2 Listen and repeat. Add more words.

[æ] tram, taxi, bank, traffic, traffic lights

[i] cinema, city, bridge

[Λ] bus, underground, subway

[o] stop, office, trolley, walk

[ə:] turn

[ei] take, straight, subway

[ai] library, lights, right

[eə] square

[au] town

[ou] hotel, post

[iə] theater

[ju] museum, avenue

[ŋ] building, crossing

Oral exercises

3 Practice the following sentences with the words given below. Listen and repeat the sentences until you can say them fluently.

a) theater: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the theater?

museum, hotel, library, post office

b) tram: Where is the nearest tram stop?

bus, trolley, taxi, train

c) traffic lights: Turn right at the traffic lights.

corner, bank, cinema, bridge, crossing

d) 16: Take #16 bus and get off in three stops.

2, 18, 22, 59, 255

e) Kirova street: Take Kirova street and walk three blocks.

prospect Oktyabrya, Mendeleeva street, Lenina street,

boulevard molodezhi

4 Answer the questions on the dialogues.

a) What street is the main building of UralSib bank?

b) What bus should the stranger take?

c) Where is Gulnaz going?

d) What number trolley should she take?

5 Think of three names of streets in Ufa and spell them.

Rememeber! Запомните! В английском языке адрес пишется не как в русском, а наоборот: номер дома, улица, номер квартиры (если есть), город, республика (штат, округ и т.д.), страна, индекс. Например: 380 South 9th street, apt. #725, San Jose, California, USA, 95112.

6 Write your address as it would be done in English.

7 Take out an odd word.

a) trolley, tram, university, bus

b) school, museum, theater, cinema

c) avenue, boulevard, street, traffic

8 Follow the directions and say where you find yourself.

a) You are near the green building.

Go straight, then turn left at Dostoevskogo street. Pass Lenina street and Krupskoy street. Turn right at Cyurupy street and again right at Kirova street. Where are you now?

b) You are at Transagenstvo stop. Go to the crossing of Cyurupy street and

Kirova street, cross the street and walk along Kirova street up to Lenina street. Turn left. Where are you?

9 Give directions.

a) Say how to go to Gateway Shopping District from Capitol Theater.

b) Say how to go to LDS Conference Center from US Post Office.

c) Say how to go to Gallivan Plaza from Triad Center.

d) What is situated at the corner of North temple and State street?

e) Where does 500 South street go?

f) What street is Pioneer Park in?

g) What is opposite Historic Temple Square?

h) What street is U.S. Post Office in?

i) Is Mrket street long?

j) What street should one take to the University of Utah?

k) How many parking lots can you see?

Grammar

Present Continuous (Настоящее продолженное время)