Video zone Did you ever post mean comments online?
Have you ever posted mean things online? Listen to three people talking about their
experiences
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Tasks
Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can
read the transcript at any time.
Preparation task
Match the definitions (a-) with the vocabulary (1-10).
Vocabulary
Definition
1.- a stranger
a in a way that makes you feel ashamed or
2. --- to feel guilty
embarrassed of something you've done
an in-joke
b. someone you don't know
to deal with something c. a private joke or funny story that only certain
shamefully
people understand
in person
d. to upset somebody by saying bad things to them or
about them
to throw you off
e. to feel that something you did was wrong
to apologise
f. to take action to solve a problem
to trust
10to hurt somebody's
9. actually being with someone, rather than
feelings
communicating online
h. to say sorry for something you've done
i to believe that someone is good and honest and
won't harm you
j. to make you suddenly feel surprised or confused
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Tasks
Task 1
Питер встает рано, так как живет далеко от университета.
2. Children’s (показатель притяжательного падежа имени существительного) toys (показатель множественного числа имени существительного) are in the big box.
Игрушки детей лежат в большой коробке
3. A lot of artists ( показатель множественного числа имени существительного) took part in the performance.
Много артистов приняли участие в представлении.
a) right now
2. I translate articles
c) every morning
3. I have been translating an article
c) since two o’clock
I. Выберите из правой колонки слова для правильного перевода:
1. write a) пишу(вообще)
2. am writing c) пишу (сейчас)
3. have been writing c) пишу(уже час)
III. Выберите ту форму глагола, которую следует употребить при переводе:
1. Я учусь в университете с сентября.
c) have been studying
2. На доске мы пишем мелом.
a) write
3. Не ходите в ту аудиторию. Там студенты нашей группы пишут контрольную работу.
b) have been writing
V. Задайте вопросы к предложению “She teaches English at school”, начиная вопросы со слов:
a) Does she teach English at school?
b) Where she teaches English?
c) What does she teach?
d) Who teach English at school?
V. Заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав подходящую по смыслу форму глагола:
1. -Where…are you going(1) ?
-Oh, hello, Pete. We are off to the theatre.
-do you go(2) to the theatre often?
- Yes, we usually go (3) there every fortnight.
2. – Ann, it’s time to go to the cinema.
- Wait a little. You see, I am writing (1) a letter.
- How long…have you been writing(2) it?
When we begin to write a letter, we first write (3) our own address and the date.
VI. Употребите правильно вс глагол в следующих предложениях:
1. How long are… you… learning English?
2. What…are you doing now?
3. I…am writing a test.
4. I…have been writing a test for ten minutes.