ORAL PRACTICE

1. Topic. One of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

Seven human creations are considered to be wonders of the world. Now it is possible to enlarge this number to include one more extraordinary building either from Russia or abroad. Say a few words about it giving information on

1) when and where it was built;

2) who it was designed by;

3) how it looked before and how it looks now,

4) the construction materials which were used;

5) how the building was used before and how it is used now;

6) why you think it should be considered one of the wonders of the world.

2. Pairwork. Victor and his friend Paul have moved into a room m a new hostel The girls,Ann and Julia,are very curious about it.

a) Listen to their conversation.

ANN: Is your room large enough?

VICTOR Yes, I think it's rather large

JULIA: Have you got any furniture there?

PAUL: We have a sofa and a bed in it.

JULIA: What about armchairs?

PAUL: We haven't got any armchairs yet. But it's a good idea to have an armchair, isn't it? Now we've four chairs and a. writing table near the window. ANN: Don't you have a TV set?

VICTOR: Not in our room, but in the hall on the same floor.

ANN: That's not very convenient, is it?

PAUL: That's not quite right. We have so much fun when we watch TV

together with our friends.

VICTOR: I suggest going to our room now and the girls can see

everything with their own eyes. PAUL: Let's go

b) Complete the following dialogues.

1 A. : Have you got any furniture? B.:………… A.: What about…? B.:………..

U.: What about ...?

2. A. ...? B. : We haven't got yet but ..

A.:...........

3. A.: Don't you have a TV set ...?

В.:...........

A. : It is not so convenient, I'm afraid

B. :............

6.Nobody 7.Everywhere. 8. You are wrong. 9. Unfortunately I can't. 10. Too expensive.

с) Think of some good questions for the following answers. The answers needn't be true

1. Without it.

2. Above all.

3. 3 In the middle.

4. The crowd of people.

5. Comfortable and convenient.

3. Paul's parents have bought a new flat. Now he has a room of his own. He is going to furnish it and so he asks his cousin Rita for advice. Student A takes the part of Paul, and student В the part of Rita.

Paul: Your room is 4 m long and 3 m wide. You also have a balcony. You have a sofa, a desk, two armchairs, a bookshelf, a tape-recorder. Don't forget to invite your cousin to your house-warming party.

Rita: Ask your cousin how large the room is, what pieces of furniture he has and help him to furnish the room. Ask him what he would like to get as a present for his house-warming party.

4. Guess what building it is! Look at the list of buildings on p. 181 Describe one of them to your friends who should guess its name:

1. Moscow University;

2. the Eiffel Tower;

3. Egyptian pyramids;

4 the building of MADI (Moscow);

5. Big Ben tower (London).

You may find the following words useful to you: is situated or located-, wa.9 built in; is made of; was designed by.

5. Discussion. In all cities of the world there are some very old buildings. Sooner or later they have to be pulled down or reconstructed. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in other towns, some parts of the old town are reconstructed and carefully preserved. In some others all the old buildings are pulled down and modern comfortable structures of concrete and glass are being built. In Warsaw, for example, many buildings destroyed during World War II were reconstructed and now they look as they did before the war. Do you think it is desirable to reconstruct old buildings or pull them down?

a) Read the list of pros and cons. Think of some more.

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Б) Составьте словосочетания с этими предлогами.	\|	A) Read the text and say whether you agree with the author. Which of the styles mentioned in the letter are typical of your native town?

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