Listen to the dialogue and check yourself.

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and the weather

Exercise 1

Look at the pictures. Listen and say what you

Can do.

ski, toboggan, play snowballs, make a snowman, play hockey, skate, jump, play football, play badminton, ride a bike, run, dive, swim, play basketball, play volleyball, play table tennis.

Exercise 5

Listen and say what Tiny and his friends like to do in winter and in summer.

Tiny: Hello, boys and girls! I'm Tiny.

I like to play table tennis in summer.

In winter I like to ski. Billy: Hi! I'm Billy. In summer I like to

ride a bike. In winter I like to skate. Martin: Hello! My name is Martin. I like to

toboggan in winter. I like to play

badminton in summer.

Exercise 6

Listen and read.

[i] spring, winter, windy [d] on, not, clock, frog, hot [л] jump, duck, summer, sunny [au] now, mouth, down, cloudy [эи] don't, open, cold

Exercise 13

Listen and learn Tiny's poem.

In winter it's cold and snowy, In summer it's sunny and fine, In autumn it's cloudy and rainy, In spring I can jump up to the sky.

Exercise 16

Listen to the dialogue and check yourself.

Russian boy: Hi! I'm from Russia. Where are

you from? English boy: Hi! I'm from Great Britain. Russian boy: What's the weather like in

Great Britain in winter? English boy: It's rainy and windy! And in

Russia? Russian boy: It's cold and snowy! English boy: That's great! I like the Russian

winter very much.

Listen and say where Tiny is. What's the weather like there?

Tiny: Hello, Billy. It's me, Tiny.

Billy: Oh, Tiny. Where are you?

Tiny: I am in Africa now.

Billy: What is the weather like in Africa?

Tiny: It's sunny and hot.

Billy: That's great! What will you do

tomorrow? Tiny: I will swim and dive! Billy: Tiny! Tiny!

Exercise 26

Listen to the dialogues. Check the order.

A: Would you like to play football today?

B: I'm sorry. I'm very busy.

A: What about tomorrow morning?

B: Tomorrow is fine.

A: Which is your favourite season?

B: I think autumn.

A: Why autumn?

B: Because I like apples very much.

Exercise 36

Listen to the weather forecast and check yourself.

Hello, the weather forecast for tomorrow is:

In Pskov it will be rainy.

In Moscow it will be hot.

In Tomsk it will be cloudy.

In Kazan it will be windy.

In Yakutsk it will be sunny.

UNIT 2. Enjoying your home

Exercise 1

Look at the house. Jim and Jill live in this house. Listen and learn.

hall, kitchen, pantry, living room, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, window, wall, door.

Exercise 3 Listen and read.

[u:] room, bathroom, living room, bedroom

[o:] wall, hall, floor, door, small

[tf] cheese, chair, kitchen, teacher, check

[ae] has, have, flat, pantry

[еэ] hair, where, there, chair, share

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Exercise 4

Listen and act out.

Jim:  Have you got a room of your own? Andrew: Yes, I have. But it's not very big. It's

small. Have you got a room of your

own? Jim:  No, I haven't. I share a room with

my sister. Jill:   Do you live in a flat or in a house? Rose: We live in a flat. Jill:   Is your room big or small? Rose: My room is small.

Exercise 11

Look at the Browns' living room. Listen and find the things in it. Say what things you have at home.

sofa, picture, fire, fireplace, shelf, armchair, lamp, piano, TV, table, carpet, chair, floor.

Exercise 12

Listen and read.

[cu] bath, bathroom, carpet, arm, armchair [se] lamp, pantry, black, flat [э:] floor, door [aia] fire, fireplace

Exercise 17

Listen, repeat and learn.

The Country and the City

Some people live in the city

Where the houses are very tall.

Some people live in the country

Where the houses are very small.

But in the country where the houses are small,

The gardens are very big.

And in the cities where the houses are tall

There are no gardens at all.

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Exercise 12

Sveta and Alex are at the International Musical Festival in Moscow. They meet a lot of new friends there. Listen to one of the girls. Say what you remember about her.

Sophie: Hello, boys and girls! I am Sophie! I live in an old English town. It's called Oxford. There are many small houses in my town. And you can see many green parks with flowers in Oxford, I've got a lot of friends at home and now in Moscow, too. I think Moscow is a beautiful city. I would like to visit Moscow again next year.

Exercise 14                                          ______

Listen, read and act out.

Tiny:        Hello!

Employee

of the weather

forecast:  Hello! Can I help you?

Tiny:        What is the weather like in Sochi?

Employee

of the weather

forecast:  It's warm but windy and cloudy.

Tiny:        What a pity! Bye-bye!

Employee

of the weather

forecast:  Bye-bye.

Exercise 19

Listen, read and learn.

kind - kinder - (the) kindest small - smaller - (the) smallest short - shorter'- (the) shortest tall - taller - (the) tallest clean - cleaner — (the) cleanest

Exercise 21

Listen, read and learn.

long - longer - (the) longest big - bigger - (the) biggest hot - hotter - (the) hottest large - larger - (the) largest wide - wider - (the) widest dirty - dirtier - (the) dirtiest happy -happier - (the) happiest

Let's sing "Our little garden"

This is the way we dig the ground,

We dig the ground, we dig the ground

For our little garden.

This is the way "we put the seeds,

We put the seeds, we put the seeds

For our little garden.

This is the way we water the flowers,

We water the flowers, we water the flowers

For our little garden.

This is the way we smell the flowers,

We smell the flowers, we smell the flowers

For our little garden.

Exercise 34

Listen and read.

[i:] please, field, sea, eagle,

[e] weather, elephant, desert,

[эи] cold, road, most, ocean

[au] town, flower cloudy, mountain,

[ei] game, today, change, favourite, whale

Exercise 37

Listen and cheek. Act out the dialogue. A girl: Have you got a pet? A boy: Yes. I've got a camel. A girl: What's its name? A boy: Ashby.

A girl: What does it like to eat? A boy: Grass and apples. A girl: What is it like? A boy: Ashby is big, kind and strong. A girl: What can it do? A boy: Ashby helps my father to carry things.

Exercise 40

Listen and talk about the pet Dima would like to have.

Dima: I'd like to have a dolphin. It's smart and grey. It lives in the sea. It can swim, dive and jump. I would like to • swim and dive with my dolphin. I think it's a wonderful animal!

UNIT 4. Telling stories

Exercise 4

Look, listen and read.

play - played walk - walked want - wanted open - opened talk - talked like - liked live - lived

Exercise б

Listen, read and remember.

[t] watched, walked, talked, finished, liked,

helped [d] played, laid, tried, cried, smiled, studied,

lived [idj skated, wanted, collected, painted,

needed

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Exercise 14

Parti

One, two, three, four, five,

Last month I caught a whale alive.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again!

Exercise 20

Listen to the dialogue and check your answers. Act it out.

A: Was it interesting at the party at school

yesterday? B: Yes, it was. There were so many strange

people there. A: Who was there? B: Oh, there were a lot of funny monsters,

merry clowns, brave supermen and kind

fairy ladies. A: Oh, really? A costume party! B: And there were two nice English hobbits. A: It's a pity I was not at this costume party.

Exercise 22

The Whale

Part 2

Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so! What finger did it bite? The little finger on the right!

UNIT 5. Having a good time with your family

Exercise 1

Look at the picture. Listen to Mag's story. Say what her family likes to do on Saturday and Sunday.

Mag: I'm Mag Black. Look at the photo of my big family. I've got a mother, a father, a grandmother, a grandfather, a sister and a little brother. We like to

be together on Saturdays and Sundays. My mum likes to play puzzles with my ' sister Becky. My dad likes to watch the stars. My grandma likes to play computer games. My grandpa likes to make toys for my brother Bill. And I like to take photos of my family. We are happy together!

Exercise 2

Listen and read.

[oj] father, grandfather, grandpa, grandma, star

[л] mother, grandmother, brother, son,

grandson, mum [ae] grandmother, grandfather, dad,

grandma, grandpa, family [э:] daughter, granddaughter, for, draw,

water

Exercise 8

And complete the sentences.

Mag: Alex, may I ask you some questions

about your family? Alex: Yes, of course. Mag: Is your family big? Alex: No, my family isn't big. I've got a

mother, a father and a brother. Mag: What do you like to do together? Alex: Well, on Sundays in summer we like to

ride our bikes in the country together. Mag: That's very interesting. (Alex! Alex!

Alex!) Alex: Oh, I'm sorry. I must go.

Exercise 18 ________________________________

Listen, read and remember.

wash - washed do - did help - helped go - went repair - repaired make - made clean - cleaned lay - laid

answer - answered feed - fed water - watered say - said cook - cooked take - took

Exer cise 21 ___________________ ____^_

Listen and read.

[o:] water, walk, call, draw, door, floor

[t>] shopping, wash, clock, sock

[i:] clean, feed, meet, three

[ei] may, say, lay, make, table, today

[эи] phone, home, homework, photo, go

Exercise 24 _________________________________

Listen and match the correct day. Say what Alex did on different days of the week.

I

Mag: Alex, where were you on Friday?

Alex: I visited my Grandma and Grandpa.

Mag: Did you help them in the garden?

Alex: No, my Grandpa and I repaired my bike.

II

Mag: Alex, what did you do on Saturday?

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I was in the kitchen in the morning.

In the kitchen? But why?

My mum had her birthday on

Saturday. I made a big banana cake

for her.

III

Mag:

Alex:

Mag:

Alex:

IV

Mag:

Alex: Mag: Alex: