1.Выполните грамматическое задание. Поставьте глаголы в Present Continuous. 1. The builders (to work) at the moment. 2. Where is Sergey?he (to wash) the dishes in the kitchen? 3. The doctor is busy, he ( to examine) the patient. 4. The baby ( not to cry), she (to sleep). 5. Look at the window! The children (to play) in the yard. 2.Вставьте пропущенные слова соответствующие тексту: is celebrated, festivals, holidays, plant a tree, wedding, member, happy, loaf of bread, the leader, devoted to. Maslenitsa is one of the most 1)…… cheerful in Russia. It marks the end of the winter and the opening of new spring 2)……..and ceremonies. Maslenitsa 3)…….during the week preceding the Lent. Every day of Maslenitsa is 4)………special rituals. There are some interesting family traditions. For example, when a new baby is born, the father should 5)……., wishing the child to grow up strong and healthy. Among the traditions connected with 6)………is blessing. When a bride and groom are ready to go to the church, the oldest 7)…….. in their family takes a religious icon from the wall. While the bride and groom kneel, the family member crosses them both with the icon, blesses their union, and wishes them a long and 8)…….marriage. At the wedding reception, the husband and wife take a big 9)………..and bite it at the same time, without the use of their hands. Whoever gets the larger piece, it is said that they will be 10)……..of their family
[snəʊ, frɒst ænd ˈsʌnʃaɪn…ˈlʌvli ˈmɔːnɪŋ]
[jet juː, dɪə lʌv, ɪts ˈmæʤɪk ˈskɔːnɪŋ,]
[ɑː stɪl əˈbɛd…əˈweɪk, maɪ swiːt]
[kɑːst sliːp əˈweɪ, aɪ bɛg, ænd, ˈraɪzɪŋ,]
[jɔːˈsɛlf ə ˈnɔːðən stɑː, ðə ˈbleɪzɪŋ]
[ɔːˈrɔːrə, ˈnɔːðən ˈbjuːti, miːt]
[ə ˈmɛləʊ gləʊ laɪk ðæt ɒv ˈæmbə]
[ɪˈluːmz ðə ruːm…tɪz gʊd tuː ˈlɪŋgə]
[bɪˈsaɪd ðə ˈgeɪli ˈkræklɪŋ stəʊv,]
[ænd θɪŋk ænd driːm…bʌt lɛt ˈaʊər ˈɒnɪst]
[braʊn meə wɪˈðaʊt dɪˈleɪ biː ˈhɑːnɪst]
[ðæt wiː meɪ teɪk ə slɛʤ raɪd, lʌv]
[wiːl gɪv friː reɪn tuː hɜː, ænd ˈlaɪtli]
[ðə snəʊ ɒv ˈmɔːnɪŋ ˈgliːmɪŋ ˈbraɪtli]
[skɪm ˈəʊvər ɪt, ænd, fʊl ɒv gliː]
[krɒs ˈɛmpti fiːldz ænd ˈɛmpti ˈmɛdəʊz]
[ə wʌns griːn wʊd wɪð triːz laɪk ˈʃædəʊz]
[ə striːm ænd bæŋk lɒŋ dɪə tuː miː]
Moscow
Russia
1/12/2010
Dear Andrea,
Thank you for your letter. I’m awfully sorry for not writing for so long because I’ve been busy at
school studying for my exams. How are you keeping?
In your letter you took a deep interest in my hobbies. Well, I do collect small things and most
of them are small figures of penguins. Frankly speaking, I like buying clothes on my pocket
money. My mother doesn’t like it and we often argue. My friends spend their money on going to
a cinema or on computer games. Isn’t it silly?
As I’ve heard you have just entered courses. What courses do you attend? Do you go alone
or with your friends? Do you enjoy spending your time there?
Well, got to go now.
Keep in touch.
Best wishes,
Katya