- •Unit I family and the closest people around
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer these questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian ones:
- •III. Read the definition and make up definitions of your own of the given words.
- •IV. Answer these questions:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using a different construction.
- •VII. Spell and transcribe the following words:
- •VIII. Give full answers to these questions:
- •IX. А) Describe any person in this room and don’t tell us his/her name. We’ll try to guess who that person is. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
- •X. Act out your own dialogues. Use the situations given below.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •XI. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks using the following words:
- •XV. Complete the text below. Choose one word or phrase from the list below. You will not need to use all the words.
- •Differences
- •XVI. Read the texts below. Eight words are unnecessary. Find the eight extra words.
- •1. Begin by deciding which six adjectives you are going to include in your letter and making notes about why you are like this.
- •2. Plan your letter.
- •5. The following model letter will help you:
- •XVIII. Read the first paragraph of a story. Complete the story using all the words in bold type. Write about 200 words.
- •The Man in Black.
- •The Man in Black
- •Text-based activities
- •My family
- •XIX. Read the list of some qualities of parents and choose the most important ones. What Makes a Good Parent?
- •XX. Make up a list of qualities making: 1) a good child, 2) a good friend.
- •XXI. Speak about your friend. Use the phrases given above.
- •XXII. Speak about your own family illustrating your story with photos of the members of your family.
XI. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.
1) efficient 2) confident 3) generous 4) loyal 5) patient 6) considerate 7) sly 8) easy-going 9) capable 10) witty
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a) able to perform duties well b) clever at deceiving people c) able, clever at smth. needing practical skill d) certain, sure e) showing readiness to give money, help, kindness f) good-natured, taking life easily g) cleverly amusing h) true to one’s friends, country i) thoughtful of the rights or feelings of others j) having the ability to wait for smth. calmly for a long time |
10) witty j) XII. Translate into Russian.
creative person impatient gestures
quarrelsome woman rude words
capable student sly old man
unreliable people efficient secretary
sullen face temperamental character
sensible ideas bad-tempered man
XIII. Make up sentences as in the model using the given adjectives. Pay attention to the place of enough in the sentences. e.g. Mike is capable enough to make a career out of journalism.
attractive hard-working creative sly
efficient good-natured easy-going witty
energetic generous tactful tall
XIV. Fill in the blanks using the following words:
humour, cautious, self-confident, brave, friendly, patient, sociable, self-confidence, patience, polite, honest, obedient, kind, generous.
1. Bill is willing to suffer pain and danger if it helps someone. He is a … person.
2. Jane always thinks about things carefully before she does anything. She is …
3. Jack tries to be pleasant and helpful to people. He is a … person.
4. John is always willing to give money and presents to other people. He is …
5. Susan helps people and wants to make them happy. She is a … girl.
6. Tom doesn’t steal and doesn’t tell lies. He is …
7. Mary always does what her teacher tells her to do. She is …
8. Margaret is willing to do things which take a long time, or wait for things without getting angry. She is …
9. Carol always says “please” and “thank you”. She is …
10. Fred is sure he can do the things he tries to do , and thinks he is right. He is …
11. Bill likes to be with other people and talk to other people. He is a … person.
12. Judy likes jokes and can make people laugh. She has a sense of …
13. Jim has plenty of … . He is very … .
14. He has a lot of … . He is very… .