Ex. 4. Say that you have, want or offer something.

Ex. 5. Reproduce the dialogues. Make dialogues using the prompts.

1. — I'd like some stamps please.

— How many stamps would you like?

— Three please.

2. — May I have three stamps please?

— Of course. Anything else?

— No, thank you.

Prompts: four records, five tickets, six seats, half a dozen eggs, eight ice-creams, eleven bars of bottles of milk, two cups of coffee.

Ex. 6. Ask your neighbour the time.

Model:   — What's the time please?

    — It's five o'clock.

It's a quarter past (to) two.

It's half past four.

It's twenty eight minutes past (to) nine.

Prompts: 3.00; 6.15; 5.30; 8.00; 10.03; 7.35; 8.20; 4.45; 9.50; 7.20; 8.37;

Ex. 7. Read the table and answer the questions.

YEARS

1900           nineteen hundred

1901        nineteen one (nineteen oh one, nineteen hundred and one)

1905           nineteen live

1910           nineteen ten

1917           nineteen seventeen

1941           nineteen forty-one

2000           two thousand

1. When were you born? 2. When did you go to school? 3. When did you finish school? 4. When did you enter the University? 5. When did you take part in the election for the first time? 6. When did the II World War begin? 7. When was Vitebsk found? 8. When will the next winter (summer) Olympic Games be held?

Ex. 8. Consult the table. Convert the following British measures of length and weight to the metric system.

LENGTH

WEIGHT

Model: 2 inches are equal to 5 centimeters; 1 pound is equal to 450 grams

Prompts: 4 inches (10 centimeters), 3 feet 3 inches ( 1 meter), 4 feet (1 meter 22 centimeters). 4 feet 6 indies (1 meter 37 centimeters), 5 feet (l meter 53 centimeters), 5 feet 6 inches (1 meter 68 centimeters), 6 feet (1 meter 83 centimeters), 3 pounds (1 kilo 350 grams), 16 ounces (450 grams), 2 stones (12 kilo 250 grams).

Ex. 9. Convert the following British measures of distance to the metric system.

Model: 1 mile =1.6 kilometers (One mile is equal to one point six kilometers or one kilometer six hundred meters).

Ex. 10. Convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade (Fahrenheit is converted to Centigrade by subtracting 32 and multiplying by 5/9, Centigrade to Fahrenheit by multiplying by 9/5 and adding 32).

Model: 212°F = 100 С (Two hundred and twelve degrees F are equal to one hundred degrees Centigrade).

Prompts:        104°F = 40°C;    98.4°F = 36.9^°C;

86°F = 30°C;       68°F =20°C;

50°F = 10°C;       32°F = 0°C;

23°F = -5°C;        0°F = -18°C.

Ex.11. Read the table of British and American money and memorize it.

MONEY

BRITISH                                          AM E RIСA N

Pounds (£); Pence (p); £ 1 = 100 p       Dollars ($ ); Cents (¢); $1 = 100

Coins

½ p a half penny                             1 ¢ a cent, one cent, a penny

1 p a penny (one p)                          5 ¢ five cents, a nickel

2 p two pence (two p)                      10 ¢ ten cents, a dime

5 p five pence (five p)                     25 ¢twenty-five cents, a quarter

50 p fifty pence (fifty p)             50 ¢fifty cents, half a dollar (a half dollar)

Notes

£ 1 a pound, one pound                    $1 a dollar, one dollar

Ex. 12. Make dialogues by analogy.

Model 1: Assistant is helping Betty to choose a pair of shoes.

— Are the shoes all right?

— Er — no, I'm afraid they arc not big enough.

— Well try these (on). They are bigger.

— They are fine. What are they made of?

— Leather.

— How much are they please? (How much do they cost?)

— £7.99.

Prompts: trousers (wool, £ 19.98); jeans (cotton, £ 9.97); gloves (leather, £ 7.76); tights (nylon, 58p).

Model 2:

— Is the suit all right?

— Er — no. I'm afraid it's (a little) too small.

— Well, try this one (on). It's bigger.

— It's fine. What's it made of?

— Wool and cotton.

— How much is it please? (How much does it cost?)

— £50.

Prompts: a blouse (silk, £ 17.67), a dress (cotton, £ 12), a shirt, (wool and cotton, £ 6.79), a coat (leather, £ 111.89).

Ex. 13. Answer the questions. Write the numbers in full.

1. How many minutes are there in two hours? 2. How many kilometers are there in a mile? 3. What is your normal temperature? 4. How much do you weigh? 5. How many cents are there in $2.5? 6. How many days are there in a year? 7. What is your telephone number? 8. What is the number of your flat? 9. What is the approximate population of Belarus?

Ex. 14. Make short dialogues by analogy.

Model:   – When was Charles Dickens born?

– Charles Dickens, probably the best-known and best-loved English novelists, was born on February 7, 1812. He died at the age of 58.

Prompts:

1. Charlotte Bronte (April 25, 1816; whose name is mentioned among the representatives of the brilliant school of British novelists of the 19th century; 1855; 39).

2. William Makepeace Thackeray (July 18, 1811; one of the greatest English novelists; 1863; 52).

3. Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667; the greatest English satirical writers; 1745; 78).

4. Mark Twain (November 30, 1835; the most out-standing American writer of the 2nd half of the 19th century; 1910; 75).

5. Jack London (January 12, 1876; оne of the greatest American writers; 1916; 40).

6. George Gordon Byron (January 22, 1788; one of the greatest English poets, the poet of liberty, an outstanding representative of revolutionary romanticism in England; 1824; 36)

7. Robert Burns (January 25, 1759; the greatest poet of Scotland; 1796; 37).

8. Henry Longfellow (February 27, 1807; oneof the most famous American poets; 1882; 75).

9. William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564; the greatest English writer; 1616; 52).

10.George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856; one of the greatest playwrights, and one of the most important representatives of critical realism in English literature; 1950; 94).

Ex. 15. Choose the correct variant.

1. Jonathan can't be ten years old! He behaves like ... boy most of time.

1) a five-year-old                   2) five years old

3) fifth year old                 4) five-year old

2. James' mother is forty-two now. She is in her....

1) early forties                  2) mid forty's

3) early fortieth                 4) early forty's

3. The population of Minsk is about....

1) two millions people         2) two million people

3) two millionth of people   4) two million's people

4. Davy is only 4 months now. He's ... baby.

1) a four-month-old               2) a fourth months old

3) the fourth month old         4) four months old

5. The company is going to employ a few... people.

1) dozens                         2) dozen

3) dozenth                       4) dozen of

6. These cases weigh more than three ... pounds.

1) hundreds                      2) hundred of

3) hundreds of                  4) hundred

7. The closure of the factory is likely to cost... jobs.

 1) a hundred                    2) hundreds of

 3) hundreds in                 4) the hundredth

8. Linda takes... in shoes.

1) the size 36                    2) the size 36th

3) a size 36                      4) 36th size

9. This breathtaking story takes place in Chicago in....

1) 1930th                         2) the 1930s

3) the 1930th                   4) a 1930s

10. In ... time people will own solar-powered cars.

1) hundred years               2) the hundredth year

3) a hundred years'                4) a hundreds year

Ex. 16. Translate the fragment in brackets into English using the appropriate numerals.

1. The lecture will be held in (аудитории 212). 2. You can see (тысячи звезд) in the sky. 3. I was given (двухнедельный) holiday. 4. Every (пятый) person has a personal computer. 5. My elder brother is (на 5 лет старше, чем) you. 6. We've been waiting for delivery now for about (полтора месяца). 7. (Вторая) part of the lesson was devoted to practising the language in pairs. 8. I needn't have run all the way to the station. The train was late (на10 минут). 9. The waxworks in Madam Tussaud's are visited by over (два миллиона) people a year. 10. (Первые) settlements appeared in North America in (восемнадцатом) century.