Tell about your hobby

7. Read the dialogue:

Ian: So, what’s your usual day like, Angela? You always seem to be so busy.

Angela: You’re right. My weekdays are usually rather busy. I relax only on Sundays.

Ian: Do you want to say you work six days a week?

Angela: Yes, I study and work six days a week. That’s why I have only one day-off.

Ian: I see. Then, what’s your typical working day like?

Angela: I usually get up early, at 6.30 am. Then I wash my face, have breakfast, put on some clothes and make-up. I have to leave at about 7.30 am if I don’t want to be late for my lessons.

Ian: So, do you combine studies with work?

Angela: Yes, I do. I study in the first half of the day and then I work till 6 pm.

Ian: That should be hard.

Angela: It isn’t easy indeed, but I need to work to pay my education.

Ian: And how many lessons a day do you have?

Angela: It depends. On some days I have six lessons, on other days I have only four lessons.

Ian: When and where do you have lunch then?

Angela: I have lunch in between the lessons, during the longest recess. We have a canteen at the college.

Ian: I see. By the way, where do you work?

Angela: I now work as a part-time secretary for one international company. Each weekday I start at 2.30 pm and work till 6 pm. Luckily, I don’t have to work on Saturdays.

Ian: Is the office where you work far from the college?

Angela: No, it’s just a five-minute walk from there. I even sometimes go back to college canteen for a five-o’clock tea.

Ian: What do you do when you come back home?

Angela: In the evening I have dinner, do my homework and watch my favourite films. Sometimes I’m so tired that I go to sleep right in front of the TV.

Ian: No wonder. I think you should change your timetable. It’s too overloaded, I’d say.

Angela: I know you’re right. But I’m already used to such a lifestyle. At weekends I can go out with my friends or simply relax at home reading a good book.

Ian: Perhaps, you should give up this job and do something easier. What do you think about it?

Angela: I wouldn’t want to quit my job. I like working for this company. What I could change is the mode of studies. Next year, perhaps, I will transfer to studying by correspondence.

Ian: That’s a wise decision. In that case you’ll have more time for your job.

Angela: Not only for job. I also want to have some time for attending the gym.

Make up a dialogue about your working day.

LESSON 4

MY NATIVE TOWN

1. Fill in the gaps with the missing remarks:

Teacher: Nice to meet you. I wonder where you are from.

Student: …

Teacher: Is your town beautiful?

Student: …

Teacher: Do you like your town?

Student: …

Teacher: People say: "East or West, home is best". Remember it, please.

Study the words

a hometown a fortress a church a place of interest a masterpiece a leisure centre a flower-bed attractive fine arts to get education to go sightseeing to spend time to plant trees to be famous for to be interested in to be proud of to be founded

родной город крепость церковь достопримечательность шедевр досуговый центр клумба привлекательный изобразительное искусство получать образование осматривать достопримечательности проводить время сажать деревья быть известным чем-либо интересоваться чем-либо гордиться быть основанным

3. Translate into English:

1. Эта старинная церковь – достопримечательность нашего города.

2. Мой друг интересуется изобразительным искусством.

3. По вечерам мои друзья часто посещают досуговый центр.

4. У каждого города есть свои достопримечательности.

5. Британский музей знаменит своей коллекцией.

6. Я люблю проводить время со своей семьёй.

4. Read the text:

TYUMEN

 

Everybody believes that his hometown is the best place in the world. And I am not an exception. I was born in Tyumen and I have lived in it since my childhood. So Tyumen is my native city. It was founded in 1586. Nowadays Tyumen is a big city with developed industry and social infrastructure. The population is more than half a million. The city gives its citizens and visitors a chance to live, to get education, to go sightseeing and to have a rest.

Tyumen has many places of interest. There is nothing like Respublika Street, the main avenue in our town. A white building of the Drama Theatre is a masterpiece of architecture. It was built in 2008. Tyumen is a green city. There are many green streets, parks, yards, flower-beds in it. Beautiful fountains decorate the streets and squares of the city. Tyumen is a real cultural centre. There are a lot of theatres, cinemas, museums and concert halls in it. If you are fond of active way of spending free time, you can go to a concert of a pop-star or group, enjoy yourself at a night club or leisure centre, or go sightseeing. Our  Philharmonic Symphony orchestra is known throughout the country. The Historical square is located next to the place where the first settlers put the first wooden fortress. The main objects of the square are the regional museum, a monument in honor of those killed in the Great Patriotic war and Eternal Flame. There are many interesting monuments and memorials in Tyumen, among them monument to Siberian cats, monument to the Zemstvo doctor, monument to mother, to father and many others. There are some beautiful churches in Tyumen. I am very proud of my city.

 

Find English equivalents for these word combinations and sentences

 

лучшее место на земле, развитая промышленность, предоставлять возможность, шедевр архитектуры, интересоваться изобразительным искусством, известный по всей стране, гордиться родным городом.

 

6. Make up sentences using the construction "there is / there are":

beautiful churches, masterpieces of architecture, a good leisure centre, many museums, several theatres, Drama Theatre, parks and squares, monuments and memorials.

Answer the questions

1. When was Tyumen founded?

2. What’s the population of Tyumen?

4. What chances does the city give?

5. How can you spend time in Tyumen?

6. What places of interest are there in Tyumen?

7. What is our Philhamony famous for?

8. What monuments in Tyumen do you know?

8. Your friend visits you in Tyumen. Read what he likes and advise him where he can go. Start with the words "I advise you to …", "You can go to …":

 

1. He likes fine arts.

2. He is fond of theatre.

3. He enjoys classic music.

4. He likes walking.

5. He finds pleasure in reading the novels by Dostoevsky.

6. He is fond of dancing.