UNIT 1

A letter to a friend

I. Listening and reading

Listen to the text

Read and translate the text

A LETTER TO A FRIEND

Paola is an Italian student of English at a school in London. This is her letter to David, her pen friend.

II. Vocabulary

1. Spain [speɪn] – Испания

2. France [fr ɑːns] – Франция

3. Japan [dʒəˈpæn] – Япония

4. Argentina [ˌɑ:rdʒənˈti:nə] – Аргентина

5. Switzerland [ˈswɪtsərlənd] – Швейцария

6. Thailand [ˈtaɪlənd] – Тайланд

7. Hyde Park [ˈhaɪd pɑːk] – Гайд-парк

8. Green Park [ɡriːn pɑːk] – Грин-парк

9. St. James’ Park [sənt ˈdʒeɪmz pɑːk] – Сентджеймский парк

10. Underground [ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd] - метро

11. expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] – дорогой

12. horrible [ˈhɒrəbl] - ужасный

III. COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. answer the questions

1. Why is Paola in London now?

2. How many international students are there in her class?

3. Is her teacher good? What is the teacher’ name?

4. Are the Browns a friendly family?

5. Is it easy to use the Underground?

2. Match a picture with a part of the letter

3. say if the sentences are true or false

Examples:

Paola is Italian. – Yes, she is. She is Italian.

She’s in Rome. – No, she isn’t. She’s in London.

6. Paola is on holiday.

7. Paola is a student of Russian.

8. She is happy in London.

9. It’s a very big class.

10. The students in her class are all from Europe.

11. Paola’s teacher is horrible.

12. The teacher’s name is David.

13. Paola is staying at a nice hotel.

14. Mr and Mrs Brown have two sons and a daughter.

15. The Browns are very friendly.

16. It is difficult to understand the Browns.

17. The weather is very warm.

18. The Underground is cheap.

19. The food in London is horrible.

3. Write the questions to the answers

Example: Where is she from? – Italy.

1. _____________________________________________________________Spain, France, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland, and Thailand.

2. _____________________________________________________________Peter Briscall.

3. _____________________________________________________________Fourteen.

4. _____________________________________________________________Yes, he is. He’s a very good teacher.

5. _____________________________________________________________72 Newton Drive, London.

6. _____________________________________________________________Yes, it is. Cold but sunny.

7. _____________________________________________________________No, it isn’t. It’s very expensive.

8. _____________________________________________________________No, it isn’t. It’s horrible.

IV. Grammar: Present simple of the verb to be (глагол to be в настоящем простом времени)

1. Употребление глагола to be

Глагол to be употребляется в предложении в следующих основных значениях: «быть», «являться», «находиться».

2. Образование глагола to be

В настоящем простом времени глагол to be имеет 3 формы – am, is, are.

число / лицо	Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
1 л. ед. ч. 2 л. ед. ч. 3л. ед. ч. 1 л. мн. ч. 2 л. мн. ч. 3 л. мн. ч.	I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are	I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not You are not They are not	Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it ? Are we? Are you? Are they?