The Seasons and the Weather

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I. Language
The Verb “TO HAVE” in the Indefinite Tenses   Affirmative (стверджувальна форма) Interrogative (питальна)

Illustrative Examples
I have a book. Have you a book? Yes, I have. No, I have not. I have no book. I haven’t any book. I have got a journal. Have you got a journal? Yes, I ha

Exercise 1. Render the following sentences into the Past and the Future.
Model: They have many good books. They had many good books. They will have many good books.   1. I ha

Exercise 4. Ask your friend all possible questions to the following sentences.
Model: We have a language laboratory at the University. Have you a language laboratory at the University?/ Have you got a language laboratory a

Exercise 5. Say it in English.
1. У тебе є брат в Полтаві? 2. У нас немає часу піти туди. 3. Скільки часу ти мав для написання статті? 4. В мене був велосипед. 5. Коли вона матиме канікули?

Our Language laboratory.
This is our language laboratory. We have a very good language laboratory at our university. Every week students have an English class in this laboratory. Look at it. This is a teacher’s desk. It ha

I. Language
The Verb “TO BE” in the Indefinite Tenses     Affirmative (стверджувальна форма) Interrogative (

Illustrative Examples
  I am a student. I am not a pupil. I was a pupil last year. Are you a pupil now? No, I am not. Were you a pupil last year? Yes, I was. Is he a stu

Exercise 1. Render the following sentences into the Past and the Future.
1. He is a student of our University. 2. She is a good student. 3. You are our guests. 4. I am a member of this group. 5. Are they pupils or students? 6

My friends
Let me introduce myself. My name is Peter Stogov. I am 19. I’m a student of Kiev National Linguistic University. I am a first year student. I am very happy. I have many friends. My best fr

III. Practice
Exercise 1. Ask your fellow student about: a) His/her family; b) His/her friends. Get the information about: names, surnames, ages, nationalities, relati

The Present Indefinite Tense
Affirmative Interrogative Negative There is a computer center at the University. Is there a computer center

The Past Indefinite Tense
Affirmative Interrogative Negative There was a computer center at the University. Was there a computer cente

Indefinite Pronouns
Prono

Illustrative Examples
There is a post-graduate course at the University. There are student hostels at the University. Is there a post-graduate course at the University? Yes, there is. No, ther

Exercise 1. Study the vocabulary
to be founded – бути заснованим competition – конкурс to enter – поступати to do one’s best – робити все можливе to be enrolled – бути зарахованим facul

Exercise 1. Render the following sentences into the Past.
Model: There is one student hostel at the University. There was one student hostel at the University.  

Exercise 4. Express your surprise as in the model. Give short affirmative (negative) answers as in the model.
Model : There are many sport facilities at the University. Are there, really, many sport facilities at the University? Yes, there are. No, the

Exercise 6. Ask your friend all possible questions to the following sentences.
Model: There are four buildings at the University. Are there four buildings at the University? How many buildings are there at the Uni

Exercise 7. Say it in English.
1. В нашому університеті 7 чи 8 факультетів? 2. В університеті є бібліотека. 3. Чи є в університеті лабораторії із сучасним обладнанням? 4. Скільки студентських гуртожитк

Exercise 8. Make up the sentences. Use the chart.
There is There are Is there Are there There is no There are not some any no   books laboratories students devices sn

Read and translate the text A
I’m a first-year student of the Kherson State Technical University. Many boys and girls hoped to enter the University, so the competition was rather intense. But I did my best and was enrolled to t

V. Language
Exercises 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following: - higher educational establishment; - faculty of Mechanical Engineering; - practical applicati

VI. Comprehension
Exercise 1. Agree or disagree with the following statements: 1. KSTU is one of the best higher educational establishments in Ukraine. 2. Now, there are two buildi

VIII. Comprehension
Listen to the Text B. Be sure that you know the following words and word combinations: to be situated – бути розташованим entrance exams – вступні іспити

Exercise 1. Find the right ending of the sentences.
1. The city of Oxford is like London because… a) it is large and beautiful. b) it is old historical and it is on the river Thames. c) many books are written about it.

Exercise 2. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
1. The city of Oxford is old, international and it is situated on the river Severn. 2. The University was founded in 1978. 3. Oxford University consists of 28 colleges. 4

Exercise 2. Read and act the dialogue.
Student A: Let me Introduce myself. I’m A…, a first-year student at KSTU. Student B: How do you do A? I’m glad to meet you. My name is B. You see, I’m a first year student to

X. Reading
Exercise 1. Look through the Text C about the educational system of Great Britain. Be ready to answer the following questions: 1. What are the main types of British school

The Educational System of Great Britain
In Great Britain education is compulsory for all children from 5 to 16 years. There are state and private schools in Great Britain. State schools provide the pupils with the books and equipment fre

The educational system of Ukraine
In Ukraine according to the “The Low on Education” there are the following stages of education: pre-school education, secondary education, vocational education, higher education, post-graduate cour

Exercise 1. Tell about the educational system of Ukraine. Use the chart.
   

Open University
The Open University was established in 1968 to enable people to study for a best degree at home. It started its first course in 1971 with 19,580 students. Now it is Britain’s largest teaching insti

American Educational System
Education in America is largely the business of the individual State, not the Federal Government. Each of fifty states has its own system of education. There is no Ministry of Education such as exi

Students Студенти
Unit 4 Topic:Student’s Life Language:Indefinite Tenses (Present, Past, Future) Text:Student’s Life  

Hostel Гуртожиток
room- mate — товариш по кімнаті; group-mate — товариш по групі; recreation hall — зал відпочинку; students’ canteen — їдальня; Social Activities Суспільн

Illustrative Examples
He attends lectures and seminars. Does he attend lectures and seminars? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t attend lectures and seminars. What does he atten

Adverbial Modifiers of Time
often — seldom usually — sometimes always — never every day / — from time to time year / month , week ones a day(a week, a month), twice a day (a week,

Sentence Patterns
Key examples to be memorized: He took an excellent mark. Did he take an excellent mark? He did not take anexcellent mark. Illustrati

Past Indefinite Tense
Affirmative + I liked Physics at schoo

Adverbial Modifier of time
ago, yesterday, in March , in1990, last day / night /week /month / summer / year, on Monday/the day before yesterday , the other day, then, formerly, previously Exercise 1. Put the verbs g

She was good at Physics last week.
6. We decided to go to the café after classes. Exercise 4. Object to the sentences. Use the phrases: No , it is not so. I am afraid you are wrong. I can’t a

Exercise 6. Add tag-questions to the following statements and agree or disagree with them as in the model.
a) He left the University two hours ago. He left the University two hours ago, didn’t he? —Oh yes, he did . b) He did not leave

A) It took him 40 minutes to get to the University.
b) It did not take him 40 minutes to get to the University. 3. a) The students had a good time together b) The students didn’t have a good time together . 4. a) Boris wen

Exercise 9. Ask your friend all possible questions to the following sentences.
I attended a course of lectures under professor N. Did you attend a course of lectures under professor N? What did you attend? Who at

The Future Indefinite Tense
Affirmative + I(we) shall work. I (we)shall V You (he, she, it, they) w

Adverbial Modifiers of Time
tomorrow, next week/month/year, in the morning, on Sunday, soon, in two days , some day, the day after tomorrow, this evening, tonight, in a while, before long, right away. Exercis

Exercise 6. Ask your friend all possible questions to the following sentences.
She will give you an “excellent” in Philosophy. Will she give you an “excellent” in Philosophy? Who will give you an “excellent” in Phi

The Indefinite Tense (Review)
Exercise 1. Put these sentences into Past and Future Indefinite adding adverbial modifiers of time as in the model:

III. Reading and comprehension
  Look through Text A. be ready to answer the following questions:   1.Do you work or study? 2. Where do you study? 3. You became a first year

IV. Practice
Exercise 1. Speak on the topic “Student’s Biography”. Student’s Biography The Past Indefinite Tense

Situation 1.
1.You believe that a student must live in the hostel. Life at home with parents makes a person soft, leaves him unprepared for the difficulties of life outside home. Your friend convinces you that

Leisure-Time Activities (My Days Off and Holidays )
Many people think about holidays in January. They begin to make plans. They talk about places and ideas. So people begin to dream. Not everybody likes winter holidays. Many people dream of the sun

Word List
to dream of smth. ― мріяти про to go climbing ― займатися альпінізмом to face the problem ― зіткнутися з проблемою leisure ― дозвілля to

Supplementary Reading
heir ― наследник • спадкоємець abdication ― отречение • зречення enthusiasm ― увлечение • захоплення to make one’s broadcast ̵

The Royal Family
At preset the British royal family is headed by Queen Elizabeth. When the Queen was born on the 21st of April 1926, he grandfather, King George V, was on the throne and her uncle was his

Order of Succession to the Throne
The Prince of Wales Prince William of Wales Prince Henry of Wales The duke of York Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York Prince Ed

Alexander Bell-the inventor of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847. Both his father and his grandfather studied the mechanics of a sound. Bell’s father was one of the pioneer teachers of speech to the

Marie Curie
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on 7th of November 1867. her father was a teacher of science and mathematics at school in town, and from him little Marya Sklodovska ― which was her

Recreations
TV Viewing. It has been estimated that the average British person spends 75 hours every week with television, radio, newspapers and magazines. All these sources of information, ide

II. Grammar
    Subject Predicate Object     We

Exercise 1. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Continuous.
I (to do) my homework. I am doing my homework. Model: 1. The boy (t

Exercise 2. Open the brackets using the verbs in the Present Indefinite or the Present Continuous.
1. I (not to drink) cofee now. I (to write) a letter. 2. I (not to drink) coffee in the evening. I (to drink) coffee in the morning. 3. Your friend (to do) his homework now? 4. Look! The baby (to s

III. Practice.
Exercise 1. Express your surprise using the word “really” as in the Model. He is speaking English. Is he really

A Letter
Dear Paul, Thank you for the invitation to come to Kyiv and spend the holidays with you. I hope, I shall come after the examinations. Now I am busy. I am taking my exams. The examination in physics

Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences.
1. The lecture is going to take place on Monday. 2. They are not going to miss classes. 3. I am going to work hard this term. 4. What are you going to do after classes? 5. Though John is ill, he is

Numerals
Cardinal (how many?) 1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty –one 2 two 12 twelve 3

Prepositions of time
at 5 o’clock, half past two, a quarter past six, ten minutes to seven, about eight o’clock at sunrise, sunset, dawn, dayb

Exercise 1. Read the poem
Solomon Thundy Got worse on Friday Was born on Monday Died on Saturday Christened on Tuesday

IX. Practice
Exercise 1. Tell what time is it now: It’s five o’clock. It’s ten past five.

Vocabulary to be learnt
season- пора року to spend( spent) – проводити to snow - йти (про сніг) to enjoy- насолоджуватися

Grammar
The Impersonal it   Subject Predicate Adverbial modifier  

Exercise 1. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answer as in the model.
It is windy today. Is it really windy today? Yes, it is. No, it is not. Model: &nb

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree long big easy longer bigger (than) easier

XIII. Practice
Exercise 1. Read, learn and act out the following dialogues: 1) - What is the weather like today? - Very cold, the temperature is well below zero, a very chilly w

Vocabulary to be learnt
to adopt - приймати foreign policy – зовнішня політика Agriculture - сільське господарство grain – зерно

Passive Voice
      Active Voice Passive Voice Present Indefinite Tense The Black Sea and the

Exercise 1. Give Passive transformation of the following sentences as in the models. Translate the sentences.
Population in Ukraine speak Ukrainian and Russian. Ukrainian and Russian are spoken in Ukraine by its population.

Exercise 2. Make up sentences of your own using the suggested words. Use the Passive Voice.
Foreign language – to teach – 3 year ago Foreign language was taught 3 years ago. Mod

Exercise 3. Study the verbs with prepositions. Translate the sentences given below into Ukrainian.
to depend on – покладатися на to insist on (upon) – наполагати на to look at – дивитися на to take care of – піклуватися про to refer to – посилатися на

Exercise 6. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answers as in the Model .
The President is elected for a period of 5 years. Is the President, really, elected for a period of 5 years? Yes, he is. No, he

Exercise 6. Ask your friend all possible questions to the following sentences.
Ukraine is situated in south-eastern Europe. Is Ukraine situated in south-eastern Europe? Where is Ukraine situated? What country is

Repeat after the speaker. Learn the words.
to be located - бути розташованим to be criss-crossed - перехрещувати to ensure - забезпечувати, гарантувати highways - автошляхи watershed – басейн (ріки)

Geographical position of Ukraine
Ukraine is a rich farming, industrial and mining region in south-eastern Europe. Its population is about 49 mln people. The capital of Ukraine is Kyiv. Ukraine covers about 603.700 sq.km b

IV. Practice
Exercise 1. Speak on the topic “Geographical Position of Ukraine”. Use the chart.

Political System of Ukraine
Ukraine is a sovereign state. On June 16, 1990 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. On August 24,1991, Ukraine’s independence and the formation of t

VII. Practice
Exercise 1. Role – play the following situations: Situation 1.Paula Smith, a British guide of the Ukrainian students in London is going to visit Ukraine.

Exercise 4 . Put the sentences of the text into the logical order. Retell the text.
1. Lviv was founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Danylo Romanovych 2. The most imposing part of Lviv includes Shevchenko prospect, Mickiewicz square, and Horodetska street. 3

Text D The Constitution of Ukraine
The adoption of a new constitution of Ukraine on the 28th of June, 1996, became an important event in the life of the people of Ukraine. Our country has long-standing constitu­tional traditions. Th

Text E Ukrainian Music
The real development of musical education in Ukraine be­gan in the 19th century with the opening of a music schoolinKyiv in 1868. In 1883, it became a music high school. Such schools were opened in

Text F Ukrainian literature
The great body of Ukrainian oral literature attained its ze­nith in the 16th century with the Cossack epic songs, the "dumy". The first books printed in Ukrainian were translations of the

Text G Science and technology in Ukraine
For a long time science in Ukraine developed as a part of the scientific efforts of the former Soviet Union. However, it had its own Academy of Sciences, founded in 1918 by Hetman Skoropadsky. Sinc

Exercise 1. Vocabulary to be learnt
advancement – успіх to join – з’єднувати affair – справа lead – свинець to appoint – призначати

II. Practice
Exercise 1. Express your agreement with the following statements. Use the phrases: Exactly so Sure(ly ), I agree with you, It is really so, Of course

Exercise 3. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answers as in the Model.
The House of Commons is elected by an almost universal adult suffrage. Is the House of Commons really elected by an almost universal adul

Exercise 4. Ask your friend all possible question to the following sentences. Mind tenses.
The Highlands of Scotland occupy most of the country. Do the highlands of Scotland occupy most of the country? What part of the country

Exercise 5. Say it in English .
1. Влітку південно-східна частина Англії найтепліша. 2. Найхолоднішими частинами з усіх є високогір’я Шотландії. 3. Темза – найглибша річка Англії. 4. Королева призначає

Exercise 1. Repeat after the speaker. Learn the words
England   Англія Scotland   Шотландія Edinburgh  

The United Kingdom. Geography and Climate
To the west of the continent of Europe lie two large islands called the British Isles. The larger of these, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales, is known as Great Britain. The smaller island

The Government of Great Britain
Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. Officially the head of the state is the Queen. She is an integral part of the legislature and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The power of the

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree with the following statements
1. The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet 2. The Parliament limits the powers of the Queen. 3. The Cabinet is headed by the Queen. 4. The Queen and the Parliament e

VII. Practice
Exercise 1. Role play the following situations: Situation1.You are invited to take part in the discussion about Great Britain. Make a report on political

Listen to the text C. Be sure that you know the following words and word combinations.
aircraft – літак, авіація aero-engine manufacturers – виробники авіадвигунів branch – галузь domestic demand - внутрішній попит electroengineering – електроніка

Exercise 1. Find the right ending of the sentence.
1. Among the modern branches are …. a) textile industry b) metal industry including production of steel and non-ferrous metal c) aerospace, electronic and machine tool in

Science and Technology
Nobel prizes for science have been awarded to 70 British citizens, a greater number than for any other country apart from the United States. Spending on scientific research and development

The Arts
The Government sets the arts budget for a three-year period so that arts bodies can plan ahead and diversify their sources of funding. The Government encourages arts bodies to seek funds from the p

London Museums and Art Galleries
The best London Museums and Art Galleries are in the West End. The British Museum in Russel Square comprises the Na­tional Museum of Archeology and Ethnography, the richest collection of p

Sport and Recreation
Interest in sports and recreations, such as basketball, darts, skiing, athletics and snooker, has increased, thanks partly to extensive coverage on television. More people participate in sport, mai

Illustrative examples
I can speak English I cannot speak English Can I speak English? Yes, you can. No, you cannot (can’t) We could drive on the left in England We could not

Modal Verbs and their equivalents
  Модальні дієслова Еквіваленти модальних дієслів Present Past Future

Exercise 1. Practice the following table. Translate each sentence into Russian or Ukrainian
    can translate the documents as soon as I get there   could prepare

Exercise 3. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answers as in the model.
I can take a photo here Can I take a photo here? Yes, I can. No, I can’t Model:

Exercise 6. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answers as in the model.
He may lift us up. May he really lift us up? Yes, he may. No, he may not (No, he mustn’t)  

Exercise 9. Express your surprise and give short affirmative(negative) answers as in the model.
He must go on a business trip to Lviv. Must he really go on a business trip to Lviv? Yes, he must. No, he mustn’t (No, he needn’t)

The Present Perfect Tense
    Subject Predicate Object Adverbial modifier   &n

Exercise 1. Make up sentences using the table. Pay attention to the place of the adverb and adverbial modifiers of the time in the sentence.
I I He She We You They have has hasn’t haven’t have have often seldom ever already just never

Exercise 3. Express your surprise and give short affirmative(negative) answers as in the model.
The famous hetman B.Khmelnitsky has made a lot for the independence of Ukraine. Has he really made a lot for the independence of Ukraine?

Exercise 5. React to the following questions
1. Have you been to Odessa this year? 2. Which of the well-known places of interest in Kyiv has impressed you most? 3. Has she managed to visit all the best museums in London?

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.
1. Чи ви їли італійські або індійські страви в Сохо? 2. Кому пощастило відвідати Ковент Гарден у Лондоні? 3. Клерки, адвокати, судді жили і працювали, навчались у Inner Temple, Mi

I. Reading and Comprehension
Read and translate the text “Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine” I am a student of KSTU. I must write a composition about my summer holidays. This summer I have been t

Exercice 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following
- ancient city - furthermore - immortal - cell - mention - represent - air craft - masterpiece - architecture - impr

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions
1. Have you ever been to Kyiv? 2. Has Kyiv impressed you greatly? 3. What did you like most? 4. What is the population of Kyiv? 5. When did Kyiv celebrate its 15

Exercise 4. Try to find out the way to certain places. Do it as in the Model.
Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the railway station? Yes, I can. Go along this street, then take the 2nd turning on the

Exercise 5. Say it in English
1. Київ – стародавнє місто. 2. Це місто відсвяткувало 1500 річницю в 1982 році. 3. Ярослав Мудрий заснував Софіївський собор в 1037 році. 4. Хрещатик завжди був головною

Impressions of London
(a letter to my friend Galina) Dear Galina! Here I am in London on a fine summer morning. Have you received my post-card? I hope you have as I posted it at the ai

Exercise 5. Say it in English
1. Лондон – одне з найкрасивіших місць світу. 2. Вчора я оглянув деякі визначні місця. 3. Ви коли-небудь були в Національній Галереї? 4. Він багато читав і чув про перемо

Kherson
I have just returned from London. I must note that Britans have shown a keen interest to our young country, especially to my native town Kherson. Tomorrow I’ m going to write a letter to m

Exercise 5. Try to find out the way to certain places. Use the words given below. Do as in the model.
- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the railway station from the center of the town. - Yes, you can get on trolley-bus №1 and get off

BRITISH HOLIDAYS AND LONDON PAGEANTRY
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 those days the banks are closed. In Engla

Christmas
In England Christmas is the most important of all the bank holidays of the year. It is celebrated much the same way as in the United States of America. On December 26, the Boxing Day, traditionally

Trooping the Colour
This Ceremony is held on the Sovereign's official birthday in June. This is the most colourful of all London's annual events, a pageantry of rare splendour with the Queen riding side-saddled on a h

CHIEF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES
Each state has its national holidays which are dedicated to the important dates in the establishment and history of the country, interesting customs and traditions all its own. Americans s

Verbs which have the same form for Past Simple and Past Participle
bend bent bent bring brought brought build built built burn burnt burnt buy bought bought catch caught caught dig dug dug dream dreamt

Verbs which have all forms different
be was/were been begin began begun bite bit bitten blow blew blown break broke broken choose chose chosen do did done draw drew drawn

Читання приголосних c, g, s, x
Букви і букво сполучення Звук Примітка Приклади c [ s ] Перед e, i, y

Читання буквосполучень sh, ch, th
  Буквосполучення Звук Примітка Приклади sh [∫]  

Читання буквосполучень wh, ph, gh, qu
Буквосполучення Звук Примітка Приклади wh [ h ] перед о who, whose, w

Читання буквосполучень ng, nk, kn, gn
Буквосполучення Звук Примітка Приклади   ng [ŋg ] [ŋ] перед зву

Читання буквосполучень tion, sion, ture, sure
Буквосполучення Звук Примітка Приклади tion [∫n ]   statio

Урок 10
Читання букви “u” Відкритий склад після ur ur + голосна Відкритий склад Закритий склад