WRITING PRACTICE
1. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Michael, who writes:
Dear Nick,
Thanks for your letter. You know I live in a big family, so I have to share a room with a brother or stay with a sister in the evening when our parents have a chance to go to the theatre or any other place. I should say it's very cool to have somebody you can take care of or share your interests. My brother Evan and me have the same hobby of collecting small chocolates. When we have more than thirty we make a kind of party and eat them all. We sometimes give one or two to my sister. She always looks forward to such occasions.
Now tell me about that sports club. How can you train there? What workings hours does it have? Can you have a personal tutor there?
Hope to hear from you soon!
Best regards,
Michael
Write a letter to Michael. In your letter:
- answer his questions
- ask 3 questions about his free time activities
Write 100 – 140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
2. Write an essay on the topic “ Family Life ”.
LESSON 2
HOME, SWEET HOME
| Grammar practice: | 1. Construction there is/ there are 2. Indefinite pronouns some, any, no 3. Prepositions of place 4. Numerals |
| Reading and translation practice: | 1. House of My Dream 2. Dialogue: Rent a Flat |
| Conversation practice: Writing practice: | 1. The Place I Live in. 1. A letter to a friend abroad. 2. Essay |
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verb to be.
1. There … books on the table. 2. There … an armchair in the corner. 3. There … two men and a child in the living room. 4. The … children at the table. 5. There … no newspapers on the shelf. 6. There … one man and several women in the shop. 7. There …no wardrobe in my room. 8. There … a lot of furniture in the living room. 9. There … a lot of plants in the room. 10. There … no shelves by the window.
2. Combine the two sentences using there is/ there are.
Example: This is a teacher. He is at the blackboard. There is a teacher at the blackboard.
1. This is a chair. It is in the corner. 2. This is a woman. She’s in the shop. 3. These are newspapers. They are on the table. 4. These are students. They are out in the corridor. 5. This is a light. It is on the ceiling. 6. This is a chalk. It’s in the box under the blackboard. 7. This is a wardrobe. It’s near the bed. 8. This is an English name. It’s on the blackboard. 9. These are two windows. They are in the classroom. 10. This is an easy chair. It’s in front of the fireplace.
Put the sentences into negative form and ask the general questions.
1. There is a blackboard in our room. 2. There are English books on my desk. 3. There was a telegram on the table. 4. There will be five lessons tomorrow. 5. There were many mistakes in your dictation. 6. There are many new words in this text. 7. There is a picture on the wall. 8. There was a nice film on TV yesterday. 9. There will be many people at the concert on Sunday. 10. There are two universities in our town. 11. There are many photos in this album. 12. There are few people in the hall. 13. There are many students in the lab. 14. There is somebody at home.
