Present Simple (I, you, we, they)
A.
1. Make the sentences negative.
e.g.Many people have toast with marmalade in the morning. – Many people don’t have toast with marmalade in the morning.
1. Visitors to Britain find English coffee disgusting.
2. Office-workers buy meat or fish sandwiches.
3. Pubs serve good and cheap food.
4. School - children take a snack from home.
5. On Sundays many families prepare a special lunch.
2. Ask general questions to the sentences.
e.g.Sometimes the British have instant coffee– Do the British sometimes have instant coffee?
1. We cook chicken for a Sunday’s lunch.
2. They have their afternoon tea at 5 o’clock.
3. Office-workers often come to sandwich bars.
4. English businessmen like a quick lunch.
5. You don’t like potatoes with gravy.
B.
1. Ask questions to the parts of the sentences in bold
e.g.People very often have cereal for breakfast. – How often do people have cereal for breakfast?
1. In the morning the English like tea with cold milk.
2. We have dinner at seven o’clock in the evening.
3. Sometimes the children eat hot meal at school.
4. We cook a big dinner today because have a company of friends.
5. In Britain people usually have three meals a day.
2. Put the adverbs in the right place in the sentence. Scan the text to find the help.
e.g. We get take-aways at the restaurants (often). – We often get take-aways at the restaurants.
1. They have a dish of beef, pork o chicken for dinner (as a rule).
2. I eat dinner together with the whole family (always).
3. Marmalade is made from oranges (generally).
4. We buy sandwiches with fish or ham (usually).
5. People have a quick lunch (nowadays).
C.
1. Fill in the right auxiliary verb where it is necessary. Sometimes you need to make it negative.
1. … you really add milk to tea? I never … have tea with milk!
2. A bar …a good place for lunch, … it? They serve many kinds of food, … they?
3. We … make marmalade from apples, it … made from oranges.
4. - When … you have dinner?
- Oh, it … late in the evening because I … come home early. I finish my work late.
5. I … have breakfast because I … have no time.
2. Ask 5 tag-questions with not true to the text information. Make up the questions of both types.
e.g. On Sundays in Britain people have a usual lunch, don’t they?
The English never have a big breakfast, do they?
Module 4
Vocabulary: Where do we live?
Grammar: There is/ there are
Reading: Living in the city.
Warm-up
Read and translate these words
advantage [e`dva: ntıdζ] variety [ve'raiәtı]
disadvantage [dise'dva: ntid ζ] necessity [nı'sesıtı]
minus [maines] traffic [traefık]
museum [mju:`zıәm] countryside [`kΛntrı`saıd
A.
Match the antonyms from these columns. Use a dictionary for unknown words and pronunciation.
minus city
advantages countryside
disadvantages noise
plus peace
B.
Complete the phrase.
1. In the city I usually go to ... (where?).
2. I like eating out at ... (where?).
3. When I want to have a rest I visit ... (what places?).
4.. My favourite place in the city is ... (what ?).
5.I prefer countryside to the city when I want to ... (what to do?).
C.
Answer the questions from the point 8.
Where do you usually go in your city?
Where do you like eating out?
What places do you visit when you want to have a rest?
What is your favourite place in the city?
When do you prefer countryside to the city?
Reading
LIVING IN THE CITY
Living in a city has its advantages and disadvantages.
On the plus side, there is usually a choice of public transport, so you don't need to have a car. Also, there are many interesting things to do: go to the cinema and to the theatre. There are a lot of places to see: museums, art galleries. If you want to eat there is a big choice of cafes, restaurants and pubs. If you want to relax there are parks and gardens, libraries and sport clubs. City life is full of variety and you feel never bored.
But for all plus there is a minus. There is a necessity to have a well-paid job, because living in the city is often very expensive. There is much of traffic and there are a lot of people even in the parks and gardens, especially on Sundays. And it is very dirty and noisy there. In cities there is no fresh air to breath, that's why there are always many people who prefer the peace of countryside to the city.
Follow-up
Vocabulary and speaking
A.
1. Find in the text the expressions with constructions: There is ... . There are...
2. Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of living in the city .
There is: a choice of public transport; a big choice of cafes, restaurants and pubs; a necessity to have a well-paid job; no fresh air.
There are: many interesting things to do; a lot of places to see; parks and gardens, libraries and sport clubs; a lot of people.
B.
1. Find the difference between there is I there are. Fill in the gaps.
1. There ... a lot of people in the parks and gardens, especially on Sundays.
2. In fhe city there ... a big choice of places where you can eat.
3. There ... no fresh air in the city because of transport.
4. If you want to relax there ... parks and gardens, libraries and sports clubs.
5. Many people prefer countryside to the city because there ... peace.
2. Give some more advantages and disadvantages of living in the city.
C.
1. Answer the questions.
1. Why do any people prefer countryside to the city?
2. Are there any places in the countryside to see?
3. Is there anything interesting to visit?
4. How many modes of public transport are there in the city?
5. Why is there a necessity to have a well-paid job in the city?
2. Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of living in the country. Compare with your partner.
Grammar
There is / there are
A.
1. Make the sentences negative.
e.g. There are many places to relax in the country. - There aren't (there are no) places to relax.
1. There is a choice of public transport in the country.
2. There are many places to eat out in the country.
3. In the city there is fresh air to breath.
4. In the city there is peace in the parks and gardens, especially on holidays.
5. On Sundays there are few people in the parks.
2. Ask general questions to the sentences from part 1.
e.g. There are many places to relax in the country. - Are there many places to relax in the country
B.
1. Ask questions to the parts ot the sentences in bold
e.g. There are parks and gardens to relax. - What are there to relax?
1. There is much of traffic in the city.
2. There are a lot of people even on Sundays.
3. Also, there are many interesting things to do: go to the cinema and to the theatre.
4. There is a necessity to have a well-paid job because living in the city is often very expensive.
5. There is a big choice of cafes, restaurants and pubs.
2. Ask and answer the similar questions with your partner (according to the text).
C.
2. Complete the phrases without looking into the text.
1. In the city there is a choice ... .
2. If you want to eat ... .
3. For all plus ... . There is a necessity ... .
4. There are a lot of ... especially on Sundays. And it's ... there.
5. In cities there is no ... , that's why ... .
2. Work out several arguments for living in the city (in the countryside.
Module 5
Vocabulary : Shopping
Grammar : Degrees of comparison
Reading: At the supermarket
Warm-up
A. Read and translate these words.
wire basket [`waıә`bα:skıt] weigh [weı]
toothpaste [`tu:θ`peıst]] convenient [kәn`vi:njәnt]
powder [`paudә] exactly [ıg`z?ktlı]
department [dı`pα:tment] queue [kju:]
B. What departments in a food store do you know? Match the products with the department.
In the baker`s they sell meat
greengrocer`s vegetables, fruit
dairy milk, cheese
butcher`s bread
grocer`s tea, cereals, sugar
C. Answer the questions?
1) Do you often do shopping? Do you enjoy it?
2) Where do you usually buy food – at a local shop, a big store or a market? Why?
3) Do you need help when you do shopping? Do you ask anybody for advice?
What do you think is…?
a) a self-service store b) house agents c) a shopping list
Reading
AT THE SUPERMARKET
At the weekends when she has more free time, Elinor does her shopping at the big food store because she can buy a lot of things much cheaper than at her local shop. The supermarket is a self-service store. It is much larger than a shop in the centre and there you can buy any food and different house agents: toothpaste, soap, washing powder, cleaning powders etc. And the choice of food is wider than in little shops– there is everything from quick-frozen food to fresh vegetables, from tinned products to cooking oil. Most of food is on the shelves but some like meat and fish is in the departments where you can ask the shop assistant to cut and weigh as much as you need. Also there is a department with prepared food. If you have little time it is more convenient to take ready food than to cook it yourself.
Elinor walks from shelf to shelf and fills her wire basket. She always writes a shopping list and knows exactly what she needs. She watches prices and chooses the most attractive prices. But she never buys products of low quality, even if they are the cheapest. When the wire basket is full she goes to the cash desk. Elinor chooses a cash desk with the shortest queue. When it is her turn she pays for the products takes her change. She pays in cash but sometimes by card. Then she puts everything into a plastic bag. She arrives home tired but happy that she has saved some money.
Follow-up
Vocabulary and speaking
A.
1. Find in the text the expressions where these words are used.
house agents cash-desk
shop-assistant change
tinned products quality
2. Choose the correct variants.
People buy in the supermarket: shampoo, medicines, sandwiches, yoghurt, biscuits, soap, a computer, Cds, pasta, coffee, tomatoes, books, eggs, bread, a clock, washing powder, shoes, sausage;
When people do shopping they need: a plastic bag, a knife, a credit card, a shopping list, a newspaper, a trolley, a purse, a thermometer, cash, a wire basket, family photos, a pen, a calculator.
3. Complete the expressions:
pay by … , pay in … , save …, to fill … , to write… .
B.
1. Try to explain in English what the word from the task 1 A mean.
Use them in your own sentences.
2. Describe how do you do following:
a) choosing the food
b) paying for the food
c) unpacking the products at home.
3. What departments do you go if you:
a) prepare a big dinner for 10 persons;
b) want to make a vegetable soup;
c) need to clean your house;
d) expect a company and don`t have time to cook a big dinner.
C.
1. Think of the answers to following questions. Use the text to have ideas.
1. Who can help you in a supermarket? How?
2. What is the most comfortable way of doing shopping in a supermarket?
3. How can you save your time in a supermarket? Your money?
4. What problems can you have doing shopping in a supermarket?
2. What are advantages and disadvantages of:
- local shops / big stores
- ready food / not prepared food
- paying by credit card /paying in cash?
3. Writing.
Immagine: you are an owner of a supermarket. Your store is the best in the city. Describe your ideal supermarket.
Grammar
Degrees of comparison
A.
1. Find in the text all phrases with comparative degree of comparison. Make a table.
| simple adjectives | complex adjectives | irregular form |
Form the comparative degree of following adjectives:
cold, warm, powerful, active, happy, good, popular, strong, little, low, famous, busy
Do the same using the superlative degree.
2. Make up phrases with following expressions:
e.g.food of good quality – food of better quality - food of the best quality
1) high prices 3) a long shopping list
2) a near shop 4) an empty basket
B.
1. Make up comparative sentences using the example:
e.g.right queue / short/ left queue – The right queue is shorter than the left one
1) fresh food / good/tinned food
2) this supermarket / convenient / that shop
3) prices in big city / high / prices in the country
4) a wire basket / heavy / a plastic basket
5) the choice in the store / wide / choice in the shop
2. Make up the sentences this superlative degree of adjectives using the example:.
e.g. The service in this shop is good. – The service in this shop is the best in the city.
1. The shop-assistants in this supermarket are very attractive.
2. The house agents here are rather expensive.
3. The queue at this cash-desk is always long.
4. The lift in this store is very dangerous.
5. The shelves of this supermarket are always clean.
C.
1. Fill in the right form of the adjectives. Pay attention to the spelling.
1. At the butcher`s I always ask to cut the meat in (small) pieces.
2. As a rule I prefer a basket and don`t take a trolley because it is (heavy).
3. My mom often goes round the shop and looks for (low) prices.
4. We never go to that store because it is (far) from our house.
5. Today the queue at the cash-desk is (long an slow).
2. Compare two big supermarkets of your city: size, prices, choice, service, quality of food, position, etc.
Module 6
Vocabulary : How did people meet?
Grammar : Past Simple
Reading: Distant love
Warm-up
A.
Read and translate these words.
1. message [`mesıdз] 2. fiancee [fı`α:nseı]
screen [`skri:n] wedding [`wedıη]
to send [`send] to propose [prә`pәυz]
to type [`tαıp] to be engaged [ın`geıdзd]
B.
What is the idea of the text? From this list find two common words for the columns A and B and make up two phrases (for example: column 1- computer, column 2- lovestory, the phrase is computer love story).
dictionary love radio romance friendship email parents internet photo
C. Answer the questions: Do you believe in distant love? Why? Do you remember the stories of happy or unhappy internet love? After reading the text think of the title.
Reading
DISTANT LOVE
They exchanged computer messages for nine months. Then they realized they were in love. One day John sent a message to Ashley. It said, 'I love you. Why don't we get married?' On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean she typed her answer and 'Yes!' appeared on John's screen. They were engaged.
This week 28-year-old John travelled from his home in Britain to the United States to see his fiancйe for the first time. He also proposed again - this time on one knee. The 26-year-old teacher said 'yes' again.
John explained, 'This is love in the twenty-first century. I feel I know Ashley very well. The advantage of a computer romance is that you get to know the real person who is far away from you.'
Ashley said, 'John's a true English gentleman. I knew that from his messages on the screen and it's great to see him.'
John and Ashley 'met' through their home computers in March last year. John is going to live in the United States after the wedding next year. Until then, John will return to Britain. 'Sadly, we’re going back to computer love. Happily, we know each other much better now.'
Follow-up
Vocabulary and speaking
A.
1. Match the words to make phrases. Put them in chronological order like in the text.
to travel messages
to exchange to Britain
to propose to the USA
to return on one knee
2. Is the statement true or false? Prove it using the text.
- John and Ashley wrote messages for a year.
- They live in different countries.
- Ashley said ”no” to John.
- After their wedding they will live in Britain.
B.
1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate word: a verb or a noun
- Ashley’s answer … on the screen
- we live in the twenty-first … now
- computer romance has a great …
- after the proposal John will … to Britain.
- every day they send … to each other
2. Try to guess who and when says these words? Why do you think so?
- «Oh, dear, I must come back to my work. »
- «Do you want to be my wife? »
- «Your messages are really nice and kind. »
- «I agree. »
- «Internet helps people from other countries to meet.»
C.
1. Try to guess what is the difference between the phrases:
-we are in love / we fell in love
-we are married / we got married
-we are engaged / we got engaged.
Make up 6 your own sentences about John and Ashley with these phrases.
2. Make up a similar love- story. Base on these facts.
Brian and Carrie intelligent and funny person
wrong number sweet voice
four months of phone talks diamond ring
Grammar
Past Simple
A.
1. Put these verbs into the Past Simple and divide them into two columns (regular and irregular):
know say meet exchange type appear explain realize travel
2. Make these sentences negative
e.g. John sent a message to Ashley . - John didn’t send a message to Ashley
1. He proposed to Ashley two times.
2. John saw his fiancйe in the USA.
3. Ashley got a message with proposal.
4. John decided to stay in the USA after the meeting.
5. They got married just after the first meeting.
B.
1. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. There is one or two mistakes in each.
e.g. John sended much messages to Ashley. - John sent many messages to Ashley
1. John and Ashley meet in March in last year.
2. The young pupil thinked of living together in the future.
3. John is proposed twice: through internet and personally.
4. Did Ashley liked he’s letters?
5. The young teacher didn’t said ”yes” to the proposal.
2. Choose between was/ were or did
1. … they know each other through internet?
2. … she say 'Yes!' to the proposal?
3. … they engaged through internet?
4. … they in love for nine months?
5. … they return to computer love?
C.
1. Complete John’s story. You’ve got the first and the last sentences. Write 5-7 more. Use the Past Simple tense and change the sentences from direct into indirect speech.
«Well … Last year in chat I met a girl, Ashley, she was very nice girl and we talked for four hours …. …. . I` m sure we will be a very happy family. »
2. You are a journalist. Make up 5 questions to Ashley and John (four questions in the Past Simple, one question about their future plans).
Module 7
Vocabulary: New Year traditions
Grammar: Present Continuous
Reading: New Year traditions all over the world
Warm-up
Read and translate these words.
striking [`straıkıη] mouthful [`mauθful]
resolution [`rezә,lu:∫(ә)n] laugh [la:f]
especially [`ispә∫(ә)lı] celebrate [`selı, breıt]
trouble [`trΛbl] parade [pә`reıd]
A.
Match the words from these columns. Use a dictionary for unknown words and pronunciation.
a resolution is … to close
a co-worker is … a problem
to shut is … to enjoy oneself
a trouble is … to wait for
to expect is … a collegue
to have fun is a promise
B.
Complete the phrase using the words in the box. Make up your own sentences with any three words in the box
.
| parades celebrate midnight luck troubles mouthful |
1. All the family is waiting for the last stroke of the … .
2. At the new year night people put on the table the symbol of the year, they think it brings … .
3. We forget all our … and have fun on this special day.
4. Generally people … the New Year at the end of December and the beginning of January.
5. There are big … on some special days such as Victory Day or Independence Day.
6. On the New Year’s Day my Mom cooks so many tasty things that I see the night in with … of food.
C.
Do you agree with the following statements? Give a detailed answer.
1. Making wishes on the New Year’s night is a stupid thing is the modern world.
2. I don’t celebrate the New Year’s Day because I’m too busy for parties, gifts and dancing all the night.
3. I think that the New Year’s Day is a family day and I see it in with my family and TV.
4. I love making different gifts to my friends and my family. I think it is a great pleasure to give presents, not only get them.
5. The New Year’s Day is for children, adults must be more serious about parties.
6. People see in the New Year’s Day all over the world.
Reading