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Part 2. Friends.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

My friend.

Friendship means a lot in our life. A devoted reliable friend can help you at the most difficult moments of your life. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

My best friend’s name is Nick. We made friends long ago. We are in the same form and of the same age. He is a tall strong boy. He has thick dark hair, large brown eyes and a straight nose. His eyes give a special charm to his face. He goes in for swimming and basketball, so he has a good figure.

I like everything about him: his looks, his manners, his ability to express his mind, his honesty, his cheerful mood. I can rely on him in any situation. He never lets people down.

He is intelligent and well-read. He is interested in Maths, History and English. No wonder he does well at school and attends his English classes with pleasure.

We have much in common, common interests and tastes, so we like to spend our free time together. We often watch video or listen to music. Nick has a good ear for music and plays the guitar well. We like to discuss films, television programmes and books. He knows a lot and it is interesting to talk to him. We also enjoy walking in any season and in any weather. I am proud of my friend.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: a devoted reliable friend; to be proud of friendship; to be interested in Maths; to be in the same form; a friend in need is a friend indeed; ability to express his mind; to give a special charm; to attend classes with pleasure; cheerful mood; to walk in any weather; to spend free time together.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:иметь много общего; умный и начитанный; одного возраста; большие карие глаза; много знать; заниматься плаванием и баскетболом; честность; полагаться на него в любой ситуации; покидать кого-либо в беде; интересоваться историей; неудивительно; проводить время вместе; слушать музыку; играть на гитаре; обсуждать фильмы и книги; иметь хороший слух; сложные моменты жизни.

Exercise 3. Fill in the prepositions if necessary.

1. I like to walk ___ any weather.

2. Jack and Susan are ___ the same form.

3. Do you go ___ ___ swimming or basketball?

4. I can always rely ___ my brother. He never lets people ___.

5. Jane is interested ___ music, she can play ___ the piano.

6. My friend and I are ___ the same age.

7. My sister does well ___ school and attends her classes ___ pleasure.

8. I have much ___ common ___ my father.

9. Does Kate have a good ear ___ music?

10. I am proud ___ my friend.

Exercise 4. Decide which word is the odd one out in each of the following groups of words:

1. a sister, a mother, a friend, a father;

2. slim, slender, thin, tall;

3. a college, a bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom;

4. a manager, a relative, a teacher, a screenwriter;

5. a university, a school, a college, a house.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions:

1. Do you share the same interests with your friend?

2. Do you trust your friend?

3. Whom can you call a real friend?

4. Do you believe that friendship is a great thing?

5. Do your friends live near you or do you have to travel to see them?

6. Where do you meet your friends?

7. Who makes a good friend?

8. Do you think girls and boys want different things from friendship?

9. Do your parents encourage your friends’ visits?

Exercise 6. Make up a dialogue on the following situation:

1. you are phoning your best friend to discuss your plans for the evening;

2. you and your friend are walking in the park and discussing school/sports/some book/some film;

3. your friend is choosing a present for his girlfriend/boyfriend.

Exercise 7. Describe your best friend using the vocabulary of the lesson.

Part 3. The daily programme.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

The daily programme.

On week-days the alarm-clock wakes me up and my working day begins. It’s seven o’clock. I make the bed and go to the bathroom where I turn on the hot and cold taps. Then I clean (brush) my teeth. Sometimes I have a shower.

Usually I’m not very hungry in the morning. So I have a cup of tea and some sandwiches. Sometimes my mother makes me eat some porridge.

As I live not far from my school I usually walk there. I like to walk there in any weather. Every day I have six or five lessons and I’m always in time for my classes. My lessons at schools begin at nine and are over at about two o’clock. During the break I have a snack, but by midday I feel very hungry. For dinner I have vegetable soup, meat or fish and some fruit. After dinner I have a short rest: I read or watch TV. Then I do my lessons (home-work). It takes me about two hours to do it.

After that I either read or go for a walk.

In the evening my parents come home and we have our supper together. At supper we discuss our daily news. After supper I read a book or watch TV. I go to bed at ten o’clock. As a good proverb says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: working day; to go to bed; to have a short rest; during the break; to live not far from school; to clean teeth; to make somebody eat porridge; to be in time for classes; to feel very hungry; to go for a walk; to have vegetable soup; after supper.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:в будни; хорошая поговорка гласит; читать книги и смотреть телевизор; вечером; вместе ужинать; выпить чашку чая; идти в ванную; в любую погоду; перекусить; делать домашнюю работу; уроки в школе; застелить постель; принимать душ; утром; идти пешком в школу; каждый день; приходить домой.

Exercise 3. Describe your morning on week-days/ your Sunday breakfast/ your life at the college/ the way you spend your free time after studies.

Exercise 4. Fill in the prepositions if necessary:

1. I go … bed … ten o’clock.

2. … dinner we discuss our daily news.

3. He lives not far … his college and always walks … there.

4. Usually I am not hungry … the morning.

5. … week-days the alarm-clock wakes me … at 7.

6. I make … the bed and go … the bathroom.

7. She is always … time … the classes.

Exercise 5. Divide the words and phrases into three groups, describing appearance, flat, weather, working day.

To wake up, dark short hair, puddles in the streets, to walk, furniture, to go to bed, damp earth, thunder and lightning, tall and thin, wardrobe, to clean the teeth, to burst into leaf, to read books, strong, sun rays, slim and slender, curtains, bedroom, north wind, kitchen, icy sheet, to discuss daily news, big blue eyes, to do homework, grey sky, fair hair, to make the bed, straight nose, living room, to take a shower, good-looking, Indian summer, snowflakes, to be in time, balcony.

Exercise 6. Make up the questions covering the content of the text for your fellow-students to answer them.

Unit III. Hobbies. Part 1. Hobbies.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

Hobbies.

Hobby can be any type of activity, which people do during their leisure time. Most people choose a hobby for relaxation, pleasure, or for development of new interests. People of almost any age can enjoy hobbies. Hobby offers a way to relax after periods of hard work. Almost any kind of leisure activity can become a hobby. Most hobbies are divided into four general categories, which may overlap. They are arts, collecting, handicrafts, games and sports.

There are such art forms, as dancing, drama, painting, graphic arts and music. Each art form has many possibilities for a hobby. For example, music may include singing, playing an instrument, collecting records and tapes, learning ballet, or attending concerts or operas. Painting offers the hobbyist a wide choice of materials, such as oil paints or water colours.

Collecting is probably the most widespread kind of hobby, because almost any thing can be collected. Stamps and coins are the most popular items. Hobbyists also collect such things as autographs, books, dolls, buttons, etc.

Handicrafts attract a hobbyist who can work skillfully with their hands. Many of them are engaged in needlework activities, crocheting, knitting, and sewing. Some use kits to make model aeroplanes, boats and trains. Other handicrafts include ceramics, metalworking, jewelry making, etc.

Games and sports are popular with many hobbyists who enjoy competition, physical activity and exercise. Thousands of hobbyists take part in sports, such as bowling, fishing, mountain climbing, skiing and tennis. Popular indoor games include card games, chess. Nowadays, electronics-related hobbies are becoming increasingly popular. Many people, especially children, play computer games.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: any type of activity; popular indoor games; the most widespread kind of hobby; many possibilities; to play computer games; leisure time; a hobby for relaxation, pleasure; periods of hard work; a wide choice of materials; the most popular items; to be engaged in needlework activities; to enjoy competition.

Exercise 2. Find the equivalents of these expressions in the text:большинство людей; развитие новых интересов; люди любого возраста; участвовать в спортивных событиях; физическая нагрузка; четыре основные категории; например; посещение концертов.