To be out – не быть на месте

Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Petrov and Ivanov are at the conference in Moscow.

2. Are Petrov and Ivanov at the conference in Moscow?

3. Petrov and Ivanov are not at the conference in Moscow, they are in Kiev.

4. My aim is to master English.

5. Where is Bill? – He is in the library.

6. Are your parents well?

7. Are we in the room?

8. I’m interested in politics.

9. Нe is usually tired after work.

10. They are nervous before exams.

11. Children are afraid of big dogs.

12. We are never in time for work.

13. They are always busy on Monday.

14. He is very sleepy in the evening.

15. At three o'clock in the afternoon we are free.

16. You are mistaken, he is not fond of sport.

16. Are you cold? – No, I’m not.

17. Why are you angry? – Because I’m hungry.

18. What are you fond of? – I am fond of music.

19. He is glad to hear that.

20. They are proud of their son.

 

Exercise 2. Put the verb to be into all the possible forms (use pronouns he, she, we, you, they, positive or negative).

1. I am a militia officer.
2. I am not free now.
3. I am in the English lab now.

 

Exercise 3. Use the necessary form of the verb to be (positive or negative).

1. I... at the English lesson now.
2. He ...at home on Sundays.
3. They ... present today .
4. She ... a teacher of English at our Institute.
5. We ... busy now.
6. You ... my best friend.

7. You ... first-year students.

8.  “Where are my keys?” – I don’t know. There ... on the table, but they ... there now.

Exercise 4. Make the sentences.

1. Your shoes/ very dirty
2. My mother/ teacher
3. The house not very big
4. the shops not open today
5. My keys/ in my bag
6. They/ present/ at the meeting now
7. Peter/ 18 years old
8. You / not very tall
9. The weather/ good/ today

Exercise 5. Make the questions.

1. At home/ your mother?

2. Your parents well?

3. Interesting/ your job?

4. The shops/ open today?

5. Interested in sport/ you?

6. At school/ your children?

7. why/ you/ late?

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences into English

1.Все студенты на лекции. 2. Мой друг студент. 3. Моя цель выучить английский язык. 4. Вы преподаватель? – Нет, я не преподаватель, я студент. 5. Ваши студенты в этой комнате. 6. Она хороший специалист. 7. Они сейчас не в городе, они всегда в деревне на выходных. 8. Мы сейчас в Москве на конференции. 9. Приходите к нам в воскресенье, мы всегда рады видеть вас. 10. Когда они бывают дома? Они бывают дома вечером. 11. Твоя мама на работе? – Нет, она дома.

Meet Phil Knight

   

Phil Knight is the co-founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 77 and is a very rich man. He is married and his wife’s name is Penelope (Penny). They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He is also fond of fast cars. He has a tattoo of the Nike logo on is left leg.

Knight’s ad agency is Wieden and Kennedy. At his first meeting with Wieden Knight said, “Hi, I’m Phil Knight. And I hate advertising”. But they are still partners after 34 years. At meetings with Wieden Knight is always relaxed and tells jokes. He wears blue jeans, a T-shirt and suit jacket, and a pair of Nike shoes.

Knight is interested in Asia, especially Japan. His office is full of objects from Asia. It is in Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

Fill in the chart with the information from the text:

Name
Age
Natioanlity
Family
Job
Type of company
Interests

Tick the correct sentences. Correct the wrong information:

1. Phil Knight is the head of Nike.

2. He isn’t a rich man.

3. He is married with two children.

4. His wife’s name is Penelope.

5. Knight’s tattoo is on his right leg.

6. Wieden is in advertising.

7. Knight’s office is full of objects from Australia.

8. Knight’s office is in California.

9. Wieden and Kennedy are partners.

10. Knight is interested in running. 

Ask and answer questions about Phil Knight,

Useful language

GREETING PEOPLE

How do you do?

Hello/Hallo/Halloa!

Hi!

Good morning/afternoon/evening.

How are you? How are things with you?

Fine, thanks.

Everything is OK, thank you.

So-so.

 

MEETING PEOPLE

A: Hello! How are you?

B: I'm fine, thank you, and you?

A: Very well, too. Thanks. See you later.

B: Bye.

A: Hi, meet my friend Ann. She is Russian. B: Hello, Ann! A: Ann is a student from the Academy of Labour and Social Relations. B: Nice to meet you. A: I'm glad to meet you, too.   --------------------------------------------------

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A: Hello, Mr Brown. This is Nick Black. He is a student of French. B: How do you do! A: How do you do! B: Nick is from London. A: Pleased to meet you. B: I'm glad to meet you, too.

PERSONAL QUESTIONS

 

1. What’s your name (full name, first name, middle name, last name, family name, surname, patronymic)?

2. How old are you? What’s your age?

3. Where are you from? What country are you from? What city are you from? What company are you from?

4. What do you do? What is your job (profession, occupation)?

5. What is your telephone number?

6. What is your address?

7.  What is your marital status? Are you married?

Vocabulary

Accountant finance marketing manager technician engineer cashier production Director doctor telephone operator human resources receptionist lawyer  sales assistant personal assistant

Job	Department
accountant	finance

Make up sentences according to the model:

He is a …. (job).

He is from ….. (department).