Нужна )) 1. Read the text.

CAN I HELP YOU MADAM?

A woman in blue jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.

The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said. She didn't like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Did the woman in blue jeans hesitate for a moment or not? Did she enter an expensive shop or a cheap one? What did she ask to see?

2. What did then assistant tell her? When did the woman return? Was she dressed in a fur coat or not?

3. What was the assistant eager to do this time?

4. What did she make him bring her? What did the woman finally buy?

3. Write two or three sentences using the ideas given below:

A shop owner wanted to see how polite his assistants were - dressed as a tramp - went into his shop - asked to see a suit - was thrown out.

There are different point of views about wether it's easy to learn English or not. In my view, it may be hard but interesting and enjoyable. Even though certain rules are difficult to memorise and foreigners don't always understand me because of the Russian accent, I always have a motivation to study because it's impossible to imagine a successful person who doesn't speak English in the modern world, the world of international communication and interaction.

Choosing what is more important - grammar, vocabulary or pronounciation is not an easy task as you can't say that you are a good speaker if you have a wide vocabulary but your grammar is not as good as it needs to be to be able to express your thoughts correctly. In my view, everything is equally important. A person doesn't need thousands of words to be able to communicate. At the same time the more woeds you know the more accurate and beautiful your speach is. At the same time good grammar is always helpful to make communication more pleasing and resultative. As for about pronounciation, it's always a sign of courtesy if you talk to a native speaker without a strong accent.

I, personally, prefer speaking and listening as it improves my communicative skills and gives me an excellent practical knowlrdge.

In my view, the best way to improve anybody's language is living with native speakers being isolated from people talking your own language. That's why I would love to spend a couple months in an English-speaking country.

Aɪ lʌv tuː riːd bʊks, 
ɪts maɪ kʌp ɒv tiː. 
bʊks ɑː fʊl ɒv aɪˈdɪəz, 
dəʊnt juː əˈgriː? 

bʊks kæn tiːʧ ænd ɪkˈsaɪt, 
bʊks kæn ˈkʌmfət ænd θrɪl, 
bʊks kæn ʃəʊ juː ðə wɜːld, 
ænd wɪl meɪk juː fiːl. 

ˈfʌni bʊks meɪk miː lɑːf, 
rəʊˈmænsɪz meɪk miː kraɪ, 
ədˈvɛnʧə bʊks meɪk miː ˈhæpi, 
aɪ dəʊnt nəʊ waɪ. 

ˈθrɪləz bɔː miː tuː dɛθ, 
ˈfæntəsi ɪz gʊd fʌn. 
ænd aɪ dəʊnt riːd ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃən, 
aɪv ˈnɛvə dʌn. 

ɔːl ðəʊz ˈrəʊbɒts ænd faɪts, 
ænd ˈeɪliən ʃɪps, 
meɪk miː kraɪ æt naɪt, 
meɪk miː wɔːk ɪn maɪ sliːp. 

bʊks wɪl nɒt lɛt juː daʊn, 
bʊks wɪl ˈnɛvə mɪsˈliːd, 
wɛn juː meɪk ə njuː frɛnd, 
ɑːsk hɪm "wɒt duː juː riːd?"