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Коваленко И.Ю., Лосева А.В.
Everyday English in Focus: учебное пособие для развития навыков
чтения и устной речи (уровень А1-А2). - М.: Издательство
Московского университета.—2014, 136 с.
ISBN 978-5-19-011029-6
Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов первого курса естест
венных факультетов, продолжающих изучение английского языка на
уровне А1-А2.
Целью пособия является развитие и совершенствование речевых
компетенций в коммуникативных ситуациях бытовой, учебно
познавательной, социально-культурной и профессиональной сфер обще
ния. Пособие содержит тексты и задания для расширения лексического
запаса студентов, дальнейшего развития навыков чтения, говорения и
продуктивного письма.
Рекомендовано кафедрой английского языка физического факультета
МГУ им. М.В. Ломоносова.
Рецензенты:
кандидат филол. наук, доцент А.В. Плотникова,
кандидат филол. наук, доцент М.В. Якутина
ISBN 978-5-19-011029-6
© Физический факультет МГУ
им. М.В. Ломоносова, 2014 г.
© Коллектив авторов, 2014 г.
Contents
Topic 1. My Family................................................................................................4
Topic 2. Appearance and Character.........................................................................12
Topic 3. Homes and Buildings................................................................................20
Topic 4. Daily Routine............................................................................... 27
Topic 5. Free Time..................................................................................................32
Topic 6. Education..................................................................................................37
Topic 7. Sports........................................................................................................45
Topic 8. Health and Healthy Lifestyle.....................................................................53
Topic 9. Great Britain.............................................................................................62
Topic 10. Holiday..................................................................................................73
Topic 11. Transport and Travel...............................................................................81
Topic 12. Mass Media............................................................................................89
Topic 13. Environment..........................................................................................99
Topic 14. Work and Career.....................................................................................109
Topic 15. How to Organise Your Resume..............................................................119
Topic 16. Business Communication........................................................................126
Bibliography...........................................................................................................136
TOPIC 1
MY FAMILY
1. Study John’s family tree. Describe it using the words from the
box below.
.lolln's family tree
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Harold
Edward
Wendy
Kate John Fred
relatives husband wife father mother parents
daughter son sister brother uncle aunt cousin
grandfather grandmother grandparents niece nephew
mother-in-law father-in-law sister-in-law brother-in-law
Topic 1. My Family 5
2. Match the family words with their meanings.
mother and father uncle
sons and daughters grandmother
mother’s or father’s brother nephew
mother’s or father’s sister parents
mother’s or father’s mother aunt
mother’s or father’s father niece
brother’s or sister’s son children
brother’s or sister’s daughter grandfather
3. a) Read the text and answer the questions.
I’d like to tell you a bit about my family. My name is Anna. I am
from Moscow. I am 26 years old. I am an accountant. I work for a big
firm. I live not far from my work. It takes me 20 minutes to drive there.
I have a family. We are four: my husband Andrei, my mother Maria, my
6-year-old son Max and me.
My husband is 30, he is a doctor. He is very busy at work. He often
comes home late. My mother is 56. She is retired. She keeps the house
and looks after Max. I have an elder brother Anton. He has a family of his
own. They live in another town so we don’t see much of each other.
Our family is a closely knit unit. We spend our free time together.
We like sports. In winter, we go skiing and skating. In summer, we take
long walks in the forest and play outdoor games.
1. Where is Anna from? How old is she?
2. What’s her job? Where does she work?
3. How long does it take her to get to work?
4. How many members are there in her family?
5. How old is her husband? What’s his job?
6. What does her mother do?
7. Where does Anna’s brother live?
8. How do Anna and her family spend their free time?
b) Make up questions to ask your group mates using the following
word combinations from the text.
• to work for a firm/ a company
• it takes me/ him/ them 20 minutes to do smth
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• look after somebody
• an elder/ younger brother/ sister
• take a walk
4. a) Read the text and answer the questions.
Who am I? I’m 22. I was bom in London. My parents come from
Wales. My full name is Sandra Alison Bates, but people call me Sandy.
I’m single. I share a flat with a girl called Vai in Wembley not far from
my job. I work as a programme assistant for a TV company. Well, I’m
called a programme assistant, but I’m really a secretary. I type, file let
ters and make tea for my boss. My boss is a woman, by the way. As you
see, my job is not very interesting. My boyfriend also works there. He is
a video technician. I don’t see much of my family now. My mum and
dad live in London and I’m in Wembley, so it’s a bit far away.
My younger brother, Dave, still lives with them but he and I don’t
get on very well. He is very critical of our family. His main ambition is
to leave school, earn some money and buy a new speed bike. He is 16
and is in the sixth form at school. Although he is fairly bright, his teach
ers think he is lazy and far too interested in out-of-school activities. My
elder brother Richard is all right. He lives in Wimbledon with his kid,
Kevin. I sometimes go and baby-sit for him. I like Kevin. He’s good
fun.
I haven’t got any cousins, but I have got some distant relatives.
1. What is Sandy’s full name?
2. Where does she live?
3. How many people are there in her family?
4. What do you know about Sandy’s close relatives?
5. Where does Sandy work?
6. What is her round of duties?
b) Find words in the text which mean the opposite.
married -
argue -
spend money -
boring -
close relatives -
Topic 1. My Family 1
c) Imagine you are Dave, Sandy's brother. Write a short text
about yourself and your family.
5. a) Read the text and complete the sentence.
This text is about........................................................................................
The average English family lives in a semi-detached house with a
garden in the south of England. They own their house, which is situated
in the suburbs of a large town. The house has three bedrooms. On aver
age they have two children and a pet. Mr. Average works in an office 40
hours a week. He starts at 9.00 in the morning and finishes at 5.30 in the
evening. He goes to work by car, which takes him 20 minutes. He
doesn’t particularly like his job, but there are chances of promotion.
Mrs. Average works locally in a service industry three days a week
and doesn’t earn as much as her husband. She quite likes her job as it
gets her out of the house, she meets people, and it is close to the chil
dren’s school.
The most popular evening entertainment is watching television or vid
eo. After that, the next most popular activity is visiting friends, going to the
cinema or a restaurant, or going to the pub. The most popular hobby is gar
dening and the most popular sports are fishing, football and tennis.
b) Answer the questions.
1. Where does the average English family live?
2. How many children are there in the family?
3. When does Mr. Average start and finish his work?
4. How does he get to work?
5. Where does Mrs. Average work?
6. Why does she like her job?
7. What do they like doing in the evening?
8. What are their favourite activities?
c) Write a similar text about the average Russian family. Use the
underlined words and phrases.
6. a) Work in pairs. Think about your childhood and talk about:
- your earliest childhood memories
- your first vacation
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- your favourite toys
- your first day at school
- your first home
- your first friend
- your favourite games
Read the interview with Sanna about children and childhood.
Write the questions the interviewer asked.
Interviewer: (1)...................................................................?
Sanna: Most families have two children.
Interviewer: (2) ...................................................................? Is it just the
parents, or the grandparents as well?
Sanna: I’d say just the parents. Grandparents help out in the holiday
times normally, but it’s unusual for them to look after babies.
Interviewer: (3)...................................................................?
Sanna: I think that happens more often. My family - my dad’s parents -
gave my parents a lot of advice and help in bringing us up.
Interviewer: (4)...................................................................?
Sanna: Personally, I see them once a week, twice a week. Most people
work, so it’s not really possible to see them every day, but at least once
a week if I live nearby.
Interviewer: (5)...................................................................?
Sanna: With my family, we would just sit and chat, we could go and do
sports, go for walks, but it very much depends on the family.
c) Work in pairs and talk about your answers to the questions in
the interview.
Topic 1. My Family 9
WRITING A LETTER
Study the following example of an informal letter to a pen friend.
Note the structure. Write your own letter to an imaginary (or real)
friend living abroad.
38 Clifton Gardens
London NW6
27 September 2012
Dear Maria
I’m very pleased that we’re going to be pen friends. I’ll tell you a lit
tle about myself.
I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the cen
tre, but there are parks nearby where I take my dog, Mickey, for a
walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father
works for the post office and my mother has a part-time job as a
nurse.
I go to the local college, where I have a lot of friends. I like most sub
jects, but not all of them! In the evenings I sometimes visit friends or
stay at home and listen to music and at the weekends I like going
swimming or horse-riding.
At the moment I’m working very hard because I have exams soon, so
I’m spending a lot of time in the library!
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Write soon!
Best wishes,
Francis Jones.
ROUND-UP
/. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
I) У моего лучшего друга очень большая семья. Он живет в
большом доме с родителями, бабушкой, дедушкой и двумя
сестрами.
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2) Старшая сестра Джона замужем и у нее есть сын. Джон
проводит много свободного времени со своим племянни
ком, они играют в баскетбол на школьной спортивной пло
щадке.
3) Твои дальние родственники живут с тобой в одном городе?
- Нет. Тетя моего отчима работает в международной ком
пании и живет в Германии.
4) Анна каждое лето ездит в США навестить свою племянни
цу Кейт, которая живет в Лос-Анджелесе.
5) Твоя бабушка на пенсии? - Да, она не работает. Она зани
мается садоводством.
2. Draw your family tree. Write sentences about your relatives. In
clude information about their age, profession, daily activities and
free time.
3. Exchange your family trees with a partner. Ask questions to find
out more information about your partner’s relatives. Then write a
paragraph about his/her family.
TOPIC VOCABULARY
Family Work
relatives accountant
husband / wife doctor
father/ mother/ parents assistant
daughter/ son secretary
sister/ brother technician
uncle/ aunt nurse
cousin work for a company
grandfather/ grandmother/ grand work hard
parents earn money
niece/ nephew work in an office
mother-in-law/ father-in-law get to work by car/ bus/ metro
sister-in-law/ brother-in-law
close/ distant relatives
stepfather/ stepmother
stepbrother/ stepsister
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Activities Additional vocabulary
keep the house adult
look after somebody middle-aged person
spend free time together elderly person
go skiing/ skating teenager
take long walks retired person/ retiree
play outdoor/ indoor games old man/ old lady
leave school single/ married/ divorced/ widowed
baby-sit get on well
go horse-riding bright
go swimming/ fishing good fun
listen to the music
play football/ tennis
do gardening
go to the cinema/ restaurant/ pub
visit friends
entertainment
