Speaking

3.6.1 Please, tell what do you usually do at the university and in the pastime. Use given words and words combinations. Try to add the list

at the English lesson

to read the texts, to ask and answer questions, to learn new words, to translate from Russian into English and from English into Russian, to listen to the tape, to repeat after the speaker, to write tests.

at the lecture

to listen to the lecturer, to take notes, to ask questions

at the seminar

to make a report, to ask the teacher to explain something, to take part in discussions, to write tests

in the pastime

to have a good time, to go for a walk, to play chess (tennis, football, etc), to watch TV, to listen to records, to go to the cinema (theatre, concert), to go fishing (hiking, swimming, etc.)

3.6.2 Imagine that you are hosting a students’ delegation from England. Your new English friends would like to learn about your typical working day. Please, tell them the facts using the following scheme. Make changes or additions if necessary

7.00 – 7.30 getting up; morning \ physical exercises; washing; breakfast

7.30 – 8.00 walking to the university

8.30 – 14.00 having classes; working at the library; visiting Internet center

14.00 – 15.00 lunch

15.00 – 17.00 shopping; swimming in the pool; meeting friends

17.00 – 20.00 preparing for classes; playing with younger sister \ brother

20.00 – 21.00 dinner

21.00 – 23.00 reading; watching TV; telephoning friends

23.30 – going to bed

3.6.3 Read the text about Andy Powell, a 22-year-old student at London University, how he divides his day

Work: I go to lectures from 9 till 12, and I have classes from 2 till 4. Apart from that I spend about 3 hours in the library or working in my room.

Travel: My flat’s near the university. I don’t spend more than half an hour a day travelling.

Eating: I don’t eat breakfast, and I only have time for a quick lunch. Dinner’s more relaxed. I suppose I spend about 2 hours altogether having meals.

Friends: I go out nearly every night for four hours or so. We usually meet in a pub and go on somewhere.

Reading: I don’t read much apart from work. I read a bit in bed – may be half an hour a day.

TV: I watch TV for about an hour a day on average. I usually watch the news, and sometimes there is a good movie or music program.

Sleep: I go to bed pretty late usually, I probably sleep about 6 hours a night –from 2 till 8.

That makes 22 hours out of 24. So how does Andy spend the other 2? Doing nothing!

How do you divide your day? How much of your day do you spend sleeping? working? Eating? Talking to people? What else do you do? Tell your partners. Ask some other students what they did either yesterday or at the weekend. Ask as many questions as possible.

Examples:

What time did you get up yesterday?

Did you come to school by bus?

What did you have for breakfast?

3.6.4 Find Russian equivalents to the following English proverbs. Make up a short story using one of these proverbs