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Task 14. Listen to Sarah. What can she do? What can’t she do? Can you do



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Task 14. Listen to Sarah. What can she do? What can’t she do? Can you do 

any of these things?

drive a car 

draw 

cook 


speak Spanish 

speak Italian 

ski 

play the piano 



play tennis 

use a processor 

 

swim 


speak German 

type 


speak French 

 

 



Task 15. Work in pairs. Look at the list. Talk about computers. What can 

they do? What can’t they do? 

Computers. Can they … ?  

count 


translate 

speak English 

play chess 

do crosswords 

hear 

see 


smell 

forecast the weather 

check spelling 

make music 

have conversations 

write books 

think 

 

 



 

THERE

 

IS

 

NO

 

FRIGATE

 

LIKE

 

A

 

BOOK

 

TO

 

TAKE

 

US

 

LANDS

 

AWAY 

(Unit 8) 

 

I. READING AND DISCUSSING THE TOPIC 

 

Task 1. Helen is an English student. She studies French at a college in 



London. Read her letter to Mary, her penfriend. 

25 Station Road 

Los Angeles, California, 90023 

June 23, 2002 

Dear Mary, 

I’m sorry I haven’t written so long. I was very busy last month but now 

my studies are over and I can write a letter to you. Things are going well for me. 

I’m learning a lot in my French class and feel better about speaking French now. 

In your last letter you asked me to write a few words about my hobbies. 

Well, I’m fond of reading. I’ve got a very good collection of books at home and 

I’m really proud of it. I can’t say my collection is thematic. I’ve got different 

books: science fiction, poems, plays, love stories, psychological prose, books on 

sports, history and the arts. I’ve got many books about animals and birds. I also 

have books which can tell you about different countries and lands. I think many 

people can say that their hobby is reading, and I’m sure it’s easy to explain why. 

We learn when we read books.  

Whatever you do, whenever you go, you’ll always need a true friend and a 

good teacher. This friend and the teacher for you is the book. I’ve already read a 

 

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lot of books. Some of them are interesting indeed, some are boring. Some of 

them are easy to read, and some are difficult to understand. But I usually read all 

of them up to the end. As I have already said my collection of books at home is 

good, but I often borrow books from the library. We have a very good library at 

our college. There are plenty of books there on various subjects and in different 

languages. Not long ago I began reading French books in the original. I think 

that is much more interesting than reading books in translation, and very useful. 

But best of all I like historical novels, detective stories and adventure books. 

That’s why I prefer books by Agatha Christie, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, 

James Hadley Chase and others.  

Now I really think I’m finishing. Sorry for such a long letter. Remember 

me to your parents. 

Love,  

Helen. 


 

Active Vocabulary 

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prose – проза 

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poetry – поэзия 

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an author – автор 

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a novel – роман 

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a short story – рассказ 

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a poem – поэма, стихотворение 

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a play –пьеса 

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psychological prose – психологическая проза 

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detective stories – детективные рассказы 

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adventure books – приключенческие книги 

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science fiction – научная фантастика 

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in the original – в оригинале 

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in translation – в переводе 

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to borrow books – брать книги 

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thematic – тематический 

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boring – скучный 

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useful – полезный 

 

Task 2. Find the English equivalents of the following words and expressions 



in the text. 

Собрание книг; книги по истории; книги о животных; книги по искусству; 

легкие для чтения книги; трудные для понимания книги; прочитать  книгу 

до  конца;  книги  на  разных  языках;  передай  от  меня  привет  своим 

родителям. 

 

Task 3. Imagine that you are Mary and write an answer to Helen telling 



about books you like. 

 

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Task 4. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary. 

1.  Кто  принес  тебе  этот  детектив? – Джон.  Он  принес  мне  еще  два 

психологических романа три дня назад, но я их еще не прочитал. 2. Ты читал 

какие-нибудь пьесы Шекспира? – Да, я читал «Гамлет» три месяца тому назад. 

3. Сожалею, но у нас нет книг Уилки Коллинза в данный момент. – Тогда не 

могли бы вы мне дать какой-нибудь роман Агаты Кристи на английском языке? 

4.  Я  не  советую  вам  читать  эту  книгу  в  оригинале.  Она  очень  трудна  для 

понимания.  Вы  когда-нибудь  читали  психологический  роман  на  французском 

языке? 5. Несколько  лет  назад  я  любила  читать  приключенческие  книги  и 

детективные рассказы, но два года назад я поступила в Самарский университет 

и сейчас предпочитаю читать классическую прозу и поэзию. 6. У меня не очень 

большая библиотека дома, поэтому я часто беру книги в библиотеке. 

 

Task 5. Look through the list of books. Are there any books in the list that 

you have read or heard about? 

Conan Doyle.  The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. The Hound of Baskervilles. 

Robert Louise Stevenson. Treasure Island. 

Charles Dickens. Hard Times. Oliver Twist. Great Expectations. David 

Copperfield. 



Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre. 

William Golding. Lord of the Flies. 

Edgar Allan Poe. The Fall of the House of Usher. The Murders in the Rue 

Morgue. 


 

Task 6. Interview your group mates to find out about their preferences. 

1. Why do you read?  

a. for fun     b. for information     c. to while away the time 

2. What kind of books do you like to read? 

a. fiction     b. non-fiction     c. serious books     d. science fiction      e. biographies 

3. Where do you get books? 

a. in the university library     b. in the local library     c. in a bookshop 

4. Do you think you can do without any library at all? 

a. I can. I’ve got a lot of books at home.     b. I can’t. My home library is not 

very rich in books. 



 

Task 7. How do you choose books? Answer the following questions. 

1. When you go to the library, do you always know which book you want to 

look for and borrow? 2. When you see a lot of new books at the library, do you 

find it easy or difficult to make a choice? 3. What helps you to make a choice – 

the pictures in the book, its cover, the table of contents, the advice of the 

librarian or of your fellow students? 4. Do you make a list of books you would 

like to borrow before you go to the library? Why? 

 

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Task 8. Read the text “Books and Libraries”. Give Russian equivalents of 

the underlined words. 

The Lenin State Library in Moscow is one of the greatest in the world. It 

has many reading halls and hundreds of kilometres of shelves full of books in 

more than 170 languages. Here we find millions of books, newspapers, 

manuscripts and a great number of rare priceless volumes. The library is not 

only for the use of Muscovites. If a reader from any place of Russia or from 

abroad needs a rare book he can’t find elsewhere, he can send his order to 

Moscow through his local library. There are excellent catalogues and qualified 

librarians here.  

There is a public library in every town in Russia. Anyone may join a 

library  and borrow books. At the lending department you may borrow three 

books  at a time and  keep them for a fortnight. If at the end of the period you 

haven’t finished reading a book, you may renew it. The librarians know a lot 

about literature. They can give you advice about literature and recommend you 

what books to take.  

Most public libraries also have a reading room and a reference library. In 

the reading room you can read the daily papers and all the other important 

periodicals. In the reference library there are encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases 

and other books of reference on every possible subject. 

 

Active Vocabulary 

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a card – a. a library card; b. a reader’s card  

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a catalogue – a library catalogue; a card catalogue; to make catalogue of 

books 


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to arrange – to arrange books on shelves; to arrange books in alphabetical 



order 

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reference – reference books; a reference library 

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an encyclopedia  

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a dictionary – to use a dictionary; to look up a word in a dictionary; 

English-Russian dictionary; a pocket dictionary 

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to consult – to consult smb.; to consult a dictionary 



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a novel – a novel by Dickens 



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a chapter – Chapter 5 



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a cover – the cover of a book; to read a book from cover to cover; 



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contents – the contents of a book  



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a table of contents  



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a volume 



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to publish – to publish a book (information, news, novel, review) 



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a choice – a good (poor) choice; to make one’s choice 



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a plot – an original plot 



 

 

 



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Task 9. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary. 

1.  Я  не  дошла  до  этой  главы. 2. Роман  был  такой  интересный,  что  я 

прочитала  его  от  корки  до  корки. 3. Вы  уже  обсудили  содержание  этой 

поэмы? 4. Этот роман слишком сложный, чтобы рассказать его содержание 

в  нескольких  словах. 5. Оглавление  книги  дает  название  каждой  главы  и 

страницу, на которой она начинается. 6. Сколько томов в университетской 

библиотеке? 7. В  нашей  библиотеке  хороший  выбор  книг. 8. Каждая 

карточка  в  каталоге  дает  полезную  информацию  для  читателя:  название 

книги и автора, время и место публикации и некоторую информацию о ее 

содержании. 9. Ты  разложила  книги  по  полкам  тематически  или  в 

алфавитном порядке? 10. Сколько томов в Детской энциклопедии? 

 

Task 10. Answer the following questions. 

1. What does a reader’s card tell about the reader and his reading interests?       

2. Have you seen your reader’s card? What do you think it can tell about you?   

3. What do you usually do if you wish to find a book you need? Do you go to 

the university library or to the public library or do you borrow it from a friend of 

yours? 4. Why is it useful to consult a library catalogue? 5. How are books 

usually arranged in a library catalogue? 6. What kinds of books are extremely 

useful in your study? 7. Where can the learner of a foreign language find the 

meaning of a word he doesn’t know? 8. What kind of dictionary is necessary for 

learners of a foreign language? 9. What information about a word does a 

dictionary give? 

 

Task 11. Read the text “The British Library” about the famous library in 

Great Britain. Say what it is remarkable for. 

The British Library is the greatest public library in Britain. It consists of 

the Reference Division, the Bibliographic Service Division and the Lending 

Division in Yorkshire.  

The Reference Division has its origins in the library department of the 

British Museum founded in 1753. There are more than 9 million books 

including original texts by Shakespeare, Dickens, da Vinci and many others. The 

collections of early printed books, of old English books and of books in all 

European languages make the British Library one of the finest libraries in the 

world. It is not only a collection of old books, it is also a rapidly growing 

modern research library.  

The British Library receives one copy of every book and every issue of 

every periodical or newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the 

Republic of Ireland. Now the collections are not only in many languages, but 

also cover all fields of human knowledge.  

The Reading Room of the British Library is a centre of serious study in all 

fields. University professors, lecturers and students use it. 

 

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The richness of the collection in different subjects makes the Library 

useful for journalists and writers. In summer the readers are the visitors from 

abroad. Well-known writers and historical personages worked here, Sir W. 

Scott, Ch. Dickens, W. Thackery, K. Marx, V. Lenin, Th. Hardy and G.B. Shaw 

among them. 

 

Task 12. Read the information about a library. Compare the rules of this 



library with those of your town (university) library.  

Library Rules 

Cambridge Central Lending Library 

Hours of opening: 

Monday to Friday: 9.30 am – 6 pm 

Saturday: 9.15 am – 5 pm 



Welcome to the Central Lending Library 

We have books, CDs, tapes, records, videos and pictures for you to borrow 

Your ticket. Please remember to bring your ticket with you on each visit. Look 

after your ticket: you will be responsible for anything borrowed with it. 

Borrowing. You can take up to 6 books at a time and up to 6 items (tapes, video) 

as well. 

Loan Periods. The loan period for books is 3 weeks; for music audio items it is 2 

weeks; and for video cassettes it is 1 week. 

Finally. We have catalogues, a subject index and floor plans to help you find the 

books you want. Please, ask staff if there is anything you want to know. 

 

 



II. GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES 

 

Task 13. Open the brackets using the Present Perfect Tense. 

1. Up to now I … (visit) twenty countries. 2. He … (type) six letters so far.        

3. … (you ever eat) couscous? 4. They … (never  quarrel)  like  this  before.         

5. I … (not write) to Marco since 1989. 6. We … (not be) there since we were 

young.         7. I saw her in May, but … (not see) her since. 8. She … (drive) the 

same car for many years. 9. I … (know) them for many years. 10. She … (not 

be) in that shop for ages! 11. He … (travel) all over the world. 12. I … (ride) an 

elephant.        13. She … (just fly) in from Rome. 14. She … (recently become) 

a director.    15. They … (already speak) to me. 16. I … (not drink) my tea yet. 

17. I … (meet) her several times. 

 

Task 14. The Present Perfect Tense and the Past Simple Tense. 

A. Choose the correct tense.  

1. I (haven’t seen/didn’t see) much of her lately. 2. Who is she? – I (‘ve never 

seen/never saw) her before. 3. I (‘ve done/did) a lot of stupid things in my life.  

4. She (has left/left) school last year. 5. When (have you got/did you get) 

 

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married? 6. I’m sorry. I (haven’t finished/didn’t finish) yet. 7. I (‘ve often 

wondered/often wondered) what he does for a living. 8. He (has caught/caught) 

the plane at eight this morning. 9. I (‘ve read/read) a lot of her books when I was 

at school. 10. (Have you seen/Did you see) any good films recently?  



B. Give the appropriate tense form. 

1. You (be) a beautiful baby. 2. I (not read) her latest book. 3. (you visit) India? 

4. My great-grandmother (live) in Glasgow. 5. Columbus (not discover) 

America: the Indians already (know) where it was. 6. Amazing news! Scientists 

(discover) a new planet! 7. Who (give) Shakespeare his first job? 8. How many 

times (you be) in love? 9. I (never enjoy) a holiday  as  much  as  this  one.           

10. “(you hear) the thunder?” “No, nothing wakes me up”. 

 

Task 15. Choose the correct sentence. 

1. a. I saw John yesterday. b. I’ve seen John yesterday. 2. a. Did you ever eat 

Indian food? b. Have you ever eaten Indian food? 3. a. Diana won 5,000 pounds 

last month. b. Diana has won 5,000 pounds last month. 4. a. I’ve never drank 

champagne. b. I’ve never drunk champagne. 5. a. Tom has never been to 

America. b. Tom has ever been to America. 6. a. Did they live in London five 

years ago? b. Have they lived in London five years ago? 7. a. Mary has wrote a 

lot of books. b. Mary has written a lot of books. 8. a. Did she write a book last 

year? b. Has she written a book last year? 



 

Task 16. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple 

Tense. 

A Sad Story of a Sad Man. 

One Sunday evening two men … (meet) in a London pub. One of them 

was very unhappy.  

“Life is terrible, everything in the world is really boring”, he said. 

“Don’t say that”, said the other man. “Life is marvellous! The world is so 

exciting! Think about Italy. It’s a wonderful country. … you ever … (be) 

there?” 

“Oh, yes. I … (go) there last year and I … (not like) it”. 

“Well, … you … (be) to Norway? … you ever … (see) the midnight sun?” 

“Oh, yes. I … (go) in 1984 and I … (see) the midnight sun. I … (not enjoy) it”. 

“Well, I … just … (return) from a safari in Africa. … you … (visit) Africa yet?” 

“Yes, I … (go) on safari in Africa last year and I … (climb) Mount Kilimanjaro. 

It was really boring”.  

“Well,” said the other man, “I think that you’re very ill. Only the best 

psychiatrist can help you. Go to see Dr. Greenbaum in Harley Street”. 

“I’m Dr. Greenbaum”, answered the man sadly.



 

 

 

 

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HEALTH AND ILLNESSES 

(Unit 9) 

 

I. READING AND DISCUSSING THE TOPIC 

 

Task 1. Read the text “Treating a Patient”. 

Last spring Ann, my room-mate, was taken ill. The poor girl felt sick and 

giddy, she was running a high temperature and it was clear that she needed the 

services of a doctor. I rushed straight to our hostel health centre and made an 

appointment with the doctor. In an hour or so the doctor, a middle-aged woman 

in a white gown, came in. Before diagnosing the disease she asked Ann to strip 

to the waist, examined her throat, felt her pulse, sounded her heart and lungs and 

tested her blood pressure. The following dialogue took place between them. 

D.: I see you’ve taken your temperature. What is it? 

A.: It’s 38.7 (thirty-eight point seven). And I feel bad, I’ve got a headache and a 

sore throat.  

D.: Do you get colds very often? 

A.: Well, I had a cold about two months ago. I had a chest infection afterwards. 

The doctor gave me some antibiotics. 

D.: And did you complete the course of treatment as directed? 

A.: Oh, yes. By the way, it hurts me when I swallow. Besides, I’m afraid I’ve 

got a pain in my side. 

D.: Let me examine your side. Things do happen. 

A.: And what if it is appendicitis? It would mean an operation, Doctor, eh? Do 

say something. 

D.: There, there. No tears. Take it easy. Everything will be all right. 

A.: I hate being on sick leave and staying in bed. 

D.: Does it hurt when I press here? 

A.: Oh, yes. It’s terribly painful. 

D.: Well, my dear. I’m sorry to say you have flu and besides something is wrong 

with your appendicitis. If you have a new attack, you must be taken to hospital 

and operated on. 

A.: Oh, it’s too bad. Poor me. 

D.: Don’t worry. Let’s hope for the best. Now I’ll write out a prescription for 

some pills and a mixture. You are to take a tablespoonful of it three times a day. 

I believe that some injections of glucose will do you a lot of good. 

A.: And what should I take for my headache? 

D.: I’ll give you a tablet. Here it is. Good-bye, and cheer up. 

A.: Good-bye, Doctor. Thanks a lot. 

So, I went to the chemist’s to have the prescription made up. We followed 

the doctor’s directions and in a week my friend felt much better. Then I took her 

to the health centre where she had her chest X-rayed and her blood tested. 

Everything was all right and soon she recovered. 

 

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Active Vocabulary 

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to be taken ill – заболеть 

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to feel sick and giddy – чувствовать головокружение и тошноту 

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to run a high temperature – иметь высокую температуру 

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to take a temperature – измерить температуру 

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to make an appointment with a doctor – записаться  на  прием  к  врачу 

(вызвать врача на дом) 

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to diagnose the disease – диагностировать болезнь  



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to strip to the waist – раздеться до пояса 



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to examine one’s throat – осмотреть горло 



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to feel one’s pulse – прощупать пульс 



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to sound one’s heart and lungs – прослушать сердце и легкие 



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to test one’s blood pressure – измерить кровяное давление 



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to have a headache (a sore throat, a pain in one’s side) – иметь головную 



боль (красное горло, боль в боку) 

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to get a cold (flu, etc.) – подхватить простуду (грипп) 

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a chest infection – легочная инфекция 

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to complete a course of treatment – завершить курс лечения 

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to hurt – болеть, причинять боль 

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a sick leave – больничный 

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to stay in bed – оставаться в постели 

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to have an attack – иметь приступ 

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to be taken to hospital – привезти кого-л. в больницу 

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to be operated on smth– быть прооперированным на что-л. 

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to write out a prescription – выписать рецепт 

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an injection of glucose – инъекция глюкозы 

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to have the prescription made up – получить лекарство по рецепту 

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to have one’s chest X-rayed – сделать рентгеновский снимок груди 

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to have one’s blood tested – сдать кровь на анализ 

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to recover – выздороветь 

 

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

Giddy, service, an appointment, to diagnose, a disease, to examine, a throat, 

blood, pressure, sore, a headache, an infection, afterwards, antibiotic, a 

treatment, to swallow, appendicitis, an operation, tears, terribly, flu, an attack, a 

prescription, a mixture, a tablespoonful, an injection, glucose, a tablet, 

chemist’s, a direction, x-rayed, to recover. 

 

Task 3. Study the table and do the following tasks. 

Nouns: 

ache (head-, tooth-, stomach-, back-, ear-); disease, illness 

(mental illness); fever (scarlet fever); injury; pain; rash, spots; 

wound; medicine; ointment; plaster; symptom; clinic, hospital, 

operating theatre, surgery; ward; out-patient; epidemic      

 

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Adjectives:  depressed; fit; healthy; hot; insane; sick; unhealthy; weak; 

well; curable; fatal; harmful; incurable; poisonous; sore; 

swollen 

Verbs: 

to be (critically, seriously) ill; to catch smth; to die (from 

smth); to get better; to go/come down with smth; to infect smb; 

to suffer from smth; to be under the weather; to vomit; to be 

good/bad for smb; to be in good shape (in poor health); to cure 

smb; to ease the pain; to inject smb with smth; to vaccinate 

smb against smth; to nurse smb 

 

Find the words in the chart above that match these definitions. 

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to use a needle to put medicine into your body; 



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a soft substance you rub on your skin as a treatment; 



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a room in a hospital you stay in while you are ill; 



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a pain in your head; 



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many cases of an infectious disease occurring at the same time; 



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an illness of the mind; 



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to make someone who is ill well again. 



Fill the gaps with an appropriate word from the box. 

against  

from    

with    


in 

1. Children should be vaccinated  ___  different  diseases  in  their  childhood.        

2. Paul won’t be at work today – he’s gone down ___ flu. 3. Many people die 

___ lung cancer due to smoking. 4. If you are in a fever there’s definitely 

something wrong ___ you. 5. I spent the weekend in a health farm and feel ___ 

really good shape now. 6. She’s still recovering ___ malaria she picked up on 

holiday.   

 

Task 4. Read the following dialogues and act them out. 



A. Asking about health. 

A.: How’s your father keeping? 

B.: He’s been off work for a day or two.  

A.: Really, what’s the trouble? 

B.: It’s a cold. I think he’s been overworking. 

A.: I hope he soon gets over it.  

B.: That’s very kind of you. He’ll be pleased to hear you asked after him. By the 

way, how’s your mother? 

A.: She’s not feeling very well. I think she must have eaten something. 

B.: Oh dear. Let me know if there’s anything I can do. 

A.: Thank you very much. I’ll tell her you inquired about her. 

B. At the physician’s. 

D.: Good morning. 

A.: Good morning, Doctor. 

D.: Ah, here’s your form. Miss Miles, isn’t it? 

 

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A.: That’s right, Ann Miles. 

D.: Well, what’s the trouble? 

A.: I feel hot and I’ve got a sore throat. 

D.: Now, I’d like to sound your heart and lungs. Breathe in, breathe out, then 

cough. That’s it. Are you coughing much? 

A.: Yes, quite a lot, and sneezing, and I have a runny nose. 

D.: I want to examine you throat. Open your mouth wide. Say “Ah”. 

A.: Ahhh. It hurts when I swallow. 

D.: Yes, you’ve got a cold. You should stay in bed for a few days. 

A.: And what about the throat, Doctor? 

D.: You have to take a course of antibiotics and you have to drink a lot of warm 

liquid, say tea, with honey and lemon. Here’s a prescription. And here’s your 

sick-note. 

A.: Thank you, Doctor. Good-bye. 



C. At the surgeon’s. 

S.: What’s wrong with your arm, Mr. Black? 

B.: I’m afraid, it’s a fracture, Doctor. 

S.: How did it happen? 

B.: I was playing a game of tennis. Running to get the ball I fell down on my 

arm. I felt an awful pain when I tried to get up. My friends had to help me get 

here. 

S.: That’s too bad. You should be careful. Now, let me examine your arm. Does 



it hurt here? 

B.: Yes, I have a sharp pain. 

S.: I think we’d better have it X-rayed. (After examining the picture

Unfortunately, it is a fracture. You’ll have to stay in hospital for a couple of 

days, Mr. Black. 

D. At the dentist’s. 

D.: What’s troubling you? 

P.: One of my front teeth is working loose, and there’s a big hole at the back that 

wants seeing too. 

D.: You need to have this one out. It is a pity you didn’t have it looked at before. 

P.: I wish to goodness I had. 

D.: Does the other tooth pain you now? 

P.: Not particularly, just a dull steady pain. 

D.: The tooth is decaying and must be stopped. (The doctor reaches for the drill, 

then cleans and drills the tooth with it, inserts a piece of cotton-wool in the 

cavity and proceeds making a filling) This will be a temporary filling. Shall I 

apply an anaesthetic to deaden the pain? 

P.: Yes, if you please. 

D.: Here is your tooth extracted (pulled out). Now rinse your mouth, please. 

P.: Thank you, Doctor. Now I feel much better. 

 

 

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E. At the chemist’s. 

C.: Could you make up this prescription for me, please? 

Ch.: I’ll do it straight away. 

C.: Have you got something suitable for sore lips? 

Ch.: Rub this cream every four hours. Anything else? 

C.: Yes, please. I’d like something for a stye, too. 

C.: Put this lotion on three times a day. 

 

Task 5. Use these words to complete the paragraphs. 



shower    soap     shampoo 

 year    

health  

 faces  

 breath 

Today, people in many countries are obsessed with cleanliness. We bathe 

or ___ every day, sometimes twice a day. We have special soaps for our faces, 

and other soaps for our bodies. We use deodorants for our underarms, 

mouthwash for fresh ___ and ___ for our hair. We even have an expression 

about being clean: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”. 

People did not always have these beliefs, however. Did you know that at 

certain times in history, people thought that bathing the body was dangerous to 

the ___? During the Middle Ages in Europe, people did not wash very often. In 

fact, they feared ___ and water. People thought it was dangerous to wash too 

often – that is, more than once a month, or even once a ___. Most people did not 

even wash their ___ for weeks on end! 



 

Task 6. Study the text “Rules of Healthy Living”. Say whether you follow 

the rules given or not.  

1. Have regular meals. Healthy nutrition is very important. The correct diet 

should include protein, carbohydrates, minerals, fats and vitamins. But don’t 

overeat! 

2. Go in for sports. Human beings were not built for sitting at a desk all day. If 

you don’t get the exercise that your body wants then things can go wrong. 

3. Stop worrying and overdoing.  

4. Keep positive mental attitude. Have faith in life.  



 

Task 7. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary. 

1.  В  прошлом  месяце  я  подхватил  простуду.  У  меня  была  температура, 

покраснело  горло,  и  был  насморк.  Я  прошел  полный  курс  лечения 

антибиотиками  и  теперь  прекрасно  себя  чувствую. 2. Врач  всегда 

осматривает  больного  прежде,  чем  поставить  диагноз.  Он  прощупывает 

пульс,  прослушивает  сердце  и  легкие,  измеряет  кровяное  давление  и  

температуру.  После  этого  он  выписывает  рецепт:  таблетки,  микстуру  или 

инъекции  глюкозы. 3. У  меня  страшная  боль  в  сердце. – Боюсь,  что  это 

новый приступ, нам придется отправить вас в больницу. 4. Доктор, боюсь, 

что у меня какой-то синяк на руке. – Нет, это не синяк. Кажется, это сыпь. 

5. Я кашляю и чихаю. Кажется, мне придется взять больничный и провести 

 

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несколько дней в постели. 6. Алиса в прекрасной форме. Сложно поверить, 

что  полгода  назад  у  нее  был  перелом  обеих  ног.  Она  поправляется  с 

каждым  днем. 7. Кажется,  нам  придется  вырвать  один  зуб  и  еще  два 

запломбировать. Сделать вам анестезию? Не ешьте в течение 2 часов. Вот 

лекарство, которое уменьшит боль. 8. Она умерла от неизлечимой болезни. 

– Да, многие в наши дни умирают от рака.  

 

Task 8. Give Russian equivalents of the proverbs if possible and use them in 

the situations of your own. 

1. Fit as a fiddle. 2. Prevention is better than cure. 3. An apple a day keeps the 

doctor away. 4. A sound mind in a sound body. 5. Health is better than wealth. 

 

 

II. GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES 

 

Task 9. Use must or should

1. You know, I think you ___ take a holiday. 2. Tell Mark he ___ tidy his room 

at once. 3. Visitors are reminded that they ___ keep their bags with them. 4. I’m 

sorry, but you ___ go. We don’t want you here. 5. I really ___ go on a diet. I’ll 

start today. 6. I suppose I ___ write to Aunt Rachel one of these days. 7. You 

absolutely ___ check the tyres before you take the car out today. 8. All officers 

___ report to the Commanding Officer by midday. 9. You ___ have your hair 

cut at least once a week. 10. I think men ___ wear jackets and ties in restaurants.  

 

Task 10. Put in must or have/has (got) to

1. I’m tired, I ___ go to bed early. 2. John ___ go to school on Saturdays. 3. We 

___ get another dog soon. 4. “This is a great book”. “I ___ read it”. 5. A soldier 

___ obey orders. 6. We ___ go to London for a meeting. 7. I think we ___ pay in 

advance. 8. You really ___ visit us soon. 9. I ___ try to spend more time at 

home. 10. You ___ go through Carlisle on the way to Glasgow.  



 

Task 11. Make as many sentences as possible from the chart. 

Politicians 

work in shifts 

Postmen 


 

do some/any work at home 

Teachers 

wear a uniform 

Nurses 

have to 


don’t have to 

make speeches 

Air hostesses 

get up early 

Factory workers 

 

work long hours 



 

Task 12. Ask negative questions to the following statements. 

1. I am too early. 2. She is well. 3. These answers are wrong. 4. He is waiting for 

you. 5. She was a famous actress. 6. You were at my old school. 7. You can 

walk faster. 8. You like fish. 9. She goes to church. 10. He enjoyed the film. 

 

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III. IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS 

 

Task 13. Telephoning in English. Listen to the tape and do the following 



tasks. 

A. Which one means “You can dial”? Which one means “The number is 

ringing”? Which one means “The number is engaged”?  

B. Telephone numbers in English. 

448732 – double four eight seven three two 

698843 – six nine eight eight four three 

795400 – seven nine five four double zero (oh) 



C. Complete the three telephone conversations. Use the phrases from the box. 

No, it isn’t. I’ll just get her.           Can I take a message?      Great! See you on 

Sunday at ten. Bye!          Never mind. Perhaps next time. Bye!           

This is Jo speaking.          I’ll ring back later.            I’m having a party on 

Saturday. Can you come?          Can I speak to the manager, please?    

1. A. Hello. 276694. 

    B. Hello. Can I speak to Jo, please? 

    A. __________. 

    B. Oh! Hi, Jo. This is Pat. I’m just ringing to check that Sunday is still OK for 

tennis. 


    A. Yes. That’s fine. 

    B. __________.  

A.

 

Bye! 



2. A. Hello. Chesswood 4576. 

    B. Hello. Is that Liz? 

    A. __________. 

    C. Hello. Liz here. 

    B. Hi, Liz. It’s Tom. Listen! __________ ? 

    C. Oh sorry, Tom.  I can’t. I’m going to my cousin’s wedding. 

    B. __________. 

    C. Bye! 

3. A. Hello. Barclays Bank, Chesswood. 

    B. Hello. __________ ? 

    A. Hold on. I’ll put you through… I’m afraid Mr. Smith isn’t in his office. 

__________ ? 

    B. Don’t worry. __________ . 

    A. All right. Good-bye. 

    B. Good-bye. 

 

 



 

 

 

 

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TRAVELLING AND HOLIDAY MAKING 

(Unit 10) 

 

I. READING AND DISCUSSING THE TOPIC 

 

Task 1.

   


Read the text “Holiday Making” and do the tasks following it.

 

 

I consider holidays the most pleasant time with so many possibilities to 

spend time. Actually, you have nothing to do but enjoy yourself. You can do it 

in many different ways – you can travel, you can go to the movies, you can go in 

for sports – it is all up to you to choose. 

Our family always looks forward to going on a holiday. There’s nothing 

like summer holidays. We usually make our plans beforehand. All of us are fond 

of travelling. I find it exciting to see mountains, rivers, and cities, meet new 

people and make friends with them. We like to go camping. We spend holidays 

in a tent on an organized campsite. A camping family has to buy and cook their 

own food, do their own washing, and look after their own accommodation. 

Some people say it is no rest when one must do so many things. But we are fond 

of camping and won’t change it even for going abroad on a tour. You know, 

many people prefer hiking. They love to leave broad highways and go along 

little lanes where cars can’t go. They take mountain paths; they walk by the side 

of quiet lakes and through the woods. They see the real country, the wild 

flowers, and the young birds in their nests. They feel the calm of nature.  

Many people prefer holiday centres. There are wooden houses with good 

beds, electric light, running water. Some holiday centers have large buildings with 

all modern conveniences and comfort, a large hall for dancing, a cinema, a bar, 

and rooms for games. The place usually has its own swimming pool and tennis 

courts. In fact, there is everything you need. The Black Sea is one of the most 

wonderful places which attracts holiday-makers all over the world. There are 

many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps there for travellers to live in. To 

stay in such holiday centers is too expensive, and our family cannot afford it. 

My parents say that a holiday in the country is not less interesting than at 

the seaside. You may go boating and fishing, or just go for a walk in the forest 

and pick flowers, berries and mushrooms. It is always pleasant in hot weather to 

go to the wood and walk in the shade of the trees and listen to birds’ singing. 

Winter holidays are the occasion that students always look forward to and 

enjoy greatly. They begin after all the exams are over and you are free. No 

doubt, winter is a great time for sports.  

I should say that every season is good for a holiday. But our life is not one 

long endless holiday. There should be time for work and time for leisure. 

 

Active vocabulary

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to consider – полагать, считать 

-    a possibility (chance) – возможность 

 

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-    actually – действительно  

-    you have nothing to do but – ничего не делать, кроме 

-    in different ways – по-разному 

-    there’s nothing like – нет ничего лучше 

-    to make plans beforehand – планировать заранее 

-    exciting – волнующий, захватывающий 

-    to go camping – ходить в поход 

-    а tent – палатка 

-    accommodation – место временного проживания 

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to go abroad on a tour – поехать заграницу по путевке 

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hiking – путешествие пешком 

-    to afford – позволить 

-    in the shade of smth – в тени чего-л. 

-    an occasion – случай 

-    no doubt – несомненно 

-    leisure – досуг, свободное время 



 

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

Pleasant, actually, a mountain, accommodation, abroad, a highway, paths, quiet, 

wild, calm, comfort, a sanatorium, an occasion, doubt, leisure. 

 

Task 3. Match the words form the left-hand column with their synonyms or 



antonyms in the column opposite. 

to travel for pleasure ≠ 

comfortable = 

journey = 

splendid = 

to go away = 

travelling on foot = 

a traveller = 

to sunbathe =  

to return = 

wonderful, beautiful 

to lie in the sun 

to travel on business 

convenient 

to leave 

trip, travelling 

to make way home 

a holiday-maker 

hiking 

 

Task 4.  Ask 15 questions on the text. 

 

Task 5.  Read the following postcard. The only adjective Sue and Bill used 



is nice. Use a better adjective from the box below instead of nice.  

lovely     comfortable     good     small     terrible     old     long     spectacular 

 

Dear Laura, 



We’re having a nice time here in Scotland, but the weather isn’t very nice. 

We’re staying in a nice hotel near a nice town called Aberfeldy. We have nice 

views of the mountains and forests from our bedroom. Yesterday we went to see 

Blair Castle. It was really nice. Today we are hoping to go for a nice walk by the 

 

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lake (called a ‘loch’ here!). Did you have a nice time in Italy? We’ll ring you 

next week. 

Love, 

Bill and Sue. 



 

Task 6. Fill in the gaps using the words from the box. You may need to 

change the form of the verbs. 

great nightlife       work my way      souvenirs        off the beaten track       

take risks          see the sights        on a budget 

1. My favourite holiday was in Paris, a couple years ago. I really love ___. We 

went to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe. We saw everything! 

I love buying ___, too. I got a lovely little model of the Eiffel Tower. I gave it to 

my mother. 

2. I went to Ibiza last year, and had a great time! There’s such ___ there that I 

didn’t actually see much of the place we stayed in! We went clubbing all night, 

and just chilled out in the day in the hotel. We were ___ so we couldn’t do 

anything too expensive. We saved our money for the clubs. 

3. I’m going to ___ round South America. I’ve taken a course in how to teach 

English, and I’m going to use that to help me travel. I’m going to unusual 

places, a bit ___. I don’t like places where you just meet lots of people from 

your own country. I want to ___, and live a little dangerously. 

 

Task 7.  Say what you like and dislike about holidays. 

Visiting museums and art galleries; spending more time with family and friends; 

waiting at the airport; seeing life in different countries; traffic jams; enjoying the 

beauties of nature; meeting new people; getting lost; lying on the beach; just 

being away from home and daily routine; noisy people; packing to go on 

holiday.         

 

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

1. Как ты собираешься провести каникулы? – Наша группа едет по русским 

городам.  Мы  будем  много  гулять  и  ходить  по  музеям. 2. Как  ваша  дочь 

провела  зимние  каникулы? – Накануне  каникул  она  простудилась  и  все 

время  провела  дома.  Но  она  много  читала. 3. Каждое  лето  мы  ездим  на 

базу отдыха. 4. Во время каникул я не делала ничего особенного: смотрела 

телевизор, разговаривала с подругой по телефону, несколько раз ездила за 

город кататься на лыжах. 5. Для меня нет ничего лучше летних каникул. 6. 

Я  всегда  с  нетерпением  жду  зимних  каникул,  потому  что,  без  сомнений, 

это лучшее время для занятий спортом. 7. Я предпочитаю проводить лето 

на  базе  отдыхе,  где  есть  удобные  домики,  бассейн,  танцзал  и  теннисный 

корт. 8. К  сожалению,  я  не  могу  позволить  себе  поездку  за  границу.  Это 

дорого.  Обычно  я  езжу  за  город,  где  купаюсь,  загораю,  хожу  в  лес  за 

грибами  и  ягодами,  гуляю  в  тени  деревьев  и  слушаю  пение  птиц. 9. Мой 

 

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отец  любит  путешествовать  пешком.  Он  уходит  от  шумных  автодорог, 

бредет по тихим тропинкам и наслаждается тишиной природы. 10. Каждый 

год  мы  с  другом  ездим  на  Черное  море.  Мы  добираемся  автостопом, 

ставим палатку и наслаждаемся морем и солнцем. 

 

Task 9. These people had bad holiday experiences. Read their stories. 

Divide into three groups and complete the following sentences. Then find a 



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