И.Ю. Коваленко - Тематические тексты для развития навыков устной речи (Уровень А1-А2)

ТЕМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ТЕКСТЫДЛЯ РАЗВИТИЯ НАВЫКОВУСТНОЙ РЕЧИ(УРОВЕНЬ A1-A2)Коваленко И.Ю.1ТЕМА 1. MY FAMILYЗадание 1. Прочитайте тексты и ответьте на вопросы.Text AI‟d like to tell you a bit about my family. My name is Anna. I am fromMoscow. I am 26 years old. I am an accountant. I work for a big firm. I live not farfrom my work. It takes me 20 minutes to drive there. I have a family.

We are four:my husband Andrei, my mother Maria, my 6 year old son Max and me.My husband is 30, He is a doctor. He is very busy at work. He often comeshome late. My mother is 56. She is retired. She keeps the house and looks afterMax. I have an elder brother Anton. He has a family of his own. They live inanother town so we don‟t see much of each other.Our family is a closely knit unit. We spend our free time together. We likesports. In winter, we go skiing and skating.

In summer, we take long walks in theforest and play outdoor games.1) Where is Anna from?2) How old is she?3) What‟s her job?4) Where does she work?5) How long does it take her to get to work?6) How many members are there in her family?7) How old is her husband?8) What‟s his job?9) What does her mother do?10) Where does Anna‟s brother live?11) How do Anna and her family spend their free time?Text BWho am I? I‟m 22. I was born in London. My parents come from Wales.

Myfull name is Sandra Alison Bates, but people call me Sandy. I‟m single. I live witha girl called Val in a flat in Wembley not far from my job. I work as a programmeassistant for a TV company. Well, I‟m called a programme assistant, but I‟m reallya secretary. I type, file letters and make tea for my boss. My boss is a woman, bythe way.

As you see, my job is not very interesting. My boyfriend also works there.He is a video technician. I don‟t see much of my family now. My mum and dadlive in London and I‟m in Wembley, so it‟s a bit far away.My younger brother, Dave, still lives with them but he and I don‟t get onvery well. He is very critical of our family. His main ambition is to leave school,earn some money and buy a new speed bike. He is 16 and is in the sixth form at2school. Although he is fairly bright, his teachers think he is lazy and far toointerested in out-of-school activities.

My elder brother Richard is all right. He livesin Wimbledon with his kid, Kevin. I sometimes go and baby-sit for him. I likeKevin. He‟s good fun.I haven‟t got any cousins, but I have got some distant relatives.1)2)3)4)5)6)What is Sandy‟s full name?Where does she live?How many people are there in her family?What do you know about Sandy‟s close relatives?Where does Sandy work?What is her round of duties?Text CThe average English family lives in a semi-detached house with a garden inthe south of England. They own their house, which is situated in the suburbs of alarge town. The house has three bedrooms. On average they have two children anda pet. Mr.

Average works in an office 40 hours a week. He starts at 9.00 in themorning and finishes at 5.30 in the evening. He goes to work by car, which takeshim 20 minutes. He doesn‟t particularly like his job, but there are chances ofpromotion.Mrs. Average works locally in a service industry three days a week anddoesn‟t earn as much as her husband. She quite likes her job as it gets her out ofthe house, she meets people, and it is close to the children‟s school.The most popular evening entertainment is watching television or video.After that, the next most popular activity is visiting friends, going to the cinema ora restaurant, or going to the pub.

The most popular hobby is gardening and themost popular sports are fishing, football and tennis.1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)Where does the average English family live?How many children are there in the family?When does Mr. Average start and finish his work?How does he get to work?Where does Mrs. Average work?Why does she like her job?What do they like doing in the evening?What are their favourite activities?Задание 2. Изучите образец письма и напишите аналогичное письмовоображаемому другу по переписке в Англии.38 Clifton GardensLondon NW627 September 19913Dear MariaI‟m very pleased that we‟re going to be penfriends.

I‟ll tell youa little about myself.I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It‟s quite near thecentre, but there are parks nearby where I take my dog, Mickey,for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul.My father works for the post office and my mother has a parttime job as a nurse.I go to the local college, where I have a lot of friends. I likemost subjects, but not all of them! In the evenings I sometimesvisit friends or stay at home and listen to music and at theweekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.At the moment I‟m working very hard because I have examssoon, so I‟m spending a lot of time in the library!I‟m looking forward to hearing from you!Write soon!Best wishes,Francis Jones.ТЕМА 2.

HOMES AND BUILDINGSЗадание 1. Прочитайте тексты и ответьте на вопросы.Text AI live in a block of flats. I live on the ground floor, and my brother has a flaton the third floor. Unfortunately, there is no lift, so he climbs three flights of stairsto reach his flat. But he has a balcony with a wonderful view of the park oppositethe flats.My rooms on the ground floor are quite dark because they don‟t get verymuch sun. They are also quite noisy because they are near the roads and the traffic.The other negative thing is that the rooms are draughty. This means it is expensiveto heat the rooms.

Fortunately I have a very good central heating system. In otherways, it is also very nice: it‟s in good condition, and the rooms are huge. I have amodern kitchen, nice and clean with a lot of cupboards. There‟s a washingmachine, a fridge and a cooker, but there isn‟t a dishwasher.Text BMore than half British families own their homes (houses or flats). Otherslive in council accommodation and some people rent from private owners. Thereare three main types of houses in Britain: a) detached; b) semi-detached; c)terraced.

A detached house is the most expensive type of home. It stands on its4own land and is not attached to another building. Such houses have privacy fromneighbours, and they are ideal for keen gardners who can devote plenty of time towork in their garden. A semi-detached house is joined to the house next door by ashared wall. A house of this kind is less expensive than a detached house, but stilloffers a good standard of privacy and comfort. It usually has a small garden at thefront and a larger garden at the back.

A terraced house is usually two- or threestoreys high. It is one of a continuous row of similar houses, joined together bytheir side walls. A terraced house usually costs less than a semi-detached ordetached house of similar size. There are miles of terraced houses in most towns.Over a quarter of British families live in them.There are also other types of buildings in which people live: d) apartmentblocks; e) bungalows; f) country cottages. Bungalows are one-storey houses whichare popular with older people. Apartment blocks – are high-rise blocks of flatswhich provide accommodation for a lot of city dwellers. But these buildings arenot very popular. About 20% of the population live in flats.

There are more flats incities than in rural areas. Most people in Britain traditionally like to live in houses.When people buy a house or a flat in Britain, they usually borrow moneyfrom a bank or an organization called a Building Society. This money, which iscalled a mortgage, is often paid back over 25 years. Other people rent a house orflat.

When they do this, the money they pay is called the rent, and the person whoowns the house or flat is the landlord.1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)What are the main types of houses in Britain?What is a detached house?What is the difference between a detached house and a semi-detached house?What is a terraced house?Who likes to live in bungalows?Why are apartment block not very popular?What houses are built in Russia?Do you share the opinion that many-storeyed houses are not quite convenientfor living in? What do you think?9) How would you describe your house? Would you like to change the place inwhich you live? If so, what are your reasons?10) What is a mortgage?Задание 2.

Прочитайте мини-тексты и составьте описание своего домаили квартиры.1. Hello, I‟m Tracey and I live in a terraced house in Glasgow, Scotland. Aterraced house is a house joined to a row of other houses. It is not very big, onlytwo bedrooms but my husband and I live on our own, so there is enough space forus and our dog, Spot.

The only problem with a terraced house is the noise if youare unlucky enough to have noisy neighbours. Fortunately, we do not have thatproblem.52. Hi, my name is Erik. I‟m fifteen. I live with my parents in a small town in theSouth-East of England. We have a semi-detached house. This means that my houseis joined to another house.

It has a kitchen, lounge, bathroom with a toilet and threebedrooms. Oh, yes we also have a small garden. British people like having agarden, you know. It‟s quite a modern house, so we have central heating. I wouldreally like an open fireplace but modern houses do not have them.3. Hi there.

I‟m Paul from London. I live in a detached house with my wife, twokids and a cat. It is quite a large house with a nice back garden and five bedrooms.Having a detached house is more expensive than a semi-detached or terraced one. Ilike it because when you are sitting in the garden, nobody else can see you. I wouldlike to buy a country cottage somewhere nice and quiet but how would I find a jobthere?4. Hello, my name is Yasmin.

I‟m fourteen and I live in Liverpool. My familycomes from Bangladesh but I was born in England. We live in a council estate in ablock of flats. This means that we did not have to buy our flat. It was given to usfor free by the local government. Most British people would not want to live in ablock of flats because quite often they are badly built and are associated withpoverty and crime.Задание 3. Выучите диалог.- So, where do you live, Pete? Have you got your own house?- No, I haven‟t. I‟ve got a modern studio apartment in the centre of town.- Has it got a garden?- No, it hasn‟t got a garden, but it‟s got a small terrace.- Is there a kitchen in the apartment?- No, there isn‟t but there‟s a kitchen area with a fridge, a cooker and a sink.