Unit II. About one’s family

Task 17. a) Look at the family tree and read the names.

Thelma Matthew

Timothy John Heather

1. Blythe /blaID/

2. Thelma /'Telmq/

3. Timothy /'tImqTi/

4. Matthew /'mxTjH/

5. Heather /'heDq/

6. John /GPn/

b) Listen to the text “The Blythe Family” and fill in the missing words.

John Blythe is (1) … . His brother Timothy is (2) … . Their sister Heather is (3)… . Their mother and father come from (4) …, but the children were all born in (5) … . Their mother is called Thelma and she is (6) … . Their father’s name is Matthew and he is (7)… .

Task 18. a) Read the names.

1. Smith /smIT/

2. Judith /'GHdIT/

3. Catherine /'kxTqrIn/

4. Ruth /rHT/

5. Jonathan /'GPnqTqn/

6. Elizabeth /I'lIzqbqT/

7. Arthur /'RTq/

b) Listen to the text “The Smith Family”, draw a family tree and write in the names and ages of the people in the family.

mother father

sisters and brothers

Task 19. a) Read the words and make sure that you know them.

1. to agree /q'grJ/ - согласиться

2. to study for exams /Ig'zxm/ - готовиться к экзаменам

3. to be divorced /dI'vLst/ - быть разведенным

b) Listen to the text “An Interview with Emma” and choose the variant to complete the sentences.

1. Emma agreed a) to study for the exam;

b) to do the interview;

c) to go to Scotland to see her father.

2. Emma comes from a) London;

b) Edinburgh;

c) Oxford.

3. Emma has a) a sister;

b) a brother;

c) a brother and a sister.

4. Emma spends a) every school holiday with her father.

b) every weekend

c) every summer

c) Listen to the recording again and answer the questions.

1. Where does Emma live?

2. Does her father live with them?

3. Does she have a younger or an elder brother?

4. How old is her brother?

5. What does her brother usually do after school?

6. What does Emma do in her free time?

Unit III. Daily routine

Task 20. a) Read the words and make sure that you know them.

1. a dolphin /'dPlfIn/ - дельфин

2. an animal /'xnIml/ - животное

3. tiring /'taIqrIN/ - утомительный

4. an aquarium /q'kweqriqm/ - аквариум

5. to feed /fJd/ - кормить

6. a break /breIk/ - перерыв

7. a pool /pHl/ - плавательный бассейн

8. a shark /SRk/ - акула

9. satisfied /'sxtIsfaId/ - удовлетворенный, довольный

b) Listen to the text “Around the Clock with Bob Ellis” and choose the variant to complete the sentences.

1. Bob Ellis is a) a shark trainer;

b) a dolphin trainer.

2. Bob works at a) a swimming pool;

b) an aquarium.

3. Bob usually a) cleans the aquarium;

b) feeds and trains the dolphins.

4. His job is a) tiring;

b) boring.

5. An “early bird” is someone who a) gets up early;

b) gets up late.

c) Read the sentences about Bob Ellis then listen to the recording again and say whether they are true or false; correct the false ones.

1. Bob Ellis likes working with animals.

2. His day starts at eight o’clock in the morning.

3. He works long hours.

4. He catches the train to work.

5. He starts his work with feeding the dolphins.

6. In the evening Bob usually watches TV.

7. Bob likes swimming in the sea.

d) Answer the questions.

1. Does Bob like his job? Why?

2. Why is his job tiring?

3. What does Bob do in the morning?

in the afternoon?

in the evening?

4. What does Bob do in his free time?

5. How does Bob feel about his life?

6. What tense do we use to describe daily routines?

   1. Present Perfect;

   2. Present Simple;

   3. Present Continuous.

Task 21. Listen to the text “Welcome to Holland” and fill in the missing

words.

Shops

Shops are open Monday to (1)_________ from 9 a.m. until (2)__________ p.m., and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until 4 or (3) ________ p.m. Many places have late-night shopping on (4)___________ or Friday evenings.

Banks and Post Offices

Banks are open Monday to Friday from (5) ________ a.m. until 5 p.m. and sometimes later on Thursday or (6) __________. Post offices are open Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. until (7)________ p.m., and often on Saturday from 8.30 a.m. until noon.

Chemists (аптеки)

Chemists are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until (8)_____ p.m. Some chemists stay open to cover evenings, (9)________ and weekends.

Restaurants

Restaurants are generally open for lunch from (10)_______a.m. until 3 p.m. and for dinner from (11) ________ until 10 p.m.. The Dutch are not late diners, but there are some restaurants which stay (12)_________ late in the big cities.

Task 22. a) Read the words and make sure that you know them.

1. a celebrity /sq'lebrIti/ - знаменитость

2. a guest /gest/ - гость

3. Welcome! /'welkqm/ - Добро пожаловать!

4. noon /nHn/ - полдень

5. to join /GOIn/ - присоединиться

b) Read the dialogue and complete the questions.