Ex. 9. Replace the underlined words with a single word or word combination.

 

1. After I complete a course of educational university, I’m going to work for a big company.

2. The period of study lasts five years and it’s all in English.

3. My father works in the centre of the city.

4. We’re looking for someone who likes to meet and talk to new people.

5. What impression do you get of the two people who are married?

6. Let’s phone Dr Mary Steiner. She writes an agony column.

7. Would you ever go on an arranged meeting with a man you haven’t met before?

8. What do you want to be when you become an adult?

9. Do you remember any amusing stories about students?

10. Can you speak any languages of other countries?

Ex. 10. Translate into English.

 

1. Джим – мойлучшийдруг. Я часто обсуждаю c ним свои проблемы.
Он всегда может дать мне хороший (дружеский) совет.

2. Познакомься с Холли. Она привлекательная, с ней приятно поговорить.
Она очень забавная.

3. Мэт и Джеймс – близнецы, но они очень разные. Мэт –тихий (спокойный), он любит оставаться дома. Джеймс часто встречается с друзьями, ходит
на вечеринки.

4. Мой брат изучает медицину в университете. Это трудная работа, но она
ему нравится. Он много работает, чтобы по окончании добиться успеха.

5. Бет ищет идеального партнера. Она хочет познакомиться с молодым человеком, который любит спорт, путешествия и приключения. Ее друзья собираются организовать свидание вслепую, но ей не нравится эта идея.

6. Дейв не женат. Я думаю, он еще не готов разделить свою жизнь с кем-либо.

7. Моя бабушка – пенсионерка. Она живет одна, но не чувствует себя одинокой. Мы навещаем ее по крайней мере два раза в месяц. Мы хорошо проводим время в деревне (за городом). Приятно отдохнуть вдали от города.

8. Моя подруга хорошо одевается, она любит удобную одежду.

 

 

Followup.Write about your best friend.

Unit II

THE WAY WE LIVE

 

Ex. 1. Find the words from column B to match their description in column A.

A.	B.
1) feel sad because someone you love is not with you or you don’t have sth you had before	a) lonely
2) attractive, exciting and related to wealth and success	b) flat
3) a famous person	c) divide
4) a place that has no hills or mountains	d) competition
5) to pay money to live in a house or room that belongs to someone else	e) communicate
6) sth that causes problems	f) essential
7) the way people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the job they do and the activities they enjoy	g) rent
8) to share interests or experiences	h) abroad
9) unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to	i) awful
10) in or to a foreign country	j) glamorous
11) having good luck	k) exhausting
12) exchange information, news, ideas	l) have sth in common
13) making you feel extremely tired	m) employ
14) very bad or unpleasant	n) disadvantage
15) extremely important and necessary	o) lifestyle
16) a situation in which people try to be more successful than other people	p) celebrity
17) to pay someone to work for you	q) lucky
18) to separate smth into two or more parts	r) miss

Ex. 2. Match synonymous words and expressions.

 

1) awful	a) important
2) essential	b) feel sad about sb or sth
3) divide	c) scenery
4) exhausting	d) star
5) have sth in common	e) fortunate
6) landscape	f) terrible
7) miss	g) tiring
8) lucky	h) share interests or experiences
9) celebrity	i) separate

 

Ex. 3. Match antonymous words and expressions.

 

1) advantage	a) useless
2) abroad	b) hilly
3) awful	c) married
4) lucky	d) relaxing
5) flat	e) at home
6) useful	f) pleasant
7) tiring	g) disadvantage
8) divorced	h) unlucky

 

 

Ex. 4. Complete the charts below. Mind some spelling changes.

 

noun	adjective		verb	noun
1. luck 2. glamour 3. … 4. …	… … wonderful useful		1. … 2. compete 3. employ 4. …	communication … … practice

 

verb	adjective
1. … 2. tire	exhausting …

 

 

Ex. 5. Complete the sentences with one of the words from Ex. 4.

 

1. I had to drive nine hours without a break – it was ….

2. It was Hollywood’s most … studio.

3. Radio was the pilot’s only means of ….

4. Some companies … people to do this on a full-time basis.

5. You’re lucky you have such … kids.

6. My … number is seven.

7. Sometimes there’s a lot of … between children for their mother’s attention.

8. The shoe factory is the largest … in this area.

9. You need to … regularly if you are going to be a good piano player.

10. Other … information is also given at the back of the book.