- •Content
- •Exercises
- •Armpit, artery, calf, eyelid, heart, iris, kidney, knuckle, liver, lung, nostril, palm, pupil, ribs, shin, skull, sole, spine, thigh, vein
- •II. Feeling ill. 1. Translate the underlined words:
- •2. Saying you don t feel very well. Match the beginnings of each sentence on the left with the pairs of endings on the right:
- •3. Serious conditions. Match the condition on the left with the part of the body that it particularly affects on the right:
- •4. Causes and symptoms. Match the symptom on the left with the cause on the right:
- •5. Health problems. Complete the following sentences with the phrases below:
- •6. Illnesses and symptoms. Match these illnesses with the symptoms below: hay fever, food poisoning, flu, an allergy, bronchitis, measles.
- •III. Injuries. 1. Translate the underlined words.
- •2. Accidents. Match the following expressions with the pictures below:
- •3. Wounds and injuries. Complete the following sentences with the words below: injured, injury, wound, wounded.
- •4. Hurting yourself. Complete the following sentences with the phrases below:
- •5. It was agony. Complete the sentences using these words: agony, blood, black, pain, scratch, blisters.
- •IV. At the doctor’s 1. Complete the following sentences with the words below: cough, symptom, appointment, virus, rash, infection, medicine, chemist's, prescription.
- •2. Answering the doctor’s questions. Decide who is speaking. Mark each example d (the doctor) or p (the patient):
- •3. Going to the doctor’s. Put these events in the most logical order:
- •4. Verb collocations. Use the verbs below to complete the following phrases. Then match the phrases with the pictures: take, give, listen to.
- •5. Medicines. Here is a list of common medicines. Match them up with the problems below:
- •V. In hospital. 1. Translate the underlined words.
- •2. Hospital departments. Match the departments with the ideas a-f below:
- •3. When you come out of hospital. Match these descriptions with the pictures:
- •4 In and around a hospital. Match these words with the pictures: ambulance, nurse, surgeon, paramedic, patient, stretcher
- •5. Treatment. Use the correct form of the verbs below. You will need to use some of them more than once: put, need, do, have, leave, give.
- •6. An emergency. Complete the following newspaper report with the correct form of these verbs: rush, treat, injure, fight.
- •7. Good and bad news. Look at the following sentences about people's medical condition and decide whether the news is good (g) or bad (b):
- •8. Treat, cure or heal. Use the correct form of these words in the report below: heal, treatment, treat, cure
- •VI. A healthy lifestyle. 1. Put the following phrases into the correct box below:
- •Avoid, keep, stay, give up, cut down
- •2. Watching your weight. Which two nouns go with each of these verbs?
- •3. She's in really good shape. Look at the following text and put the underlined phrases into the correct list below:
- •4. Problems. Match these lifestyle problems with the pieces of advice below:
- •5 Personal questionnaire. Tick the statements which are true for you. Then look at the key to see how healthy you really are!
- •I. A Man with a Bad Heart
- •II. Physical Diagnosis
- •III. A Victim to One Hundred and Seven Fatal Maladies
- •Dialogues:
- •3. Between a Mother (m), her Son (s) and the Doctor (d).
- •4. Symptoms of an Illness
- •5. Between Two Boys on Injuries
- •6. At the Dentist's
- •1. Working in pairs use the following variations to make up dialogues between a doctor and a patient.
- •2. Asking all the above questions, fill in the Case History.
- •Topics for Oral Compositions
- •Additional exercises philip is ill
- •Answer these questions.
- •Are these statements true or false?
- •Look through the text again and tell the symptoms of flu. Food and Meals
- •Exercises
- •I. How many meals a day do you normally have? What is the biggest meal in your family?
- •2. Do the following exercises to understand why it is incorrect to translate the English word “dinner” into Russian as “обед” and the word “lunch” as “завтрак”.
- •3. Test yourself! Make sure the nuances of British and American English in naming meals cause you no difficulties. Complete the sentences with the suitable words from the box.
- •II. What do you often/sometimes/seldom/hardly ever/never eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
- •Fruits, dairy products, cereals, poultry, drinks, fish, vegetables, meat, seafood, beverages, berries
- •Sour cream, porridge, milk, fish, hot dog
- •5. How do you prefer to eat the following food/have drinks: raw, fried, (hard/soft) boiled, baked, roast, grilled, pickled, salty, spicy, smoked, strong, weak, hot, cold?
- •6. Complete the following sentences:
- •7. A) What national cuisines do these dishes belong to? Discuss this in pairs using the following phrases and the tips in the box.
- •IV. What is your favourite dish and how do you like it to be cooked?
- •Kitchen board, colander, grinder, spoon/fork, sieve, whisk, spatula, rolling pin, fork/potato masher, tin opener, bottle opener, knife/scissors
- •Simmer, garnish, freeze, dry, vacuum-packed, fillet, dice, tin, season with, peel
- •VI. Do you often eat out? What types of restaurants do you prefer?
- •2. Read the types of restaurants. Can you describe them? Do you have the same types of restaurants in your country? Can you name them in Russia?
- •VIII. What things do we need to lay the table?
- •1. There exist different kinds of serveware. Do you know how they are named and what they are made from? Give Russian equivalents. Match the words from left and right columns.
- •Red wine, champagne, white wine, beer, schnapps, water, whisky and other spirits, reading the menu
- •I. British meals
- •II. American Food
- •III. International dining etiquette
- •Dialogues
- •1. At Dinner
- •4. At the Restaurant
- •7. Lunch for Two
- •Useful phrases to remember!
- •1. Reproduce each phrase of the second speaker using the Russian equivalent.
- •2. Complete the following dialogue that takes place in one of European restsursnts using the phrases. Role-play the dialogue or think of your own in the similar situation.
- •Playing on words.
- •Topics for Oral Compositions
- •Additional exercises What does food contain?
- •Indoor sports
- •Individual games
- •Indoor games
- •Exercises
- •What do you call a man who can:
- •A) Choose the adjectives from the box that can go with the following sports and games.
- •Translate the following sentences from English into Russian, paying attention to the translation of the words in bold type.
- •Fill in the blanks with the words: sport, game, event, contest, match, competition.
- •Fill in the blanks with the words: championship, champion, competitor, contestant, final, round, tournament.
- •Choose the correct word for each blank in the text from the list on the right.
- •Think about:
- •You are going to read some statements which are all concerned with sport. Read the statements and find out which sport you think the statement is about.
- •True or false? If false, correct the sentence to make it true.
- •Agree or disagree with the following statements. Correct wrong statements. Make use of the following phrases:
- •Texts Sports and Games in the usa and Great Britain
- •Choose the correct variant.
- •Look through the text and find the English equivalents of the following word combinations.
- •The Olympic Games
- •Dialogues
- •1. Winning and losing
- •2. My favorite game
- •Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Choose the best variant.
- •3. Sunday football
- •4. The tigers vs the sabres
- •5. Sports souvenirs
- •6. Discussing soccer players and teams
- •Additional Exercises
- •Extreme ironing
- •Eating to Live
- •Read the statements and write true (t) or false (f). Go back to Reading 1 and look for the answers you are unsure of.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Travelling
- •Travelling by train
- •Travelling by air
- •Vehicles and parts of vehicles
- •Travelling by sea
- •Vehicles and parts of a vehicle
- •Exercises
- •1. Find Russian equivalents to the following:
- •2. Match the words and phrases in a with those in b.
- •3. What do we call:
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding English word or phrases.
- •5. Fill in the prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
- •6. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentences from the list below.
- •7. What do we say when:
- •Make word partnerships with the verb from a and the nouns from b.
- •Complete these sentences with off, up, at, in, to, for, through, from, under
- •Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Pay attention to the words in bold type
- •Fill in the blanks with the words: journey, voyage, trip, tour, travel.
- •Find the English equivalents to the following Russian ones. Use them in sentences of your own:
- •Find the Russian equivalents to the following words and word-combinations:
- •Match the words similar in meaning in the columns:
- •Give the explanation of the following signs at the station.
- •Answer the questions on the text:
- •Make up a short story using the following key words:
- •Air travel
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Make up sentences with them.
- •3. Match the words similar in meaning in the columns.
- •4. Match the words opposite in meaning in the columns.
- •5. Translate the following into English:
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •At an international airport уоu find the signs and notices given below. Where do you go first? Arrange these places in the flight order:
- •Travelling by sea
- •5. Use the words below to complete the sentences:
- •Speech Practice
- •1. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Making a trip
- •1. Read the text carefully and answer these questions. Begin when possible the answers with:
- •2. Complete the following sentences.
- •3. Imagine that
- •Dialogues
- •Going by Train
- •Train Ticket
- •Air tickets
- •At the check-in counter
- •Holiday plans
- •Additional Exercises Travelling by train in Britain
- •Night flight
- •Answer the following questions
- •Think of another title to the story. Discuss year suggestions in small groups.
- •Imagine the continuation to the story.
- •Список литературы
- •607220. Г. Арзамас Нижегородской обл. Ул. К. Маркса, 36.
- •607220. Г. Арзамас Нижегородской обл. Yл. К. Маркса, 36.
1. Read the text carefully and answer these questions. Begin when possible the answers with:
I think/guess/believe... I should say....
The way I see it.... I reckon....
I consider...
1. The author was fond of travelling, was he not? Why? 2. What was his wife supposed to be doing while he was away to an agency? 3. On returning he found the suitcases packed up, didn't he? 4. Why wasn't the packing done? 5. Was it any use urging her to hurry? Why? 6. Why couldn't John but be impatient? 7. How did he teach his wife a good lesson? 8. Was it easy or difficult to find a taxi? 9. Did the taxi-driver manage to get the travellers to the station alive and in time? 10. Did they have enough time to say good-bye to their acquaintances? 11. What did the author mean saying, "this was no time for me to be genteel"? 12. What made everyone in the compartment angry? 13. Did the conductor let the passengers dump their suitcases, in the corridor? 14. Why did the author go on strike when changing stations? 15. Did his wife give in finally? 16. How many trips did it take the porter to transfer all the luggage? 17. How did the porter feel when he finished? 18. What was the beauty of the situation?
2. Complete the following sentences.
1. If you are pressed for time you had better..... 2. 1 had a lot of luggage, Mother insisted..... 3. Have you ever seen a taxi-driver..,? 4. You're fond..., aren't you? 5. What made your father...? 6. John, Jane is leaving. Why not...? 7. Bill happened.... 8. The passengers entered the compartment.... 9. There is no sense ... during rush-hours, 10.1 didn't object....
3. Imagine that
a) you are the author. Speak about your going on a holiday trip once. b)you are the author's wife. Speak about the same.
Dialogues
Going by Train
Ann: Here you are, John, at last!
John: I’m sorry, I’m late. But I’ve got in a traffic jam.
Ann: Here’s your ticket. Let’s hurry or we’ll miss the train.
John: Good. I’m glad you’ve bought return tickets. Is it a through train?
Ann: Yes, and we don’t have to change, fortunately.
John: Fine. When is the train to Glasgow?
Ann: It’s due at 4:15 p.m.
John: It’s very convenient. Shall we call a porter and ask him to take our luggage to the compartment?
Ann: Yes, please.
Train Ticket
Mr. Spenser: I’d like a ticket for the afternoon train to Brussels.
Ticket agent: What class?
Mr. Spenser: First. I’d like a corner seat in a nonsmoker, facing the engine.
Ticket agent: One way or round trip?
Mr. Spenser: One way, please.
Ticket agent: It’s 34.20.
Mr. Spenser: Do you accept credit cards?
Ticket agent: Only Visa and Master cards.
Mr. Spenser: I’ve got visa.
Ticket agent: Here is your ticket. The train is departing in fifteen minutes.
Mr. Spenser: What time does it get to Brussels?
Ticket agent: Just a second… It is due to arrive in Brussels at eight sharp.
Mr. Spenser: Thank you very much.
Ticket agent: Have a pleasant journey!
Air tickets
Agent: East-West Airways, Myra Davis speaking.
Roger: This is Roger Neal. Can you please tell me how much it costs to fly from Los Angeles to Hong Kong?
Agent: One way or round trip?
Roger: Round trip.
Agent: The first class round trip fare is $4482, and the business class fare is $2402. There's also an economy fare of $1486, but certain restrictions apply to that.
Roger: The economy fare sounds good. What are the restrictions?
Agent: You must stay at least six days and purchase your ticket in advance. Also, the number of seats at that price is limited. When will you be travelling?
Roger: Next month. I'd like to leave on the 15th and return on the 31st.
Agent: We have a flight that leaves Los Angeles at 2.00 p.m. on the 15th and arrives in Hong Kong at 4.00 a.m. on the 16lh. The return flight leaves Hong Kong at 9.00 a.m. on the 31st and gets back at 10.00 a.m. the same day.
Roger: Are they nonstop?
Agent: No, both flights stop in Tokyo for about three hours. According to the computer, there are still seats available on those flights at the lowest fare. Would you like me to make reservations for you?
Roger: Yes, please.
Agent: Just a moment. (Pause.) Thank you for waiting. You have reservations on Flight 78 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong on the 15th, returning on the 31st on Flight 21. The tickets must be paid for on or before the 8th.
Roger: I won't need to confirm my reservations, will I?
Agent: Yes, passengers with reservations on international flights should call to confirm them 72 hours in advance.
Roger: All right. Thank you for your help.