d t h e i n t ern a tion a l w o r ds, min d t h e s t r e ss. (Прочитай- те интернациональные слова, обратите внимание на ударение.)

′Manager, ′student, ′college, ′history, ′modern, ′music, ′hobby, ′disco, week′end, ′problem, ′concert, ′comfortable, hall, ′balcony, ′sofa, ′centre,

′telephone, ′visit, plan, ′taxi, eco′nomic, ′businessman, pro′fession.

b) find the English equivalents for the following words and arrange them in pairs. (найдите английские эквиваленты для следующих слов и образуйте из них пары.)

For example: manager — менеджер

Центр, телефон, посещать, колледж, история, музыка, совре- менный, увлечение, экономический, бизнесмен, профессия, сту-

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дент, комфортабельный, диван, балкон, дискотека, выходные, проблема, концерт, зал, план, такси.

EXE r CISE 4. a) t r ansla t e, ana l y s e t he w or ds wit h d iffer en t suffix e s and divide the following words into the three groups: nouns, adjectives, ad- verbs. (Переведите, проанализируйте слова с различными суф- фиксами и разделите следующие слова на три группы: суще- ствительные, прилагательные, наречия.)

Manager, secondary, different, appearance, comfortable, musical, tasty, conversation, economic, recently, profession, fashion, properly, early, satisfaction, friendly, condition.

b) Make up as many words as you can by combining different parts of the words. (составьте как можно больше слов, сочетая различные части слов.)

in-	differ	-ent	-ence/ance
un-	comfort	-able	-ness
dis-	friend	-ly
	music	-al
	appear

с)  the  words  in  capitals  at  the  end  of  each  of  the  following  sentences should be changed to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. (слова, написанные прописными буквами в конце каждого предложения, должны быть изменены, чтобы правильно за- полнить пропуски.)

1. My friend studies at the... college ECONOMy.

2. They are … and get along well with each other FRIEND.

3. We live in a... room COMFORT.

4. you should take care of your... APPEAR.

5. There are many... shops in this street DIFFER.

d) r e ad t he follo wing s en t enc e s and sa y wha t p art of sp e e c h t he w or ds in italics are. (Прочитайте следующие предложения и скажите, к какой части речи относятся выделенные курсивом слова.)

1. I get up early in the morning. 2. I get up in the early morning. 3. The subjects differ from each other. 4. There are a lot of different books on the shelves. 5. This pupil differs from others.

EXErCISE 5. a) try to match up the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column В to form meaningful phrases. (Постарайтесь  подобрать

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прилагательные в колонке А к существительным в колон- ке В так, чтобы получились правильные словосочетания.)

A                          B

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

fair secondary entire tasty favourite the same foreign slim economic slender

a) subject

b) South

c) language

d) college

e) girl

f) figure

g) colour

h) things

i) hair

j) school

b) Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the nouns on the right. (решите, с какими существительными справа сочетаются глаголы слева.)

to sew…                        a room

to cook…                      a sweater

to knit…                       the father

to look like…                a dress

to share…                     friends

to invite…                     a dinner

EXE r CISE 6. a) t r ansla t e t he follo wing w or d c om bina tions. P a y a tt ention to the prepositions. (Переведите следующие словосочетания. об- ратите внимание на предлоги.)

With dark short hair, at the firm, a lot of time, at the secondary school, a student of the college, from our house, by bus, in a modern style, at the disco, to go to the swimming pool, in the North Caucasus, in the entire south of Russia, on the right high bank of the river, near our house, on weekend, to go to the theatre, on the fifth floor, in the corner, on the wall above the beds, near the window, at the desk, into our room, for us, for our parents, the hall of our flat, about you, for today, in our country, be- tween an American and a Russian student, with you.

b) fill in the gaps with the proper prepositions. (Заполните пропуски правильными предлогами.)

1. I was a pupil... a secondary school, now I am a student... a college.

2. I go... my college... bus because it is far... our house. 3. My mother is

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a slim and slender woman... blue eyes and fair hair. 4. There is a picture

... the table... the wall. 5. There are two chairs... the desk.

EXErCISE 7. Divide the following words and word combinations into three groups which describe a) appearance, b) flat, c) working day. (раздели- те слова и словосочетания на три группы для описания а) внеш- ности, б) квартиры, в) рабочего дня.)

Easy, comfortable, slim and slender, a hall, in the corner, to go shop- ping, tall, thin, to do homework, to get up early, furniture, curtains,  a carpet, it takes half an hour, to be in a hurry, to dress in a modern style, fair hair, an armchair, a wardrobe, shelves, busy.

EXErCISES 8. a) Decide which word is the odd one out in each ot the fol- lowing groups of words. (решите, какое слово не подходит в каж- дой группе слов.)

For example: blue, brown, black, short

1) a father, a mother, a brother, a friend;

2) a manager, a relative, a teacher, a businessman;

3) slim, slender, tall, thin;

4) a kitchen, a college, a bathroom, a bedroom;

5) a house, a college, a school, a university.

b) find the names for the groups of words. fill in each of the spaces. (Под- берите названия группам слов, вставьте их вместо пропусков.)

For example: blue, red, blаск, brown —... (colour)

1) a chair, an armchair, a wardrobe, shelves — …;

2) an aunt, a brother, an uncle, a cousin — …;

3) big, small, tall, short —...;

4) a manager, a businessman, a teacher, a worker —...;

5) tall, slim, slender, thin —....

EXE r CISE 9. a) translate the following definitions of the words. (Пере- ведите следующие определения.)

1. A fashion is the way of dressing or behaving that is usual or popular at a certain time.

2. A satisfaction is a feeling of happiness or pleasure.

3. To share means to have, use or take part in something with others or among a group.

4. An appearance is the way а person or thing looks to other people.

5. A library is a room or building which contains books that can be looked at or borrowed by members of the public.

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b) t he  following  words  also  appear  in  the  texts  and  dialogues.  Match each one with its correct definition. (следующие слова также бу- дут встречаться в текстах и диалогах. Подберите каждому из них правильное определение.)

favourite, foreign, to invite, entire, to cook

1) it is about a country or nation that is not oneʼs own;

2) it is most beloved;

3) to prepare food;

4) complete or whole;

5) to ask someone to come to a party.

EXErCISE 10. a) Divide the following words into three groups which are used in Simple; Continuous; Perfect. (распределите лексические указатели no трем группам грамматических времен глагола.)

always, now, two weeks ago, ever, never, since, yet, often, already, usually, at present, recently, generally, in a week, from 5 till 6 oʼclock tomorrow, when you saw me, all morning yesterday, last Monday, by Monday, in 1989, every day, yesterday, just, all the year round, lately, if we come, sometimes, in the future, last year, on the 8th of March 1998, the day after tomorrow, this winter, next week, as a rule, since summer, tomorrow, just now, seldom, all day long, rarely, a week ago, three days ago, throughout the year.

b) read, translate, state the tense of the verb. (Прочитайте, переведи- те, определите временну´ю форму глагола.)

1. не usually goes to his work by bus. 2. As a rule they spend their free time in this green park. 3. At present she is not teaching History.

4. Is she teaching German now? 5. Does she generally teach English?

6. My brother and I cooked the supper yesterday. 7. Our mother didnʼt cook yesterday. 8. Did she knit a sweater last month? 9. My mother will sew me a blouse next week. 10. I will buy an English book tomorrow.

11. The book will be read by me tomorrow. 12. Different subjects are usually studied by the students at the college. 13. A lot of time is always spent by us in this park. 14. Those problems were discussed by them long ago. 15. Our parents often watch TV in the evening. 16. We were listening to music an hour ago. 17. My brother has already done his homework. 18. We have just prepared some tasty things. 19. Have you bought the book just now? 20. Recently my friends have been invited by us to our house.

 

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E XErCISE  11.  transform  these  sentences  according  to  the  models  to practise the use of tenses. (Измените предложения в соответ- ствии с образцом, чтобы потренироваться в использовании временны`х форм английского глагола.)

a) Model: We usually invite many friends to our house. Yesterday we invited many friends to our house.

1. As a rule I go shopping in the evening. 2. Sometimes I prepare din- ner for the family. 3. Every weekend we go down to the country. 4. We always get along well with my brother. 5. My mother often knits sweaters.

b) Model: I read this book a year ago.

I have just read this book.

1. She sewed a shirt last month. 2. I knit a pullover two weeks ago.

3. They went down to the country last weekend. 4. My brother went shop- ping the day before yesterday. 5. It took me half an hour to get to the col- lege yesterday.

c) Model: We usually buy English books.

Tomorrow we will buy English books.

1. My mother always cooks breakfast for us. 2. As a rule we listen to music. 3. They often play different games. 4. Our relatives usually visit us.

5. We generally spend our free time together.

EXErCISE 12. fill in the gарs with the рroрег grammar forms of the verb to cook. (Заполните пропуски правильной грамматической фор- мой глагола to cook.)

1. My brother and I often... dinner for the family.

2. What... you... now?

3. I... dinner yesterday.

4. Who... breakfast yesterday?

5. What... you... for dinner tomorrow?

6. I... not... dinner now. I … … … it in some hours.

7.... you already... the dinner?

8. As a rule our mother... dinner.

9. She always... well.

10. What... she... in the evening yesterday?

EXE r CISE 13. t r ansla t e t he s en t enc e s t o pr actise the use of tenses. (Пе- реведите предложения, чтобы потренироваться в использова- нии временн�х форм английского глагола.)

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1. Мой отец обычно проводит много времени на работе.

2. Моя мама всегда помогает мне с домашней работой.

3. Как правило, наша мама вяжет по вечерам.

4. Вчера наши родственники посетили нас.

5. на прошлой неделе мы приглашали друзей к нам.

6. Мы слушали музыку весь вечер.

7. Все утро мой брат играл в компьютерные игры.

8. Завтра мы поедем за город.

9. Мама только что приготовила ужин.

10. Мы проведем свободное время вместе.

EXErCISE 14. Analyse the use of the tenses in the following proverbs and sayings. (Проанализируйте использование временны`х форм гла- гола в следующих пословицах и поговорках.)

1. не laughs best who laughs last.

2. The tree is known by its fruit.

3. Short visits make long friends.

4. Everything comes to him who waits.

EXE r CISE 15. r e ad t he t e x t, tr y t o fo c us on it s e ss en tia l f acts and choose the most suitable heading below for each paragraph. (Прочитайте текст, постарайтесь сосредоточиться на главном, выберите под- ходящее название для каждого абзаца.)

1) Aboul Myself; 2) The Place We Live in; 3) The Members of the Family; 4) Our Free Time.

MY fAMIlY

Our family is neither big nor small. It consists of my father, my mother, my brother and me. My father, a tall man with dark short hair, is 40 years old. He works as a manager at a firm. He likes his work and spends a lot of time there. My mother, a tall and thin woman with big blue eyes and fair hair, is younger than my father, she is 38. My mother is a teacher at the secondary school. She teaches her pupils foreign languages: German and English. She also spends a lot of time at school, but she finds time to cook, sew, knit, and even to help my brother and me with our homework. My brother is only 10, and he is a schoolboy.

I am 14. I am a student of a college. My college is far from our house, and it takes me half an hour to get there by bus. We are studying differ- ent subjects there, but my favourite ones are History and English. As to my appearance, I am slim and slender. My hair is fair, my eyes are blue,

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I look like my mother. I like to dress in a modern style. Music is my hob- by. I am fond of dancing at the disco. I like to buy and read English books too. Twice a week I go to the swimming pool.

We live in Rostov-on-Don, the biggest city not only in the North Caucasus, but in the entire South of Russia. It is located on the right high bank of the Don River. We have a three-room flat in a new block of flats. There is a nice green park near our house, where we spend a lot of our free time. There are many different shops not far from our house. My brother and I often go shopping.

Our family is nice, and everybody is easy to get along with. We take care of each other. We spend a lot of time together. Recently we have bought a car, and now we often go down to the country to have a rest at weekends. In the evening all members of our family watch TV, discuss everyday problems. Sometimes we go to the theatre or to the concert.

EXE r CISE  16.  read  and  give  a  summary  of  the  text.   (Прочитайте  и перескажите текст.)

oUr flAt

We live in a comfortable flat in a new block of flats. It is on the fifth floor. It is neither large nor small. There are three rooms in it: a living room and two bedrooms. We have also a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall. It is a great pity that we have no balcony.

Our living room is large and light because there are two wide windows in it. The walls of the room are blue, the curtains on the windows and the carpet on the floor are the same colour. There is no much furniture there: a sofa, a table with four chairs, two armchairs and a TV set in the corner. All the members of our family spend a lot of time there.

Our parents occupy one bedroom which is not large but very cosy. There are two beds, a wardrobe, two armchairs and a TV set in it. There is a large thick carpet on the floor and a nice picture on the wall above the beds.

My brother and I share another bedroom. There you can see two beds, a small desk near the window, two chairs at the desk: for me and my brother. The bookcase is near the door. There are many books in it. Be- sides, we have many shelves on the walls. There is a musical centre on one of them. We have a lot of friends. And when they come to see us, we invite them into our room. We usually listen to music or play different games.

Our kitchen is big enough. As a rule we have breakfast and dinner in the kitchen together. Our mother cooks for us, but sometimes we prepare some tasty things with my brother for our parents.

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Thе hall of our flat is not narrow. There is a big wardrobe there. And besides, there is a telephone on a small round table.

We like our flat very much. We are happy when our relatives and friends visit us.

EXErCISE 17. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used in the texts. (Процитируйте предложе- ния, в которых эти слова и словосочетания используются в текстах.)

Neither big nor small, is younger than, far from our house, it takes me half an hour, as to my appearance, in a modern style, twice a week, not only … but, go shopping, easy to get along with, take care of, go down to the country, it is a great pity, the same colour, besides, listen to music, play games, is big enough.

EXErCISE 18. find in the texts English equivalents for these words and word combinations. (найдите в текстах английские эквиваленты следующим словам и словосочетаниям.)

ни большая ни маленькая; она состоит из; работает менедже- ром; много времени; светлые волосы; моложе, чем; иностранные языки; находит время готовить, шить, вязать; мне требуется полча- са; на автобусе; любимые предметы; что касается моей внешности; изящная; похожа на маму; люблю танцевать; дважды в неделю; се- верный Кавказ; весь юг россии; квартал домов; ходить за покупка- ми; легко ладят; ездим за город; очень жаль; этого же цвета; в углу; кроме того; достаточно большая.

EXErCISE 19. a) find in the text the words which have the similar mean- ings аs the following words. (найдите в текстах слова, которые имеют сходные значения со следующими словами.)

Large, to like, much, slim, to assist, a pupil, various, whole, to be situated, beautiful, little, an apartment.

b) find in the text the words which have the opposite meanings to the fol- lowing words. (найдите в текстах слова, которые имеют противо- положные значения следующим словам.)

Big, short, fair, to dislike, little, older, here, north, left, low, bad, busy, difficult, dark, narrow, thin, under.

c) read, translate the sentences, change the words in italics into the words with similar and opposite meanings. (Прочитайте, переведите пред-

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ложения, замените выделенные курсивом слова на слова со сходным и противоположным значением.)

I. This girl is thin. 2. We do not spend much time together. 3. Our flat is large. 4. She is fond of 'dancing. 5. This thick carpet is nice.

EXErCISE 20. fill in the gaps with the missing words in the following sen- tences. t he first letter of each word has been given to help you. (Запол- ните пропуски необходимыми словами. Первая буква каждого слова поможет вам сделать это.)

1. Our family is n... big nor small. 2. He works a... a manager at a firm.

3. My mother is a tall woman w... blue eyes and f... hair. 4. She is y... than he. 5. She finds time e... to help me with my homework. 6. It takes me h... an hour to get to the college. 7. I look l… my mother. 8. I am f... of dancing. 9. I go to the swimming pool t... a week. 10. Everybody is easy to get a... with.

EXErCISE 21. fill in the blanks with the articles a, on, the where neces- sary. (Заполните пропуски артиклями a, an, the, где необходимо.)

We live in... nice flat in... new block of flats near... park....... flat is on

... second floor. There are... two rooms in it. We have also....... kitchen and

... bathroom,... kitchen is... big enough. As..... rule my mother cooks for

us. We spend... lot of... time together in... kitchen. There is.... TV set in

... corner of... kitchen, and we often watch..... TV there.

EXErCISE 22. a) read and state the function of the verbs to be, to have.

(Прочитайте и определите функцию глаголов to be, to have.)

Ann is a pupil of the secondary school. Now she is waiching TV. She has already done her homework. She has to prepare dinner today. Dif- ferent tasty things will be prepared by her in the evening. She is fond of cooking.

b) fill in the blanks with the proper auxiliary verbs. (Заполните пропу- ски необходимыми вспомогательными глаголами.)

1. The breakfast... being cooked by my mother at that moment.

2. The homework...... being done by them the whole evening yesterday.

3. The teacher... speaking English now. 4. They....... dancing the whole

evening yesterday. 5. He... shopping now. 6. The questions........ being

asked by the relatives now. 7. They... watching TV now. 8. The  dinner

... already been prepared when we came. 9. He..... never played computer

games. 10. The relatives.... been already invited by us.

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EXErCISE 23. find in the texts, translate and analyse. (найдите в тек- стах, переведите и проанализируйте.)

a) grammar forms with the ending - ing:

are studying           is cooking

b) grammar form with the ending - ed:

is located

c) grammar forms with the ending -s:

it consists of	different subjects	the curtains
40 years old	my eyes	four chairs
he works	English books	two armchairs
he likes	a block of flats	our parents
he spends	different shops	two beds
she teaches	in the evenings	many shelves
her students	everyday problems	a lot of friends
foreign languages	three rooms	different games
she finds	wide windows	tasty things
it takes me	the walls	our relatives

EXE r CISE 24. a) translate the sentences, pay attention to the use of dif- ferent conjunctions. (Переведите предложения, обратите внима- ние на использование различных союзов.)

The dinner had been already prepared when we came. 2. My father spends a lot of time at his firm because he likes his job. 3. They say that you get along well with each other. 4. If I take a taxi, Iʼll get there in ten minutes. 5. After you do your homework, you may watch TV.

b) fill in the blanks with the proper conjunctions. (Заполните пропуски необходимыми союзами.)

1. My mother spends a lot of time at her work,... she finds time to cook, sew and knit. 2. Now we often go down to the country... we have bought a car. 3. our friends come to see us, we invite them into our

room. 4. We study different subjects, my favourite ones are History and

English. 5. We are glad our relatives visit us.

EXErCISE 25. Mind the word order. (обратите внимание на порядок слов.) a) Extend the following sentences with the words given in brack- ets. (Дополните следующие предложения словами, данными в скобках.)

 

 

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1. We have a flat (three-room, in, new, a block of flats). 2. We go down to the country (often). 3. We spend time together (free, a lot of).

4. The hall is narrow (not, of our flat). 5. We like our flat (comfortable, very much).

b) P ut t he w or ds in t he follo wing s en t enc e s in or der. t he firs t w or d in e ach sentence is in italics. (разместите следующие слова в предложе- нии, соблюдая правильный порядок слов. Первое слово в каж- дом предложении дано курсивом.)

1. far, Our, is, from, house, the college.

2. is, to get, Everybody, easy, with, along.

3. each, of, care, take, We, other.

4. half, an hour, me. It, takes, there, by bus, to get.

5. is, It, high, right, of the river, bank, located, on, the.

c) give possible beginnings of the sentences. (назовите возможные ва- рианты начала предложений.)

1.... share another bedroom. 2.... on the floor. 3.... big enough.

4.... a telephone on a small round table in the hall. 5...... large nor small.

d) Complete the following sentences in a logical way. (Закончите следу- ющие предложения логически верно.)

1. Our family is... 2. It consists of... 3. My father is.... 4. My mother

is... 5. My mother teaches... 6. She finds time... 7. I am... 8. I like.... 9. We

live... 10. Our flat consists of... 11. Our parents occupy..... 12. My brother

and I share... 13. Our family is... 14. We spend... 15. In the evenings...

EXErCISE 26. Make up general and disjunctive questions and answer them according to the models. (составьте общие и разделительные вопросы, ответьте на них в соответствии с образцом.)

a) Model: Your family is big.

Is your family big? — Yes, it is.

Your family is big, isnʼt it? — Yes, it is.

1. your mother is a tall and thin woman. 2. your father is a manager.

3. you are a student at a college. 4. Their flat is on the fourth floor. 5. The shelves are on the wall.

b) Model: You spend a lot of time together.

Do you spend a lot of time together? — Yes, we do.

You spend a lot of time together, donʼt you? — Yes, we do.

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1. They live in a comfortable flat. 2. you study different subjects.

3. Our relatives often visit us. 4. you often discuss everyday problems.

5. They play computer games sometimes.

c) Model: She will knit a sweater.

Will she knit a sweater? — Yes, she will.

She will knit a sweater, wonʼt she? — Yes, she will.

1. They will go down to the country. 2. you will watch TV. 3. My mother will sew me a blouse. 4. He will go shopping. 5. Our family will go to the theatre.

EXErCISE 27. Make up special questions according to the models and answer them. (составьте специальные вопросы в соответствии с образцом и ответьте на них.)

a) Model: You go to the swimming pool.

When do you go to the swimming pool? They bought а саr.

Whеп did they buy a car?

1. We go to the theatre. 2. Our relatives visited us. 3. They listened to music. 4. My friends play different computer games. 5. Our parents discuss everyday problems.

b) Model: My father spends a lot of time at the firm.

Why does my father spend a lot of time at the firm?

1. She dances at the disco. 2. My sister goes to the swimming pool.

3. He takes care of his mother. 4. She gets along well with her brother.

5. She likes her flat very much.

EXErCISE 28. Make up questions the answers to which will be the words in ita lic s. t he w or ds in br ackets will help you. (составьте вопросы, ответами на которые будут выделенные курсивом слова. слова в скобках помогут вам.)

1. My father works at a firm (where). 2. She teaches the students foreign languages (what). 3. Twice a week I go to the swimming pool (when). 4. My brother goes shopping (who). 5. My friends play computer games (whose).

EXErCISE 29. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Add some more information. (согласитесь или не согласитесь со следующи- ми утверждениями. Дайте дополнительную информацию.)

1. your family is nice. 2. Music is your hobby. 3. your friends spend much time together. 4. you have bought a car recently. 5. you look like your mother.

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EXErCISE 30. translate the following sentences from russian into Eng- lish. You will have a story on the topic as a pattern. (Переведите сле- дующие предложения с русского языка на английский. У вас получится рассказ по теме в качестве образца.)

1. наша семья ни большая ни маленькая. 2. она состоит из папы, мамы, моего брата и меня. 3. Мой папа работает менеджером и очень любит свою работу. 4. Моя мама — учитель иностранных языков в средней школе. 5. она много времени проводит в шко- ле, но находит также время готовить, шить, вязать. 6. Мой брат — школьник. 7. Мне 14 лет, я студентка колледжа. 8. Мои любимые предметы — история и английский язык. 9. Что касается моей внешности, то я стройная, у меня голубые глаза и светлые волосы. Я похожа на свою маму. 10. Я очень люблю слушать музыку, тан- цевать, читать. Два раза в неделю я хожу в бассейн. 11. Мы живем в уютной квартире в новом доме. 12. У нас замечательная семья, мы все хорошо ладим друг с другом. 13. Мы проводим много вре- мени вместе. 14. Вечерами мы смотрим телевизор, обсуждаем каж- додневные проблемы. 15. Иногда ходим все вместе в театр или на концерт.

1. The Members of the Family 2. About Myself   Our family is It consists of My father is He works My mother is She finds   I am It takes me I like   3. The Place We Live in 4. Our Free Time   We live Our flat consists of   We spend         67

EXErCISE 31. Make uр your own story on the topic. Speak on the follow- ing points of the plan. t he words and phrases will help you make your story to be logical and interesting. (составьте свой собственный рассказ по теме. Придерживайтесь следующих пунктов плана. слова и словосочетания помогут вам сделать рассказ логичным и интересным.)

 

 

 

 

My brother is

My college is We are studying Twice a week

 

 

 

I share

We get along

EXErCISE 32. a) Complete your Сurriculum Vitae (CV) (Application for Employment). (Заполните ваше заявление о приеме на работу.)

Name:

Address:

DOB (date of birth):

Nationality:

Marital status (single/married):

Siblings (brothers/sisters):

Education:

Employment:

Previous Employment:

Present position:

Skills (fluent in English) (other skills): Accomplishments (awards):

Interests:

Physical characteristics (height, weight etc): References:

b) how did you divide your day yesterday? Complete the pie chart.

c) how much do you know about yourself? how many of these questions can you answer?

1. How much time did you spend watching TV last week? 2. How many books are there in your bookcase? 3. How much money do you have with you? 4. How many teeth have you got? 5. How many times have you looked in the mirror today? 6. When did you laugh last time? 7. When did you write a letter? 8. What is your height? 9. What is your weight?

10. What is your age?

EXE r CISE 33. a) r e ad and tr ansla t e t he follo wing d ia logue. (Прочитайте и переведите следующий диалог.)

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b) Memorize and dramatize the dialogue. (Выучите и воспроизведите диалог.)

с) Act out a similar dialogue. (Придумайте свой собственный диалог.)

A WorKINg DAY

A.: Hello, Helen! Nice to see you! Howʼs life?

B.: Hello, Max! I am glad to see you. Iʼm well. What about you?

A.: Thanks, everything is alright. Canʼt complain. Letʼs go somewhere together.

B.: Oh, sorry. But Iʼm short of time. I have a lot of work to do... Today is a working day and not a day off...

A.: you are so busy. And what are your plans for today?

B.: you see, first, I am going to the library to prepare a report, second, I have to do some shopping, and, moreover, I wish to do my homework properly...

A.: Sorry for interrupting you. They say that you are a student of a college now, arenʼt you?

B.: yes, I am. That is why I am very busy at weekdays. I have to get up very early in the morning because my college is far from my house.

A.: How much does it take you to get to the college?

B.: Well, it takes me half an hour to go by bus. Sometimes Iʼm in a hurry and even take a taxi...

A.: Oh, Helen, I see. But still, letʼs keep in touch. Iʼll call you some time. Bye!

B.: you are welcome. Bye!

EXErCISE 34. Act as an interpreter. (Выступите в роли переводчика.)

ChooSINg A CArEEr

Some students from the USA have come to visit one of the colleges in our country. A conversation takes place between an American and a Rus- sian student.

— Джеймс, мы рады видеть вас в нашем колледже. надеемся, что вам здесь нравится.

— А где учитесь вы? Вы уже ре- шили, кем станете в будущем?

— yes, I like your college and your students. Everybody is friend- ly and easy to get along with.

— you see, I am studying at an economic college. Iʼd like to be a manager or a businessman. These professions are in fashion now in our country.

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— не могли бы вы рассказать мне, что главное для вас в вашей будущей профессии?

— Где вы собираетесь работать в будущем: в сША или за грани- цей?

 

— Я желаю вам удачи. Мне было приятно с вами погово- рить. спасибо.

— To my mind, the main things are: job satisfaction, good condi- tions and a lot of money.

— To tell the truth, I donʼt know yet. I hope that everything will be alright and Iʼll find a good place to work.

— It was no trouble at all. you are welcome.

 

EXErCISE 35. Arrange role plays on the following subjects. Be as im- aginative as you can. (организуйте ролевые игры на следующие темы. Пофантазируйте, насколько возможно.)

1. At the Supermarket.

2. you have got a new flat. you are talking with a designer. Draw a diagram of your flat if necessary.

EXErCISE 36. Imagine the context in which you may use the follow- ing phrases. Dramatize the situations. (Представьте ситуацию, в которой вы можете использовать следующие фразы. Воспроизведите ситуацию.)

1. Where are you from?

2. Will you be so kind as to tell me about the members of your family?

3. Who is the tallest in your group?

EXE r CISE 37. talk on one of these topics. Can you keep talking for one minute? (Выскажитесь по следующим темам. Можете вы про- должать говорить в течение одной минуты?)

1. My Parents.

2. My Friends.

3. My Grandmother.

EXErCISE 38. Discuss the following proverb together with your friend and say if you agree with it. (обсудите следующую пословицу вместе с другом. Вы согласны с ней?)

There is no place like home.

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EXErCISE 39. Enjoy Yourself!

a) отгадайте слова в лайнворде.

1. Opposite to the word “night”

2. To prepare food

3. A kind of clothes

4. your auntʼs daughter

5. A place where you can get a book

6. They are on the window

 

b) отгадайте слова в чайнворде.

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1. Choose the proper words and fill in the blanks. (Выберите необходи- мые слова и заполните пропуски.)

1. Our family is neither big... small.

A. nor         В. or             с. and          D. but

2. My mother is... 38 years old.

A. nor         В. even         с. only         D. enough

3. My father's firm is... from our house.

A. the same  В. twice        с. near         D. far

4. It... me half an hour to get to the college.

A. goes        B. takes         с. looks        D. consists

5. I go to my college... bus.

A. at           В. by            C. on           D. in

6. As to my …, I am slim.

A. mother    В. parents     C. appearance D. father

7. Everybody in our family is easy to get... with.

A. each other В. along	с. others	D. together
8. We often go... to the country. A. away      В. down	с. off	D. up
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9. The carpet is the... colour.

A. some      В. same       с. more         В. most

10. There are a lot of books in the....

A. shelves   В. bookcase с. wardrobe   D. furniture

2. Choose the proper grammar form of the verb and fill in the blanks. (Выберите правильную грамматическую форму и заполните пропуски.)

1. My mother usually a lot of time at her work.

A. has spent  В. spends        с. is spent D. was spent

2. As a rule she sweaters for my brother.

A. knits       В. is knit        с. has knit D. had knit

3. Last week we our friends to our place.

A. invited   В. have invited с. invite          D. were invited

4. All that morning my brother computer games.

A. is playing В. was playing  с. play          D. plays

5. We our free time together tomorrow.

A. spend      В. spent         с. will spend D. is spent

6. Yesterday we by our relatives.

A. visited     B. were visited с. was visited D. have visited

7. They down to the country in two days.

A. will go    В. go            с. have gone D. went

8. I to music all the evening.

A. listen      В. was listening с. has listening D. is listening

9. She the dinner not long ago.

A. has cooked В. cook          с. cooks        D. cooked

10. She always me with my homework.

A. helps       В. help          с. helping D. will help

3. t he t e x t c on tains d iffer en t mis take s: 2 — in gr ammar, 4 — in sp ell - ing. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text. (Текст содержит раз- ные ошибки: две грамматические, четыре в правописании. Ис- правьте ошибки и перепишите текст.)

I always go to the swiming pool with my frends. We get there by bus as a rule. Sometimes I takes my brother with us. We usualy spending two

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hours there. Everything is always alright, becouse everybody is easy to get along with.

4. Answer these multiple-choice questions about your friend. (ответьте на следующие вопросы множественного выбора о вашем друге.)

1. What is his father?

A. A worker.       В. As a worker.     с. A kind man.

2. Where does he study?

A. At the college.  В. In the street.     с. In one of the houses.

3. How many people does his family consist of?

A. Four relatives. В. Three members. с. Two brothers.

4. What is his height?

A. 170 cm.          В. 60 kg.              с. 70 kg.

5. What is his weight?

A. 170 cm.          В. 60 cm.             с. 70 kg.

6. Where does he live?

A. In the firm.      В. At the firm.       с. In a flat.

7. Where does he spend his free time?

A. At the disco.    В. At the college.   с. At the school.

UNIt 2

Theme:   Hobbies. Pastimes

Texts:     1. Hobbies

2. Book Collecting

Dialogues: 1. Learning a Foreign Language

2. Hobbies in Different Countries

Grammar

Revision: Tenses

Test 2

EXErCISE 1. a) read, translate and study the use of the new words to read and discuss the texts and dialogues:

1) activity, leisure activity. Almost any kind of leisure activity can be- come a hobby;

2) to relax, relaxation. A hobby offers a way to relax after hard work;

3) to be divided into. Most hobbies are divided into four categories;

4) to overlap. Different hobbies may overlap that is may cover each other partly;

5) an art. There are different kinds of art: dancing, drama, music etc;

6) to paint, painting, oil paints. Painting is a kind of art;

7) to include. Our flat includes three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall;

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