Put in the prepositions where necessary

1. English today is the language … the world.

2. … 350 million people … the world speak English … a mother tongue.

3. English is the major international language … communication/

4. English is used … one … the official language … the United Nations Organization

5. … a second language it is used … the former British and US colonies.

6. Learning a foreign language takes … time and patience.

7. It is the language … computer software.

8. You learn the culture and history … the country.

12. Find the end of the following sentences

1. Students should learn English as it is a) especially important

2. The native speakers of English b) is absolutely necessary

3. Every educated person c) the language of the world

4. Knowledge of foreign language is d) of the country

5. Learning a foreign language is e) live in Great Britai

6/ You learn the culture f) a long and slow process

7. To know English g) has to know English

13 say «What language is it? »

1) Over 350 million people in the world speak this language as a mother tongue.

2) This language is used in the Irish Republic, Canada and South American Republic.

3) This language is used in Great Britain, in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand.

4) This language is used in the former British and US colonies.

5) This language is used for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass media.

Answer the questions on the text

1.Why do we need to learn foreign languages now?

2. How many people in the world speak English?

3. What English- speaking countries do you know?

4. In what areas is English mostly used?

5. What are the main difficulties for you in learning foreign languages?

Make up the plan of the text.

ВАРИАНТ 3

Тема «William Shakesрeare»

Текст «William Shakesрeare»

Грамматика – степени сравнения прилагательных

the Past Simple

William Shakesрeare

Vocabulary on the text

Poets – поэты, Writers – писатели, Singers – певцы, Famous people –известные люди,

Play – пьеса, Playwright – драматург, Poetry – поэзия, Saying –поговорка, Sonnet – сонет,

Tragedy – трагедия, To be founded – быть основанным, To be famous for – быть знаменитым за что-то, To be known for – быть известным чем-то, To be situated – быть расположенным, To be translated – быть переведённым, Give birth – порождать,

Have an influence on – влиять на что-то, To marry – жениться, To stage –ставить (пьесу).

Give the Russian equivalents

Isknown for its poets, writers and singers, Britain’s outstanding people, grammar school, he is famous for his great tragedies, as part of the school programmer, he worked as an actor and a playwright, a popular place with tourists.

Give the English equivalents

Породить много известных людей, я бы хотел сказать тебе, величайший драматург и писатель, дочь известного фермера, поступать в институт, самая известная история любви, известные поговорки, влиять на литературу и язык, стать музеем.

Make the third form of the following verbs

To be; to give; to marry; to stage; to know; to work; to tell; to go; to enter; to come; to have; to study; to think; to feel; to write.

5. Fined in the text the sentences with the Past Simple and translate them into Russian.

Translate the sentences into English

1.Великобритания породила много известных поэтов, писателей и певцов. 2. Вильям Шекспир родился в Стрэдфорте на Эйвоне в 1564году. 3. Шекспир известен своими трагедиями и комедиями 4. Его пьесы изучают британские школьники. 5. Шекспир работал как актёр и драматург в лондонском театре Глобус.

7.Read and translate the text “William Shakesрeare”

Text William Shakesрeare

Great Britain is known for its poets, writers and singers. It gave birth to such famous people as William Shakesрeare, Robert Burns, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Bell, Princess Diana and others. The Beatles group was also founded in Britain. I would like to tell you about some of Britain’s outstanding people.

William Shakesрeare, the greatest dramatist and writer, was born in Stratford –upon-Avon in 1565. His father was a glover and his mother was the daughter of a famous farmer. Shakesрeare went to grammar school, but he never entered any university. He is famous for his great tragedies including Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and the best known love story in the world Romeo and Juliet.

Many well-known sayings come from his works, and Shakesрeare also had a great influence on English literature and the language. His plays are studied by British schoolchildren as part of their school programme.

Shakesрeare’s works are known for their beautiful language and for the understanding of how people think and feel.

William Shakesрeare also wrote poetry, including the sonnets. He worked as an actor and a playwright at the Globe Theatre in London, which has recently been rebuilt as a copy of the original theatre.

Shakesрeare married once and had three children. After his death in 1616 his house in Stratford became a museum and now it is a popular place with tourists. Shakesрeare’s plays were stages in many theatres and translated into numerous languages. They are still read and loved by many people.

Exercises on the text