2 Discussing in pairs topics related to the theme:

1. What are three things that you enjoy doing most of all and three that you hate doing?

2. How many close friends have you got?

3. What do you do in your free time?

4. What do you want to do after your leaving school?

5. Why is it good to be different?

3 Retell the text

SPEAKING. 1 Discuss the following question in pairs or small groups

1. Where are you from?

2. Where do you live?

3. Do you have any brothers or sisters

4. How do you spend your free time?

5. What books or magazines do you read?

2 Speak on the given topic, use the pictures: “How do you spend your free time?”

3 Describe your name. How do your parents choose your name? Was it for reasons below or for a different reason?

• Your parents named you after relatives

• They named you after place

• They choose an unusual name

• They named you after famous person

• It is special meaning

• Your parents simply liked the name

WRIITING

1 Complete the sentences.

Go

Like

play

be

help

spend

want

grow

Go

work

enjoy

Love

My family__________(not) very big, just a typical family: Dad, Mom, me, my brother and sister and our cat. My Mummy is forty-one, she is a teacher of Spanish at the University. She is a born teacher. She has teaching abilities. My Dad is forty-two, he is a professional painter, he __________for a design company. My parents both _________ their work very much.

My elder sister Natasha is nineteen, she _________to the Uni­versity, she ____________to be a teacher of history. She is fond of reading books on history and fiction. My younger brother Igor is only six years old, he _______to the kindergarten. He is very funny, I like to spend my free time teaching him something. Igor likes _________ with our cat.

My grandparents are retired. They like gardening. They _______a lot of their time in the garden.They ____________vegetables and fruits.We _________ having fresh vegetables and green on our dinner table.I ___________my family very much.We always ___________ each other. Everyone in my family is my best friend.

2 Put the words in the right order to make questions.

1. you a do have car?_______________________________________

2. older is brother your you than?_____________________________

3. often he how to write does you?____________________________

4. this time start does what class?_____________________________

5. last go where you summer did?_____________________________

3. Write an e-mail about yourself to you pen friend. Use the following active vocabulary (100 words)

• to have a great time

• to work hard

• well-educated

• have a little time

• keen on something

• take care of somebody

• interested in

• get on well

• to take an active part

Questions for computer based-testing

1. Where ______ on holiday last year?

1. did you go

2. you went

3. you did go

4. do you go

2. What _____ doing when you phoned him?

1. was he

2. were he

3. he was

4. he is

3.Find the meaning of the underlined word. Mark your answer

I am keen on reading

1. take a great interest in

2. look through

3. carry on

4. pick up

4. Find the meaning of the underlined word. Mark your answer

My teacher is a well – educated person

1. literate

2. patient

3. reserved

4. easy-going