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English IV. No 21. Better Late Than Never.

I. Supposition.
We’ll listen to the story called “Better Late Than Never.”
Do you remember what it is? (proverb) What does it mean?
What will the story be about?
II. Listening

III. Tasks
1. True or False
1) One Wednesday morning two foxes were walking to school.
2) They wanted to go to school.
3) They were late for school.
4) They sang songs with little bears.
5) The foxes wanted to play outdoors.
2. Choose the most suitable variant.
1) One morning … were walking to school.
a) two sisters b) two brothers c) two boys
2) They went … .
a) home b) to school c) to the river
3) a) They danced with the birds.
b) They laughed a lot.
c) They ran in the river
4) They didn’t think about … .
a) their pens b) their parents c) their friends
5) They had … on Wednesday.
a) Reading b) P.E. c) Handicraft
3. Complete the sentences
1) They got on well with … .
2) The foxes didn’t think about their … .
3) Wednesday was their … school day.
4) The foxes didn’t want to write … .
5) They wanted … .

№48. “Don’s Letter to His Friend”.

My name is Donald but my friends call me (1). We live in (2), in a small house far from
the town (3). Our town is (4), but there is a (5) in it, in the main (6).
The (7) in my town are not very wide, but they are very beautiful, with a lot of flowers
and trees. Our (8) is in the (9) part of the town. You can see an old square (10) in that part. It
was built many (11) ago and nobody knows the name of the (12). The (13) is very high and
there is a large (14) in it. The (15) has become our town (16).
The (17) are wide in the new part of the town. There are also many (18) and (19), as well
as some (20).
If you have never been to (21), come and stay with us. I’m sure you’ll (22) our town.

English IV. No 60. "Robbie's Grandfather"

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My (1) lives in the North of (2). He is nearly (3), but he still (4). He is a (5) teacher. My
grandfather is very (6) and his pupils like him a lot. They say they are never (7) in his class. He
never (8) anything and (9) his subject very well. He always speaks in a friendly (10) and so they
enjoy his (11).
My grandad lives in the country and every morning, five days a week, (12) the bus to
school. He doesn't have to (13) as the bus takes him right to the school. It's a (14) bus. He gets
(15) the bus at half past 8.
My grandad likes to do many things, but he likes (16) most of all. He often goes to
different (17). He travels by (18), by (19) or flies. He likes (20) very much and often takes
pictures on (21) the ship. He likes the sea and the wind.

Grandfather, traveling, arrive, steal, sixty, get, off, cities, change, through, look, trip,
voyage, enjoy, work, kind, sea, taxi, train, lift, board, tired, badly, luggage, shine

Introduction.
What is a hobby?
What is your hobby?
Have you got many hobbies?
Do people have the same hobbies during their life?
Will your hobbies change in future?

My hobby is listening to other people speak English. This is what we are going to do now.

Task I.
Supposition.
You are to listen to the text called “TV Interview”.
Can you give any ideas about the contents of the text?
(who, where, why, when …)

Listening.
English IV. No 72. TV Interview
Task II.
Test.
1. You hear … people speaking.
a) many b) two c) three
2. The programme begins at … .
a) 1 p.m. b) 5 o’clock c) 1 a.m.
3. The programme is called … .
a) Meeting with Famous People b) Beating Famous People c) Greeting Famous People
4. The reporter is talking to … .
a) Mrs Davis b) Mr Paris c) Mr Davis
5. He is … .
a) a children’s doctor b) a children’s writer c) a teacher
6. The guest is going to speak about his … .
a) hobbies b) relations c) life
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7. During his life he had … hobbies.

a) many b) much c) little d) few
8. When a boy he didn’t collect … .
a) small books b) pencils c) books
9. At the age of … he was fond of … .
a) 12, ports b) 20, ports c) 20, sports d) 12, sports
10.He played different sport games in the … .
a) yard b) sports ground c) gym
11.He became a school champion in …
a) running b) football c) swimming
12. … he became a theatre-goer.
a) In primary school b) In secondary school c) At the age of 15
13.He got a computer … .
a) at school b) at university c) as a present
14.When he was finishing school he didn’t … .
a) play on the computer b) visit museums c) work on the computer
15.He didn’t try … .
a) dancing b) acting c) writing poems
16.His first story was about … .
a) a frog b) a cat c) a dog
17.He writes about … .
a) birds and animals b) people c) criminals
18.He reads his stories to his … .
a) son b) daughter c) friends
19. a) Writing is his hobby. b) Writing isn’t his hobby. c)Writing is his work.
20.He has already written … books.
a) 5 b) 15 c) 25

Task III.
Cloze Test.
Complete the sentences.
Reporter. "Hello everybody. It's one 1 … and we begin our 2 … programme 'Meeting
with 3 … People'. Here is Mr Frank Davis, a famous children's 4 …. He will tell you some 5 …
facts about his 6 …. Welcome to the 7 …, Mr Davis.
Mr Davis. Now, I would like to 8 … by remembering those times when I was a 9 … 10
…. I had so 11 … hobbies then. First, I think, I was a great 12 … of different things. I collected
13 …, coins, 14 …, small books, 15 …, pencils and what not. 16 … I collected I always tried to
get as 17 … things as I could. I did try to have 18 … collections. I had 19 … collections and
was always 20 … of them.
When I was older, at the 21 … of twelve, I think, I became 22 … of sports. I spent a lot
of time 23 … . I was playing different sports 24 … in the yard. In summer I 25 … a lot and
became a school 26 …. In the 5th form I became a 27 … and spent all my 28 … time in the
theatre and sometimes I also went to the 29 … .
When I was finishing school my 30 … bought me a computer. So I forgot about going to
the theatre, to the cinema or visiting 31 … . Working with 32 … became my hobby. However
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soon I became 33 … of this hobby too, and decided to 34 … it. I tried to paint 35 … in my free
time but I wasn't very 36 …. I tried 37 … and acting but soon I realized I could never be a 38
… on the stage.
Then one day I had an 39 … to write a story about my 40 … . The story was rather 41 …
. It was not very 42 … or very interesting but it was my story and I liked it very much. This is
how I began to write stories about 43 … and 44 … . My little 45 … liked to 46 … to them
before she went to 47 … . She said that she was 49 … of my new hobby.
Now it's 50 … to say if it is my hobby or not as it is my 51 … now. I like this work and I
have already written 52 … books for 53 … .

Task IV.
Make up TRUE or FALSE statements.

Task V.
Write a plan for the reproduction.

Home assignment.
Reproduction “Mr Davis’ Hobbies”.

English IV. No 85. Americans out for the Evening

I. Introducing new vocabulary.
“To go out” – to spend the time somewhere, not at home

II. Supposition.
If Americans want to go for the evening, where do they go and what do they see?
1. (theatres)
2. (movies)
3. (music)
4. (dancing)
5. (sports)

What does it mean?

“A dinner theatre”
“To go to the movies”

III. Listening.

IV. Tasks
I. True or False
1. There are many theatres in New York.
2. In many theatres you can eat dinner during the performance.
3. It’s cheaper to go to the theatre.
4. If you go to the movies, you will see a performance.
5. Americans gave the world only one kind of music – jazz.
6. Dancing is not popular with Americans.
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7. Americans are fond of sports.

II. Fill in the missing information.
1. Many of the theatres …
2. You can eat dinner and watch the show at …
3. If you don't want to see a play or a movie, you can …
4. You can also hear … music in America.
5. At the stadiums people usually shout loudly for …
III. Choose the most suitable variant.
1. It is easy to go out if they are in New York as there are many … there.
a) restaurants b) cinemas c) theatres
2. But you don't have to be in New York to see … .
a) the latest show b) an interesting show c) a famous show
3. It's cheaper of course to go to the … .
a) movies b) theatre c) circus
4. Americans have given to the world … .
a) jazz b) soul c) classical music
5. Some people spend an evening … as this is also very popular with Americans.
a) reading b) dancing c) watching TV
6. One of the most popular sports is … .
a) football b) rugby c) American football

IV. Reproduction
a) Plan
1. Introduction
2. Main part – Going out:
a) theatres
b) movies
c) music
d) dancing
e) sports
3. Conclusion
b) Listening