Учебное пособие для студентов II-III курса филологического факультета специальности «Немецкий язык и литература»

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kite-flying – запускание воздушного змея 

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to go out of town = to go to the country – уезжать за город 

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a seaside – морское побережье 

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to stay at a hotel – останавливаться в гостинице 

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to relax – отдыхать, расслабляться 

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to bathe – купаться 

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to lie (mind: lay, lain) in the sun = to sunbathe – загорать 

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to go fishing – рыбачить 

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to go boating – кататься на лодке 

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to go windsurfing – заниматься виндсерфингом 

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to toboggan – кататься на санках 

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to make a snow-man – лепить снеговика 

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to play snowballs – играть в снежки 

 

Task 2. Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation. 

To prefer, a computer, a crossword, others, a museum, a gallery, a concert, a 

hall, special, to devote, drawing, a photograph, kite-flying, a seaside, wonderful, 

a chance, to bathe, windsurfing, a beach, a possibility, tobogganing, an 

opportunity, a snowball. 

 

Task 3. Answer the following questions on the text. 

1. How many days a week do British people usually work? 

2. What do they say to each other when they leave work on Friday? 

3. What do people usually do when they stay at home at the weekend? 

4. What special hobbies do English people have? 

5. What is kite-flying? 

6. What kind of kites do you know? 

7. Why do people like to spend their weekends at the seaside? 

8. What do they do on the beach? 

9. How do people enjoy themselves in winter? 

10. Compare the ways people spend their weekends in Russia and in Britain. 

Task 4. Ann McGregor lives in London. She is thirty-four and she works for the 

BBC. She interviews people on an early morning news programme called The 

World Today. Every weekday she gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the 

programme starts at 6.30 a.m. She loves her work because she meets a lot of 

interesting people, but she loves her weekends too. Read what Ann says about 

her weekends. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box.  

 

love     relax     cook     have     like     stay     chat     eat     live      arrive 

come   go   visit     bring   go out     get up     leave     listen 

 

On Fridays I ___ home from BBC at about 2.00 in the afternoon and I just ___. 

On Friday evenings I don’t ___, but sometimes a friend ___ for dinner. He or she 

___ the wine and I ___ the meal. I ___ cooking! We ___ to music or we just ___. 

 

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On Saturday mornings I ___ at 9.00 and I ___ shopping. Then in the 

evenings I sometimes ___ to the theatre or the opera with a friend. I ___ opera! 

Then we ___ in my favourite Chinese restaurant. 

On Sunday… Oh, on Sunday morning I ___ in bed late, I don’t ___ until 

11.00! Sometimes in the afternoon I ___ my sister. She ___ in the country and 

___ two children. I ___ playing with my niece and nephew, but I ___ early 

because I ___ to bed at 8.00 p.m. on Sunday evenings! 

Listen and check. Retell the text using the Past Simple Tense. 

 

Task 5. Weekend  magazine interviewed Ronnie and Paolo about their last 

Sunday. Open the brackets and read the texts. 

Ronnie: I (stay) in last Saturday night. I (cook) supper for my wife, Anna, and 

my children. When the kids (go) to bed, we (play) cards. After that we (watch) 

TV. Later I (read) a little and we (drink) a cup of herbal tea. We (go) to bed 

early because we (be) both tired.  

Paolo: On Saturday I (study) biology all afternoon for an exam on Monday. In 

the evening I (meet) some friends and we (go) to the beach. Then we (have) a 

pizza and (see) a film. It (be) awful! My friends (go) to a disco, but I (go) on 

study. I hate exams! 

 

Task 6. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary. 

1. Где вы провели выходные? – Мы ездили за город. Мы плавали, загорали, 

катались на лодке и рыбачили. 2. Я люблю фотографировать своих друзей. 

Мы часто ходим в музеи, посещаем картинные галереи и концертные залы. 

3. В свободное время мой отец занимается рисованием, а мама выращивает 

цветы. 4. В прошлую субботу я был в Москве. Я остановился в гостинице. 

Вечером  я  ходил  в  театр. 5. Мой  брат  интересуется  спортом.  Он 

занимается плаванием и смотрит спортивные программы по телевизору. 6. 

Я  собираюсь  остаться  сегодня  дома.  Я  почитаю  книгу  или  разгадаю 

кроссворд. 7. Я  провел  свой  выходной  очень  интересно.  Мы  с  друзьями 

ездили  за  город.  Мы  загорали,  купались,  играли  в  волейбол.  После  обеда 

мы вернулись домой. Вечером мы ходили в кино и смотрели новый фильм. 

А затем мы поужинали в нашем любимом ресторане. 

 

 

II. GRAMMAR ACTIVITES 

 

Task 7. Listen to the jazz chant “Saturday Morning” and learn it by heart. 

First I called my mother. We talked for an hour. 

Then I played tennis, went home and took a shower. 

I went to the kitchen, made a cup of tea, 

Took out my English book and studied carefully. 

I finished all my homework without a mistake 

Then I decided to take a little break. 

 

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I sat down for a minute to watch TV, 

Fell asleep and woke up at three. 

 

Task 8. Read the texts and ask as many questions as possible. 

Philip: Last Sunday my friends and I went to the Central Park. There were many 

beds of spring flowers there: red, yellow and blue. The air was fresh and clean. 

It was very pleasant to spend time there. 

Mary: My husband and I don’t spend our free time doing crosswords. We lead a 

very active life. When we’re not working we enjoy rock-climbing or parachuting 

or going on safari in Africa. I suppose our favourite pastime is deep-sea diving. I 

remember once we took the boat into the Gulf of Mexico. The water wasn’t 

clear. There were some fantastic sights. I saw amazing creatures. It was magic. 

It wasn’t very deep and we were near the bottom. Then suddenly I saw my 

husband. He waved his arm to me. I didn’t realize what it was. Then I saw it. 

The great shark coming towards me. Luckily, it wasn’t interested in me. It just 

went straight past. Perhaps it wasn’t a man-eater or it was short-sighted. 

Task 9. Choose the correct verb. 

1. She ___ tennis well. 

a. play        b. doesn’t play        c. don’t play 

2. Ann ___ coffee now. 

a. drank        b. drink        c. is drinking 

3. She ___ to school yesterday. 

a. is going        b. goes        c. went 

4. We ___ to Spain last summer. 

a. go        b. goes        c. went 

5. Look at him! He ___. 

a. swam        b. swims        c. is swimming 

 

Task 10. Find mistakes and correct them. 

1. She writes a letter last Monday. 2. He is knowing my father. 3. Mary didn’t 

came to school yesterday. 4. Paula always sing in the bath. 5. She has a bath at 

the moment. 6. Went you to the cinema yesterday? 

 

Task 11. Read the dialogues. Retell the texts first in the Present Simple 

Tense and then in the Past Simple Tense. 

Harry’s Weekend. 

I.: Harry, tell me about your weekend. 

H.: You know, I like to have a good time. Having a good time and enjoying 

yourself is very important to American people. I’m very busy during the week 

and I don’t have much free time, so when the weekend comes we try very hard 

to have a good time. 

I.: What sort of things do you do? 

H.: It begins on Friday night. We usually go to the bar or to the theatre. And we 

go to bed early because we want to get up early on Saturday morning. Saturday 

 

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morning is the time for cleaning the house, washing the car and then it is time to 

go out for lunch. 

I.: And what do you do after lunch? 

H.: We go for a walk on the beach, or play tennis, or go for a run. Saturday 

afternoon is a time to play, really. And in the evening we sometimes go to the 

movie. 

I.: What about Sunday? 

H.: Well, on Sunday we get a lot of newspapers and we just sit in the garden 

with a cup of coffee and read the newspapers. 

I.: So, you relax. Oh yes, I see. What about Sunday evening? 

H.: Well, Sunday evening is the time to get ready for Monday. So we usually 

have an early night and maybe watch a little TV. 

I.: Oh, that’s very interesting, Harry. Thank you. 

Svetlana’s Weekend. 

I.: Svetlana, tell me about your weekends. 

S.: Well, I often have a lot of university work to do, but if I’m free what I do 

depends on the time of the year. In winter we often go skiing. My family has a 

house, a dacha near Moscow, and we leave on Friday and come back on 

Monday morning. And we play hockey or go skating, or go fishing. 

I.: What about other times of the year? 

S.: In summer we go to the Black Sea and in autumn it is popular to pick 

mushrooms. 

I.: Really? And where do you do this? 

S.: In the fields, in the woods, around the town. 

I.: Are weekends a special time for you? 

S.: It is not as in the west. On Saturday a lot of people work. Children are at 

school, at least until 1 o’clock. 

I.: Really? 

S.: Yes, and most shops are open on Sunday and we do our shopping on Sunday. 

I.: Oh, I see. 

S.: People often have a nice meal with all their family. 

I.: Do you like going to the theatre or to the cinema? 

S.: Well, we watch TV, read books, have parties and visit each other. 

I.: That’s interesting. Thank you very much, Svetlana. 

 

 

III. IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 

 

Task 12. Listen to the famous song “Yesterday” by the Beatles and learn it 

by heart. 

Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away 

Now it looks as though there’re here to stay 

Oh, I believe in yesterday.  

Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be 

 

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There’s a shadow hanging over me 

Oh, yesterday came suddenly. 

Why she had to go? 

I don’t know she wouldn’t say. 

I said something wrong 

Now I long for yesterday. 

Yesterday love was such an easy game to play 

Now I need a place to hide away. 

Oh, I believe in yesterday 

Why she… 

 

A HAPPY MAN IS THAT WHO IS HAPPY IN HIS FAMILY 

(Unit 6) 

 

I. READING AND DISCUSSING THE TOPIC 

 

Task 1. Read about Olga Klimova’s family. Is it different from yours? Do 

you feel happy in your family? 

I am Olga Klimova. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few 

words about my family. My family is large. I am not an only child. I have got a 

mother, a father, a sister, a brother and a grandmother.  

First of all, some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of 

biology. She works in a college. She likes her job. She is a good-looking woman 

with blue eyes and brown hair. She is forty-nine but she looks much younger. 

She is tall and slim.  

My father is a computer programmer by profession. He is very 

experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He 

is fifty. My father likes singing and when we are at home and have some free 

time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father is handy with a lot of 

things.  

My parents have much in common, but they have different views on 

music, books, films, sports. For example, my father is fond of tennis but my 

mother doesn’t play sports. But my parents have the same opinion about my 

education and upbringing.  

My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes 

care of our family. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. 

She is very practical. Besides, my mother is fond of gardening. All our family is 

proud of the wonderful roses she grows in the garden in our dacha. My father 

and I try to help her with the housework. I wash dishes, go shopping and clean 

our flat. 

My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps my mother to 

run the house. She is good at knitting. 

 

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My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her 

own. She works as an accountant for a bank. Her husband is a scientist. They 

have got twins: a son and a daughter. They go to nursery school. 

My brother Dmitry is eleven. He is a schoolboy. I think he takes after our 

father. He also wants to become a specialist in computing but he is not sure yet. 

He is fond of music and windsurfing. 

I want to become a journalist. Now I study at the University and I like to 

learn foreign languages. I look like my father – I’ve got his long nose and big 

mouth – but I’ve got my mother’s personality. I am even-tempered and always 

try to be in a good mood. 

We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and 

we get on very well with all members of our extended family. Unfortunately, we 

are very scattered and don’t see each other very often. 

 

Active Vocabulary 

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an extended family – семья  в  широком  смысле  слова,  включая 

родственников  

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a nuclear family – семья в узком смысле слова, члены семьи, живущие 

вместе 

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good-looking – привлекательный, симпатичный 

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to be experienced – быть опытным 

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to be handy with smth – уметь что-л. делать 

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to have similar/different views on smth – иметь  схожие/различные 

взгляды на что-л. 

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education – образование 

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upbringing – воспитание 

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to keep house = to run the house – вести хозяйство 

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to take care of smb/smth – заботиться о ком-л./чем-л. 

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to be good at smth – быть искусным в чем-л. 

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to be clever with one’s hands – иметь умелые (золотые) руки 

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a pensioner – пенсионер 

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twins – близнецы 

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to take after smb – быть похожим на кого-л. (по характеру)  

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to look like smb – быть похожим на кого-л. (внешне) 

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personality – характер 

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a relative = a relation - родственник 

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to be deeply attached to smb – быть сильно привязанным к кому-л.  

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to get on well – быть в хороших отношениях, ладить 

 

Task 2. Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation. 

A college, biology, a profession, a programmer, experienced, an opinion, 

education, upbringing, gardening, a pensioner, knitting, an accountant, a 

scientist, nursery, a journalist, personality, a relative, even-tempered, attached, 

extended, unfortunately, scattered. 

 

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Task 3. Here are the answers to some questions about O. Klimova’s family. 

Write the questions. 

a) A teacher of biology.  b) Forty-nine.  c) Tennis.  d) About my education and 

upbringing.  e) Cooking.  f) Wash up, go shopping and clean our flat.                  

g) Pensioner. h) In a bank. i) Two. A daughter and a son. j) My father. I’ve got 

his long nose and big mouth. 

 

Task 4. Questionnaire. 

1. Where are you from? 

2. Where are your parents from? 

3. What are the members of your family? 

4. Is your family the most important thing in your life? 

5. How important to you is your extended family? 

6. How many of your relations live within 30 miles of your home? 

7. Is your family very scattered, or do they mostly live close together? 

8. How many of your relations do you know personally? 

9. Do you think big families or small families are better? 

10. Do you think it’s a good thing for parents to live with their married children? 

11. Who do you get on best with?  

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people you are related to 

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people you went to school/college with 

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people you study at university with 

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other people (who?) 

12. Do you consider yourself  

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rootless 

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well-rooted 

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something between the two? 

 

Task 5. Listen about Martin Peters’ family and write the names of the 

people in the correct places (the teacher will give you a separate sheet of 

paper for it). Then ask and answer questions about Martin’s family. 

 

Task 6. Read the text “Courtship and Marriage in North America” and 

answer the following questions. 

If a couple wants to get married in North America they can do it at just 

about any time and just about any place. The only three requirements for a 

marriage to take place are as follows: 1) the man and woman must agree that 

they both want to get married and that they want to marry each other; 2) the 

ceremony must take place before an official (a judge or a religious leader);       

3) a marriage ceremony must have witnesses. There is no particular age to get 

married but the majority of people in North America marry when they are 

between 20 and 30 years old. In Canada women normally get married for the 

first time at 25 and men – at 27. Couples often get to know each other through 

 

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dating. Typical dates include going out to a picture, to dinner, dancing club or a 

sports activity. Traditionally, the male asks the female for a date. 

Picture a wedding in North America. There is a bride in a white dress and 

veil accompanied by her bridesmaids and a groom dressed in a suit accompanied 

by his best man. During the ceremony, the groom puts a ring on the bride’s 

finger, or perhaps they exchange rings as a judge or a religious leader 

pronounces them husband and wife. The rings are made of gold and symbolize 

eternity – the endless love of a couple and a perfect, lifelong union. 

There are many traditions and customs connected with weddings. For 

example, a bride wears “something old, something new, something borrowed, 

something blue”. A wedding ceremony often concludes with the guests throwing 

rice at the newlyweds and the bride tossing her bouquet to the bridesmaids. They 

say the bridesmaid who catches the flowers will marry next. Before the wedding 

there are usually bachelor parties and showers.  

 

Questions 

1. What are the three requirements for a marriage to take place? 

2. What is the average age for a woman and a man to get married for the first 

time in Canada? 

3. How do couples get to know each other? What are the typical dates? 

4. What does the bride usually wear? Does the groom wear a suit? 

5. Who accompanies the bride and the groom? 

6. What do the bride and the groom do during the ceremony? 

7. What is the ring made of? What does it symbolize? 

8. What are the wedding customs and traditions? Do Russian wedding traditions 

and customs vary from the North American ones? 

 

Task 7. Complete the table. 

 wife 

son  

father  

 sister 

uncle  

 niece 

grandfather  

 

Task 8. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.   

A. 1. Позвольте  мне  сказать  пару  слов  о  моей  семье.  Я  единственный 

ребенок,  и  моя  семья  невелика. 2. Моя  мать – очень  привлекательная 

женщина.  Она  работает  врачом.  Кроме  того,  она  ведет  хозяйство  и 

прекрасно  готовит. 3. У  моего  отца  золотые  руки.  Он  увлекается 

садоводством.  Вся  наша  семья  гордится  его  чудесным  садом. 4. Мой 

старший  брат  женат  и  живет  отдельно.  У  него  двое  детей:  сын  и  дочь.  Я 

обожаю племянника и племянницу и часто навещаю их. Мы ходим в парк 

 

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и  в  кино  вместе. 5. Моя  бабушка – пенсионерка.  Она  живет  с  нами  и 

заботится обо всей семье. 6. Внешне я похож на отца – у меня серые глаза 

и темные волосы, а по характеру я похож на мать. 7. У меня большая семья 

(в широком смысле слова): две бабушки и два дедушки, четыре тети, три 

дяди,  пятеро  двоюродных  братьев  и  сестер  и  один  племянник.  К 

сожалению, мы живем далеко друг от друга и редко видимся. 

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