Steps in Speaking English (Шаги в разговорном английском) - страница 5
Exercise 6. Answer these questions:
1. Which advice in Ex.5 do you follow?
2. Which tips do you agree with?
3. Which tips do you disagree with?
4. Which tips can you add to the list?
5. Have you got your own formula of a sound sleep11?
Exercise 7. Read the text paying attention to the underlined words.
We asked these people about their typical Saturday. Here's what they said:
I don't like getting up early at the weekends so I usually stay in bed late – sometimes until about 10.30 a.m.! I absolutely love having a big breakfast on Saturdays. I can't stand going to the gym or doing exercise but I sometimes go for a walk in the afternoon. I quite like meeting friends in the park or just lying on the grass and doing nothing. I'm not very keen on going out on Saturday evening. I stay in and chat on the phone and get a take-away pizza.
Maria Stroinova, Moscow, Russia
I really hate doing nothing so I get up early on Saturdays and start the day by checking my emails. I really like meeting friends and having breakfast in a cafe, so I catch a bus into town at about 9.00 a.m. After breakfast, my friends and I sometimes go to an art gallery in Hermitage. I'm quite keen on most kinds of art so I don't mind which gallery we go to but my friends really hate modern art that's why we often visit Hermitage but we don't lift on the top floor, where expressionists are exhibited. I do different things on Saturday evenings. I sometimes have dinner with friends or I stay in and watch TV.
Konstantin Belov, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with Maria or Konstantin.
Example: Konstantin likes getting up early on Saturdays.
1 ______ likes having a lot to eat for breakfast.
2 ______ doesn't usually have breakfast at home on Saturdays.
3 ______ doesn't like doing any sport or exercise.
4 ______ likes doing nothing in the park.
5 ______ likes going to art galleries.
6 ______ likes chatting on the phone on Saturday evenings.
7 ______ likes watching TV in the evening.
Vocabulary. Preferences.
Exercise 9. Ask other students about their Saturdays.
1. What do they absolutely love doing?
2. What do they really hate doing?
3. Tell about your Saturdays using the words above and words from the vocabulary.
Exercise 10. Make short dialogs using the scheme: