Questions

1. Why do we have routines?

2. Are routines good or bad?

3. How is your morning routine different from Jo’s?

4. What other routines do you have in your life?

Task 8. Match the two parts of each proverb correctly. Give their Russian equivalents. Make up a story to illustrate one of these proverbs. 1. An early bird catches 2. Time is 3. Never put off till tomorrow 4. Better late 5. Everyday is not 6. No man can do 7. Early to bed, early to rise

a) two things at once. b) a worm. c) money. d) what you can do today. e) makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. f) Sunday. g) than never.

UNIT 3

A friend in need is a friend indeed

I. Reading and discussing the topic

Task 1. Read the text “Life Is Nothing without True Friends”.

Friendship plays a very important role in our life. It is difficult to live without true friends. I have a lot of friends. Last year I was on holiday in Germany. There I got acquainted with Nora, an American student. We made good friends with her. Now we are penpals. I always look forward to receiving a letter from her.

But I have a lot of good friends at home too. My best friend’s name is Oleg. He is my former classmate. We are of the same age. Oleg lives in Samara. He is a student. He is a hard-working student. He is going to become a good specialist. He is about 185 cm, well-built and strong. He has an oval face, straight nose, thick hair, blue eyes and an attractive smile. Oleg is particularly known for his warm and friendly character. He is always open-minded and interested in other people.

Oleg is a many-sided person. He is fond of reading. Besides, he is a good sportsman. He enjoys swimming and playing tennis. He is keen on music. He likes to listen to rock-n-roll and jazz. His favourite singers are Andrey Makarevich and Yury Shevchuk, his favourite group is “The Pink Floyd”. Besides, he plays the guitar very well.

We visit one another very often. We go to the cinema or to the theatre, go to the library and read books together. He gives me a helping hand any time I need it. I can always rely on him. Besides, he has got a great sense of humour and it’s impossible to be depressed with him around. I am happy to have such a good friend.

(Now I live in a hostel. I share my room with Oleg. He is my friend. He entered the University two years ago, so he is in his third year now. He always helps me with my studies. Oleg and I have got much in common: we are both fond of sport. We usually spend our free time together. In the evening we like to go to a disco and have some fun.)

Active vocabulary

- true – верный, преданный, истинный

- to play an important role in smth – играть важную роль в чем-л.

- to get acquainted with smb/smth– познакомиться с кем-л./чем-л.

- to be on holiday – быть на каникулах

- to make friends – подружиться

- a penpal (a penfriend) – друг по переписке

- to look forward to smth – с нетерпением ожидать чего-л.

- former – бывший

- a classmate – одноклассник

- to be of the same age – быть одного возраста, быть ровесником

- character – характер

- to be open-minded – быть человеком широких взглядов

- many-sided – разносторонний

- to be fond of smth – любить что-то, увлекаться чем-л.

- to enjoy smth/ doing smth – увлекаться чем-л.

- to be keen on smth – интересоваться, заниматься чем-л., любить что-л.

- to play the guitar – играть на гитаре

- to give smb a helping hand – помогать, протягивать руку помощи

- to have a great sense of humour – иметь хорошее чувство юмора

- a hostel – студенческое общежитие

- to share (a room) with – жить в одной комнате

- to enter – поступать (в организацию), входить (в комнату)

- to be in the 1^st (2^nd, 3^rd) year – учиться на первом (втором, третьем) курсе

- to have much in common – иметь много общего

Task 2. Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation.

Important, without, acquainted, forward, a classmate, a specialist, well-built, straight, attractive, particularly, character, open-minded, jazz, favourite, a guitar, a library, to rely, humour, impossible, depressed.

Task 3. Fill in prepositions where necessary.

1. My sister is keen ___ music. She plays ___ the piano very well. 2. Are you fond ___ reading? 3. Where are you going ___ holiday? – I don’t know exactly. 4. I entered ___ the university two years ago, so I’m ___ my 3^rd year now. 5. Our family is very large, so I share my room ___ my brother. He is a nice boy. We have much ___ common. 6. My friend and I are ___ the same age and we have much ___ common. We are fond ___ sports and we play ___ football. 7. Last year I was in England and got acquainted ___ Nick. Now we are penpals and I always look ___ ___ his letters.

Task 4. Find mistakes and correct them.

1. My sister enjoys to play volley-ball. 2. Do you like to play the football? 3. Mary plays on the piano very well. 4. I always look forward the letters from my friend. 5. I got acquainted to my friend ten years ago. 6. In my free time I listen the music. 7. My former classmates and I are the same age.

Task 5. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.

1. У меня много верных друзей, но мы видимся редко, и я всегда с нетерпением ожидаю встречи с ними. 2. У моей сестры много друзей по переписке. 3. Мои бывшие одноклассники – мои хорошие друзья. Они очень разносторонние люди. Мы часто проводим время вместе. 4. Я и моя подруга – ровесницы. 5. Моя сестра – хороший специалист. Она очень трудолюбивый работник. 6. Я всегда рад протянуть руку помощи своему другу. 7. В прошлом году я поступила в университет. Сейчас я на втором курсе. 8. Я подружилась с моими однокурсниками. 9. Мой друг живет в общежитии. Он живет в комнате с двумя студентами. 10. Мой друг помогает мне с уроками. У нас много общего. Мы увлекаемся музыкой и играем на гитаре.

Task 6. Read the dialogues and act them out.

a) - Where is your son?

- He’s in the garden with his new girl-friend.

- Is she pretty?

- Oh, yes, she is.

- What does she look like?

- She’s tall and slim. She has fair hair and green eyes.

- Do you like her?

- I don’t know her very well.

b) - Nick, please, meet my brother Peter at the station tomorrow.

- I don’t know him. What does he look like?

- He is tall like me and well-built.

- What colour is his hair?

- It’s dark, and he is handsome unlike me.

- And what colour are his eyes?

- They are big and grey.

Task 7. Describe your friend (or your group mate) using the words from the table. Translate the following sentences. face hair eyes nose chin cheeks eyebrows complexion figure woman

oval, round, attractive, plain, common dark/ fair/ blonde/ grey/ red/ chestnut; curly/ straight/ wavy; long/ short blue/ brown/ green/ grey/ hazel small/ big/ prominent; straight/ turned-up/ bulbous/ hooked (Roman) round/ protruding/ double rosy/ pale/ plump/ hollow straight/ penciled/ arched/ bushy rosy/ pale/ dark/ fresh tall/ short/ middle-sized; slim/ fat; well-built graceful/ stout/ stooping; broad-shouldered; pretty/ good-looking/ pleasant