Are these statements about British true or false?

1. The British like living in a cottage.
2. The British like living in a countryside.
3. They are tea drinkers.
4. People say that the English like animals very much.
5. We know that English people have fireplaces in their houses.
6. People know that most English like to live in houses rather than in flats.
7. The British are careful and neat.

Writing

Write an informal e-mail using given model to a “pen friend” in another country. You can find pen friend websites on the Internet.

 

Learn by heart: What’s this?-Что это? (об одном предмете) What are these? - Что это? (о нескольких предметах) That’s right.- Верно/ Правильно. Correct.-Правильно/Верно. What kind of…?-какой, какая, какое, какие...? to ask a question- задавать вопрос to answer a question-отвечать на вопрос Would you like another drink? - Хотели бы Вы другой напиток? Probers: 1. Tastes differ. - О вкусах не спорят. 2. East or West, home is best. - В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше. 3. Many courtiers so many customs. – Сколько стран, столько обычаев. Что город, то норов.

 

Questions for computer based test

1. Choose the right variant: They __ (not have) children.

a) doesn’t have

b) don’t have

c) am not having

d) is not having

2. Put the verb in correct form of Present Simple: She __ (not like) coffee.

a) don’t like

b) is not liking

c) doesn’t have

d) am not having

3. Put the verb in correct form of Present Simple: My mother __ (drive) a nice car.

a) driving

b) drives

c) is driven

d) was driven

4. Choose the right variant: _ to the radio

a) go

b) swim

c) listen

d) choose

Glossary

English	Russian	Kazakh
meal	еда	Тағам
sausages	колбаса	Шұжық
bowl	чашка(миска)	Тостаған
cereal	каша	Ботқа
grains	зерно	Дән
corn	кукуруза	Жүгері
roast	жареный	Қуырылған
beans	фасоль	Бұршақ

Home assignment

Writing

Are the sentences true or false. Correct the false sentences.

1. Many British people have a big breakfast.

2. People often have cereal or toast for breakfast.

3. Marmalade is different from jam.

4. People drink tea with hot milk.

5. Many foreign visitors love instant coffee.

6. All British people have a hot lunch.

7. Pubs are good places to go for lunch.

8. British people eat dinner late in the evening.

9. Sunday lunch is a special meal.

10. When you get a take-away meal, you eat at home.

SIW

Lexica-grammar exercises [2,p.32-32].

Office hours

Prepare the topic “Typically British”.

References

Main literature

1. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Student’s book, Oxford, 2010.

2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford, 2010.

Additional literature

3. John and Liz Soars. New Headway. Elementary, Oxford, 2009.

 

Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Hand out
English as a foreign language	Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level	Academic year 2012-2013
2credits	The 1^st term
Practical lesson № 6
Lexical theme “Meeting people” Grammar “Present Simple (negative)”
Assistant professor Karybayeva Adina Seilgazyevna

 

Grammar: Use the present simple for things you do every day, week, year or which are always true. [2]

 

Positive	Negative	Question	Short answers
I work He/she/it works You work We work They work	I don’t work He/she/it doesn’t You don’t work We don’t work They don’t work	Do I work? Does he/she/it work? Do you work? Do we work? Do they work?	Yes, I do. No, I don’t Yes, he/it does. No, he/it doesn’t. Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms. Then compare with a partner. [3]

1. My family and I….. (live/lives) in the suburbs. My wife and I……. (work/works) near here, so we…… (walk/walks) to work. Our daughter Emily …… (work/works) downtown, so she ….. (drive/drives). He …..(ride/rides) his bike to school.

2. My parents……(live/lives) in the city. My mother …….. (take/takes) a train to work. My father is retired, so he …… (don’t/doesn’t) work now. He also….. (use/uses) public transportation, so they……(don’t/doesn’t) need a car.

3. My parents…… (have/has) a house in the suburbs. My mom and dad……. (go/goes) downtown to work. My parents are very busy, so I….. (do/does) a lot of work at home.

4. My brother doesn’t live with us. He……. (have/has) an apartment in the city. He…….. (go/goes) to school all day, and he……. (do/does) offices work at night.

 

Exercise 2 Correct the mistake in these sentences.

1. The children finishes school at 4 o’clock.

2. Mary and Fred often go out with their friends at the evening.

3. They don’t watches television on Sunday morning.

4. I sometimes go joging in the park in the afternoon.

5. We hardly go ever sailing at the weekend.

 

Exercise 3 Cross out the word that is wrong.

1. A box of chocolates / matches / milk.

2. A packet of cigarettes / crisps / wine.

3. A tin of toilet paper / baked beans / caviar.

4. A jar of jam / water / instant coffee.

5. A tub of champagne / ice cream / popcorn.

 

Listening [1] T.2.4 a) Cover the conversation and listen. What does Darren say about …?

- alcohol - sushi - his mother

b) Listen again. Complete the conversation.

D Hi. Are you Natasha?

N And you’re Darren. Nice to ________you.

D Sorry I’m late.

N No problem. Would you like a glass of wine?

D No, thanks. I don’t ______alcohol. Mineral water for me.

D What’s this?

N Sushi. It’s fantastic. Don’t you _______it?

D No. I _______. Sorry.

N _______food do you like?

D I usually ______at home. My mother’s a very good cook.

N Do you ______with your mother?

D Yes, I do.

N Oh. Does your mother work?

D Yes, she _____.

N Where does she _______?

D She _______in a supermarket.

 

c) [1]T.2.5 Listen to the rest of conversation. Is the lunch a success or a disaster?

d) Listen again. Complete the chart with + (yes) or –(no).

	Natasha	Daren
likes computers	-
watches TV
goes to the cinema
smokes

 

Speaking

Imagine you want to meet a new partner, and you go to an agency. In pairs, roleplay an interview at Meeting people.

A You want to meet a partner.

B You are the interviewer. Ask A the questions and write the answers.

 

Reading

Read the text.

My first name’s Susan, but the only person who calls me Susan is my dad. Oh, and my sister when she’s angry with me, but fortunately that doesn’t happen very often now. Most of my friends call me Sue, and so do the people I work with. My old friends call me Maggsie, because my surname is Maggs, and I was always called Maggsie at school. I hated it.

Of course, there’s only one person who calls me Mum, and that’s my son, but when he’s with his friends he calls me Sue.

My mum calls me Sweetheart, and my best friend calls me Suzanne because she’s French. My Japanese sister-in-law calls me Suki – apparently, Suki means ‘loved one’ in Japanese, so that’s really nice.

My husband calls me Bunny, but that’s another story...

Mark sentences 1 to 5 T (True) or F (False).

1. Her sister sometimes gets angry with her. T/F

2. Her last name is Maggsie. T/F

3. Her son always calls her Mum. T/F

4. Her best friend is from France. T/F

5. Susan means ‘loved one.’ T/F

 

Read the text and put the necessary words.

I live with three other students in a flat outside Manchester. We all _______ the housework. Mark and Karie usually _______ the dinner and Roz and I _______ the dishes. I am the only one with a car, so I _______ most of the shopping. We have a lot of parties – student life is fun but we don’t _______ a lot of noise. We have a good time because we _______ all the decisions together.

 

Writing

Exercise 1 Complete the questions using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Who _________________________________ Romeo and Juliet? (write)

I think it was Shakespeare.

2. Where _________________________________ from? (come)

I come from Sгo Paulo.

3. What food _________________________________ best? (like)

I really love pasta.

4. Who _________________________________ America? (discover)

Christopher Columbus, in 1492.

5. How _________________________________ at the moment? (feel)

I feel great.

6. Where _________________________________ on your holiday? (go)

I went to Australia.

7. _________________________________ any English-speaking friends? (have)

Yes. I have two friends from the USA and one from England.

Exercise 2 Choose one Does / Is / Has

A: My sister … very clever.

B: What … she do?

A: She … a teacher in a primary school.

B: Where … she live?

A: She … a lovely house in the country.

B: … she married?

A: Yes. Her husband's name … Ray.

B: … she have any children?

A: Yes. A girl … called Mary. She … eight years old. She … a lot of friends.

Questions for computer based test

Choose the right variant:

1. Put the verb in correct form of Present Simple:

My mother _______________ (drive) a nice car.

a) driving

b) drives

c) is driven

d) was driven

2. She _______________ (not like) coffee.

a) don’t like

b) is not liking

c) doesn’t have

d) am not having

3. What __________ your father do?

a) do

b) does

c) is

d) are

4. ____ you like Mexican food?

a) Are

b) do

c) does

d) is

 

Glossary

 

English	Russian	Kazakh
job	работа	жұмыс
to be busy	быть занятым	іспен айналысу
train	Поезд	поезд
sometimes	Иногда	Кейде
to retire	уйти на пенсию, на отставку	зейнеткерлікке шығу
sister-in-law	свояченица	Әпке
to call	звать по имени	есіммен атау
to watch tv	смотреть телевизор	теледидар көру

Home assignment

Lexica grammar exercises 1, 2 a, b, 3 a, 4b. p. 13-14. [5].

SIW

1. Verb phrases pp. 143 Learn by heart.
2. Listening and writing from CD. [6]
3. Lexica grammar exercises 1, 2 a, b, 3 a, 4b. pp. 13-14. [2].

 

Office Hours

1. Situation. You are a single and you are looking for a partner. Make a presentation about yourself; include information about your male, interests, hobby, study, etc.
2. Make a list of things which you don’t like to do and explain why.

References

Main literature

1. Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Elementary.Students Book. Oxford, 2010.

2. Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig “New English File”. Elementary. Workbook. Oxford, 2010.

Additional literature

3. “Essential Grammar in Use” by R.Murphy. Second Edition. Cambridge, 2007.

4. “Interchange” Third edition. Jack C. Richards.Cambridge.2008.

5. www.englishclubgame.com

6. Audio Disc “New English File” for Elementary level, 2010.

 

Kazakh Leading academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Hand out
English as a foreign language	Department of General Humanitarian Training
Elementary level	Academic year the 2012-2013
2 credits	The 1st term
Practical lesson № 7
Lexical theme «Jobs. Present Simple»
Grammar «Articles a/an/the, plurals»
Assistant professor Minayeva Aislu Zhulduzgalievna

 

 

Grammar

1. Read the following description.

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is a city in the United Kingdom. I live in a town called Taunton which is on the River Tone. I live in a house in a quiet street in the countryside. The street is called "Hudson Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am an English lecturer at a college near the centre of the town. I like books, music and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at college. I usually go home by car. We have all kinds of food in England. I like Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to a Polish restaurant in Bath. The restaurant is called "Magda's". Polish food is delicious!

 

Here are the basic rules for when to use "A, An or The":

• a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants
  Eric has a dog.
  Gregory works in a factory.
• an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
  Can I have an apple?
  Donata is an English teacher.
• the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know)
  The car over there is fast.
  The teacher is very good, isn't he?
• The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the".
  I live in a house. The house is quite old and has two bedrooms.
  I ate in a Vietnamese restaurant. The restaurant was not very clean.
• DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".
  My uncle lives in Cumbria near Lake Windermere.
  They live in Bristol.
• Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas -
  I live on a small island in the Baltic Sea.
• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general
  I like Indian tea.
  Simon likes reading books about linguistics.
• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport
  He has breakfast at home.
  I go to university.
  Magda comes to work by taxi.

Complete the sentences with a or an.

1) This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.

 

2) Simon is ____ engineer.

 

3) That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.

 

4) Sean Connery is ___ actor.

 

5) John is ____ electrician.

 

6) Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher. Mr. Sańko is ___ teacher.

 

7) This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife. This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.

 

8) That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.

 

9) I'm ____ student.

 

10) Kate Winslet is ____ actress.

 

 

2. a. Look at the photos. Read and listen to the text.

 

Tom Wilson is a policeman. He lives in Canada in Toronto. Every day at 7 o’clock he goes to work. Sometimes he works day and night. He is married and has a daughter. Her name is Alice and she is 9 years old. In his free time he goes to the green countryside with his family. He speaks English and French.

 

Helen Mitchell comes from Australia. She is a teacher. But now she lives and works in the United States in Salt Lake City. She teaches English at college. But she also speaks Spanish and German. The students in her class are from different countries: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France. She is a very good teacher and has a lot of friends. She isn’t married.

 

b. Complete the sentences about Helen and Samuel.

 

1. He lives in Canada. She ______________ the United States.

 

2. She is a ______________. He is a____________.

 

3. He speaks _________________. She speaks _______________.

 

4. He ______ married. She _________ married.

 

5. He likes his job and she ___________________________ too.

 

6. The students in her class are from different ____________: Italy, Brazil, Russia and France.

 

7. He has ____ a daughter. She has ________ friends.

 

8. In his free time he goes to ____________.

 

3. Listen to a radio programme called Guess my job. Three people guess a person’s job. Underline the 10 questions they ask [1].

 

Learn by heart What do you do? - Чем Вы занимаетесь? (профессия, род занятий). Do you work in an office? - Вы работаете в офисе? Are you in a hurry? - Вы торопитесь?

 

 

4. a) Look at these pictures. Can you say these jobs in English?

 

 

 

 

 

b) Ask and answer the question with the pictures.

What does he do?

He is a pilot.

c) Complete with a, an or -.

1. We ____ musicians.

2. She’s ____ teacher.

3. He ____an actor.

4. I ___ a pilot.

5. He’s ____ actor.

6. Are you ____ builder?

7. They’re ____ nurses.

8. She’s ___ lawyer.

d) Read the text about Brown family. Put a, the or nothing into the gaps.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown live in London. They have ___ daughter and ____ son. The daughter lives at ___ home and ____ son is ____ student. Mr. Brown is ____ doctor. His wife is ____ journalist. She writes ____ articles about ____ animals.

 

5. Fill in the gaps. Don't look back at the original text!

 

I am from Winchester, Hampshire. Winchester is ____ city in ____United Kingdom. I live in ____town called ____Taunton which is on ____ River Tone. I live in ____ house in ____ quiet street in the countryside. ____ street is called "Hudson Street" and ____ house is old - more than 100 years old! I am ___ English lecturer at ____ college near centre of ____ town. I like ____ books, music and taking ____ photographs. I usually have ____ lunch at college. I usually go ___ home by ___ car. We have all kinds of food in ___ England. I like ____ Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to ____ Polish restaurant in Bath. ____restaurant is called "Magda's". ____ Polish food is delicious!