Listen, watch and speak для студентов I курса

Intonation Drills

1. 
   She’s got a father, a mother, a sister and 'three brothers.
   
2. 
   For 'lunch he had salad, fish, potatoes and juice.
   
3. 
   The 'tourists 'visited Hungary, Austria, Italy and France.
   
4. 
   'Last 'summer I 'read Dickens, Burns, Shelley and Byron.
   
5. 
   'Alex is 'busy on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
   
6. 
   I 'met them in April, July and August.
   
7. 
   He’d 'like to 'visit Brighton, Dover and Oxford.
   
8. 
   'Jennifer 'speaks Czech, Polish and Croatian.
   

1. 
   'Let’s 'go for a 'ride in the country, shall we? – Yes, let’s.
   
2. 
   'Let’s 'go to the reading room after classes, shall we? –No,'let’s 'rather 'go to the sports centre.
   
3. 
   'Let’s 'make an a'ppointment for Thursday, shall we? – No, 'let’s 'make it for Wednesday.
   
4. 
   'Let’s 'ask 'David for advice, shall we. – Yes, let’s.
   
5. 
   'Let’s intr'duce 'Harry to Susan, shall we? – No, 'let them intro'duce themselves.
   
6. 
   'Let’s in'vite 'Marylene to the restaurant, shall we? – No, she’s got a 'lot of work to do tonight.
   
7. 
   'Let’s 'have some 'dry wine, shall we? – No, I’d 'rather have ginger ale.
   
8. 
   'Let’s 'finish the 'work earlier, shall we? – Yes, let’s.
   

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

known, done, dressed, paid, kept, educated, balanced, informed

1. Miss Norris’ garden is very beautiful. It is ... . 2. Magda wears smart clothes. She is always ... . 3. Why don’t you eat more fruit? Your diet should be ... . 4. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of Ron. He is quite ... . 5. Fred knows a lot about politics. He is ... . 6. June is a very skilled and responsible person. It’s a pity she isn’t very ... . 7. Hilda is an Oxford graduate. She is ... . 8. You were great in the concert! ... !

reasonably unusually slightly seriously completely unnecessarily badly absolutely

ill enormous cheap quiet planned long changed damaged

1. Nelly is ... in hospital. 2. When George returned home after 20 years, everything was ... . 3. What a big house! It’s ... . 4. It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only ... . 5. A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was ... . 6. The children are usually very lively but today they are ... . 7. The film was ... . It couldn’ have been much shorter. 8. I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was ... .

Model: St-1 – Let’s go to the theatre tomorrow night, shall we?

 Good idea. I’ll look forward to it.

I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to make it. (I’m

busy tomorrow night. / I have an appointment for

tomorrow night.)

to hold a party to watch a new film to visit sb

to go to the tennis court to attend a conference to go to a restaurant

1. Sorry, I didn’t give you a ring because… 2. The trip was cancelled because … 3. Margaret couldn’t keep the appointment with the dentist because… 4. If you don’t give him a ring tomorrow… 5. If the flight is cancelled… 6. … That’s a shame! 7. If John breaks the appointment again… 7. What a shame! … 8. … – Never mind, I can do without it.

 With pleasure. (I’m thirsty.)

St-2 –

 No, thank you. (I’ve just had one. / I’m not

thirsty, etc.)

a game of chess a set of tennis a round of golf

a drive to the country a drink a snack

Model 2: St-1 – What about visiting Julia on Saturday afternoon?

 With pleasure. I haven’t seen her for ages.

I’m sorry, but I have an appointment for Saturday

afternoon.

to go to a concert to go to the library to go to a disco

to travel to the North to have a rest to visit the Stuarts

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

20. Answer the teacher’s questions based on the text Accomodation.

HOME ACTIVITIES

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  In general, ...
  
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  Though ...
  
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  On the one hand ... on the other hand ...
  
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  Jeremy/Linda thinks that ...
  
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  Jeremy/Linda argues that ...
  
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  In Jeremy’s/Linda’s opinion, ...
  
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  As far as Linda/Jeremy is concerned, he/she ...
  
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  It’s difficult to say ...
  

You are going to rent a house (dacha) in the country for a month. Speak to the landlord/landlady to find out where the house is situated and what the house and the rent are like. Then discuss it with the members of your family. Let one of the students act as a landlord/landlady and the others as the family.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. Approaching ___ Malta Street Vivien thought with wonder of those five years spent in ___ Hague. 2. Then he sat in ___ Bryant Park, a block away, waiting for his ___ girlfriend. 3. They drove off eastward, down ___ High Street and into ___ little side street, by ___ Park Road. 4. Where did you buy this handbag? – In ___ Fifth Avenue. 5. In the middle of ___ Trafalar Square stands ___ monument to Admiral Nelson popularly known as ___ Nelson’s Column. 6. ___ Victoria Avenue your friend lives in is in ___ East End of London, not in ___ centre. 7. How do I get to ___ Cambridge from ___ London? – Take ___ train from ___ Victoria Station. 8. ___ London of Charles Dickens was certainly different from ___ London of ___ 21^st century. 9. ___ residence of American presidents is ___ White House. 10. ___ Jacksons live in ___ white house in ___ Park Lane. 11. Is there ___ park near here? – Yes, ___ park is just round ___ corner. 12. Have you ever been to ___ National Gallery in London? 13. We flew to Moscow from ___ Heathrow Airport. 14. Helen is a student of ___ Cambridge University. 15. Have you ever seen ___ Great Wall in China? 16. ___ Hadrian’s Wall was built in the 2^nd century AD in the north of Britain. 17___ George is one of the oldest pubs in London. 18. Mike used to work for ___ Daily Mirror. Now he works for ___ IBM. 19. Which cinema are you going to this evening? – To ___ Odeon. 20. Which newspaper do you buy, ___ Guardian or ___ Financial Times? 21. This book was published by ___ Oxford University Press. 22. ___ Hilton Hotel is in ___ Park Lane. 23. At the time we met Andrew was a student of ___ University of London but he never took his degree. 24. Freddie took me to ___ little Chinese restaurant just off ___ Campbell Road. ___ Dragon offered cheap and delicious food.

WATCHING AND SPEAKING

e) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.

1. When Susan and Harry came to the restaurant… 2. Somsak knew Susan because… 3. Harry ordered meekrob because… 4. Somsak offered them rose petal salad because… 5. Susan ordered ginger ale and Harry… 6. Both Susan and Harry felt a little ill at ease because… 7. Speaking about herself Susan said that she was… 8. Harry turned out to be… 9. Harry had to leave the restaurant because… 10. He felt awkward because…

HOME ACTIVITIES

adultery, an intolerable situation, to put up with sth, mature, spiritual(ly), a tangible fact, circumstances, to keep sb/sth going, to invest, ground(s) for sth, an irretrievable breakdown, an accepted label, to sort out sth, to be well-off