Speaking
about English sounds.
We
usually don’t pronounce [r] at the end of the words, e.g.: there [ðeə], here
[hiə].
But
when there is another wor after it which starts with a vowel, we pronounce
[r]. e.g.: there are [ðeərə]
Exercise
1. Read correctly
there
are [ðeərə] there is [ðeəriz]
where
are[weərə] where is [weəriz]
here
it [hiərit] are at [α:rət]
Exercise
2. Read the text.
It’s Sunday today. Where are we on Sunday morning? We are at home. We are in
the kitchen. We are at the table. We are having breakfast together. There is
a lot of food on the table. There is some toast with jam. There is a jar of
juice. There are apples and bananas.
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Mum, can I have some juice, please?
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Here you are.
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Thanks.
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Exercise
3. Describe the pictures using there is/there are.
Keys:
1.
There is some soup in the plate.
2.
There is some salad in the plate.
3.
There is a pizza in the picture.
4.
There is some milk in the jug.
5.
There is a sandwich.
6.
There are three tomatoes.
7.
There are two pickles.
8.
There is some water on the glass.
Exercise
4. Look at the pictures and answer. Then listen and read.
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Do you know the city in the pictures?
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Can you guess its name?
Track
44.
Look at the pictures. Do you know this city? It’s Almaty. But many years ago
its name was Verniy. In 1860 Verniy was not a big town. It was like a small
village. The buildings were small. They were wooden. There weren’t any car’s
and buses in the town. There was a hospital, a post office and a mill there.
5000 people lived there. It was a good small town.
Today Almaty is bigger than it was in 1860. There are lots of cars, buses and
people. Almaty is busier and noisier now. Old Verniy was quieter than Almaty
today.
But
what is better: a small town or a big city?
Reading
check.
Exercise
5.Read again and choose.
Keys:
Many
years ago Almaty’s name was Verniy.
In
1860 Verniy was like a small village.
There
weren’t any car’s and buses in the town.
There
was a hospital there.
Today
Almaty is bigger than it was in 1860.
Old
Verniy was quieter than Almaty now.
Exercise
7. Discuss these statements. Give your reasons why.
Keys:
The first group thinks that a small town is better than a big city because a
small town is quieter than a big city.
The second group thinks that a big city is better than a small town because a
big city is industrial and noisy than a small town.
Exercise
8. Make sentences.
Keys:
1.
Building 2 is newer than Building 1.
2.
Moscow is colder than Kyzylorda.
3.
Picture 2 is better than picture 1.
4.
Street 1 is busier than Street 2.
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