№ 1. About myself.
1. Let me introduce myself.
2. My name is ……..
3. My surname is …………
4. I’m from Russia.
5. I’m 11 (12).
6. I was born in Novorossiysk.
7. My birthday is on the ____ of September (October, November, etc.)
8. I live in Novorossiysk.
9. I like singing (dancing, sport) and I dislike playing the piano (eating porridge)
10. My family is large.
11. I’ve got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, a grandmother.
12. My mother is a doctor. (a bookkeeper, a nurse, a secretary, a teacher,)
13. My father is a driver. (a baker, a grocer, a driver, a director)
14. I love my family.
15. That’s all I want to tell you about myself.
№2. About my family.
1. Let me introduce myself.
2. My name is ……..
3. I want to tell you about my family.
4. My family is large I’ve got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, a grandmother.
5. My mother is a doctor. (a bookkeeper, a nurse, a secretary, a teacher, etc.)
6. Her name is _______.
7. She is _____(forty, thirty-five, thirty)
8. My father’s name is _______.
9. He is _____(forty, forty-two, etc.)
10. He is a worker. (a baker, a grocer, a driver, a director)
11. I have (haven’t) a sister (a brother).
12. Her (His) name is _________.
13. She (He) is a student.
14. She (He) likes music (sport, dancing, singing, playing games), and dislikes _______.
15. In the evening all members of our family like to watch TV.
16. Sometimes we go to the theatre or to a concert when the weather is fine, we like to go for a walk.
17. That’s all I want to tell you about my family.
№3. My free time.
1. People can spend their free time in different ways.
2. We can go to the cinema, to the theatre or to the museum.
3. I think theatre is a wonderful place.
4. Our town theatre is small but good.
5. There are some museums in Novorossiysk.
6. I think that visiting the planetarium is also interesting.
7. But best of all I like going to the cinema.
8. I like to watch films very much.
9. My favourite films are comedies, but I don’t like melodramas.
10. In Novorossiysk we have three cinema-houses: GoodZone, Neptune, Red Square.
11. The last film I saw was ________ (Avatar, Harry Potter, etc).
№ 4 My friend
1. I can’t imagine my life without friends.
2. We have a lot of fun together.
3. But only one my friend I can tell my secrets.
4. _________ is my close friend.
5. We made friends three (two, five) years ago.
6. We are of the same age and have a lot of common interests.
7. We go dancing (go in for sport) and learn English.
8. ________ can dance (play football, paint) and speak English well.
9. What a pity we live far from each other.
10. We can meet only on the weekends.
11. If we have free time we try to go to the cinema (theater, park, café, etc.)
12. We go on well and never quarrel (ссоримся).
13. _______ is kind and honest (честный) girl / boy.
14. She / He always tries to help people.
15. I trust my friend and hope that we’ll be friend forever.
№ 5 Daily life
1. I am ________________
2. I’m not an early riser.
3. I don’t like to get up at 6 or 7 o’clock.
4. I usually get up at 8 o’clock.
5. Than I always go to the bathroom, wash my face and hands, clean my teeth and brush my hair.
6. Sometimes I do my morning exercises.
7. After breakfast I go to school.
8. At school I have a lunch and study till 2 p.m.
9. When I get home I usually have dinner and rest a little.
10. Sometimes I play computer games or watch TV.
11. Then I do my homework.
12. Twice a week I go to the swimming pool (sports club, dancing school, Art school).
13. In the evening I help my mum about the house (to make supper).
14. We have supper together.
15. Before going to bed I usually read a book.
16. I always take a shower and go to bed. The day is over.
№ 6 Hobby
1. Many people have hobbies.
2. They make our life more interesting.
3. A hobby is what people like to do when they have free time.
4. Everyone chooses a hobby according to his character and taste.
5. Some people are fond of music, others like to read books.
6. Some people like to collect stamps, coins or badges, others prefer gardening or hiking or taking photographs.
7. Generally speaking, a hobby is a matter of taste.
8. My hobby is playing computer games.
9. I think that playing with a computer is very interesting.
10. I have a good collection of different games.
11. My favourite game is...
12. Some of my friends have the same hobby and we like to play together.
№ 7 My school life
1. I’m ______________
2. I’m a student of the 5th form.
3. I would like to tell you a few words about my school life.
4. I first went to school when I was 7 / 6.
5. I study at private school №1.
6. My school is small but light.
7. I go to school 5 days a week.
8. We have 6 or seven lessons a day.
9. My favourite subjects are Maths and English (Russian, Literature, Art, etc.)
10. I usually receive good marks in these subjects.
11. I like going to school because here I have many friends.
12. Sometimes we have a good time together celebrating some holidays or somebody's birthday.
13. Then we bring cakes to school, have a tea party and enjoy our life together with our class master.
14. I love my school, my classmates and teachers.
№ 8 Shops and Shopping
1. As you see people can’t live without food and clothes.
2. So they go to different shops to do the shopping.
3. There are many kinds of shops in all towns and cities.
4. If we want something to eat, we buy bread, rolls and cakes at the baker’s.
5. We buy flour, sugar, rice and salt at the grocer’s.
6. If we want to buy meat, we go to the butcher.
7. Fruit and vegetables are usually sold at the greengrocer’s.
8. We also buy diary every day: milk, cream, yogurt and others.
9. My family and I prefer shopping at big supermarkets.
10. Of course, I need pocket money all the time.
11. I need pocket money for my mobile phone, cinema and café.
№ 9 Healthy way of life
1. It is very important to be healthy.
2. If we are healthy we are happy, clever and kind.
3. Nowadays people want to be strong and healthy.
4. If you want to keep fit you should get up early and go to bed early.
5. You should take regular exercises and never smoke and drink alcohol, only soft drinks.
6. You should eat healthy food - fruit, vegetables, and dairy products.
7. You should remember, that too little food makes you thin, too much food makes you fat, and the wrong food makes you ill; the right food keeps you well.
8. Even more (более того) too many sweets are bad for you, especially for your teeth.
9. If you eat healthy food there is no need for you to keep to a diet.
10. Sport also helps to keep fit.
11. There are different kinds of sports: athletics, football, tennis, basketball, horse-riding, swimming and many others.
12. People who go in for sport and remember rules of healthy life are healthy, wealthy and wise!
№ 10 Travelling
1. Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling.
2. They travel to see other countries and continents.
3. It's always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different music.
4. People travel by train, by plane, by boat and by car.
5. The best way to study geography is to travel.
6. The best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.
7. As for me, I prefer…./ would prefer….. Frankly speaking, …
8. Last year I …
9. Next holidays I would like to spend in…
Useful Vocabulary:
· I think…. I agree that……. I absolutely agree with you / that….
· In my opinion………. To my mind…….
· I’m afraid I can’t agree with that. As for me….
· On one hand………..on the other hand……..
· To tell (you) the truth……