4. Make short statements for and against satellite television. Try to use these words and phrases.

channels sports wonderful whenever you want rubbish programmes quality whatever you want quiz shows awful choice 24 hours a day soap operas advertisement

Do not confuse the following words!

Verb	Explanation	Example
To look	is often used with prepositions (so-called phrasal verb), e.g. “look after”, “look at”	Pupils, look at the blackboard! You should look after your little sister.
To see	Reaches our eyes	He can not see-he is blind.
To watch	Intentional action	to watch a film, to watch TV
To speak	is often used with names of the languages, is used when one person addresses a group	I speak Spanish. He spoke to the class about the problem.
To tell	always say who we are talking to, is used when giving information. You can tell... the truth/ the time/ a lie/ a story	I told the assistant that I wanted size 8. Tell the man your name.
To say	we can say who we are talking to (with the preposition "to"), but it is not obligatory; - we can put either direct or indirect speech.	As she entered, she said 'Hello' to me. I said that I wanted size 8. I said to the assistant that I wanted size 8.
To talk	suggests that two or more people are having a conversation.	They talked for hours about the problem.
To hear	Comes to our ears	‘Can you speak a bit louder? I can’t hear you.’ Suddenly she heard a strange noise.
To listen (to)	Intentional action (listen to the radio, music)	I am fond of listening to Spanish guitar.

5. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. He said me his name.

2. Ssh! I'm hearing the news.

3. Hello? Hello? I can't listen to you.

4. What did he say you?

5. I looked at the TV for three hours last night.

6. It's completely black - I can't look at anything

6. Put to watch/to see/to look.

Wife: Stop _____ television! I have to talk to you.

Husband: I’m listening to you.

Wife: No, I want you to turn it off and ______ me.

Husband: Okay. It’s off – I’m ______ you. What’s going on?

Wife: Did you _____ what the baby did? I told you to _____ her.

Husband: No, I didn’t ______. What happened?

Wife: Just _____ this mess! She poured milk all over the floor.

Husband: I’m sorry. I was ______ her, I promise. But I was also _____ television at the same time. But now I ____ what you are saying. I’ll clean it up.

Wife: Okay, I have to run to the store. I’ll _____ you in an hour.

7. Choose between to say/to tell/to speak

1. They look so alike it’s difficult to _____ the difference between them.

2. First think then _____.

3. Come on, _____ your mind. I want your honest opinion.

4. Someone _____, ‘Let’s go!’

5. It’s a surprise, so don’t _____ a word.

6. They _____ there had been a mistake.

7. He’s such a chatterbox! He _____ non-stop.

8. They _____ a funny story about their trip.

9. She’s terribly bossy. She loves _____ people what to do.

10. We _____ in German at first, then English.

WRITING PROJECT

You are going to write an essay. An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.

Name of the part	Explanation	Useful phrases
Introductory paragraph/ introduction	you state the topic and the main problem, often begins with a topic sentence	It is often said / argued that ... It is a fact that ... Recently we have all become concerned that ... These days,/ Nowadays, ... .........we are becoming aware of the fact that ... In the past, people ..., but now ...
Main body	consists of two or more paragraphs. Each paragraph should present a separate viewpoints (both pro and contra) supported by your reasons and examples.	(On the other hand, ...) It is argued that ... (Some) People argue that ... Some may argue that ... Opponents of this view say ...Contrary to what most people believe ... As opposed to the above ideas… Some people claim that... . Despite claims that..., it is a fact that... It may be true that ...
Conclusion	you express your opinion and sum up everything. Here are some useful phrases which you can use in each part of our essay	To sum up, I firmly believe that… ……..In conclusion, it seems to me……..In my opinion,… /In my view,… ....... I personally believe / think / claim etc. that… (NO comma) ......It is my firm belief that ........ I firmly / strongly believe that ... ....... I am inclined to believe that ... ....... I am strongly / firmly convinced that .......It strikes me that… .......It seems to me that...

Here you have an example of the essay:

Nowadays people spend a lot of money in order to go to an English-speaking country to improve their language skills. But is it really the most effective way of learning a language?

In my opinion, learning a foreign language abroad has certain drawbacks. Firstly, it is very expensive as the tuition fee for overseas students is rather high. Besides, when you study abroad, you have to adapt to a very different way of life, which can be quite stressful. What is more, English teachers do not speak Russian so if you don't know English well, you will not be able to understand their explanation.

On the other hand, it is often assumed that it is better to study a language abroad because you can always use it speaking with native speakers. However, I doubt that learners will have lots of opportunities to speak a new language abroad as they do not know many people there. It is also believed that Russian teachers are not as qualified as those in England. I totally disagree with this opinion because Russian teachers can compare two languages and explain grammar rules better.

To sum up, I would argue that the best way to learn a language is to study it in your native country because you can always get the necessary help from your teachers. Moreover, today we have lots of opportunities to improve our skills such as communicating with English pen-friends over the Internet. I think that we should travel abroad so as to practise a language rather than study it.

Your essay’s topic is “Interactive communication”. Please, follow the next steps:

1.What does “interactive communication” mean?

2.Think of the pros and cons of interactive communication

3.Present your own point of view. (Use about 200 words)