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МОСКОВСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ИНСТИТУТ
МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ
(УНИВЕРСИТЕТ) МИД РОССИИ
Кафедра английского языка № 2
ВОЕВОДА Е.В., ТИМЧЕНКО М.В.
LISTEN, WATCH AND SPEAK
ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ I КУРСА

ФАКУЛЬТЕТА МЭО
Москва – 2007
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ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ
Предлагаемое учебное пособие является дополнением к учебнику

Воевода Е.В., Тимченко М.В. “A Course of English. Intermediate.” (Москва,
издательство «Проспект», 2005 г.) и нацелено на развитие коммуникативной
компетенции, включая развитие навыков аудирования, говорения, письма.
Материал, рассчитанный на два семестра, ориентирован на студентов I курса
факультета МЭО, но может быть использован и на других факультетах.
Пособие состоит из 9 уроков (Units), охватывающих тематику ситуаций
обшения, предусмотренную Программой по английскому языку как
основному иностранному. В ходе изучения материала студенты учатся
беседовать на бытовые и рабочие темы: знакомиться с людьми,
договариваться о встрече, заказывать номер в гостинице, заказывать билеты
на поезд и на самолет, заказывать еду в ресторане, обсуждать погоду,
новости культурной жизни и спорта, и т.д.
При работе над комплексом авторы использовали аутентичные
источники, изданные, в основном, за последние 10 лет. Пособие дополняется
мультимедийной программой, включающей аудио- и видеоматериалы,
предложенные в уражнениях. Программа размещена в мультимедийном
каталоге на учебном сервере МГИМО.
В соответствии с Законом Российской Федерации от 9 июля 1993 года
№ 5351-1 авторы данного пособия использовали в своей работе отрывки из
правомерно обнародованных произведений в качестве иллюстраций
употребления языкового материала в объеме, оправданном поставленной
целью.
Авторы.
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CONTENTS
Units Topics Pages
Unit 1: Meeting people. Origins. ................................................ 4

Unit 2: Making arrangements. Accomodation. .......................... 23
Unit 3: Daily routine. People at work. ........................................ 41
Unit 4: At the weekend. Sports and games. Holidays and
parties. ............................................................................ 59
Unit 5: Getting about town. Travelling. ..................................... 77
Unit 6: Food and drink. Eating out. ............................................ 87
Unit 7: Weather and climate. Learning foreign languages.
National stereotypes. ...................................................... 100
Unit 8: Machines at home. Public transport. Communication. .. 114
Unit 9: Reading books. The theatre and the cinema. Art and
museums. ........................................................................ 126
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UNIT 1
TOPIC: 1. Meeting People.

2. Origins.
GRAMMAR: The Article.
 Step I
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Reading Rules
Гласные
Звук Открытый Закрытый Безударное

слог слог положение
Буква Ударное положение
Ee [i:] [i:] – be, Pete [e] – let, [I] / [e] – be'lieve,
send e'conomy
Aa [eI] [eI] – date [W] – cat [R] – a'bove
Ii [aI] [aI] – like, my [I] – little, [I] – в безударном
Yy[waI] myth положении: 'Billy
[j] – y в начале
слова: 'yesterday
Oo [Ru] [Ru] – so, note [O] – not [R] – po'tatoe
[Ru] – 'photo
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Uu [ju:] [u:] – после [A] – but [ju] – su'perb
звуков [dG, l, r,
S]: true, juice
[ju:] – student [R] – su'ggest
1. Read.
 mete, jest, pebble, e'volve, en'danger, fete, 'festival, veto;
 fate, lame, 'catcher, a'live, 'action, date, 'sandy, 'Patsy;
 bike, 'bicycle, ply, dye, crisp, cries, 'families, 'sixty, myth;
 dole, rotten, hose, 'symbol, lost, ' phony, pho'netic, cost;
 'Rugby, 'dusty, 'lostus, due, cute, fuse, 'mustard, 'sudden;
 match, re'ply, 'Nelson, 'messy, 'lunatic, 'duly, 'mattock, pla'cate.
Intonation Drills
2. Read after the teacher.

a) Statements – Falling Tone:
1. 'Better 'late than never.
2. 'Alice and 'Agnes 'sat in a hammock.
3. 'Barbara and 'Margaret 'planted a 'larch in a park.
4. 'Leave me in peace, please.
5. 'Don’t 'go alone.
b) General questions – Rising Tone:

1. 'Do you 'live in London? – Yes, I do.
2. 'Is it 'far from Washington? – Yes, rather.
3. 'May I 'use your car today? – I’m a'fraid you can’t.
4. 'Have they 'finished working? –No, they haven’t.
5. 'Will you 'have some tea? – With pleasure.
c) Special questions – Falling Tone:

1. 'Where do you come from? – I 'come from Russia.
2. 'What is he like? – He’s 'tall and thin.
3. 'How do you 'like London? – It’s beautiful!
4. 'When are you leaving? – On Monday.
5. 'Why is he 'so upset? – He is homesick.
6. 'Who are you waiting for? – I’m 'waiting for Susan.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article
3. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

A. 1. This morning I bought ___ newspaper and ___ magazine. ___
newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put ___ magazine. 2. I
saw ___ accident this morning. ___ car crashed into ___ tree. ___ driver
of ___ car wasn’t hurt but ___ car was badly damaged. 3. There are two
cars parked outside: ___ blue one and ___ grey one. ___ blue one
belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who ___ owner of ___ grey one
is. 4. My friends live in ___ old house in ___ small village. There is ___
beautiful garden behind ___ house. I would like to have ___ garden like
that.
B. 1. a. This house is very nice. Has it got ___ garden? b. It’s ___
beautiful day. Let’s sit in ___ garden. c. I like living in this house, but
it’s a pity that ___ garden is so small. 2. a. Can you recommend ___
good restaurant? b. We had dinner in ___ very nice restaurant. c. ___
restaurant is next to the post office. 3. a. She has ___ French name but in
fact she is English, not French. b. What’s ___ name of that man we met
yesterday? c. We stayed at ___ very nice hotel – I can’t remember ___
name now. 4. a. There isn’t ___ airport near where I live. b. Our plane
was delayed. We had to wait at ___ airport for three hours. c. Excuse
me, please. Can you tell me how to get to ___ airport?
C. 1. ___ doctor cures __ sick people; ___ farmer grows __ crops; ___
architect designs __ buildings. 2. __ earthquakes are __ relatively rare
events in Central Africa. 3. My city experienced ___ earthquake
recently. I was riding my bicycle when ___ earthquake occurred. 4. I
know a lot of people. Most of them are __ students. 5. It’s a pity we
haven’t got ___ camera. I’d like to take ___ photograph of that house. 6.
What __ awful shoes! Where did you get them? 7. My aunt is ___
writer. She writes __ books. 8. Do you enjoy going to __ concerts? 9. I
don’t believe him, he is ___ liar. He is always telling __ lies.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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4. a) Listen to Dialogue 1 (Origins). Read it in pairs after the speakers
imitating their intonation.
Dialogue 1
A – Where do you come from?
B – I’m from Lille – it’s in the North of France.
A – Oh. Is it near Paris?
B – Not so far. It’s a big industrial city but much smaller than Paris.
What about you?
A – I’m from Seville.
B – Oh yes, in the South of Spain.
A – That’s right. It’s one of the biggest towns in the South.
b) Listen to Dialogues 2-3 and complete the table below.
Dialogue Place of origin Region Compared with
1
c) Listen to the dialogues again and reconstruct them. Act out the
dialogues.
Dialogue 2
A – Where are you from?
B – _______________________________________________________
A – I’m afraid I’ve never been to the North. What’s it like?
B – ______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
A – Really? More interesting than Oxford or Cambridge?
B – _______________________________________________________
Dialogue 3
A – I’m from _____________________________.
B – Whereabouts is that?
A – __________________________________Venice.
B – ______________________________________________________.
A – _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
B –______________________________________________________
d) Listen to Dialogue 4 and answer the teacher’s questions about
Annie.
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. to come from / to be from - происходить, быть родом откуда-
либо: e.g. Edna comes from a small town in the south of
England. / Where does this woman come from?
2. What about you/him/her? – А ты (вы)/он/она? e.g. John is a
university student. – And what about his girl-friend?
3. What is it like? – Ну и как там? e.g. I was in Brighton last
summer. – What is it like? – It’s beautiful.
4. I’d say so. – Да, пожалуй. e.g. Is London as beautiful as Paris? –
Yes, I’d say so.
5. root – корень (в т.ч. в переносном значении): e.g. Don’t forget
about your roots.
Prepositions
in the South of (England) – на юге (Англии)
to the North of Moscow – к северу от Москвы, на север от Москвы
by the sea – на море, у моря, BUT: by the river – у реки
on the Volga – на Волге
on the coast – на побережье
5. Complete the following dialogues using dialogues 1-3 as a model. 

1. A–…
B – I’m from the Hague. It’s …
A – I’m afraid …
B–…
A–…
B–…
2. A–…
B – I’m from Voronezh. It’s …
A – … What …?
B–…
A–…
B–…
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6. Ask your fellow-student where he/she comes from. Compare your
origins. 
7. Read the following geographical names:

EUROPE ['juRrRp]
Country Adjective Language Capital
Russia Russian Russian Moscow

Finland ['fInlRnd] Finnish Finnish, Swedish 'Helsinki
Sweden ['swi:dn] Swedish Swedish Stockholm
['stOkhRum]
Norway ['nO:weI] Norwegian Norwegian Oslo ['OzlRu]
[nO:'wi:dGRn]
Iceland ['aIslRnd] Icelandic Icelandic Reykjavik
[aIs'lWndIk] ['reIkjRvIk]
Denmark Danish Danish Copenhagen
['denmQ:k] ['deInIS] ['kRupn'heIgn]
Poland ['pRulRnd] Polish Polish Warsaw
['pRulIS] ['wO:sO:]
Belarus Belarus / Belarusian / Minsk
[LbelR'rus] / Belarusian / Byelorussian
(Byelorussia) (Byelorussian)
Estonia Estonian Estonian Tallinn ['tQ:lIn]
[es'tRunjR]
Latvia ['lWtvIR] Latvian Latvian Riga ['ri:gR]
Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian Vilnius
[LlIY(j)u'eInjR] ['vIlnus]
Germany German German Berlin
[bR:’lIn]
the Netherlands * Dutch [dAtS] Dutch* Amsterdam
['neTRlRndz] / [LWmstR'dW
Holland ['hOlRnd] m]/
the Hague
[heIg]*
Belgium Belgian Dutch/Flemish* , Brussels
['beldGRm] ['beldGRn] French, German ['brAslz]
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Great Britain British English London
['lAndRn]
Ireland ['aIRlRnd] Irish ['aIrIS] Irish, English Dublin
['dAblIn]
France [frQ:ns] French French Paris ['pWrIs]
Switzerland Swiss French, Italian, Bern [bR:n],
['swItsRlRnd] German, Geneva
Romans(c)h [dGI'ni:vR]*
[rRu'mWnS] *
Hungary Hungarian Hungarian Budapest
['hANgRrI] [hAN'gERrIRn ['b(j)u:dRpRst]
]
Austria ['O:strIR] Austrian German Vienna
[vI'enR]
The Czech [tSek] Czech Czech Prague [prQ:g]
Republic
[rI'pAblIk]
Slovakia Slovak Slovak Bratislava
[slRu'vQ:kjR] [LbrQ:tI'slQ:v
Q:]
Spain Spanish Spanish Madrid
['spWnIS] [mR'drId]
Portugal Portuguese Portuguese Lisbon
['pO:tju:gRl / [LpO:tju:'gi:z / ['lIzbRn]
’pO:tSu:gRl] LpO:tSu:'gi:z]
Italy ['ItRlI] Italian Italian Rome [rRum]
[I'tWljRn]
Serbia Serbian Serbian Belgrade
['sR:bjRn] [bel'greId]
Montenegro Montenegro Serbian Podgoricje
[LmOntI'ni:grRu]
Slovenia Slovenian Slovenian Ljubljana
[slo(u)'vI:njR] [lju:b'ljQ:nQ:]
Macedonia Macedonian Macedonian, Skopje
[LmWsI'dRunjR] Albanian ['skOpje]
[O:l'beInjRn]
Croatia Croatian Croatian Zagreb
[krRu'eISR] [krRu'eISn] ['zQ:greb]
Bosnia and Bosnian Serbian, Croatian Sarajevo
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Herzegovina [sQ'rQ:jevO:]
Albania Albanian Albanian Tirana
[O:l'beInjR] [tI'rQ:nR:]
Bulgaria Bulgarian Bulgarian Sofia ['sRufjR]
[bul'gERrjR]
Greece [gri:s] Greek Greek Athens
['WYInz]
Romania / Romanian / Romanian / Bucharest
Rumania Rumanian Rumanian ['b(j)u:kRrRst]
[rR'meInjR]
Ukraine Ukranian Ukranian Kiev ['ki:Rv]
[ju'kreIn] [ju'kreInjRn]
Moldova Moldovan / Moldovan / Chisinau
Moldavian Moldavian, [kISI'nRu]
Romanian *
Malta ['mO:ltR] Maltese English Valetta
[mOl'ti:z] [vR'letR]
Turkey ['tR:kI] * Turkish Turkish Ankara

['WNkRrR]
Cyprus Cyprian Greek / Turkish Niсosia
['saIprRs]* ['sIprIRn] [LnIkRu'sIR]
NOTES:
1. Although Holland is a traditional name for the Netherlands it is
only one of its parts.
2. In official documents, Dutch is translated into Russian as
нидерландский язык.
3. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands but not the seat of
government and court. These are situated in the Hague.
4. Flemish (фламандский язык) is the language of Flanders
(Фландрия), a variant of Dutch.
5. Romans(c)h or Rhaeto-Romanic [Lri:tRurR'mWnIk]
(ретороманский язык) is spoken by 1% of the population, in the
south-east of Switzerland.
6. Geneva is the headquarters of the World Red Cross, the World
Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and other
international bodies.
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7. Different sources give the state language of Moldova as
Moldovan /Moldavian or Romanian. Although both languages are
very much alike, linguistically they are slightly different.
8. Although geographically Turkey and Cyprus make part of Asia,
politically they are considered to be part of Europe.
HOME ACTIVITIES
8. a) Write about yourself: your origin, occupation, interests, plans for
the future.
b) Using the same pattern write about two of your fellow-students. 
9. Learn the geographical names from exercise 7.
10. Translate into English. 

1. Олаф знает три языка: шведский, голландский и английский. Его
отец родом из Швеции, а мать – голландка. к. 2. Я предпочитаю
отдыхать на юге России, на побережье Черного моря. А вы? – А я
обычно провожу отпуск в Звенигороде, на Москве-реке (the Moskva
River). Там мои корни. – Ну и как там? – Очень красиво. Это
старинный русский город к западу от Москвы. Город был основан в
12 веке.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Reading Rules
Согласные
Звук Пример Сочетание

Буква
Bb [bi:] [b] – best
Cc [si:] [s] – перед i, y, e: spell, cell, ck [k] – back
cylinder
[k] – в остальных случаях: ch [tS] – chess
pact, cut, came, cost
Dd [di:] [d] – dentist
Ff [ef] [f] – flag
Gg [dGi:] [dG] – перед i, y, e: gesture gh [–] – в середине и в
[g] – в остальных случаях: конце слова:
Greece, game, got, gum night, though
[g] – в начале слова:
ghost
Hh [eItS] [h] – hot
Jj [dGi:] [dG] – joke
Kk [keI] [k] – kite kn [n] – в начале слова:
knife
Ll [el] [l] – lamp
Mm [em] [m] – mist
Nn [en] [n] – nose nk [Nk] – tank
[N] – перед g: sing ng + гласн. [Ng] –
ringing
Pp [pi:] [p] – part ph [f] – telephone
Qq [kju:] [k] – Iraq qu [kw] – quite
Rr [Q:] [r] – Rome
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Ss [es] [z] – в конце слова после sh [S] – finish
гласных, сонантов m,
n, l, r и звонких
согласных: goes, rams,
pens, sells, hers;
– в интервокальном
положении: nose
[s] – в остальных случаях:
snow, cast, some, tests
Tt [ti:] [t] – past th [T] – в
интервокальном
положении: bathe
– в служебных
словах: this
[Y] – в остальных
случаях: path
t+u(+согл.) – [tS]: culture
Vv [vi:] [v] – volume
Ww [w] – will wh+o – [h] – who
[’dAblju:] wh+a, e, i, y – [w] – when
Xx [eks] [z] – в начале слова перед
гласной – xylophone
[gz] – в середине слова
перед ударным гласным –
exam
[ks] – в остальных случаях
– six
Zz [zed] [z] – organize
11. Read.
 cyst, cost, Clyde, suggest, grab, question, scythe, lisp, grass, rosy,
William, wine, vine, zest, Xerox, exactly, gin, ginger, relax, bang,
lanky, prank, sink;
 wine – vine; winter – vintage; whale – veil; thin – sin; fin – thin;
tan – tank; ban – bank; ring – rink; sinning – singing;
 century, shanty, Chester, bath, thane, thee, whose, whine, what,
wherever, dock, knight, knave, ghetto, thigh, singing, sinning.
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Intonation Drills

a) Alternative questions – Rise + Fall:
1. 'Are they from London or Leeds? – They are from Leeds.
2. 'Would you 'like tea or coffee? – Coffee, please.
3. 'Is he a student or a doctor? – He is a doctor already.
4. 'Did she 'send a fax or an e-mail message? – She sent a fax.
5. 'Will you have beef or fish? – I’ll have fish.
b) Disjunctive questions
A. Fall + Rise:
1. 'Sandra is Spanish,isn’t she? – I’m 'not sure. She may be
Italian.
2. 'Ingrid 'comes from Berlin, doesn’t she? – No, she 'comes from
Bern.
3. The 'weather‘s 'going to be fine, isn’t it? – I’d say so.
4. 'Max 'lives in Rome, doesn’t he? – I’m 'not sure.
5. In 'Austria they 'speak Austrian, don’t they? – Oh, no! They
'speak German.
B. Fall + Fall:
1. 'Oslo is in the 'North of Europe, isn’t it? – Yes, it is.
2. The 'earth 'goes 'round the sun, doesn’t it? – Yes, it does.
3. 'London 'stands on the Thames, doesn’t it? – Yes, it does.
4. The 'capital of 'Greece is Athens, isn’t it? – Yes, it is.
5. This 'man is our Dean, isn’t he? – Yes, he is.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
13. Ask and answer as in the models:

Model 1: St-1 – What is the capital of Russia?
St-2 – The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Model 2: St-1 – What language do they speak in France?
St-2 – In France they speak French.
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14. Answer the questions, using in the north (south, east, west) of, to the
south (north, east, west) of, in the middle (centre) of, on the coast of:
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article

A. 1. We couldn’t find anywhere to stay in the town. All ___ hotels were
full. 2. All ___ cars have wheels. 3. All ___ books on the top shelf
belong to my brother. 4. My favourite subject at school was ___
mathematics. 5. ___ Gymnastics is ___ beautiful sport. 6. Susan is not
very good at ___ physics. 7. ___ Football is very popular in England and
Scotland. 8. Norwegians are keen on ___ skiing.
B. 1. Richard has lived in New York ___ most of his life. 2. Old Mrs.
Shaw doesn’t go out very often. She is at home most ___ days. 3. Judy
wasn’t very well yesterday. She spent most of ___ day in bed. 4. Most
___ days Carol gets up at six o’clock. 5. Last weekend Cathy spent most
of ___ time gardening. 6. Fred travels a lot. He has been to most of ___
European countries. 7. Some ___ people get upset very easily. 8. Some
___ cars can go faster than others. 9. Some of ___ books here are
Linda’s and some are mine. 10. Many ___ accidents are caused by bad
driving. 11. Many ___ people drive too fast.
C. hospital 1. The people injured in the accident were taken to ___
hospital. 2. ___ new hospital is being built in Park Street. 3. David has
just had an operation, he is still in ___ hospital. 4. Dr. Clarence is not at
home yet, he is still in ___ hospital.
prison 5. Nelson was put to ___ prison for his political beliefs. 6. The
Governor of Texas visited ___ prison in one of the towns as part of his
election campaign [kRm'peIn]. 7. Sing-Sing is ___ prison in the state of
New York.
church 8. Steve’s Granny is very religious. She regularly goes to ___

church. 9. Which way is the bank? – Go along this street as far as ___
church and then turn right. 10. There is ___ church in Bradford-on-Avon
which was built between the 7th and the 10th centuries.
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university, school, college 11. When Sam graduated from ___ university
he began to work in ___ hospital. 12. Tartu is only a small town but ___
university is the oldest in Estonia. 13. Mr. Kimble was invited to ___
school to meet his son’s teacher. 14. Rugby is ___ school for boys
founded in 1567. 15. When Jeremy was little he hated ___ school. 16.
The Forsters’ children are both at ___ college.
work, home, bed 17. Bret has been out of ___ work for several years. 18.
When do you usually start ___ work? 19. The manager insists that ___
work must be done today. 20. Angela goes to the swiming pool after
___ work three times a week. 21. Although I enjoy travelling I always
say that there is no place like ___ home. 22. It is difficult to feel at ___
home in a foreign language. 23. The jungle is ___ home of the elephant
and the tiger. 24. Go to ___ bed if you feel tired. 25. ___ bed displayed
in the local museum once belonged to King Henry VIII.
16. Listen to the dialogues and complete the

table below.
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Name Length of Hotel Type of room
stay
1. Ellis, George ____nights _____________ Double
2. Ellis, Helen ____nights _____________ Double
3. Lampola, _____ 4 nights The Casino ____________

Twin
4. Newton, James 10 nights The Casino
Twin
5. Newton, ______ 10 nights The Casino
Single
6. Itoh, Keichi 7 nights _____________
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. to introduce sb (to sb) – представлять (кого-либо кому-либо): e.g.

Please introduce me to Professor Johnson. / to introduce oneself (to sb)
– представляться (кому-либо): e.g. Let me introduce myself. / to meet
sb – 1. встречать(ся): e.g. I met Lucy at the theatre last night. 2. соби-
раться, встречаться: e.g. My classmates and I are going to meet at the
end of September. / Meet Tom. – Познакомься (познакомьтесь), это
Том. (Познакомьтесь с Томом.) / to be acquainted [R'kweIntId] with
sb – быть знакомым с кем-либо; to get acquainted with sb –
познакомиться с кем-либо: e.g. I am not acquainted with the lady. /
When did you get acquainted with Tim?
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2. name – имя, фамилия / Christian /first name – имя / middle
name – второе имя (напр., John в Ernest John Worthing ) / family/last
name – фамилия (syn. surname) / full name – полное имя: e.g. Her
full name is Mary Ann Finch. Mary is her first name, Ann is her middle
name and Finch is the family name (Finch is her last name). [NOTE:
При заполнении анкет и других документов в графе Name пишут
имя и фамилию. Обратите внимание на то, что по-английски
сначала пишется имя, а потом фамилия!]/ What is your name? –
Как вас/тебя зовут? / to be (to get) on first-name terms – перейти на
“ты” (досл. звать друг друга по имени)
Expressions
How do you do? – Здравствуйте! [NOTE: Фраза употребляется

только при знакомстве, при этом ее произносят оба человека. В
некоторых случаях How do you do? не переводится на русский
язык, чтобы избежать неестественного звучания диалога.]
Pleased/glad to meet you (also: Nice/glad to meet you.) – Очень
приятно. / Приятно познакомиться. (Рад познакомиться.)
Nice to see you. – Рад вас/тебя видеть.
How are you? (also: How are things?) –Как поживаете? / Как
поживаешь? / Как дела?
Commentary
1. Greeting and introducing oneself at the first meeting

Greeting Introducing oneself Reply
How do you do? I’m … How do you do? I’m …
Pleased to meet you. My name is … Pleased to meet you,
too. Mine’s …
Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.
Glad to meet you. Glad to meet you, too.
NOTE: ‘How do you do’ is not really a question. It is a request for

information.
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2. Greeting someone at the second and subsequent meetings
Greeting Reply
Nice to see you. Nice to see you, too.
How are you? Very well, thanks. And you?
Fine, thanks. And you?
Not too bad./So-so./Could be worse.
Not too good, I’m afraid.
Absolutely awful/terrible/dreadful.
NOTES:
1. There is usually a difference between ‘meet’ for a first meeting and
‘see’ for a second and subsequent meeting, e.g. ‘Pleased to meet you’
(first time), ‘Nice to see you’ (subsequent time).
2. The greeting ‘How are you’ is a real question and request for
information.
3. After ‘Not too good, I’m afraid’ and ‘Absolutely awful’, it is
common and polite for the other person to ask ‘What’s the
matter/problem?’
3. Introducing oneself and getting on first-name terms

Introduction
My name is … Please call me … / You can call me …
4. Introducing someone else

Formal Informal
Let me introduce … to you. Meet (my friend) …
May I introduce … ? This is …
I’d like to introduce …
17. Answer the teacher’s questions.

18. Listen and act as interpreter.
WATCHING AND SPEAKING
19. a) Watch the video episode and fill in the following table:
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Names Origin Occupation Additional information
Richard Stewart
Mrs. Vann
Alexandra
b) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.

c) Answer the teacher’s questions.
d) Summarise the episode in 5-6 sentences.
20. Act out the following situation: 

You are at a party. One of you is the host/hostess; the others are guests.
The host/hostess knows some of the guests. As host/hostess you should
– welcome and greet your guests;
– introduce yourself to those you don’t know;
– introduce them to other guests at your party.
HOME ACTIVITIES

1. Не все студенты нашей группы из России. Некоторые – из
Молдовы, Украины, Казахстана и Болгарии. 2. Павел, познакомься,
это наш однокурсник Александр Седов с факультета политологии.
– Очень приятно. – Мне тоже. Будем на ты? – Конечно. 3. Где и
когда ты познакомился с этой девушкой? – В прошлом году, на
Украине. Я ездил в Киев на студенческий фестиваль и встретил ее
там на концерте. 4. После школы друзья обычно шли играть в
футбол. 5. Школа в Хэрроу (Harrow) была основана в 1571 году.
Это одна из старейших мужских школ в Англии. В школе около 770
учащихся. 6. Анна все еще в больнице? – Нет, дома. Она вышла из
больницы неделю назад. Она отстала от группы, поэтому сейчас
целыми днями занимается в читальном зале. Она боится, что не
сдаст экзамен по экономике.
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22. a) Listen to the text Friendship and make a plan of it.
b) Listen to the text again and write out the key-words.
c) Write a reproduction of the text explaining what Vivien thinks about
friendship. 
23. Get ready to write a translation dictation on Unit 1.
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UNIT 2
TOPIC: 1. Making arrangements.

2. Accommodation.
 Step I
 Write a translation dictation.
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Reading Rules
Гласные
Сочетания букв в Звуки Примеры

ударном
положении
ee [i:] week
ea [i:] tea
ea + d, th, nt [e] bread
er/ear + согл. [R:] her
ear/ere/eer [IR] dear, mere, engi'neer
a + ss/st/sk/nce [Q:] class, last, ask, chance
a+r [Q:] far
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air [ER] fair
w + ar [O:] war
aw [O:] law
a + ll [O:] wall
a + lk [O:k] chalk
a + l + согл. [O:] false
согл. + are [ER] dare
BUT: we are [Q:]
i + nd/ld [aI] kind
i + gh [aI] sigh
i + gn [aIn] sign
ir/yr [R:] girl, Byrd
ire/yre [aIR] fire
ie [I:] field
1. Read.
 meant, seal, 'feasible, 'meadow, leap, steep, seek, peak, veal,
thread; shield, be'lieve;
 perk, myrtle, Sir, first, dirty, 'irksome, 'nervous;
 a'ppear, deer, 'clearly, fear, beer, gear, pio'neer, rear;
 com'pare, be'ware; fairy, dairy;
 in'spire, tyre, fire, lyre, wire;
 France, ask, 'answer, glass, glance, bask, last, task, mast, chance;
 park, 'Arthur, marsh, farce, lark, 'party;
 blind, find, wild, child, kind, mild;
 thigh, night, fright, bright, knight; be'nign, ma'lignant;
 knave, Keats, 'Franny, 'whiskers, whose, whip, virtue, 'virgin,
thrush, tattle, 'stony, 'sightly, gent, 'flaccid.
Intonation Drills
'Peter 'Piper 'picked a 'peck of 'pickled peppers.

A 'peck of 'pickled 'peppers 'Peter 'Piper picked.
If 'Peter 'Piper 'picked a 'peck of 'pickled peppers,
Where’s the 'peck of 'pickled peppers 'Peter 'Piper picked.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article
1. His full name is ___ Robert Seldon but his friends call him ___
Bobby for short. 2. ___ Robinsons are away this weekend. 3. I found
myself next to ___ Boris Yeltsin! Not ___ Boris Yeltsin, of course, but
someone with the same name. 4. Julia was terribly vain (тщеславная)
and proud that she was one of ___ Pendletons. But her uncle turned out
to be a real human being – not ___ Pendleton at all. 5. Is he ___ Kevin
you were at school with? 6. I heard it from ___ certain Miss Prism. 7.
I’ll ask ___ Father for permission to take his car. 8. This wasn’t ___
Naomi she knew. 9. When she returned from Japan she was ___ new
Fiona. 10. At the age of 18 Boris was ___ father already. 11. Stephen
and Patsy are ___ husband and ___ wife. 12. ___ daughter was as pretty
as ___ mother. 13. He was ___ son of a lawyer. 14. ___ Aunt Polly had
a suspicion that Tom was not being completely honest. 15. There’s ___
Janet Fraser to see you. – Who’s that? I’ve never heard the name. 16. I
have to go down to Robin Hill tomorrow to see ___ young Jolyon on
business. 17. I didn’t realize how rich he was until I heard that he owns
___ Picasso. 18. Do you know anyone by ___ name of Perch? – No,
why? – There’s ___ Doctor Kenneth Perch on the phone. 19. The book
was ___ Shelley and it opened at a passage that he had read two years
before. He put ___ Shelley back on the shelf. 20. There was a man in the
back yard doing something to one of the front wheels of ___ old Ford.
21. Where does the boy live? – At ___ certain Mrs. Orr’s, who has no
connection with the school of any kind. 22. Born ___ Eliot – born a
gentleman.’ So the phrase ran. 23. Can we see ___ great Mr. Ansell? 24.
I’ve seen ___ new Bart today, ___ Bart who has changed beyond
recognition. 25 – What car would you advise me to buy, ___ Volvo or
___ Audi? 26. ___ Smollet family paid a few visits in England. 27. Who
is ___ Doctor Johnson here? 28. Are we talking now about ___ John
Smith who won $10,000 in the lottery? 29 – Are you expecting a visitor?
– No. Why do you ask? – There’s ___ Linda Jones to see you. 30. We
met our friend ___ Paul Woodwards in Paris. 31. ___ name of ___ Bill
Gates is known all over the world. 32. We are going to a barbecue with
___ Simpsons.
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5. Act out the situation At a party from exercise 20, Unit 1.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. What about sth/doing sth? – Как насчет … ? e.g. What about going
to the country? (It is also possible to say “How about sth/doing sth?)
2. a round of golf / a set of tennis / a game of chess – партия в гольф /
теннис / шахматы
3. a diary ['daIRrI] – дневник, ежедневник
4. What a shame! / That’s a shame! – Обидно! (Как) жаль! Какое
безобразие! e.g. What a shame that you were not able to attend the
meeting. – Как жалко/досадно, что вы не смогли присутствовать на
совещании. / it’s a shame to do sth – нехорошо/стыдно что-то
делать: e.g. It’s a shame to laugh at him. / Shame on you! – Стыдись!
Постыдись! / Стыд! Позор!
5. Never mind! – Неважно! Не обращайте внимания. e.g. Come in,

never mind the mess. – Входите, не обращайте внимания на
беспорядок.
6. to give sb a ring – позвонить кому-либо, e.g. Could you give me a
ring tomorrow morning?
7. to ’cancel sth – отменить что-либо: e.g. The excursion was
cancelled because of bad weather.
8. an appointment – (зд.) встреча, свидание, договоренность / to
make an appointment – договориться о встрече / to have an
appointment (with) – иметь договоренность, быть назначенным на
прием (к кому-то): e.g. I have an appointment with Mr. Smith for
2.30. / to keep an appointment – прийти на свидание/встречу в
назначенное время / to break an appointment – не прийти на
свидание/встречу в назначенное время
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6. Ask and answer as in the model:
Model: St-1 – What about a set of tennis this weekend, say, Saturday
afternoon?
St-2 – I’m afraid I have an appointment on Saturday
afternoon. How about Sunday morning?
St-1 – That sounds fine. Only... Could I give you a ring in 10
minutes’ time?
St-2 – Sure, no problem.
a set of tennis Friday evening half an hour later
a game of chess Saturday morning a bit later
a round of golf Saturday evening tomorrow
a trip to the country Sunday afternoon in an hour
a walk in the park Sunday morning in the evening
7. React as in the model explaining the reasons:

Model 1: T – Susan is afraid she won’t be able to join you in the game.
St – That’s a shame! (What a shame!) She is such a good
player!
Model 2: T – Harry was late again for work yesterday.
St – It’s a shame that he can never come in time.
8. a) Listen to Dialogue 1.
b) Read Dialogue 1 after the speakers imitating their intonation.
Dialogue 1
A – Hello, Pete, what about a round of golf some time soon?
B – Good idea. Let me just get my diary… I’m going to be pretty busy
next week…
A – Well, what about a week on Saturday?
B – You mean the 4th May… Yes, I’m free in the morning.
A – Good, let’s say 9.30 then, shall we?
B – Yes, 9.30 will be fine. I’ll see you there.
A – Right. I’ll look forward to it.
B – Me too. Bye.
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с) Listen to Dialogues 2-3 and complete the table below.
Calls Day and time fixed Event
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d) Listen to Dialogues 2-3 again and reconstruct them. Act out the
dialogues.
Dialogue 2
A – Ron, you know _______________________________________
B – Yes.
A – I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to make it. ___________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
B – That’s a shame. _______________________________________
A – ____________________________________________________
B – ____________________________________________________
Dialogue 3
A – Ron, it’s Pete.
B – _____________________________________________________
A – OK. _________________________________________________
B – _____________________________________________________
A – Yes, that’s what I was phoning about. ______________________
________________________________________________________
B – Just a moment. I’ll have a look in my diary. __________________
_____________________________________________ Wednesday afternoon looks
fine.
A – __________________________________________ 2.30 suit you?
B – Yes, __________________________________________________
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e) Listen to Dialogue 4 and answer the teacher’s questions about
Gordon Strachan.
9. Complete the following dialogues using phone calls 1-3 as a model.

1. A – Hello, … ! What about … ?
B – Good idea! Let me …
A – Well, what about … ? …, shall we?
B–…
A–…
2. A – …, it’s about …
B – Yes.
A – … but I won’t be able to make it. …
B – That’s a shame. Never mind, …
A–…
B–…
HOME ACTIVITIES
10. a) Listen to the text Accommodation (by Thomas) and make a plan
of it.
b) Listen to the text again and put down the key-words.
c) Write a reproduction of the text. 
d) Get ready to discuss the text in class.

1. В своем дневнике Самуэль Пипс (Samuel Pepys), секретарь
Королевского общества (Royal Society), живо (vividly) описал
ежедневную жизнь англичан в 17 веке. 2. Если ты поймешь,
что не можешь прийти в условленное время, позвони мне. 3.
Как жаль, что концерт был отменен! Я так хотел послушать
новые песни! 4. Какое безобразие! Дерек снова опоздал. 5. Как
насчет чашечки кофе? – C удовольствием. 6. Москва наших дней
– это не Москва 19-го века. 7. Она была Добсон и, как все
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Добсоны, очень умна. 8. Вас ждет какой-то Белов. 9. Вам
нравится эта картина? Это Левитан. 10. Про какого Толстого
выговорите? – Про Толстого, который написал роман “Петр
Первый”. 11. На прошлой неделе мы ходили в Третьяковскую
галерею.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Reading Rules
Гласные

ударном
положении
a + ss/st/sk/nce/ns [Q:] class, last, ask, chance
a+r [Q:] far
air [ER] fair
w + ar [O:] war
согл. + are [ER] dare
BUT: we are [Q:]
aw/au [O:] law, 'August
BUT: laugh [lQ:f]
a + ll/lk/ls/lt [O:] wall, chalk, false, malt,
a + lm [Q:] calm
12. Read.
 France, ask, 'answer, glass, glance, bask, last, task, mast, chance,
'fasten;
 'garnish, 'Arthur, marsh, lard, 'partial, 'tartan, bard, 'harvest,
'barber;
 com'pare, be'ware, care, 'nightmare, snare, dare, pre'pare, mare;
 'Warsaw, ward, warble, 'warder, 'warlike, 'wardrobe, 'warpath,
'wardroom;
 'airy, 'dairy, 'fairy, pair, 'hairy, laird, cairn, des'pair;
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 saw, law, gnaw, fawn, dawn, 'sawdust; Lauto'matic, 'autumn,
aught, 'author, naught, 'auricle, fault;
 'Wallace, call, bald, halt, 'falter, 'falsify, 'hallmark, 'paltry, salt,
'wallet; palm, balm.
Intonation Drills
a). Enumeration
Rise + Rise (+ Rise…) + Fall:
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.
b). Suggestions
Fall + Rise:
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
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The Adjective and the Adverb
14. Choose the right word:

1. The car-driver was ... (serious/seriously) injured. 2. The man who
suffered in the accident had ... (serious/seriously) injuries. 3. I think
Jpohn behaved very ... (selfish/selfishly). 4. It was very ...
(selfish/selfishly) of Henry to do what he did. 5. Sue fell and ...
(bad/badly) hurt herself. 6. Diana had a very ... (bad/badly) fall and
had to spend a week in bed. 7. At the picnic, all the girls were ...
(colourful/colourfully) dressed. 8. Fanny likes wearing
(colourful/colourfully) ... clothes. 9. Mrs. Ramsey was ...
(terrible/terribly) upset when her husband lost his job. 10. The
(terrible/terribly) ... news made Rita cry.
15. a) Complete the sentences using well + one of the words from the
box:
Model: The children were very good. They were well-behaved.
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! ... !
b) Complete the sentences using one word from each box:
Model: I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
reasonably unusually ill enormous
slightly seriously cheap quiet
completely unnecessarily planned long
badly absolutely 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 ... .
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Model: St-1 – Let’s go to the theatre tomorrow night, shall we?
 Good idea. I’ll look forward to it.
St-2 –
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 go to the tennis court
to watch a new film to attend a conference
to visit sb to go to a restaurant
17. Complete the sentences:

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.

Model 1: St-1 – What about a cup of tea?
 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 drive to the country
a set of tennis a drink
a round of golf a snack
Model 2: St-1 – What about visiting Julia on Saturday afternoon?
 With pleasure. I haven’t seen her for ages.
St-2 –
I’m sorry, but I have an appointment for Saturday
afternoon.
to go to a concert to travel to the North
to go to the library to have a rest
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to go to a disco to visit the Stuarts
19. Translate into English.
20. Answer the teacher’s questions based on the text Accomodation.
21. a). Listen to the text Phoning a landlord and fill in the following
table:
Tenant’s
name
Address
Phone
number
Rent
Rooms for
use
Public
transport
b). Listen to the text again and try to remember more details.
c). Answer the teacher’s questions.
22. a) Listen to the tape Accommodation (by Vivien) and find the
Russian for
pedestrian precinct
a short-cut
rush hour traffic
a horn
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flatmates
b) Listen to the text again and try to remember the details.

HOME ACTIVITIES
23. a) Listen to the conversation between Jeremy and his wife Linda
who are going to buy a house. In the following table write what
Jeremy and Linda think about the house they have seen:
opinions Jeremy Linda
house
location
ceilings
lounge
bedrooms
stairs and
roof
yard
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b) Make a plan of the text.
c) Listen to the conversation again and put down the key words.
d) Write a reproduction explaining why Jeremy and Linda hesitate
whether to buy the house or not. Use the following words and word
combinations: 
 In general, ...
 Though ...
 On the one hand ... on the other hand ...
 Jeremy/Linda thinks that ...
 Jeremy/Linda argues that ...
 In Jeremy’s/Linda’s opinion, ...
 As far as Linda/Jeremy is concerned, he/she ...
 It’s difficult to say ...
24. Get ready to act out the following situation: 

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.
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 Step III
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article

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 ___ 21st 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 2nd 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.
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26. Act out the situation Renting a house in the country (from exercise
24).
28. a) Watch the video episode (The Blind Date) and fill in the
following table:
Names Occupation Additional information

d) Watch Act 2 and find an answer to the question ‘Why did Harry
leave the restaurant so suddenly?’
e) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.
f) Complete the sentences:
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…
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g) Watch Act 3 and find an answer to the question ‘Are Susan and
Harry going to meet again?’
h) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.
i) Answer the teacher’s questions.
HOME ACTIVITIES
29. a) Listen to the interview with a divorce lawyer and make a plan of
the text.
b) Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian:
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
c) Listen to the interview again and write a reproduction of it.
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UNIT 3
TOPICS: 1. Daily routine.
2. People at work.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Reading Rules
Гласные
ударном
положении
oo +k [u] book
oo [u:] room
o + m, n, l, v, [A] London
oa [Ru] soap
ou/ow [Ru] / [au] low, how
ow – в безударном [Ru] window

положении в конце
слова
our/ower [auR] sour, tower
or/oor [O:] lord, door
o + ld/nd [Ru] told
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w + or [R:] word
b, p + ull [u] full
u+r [R:] fur
ure [uR] / [juR] sure, pure
eu [ju:] neutral
1. Read.
1. Burns, hurt, curly, lurk, curt, hurl, turning, purge, surly;
2. stork, torn, sordid, born; fold, cold, gold, sold, mold, holding,
behold;
3. brook, broom, look, loom, doom, soon, cook; money, monkey,
month, love; road, sow, row, tow, flower, our, flour, floor;
4. worthy, worm; bull, pull, cure, endure, Eustace, Eugene, neutron;
5. hermit, barn, market, porch, mete, Alice, centigrade, gesture,
fortune, whim, whooping, wholesale, raging, naval, mythical,
whither, tummy, tumid, dry, Turkish, tidal, tawdry.
Intonation Drills
'Robert 'Rolley 'rolled a 'round 'roll round.

A 'round 'roll 'round 'Robert 'Rolley rolled.
If 'Robert 'Rolley 'rolled a 'round 'roll round,
Where’s the Lround Lroll round 'Robert 'Rolley rolled.
3. Read the following geographical names.

ASIA
Georgia Georgian Georgian Tbilisi [tbI'lIsI]
['dGO:dGR]
Armenia Armenian Armenian Yerevan / Erevan
[Q:'mi:njR] [L(j)ere'vQ:n]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Azerbaijani Baku [bQ'ku:]
[LWzRbaI'dGQ:n [LWzRbaI'dGQ:
/ nI /
LQ:zRrbaI'dGQ:n] LQ:zRbaI'dGQ:n
I]
Iran [I'rQ:n] Iranian [I'reInIRn] Persian Tehran [tIR'rQ:n]
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['pR:SRn]
Kazakhstan Kazakh(stani) Kazakh Astana
[LkWzWk'stQ:n] [LkWzWk'stQ:nI] [kW'zWk] [LQ:stQ'nQ:]
Uzbekistan Uzbek(istani) Uzbek Tashkent
['uzbekILstQ:n] ['uzbekILstQ:n] ['uzbek] ['tWS'kent]
Turkmenistan Turkmen(istani) Turkmen Ashkabad
[LtR:k'menILstQ: [tR:kLmenI'stQ:ni [LtR:k'men] [LWSkR'bWd]
n] :]
Tajikistan Tajik(istani) Tajik Dushanbe
[tWLdGIkI'stQ:n] [tWLdGIkI'stQ:ni: ['tWdGIk] [LduSQn'beI]
]
Kyrghyzstan Kyrghyz(stani) Kyrghyz Bishkek
[kIRrLgi:z'stQ:n] [kIRrLgi:z'stQ:ni:] ['kIRrLgi:z] [bIS'kek]
Afghanistan Afghan Persian Kabul ['kQ:bul]
[Wf'gWnIstWn] [Wf'gWn] ['pR:SRn]
Pushtu ['pAStu:]
Iraq [I'rQ:k] Iraqui [I'rQ:kI] Arabic Baghdad
['WrRbIk] ['bWg'dWd]
Syria ['sIrIR] Syrian Arabic Damascus
[dR'mQ:skRs]
Lebanon Lebanese Arabic Beirut [beI'ru:t]
['lebRnRn] [LlebR'ni:z]
Israel ['IzreIRl] Israeli [Iz'reIlI] Hebrew ['hi:bru:] Jerusalem
[dGR'ruzRlRm]
Palestine Palestinian/ Arabic Jerusalem
['pWlIstaIn] Palestine
[LpWlIs'tInjRn]
Jordan Jordan Arabic Amman [W'mWn]
['dGO:dRn]
Saudi Arabia Saudi (Arabian) Arabic Riyadh [rI'jQ:d]
['saudIR'reIbjR]
Kuwait [ku'weIt] Kuwait Arabic Kuwait City
Qatar ['kQ:tQ:r] Qatar Arabic Doha ['dRuhQ]
The United Arab Arabic Abu Dhabi
Emirates ['Q:bu'dQ:bI]
['emIreIts]
Oman [Ru'mQ:n] Oman Arabic Muscat ['muskRt]
Pakistan Pakistani Urdu ['uRdu:], Islamabad
['pQ:kIs'tQ:n / Bengali, [IsLlQ:mR'bQ:d]
'pWkIs'tWn] (Pushtu)
India ['IndIR] Indian ['IndjRn] Hindi ['hIn'di:] Delhi ['delI]
Urdu
Nepal [ni:'pO:l] Nepali [ni:'pO:lI] Nepali Katmandu
[LkQ:tmQn'du:]
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Bangladesh Bangladeshi Urdu, Bengali Dhaka / Dacca
[LbQnglR'deS] [LbQnglR'deSI] [ben'gO:lI] ['dQ:kQ / 'dWkR]
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Singhalese Colombo
['srI/SrI'lWNkR] [LsINhR'li:z], [kR'lAmbRu]
Tamil [tR'mIl]
Myanmar / Burma Burmese Burmese Yangon /Rangoon
['mjQ:nmQ/ [bR:'mi:z] [jAn'gOn /
'bR:mR] rWn'gu:n]
China ['tSaInR] Chinese ['tSaIni:z] Chinese Beijing ['beI'dGIN]
Mongolia Mongolian Mongolian Ulan Bator
[mRn'gRuljR] [mRn'gRuljRn] ['u:lQ:n'bQ:tO:]
North Korea North Korean Korean Pyongyang
[ko'rIR] South Korean ['pjO:N'jAN]
South Korea Seoul [seI'u:l]
Japan [dGR'pWn] Japanese Japanese Tokyo ['tRukIRu]
[LdGWpR'ni:z]
Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese Hanoi ['hQ:'nOI]
['vjet'nam] ['vjetnR'mi:z]
Laos ['laus / Laotian Laotian Vientyane
'lQ:Os] ['lQuSjRn / ['vi:ent'jQ:n]
'lQ:OSjRn]
Cambodia Cambodian Cambodian Phnompenh
[kRm'bRudjR] [kRm'bRudjRn] ['nRum'peN]
Thailand Thai [taI] Thai Bangkok
['taIlRnd] ['bWN'kOk]
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article
4. Answer the questions using the prompts in the boxes below.

Model: T – Which of the animals runs fastest?
St – It is the cheetah (гепард).
elephant penguin telephone pound
giraffe swan [swOn] telescope yen
[dGI’rQ:f] parrot computer rouble [ru:bl]
kangaroo owl [aul] wheel peseta
tiger eagle laser [‘leIzR] euro [‘juRrRu]
bear
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5. a) Watch the video episode (The Square Mile) and find the English
for
Russian English
один из основных центров
банковской деятельности
международное банковское
кредитование
ежедневный оборот
Лондонская фондовая биржа
международный рынок
страхования
поддерживать свою репутацию
для начала
отвечать/соответствовать
требованиям
быть полным решимости сделать
что-либо
премии по результатам года
средняя годовая зарплата

Complete the following sentences:
1. Although the City is now only a very small part of present-day
London’s 620 square miles, ___________________________
__________________________________________________
2. Today’s Square Mile remains __________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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3. There are almost _______ foreign banks in the City, managing
more than ____________________________ for their clients. And
British banks based here are responsible for more __________
_____________________________________ than any other
country, ________________ of the world total.
4. The City is home to the world’s largest foreign exchange market,
with _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5. London is the world’s largest __________________________
__________________________________, insuring everything
from ______________________________________________
__________________________________________________
6. They are still making a lot of money in the City, ____________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
7. With the world getting smaller, the deals getting bigger, the hours
getting longer and the deadlines getting shorter – ____________
____________________________________________________
8. There’s something else that makes the Square Mile very different
from the rest of Britain, and the rest of London. _____________
____________________________________________________
HOME ACTIVITIES
6. Learn the geographical names of the first 17 countries and their

capitals from exercise 3.
7. a) Listen to the text Daily Routine.

b) Write a reproduction explaining what Vivien’s daily routine is like
now.
c) Get ready to discuss the text in class.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
8. Read.
[w – v] [z/s – T] [R:– O:/Ru]
wine – vine is_that work – walk
went – vent was_then word – ward
wise – vice was_this perch – porch
west – vestry says_that thirst – thought
worse – verse goes_there turn – torn
winter – vintage tells_that bird – board
wicked – Victor finds _them learn – loan
willing – village picks_this firm – foam
Walter – vault thinks_this girl – goal
Intonation Drills

1. 'Victor 'Watson 'willingly 'visited 'Wendy Varnish.
2. 'First come, 'first served.
3. It is the 'early 'bird that catches the worm.
4. As is the workman  so is the work.
10. Answer the teacher’s questions (based on the text Daily Routine).
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY
TELLING THE TIME 
9.00 It is nine o’clock (sharp). – Сейчас (ровно) девять часов.
9.10 It is ten (minutes) past nine. [Amer. It is ten (minutes) after
nine.]
Слово minutes можно опустить только в том случае,
если количество минут делится на 5!
9.58 It is two minutes to ten. [Amer. It is two minutes before ten.]
9.15 It is a quarter past nine. [Amer. It is a quarter after nine.]
9.45 It is a quarter to ten. [Amer. It is a quarter before ten.]
9.30 It is half past nine.
at 6 p.m. / P.M. – в 6 часов вечера (p.m. – post meridiem лат.– после
полудня)
at 6 a.m. / A.M. – в 6 часов утра (a.m. – ante meridiem лат.– до
полудня)
О времени отправления и прибытия поездов, самолетов и т.п.
говорят
Our train leaves at 3.28 (three twenty-eight) Moscow time.
She is going by the 8.15 (eight fifteen) train.
1. hour – час (астрономический) e.g. It took us an hour to get to the

centre of the city. half an hour – полчаса; an hour and a half –
полтора часа; a quarter of an hour – четверть часа / o’clock – час (в
выражениях, передающих время) e.g. The expedition started out at 7
o’clock. / a clock – часы (настольные, напольные, настенные,
карманные); an alarm [R'lQ:m] clock – будильник; a watch – часы
(наручные); a digital ['dIdGItRl] watch/clock – электронные часы с
цифровым циферблатом
2. to wind [waInd] up a watch/clock (wound, wound [waund]) –
заводить часы e.g. There is no need to wind up a digital watch.
3. to set a watch/clock by sth (the radio time signal / the Kremlin

chimes) – ставить часы по (сигналу радио / кремлевским курантам)
e.g. I usually set my watch by the radio time signal.
4. late – поздний e.g. It was a late hour. / to be late (about a person!) –
опоздать; e.g. Jack is ten minutes late. – Джек опоздал на десять
минут. / to be late for a lecture (for a class / for the performance) BUT
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to come late to the theatre [NOTE: опоздать на поезд – to miss a
train]
Expressions
My watch tells the wrong/right time. – Мои часы идут (не)правильно.
(Syn. My watch is wrong/right.)
My watch is fast/slow. (about a watch/clock!) – Мои часы
спешат/отстают.
My watch is 5 minutes fast/slow. – Мои часы спешат/отстают на 5
минут.
(Syn. My watch gains/loses 5 minutes.)
Prepositions
at three o’clock – в три часа
at midnight / at noon – в полночь / в полдень
at any time – в любое время
at the same time – в то же время
at the moment – в этот / тот момент
between two and three o’clock – между двумя и тремя часами

during the day (отвечает на вопрос When?) – в течение дня
for some time (отвечает на вопрос How long?) – в течение какого-то
времени
from ten (o’clock) to/till twelve (o’clock) – с десяти до двенадцати

часов
from early morning till late at night – с раннего утра до поздней ночи
in a week (in half an hour) – через неделю (через полчаса)

in time – вовремя, без опоздания
on time – вовремя, в точно назначенное время
on Sunday – в воскресенье
on that day – в тот день
on weekdays / on (at) weekends – по рабочим дням / по выходным
on a rainy afternoon / on a fine spring day – дождливым днем /
погожим весенним днем
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11. Make sentences and read them aloud.

It is 11.02
We left home at 5.15
Let’s meet at 3.30
7.45
2.00
The plane arrived at 8.25
The train leaves at 1.10
The expedition started out at 10.35

1. You can … at any moment. 2. … from early morning till late at night.
3. My friends and I … at the same time. 4. … for an hour and a half. 5.
… in half an hour. 6. It’s nice … on a rainy autumn day. 7. It’s pleasant
… on a hot summer afternoon. 8. It’s wonderful … on a cold winter
morning.
15. Answer the teacher’s questions as in the models:

Model 1: T – What is the capital of India?
St – The capital of India is Delhi.
Model 2: T – What language do they speak in Saudi Arabia?
St – In Saudi Arabia they speak Arabic.
16. a) Watch the video episode (Smell the Flowers) and complete
Susan’s appointment book:
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Time Company/Name Details
________ FAO Schwarz __________________________
__________________________
11:00 ___________________ __________________________

___________________ __________________________
________ Mr. Levine __________________________

____________________ __________________________
4:00 ____________________ __________________________

____________________ __________________________
________ Mr. Ozawa __________________________

__________________________

d) Watch Act 2 and find an answer to the question How did Susan
manage to change Michelle’s attitude to herself?
e) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.
f) Complete the sentences.
1. When Harry and Michelle came to Susan’s office… 2. Michelle felt
shy because… 3. Susan … in order to have lunch with Harry and
Michelle. 4. At lunch Michelle … 5. Susan explained to the girl that …
6. Michelle didn’t like the fact that … 7. Susan asked Michelle … 8.
Michelle did not tell her father the details of their conversation
because…
g) Watch Act 3 and find an answer to the question: Are Susan and
Michelle going to be friends?
h) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.
i) Answer the teacher’s questions.
HOME ACTIVITIES
17. a) Listen to an interview and fill in the chart below.
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Name Occupation Details of Present activity
occupation
b) Listen to the recording again and write whatever you remember

about Mr. Williams.
18. Learn the rest of the geographical names from exercise 1.
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 Step III
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
19. Read.
[Ru – O – O:] [au – A – Q:] [Y – s/t/f]
no – not – nor now – nut - nasty thin – sin
go – gone – gore bow – but - barn thane – sane
loan – lost – lord fowl – fun – far thick – sick
boast – boss – bore allow – lust - last thong – song
coast – cost – core crow – crust – raft thicket – ticket
soul – soft – sore gown – gun – garment through – true
dote – dot – dorm down – duck – darn thrill – frill
fold – fond – fall town – tummy – task thin – fin
Intonation Drills

'Robert 'Rolley 'rolled a 'round 'roll round.
A 'round 'roll 'round 'Robert 'Rolley rolled.
If 'Robert 'Rolley 'rolled a 'round 'roll round,
Where’s the Lround Lroll round 'Robert 'Rolley rolled?
21. a) Listen to an interview and fill in the chart below.
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Name Occupation Details of Present activity
occupation
b) Listen to the recording again and find the English and Russian for
English Russian
строительный подрядчик
сметный отдел
a civil engineer
высчитать, просчитать
consultant engineer
строительная площадка
плотина
to be involved in

Model: St-1 – What do you do?
St-2 – I’m a designer. I decorate people’s houses and give
them ideas for the furniture and the lighting.
St-1 – And what are you doing at the moment?
St-2 – I’m designing the reception at the Hilton Hotel.
a Certified Public Accountant (a a Vice-President / a textile
CPA) company
a member of the European a consultant engineer / Shell
Parliament a sanitary engineer / a construction
an official of the Chamber of firm
Commerce
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23. a) Read about Joe’s job interview.
Joe applied for a job as junior clerk working for Frazier Products Limited. He got
his job after an interview. The interviewer told him a lot of promising things about
the company and his future job:
Frazier Products Limited Junior Clerk

 exports abroad  pay rise after six months
 has branches in America  prospects of promotion
 expanding company  subsidized canteen
 founded in 1960  friendly staff
 employs 1,600 people  sports facilities – tennis,
 introduced computers in football, swimming
1983
b) Act out the parts of Joe and the interviewer.

J. – When was the company founded?
I. – It was founded in 1960. ...
c) What did Joe tell his wife about the company and his future job
when he got home? (Give his actual words.)
* * *
After six months in the company Joe was very disappointed. Everything
that the interviewer had said was wrong. Joe decided to speak to the
interviewer.
d) Finish his comments about the company:
Model: – You said / you told me the company exported abroad. It’s not
true!
e) Do the same for Joe’s comments about the job, using You said…,
You told me…, I thought…, I hoped…
Model: – I hoped I would get a pay rise after six months.
f) Add whatever you can to Joe’s complaints.
g) Answer the teacher’s questions.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. a building – здание, e.g. The old building of Moscow University is one of the
sights of Moscow. / a building contractor – строительный подрядчик; a build-
ing/construction site – строительная площадка; a shipbuilder – судостроитель
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2. an engineer [LendGI'nIR]– инженер; a chief engineer – главный инженер; a
consultant engineer – инженер-консультант; a civil engineer – инженер-
строитель / engineering industry – машиностроение, машиностроительная
промышленность
3. to work out – высчитать, просчитать; e.g. Can you work out how much it will
cost us to build a house? / to estimate ['estImeIt] – 1. оценивать, давать оценку;
2. приблизительно подсчитывать, прикидывать, составлять смету; estimating
department – сметный отдел
4. a strike – забастовка; to be on strike – бастовать; to go on strike – объявить
забастовку, забастовать; a striker – забастовка; a strike-breaker –
штрейкбрехер
5. to get rid of sb/sth – избавиться от кого-то/чего-то; e.g. We could not get rid
of the idea that he would feel hurt.
6. to survive [sR'vaIv] – выжить; survival – выживание
7. redundant [rI'dAndRnt] – безработный, уволенный в связи с сокращением
штата (syn. unemployed) / redundancy – безработица, вызванная
сокращением штата (syn. unemployment)
24. a) Read about an industrial conflict:

SHIPBUILDERS’ STRIKE CONTINUES
Government takes action
The bitter strike over pay and redundancies has now lasted over 8
weeks. Shipbuilders have told their leaders to ‘fight to the end’ to stop
dockyards from closing and 1,000 of their men losing their jobs.
Sir Albert Pringle, chairman of British shipbuilders, has asked Peter
Arkwright, the president of the Shipbuilders’ Union, to attend a
meeting next Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Government has ordered Sir Albert to give
important naval contracts to the Japanese.
b) Listen to Sir Albert Pringle and Peter Arkright giving their views on
the strike. (Headway Intermediate/old, tape 37) Say if they are eager to
sit down to talks with the other party.
community – общество, сообщество, община
Sir Albert Pringle:
In my opinion, this strike is a complete waste of time – of my time and the
shipbuilders’ time. No worker will be made redundant. Some dockyards. About
five or six, will close, because as a nation we do not have enough orders to keep
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them working. This industry musr make a profit to survive. Men at dockyards
which close will be offered jobs at other yards. I want this strike to end as soon as
possible. I have asked Mr. Arkwright to sit down and talk, but he refuses. He is
trying to make this stirke political, not industrial, and there is real risk of
shipbuilders losing their jobs if this strike goes on much longer. We are losing our
orders to foreign competitors.
Peter Arkright:
We are on strike because shipbuilders’ jobs are in danger. Sir Albert
Pringle wants to make 750 men redundant by closing ten dockyards. We
can still make the best ships in the world, but this management is trying
to get rid of all the workers, and soon there will be npo shipbuilders left
in the country. We are trying to save not just jobs but communities that
have always depended on shipbuilding for a living. Now, I want this
strike to end as soon as possible. I have invited Sir Albert Pringle to sit
down and talk, but he refuses. This is not just an industrial strike. It is
political, because we are fighting for the right of the working man to
have a job and live in his own place of birth. My men are prepared to
stay out on strike as long as it is necessary to save this industry.
c) Listen to the recording again and render what either speaker says
in favour of his viewpoint.
e) Listen to the texts once more. Let one half of the students explain Sir
Albert’s view on the reasons for the government’s actions and the other
half – the reasons for the strike. Try to come to terms with your
“opponents”.
Sir Albert Pringle Peter Arkright
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HOME ACTIVITIES
26. Listen to Lynn Dermott speaking about the people who work from
home and write a reproduction. (Headway Intermediate/old, Tape 36)
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UNIT 4
TOPICS: 1. At the weekend.
2. Sports and games.
3. Holidays and parties.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
1. Read.
[I: – I] [O: – O] [Q: – A] [u:– u]
beat – bit lord – lot park – Puck loom – look
meet – mist cord – cot dark – duck boom – book
feast – fist sort – soft garment – gutter soon – took
seen – sin torn – Tom fast – fun broom – brook
leave – live dawn – Don barn – bun noon – nook
seat – sit Gordon – gone lark – luck cool – cook
Pete – pit ball – bond mast – must hoop – hook
Heat – hit north – not task – tusk fool – flook
Intonation Drills

1. 'Charity be'gins at home.
2. 'He who 'pleased everybody  'died be'fore he was born.
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3. 'Choose an 'author as you 'choose a friend.
3. Comment on the proverbs and sayings given above. Give their

Russian equivalents.
4. Read the following geographical names:
AMERICA

the United American English Washington,
States of D.C.
America ['wOSINtRn'di:'s
i:]
Canada Canadian English, Ottawa
['kWnRdR] [kR'neIdjRn] French ['OtRwR]
Mexico Mexican ['meksIkRn] Spanish Mexico City
['meksIkRu]
Guatemala Guatemalan Spanish Guatemala
[LgwQ:tI'mQ:l
R]
Honduras Honduran Spanish Tegucigalpa

[hOn'djuRrRs] [hOn'djuRrRn] [tRLgusI'gWlpR]
Nicaragua Nicaraguan Spanish Managua
[LnIkR'rQ:gwR [LnIkR'rQ:gwRn] [mR'nQ:gwR]
]
Costa Rica Costa Rican Spanish San Jose
['kOstR'ri:kR] [LsWn(h)o(u)'zeI
]
Panama Panamanian Spanish Panama
['pWnRmQ:] [LpWnR'meInIRn]
El Salvador Salvadoran Spanish San Salvador
[el'sWlvRdO:] [LsWlvR'dO:rRn] [sRn'sWlvRdO:]
Cuba ['kju:bR] Cuban Spanish Havana
[hR'vWnR]
the Dominican Dominican Spanish Santo Domingo
Republic ['sWntR(u)dR(u)
[dR'mInIkRn] 'mINgRu]
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Jamaica Jamaican English Kingston
[dGR'meIkR] [dGR'meIkRn] ['kINstRn]
Colombia Colombian Spanish Bogota
[kR'lAmbjR] [kR'lAmbIRn] [LbRugR(u) 'tQ:]
Venezuela Venezuelan Spanish Caracas
[LvenRz'weIlR [LvenRz'weIlRn] [kR'rWkRs]
]
Ecuador Ecuadoran Spanish Quito ['ki:tRu]
['ekwRdO:] [LekwR'dO:rRn]
Chile ['tSIlI] Chilean [‘tSIlIRn] Spanish Santiago
[LsWntI'Q:gRu]
Guyana Guyanese English Georgetown
[gaI'Q:nR] [LgaIQ: 'ni:z] ['dGO:dGtaun]
Brazil [brR'zIl] Brazilian [brR'zIljRn] Portuguese Brasilia
[brR'zIljR]
Bolivia Bolivian [bR'lIvIRn] Spanish La Paz ['lQ:
[bR'lIvIR] 'pQ:s]
Paraguay Paraguayan Spanish Asuncion
['pWrRgwaI] [LpWrR'gwaIRn] [LQ:su:n'sjO:n]
Uruguay Uruguayan Spanish Montevideo
['ju:RrRgwaI] [Lju:RrR'gwaIRn] [LmOntIvI'deIRu
]
Argentina Argentinean Spanish Buenos Aires

[LQ:dGRn'ti:n [LQ:dGRn'ti:njRn] ['bweInRs'ERrIz]
R] Argentine['Q:dGRntaI
n]
Peru [pe'ru:] Peruvian [pe'ru:vjRn] Spanish Lima ['li:ma:]
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article

A. 1. I haven’t been to ___ theatre for ages. 2. Gwen spends most of his
time watching __ television. 3. Michael usually listens to ___ radio
when he drives to work. 4. There is ___ good theatre in Stratford-on-
Avon. 5. ___ radio was on but nobody was listening to it. 6. When did
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you last go to ___ cinema? 7. The hotel room was small and
uncomfortable but there was ___ television in the corner. 8. The town
they arrived at was dull and sleepy – there wasn’t even ___ cinema in it.
B. 1. Don’t stay in ___ sun, the day is too hot. 2. The child appeared in
Marner’s life like ___ ray of __ sunshine on a winter day. 3. Norway is
___ country in ___ north of Europe. 4. If you live in ___ foreign country
it is good to know ___ language. 5. Val lay down on ___ ground and
looked up at ___ sky. 6. The first man went into __ space in 1961. 7. I
tried to park my car but ___ space was too small. 8. The day was
wonderful and we went for a walk by ___ sea. 9. Baikal is a lake but it is
as deep as ___ sea. 10. It was a long and tiring voyage, we were at __
sea for 62 days.
6. a) Listen to what Harry says about his weekend and

– explain the meaning of the expression the happy hour and the word
brunch;
– find the English for
это больше не модно
стопка, кипа газет
за чашкой кофе
ресторан с видом на океан
немного угомониться,
успокоиться
b) Listen to the interview again and try to remember more details.
Dialogue 1
A – How would you like to come bowling?
B – I’m not overkeen, actually.
A – What about a Chinese meal then?
B – No, I thought I’d have an evening at home for a change.
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c) Listen to Dialogues 2-4 and reconstruct them. Act out the dialogues.
Dialogue 2
A – Do you fancy _____________________________?
B – It’s nice of you to ask, but I don’t think so.
A – Well, how about coming to see Tony?
B – _______________________________________________________
Dialogue 3
A – Feel like a stroll in the park?
B – I don’t think I will _______________________________________
A – Come on. ______________________________________________
B – No, if you don’t mind, I think ______________________________
Dialogue 4
A – Let’s go ice-skating.
B – No, _________________________________ this evening.
A – Then why don’t we just go out for a coffee?
B – No, really. I’ve promised myself ____________________________
d) Complete the following dialogues using phone calls 1-3 as a model.

1). A –What about … ?
B – I don’t think …
A – Then why don’t we ... for a change?
B–…
2). A – Do you fancy …

B – It’s nice of you to ask, but ...
A – Come on, ...
B – No, really. ...
HOME ACTIVITIES
8. a) Learn the geographical names of the countries and their capitals
from exercise 5.
9. Translate into English:

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1. Ты не хочешь сходить в мексиканский ресторан? – Нет, боюсь,
что мексиканская еда слишком остра (spicy) для меня. 2. Я что-то
не в настроении выходить из дома. 3. Как насчет поездки за город в
выходные? – Очень мило, что ты спросил, но боюсь, что у меня не
получится. У меня слишком много дел. – Да ладно, несколько часов
на природе только на пользу тебе пойдут. – Нет, честно, не
получается по времени.
10. a) Listen to the Tape Sports and Games. Find the English/Russian
for
A.
Russian English
корт с твердым покрытием
заниматься легкой атлетикой
прыжки в длину
прыжки в высоту
травяной корт
мышцы
заниматься спортом
удар
“болеть” за команду
проиграть какой-либо команде
обыграть кого-либо
хоккей с шайбой
верховая езда
прыжок с парашютом
планерный спорт
страдать от морской болезни
ходить под парусом
катание на коньках
катание на роликах
лыжный / горнолыжный спорт
B.
Russian English
team game
it seemed pointless to me
hurdles
to swim 50-60 lengths
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to use up lots of calories
to kick the ball
to be in goal
motor racing
canoe [kR'nu:]
it had a leak
rock climbing
archery
orienteering
it’s good exercise
skating rink
skate-boarding
hockey
b) Learn the vocabulary of the exercise.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
11. Read.
[IR – ER] [aIR] [auR]
fear – fare fire power
mere – mare empire tower
clear – Clair esquire sour
ear – air lier flower
dear – dare dire dower
beer – bare tyre flour
Intonation Drills

1. The 'cook 'took a 'good 'look at the cookery book.
2. 'All 'work and 'no play 'makes 'Jack a 'dull boy.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article
13. a) Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

LARRY HUDSON: A PROFILE
Larry Hudson has recently become ___ minister in the new government.
Mr. Hudson has had ___ varied career. He was ___ professional
footballer in the 1970s and some people considered him to be ___ most
skilful player of his generation. After a car accident, he became ___
manager of ___ oldest pub in Edinburgh. Six years later, he was offered
___ position of ___ executive director of Sainsbury, one of ___ biggest
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supermarket chains in the country. He became ___ member of
Parliament in 1997.
b) Answer the teacher’s questions.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. a sport – спорт, вид спорта: e.g. Gymnastics is a beautiful sport. /
sports – спорт (различные виды спорта): e.g. Sports are very popular
in this country. / to do (to play) sports (syn. to do athletics
[WY'letIks]) – заниматься спортом / a sportsman – 1. охотник,
рыболов, любитель скачек 2. спортсмен (syn. an athlete ['WYli:t]) –
спортсмен(ка) / athletic – спортивный, атлетический, сильный,
мускулистый / sports-ground - спортплощадка
2. a team [ti:m] – 1. команда: e.g. Their university has one of the best
basket ball teams in the country. 2. бригада / team game – спортивная
(командная игра) / to support [sR'pO:t] a team – “болеть” за (какую-
то) команду / to beat a team – обыграть (какую-то) команду / to lose
to a team – проиграть (какой-то) команде
3. to kick the ball – 1. пасовать, передавать мяч; 2. гонять мяч: e.g.

When I was a schoolboy, my friends and I used to kick the ball after
classes.
4. goal [gRul] – 1. цель, задача: e.g. Success was his goal in life. 2.
ворота (спорт.); to be in goal (syn. to keep the goal) – стоять в
воротах, быть вратарем; 3. гол (спорт.); to kick (to make, to score
[skO:]) a goal – забить гол / to win (to lose) by three goals –
победить со преимуществом в три гола/мяча (проиграть три
гола/мяча)
5. an exercise ['eksRsaIz] – 1. упражнение, тренировка; 2.
физическая зарядка, моцион, прогулка / to take exercise – делать
гимнастику/моцион, гулять: e.g. You do not take enough exercise.
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6. to fancy sth / doing sth – 1. воображать, представлять себе: e.g. I
can’t fancy him as a soldier. / Just fancy that! – Подумать только! 2.
предполагать, полагать: e.g. I fancy he has already gone. 3. нравиться,
любить: e.g. I don’t fancy this place at all. / Do you fancy a stroll in the
park? (syn. Would you like a troll in the park?)
Expressions
to be keen on sth / doing sth – очень любить что-либо, увлекаться
чем-либо
for a change – на этот раз, для разнообразия
to feel like sth / doing sth – быть расположенным, хотеть что-либо
сделать: e.g. I don’t feel like eating, I’m not hungry.
to stay / be in – остаться /находиться дома (ant. to be out)
to be in the mood for sth /doing sth – быть в настроении что-либо
делать
14. a) Ask and answer as in the models:

Model 1: T – What languages do they speak in Canada?
St – In Canada they speak English and French?
Model 2: T – What is the capital of Chile?
St – The capital of Chile is Santiago.
15. Translate into English:
мексиканское искусство; кубинские танцы; канадские леса;
бразильские футболисты; аргентинское серебро; венесуэльская
экспедиция; уругвайские и парагвайские иммигранты; чилийская
медь; перуанские индейцы (Indians).
16. Say as in the model:
Model: The Brazilians are good at football.
the Canadians the Japanese skiing swimming

the French the Russians skating fencing
the Belgians the Chinese ice hockey figure skating
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the Americans the Germans basketball gymnastics
the Norwegians the English athletics football
... ...
17. Answer the teacher’s questions (based on exercise 9).

18. Repeat the teacher’s sentence and add a sentence logically
connected with it.
19. a) Listen to the interview Children in sport and point out the main
problems that children face in professional sport.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____
b) Listen to the interview again and try to remember more details.
HOME ACTIVITIES
20. a) Learn the rest of the geographical from exercise 4.
21. Open the brackets and write the verbs in the appropriate forms.
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Winning at all costs?
The spirit of the Olympic games ________________ (1 – always /

to be) clear: ‘The important thing is not winning but taking part.’ In
recent times, however, the desire to win _________________ (2 – to go)
to extremes.
People still __________________ (3 – to remember) the incident
in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when South African-born Zola Budd
(4 – to trip – ставить подножку) the medal favourite, Mary Decker in
the 5,000 metres, causing her to fall and lose the race. Nor can the
international sporting public forget the shame brought to the Olympic
ideal by Canadian Ben Johnson’s use of steroids in the 100 metre final
in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Athletics is not the only sporting event in which competitors
__________________ (5 – to cheat). Weightlifting, football, boxing
_____________________ (6 – all / to attract) their share of scandal.
During the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer in 1994, the world of
competitive ice skating __________________ (7 – to shock – Passive)
by an incident involving two American figure skaters, Tonya Harding
and Nancy Kerrigan, the favourite to win a medal. While training in
Detroit, Nancy _______________________ (8 – to attack – Passive) by
a man with an iron bar.
Tonya eventually _____________________ (9 – to confess –
признаваться) to her involvement in the crime and
_______________________ (10 – since / to see) her skating career
destroyed. Although she ____________________ (11 – to escape) a
prison sentence, she _____________________ (12 – to pay) a high price
for her part in the scandal. She ___________________ (13 – to pay)
$100,000 as a fine and _________________ (14 – to get) 500 hours of
community service. She also ____________________ (15 – to resign)
from the US Figure Skating Association. However, she
________________________ (16 – already / to earn) $600,000 by
giving an exclusive television interview and ____________________
(17 – to receive) an offer of two million dollars to move to Tokyo to
become a wrestler.
Tonya Harding finally ________________________ (18 – to
achieve) fame and fortune but at what cost?
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22. a) Listen to what Thomas says about the way people celebrate
different holidays in Britain and fill in the table below.
Holiday, date Key-words Features

Celtic fire festivals / Banks are ________
Beltaine Museums are _____
__________ pole
__________ tree
Solstices
Equinoxes
Guy Fawkes night
______________
religious
Easter Easter Bunny, the rabbit Rolling eggs down

Chocolate eggs the hill / selling
eggs for charity
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New Year’s Day
Halloween
______________
b) Complete the sentences:

1. Holidays are important because … 2. In the past most holidays used
to be … 3. It is an English habit to go away whenever holidays come
because … 4. Unlike the Germans the English …
c) Get ready to discuss in class what holidays and festivals are
celebrated in Britain and how they are celebrated.
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 Step III
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
23. Read.
 gym, gain, garment, gist, gem, ghost, guts, guess, golden, guest;
 cyst, Cornish, century, cemetery, Cindy, Cyril, Carol, curious,
copper, cell;
 knack, kidney, Kimberly, knave, knight, kidnap, knot, knock.
Intonation Drills

1. A 'friend in needis a 'friend indeed.
2. 'Early to 'bed and 'early to rise 'makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise.
25. Discuss the text Winning at all Costs? (from exercise 21).
26. a) Listen to the Tape Holidays and say how Vivien used to
celebrate her birthday.
c) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details describing
how Christmas and Easter are celebrated in Britain.
d) Describe how Christmas and Easter are celebrated in Britain.
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27. a) Watch Episode 6, Act 2 from Family Album, USA. In the table
below tick off the words denoting the things that are mentioned in the
episode in connection with Thanksgiving Day.
 Thanksgiving Day parade
Indians
floats
balloons
bands
pumpkin pie
apple pie
turkey dressing
clowns
frozen fish
vegetables
b) Illustrate the use of the words you have ticked off in situations
based on the video episode.
c) Watch Act 3 and find an answer to the question Why did Grandpa
say it was a great Thanksgiving? Find the Russian equivalents to the
following words and word combinations:
settlers
harvest
to give sb a passing grade
patient (adj.)
with an artistic eye
I’ll go along with that
to score a touchdown
с) Complete the sentences:

1. The Pilgrims were ... 2. They shared the first harvest ... 3. Susan gave
thanks for ... 4. Robie gave thanks for ... 5. Richard thanked ... 6.
Marylin gave thanks for ... 7. Ellen said they should be thankful for ... 8.
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Harry gave thanks for ... 9. Nobody could enjoy Philip’s apple pie
because ...
e) Watch Acts 2 and 3 again and try to remember more details.
f) Explain how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA.
HOME ACTIVITIES
29. a) Listen to the interview A Retired Man (Headway

Intermediate/old, Tape 20) and say whether Mr. Harold Thomas enjoys
his retirement or not. b) Fill in the tables below.
A.
Previous activities Socializing Travelling
B.
Charity work Marital status Pros and cons of
retirement
b) Listen to the interview again and fill in more details. b) Make a plan
of the interview.
c) Write a reproduction of the interview.
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1. Знаешь, Эдна начала заниматься спортом. – Подумать только!
Она же никогда раньше не делала никаких физических
упражнений. Что это с ней случилось? – Она ест очень много
пирожных. У нее стала такая ужасная фигура, что она растеряла
всех своих кавалеров. 2. Не хочешь сходить в кино? – Нет, я что-то
не в настроении вообще выходить из дома. – Но ты же весь день
сидишь дома! Давай сходим куда-нибудь для разнообразия. 3.
Когда Виктор был студентом, он был очень спортивным молодым
человеком. Он занимался плаванием, играл в футбол. В субботу он
с друзьями обычно гонял мяч на университетский спортплощадке.
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UNIT 5
TOPICS: 1. Getting about town.

2. Travelling.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
1. a) Read.
Ee – eel, elk, Evelyn, earnings, Eden, ending, eastern, fear, beer,
clear,
earth, ease, earl, edge, effort, eke;
Ii / Yy – invite, irk, ire, knight, myth, ply, Susie, liar, likely, yoke,
cyclist, yawn, tiresome, fire, yore, Byrd;
Aa – bask, walker, Warsaw, stalls, France, glad, Maude, glade, maid,
nay, bald, latest, fawn, harbour, area, Mary;
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Oo – lottery, working, lorry, Poland, wonder, nook, oddity, flood,
flowery, tomorrow, worm, however, whoever, sore, pork, moor,
loom;
Uu – fume, curb, fuss, curious, bull, sure, furs, cub, gulf, mule,
mustard,
purr, pull, rusty, occur, pure.
Intonation Drills


1. 'East or west, 'home is best.
2. There is 'no 'place like home.


3. a) Read the following geographical names:
Some countries of AFRICA

AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
Egypt ['i:dGIpt] Egyptian Arabic Cairo
[I'dGIpS(R)n] ['kaIRrRu]
Lybia ['lIbIR] Lybian ['lIbIRn] Arabic Tripoli
['trIpRlI]
Tunisia Tunisian Arabic Tunis
['tju:nIs] [tju(:)'nIzjRn] ['tju:nIs]
Algeria Algerian Arabic Algiers
[Wl'dGIRrIR] [Wl'dGIRrIRn] [Wl'dGIRz]
Morocco Morrocan Arabic Rabat
[mo(u)'rOkRu] [mR(u) 'rOkRn] [rR'bQ:t]
Sudan Sudani Arabic Khartum
[su:'dQ:n] [su:'dQ:ni:] ['kQ:'tu:m]
Ethiopia Ethiopian Amharic Addis Ababa
[Li:YI'RupjR] [Li:YI'RupjRn] [Wm'hWrIk] ['WdIs'WbRb
R]
Somalia Somalian, Somalian, Mogadishu
[sRu'mQ:lIR] Somali Arabic [LmOgR'dISR
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u]
Kenya Kenyan Swahili Nairobi
['kenjR / [swQ:'hi:lI] [naI'rRubI]
'ki:njR] English
Angola Angolan Portuguese Luanda
[WN'gRulR] [lu:'WndR]
Mozambique Mozambican Portuguese Maputo
[LmRuzRm'bi: [mQ:'pu:tRu]
k]
Namibia Namibian English Windhoek
[nW'mi:bjR] ['vInthuk]
South Africa South African English, Africaans Pretoria
[WfrI'kQ:ns] [prI'tRuRrIR]
Australia Australian English Canberra
[O:'streIljR] ['kWbRrR]
New Zealand New Zealand English Wellington
['zi:lRnd] ['welINtRn]
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article

1. Where do I get off for ___ Hyde Park, please? – It is the next stop. 2.
Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the nearest pharmacy? – Well,
the easiest way is by ___ bus. 3. Is this the right bus for the Town Hall?
– No, you should have caught a 12. Jump out at the bridge and get one
there. 4. (In a taxi) Paddington, please. I want to catch the 11.20 train. –
We’ll be all right if there are no ___ hold-ups. 5. Can you tell me the
best way to get to ___ Bond Street from here, please? – Go straight
down the stairs, and turn left at the bottom. Then follow the directions to
___ Bond Street. 6. Is there a pub near here? – Yes, there is the Red
Lion next to the Park Hotel. 7. We flew to Moscow from ___ Gatwick
Airport near London.
5. a) Listen to Dialogue 1 and translate the underlined words into

Russian.
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Dialogue 1 (Asking the way)
A – Excuse me, please. Could you tell me the way to the station?
B – Turn round and turn left at the traffic-lights.
A – Will it take me long to get there?
B – No, it’s no distance at all.
A – Thank you.
B – That’s OK.
Translate the underlined words into Russian.
c) Listen to Dialogues 2-4 and reconstruct them. Act out the dialogues.
Dialogue 2 (On a bus)
A – ____________________________________________________
B – No, you’ll have to get off at the bank, and take a 192.
A – Can you tell me where to get off?
B – ____________________________________________________
Dialogue 3 (At a railway station)
A – Which train do I take for Victoria?
B – 9.28. This end of Platform 2.
A – ____________________________________________________
B – It gets there at 11.34.
A – ____________________________________________________
B – No, it’s a through train.
Dialogue 4 (Booking airline tickets)
A – I’d like to book a flight to Munich for Monday the tenth.
B – ____________________________________________________
A – I need an economy class open return.
B – KLM have got a DC-9 leaving at 09.25.
A – What else ought I to know?
B – ____________________________________is 08.20 at the airport.
d) Complete the following dialogues using dialogues 2-4 as a model.

1. A – Does this bus go ... ?
B – ...? No, you are going the wrong direction. You want a ...
A – Can you tell me where ... ?
B – ...
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2. A – When ... London train ...?
B – ..., Platform ...
A – Do I have to change?
B – ...
3. A – What night flights are there from ... to ... tomorrow?

B – ... have got a flight ...
A – ...
B – The coach leaves for the airport ...
6. a) Watch the video episode The Phone box and find the English for
Russian English
обратный билет
забронировать билет на …
рейс на …
быть, иметься в наличии
путешествовать эконом. классом
вам забронирован билет на …
зарегистрироваться (в аэропорту)
receipt [rI'si:t]
travellers’ cheque
b) Watch the episode again and describe the procedure of making a reservation
for a flight.
7. a) Watch the video episode The Bank and complete the sentences:
1. The bank is situated _________________________[______________
__________________________________________________________
2. The passer-by tells Paula to _________________________________
__________________________________________________________
1. Paula wants to change ______________________________________
2. The bank clerk asks her ____________________________________
3. The clerk also asks Paula to produce __________________________
_________________________________________________________
4. Paula wants to have her cash in ______________________________
5. Paula gets _________ pounds.
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HOME ACTIVITIES
8. Draw a map and explain how to get from Red Square to the Bolshoi
Theatre; from Red Square to the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum; from the
Town Hall to the Conservatoir [kRn'sR:vRtwQ:]. Suggest your own
routes.
9. Learn any two dialogues from exercise 4 by heart.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Sounds
10. a) Read.
Bb – lamb, womb, bomb, comb, Holcomb, dumb;
Cc – chest, cyst, cyber, vacant, costume, fanciful, caterpillar, cast, crisp;
Gg – gymnastics, voltage, lodge, cage, sausage, gust, giant, peerage,
gorgeous, vintage, gloomy, pilgrimage, gem, courage, guild,
salvage;
Hh – lash, porch, chamber, gharry, plight, thigh, ghastly, ghost;
Kk – knave, fork, knock, knuckle, knot, khan, knob, knit, frock, knee,
knight, lock, kick, ketch, khaki, kerb;
Pp – phlox, phase, pew, phial, petrel, pharos, physicist, pharinx;
Qq – quench, quota, quirk, quiver, quibble, quid, quieten, quotient;
Ss – hiss, samples sagacity, sensitive, lense, sarcasm, scratch, Scylla;
Tt – Thames, thimble, thermal, Thomas, therefore, thatcher, tether, Thai;
Xx – twixt, xilonite, Xerox, fixed, X-ray, Xerx, Xylophone, Xmas.
Intonation Drills

1. 'All 'roads 'lead to Rome.
2. 'Every 'bird 'likes its own 'nest best.
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GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article. Revision.

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12. Insert the articles where necessary.
OK then, so I’ll tell you how to get to my new house. You leave ___
motorway at ___ junction 12 and take ___ road to Bedford. You know
that way so I won’t give you ___ details. Now, when you get to Bedford,
you go past ___ railway station and straight on to ___ second
roundabout (круг, перекресток с круговым движением). Then you
turn left and head for Rushden. As you come into Rushden, look out for
___ pub on your right called ___ Compasses. Take ___ first left turn
after ___ pub. ___ sign says ‘Wymington’. Go up ___ small hill – at ___
top there is ___ school on your left. Turn right opposite ___ school into
___ Hall Avenue. Go to ___ end – there’s ___ T-junction (т-образный
перекресток). Turn left into ___ Manor Road and go to ___ end of ___
road and then turn right into Grangeway. My house is just past ___
second turning on your left. It’s on ___ left-hand side of ___ road. ___
Number 53. ___ garage has ___ red door. Have you got that or shall I go
through it again?
13. Answer the teacher’s questions as in the models:

Model 1: T – What language do they speak in Angola?
St – In Angola they speak Portuguese?
Model 2: T – What is the capital of South Africa?
St – The capital of South Africa is Pretoria.
14. a) In pairs, match the items from the left-hand column with the
word combinations in the right-hand column to explain why you need
certain things when you go travelling by car.
Model: I need a spare can of petrol in case I run out of petrol.
a spare wheel to get lost
a road map to break down
a red triangle ['traIWNgl] to feel hungry
First Aid Kit to run out of petrol
a spare can of petrol to have an accident
a bottle of water to get thirsty
a bar of chocolate to have a puncture
['tSOkRlIt]
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b) In pairs or groups, discuss what precautions concerning injections,
money, medicines, clothing and equipment you need to take on a trip
to one of the following places:
the Sahara Desert / Lapland / the Amazon River
15. Insert if or in case:

1. We’ll have a swim ... we see a nice place by the river. 2. I’ll take a
plastic bottle of water ... I get thirsty. 3. Can you buy me a newspaper ...
you pass a kiosk [kI'Osk] on your way home? 4. I’ll change a travellers’
cheque ... the bank is open. 5. He took some travellers’ cheques ... he ran
out of money. 6. ... the post office is open, can you buy me some
stamps? 7. When you drive to the mountains this winter, put chains on
your wheels ... the roads are icy.
16. a) Look through the words you may need to know while listening to
an interview with an experienced traveller.
Ann Catchpole; Mrs. Olive Gibbs; Sussex
Marmite – “Мармайт”, белковая паста для бутербродов
incredible - невероятный
itinerary [aI'tInRrRrI] – программа
ancestors ['WnsIstRz]– предки
a van – фургон
b) Listen to the interview and find answers to the following questions:
 How old is Mrs. Gibbs? _________________________________
 When did Mrs. Gibbs start traveling? What does she travel by?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
What made her start traveling? _______________________________
________________________________________________________
 What continents and countries has she visited? ________________
________________________________________________________
 What things or food does Mrs. Gibbs carry with her from home
and why? _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
 How does she plan her itinerary? ___________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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Where does Mrs. Gibbs spend the nights? Why does she never sleep
in tents? ________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
What does she first do when she comes to a new place? Why does she
do it? ___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
 Has she ever faced any real danger while travelling abroad?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
 What is her favourite country? _____________________________
c) Retell the interview in the 3rd person singular.
17. a) Watch the video episode Heathrow and complete the sentences:
1. The first planes were _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Alcock and Brown were ____________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. By the Second World War, planes ____________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. Heathrow airport opened ___________________________________
5. By 1950, Heathrow was ____________________________________
6. The new jets were _________________________________________
7. Planes cannot take off and land ______________________________
8. In the duty-free shop, people can buy __________________________
____________________ tax-free.
9. Boeing 747, a jumbo jet, is nearly _____ metres long and carries
_______ passengers.
10. Pilots learn to fly on ____________________________
b) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details. Put
down the key-words.
c) Describe
 the history of Heathrow
 everyday life at Heathrow
 new aircraft
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UNIT 6
TOPIC: 1. Food and Drink.

2. Eating Out.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

I’ll have a 'proper 'cup of coffee in a 'proper coffee cup.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Articles with the names of meals and materials.
3. a) Insert articles where necessary.

1. Sue lives in a small town in the south-east of England. She says: “I
grew up on ___ farm, so we always had __ masses of __ meat and __
dairy products. We used to eat __ red meat nearly every day of ___
week, and we used to have __ butter and __ cream with everything. But
___ few years ago I became much more conscious of my diet. I don’t eat
__red meat at all now, and very __ little butter or __ cream. I’m used to
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eating __ salads and __ vegetables instead, in fact I’m used to ___ much
lighter diet.
2. Most Americans now have ___ light breakfast instead of ___
traditional eggs, bacon, toast, potatoes, orange juice, and coffee. Busy
people don’t have a lot of time to cook at home, and so __ snack and
convenience foods are becoming more popular. But on weekends there
is more time, and ___ large late breakfast or early lunch (“brunch”) is
often eaten with family or friends. And if guests come to __ lunch or
dinner, the hosts will make something special. It might be __ Mexican
enchiladas, __ Japanese sushi, or __ Italian lasagna – or it might be __
good old American steak.
3. Many people take ___ bottle of __ wine or some flowers when
they are invited to __ dinner at someone’s home. At ___ “pot luck”
dinner, all the guests bring something to eat. You should ask your hosts
what kind of food they would like you to bring. Usually it is ___ salad or
___ dessert. When you are invited to __ dinner, it is usual to arrive ten
or fifteen minutes late. This gives the hosts time to finish their
preparations.
Dialogue 1:
A – What would you like to drink?
B – A black coffee for me, please.
A – How about something to eat?
B – Yes, I’d love a portion of that strawberry tart.
A – Right. I’ll see if I can catch the waitress’s eye.
c). Listen to Dialogues 2-4 and reconstruct them. Act out the
dialogues.
Dialogue 2:
A – What can I get you to drink?
B – ______________________________________
A – Wouldn’t you like some cake, too?
B – Yes, I think I’ll have a slice of chocolate sponge.
A – Right. ___________________________________
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Dialogue 3:
A – What are you going to have to drink?
B – I’d like something cool.
A – _____________________________
B – Yes, I’ll try a piece of cheese cake.
A – It certainly looks tempting. _____________________________
Dialogue 4:
A – __________________________
B – I feel like a cup of tea.
A – __________________________
B – Yes, I’d rather like some of that fruit cake.
A – That’s a good idea. I think I’ll join you.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. strawberry tart – клубничный пирог
2. sponge [spAndG] cake – бисквит / sponge – губка
3. to tempt – соблазнять, искушать: e.g. No more cake for me, don’t
tempt me. / tempting – соблазнительый: e.g. The dish looks tempting.
4. iced tea/Coke – чай / Кока-кола со льдом
5. to care for sth – хотеть чего-либо, любить что-либо
(употребляется в разговорной речи в вопросительных и
отрицательных предложениях): e.g. Do you care for a walk?
5. I’d rather ... – я, пожалуй… : e.g. I’d rather have some coffee.
5. Complete the dialogues given below.

Dialogue 1:
A – I think I’ll have a coffee.
B – That’s a good idea. __Coffee for me, too, please.
an iced Coke, an iced tea, a chocolate, a milk, a cocktail, a chocolate
sponge, a strawberry tart, an ice cream
Dialogue 2:
A – Tell the waitress we want two cups of tea and a glass of lemonade.
B – Two teas and a lemonade, please.
two cups of tea and a cup of coffee; a glass of Coke and four cups of
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tea; three cups of chocolate and two glasses of orange juice; a glass of
orange juice and two glasses of milk
Dialogue 3:
A – I could do with a sandwich. What about you?
B – I’d rather have cucumber salad.
lemon tart / cheese cake; tea and toast / orange juice; a veal sandwich /
bacan and eggs; fish and chips / cheeseburger
Dialogue 4:
A – Would you care for a piece of cake?
B – Yes, please. The chocolate sponge looks rather tempting.
something to drink / iced Coke; a toasted sandwich / cheese and tomato;
something to eat / strawberry tarts; an ice-cream / chocolate
7. a) Watch the video episode Dinner Party (Headway Elementary ) and

answer the following questions:
What is served as the main course?
Who is the pie cooked by?
Why is it cooked specially for

Paula?
What is Fiona worried about

(according to her husband)?
When is Paula leaving?
What is offered for the dessert?
What is trifle followed by?
c) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details.

d) Describe the dinner party referring the actions to the past.
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HOME ACTIVITIES
8. a) Open the brackets and use the verbs in the appropriate forms.

A nice cup of tea.
It ________________ (not/to matter) what the problem is, for the
British the answer ________ (to be) often the same: “Let’s have a nice
hot cup of tea.” Coffee _________________ (to become) very popular
in Britain in recent years, but tea is still the national drink. Over 25
million cups of tea ____________ (to sell) every day, and many millions
more _____________ (to make) at home.
In 1610 tea _______________ (to bring) from China to Europe. At
first it was very expensive, but by 1750 it _____________________ (to
drink widely) in Britain. By the late eighteenth century, Britain
___________ (to be) at the centre of the world tea business and soon
afterwards the tradition of taking afternoon tea, either at home or in a tea
shop, ______________ (to begin). Tea shops _________ _________ (to
become) popular with women because they ___________________
(can/to go) there alone, to meet friends.
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Afternoon tea is a pot of tea, and a light snack which
___________________ (to serve) around four o’clock in the afternoon.
Tea-making __________________ (to change) a lot in the last few
years, however. Most people now ______________ (to use) tea-bags
instead of tea-leaves because it is easier. Tea ________________
___________ (often/to make) in the mug, without a pot (to save time)
and many people no longer ________________ (to add) milk and sugar.
Maybe the way people ________________ (to make) tea
_____________________ (to change) over the years but in Britain , the
country of tea-drinkers, many people still _______________ (to use) the
old Chinese word for tea and like nothing better than to have a cup of
cha or even just a good old cuppa.
b) Get ready to discuss the text in class.
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9. Listen to two young women, Helen and Katherine, talking about
being a vegetarian and write a reproduction of the texts.
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PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills
10. a) Read after the teacher.

1. There’s 'many a slip between the 'cup and the lip.
2. It’s 'not my 'cup of tea.
b) Comment on the proverb and saying given above. Give their
12. a) Watch the video episode “Tea” and fill in the chart below:
Samuel Pepys [pi:ps] – English diarist and naval administrator.
Origin
History
Popularity
Tea
breaks
Tea-
drinking
habits
b) Sum up the episode in 5 sentences.
c) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details. Add
them to the chart above.
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d) Answer the teacher’s questions (based on the video episode and
exercise 8).
e) Speak about tea – its origin, history and role in the life of Britons.
13. a) Listen to the following dialogues and give the Russian for the
underlined words and expressions:
Dialogue 1:
A – You must have some more chicken.
B – No, thanks. I’m supposed to be slimming.
A – Can I tempt you?
B – Well, maybe I could manage a very small piece.
Dialogue 2:
A – Wouldn’t you like to finish up the omelette?
B – No. really, thank you. I just couldn’t eat any more.
A – Come on now. Surely you can manage it.
B – No, thank you, really. I must have on pounds as it is.
Dialogue 3:
A – Another piece of meat pie?
B – No, thanks, really. I’m on a diet.
A – Please do. You’ve hardly eaten anything.
B – It’s delicious, but I don’t think I ought to.
Dialogue 4:
A – Do have the rest of the mashed potato.
B – No, thank you. I’ve had too much already.
A – Just take it to please me.
B – OK, but only a small piece or I shan’t have room for any pudding.
Dialogue 5:
A – Would you care for a cup of tea?
B – Only if you are having one.
A – Do you take milk and sugar?
B – A dash of milk and two lumps, please.
b) Act out the dialogues in pairs.
14. Complete the dialogues given below.

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Dialogue 1:
A – Surely you can eat …
B – Well, maybe I could manage just …
the rest of the lamb/a little; some more potatoes/one or two; another
slice of toast/one more; some more trifle/a little more
Dialogue 2:
A – You must have some more …
B – No, thanks, really. I’ve had far too much already.
Rice; potatoes; wine; carrots, meat; ice-cream
Dialogue 3:
A – Wouldn’t you like some more …?
B – Yes, I’d love some. It’s …
pudding, pie, salad, stew, wine, trifle
lovely, delicious, excellent, very nice, tempting
Dialogue 4:
A – Would you care for a cup of tea?
B – I’d rather have a cup of coffee, if you don’t mind.
A chocolate biscuit / a cream cake; a glass of milk / a drink of
orange; a cucumber sandwich / a slice of cake; another piece of
toast / a sausage roll
15. Listen to an American explaining American etiquette on table manners. Answer the
following questions:
1. What is a man supposed to do
before sitting down at the dinner
table?
2. In which hand do Americans
hold their fork?
3. When do they use their knife?
4. Where is the knife placed

afterwards?
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16. Read about table manners in Britain and say how they differ from
those in your country. Open the brackets and use the verbs in the
appropriate forms.
Although rules regarding table manners are not very strict in
Britain, it ... (to consider) considered rude to eat and drink noisily. At
formal meals, the cutlery ... (to place) placed in the order in which it ...
(to use), starting from the outside and working in. The dessert spoon and
the fork ... (usually / to lay) at the top of your place setting, not at the
side.
After each course, the knife and fork ... (should / to lay) side by
side in the middle of the plate. This shows that you ... (to finish) and that
the plate ... (can / to remove). If you ... (to leave) the knife and fork
apart, it ... (will show) that you ... (not / to finish) eating yet. It ... (to
consider) impolite to smoke between courses unless your hosts say
otherwise. It is polite to ask permission before you smoke in people’s
homes. In Britain, smoking ... (to forbid) now in many public places, for
example, on the underground, in shops, in theatres and in cinemas.
17. Discuss a). which of the following habits you consider rude and
why; b). which of them, if any, you consider acceptable only at home,
and which you consider totally unacceptable:
 helping yourself to food without asking
 starting to eat before everyone is served
 picking at food with your hands
 reading at the meal table
 resting your elbows on the table
 reaching across the table in front of people
 leaving the table before other people have finished
 not thanking the cook
 wiping your plate clean with bread.
HOME ACTIVITIES
18. a) Open the brackets and use the verbs in the appropriate forms.

Although pubs _______________________ (1 – always/to use) by
all social classes, there used to be an informal class division. The ‘public
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bar’ _____________ (2 – to use) by the working class. This is where a
dart board and other pub games ___________________ (3 – could/to
find). The ‘saloon bar’, on the other hand, _______________(4 – to
use) by the middle classes. Here there was a carpet on the floor and the
drinks __________ (5 – to be) a little more expensive. Some pubs also
__________ (6 – to have) a ‘private bar’, which was even more
exclusive. Of course, nobody had to demonstrate class membership
before entering this or that bar. These days, most pubs
__________________ (7 – not/to bother) with the distinction. In some,
the walls between the bars _________________________ (8 – to knock
down) and in others the beer _______________ (9 – to cost) the same in
any of the bars.
b). Get ready to discuss the text in class.
19. Listen to the two people who have just had a meal in a restaurant
and write a reproduction of the conversation explaining at the end
what the dilemma is. Write the reproduction in the Past in Reported
Speech.
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 Step III
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1. 'Eat at pleasure, 'drink by measure.
2. As 'drunk as a lord. As 'sober as a judge.
3. 'Good 'wine needs 'no bush.
b) Comment on the proverbs and saying given above. Give their
Russian equivalent.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
21. Open the brackets and use the verbs in the appropriate forms.
Alcohol
What is the general attitude to alcohol in Britain? On the one hand, it …
(1- to accept and welcome) as part of British culture. The local pub …
(2- to play) an important role in almost every neighbourhood – and pubs,
it … (3- should/to note), are for the drinking of beer and spirits. The
nearest pub … (4- commonly/to refer to) as “the local” and people who
go there … (5- to know) as “regulars”. The action in the country’s most
popular television soaps (soap operas) … (6- to revolve) around a pub.
Provided this … (7- not/to lead) to violence, there is no shame attached
to it.
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22. Insert articles where necessary.

… Beer is still … most popular alcoholic drink. … Most popular pub
beer is “bitter”, which is draught [drQ:ft] (i.e. from the barrel), has no
gas in it and … is drunk at ... room temperature. … Sweeter, darker
version of … bitter is “mild”. These beers have a relatively low
alcoholic content. In most pubs, several kinds of … bottled beer, usually
known as “ales”, are also available. … Beer which has … gas in it and is
closer to continental varieties is known as “lager” [‘lQ:gR].
23. Answer the teacher’s questions (based on exercises 18, 21, 22).
24. a) Watch the video episode Pub and answer the questions given below:
What would John like to drink?
What else would he like to take?
What would David like to drink?
What else would he like to take?
What kinds of drinks are served at
the bar?
What does Fiona ask the barman
for?
Where and how did Paula and
David meet?
b) Watch the episode again and put down more details.
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25. Discuss the differences (if any) between laws relating to the
consumption of alcohol in Britain and those in your country. Give
possible reasons for these differences.
26. a) Watch the video episode “Fast Life, Fast Food” and make a
plan of it.
b) Watch the episode again and try to put down more details.
d). Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of fast food
restaurants.
27. You are arranging a party in the university hostel. In pairs or

groups work out the details (who will be invited, what food and drunks
must be bought, what national / special dishes will be prepared, who
they will be prepared by, etc.) Discuss the details together.
HOME ACTIVITIES
28. Explain in what ways British pubs are different from typical cafes
and bars in Russia (in your country). 
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UNIT 7
TOPIC: 1. Weather and climate.

2. Learning foreign languages.
3. National stereotypes.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

to fret – хмуриться
to scold – ругать(ся)
to storm – бушевать
When the 'weather is wet we 'mustn’t fret.

When the 'weather is cold we 'mustn’t scold.
When the 'weather is warm we 'mustn’t storm,
But be 'thankful to'gether what'ever the weather.

1. 'Every 'cloud has a 'silver lining.
2. 'After a storm 'comes a calm.
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b) Comment on the proverbs and sayings given below. Give their
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Article (revision)
3. a) Match the parts of the sentences. Insert articles where necessary.
1. The biggest ocean in the world is ... a. ___ Himalayas / ___ Alps
2. The sea that separates ___ British Isles b. ___ Antarctica / ___ Australia___
from ____ Continent is ... c. ___ Elbrus / ___ Mont Blanc
3. The highest mountain range in the world d. ___ Lake Victoria / ___ Lake
is ... Baikal
4. The biggest desert in Africa is ... e. ___ Greenland / ___ Great Britain
5. The highest mountain in Europe is ... f. ___ Atlantic Ocean / ___ Pacific
6. The deepest lake in the world is ... Ocean
7. The longest river in the world is ... g. ___ Nile / ___ Amazon
8. The biggest island in the world is ... h. ___ Sahara desert / ___ Gobi
9. The smallest continent in the world is ... desert
i. North Sea / ___ English Channel
b) Complete the sentences.
4. a) Listen to the weather forecast for the weekend. Indicate which

country will have the weather conditions shown.
Weather Country / region

conditions
Sunny
Fair
Cloudy
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Rain
Snow
Cold and clear
Windy
b) Listen to the weather forecast again and briefly reproduce.
5. a) Listen to the weather forecast and

 explain the meaning of the expression the West Country;
 find the English for
Прослушайте прогноз погоды

на …
Ожидается сухая солнечная

погода
Будет довольно сильный ветер
Довольно сильный северо-

западный ветер
Около отметки 3 или 4 градуса
В горах температура упадет до

минусовых отметок
Над большей частью

Шотландии будет облачно и
ветрено
b) Listen to the weather forecast again and put down some details.
Southern England and the

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Midlands
The West Country, Wales
The East coast of England
Scotland
Northern Ireland

d) Reproduce the weather forecast for Great Britain.
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ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. sleet – 1. дождь со снегом, мокрый снег; крупа. 2. ледяная корка

(на деревьях, проволоке, дороге) / to sleet – идти (о мокром снеге)
e.g. It often sleets in November in this part of the country.
2. slush – 1. талый снег, жидкая грязь, слякоть. e.g. She imagined the
life of a country doctor walking in the slush to see a patient and
shuddered at the thought. / to slush – окатывать (грязью, водой);
шлепать по грязи
3. to drizzle – моросить, e.g. It has been drizzling since morning.
4. hoar [hO:] frost – иней, e.g. In the morning the trees and grass were
covered with hoar frost.
5. slippery – скользкий, e.g. Be careful while driving, the roads are
slippery.
6. icicle ['aIsIkl] – сосулька
7. thaw – оттепель, e.g. It is likely that next week thaw will set in. /
to thaw – оттаивать (в т.ч. перен.), e.g. The ice has thawed.
8. mist – легкий туман, e.g. From the top of the hill the town covered
with mist looked mysterious and unreal. / fog – густой туман, e.g. In
the thick fog one could only see the lights of cars and hear the horns
blowing.
9. to clear up – проясниться (о погоде), e.g. The weather forecast says
that it will soon clear up.
10. an Indian Summer – бабье лето
11. gale – сильный ветер, шторм / storm – буря, шторм / snowstorm
– буран, метель / thunderstorm – гроза / thunder – гром / lightning
– молния / rainbow [ 'reInbou] – радуга
Expressions
What is the weather like today? – Какая сегодня погода?
to get wet to the skin – промокнуть до костей
We are in for a spell of good weather. – Снова наступает хорошая
погода.
It looks like rain. – Похоже, собирается дождь.
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7. a) Listen to the following dialogues and give the Russian
equivalents to the underlined words and expressions:
Dialogue 1:
A – Fairly mild for the time of year.
B – Yes. Quite different from the forecast.
A – They say we are in for snow.
B – Let’s hope it keeps fine for the weekend.
Dialogue 2:
A – It seems to be clearing up.
B – It makes a change, doesn’t it?
A – Apparently it’s going to turn colder.
B – Still, another month should see us through the worst of it.
Dialogue 3:
A – Nice and bright this morning.
B – Yes. Much better than yesterday.
A – The wind’ll probably get up later.
B – As long as it doesn’t rain.
Dialogue 4:
A – It’s good to see the sun again.
B – A big improvement on what we’ve been having.
A – It’s supposed to cloud over this afternoon.
B – I didn’t think it would last.
b) Act out the dialogues in pairs.

c) Complete the dialogues given below.
Dialogue 1:
A – Rather chilly today, isn’t it?
B – Yes, it’s supposed …
A–…
B – As long as …
Dialogue 2:
A–…
B – It makes a change, doesn’t it?
A – Still, …
B – Let’s hope …
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Dialogue 3:
A – They say we are in …
B– …
A – A big improvement on …
B–…
HOME ACTIVITIES
8. Read the following weather forecast and translate it into Russian.

Europe today
Portugal and western Spain will be windy with thundery showers. The
rest of Spain will be mainly fine and dry. The Netherlands will
brighten after early rain and snow. France, France, Luxemburg,
Belgium and western Germany will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain.
Denmark and northern Germany will be mainly fine but cold. Central
Germany and the Alps will have snow. Sweden and much of Norway
will be fine and dry but cold. Eastern Europe will be dry with
sunshine, but it will be cold. Italy will have heavy showers or longer
spells of rain, with a risk of thunder. Eastern Mediterranean will have
thundery showers.
Five-day forecast
Greece and the Balkans will have heavy rain into next week. Eastern
Europe will become unsettled next week. France, the Low Countries
and Germany will have heavy rain for the next few days. Italy will
have rain tomorrow, clearing on Sunday. Scandinavia will have heavy
snow on Saturday.
9. a) Listen to the text Learning Foreign Languages.

b) Find the English equivalents and illustrate them with sentences
from the text:
независимо от того, как; нахальный / наглый; окончание (слова);
двуязычный; славянский; разговорник; проявлять интерес к;
интенсивный курс; учиться / изучать что-либо самостоятельно;
расширять (свой) кругозор; широкий выбор источников
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информации; обходиться (в какой-либо ситуации); быть в курсе
событий, происходящего; носители языка; субтитры.
10. Get ready to discuss the text in class.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1. 'March winds, 'April showers 'bring 'forth 'May flowers.
2. It 'never rains but it pours.
b) Comment on the proverbs and sayings given above. Give their

GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Complex Object
12. Complete the teacher’s sentences. Use a Complex Object.
15. Repeat the teacher’s sentence and add a sentence logically

connected with it.
16. a) Watch the video episode Wales and point out the main features
of Wales that make it different from the rest of Great Britain.
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Snowdon ['snRudn]
Caervarnon [kR'nQ:vRn] Castle [kQ:sl]
Celtic ['keltIk]
Landscape
History
Language
b) Watch the episode again and try to remember more details. Add
them to the chart above.
17. Explain
 why it is important for you to learn foreign languages
 why English is becoming a language of international
communication in Europe
 what other foreign languages besides English you would like to
learn and why.
HOME ACTIVITIES
18. a) Listen to what Terry Tomsha, an American, says about her

experience of living and working in England.
b) Complete the sentences.
1. The biggest difference between the two countries is … 2. When Terry
first came to Britain people thought that she was … 3. It takes a very
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long time to make friends with the English, but once you have made a
friend … 4. An American in England is thought to be … 5. While
talking to people the English … 6. It’s difficult for an American to live
in Britain because … 7. The important things for the English are …
while for the Americans these are … 8. Terry Tomsha loves Britain
because …
c) Get ready to sum up and discuss the interview in class.
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 Step III
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1. 'When in Rome, 'do as the Romans do.
2. 'Every country has its customs.
3. 'Every bird likes its 'own 'nest best.
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21. a) Watch the video episode about the English village of King’s
Sutton and answer the questions below:
1. How old are some houses in the village?
___________________________
2. Which is the oldest building in the village?
_____________________________
3. What did the villagers use to do for centuries?
___________________________
4. How many villagers work in agriculture now?
___________________________
5. Is the village bigger or smaller than it used to be?
_________________________
6. Where do most villagers work, inside or outside the village?
________________
b) Watch the episode again and explain

 how life has changed in King’s Sutton
 why most of the villagers prefer living in King’s Sutton
 why most of the villagers work outside of King’s Sutton
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 how the episode contributes to the description of a typical English
person.
22. Sum up the facts about the English given by Terry Tomsha in her
interview (exercise 18).
23. Listen to a few extracts from the book “How to be an alien” by

George Mikes [mI'keS], a Hungarian writer who came to live in Britain.
George Mikes ironically said his book was meant “chiefly for
xenophobes (people who dislike foreigners) and Anglophobes (people
who dislike England and the English).” Find the right answers to
complete the sentences given below.
1. Foreigners find it ... to understand English when they first come to England.
a. easy b. difficult c. impossible
2. You should always remark that the weather is ... .
a. lovely b. awful c. nasty
3. The English ... queueing.
a. hate b. love c. do not mind
4. When taking their pets for a walk the English ... .
a. talk to them b. do not notice them c. keep silent
5. When planning a town the English ... .
a. call the streets by the traditional names: street, avenue, lane
b. call the streets by their numbers: Fifth Avenue, 22nd Street, etc.
c. call the streets by various names: street, road, place, avenue, etc.
b) Say how the author’s remarks add to the stereotype of a typical
Englishman.
24. a) Listen to a joke and say who and what is being laughed at.
b) Listen to the joke again and retell it.
25. a) Listen to Bob and Sheila’s impressions of Americans and fill in

the chart below.
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Shops:
Public holidays:
New York – nationalities:
New York – buildings:
New York – people:
New York – crime:
New York – subway:
Friends:
National character:
b) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details. Add them
to the chart above.
c) Describe what a typical American is like from the point of view of a
Briton.
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26. a) Say what a stereotype representative of the following nations is
like:
a German; a Japanese; a Frenchman / a Frenchwoman; an Italian; a Finn;
a Russian; etc.
b). Say how stereotypes can affect
 people’s attitudes to other nationals
 business practice.
HOME ACTIVITIES
27. Write about national stereotypes (American / English / Russian /

your own nationality). Say if you think they are true or not. Use the
phrases suggested below.
Many people think/say that the (name of nationality) are … . This
is probably because … . In fact, … .
The (name of nationality) are said/thought to … because … but
most of the people I know … .
People often make jokes about … (name of nationality) because
we/they … and in some ways I think this is true.
A popular view of … is that we/they all … but actually … .
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UNIT 8
TOPICS: 1. Machines at home.

2. Public transport.
3. Communication.
GRAMMAR: Modal verbs: shall, will
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
2.'Nothing is im'possible to a 'willing heart.
b) Comment on the sayings given above. Give their Russian
equivalents.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Modal verbs
shall – will
2. Discuss in pairs or groups what could be done in the following

situations:
Model: St-1 – We must give something to Margaret on her birthday.
St-2 – Let’s give her a watch, shall we?
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St-1 – No, it can’t be a watch. She’s got a good Swiss watch
already. We could give her a collection of disks.
Mother / Dad birthday a cassette player a bottle of perfume

Grandpa wedding day a video recorder a box of chocolates
Grandma wedding a TV set a bottle of wine
Della and Sam anniversary a CD player ear-rings
Auntie / Uncle housewarming a vacuum a ring
Fred and Patsy party cleaner a sweater
Greg and Clair Christmas Day a carpet a pair of jeans
(your friend’s graduation day a china set a watch
name) Valentine’s a mobile phone flowers
day a camera a guitar
3. a) Give the Russian for the names of the following machines:

a (video) camera; a TV (set); a coffee maker; a coffee grinder; a
dishwasher; a vacuum cleaner; a computer; a radio (set); a washing
machine; a video recorder; a cassette/CD/DVD player; a microwave
oven, a sewing ['souIN] machine.
b) Answer the questions.
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
4. Ask and answer how to use this or that machine.
Model: St-1 – Could you explain to me how to use the coffee grinder,
please?
St-2 – Plug it in, press the button and it starts grinding. Then
turn it off.
to plug in to select a programme to grind [graInd]

to turn on/off to rewind [rI'waInd] to record
to press a button to insert [In'sR:t] sth to vacuum
to find a file to play to wash sth
to film to watch
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5. a) Listen to the people talking about different machines. Write who

is talking and what machine is being discussed.
People Machines
1.
2.
3.
b) Listen to the dialogues again and answer the questions.
1. How much washing powder does

Mrs. Bolton use for a normal wash?
Which programme does she
normally use?
Why doesn’t she use the drier?
2. Has the man tried to use the video

recorder before?
What kind of programme does he
want to record?
When does the programme
start/finish?
3. How does the grandfather feel
about computers?
How does the grandson feel about
them?
What does the grandfather do in the
end?
с) Answer the teacher’s questions.
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6. a) Listen to Thomas speaking on the use
of various means of communication.
b) Explain how you see the advantages and disadvantages of using the
mobile phone.
HOME ACTIVITIES
8. a) Watch the video episode BBC and explain why BBC World
Service is so popular. Find the English for the following words and
word combinations:
штаб-квартира
передавать (транслировать)
новости на английском языке
предоставлять информацию
сообщать о поражении / победе
точность, правильность
передачи на иностранных языках
передача (новостей) в прямом
эфире
отдел новостей
находиться под домашним
арестом
“глушить” передачу
через спутник
b) Watch the video episode again and complete the sentences below:
1. When the BBC World Service started in 1932 it ________________

_________________________________________________________.
2. The announcers used to ____________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
3. In 1938 the BBC started broadcasting to the Middle East in Arabic
_________________________________________________________.
4. During World War II, the BBC got its reputation for _____________
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_________________________________________________________ .
5. Today the BBC broadcasts the news in _______________________
_________________________________________________________.
6. The BBC will not broadcast the story until ____________________
_________________________________________________________.
7. When President Gorbachev was under house arrest in 1991, he _____
_________________________________________________________.
8. In 1992, the BBC World Service started _______________________
_________________________________________________________.
c) Ask your fellow-students questions to get more details.

d) Answer the teacher’s questions.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drill

Ne'cessity is the 'mother of invention.
b) Comment on the saying given above. Give its Russian equivalent.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Modal verbs
won’t – wouldn’t
10. Paraphrase as in the model using modal verbs.

Model 1: T – Susan is desperate: she cannot open her PC file.
St – Susan can’t do anything with the file. It won’t open.
11. Develop the situation as in the model:

Model: – Kate couldn’t watch the news broadcast. (TV/to work)
– Kate couldn’t watch the news broadcast. Her TV wouldn’t
work.
tape recorder / to rewind film / to insert

coffee grinder / to work it / to plug in
his car / to start it / to freeze
door / to open the water / to boil
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12. a) Listen to the text Traffic (1) and say what Vivien thinks about
public transport in London. Find English equivalents for the following words and
word combinations:
запрыгивать и спрыгивать с автобуса
застрять в “пробке”
в целях экономии
электрические провода
подходит трамвай
сбить кого-либо
проездной билет
b) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details.
13. a) Watch the video episode about London double-deckers and

answer the following questions.
When and where did the first

double-deckers appear?
How did the first double-deckers

differ from modern ones?
How many double-deckers are

there in London today?
In what countries and cities are

double-deckers used?

c) Ask your fellow-students questions for more details.
d) Speak about the history of London double-deckers.
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14. a) Watch the video episode Car Hire and find answers to the
following questions:
VAT (Value Added Tax) – налог на добавленную стоимость
1. What period of time does Paula

want to hire a car for?
2. What kind of a car would Paula
like to hire?
3. What does the rent include
besides the pay for using the car?
4. What are the terms of the
insurance?
5. How would Paula like to pay?
6. How much does the company

charge if the client leaves the car at
the airport on the day of the
departure?
7. What does Paula have to
produce in order to hire a car?
8. What is the client supposed to do
when he/she returns the car?
9. Who pays if the client gets a
parking ticket or a speeding fine:
the client or the company?
10. What is the client not allowed
to do?
11. How many copies of the hire
agreement does Paula sign?
12. Who is going to pay for the car
hire: Paula or the magazine she is
working for?
13. What does the clerk wish
Paula?
b) Watch the episode again and sum up the information about car hire
in Britain.
c) Explain where and how one can hire a car in Russia (in your
country).
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15. a) Watch the video episode The Mini and explain why this
particular model is still so popular. Complete the sentences below.
1. The first Mini was made _____________.
2. Unlike the Morris, the Mini could carry _________ passengers.
3. It took ________________ to design and build the first Mini.
4. The Mini is ___________ long.
b) Watch the episode again and try to remember the details.
HOME ACTIVITIES
16. Watch the video episode Riding a dream and write a reproduction.

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 Step II
17. a) Listen to Vivien speaking about television and find answers to

the following questions:
1. In what languages can Vivien
watch programmes in Hungary?
2. What English channels does she
appreciate?
3. What are Vivien’s favourite TV
programmes?
4. What English non-fiction TV
programmes does Vivien find
really good?
5. What kind of radio programmes
does Vivien listen to?
6. Why doesn’t she go into radio
journalism?
b) Listen to the text again and find the

English for the following words and word
combinations:
cмотреть время от времени
хроникально-документальный
фильм
распад Советского Союза
идти (о фильме, спектакле)
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крикливый
бессмысленный
познавательные программы
углубленный, аналитический
хорошо исследованный
обзор, обзорная (аналитическая)

программа
c) Sum up Vivien’s viewpoint on television.
18. a) Listen to what Thomas says about the role of television in our
life and say whether you agree or disagree with his viewpoint.
Complete the sentences below:
1. In his childhood, Thomas was an avid fan ____________________

________________________________________________________.
2. Televisions influences people greatly. They become ____________
_________________________________________________________.
3. The time people spend sitting in front of televisions could be spent
developing themselves in more direct ways – ____________________
_________________________________________________________.
4. Television is responsible for ________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
5. The advantage of television is that ___________________________
_________________________________________________________.
b) Listen to the text again and summarize it.

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19. a) Watch the video episode about Reuters ['rOItRz] news agency
and answer the questions:
What means of communication are

mentioned in the episode?
How long did it take the news about
Columbus’ discovery to reach Europe?
How long did it take the news about
Lincoln’s murder to reach Europe?
What invention was used by Reuter for
delivering news quickly?
Where do most people get the news from
now?
How does Reuters send pictures now?
What technologies are used now to send

messages?
What technologies are used now to edit
texts?
b) Watch the episode again and put down more details.
c) Sum up the information about Reuters news agency.
HOME ACTIVITIES
20. Watch the BBC news and get ready to report the current events in
class (1 – 2 news items).
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UNIT 9
TOPIC: 1. Reading books.

2. The theatre and the cinema.
3. Art and museums.
GRAMMAR: The Infinitive.
 Step I
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1.'Choose an 'author as you 'choose a friend.
2. 'Some books are to be tasted, 'others to be swallowed, and 'some
few to be chewed and digested.
(Francis Bacon, 1561–1626)
b) Comment on the sayings given above.
2. a) Listen to the text Reading Books and say how Vivien sees the
advantages and disadvantages of books and films . Find the English
for the following words and word combinations:
misogynist – женоненавистник
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лучшее, что можно выбрать
сократить количество читаемых

книг
женские образы, вызывающие
сочувствие
место, имеющее/создающее
особую атмосферу
вдохновение
брать книги в библиотеке
платить большой штраф
очерки и обзоры
раздел (газеты)
побаловать себя чем-либо
хорошая профессиональная
перспектива
снимать фильм по книге
режиссер
декорации, антураж
соответствовать оригиналу
она невероятно интеллектуальна
b) Listen to the text again and answer the questions:

1. What do you learn to do when
you learn to read?
2. Who are Vivien’s favourite
writers and poets?
3. Why doesn’t Vivien tend to lend
books?
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4. What does she miss about
England?
5. What attracts Vivien in the
books by Janet Winterston?
с) Answer the teacher’s questions.
DISCUSSION

3. a) Read the following text.
chaotic [keI'OtIk]
Reading Detective Stories in Bed
J.B.Priestley, a well-known British author, explaining why he
reads detective stories said:
‘I find this delightful at home, and even more delightful when I am
away from home. But why detective stories? Why not some good
literature? Because, with a few happy exceptions, good literature, which
excites the mind, will not do. In my view we should read it away from
the bedroom. But why not some dull stuff – memoirs, works about
travel? Here I can speak only for myself. If my bedtime book is too dull
then I begin to think about my own work and then sleep doesn’t come
for hours. No, the detective story is the thing. Because what we want, or
at least I want late at night – is a tale that is in its own way a picture of
life but yet has an entertaining puzzle element in it. And the detective
story offers me just this. When you come to the end of a crime novel, at
least something in this huge chaotic world has been settled.’
4. a) Watch the video episode Agatha Christie and explain why the
books by Agatha Christie are still so popular.
___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences below.

1. Agatha Christie was an immensely prolific writer and wrote _______
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__________________________________________________________
2. What’s special about her detectives is that ______________________
__________________________________________________________
3. A. Christie’s writings appeal to ______________________________
__________________________________________________________
4. A. Christie learned about poisons _____________________________
__________________________________________________________
5. A. Christie was born in Devon ____________ and died ___________
6. She started writing ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
7. Although she enjoyed her success she _________________________
__________________________________________________________
8. ‘The Mousetrap’ is ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(the longest running show in the world. It opened in London in 1952.)
9. ___________________ A. Christie disappeared for 11 days.
10. Agatha Christie was a very private person and __________________
__________________________________________________________
b) Watch the episode again and try to remember the details. Write out
words and words combinations to characterize and describe her major
detectives.
H. Poirot _________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Miss Marple _______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
c) Ask your fellow-students questions to get more information about A.
Christie.
HOME ACTIVITIES
5. Listen to the text Reading books (by Thomas) and write a

reproduction of it.
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 Step II
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drill
 Read after the teacher.

'All the 'world’s a stage. ('William Shakespeare ['SeIkspER])
 Comment on the saying given above. Give its Russian equivalent.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES
The Infinitive
6. Repeat and add a sentence logically connected. Follow one of the two
models.
Model 1: T – It’s a nice day today. (to stay at home)
St – It’s a nice day today. Why stay at home?
Model 2: T – I’m hungry. (to have a snack)
St – I’m hungry. Why not have a snack?
to see the doctor to laugh to take a picture

to hurry to worry to go out for a change
to sit in the gallery to go to a disco to make a scene
7. a) Listen to the dialogue between Cindy and Aileen; complete the

following sentences:
1. The conference finishes __________________________________.
2. Aileen fancies __________________________________________.
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3. Cindy suggests _________________________________________.
4. In case they haven’t got tickets for ______________________,
Aileen would like to see ________________________________.
b) Sum up the information in 3-4 sentences.
c) Listen to the dialogue between Cindy and the operator and answer the questions:
Why cannot Cindy and Aileen go
to see Miss Saigon?
Are there any tickets available for
Saturday or for Sunday?
Would they prefer the matinee or
the evening performance?
How much does Ticketmaster
charge as booking fee?
Why cannot the ladies buy the
tickets at fourteen pounds fifty?
Are the eighteen pound fifty
tickets in the stalls or in the dress
circle?
At what price do the ladies book
the tickets?
d) Give the Russian for:

booking fee; What do you fancy doing; a ticket agency; in the stalls; the
dress circle; When would that be for; Row C; not too near the side.
e) Listen to the two dialogues again. Then retell in the part of Aileen
(Cindy, the operator) how
 you arranged to go to the theatre
 you booked the tickets
 the tickets were booked
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
1. (the) stalls – партер; (the) dress circle – бель-этаж; (the) upper
dress-circle – балкон первого яруса; (the) gallery (balcony) –
балкон второго яруса (галерка) / in the stalls (dress-circle, etc) –
партере (бельэтаже и т.д.)
2. entrance fee – входная плата (при посещении музея и т.п.);
booking fee – плата за бронирование билета
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3. to fancy sth/doing sth – иметь желание/пристрастие к чему-либо;
хотеть чего-либо; нравиться, любить что-либо: e.g. What do you
fancy for your dinner? What do you fancy doing at the weekend?
4. audience ['O:dIRns] – публика, зрители, аудитория: e.g. There
were several famous people in the audience. / (television) viewer
['vju:R] – телезритель: e.g. The concert was seen by 500 million
viewers around the world. / spectator [spek'teItR] – зритель (в
особенности, спортивных мероприятий): e.g. The stadium holds 50
thousand spectators.
5. applause [R'plO:z] – аплодисменты: e.g. The young actress won the
applause of the audience. / a storm of applause – гром
аплодисментов / to applaud [R'plO:d] – аплодировать: e.g. The
audience applauded the singer for five minutes.
6. curtain ['kR:tn] – 1. занавеска, портьера, штора: e.g. Please draw
the curtains. – Пожалуйста, задерните шторы. 2. занавес (театр.):
e.g. When the curtain fell the audience burst into a storm of applause. /
curtain call – вызов актера (на сцену): e.g. Lily Fenton took three
curtain calls. – Лили Фентон вышла три раза на аплодисменты.
7. stage – сцена, подмостки (театр.); to be/go on the stage –
быть/стать актером; to leave the stage – уйти со сцены, бросить
сцену; to write for the stage – писать для театра: e.g. Like many of
his contemporaries, Shakespeare wrote for the stage. – Как многие его
современники, Шекспир писал для театра. / to stage – ставить
(пьесу), инсценировать: e.g. The new opera was staged last winter. /
scene [si:n] – 1. место действия: e.g. The scene is laid in France. –
Действие происходит во Франции. 2. сцена, картина, явление
(театр.): e.g. The duel scene in Hamlet was dramatically staged. 2.
объяснение, крупный разговор, скандал; to make/stage a scene –
устраивать сцену, скандал: e.g. Don’t make a scene in public. /
scenery [\'si:nRrI] – 1. пейзаж: mountain scenery – горный пейзаж; 2.
(театральные декорации): e.g. The scenery was artistically made.
[Note that the word scenery is uncountable!]
9. cast [kQ:st] – состав, исполнители: e.g. An all-star cast includes
Michael Douglas as the US President. / After the first night, there was a
big party for the cast. [Note that the word cast is used in the singular!]
10. playwright ['pleIraIt] (syn. dramatist) – драматург: e.g. Ben
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Jonson was a 17th-century playwright.
9. A group of exchange students from Britain (the USA) are visiting

Moscow and taking a course of Russian at your university. Follow the
instructions below:
Hosts: Find out what theatre your guests would like to go to and what
he/she would like to see. Give advice based on your personal
experience. There should be a dilemma – explain what it is and what
possible solution you can think about.
Guests: Find out who the most popular playwrights are and what
Moscow theatres stage their plays. Ask if it is possible to book the
tickets and how much they may cost. Try to suggest a solution to the
dilemma.
Kind of Names Kind of theatre Names of

performance of plays theatres
opera 1. The  1. The
ballet Swan Bolshoy
['bWleI] [swOn] 
drama Lake puppet theatre Theatre
comedy 2. The puppet theatre 2. The
tragedy Queen of Moscow
musical Art
puppet show Spades Theatre
3.An (MHAT)
Ideal 3. The
Husband Satire
4. The ['sWtaIR]
Seagull Theatre
5. A 4. The
Streetcar Maly
Theatre
Named 5. The
Desire Vakhtango
6.
Twelfth Theatre
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Night
10. a) Watch the video episode Shakespeare and complete the

sentences below.
1. Hamlet was written in ______________ .
2. Shakespeare was born _____________________________________ .
3. His father traded in _______________________________________.
4. Young Shakespeare was interested in the travelling actors who _____
__________________________________________________________
5. Ann Hathaway was _______________________________
6. When they got married, William was _____and Ann was _______.
7. Shakespeare wrote his first play in________. It was _____________ .
8. The Globe was ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
9. The Globe could hold _____________ .
10. The parts of women were played _________________________
11. Shakespeare returned to Stratford in ____________ after
____________________ .
12. There are _________ theatres in Stratford where you can see one of
Shakespeare’s plays ______________________________
13. Hamlet and Macbeth are ________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
14. Shakespeare’s plays are translated ___________________________
and ______________________________________________________.
15. Shakespeare died on ______________ , in ________ .
b) Say which of the following Shakespeare’s plays are comedies,

tragedies or historical plays:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Macbeth
Twelfth Night, or What you Will Richard III
The Merry Wives of Windsor King Lear
As you Like It Henry VI
Romeo and Juliet Othello
c) Give the Russian names for the original titles.
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d) Watch the episode again and try to remember the details.
e) Ask your fellow-students questions for more information about
William Shakespeare.
f) Speak about
 Shakespeare’s origin, childhood and youth
 Shakespeare’s literary activities
HOME ACTIVITIES
11. a) Open the brackets using the correct forms of the verbs. 
incompatible [LInkRm'pWtRbl] – несовместимый
insatiable [In'seISRbl] – неутолимый
affluent ['WfluRnt] – изобильный, богатый
Until the early part of the 20th century there was certainly a
distinction between popular music, the songs and dance tunes of the
masses, and what we _______________ (1 – to come) to call classical
music. Up to that point, however, there ____________ (2 – to be) at
least some points of contact between the two, and perhaps general
recognition of what ___________ (3 – to make) a good voice, or a good
song. With the development of a mass entertainment, popular music
_____________ (4 – to split) away and _____________________ (5 –
gradually / to develop) a stronger life of its own, to the point where it
____________ (6 – to become) incompatible with the classics. In some
respects, it _____________________ (7 – now/to dominate) by the
promotion of youth culture, so that a concert by Elton John is just as
much a fashion event, and other artists may be promoting dance styles,
or social protest. For this reason, it __________ (8 – to be) impossible to
talk about popular music as if it were a unified art. The kind of music
you like may ____________ (9 – to depend) on what kind of person you
are. Curiously, there are now classical musicians and operatic singers
who ________________ (10 – to achieve) the status of rock stars, and
________________________ (11 – to market) in the same way. This
seems to suggest that many young people enjoy classical music but do
not wish _______________________ (12 – to associate) with the
lifestyle of those who are traditionally supposed to enjoy it. Or it may
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simply be that recording companies ____________________ (13 – to
discover) that there is an insatiable desire for ‘sounds’, and that classical
music ____________________ (14 – to begin) to sound exciting to a
generation raised on rock but now settling into affluent middle-age.
b) Get ready to discuss the text in class.
c) Translate into English.
1. Ты хочешь пойти в театр на выходные? – С удовольствием. А что
ты предлагаешь посмотреть? – Почему бы не сходить на
“Идеального мужа”. Он ведь все еще идет, да? – Давай. Оскар
Уайльд – один из моих любимых драматургов. Но билеты надо
брать в бель-этаж или на балкон: они не такие дорогие, как в
партере. 2. Когда знаменитая певица появилась на сцене, раздался
гром аплодисментов. 3. При посещение Британского музея не
взимается входная плата. 4. Когда поднялся занавес, зрители
увидели, что на сцене нет декораций, кроме одного стула. 5.
Выступление нобелевского лауреата было настолько интересным,
что публика долго аплодировала ему. 6. Мюзикл “Кошки” был
впервые поставлен в Москве в 2005 году. 7. Благотворительный
рок-концерт на центральном стадионе собрал более пятидесяти
тысяч зрителей.
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 Step III
PHONETIC EXERCISES
Intonation Drills

1. 'Art is long, 'life is short.
2. 'Art for 'art’s sake.
b) Comment on the sayings given above. Give their Russian
equivalents.
Revision

Model 1: St-1 – I su'ppose there’s 'nothing in the dress circle, is
there?
St-2 – I’m a'fraid not. 'Everything’s 'booked ex'cept the
'rear stalls.
front row/upper circle front stalls/the boxes third row/royal box
Model 2: St-1 – 'Which 'programme can I take?

St-2 – You can 'take which'ever you like.
whoever whenever wherever whatever however
1. 'Where can I sit? – …
2. 'What can I ’wear to the matinee? – …
3. 'How can I come? – …
4. 'Who can I bring with me? – …
5. 'When can I come? – …
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a) Pronounce the question-tags with the rising tone. (You hope that
the negative statement is not true.)
Model 1: – There’s nothing in the second row…
– There’s 'nothing in the second row, is there?
1. You 'wouldn’t 'like the third row, … 2. You 'never 'get
cancellations, … 3. You 'haven’t 'anything cheaper, … 4. There
'weren’t any tickets left, … 5. There’s 'no 'chance of a box, …
b) Pronounce the question-tags with the falling tone. (You expect that
the statement is true.)
Model 2: – The matinee doesn’t start till two, …
– The mati'nee doesn’t 'start till two, does it?
1. I can 'sit wher'ever I like, … 2. He 'usually 'sits in the circle, … 3.
You’ve 'booked the seats, … 4. There 'isn’t a perf'ormance on Sunday,
… 5. The 'tickets 'came to 'fourteen pounds, …

15. a) Listen to what Vivien says (Going Out)about going to theatres
and museums and complete the sentences below:
1. Vivien doesn’t enjoy going to the theatre because________________
_________________________________________________________.
2. Vivien prefers the cinema to the theatre because _________________
_________________________________________________________.
3. Vivien’s favourite Hungarian museums are _____________________
_________________________________________________________.
4. Vivien thinks that London’s best art museums are ________________
_________________________________________________________.
5. Her favourite London museum is _____________________________
because ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
6. The Victoria and Albert Museum has __________________________
_________________________________________________________.
7. The British Museum is interesting. ____________________________
_________________________________________________________.
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b) Sum up the information in 4-5 sentences.
16. Answer the teacher’s questions based on exercise 11.
17. a) Listen to what Thomas says about music in his life and say what
kind of music he prefers. (Television, Radio, Video, Music) Find the
English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
композиторы эпохи барокко
музыка позднего периода

романтизма
по моему вкусу
более открытый для восприятия

музыки
стиль игры
использовать, включать что-либо
b) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details. Mark
with the letter B the composers that belonged to the baroque period
and with the letter R those that belonged to the late romantic period:
Debussy
Bach
Ibert
Handel
Mussorgsky
Dowland
Vivaldi
Satie
c) Sum up the information about music in Thomas’ life in 5-6

sentences.
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18. a) Watch the video episode Purple Violin and complete the
sentences below.
1. Alleyne-Johnson’s violin music sounds like
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(three or four instruments playing at the same time).
2. When he was at school, Ed didn’t enjoy playing classical music
because ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
(he wanted to experiment and to improvise and write his own music).
3. When he left college he ____________________________________
_________________________________________________________
(tried to make a career as a painter but it was too difficult).
4. In Europe and the United States Alleyne-Johnson met a lot of
different musicians and learned ________________________________
____________________ (some of the styles of music they played).
5. When he writes a new tune, he _______________________________
__________________________________________________________
(takes it out on the streets and plays it to people).
6. It took __________________________________ (about six months
altogether) to design and to build the electric violin.
7. An echo box is ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(a device that records the music he has just played and repeats it over
and over again)
8. A digital tape is ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(sort of a high quality cassette that enables you to make a CD)
9. So far the composer has sold _____________________ (30 thousand)
copies of the CD.
10. Alleyne-Johnson intends to carry on busking because ____________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(his music was inspired by the streets and he wants to take it back to the
people who helped him to write it)
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МОСКОВСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ИНСТИТУТ

Кафедра английского языка № 2

ВОЕВОДА Е.В., ТИМЧЕНКО М.В.

LISTEN, WATCH AND SPEAK

ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ I КУРСА

Предлагаемое учебное пособие является дополнением к учебнику

Units Topics Pages

Unit 1: Meeting people. Origins. ................................................ 4

TOPIC: 1. Meeting People.

GRAMMAR: The Article.

Звук Открытый Закрытый Безударное

2. Read after the teacher.

b) General questions – Rising Tone:

c) Special questions – Falling Tone:

3. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

5. Complete the following dialogues using dialogues 1-3 as a model. 

7. Read the following geographical names:

Russia Russian Russian Moscow

Turkey ['tR:kI] * Turkish Turkish Ankara

9. Learn the geographical names from exercise 7.

10. Translate into English. 

Звук Пример Сочетание

13. Ask and answer as in the models:

15. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

church 8. Steve’s Granny is very religious. She regularly goes to ___

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

16. Listen to the dialogues and complete the

Resort: Vienna Representative: Trish Graham

1. Ellis, George ____nights _____________ Double

2. Ellis, Helen ____nights _____________ Double

3. Lampola, _____ 4 nights The Casino ____________

1. to introduce sb (to sb) – представлять (кого-либо кому-либо): e.g.

How do you do? – Здравствуйте! [NOTE: Фраза употребляется

1. Greeting and introducing oneself at the first meeting

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.

Glad to meet you. Glad to meet you, too.

NOTE: ‘How do you do’ is not really a question. It is a request for

3. Introducing oneself and getting on first-name terms

4. Introducing someone else

17. Answer the teacher’s questions.

WATCHING AND SPEAKING

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

20. Act out the following situation: 

21. Translate into English. 

23. Get ready to write a translation dictation on Unit 1.

TOPIC: 1. Making arrangements.

GRAMMAR: The Article.

 Write a translation dictation.

Сочетания букв в Звуки Примеры

2. Read after the teacher.

'Peter 'Piper 'picked a 'peck of 'pickled peppers.

5. Act out the situation At a party from exercise 20, Unit 1.

5. Never mind! – Неважно! Не обращайте внимания. e.g. Come in,

7. React as in the model explaining the reasons:

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

11. Translate into English. 

Сочетания букв в Звуки Примеры

14. Choose the right word:

17. Complete the sentences:

18. Ask and answer as in the models:

19. Translate into English.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

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

1. Ellis, George nights _________ Double

2. Ellis, Helen nights _________ Double

3. Lampola, _ 4 nights The Casino ________

11:00 _ ________

Mr. Levine __________________

4:00 ______

Mr. Ozawa __________________