Life in the City and in the Country
I live in the town of Gantsevichi.
My home town is nice and quiet.
Its population is about 14,000 people.
There are about fifty historical monuments of archaeology and architecture in the Gantsevichi district.
But I’d like to live in a big city because there are more opportunities to find a good job.
There are lots of restaurants, cafes and disco bars.
You can go to concerts, museums, a football or hockey match with your friends.
I live a nice flat in a new block of flats.
Our flat is on the second floor.
It has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water.
There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat.
The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room in the flat.
Near the window there is a little table and a TV set.
Opposite the TV set there is a sofa and two cosy armchairs.
There is also a small table for newspapers and magazines.
The bedroom is smaller than the living-room.
In this room there are two beds with a bedside table.
The third room is my study.
It is not large but very cosy.
It has a writing-table, a chair and a bookcase.
But the warmest place in our flat is the kitchen where the whole family gathers together at one table.
I like the English proverb: "My home is my castle" because my flat is, indeed, my castle.
I like my flat very much.
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Means of Communication
Communication is sending and receiving of spoken or written messages between people and places.
Letters are the most common means of communication.
Other means are telegram, telephone, telex, fax, e-mail, radio, television, newspapers, etc.
Telephone is the fastest means of communication.
Nowadays telephone facilities are available in all cities, towns and most of the villages.
We can also send messages by e-mail and the Internet to any part of the world on the computers.
The letter, telephone and e-mail are personal means of communication.
They are used as means of communication between individuals.
When we have to communicate with a big group of people, we have to use means of mass communication such as
newspapers, radio, television and others.
A newspaper gives opinions, information and news of interest from every corner of the world.
Nowadays people spend a lot of time on social-networking sites like Facebook, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and others.
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One of the most popular programs for communicating with people over the internet is Skype.
Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chats over the Internet.
It was founded in 2003 and has more than 600 million users.
Every means of communication is useful in its own way.
Together they help us keep in touch with our friends, relatives and the world.
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School
All children at the age of six go to school.
Schooling is free, universal and compulsory.
Children leave school at the age of 17.
Our school is situated in Parkovaya Street.
It’s not a large school.
About 450 pupils attend it.
Our school is 47 years old.
It’s a three-storeyed building.
The classrooms are large and light.
A school year is 9 months long and it’s full of events.
Many of them became traditions because they happen every year on the same dates.
Some traditions are similar in all Belarusian schools, some are unique.
The school year starts on the 1st of September.
This day is special for schoolchildren, teachers and parents.
On the 1st of September all schools celebrate the Day of Knowledge.
We also celebrate other traditions such as the New Year Ball, Teacher’s Day, school Olympiads, Health Day,
school reunion, the Last Bell, Graduation Day and others.
I like my school very much.
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Sport in Our Life
People all over the world are fond of sports and games.
Regular exercises make you feel and look better.
Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit and more organized.
It unites people of different classes and nationalities.
Many people go in for skiing, skating, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, football, bodybuilding...
All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks...
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Sport is paid much attention to in schools and kindergartens.
Practically all kinds of sports are popular in our country.
The most popular are football, hockey, gymnastics and tennis.
As for me, I go in for table tennis (ping-pong).
I have been playing tennis for five years.
The more I play, the more I like it.
I often take part in different competitions or simply play with my friends.
My favourite players are Pete Sampras, Maria Sharapova , Victoria Azarenko and Maxim Mirny.
I do my training with great pleasure.
I hope to play as well as the best players do.
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Travelling/Holidays
Modern life is impossible without travelling.
Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure.
They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road.
Travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see many interesting places.
Travelling by sea is also very popular.
As for me, I prefer travelling by car.
Every summer my family and I go on vacation to the South .
Usually we go to the seaside for a few days and rent a room.
We play volleyball, tennis, swim in the sea and sunbathe.
In the evening I like to sit on the beach enjoying the sunset.
I want to see different kinds of trees, flowers and plants.
I always take a camera with me.
I take photos of everything that interests me: the sights of a city, mountains, lakes, the ruins of ancient buildings.
We return home sunburnt and full of impressions.
I like travelling very much.
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Types of houses
There are different types of houses such as cottages, detached and semi-detached houses, terraced houses, bungalows,
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mansions, maisonettes and others.
The most popular types of houses in the UK are semi-detached houses and terraced houses.
In Belarus people prefer blocks of flats and detached houses.
As for me, I live in a flat.
Our flat is on the second floor.
It has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot water.
There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall in our flat.
The living-room is the largest and most comfortable room in the flat.
Near the window there is a little table and a TV set.
Opposite the TV set there is a sofa and two cosy armchairs.
There is also a small table for newspapers and magazines.
The bedroom is smaller than the living-room.
In this room there are two beds with a bedside table.
The third room is my study.
It is not large but very cosy.
It has a writing-table, a chair and a bookcase.
But the warmest place in our flat is the kitchen where the whole family gathers together at one table.
I like the English proverb: "My home is my castle" because my flat is, indeed, my castle.
I like our flat very much.
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I’d like to live in a big city because there are more opportunities to find a good job.
There are lots of restaurants, cafes and disco bars.
You can go to concerts, museums, a football or hockey match with your friends.
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Weather and climate
The weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
Climate is the weather a certain place has over a long period of time.
Climate has a very important influence on plants, animals and humans.
It is different in different parts of the world.
Belarus has a temperate-continental climate with hot summers and long, cold winters.
Belarus weather in spring and autumn is usually cool and it can often be damp and rainy.
If you compare Belarus winter and summer temperatures at the beginning of our century and at its end you’ll see that
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climate has really changed.
Some scientists think that the world is becoming hotter because of the greenhouse effect.
During the last 100 years people have produced a lot of carbon dioxide.
This gas in the atmosphere works like glass in a greenhouse.
It lets heat get in, but it doesn't let much heat get out.
So the atmosphere becomes warmer.
These changes can be dangerous for our planet.
Earth is millions of years old, much older than the humans.
We know many of its secrets.
Yet there is still much to learn.
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My Future Profession
1) Finishing school is the beginning of the independent life for millions of school leavers.
2) Many roads are opened before them: vocational and technical schools, universities…
3) But it’s not an easy thing to choose a profession.
4) Some pupils follow the advice of their parents, others can't decide even after leaving school.
5) While choosing a job many factors should be taken into consideration: wages and salaries, job satisfaction,
opportunities to travel and others.
6) As for me, I made my choice long ago.
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Программист
I want to become a computer programmer.
I am interested in computers.
My hobby is computer games and computer programming.
I have a computer at home and can spend hours working at it.
I think that the profession of a programmer can give many opportunities.
Computers are the most rapidly changing sphere of modern technology.
We are living in the age of information.
So after I finish school I want to enter the university and study computer science.
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Психолог
I would like to be a psychologist.
I want to help people to solve their problems.
I want to help them to understand their inside world, to help them to be confident.
I love working with people and children.
I think it's a difficult job, because one should love people, take care of them, support them…
This profession is very interesting.
Psychologists work with people from different layers of society.
I realize that my dream can come true only if I work hard.
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Доктор
I want to be a doctor.
It is an interesting profession.
I understand that it’s necessary to study a lot to become a doctor.
This profession requires great responsibility because it deals with health.
My uncle is a doctor.
He works in a hospital.
He is always kind and attentive to his patients.
They feel it and believe him, and it makes his work easier.
He is happy when his patient is recovered.
My uncle told me a lot about his profession.
I love and respect my uncle and want to become a doctor as well.
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Предприниматель / Бизнесмен
I want to be a businessman.
I think our country needs good business people to strengthen its economy.
After I finish school I'm going to enter the university and study marketing or management.
I haven't decided yet exactly what I will study.
A manager deals mainly with people.
It studies what is necessary to do so that people can work better.
Marketing deals with market research and commercial activity in general.
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Журналист
I decided to be a journalist.
I think it is an interesting and useful profession.
I like to watch TV, listen to the radio, read newspapers and magazines.
I like everything that is connected with mass media.
I like the profession of a journalist.
They meet many people.
They try to understand what is going on in the world and try to explain it to other people.
That’s why I want to be a journalist.
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Милиционер
Militiamen do a very important job because they make the community a safer place.
Being a militiaman is very hard work.
You have to go through training first so you have to be fit and healthy.
A militiaman catches criminals and people who are breaking the law.
They arrest drug dealers so that children don’t pick up this bad habit.
If you go too fast, he will have to pull you over for speeding.
Although a militiaman carries a gun he doesn’t just shoot the criminal.
The gun is for protection.
A militiaman uses handcuffs so that the criminal does not attack him or run away.
To serve and protect is their main task.
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Инженер
I want to be an engineer.
Engineers solve problems.
They work in teams to find better ways of doing things, and they design better solutions.
Each solution requires creativity, teamwork, and technical skill.
Engineers open doors so that we are capable of doing more as a society.
They are problem-solvers who put scientific knowledge to practical use.
«The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering – that long and difficult struggle to make the forces of nature work for man’s good».
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Учитель
I want to become a teacher.
My favourite subject is …………..
I know that it’s not easy and takes much patience and effort.
A teacher has to know how to teach, how to make difficult things understandable.
He knows how to get students interested in the subject.
A teacher should have perfect knowledge of his subject.
I think the ideal teacher is the one who can combine all these qualities.
He must be a great specialist and also a nice personality.
I hope in future I will become a really good teacher.
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Геолог
I believe that the first scientists were geologists.
They observed earth processes all around them.
I like complex puzzles … when you are given a series of clues on the surface of the earth.
Geologists are trying to solve the mystery of earth processes.
They learn how our landscape came to its present condition.
They deal with mountain building, erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans, rivers, glaciers, landslides …
Geology determines where and how we live.
It influences climate and controls life.
Dinosaurs, sea monsters, weird plants and animals, what happened to all those species that came before us?
I’m interested in all these things.
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Машинист
A Railway Engine Driver is responsible for transporting passengers and goods in a train from one destination to another.
They are responsible for halting the train at different stations, following other trains or avoiding early arrival at the station.
They control the acceleration and braking of the train.
Railway Engine Drivers should possess a good presence of mind to handle various difficult situations.
They can complete their task only through good patience and discipline.
They should be adaptable to different time schedules.
They should have immense stamina to drive the train.
To be hardworking is also essential for this job.
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МЧС
I want to be a firefighter.
Firefighting is a career that can make you feel proud.
It is a career in which I have a lot of respect for.
In order to be a firefighter you must be in shape, prepared and experienced.
You must be ready to deal with your job emotionally and physically.
I decided to be a firefighter because I want to help others and make them feel safe to live in their communities.
You must be able to cope with mental stress, and stay prepared at all times.
When people are in a dangerous situation you must be strong and help them when they are in need.
I know I have a long way to go until I am truly ready to be a firefighter.
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Логопед
I want to be a speech and language therapist.
His role is to assess and treat speech, language and communication problems in people.
They enable people to communicate to the best of their ability.
They may also work with people who have eating and swallowing problems.
As a speech and language therapist you will also work closely with teachers and health professionals including doctors, nurses and psychologists.
I like this profession very much and I want to devote all my life to it.
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БИЛЕТЫ
№ 1 Family
1. Let’s talk about your family. What’s family for you?
2. Are there any things that you do with your parents together?
3. What will you ask your British friend about her/his family?
4. What can you advise a person who wants to have a close and happy family?
5. Nowadays an average family has one child. From your point of view, how many children
should there be in a family?
№ 2 Family Traditions
1.Let’s talk about your family. Why is family important for you?
2. Do you have your own family traditions?
3. What will you ask your British friend about her/his family?
4. What can you advise people who want to get on well with their parents?
5. Nowadays an average family has one child. From your point of view, how many children should there be in a family?
№ 3 Family Relationships
1.Let’s talk about your family. What role does it play in your life?
2. Are you on good terms with your parents and grandparents?
3. What will you ask your British friend about her/his family?
4.What can you advise people who want to get on well with their parents?
5. They say that parents and children have difficulties understanding each other because of generation gap. What do you think about this problem?
№ 4 Friendship’s relationships with friends
1. Let’s talk about friendship. What’s your best friend like?
2. Can you rely on your best friend?
3. What questions do you usually ask when you want to get acquainted with someone?
4. What can you advise a teenager who has no friends?
5. Nowadays teenagers have got up 300 friends in Contact. What do you think about it?
№ 5 Education
1. Let’s talk about education. What can you tell about your school?
2. Do you agree that our school gives a person a good start in life? Why (not)?
3. Ask me about my school life.
4. Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?
5. Today some young people think that having a good education is very important. Do you agree with them?
№ 6 Studying at school
1. Let’s talk about education. What’s your school like?
2. Does your school differ from any other school you know?
3. Ask what problems I had when I was a student.
4. Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?
5. Nowadays some young people complain that they have lots of problems at school. Do you agree with them?
№ 7 School Traditions
1. Let’s talk about education. What can you tell about your school?
2. Does your school have any traditions?
3. Ask me what kind of pupil I was at school.
4. Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?
5. Today some young people think that having a good education is not very important. Do you agree with them?
№ 8 Choosing a Career
1. Let’s talk about your future career. What would you like to become?
2. Is there any kind of job you would never choose? Why?
3. What questions will you ask your future employer at a job interview?
4. Give me some advice on what I need to think about while choosing my future profession?
5. Some people think that it is necessary to speak a foreign language well to get a good job. Do you agree with them?
№ 9 Life in the City and in the Country
1. Let’s talk about life in the city and in the country. Describe your place.
2. Where would you like to live: in a city or in the country? Why (not)?
3. Ask me what my flat/ house looks like.
4. If your parents ask for your opinion where to move: to the city or to the country, what would you recommend them to do?
5. They say that living in the country is better than living in a city. What do you think about this?
№ 10 Types of Houses
1. Let’s talk about different types of houses .Tell me about the house/ flat you live in.
2. Do you like the place where you are living now?
3. Ask me what my flat/ house looks like.
4. Your friend wants to decorate his/ her room. Give him/ her some advice on how to furnish it.
5. What type of house would you prefer to live in? Why?
№ 11 Belarusian National Cuisine
1. Let’s talk about Belarusian national cuisine. What can you tell me about eating habits in Belarus?
2. Do you like cooking? Why (not)?
3. What questions can you ask you’re a British friend about their national cuisine?
4. Which national dishes can you recommend a tourist to taste in Belarus?
5. Scientists say that fast food is unhealthy but people go on eating it. What do you think about it?
№12 National Cuisine of an English-speaking Country
1. Let’s talknational cuisine of an English-speaking country. What do people eat in Britain?
2. Do you know many recipes?
3. What questions can you ask you’re a British friend about their national cuisine?
4. Which national dishes can you recommend a tourist to taste in Belarus?
5. Scientists say that fast food is unhealthy but people go on eating it. What do you think about it?
№ 13 Shopping
1. Let’s talk about shopping. Who does shopping in your family?
2. Do you like shopping? Why (not)?
3. What questions will you ask your friend who has bought an expensive telephone/
4. What can you advise a person who wants to buy many things (clothes, foodstuffs, etc.) but has little time?
5. Parents usually give pocket money to their children. How do you usually spend your pocket money?
Leisure Time
1. Let’s talk about your hobbies. What do you like doing in your free time?
2. Do you find it useful to read books? Why (not)?
3. What questions can you ask a British friend about his/her free time?
4. Give me some advice on what to do in my free time.
5. Many parents think that children should spend less time playing computer games, that they
should play outside or do some sport instead. What do you think about it?
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