Answer the following questions on given themes

Introducing yourself

Task: Answer the questions.

1. How old are you?

2. What’s your phone number?

3. What are your three favorite things?

4. How old is your father? When’s his birthday

5. How many brothers and sisters have you got?

 

People and countries

Task: Answer the questions.

1. Can you say where you live and what you do?

2. Can you name three relatives?

3. Can you say who they are and what they do?

4. What sports do you play?

5. What TV programs do you watch?

 

Telling the time

Task: Answer the questions.

1. Can you say what time is it?

2. Can you say what the date is?

3. Can you say what you do on a typical Monday morning?

4. Can you describe a person in your family (age and appearance)?

5. How often do you use the Internet?

Hobbies and leisure

Task: Answer the questions.

1. Can you say two things you can do well and two things you can’t do?

2. Can you say two things you love doing and two things you hate doing?

3. Can you tell about your favorite film?

4. How often do you read in English?

5. What’s your favorite TV program?

 

About myself

Task:Answer the questions.

1. Can you say where and when you were born?

2. Can you say five things you did yesterday morning?

3. Can you say five things you did last week?

4. What time did you go to bed?

5. When was the last time you spent a lot of money?

 

My House

Task: Answer the questions.

1. How many rooms are in your flat?

2. What did you do yesterday?

3. Do you have good neighbours?

4. What are you doing now?

5. Do you live in a village, town, or city? Do many tourists visit it? When do they come?

Food and meals

.Task: Answer the questions.

1. How often do you go to the supermarket?

2. How much water do you need to drink a day?

3. What are you going to do this summer holiday?

4. What would you like to drink?

5. Are you going to study English tonight?

 

Asking for medicine

Task: Answer the questions.

1. How many times a year do you go to the doctor?

2. What do you do when you catch colds?

3. Do you think you have too much work?

4. How often do you go to the mountains and parks?

5. do you eat enough fresh fruit and vegetables?

Sport activities

Task: Answer the questions.

1. What’s your favorite sport? Why?

2. Can you play rugby? Do you know which country’s national game is it?

3. Can you called our national games? Do you like them? Why?

4. Do you like jogging? Do you prefer walk or go by bus?

5. Do you like watch sports events on TV?

 

Music

Task: Answer the questions.

1. How often do you go to the concert?

2. What’s your favorite band?

3. What’s your favorite song?

4. When do you like listening to music?

5. Who is the most popular singer in your country?

 

3. Describe things (room or classroom) and people (parents or friend), using the following words and word combinations:

 

 

Your room: window, door, corner, ceiling, floor, wall, picture, left side, right side, there is/are.

Your house

Your classroom: table, blackboard, books, computer, chair, desk, chalk, big, small, bookshelf.

Your teacher: eyes, hair, brown, old, young, lips, nose, fair, dark, short, tall etc.

Your friend

Your brother

Your sister

Your parents

 

 

Reading

Text 1.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Aigul

My name is Aigul. I am 18. My surname or last name is Shakirova. I was born on the 2^nd of October in Almaty. This is the most beautiful city in Kazakhstan. Now I am the first year student at KazGASA.

There are 5 people in my family. My father’s name is Marat. He is an engineer by education and businessman by profession. My mother’s name is Zarina. She is a housewife. She has much work about the house because I have a younger sister. My sister’s name is Asem. She is 5 years old. She goes to the kinder garden. Our family is very friendly, we have many friends. But I have only one close friend. Her name is Marina. She is very pretty and nice girl. Now we are students and don’t see each other every day. Also I am very interested in learning English.

 

Text 2.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Askar

Askar is 16 years old. He is from Kazakhstan. His college is called College of architecture by KazGASA. It is in Almaty. Askar is in Year 1. There are 25 students in his group. There 16 boys and 9 girls in his group. His best friends in his group are Adil and Aigerim. He has got 10 college subjects. His favourite subjects are Drawing and Art. His favourite things in his classroom are the posters and his desk.

 

Text 3.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Is Joy happy with her only friend?

I have only one friend called Linda. She lives next door and we spend a lot of time together. She is great at keeping secrets! Sometimes we argue about little things but there are a lot of other things that we like about each other. Like me, she likes music and reading but we are both not very good at sports. She’s a person I don’t need a break from. I can always rely on my friend. She cheers me up when I’m upset. I feel that I сan always turn to her if I have some problems. A lot of friends take a lot of time. We are just two and we are happy.

Text 4.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Marat and Laura

Marat and Laura are Kazakh. Marat is fifteen. Laura is sixteen. They are brother and sister. They live in Almaty. Marat goes to a boys' school and Laura studies at the University. The boys’ school is not far from home. At school Marat learns English and German. Laura studies economics.

Marat and Laura have a lot of books at home. They have English, German and French books. Laura is a very good student. She always works hard. She reads a lot of books. She always does all her exercises. She always helps her mother at home. Marat tries to work hard but he is not a good student. He always forgets to do his homework. He does not like books and he does not like school. He does not help his mother at home. He is a lazy boy. He only likes singing and dancing. He knows some English songs, and he likes singing them.

 

Text 5.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

My classroom

I would like to tell you some things about my classroom. It is comfortable and always clean. There are 20 desks in it. The teacher’s table is near the window. There are2 big windows and a door in my classroom. The door is yellow. There is a blackboard in my classroom. The blackboard is black. The floor in my classroom is brown. There are nice pictures on the walls. There are three bookshelves in the classroom. There is a computer on the table. There are many books on the bookcases and some of them are very interesting. We often read books in class. I like my classroom.

Text 6.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

What is typical English breakfast?

Most people around the world seem to think a typical English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms and baked beans and a cup of coffee. Nowadays, however, a typical English breakfast is more likely to be a bowl of cereals, a slice of toast, orange juice and a cup of coffee.

Many people, especially children, in England eat a bowl of cereal. They are made with different grains such as corn, wheat etc.

The traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread and mushrooms. Even though not many people eat these things for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain.

The traditional English breakfast is called the “Full English”, sometimes “The Full English Fry-up”.

 

Text 7.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

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

Text 8

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

"Description of a person and a place"

I'd like to speak about my friend Aset and his flat. Andrey is fourteen. He lives with his parents not far from our school. He likes animals, especially cats. He has got a cat Lastik at home. Aset has short, light hair and gray eyes. He is quite short and rather thin. He always manages to be cheerful, energetic and full of life. He is helpful and honest. He is very attentive to his parents. We spend much time together - watch video or listen to the music, walk or go to the cafe discussing all sorts of things. Our friendship helps me feel strong and sure of myself. He lives in a old flat. It is a three-room flat of a typical block of flats with a lift. His flat is on the fourth floor. As you enter his flat, you find yourself in a small entrance-hall, and from there you can go to the rooms: the living-room, his parent's bedroom and his own room. Aset use his room as a study and a bedroom. His room is a very comfortable one. The only window in his room faces the green park, which is situated near our house. It is so nice to look out of the window in a bright sunny day! The view is really wonderful. There is a modern writing table with a reading-lamp on it. He always keep there his notes, text-books and pencils. On the little table there is a cassette recorder. You see, he is fond of music and often enjoy listening to the lovely melody in his native language. His bed stands near the standard lamp. The floor in Aset's room is covered with a thick carpet. To cut the long story short, I should admit that his room is very attractive and I like it very much.

 

Text 9.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Ali’s family

Hi! I’m Ali. I am from Kazakhstan. We live in Almaty. My family is not very large. We are five. I have got a mother, a father, a brother and a sister.

My father’s name is Erlan. He is a doctor. He is 39 years old. My father’s favourite sport is table-tennis. He is a good sportsman.

My mother’s name is Asiya. She is very nice. My mother is an English teacher. Her hobby is reading. My mother has got a lot of work to do at home. She is a busy woman, and we always help her.

I have got a brother, called Erkin. He is 12 years old. He is in the seventh form. He is jollyand kind. His favourite subjects at school are Maths and English. He has got many friends. Erkin likes playing football with his friends.

My little sister is Zhanar. She is very funny. Zhanar is 4 years old. She goes to the kindergarten. Sometimes she is naughty. Zhanar has got a tortoise and a cat.

Our family has got a dog, too. Its name is Rex. It is a very big black dog. It is clever. I like to go for a walk with Rex. We look after our pets. We love them very much.

We have got many other relatives: uncles, aunt, cousins. We are happy when we are together.

Text 10.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Ann's dау

Ann usually gets uр at half past seven in the morning. She goes to the bathroom, cleans her teeth and washes her hands and face. Then she does her morning exercises. She has breakfast at eight о'clock. For breakfast she usually has an egg, а sandwich and а cup of coffee. She thanks her mother for her breakfast and goes to school.

Ann lives near her school. She likes to 1earn. She always gets goоd marks. Ann usually has five or six lessons. She comes home at two о'clock, has her dinner and goes for а walk with her dog Spot. At half past three Ann has her music lesson. She plays the violin. Ann does her homework from five о ‘clock to seven о’ clocks. In the evening Ann's parents and grandparents have supper. After supper Ann helps her mother to wash the dishes. Then she watches television or reads а book or а magazine. At ten о'clock Ann goes to bed

Text 11.

 

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

The mystery of Okinawa

Takinashi always walks three kilometres a day, and he sometimes rides a motorbike. He often works in his garden, and he usually does martial arts in the morning. He is never stressed, and he is hardly ever ill. Not unusual you think? But Takinashi is _____ years old.

Takinashi lives on the island of Okinawa in Japan. In Okinawa people live a very long time. They are hardly ever ill. Many people live to be 100 – more people than in other parts of the world. Why? What is their secret?

__________________________________________

The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish, soya, and rice. They usually have seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day. People don’t usually drink much alcohol or smoke. They don’t eat much meat or fast food.

__________________________________________

Physical activity is very important for the people of Okinawa. Martial arts, walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are very popular with people of all ages.

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In many countries people have healthy diets and do exercise. But the unusual thing about the people in Okinawa is that they are not stressed. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses are hardly ever on time, and people often arrive an hour late for meetings. Every evening hundreds of people, young and old, go to the beach to watch the beautiful sunset. People often meditate to relax.

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Another important thing is that people often work until they are 80 – sometimes they until 90! In the Okinawan dialect there is no word for ‘retired’. They are busy and active all their lives. Old people don’t stay at home – they go out and meet friends.

When journalists ask people “What is the secret of your long life?”, they answer “We are happy, we are always positive, and we are never in a harry”.

 

Text 12.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

The Tomatina festivals takes place on the last Wednesday in August in Bunol, Spain.The ‘tomato battle’ starts at 11 o’clock in the morning, and continues for two hours. During the Tomatina 35,000 people throw 125,000 kilos of tomatoes!

In January (the exact date changes every year) you can go to Ivrea in Italy and take part in the Carnevale d’Ivrea, where people throw oranges at each other. If you don’t want people to throw an orange at you, you have to wear a red hat!

Thailand has a Water Festival (Songkran) every April to celebrate the New Year. It starts on 13^th April and lasts for to days. People throw water each other all day and also at night.

Text 13.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. ranslate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

 

My hobby

Exercise 1. John is a reporter of a university newspaper. Here is his article about students of his university. Read the article and answer the questions.

 

Many students of our university have interesting hobbies. Lara is 17 years old. She can write poems and paint pictures. Tom is 18years old and he has very interesting hobbies. He can dance, design Internet sites and play piano. Robert is almost 16 years old. His hobbies are playing football and reading detective stories. Our students do many interesting things and they are very busy. They also love different subjects. Tom is the best student at math. Lara is good at art and literature and Robert is one of the best students at PE. Their hobbies help them study well too.

 

Text 14.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.

Text 15.

1. Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)

2. Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.