We Are Just Fine
Pronunciation -
[u]. .
[u] b oo k, c oo k, f oo t, g oo d, l oo k, r oo k
[u:] b oo t, c oo l, d oo m, f oo d, g oo se, l oo se, r oo m, r oo t
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school [sku:l] n
study ['stʌdi] v ,
answer ['ɑ:nsǝ] n
question ['kwesʧn] n
master ['mɑ:stǝ] n ,
listen ['lisn] v
great [greit] ,
night [nait] n
head [hed] n ;
Conversation -
It is morning. . . Tim greets Sam on his way to school.
Tim:Sam:Tim: | Hello, Sam. Hello, Tim. How are you? I am fine, thank you. |
The English are polite. : thank you (), , , thanks [θæŋks].
Tim:Ann:Tim:Ann: | Hello, Ann. How are things? OK, thanks. And how are you? Just fine. See you later. Bye! |
, I am fine fine, just [ʤʌst]. "" : , .
Word -
-, -, just.
Just fine! - ! : !
Just great! - ! : !
Just "" , .
Just look! - -, !
Just listen! - -, !
Just come and see! - -, !
Just wait and see! - , !
Grammar -
Just listen to me. : t listen . "". The letter t is mute.
to. : , , .
Tim comes to me. - .
We go to school. - .
to , , .
We listen to the teacher. - .
Tim listens to music. - .
Tim speaks to me. - .
to to. . to , : .
Tim likes to () listen to () music. - .
Misha goes to () England to () study. - .
Discussion -
(teachers), (headmaster), (his friend's parents), hello .
Good morning. - .
Good afternoon. - .
Good evening. - .
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- (dawn) . - noon [nu:n]. , - after it? after + noon, afternoon ['ɑ:ftǝ'nu:n] ( , ). - evening ['i:vniŋ].
: in the morning (), in the afternoon (), in the evening (), in the daytime ( ).
- night [nait]. , - :
Good night. - .
, . says good morning to his school teacher.
. She is Mary Green. . She is just Mary to her relations and friends. , - she is Mrs Green.
. says hello to the headmaster. Headmaster ['hedmɑ:stǝ] "" head () master ().
. is David Brown. , - he is Mr Brown.
Notes -
. : Mr, Mrs. : ['mistǝ], ['misiz]. :
Mr Brown ['mistǝ 'braun] | Mr Bliss ['mistǝ 'blis] | |
Mrs Green ['misiz 'gri:n] | Mrs Baker ['misiz 'beikǝ] |
"" , .
- . is Baker. is Tim Baker. His father is Andrew ['ændru:]. He is Mr Baker. He is Mr Andrew Baker. Tim's mother is Nancy ['nænsi]. She is Mrs Baker. She is Mrs Nancy Baker. They are Mr and Mrs Baker.
Conversation -
Tim:Mrs Green:Tim:Mrs Green:Tim: | Good morning, Mrs Green. Good morning, Tim. How are you? I am fine. How are Mr and Mrs Baker? They are OK, thank you. |
Grammar -
, : ? , , ? ? "" :
strong [stroŋ] clever ['klevǝ] strict [strikt] busy ['bizi] | young [jʌŋ] kind [kaind] old [ould] free [fri:] |
. : I am strong ( ). I am . are is.
Am I strong? - ?
Are you clever? - ?
Is your headmaster strict? - ?
Is Mrs Green kind? - ?
. Now in the plural.
Are we young? - ?
Are you clever? - ?
Are they old? - ?
Pronunciation -
-, "" . "" Is she strict? : , , - .
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➚ ? Is she ➚ strict? | ➚ ? Are you ➚ busy? | ➚ ? Are they ➚ kind? |
, Are you busy? yes () no (). , : , , , ... be.
Are you busy? - ?
Yes, I am. - , ().
Are they free? - ?
Yes, they are. - , ().
no be not.
Is he busy? - ?
No, he is not. - , ( ).
Is she free? - ?
No, she is not. - , ( ).
Quotation -
. Let's read a small passage from the Children's Bible. . The passage is from The Revelation to John.
The Lord God says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the One who is and was and is coming. I am the All-Powerful."
I am John, and I am your brother in Christ. We are together in Jesus.
Notes -
- , be : I am the Alpha and the Omega; I am the One who is... be was [wos] ().
- John [ʤon] , .
- Jesus Christ ['ʤi:zǝs'kraist]. - - . : . : .
: . - , , , . - .
, . .
- th [ð] brother [brʌðǝ] () together [tǝ'geðǝ] (), , , thank [θæŋk] (), [θ].
- be " " - .
Let there be light! - !
Let there be lights in the sky. - .
God's grace be with you. - .
Exercises -
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer. - . .
Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer:Question:Answer: | Are you English? Yes, I am/No, I am not. Are you clever? Yes, I am/No, I am not. Is your Mum kind? Yes, she is/No, she is not. Is Tim English? Yes, he is/No, he is not. Is London in England? Yes, it is/No, it is not. Is Mrs Green a headmaster? Yes, she is/No, she is not. Are we in England? Yes, we are/No, we are not. Is Mr Brown a teacher? Yes, he is/No, he is not. Are Tim and Ann in Russia? Yes, they are/No, they are not. |
Exercise 2. Put in the missing forms of the verb be. - be.
- I busy.
- We young and clever.
- She young and kind.
- They English.
- Tim and Tom boys.
- Ann and Jane girls.
- Mr Brown a headmaster.
- Mrs Green a teacher.
- Tim and Ann brother and sister.
- Mr and Mrs Baker Tim's dad and mum.
Exercise 3. Make these sentences negative. - .
- Mr Baker is Russian.
- Mrs Green is strict.
- We are English.
- Mr Brown is young.
- Mr and Mrs Baker are in Russia.
- is cat in English.
- Like is in Russian.
- They are free in the morning.
- They are busy in the afternoon.
- We are in England.
Who Are You?
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Pronunciation -
ph [f] , .
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ph otogra ph ['foutǝgrɑ:f] -
ph ysics ['fiziks] -
tele ph one ['telifoun] -
pro ph et ['profit] -
w ho. r.
who [hu:] - whom [hu:m] - whose [hu:z] - whole [houl] - | wreck [rek] - write [rait] - wrist [rist] - wrong [roŋ] - |
ow , , () [au].
how [hau] - town [taun] - | now [nau] - cow [kau] - . |
bowl () snow () [ou]. row [rau], , , row [rou] - . "" bow. bow [bau] , , . bow [bou] - (, ), (, ). " " , , .
Word -
prophet , , this [ðis] (, , ).
, :
This is a door. - .
This is a window. - .
This is a table. - .
, .
Mum, this is Tim. - , .
Tim, this is my mother. - , .
this , , .
, , . .
this boy - this man - this jam - | this girl - this woman - this window - |
Grammar -
, - : ? - what [wot] ().
What is this? - ?
This is a floor. - .
This is a wall. - .
This is a clock. - .
who () , - , , .
Who is this? - ?
Who is he? - ?
Who is she? - ?
Who are they? - ?
, ? : , , , . ? , .
Who are you? - ?
I am Nick. I am Nick Bulkin. - . .
Who is this boy? - ?
This is Tim Baker, my English friend. - , .
What who , .
We eat what we have. - , .
knows what is what. - , .
I know what to do. - .
Let's wait and see who comes first. - , .
: , . : who makes no mistakes, makes nothing. : , , .
Notes -
k n.
know [nou] - knee [ni:] - | knock [nok] - knife [naif] - |
Quotation -
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The people asked, "Who is this man?"
The crowd answered, "This man is Jesus. He is the prophet from the town of Nazareth."
ask () answer () : the people asked ( ), the crowd answered ( ).
: .
Who is this man? - ?
This man is Jesus. - .
is the prophet from the town of Nazareth. - .
Reading -
? Who are you? - , , , . ? Who is he? Who are they? - .
, - : Who am I? , , ! , . Remember what happened to Alice in Wonderland? , ... ; , hair [hɛǝ], , - .
Ada's hair is long. - .
Alice's hair is short. - .
What colour is your hair? - ?
Who Am I?
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"Dear, dear!" says Alice. "Everything is so strange today! I think that I am not the same. But if I am not the same, the next question is, who am I?"
"I am sure that I am not Ada," she says, "her hair is long and my hair is not. And I am not Mabel. I know a lot and she knows so little. Besides, she is she, and I am I, and... oh, dear, it is so strange."
Words -
strange [streinʤ] - ; same [seim] - ; if [if] - ; next [nekst] - ; sure [ʃuǝ] - ; long [loŋ] - ; a lot [ǝ'lot] - ; besides [bi'saidz] - .
Notes -
1. everything ['evriθiŋ] "" every () thing (). , , . so [sou] (, ) , , little () well ().
Everything is so strange. - .
London is so big. - .
Her hair is so long. - .
She knows so little. - .
I know him so well. - .
2. that [ðǝt] () , .
I think that he is right. - , .
I know that she is wrong. - , .
She says that she is Ada. - , .
I am sure that he knows her. - , .
to , : today [tǝ'dei] (), tomorrow [tǝ'morou] (), tonight [tǝ'nait] ( ).
I am busy today. - .
Tim comes tomorrow. - .
It is hot tonight. - .
Translation -
- . "" - . , , "-" - .
. : I have a dog. : . "" : .
- , "" . .
: It is hot tonight.
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: .
, , : I think that I am not the same. " ", : , . . .
, , .
, .
, dear - . Dear, dear! , ! , , !
. Consult your dictionary. , little .
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Little Alice knows little. - .
Question -
I like jam ( ). This is a door ( ), I have a dog ( ). jam , door dog - - ?
: - , . . - - .
Grammar -
: , , : I see you. . , : You see him. : . : sees her. . . And so on.
, - : , , ... me.
, , - you.
, "":
I see you [ju:]. - .
You see him [him]. - .
sees her [hǝ:]. - .
She sees us [ʌs]. - .
We see you [ju:]. - .
You see them [ðem]. - .
They see me [mi:]. - .
. . Take a coin or a book. . Give it to him.
to, . : .
, :
I take a coin. I take it. - . .
I give it to you. - .
You give it to him. - .
gives it to her. - .
She gives it to us. - .
We give it to you. - .
You give it to them. - .
They give it back to me. - .
give () show [ʃou] () "": I show it to you. You show it to him. And so on.
Reading -
- : , , , she it. ! , Who is this, What is this?
- . child [ʧaild] (, ), . , - s: coins (), trees (), a child children ['ʧildrǝn] ().
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Alice ['ælis] -
Unicorn ['ju:niko:n] -
Lion ['laiǝn] -
Hare [hɛǝ] -
Children are Monsters
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Unicorn:Hare:Unicorn:Alice:Hare:Unicorn:Alice: | What is this? This is a child! Is it alive? Children are fabulous monsters! No, they are not! It can talk. Talk, child. I think that you are a fabulous monster! |
(Lion joins them and stares at Alice.)
Lion:Unicorn:Lion:Unicorn:Lion: | What is this? Well, what is it, really? Now, try to guess. Are you an animal, or a vegetable, or a mineral? It is a fabulous monster! Then hand round the cake, Monster. |
Words -
alive [ǝ'laiv] - ; fabulous ['fæbjulǝs] - ; monster ['monstǝ] - ; talk [to:k] - , ; join [ʤoin] - ; stare [stɛǝ] - ; really ['riǝli] - ; try [trai] - ; guess [ges] - ; animal ['ænimǝl] - , ; vegetable ['veʤitǝbl] - ; mineral ['minǝral] - , ; then [ðen] - ; cake [keik] - ; hand round ['hænd'raund] - .
Notes -
, , (fabulous), , , well now.
1. , well - , . , -:
I know him very well. - .
does everything well. - .
She sings very well. - .
Vegetables grow well this year. - .
well -, , , .
Well, talk to him. - , .
Well, she is not Mabel. - , .
Well, take some cake. - , .
2. now. - , .
Now I know this word. - .
Now we know what to do. - , .
Now let's have some tea. - .
Talk to her now! - !
Now , , , .
Now, try to guess. - , .
Now, have some tea. - , .
Now, listen to me. - , .
- , :
Come on now! - , !
Stop it now! - , !
- , :
Now, now! - -!
Now, what a fabulous story! - !
Grammar -
, . - , , .
. - I see a dog.
. - I eat an apple.
. - takes a coin.
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. - I look at the dog.
. - We go to school.
. - goes into the house.
: listen.
. - I listen to music.
. - listens to me.
, , , , - .
. - I ride a bicycle.
. - presses a key.
. - We join them.
Phrases -
People can talk. - .
Try to guess who she is. - , .
Who is she really? - , ?
She talks to animals. - .
Coal is a mineral. - - .
What next? - ?
Exercises -
Exercise 1. Translate the words in brackets. - .
- What is this? - This is ().
- Who is this? - This is ( ).
- Who is this man? - He is Tim's ().
- Who is this woman? - She is Tim's ().
- Who are they? - They are ( ).
- Who is this girl? - She is my ( ).
- What is this? - This is ().
- What is this? - This is ( ).
- What is this? - This is ().
- What is this? - This is ( ).
Exercise 2. Make sentences with so. - , so ().
Example: | Her hair is ( ). | |
Her hair is so long. |
- Tim is ( ).
- This bag is ( ).
- Mr Brown is ( ).
- Her mum is ( ).
- This girl is ( ).
- Mrs Green is ( ).
- This boy is ( ).
- She is ( ).
- This cake is ( ).
- I am ( ) today.
Exercise 3. Translate the words in brackets into English. - .
Example: | Alice is sure that ( ). | |
Alice is sure that she is not Ada. |
- Tim is sure that ( ).
- knows that ( ).
- We know that ( ).
- We know that ( ).
- The Lion thinks that ( - ).
- I know that ( ).
- Ann is sure that ( ).
- This boy is sure that ( ).
- He thinks that ( ).
- She says that ( ).
- I know that ( ).
- We are sure that ( - ).
- We think that ( ).
- She says that ( ).
Exercise 4. Translate the words in brackets. - .
- I know ().
- You like ().
- We see ().
- They listen to ().
- He gives an apple to ().
- She shows a photograph to ().
- I give a coin to ().
- Teachers teach ().
Exercise 5. Say what is correct and what is wrong. - , .
- Two and two is four.
- London is in Russia.
- Tim is English.
- A lion is a vegetable.
- An apple is a mineral.
- Lion is in Russian.
- Mrs Green is a teacher.
- is today in English.