Ex4 Read the story and tell about the student.

I was born on the 25^th of April 1986 in Minsk.

At the age of 7 I went to school. I studied at the same school for 11 years. At school I got the qualification of a guide and last January I finished an additional two-year course of English. All these things were interesting to me.

About a month ago I passed my final exams at school. My marks were excellent in all the subjects and I got a golden medal. We had a wonderful farewell party at the end I said good-bye to my teachers and classmates.

I had asked myself a lot of times what I wanted to do when I left school. A few years ago it was difficult for me to give a definite answer.

But then I realized that my strongest desire was to continue specializing in humanities and learn foreign languages in particular.

Now a few words about my character and interests. My friends say that I am sociable, honest, helpful and cheerful. But my parents and my teachers sometimes say that I am not hard-working enough, and that sometimes I am stubborn and hard to deal with, but I don’t think I am. I often lose my temper but never have a grudge against anybody. My favourite occupation is playing the guitar, reading and going to the theatre. I am fond of sport as well.

 

Ex 5. Write a story about yourself.

Use the articles where it necessary.

1….Volga is … longest river in … Europe. 2. …History and … Literature were … my favourite subjects at … school. 3. What is … nearest way to … Drama theatre? 4. … butter and … cheese are made of … milk. 5. Usually I get up at … 7 o^’ clock in … morning. 6. … Rostov is situated on … Don. 7. Will you have … cup of … tea? 8. What … good friend you are! 9. We shall go to … cinema … next week together with … Petrovs. 10. This is … book, … book is very interesting. 11. Do you see … sun in … sky today? 12. He is … engineer by … profession.

Ex 6. Translate into Russian. Explain the use of definite and indefinite articles:

Last week I met my friend. He was with a young girl. The girl was a student of our Academy. 2. This is a pencil. The pencil is red. 3. She is a teacher. She is our teacher of English. 4. It is a lake. The lake is deep. It’s one of the deepest lake of the world. 5. There are many flowers in your garden. The flowers are beautiful. 6. Did you write a plane? Give me your plane, please. Is this plane effective? 7. The Black sea is in the South of the Russia. 8. This is Mike. He works as an engineer. Mike is a highly qualified engineer. 9. There are some schools in our street. The schools are new. 10. Gagarin was the first cosmonaut of the world. 11. In summer the sky is blue and the sun shines brightly. 12. The Petrovs are very friendly. 13. This is Ann’s book. I don’t like such books. 14. Winter begins in December.

Exercise 7 Describe a person in your family. Write answers to questions 1-6 about him /her.

1. Think of someone in your family.

2 How is this person related to you

3. Why are you choosing this person?

4. What is he/she like?

5. What does he/she look like?

7. What does he/she like to do?

8. Read your sentences to the rest of the class.

Physical appearance
Character
Habits

 

Ex.8. Not very tolerant in paragraph 2 is a polite way of saying intolerant. Make polite forms of these words.

1 rude

2 boring

3 cheap

4 ugly

5 cruel

6 stupid

. use your sentences from exercise 1 to write a similar description of one of your relatives. Include:

· your relation to him/her

· your opinion of him/her

· physical description

· his/her character, habits, likes and dislikes

Ex.9.Read the description of Emily Morgan. Write the words and phrases used to describe her on the chart.

Emily Morgan, My Aunt

Of all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best. She’s my mother’s youngest sister. She has never married and she lives all alone in a small village near Bath. She’s in her late fifties, but she’s still quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, curly grey hair, and deep blue eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice about her is her warm, friendly smile. Her face is a little lined now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the kind of person you can always go to you have a problem.

Aunt Emily likes reading and gardening, and she likes to take her dog, Buster, for long walks in the park. She’s a very active person. Either she’s making something or mending something or doing something to help others. She does the shopping for some of the old people in the village. She’s extremely generous, but not very tolerant of people who don’t agree with her. I hope that I am as contented as she is when I am her age.

 

Ex.10. Character adjectives. Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Y for Yes, N for No, and S for sometimes. What type of person are you?

1. Are usually smiling and happy?

2. Do you enjoy the company of other people?

3. Do you find it difficult to meet new people?

4. Do you have definite plans for your future career?

5. Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason?

6. Do you notice other people’s feelings?

7. Do you think the future will be good?

8. Can your friends depend on you?

9. Is your room often a mess?

10. Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for anyone or anything?

11. Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

12. Do you work hard?

13. Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself?

14. Do you often give presents?

15. Do you talk a lot?

16. Are you usually calm and not worried by things?

Ex 11. Work with a partner. Ask your partner to do the quiz about you. Compare your ideas and your partner’s ideas about you. Are they the same or different?