Unit 6. Natural disasters.
1. Vocabulary.
2. Listening.
Climate change.
1. Before watching the video make sure you understand all these words
and word combinations and know how to pronounce them:
To make gas –
CO2 -
Come from exhaust part –
Float up/go up into the air –
Electricity –
Power station –
Cover –
Blanket –
Heat –
To cause drought –
Cyclone –
Wave –
Coral reef –
Warm up –
Go back –
Switch off –
Safe –
2. Watch the video
and answer the questions:
a) What do cars, power stations and planes make? What
is the name of the gas?
b) Do planes produce more or less CO2 than cars?
c) Do we have a lot of CO2 in the air?
d) What is climate change?
e) What can smash up the coral reef and make fish go
away?
f) Are there any possible ways to protect plants and
animals? What can we do?
g) Would you like to protect animals and plants from
climate change? What would you like to do?
3. Tell if these sentences are true or false:
a) When people use lots of cars CO2 doesn’t go up into
the air.
b) The air is hot because of the CO2 blanket.
c) Cyclones are big storms.
d) We can still use cars instead of cycling and
walking the places, planes instead of buses and leave the lights and TV sets switched
on when we are not in the room.
4. Sum up the
video.
3. Grammar
Test.
4. Speaking.
Dialogue. - Why are people all over the world so much concerned about environmental problems?
Climate changes
3. Grammar
Modal verbs.
Choose the right variant.
- He … (can’t/couldn’t) open the window as it was stuck.
- Interpreters … (may/must) translate without dictionaries.
- … (Can/May) I use me your bike for today?
- … (May/Could) you give me the recipe for this cake?
- I hardly ever see Jane, she … (may/might) have moved to Africa.
- Take an umbrella. It … (may/can) rain.
- You … (could/should) stop smoking. You know you … (cannot/must not) buy health.
- You … (may/must) finish the article as soon as possible.
- Liz doesn’t … (ought to/have to) keep to a diet anymore.
- Lara … (can/might) get a playstation for her birthday.
- You … (must not/needn’t) read in the dark.
- My grandfather is retired, so he … (shouldn’t/doesn’t have to) go to work.
- The fridge is full, so we … (must not/needn’t) go shopping.
- Our employees … (can/must) sign this agreement.
- We … (may/ought to) reserve a table in advance if we want to have dinner there.
- I … (can’t/needn’t) believe it! You … (have to/must) be joking.
- Ann … (must/is to) finish school next year.
- Sorry, I’m late. I … (needed to/had to) wait for the plumber.
- What time do we … (should/have to) be at the railway station?
- Don’t wait for me tonight. I … (might/must) be late.
- I … (maynot/can’t) watch this film. It’s too boring.
- We’ve got a dishwasher, so you … (couldn’t/needn’t) wash-up.
- You look very pale, I think you … (need/should) stay at home.
- … (Could/Might) you, please, pass me the mustard?
1.Read the transcriptions and
write the words.
1.
['aevalainj] —
2.
['blizad] —
3.
[draut] —
4.
['kweik] —
2.Read the definitions of
different types of natural disasters and write the names of these disasters.
1. a large amount of
snow, ice, earth, or rock sliding down a mountain
2.
a fire that starts in an area of countryside and
spreads very quickly
3.
a whirling, violent windstorm accompanied by a funnel-
shaped cloud that travels a narrow path over land
3.Supply the articles if they
are necessary.
(1)Hurricane of 1900 made landfall on (2) city of Galveston
in the U.S. state of (3) Texas, on September 8th,1900. It had
estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (217 km/h) at landfall, making it (4)
Category 4 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale. The hurricane caused
great loss of (5) life with the estimated death toll between 6,000 and
12,000 individuals; the number most cited in official reports is 8,000.
4.Choose the right
preposition.
Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana (1)(on/in)
August 29th, 2005.
(2) (By/To) August 31st,
80 %
(3) (of/ from) New Orleans was
flooded, and many sections
were (4)__ (under / up) 4.5 meters (5)_ (of / off) water.
5.What do you know
about the floods in Minsk in 2009? Write 6—10 sentences.
4. Speaking.
Dialogue. - Why are people all over the world so much concerned about environmental problems?
- The first thing
to be said is that they are the problems of all peoples and nations. If land
belongs to the countries and certain people, the air and water of the ocean do
not belong to any country or man but used by everybody. It is our common
treasure. Then I must say that environment is not only our life, but also the
future of the Earth.
- Why is water
pollution so dangerous?
- There are many
reasons to be troubled by the water pollution. The first reason is that water
is life for the whole planet. Life appeared in the water and depends even now
on its quality. We drink only fresh water, but the circulation of the water on
the Earth is such that the quality of fresh water and the quality of salted
water of the World
Ocean
- How does water
get polluted?
- Ships let trash
into it, sometimes oil flows from broken ships. The temperature of the World Ocean
- Is air pollution
dangerous?
- Yes, it is.
Breathing polluted air causes many diseases, damages buildings and forests.
- Can a man in the
street help Nature somehow?
- Yes, there are
many ways to help Nature. Every man's work will be little but there are many of
us and together we can help a lot.
-
Topic.
Climate changes
The problem of climate changing is very important nowadays. Some people
are concerned very seriously while others believe that there is no link between
human activity and this problem. And I am of opinion that this is a really
serious matter.
To start
with, everything what is going on with the climate is really serious because
arctic ice has begun melting so that it can lead to the global elevation of the
ocean level. Moreover, climate changing can be caused by the air pollution. Our
plants produce a lot of harmful substances which destroy the ozone layer and
solar radiation can cause overheating of the planet. Besides, changing climate
is very dangerous for animals and all human beings because our habitat is also
changing. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, it allows infrared radiation from
the sun to enter the atmosphere on the Earth and not to leave it. This process
causes the surface to heat up. Scientists discovered that the polar ice caps
and glaciers around the world were melting. It creates more water and raises
sea levels. In many parts of our planet, from North Pole to South Pole, there
are intense floods on land near the coast. In general, the world’s climate is
changing: warm areas are suffering from severe winters, and cold areas are
getting warmer.
But some people are of opinion that
global warming and climate changing are not connected to human factors, that
people are only trying to make their life better and more comfortable. And
everything what we do has only a positive purpose. And finally most people
consider that nature and its resources are unlimited and it can bear any thing
what we do to it.
In conclusion, I believe, humans should protect nature and appreciate
what it gives to us, because we are all children of nature. And the matter of
climate changing should be taken seriously too.
Перевод некоторых слов:
nowadays – в настоящие дни, to
be concerned –
волноваться, human activity – человеческая деятельность, a
serious matter –серьезный
вопрос, to melt – таять, global
elevation of the ocean level –
глобальное повышение уровня океана, plants – заводы, solar
radiation –
солнечная радиация, overheating – перегрев, habitat – среда обитания, global
warming –
глобальное потепление.
Unit 5. Weather and Climate
1. Vocabulary
Weather idioms
2. Listening.
Weather forecast
Test.
Match the words with their definitions.
1.
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weather
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A.
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a prediction, as
of coming events or conditions
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2.
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forecast
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B.
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neither very
great nor very small in amount, size
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3.
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hail
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C.
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the state of the
atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as
temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure
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4.
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fog
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D.
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something that
falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow
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5.
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moderate
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E.
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a mass of
condensed water.
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Supply the articles if they are necessary.
1.
What’s weather like today? __weather is fine.
2. __sun is yellow.
3.
__sky is grey today.
4.
__earth is planet.
5.
__ average day temperatures will range from plus 15
degrees Celsius in Scottish Highlands
to plus 20 degrees Celsius in southeast of UK.
Choose the right preposition.
There are five
climatic zones (1) _____ this_ planet: the
equatorial climate
zone, the tropical climate zone, the temperate climatic
zone, Arctic and Antarctic climate belts.
Our country is (2)___ the temperate
climatic zone. The
average temperature is 12—13 degrees above zero (Celsius) here.
The weather is the
thing we always talk (3) ___ (4) __
Great Britain if people don’t know what to talk about they talk__
(5) the weather. It often changes and brings cold and misty,
sunshine and rain, frost and snow.
Change the sentences from Active to Passive.
1.
He opened the weather station over 100 years ago.
2.
Water covers the Earth’s surface.
3.
Warm and cold air movement changes air pressure.
4. How
will people predict weather in future?
5.
Between 1400 and 1700 they invented the rain gauge and
barometer.
Прекрасный день сегодня, не правда ли?
Погода очень переменчива в апреле.
Я забыла свой зонтик и, если пойдет дождь, промокну насквозь.
Согласно прогнозу погоды на севере местами снег.
Погода ухудшилась со вчерашнего
дня. Моросит.
4. Speaking.
Dialogue.
- Oh, that's you Tony. What is
it like outdoors?
- It seems to be clearing up.
- What do you mean by clearing
up?
- A big improvement on what
we've been having. Quite different fro- Good morning, Mrs Williams. How are you
this morning?
- I'm quite all right, thank
you, Mr Jones. And how are you?
- Fine, too, thank you. Nice
day, isn't it?
- Absolutely lovely. Much
warmer than yesterday, I believe, though a bit misty. Have you heard the
weather forecast for today by the way?
- Yes, I have. It says the early
morning mist is to clear before noon and the rest of the day will be bright and
sunny with the temperature between 15° С and 17° C.
- Good, what's the outlook for
tomorrow?
- It says there will be little
change, so I believe we may have a few fine days after all.
- Splendid. A fine weekend is
just what we all need, don't we?
- Oh, yes, quite true.
Good-bye, Mrs Williams.
- Good - bye, Mr Jones.m the
forecast.
- They say we are in for snow.
It's supposed to cloud over this afternoon.
- Let's hope it keeps fine for
the weekend.
- It's a beautiful morning,
isn't it?
- Oh, yes, most lovely. There
isn't a cloud in the sky and the sun is shining brightly. I'm afraid it may be
very hot in the afternoon.
- It's 20° С now. I've just heard on the
radio the temperature may rise to 29° С in the afternoon.
- It wouldn't be very nice. I
can't stand such heat. I'm simply melting.
- Well, as for me, I like hot
weather better than cold.
- I can't stand cold weather
either.
Topic.
Weather and climate.
Sometimes, people don’t know what they could talk about, especially if there is a language barrier between them. But there are some simple topics, which could be discussed even if you have small knowledge of the language you try to speak or culture, religion and some personal interest of your interlocutor. One of these topics is weather.
The weather is uncertain, but people learned to forecast it. We can see the forecast on TV or in the Internet. Scientists get all data from planes, ships, space stations, etc. This information doesn’t let us forget to take an umbrella or a hat, gloves and scarf to avoid a flue.
In the place where I live it’s very changeable and variable.
In the place where I live it’s very changeable and variable.
Every season is wonderful in its own way. In spring the air is refreshing, the trees are in blossom, the ground is covered with the first tender flowers. The birds start singing heavenly songs. In summer it can be really dry and sultry, there are thunders and lightnings during the heavy showers. People go sunbathing, fishing and sailing and enjoy all kinds of fruits and berries. In autumn the trees turn golden, it often rains cats and dogs and it’s quite muddy. The sky is overcast with grey clouds, sometimes it’s foggy and chilly and the days become shorter. In winter the snow covers the ground, the air is frosty, the roads are slippery. It is mainly freezing and there are periods of severe colds and heavy snowfalls. The temperature can fall down to 35 degrees below zero.
I prefer not to complain about the weather but generally I enjoy mild and calm weather with a moderate breeze. I don’t quite like damp and gloomy weather and it’s hard for me to stand windy or hot summer days with mosquitoes and flies and oppressive heat. But so many men, so many minds.
Our country is so huge and the weather is not the same in different parts of Russia. It depends on the geographical position and the type of climate. We must admit that the climate has changed much due to global warming and winters have become much warmer. It looks rather strange and disappointing when there is little snow in winter and sometimes it even sleets or drizzles.
Frankly speaking, I don’t trust our misleading weather forecasts as they don’t come true as a rule. The weather is changeable and it is a thing that is beyond us, so it’s better to keep an umbrella in your bag all the year round.
Unit 4. Fashion
1. Vocabulary
Let's play!
Who wants to be a millioner?
Test.
Read the
transcriptions and write the words.
1.
['kae3wal] —
2.
['hud] —
3.
['pakat] —
4.
['batan] —
5.
[zip] -
Put the words in
the correct order.
1. pink/а/T-shirt/baggy.
2. shirt/blue/ cotton/ smart/ a.
3.
trousers
/ tight/leather/black.
4.
plain
/ trousers / linen / loose.
5.
silk/romantic/blouse/sleeveless.
Viu)
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1. to try on
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А. снимать одежду
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2. to take off
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В. застегивать молнию
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3. to zip up
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С. надевать одежду
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4. to hang up
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D. вешать на вешалку
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5. to put on
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Е. примерять
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Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.
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This is what some celebrities (famous people) say about fashion and
style. Report
their words.
1. Stefano Gabbana: «Fashion is all a game, with new
rules every season».
2. Gore Vidal: «Style knows who you are and what you want
to say».
3. Yves Saint Laurent: «Fashions come and go, style is
forever».
4. Tanya Fox: «I don’t care about fashion».
5. Coco Chanel: «I like fashion to go down to the street, but I can’t accept
that it should originate there».
Imagine that you are a reporter. Ask 6
questions about fashion. You have an interview with Lady Gaga.
4. Speaking.
Dialogue.
- Good afternoon. What can I do for you?
- I’m looking for a T-shirt.
- We have new collections of various
designers. Can I show them to you?
- Yes, please. I’d like a T-shirt to match my
new jeans (skirt).
- May I have a look on them?
- Certainly, here they are.
- Oh, Moschino! You’ve got a good taste. I
can recommend you a violet T-shirt with a print or a pink one with a
fashionable embroidery.
- Can I try them on?
- Yes, of course. The fitting room is over
there.
- This violet (pink) is very smart, but it’s
not my size. Can you give me a size bigger?
- Just a moment. Here is your size, but it’s
more expensive.
- That doesn’t matter. I like the colour on
me, don’t you?
- I think it looks terrific on you. Besides,
it’s the hit of the season.
- I think I’ll take it. How much is it?
- Fifteen euro.
- OK. Where do I pay?
- Over there at the cash desk.
- Thank you for your help.
- You’re welcome.
Topic.
Fashion and my attitude to it.
Fashion has always had a huge
influence on people around the world. The main reason why we try to follow the
latest fashion trends is a desire to look stylish, attractive, popular and more
confident. Generally people judge a new person by his appearance and his
clothes and only then, by his inner qualities. There is a proverb: “Good
clothes open all doors.” That’s why we do our best to make a favourable
impression on others. We spend a lot of money to keep up with fashion and buy
designer clothes.
Fashion often means style,
glamour and success. It is also a big business. It’s hard to resist the
temptation to buy some brand-name clothing in our modern world. Every day we
pass by colourful shop-windows, we see plenty of ads everywhere: on buses,
billboards, TV and in magazines. Many teenagers pay too much attention to their
friends’ and classmates’ appearance. Sadly, if some parents are not able to
afford buying trendy clothes with fashion labels, their kids often become
outsiders. So clothes usually separate people into social groups.
In my opinion every person can
have his own style and look unique. He should choose clothes according to his
taste, age, job, constitution and character. I am glad to say that I don’t pay
so much attention to fashion and I am not its victim. I don’t care too much
about what other people wear. The most important thing for me in the outlook is
neatness, natural look and beauty. And it should certainly suit the occasion. I
must admit that some fashionable clothes are quite ridiculous and unpractical.
There was a time, for instance, when young people wore baggy clothes, shoes on
enormous platforms, red hair, black fingernails and bright make-up. To my mind,
it was just a silly waste of money. Besides, if a person doesn’t have
a good taste he is not able to put things together and look
attractive and stylish even in fashionable clothes.
Unit 3. Healthy lifestyle.
1. Vocabulary.
2. Listening
Bad habits
http://listenaminute.com/b/bad_habits.html
Before
you listen…
Match the words to their meaning.
(1) Smoker ( ) to make a noisy sucking sound while
drinking
(2) To slurp ( ) slightly angry
(3) Noodles ( )
drivers
(4) To quit ( ) someone who smokes cigars or cigarettes
(5) To leave
sth around ( ) to tell someone something they don’t know
(6) Annoyed ( ) to stop doing something
(7) Motorists ( ) food cooked in boiling water
(8) Perhaps ( ) lo
leave something somewhere carelessly
(9) To point out ( ) maybe
Now
listen to the text and fill in the blanks.
What ______________________ habits? I
think everyone has bad habits. Not everyone ______________________ what bad
habits are. Some smokers don’t think smoking is a bad habit. Young people don’t
think listening ______________________ on the train is a bad habit. In Japan,
slurping your noodles ______________________ that you enjoy your food, but
making a noise while eating in England ______________________. Have you ever
tried to break your bad habits? I ______________________ smoking and have
stopped leaving things laying ______________________ house. I wish other people
would stop their bad habits. I get annoyed when people ______________________
meetings or talk loudly on their phones in public. I also think
______________________ need to think about their driving habits. Perhaps I
should ______________________ their bad habits.
After
you listen…
Look
at these bad habits. Do you have any of them?
( ) always arriving late (
) sleeping too much ( ) fast eating
( ) watching too much TV ( )
becoming an “owl” at night ( ) nail biting
( ) skipping breakfast ( ) always carrying
a heavy bag ( ) drinking alcohol
( ) being “superconnected” (
) being in love with junk food ( ) smoking
( ) drinking too much coffee (
) wearing headphones for hours ( ) cursing
Answer
the questions with a partner.
A.
Which bad habit do you
think is the most difficult to get rid of?
- Are we born with our bad habits? Or do we
acquire them?
C.
Do other people’s bad
habits get on your nerves?
D.
What bad habits do you
observe in your family members?
E.
Have you been successful
in getting rid of a bad habit?
Grammar.
Test.
Read the
transcriptions and write the words.
[I'heltB] - _______________________
['laif'stai(-a)l] —__________________
[f'daist] — ______________________
[di'ziiz] — ______________________
[kae'fiin] —______________________
Fill in the gaps.
Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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1. fast
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faster
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2. easily
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more easily
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3. well
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best
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4.
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later
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latest
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5.
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more happily
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most happily
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Choose
the right preposition.
1.
Mike and Mary get (along / with / in) quite well.
2.
It’s not easy to
get rid (of /up/on)
bad habits.
3.
Fast food is very
dangerous (to/for/on)
our health.
4. People can become addicted (on / to/in) drugs, tobacco
and
alcohol.
5. I
can’t wait to get back (at/to/in)
school.
Correct the
mistakes.
1.
We should eat
healthier food.
2.
We think orange
marmalade is delicious marmalade in the world.
3.
Steve is the
oldest than Jane.
4.
How do you like
Mrs. Brown’s cake, Mr. Black? — I think it’s the most delicious.
5.
Fruit and
vegetables are more important part of a healthy diet.
What do you do to
live a long and happy life? Write 6—10 sentences.
4. Speaking.
Dialogue.
·
Hi, George!
·
Hi, Emily, how are you?
·
I feel great. I have just got back from the the sports centre.
·
I didn't know you were doing any sports.
·
Oh yes, I have got quite a few exercise classes. On Mondays and
Wednesdays I go to aerobics. It's really good for my heart and it helps me keep
fit.
·
That's true. You look great. Do you do any other kind of sport?
·
On Tuesdays I go to yoga. It is good for stretching the body and
for relaxing.
·
What about Fridays? Do you do anything on Fridays?
·
Of course I do. I go to the gym and do weight training for two
hours. It is the best way to build up your muscles. But George, do you do
anything to make your life healthier?
·
I also do some exercises. I go running every day before breakfast.
And I do exercises every night before I go to bed. I do press-ups and sit-ups.
·
Why don't you come with me to the I sports centre? You will have
the opportunity to train more. Your exercises are simply a warm up before real
training.
·
You're right, I should try it. But do you do anything else to stay
healthy?
·
As you know, I don't smoke cigarettes and I don't drink alcohol. I
try to avoid stressful situations and not to worry about any problems. I also
only eat healthy food.
·
Healthy food?
·
Yes, vegetables, fruit, cereals, whole-meal bread...
·
I think I will also try to make my way of living healthier. I'll
eat only healthy food. And... when are we going to the sports centre?
Topic.
Healthy life
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Everybody wants to live a long healthy life. Nowadays a healthy body becomes a
fashion, an ideal of modern life.
There are many ways to keep fit.
For example, healthy food is a very important factor. Overeating
causes many dangerous diseases. We shouldn’t snack and we should have breakfast. We should eat low-fat food,
more fruit and vegetables, meat, milk products, which are rich in vitamins
and proteins. We shouldn’t eat at night. If you keep to a diet, you must do
it carefully, because sometimes diets may be harmful.
Besides, to be healthy, a person must stop smoking and drinking
much. Besides, nowadays there is a problem of taking drugs, especially among
young people. It causes many diseases and leads to death.
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Unit 2. Friendship
1. Vocabulary
2. Listening
Song "Count on me", Bruno Mars
Fill in the words:
1)
world
2) cry
3)light
4) shoulder
5) friends
6)
goodbye
7)
sea
8) everyday
9) count
10) song
If
you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the…………………………..,
I'll sail the ……………………………….to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the ………………………………to guide you
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
CHORUS
You
can ……………………………..on me like 1 2 3.
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2
You'll be there
Cause that's what …………………………..are supposed to do, oh yeah
Wooooh,
Wooooh yeah Yeah
If you toss and you turn and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a ……………………………………………
beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
…………………………………. I will remind you
Ohh Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
CHORUS
You'll always have my ……………………………….when you …………………………
I'll never let go. Never say
……………………………..
Project.
Listen to girls' presentation and be ready to answer the questions.
Presentation
Listen to girls' presentation and be ready to answer the questions.
Presentation
Презентация PhotoPeach
Cheer up! )))
BFF (Best Friends Forever)
3. Grammar.
Test.
1. a / a / lot
/ friends / of / people / few / go / with / through / only /life. .
Test.
1. Match the-words with their definitions.
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2. Choose the
right pronoun.
1. How do you know (her/them/me)? They are my closest neighbours!
2. I cannot believe they stole (your/ mine/hers) idea! This is not fair!
3. This book is really good, you should try to read (it’s / it / its).
4. It is Jane’s car. It’s (me/hers/she).
5. It isn’t my book. (Mine/Me/He ) is in my bedroom.
3. Add suffixes to form nouns.( -ness, -ance, -ity, -tion)
kind
happy
active
important
attractive
4. Put the
words in the right order to make sentences.
2. is / acquaintance / a / there / and / between
/ a / difference / friend / an.
3. always / a / helping / you / friend / hand
/ to / ready/ are /your/ give?
4. we / we / should / wish / to/behave/as/behave/to/our/friends/would/our/us/friends
5.
to/easy/she’s/with/deal/and/she/always/is/for/ready/ a / chit-chat/all/of/when/most/like
5. How do you usually spend time with your friends?
Write 6—10 sentences.
4. Speaking.
Topic.
Dialogue
Peter: Hi, Jean! I haven't seen you for
ages! How have you been?
Jean: Hi, Peter! I'm
glad to see you! I've been to Chicago
Peter: Ah, I see. So
that's the reason we haven't met for a long time.
Jean: Yes, it is so. And
everything is fine with me. I've been just looking for a job. Anyway that wasn't a good idea. And how
are things with you? Has
anything new happened while I was away?
Peter: I see. It's always
worth trying, Jean. I'm sure you'll find a suitable occupation for yourself
very soon. In fact, one of my old friends is running a clothing company in Chicago
Jean: Yes, sure. That would be great!
Dialogue
Peter: Hi, Jean! I haven't seen you for
ages! How have you been?
Jean: Hi, Peter! I'm
glad to see you! I've been to Chicago
Peter: Ah, I see. So
that's the reason we haven't met for a long time.
Jean: Yes, it is so. And
everything is fine with me. I've been just looking for a job. Anyway that wasn't a good idea. And how
are things with you? Has anything new happened while I was away?
Peter: I see. It's always
worth trying, Jean. I'm sure you'll find a suitable occupation for yourself
very soon. In fact, one of my old friends is running a clothing company in Chicago
Jean: Yes, sure. That would be great!
Topic.
My friend.
Friendship is
a special relationship between people. People need this relationship because
they expect help and comfort from each other. Those who have friends have less
stress and live longer. Friendship is usually based on common interests and
mutual understanding, true encouragement and sympathy.
My best friend’s name is
Boris. He is fifteen years old and he is my classmate. We have been friends
since the first year at school.
Boris is very attractive. He
is tall, slim and strong. He has dark hair and brown eyes. We share many common
interests: we play in the same football team, we both like adventurous stories,
and we have the same attitude to life.
Boris does well at school. He
is especially good at History and English. He helps me to do my homework,
explains to me when I don’t understand something. He also takes part in
different school activities, concerts and parties.
My friend’s opinion is very
important for me. I can discuss all my problems with him. He is very gentle,
kind and modest. Boris is also a very patient and hardworking person. If
something goes wrong, he anyway tries and doesn’t give up.
His interests are broad. He is
interested in the history of ancient civilizations and architecture. He plays
the guitar and likes to draw.
Sometimes I fall out with
Boris but make peace with him right away. When we have free time, we go out
together. Usually we invite our friends and go to the cinema.
Boris is very reliable and
honest person and at any moment I can rely on him.
Nowadays people prefer to have more money than many friends. They say
that a person with money can afford everything and can solve any problem. I am
sure that money can’t buy you real friends. And there are really such
situations when you need friends and their emotional support more than money.
That’s why I prefer to have both money and real friends.
Projects.
Unit 1. FAMILY
1. Vocabulary
Family tree
Inrich your vocabulary
2. Listening
Different types of families
Answer the questions:
1. What is "FAMILY"?
2. Are all families the same?
3. What kids of families were mentioned?
4. What does family drovide?
5. What can you do wint your family?
6. What is TRUST?
3. Grammar
Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму будущего времени.
Пример: Hurry up! The plane arrives (arrive) at 7.30.
- There's no point in running now. We ________ (miss) the bus anyway.
- Yes, I'll come out this evening. I _______________(not/work).
- You can relax. The match ______________ (not/start) until four o'clock.
- I __________ (go) to the market this afternoon. Do you want anything?
- Are you OK, Donna? You look like you ________________(faint).
- You realise that the boss _______________ (not/like) this, don't you?
- I ________________ (cook) dinner this evening - as usual.
- She _______________ (look) for a new flat next year.
- Don't worry. The shops _________ (not close) until eight o'clock tonight.
Test.
Translate
into Russian.
1. a close-knit family —
2. to rely on —
3. forehead —
4. hazel eyes —
5. make-up —
2. Supply
the articles if they are necessary.
My name is Charlie. I come from (1) pretty big (2)
family. I have two brothers and (3) sister. I am (4) eldest and my (5) sister
is (6) youngest; she plays (7) violin really well and wants to be (8)
professional musician. She has other (9)
hobbies, too, and she often goes swimming with her friends if (10)
weather is nice.
3. Choose the correct preposition.
1. I love being_____ (with/on/to)
my family.
2. My name is Mike. I come ____ (with/from/on) New Zealand .
3.
She’s got a small nose, big eyes and has a lot of make-up __(in/at/on).
4. I’ve also got a brother, Mike___ (by/on/to) name.
5. Some people are not easy to deal___ (with/on/up).
4. Open the brackets using Future Simple
Present Continuous or to be going to.
1. I
(go) to take my driving test on Wednesday.
2. Take a warm coat. It’s very cloudy. I
think it (go) to snow.
3. They (open) an exhibition here next year.
4. I think I (see) you tomorrow.
5. May be I (buy) a car.
5. Describe one of your family members. Write 6—10
sentences.
Speaking.
Di Dialogues:
Angela : David, what have you been
up to lately?
David : I went on a trip with my
family last week.
Angela : Really? Where did you go?
David : We went to Europe.
Angela : What cities did you go
to?
David : London, Paris and a few
other smaller cities.
Angela : Did you go to Berlin?
David : No, We didnt go there. Id
like to go there next time.
Angela : I think the summer is a
good time to visit Berlin. Its a beautiful place and the people there are very
nice.
David : Thats what Ive heard.
Angela : I went there last year.
If you want, I can give you some information I have about the city.
David : Thanks.
Carl:
Hi. My name's Carl. Nice to meet you.
Pancho:
Nice to meet you, too. My name is Francisco.
Carl:
What?
Pancho:
Francisco, but all my friends and family back in Peru
Carl:
Okay, Pancho. So, tell me about your family?
Pancho:
Well, I have seven brothers and six sisters.
Carl:
Wow. That is a big family. So are you the oldest, Pancho?
Pancho:
No. I'm the second oldest in my family.
Carl:
So, what do your parents do?
Pancho:
My father is a taxi driver in Lima ,
Peru
Carl:
How about your mother?
Pancho:
She helps run a small family store with some of my older brothers and sisters.
Carl:
What kind of store?
Pancho:
We mainly sell food, like bread, eggs, soft drinks, rice, sugar, and cookies.
Things that people buy every day.
Topic
My family.
Our family is not
large. We are a family of four: my father, my mother, my younger brother and I.
My name is Olga.
I am seventeen. I am a school leaver. My younger brother is ten. He is a pupil
of the fifth form. He looks like our father. He has brown eyes, short straight
hair. He is tall and thin. As for me everybody says I look like my mother. I
have the same blue eyes, a snub nose, fair curly hair. I am not tall and 1 am
not thin. I am an ordinary girl of 17.
Our family lives
in Moscow. We have a nice three-roomed flat on the fourth floor of a
multistoried building. We have all modern conveniences: running hot and cold
water, telephone, central heating, rubbish chute. We have no gas range. All the
flats in our house are provided with electric cookers. We are satisfied with
our flat where we moved only a year ago.
My mother is
about 40. She looks pretty well We all love dearly our Mum, and are always
ready to help her about the house. We try to share our duties. Returning home
after classes I usually do the shopping. 1 drop in at the bakery and at the
dairy.
My younger
brother also has his duties about the house. He helps mother to set the table
and wash the dishes. He usually sweeps the floor and dusts the furniture. On
Saturdays Dad joins us in our work about the house. He likes to make or repair
something. He also likes to clean the flat with a vacuum-cleaner. I suppose
it's his little hobby But speaking seriously his real hobby is taking photos.
He can do it perfectly well. We have several family albums with the pictures
taken by him.
My father is an
engineer in computers. He is considered to be an experienced engineer. We are
very proud of him but there is one unpleasant thing with this: he is always
busy and very often he works overtime.
My mother is an
economist. The firm she works in deals with trading. They have business in
different towns of Russia. She is to go on business trips from time to time.
We have a little
summer house and a lovely garden near it not far from Moscow. The nature is very
beautiful there. There is a lake there. My grandparents like to live there in
summer.
They don't work
now. They are on pension. They live in an industrial district of the city where
the air is rather polluted. That's why they are always looking forward to going
to our summer house. My Granny is fond of gardening and my Grandpa likes to go
fishing.
Our family is
friendly. I like them all.
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