The article; Posessive pronouns; Prepositions
3) My Study Grammar: It; Noun; Demonstrative pronouns
LESSON 1
Task 1. Answer the questions.
1) What is your name? ( My name is … My surname is …) 2) Where are you from? ( I am from …) 3) How old are you? ( I am …) 4) What do you do?
5) Is your family large or small? ( My family is …) 6) What is your hobby?
7) What are you good at?
1. Hello! Hi! – Привет!
2. How do you do? – Здравствуйте.
3. Let me introduce myself. – Позвольте мне представиться.
4. Meet my friend (my sister …). – Познакомьтесь с моим другом (сестрой).
5. Glad (pleased) to meet you. – Приятно с Вами познакомиться.
6. I remember we have met before. – Я помню, мы встречались раньше.
7. Please, call me by my first name. – Пожалуйста, называйте меня по имени.
8. I’m afraid you’re mistaking me for someone else. – Боюсь, Вы меня с кем-то путаете.
9. How are you? – Как дела?
10. Fine, thanks. And you? – Хорошо, спасибо. А у Вас?
8. So, so. – Так себе.
9. See you soon. – Пока.
10. Here is my address and my telephone number, just in case. – Здесь мой адрес и номер моего телефона, на всякий случай.
11. patronymic [ pætrə΄nimik] – отчество
12. private [΄praivit] address [ə΄dres] – адрес
13. curriculum vitae [kə΄rikjuləm΄vi: tai] – сведения об учебе и трудовой деятельности
14. What languages [΄læŋgwiʤiz] do you speak? – На каких языках ты говоришь?
15. I speak English and a little French. – Я говорю по-английски и немного пофранцузски.
16. What do you like doing in your spare time? – Чем любите заниматься в свободное время?
17. I am fond of dancing (football, music, cooking, …). – Я увлекаюсь танцами (футболом, музыкой, люблю готовить, … ).
20. My hobby is reading. – Мое хобби – чтение.
21. I am good at sport. – Я успешно занимаюсь спортом.
1) – Let me introduce myself. My name is Oliver Brown.
– …
2) – Hello, Nick!
– …
3) – How are you?
– …
4) – What do you do?
– …
5) – What is your mother’s occupation?
– …
6) – Is your family large?
– …
7) – What is your hobby?
– …
8) – Meet my friend Peter.
– …
9) – How do you do.
– …
Task 4. Match the questions and answers.
Task 5. Use a dictionary to look up new words and complete the chart.
Strong and fit; trustworthy, persistent and hardworking; punctual and careful; wellmannered and tactful; lazy; bright and intelligent; absent-minded; shy; know how to deal with all sorts of people; a rude person; active and creative, can cook well.
There are 12 star signs, and people who belong to a definite sign have their own character, habits and manners.
Task 6. Examine the description and check your partner’s star sign. Do you think it’s true or untrue? Copy and complete the chart below.
Task 7. Complete the following after the model:
Model: Capricorns are economical because they always save their pocket money.
1. … are absent-minded because they …
2. … are active and ambicious because they …
3. … make friends easily because they …
4. … are honest and frank because they …
5. … are hard-working because they …
