I couldn’t live without my pet
Sorry, I couldn’t disagree more! I have three cats and two dogs and I get a lot out of keeping them. I don’t spoil them or treat them like humans, but they mean a lot to me. What I like about them is the fact that they are very loyal. I live alone and so I don’t have much contact with people day to day. Looking after my animals is an important part of each day. Don’t forget that there are a lot of people out there just like me. I take your point about animals ‘writing’ blogs, though, that is very silly.
Questions for discussing
1. Do you have a pet? What is it like?
2. What pet would you like to have? Why?
3. What pets can be dangerous?
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of keeping pets?
5. What do you think of keeping animals in the zoos or using them in the circus?
Ex. 9. Speak on the topic: What do you think of keeping pets?
Follow the plan:
1. State the problem
2. Express your opinion
3. Give arguments and examples
4. Make a conclusion
Ex. 10. Read the texts and explain the origin of the English names of the days of the week and the months. Find out the origin of the corresponding Russian names.
The Days of the Week
The names of the days of the week are very old, they were chosen long ago, in the days when people worshipped a different god each day. Sunday (the first day of the week according to the English calendar) was the Sun’s day and the next day was the Moon’s day or Monday. Tuesday was called after Tiu, the god of war. Wednesday was the day of Woden, the highest god of Teutonic peoples. Thor was the thunder god, his day was called Thursday. Woden’s wife wanted to have a special day of her own. Her name was Freya, so her day was called Freya’s day or Friday. Saturn was the Roman god of fields; his day was Saturn’s day or Saturday.
Note:Tiu ['ti:u:], Woden ['wɜʊdn], Thor [θɔ:], Freya ['freıə], Saturn ['sætən].
The Names of the Months
The English names of the months are of Latin origin. The ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar, arranged the year in six months of 31 days and six of 30 days. The first month of the year in those days was March. It was King Charles IX of France who, in 1563 decided that the year should begin on January the first. January was named after Janus, the god of Time and War, February after Februs, in honour of whom, in ancient Rome a great festival ‘Februa” was celebrated.
March was called after Mars, the god of War. April got its name from the Latin word “aperire”, which means “to open”. It is the month when the earth opens itself and nature returns to life. May was named after the goddess Maia, the daughter of Atlas and the mother of Mercury. June takes its name from Juno, the wife of Jupiter. July was named after Julius Caesar. The month of August took its name from Augustus, the first Roman emperor. September, October, November and December are the7th, the 8th, the 9th and the 10th months in the Julian calendar and they were given their names by the number they represent.
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Note: Janus ['ʤeınəs], Maia ['maıə], Juno ['ʤu:nɜʊ], Julius Caesar ['ʤu:lıəs 'si:zə],
Jupiter ['ʤu:pıtə], Augustus [ɔ:'gʌstəs].
Solomon Grundy
ˈSolomon ˏGrundy | ˈborn on ˏMonday,
ˈChristened on ˎTuesday,
ˈMarried on ˎWednesday.
ˈIll on ˏThursday, ˈworse on ˎFriday,
ˈDied on ˏSaturday, ˈburied on ˎSunday
ˈThat was the ˏend | of ˈSolomon ˎGrundy
Months
ˈThirty ˈdays have Sepˎtember,
ˏApril, ˏJune and Noˎvember.
ˈAll the ˈrest have ˈthirty-ˋone,
ˈFebruary has ˈtwenty-ˈeight aˎlone.
Exˈcepting ˎleap year, ˈthat’s the ˏtime
When ˈFebruary’s ˏdays | are ˈtwenty-ˎnine.
ОМОФОНЫ (HOMOPHONES)
Translate the h omophones and words similar in pronunciation into Russian and learn them.
Омофоны – это разные по значению слова, одинаково звучащие, но различающиеся на письме (напр., «плод» и «плот»).
1. air, ear, heir; 6. fair, fare, fear; 11. peace, piece; 16. tide, tied, tired;
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2. bare, bear, beer; 7. hair, hare, hear, here; 12. quiet, quite; 17. to, two, too;
3. buy, bye, by; 8. line, lion; 13. tail, tale; 18. wear, were, where;
4. chair, cheer; 9. Mary, marry, merry; 14. than, then; 19. wood, would;
5. dare, dear, deer; 10. pair, pear, peer; 15. their, there; 20. write, right, rite.
Ex. 12. Choose the correct form.
1. The (air, ear, heir) is clean and fresh. 2. The rabbit has long (airs, ears, heirs). 3. Let me whisper in your (air, ear, heir). 4. He was the only (air, ear, heir) to the throne. 5. The (bare, bear, beer) was warm and watery. 6. The (bare, bear, beer) trees looked sad. 7. The (bare, bear, beer) was big and brown. 8. He likes bitter (bare, bear, beer). 9. It was a dress with a (bare, bear, beer) back. 10. She is standing (buy, bye, by) the window. 11. They come (buy, bye, by) train. 12. Let’s (buy, bye, by) some bread. 13. Good-(buy, bye, by)! Have a nice day! 14. There were no passers-(buy, bye, by) outside. 15. Don’t be upset, (chair, cheer) up! 16. He said (“Chairs!”, “Cheers!”) and drank his wine. 17. Sit down on this (chair, cheer) and wait. 18. How (dare, dear, deer) you speak to me like that! 19. Oh, (dare, dear, deer)! What can the matter be? 20. (Dare, Dear, Deer) friends! Let’s begin our party! 21. These (dare, dear, deer) are very beautiful. 22. Her (hair, hare, hear, here) is (fair, fare, fear). 23. He was pale with (fair, fare, fear). 24. The bus (fair, fare, fear) isn’t high. 25. We saw the musical ‘My (Fair, Fare, Fear) Lady’. 26. I don’t (hair, hare, hear, here) you. 27. The (hare, hear, here) is (hair, hare, hear, here).
28. We saw a (line, lion) at the zoo. 29. They want to (marry, mary, merry) tomorrow. 30. Hello, (Mary, Marry, Merry)! 31. I’ll eat a (pair, pear, peer) of (pairs, pears, peers). 32. He was born a (pair, pear, peer). 33. Give me a (peace, piece) of paper. 34. Leave me in (peace, piece)! 35. It was very (quiet, quite) in the room. 36. It was (quiet, quite) warm in the room. 37. Don’t tell me (tails, tales)! 38. The dog’s (tail, tale) is black and short. 39. Her little daughter likes to listen to a fairy (tale, tail) before going to bed. 40. He is taller (than, then) John. 41. What shall we do (than, then)? 42. Look (their, there). Look at (their, there) faces. 43. I’m (tide, tied, tired), I’ve worked (to, too, two) much. 44. (Wear, Were, Where) is my (peace, piece) of cake? 45. I shan’t (wear, were, where) these jeans. 46. What (wood, would) you like to eat, Fanny? 47. What (wood, would) did they go to? 48. This (wood, would) is very beautiful. 49. Do you (write, right, rite) with your (write, right, rite) or left hand? 50. (Write, right, rite) down you homework, please. 51. That’s (write, right, rite)! 52. Australian aborigines have very interesting (writes, rights, rites) and traditions. 53. You have a (write, right, rite) to make one phone call. 54. They don’t know (there, their) own (writes, rights, rites) and duties! 55. Rest in (peace, piece).
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