Express your surprise by asking a question

2. Express your surprise by asking a question.

Library, Reading Books

There are about two thousand books in my personal library.

1 have read the whole collection of works by Saitvkov-Shched-rin. I have seen a book which is as small as a rubber. I can read Japanese books. I can read a book of 500 pages within four hours. My father usually subscribes to 15 newspapers and magazines. I have never read" a single detective story.

Family

I have two sisters and four brothers. My brother has become a cosmonaut. My cousin Vasya who is fourteen has entered the university this year. When my elder brother Pete was four years old, he played the piano very well. My great grandfather is ninety-two years old.

3. Agree with these statements. Say something additional.

Weather, Climate

It is very cold today. The weather today is better than it was last night. The climate of Britain is mild. Winters are very frosty in our parts (region, locality). The Black Sea is usually free of ice in winter. Winters are very long in Norilsk. When it is raining we must wear raincoats. I like spring best of all. The climate of Siberia is more continental than that of the Ukraine.

Pastimes and Hobbies

Children are fond of computer games. Collecting books is a very useful hobby. There is a new hobby-group starting at our school — photography. There are six hobby-groups at our school headed by highly qualified instructors. Kate Gromova has a rather big collection of old coins. Rid­ing a bicycle is my hobby. I usually spend evenings watching television. Our class went on a hiking trip last summer. Klim made a radio-set himself last week.

В. УПРАЖНЕНИЯ ТИПА УСЛОВНАЯ БЕСЕДА (ЭКСПОЗИЦИИ ПО ТЕМАМ)

Let's talk a little. On hearing a statement each of you should say something. Follow the scheme of typical responses (exclamation, question, statement, request, suggestion, etc.).

Model: I am inviting you to my birthday party.

Exclamation: — Fine! Wonderful! Splendid! A good idea! How nice!

Question: — When will it be? Will it be at your place?

— How old will you be?

Statement: — I'm afraid, Pete (Jane, etc.}, I shan't be able to come as I'll be away on that day (Friday, Sun­day, etc.}.

Suggestion: — Let's celebrate (mark) your birthday on ..., then everybody will be able to come.

Request: — Will you please tell me where you live? Please give me your telephone number. Please tell what number bus will take me to your street.

School Life

1. The pupils of our class have decided to set up the museum at our school.

2. Soon we shall have our own school video studio.

3. Next week our class will give a concert.

4. Alee S., a pupil of our school, will star in. a film about partisans, which is to be shot soon.

5. It takes me an hour to do my homework.

6. Kolya M. is absent from school again.

Family

1. We have moved to a new flat.

2. We have bought a new TV set (a car, automatic washing-machine).

3. My brother usually gets up at 5 a. m.

4. My uncle, a businessmen, usually works at the firms in Moscow late in summer.

5. I shall have to keep house now as Mother has gone to holiday home (on a tourist trip).

6. My younger brother says he wants to become an archite (a pilot, a waiter, a cattle-breeder, a cosmonaut).

7. The people v/ho live in our house are interesting people.

Pastimes, Hobbies, Recreation

1. The Drama Theatre is preparing a new play.

2. A new film will be shown tomorrow.

3. A film in 15 parts will be shown on TV.

4. Father says he has subscribed to the collected works Walter Scott.

5. Among other publications I generally subscribe to Yuno.

6. My friend has a very good collection.

7. I collect badges (envelopes, match-boxes, etc.).

8. We plan to spend our summer holidays travelling down t river.

9. We shall go to the country.

Sports

1. I go in for sports.

2. I'm going to visit the Luzhniki Palace of Sport.

3. The volley-ball team will take part in the competition.

4. Leonid K., the centre forward of the football team, has su denly fallen ill.

5. Kate D. has shown a very good result.

Weather, Seasons

1. The weather forecast says the weather will change next we(

2. I like winter (summer, etc.) best of all.

3. Many writers and poets like autumn.

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ

ИЛЛЮСТРАТИВНЫЙ МАТЕРИАЛ ДЛЯ ПРАКТИЧЕСКОГО ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ НА УРОКЕ.

Interview a public man or a prominent specialist following the information programme given in the card.

Карточка №1

Ваш интервьюируемый: известный кинорежиссер.

Получите информацию о том, какие фильмы он снял, над чем работает сейчас, в каких кинофестивалях участвовал, какие планы на будущее, на какой студии работает, с какими актерами.

Guide words: film director, to shoot a film, actor (actress), film studio, International Film Festival, plans for the future

 

Карточка №2

 Ваш интервьюируемый: художник

Получите информацию о жанре, в котором он работает, о выставках, в которых участвовал, о тематике его произведений, о творческих планах.

Guide words: painter, artist, still life, portrait-painting, landscape, battle painting, exhibition

 

Карточка №3

Ваш интервьюируемый: космонавт

Получите информацию о полете, в котором он участвовал, характере подготовки к нему, об основных целях исследования космического пространства, об успехах советской космонавтики, о планах на будущее.

Guide words: cosmonaut, space flight, to put a spaceship into orbit, to dock, space laboratory.

Карточка №6

 Ваш интервьюируемый: народный депутат местного совета

Получите информацию о реализации генерального плана строительства города (поселка), о жилищном и культурном строительстве, о бытовом обслуживании, о городском транспорте, торговле

Guide words: people’s deputy of the local Soviet, housing programmer, personal service establishments, public transport

 Карточка №8

 Ваш интервьюируемый: спортсмен-рекордсмен

Получите информацию о виде спорта в котором он достиг отличных результатов, о методике тренировок, о соревнованиях в которых участвовал, о личных планах, о личной жизни

Guide words: sportsmen, coach, to train, championship, to set up a record, to beat ( to break) a record

Карточка №9

 Ваш интервьюируемый: учитель английского языка, возвратившийся из турпоездки по Великобритании

Получите информацию о маршруте поездки, увиденных достопримечательностях, встречах с простыми англичанами, общих впечатлениях о стране, об интересных случаях, происшедших во время поездки.

Guide words: a tour of Britain, itinerary, places of interest, meeting with common people, general impression of the country, curios incident

1. Make up statements using these elementary situations.

Telephone

1. You ring up to your friend. An unknown voice answers,

"Hello!" You Say-

2, Someone on the phone says you have dialled the wrong

number. You say —

3. Your telephone rings. You pick up the receiver. Someone addresses you and goes on speaking and you still don't know who that person is. You say —

4. The secretary of the person to whom you want to speak over the telephone says he (she) is out. You say —

Travelling

1. The first thing you did when the plane landed was to phone to your parents. You said —

2. Your friend has a ticket for this evening fast train to St. Petersburg. He says —

3. A woman with two little children has just entered the hall of the airport. Her plane landed 20 minutes ago. She is looking for someone. You think —

4. The plane has just taken off. You look through the win­dow. The houses and people and cars on the road seem very small. You say —

 

Pastimes, Hobbies

Model: Gleb has been collecting match-boxes for 3 years. Now he says he'll go in for skiing. I think —

I think he is sick and tired of collecting. Skiing, probably, seems more healthy to him.

1. Dima was fond of riding on bicycles. He changed three of them. Now he has broken his last bicycle and says he is not going to have a new one. I think —

2. Kate was crazy about dancing. She would dance almost every day. Now I never see her at a dance. I think —

3. My cousin's hobby was writing postcards. She wrote hundreds of them. Now I hardly receive one from her in a year. I think —

Miscellanies

1. You have got an invitation to a party tomorrow. But you must be at another place at the same time. You say —

2. The teacher asks you to read a word written on the black­board. But the letters seem too small. You say—

3. Someone asks: "How about a game of chess?" You don't know the rules. You say 4. A foreigner is trying to say something. You don't know his language. You say —

5. You are not sure about the topic you had to learn for today. The teacher might ask you. The bell rings and it's the end of the lesson. You say —

II. Make up dialogues using the description of these situ­ations.

School Life

1.  Your friend thinks the coming examinations to be rather easy. You disagree with him (her) giving your reasons.

Guide words: I think this subject is your weak point.

to fail in an exam

to sit for the exams (готовиться к экзаменам)

to have little time

2. Your friend tells you English is very difficult for him. He can't memorize new words. You are rather good at languages. You want to help him.

Guide words: to be good (poor) at learning some subject Words are all in the muddle. (Все слова перемешались.) The devil is not so black as he is painted.

3. You are leaving school this year. You want to enter the same institute where your friend's brother studies. He tells you all about the establishment.

In the Street, Asking One's Way

1. A stranger comes up to you and asks you to show the way to the Zoo. Give him (her) the necessary directions.

Guide words: Will you show me the way to ...? Go along this street as far as ... This bus will take you right there.

2. You want to get to the Picture Gallery. Ask a passer-by to show you the way.

Guide words: Excuse me ... Am I right for the Picture Gallery?

3. A passer-by has dropped his glove. You pick it up and hand it to him (her).

Guide words: I say! (Послушайте!) (формула для привле­чения внимания) Yes?

4. Your friend has bought a newspaper at the newsstand and starts reading it rightaway. While crossing the street he doesn't see the approaching car. Warn him of the danger.

Guide words: Look out! There's a car coming! (Берегись! Машина!) People shouldn't read while on the road.

Family

1. You look through your new friend's photo album and try to guess who is who. Your friend answers all your questions.

Guide words: There is no likeness at all 'between ... ... are alike as two peas (...похожи как две капли воды) One wouldn't say it's ...

2. Having your winter (summer) holidays, you ask your mother to give you some work to do about the house (in the garden). You receive the instructions.

Guide words: to help with the household work to do some shopping to weed the flower bed (полоть цветочную клумбу)

3. You meet a former classmate who studies at another school now. You ask each other a lot of questions some of them concerning his and your families.

Guide words: What luck running into you! How are your parents? Does your father still work at ...? My elder brother has got married.

Weather and Climate

1. You want to go out and you ask your sister, who has just come in, about the weather.

Guide words: It's very cold (windy, slippery, hot) nasty weather (ужасная погода)

2. Your friend comes in wet to the skin. He has come to

return your book. Ask him (her) to stay and offer some clothes to change.

Guide words: The rain came on all of a sudden. (Дождь начался внезапно.) wet as a drowned cat (промокший до нитки)