We often have to introduce ourselves to strangers. Practise doing it. Mention the following. Formal information • Full name • Age • Place of birth • Permanent address • Occupation • Family Informal...10 классАнглийский язык
Work in pairs. One of you has won in a sports (singing, dancing etc) competition. The other is a TV journalist whose aim is to introduce the winner to the viewers. Act out their interview. 10 классАнглийский язык
A. Match the words (1—10) with their definitions (a—j). 1) caring 2) cheerful 3) courageous 4) cruel 5) honest 6) inventive 7) knowledgeable 8) rude 9) greedy 10) proud ↓↑ a) knowing a lot about man...10 классАнглийский язык
Work in pairs. Discuss your personality as in the example. Use the adjectives from the box. Example: A: Do you think I’m popular? B: You certainly are. Yes, quite often. Well, sometimes. I’m afraid...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Read the sentences and try to guess what the underlined words mean. What are their Russian equivalents? 1) Jack is really big-headed, thinking too highly of himself. 2) Linda is an easy-going gi...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences using to where necessary. 1) Would you rather ... stay at home or ... go out? 2) Which would you prefer ... wear: jeans or smart trousers? 3) Where would they prefer ... live...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Listen to the song “If I Could”, CD (1), and sing it along. If I Could I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail. Yes I would. If I could, I surely would. I’d rather be a hammer than a nail. Yes I wo...10 классАнглийский язык
Match the opposites. 1) silly 2) deep 3) talkative 4) reasonable 5) attentive 6) hard−working 7) careful 8) ambitious 9) responsible ↓ a) unreasonable b) careless c) inattentive d) lazy e) modest f...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences with the new words: stubborn, mature, quick−tempered, big−headed, ambitious, easy−going, reliable. 1) Jack knew he would become successful one day. He was very ... , and even...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete these sentences about your references. 1) I’d rather be … than … . 2) I’d rather feel … than … . 3) I’d rather visit … than … . 4) I’d rather play … than … . 5) I’d rather watch … than … ....10 классАнглийский язык
Listen to what Denis says about his friends, CD (2), and match their names with their qualities. 1) Anthony 2) Michael 3) Norma 4) Lydia a) hard−working and ambitious b) easy−going and reliable c) ...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Do this Personality Test and count your score to find out more about yourself. Test 1) Which colour do you prefer? a) blue b) grey c) orange 2) What would you rather be? a) a film star b) a docto...10 классАнглийский язык
Work in pairs. Act out the dialogues. Then make up similar ones. 1) A: Wouldn’t you rather have tea than coffee? I thought you didn’t drink coffee. B: You are right. I never have it in the evening,...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences. Use the prepositions from the box where necessary. 1/) Who could solve … mysteries better than Sherlock Holmes? 2) … of the blue he appeared in our flat. 3) … what extent ca...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences with the words and word combinations from the box. Change their forms where necessary. female, precious, some extent, out of the blue, familiar, appreciate, in common, solve,...10 классАнглийский язык
Two of the interviewer’s questions were: “How do you think your friends could describe you?” and “What do you appreciate most about your friendships?” How would you answer these questions? 10 классАнглийский язык
A. Express your opinion. What would you rather do? Would you rather: • stay in your home town or leave it after you finish school? • live with your parents or have a home of your own? • get married...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the text choosing the appropriate words. When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look (1) ... me all by (2) ... . I had no brothers or sisters with wh...10 классАнглийский язык
Listen, CD (3), and read. A. admit [ədˈmɪt] — признавать appreciate [əˈpri:ʃieɪt] — ценить beat [bi:t] — бить familiar [fəˈmɪliə] — знакомый familiarity [fəˌmɪliˈærɪti] — 1) знакомство; 2) фамильяр...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in present simple or present progressive. 1) Grandma is in the kitchen. She (cook). She always (cook) in the morning. 2) Where is Dad? — He (watch...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the dialogues. Use present simple or present progressive. 1) — What you (do) at about 9 o’clock tonight? — I (not know) yet. 2) — What you (think) about? — My brother. I often (think) abou...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete these sentences with would or had. 1) You ... better write to her: she loves getting your letters. 2) She says she ... rather do the work now than tomorrow. 3) ... you rather have the blue...10 классАнглийский язык
Listen to the interview with Taylor Swift, a young singer and a role model, CD (4), and complete the following sentences choosing the appropriate items. 1) Taylor has a lot of … . a) friends b) rel...10 классАнглийский язык
A. You know the words and word combinations in the left column. All of them have synonyms in the right column. Match them. 1) for example 2) a lot of times 3) to think 4) a thin boy 5) to make some...10 классАнглийский язык
Say which of the following facts are true, false or not mentioned in the text. 1) Mia thinks that it is important for a teenager girl to have a boyfriend. 2) Lilly is Mia’s best friend. 3) Mia had ...10 классАнглийский язык
Decide what the following words and word combinations from the text mean. 1) Choosey: a) careful in choosing b) careless in choosing c) choosing things easily 2) Ills: a) sick people b) bad things ...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the text “Be Careful What You Wish For” again and write the English for the following. 1) обвиняет мужской пол в большинстве, если не во всех бедах общества; 2) возможно, самый привередливый ч...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences from the text with the appropriate function words. 1) Why is my life ...? Because I have a boyfriend. And, yes, ... fourteen years of age, I suppose it’s ... time. 2) But ......10 классАнглийский язык
You will hear six people speaking (1 − 6), CD (5). Match what they say with the statements (a − g). There is one statement you don’t have to use. How to be your own best mate It’s all very well bei...10 классАнглийский язык
Read through the text “Be Careful What You Wish For” and find in it words, word combinations and sentences to prove that the text is written in colloquial (spoken) style. 10 классАнглийский язык
Read the sentences and try to define the meanings of the underlined shortenings. 1) I sometimes give people advice but I always remember that they’re gonna do what they want to do. 2) Hannah is so f...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets (present simple or present progressive) to complete the sentences. 1) Fred constantly (come) to school unprepared for his classes. 2) Bob always (...10 классАнглийский язык
Find a photo of a well−known person and describe him / her in 8 − 10 sentences. 10 классАнглийский язык
Use a dictionary or the Internet to find out what these shortenings mean. 1) cf; 2) e.g.; 3) etc; 4) i.e; 5) viz; 6) NB; 7) PC; 8) veg; 9) Interpol; 10) vacay; 11) perf; 12) EU. 10 классАнглийский язык
Optional task. Use the Internet and try to find some information about Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. Share your information with your classmates. Robert Heinlein Isaak Asimov 10 классАнглийский язык
Listen to the descriptions of six people, CD (7), and say who is who in the picture. Tina? Fiona? Alice? Alan? Brian? Jimmy? 10 классАнглийский язык
A. Listen, CD (8a), and study the words and word combinations to speak about people in harmony with themselves. to be over the moon − быть абсолютно счастливым to be good−natured − быть дружелюбным...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences. Use the words and word combinations from Exercise 2. 1) When Paul’s team lost the final, they felt … . 2) When Harry asked Rose to be his wife, it was the happiest moment of...10 классАнглийский язык
Remember and speak about any moment in your life when you were: • content; • cheerful and good−natured; • in high spirits; • self−satisfied; • self−confident; • over the moon; • irritable; • in low...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the letter. Use the appropriate forms of the verbs on the right to get a complete and grammatically correct text. Dear Ralph, I (1) ... to you to inform you about one of the happiest moments i...10 классАнглийский язык
A. You are going to read an entry from a diary written by Mia, a fourteen−year−old girl, the main character of Meg Cabot’s book series “The Princess Diaries”. Have you read the books or seen the fil...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences with had better or would rather. 1) Which … you … do, go to the cinema or stay at home? 2) I think you … look the word up again: you don’t remember what it means. 3) If I had...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Remember the text “Be Careful What You Wish For” and answer the following questions. 1) What impression does Mia, the main character, make on you? Is she mature? Intellectual? Funny? Caring abou...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Look at the list of adjectives and divide them into 3 categories. 1. Adjectives describing a person’s character 2. Adjectives describing a person’s appearance 3. Adjectives describing other qual...10 классАнглийский язык
Look at the pictures and describe the people in them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1) Vasily Tropinin. The Lace−maker (1823) 2) Pavel Korin. Portrait of the Sculptor Sergei Konyonkov (1947) 3) Konstantin Makovsky. ...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) Listen to them. What language (are they speaking / do they speak)? 2) The bus (is coming / comes). Shall we try and catch it? 3) We (...10 классАнглийский язык
If you are not happy and feel that everything goes wrong, you’d better change something in your life. Read the pieces of advice and put them in the order of their importance. • Learn to give yourse...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1) At 7 o’clock yesterday evening Ralph (drive) to the city centre. 2) Jane (do) her homework when the telephone (ring)...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1) At nine o’clock in the morning Fred (was sleeping/slept) as it was Sunday. 2) Jack (was putting / put) on his coat when the t...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the text using the derivatives of the words in the asterisks. When Mr March lost his money trying to help an (1) ... (fortunate) friend, the two oldest girls asked to be allowed to work. B...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Match the synonymic words and expressions in the two columns. 1) depressed 2) annoyed 3) resentful 4) friendly 5) cheerful 6) talented 7) blue 8) warlike ↓↑ a) sad b) rebellious c) irritable d) ...10 классАнглийский язык
Listen to what Judy says about the problem she is facing, CD (9), and decide which of the facts (1−6) are true, false or not stated in what she says. 1) Alice is Judy’s BFF. 2) Alice used to like v...10 классАнглийский язык
Remember what you heard about Judy’s problem and say what can help her to be in harmony with herself again. 10 классАнглийский язык
Listen and read, CD (10). A. crackle [ˈkrækl] − потрескивать furniture [ˈfɜ:nɪʧə] − мебель knit [nɪt] − вязать mirror [ˈmɪrə] − зеркало pale [peɪl] − бледный plump [plʌmp] − пухленький sharp [ʃɑ:p]...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences (1−7) with the appropriate words and word combinations (a−g). 1) That healthy baby had ... . 2) Out of the blue ... in the window. 3) They came back home ... . 4) I think it ...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the text and complete the statements after it. Four Sisters (after Louisa May Alcott) As young readers like to know “how people look”, we will take this moment to give them a little sketch of ...10 классАнглийский язык
Find in the text some hints that may help you decide what future the four girls could have. Read the possible variants (a−d) and match them with the girl’s names. Explain your decisions. a) She pre...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) Your brother (was / was being) very annoying at the party. He is usually quite different. 2) Mr Potter (sat / was sitting) on a bench...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs on the right to get a complete and grammatically correct text. Monday, 10 October Our second class was English and it (1) ... (be) great. We (2) ... (listen) ...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Practise the new words and match the adjectives (1−6) with the word combinations (a−f). 1) plump 2) shy 3) pale 4) vain 5) inexpensive 6) sharp ↓↑ a) axes to cut wood b) morning sky c) self−sati...10 классАнглийский язык
Find in the text “Four Sisters” (Ex. 5) equivalents for the following. 1) A short description of a person’s character; 2) the time in the evening when the sky is beginning to get dark; 3) outside a...10 классАнглийский язык
Optional task. Use the Internet and try to find some information about Louisa May Alcott and her work. Share your information with your classmates. 10 классАнглийский язык
A. Listen, CD (11), and match the names of the speakers (1—6) with their statements (a—g). There is one statement you don’t have to use. 1) Alex 2) Harry 3) Eliza 4) Sam 5) Greg 6) Viola ↓↑ a) This...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the text and fill in the blanks (1−6) with the parts of the sentences (a−g). One part you don’t have to use. Hobbies Hobbies become a necessary part of life for a lot of people. They (1) ... an...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Work in pairs or in small groups. Make a list of advantages which having a hobby may give you. Some of the ideas come from the text “Hobbies”. • Hobbies may become a means of self−expression. • ...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Form compound adjectives using the words from the two boxes. Model 1: Adj/N/Adv + Participle II home, well, low, old, absent / educated, minded, fashioned, paid, made Model 2: Adj/N/Adv + Partic...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Match the animals with the sounds they produce. a) buzz [bʌz] b) mew [mju:], miaow [miˈaʊ] c) moo [mu:] d) quack [kwæk] e) cluck [klʌk] f) cuckoo [ˈkʊku:] g) cock−a−doodle−doo [ˌkɒkəˌdu:dlˈdu:] ...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets (present simple or future simple) to complete the sentences. 1) I don’t know if I (see) you next Sunday. I think I (be) out of town. 2) I (stop...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Make up as many compound adjectives as you can. bright wide fair long pale round sharp ↓↑ legged faced shouldered eyed haired eared B. Use the adjectives in sentences of your own. 10 классАнглийский язык
What tense (future simple or present progressive) will you use to complete the sentences? 1) We (have) a party next Sunday. You (come)? 2) Jane (come) if you (ask) her. 3) Do you know that Andrew (...10 классАнглийский язык
Listen to the text, CD (12), and say which of the facts below (1−7) are true, false or not stated. 1) All people react to colours in practically the same way. 2) Many people don’t like bright colou...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Speak about the colours that make you feel: • comfortable • blue • depressed •aggressive • cheerful • bored B.Combine the words to be able to name the colours more exactly. red green blue yellow...10 классАнглийский язык
Write the same differently. Example: Jo was fifteen years old. Jo was a fifteen−year−old girl. 1) My little sister is eight years old. 2) Mr Jackson was a proud−looking gentleman who was sixty year...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the text and complete it choosing the appropriate words. Sallie McBride helped me to choose the furniture for my room. She has lived in a (1) ... all her life and knows all about furnishing. Y...10 классАнглийский язык
Listen, CD (13), and read. A. capable [ˈkeɪpəbl] − способный income [ˈɪnkʌm] − доход key [ki:] − ключ level [ˈlevəl] − уровень raise [reɪz] − 1) поднимать; 2) растить research [rɪˈsɜ:ʧ] − исследова...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the new words and expressions instead of the underlined parts of the sentences and say the same differently. 1) Good planning is a way to success. 2) The money he got allowed him to live quite ...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets either in future simple or in future−in−the−past. 1) I (take) an umbrella if it rains. 2) Dear John, I’m writing to tell you I (be) in Liverpool n...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) James said they (will be / would be) at home after six. 2) Betty didn't want anything to eat. She promised she (will have / would hav...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the text. Use the derivatives of the words in the asterisks in the appropriate forms. My hobby is (1) ... (snowboard). I started that sport when I was an eight−year−old girl. My friends th...10 классАнглийский язык
Paraphrase the sentences. Follow the example. Example: Jack is twenty−five years old. He works as a fisherman. Jack, a twenty−five−year−old man, works as a fisherman. 1) Jack is twenty−five years o...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Listen to the song and sing it along. Be Happy Here’s a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don’t worry, be happy. In every life we have some trouble But when you worry y...10 классАнглийский язык
You know the words in column A. Read the sentences and decide what the words in column B mean. A. wealthy satisfactory add young general delighted to believe ↓ B. wealth satisfy satisfaction additi...10 классАнглийский язык
Read the text and complete the sentences after it. Be Happy How much do we know about happiness? What does a human need to be happy? Everyone answers this question in their own way but there also e...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences with the function words from the box. down off out up 1) My music teacher helped me by beating ... the rhythm with her hand. 2) There was little sympathy for the man who regu...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use present perfect or present perfect progressive. 1) I (learn) English for nine years. 2) They (learn) several poems ...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate verb forms to complete the sentences. 1) I ... this camera for ages. a) have had b) have been having 2) Your eyes look red. … ? a) Have you cried? b) Have you been crying? 3)...10 классАнглийский язык
Complete the sentences with the words from the box. addition, satisfaction, generally, youth, satisfy, delight (2), beliefs, wealth, additional 1) Everyone knows that health is better than ... . 2)...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate function words to complete the sentences. 1) Tell them you don’t want to do it anymore and don’t beat yourself (down / up) about it. 2) The drums were beating (off / out) a new ...10 классАнглийский язык
You will hear a talk between two friends. Listen, CD (15), and choose the appropriate items to complete the following sentences. 1) These days people ... . a) think more about the way of their live...10 классАнглийский язык
Answer the questions. 1) Do you know the saying: “A sound (healthy) mind in a sound body”? What do people mean when they use it? 2) What do you do to keep fit? How important is keeping fit for you?...10 классАнглийский язык
A. Read about the problems some people have (a−e) and match them with the solutions (1−4) other people offer for such situations. There is one problem you don’t have to match with a text. a) I have...10 классАнглийский язык
Use words of sympathy and give appropriate reactions. 1) Look. I’ve cut my finger. 2) My dad is in hospital with a heart attack. 3) My boyfriend (girlfriend) is going away. 4) The news of the car c...10 классАнглийский язык
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1) When I got to the party, it already (start). 2) They agreed they (read) the text for more than two hours. 3) I thoug...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1) I left the classroom as soon as I (had written / had been writing) the test. 2) Andy came and said that they (had written / h...10 классАнглийский язык
Match the words from the box (1 − 9) with the rows of words that can come together with them (a − i). Follow the example. Example: 1) furniture − a) (old furniture, house furniture, office furnitur...10 классАнглийский язык
Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1) Look! It … hard. a) is raining b) will rain c) rains 2) If it …, we’ll stay at home a) is raining b) will rain c) rains 3) Ac...10 классАнглийский язык
Think about a feeling of happiness and say: • if you are a happy person, satisfied with life; why you think so; • if your happiness depends on your income; • if your living conditions influence you...10 классАнглийский язык
Comment on these. 1) No one can describe happiness. You have to be unhappy to understand it. 2) Happiness does not come from what you have but what you are. 3) Happiness is where you find it and ve...10 классАнглийский язык
Work in pairs. Make and act out dialogues between a doctor and a patient. Use some of the following. Doctor: • What is troubling you? • What’s the matter with you? • Where do you feel the pain? • W...10 классАнглийский язык
Work in pairs. Act out the following dialogues and then make up similar dialogues of your own. Use idiomatic English. 1) A: You look pale. What’s the matter? B: I’m under the weather. I think I’ve ...10 классАнглийский язык