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Card 7: reading
I. 1. Read
the story and say in 2—3 sentences what it is about.
The Condemned Room1
Dear
Mom,
I
am working very hard on cleaning my room. But I want to go to Katy’s this
afternoon to work on our Halloween costumes. Can I finish tomorrow? I would get
up early and do it before breakfast and I’ll do a good job. Please, write back.
Love, The Prisoner in Tower # 3
Dear Prisoner, No.
Love, Mom.
For
days Sam’s mother never came up to her room. And then one day Sam came home
from school and found the Condemned sign on her door. Her mother had made the
sign. It said: “The room is condemned. Its owner may not go anywhere or do
anything until the area is restored”. In other words, Sam was to stay in until
she cleaned her room.
It
wasn’t fair. She was always getting the Condemned sign. Her brother hardly ever
did. And his room was really disgusting, with posters of rock stars and
basketball stars and movie stars wearing tiny bikinis covering every inch of
his walls. But, her mother pointed out, his floor was clean and his desk as
well. That was all she cared about.
Sam had been in her room for three hours now. She sat
on the floor, looking at everything she was supposed to be putting away. It was
possible she might be there all day. There were her clothes, lying high on her
chair and overflowing onto the floor. Dirty shoes. An umbrella from when it
rained on Tuesday. Library books. Magazines with pictures of cool teenmovie
stars that Rebecca had given her. Her piano music from yesterday’s lesson. And
different little things: nail polish remover, cotton balls, a tennisball, a
note pad from Katy, rocks from rock collection they were making for science,
pencils, chewing gum. And about twelve dirty handkerchiefs.
The
thing to do, Sam decided, was sort everything into piles. A pile of dirty
laundry, a pile of her dresser drawers, a pile to throw away. That was how her
father, the organization man, would do it. She sighed. It was impossible to
imagine she couldn’t leave her room all weekend. She decided to paint her finger
nails instead.
1
a condemned room [kənˈdemd ˈruːm] комната, признанная небезопасной для проживания
2. The author tells us about her brother’s room. Find this
extract and read it aloud.
3. What made Sam’s Mum write a message?
4. Is Sam going to clean the room? Why do you think so?
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Lesson 3. Food from all over the world
Exercise 1. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
Exercise 2. Learn active vocabulary.
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Card 2: speaking
1) Click on the LINK to do the crossword.
2) Match the words to make up the word combinations. Use them to make true sentences about you. Write them in your exercise-books.
Click on the LINK.
3) Make up questions to the following answers.
1. –
__________________________________________________________________________
– It consists of primary, basic and
secondary school.
2. –
__________________________________________________________________________
– What takes me, I’ll choose Russian.
3. –
__________________________________________________________________________
– Mike had difficulties with History
because he had missed six lessons!
4. –
__________________________________________________________________________
– Students
don’t follow teachers’ instructions.
5. –
__________________________________________________________________________
– You should attend optional classes.
4) Make a Mind Map or a plan of your speech.
Moving House
Interviewer: People need to move house for lots of different reasons. For example, some people may need more space and some may need to move out of an area to start a new job. Moving house to a new place can be a stressful experience. You might have lots of changes to deal with. Today we’re talking with Daniel Campbell-Walker. He’s an experienced estate agent, who knows a lot about buying and renting houses in Britain. What is the situation in your business now?
Estate Agent: More people are buying their own homes than in the past. About two thirds of the people in England and the rest of Britain either own, or in the process of buying their own home. Most others live in houses or flats that they rent.
I: What is the most interesting house that you have sold?
EA: Well, I think it will be the house I’m selling now.
I: Is it a modern or a period house?
EA: It’s a 16th-century cottage which was restored under the watchful eye of the local architect in 1976. It’s a listed building.
I: Listed? What does it mean?
EA: It’s a building of great historical value which has official protection of the state. You can’t change or destroy it. Some parts of the house were constructed in the 16th century from ships’ fragments. There are lots of hand-made elements as well.
I: How many rooms are there?
EA: There are four bedrooms and a toilet upstairs, a bathroom, a lounge, a dining room and a kitchen downstairs.
I: As far as I understand, it’s a very old house. Are there any modern conveniences?
EA: Electric cooking, the bath and toilets. The heating is provided with electric heaters, there is also electric hot water supply.
I: Is it in a good location?
EA: Beautiful! Very picturesque! And the flower garden is charming with climbing roses and lavender. The house is a total gem.
I: I see you really like this house. What’s its biggest advantage?
EA: There are many. It’s a cottage of character. The grandfather of the owner was born in it and his other ancestors. Then there’s its amazing location. It looks onto the local church, that’s why it‘s called Church Cottage. And the fireplace is amazing! Look at the photo. The house is perfectly suitable for pets.
I: Are there any disadvantages?
EA: Only one, probably. The house is typical of the period, so the ceilings are quite low, which makes the cottage not really suitable for tall people.
I: Is it on sale now? I think my aunt might be interested in it. She would like to move house, she loves period buildings. And she’s not very tall. Ha-ha!
EA: It will be available next month. Now the owner is preparing it for sale. It is being repaired and repainted. You can have a look at the leaflet. Here you are.
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Unit 8. Lesson 5. Interviews
Watch the video
Do exercises
Homework
Write an interview report after watching the video "Daniel Radcliffe Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED".
Report 10 Daniel's questions and answers.
Type your report HERE
Reported Speech
Watch the videos
Learn by heart
Do exercises
Exercise 1Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Homework
Click on the LINK to type your answer!
1. When did you buy your first newspaper?
2. What’s your favourite newspaper?
3. How often do you read it?
4. Did you use to read any newspapers before that?
5. What do you like most about your newspaper?
Note down their answers. Report the answers in the form of a short article. Use the Reported Speech!
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Newspapers
Let’s look through the newspaper under the title…
It’s a daily/weekly national/international/ local newspaper
issued/published on …(date)
The newsparer provides us with…
It consists of ... pages.
On the front page there is/are ...
supplement
advertisement
... made the news. ...
I found the newspaper important / of no value.
It goes without saying, it is (not) worth reading.
LINKS
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Art
Our
world has become a very visual one – we have art all around us. Understanding art
is understanding our world.
The
arts are a great subdivision of culture. It is a broader term than art, which usually
means only the visual arts. The arts include visual arts, literary arts and the
performing arts, like music, theatre, and film.
In
my opinion art plays a large part in making our lives infinitely rich. Art
stimulates different parts of our brains to make us laugh or cry, calm down or
start shouting. You could say “Art is something that makes us more thoughtful
and well-balanced humans.”
The
most frequent association with the word art is painting. Painting has had a
long and glorious world history as an independent art. As for me, not long ago
I got interested in modern art (abstract art). I got enchanted by the flying
shapes and colourful patterns of the works by Mark Chagal, Pablo Picasso,
Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock, Kazimir Malevich. Understanding abstract art is
easy: all it requires is an open mind and a big imagination. You have to open
up your intuition to see where the painting takes you. Abstract art allows the
viewer to decide what the artwork is about, on a very personal level. Abstract art
is open to interpretation, and that is one of the beautiful things about it!
In
conclusion I’d like to quote Pablo
Picasso: “Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song
of a bird?” Picasso has a point. Art can’t be explained in words, because its
influence on people is very personal.
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