Fill in the blanks with the prepositions (where necessary)

1. My home is the best place ... the world.2. My family always takes care ... me and supports ... me when I need it.3. I completely agree ... the people when they say "East or West home is best".4. It is strange to hear when people say that their home is just a roof ... their heads.5. I was brought ... there and my dearest people live ... that place.6. I need ... them very much especially when I am ... a trouble and they are always ready to help ... me ...any situation.

Abroad address aloud answer children complete explain fluent foreign journey married mistake pronounce repeat single

1. Are you _______? No, I am single. 2. Do you have any _________? Yes, I have two sons. 3. Do you _______ any other _______ languages? 4. Do you often travel _______? Very rarely, I occasionally visit the branch office in Italy, but that's about all. 5. Do you have a long ________ to work every day? Not at all. It only takes me about fifteen minutes by car.

1. ______ you have any brothers or sisters? 2. _______ you born in Britain? 3. _____ you have a big breakfast this morning? 4. ______ you enjoy learning English? 5. ______ you learn any other languages at school? 6. _______ you ever been to the USA? 7. ________ you interested in music? 8. ______ you know any of the other students before you entered the university?

1. ____do you leave home in the morning to come to your classes? 2. ____do you travel to university? 3. _____ are you studying English and not another language? 4. _____is the person you most admire? 5. _____ do you like to do in your spare time? 6. ___ did you go for your holiday last year? 7. ____ did you last go to a restaurant? 8. ___ is your favourite writer?

1. Would you like to live in a city? 2. Would you like to live in a country side? 3. Would you like to live in a centre? 4. Would you like to live in a flat or have a house of your own? 5. Would you like to have a big house? 6. Would you like to have a small house? 7. Would you like to have a mansion? 8. Would you like to live alone? 9. Would you like to live on the top? 10. Do you like to cook? 11. Do you need much room for parties? 12. Do you need any kitchen equipment? 13. Do you need a study? 14. Do you need a playing yard for children? 15. Do you like domestic animals?

Our flat is on the fifth floor. It is very comfortable and well-planed. We have all modern conveniences, such as central heating, electricity, gas, hot and cold running water and a telephone. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat. There’s also a balcony and we can enjoy a lovely view of the river. The largest room in our flat is the living room and we use it as a dining room and as a sitting room. In the middle of the room there is a big table and six chairs round it. Opposite the window there is a wall unit with lots of books, TV-set and a video cassette recorder. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. There is also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room. We like the living room best of all, because in the evenings we gather there to have tea, watch TV, talk and rest.

My room is the smallest room in our flat, but it is very cosy and light. There is a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room. There is a thick carpet on the floor. The walls in my room are light-brown and there are some big posters on them. I like my room very much, but from time to time I change it round. I quite often move the bed and change the posters on the wall.

Our kitchen is large and light. It is very well-equipped. We have got a refrigerator, a freezer, a microwave oven, a coffeemaker and a toaster. We haven’t got a dishwasher yet, because it is very expensive. But I’m sure we shall buy it in the near future.

block of flats –многоквартирный дом

to be situated – быть

picturesque - живописный

ground floor – первый этаж

convenient – удобный, подходящий

comfortable – удобный, комфортабельный

well-planned – хорошо спланированный

modern conveniences – современные удобства

central heating – центральное отопление

electricity - электричество

running water - водопровод

to enjoy - наслаждаться

lovely view – красивый вид

living room – жилая комната

dining room - столовая

sitting room - гостиная

wall unit -стенка

video-cassette recorder- видеомагнитофон

left-hand-corner – левый угол

well-equipped – хорошо оборудованная

refrigerator - холодильник

freezer – морозильная камера

dishwasher – посудомоечная машина.

1. Do you live in the house or in the block of flats? 2. Which floor is your flat on? 3. Is your flat well-planned? 4. How many rooms are there in your flat? 5. Where do you usually have your meal? 6. Is there much furniture in your flat? 7. Do you like to change it round? 8. What is there in your room? 9. What is your kitchen like? 10. How often do you redecorate your room?

1. A) There’s a dog in front of the fire. B) There’s in front of the fire a dog. 2. A) There isn’t a desk in the room. B. There isn’t a desk in the room. 3. A) Near of my house there’s a park. B) Near my house there’s a house. 4. A) We eat in the kitchen. B) We eat in a kitchen. 5. A) We have a fridge, a table and a cooker. B. We have a fridge, a table and any cooker. 6. A) My room isn’t big but I like very much. B) My room isn’t big but I like it very much. 7. A) There isn’t a television in the living room. B) There isn’t television in the living room. 8. A) In the evening my mother go for a walk. B) In the evening my mother goes for a walk. 9. A) He gets up at 7.00 every day. B) He’s get up at 7.00 every day.

1. In our classroom there are ____ books on the floor. 2. There aren’t ___ flowers. 3. Are there ___ German students in your class? 4. There aren’t ____ Chinese students. 5. We have ____ dictionaries on the bookshelf. 6. There are _____ pens on the table.

1. There’s a big supermarket on the ground floor. 2. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat. 3. In the middle of the room there is a big table and six chairs round it. 4. Opposite the window there is a wall unit with lots of books, TV-set and a video cassette recorder. 5. There are two comfortable armchairs and a small coffee table in the right-hand corner. 6. There is also a sofa and an electric fire in our living room. 7. There is a bed, a wardrobe, a desk, an armchair and several bookshelves in my room.

1. Do you go in for sport? 2. What’s the first thing you do in the morning? 3. Do you have tea or coffee for breakfast? 4. What do you do in the evenings? 5. What do you do on Sundays? 6. Where do you go on holiday? 7. Do you sometimes have a winter holiday? 8. What does your family do at Christmas?

Example: How often do you go swimming? About once a week.

1. How often do you go to the cinema? 2. How often do you have a bath or a shower? 3. How often do you go shopping? 4. How often do you read a newspaper? 5. How often do you eat meat?

2 My Working Day. Leisure
2.1 My Working Day My Working Day

2.1.1Translate into Russian:

To get up , week-days, group mate, to get by bus ( by tram), on foot, to get dressed, to prefer, to rent a flat or a room, to be ready for classes, it takes me … , minutes to get to…, to pass exams, for the first (second) course, to brush hair, to be over, to leave for University.

We leave the house at half past 7 and walk to the nearest bus-stop. We live rather far from the University and it usually takes half an hour to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and we have enough time we walk to the University. It is very healthy to walk much.

The classes begin at 8-15 in the morning and they are over at 2-00 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule we have five or six classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don’t miss my classes because I want to pass my exams successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At 11-05 we have lunch. That’s my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to chat. My friends and I prefer to go to the University’s canteen. The food is here tasty and affordable. At 11-35 we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

Occasionally I have to stay at the University till 5 or 7 o’clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired.

We come home at about 7 o’clock in the evening. We eat supper together and share the latest news or just discuss everyday problems.

After supper we wash dishes, drink coffee or tee and watch TV. Sometimes we go for a walk or visit our friends.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read something before going to bed. Sometimes I fall asleep while I am reading and my friend switches off the light and says – Good night!
2.1.3 Answer the questions:

1. Do you get up early? 2. Is it easy for you to get up early? 3. Do you wake up yourself or does your alarm-clock wake you up? 4. What do you prefer: a hot or a cold shower in the morning? 5. How long does it take you to get dressed? 6. What do you usually have for breakfast? 7. When do you usually leave your house? 8. How long does it take you to get to the University? 9. Do you go there by bus, by tram or on foot? 10. Where do you usually have lunch (dinner)? 11. What time do you come home? 12. How long does it take you to do your homework?

1. Our teacher knows several foreign languages. 2. He has graduated from the University last year. 3. We shall go to Astana next week? 4. They are working in our garden. 5. I have just read this book. 6. I have a shower in the morning. 7. He leaves home at 8 o’clock. 8. She has many relatives abroad. 9. They were in many countries.

1. Этот роман интереснее, чем тот. 2. Ваш брат встает утром раньше, чем вы? 3. Это учебное заведение самое лучшее в нашем городе. 4. Он выполнил работу быстрее, чем вы. 5. Я живу не так далеко от института, как мой друг. 6. Данное задание самое трудное. 7. Профессия юриста самая престижная и самая высокооплачиваемая работа. 8. Это – самая прекрасная картина во всей коллекции.

1. Is, best, she friend, my. 2. Learn, different, students, our, subjects.

3. The, Kazakhstan, the, in country, largest, world. 4. In, the, we, city, live, a, flat, in, of, center, the. 5. Reading, is, my, of, best, son’s, fond, friend.
2.1.7 Do you agree or disagree with the following statements

1. It is impossible to enter the university if you haven’t attended preparatory course. 2. The best professors are the oldest ones. 3. It is better to live in a dormitory or student hostel than to rent an apartment. 4. To work 5 days a week better than 6 days.

1. to do a) a shower, a bath, a walk, a loot at smth.

2. to make b) dinner, supper, tea, a bite, a snack, a meal,

3. to prepare c) the bed, breakfast, tea, coffee, sandwich, mistake

4. to cook d) homework, a meal, dinner

5. to have e) morning exercises, cooking, shopping, ironing

6. to take f) meat, cabbage soup, dinner

7. to lay g) in bed, in the sun, still, heavy on one's consciences

8. to lie h) table for supper, the foundation, awake, one's hand on smth.
2.1.10 Explain the differences between the following similar items

- an armchair and an upright chair

- a king-size bed, a double bed and a sofa-bed

- a coffee table, a dining table, a bedside table and a desk

- a fitted cupboard and a wardrobe

- a bookcase, a bookshelf and a mantelpiece

- a washing machine and a dishwasher

- a cooker, an oven and a toaster

- At 9 o'clock as a rule.

Get washed and dressed, take a shower, make the bed, decorate the house, make a cake, have a bite/ snack, get breakfast ready, get to the University, leave home, take a walk, make a new dress, cultivate land, repair your car, take a raincoat with, have dinner, go to bed.

2.1.12 Put the adjectives and adverbs in the comparative or superlative degree

1. The days in summer are (long) than in winter. 2. My friend gets up (early) than me.3. I am (busy) than my elder brother. 4. I have (little) time than you have. 5. He is the (good) student in our group. 6. Her house is not (far) from the University than mine. 7. I have (much) free time than my sister has. 8. English is (difficult) than German. 9. My working day is (interesting) than my friend. 10. In the morning I make my bed (fast) than my younger sister.

1. How long has Dmitry been living / does he live / in Astana? 2. How long has Omar been studying / does he study / at school? 3. I am tired because I wrote / have been writing this exercise since 4 o'clock p. M.4. My friend has been looking / looked / for a bike for 3 weeks. 5. I wrote / have been writing this exercise since 4 o'clock . 6. My friend is working / has been working as air hostess since last month. 7. I have bought / bought a dictionary a few months ago.

1. Most suitable for old people? 2. Most suitable for disabled people?

3. Best for children under ten? 4. Least suitable for men? 5. Most satisfying for everybody?
2.2.2 Read and translate the text
Hobbies and Special interests
There are many people around you who may have hobbies and special interests. Some of them are interested in particular places to see, in history, English writers, gardening and so on.

Some newspapers write that there are more than one thousand hobbies to spend one's time. Well it's very difficult to describe all the hobbies known in the world. The main thing is that all of them must be useful and help your cultural development.

Thousand of different activities are provided for all ages and abilities; young people, children, disabled people or anyone. You can do something you have never done before, such as hang- gliding. You can go pony-trekking or diving, climb mountains or play golf. You can choose a holiday with lots to do, or, if you prefer, you can do something quieter such as stay on a large boat: and do fishing.

There are also very special interests which are called environmental. They concern people who care much for things like air, the land, the sea, rivers, animals and plants, buildings and people.

So hobbies can be divided into four groups: doing things - reading, listening to music, watching TV, painting, mending things, playing games, entertaining friends e.g. having a drink together; making things - sewing, weaving, making carpets, making lace, making music etc. Singing or playing a musical instrument, cooking and baking, home decorating, modeling, needlework e. g. crocheting, knitting; collecting things - collecting stamps, maps, postcards, books, coins, autographs, shells, bottles, butterflies, crystals or other things; learning things - learning foreign languages, learning to play a musical instrument, studying art, literature and other subjects. Doing things is perhaps the most popular. It includes a wide range of activities from gardening to sailing and from chess to foreign travel. There is also a choice between mental and physical activities, indoor and outdoor pursuits.

People's special interests and hobbies are very important. They can be things not only to do but to talk about, which help you make it easier for everyone to get along together.

Of course, you enjoy doing something in your free time. Choose an interesting hobby and enjoy it.
2.2.3 Answer the questions:

1. What is hobby? 2. How many hobbies are there to spend one's time? 3. Why do people have hobbies? 4. How many groups can hobbies be divided into? 5. Which group of hobbies is the most popular? Why? 6. What is your hobby? 7. What does it give you? Have you ever collecting anything? 8. Do you still collect them now? 9. How long have you been collecting these things? 10. How many have you got? 11. Are any of them valuable?

Traveling? I think traveling is great. For me it’s the best way to spend holidays, to have rest and to enjoy free time. That is why every time I have a chance to go somewhere I do it without any hesitation.

I like everything connected with traveling: packing up the luggage, booking tickets for a plane or a train, doing hundreds of preparations. And every time I set for a flight or go on a journey, I am so excited and happy that I think about nothing else but a trip. I imagine myself sitting in a fast train and looking out of the window: villages, trees and rivers are passing by. Everything is so beautiful and new. Or isn’t it thrilling to fly high up in the sky when the towns, forests and fields are so small down there. I hold my breath when we get higher up the sky and fly above white clouds.

Yes, I believe traveling is terrific: it is fun and a learning experience also, because while traveling I get to know a lot about the places I visit, meet new people and learn a lot about new cultures and traditions. Traveling helps me to get away from my daily routine, and have a good time while traveling. Isn’t it fantastic?

Kогда мне выдается случай, без колебаний, упаковывать багаж, заказывать билеты, готовиться к отлету, отправиться в путешествие, взволнована, пролетают мимо, захватывающий, высоко, далеко внизу, классно, забывать о своих насущных проблемах.

1. Jane thinks that traveling is thrilling.2. Jane likes to spend her holidays traveling.3. Jane thinks that doing hundreds of preparations is rather boring. 4. Jane never misses a chance to go somewhere. 5. Jane likes to travel by train more than to travel by plane. 6. Jane thinks that traveling is good only because it is fun.

1. Traveling is the best way to …2. You should think about many things, such as … …. while getting ready for a journey.3. Traveling by train is fantastic because …. 4. Flying is thrilling because …. 5. Traveling isn’t a fun only, but a learning experience also, because …

First of all, for example …

She also likes … because …

That is why …

A) traveling takes a lot of time and efforts;

B) traveling by train is exciting;

C) traveling by plane is thrilling;

D) traveling is fun

1. Traveling is fun. 2. To travel or not to travel? 3. Traveling is the best way to spend time. 4.Traveling by train is fantastic.

1. I think traveling is great. 2. For me it’s the best way to spend holidays, to have a rest and to enjoy free time. 3. I like everything connected with traveling. 4. And every time I set for a flight or go on a journey I imagine myself sitting in a fast train and looking out of the window: villages, trees and rivers are passing by. 5. I hold my breath when we get higher up the sky and fly above white clouds. 6. I believe traveling is terrific. 7. It is funny and also a learning experience because traveling helps to know a lot about the places, new people, cultures and traditions. 8. Traveling is the very way to get away from daily routine, and to have a good time. 9. Isn’t it fantastic?

1. Does traveling help me to get away from my daily routine? 2. Does traveling help me to get away from my daily routine or to get rid of my bad habits? 3. Traveling helps me to get away from my daily routine, doesn’t it? 4. What helps me to get from my daily routine?

1. I think traveling is great. 2. He likes everything connected with traveling. 3. We hold our breath when we get higher up the sky and fly above white clouds. 4. Traveling is the very way to get away from daily routine, and to have a good time.