And what I don’t know about pearls isn’t worth knowing

 

 

UNIT ONE.

TOPIC: RELATIONSHIP. MEN AND WOMEN. FRIENDS.

GRAMMAR: REVISION OF TENSES.

I.

SPEECH PATTERNS

1. And what I don’t know about pearls isn’t worth knowing.

This book is worth reading.

These pictures are worth seeing.

3. Why didn’t you learn this? This topic is worth learning.

2. Let me look at the chain.

Let me ask you a few questions.

Let me help you to carry things.

Let me tell you a joke.

3. He was about to speak.

I was about to make a telephone call, but suddenly I heard a doorbell.

They were about to visit the museum but suddenly they heard the announcement.

He was about to marry her but then he suddenly changed his mind.

Exercise 1. Translate the above speech patterns from English into Russian.

 

Exercise 2. Make up your own sentences using speech patterns.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences into English using speech patterns.

Виндзорский Дворец стоит посетить во время вашей поездки в Лондон.

Комедию про Фантомаса стоит посмотреть.

Этого не стоит делать.

Дайте мне знать, когда вы будете готовы.

Разрешите мне помочь вам.

Дайте мне знать о вашем решение.

Позвольте мне взглянуть на ваше кольцо.

Я собиралась пригласить ее на вечеринку, но вдруг я понял, что этого не стоит делать.

Мама собиралась испечь пирог, но вдруг отключили ( cut off) электричество.

Я собиралась полить цветы в саду, но неожиданно пошел дождь.

After W.S. Maugham   Mr.Kelada was chatty. He talked of New York and of San Francisco. He discussed plays, pictures, and politics. He was…

Vocabulary.

chat v. беседа, дружеский разговор; to have a chat вести беседу chatterbox n. болтушка, болтун chatty adj. болтливый; chatty letter забавные письма о пустиках.

Word Combinations and Phrases.

 

to look into исследовать, изучать

to look around оглядеться, осмотреться

to look out выглянуть

to be cocksureбыть самоуверенным

to catch sight ofувидеть, заметить.

to come into one’s headприйти в голову

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions about the text.

2. How was Mr. Kelada callled and why? 3. How can you descride Mrs. Ramsay? 4. What can you say about Mr. Ramsay?

Exercise 5. Copy out from Text One the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given above and translate them into Russian.

Exercise 6. Make up sentences of your own using a) vocabulary of the unit b) word combinations and phrases.

Exercise 7. Compose a short situation or a dialogue using word combinations and phrases.

1. быть самым ненавистным мужчиной 2. милашка 3. плохо оплачиваемая (работа)

Exercise 9. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. Drop in for a chat if you have an hour to spare this evening. 2. Lorna's normally very quiet, but she was quite chatty yesterday. 3. We boarded a ship that was sailing the next day.

Exercise 10. Match the words to their definition.

Exercise 11. Fill in the gaps with a correct word or a phrase.

chat resistance sense(3) tradename resist put(4) trade-in pick(2) look  

Exercise 12. Fill in the prepositions.

1. The phone rang and I picked it …. . 2. Charles put ...… his newspaper and go up to answer the door. 3. Pick me …... at 8.00.

Exercise 13. Translate the sentences into English, using the vocabulary of Lesson One.

1. Мэги очень болтливая. Она болтает каждый день с утра до вечера. Настоящая болтушка. 2. Экскурсионное судно в Перл Харбор (Pearl Harbor) отходит (to sail) каждый… 3. Наше торговое судно доставит товары в любую точку мира.

Exercise 14. Translate the following sentences into English using word combinations and phrases of Lesson One.

2. Когда маленький Майк заметил маму, он очень обрадовался. Он не видел ее целую неделю. 3. Мне в голову пришла очень хорошая идея. Садись и слушай. 4. Кто-то выкрикнул (to call) мое имя. Я выглянул, но никого не увидел за окном.

II.

Relationships.

Men and women

No faith, no honesty in men. William Shakespeare  

Exercise 18. Find words in the text to match definitions 1-5.

1. the ability to see the position, size or shape of things (paragraph 2) ______

2 give you the tools or abilities that you need (paragraph 2)

 

________________

3 more or to a greater degree (paragraph 3) ____

4 not closely (paragraph 5) ____

5 natural abilities or feelings that make people and animals know something (paragraph 7) _____

Exercise 19. Answer the following questions about the text

2. What does the recent study tell us? 3. What did the scientists examine and what do they say? 4. What do women say about men? Do you agree with what they say?

Exercise 20. Write the name of the person from exercise 16 who makes similar statements to the ones below.

2. Men cannot 'multi-task'; they can only concentrate on one thing at a time. 3. Men are very direct when they need something. 4. Women are more fluent than men when they speak.

Exercise 23. Read the following statements about men and women.

  1. Women have a multi-tasking gene. Men can never prepare dinner so that… 2. Men like to have all their stuff (DVDs, CDs) on show to impress their friends. Women hide things in cupboards.

Exercise25. Answer the following questions.

2. What are the stereotypes of men and women in this country? 3. What points do you agree with? 4. What points do you disagree with?

Exercse 30. Match the words in A with their translation in B

 

Exercise 31. Match the words in A with their definition in B

  A B 1. anniversary (n.) 2. break up/ split up (phrasal verb)   3. bride (n.)   …  

Exercise 32. Put the correct word in each gap.

  Hey Toby!  

Exercise 33. a) Fill in the letter with the correct word. Mind your grammar.

  engaged fall in love with date celebration

B) Help Alice to solve her problem. Write her a letter trying to calm her down. Give her advice what to do and how to behave in such situation.

 

 

Exercise 34. Correct the highlighted words where necessary.

I met Karen at the gym. We both liked running and often ended up on machines next to each other. One day we got chatting and I asked her out on a… resort in the Maldives. But soon after we got back, things started to change.…  

Exercise 35. Translate into English using words from exercise 31.

2. Поздравляю вас! Вы выиграли медовый месяц на Гаваях (The Hawaii Islands)! -Но я не женат,у меня даже(even) нет невесты. – Это не проблема. Я буду… 3. Наш брак длился пять лет, а затем мы развелись. Теперь я мать одиночка. 4. Вы помолвлены? Нет, мы просто встречаемся.

Exercise 36. a) Read the following words and translate them into Russian.

familyfamily history; father’s/mother’s side of the family; ancestors; great-grandparents; relatives; related to; inherited; take after; roots; extended family.

relationshipa boss; an employee; a classmate; a partner; a team-mate; a member; a godfather; a godmother; a mentor; a pupil; a fiancée; a fiancé.

 

B) make a dialogue or a story using the above words.

 

 

Exercise 37. Give the English equivalents for the following words.

крестная мать; жених; унаследовать; история семьи; наставник/ куратор; крестный отец; предки; большая семья; родственники; корни; невеста; родственники по линии матери; прародитель; иметь родственные отношения с; быть похожим на; работник; коллега по работе/ член команды;

 

 

Exercise 38. Put the words into categories 1-4.

 

employee fiancée fiancé classmate pupil boss

team-mate godfather godmother member

 

1. A person you work with:_______________________________

2. A person who studies:__________________________________

3. A person you are close to (almost family):__________________

4. A person you do a hobby with:______________________________

 

 

Exercise 39. Match questions 1-10 with answers a)-j).

2. Which do you know best: your mother 's or your father's side of the family? 3. Where did your ancestors come from? 4. Did you ever meet your great-grandparents?

Exercise 40. a) Tell your classmates about your

· family,

· job/studies,

· home

· likes/dislikes.

 

B) Introduce your partner to the class.

 

 

Exercise 41.Fill in the gaps using the words given below.

great side roots related 1. My parents told me about my family ……... .

Exercise 42. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.

godfather employee fiancé godmother team-mate   1. This is Marianna, my …………… .We're getting married next year.

Exercise 43. Answer the questions using the following words.

boss and employee classmates partner team –mates member godfather and godmother mentor and pupil fiancée and fiancé   1.Which pair works together? boss and employee

Exercise 44. a) Put the letters in the correct order to find the names of twelve types of people.

1. tomdogher 2. niface 3. ilupp

Exercise 45. Translate the following sentences into English, using new words.

2. Я унаследовала дом в деревне. 3. На Кипре невеста иногда одевает красное платье, а жених - белый костюм. … 4. Будь крестной мамой моей дочке, пожалуйста.

Exercise 46. a) Do the quiz.

  What Women Really Think? Stella magazine commissioned YouGov, a research agency, to interview over 1000 women in the UK about what they really…

B) Read the text and check your answers.

80% of women say that losing their health is their greatest concern, followed by putting on weight (52%) and losing their jobs (24 %). It seems that British women aren't too… The biggest challenge for modern women is balancing home and work life (82%), followed by bringing up happy children…

B) Write the following word combinations in the right place.

1. on a diet, home, off, for a drink/a walk/a meal, grey   GO on a diet (start something) …………………(become) …………………(move to a place) …

B) Use the above word combinations in the sentences of your own.

1. Suddenly, all the lights ……… off. 2. It’s time for you, Mike to …….. home. Your mum is waiting for you. 3. Recently I’ve ………… a job in one of the leading oil companies in Moscow.

Exercise 51. Translate the following sentences into English using the above word combinations and phrases.

2. Сделай мне одолжение, позвони Мисс Грей и попроси ее прийти ко мне во вторник. 3. Ты в хороших отношениях с мамой и папой? –Да, у меня очень хорошие… 4. Пешком до вокзала очень далеко. Я поймаю такси.

A joke.

 

There was a child at a wedding, he saw the bride wear white. “Mommy”, he asked, “why does the bride wear white?”
“Because its the happiest day of her life.” She answered. The child sat and pondered.
“Then why does the groom wear black?”

 

 

Exercise 54. What do you see in this picture? A vase or faces?

 

III.

Friends.

Exercise 55. Answer the following questions.

2 Where and when did you meet them? 3 What do you like about them? 4 How are they different from you?

Exercise 59.Tell about a friend using one of the adjectives from exercise 57. Explain why.

When I lost my job last year, my friend Lucia was really encouraging. She kept telling me I would get a better job soon, and I have!

 

 

Exercise 60. Read the article and answer the questions.

How many friends should you have? People often say that while money may bring wealth, friends bring riches. New… One theory states that we all have about 150 friends. This may sound like a lot, but only about five of those are…

Exercise 61. Do you agee or disagree with the following comments from a website.

How can you be friends with someone you've never met? Sylwia,UK 2. I'm reading this at work - it' rny .lunch break - and I wanted to comment… Jon, UK

B) Listen again and complete the notes in the table.

   

Exercise 63. Discuss the following questions.

1 Do you ever have arguments with your friends?

2. Have you ever fallen out with a close friend? What happened?

3. What do friends / family usually argue about?

IV.

 

Revision of Tenses .

Exercise 64. Some office workers are talking at lunchtime. Complete the conversation choosing the right variant.

Canteen conversation

CLAIRENo, I 'm eating / eat everything, but I 'm trying / try this today because it's looking / looks so good. TIM My cousin is a vegan. That's meaning / means that he isn't eating /… CLAIRE It's seeming / seems silly to me to be so strict. People aren't killing /don't kill animals to get milk or…

Exercise 65. Use a verb from the box in the present simple or the present continuous to complete the dialogue.

Arranging to meet

begin do not do get go go leave not leave meet take EMMAThere's an interesting talk on healthy living at the library this Friday. I'm …………………with Sarah. We………………. in the…

Exercise 66. Choose the correct variant.

1. A: I 've never been / didn't go to Hollywood. B: Haven't you? I went / 've been there last year.  

Exercise 68. We often ask what people were doing when something important happened. Open the brackets using the correct form of the verbs.

 

At the time it happened

MIRA What ……………… (you, do) when you ………….(hear) that London would host the Olympics in 2012?   PETRAStrangely enough, I …………………(spend) some time with friends in England. After a couple of days in Liverpool, we…

Exercise 69. Fiona is in charge of a big party but she arrives late, in the middle of the preparations. Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs into the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.

 

More party preparations

FIONA Hello, everybody. I'm sorry I'm late. I ……………….. (try) to find a DJ but so far ………………….. (not, find) one, though one …………………..(promise) to… KATE Well, Tim and I ..................................... (make) sandwiches… FIONA Charlie - ... .......................... (you, manage) to set up the sound system yet?

Exercise 70. Two colleagues meet by chance on holiday in New York. Complete the conversation by choosing the right variant.

MEL Nell, fancy meeting you here. Were you /Have you been here long? NELLNo, we came / 've come the day before yesterday. MEL I don't think you met / ' ve met my partner, Barry.

Exercise 71. Fill in the gaps with a correct verb in a correct form.

 

Marco Polo.

travel (3) arrive (2) leave visit live welcome learn discuss Marco Polo lived from 1254 to 1324. His father was a trader and often …………………….to distant countries. In 1271 Marco…

Exercise 72. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. A: I need a holiday, but flights ………….(be) always expensive at this time… B: That's true, but I ……………. (find) a cheap flight to Mexico on the net yesterday.

Exercise 73. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

English before they came here last fall. 2. Му passport (staтp) ..........................at the airport when I… 3. Му seventy-year-old grandfather, who owns his own business, (continue, probaЬly) ……………………………. to work as long as…

Exercise 74. Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Retell the story.

"(not open) ………………the bох," the shopkeeper (tell) …………. the bоу. "If you (lose) ………………. the ring you (punish)……….. ." The boy's… At last darkness made him stop his search. "If my master (learn)… Нe (spend) …………………..many years in America and (become) very rich. But still he (dream) that one day he (go)…

Exercise 75. Choose a suitable tense. Retell the story.

  I.  

Exercise 76. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Мы выйдем из дома, только когда дождь совсем перестанет. 2. Я не скажу тебе ничего, пока не получу разрешения. 3. Не начинай работу, .пока как следует не отдохнешь.

V.

Comparison of adjectives.

1. Comparative and superlative forms

 

	Comparative (two things)	Superlative (more than two things)
Adjectives with one syllable	add --(e)r: large --larger small -- smaller young -- younger fast-+ faster	add -(e)st: large -- the largest small ---the smallest young -- the youngest fast -- the fastest
adjectives with two or more syllables	use more/less- +adjective: useful ----- more/less useful expensive --- more/less expensive interesting ---- more/less interesting	use the most/the least+ adjective : useful------the most/least useful expensive ----- the most/least expensive
irregular adjectives	bad----worse good—better far—farther/further old---older/elder many/much----more little---less well(=healthy)---better	bad -+ the worst good -+ the best far -+ the farthest/furthest old---the oldest/the eldest many/much----the most little-----the least

 

 

Note:

· Further and farther refer to distance:

London is five miles further/farther.

Further can mean "in addition":

There is no further information. ' · · ,. ··"';· ···,

· We use elder/eldest before a noun only with reference to ·people in a family:

My elder brother/son, the eldest child, he is the eldest

We use older/oldest for people and things:

He is older than I am. This book is older.

 

2Comparative adjectives

· We use comparative adjectives to compare two things. When we use a comparative adjective in front of a noun we add than

Humpback whales are larger than killer whales.

· We use object pronouns (me, her, etc.), after than:

Maria is taller than Anna.

Maria is taller than her.

· We can use two comparatives to show that something is changing .

The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Food is becoming more and more expensive these days.

 

3Superlative adjectives br

· We use superlative adjectives to compare more than two things. We use the or a possessive 0

adjective (my/your/his, etc.) before the superlative form: 1

Blue whales are the largest whales . What was your best subject at school?

Blue whales are the largest whales . What was your best subject at school? 2

· After superlatives we use in before singular nouns (i.e. the name of a place or group): 3

The blue whale is the largest creature in the world. Ben is the oldest player in the team.

 

· But we use of before plural nouns:

The blue whale is the largest of the whales. Ben is the oldest of the players . 5

 

 

Exercise 77. Use the words below to write comparative sentences

1 This towel I dry I that one.......................................................................... ............. 2 Magazines I interesting I newspapers… 3 My spelling I bad I Lucy's ............................................................... .

Exercise 78. Open the brackets using comparative form of the adjective.

2. This soldier is .......... than his friends (young). 3.This stone is......:.. than that one (heavy). 4. These mountains are .......... than those ones (high).

Exercise 79. Use the words below to write superlative sentences.

 

France I large country I the European Union France is the largest country in the European Union.

1. Mario I old student I my class

2. Selima I tallest I the athletes

3. New York I big City I North America

4. That I beautiful tree I the garden

5. Harry I experienced I the workers

6. Mine I nice I the rooms

Exercise 80. Choose the right forms . in these sentences.

1. Is the station much (further/farther)? 2. You'll find the explanation (further/farther) on. 3. Your record is (worse/worst) than mine.

Exercise 81. Use the adjective in the comparative and superlative degree.

2. My room's cold. (the kitchen) 3. My garden is nice(school garden) 4. Your hair is dark. (your brother's hair)

Exercise 83. Write sentences about the elephants. Use information from Exercise and the words in brackets.

1 (the heaviest) 2 (Changra I younger)  

Exercise 85. Open the brackets using the adjective in superlative degree.

2. It's ........... news I've ever heard. (sad). 3. It's ........... film I've ever seen (good). 4. It's ........... car I've ever driven (nice).

Exercise 86. Translate the sentences into English.

2. Мой вес меньше, чем ты думаешь. , З. Этот журнал новее, чем тот. 4. Эта поэма длинее, чем та.

Additional Text.

Brotherly Love?

Exercise 1. a) You are going to read a true story about two brothers. Work in pairs and look at the photos. How may the following words be significant?

 

an argument a business a nickname a shoemaker a wild cat

the 1932 Olympic games

 

B) Now read the article and check your ideas.

Exercise 2.Read the article again .Write true (T) or false (F) .   1. The Dasslers' father was a sportsman .