Ex. 2. Angela is talking about her cousins -Antonio, Bruno and Simon. Here is a table where they are compared. Write what Angela said about them.

---		Antonio	Bruno	Simon
	polite	+++	++	+

lectures and seminars, well-equipped laboratories where students can do their lab works and make experiments. It also has a computering centre, 5 computer classes and Internet. The Academy has a stadium and is famous for its Rugby team. Those who have various talents can engage in students’ societies, clubs, and amateur performances. Out-of-town students live in hostels which become their homes for five years of study. I will do my best to become a good specialist. Словарный минимум к тексту. higher educational establishment – высшее учебное заведение to specialize – специализироваться engineering knowledge – инженерные знания vocational-technical school – профессионально-техническое училище enterprise – предприятие industrial training – производственное обучение department – факультет mining – горный without discontinuing work – без отрыва от работы academic – учебный solid scientific background – значительная научная подготовка to provide – обеспечивать senior lecturer – доцент to carry out – проводить research – исследование to apply for work – обращаться за работой opportunity – возможность well-equipped – хорошо оборудованный to be famous for – быть знаменитым

2.	lazy	++	+	+++
3.	good	+++	++	+
	clever	++	+++	+
5.	friendly	+++	++	+
6.	careful	+	++	+++
7.	funny	++	+++	+

Example:

1. Bruno is more polite than Simon. Antonio is the most polite of all. Simon is the least polite.

2. Antonio _________________________________

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3. Bruno ___________________________________

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4. Antonio _________________________________

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5. Bruno ___________________________________

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-technology. Today 11 000 students study at the UEPA. The Academy has 8 departments: power engineering; machine building; mechanical technological; radio electronics, electrical engineering and computer systems; social economical; technological; electrical technological (Artermovsk), and mining (Stakhanov). The Academy has been set up on the basis of the Ukrainian Extra-Mural Polytechnical Institute (UZPI) that during 1958-1990 has been the leading educational establishment of the country in the field of training engineering personnel without discontinuing work. The gained academic and scientific methodological potential allowed the UZPI to be reorganized into the Kharkiv Engineering Pedagogics Institute in 1990 and into the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy of the 4^thaccreditation level in 1994. Our Academy gives students a solid scientific background and prepares them for practical work. About 400 teachers provide students with a high level of training. Among them 40 professors and doctors of sciences, 240 senior lecturers and candidates of sciences. They all carry out research work in different fields of knowledge and supervise the research work of their students. Full-time students study five years. After four years of study and successful examinations students can get their first degree Bachelor, if they go on with their studies they get the second degree, Specialist and then the third degree Master, which allows them to apply for a more qualified work. Our Academy provides every opportunity for mastering the chosen profession. It has a large library with more than 1 mln. books and periodicals, large classroom for

6. Bruno ___________________________________ __________________________________________ 7. Antonio _________________________________ __________________________________________ Ex. 3. Write comparative sentences following the example. Example: London, Leeds (large, small) - London's larger than Leeds. Leeds is smaller than London. this hotel, that one (expensive) - This hotel's more expensive than that one. That hotel's less expensive than this one. 1. Europe, Asia (small, large). __________________ _______________________________________________ 2. France, England (big, small). ________________ ______________________________________________ 3. A journey by car, a journey by train (interesting, boring)._______________________________________

_________________________________ 4. You/see? ________________________________ A lot of interesting places ______________________ Fireworks? _________________________________ UNIT3. EDUCATION. Ex.1. Прочтите и переведите текст. OUR ACADEMY I’m a first–year student of the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy (UEPA). It is the only higher educational establishment in Ukraine that specializes in training teacher-engineers. It trains specialists who having a good engineering knowledge and deep psychological-pedagogical training, can work in vocational-technical schools, technical secondary schools, colleges, secondary schools, training and employment centers, as well as higher educational establishments and industrial enterprises. UEPA’s graduates can work as: - teachers of general technical and specialized disciplines; - instructors of industrial training; - teachers for specialized classes at secondary school; - organizers, methodologists of vocational school; engineers in different branches of science and

__________________________________________4. A holiday in the country, a holiday in town (pleasant). ______________________________________________ __________________________________________5. A meal in a restaurant, a meal in a cafe (expensive, cheap). ________________________________________ __________________________________________ 6. The English language, the Japanese language (difficult, easy). _________________________________ __________________________________________ Ex. 4. Write comparative sentences following the example. Example:That house is very old. Yes, it's the oldest house in the village. a. The Ritz is a very expensive hotel. Yes, __________ in London. b Hambledon is a very pretty village. Yes, ___________ _ in England. c Everest is a very high mountain. Yes,___________ in the world. d Meryl Streep is a very popular actress.

The robber _____________ (feel) pleased. “It _________ (be) easy”, he ___________ (think). He ____________ (not know) how much money he ________ (have) in the bag, but he ___________ (hope) it ___________ (be) a lot. But when he __________ (arrive) home, he __________ (get) a shock. He ____________ (find) the police there. Unfortunately for the robber, his name and address ________ (be) on the other side of the envelope. Ex. 13. Make questions and give answers with the Past Simple as shown in the example, using the prompts to help you. Example:John/buy/town? What did John buy in town? New suit He bought a new suit. Anything else? Did he buy anything else? 1. Tiffany/go? _______ The cinema ________________________________ The theatre? _______________________________ 2. Samuel/write? ____________________________ An assay __________________________________ A letter? __________________________________ 3. Lucas/swim? ______________________________ In the river __________________________________ In the sea?

Yes,___________ in America. e Mr Clark is a very funny teacher. Yes,_______ in our school. f Maria is a very intelligent student. Yes,___________ in our class. g This is a very easy exercise. Yes, in the book. Ex. 5. Make superlative sentences following the example. Add articles and prepositions where necessary. A. Example:It, fast, plane, world - It's the fastest plane in the world. 1. This, beautiful, monument, Moscow. ______________________________________________ 2. The library of the British Museum, rich, England. _______________________________________________ 3. The Caspian Sea, large, lake, the world. _______________________________________________ 4. Peter, quick, player, the team. ______________________________________________ 5. He, good, specialist, the company. ______________________________________________ B. Example:Tuesday, busy, day, the week -

past nine. I look through the morning mail and answer the letters and faxes. Then I discuss various problems with my colleagues. Our lunch break is at one, and we all go to the canteen. I have a light lunch, so it doesn’t take long, and I usually have enough time to have a smoke and talk to my friends before work begins again. A lot people ring me in the afternoon, and my secretary often asks me to answer the calls. That keeps me busy till half past four, when I have a tea break. After that I usually hold a short meeting with my colleagues, and we discuss our plans for the next day. I finish work at six, and sometimes a friend drives me to the park, where we have a game of tennis. I’m quite good at tennis, so I teach him to play. We go home together because we live near each other. That is my usual weekday. Ex. 12. Read this true story about a bank robbery in the USA. Put each verb in brackets into the Simple Past and then translate this story. In 1983 in Reno, Nevada a man ___________ (decide) to rob a bank. He _____________ (write) a message on the back of an envelope. The message ____________ (say) “Put the money in a bag and hand it over”. The man ____________ (go) into a bank, _____________ (wait) in line and then __________ (hand) the envelope to the cashier. The woman _____________ (not want) to argue. She ____________ (take) the money out of a drawer, _____________ (put) it in a bag and ____________ (give) it to the man. He ______________ (walk) out of the bank and _____________ (make) his escape.

Tuesday's the busiest day of the -week.

1. January, cold, month, the year. ______________________________________________

2. Spring, pleasant, time, the year. ______________________________________________

3. Saturday, good, day, the week. ______________________________________________

4. It was, happy, moment, his life. ______________________________________________

5. It, successful, exhibition, the year. ______________________________________________

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма

6. He feels bad, I'm afraid, (last week). _____________________________________________ 7. I wake up very early, (yesterday). _____________________________________________ 8. We've got a lot of work, (last month). _____________________________________________ 9. What time do you have lunch? (yesterday). _____________________________________________ 10. She's got a very old typewriter, (last year). _____________________________________________ 11. We haven't got enough time to discuss all the problems, (last time). ___________________________ 12. I spend my holiday at the seaside, (last summer). ____________________________________________ Ex. 11. Read the story, rewrite it in the Past omitting unnecessary words and then translate it. A Weekday I usually wake up at seven and always get up at once. I begin my day with my morning exercises. It takes me half an hour to do them. Then I take a shower and shave, dress and do my hair. After that I have breakfast. Then I take my dog out for a short time. I leave the house at nine o’clock and walk to the underground station. It takes me twenty minutes to get to the office by underground. Work begins at half

I play; he plays I go; he goes

I don’t (do not) play He doesn’t (does not) go

Do you play? Does he go?