Useful Expressions

1. Good morning /afternoon /evening, everybody.

2. I’m sorry, I’m late. May I come in?

3. Exercise …text... page …in writing … orally.

4. Composition. Retelling of the text. Summary.

5. Will/could you repeat that please?

6. May I go out for a minute? May I? Shall I read / translate the text?

7. What’s the Russian /English for…?

8. How do you spell that?

9. I have left my book /exercise book at home.

10. May I ask a question?

11. Could you open /close the window /door, please?

12. Let’s open the window, it’s hot in here.

Interview

1. What is your full name (first name, patronymic and last name)?

2. How old are you? (I am….)

3. Where are you from? (I am from….)

4. Where and when were you born? (I was born in …)

5. When is your birthday? (My birthday is ….)

6. Is your family large?

7. How many people are there in your family? (There are …)

8. Do you have brothers, sisters and grandparents in your family?

9. What do they do?

10. Where do you live now?

11. Do you still live with your parents?

12. Do you have a lot of friends?

13. What school did you go to?

14. Did you study well at school?

15. What were your favourite subjects?

16. What mark did you get for English at school?

17. What do you like to read? (books, newspapers, short stories, magazines)

18. What is your favourite TV programme?

19. What sports do you play?

20. What are your interests?

21. Do you have any hobbies?

22. What are you going to be?

23. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend?

24. Do you have any pets?

Whether the Weather

Whether the weather be fine,

Whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Whether the weather be hot,

We’ll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

whetherли, либо

whatever какая бы

Six Serving Men

By R. Kipling

I keep six honest serving men,

They taught me all I knew.

Their names are: What and Why and When,

And How and Where and Who.

I send them over land and sea,

I send them East and West.

And after they have worked for me

I give them all a rest.

Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy, Worse on Friday,

Born on Monday, Died on Saturday,

Christened on Tuesday, Buried on Sunday.

Married on Wednesday, That was the end

Fell ill on Thursday, Of Solomon Grundy.

Tongue – Twisters

1. She sells sea-shells on the shore of the Ceyshells.

2. Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,

A pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,

Where’s the pack of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?

3. A good cook stood on a wooden foot

And took a look at a cook book.

4. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

5. Wishes don’t wash dishes.

6. I can think of six thin things.

Six thin things, can you?

Yes, I can think of six thin things

And of six thick things, too.