Exercise 5. Do you take after anyone in your family? Who? In what way?

Example:

I look like my father but I have my mother's personality.

Exercise 6. Speak about your family and relatives

 

UNIT 2.

Me and My Body

I have to be careful what I eat because I put on weight easily. I put on weight
when I'm traveling, you know, all those meals on the plane, and snacks at airport. And I have a sweet tooth - I eat a lot of chocolate. But I don't worry about it. When I put on weight I just cut down on bread and eat less of everything.

I try to eat regularly. I always have toast and coffee before I leave home in the
morning and I enjoy eating fresh fish and vegetables. I also take vitamin tablets. I like
drinking water from the tap and I love good vine and champagne on special occasions.

On Sundays I swim for half an hour. I also enjoy cycling and running.

VOCABULARY

careful - внимательный
cut down - сокращать
cycling - езда на велосипеде
enjoy - получать удовольствие
occasion - случай
snack - легкая закуска
tap - водопровод
weight - вес

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1.Why do some people have to be careful?

2. Are you slim or fat?

3. Do you put on weight easily?

4. When do you usually put on weight?

5. What do you do when you put on weight?

6. What do you usually have for breakfast?

7. At what time do you leave home in the morning?

8. What are your interests?

9. Do you worry if you put on weight?

10.Do you prefer fish or meat?

Exercise 2. Are these sentences true or false?

1.He doesn't have breakfast.

2. He takes exercises.

3. He drinks alcohol.

4. He says he likes sweet food.

5. He has just been ill.

6. He gave up smoking.

7. He swims every Sunday

8. He takes vitamins.

Exercise 3. Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B:
A B

1. take a) lots of fresh air

2. lose b) exercises

3. go on c) weight

4. get d) vitamins

5. do e) a diet

Exercise 4. Give the English equivalents for:

1.быть осторожным

2. набирать вес

3. быть сладкоежкой

4. питаться регулярно

5. уходить из дому

6. принимать витамины

7. особые случаи

8. в течение получаса

9. свежая рыба и овощи

 

10. есть меньше хлеба

11. перекусить

Exercise 5. What are the four most important things to do if you want to stay
healthy?

Example:

To be healthy you should walk every day.

Exercise 6. Translate into English:

1.Ялегко набираю вес, так как я сладкоежка и ем много конфет.

2. Она не беспокоится из-за того, что легко набирает вес.

3. Чтобы не полнеть, она не ест хлеб и конфеты.

4. Он не любит вино и пьет только шампанское в особых случаях.

5. Мой брат любит плавать и ездить на велосипеде.

6. Он много курит, но сейчас старается сократить количество сигарет в
день.

7. Довольно опасно пить воду из крана, воду нужно кипятить.

8. Я не ем много на завтрак, только бутерброд и чашку кофе.

9. Чтобы оставаться здоровым, вам не следует курить и пить вино.

10. Я стараюсь питаться регулярно, но мне приходится много
путешествовать и не всегда это удается.

UNIT 3.

Amazing Memories

A. Dominic O'Brien, the World Memory Champion, is always a big success when he goes to a party. He can remember the names of more than a hundred people in only fifteen minutes! People can't believe it. And there is a man in China, who can remember more than 15, 000 telephone numbers! How do they do it? Most of us can't remember more than a few names or phone numbers.

How to remember...

B. O'Brien believes that to improve your memory, you must exercise your brain as well as your body. Elderly people often lose their memories because they don't use their brains enough. He gives this advice for remembering names. 1. Think about who the person looks like. Imagine the person in a particular place. If he reminds you of a famous footballer, imagine him in goal. 2. When you learn the person's name, think of someone who has the same name. If the name is Ben and your dog's name is Ben, imagine your dog in goal! The most important thing is to connect new information with places and ideas that you already know. This gives you a picture in your head which helps you to remember. We all remember the shape of Italy because it looks like a boot. But how can we remember the shape of Spain?

And how to forget

C. Perhaps the famous Russian had the most amazing memory at all. He could remember lists of hundreds of words and repeat them many years later. But he had a big problem - it was difficult for him to forget information. He had to imagine the information on a board. Then he could rub it out in his head. That was the only way he could forget.

VOCABULARY

improve - улучшать
exercise - упражнять
as well as - так же, как и
elderly - пожилой
brain - мозг
advice - совет
particular - определенный
imagine - представлять
the same - тот же самый
shape - форма, контур
look like - быть похожим
famous - знаменитый
list - список
boot - сапог

amazing - удивительный
board - доска
rub out - стирать

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1.Why is Dominic also a big success?

2. How much time does it take him to remember the names?

3. What is Chinese famous for?

4. Why do people forget things?

5. What are the ways to remember things?

6. Why do some people need to forget?

7. What kind of problem did the Russian have?

8. How could he forget things?

Exercise 2. Are these sentences true or false?

1.Old people often lose their memories because they don't take exercise.

2. When you meet a person, always imagine him in goal on a football field.

3. It is easier to remember the shape of some countries than others.

4. It is important to connect the name of the person you are meeting with
someone or something you know.

5. The Russian could never forget anything.

Exercise 3. Give the English equivalents for:

1.пользоваться успехом

2. представить картину мысленно

3. тренировать мозг

4. то же имя

5. быть похожим

6. определенное место

7. большинство из нас

8. пожилые люди

9. терять память

10.давать совет

Exercise 4. Translate into English:

1. Он всегда пользуется большим успехом благодаря своей памяти.

2. Ямогу запомнить только несколько имен и телефонных номеров.

3. Чтобы улучшить память, вы должны тренировать мозг.

4. Вы не можете запомнить даже номера телефонов своих друзей.

5. Язапомнил его, потому что у него было такое же имя, как и у моего
брата.

6. Есть много способов запоминать разные вещи.

7. Один человек мог запомнить список из нескольких тысяч слов, но ему
трудно было забывать информацию.

8. Единственный способ для него забыть информацию - это представить,
что он стирает ее с доски.

Exercise 5. Speaking.

1.How good is your memory?

2. Do you ever forget things? What?

3. What do you do to help you remember?

UNIT 4.

One of Those Days

Everybody has " one of those days" when everything goes wrong. This is what
happened to Harry. He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his аlаrm clock. He tried to shave quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing so he started to iron it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter. He showed him where the meter was, said goodbye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time he was very late indeed so he decided he couldn't go to work by bus. He telephoned to a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to escape in a taxi. When Harry's taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry's shirt, and thinking he was the murderer, arrested him and took him to the police station. It took him till 3 o'clock in the afternoon to convince the police that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about quarter to four, his boss took one look at him and told him go away and find another job.

VOCABULARY

alarm clock - будильник
blood - кровь
convince - убеждать
escape - спасаться бегством
murderer - убийца
wind up – заводить

Exercise 1. Answer the questions:

1.What is meant by " one of those days"?

2. Why did Harry wake up very late?

3. Why did he have to find another shirt?

4. What happened when the man came to read the electricity meter?

5. Why did Harry have to wear that shirt?

6. Did he usually go to work by bus?

7. Did he stop the taxi?

8. Who saw Harry when the taxi stopped outside the office?

9. Why did the policeman take Harry to the police station?

10.How long was Harry kept in the police station?

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