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2. Make up a dialogue with your partner about his/her daily routine.
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2. Make up a dialogue with your partner about his/her daily routine.
WRITING PRACTICE
1. Write a short description of your busiest day. Follow the pattern:
Thursday, 31st December.
I love the last day of the year, but it is always the busiest one …
2. Write a composition or an essay on the topic “The Day of a Person is a Picture of That Person”.
LESSON 5
THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN
| Grammar practice: | 1. Types of Interrogative Sentences 2. Question Words |
| Reading and translation practice: | 1. Samara, My Home Town 2. Dialogue: My City |
| Conversation practice: Writing practice: | 1. City and Country Life 1. A letter to a pen friend 2. Essay |
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
| General Questions (общий вопрос) Задается ко всему предложению, начинается с глагола, требует ответа «да»/«нет» | Alternative Questions (альтернативный вопрос) Содержит альтернативу (or) |
| 1) Pete has a dog. Has Pete a dog? | 1) Pete has a dog. Has Pete a dog ora cat? |
| 2) Mary is a doctor. Is Mary a doctor? | 2) Mary is a doctor. Is Mary a doctor or a teacher? |
| 3) They play tennis well. Do they play tennis well? | 3) They play tennis well. Do they play tennis well or badly? |
| Special Questions (специальный вопрос) Задается к одному из второстепенных членов предложения | Who-Questions (вопрос к подлежащему) Подлежащее заменяется словом Who? – кто? What? – что? |
| He plays tennis well. | I like books. – Who likes books? |
| 1) What does he play well? | I have a car. – Who has a car? |
| 2) How does he play tennis? | The car is new. – What is new? |
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Tag Questions (разделительный вопрос, не правда ли? не так ли? ) | |
| 1) She is a doctor, isn’t she? | |
| 2) They play tennis well, don’t they? | |
| 3) Mary plays tennis badly, doesn’t she? | |
| 4) His brother doesn’t work, does he? | |
1. Fill in the gaps with when, where, who or what.
1. … are you?
2. … are you from?
3. … ‘s your address?
4. … ’s your name?
5. … do you live?
6. … do you do?
7. … do you study?
8. … time do you go to the academy?
9. … do you do in the evenings?
10. … were you born?
2. Ask the common questions.
1. Не reads books almost every day.
2. She does her home work properly.
3. My mother knits very well.
4. I often write e-mails to my friends.
5. They play for university football team.
6. It snows all winters here.
7. We have dinner at 2 o’clock almost every day.
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8. It rains all days in Summer.
9. You usually tell interesting stories.
10. The girl draws the nice pictures at her lessons on Art.
3. Ask the alternative questions.
1. My sister gets up at eight o'clock.
2. We take an English course in the afternoon.
3. Jane is fond of sports.
4. She does her morning exercises every day.
5. They have two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea for breakfast.
6. It takes him two hours to do his homework.
7. My friends speak French well.
8. My working day begins at seven o'clock.
9. My father and I leave home at eight o'clock.
10. He goes on foot to his office.
4. Ask the special questions.
1. Mr. Baker works in a bank.
2. The plane leaves at 6’olock.
3. This house belongs to Mary.
4. They live in England.
5. My mother teaches children.
6. We play tennis every weekend.
7. The film finishes at 10 o’clock.
8. They go to Moscow almost every summer.
9. We start our work at 8. 30.
10. I enjoy playing darts.
5. Put the questions to the subject.
1. Tom usually helps about the house.
2. They speak a lot of languages.
3. The Smiths work with metal.
4. Potters make nice things.
5. They discuss a lot of questions every meeting.
6. I usually play tennis with my friends.
7. The competitions take place almost every month.
8. He goes to the seaside every Summer.
9. Our dean comes to academy early.
10. The students pass exams twice a year.
6. Ask the tag questions.
1. Kate drinks tea every morning.
2. We don’t play football every day.
3. He is not a pupil.
4. My sister gets up at 7 o’clock.
5. They leave home at 8. 30 every morning.
6. My mother is busy on Sunday.
7. We don’t arrive home late.
8. The children always do homework.
9. They don’t read the newspapers every evening.
10. We often drink tea together.
11. She doesn’t have a new dress.
7. Match a question with an answer.
| 1. What? | a. In summer. |
| 2. Where? | b. A sandwich. |
| 3. Who? | c. By bus. |
| 4. When? | d. Because my wife is French. |
| 5. How? | e. On a farm near a village. |
| 6. Why? | f. Jane. |
| 7. How old? | g. Three. |
| 8. How many? | h. Twenty-one (years). |
| 9. What time? | i. 6. 30 in the morning. |
| 10. How much? | j. £ 5. 30. |
8. Think of the questions for which the following might be answers.
1. He gets up at seven o’clock.
2. He does his morning exercises.
3. In the morning he takes a cold shower.
4. There is some water in the bottle.
5. They live in Moscow.
6. Late at night Tom walks his dog in the park.
7. I prefer to live in the country.
8. She gives lessons in English.
9. My sister has two little children.
10. TV news begins at 9 p. m.
9. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Сколько студентов в аудитории? 2. Где ты обычно обедаешь? 3. Какой самый длинный день в году? 4. Когда прибывает самолет из Рима? 5. Как ты добираешься до университета? 6. Сколько стоит билет до Лондона? 7. Вы живете в доме или в квартире? 8. Кто преподает историю в университете? 9. Вы учитесь в Самаре, не так ли? 10. Вы часто ходите в театр? 11. Чем ты занимаешься в выходные? 12. Сколько этажей в этом здании?
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READING AND TRANSLATION PRACTICE
SAMARA, MY HOMETOWN
When the river Volga meets the Zhiguli Mountains it deviates to the east forming the Samara Bend. Four centuries ago a fortress was built at the point where the river takes a sharp turn and it eventually grew to become the city of Samara.
For 250 years the town’s population remained virtually constant. Only in the middle of the XIX century when a railway was built and navigation developed along the Volga River Samara became a trade center connecting Central Russia with the Urals, Siberia and Central Asia. During the beginning of the Great Patriotic War a number of industries were evacuated here from Moscow, Leningrad and other places.
Many people living in the city are engaged in heavy industry, mechanical engineering, oil refining, food industry and transport. Samara is known for the production of aerospace launch vehicles, various space services, engines and cables, aircraft, chemical products, bearings of different sizes, automated electrical equipment; construction materials.
Samara is one of the most important railway intersections. Railroads of different direction cross here. A new modern and technically equipped railway station appeared in Samara. It is said to be one of the biggest and imposing in Europe. Samara is on route to Asia. The city has a regular communication with all the ports of the Volga basin with an exit to five seas.
Large cities, as a rule, are divided into the “old” and “new” parts. Samara’s old downtown section is like a book on the history of architecture. The cocktail of styles prevails in the old city. Everybody in merchant Samara wanted to make his own mansion look unlike any other building. That led to the variety of styles.
Many outstanding people visited and lived in Samara. The writer Alexei Tolstoy spent his childhood and youth here. Maxim Gorky used to be a subeditor at Samarskaya Gazeta for several years. After the triumph of the revolution Kuibyshev was elected chairman of the local Soviet of Worker’s and soldier’s Deputies in 1917. Dmitry Shostakovich lived in Samara during World War II and finished his Seventh Symphony there.
There are a lot of museums in Samara: the Art museum, the A. Tolstoy museum, the museum of natural history and local history studies. Stalin's bunker is the museum which is most frequently visited by the guests of our city. This unique museum which is a 12 storied building under the level contains documents and photos about the Great Patriotic War when Samara served as the " second capital" of the country.
Samara is a great cultural center with universities, academies, a great amount of schools, colleges, professional schools, lyceums and so on. Samara enjoys the reputation of being a theatre city. There are a lot of theatres in Samara. They are: the Drama Theatre, the Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Puppet-Theatre and the theatre of Young Spectator. There are also a number of Amateur theatres in Samara which make the theatrical life of the city richer. There is also a zoo and a circus in the city.
All our citizens are proud of the embankment of the Volga with trees, flowers and sandy beaches. We like to have a rest on the bank of the Volga. It’s the best place for tourists to enjoy the scenery and to start sightseeing. It's a real pleasure to take a river voyage and to admire the beautiful surroundings of the Zhiguly Mountains. You may breathe the fresh river air and travel to many parts of our country.
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At present more than 1, 2 mln. people live here. I am proud of my hometown, its places of interest and its traditions.
VOCABULARY
| admire | восхищаться |
| aircraft | самолет, авиация |
| architecture | архитектура |
| be divided into | делить(ся) |
| be engaged in | быть вовлеченным |
| be known for | быть известным чем-либо |
| bearing | подшипник |
| bend | узел |
| circus | цирк |
| connect | соединять |
| contain | содержать |
| develop | развивать(ся) |
| deviate | отклоняться |
| downtown | центр города |
| elect | избирать |
| embankment | набережная |
| engine | двигатель |
| equipment | оборудование |
| fortress | крепость |
| heavy industry | тяжелая промышленность |
| imposing | внушительный |
| launch vehicle | ракета-носитель |
| mansion | особняк |
| merchant | купеческий, торговый |
| outstanding | выдающийся |
| pleasure | удовольствие |
| prevail | преобладать |
| railway | железная дорога |
| remain | оставаться |
| scenery | пейзаж |
| sightseeing | осмотр достопримечательностей |
| surroundings | окрестности |
| trade centre | торговый центр |
| unique | уникальный |
| variety | разнообразие |
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