PHYSICAL CORNER: facts about atoms

Unit 1. ABOUT MYSELF

1. Read and translate the text

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Oleg. My family name is Kulikov. I am seventeen. I live in Ekaterinburg and it’s my native city. I have just left school, have passed the entrance exams and have entered the university. Now I am a full-time stu-dent of the Ural State Pedagogical University. I am going to be aphysics teacher. I like my future profession and I am going to do my best to become a good specialist.

I was born on the 3 of June 1998. Like many other children I went to the kindergarten. At the age of 7 I went to school. My school was next to my home. I was very proud when I became a pupil. I was good at Math, Physics, Chemistry, but I was quite bad at History. I live together with my parents and my younger sister. Iwas born in a family of an economist and a doctor.

As to my appearance I am tall and slim. I have a good com-plexion. I think I am even-tempered, calm. I am an outgoing per-son. I think I take after my mother. I am friendly and hospitable. Ilike to invite my friends at home at meet them in the cafй.

We often get together to play different games, to go for a walk or to the disco. We like to laugh and joke. I have got a sense of humor. It means that I understand humor and appreciate it. We go to the par-ties with my friends. We like to dance, have coffee and soft drinks. I like when somebody plays the guitar. But I myself don’t play any mu-sical instrument. Certainly we talk a lot about life, our problems. But now I can’t afford to spend much time for entertainment.

I am fond of reading books. I prefer adventure books and scientific magazines. Some detective stories are interesting too. It is considered that detective stories can’t be regarded as the real litera-ture. I don’t agree with this. Everything depends on the skill and gift of the writer.

I like music, especially rock music. I don’t go in for sport regularly. But if I have a possibility, I go to the swimming pool. I also like to play different ball games such as volleyball, basketball. Sometimes I go the gym. In summer time I like yachting. In winter time I go skiing and play hockey.

Sometimes I like to stay home alone, especially when I need some relaxation. Then I listen to music, watch television or readbooks. I like travelling very much. Every summer we go to the sea-side. If I have some free time, I go to the cinema.

Vocabulary

adventure books	приключенческие книги
to afford	позволить
to appreciate	ценить
at the age of	в возрасте
to be fond of something	увлекаться чем-то
to consider	считать, полагать
to depend on	зависеть от
to do my best	делать все возможное
entrance exams	вступительные экзамены
even-tempered	уравновешенный
to go in for sport	заниматься спортом
good complexion	хорошее телосложение
to be fond of	увлекаться чем-то
to be good at something	хорошо разбираться в чем-то
to be quite bad at something	плохо разбираться в чем-то
a full-time student	студент очной формы
kindergarten	детский сад
to let me introduce myself	позвольте мне представиться
native	родной
to need some relaxation	необходимо немного расслабиться
next to my home	рядом с моим домом
outgoing person	общительный человек
soft drinks	безалкогольные напитки
to take after	быть похожим

2. True or false.

1) Oleg is short and quite fat.

2) He doesn’t like sport.

3) He is very good at physics and chemistry.

4) Oleg has an elder brother.

5) He enjoys music.

6) There are four people in his family.

7) He is a theatre-goer.

3. Put phrases into the correct order.

I was very good at Math, Chemistry, Physics.

Let me introduce myself.

I am tall and slim.

I like staying home alone.

If I have free time, I go to the cinema.

I am finally a student of the Ural State Pedagogical University.

4. Find information in the text.

Introduction

Appearance

Character

Short biography

Hobbies

5. Read the dialogue. Choose the correct sentence.

Joanna: Hello, I’m Joanna. 1a) What’s your name? b) Where

are you from?

John: Hi, I’m John. I’m a new student.

Joanna: 2 a) What’s your name? b) Where are you from?

John: 3a) He’s from Liverpool b) I’m from Liverpool.

4 a) And you? b) Is she from USA?

Joanna: 5a) You are from Great Britain. b) I’m from USA.

GRAMMAR CORNER: VERB TO BE (БЫТЬ,ЯВЛЯТЬСЯ)

Утверждение

Отрицание

Вопрос

Краткие

ответы

I am a student

I am not a stu-

Am I a stu-

Yes, I am.

dent

dent?

No,

not

You are a doctor

You

are not a

Are

you

Yes,

you

baby

doctor?

are.

No,

you aren’t.

He is an economist

He is not a doc-

Is he an econ-

Yes,

is.

tor

omist?

No,

isn’t.

She is a mother

She is not a pu-

Is she a moth-

Yes, she is.

pil

er?

No,

she

isn’t.

It is a cat

It is not a dog

Is it a cat?

Yes,

is.

No, it isn’t.

We are students

We are not di-

Are

stu-

Yes,

rectors

dents?

are. No, we

aren’t.

They are doctors

They

are not

Are they doc-

Yes,

they

doctors

tors?

are.

No,

they aren’t.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

verb to be

1) I …a student.

2) Mr Prince … an economist.

3) We … from Russia.

4) You …. brothers.

5) My teachers … very good specialists.

6) Ekaterinburg .. my native city.

7) I … lazy.

8) My birthday … on the first of January.

9) I have a sister and a brother. Their names …. Jina and

Paul.

10) We …. all friendly in our family.

7. Put the negative form of the verb to be 1) I …….. Marco. I am … from Venice.

2) Liza …..student, she is … a pupil.

3) We ……… teachers, we are students.

4) My mother ….a doctor, she is a nurse.

5) I …. from Ural state pedagogical university.

6) They ….. from Ekaterinburg, they are from Revda.

7) He …………..a singer, he is a musician.

8) We ………………………brothers, we are friends.

9) I …….. a full-time student.

10) It ……… funny.

8. Write the questions for these answers.

1) ………………… No, I’m not from Ekaterinburg.

2) …………………… Yes, you are in the photo.

3) ………………………….... No, she isn’t a teacher.

4) …………………………… Yes, he is a student.

5) …………………… Yes. I am from this university.

6) ……………………… Yes, you are in this group.

7) …………………………… No, we are not brothers.

8) …………………………… Yes, you are in my class.

9) …………… No, she is not friendly and hospitable.

10) …………………… Yes, my father is tall and slim.

9. Answer the questions.

1) Do you go to the university?

2) Do you have a job?

3) Are you the only child in the family?

4) Do you have a pet?

5) Do you go in for sport?

6) Do you like reading?

7) Do you live in Ekaterinburg?

8) Do you have a lot of friends?

10. Discuss questions with your groupmates.

1) How old are you?

2) How tall are you?

3) Do you like sport?

4) Do you have your own room?

5) Where are you from?

6) What color are your eyes?

7) What’s your favorite color?

8) What is your favorite season?

9) What is your favorite sport team?

10) What television programs do you like?

11) What is your strong point?

12) How many people are in your family?

13) What kind of car do you like?

14) What is your favorite food?

15) Are you quite or loud?

16) What is your favorite band?

17) What is your weak point?

18) Who is your favorite actor or actress?

19) What is your favorite university subject?

20) What do you like about yourself?

21) How often do you eat at the restaurant?

11. Fill the gaps

12. Read the text and translate

ABOUT MYSELF

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Anna. I am seventeen years old. I am a first year student at the Ural Federal Uni-versity. My future profession is economist . There are two more kids in the family besides – my elder brother Oleg and my younger sister Maria. Oleg is twenty-one, he attends a University, he will be a den-tist. Maria is only twelve, she is a school-girl. I forgot to mention one more member of our family. It’s our favorite poodle Tim.

My parents are not old at all. My mum is forty, she works for newspaper. My Dad is forty-four, he is an engineer in computers. My parents love their jobs very much.

I do quite well at the university. My parents are proud of my marks. I go in for sports. I play basket-ball. In summer time I like yachting and windsurfing. I take part in different basket-ball compe-titions. I am always very busy, but when I have free time I like to read books. My favorite writer is Ernest Hemingway. I like to go to the museums and art galleries. My favorite painter is Rembrandt. I have a lot of friends. But my best friend is Nick. I like to travel. My parents and I have visited many ancient Russian towns. I am on friendly terms with my parents. I am very happy.

13. Write an essay «About myself»

PHYSICAL CORNER: facts about atoms

1) People were thinking about atoms as early as 370 B.C.! A philosopher named Democritius believed that there must be an unbreakable particle that makes up all things. Not everyone agreed with him.

2) The word «atom» comes from the Greek word atoms, which means «indivisible». This was the name Democritius gave to his theoretical particle.

3) Atoms are also made up of even smaller particles. These are known as sub atomic particles, or protons, neutrons and electrons.

4) As it turns out, atom can also be broken down into smaller pieces. However if you divide an atom of hydrogen, it won’t be hydrogen any more.

5) This means that an atom is the smallest particle of a substance that has the same quantities of that substance.

Unit 2. HOBBIES

1. Read the text and translate

Hobby is a favorite occupation of a person in his free time.

I have many friends. They are very different and they have different kinds of hobbies. One of my girl-friends, for example, likes to knit very much. Another girl-friend of mine spends all her free time sewing things: skirts, blouses, dresses. She makes it nicely and she always looks fine.

One of my friends likes to make everything with his own hands. He can repair an iron, a radio-set, or a tape recorder. I thinkit’s a very good hobby. Many people are very fond of collecting. They collect something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collec-tions have no real value, other become so large and so valuable that they are housed in museums and galleries.

Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books, and other art objects. Such private collections are sometimes given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

As for me, my hobby is collecting stamps. Now I have 5 al-bums full of stamps. I like to sit at the table in the evening and arrange new stamps in the albums or just look through the stamps. Each stamp has a story to tell about distant countries and new people.

I see pictures of people, birds and animals which I have nev-er seen. Kings and presidents pass before my eyes and I can follow the history of whole nations. My hobby is not only wonderful but isalso very useful.

Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby ac-cording to your character and taste, you are lucky because your lifebecomes more interesting. Gardening is one of the oldest man’s hob-bies. It is a well-known fact that the English are very fond of garden-ing and growing flowers, especially roses.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts. Two of the most famous hobby painters were President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. Some hobbyists write music or play musical instruments. President Bill Clinton, for example, plays the saxophone.

No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning much from it. Learning new things can be the most exciting hobby.

Vocabulary

according to your character	согласно твоему характеру
to be fond of something	увлекаться чем то
differ	различаться
distant countries	дальние страны
exciting	восхитительный
follow the history	проследить историю
good deal of money	хорошая деловая хватка
handicraft	ремесло
to have no real value	не иметь реальной ценности
knit	вязать
make everything with his own hands	делать все собственными руками
make it nicely	делать это хорошо

pass before my eyes	проходят перед моими глазами
repair	ремонтировать
sew	шить
take pleasure	получать удовольствие
valuable	ценный