PHYSICAL CORNER: some facts about BLACK HOLES

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1) A black hole is a region of space with an extremely strong gravitation pull. Gravitational pull is the attraction one object has for another object based on the natural force of gravity. No mat-ter, radiation or light can escape the pull of a black hole.

2) Black holes are often considered invisible because the lack of light makes them nearly impossible to see without a spe-cial telescope(hence the name black hole).

3) Scientists estimate that black holes can be as tiny as a single atom and as big as 20 of our suns put together. Stellar black holes, the largest of the observed black holes are created when a star collapses.

UNIT 5. MY DAY OFF

1. Read the text and translate

I go at work five days a week, so I have two days off – Sat-urday and Sunday (I’m lucky, because some other persons have the only one day off). During the week I am very busy, so I like to have a rest on week end.

I am not an early riser and it is a rare Saturday or Sunday when I get up before 9 o’clock. I enjoy staying in bed, when I don’t have to hurry anywhere. We have late breakfast at 10 and watch TV.

Usually we have something tasty: meat salad, fried pota-toes, chicken, cake or pie. If the weather is fine, I usually don’t stay indoors, I and my dog go outside. Often we go to the park and playthere. If the weather is rainy and gloomy, I stay at home and watch TV, listen to the music, read the books.

After dinner we go visit our grandparents or relatives, or just simply take a nap. Sometimes when my friends call me we go roll-er-blading near the Opera Theatre. I like roller blading very much, Ithink it is a lot of fun. In the evening I like to watch films and music programs. There is a big armchair in my room beside the lamp with blue shade. If it is cold I like to sit there with cup of coffee and read.

Sometimes I do something special on weekends: go to an art exhibition, to the theatre, to the concert. I always go to bed late on Sun-days, and Monday morning is the nastiest thing through all the week.

I like weekends very much, because I can rest and gain some energy for the next week.

Vocabulary

to do something special	делать что-то особенное
to enjoy staying at home	наслаждаться пребыванием дома
to go outside	выходить куда-либо
to go roller-blading	пойти кататься на роликах
to have a rest	отдохнуть
to have to hurry	надо торопиться
to have something tasty	иметь что-то вкусное
to stay indoors	оставаться дома
nasty	ужасный
to have two days off	иметь два выходных
to take a nap	подремать
weather is rainy and gloomy	погода дождливая и пасмурная

2. True of false

1) The main character goes at work 6 days in a week.

2) He is an early riser.

3) Usually they have something tasty for breakfast.

4) If the weather is fine he usually stays indoors.

5) After dinner they go to visit their grandparents.

6) He likes roller-blading very much.

7) The main character doesn’t go to the art exhibitions.

8) He likes weekends very much.

3. Put phrases into the correct order

1) After dinner we go visit our grandparents and rela-

tives.

2) Sometimes I do something special on weekends: go to an art exhibition.

3) I am not an early riser.

4) I like roller-blading very much.

5) I can rest and gain some energy for the next week.

6) Usually we have something tasty for breakfast.

7) I go at work five days a week, so I have two days off.

8) I usually don’t stay indoors, I and my dog go outside.

4. Find information in the text

Day off

My breakfast in day off

Time after dinner

Doing something special

Monday morning

5. Discuss with your partner

1) How many days off do you have?

2) When do you get up on Sundays?

3) What do you usually do during weekends?

4) What do you do if the weather is sunny?

5) Do you spend a lot of time with your friends?

6) Do you watch TV a lot?

7) What time do you go to bed?

6. Draw a chart like the one below and arrange your activities in day off into the columns (2-3 examples)

enjoyable boring relaxing dangerous creative terrible

7. Find irregular verbs in the box and make a sentence

began	brought	grew	said	sent
blew	caught	heard	sang	slept
bought	drew	knew	sat	threw

1) Last year, we _________________ carrots and tomatoes in our garden.

2) She _________________ the ball to her friend.

3) The wind _________________ the signs down.

4) He _________________ a song for the class.

5) She _________________ some milk at the store.

6) I was tired so I _________________ all morning.

7) He _________________ a fish at the lake.

8) We _________________ pictures in art class.

9) I _________________ the answer so I put up my hand.

10) He _________________ an email to his classmates.

11) I _________________ on the floor because there were no chairs.

12) My mom _________________ a pie to the picnic.

13) She _________________ a noise outside.

14) He _________________, "I will help you."

15) It was a warm day so the snow _________________ to melt.

GRAMMAR CORNER

PAST SIMPLE TO BE (БЫТЬ, ЯВЛЯТЬСЯ)

УТВЕРЖДЕНИЕ	ОТРИЦАНИЕ	ВОПРОС	КРАТКИЕ
			ОТВЕТЫ

I was	I wasn’t	Was I?	Yes, I was.

			No, I wasn’t.
You were	You weren’t	Were you?	Yes, you
			were. No, you
			weren’t
He was	He wasn’t	Was he?	Yes, he was.
			No, he wasn’t
She was	She wasn’t	Was she?	Yes, she was.
			No, she
			wasn’t.
It was	It wasn’t	Was it?	Yes, it was,
			No, it wasn’t
We were	We weren’t	Were we?	Yes, we were.
			No. we
			weren’t
They were	They weren’t	Were they?	Yes, they
			were. No,
			they weren’t

8. Put the verbs in the text into Past Simple

LEISURE TIME

When we have time for leisure, we usually need something that can interest and amuse us. There are several ways to do this. In big cities it’s often difficult to decide where to go in the evening.

If we want to go out there are a lot of theaters, cinemas and clubs in our country where we can spend our free time. But in small towns and villages they have no actors of their own. So they invite a group of actors from a big town to show plays.

People who are fond of music join a musical section where they are taught to play different instruments. Those who like to dance join a dancing section. People who are interested in sports can join sport sections such as tennis, basket-ball, chess and others. And, of course, all the people use television. They switch on the TV set and choose the program they like best of all. People who are interested in sport listen to or watch football and basket-ball matches. Everyone likes to see skating and dancing on the ice.

Some people like music. They listen to concerts of modern and old music, new and old songs and see dances. Television helps us to «visit» different lands, see fish and insects, lakes, rivers and seas. We are shown different countries, cities and people who live there. On TV people could even see both sides of the Moon. Televi-sion extends our knowledge about the world. So I think, that ways in which leisure time can be spent are different and interesting.

9. Choose the correct form

1) Mrs Thatcher was/were Britain’s first woman prime

minister.

2) The Ptolomeys was/were kings of Egypt.

3) George Washington was/were the first president of the United States.

4) Leonardo Da Vinci and Sandro Boticelli was/were Italian Renaissance artists.

5) Albert Einstein was/were a physicist.

10. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1) We ……(go) to Thailand on holiday last year.

2) Last Sunday I …. (have) breakfast in bed.

3) I ……(read) eight books last summer.

4) We ……(see) beautiful paintings by Picasso in the

museum.

5) My mother …….(buy) a computer yesterday.

6) Mrs Santoni ……..(give) us a lot of homework on

Tuesday.

7) Jill ……..(write) seven letters on Monday.

8) My friend ……..(meet) Ricky Martin after the con-cert last Sunday.

11. Use the cues to write sentences in the Past Simple

1) I often make new friends in the holidays. (Last sum-

mer/three)

…………..Last summer I made three.

2) My sister usually goes to bed late. (Last night/two in

the morning).

3) My parents are often angry with my brother. (Yes-terday/angry with him).

4) My grandmother often loses his glasses. (Yester-

day/again).

5) David usually works in a shop on Saturdays. (Last Saturday/ in a clothes shop).

6) Mrs Rafter usually leaves at eight. (Yesterday/at nine).

7) John often sings at parties. (Last night/for two

hours!)

8) We usually play tennis in the summer. (Last sum-

mer/every day).

12. Put the words from the table into Past Simple to make a sentence

Study, meet, discover, not write, take, go, start, get, not like, build, not paint, read

1) I ……………my boyfriend on the train.

2) Degas ……………………..the Mona Lisa.

3) My brother …………………three books last week.

4) Columbus ……………………………America.

5) We ………………our dog for a long walk yesterday.

6) I …………………school at eight o’clock yesterday.

7) I ………………………any postcards to my friends.

8) From 1985 to 1990 my sister …………………….

engineering at Georgtown University.

9) We ………………..to the cinema yesterday.

10) My brother ……………………a computer game for

his birthday.

11) I …………………………..the film. It was horrible!

12) My grandfather ………………………a small house

in the village.

13. Give the Past Simple of the Verb and spell it, make a sentence with this verb

begin	write	know	come	meet

go	take	get	ride	read

tell	do	leave	wear	hear

make	give	draw	swim	forget

eat	run	fly	drive	find

say	fall	feel	become	see

build	buy	think	feed	wake up

sleep	sell	bring	have	stand

14.Answer the questions

1) Where did you go yesterday? (go/went)

2) Who did you meet yesterday? (meet/met)

3) What time did you wake up yesterday? (wake/woke)

4)What time did you go to bed yesterday? (go/went)

5) What time did you have lunch yesterday? (have/had)

6) What did you watch yesterday? (watch/watched)

7) What did you buy yesterday? (buy/bought)

8) What did you wear yesterday? (wear/wore)

15. Read and translate the text

LEISURE TIME

The problem of leisure time is important today. People may also have their special interests and hobbies to occupy themselves in their free time: writing, painting, reading, computer programming, gardening, mountaineering, walking, working with wood or paper, learning languages, collecting something. Each person chooses his or her own way of spending free time, either passive or active.

But sometimes we don’t know how to plan our time. We feel bored. You must only wish to do things. Frankly speaking I must say that I don’t have much free time. My studies take almost all time of the day. But I try to find some time to devote to my favorite past time and hobbies.

To begin with, I’d like to say a few words about music and its role in my life. Music is a part of my daily life. I prefer popular contemporary music but I never deny the beauty of classical music. I go to the concerts of my favorite singers. I also have got a DVD at home. I am fond of fantastic films.

One of the ways of spending pastime is reading. Books can’t be substituted for anything else in life. There are books of all kinds: poems, novels, biographies, books on history. I enjoy reading science fiction. These books raise serious problems of our life and our future.

Speaking about my leisure time I can’t but mention sport. Physical exercises, that’s what I need after a hard working day. I am fond of swimming and playing tennis.

During the summer or winter holidays I prefer to spend lei-sure time travelling. I prefer to do on a hike to some picturesque places with a company of my best friends. Travelling is the most popular and exciting way of spending leisure time.

I think that my leisure time should bring happiness to my life. I’d like to say that tastes differ. Pastime and hobbies are numer-ous: reading, TV, music, sport, museums, theatres, cinemas, Internet and etc. Just choose.

16. Read and translate the text

COUCH POTATO

Forty-three-year –old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sit-ting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day.

When I wake up I don’t get up immediately. I turn on the tele-vision and watch the children’s programs and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the telly. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old films – they’re showing some good ones at the moment. In the evening, I often watch soap operas or sport and the news again. I like the main news at six o’clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly at about two o’clock. I never watch the TV all night.

I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every after-noon. I don’t go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable telly and I sit on the wall while the dog walks round in a circle.

Of cause I couldn’t live this lifestyle without a good wife. She is not here now because she’s working, but she always makes my meals. We haven’t got much money you know, but we’re happy. Sit down, watch the telly - you have got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great!

17. Work in pairs. Is your partner a «couch potato» or an active person? Use the words in the box to ask questions.

For example: What do you do at week-ends? Do you often go swimming?

read, watch TV, play football/tennis, go jogging, cycling, swimming, dancing, walking, go to the gym/for a walk/out, to a movie

18. Write an essay about your day off

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