WE LEARN ENGLISH. PART I. Ромаданова О.Н - 16 стр.

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Task 2. Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation.
Important, without, acquainted, forward, a classmate, a specialist, well-built,
straight, attractive, particularly, character, open-minded, jazz, favourite, a guitar,
a library, to rely, humour, impossible, depressed.
Task 3. Fill in prepositions where necessary.
1. My sister is keen ___ music. She plays ___ the piano very well. 2. Are you
fond ___ reading? 3. Where are you going ___ holiday? – I don’t know exactly.
4. I entered ___ the university two years ago, so I’m ___ my 3
rd
year now.
5. Our family is very large, so I share my room ___ my brother. He is a nice
boy. We have much ___ common. 6. My friend and I are ___ the same age and
we have much ___ common. We are fond ___ sports and we play ___ football.
7. Last year I was in England and got acquainted ___ Nick. Now we are penpals
and I always look ___ ___ his letters.
Task 4. Find mistakes and correct them.
1. My sister enjoys to play volley-ball. 2. Do you like to play the football?
3. Mary plays on the piano very well. 4. I always look forward the letters from
my friend. 5. I got acquainted to my friend ten years ago. 6. In my free time I
listen the music. 7. My former classmates and I are the same age.
Task 5. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.
1. У меня много верных друзей, но мы видимся редко, и я всегда с
нетерпением ожидаю встречи с ними. 2. У моей сестры много друзей по
переписке. 3. Мои бывшие одноклассникимои хорошие друзья. Они очень
разносторонние люди. Мы часто проводим время вместе. 4. Я и моя подруга
ровесницы. 5. Моя сестрахороший специалист. Она очень трудолюбивый
работник. 6. Я всегда рад протянуть руку помощи своему другу. 7. В прошлом
году я поступила в университет. Сейчас я на втором курсе. 8. Я подружилась
с моими однокурсниками. 9. Мой друг живет в общежитии. Он живет в
комнате с двумя студентами. 10. Мой друг помогает мне с уроками. У нас
много общего. Мы увлекаемся музыкой и играем на гитаре.
Task 6. Listen to the jazz chant “Well, He Eats like a Pig” and learn it by
heart.
Well, he eats like a pig,
He can’t get enough.
He works like a dog,
He looks really tough.
He smokes like a chimney,
Four packs a day.
He sleeps like a log.
What more can I say?
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