The following questions can be heard before and during a party. Compose a dialogue and use them.

Listen to what other students say about the same things and try to ask them questions.

1. Say something about the things you do with great (much) difficulty. Speak also about the things which come easy to you (which aren't difficult). Why are some things difficult (easy) for you?

2. Describe how you prepare your home tasks. Say whether you do them alone or whether somebody helps you, how much time you usually spend on home tasks and whether there is anybody at home when you prepare your lessons. Who inspects your work at home?

3. Tell how you help your group mates with their English or other subjects. Do you meet them at home or at technical school?

4. Speak about how you celebrate your birthday every year.

5. Tell where you go on Saturday (Sunday) evenings and what you do there. Who goes with you?

Rules Which We Must Follow

When you were small children you would often hear your parents telling you, "Stop that! Do you hear me? Don't do that!" and something of the same kind.

Today you know what you may do and what you are not allowed to do. You always remember that you live and work together with other people. You must respect them and think whether they like what you are doing or not.

Some young people think differently about the problem. There are boys and girls who ignore rules of conduct. They don't think about those who may be sitting near them at a table or at the cinema.

Some others try to be disciplined but they are not sure that they must remember ail those rules of conduct.

One day a fifteen-year-old girl sent a letter to her favourite writer. She asked him why she was not allowed to wear a skirt which was very short. "Is there a law about skirts?" she asked. "Has anybody the right to tell me how I must dress?"

We can see that speaking about 'rights' and 'laws' the girl wanted to do everything she liked. And here we must tell her: we cannot disregard the society in which we live. And we must remember that besides written laws there are a lot of rules. In fact they are unwritten laws which we must follow.

WRITING

Answer one of the questions in written form

1. Do you know what you are not allowed to do in the street (park, reading-room)?

Give some examples.

2. Why mustn't we ignore rules of conduct?

3. What are the main rules of conduct for school students?

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A Tea Party

English people like to invite their friends to have tea with them. On a certain day, perhaps once a month, the house is made very clean and fresh flowers are put in the rooms. Children are told not to leave their things about, and they are sent to their own room.

The guests arrive and soon the sitting-room is full of people, all talking. They talk about their homes, their families, their friends, clothes, the cost of things in the shops; they tell each other about their holiday plans, the plays, films and TV programmes they have seen, and sometimes about the things that other people have said and done. The conversation never stops.

Then tea is brought in. In England making tea is a very serious matter. This is how it is done. Fresh water is poured into the kettle and when it is hot, a little is put in the tea-pot to warm it. The tea-pot is then dried and the tea put in — one spoonful for each person and "one for the pot". When the water is quite boiling, it is poured on to the tea and then the tea-pot must stand in a warm place for four or five minutes before it is ready.

Tea must be poured as carefully as it is made. Some people like to have milk in the cup first and then tea, others like to put tea in first and then add milk, while others say they cannot see much difference. Some people do not take milk in their tea at all. When you are pouring tea, you should ask each person what he or she prefers. Some people don't like sugar in their tea, others like one, two or three lumps.

DISCUSSING

Questions about the topic:

The following questions can be heard before and during a party. Compose a dialogue and use them.

1. Won't you come and see us?

2. Come to my house, will you?

3. Will you come to my birthday party?

4. You won't forget, will you?

5. Whom shall we invite?

6. Are you expecting (any) guests today? Are you going to have a party?

7. Everybody is waiting for you. Why are you so late?

8. Can't you stay a little while longer?

9. Did you have a good time at the party?

10. Were you ever at an evening party? (Have you ever been to an evening party?)

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