A bad example

“The next, please,” said the nurse. The next patient, a middle-aged man, entered the consulting room. The doctor was sitting behind his writing-desk and smoking. As soon as the patient caught sight of the cigar in the medical man’s mouth, he turned round, and left the room without a word. The doctor was speechless for a moment, then he had the man called back. “Why did you run away?” he asked in surprise. “Well, you see,” said the man pointing to the cigar in the physician’s hand, “how can l trust my health to a person, who doesn’t take care of his own?” And with these words he left for ever.

3. Fill in the articles where necessary.

a) This is … cap. … cap’s black.

b) Please give me … pen, Kate. (2 variants).

Card № 4

1. Speak on topic “Life in a town”.

2. Read and translate the text.

The Life of a Country Girl

Susan Morrison lives in a small Welsh town. It’s a lovely place to live in. But it’s not the best place if you want to find a job. Some young people leave home and look for work in big cities of England.

Susan wanted to be a hairdresser. She left school when she was 16, and learned hairdressing at the college for two years. But she couldn’t find a job. She went to London, but there was nothing there. She tried farm work, but she didn’t like it.

Now she’s working at Laura Ashley factory in Newtown, a beautiful Welsh hill town. There she makes pretty dresses that she loves to wear herself. Susan has an industrial job, but she still lives the life of a country girl. Her hours are long: she leaves home at six fifty-five on the factory bus to start work at eight, and she does finish until five in the evening. But when she is free, she spends her time with horses. She’s lucky. Her uncle is a farmer. He keeps horses.

3. Write the words in the plural.

a baby, a lady, a bag, a tie, a test, a bed, a city, a day, a man, a page, a match, an army, a cage, a party.

Card № 5

1. The climatic conditions of Russia.

2. Read and translate the text.

Our Motherland

The Russia’s territory covers 17,075 million square kilometers. The population of Russia is 146,5 million, of which 83% per cent are Russians. There are 1,030 towns and cities in this country. Moscow is its capital. 8,879,000 people live in Moscow. Winters are cold, windy and snowy; summers are hot and dry. Autumn brings rains and fogs.

On the vast territory of Russia there are four climatic zones. They are the arctic, the subarctic, the temperate, and the subtropical zones. The subtropical climate is the warmest. The central part of Russia has the moderate climate with four distinct seasons, which differ greatly in the weather. The most part of the territory of the country has continental climate.

3. Use the sentences in the Present Progressive Tense.

a) Vlad goes to college.

b) She swims very well.

c) They speak English during the lessons.

Card № 6

1. Speak on topic “My day off”.

2. Read and translate the text.

My day off

The last two days of the week are Saturday and Sunday. They are called the weekend. People don’t go to work on weekends. But students and pupils have only one day off. It is Sunday.

Weekend is my favourite time of the week because I don’t go to the college. I think Sunday is the best day of the week. On this day I wake up later than usual. And sometimes I don’t get up till nine or ten o’clock. As soon as I get up I air the room, do my bed and do morning exercises. Then I have breakfast and help my Mother to clear away the dishes and wash them.

On Sundays I usually do shopping. My Mother tells me what to buy, I take a shopping bag and go shopping. As a rule I go to the shop near my house. There are many departments in this shop and I can buy different goods there. Then I go to the baker’s and buy bread and rolls. I also buy milk at the dairy department.

In the evening our family gets together. We have supper, watch TV or read books. Reading is my hobby. I like to read detective stories or books of modern writers. At about eleven o’clock I go to bed.

3. Change the underlined words by personal pronouns.

a) Peter helped the pupils to translate the text.

b) Mother asked Mary to wash the plates.

c) Our grandfather and grandmother will come tomorrow.

Card № 7

1. Speak on topic “Mass media”

2. Read and translate the text.

MASS MEDIA

The mass media (that is the press, the radio and television) play an important role in the life of society. They inform, educate and entertain people. They also influence the way people look at the events and sometimes make them change their views.

Millions of people watch TV and read newspapers in their spare time. People listen to the radio while driving a car. On the radio one can hear music, plays, news and various discussions of current events. Lots of radio or TV games and films attract large audience.

Newspapers give more detailed reviews of political life, culture and sports. Basically they are read by the people who are subscribers and those who are interested in politics.

3. Choose the proper from of the verb “to be”.

a) There (is, are) a large table in my room.

b) There (is, are) three windows in my classroom.

c) There (was, were) very many children in the park yesterday.

Card № 8

1. New achievements of science and technology.

2. Read and translate the text.

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