Vocabulary:
a bunch – [bʌnʧ] – група, компанія
a weirdo – [ˈwɪədəʊ] - дивак
to pretend – [prɪˈtɛnd] – вдавати, прикидатися
to tease – [tiːz] - дражнити
workaholic – [ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk] – трудоголік
binoculars
- [bɪˈnɒkjʊləz]
— бінокль
to
take up – [tuː teɪk ʌp] – займатися чимось
to catch up (with) – [tuː kæʧ ʌp (wɪð)] – надолужувати,
наздоганяти
to come across – [tuː kʌm əˈkrɒs] – випадково зустріти,
наштовхнутися
to
get on well (with) – [tuː gɛt ɒn wɛl (wɪð)] – добре ладити з
to have smth in common – [tuː hæv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪn ˈkɒmən] – мати щось спільне
let smb down – [lɛt ˈsʌmbədi daʊn] - розчаровувати, підводити
кого-небудь
Practice:
1. Read the letter and name all the people in
June’s life (Ex.1, p. 26 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).
Ann has just come from holidays.
Before going away she sent her address to the youth magazine called ‘Sugar’.
When she got back home she was very surprised to find a letter.
Sydney, 2nd
September
Dear Ann,
While I was reading ‘Sugar’, I came
across your address so I decided to write to you because we seem to have a lot
in common. At least we both like reading the same magazine.
I’m 15 years old and I live with my
brother and parents in Sydney. You could say that I live with my parents but I don’t
see them very often.
My Mum works for an advertising
agency. I think her job is much more interesting than my Dad’s. I get on very
well with her, but sometimes she worries too much.
My father is a bit of a workaholic.
He works for a big publishing company. He works late hours, even weekends. He’s
nice, but when I go out he wants me to be back by 10 o’clock.
I like drawing a lot, I’d like to be
a designer or maybe illustrate children’s books. I’ve taken up extra painting classes
and it’s a lot of fun. My brother thinks I’m not talented at all but that’s my
brother. He’s a bit of a weirdo, anyway. He is 18, but still spends most of the
time on his skateboard. He has a bunch of friends who are all crazy about it.
They all think they are cool.
He hopes to become a famous musician.
He spends hours practising, the rest of the time he teases me. He’s taking exams
at the moment. He pretends to be studying, but he is playing computer games or
watching videos.
My best mate is called Eve. She’s a
real friend. She never lets me down. We go to the same school. When school is over,
we go to the beach to watch windsurfers. I like one of the boys there a lot. Eve
says he is a real joker. His name is Pete, but he doesn’t even notice me.
This weekend I’m going birdwatching
with my parents. We will go into the bush with binoculars, sleep in tents and have
a lot of fun. Eve’s coming with us and we have to catch up with all the news.
That’s all for now! I hope to hear from you soon.
Love, June
2. Find in the letter words that mean
the following and write them in your notebook (Ex.2, p. 28 by Oksana Karpiuk's
textbook).
1 a person who can’t stop working
hard – W ...
2 a strange person – W ...
3 a group of friends – a B ... of
friends
4 an area of wild land in Australia –
the Bushfires.
5 these make objects that are far
away seem nearer – B
3. Find the missing word (Ex.3, p. 28
by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).
1 You come _______ someone’s address
or an old photo.
2 You take _______ painting classes
or some hobby.
3 You catch _______ with the gossip or with others after missing a week at school.
4. Find
all the sentences where June talks about the important people in her life. Then
use some adjectives (прикметники) to describe what they are like (Ex.4, p. 28
by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).
Mum is u___, f___, h___ but sometimes
o___. Father is sometimes o___. Brother is l___. Eve is r___. Pete is a___.
5. Write 5 things that persons from
June’s life do every day (Ex.5, p. 28 by Oksana Karpiuk's textbook).
Example:
This
person gets up early and goes to bed late.
This
person likes working and never wastes time.
This
person reads a lot every day.
This
person does not watch TV much.
This
person does not spend much time at home.
This
person is June’s father.
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