Model 1: - When is your birthday?

Unit I. Start anew

Section I. We are all newcomers, aren’t we?

Lexics:personal information, school terms

Grammar revision:personal and possessive pronouns, the verb – to be –in the present, past and future simple tenses, cardinal and ordinal numerals, word-order in the English affirmative sentence, types of qustions, asking questions.

Part I

I. Revise pronouns:

Personal pronouns (личные местоимения) Possessive pronouns (притяжательные

Местоимения)

Ед. число мн. число ед. число мн. число

1 л. – I –я 1 л.– we– мы 1 л.– my (mine) –мой1 л. – our (ours) -наш

2 л. – you –ты 2 л. – you –вы2 л.– your (yours) –твой 2 л. – your(yours) -ваш

3 л. – he –он3 л.–they –они3 л.– his (his) –его 3 л. – their(theirs) -их

she –онаher (hers) -ее

it –он, она, оноit (its) –его, ее

Example: Weare all the students of the College of Business and Law. It is situated in Baikalskaya Street. And where is yourcollege situated?

II. Fill in the gaps with personal or possessive pronouns:

1. Ann isn’t in the college, … is at home with … little brother because … is ill. 2. This is not my mobile, … is Dasha’s. It’s really … .3.Where are Ann and Dasha? - … are in the hall. 4. Whose book is this? - … is mine. 5. John is a student. … is not a teacher.6. What are Nick’s parents? - … are lawyers.7. Dan and I are in the first course. … are first-year students.8. John is a painter. … studio is very large. 9. You are a student, aren’t …? 10. I am 16. …name is Helen.

III. Choose the right pronoun:

1. This is my/mine pencil case.2. This is her/hers present. Where is your/ yours? 3. Our/ours classroom is big.What about their/theirs? 4. His car is red. What colour is her/hers? 5. These are your/yours stickers. Those are my/mine.6. Their/theirs poster is on the left wall. Where is our/ours? 7. My hobby is football. What about your/yours? 8. It is her/hers book. Where is mine/my? 9. What a nice tree! His/its leaves are red. 10. It is not my address. It’s hers/her.

IV. Replace the following words by suitable pronouns:

Model:his name – it, their names – they, my girl-friend – she, my boy-friend - he

My study, desks, my mother, the students, his hobby, Nick and Ann, a friend, nobody, your parents, my cousin’s name, her granny, their computers, two months, a year, this professor’s lecture, my mobile number, these dogs, Bob and I, her favourite subject, most of my boy-friends, few of us, somebody, something, their daughter, a lot of groups, a baby, his e-mail address, a lot of new departments, my eldest brother, television, foreign languages, my Dad’s camera, their study, my friends and I, classes, school subjects, secondary education, our friends’ names, my teacher’s mark, his aunt, my uncle’s skateboard, thirty groupmates, a birthday party, his grandparents’ country house, college hostels, the English language, money, offices, time, a qualified secretary, managers, comfortable hotels, good knowledge, my friend’s name.

V. Study the table and conjugate the verb – to be – aloud:

The verb -to be- быть, являться, располагаться, находиться

VI. Replace the words from Ex. IV by the personal pronouns and conjugate them with the verb – to be – in the Present Simple Tense according to the model:

Model:my study – it is, desks – they are, my mother – she is etc.

VII. Study - be – phrases and learn them by heart:

VII. Match the phrases and the sentences:

1. he is a newcomer a. он болел

2. he is fifteen b. мы сожалеем об этом

3. to be afraid of dogs с. рад познакомиться с вами

4. I am fond of jazz d. ты опоздал на пять минут

5. I am always ready for classes e. я за униформу

6. she is proud of her father f. я из пятнадцатой школы

7. he was ill g. ребенок хочет пить

8. we are hungry h. он новичок

9. you are 5 minutes late i. мы устаем после уроков

10. the baby is thirsty j. я боюсь собак

11. I am glad to meet you k. она гордится своим отцом

12. they are tired after classes l. мы хотим есть

13. I am busy with my homework m. я всегда готова к занятиям

14. she is good at maths n. они второкурсники

15. we are sorry about it o. ему пятнадцать лет

16. I am from school 15 p. Иркутск находится в Сибири

17. they are second-year students q. его не было на лекции

18. I am for uniform r. она хорошо разбирается в математике

19. Irkutsk is situated in Siberia s. я занят уроками

20. he was absent from the lecture t. я увлекаюсь джазом

VIII. Choose a –be-phrase and conjugate it in all tenses as it was in the table.

IX. Work in pairs. Make the phrases interrogative and negative:

Model:A: I ama newcomer.

B:Areyou a newcomer? – No, Iamnot.

1. She waswell. Wasshe well? – No, shewasn’t.

2. They will be first-year students. Willthey be first-year students? – No, theywill not (won’t).

1. He is good at English. 2. I am 16. 3. Maria was ill. 4. We are ready. 5. They were sorry. 6. Irkutsk is situated on the Lena-river. 7. My parents will be proud of me. 8. Jean was absent yesterday. 9. The boy is hungry. 10. The footballers are thirsty. 11. I am late. 12. The teachers will be glad to meet us. 13. I am tired after classes. 14. I was afraid of dogs in my childhood. 15. All the students are present at the lecture. 16. My family is from Bratsk. 17. The bus will be 10 minutes late. 18. They were right. 19. Margaret is fond of flowers. 20. This baby will be healthy. 21. She was sure.

X. Put in the verb -to be – in the appropriate form:

1. Julia and George … newcomers.

2. She … from Angarsk.

3. Last year she … 14.

4. In (через) 3 years she … … 18.

5. George … not good at English 2 years ago.

6. They … glad to meet each other.

7. They … absent from the classes yesterday.

8. … you … present tomorrow?

9. I … always tired after classes.

10. … Steve busy now?

11. Jane … 10 minutes late for classes in the morning.

12 … you afraid of dogs in your childhood?

13. Irkutsk … situated on the Angara- river.

14. ... you ill now?

15. I … not hungry, thank you.

XI. Read the dialogues, remember them and dramatise:

Dialogue 1

George – Hello! Are you the first –year student?

Julia – Hi! Sure. What is your name?

George - I am George and what about you?

Julia – My name’s Julia. I’m glad to meet you.

George – Me too. You are from Irkutsk, aren’t you?

Julia – No, I’m from Angarsk.What school are you from?

George – I’m from school 11. Let’s go to the lecture.

Julia – O’key!

Dialogue 2

Jane – Hi, Steve! Nice to meet you!

Steve – Oh, Jane! Nice to meet you too! How are you?

Jane - I’m fine, thanks. What group are you from?

Steve - From the second one, the accounting department. And you?

Jane – I’m from the third group, the banking department. I’m afraid we’ll be late for the lecture.

Steve – Hurry up, then! Let’s go to the bar after the lecture if we are hungry.

Jane – I’m always ready.

XII. Revise the numerals:

XIII. Write the following numerals in words:

3,13,13-й,30,30-й, 33, 33-й; 14, 4-й,40,40-й,44-й, 400; 8-й, 18, 80-й; 618-й, 705, 91, 72-й, 25-й, 1, 1-й,20, 12, 12-й, 22-й, 19-й; 1661 год, 1995 год, 2002 год; 84763, 100000000, 25 plus 25 is 50.

XIV. Ask your partner about his/her birthday. Mind the prepositions of time!

Model 1: - When is your birthday?

- It is on the 1-st of May. And when is your birthday?

- It’s on the 1-st ofMay too.

- Wow!

( Use: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December)

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