A terrible day

Martin had a terrible day yesterday. It was the day of his vacation to Spain but it was a nightmare. He caught a taxi to the airport and told the driver to take him to the airport as quickly as possible.

The traffic on the roads was very bad, unfortunately, Martin's taxi arrived at the airport late. His plane left for Spain at 11.30, Martin missed it. He was very sad and went to speak to the airline. They promised to get him a seat on an evening flight and Martin went home on another taxi to wait.

Task 1. Find the key words of the text (Time for preparation- 1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Task 2. Translate the 2^nd paragraph of the text (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

WRITING (14 min.)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (20 words). (Time for preparation- 13min., time for answering- 1 min.). Situation: Imagine that you have a foreign friend and he asks to describe your English teacher. Write sentences which describes your English teacher.

Card №19

LISTENING (7 min.)

Task 1. Larry and Louise are from the USA. They want to rent the house [T.19]-2 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-1 min., time for answering- 1 min.) .

		True	False
1	There are six rooms on this floor.
2	Wow! There is a museum, Louise!
3	How many bedrooms are there?
4	No, there aren’t, madam. This is a new house.

Task 2. Retell the main idea of the listened text (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering-1 min.).

SPEAKING (10 min.)

Task 1. Discussion on the given situation. (Time for preparation- 2 min., time for answering- 2 min.). Imagine, your parents allowed to celebrate New Year party with your friends in your house. You’ve invited some girls and now you are discussing what to prepare. Example: I can cook roast meat. ………………Would you like ….…..Or ….Maybe …..some……much……. .

Task 2. Speak on the given topic “My favourite food”. (Time for preparation- 5 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

READING (9 min.)

Read the text (by yourself- 1 min., aloud- 2 min.)

Special House in the American Southwest

In San Antonio, Texas, there is a purple house. This house is the home of Sandra Cisneros. Ms. Cisneros is a Mexican-American writer. She is famous for her interesting stories. The house has a porch with a pink floor. The rooms are green, pink, and purple. There are many books and colorful paintings. Many other houses near Ms. Cisneros's house are white or beige, so her house is very different.

Task 1. Find the key words of the text (Time for preparation- 1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Task 2. Translate the text (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

WRITING (14 min.)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (20 words). (Time for preparation- 13 min., time for answering- 1 min.)

Do you know your neighbors? Do you have good neighbors? Are they friendly? Do they help you?