Try to characterize Mr. Sidoroff (if he is a lazy or a persistent guy, if he is a lark or an owl, etc.).

Try to find as many mottoes as you can in his note (one of them is underlined)

Ex. 17. Listening. IN THE PARK

Characters:

Fill

Judy

Alliet

Mariam

Useful vocabulary:

To stroll along – прогуливаться

Skirt – юбка

Slacks – брюки

First listening.

Listen to the conversations of the friends strolling along the park. Choose the activities they are discussing from the following:

ð Riding a bike

ð Buying skirt and slacks

ð Horse riding

ð Swimming

ð Renting a boat

ð Sitting at a café

Second listening.

Number your paper from 1-5.Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer:

The friends went to the park

a) in summer

b) in spring

c) in autumn

d) in winter

2. Judy can’t ride a bicycle because

a) she has no bicycle

b) she is wearing a skirt

c) she has no skirt

d) the weather is nice

3. Mariam can’t ride a bicycle because

a) she does not know how

b) she is wearing slacks

c) she can ride a horse

d) she has no bicycle

The friends did not rent a boat because

a) they had no money

b) they could not swim

c) they did not want to

d) the park was closing

5. which is NOT true:

a) the weather was nice

b) all the friends agreed to rent a boat

c) all of them couldn’t ride a bike

d) one of them couldn’t swim

@18. Practice. Translate from Russian into English

1. Я иду в театр сегодня вечером, не хочешь присоединиться? – К сожалению, сегодня я встречаюсь с друзьями, как-нибудь в другой раз.

2. Что ты делаешь в эти выходные? – Не знаю еще. Я никогда не планирую заранее.

3. Ты будешь занята сегодня вечером? Я бы хотел пригласить тебя прогуляться. – Сегодня проблематично, т.к. я буду заниматься английским. – Но ведь сегодня воскресение! – конечно, но у меня завтра контрольная. – Какая досада! - Ничего не поделаешь.

4. Завтра воскресение. Мой выходной. Наконец-то можно выспаться и никуда не торопиться.

5. Хоть воскресение и выходной день и не нужно идти в университет, я больше люблю субботу вечером, потому что можно гулять долго, пойти на вечеринку или дискотеку.

6. Ты чем-нибудь занят сегодня вечером? – Ничем особенным, а что? – Приходи ко мне в гости. – Какой-нибудь праздник? – нет, но мне нужно передвинуть пианино, поможешь? – что же мне остается!

— 19. Practice

Read English idioms in the list A and find Russian equivalents in the list B.

A.

To be back on track; a whole good hour; from time to time; day in, day out; on the run; in the dead of night; to play the fool; to twiddle one’s thumbs.

B.

Время от времени; валять дурака; изо дня в день; глубокой ночью; на бегу; битый час; войти в колею; бить баклуши.

@20. Writing. Write about one of your usual day-off. Include information about your interests and hobbies. Use idioms from ex. 19

® 21. Role-play the following situations. Use the idioms from ex.19:

Situation 1

A: It’s 8 o’clock. Sunday. Your husband is sleeping. You have been awake for an hour already. Try to wake him up.

B: It’s 8 o’clock Sunday morning. Your wife is waking you up. Explain her that you are not going to get up so early on Sunday. You haven’t slept well for more than a week.

Situation 2

A: You do not know where to spend your week-end. Ask your friend for advice.

B: Your friend doesn’t know where to spend the week-end and is asking you for advice. Offer him different choices.

Situation 3

A: You are calling your girl-friend to fix a date. Invite her to the café in the evening.

B: Your boy-friend is calling you to invite you to the café. You have no wish to go. Try to reject the invitation (find any plausible reason).

Situation 4

A: You invite your friend to the disco-bar. She is in two minds.Try to persuade her.

B: Your friend invites you to a disco-bar. On the one hand you are glad to go, but on the other hand you have some objections. Give your reasons for not going.

² 22. Listening

AFTER DINNER

Characters:

Mr.Solovin

Keith Solovin (19)

Liza Solovin (14)

Dick & Tom Solovin – twins (12)

John Solovin (8)

Jeff – Keith’s friend

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