ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY

СОNTENTS

 

ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY

About Myself

I. Memorize the following words:

Appearance - внешность

Height

1) tall

2) short

3) medium height

Build

4) frail

5) stocky

6) slim

7) thin

8) plump

9) fat

10) skinny

Age

11) young

12) elderly

13) middle-aged

14) teenager

Hair

15) fair

16) blond

17) red

18) grey

19) sleek (smooth)

20) braids

21) bald

22) straight

23) curly

24) wavy

Face

25) round

26) oval

27) square

28) wrinkled

29) freckled

30) sun-tanned

31) pale

Complexion

32) dark

33) fair

Рост

высокий

невысокий

среднего роста

Телосложение

хрупкий

коренастый

стройный

худой

пухлый

толстый

кожа да кости

Возраст

молодой

пожилой

средних лет

подросток

Волосы

белокурые

светлые

рыжие

седые

гладкие

косы

лысый

прямые

кудрявые

волнистые

Лицо

круглое

овальное

квадратное

морщинистое

покрытое веснушками

загорелое

бледное

Цвет лица

темный

светлый

Features

34) chiseled

35) clean-cut

36) delicate

37) regular

38) large/small

Skin

39) delicate

40) rough

Forehead

41) broad

42) doomed

43) high (tall)

44) large (open)

45) low

46) narrow

Nose

47) aquiline

48) flat

49) hooked

50) snub

51) fleshy

52) turned up

Eyebrows

53) arched

54) bushy

55) penciled

56) shaggy

Eyes

57) big round blue eyes,

58) hazel

59) small

60) kind/warm

Eyelashes

61) curving

62) straight

63) thick

Cheeks

64) chubby

65) hollow

66) ruddy

67) dimples in one’s cheeks

 

Черты

точеные

резко очерченные

тонкие

правильные

крупные, мелкие

Кожа

нежная

грубая

Лоб

широкий

выпуклый

высокий

большой

низкий

узкий

Нос

орлиный

приплюснутый

крючковатый

курносый

мясистый

курносый

Брови

дугой

густые

тонкоочерченные

косматые

Глаза

большие, круглые голубые

карие

маленькие

добрые

Ресницы

загнутые

прямые

густые

Щеки

пухлые

впалые

румяные

ямочки на щеках

 

Mouth

68) large

69) small

70) vivid

Lips

71) full

72) thick

73) rosy

74) painted

Teeth

75) close-set

76) even/uneven

Smile

77) charming

78) engaging

79) pleasant

80) sweet

81) cunning

82) sad

83) enigmatic

Jaw

84) square

85) strong

Chin

86) double

87) pointed

88) protruding

89) round

90) massive

Hand

91) puffy

92) soft

Legs

93) long

94) short

95) slender

96) shapely

 

Рот

большой

маленький

выразительный

Губы

полные

толстые

розовые

накрашенные

Зубы

частые

ровные, неровные

Улыбка

очаровательная

обаятельная

приятная

милая

хитрая

грустная

загадочная

Челюсть

квадратная

крепкая

Подбородок

двойной

острый

выдающийся

круглый

массивный

Рука

пухлая

мягкая

Ноги

длинные

короткие

стройные

красивой формы

My Family

Family, Relatives - Семья, родственники

II. Do the following exercises.

ashortbaahazelstaquilineovallslimfmediumheightdelicatebcharmingambushyg   2. Find out 9 words which describe the family:

Down

2. The mass of things that grows on your head.

3. The front part of the head.

5. Small hairs that grow on your eyes.

7. The part of your face that you smell with and breathe through.

6. Match the opposite words:

1) Mother-in-law

2) Sister

3) Son

4) Aunt

5) Nephew

6) Grandson

7) Wife

8) Girlfriend

9) Grandfather

a. Niece

b. Brother

c. Daughter

d. Granddaughter

e. Father-in-law

f. Uncle

g. Boyfriend

h. Grandmother

i. Husband

 

7. Guess the surmane according to the description:

Generous Clever Kind Adventurous Calm Energetic Considerate Realistic

 

a) Miss____________ can't stand anything in her way.

b) Mr and Mrs ___________ will never leave each other in crisis.

c) Mr ________ is full of life.

d) Mr ___________is like Santa Claus.

e) Mr ____________ will help the blind across the street.

f) Mr _____________ will never say that 2+2 = 5.

g) Mrs __________ sees things as they really are.

h) Mrs ____________would not hurt a fly.

 

8. Complete the sentences. For example: My grandmother’s husband is my grandfather.

a) My grandmother’s husband is ______________________________________.

b) My mother’s grandmother is _______________________________________.

c) My brother’s sister is _____________________________________________.

d) My daughter’s son is _____________________________________________.

e) My aunt and uncle’s daughter is ____________________________________.

f) My cousins’ father is _____________________________________________.

g) My wife’s mother is ______________________________________________.

h) My daughter’s brother is __________________________________________.

i) My brother’s daughter is __________________________________________.

j) My parents’ only child is __________________________________________.

Describe your groupmate using the familiar words.

III. Remember the following words and expressions: 1) surname – 2) to be fond of – 3) taste – 4) to depend on – 5) mood…   IV. Fill in the gaps of your own genealogical tree in English:

About Myself and My Family

I am tall. I am not very thin. My face is round. I have a fair complexion. My forehead is narrow and low. I have a straight nose and protruding… I am fond of reading, listening to music and playing computer games. I like to… My favourite sport is tennis.

VII. Dialogues

1. Read and dramatise the dialogues:

A) Two young people, George and Ann, meet after a long time.

Ann: I am very glad to meet you too. It’s a long time since we have met last time. George: It is, indeed. I think it’s about eight years, isn’t it? Ann: It must be eight, I think.

B) Marry discusses her family.

Marry: Hi, Alex. Alex: So, um, how big is your immediate family? Marry: Ah, there are four of us.

Finish and dramatise the dialogues.

A) Two young people, George and Ann, meet after a long time.

Ann: I am very glad to meet you too. It’s a long time since we have met last time. George:_____________________________________________________________ Ann: It must me eight, I think.

B) Marry discusses the personalities in her family.

Marry: Hi, Alex! Alex: So we've been talking about your family a little bit. Um, I'd like to… Marry:______________________________________________________________

VIII. Make up the dialogue of your own.

1. A boy tries to get acquainted with a girl.

2. Friends discuss appearance of famous people.

3. Student’s gossips (teachers, group mates, etc).

4. Famous ancestor.

5. The most talented person in the family.

6. Discuss the character of your family members.

JUST FOR FUN

THE CROWD

  "Hold on!" protested Brown. "What have I done?" "I certainly don't know what you've…

HOME

I. Memorize the following words:

detached house – отдельный дом

block of flats – многоквартирный дом

to furnish - меблировать

to decorate – оформлять, украшать

hall – прихожая

dining-room – столовая

living-room (=lounge) – гостиная

closet –стенной шкаф, чулан

storeroom – кладовая

to walk (= to move) around the house - бродить по дому

to renovate – подновлять, ремонтировать, рeконструировать

cast a glance at – бросить взгляд на что-либо, поверхностно изучить

coat-rack - вешалка

shoe-rack – стойка для обуви

furniture – мебель

utensil – посуда, утварь

refrigerator (fridge) with a freezer –холодильник с морозильной камерой

dish-drainer – сушилка для посуды

cooker with an oven – плита с духовкой

cooker hood - вытяжка

wall units – стенка

china – фарфор

crystal – хрусталь

fireplace – камин

cosy – уютный

single bed – односпальная кровать

double bed – двуспальная кровать

wardrobe – шкаф

bedside table – тумбочка

dressing-table – туалетный столик.

sink – раковина (на кухне)

hot and cold taps – кран с горячей и холодной водой

bathroom – ванная комната

tiled – покрытый кафельной плиткой

parquet – паркет

patterned curtains – занавески с рисунком

plain – однотонный (о ткани)

to show the dirt – пачкаться

to block out the light – загораживать свет

to be crammed up with furniture (things) – быть забитым мебелью (вещами)

central heating –центральное отопление

running water – водопровод

refuse-chute – мусоропровод

neighbour – сосед

cupboard with tea and dinner sets – шкаф (сервант) с чайным и обеденным сервизами

cutlery – приборы

crockery – фарфоровая и фаянсовая посуда

to know where things go – знать, где что лежит

 

Can you add more extra words concerning the topic?

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II. Read and translate the text:

Home

Home, sweet home. It does not matter what your home is like – a country mansion, a more modest and detached house, a flat in a block of flats. Anyway, it is the place where you once move in and start to furnish and decorate it to your own taste. It becomes your second “ego”.

Your second “ego” is very big and disquieting if you have a house. There is enough space for everything: a hall, a kitchen with an adjacent dining-room, a living-room or a lounge, a couple of bed-rooms and closets (storerooms) a toilet and a bathroom. You can walk around the house thinking what else you can do to renovate it. In the hall you cast a glance at the coatrack and a shoerack. Probably, nothing needs to be changed here.

You come to the kitchen: kitchen furniture, kitchen utensils, a refrigerator (fridge) with a freezer, a dish-drainer, an electric or gas cooker with an oven. Maybe, it needs a cooker hood?

The dining-room is lovely. A big dining table with chairs in the centre, a cupboard with tea sets and dinner sets. There is enough place to keep all cutlery and crockery in. You know pretty well where things go.

The spacious living-room is the heart of the house. It is the place where you can have a chance to see the rest of your family. They come in the evening to sit in front of the coffee table in soft armchairs and on the sofa. You look at the wall units, stuffed with china, crystal and books. Some is left for the stereo system and a TV set. The fireplace and houseplants make the living-room very cosy.

Your bedroom is your private area though most bedrooms are alike: a single or a double bed, a wardrobe, one or two bedside tables and a dressing-table.

You look inside the bathroom: a sink, hot and cold taps and a bath. There is nothing more to see in the toilet.

You are quite satisfied with what you have seen, but still doubts disturb you: “Is there anything to change?” Yes! The walls of the room should be papered, and in the bathroom and toilet – tiled! Instead of linoleum there should be parquet floors. Instead of patterned curtains it is better to put darker plain ones, so that they might not show the dirt. You do it all, but doubt does not leave you. Then you start moving the furniture around in the bedroom. Because the dressing-table blocks out the light. You are ready to give the sigh of relief, but … suddenly find out that the lounge is too crammed up with furniture.

Those who live on one-room or two-room flats may feel pity for those who live in houses. They do not have such problems. At the same time they have a lot of privileges: central heating, running water, a refuse-chute and … nice neighbours who like to play music at midnight. Owners of small flats are happy to have small problems and they love their homes not less than those who live in three-storeyed palaces. Home, sweet home!

 

III. Answer the questions:

1. Where do you live? (Give your address).

2. What category of owners does your family belong to? Have you a flat or do you live in a private house? How many flats has the house?

3. Say what one can see in a hall, in a kitchen, in a dining room, in a lounge, in a bedroom.

4. Do you have a room of your own? Is there anything special about it?

5. How are the walls of your flat furnished? Are the walls in the bathroom and W.C. tiled? Are the walls of the kitchen whitewashed, tiled or wallpapered? Is the wallpaper washable? Do you like adorned or bare walls? What do you take into consideration when hanging pictures?

6. How is your flat lighted? Is lightening only functional? If you think it can be decorative as well, say how. How many sockets are there in the flat?

7. What labor saving devices have you at home? Discuss the advantages of the labor saving devices you have.

8. Where do you usually have your meals? Do you have meals in the kitchen when you eat informally? Why do most housewives consider eating in the kitchen very convenient?

9. Is your flat crammed up with things? What can be done in the flat to make it more spacious?

10. What do you consider the most boring house chores? What work about the house do you do every day and what is done once in a season?

11. Do you often redecorate the rooms? Do you do your own decoration and repairing yourself or do you prefer to have it done for you?

12. Does the electric light man come to read the meters? How do you pay your rent? How do you pay for water, gas, central heating?

13. Do you make friends with your neighbors? What qualities do you possess as a good neighbor?

14. Can you describe a home of your dream? What do you think it will be like?

 

IV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs where necessary.

V. Translate into English

VI. Put the proper expressions into the sentences: to your own taste; to cast a glance at; where things go; stuffed with;. to be… 1. In the hall you cast a glance at the coatrack and a shoerack. 2. It is better to put darker plain ones, so that…

VII. Fill in the blanks with house, home, or block.

1. He was born in Moscow but now he looks upon Lenin­grad as his ... . 2. The new stark ... looked like a heap of stone in the middle of nowhere. 3.…  

VIII. Describe the pictures and say what you would add or you would remove because it seems to you uncomfortable or out-of-date.

 

IX. Add to Your Active Vocabulary

balcony - балкон basement - подвал, фунда­мент be adjacent to smth.- при­мыкать

XI. Look at the pictures. Think who can live in this flat(or rooms separately), and say why there is such a mess.

 

 

XII. Dialogues

 

Renting a Room

B. Yes, sir. What room do you want? A double-bedded room or a single? A. I want a furnished living-room on the ground floor with boarding and… B. How long will you require it?

Wales - an architect who is to design a house, Bob - a client, Sandra - his wife.

S. Downstairs, please. W. Here is a rough plan of the ground floor. The hall and the kitchen are on… B. We agreed to combine the living-room and the dining-room, didn't we?

Read the conversation between Kelly and her mother and describe the house and the garden Kelly is speaking about.

Mother: Have you? Oh, good. Now tell me about it. Jane: It is a two-storied country style house about thirty minutes drive from… Mother: How is it planned?

XII. Here are given the ads of people who need accommodation. Choose 3 ads and write the announcements that can interest them.

Accommodation Required

— Young research worker and working wife urgently require small flat October, car distance from Chalfront. Job dependent on having accommodation. … — Two Asian students require two rooms and cooking facilities in London. — Married teacher requires furnished or unfurnished flat, September onwards, in Croydon area.

Our University

It was founded in 1953 as a Mining institute. Yunus Nurmukhamedov, an assistant professor of the Moscow Mining Institute, became its first rector.… In 1955 the Institute was headed by Abylkas Saginov, a young scientist, a… For the success achieved in training specialists for our national economy the Institute was awarded an Order of Labour…

VII. Prepare the retelling of the text.

 

VIII. Dialogues

 

Read the dialogue and reproduce it inserting the necessary words.

At the University Museum

Stephan: I’d like to ask a few questions, if you don’t mind… Dyakova Nina Georgievna: You are welcome. S: How did the history of the University … (start, open, make)?

At the University Museum

Dyakova Nina Georgievna: ________________________________________ S: How did the history of the University start? D: In 1953 a decision was taken by the government to open Mining Institutes in the cities of Tula, Perm and…

Make up a dialogue on the following situation using the given vocabulary and conversational phrases.

At the University Museum

Using the following words help Stephan to make a report about our University: to be founded,a mining Institute,the first rector,to graduate from,to head, … specialties, mining mineral deposits and mining electromechanical engineering,

Read the dialogue and reproduce it inserting the necessary words and phrases.

At the Youth Commitee

(I’ll be glad to if I can; competitions; and you; are you; attention; rest; plays; how; one thousand; held; situated; participates; opportunities;… Stephan: Hello,Victor. How _______________?

At the Youth Committee

  6. Make up a dialogue on the following situation using the given vocabulary… Stephan, a student from RUDN has been staying in Karaganda for a few days. He is interested in extracurricular…

Read the dialogue and reproduce it inserting the necessary words and phrases.

  Stephan: ______________, there are also amateur groups for young people at the… Victor: Yes, we have very talented students and they have a wide choice of __________.

READ FOR YOURSELF

The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University, or simply Oxford), located in the City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, Great Britain, is the oldest… The University traces its roots back to at least 1167, although the exact date… Undergraduate teaching is centred upon the tutorial, where 1-4 students spend an hour with an academic discussing…

I. Remember the following words and word combinations

2) to pass entrance exams successfully успешно сдать вступительные экзамены 3) to fail exams провалить экзамены

IX. Dialogues

You. Hello! ______________________________ What is your name? Natalie. Hi! My name is Natalie. Where are you from? You. _________________________________________________ Where are you from?

Read, translate and learn the dialogue by heart.

A TELEPHONE CALL

A: Bob? B: Speaking. A: This is Alex. Hello, old chap. Haven’t heard from you for ages. How are you?

Just for Recognition

Bologna Process

Before the signing of the Bologna declaration, the Magna Charta Universitatum had been issued at a meeting of University rectors celebrating the… The Council of Europe together with the members of the Europe Region of UNESCO…

Environment

The Earth is our home but much of this is dirty and dying. Man cuts down more and more trees to provide paper, wood, medicines, mineral fuel. But it… Polluted air is a topical question of our planet. We need clean air to… Unclean air causes different diseases. They usually affect older people. But everyone can fell uncomfortable and lack…

VIII. Read and translate.

FACT: Americans use 2.5 mln plastic bottles every year. These bottles can’t be recycled and won’t ever degrade. WHAT TO DO: Only buy soda and other drinks in aluminum cans or glass bottles.…  

IX. Decide what kind of weather is described in each situation.

  1. Big trees can be uploaded like small sticks.… 2. All airports are closed because of the deep snow. ________________________

X. Creative work

Recall what the weather you had in this part of the country you live. Make notes of all changes from Monday through Sunday. Explain extraordinary weather conditions.

Use prompts: dry and bright, mainly dry, sunny rays, overcast, showery rain, drizzly days, foggy mornings, gentle breeze, wet and windy, but improving, snowfall, paralyzing a whole country, mild, melt, stuffy air.

 

XI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

2. Our land is full __ (in, of, with) beautiful flowers, trees which grow and blossom __ (in, at, on) the meadows, ___ (in, of, on) the banks of the… 3. Industry is developing sometimes ___ (without, instead of, within) any care… 4. The word “ecology” came ___ (out of, from, into) the Greek “oikos” which means “home”.

XII. Issues for discussion

Problem of global warming.

Air and water pollution.

Birds and animals, and plants protection.

Ecological problems of our region.

 

SOME CURIOUS FACTS

Thunderstorms

Have you ever heard the expression, “lightning never strikes the same place twice?” Well, it’s not exactly true. A man named Roy Sullivan was struck…

Finding And Collecting Water

The water in your body helps to regulate your temperature, and keep it working properly. Although you carry water with, you may need to add to your supply by collecting water from the environment. There are tips on how to do this below.

Finding Water

You can use birds and insects to lead you to water. Most grain-eating birds animals and flies are sings that water is near.

Collecting Water

Rainfall

To catch the maximum amount of rainwater, lean a waterproof container under a tree. Extra water will run down the trunk and into the container.

Ice or snow

Thinly spread ice or snow on a sheet of plastic (preferably black, as this absorbs the heat). Arrange the plastic to catch the water as it melts.

 

 

JUST FOR RECOGNITION

Pollution Solutions

Adapted from the “Pollution Solutions ”article by L. Prescott, which appeared in Ranger Rick magazine

Air Care

Cleaner Rain? Chemicals called sul­fates puff out of coal-bur­ning factories around the… Dirty Water?

Good Energy News

Poisons In Food

Farmers often spray chemicals on crops to pro­tect them against pests. These chemicals are called pesticides. Scientists have found that pesticides often end up in our food. Pesti­cides can cause health problems - especially for kids. But here's the good news: the U.S. government is helping farmers find ways to protect crops without us­ing many pesticides.

Cleaner Cars

Cars are the world's biggest air polluters. But scientists are trying to in­vent cars that pollute less. Farmers in Illinois are try­ing a fuel in their tractors made from soybeans. And there are electric minivans being used in at least six U.S. cities.

Trash

In 1993, each person in the United States threw away about four pounds (1.8 kg) of trash daily. Put it all together and you'd fill 45,000 trash trucks every day! About 1/3 of this waste comes from packaging. But here's a bit of good news. Some compa­nies have begun to use less packaging. And lot of U.S. cities have started recy­cling projects. In these ways we've begun making less trash. Everyone should look at what they throw away and try to throw away less.

So, dear world, you may be covered with dirt and gasping for air. But many people are working hard to fix you, and many kids are rooting for you, too. By the time these kids have grown up, you may do your clean old self again!

 

 

ATTENTION!

Dear Students!

Take care of your motherland! Don’t cut the wild flowers. They may all disappear. Plant one oak tree a year. From one oak a forest grows. It is very simple. Put one acorn (желудь) into the land. Never throw or break glass bottles. You damage the land. Take only what you need from the land. Give more to the land than what you take.

Dmitry S. Krukov

HEALTH

AT THE DOCTOR’S

 

I. Remember the following words and word combinations:

1) body – 2) head – 3) throat – 4) heart – 5) lungs – 6) stomach – 7) shoulder – 8) chest – 9) back – 10) arm (hand) – 11) finger – 12) leg – 13) foot (feet) – 14) knee – 15) toe – 16) tongue – 17) nursing centers – 18) health resorts – 19) disease – 20) to take care of – 21) to avoid – 22) cough – 23) to examine – 24) to listen to – 25) to suffer from – 26) to X-ray – 27) to prescribe – 28) gargle – 29) temperature – 30) blood – 31) treatment – 32) to recover – 33) ambulance – 34) to cure – 35) ward – 36) indigestion – 37) injection – 38) insomnia – 39) surgery – 40) sore throat -

тело голова горло сердце легкие живот плечо грудная клетка спина рука (кисть) палец нога нога (ступня) колено палец ноги язык родильный дом санатории болезнь заботиться избежать кашлять изучать, исследовать слушать страдать от делать рентген предписывать полоскание температура кровь лечение выздоравливать машина скорой помощи лечить палата несварение желудка инъекция бессонница хирургия больное горло

II. Read the text:

At the Doctor’s

Health is the most important thing in every person’s life. A large number of clinics, hospitals, nursing centers and health resorts take care of our health. But no matter how hard we try to avoid diseases, sometimes we can’t do it.

In winter, for example, we often catch cold and have the flu. As a result we have a splitting headache, a cold in the head, cough, and we are running a high temperature. Our whole body aches, so we must consult the doctor.

First the doctor examines the patient’s throat, listens to his heart and lungs, feels his pulse and blood pressure, and takes his temperature. The doctor asks what the trouble is, what diseases we suffered from in the childhood, and sometimes he sends us to some other specialists who will check up our stomach, eyesight, and hearing. The others will make our blood analysis, take our blood pressure and X-ray us. And then the district doctor fills the card and diagnoses the case. Then he prescribes a gargle and cough medicines: pills, powder, drops, and mixture. He also advises us to put a hot water bottle to our feet, to put mustard plasters, and to have hot tea with honey and raspberry jam. That would keep the temperature down. We should take care of ourselves and if we follow the prescribed treatment, we will recover soon without any complications.

In case of a sudden and severe illness or an accident calls are made to the first aid station. There the doctors are on duty all day long. There are many ambulances equipped with everything necessary to give the first aid. The patient is transported to hospital. There he is taken to the reception ward first. After questioning and examination the doctor fills in the patient’s case history. Then a patient is given special clothes and is put to some ward for treatment. The doctors make their daily round there. They examine patients and prescribe different medicines and treatments. And only when a patient is completely cured, he is discharged from the hospital.

In order to avoid diseases we must go in for sports because sports make us strong, healthy and cheerful.

 

III. Translate the word combinations into English:

больницы и родильные дома; отдыхать в санаториях; избежать несчастного случая; заботиться о здоровье; изучать горло пациента; слушать сердце; страдать от кашля; сделать рентген грудной клетки; полоскать горло; кровяное давление; вызвать скорую помощь; выписать из больницы; выписать лекарство; быстро выздоравливать.

 

IV. Match the words:

1. to catch cold 2. to have the flu 3. to have a splitting headache 4. to have a cold in the head 5. to be running a high temperature 6. to feel smb’s pulse 7. to take smb’s temperature 8. to make smb’s blood analysis 9. to take smb’s blood pressure 10. to diagnose the case 11. to prescribe a medicine 12. to put a hot water bottle 13. to keep the temperature down 14. to give the first aid 15. to avoid diseases 16. to put mustard plasters 17. to recover without complications 18. to go in for sports

a) загрипповать b) иметь насморк c) иметь повышенную температуру d) оказать первую помощь e) пощупать пульс f) избежать болезней g) иметь раскалывающуюся головную боль h) сделать анализ крови i) выписать лекарство j) простыть k) измерить кровяное давление l) измерить температуру m) заниматься спортом n) поставить диагноз o) поставить горчичники p) поставить горячую грелку q) выздороветь без осложнений r) сбить температуру

V. Read the sentences and translate the Russian words and word combinations into English:

a) A large number of clinics, hospitals, (роддомов и санаториев) (заботятся о нашем здоровье). But no matter how hard we try (избежать болезни), sometimes we can’t do it.

b) We often (простываем) and (гриппуем). As a result (у нас раскалывается голова, насморк, кашель), and (у нас повышенная температура).

c) First the doctor (осматривает горло пациента, слушает его сердце и легкие, измеряет его пульс и кровяное давление, и измеряет его температуру).

d) The others (сделают анализ крови, измерят кровяное давление и сделают рентген) us and only then the doctor (поставит диагноз).

e) The doctor usually (выписывает лекарство от кашля) and advises us (ставить грелку) to our feet, (поставить горчичники, полоскать горло), and to have (горячий чай с медом и малиновым вареньем), that would (сбить температуру).

f) If we follow the (предписанное лечение), we (выздоравливаем без осложнений).

g) There are (много машин скорой помощи) equipped with everything necessary (чтобы оказать первую помощь).

 

VI. Make up the questions to the following answers:

a) Health. b) In winter. c) Pills, powder and a gargle. d) To consult the doctor. e) If we follow the prescribed treatment.

f) Go in for sport. g) A doctor. h) Raspberry jam and honey. i) In health resorts. j) No, I didn’t.

VII. Dialogues

 

Read and translate the dialogue. Roleplay the situation.

PATIENT: Fine, thanks. DOCTOR: So, if you’re fine, why are you here to see me? PATIENT: No, what I meant was, oh, it doesn’t matter. I have got a headache.

Look through the dialogue. Add the words of the patient. Roleplay the situation.

PATIENT: __________________________________________________________ DOCTOR: Let me see. Have you got a headache? PATIENT: __________________________________________________________

Read the dialogue. Translate the words of the doctor.

DOCTOR: На что жалуетесь?

PATIENT: I’ve hurt my leg.

DOCTOR: Как это получилось?

PATIENT: In a game of football.

DOCTOR: Футбол! Вам не кажется, что Вы слишком стары для игры в футбол?

PATIENT: Well, I’m only seventy-three.

DOCTOR: Действительно, давайте посмотрим…

 

Between Two Boys on Injuries

M: I had a bad fall from a bicycle and broke my arm. B: How awful! Have you any pain now? M: It still hurts, but not so much as before. The fractured (broken) bone has been set and now my arm is in plaster of…

Read the dialogue and learn it by heart.

A Visit to the Doctor

- You'd better ask me what is not the matter with me, doctor. I seem to be suffering from all the illnesses imagin­able: insomnia, headaches,… - I'm sorry to hear that. Anyhow, I hope things aren't as bad as you imagine.… - And if I don't, doctor?

VIII. Make up the dialogues. Roleplay the situation.

IX. Tell the story about visiting the doctor. Stages for actions: a) A patient enters the room and tells the doctor what he (she) is suffering… b) The doctor asks the patient to strip to the waist and examines him (her) .

Sport and a healthy life style

Kinds of Sports: 1. football 2. volleyball

Across

2. You kick a black and white ball.

4. You need a racket and a net.

5. You throw a ball into the basket.

Down

1. A sport you play in an ice-rink.

3. You need a glove and a bat.

6. A winter sport.

V. Make up your own crossword.

VI. Odd one word out:

a. a ball, a shuttlecock, a puck, a basket.

b. score, miss, goal, pass, shoot.

c. a bat, a ball, a racket, a club.

d. a court, a pitch, a match, a course.

e. strong, jump, stretch, throw.

VII. Do, Play or Go with Various Sports.

Decide between "do", "go" or "play. Sometimes the verb needs to be conjugated or put in the infinitive or gerund form. Ø He used to __________ jogging every day when he was at University. … Ø I love __________ a good game of chess from time to time.

X. Read and translate the text.

Sport and a Healthy Life Style

The state of your body depends on how much time you spend going in for sport. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. People all… Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous… Certainly it's hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person has to choose between a healthy life style…

SMOKING

1. I think smoking is a pleasure. 2. Little is known for certain about the tobacco effect on human organism. No… 3. Smoking helps young people to become independent and look like grown-ups.

XV. Dialogues

Lifestyle

R:New Life Centre. Can 1 help you? W: Yes. Could you give me some information about your centre? R: Certainly. Are you interested in losing weight or just improving your fitness?

THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

POLITICAL STRUCTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY

II. Read and translate the text: Political Structure, Geography and Economy The Republic of Kazakhstan is a sovereign state in the centre of the Eurasian continent. The official language is…

VII. Make up 10 questions to the text. Use them as your plan for retelling the text.

KARAGANDA – MY NATIVE CITY I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their… to be situated (= to be located) – находиться, располагаться

VIII. Add to your active vocabulary

Could you tell me how to get to …? (= Could you tell me the way to …? = Can you direct me to?) - Вы не подскажите мне как пройти к … ? I am a stranger (foreigner) here – Я приезжий industrial district – промышленный райoн

IX. Dialogues

Dialogue 1. - Excuse me. Where is the nearest bank here? - It’s round the corner over there, opposite the supermarket.

X. Directions

• a farm • a wood • a pond • a path • a hill • a river • a bridge • a gate  

Complete the directions from Chesswood farm to the church with the prepositions in the box. Look at the map to help you.

 

up down over past through out of (x2) in(to) across

 

You go _______ the path, _______ the pond, _______ the bridge and _______ the gate. Then you go _______ the road and take the path _______ the wood. When you come _______ the wood you walk _______ the path and ______ the church. It takes five minutes.

Listen and check.

XI. Using the vocabulary of the lesson speak on the following:

1. Your arrival in a big city.

2. Any city you find interesting.

3. Explaining to a stranger how to get to the Central Post Office from: here, Mikhailovka, Yugo-Vostok (South-East).

4. There is no place like home.

 

FACTS ONLY

Soviets say Talking Elephant Has Human Parents to Talk

Moscow (AP) – The official Soviet News Agency says that Batir, a baby elephant… Here is the full account the news agency, TASS, gave today;

TRADITIONS AND HOLIDAYS OF KAZAKHSTAN

 

NAURUZ

 

I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation:

1) vernal equinox 2) oriental 3) reconciliation 4) festive 5) festival 6) hardships 7) to participate 8) to be in a hurry 9) to revive 10) spiritually 11) debt 12) to get rid of 13) well 14) to ask for forgiveness 15) wrong (=evil) 16) to reconcile 17) neighbor 18) ingredient 19) obligatory 20) popular belief 21) to eat one’s fill 22) fruit-bearing 23) pleasure measures 24) to witness 25) verbal competition 26) contest 27) to set riddles 28) custom 29) to respect 30) native land

весеннее равноденствие азиат примирение праздничный праздник трудности, тяготы участвовать торопиться обновляться, оживать духовно долг избавиться от колодец просить прощение зло, несправедливость, обида мириться сосед(ка) составная часть обязательный поверье наесться досыта плодотворный увеселительные мероприятия быть свидетелем устное состязание состязание загадывать загадки обычай уважать родная земля

 

II. Read and translate the text:

 

Nauruz

There are a lot of different holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan: official, professional, religious. Among the official ones there are New Year, the Women’s Day, the Day of the Unity of the Peoples of Kazakhstan, the Victory Day, the Day of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Day of Independence. And one of the most popular is Nauruz.

Nauruz is known as a holiday of a great vernal equinox. Orientals have celebrated this holiday since ancient times. The ancient Iranians considered that the whole world was created at the moment of the sunrise. At that moment light was separated from darkness, day from night, good from evil.

Nauruz, the modern Kazakh word for New Year, comes from Persian “nau – new, ruz – year”. Before that New Year was called “Ulys kuni” meaning a tribe or clan day. The tradition of reconciliation between relatives around a festive table, exchange of presents and good wishes was set for this day. The patient resistance to the winter hardships has come to an end, and now with the coming of spring it is time to participate in the life-giving festival. In spring people are in a hurry to revive themselves both physically and spiritually, liquidate their debts, get rid of old unwanted things, repair clothes, houses, water canals and wells, ask for forgiveness for past wrongs, reconcile with neighbours, invite guests and present relatives with gifts.

The main dish of this festival is nauruz-kozhez, a traditional spring soup. Nauruz-kozhez always includes seven ingredients. The ingredients may be different, but smoked meat from the reserves of the past year, milk and cereal are obligatory. There is a popular belief that if one tastes nauruz-kozhez in seven homes, the year will be successful for this person. One should eat it one’s fill so that the next year would be fruit-bearing.

It is impossible to imagine this festival without pleasure measures: sports contests, games and songs. Thousands of people witness sharp verbal competitions of akyns, contests in national sports – Kazakhsha-kures, toguz kumalak, Kuz-Kuu, Baiga. Games are accompanied by songs, playing tunes, setting riddles, improvising. Various dramatized shows and theatrical marches presenting national customs and rituals teach people to respect the national culture and the native land.

 

III. Translate the words in the brackets into English:

1. Orientals (отмечали) this holiday since ancient times.

2. It is time to participate in the (жизнеутверждающий) festival.

3. The tradition of (примирение) between relatives around a festive table was set for this day.

4. In spring people are in a hurry to get rid of (ненужных вещей).

5. (Копченое мясо), milk and cereal are obligatory.

 

IV. Find the Russian equivalents to the word combinations in the left-hand column:

1) winter hardships 2) to get rid of 3) to be in a hurry 4) to set riddles 5) vernal equinox 6) pleasure measures

a) весеннее равноденствие b) зимние трудности c) увеселительные мероприятия d) торопиться e) загадывать загадки f) избавляться

7) patient resistance g) ненужные вещи

8) one should eat one’s fill h) обновляться как физически

9) unwanted things так и духовно

10) revive themselves both i) следует наесться досыта

physically and spiritually j) терпеливое противостояние

 

V. Find the corresponding endings of the sentences and translate them into Russian:

1. People are in hurry to ask for … 2. It is time to participate in … 3. It is the tradition of reconciliation between … 4.Various shows and matches teach people to respect … 5. Nauruz-kozhez always includes …

a) relatives around festive table. b) seven ingredients. c) forgiveness for past wrongs.   d) the life-giving festival.   e) native land.

 

VI. Make up 10 questions to the text. Use them as your plan to retelling the text.

PEOPLE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE OF KAZAKHSTAN

I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation: 1) petroglyph 2) earthenware 3) applied…   II. Read and translate the text:

People of Culture and Science of Kazakhstan

The land of Chinghiztau gave the mankind a lot of talented people – poets, writers, musicians, painters. The most ancient works of art on the… The history of painting began in the XIX century when Russian painters visited… Abylkhan Kasteev (1904-1973) was one of the first Kazakh painters to devote his whole life to painting professionally;…

V. Be ready to speak about some famous Kazakhstani people. Use some additional information.

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

POLITICAL STRUCTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY

III. Read and translate the text:

Political Structure, Geography and Economy

The population of the UK is over 60 million people who mostly live in towns and cities and their suburbs. The UK is inhabited by the English, the… In general the territory of the UK is over 244,000 square kilometers; it takes… The UK occupies most of the territory of the British Isles the largest of which are Great Britain and Ireland. The…

VIII. Dialogue

Read, dramatize and learn the dialogue.

M. Well, the centers of English Industry lie in the Midlands around Birmingham and Sheffield, Manchester and Newcastle. S. The area round Birmingham is called the Black Country, isn't it? W. Yes, it is. The very name tells you what it means: smoke, dust and soot.

Look at the map of Great Britain and speak about the most important industrial centers.

 

 

FACTS ONLY

City and Town

The English have always been very particular about the words “city” and “town”. A city is a town which has a city-charter (special right in self-government) given to it be the King, or is the seat of a bishop and has a cathedral. Thus, comparatively small places like Wells in Somerset and Chichester in Sussex are cities; and big industrial centres like Oldham in Yorkshire and Wolverhampton in Staffordshire are towns. In the USA all large towns are called cities.

 

LONDON - THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation:   1) Village 2) Vast 3) Urban 4) Area …  

VII. Find out the sentences which correspond to the text. Correct the wrong sentences in accordance with the text.

2. London is a small town in the UK. 3. Its population is about 7 mln. people. 4. London is situated on the Volga and composed of three parts which are the City, the West End and the East End.

VIII. Fill in the gaps with words and expressions given in English and put them into the right place. Do not forget to use the correct form.

The Tower of London

6) to go back 7) Crown Jewels 8) can tell 9) the Ceremony of the Keys 10) ancient 11) to be founded 12) fortress 13) royal treasury.  

IX. Read (or listen to) information about some of the Museums and points of interest in Britain given below. Now imagine you are a guide employed by a tourist agency and your task now is to make up similar kind of information about your town.

The British Museum. The Museum is officially described as the National Library and Museum of History, Archaeology, Art and Ethno­graphy. In the first place the British Museum is one of the largest librar­ies in the world with something like 5 or 6 million books; secondly, it is a great scientific institution possessing an enormous collection of manuscripts, ranging in date from the most ancient papyri to modern political papers. The Museum is three things: spectacle, repository, and rooms for learning. Its collections cover a span of some 5,000 years of human history. The Museum began (in 1759) as a private Cabinet of Curiosities, assembled by the physician Hans Sloane. The British Museum is not an art Museum. It displays classical vases, ancient pottery and handicraft, minerals, statuary, Egyptian mummies, tools, weapon and other antiquities. To gain even a summary impression of the Museum and its priceless exhibits, the visitor should be prepared to spend half a day at least in its galleries alone.

The Houses of Parliament.. A huge edifice built in the Gothic style with several pinnacles and towers including Big Ben and Victoria tower, once a royal palace, the Houses of Parliament are now the seat of the British government. In 1834, the building, with the exception of West­minister Hall which dates from 1907, was destroyed by fire. In 1941, the House of Commons was damaged by the German air bombardment. The House of Lords, which contains the Queen's throne, escaped de­struction. Visitors are admitted on Saturdays and some bank holidays.

Tower of London.. The most famous fortress in Britain and once the most infamous prison dates from 1078. It was built by the Norman king, William the Conqueror in an angle of the Roman wall, portions of which are still standing and were standing a thousand years before William arrived. On Tower Green is the site of the scaffold where many an Eng­lish public man and woman were executed. The Crown Jewels, among which are the largest diamonds in the world, are kept in the Wakefield Tower. In the White Tower is a collection of historic armour and weap­ons.

Westminster Abbey. One can hardly find a more historic spot in Britain than Westminster Abbey. In it have been crowned all English kings and queens, with two exceptions, since William the Conqueror in 1066, and many of them are buried within the Abbey. The monument­al Gothic building of the Abbey was rebuilt several times, but its appearance remains practically unchanged since the 13th century. Within the Abbey are the tombs of the most celebrated Englishmen. Among the Abbey's treasures are the Chapel of Henry VII, the Coronation Chair and the helmet of Henry V.

Whitehall. The broad thoroughfare which runs from the Houses of Parliament to Trafalgar Square is known as Whitehall. Here is the Home Office, the Treasury, the War Office, the Admiralty and other government departments. Opposite the Home Office is the Cenotaph, which commemorates the fallen in two World Wars. A lit­tle street on the west side of Whitehall is Downing Street, where, at No. 10, resides the Prime Minister of the day. Whitehall witnessed the execution of Charles I in 1649. At the northern end of the street is the equestrian statue' of Charles I by Le Sueur.

 

X. Suppose you are a guide about London. Make a tour and tell us about the places of interest using the map from the text. Find additional information.

XI. Dialogues

  Jack – Hello, how are you? John – I’m fine, thanks. And you?

TRADITIONS AND HOLIDAYS OF THE UK

I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation:   1) annual 2) gift 3) to fall in love with 4) … II. Read and translate the text:

Traditions and Holidays of the UK

It may seem surprising but the British have fewer holidays than many other countries. Some of them are named Bank Holidays due to the fact that on… New Year's Day is a bank holiday though many Britons do not celebrate New… On February 14, St. Valentine's Day, many people send a card to the one they love or someone whom they have fallen in…

Easter

At Easter time, the British celebrate the idea of new birth by giving each other chocolate Easter eggs which are opened and eaten on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday bakers sell hot cross buns, which are toasted and eaten with butter. Easter Monday is a holiday and many people travel to the seaside for the day or go and watch one of the many sporting events, such as football or horse-racing.

May is here

As summer comes, Britain likes to celebrate the end of the harsh winter months on May, 1 welcoming the beginning of Summer, and optimistically look forward to the bright and productive months. At school children may dance traditional spring dances such as the Maypole, when they weave their brightly coloured scarves into a beautiful pattern around a long pole.

Ghosts and witches

At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They cut horrible faces in pumpkins and other vegetables and put a… In recent years children dressed in white sheets knock on doors at Halloween…

Christmas

On Sunday before Christmas many churches hold a carol service where special hymns are sung. Most families decorate their houses with brightly-coloured paper or holly, and… One of the most main traditions of this festival is the giving of presents. Family members wrap up their gifts and…

Pancake Day

On Pancake Tuesday, they eat lots of pancakes. These are made of flour, milk and eggs, and fried in a hot pan.

Some towns also hold pancake races on that day. People run through the streets holding a frying pan and throwing the pancake in the air. Of course if they drop the pancake, they lose the race!

 

Read, make and serve your friends!!!

English Pancake Recipe

Ingredients For the pancake mixture: 220 g/8oz plain flour, sifted pinch of salt 2 eggs 1 pint of milk 50 g/2oz butter

VIII. Find some additional information about British holidays and traditions and tell us about them.

PEOPLE OF CULTURE AND SCIENCE OF THE UK   I. Read the following words and word combinations paying attention to their pronunciation:

People of Culture

William Turner (1775–1851) was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker, whose style is said to have laid the foundation… Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was one of the most famous portrait and… Among the outstanding British writers there is William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest and most famous of…

People of Science

Newton's stature among scientists remains at the very top rank, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of scientists in Britain's Royal Society asking who… Michael Faraday (1791 – 1867) an English chemist and physicist is known for… Faraday's discovery (1845) that an intense magnetic field can rotate the plane of polarized light is known today as…

People of Music

Britten showed musical gifts very early in life, and began composing prolifically as a child. He was educated at the Royal College of Music. Britten… The Beatles, with their style of singing new and exciting, their wonderful… The Beatles were a rock and pop band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group…

VII. Find more information about famous people of the UK and present it in the auditorium.

VIII. Dialogues Dialogue 1. Read the dialogue and learn it by heart.

APPENDIX

KAZAKH NATIONAL TRADITIONS, SPORTS AND GAMES

Naturally, in modern times some old Kazakh customs have died out or have changed. Gone are the customs of bride abduction, of kalym – payment of… Kazakh folk customs are discovered in the wedding ritual. His attitude of the… Festive occasions with the Kazakhs are usually accompanied by national sports. Some of the more popular contests…