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I. LISTENING AND READING
Listen to the dialogue
Read and translate the dialogue
BUILDING A ROBOT?
Julie, Adam, Kim and Keith are students at Oxford University.
They are in their hostel now.
JULIE:
Keith is making a lot of noise! What is he doing?
ADAM:
I don‟t know. He is working in his room. You know he’s studying
electrical engineering, and I think he’s trying to build a robot, or
something.
JULIE:
He is always working these days.
ADAM:
That‟s because he’s taking his final exams next week.
KIM:
Yes, and then he’s going home.
JULIE:
What are you making for dinner tonight, Kim?
KIM:
I’m not cooking again tonight! I‟m sure it‟s Keith‟s turn to cook.
JULIE:
I hope he’s making us a robot that can cook dinner, I hope so because
Keith is a terrible cook!
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II. NOTES
Keith [kiːθ]
Кит
Julie ['ʤuːlɪ]
Джули
Adam ['ædəm]
Эдам
Kim [kim]
Ким
III. VOCABULARY
1. to make noise [nɔɪz]
to make a lot of noise
You are making a lot of noise.
шуметь
сильно шуметь
Ты сильно шумишь.
2. to take an exam [ɪgˈzæm ]
to take a final [ˈfaɪnəl] exam
Dave is taking his final exam.
to pass an exam
How did you pass your exam?
сдавать экзамен
сдавать выпускной экзамен
Дэйв сдает выпускной экзамен.
сдать экзамен
Как ты сдал экзамен?
3. to be sure [ˈʃʊə]
I‟ m sure it‟s your turn [tɜːrn] to cook.
быть уверенным
Я уверен, что твоя очередь готовить.
4. to be a terrible cook [ˈterɪbəl ˈkʊk ]
Adam is a terrible cook.
плохо готовить
Эдам плохо готовит.
5. to build a robot [ˈroʊˌbɑt]
My friend is building a robot at the
moment.
сделать робота
Мой друг делает сейчас робота.
6. electrical engineering
[ɪ'lektrɪkəl ˌenʤɪ'nɪərɪŋ]
Keith is studying electrical engineering
this semester.
электротехника
Кит изучает электротехнику в этом
семестре.
7. to make smth for dinner [ˈdɪnə]
What are you making for dinner
tonight?
готовить что-либо на ужин
Что ты приготовишь на ужин сегодня
вечером?
IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. Who is making a lot of noise?
2. What is Keith doing?
3. What is he studying?
4. Why is Keith always working these days?
5. What is Kim making for dinner tonight?
6. When is Keith taking his final exams?
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2. READ THE STATEMENTS, SAY WHETHER THEY ARE TRUE
OR FALSE AND CORRECT THE FALSE ONES.
1. Keith is making a lot of noise.
2. Adam is studying chemistry.
3. Adam is always working these days.
4. Adam is going to his friend next week.
5. Kim is not cooking again that night.
6. Adam is trying to build a robot.
V. EXERCISES
1. Read the transcribed words.
A. [kæp], [kæn], [ais], [keim], [nais], [kæt], [nek], [mais], [fækt], [speis], [pek],
[peis], [kin], [ki:n], [pækt], [feis], [geit], [dʒem], [gæs], [edʒ], [dʒim], [peidʒ], [eg],
[dʒin], [geim], [beg], [gæg], [dʒæm], [dʒim], [dʒæk], [dʒein], [skai], [ʃeim], [diʃ],
[ʃi:], [ʃip], [ʃeip], [ʃeiv], [fiʃ], [ʃain], [tʃest], [tʃin], [mætʃ], [kætʃ], [fetʃ], [tʃik].
B. [əˈɡen], [ˈbɪɡə], [bɪld], [ˈklaɪmət], [kləʊðz], [kʊk], [ˈdaɪəri], [ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ],
[ˈiːvnɪŋ], [ɪɡˈzæm], [ˈfaɪnəl], [ˈfjuːtʃə], [həʊˈtel], [ɪnˈkriːs], [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt], [ˈkɪtʃən],
[laʊd], [miːl], [ˈməʊbaɪl fəʊn], [nɔɪz], [ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz], [ˈpeərənt], [ˈpɪknɪk], [ˈpɪdʒən],
[pɪtʃ], [ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən], [ˈkwaɪət], [ˈrʌbɪʃ], [ˈsænwɪdʒ], [ˈʃaʊə], [ˈsəʊfə], [ˈstʌdi], [ʃɔː],
[ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt], [ˈterəbəl], [θruː], [təˈmɒrəʊ], tonight [təˈnaɪt], [tɜːn].
2. Open the brackets using Present Continuous.
1. Please be quiet. I ………………………..(work)
2. Look! Kim ………………………………..(cook).
3. You …………………………………….(make) a lot of noise.
4. What……………………………………..(Keith/try) to build?
5. I…………………………….(not/cook) again tonight.
6. What ………………..(Keith/do) ?
7. He is still ill but he ……… (get) better.
8. What are you doing tomorrow evening? I………(go) to the cinema.
9. „Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?‟ „She ……….(take) a shower at the moment‟.
10. „Where are you, George?‟ „In the kitchen. I………………(cook) a meal.‟
11. His English………………(get) better.
12. Helen…………………….(work) hard these days.
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3. Look at the picture. Complete the sentences using the verbs in Present
Continuous.
1. (the woman with the hat / talk / to her dog)
2. (the children on the football pitch / play / football)
3. (the family by the lake / have / a picnic)
4. (the park keeper / pick up / some rubbish)
5. (the two girls / talk / on their mobile phones)
6. (the pigeons / eat / an old sandwich)
7. (the man under the tree / listen to / the radio)
8. (the man and woman holding hands / dream / of their future)
9. (the two girls / ride / their bikes through the gates)
10. (the old woman / enjoy / the roses)
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4. Translate the sentences.
A. 1. В субботу они идут в кино. 2. Этим летом я
работаю в супермаркете. 3. Моя сестра постоянно
берет мою одежду. 4. Она встречается со своим другом
сегодня вечером. 5. Города становятся больше и
больше с каждым годом. 6. Ты постоянно забываешь
закрыть дверь. 7. Я никуда не пойду! 8. Я сейчас
много работаю. 9. Я сдаю экзамен на следующей
неделе. 10. Том постоянно теряет ключи. 11. В этом
семестре мы изучаем итальянский.
B. 1. Где Кит? Что он делает? 2. Он работает в комнате. 3. Он сдает экзамены на
следующей неделе, а потом уезжает домой. 4. Он изучет электротехнику и
пытается сделать робота. 5. Что ты приготовишь на ужин вечером? 6. Я ничего
не собираюсь готовить! 7. Он всѐ время работает. 8. Я надеюсь, что он сделает
нам робота, который будет нам готовить. 9. Кит очень сильно шумит.
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A BUSY LIFE
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LISTENING AND READING
Listen to the text
Read and translate the text
A BUSY LIFE
Arnold Rivera, the TV news reporter, is interviewing Mrs. Cornelia Vandergilt
for the programme “Real People”.
AR: Well, Mrs. Vandergilt, please tell us about an ordinary day in your life.
CV: Well, I normally wake up at eight o‟clock.
AR: Really? Do you get up then?
CV: No, of course I don’t get up at that time. I have breakfast in bed and read The
New York times.
AR: What time do you get up?
CV: I usually get up at ten.
AR: What do you do then?
CV: I read my letters and dictate the answers to my secretary.
AR: And then?
CV: At eleven I take a walk with Jimmy.
AR: Jimmy? Who‟s Jimmy?
CV: Jimmy‟s my dog.
AR: Oh. And what time do you have lunch?
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CV: I always have lunch at twelve thirty. I eat alone.
AR: Oh, I see. Well, what do you do after lunch?
CV: I rest until six o‟clock.
AR: And at six? What do you do at six?
CV: I get dressed for dinner. I have dinner at seven o‟clock. At the weekends I eat
out in my favorite restaurant.
AR: Yes, well, what do you do after dinner?
CV: I read or watch TV. I take a bath at nine thirty. And I go to bed at ten. I always
sleep well.
AR: You certainly have a busy and interesting life, Mrs. Vandergilt. Thank you.
CV: You are welcome.
II. NOTES
Arnold Rivera ['ɑːnəld ri'verə]
Арнольд Ривера
Mrs. Cornelia Vandergilt
[kɔː'niːlɪə 'vændəgɪlt]
Корнелия Вандергилт
III. VOCABULARY
1. to interview [ˈɪntəˌvjuː]
to interview smb
an interview
an interview with smb
брать интервью
брать интервью у к-л
интервью, собеседование
интервью с к-л
2. ordinary [ˈɔːdənəri]
He lives an ordinary life.
обыкновенный, обычный
Он живет обычной жизнью.
3. to wake up [weɪk
ʌp]
I normally wake up at eight o‟clock.
просыпаться, будить
Я обычно просыпаюсь в восемь
часов..
4. to get up
I don‟t get up at that time.
вставать
Я не встаю в это время.
5. to take a walk [wɔːk]
At eleven I take a walk with Jimmy.
гулять, прогуливаться
В одиннадцать я прогуливаюсь с
Джимми.
6. to rest
I rest until six o‟clock.
отдыхать
Я отдыхаю до шести часов.
7. to take a bath
to take a shower ['ʃəuə]
I take a bath at nine thirty.
принимать ванну
принимать душ
Я принимаю ванну в девять
тридцать.
8. to eat out [iːt aʊt]
At the weekends I eat out in my
favorite restaurant.
есть вне дома (в кафе, ресторане)
По выходным я ем в своем любимом
ресторане.
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9. certainly [ˈsɜːtənli]
You certainly have an interesting life.
конечно; несомненно
У вас, несомненно, очень интересная
жизнь.
10. You are welcome.
Пожалуйста.
IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. What time does Cornelia Vanderguilt wake up?
2. What time does she get up?
3. Where does she have breakfast?
4. What newspaper does she read?
5. What does she do then?
6. Who does she take a walk with?
7. What time does she have lunch?
8. What does she do after lunch?
9. What does she do at six?
10. What time does she have her dinner?
11. What does she do after dinner?
12. Does she take a shower or a bath before she goes to bed?
13. What time does she go to bed?
14. Do you want to have a similar lifestyle?
V. EXERCISES
1. Read about Mac’s everyday life.
1. Mac is a truck driver.
2. He is twenty five years old.
3. He works five days a week.
4. He gets up at six o‟clock every day.
5. He eats an enormous breakfast.
6. He drinks two cups of coffee.
7. Then he kisses his wife good-bye.
8. He leaves for work at six thirty.
9. He has lunch at a hamburger place.
10. He comes home at five o‟clock.
11. He has dinner and watches TV.
12. He goes to bed at ten o‟clock.
2. Answer the questions about Mac’s everyday life.
1. What does Mac do?
2. How old is he?
3. How many days a week does he work?
4. What time does he get up?
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5. What does he eat for breakfast?
6. What does he drink?
7. What does he do after breakfast?
8. What time does he leave for work?
9. Where does he have lunch?
10. What time does he come home?
11. What does he do in the evening?
12. What time does he go to bed?
3. Now ask and answer questions about these people.
a) Judith
1. architect; 2. 35; 3. 5 days a week; 4.
7.30; 5. nothing; 6. orange juice; 7.
daughter; 8. 9.15; 9. in a coffee shop; 10.
6.00; 11. go out with friends; 12.
midnight.
b) Peter and Paul
1. students; 2. 12; 3. go to school / 5 days
a week; 4. 7.00; 5. cereal; 6. milk 7.
mother; 8. school / 8.30; 9. in the
cafeteria; 10. home / 4.00; 11. watch TV;
12. 9.00.
c) Kevin
1. homemaker; 2. 31; 3. not / work; 4.
5.30; 5. toast; 6. tea; 7. wife (she goes to
work) ; 8. supermarket / 9.00; 9. at home;
10. wife / come home / 5.30; 11. play with
their kids; 12. 10.30.
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4. Read about the Fields family, open the brackets using Present Simple.
1. The Fields are (be) a British family. 2. They (live)
in a small village in the South of England. 3. Their
ordinary day (begin) early in the morning. 4. John
Fields (be) a farmer. 5. He (get up) at 5 o‟clock in
the morning. 6. He (wash) and (get) dressed. 7. Then
he (make) breakfast and (eat) it. 8. He (put on) his
coat and (go) outside. 9. John (milk/ доить) the
cows early in the morning. 10. His wife Mary and
their children Jack and Rose (not/ get up) so early.
11. They (get up) at 7 o‟clock. 12. Mary (feed) the
chickens and then she (make) some tea for herself.
13. The children (not/ like) tea. They usually (drink) milk. 14. At 7.30 Mary (take) the
children to school. 15. She (go) to work, it (take) her about 30 minutes to get to the
office. 16. John (not/ go) to the office because he (work) in the farm. 17. At 4 o‟clock
the children (come) home from school and John (cook) dinner. 18. He (be) a very
good cook! 19. Sometimes Mary (help) him. 20. The children (not/ help) with the
cooking but they always (do) the washing-up (мытье посуды). 22. In the evening
John and his wife (watch) TV and (read) books or magazines about farming. 23. They
sometimes (listen) to the radio. 24. Their children (not/ watch) TV. 25. They (do) their
homework and then Rose (surf) the Internet and Jack (play) computer games. 26.
They all (go) to bed at 10 pm. 27. They (be) usually very tired. 28. At the weekend
they (work) in the garden or (have) a picnic when the weather (be) warm. 29. They
sometimes (go) to the cinema or (eat) out in a restaurant, but not very not very often.
5. Open the brackets using Present Simple.
This restaurant is called “Vienna”. Ten people … work... (work) here. Julia Thomas is
the owner. She …… (go) to the restaurant at four o‟clock in the afternoon. The
waiters …… (arrive) at half past four. They ….. (set) the tables and ….. (tidy) the
kitchen. The chef, Pierre Rousseau, ….. (come) at five o‟clock. Many people …..
(eat) here because the food is very good. The restaurant ….. (close) at one o‟clock in
the morning and at half past one Julia, the chef and the waiters ….. (go) home.
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6. Work in pairs. Interview Julia Thomas.
Example: you / go to the restaurant / at four o‟clock –
Student A: Do you go to the restaurant at four o’clock?
Student B: Yes, I do.
1. the waiters / arrive / at four o‟clock?
2. you / set the tables?
3. the waiters / tidy the kitchen?
4. the chef / come / at half past four?
5. he / prepare the food?
6. many people / eat here?
7.
the restaurant / close / at one o‟clock?
7. Translate the sentences.
А. 1. Алекс студент, ему 18 лет. 2. После университета
он хочет работать в банке. 3. Он обычно встает в 7
утра. 4. Он идет в ванную, одевается, завтракает и идет
на прогулку со своей собакой. 5. Алекс добирается до
университета пешком, это обычно занимает 15 минут.
6. Его занятия начинаются в 8.15. 7. Он обедает (have
lunch) в университете. 8. Обычно он приходит домой в
4 часа. 9. По вечерам он делает домашнее задание,
читает книги или журналы, играет в компьютерные игры. 10. Он не любит
смотреть телевизор, но часто гуляет (go out) с друзьями. 11. Его хобби –
бодибилдинг, три раза в неделю он ходит в спортивный зал. 12. Он ходит в
университет 5 дней в неделю.13. По выходным Алекс просыпается поздно. 14.
Он ходит в кино или по магазинам, ездит за город с друзьями, помогает
родителям готовить ужин и убирать квартиру.
B. 1. Макс бизнесмен, ему 35. 2. Он имеет большой
дом в пригороде (in the suburbs) и работает в офисе в
центре города. 3. Он просыпается в 9 утра, выкуривает
сигарету, выпивает чашку кофе и едет на работу. 4. Он
никогда не завтракает. 5. Макс водит дорогую
спортивную машину и носит деловой костюм. 6. Он
работает день и ночь. 7. Он – президент
международной компании. 8. Каждое утро работает в
офисе, проводит деловые встречи и читает отчеты, а после обеда встречается с
клиентами . 9. Он часто ужинает в ресторане. 10. Он возвращается домой в 10
вечера, принимает ванну и ложится спать, потому что он очень устал. 11. Он
пьет много кофе и выкуривает 20 сигарет в день. 12. Макс любит свою работу,
но у него нет времени на спорт, хобби и друзей. 13. Иногда он ночует в офисе.
14. Он часто путешествует и встречается с новыми людьми. 15. Он не женат
(single), потому что у него нет времени на семью.
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Little Red Riding Hood lived with her
parents in a little house near the forest. One day
Little Red Riding Hood decided to visit her
grandmother. Little Red Riding Hood baked some
cookies and packed them in her basket. Then she
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