Use of English

We use the Present Participle (the infinitive of the verb + ing) to describe what somebody or something is. It answers the question: “What kind?” E.g.: He is very caring person. What kind of person is he? This book is very boring. What kind of book is it? We use the Past Participle (the infinitive of the verb + ed / d or the third form of irregular verb) to describe how someone feels. It answers the question: “How do you feel?” E.g.: They were bored after watching that film. (How did they feel? bored)

1. Fill in the correct form of the word in bold, as in the example.

E.g.: Your trip to London sounds fascinating. (fascinate)

1) I didn’t like the film because it was ____. (to bore)

2) Everyone thinks that Helen is an ____ person. (to amuse)

3) I was ____ to hear that Brad had left his job. (to shock)

4) He has had such an ____ day that all he wants to do is to go to bed. (to exhaust)

5) That was the most ____ thing he has ever done. (to embarrass)

Use of English

As Like

We use as+noun: to say what somebody or something really is. E.g.: He works as an accountant at my father’s company. We use like: with feel, look, smell, taste + noun E.g.: It looks like silk. with nouns/pronouns/-ing form to express similarity or contrast.E.g.: She eats like a pig. She feels like royalty during the party.

All, both, neither/either, none

None of refers to more than two people, things or groups. It has a negative meaning, and it takes either a singular or plural verb in the affirmative. E.g.: None of the dresses suits / suit her.

1. Fill in the gaps with as or like, as in the example.

e.g. The clouds in the sky look like cotton.

1. Mr. Tom works ___________ a slave.

2. Peter would like to find a job ___________ a doctor.

3. Mr. Ray works ___________ a senior teacher at ATU.

4. “What are you cooking?” It smells ___________ fried potatoes.

5. He has been working ___________ an engineer for two years.

2. Fill in the gaps with all / both / neither / either or none as in the example.

e.g. Both parrots and giraffes are birds. None of them are mammals.

1. She can get home by train or bus. ___________ way it'll take an hour and half.

2. She has written two novels, ___________ of which have been made into television series.

3. Improved child-care conditions would benefit ___________ sexes, women and men.

4. I asked two people to help me start my car, but ___________ of them knew what to do.

5. ___________ of them have feathers.

Vocabulary game

1. Work in pairs. Choose the words from the list to make sentences. The person with the most points is the winner.

aesthetic, ancient, birth, ceremonial, cloak, crown, determine, dwelling, embroidery, equinox, funeral, headscarf, invasion, military, nomadic, occasion, outerwear, performance, regard, repast, resembling, reveal, rhythm, ritual, sepulchral, spectacular, tradition, universal, vernal, wedding, yurt, audyryspak, altyn kabak, horse races, kures, headscarf, richly decorated hat saukele.

2. Use the sentences to talk about your national customs and traditions.

Speaking

1. Which of national traditions would you like to take part in? Do they remind you of any other festivals that you know about?

I’d like to … because … There’s a festival in …, where they …

Writing

1. Discuss the given questions with your partner then write a short paragraph on the theme “World on the Multicultural Britain Street.”

1. Have you ever visited or lived somewhere with a different culture?

2. How multicultural is the place where you live?

3. Is there more immigration to or emigration from your country?

SIW. 1. Prepare your own speech answering the following questions: Do you ever make things with your family? Some families passed down a tradition of making carpets. What about you? Do you have similar family traditions?

SIWT. 1. Discuss the text “The importance of Continuing Family Traditions” with your partner then look at the picture and describe what you observe trying to use in your speech as many details as possible.