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LESSON 14


HOBBIES

JIGSAW READING AND SPEAKING


1 Answer the following questions:
  1. Do you have any hobby? Why do you like doing this?
  2. What kind of things do people often collect?
  3. Do you collect anything? Did you use to when you were younger?

2 You are going to read about two people who are both keen collectors. Work in two groups.

Group A: Read about Margaret Tyler. (page 27)

Group B: Read about Ted Hewitt. (page 28)

3 Answer the questions in your group:
  1. Where does she/he live? Who with?
  2. What does she/he do for a living?
  3. How big is her/his collection?
  4. How long has she/he been collecting?
  5. How many rooms of the house are taken up with the collection?
  6. What’s her/his favourite piece?
  7. How much has the collection cost?
  8. Where do the pieces come from?
  9. Is she/he in touch with other people who share the same hobby?
  10. What ambitions does she/he have?

4 Find a partner from the other group. Compare and swap information.

GRAMMAR


The Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

1 Underline the right form of the verb.
  1. I have already done / already did my homework. Now I can go for a walk.
  2. I have done / did my homework yesterday.
  3. He has come / came home a minute ago.
  4. I haven't done / didn't do my homework yesterday.
  5. He has just come / came home.
  6. Nick has played / played football yesterday
  7. Have you ever been / Were you ever to New York?
  8. I haven't eaten / didn't eat yet.
  9. He has been / was abroad five years ago.
  10. Have you played / did you play the piano today?

2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Past Simple.

Barbara Lively, the writer is married with two children. She __________ (write) over 40 books. She ___________ (start) writing after the death of her first husband. She __________ (spend) her childhood in Scotland but _________ (come) to England in 1966.

She __________ (write) both prose and poetry but is best known for her romantic novels. She __________ (win) many awards, including the Booker Prize, which she ___________ (win) in 1988 for the novel Dark Times to Come.

3 Circle the right variant
  1. За этот месяц в нашем городе произошло 10 дорожных происшествий.

a) Ten car accidents happened a month ago.

b) Ten car accidents have happened this month.

c) I saw a car accident when I was going to the library.
  1. Многие студенты уже сдали все экзамены.

a) Many students have already passed all the exams.

b) Many students are passing exams now.

c) Many students are sure to pass exams.
  1. Я не видел его со среды.

a) I didn’t see him on Wednesday.

b) I’ll not see him on Wednesday.

c) I haven’t seen him since Wednesday.
  1. В этом году мои дети прочли несколько английских книг.

a) My children will read some English books next year.

b) My children have read some English books this year.

c) My children read some English books this year.
  1. Ольга только что вернулась из университета.

a) Olga has just returned from the university.

b) Olga returned from the university an hour ago.

c) Olga is likely to return from the university.

FUNCTION

HOW TO SAY GOODBYE


1 Read the following phrases and say when we use them.

1 'Goodbye! Drive carefully and call us when you get there! _________________________

2 'Bye! See you later. Are you doing anything tonight? _____________________________

3 'Goodbye! Have a safe journey. Send us a postcard! _______________________________

4 'Goodbye. Here's my number. Please get in touch if you have any problems. _____________ ________________________________________________________________________

5 'Goodbye! Good luck in the future. I've really enjoyed our lessons together!' ___________

6 'Goodbye. Thank you for a lovely evening. You must come to us next time. ______________ _________________________________________________________________________

Speak about your hobby.

LESSON 15

LEISURE




EVERYDAY ENGLISH


Read the dialogue and act it out.

Let’s go somewhere


A: What about going to Sweden for our holidays this year?

B: No, let’s go somewhere a bit warmer. If we go there, we’ll freeze to death.

A: But the hotel looks nice.

B: So does this one. In fact, this hotel in the Caribbean is the nicest I’ve ever seen. And the weather is hotter there.

A: Let’s have a look. Oh dear. Look at the price! It’s much more expensive than we can afford.

B: We’d better find somewhere cheaper.

A: What about Portugal? I’ve heard it’s as beautiful as the Caribbean, but not as crowded.

B: Here’s a nice hotel. It’s not too expensive and it has a big swimming pool for the kids.

A: The restaurant looks nice, too. Let’s call the travel agent’s and get some more information.

GRAMMAR The Ways of Expressing Future

The Future Simple Tense

Positive







I

We

You

They

He

She

It

will

study

English at university.

Negative




will not

(won't)

Subject question







Who

will

study

English at university?

Special questions

Where



will

I

we

you

they

he

she

it




study

English?

What

at university?

1 Underline the right verb form.
      1. They will be / have been at the café next day.
      2. Next Sunday their family is going / go for a walk in the forest.
      3. Next time the teacher calls / will call pupils to answer her questions at the blackboard.
      4. Next time the weather was / will be fine and warm.
      5. We are playing / play football next Sunday.
      6. If the weather is rainy, we stay / shall stay at home tomorrow.
      7. The doctor was / will be here in 20 minutes.
      8. They bought / are going to buy a new TV-set soon.
      9. Next day they will get up / get up very early.
      10. They are arriving / arrived next Saturday.

2 Make positive or negative sentences about the following people's plans.
  1. We usually see you here.
    glad / next Sunday ____________________________________________________________
  2. Jane gets up at six o’clock.
    5.30 / tomorrow ______________________________________________________________
  3. My son spends the weekend here.
    coming holidays / Kyiv ________________________________________________________
  4. I spend my summer holidays in the country.
    weekend / sea shore ___________________________________________________________
  5. My sister is a doctor.
    my brother / an engineer _______________________________________________________

3 Complete the sentences with will or be going to.
        1. What can I do this evening? I know! I (go) ____________________ and see Sue."
        2. 'Someone told me that you're moving from London.' – ' That's right. I (live) _____________ in Manchester.'
        3. 'Would you like to come to my house this evening?' – Yes, all right. I (come) ____________ at 9 o'clock.'
        4. I don't feel very well. I think I (call) __________________ the doctor.
        5. 'It's Simon's birthday soon. I've decided to buy him the new Blues Brothers record.' - 'Oh, he doesn't like the Blues Brothers any more.' 'Oh, really? Well, I (get) ________________ him something to wear.'

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