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3.My husband… name… Paul.

4.His parents… surname… Watson.

5.Her brother… wife… name… Svetlana.

6.My boyfriend… from Spain.

7.My grandmother… sister… very old.

8.His sons… computer… good.

9.Andrew… quite fat.

10.Her husband… stupid.

1.40.Use the information from the box and answer the questions below, as in the model.

Model: – What’s his first name?

–His first name is Edward.

1.What’s his surname?

2.How old is he?

3.What’s his nationality?

4.What’s his job?

5.What’s his address?

6.What’s his phone number?

7.Is he married?

8.What’s his wife’s name?

9.How old is she?

10.How many children has he got?

11.What are their names?

12.How old are they?

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Unit 2. ONE DAY IN MY LIFE

2.1. Write the numbers for the following words.

2.2. Match the following words with the stress pattern, as in the model.

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Table 2.3

There is / There are

There is (there’s) a library in the town.

There are some tables and chairs in the room.

There is not (there isn’t) a computer room in the college.

There are not (there aren’t) any students in the library.

Is there a car park near here?

– Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

Are there two students from Italy in your group?

– Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

How many people are there in your family?

– There are three people in my family: my mother, father and me.

2.5.Fill in there is / there isn’t / is there / are there / there are / there aren’t.

1.Oxford is an old town. … many modern buildings there.

2.Excuse me. … a library at the university?

3.… nobody in the class-room. Where are the students?

4.‘How many teachers … at the college?’ ‘Thirty.’

5.‘… any problems with the teacher of Physics?’ ‘No, everything is all right.’

6.… seven days in a week.

7.There is a gym in our school but … a tennis court.

8.… four people in my family: my parents, my elder sister and me.

9.… five hostels in the university area?

10. My room is quite big. … a table, two chairs, a sofa, a TV and a computer.

2.6. Read the text and answer the following questions.

1.Where is the International College of Business?

2.Why is it international?

3.What is Ingrid’s tutor’s name?

4.Where are the students from Ingrid’s group from?

5.How many teachers are there at the college?

6.Is there a library at the college?

7.Is Oxford a beautiful town?

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WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

My name is Ingrid and I am a student of the International College of Business in Oxford. At our college there are three hundred students from twenty countries. There are thirty students’ groups of different specialties: banking, national economics, business and finance, management, etc. There are ten students in our group, fifteen classrooms and twenty five teachers. In each modern classroom there are tables, chairs and computers. In the language laboratory there is a cassette player, a TV and a DVD player. There are two self-study rooms and a big library with a spacious reading hall. There is also a college café and a car park.

My group is very international. There are two students from Brazil, two students from Germany, four students from Japan and two students from Italy. Our tutor’s name is Rachel. She is kind and friendly. We live in a hostel not far from the college. Oxford is a very beautiful town. There are a lot of small and beautiful streets and nice old buildings. I like studying here a lot.

2.7.Write a brochure for your ideal school. Mention the following things:

–what the school is called

–where your school is

–the number of students there are

–the number of teachers there are

–what there is in the school

–what there is in each classroom

2.8. Read the following words and expressions and pay attention

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2.9. Read the text and answer the following questions.

1.How old is Steve?

2.Where does Steve come from?

3.Does he live with his parents?

4.How many students are there in Steve’s room?

5.What faculty do they study at?

6.What time does Steve get up?

7.How many students are there in the group?

8.What time do the lessons start?

9.What does Steve do in the evening?

10.What time does Steve usually go to bed?

STEVE’S WORKING DAY

Steve is nineteen years old and he is from California, the USA. Now he is a student at Cambridge University. He lives in a hostel not far from the university. There are three more students in his room: one from Switzerland and two from France. They are from different countries but they get on well together. They study at the same faculty, the faculty of management and finance and have much in common. They are future specialists in the sphere of business and national economics.

Steve starts his day fairly early. He gets up at half past six and has a shower. After that he has a light breakfast and leaves for the university at a quarter past seven. It takes him about twenty minutes to get to the main building of the university. Steve goes on foot and he never comes late.

There are twenty-three students in his group. Every day they have three or four pairs of lessons. The lessons start at eight o’clock and finish at a quarter to five. In the afternoon, between the second and the third pairs, students have lunch. Some students go to the university cafeteria; the others have lunch in the hostel. Steve usually goes to the café which is not far from the university because the meal there is quite cheap and delicious.

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After lessons all the students are free. There are over ten sport societies at the university for those who like sport. Steve is very sporty. He likes swimming a lot so three times a week he goes to the swimming-pool. Steve is a member of the university swimming team and twice a year in April and October he takes part in the swimming competitions between the students of different faculties.

Students who do not like sport can go to other clubs in accordance with their interests. At the university there is a big library. It opens at eight a.m. and closes at half past seven p.m. It also works on Saturday and Sunday. Steve often goes to the library especially when he has History, Economics and Management.

In the evening Steve has supper, does his homework, watches TV or reads books. The students can stay out till twelve o’clock. Every evening a Proctor with two assistants, the so-called “Bulldogs”, walks around the students’ town and keeps an eye on the students’ behavior. If he sees a student who breaks the rules of the university, he comes up to him and says, ‘Are you a student of the university, sir?’ and if a student runs away, then the “Bulldogs” run after him and fine him. Apart from fines a student may be dismissed from the university for one term.

Steve never breaks the rules. He goes to bed at eleven p.m. as well as his room-mates. Steve is a good student. He works hard and does his best to be a good specialist in economics and management.

2.10.Read the text again and find:

–three times of the day

–three meals

–things you do every day

2.11.Match the following expressions with their equivalents.

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2.12. Complete the following sentences with the expressions from the box.

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Table 2.4

Present Simple Tense

I always do my homework in the evening.

He always does his homework in the evening.

I do not (don’t) do my homework in the morning.

We do not (don’t) have lessons on Sundays.

He does not (doesn’t) do his homework in the morning.

She does not (doesn’t) work in a shop.

Do you have lunch at the university cafeteria?

– Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

Does he work in an office?

– Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

What time do you go to bed? – I go to bed late.

Where does he live? – He lives in the hostel.

2.14.Find the examples of the present simple tense in the text “Welcome to the International College of Business”.

2.15.Complete the following sentences with the present simple form of the verb in brackets, as in the model.

Model: – My friend … Russian literature very well. (know)

–My friend knows Russian literature very well.

1.I … to the University at 8.40 a.m. (come)

2.The lectures usually … at 8.50 a.m. (start)

3.After lessons Ann … to the library. (go)

4.We … on Sundays. (not study)

5.Andrew … a lot of English words. (know)

6.Nobody … me with my homework. (help)

7.… your group-mates … all the lectures? (attend)

8.Our teacher never … late. (come)

9.Sandra … many friends at the university. (not have)

10.Students … new words before the lesson. (revise)

11.Henry is very shy so he never … in students’ conferences. (take part)

12.On Saturday we have only two pairs of lessons. For that reason everybody … time to go to the library. (have)

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