методическая разработка по иностранному (английскому) языку для учащихся средней школы
методическая разработка по английскому языку (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 класс) на тему

CONTENTS

ENGLISH IN OUR LIFE

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEM

DICTIONARY

JOKE SPOT

ENGLISH PROVERBS

NOTICES, WARNINGS, PLACES

ENGLISH IN YOUR LIFE

Wise men say that people like to build walls, not bridges.

Their languages are also walls separating them.

Let’s try to turn English into a bridge, not a wall.

I want, that’s why I, first of all I, besides I, and of course I, I am sure.

QUESTIONARY

DOCUMENTS

COMPLETE FORMS

1. Complete the questions using the following words and ask your partner.

What…?        How…?                        How many…?

Where…?                        Do you…?                        What sort of…?        

When…?                        Have you…?                        What do you like…?

Why…?                                Have you got…?                What do you dislike…?

2. Finish these sentences and set yourself some objectives for your English studies.

I’m going to________________________________________________________

I plan to___________________________________________________________

I intend to__________________________________________________________

I’d  like to__________________________________________________________

I  hope to___________________________________________________________

3.  Answer the questions.

Which part of your day is the most productive?

When do you find it easiest to concentrate and when do you find it most difficult?

When do you find time to relax?

When will you find time to study English?

How do you plan to study English between lessons? Are you going to

• read English newspapers?
• work with another textbook(s)?
• read English books?
• watch English programmes on TV?
• listen to English radio programmes?
• listen to English records at home?
• do anything else? (What?)

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEM

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time. Dates. Holidays.

        When it’s noon in Moscow, it’s 9 o’clock in London and it’s 4 o’clock in Washington. It’s summer time from last March Sunday till last October Sunday in USA..

        The days off are the 1st of January, the 25th and the 26th of December, religious holidays, the 1st May Monday and the last August Monday in Britain.

        The days off in the USA are the 1st and the 15th of January, the third February Monday, the last May Monday, the 4th of July, the 1st September Monday, the second October Monday, the 11th of November, the last November Thursday, the 25th of December.

Telephone

        In America all telephone calls are paid and their cost is 10-25 cents per minute in depending on city and time (the calls at night-time are cheaper). You can call for your telephone subscriber’s expense if he is agree. You can dial «0» and say: «I’m calling collect» after it you call your name and telephone number. After your pal’s agreement an operator put through you.

        Besides public telephone (each public telephone has its own number and if you preliminary arrange about the time you can get call on it) you can use telephone in café or any public place before ask permission..

        If you are in Britain you can use public telephone but if you’ll have got coins of the value of 10, 20, 50 pence or one pound.

Taxi

        In the big cities in America to stop a taxi in the street is more difficult than to call it on phone (the telephone numbers are in Yellow Pages – telephone directories). It is not the custom to stop private cars. The official taxis are the special yellow automobiles - yellow cabs. A driver expects to get 10-15% tip besides payment of  counter.

        In Britain there is the following outline of payment – payment for board – a pound and 50 pence per kilometer till the sum of 5 pounds? Then 70 pence per kilometer and tip.

Bus

        In America bus is the most popular and the cheapest kind of transport. Bus ticket has different price, in average it costs about a dollar. When you get in the bus you put the change in the coin-box near the driver.

        There is a conductor in the bus in London. You can buy special tickets – GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE TICKETS which act during several days. They concede right of passage by  bus or by underground in the city.

        The red double-decker is a sightseeing in London. You can sit on the first floor, you can be on the second floor if you are the fifth standing passenger.

        You can buy Travelcard for parts of the city where you are going to go in definite time.

One day Travelcard is for using after half past.9 o’clock  from Monday till Friday, the week-ends, the holidays, but you should remember this card is not valid in Airbuses и Night buses and other buses.

        You can use Weekly Travelcard in any time seven days a week.

You can only use LT Card by buses, by underground and by Docklands Light Railway a day in any time.

London, Washington, New York

Task 1. London is a great attraction for thousands of people with different interests. Guess whose story it is, matching it with the key-phrase.

Task 2. Washington D.C. is known for its places of interest too. They attract thousands of tourists from the USA and from other countries. There are the tourists’ impressions of the city.

1. I’m greatly impressed by Washington D.C. It is a beautiful city. But most of all I’m impressed by the Arlington National Cemetery. Here burns the eternal flame. A lot of outstanding people are buried there. John Kennedy, the 35th President of the USA is also buried there.
2. I toured the whole city and I liked it very much. But most of all I liked the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument. Thousands of people go there to enjoy different architectural styles.
3. I visited the capitol, the building where the congress meets. It is especially beautiful at night.
4. I was surprised to learn that the letters D.C. mean District of Columbia. It’s a special district, which doesn’t belong to any state. The history of the US capital is very interesting.
5. I’m sure the Lincoln Memorial is the best place to see in Washington D.C., a large stone figure of Abraham Lincoln is very impressive. The whole building looks like a Greek temple. I’ll never forget it.
6. It is pleasant to walk along the streets of Washington D.C. You’ll never see a skyscraper there, that’s because no building is allowed to be higher than the Capitol.

Task 3. People come to Washington D.C. for different reasons. But all of them want to see the museums in the US capital first of all. Which of the following museums will you visit if you are interested in:

Model: I’ll visit…because I’m interested…

Task 4. Visitors to New York can see a lot of interesting things there. This is a diary of Joan Miles, who visited New York for the first time. Read her notes and underline the places of interest she saw.

June 27. A cruise around Manhattan. Enjoyed the sights of the world Trade Centre, the statue of liberty, Rockefeller Centre and a lot of beautiful bridges. “Circle Line” is the best way to see New York in 3 hours…

June 28. The Metropolitan Opera House. The opera was brilliant! It is the best place for lovers of music…

June 29. A walk about New York. Empire state building (102 stores), Rockefeller Centre – lots of shops and places of entertainment. Broadway at night is unforgettable…

June 30. The metropolitan Museum of Art. I got lost. I’m sure it is the most interesting and impressive museum I have ever seen…

The American and British Press

Millions of people all over the world read newspapers. They play an important role in the life of any nation.

Task 1. Here it is a scheme of an American newspaper.  Read the scheme and say what you would read first. What difference between American and Russian newspaper?

Do you know which of these types of newspapers ordinary  English-speaking person prefer reading ?

Source: BMRB/Mintel Market Intelligence, 2016

The Press in the USA

There are more than 1,500 daily papers. It speaks for the fact that the Americans like to read newspapers.

Task 2. Read to what some Americans say about their favourite sections.

1. “My favourite newspaper is “USA today”. I always find a lot of interesting articles there. But most of all I like to read about sport news”.
2. “My favourite section in The New York Times is about national and international news. I am interested in politics”.
3. “I like to read articles about cultural events. I am interested in culture that’s why I like to read articles about cultural events in ‘The new York Times”.
4. “I am interested in business and finance. I like to read articles on business and finance in “The Wall Street Journal”. It is a very useful paper”.

The Press in Britain

Task 3. Read and translate the text. and study this table.

The papers in Britain are divided into two groups, the quality papers and the tabloids.

The quality papers are large in size and have detailed articles about national and international events.

The tabloids are smaller in size, have shorter articles and have more pictures.

The articles in the tabloids are shorter and about less important events.

Sometimes they are about private lives of well-known people.

Task 4. But teens have a different attitude to papers. Read their opinions and underline the sentences, which explain the reasons for their choice.

Rick: I’m interested in music, and I read a lot of articles about my favourite groups and singers. I like to learn more about their private lives. I don’t like to read about politics. It is dull and boring. Reading about music is more entertaining.

Liz: I don’t read papers. They are dull and boring. I prefer to look through magazines about fashion. It is more interesting to me.

Minnie: most of all I like the comics. They tell short funny stories and it’s very entertaining to read them. My mother likes them too.

Paul: I am fond of the computer, that’s why I prefer playing computer games. Reading papers is a waste of time.

Do you know, it’s common knowledge that the press is called the fourth power. That’s because it plays a great role in the life of all countries. There are four main functions of newspapers.

- to inform about the problems                - to control the work of public institutions        

- to criticize public institutions                - to form a public opinion

The British and the American Radio and Television

Radio and television play a great role in our life. But we all like different programmes and different channels.

Task 1. Match the people and their opinions and add your thoughts.

Task 2. Read the list of British radio and TV stations.  

Task 3. Indeed, it is difficult to choose the channel you like best. The Americans have a lot of difficulties in making their choice too. This is they say about it.

Molly: It’s a big problem to choose the channel you like best. Each of them is good in its own way. Actually, I prefer PBS.

Fred: Indeed, we have much to choose from. I watch CNN and ESPN.

Nick: I prefer to listen to APR. I don’t have much time to watch TV, and APR gives a lot of different information.

Sue: My friends and I always watch MTV. We can watch it 24 hours a day. That’s great!

Steve: Frankly speaking, I don’t like watching TV. I’d rather listen to the radio. My favourite station is NPR.

Task 4. Tell about your favourite Russian radio and TV stations.

Task 5. Read the information about the American TV channels and radio stations.

Theatres and cinemas in the USA and Great Britain

Nowadays both the British and the Americans are very busy, they devote all their time to work, families, children and friends. Some even don’t have time to read books, to say nothing about going to the cinema and theatre. But there is always a group of people who believe that theatre and cinema are eternal.

Task 1. Read the following information about the theatre in Britain.

Britain has a long tradition of drama. British theatre began in the 13th century, before the time of Shakespeare, with a series of short stories from the Bible called “The Mystery Play”. Acting, both by amateurs and professionals, is still very much alive in Britain. The most famous British theatres are the National theatre and the Barbican. The Royal Shakespeare Company performs at the Barbican in London and in Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born.

Task 2. Read the following information about the theatre in the USA.

Theatre in the USA has been strongly influenced by European drama, but the musical is of truly American origin. The musical is a play with spoken lines, songs and dances. Two important developments in recent years are “theatre of the absurd” and “the black theatre”. Black theatre presents plays about black people, written by black playwrights and performed by black casts.

Task 4. Read the following extracts from American and British newspapers and say which films are more popular, American or British.

• British people who want to make films often go to America. Hollywood is full of British actors, directors, writers, editors and camera people,
• Hollywood dominates the cinema in Britain. The British industry does exist, but is very small,
• British films don’t have big budgets and cannot complete with American films. The few films that are made by British film companies usually receive some money from American companies.

Task 5. Match the Russian names of American films.

Task 6. Read the following information about American cinema and say what role America plays in the world cinematography.

America played a great part in the beginnings of the motion picture industry: she gave the world original artists – Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney. In 1911 the first studio was opened in Hollywood. By 1914, Hollywood had become the centre of movie industry. By 1919, 80 per cent of the motion pictures of the world were being produced in Southern California. And nowadays America is the most powerful country in the motion picture industry all over the world. The American cinematography is a constellation of tremendous actors and actresses – Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Kevin Costner, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise and others.

Task 7. What do you think about modern Russian cinema industry?

The British Royal family

Task 1. Read and translate the following texts.

Queen

The Queen of England nowadays is Elizabeth II. At her coronation in Westminster abbey on the 2nd  of June, 1953 her full title was said as “Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith”. She has got two sons Andre and Charles.

Do you know,                 Britain anthem

God Save the Queen

God save our gracious Queen.

Long live our noble Queen,

God save the Queen –

Send her victorious,

Happy and glorious,

Long life to reign over us.

God save the Queen.

Princess Diana

Diana was born in 1961, into a very wealthy and aristocratic family. Her ancestors acquired the title of earl from king Charles I in the 17th century. For the next three centuries they felt comfortable at the royal court, holding various positions and bearing various titles.

In 1980 Diana appeared on the world stage as the future bride of Charles, the  next king of England. They married on July 29, 1981 in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Even though they had two children, William and Harry, Diana and Charles soon became unhappy together.

Diana was a very modern woman who enjoyed pop music, romantic novels and charity works. Charles enjoyed many different interests, but their age difference and mentalities clashed. After a very public separation in 1989, an equally public divorce followed in 1996.

As a single woman Diana put all of her energy into her two sons and her charity work.

In 1997 she started a romance with Dodi Fayed, son of the owner of Harrods. Soon after the two were tragically killed in a car crash in Paris. She was a very English rose, whose early death stunned a nation into silence.

Task 2. Different people in Britain have different opinions about the royal family. Read the following points of view.

George: I approve of the idea of monarchy, but I do not approve of the Royal family in Britain I think they are lazy and greedy, they display their wealth. I want to say that they don’t work hard and they are involved in many scandals. It’s no good.

Lisa: I like our Royal family, because they work a lot and she takes part in many official ceremonies. They also give money for different social programmes and help the homeless and the poor.

Mark: Many people are fond of the Royal family because they think it helps many people. But I personally think that the Royal family is just the symbol of Britain, a good tradition that many people are proud of. I agree with it. We don’t want to lose this symbol, because otherwise we’ll lose a part of our history.

British and American food

Every nation has its favourite food. The British have it too. Their food is very diverse. Study the following viewpoints.

Task 1. It’s a square British food:

• cornflakes with milk and sugar,
• fried bacon and eggs,
• toast and marmalade with tea or coffee,
• beefsteaks,
• chops,
• roast beefs,
• chicken,
• fish with rice,
• potatoes or vegetables,
• pudding.

Do you know an interesting story about the word “marmalade”? It may come from French “Marie est malade” or “Mary is ill”. That is because Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, liked it. She always asked for French orange jam when she was ill.

Do you know British Christmas dinner is roast turkey with carrots, potatoes and peas? Then there is Christmas pudding. There were no turkeys in Britain before 1800. The traditional meat at Christmas was goose.

Task 2. Tea-drinking is traditional with the British. Read the following viewpoints.

Some people in Britain like “Russian tea” and some people in Britain like “English tea”. Tea with a slice of lemon is called “Russian tea’, and very strong tea with milk is called “English tea”.

Sometimes they have bread and butter with tea.

Sometimes they have bread and jam or toasts and marmalade with tea.

Besides bread and butter, they have toasts and marmalade or cucumber sandwiches.

Task 3. Study the information about traditional British dishes.

The traditional Sunday lunch is roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. Read the information about the traditional Sunday lunch.

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding came from Yorkshire in the north of England. It is now popular all over Britain. Yorkshire pudding is not sweet. It’s a mixture of eggs, flour and milk, but it is delicious. Two common vegetables with roast beef and Yorkshire pudding are Brussels sprouts and carrots.

Task 4. When we are talking about American food we can’t but mention the notions “fast food” and “take away”. They first appeared in the USA and now hey are very popular all over the world. Read the names of the best known fast food places and underline those that you are familiar to you.

1. Nashville Superburger
2. Burger King
3. Bar McDonald’s
4. Arby’s
5. Kentucky Fried Chicken
6. Pizza Hut

Task 5. Note the shortcomings of fast food places over usual restaurants.

Task 6. Read to the usual menu that is offered in fast food places. Underline the dishes you know or you have tasted.

MENU

• sandwiches
• hamburgers
• cheeseburgers
• hot dogs
• chips
• pizzas
• pancakes
• chilli and fried chicken
• milk-shakes

Task 7. How good is your restaurant vocabulary? Put the grid.

List of words: crab, pork, to boil, duck, hazel, veal, pepper, to grill, oyster, shrimp, to roast, venison, sturgeon, to smoke, sorrel, flat-fish, dill, sage, perch, trout, chicken, to bake, to dry, beef, pike, vinegar, to stew, mayonnaise, caraway, parsley, sheaf, mustard, pickle, mutton, to dry, crayfish.

Task 8. Think of some of the typical dishes of your country or region. Describe what they are like to a foreign visitor. Say what they are made of and how they are cooked.

Task 9. Look at this word square and find the names of:

• 6 vegetables,
• 5 fruit,
• 4 herbs and spices,
• 3 kinds of fish,
• 2 kinds of shellfish,
• 4 kinds of meats,
• 2 kinds of poultry.

Task 10.  Study the restaurant menu.

Dartford Lodge

HOTEL & RESTAURANT

MENU

Soup of the Day

Galia Melon

Chilled and served on crushed ice with a blackcurrant sorbet

Savoury Pancakes

With spinach and stilton

Avocado Pear

On a nest of lettuce leaves, garnished with prawns

*

Fillet of Turbot

Dusted with oatmeal and served with a parsley sauce

Lamb Cutlets

Charcoal grilled and served with mustard and tomatoes

Beef Wellington

Scottish beef with mushroom purée in a crisp pastry case

Breast of Chicken

Stir-fried and served with beanshoots and ginger

*

A Choice of Desserts from the Sweet Menu

British and Continental Cheeses Menu

*

Coffee

Hand-Made Chocolates

Task 11. Find the names of

• some fruit                - some vegetables                - a poultry dish
• a fish dish                - a shellfish                        - a herb
• a spice                - some different cooking methods

What would you choose from the menu?

Task 12. Sometimes make adjectives by adding –y to a noun, f/e leafy (like a leaf)

How could you describe

• a dish that contained a lot of salt?
• a meal that contained a lot of fat?
• a wine that tasted of vinegar?
• a whisky that tasted of smoke?

Task 13.  Study the different prepositions in these sentences.

The sauce is made of butter and parsley.

Oatmeal is made from oats.

Porridge is made in Scotland.

The chocolates are made by hand.

The menu is made up of starters, main courses, and desserts.

Task 14. What restaurant would you hear the following sentences?

1. I’ll have a hot dog with ketchup and mustard, please.
2. I’ll have a slice of Napoletana and a medium coke, please.
3. I’ll have fried rice with vegetables and chicken in a sweet-and-sour sauce, please.
4. I’d like two hamburgers and three cheeseburgers to take away, please.
5. I’ll have a kebab, please.

Shopping in Britain and the USA

People usually do a lot of things about the house. Shopping is one of them. Some people are fond of it, others are not. Nevertheless, they all go shopping now and then. Let’s learn a few things about shopping habits in Britain and the USA.

Task 1. Read the following statements and say if they are true or false.

1. Shopping in supermarkets is convenient.
2. The prices are higher than in small shops.
3. Shopping in supermarkets doesn’t take much time.
4. Supermarkets operate on the self-service system.
5. At the exit you pay for all your goods together.

Task 2. Read the following information about shopping habits in Britain and say is these habits are the same or different in Russia.

1. In British homes mothers usually buy clothes for the small children.
2. British teens usually buy clothes by themselves.
3. The British usually buy food in supermarkets once a week.
4. In British families mothers do the food shopping.
5. Fish shops are usually closed on Mondays.
6. The British prefer to do their shopping in supermarkets and not in small shops.
7. British shoppers don’t put goods into their bags before paying for them. They use trolleys.
8. Supermarkets don’t close for lunch.

Do you know sales are held twice a year (in January and in summer) by shops and department stores to get rid of old stock where prices are cut by 50-70%? Say if you have the same in Russia.

Task 3. There are very many shops and supermarkets in Britain, but some of them occupy the leading position. Read the following information about some leading supermarkets in Britain and underline the main facts about them.

& Sainsbury’s supermarkets occupy the leading positions in food and drink selling. Sainsbury’s has a middle-class image and suggests good food and wine. They are in the richest part of the country, the South-East and the Midlands. In the 1970s Sainsbury’s started to build “supermarkets” on this edge of towns. These very big supermarkets are for richer people who want to do shopping once a week or even once a month.

        & Tesco’s shares the leading position with Sainsbury’s. but its image is a bit different. These supermarkets sell goods at lower prices.

        & British Home Stores (BHS) is a group of large shops selling mainly clothes but also food and other products for the houses.

Favourite relaxation for the British and the Americans

Every nation is characterized by its own way of relaxing. The British and the Americans have a lot of common features of spending their free time.

Task 1. Read the things that the Americans and the British do for relaxation.

John: In both Britain and America people watch TV for many hours every week. In America there is a very big choice. Many cities have 20 or more channels, sometimes going on for twenty-four hours a day. In Britain there are four channels.

Bill: Many well-off Americans have a camper or a trailer, which they can use for weekends away. Some have holiday houses in the country and spend as much time as possible on outside activities like fishing and water-skiing.

Sean: Fewer people have caravans or second homes, but many have gardens, where they spend a lot of free time. Home owners often take time doing jobs round the house. They paint, put up wall-paper, build cupboards and even make furniture.

Sharon: In London and New York one or two new discos open every day. Some close again after a night or two, but some, like Tramps in London, go on, and on, and on. And people dance, and dance, and dance.

Task 2. Many people like going out with their families, but often it’s difficult to decide where to go, what to choose. Read the following extracts from different newspapers and magazines.

• going to the cinema is very popular in Britain, especially with young people. Their tastes in films are different. Most men like action films. Women prefer films, which deal with human relations between friends or between men and women…
• most British cities have a theatre, but London has the greatest number. Going to the theatre in Britain is not only popular, but very expensive. Not many young people can afford it...
• the US is an international centre of culture. Its major cities regularly host many concerts, art exhibitions, lectures and theatrical performances. Some of the word’s great museums, orchestras, theatres and concert halls are located in the US. Performances and exhibitions are usually very well attended. Tickets can be hard to get, despite their high prices…

Task 3. As you know most of all people like to relax. The majority of them prefer to spend their free time traveling. The British and the Americans are not an exception to the rule. Read what British and American young people say about the ways of spending holidays in their countries. Write down the differences between them and some common features.

Bill: Most British people take a two-week holiday in July and August, when the schools are closed, but shops, offices and factories are not usually closed for the holidays. Some people have a short holiday in winter or spring as well. If they can afford it, they go abroad, to sunny Italy, Spain and Greece.

Lucy: In the States the school summer holidays are longer than in Britain (nearly 3 months in the States, 6 or 7 weeks in Britain). American families often go out of town to the country for the hot summer months. Many fathers stay at work in the cities and visit their families at weekends.

Nick: When some people are on holidays, they just like sitting in the sun, but others want a bit more. “Special interests” holidays are very popular and you can find a hundred interesting things to do in Britain and the USA for a week or two.

Task 4. Look through the explanations and find similar words. What words introduce phrase that describe

• a person? (one word)
• a thing? (two words)
• a place or activity? (one word)
• something a person has or possesses? (one word)

Task 5. Read the names of the cities and places where English and American tourists like to go? Which of them would you like to see and why? The following viewpoints may help you to answer this question.

Birmingham         Lancashire                Northern Ireland                Wales

Scotland                Great Lakes                Alaska                Hawaii

Jack: It’s very pleasant to visit Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain. It’s an industrial centre, but most of all I liked the fact among the manufacture of food products cocoa and chocolate occupy an important place.

Ann: I am greatly interested in the history of England, that’s why to visit Lancashire had always been my dream. Last summer my dream came true. I went to Lancashire, a historic centre of British industry. More than that it’s the birthplace of capitalism and it was here the industrial Revolution started.

Dick: I have never been to Scotland before and I was greatly surprised by this country. I looked round Holy Roodhouse in Edinburgh, the official residence of the Queen. It was exciting. I also visited the Edinburgh festival, an international arts festival which takes place every August. I was greatly impressed by it.

Tom: Oh, Wales is a land of songs. It’s the centre of music, which attracts musicians from all over the world to its various festivals, for example 40 countries take part in the International Music Eistedfod each year. I think Wales is a magic land, because it’s famous for its castles and princes. So my impressions are unforgettable.

Kate: northern Ireland is a very beautiful place. It’s a land of mountains, rivers and lakes. I saw Northern Ireland’s most famous natural attraction, the Giant’s Causeway on the north coast. It was wonderful. The island looked beautiful, especially because of its green grass. I’ll never forget the nature of Northern Ireland.

Ben: Great Lakes are so magnificent that I still remember them. Certainly it’s impossible to visit all the lakes. I was at the northern end of Lake Erie, in the lake port Buffalo. It’s the fourth largest port and the seventh industrial city in the US. From lake Erie the Niagara river rushes over the famous Niagara Falls into lake Ontario. It’s a pity but I didn’t manage to visit the largest lake – Lake Superior.

Mike: Alaska is the land of icebergs and polar bears. Alaska is America’s largest state, but very few people live there. I can’t say that I liked this region very much, because I am fond of sunny warm weather. But it’s worth visiting it because Alaska has been the home of the Eskimos for centures.

Mary: I liked my trip to Hawaii because it was so beautiful. Especially Hawaiian National Park, which stretches from the mountain peak across the sea to the neighbouring Maui. Hot-climate plants, sandy deserts, waterfalls, craters and caves make the part a tourist attraction.

Task 6. Can you match these words to their explanations?

Task 7. Here are some instructions for travelers. Match the two halves of the sentences.

Task 8. Read the following letters. One is from the USA and the other is from Britain. Say which letter is written from the USA and which is from Britain. Give your reasons.

 Hello Mom!

How are you? I’m fine. I’m having great time here. Most of all I like to relax and spend my free time in pubs. Pubs are an important part of life here. People go to the pub to relax, meet friends and sometimes to do business. You can buy most kinds of kinds of drink in a pub: beer, lager, all kinds of wine, spirits, liqueurs, fruit juice and soft drinks. Beer is the most popular drink and there are many different kinds. Most pubs do not sell hot drinks, like coffee or tea, but many sell cold and hot food. I don’t go to the pub very often as my student scholarship doesn’t allow me to do it. But when I have a chance my friends and I don’t miss it to relax and to chat there.

Bye, Jane.

 Dear parents!

How are you doing? I’m fine. But it’s difficult for me to get accustomed to their way of relaxing. Their families have a lot of money to spend on their recreation. They can all enjoy their holiday home or they boat somewhere in the country away from home. They love to get out of town into the wild and many go for holidays or long weekends into the 35 fabulous national parks. They really enjoy new gadgets, especially new ways of traveling. In the winter the woods are of snowmobilies (cars with skis in the front) in the summer they run their dune buggies across the sands or take to the sky in hand gliders.

Yours, Mary.

Task 9. Read the beginning of these true travellers’ stories and match them to the right endings.

Work moments

1. Read this telephone conversation.

Mr Lopez        Could you put me through to Mrs Clark, please?

Receptionist        Who are you?

Mr Lopez        Jorge Lopez.

Receptionist        What?

Mr Lopez        Jorge Lopez.

Receptionist        Wait.

Mr Lopez        Hello. This is Jorge Lopez.

Mrs Clark        What do you want?

Mr Lopez        Could we arrange a meeting to discuss our contract? Are you free this Thursday?

Mrs Clark        No.

Mr Lopez        Oh, that’s a pity. How about Friday then, or next Monday?

Mrs Clark        Friday or Monday is OK. I don’t care which.

2. The two people Mr Lopez talked to were not polite. Write what they should have said.

1. Who are you________________________________________________?
2. What______________________________________________________.

3.  Wait.

4.  What do you want____________________________________________?

5.  No.

6.  I don’t care which____________________________________________.

3. There are 21 words and expressions to do with telephoning. Some are vertical, some are horizontal, some are diagonal.

4. Match each comment with a suitable reply.

5. While on a visit to his company’s London office, Koji Yaegashi called in on his old friend Jack Walker. Put their conversation in the correct order.

1. Jack        It’s good to see you again. How are you?

2. Koji        I’d love to, but I’m seeing some clients this evening. What about tomorrow?

3. Jack        Great.  We’ll see you tomorrow then.

4. Koji        Just a couple of days then I’m back off to Tokyo.

5. Jack        Oh, we’re fine. How long are you staying?

6. Koji        What time shall I come?

7. Jack        Hello, Koji. What are you doing here?

8. Koji        No, it’s all right. I’ve got a hire car.

9. Jack        What a pity it’s not for a bit longer. Anyway, how about dinner tonight?

10. Koji        Oh, fine thanks. And you and Jane?

11. Jack        That’d be lovely. Jane will be pleased.

12. Koji        Hi. I’ve got a few people to see upstairs so I thought I’d drop in and say hello.

13. Jack        How does eight to eight thirty suit you? Do you need a lift?

Money

Match the two halves of these quotations.

TOLERANCE IN OUR LIFE

WORD ALTERNATIVES

Put the words into pairs with their neutral alternatives.

single woman, unmanned, air hostess, spinster, flight attendant, fireman, barmaid, bachelor, firefighter, single man, unstaffed, bartender

Change the following genderised words into neutral ones.

1. Several policemen and firemen were fighting for their lives.
2. Where is the barman? I want to order a drink.
3. Should I press the button to call the air hostess?
4. They will have to elect a new chairman next week.
5. She is still a spinster. We will have to find her a nice man to go out with.
6. I didn’t know that he was your fiancé.

Questionnaire the USA

Some interesting facts about 50 states

ALABAMA (Montgomery) has a statue in honor of a bug.

ALASKA (Juneau) is closer to Russia than any other state.

ARIZONA (Phoenix) the world’s largest canyon is the grand canyon there.

ARKANSAS (Little Rock) is the only diamond mine in North America.

CALIFORNIA (Sacramento) forests cover almost half the state.

COLORADO  (Denver) is the highest state.

CONNECTICUT  (Hartford) much of its land is not very good for farming.

DELAWARE (Dover) nylon was invented in this state.

FLORIDA (Tallahassee) has many more lakes than any other state.

GEORGIA (Atlanta) an Atlanta drugstore was the first place in the world to serve Coca-Cola- in 1887.

HAWAII (Honolulu) is the only state that is not in North America.

IDAHO (Boise) the first electricity from atomic energy was made here in 1951.

ILLINNOIS (Springfield) is a leader in farm machinery, electrical products, iron and steel, bricks, candy and many other products.

INDIANA (Indianapolis) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, grew up here.

IOWA (Des Moines) the biggest popcorn-packing plant in the U.S. is here.

KANSAS  (Topeca) grows more wheat than any other state.

KENTUCKY (Frankfort) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was born here.

LOUISIANA  (Baton Rouge) the world’s longest bridge (38 km) is here.

MAINE (Augusta) is farther east than any other state.

MARYLAND (Annapolis) gave land that the country’s capital is built on.

MASSACHUSETTS (Boston) John F. Kennedy, the 35th President,  was born here.

MICHIGAN (Lansing) more cars and trucks are built here than in any other place in the world.

MINNESOTA (St. Paul) millions of people spend their vacation here each years.

MISSISSIPPI (Jackson) one of the most modern oil refineries in the country is in this state.

MISSOURI (Jefferson City) the state is a leader in automobiles, aerospace equipment, butter, cheese, beer, shoes and meatpacking.

MONTANA (Helena) Almost every town in Montana has a rodeo.

NEBRASKA (Lincoln) was once called the Great American Desert.

NEVADA (Carson City) the most important business of this state is tourism, manufacturing is second.

NEW HAMPSHIRE (Concord) was the first colony to set up its own government.

NEW JERSEY (Trenton) the first professional baseball game in the world was played here in 1846.

NEW MEXICO (Santa Fe) the world’s first atomic bomb was set off in 1945.

NEW YORK (Albany) is the leader in music, art, theatre, banking, radio and TV, books and magazines.

NORTH CAROLINA (Raleigh) is first in cigarettes, textiles, wooden furniture.

NORTH DACOTA (Bismarck) the most important business is agriculture.

OHIO (Columbus) Thomas A. Edison was born here. He invented the incandescent electric light.

OKLAHOMA (Oklahoma City) is on top of oil fields. Millions of people come to Oklahoma every year to visit its 200 man-made and 100 natural lakes.

OREGON (Salem) is the only state that mines nickel. It is first in lumber and plywood.

PENSYLVANIA (Harrisburg) is first in pig iron, steel and canned mushrooms. It is a leader in ice cream, potato chips and pretzels.

PHODE ISLAND (Providence) is the smallest state in the U.S. It was the last colony to become a state.

SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia) more Revolutionary War battles were fought in there than in any other state.

SOUTH DACOTA (Pierre) its most important business is agriculture, this state is also first in gold.

TENNESSEE (Nashville) is the birthplace of much of America’s music. And Nashville is the home of country and western music.

TEXAS (Austin) is first in petroleum and natural gas and second in salt. Old forts, caverns, rodeos, fairs – all these and more can be found in many parts of Texas.

UTAH (Salt Lake City) deep canyons, caves, natural bridges, petrified forests, deserts – Utah has all these and more.

VERMONT (Montpelier)  was the first state in which all men could vote. It produces almost all the U.S. asbestos.

VIRGINIA (Richmond) more Presidents were born in it than in any other state. It is a leader in turkeys and apples. Forests cover more than half the state.

WASHINGTON (Olympia) makes more power from water than any other state. It is first in large passenger planes and aluminum and a leader in shipbuilding.

WEST VIRGINIA (Charleston) is a leader in apples. Many people come to West Virginia to see the beautiful mountains.

WISCONSIN (Madison) is a leader in ice cream and dried milk.

WYOMING (Cheyenne) mining is Wyoming is the most important business.

DICTIONARY

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATON

NOSE-KNOWS                CHECK-CHEQUE                TOO-TWO

MEAT-MEET                RIGHT-WRITE                        HERE-HEAR

HI-HIGH                        SON-SUN                                THEIR-THERE

WAIST-WASTE                NO-KNOW                                NIGHT-KNIGHT

EXPRESSIONS WITH TO BE

Expressions with prepositions

The English and Russian prepositions

Предлоги положения в пространстве

                                                                from/over                                                (из-за угла)                        

* over (за угол)                 

*outside                                                                                                          

       up                              out of            into

     (вверх)                  (из/нутри)            (в/внутрь)

   from (от)                                * under

(снизу)

   down (вниз)

Useful expressions

JOKE SPOT

Do you know the more we learn, the more we know.

the more we know, the more we forget.

the more we forget, the less we know.

the less we know, the less we forget.

the less we forget, the more we know.

so why study?

Jokes

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The tutor says: “Today we will review our tenses. Now, if I say “I′m beautiful” – what tense is that?”. A student replies: “Obviously the past tense.”

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The  tutor asks: “What can you tell me about the great scientists of the eighteenth century?” – The students answer: “They′re all dead, sir.”

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Two students are speaking:

-- I′m going to organize holidays for ghosts.

-- Where are you going to take them?

--The Dead Sea.

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– When was Rome built?

-- At night.

--What makes you think that?

--I′ve heard that Rome wasn′t built in a day.

&

Tutor: Now, John, what are you doing – learning something?

Student: No, sir, I′m listening to you.

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“Doctors have many enemies in the world, but a lot more in the next.”

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“I don′t wear fur because I don′t like the idea of second-hand clothes.”

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“Because 90% of accidents happen in the home – we advise you to move.”

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“I used to be indecisive, but now I′m not so sure.”

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“What is red, weight 4 tonnes and sits in a cherry tree? – An elephant disguised as a cherry.”

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NOTICE IN HOSPITAL: ”If you think the nurses are bad, you should see the doctors.”

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“On a hypochondriac′s gravestone: “RIP I told you I was ill…”

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“Never do today what you can put off tomorrow”

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“NOTICE IN A PUB: “We do not mind if you smoke, but do not breathe out.”

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“Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?” – “In the dictionary.”

ENGLISH HUMOR

1. – See that traffic warden? I know what he′s got in his sandwiches.

--What is that?

-- Traffic jam.

2. A man burst into the cabin of a jumbo jet. He shouted, “Hijack!” The pilot said, “Hi, Tom, sit down and make yourself comfortable.”
3. – Which country has the best appetite?

-- Hungary !

4. There was a little sea monster. His mum said: “What do you want for dinner tonight?” He said, “Fish and ships.”
5.  – What kind of car does a Chinaman drive?

-- A Rolls-Rice.

WORDPLAY

1. A Taste of India (title of an illustrated book on Indian cooking)
2. Johnny Walker – Born 1820, and still going strong  (advertisement for Johnny Walker whisky)
3. The Heart of the Dragon  (title of a TV documentary series on China)
4. CANADA – THE BIG COUNTRY FOR BIG VALUE HOLIDAYS    (Tourism Division of the Canadian High Commission)  
5. Everybody complains of his memory, but nobody of his judgement. (La Rochefoucauld)
6. A critic is a man who knows the way, but can′t drive a car. (Kenneth Tynan).
7. A bore is a person who talks when you wish him to listen. (Ambrose Bierce)
8. There is a great difference between a man who does not want to sin and one who does not know how to. (Seneca)
9. Money is the root of all evil. (proverb)
10. The lack of money is the root of all evil. (George Bernard Shaw)
11. Money is the root of all evil, and a man needs roots. (John Peers)

ENGLISH PROVERBS

NOTICES, WARNINGS, PLACES

CONGRATULATIONS AND WISHES

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

INSCRIPTIONS AND SIGNS

CONTENTS

ENGLISH IN OUR LIFE

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEM

DICTIONARY

JOKE SPOT

ENGLISH PROVERBS

NOTICES, WARNINGS, PLACES

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