Interesting tasks in English. Entertaining tasks in English for the development of cognitive activity of students

Tasks for the development of cognitive activity of students

Exercise 1

Go through the maze so as to collect the road from all the letters of the English alphabet in order. The beginning and end of the path are marked with colored cells. You can only move horizontally and vertically, not diagonally.

Task 2

Find words hidden in others. (For example, in an apricot you can find

car: APRICOT - CAR). We suggest you find:

A) The months inside which they hide ...

1) deer, 2) boot, 3) berry.

B) Days of the week in which to find:

1) a star, 2) a sea, 3) a fairy.

Days: 1) star - Saturday, Thursday 2) sea - Tuesday, Wednesday 3) Friday - fairy

Task 3

Take the first letter from the name of each animal in the picture and make up a keyword.

Cow, lion, ant, squirrel, snake, rhino(ceros), octopus, owl, monkey - classroom.

Task 4

Read the encrypted riddle in English. Write it down and answer the question.

It is a fruit, it's not a flower. It is yellow and very sour. What is it? ( Words are displayed from top to bottom).

Task 5

What words need to be changed so that the story does not seem strange? Correct them to fit.

“Every day I go for a walk with my elephant. His name is Jim, and I lie to him very much. He is black and small. Jim is fluffy and has a long eye. He likes to play with a ball. He can fly very fast! He is very clever and I'm training him to give me his head. Jim is my best father.”

Every day I go for a walk with my dog/puppy. His name is Jim, and I like/love him very much. He is black and small. Jim is fluffy and has a long tail/body. He likes to play with a ball. He can run very fast! He is very clever and I'm training him to give me his paw. Jim is my best friend.

Task 6

1) AH BD AH CH BG CD

2) CG AG AE BF AD CH BG CD

3) BE AF CH AD BG CD

5) CF CD AF CH AD BG CD

6) BH AG CH AD BG CD

8) AD AE AH CF AG CE CG

Sister, daughter, mother, aunt, brother, father, son, husband. Generalizing word: family .

Task 7

Solve the examples and write the answer in letters in the boxes opposite the equals sign. From the letters in the highlighted cells, make up a keyword and also write it down in your answer. Attention: there can be more cells than letters!

keyword house

Task 8

From the letters of the proposed phrases, make up answers to them, in each answer using all the letters of the phrase. In the first case, the answer will be a word with an article, and in the second, a word with a pronoun.

1) eyes; 2) this ear.

Task 9

Decide which colors to write on each line. Some of the letters are already listed. In the selected cells, a keyword will be formed, with the help of which determine which of the entered words is superfluous.

Red, orange, violet, green, blue, yellow, brown. The key word is rainbow. An extra word - brown - is not the color of the rainbow.

Task 10

Before you is a description of a boy named Jack. Restore the word order in each sentence. Draw a boy without missing a single detail. Words underlined together should be next to each other.

a Jack has a face round. curly hair is His dark and. Heblue big has eyes and nose small a. tall Jack is. wears He shirt green a, trousers brown and cap red a. shoes His black are. a in holds yellow his hand bag Jack.

Jack has a round face. His hair is dark and curly. He has big blue eyes and a small nose. Jack is tall. He wears a green shirt, brown trousers and a red cap. His shoes are black. Jack holds a yellow bag in his hand.

Task 11

Come up with your own unusual country in which all the inhabitants can do something unusual (for example, fly, or breathe underwater). Write a short story about this country in English: what its inhabitants can do, why they might need it, what they do every day, and so on. The volume of the story is no more than 15 sentences. The unusualness and originality of the story, as well as knowledge of the English language will be evaluated.

Approximate answer

I want to tell you about a small country. It's so small that it even has no name. It is situated on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean, far from all other islands. The people of this country are very small men. Their skin is yellow. They have small but very strong wings. The wings help them to fly very far. They fly only when no one is watching them. Beautiful flowers grow on this tiny island. The petals of these flowers are of different colors. People become twice as kind if they breathe in the pollen of these flowers. At night a little man flies over the cities of our planet and spreads this pollen so that our world would become a little kinder.

Task 12

Divide each line into two words - the names of professions.

The letters of each word are in the correct order.

For example: Teacher T D E O A C C T HE O R R doctor

4. BUBUTCHILERDER

5. POLPOSICETMMAANN

1. Driver, pilot

2. Actor, singer

4. Butcher, builder

5.Policeman, postman

Task 13

Write down from each sequence the letters whose names do not rhyme with the first.

1. E, F, B, D, T

2. A, H, J, K, Q

5. B, C, D, E, G, J, P, S, T, V.

1. F (because all the other proposed letters end with the sound .

2. H, Q (because all the other proposed letters end in sound.

3. R ​​[ɑ:] (because all the other proposed letters end in sound.

4. V (because all the other proposed letters end in sound.

5. J, S (because all the other proposed letters end in sound.

Task 14

Translate the words from the table into English.

Which of the resulting words cannot be formed from the letters on the balloons?

Bat

Cake

the word LAMP cannot be formed, since there was no ball with the letter "M".

Task 15

Guess the words according to their description. Numbers in brackets indicate the number of letters in the word.

1. _____ It's a place where you can buy bread and cakes. (6)

2. _____ It's a place where you can see famous pictures and sculptures. (6)

3. _____ It's a place where people receive medical treatment. (8)

4. _____ It's a place where children go to study new things. (6)

5. _____ It's a place where you can borrow or keep money. (4)

6. _____ It’s a place where sport matches take place and people can watch it.(7)

7. _____ It's a place where you can eat delicious food.(10)

1) bakery, 2) museum, 3) hospital, 4) school, 5) bank, 6) stadium, 7) restaurant

Task 16

One work will be left without a pair, write down the name of its creator.

1) The Jungle Book

3) The Hound of the Baskervilles

4) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

5) The Picture of Dorian Gray

6) The Gift of the Magi

7) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

8) Three Men in a Boat

9) Ten Little Niggers

10) Gulliver's Travels

a) Arthur Conan Doyle

b) Agatha Christie

d) Charles Dickens

f) Jonathan Swift

g) Rudyard Kipling

h) Lewis Carroll

i) Jerome K. Jerome

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.

Task 17

What number does not have a "double"? Write this number in words.

880 80 881 810 818 18 188 81

801 811 180 88 118

Eight hundred and ten, eighty-eight, one hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and eighty-one, eighteen, eight hundred and eleven, eighty-one, eight hundred and eighty, one hundred and eighty-eight, one hundred and eighty, eighty.

eight hundred and one

Task 18

Solve unusual anagrams with the names of body parts and get English job titles. For example,

NOSE + growl + TM = nose roar tm = ASTRONOMER

1. LIP + ocean + M = ?

2. ARM + age + N = ?

3. EAR + rent + PC = ?

4. RIB + rain + LA = ?

5. HEAD + ascend + SRR = ?

1) policeman, 2) manager, 3) carpenter, 4) librarian, 5) hairdresser

Task 19

Using the word "kitten", write:

1. declarative sentence;

2. newspaper headline;

3. alternative question;

4. order;

Approximate answer

1. I would like to have a kitten at home. 2. Big Kitten Show. 3. Do you want to have a kitten or a puppy?

4. Feed the kitten!”

word formation (Word building).

Exercise 1.

Golf is a very (1) (relax) and (2) (enjoy) sport because you can spend tine in natural surroundings, but it is also one that requires great skill. Learning how to play golf takes a long tine, so you need a lot of (3) (patient). It’s also a rather (4) (expensive) sport because the equipment costs a lot of money, and prices at golf courses can be very high. On the other hand, roller-blading is an (5) (excite) sport and it is easy to learn. It's fast and fun and keeps you fit because you have to use all your muscles. It's also cheap because you only need a helmet and a pair of roller-blades. However, roller-blading can be a (6) (danger) sport as you might lose your balance and hurt yourself.

Exercise 2. Read the following text and fill in the correct word derived from the words in bold.

One of the world's endangered species, the rhinoceros, is still being hunted for its horn. The world Wildlife Federation supports (1) _____ (organise) which try to stop the (2) _____ (hunt) by providing vehicles and (3) _____ (equip) for several national parks in Africa. Protected areas have a high fence around them, so rhinos can roam in (4) _____ (safe). The WWF also helps in the (5) _____ (transport) of rhinos from (6) _____ (danger) areas in to the protected ones.

It is very important to lessen the demand for rhino horns. Raising (7) _____ (aware) of the problem is one way to help the situation. Rhino (8) _____ (conserve) is one of the WWF's main tasks. (9) _____ (hope) the WWF will be able to put a stop to the (10) _____ (acceptable) act of rhino hunting.

Exercise 3. WITHComplete the following table.

noun

verb + preposition

Adjective

(in)

involved

2.tolerance

depend(on)

4.difference

(from)

(to / with / on)

agreeable

patient

Exercise 4. Complete the following text with the correct derivative of the following words.

Bruce is definitely a sociable man. He has a lot of friends because he is always (1) (cheer), (2) (rely) and ready to help anyone in need. When it comes to (3) (danger) situations, Bruce always acts quite (4) (brave). For example, a few weeds ago he saved a little boy's (5) (live) by pulling him out of the path of a speeding truck. When it comes to giving advice, he is always very (6) (help) and (7) (support). However, he can be rather (8) (aggresion), especially when he is driving – sometimes he drives so (9) (careless) that his friends are too (10) (fright) to get in the car with him.

Exercise 5 Complete the table.

noun

Verbs

Adjective

confidence

defensive

secure

tenses

perception

Exercise 6. Form a word that fits in the blank space from the word in capitals.Fill in each gap with the new word.

Some adults admit that teenagers have a great deal of (1)_______ today.

Schools, the media and young people themselves place a lot of (2)_______ on being independent.

Independent

Important

The most popular topics for discussion chosen by teenagers are: part-time job, parents reaction to boyfriends or girlfriends, and (3)_______.

Most British parents say that they would like to (4)_______ their children until they reach 16.

A lot of adults (5)_______ about teenage (6)_______ and cruelty.

Schools and the media should give more information about the danger of alcohol (7)_______.

Violent

Protection

Complaint

aggressive

Addict

Degrees of comparison of adjectives

Exercise 1 . Write the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:

Tall, gay, kind, large, pretty, gray, loud, difficult, merry, strange, bad, rich, soft, red, good, clean, expensive, cheap, tall.

Exercise 2 . Translate into Russian:

1. You get up earlier than me. 2. Ben plays football best of all. 3. It is the dirtiest room in the house. 4. You are a better driver than I am. 5. London is older than Moscow. 6. The weather is wind today. 7. Bob is the best football player. 8. This box is bigger than that. 9. This book is more expensive than that. 10. July is usually the hottest month of the year.

Exercise 3 . Compare the following using the adjectives in brackets:

Sample: January , February (long). – January is longer than Feb.

1. January, February (short). 2.December, November (cold). 3. Volgograd, Kamishin (big). 4. Volgograd, Moscow (old). 5. The Volga river, the Don river (long). 6. This cat, that dog (small). 7. Summer, spring (hot). 8. This school, that school (high). 9. This book, that book (interesting).10. July, August (long).

Exercise 4 Sort the following forms of adjectives into columns.

a) hotter, the longest, the shortest, clever, silly, greater, more, difficult, better, thin, the biggest, the nicest, less.

b) thick, new, the most importable, more, the fattest, the merriest, taller, weak, interesting, busier, few.

Positive

Comparative

excellent

Exercise 5 Insert adjectives. Use a comparative or superlative degree.

1. It is (happy) day of my life.

2. The twenty-second of December is (short) day in a year.

3. The Neva is (deep) than the Moscva river.

4. It is (cold) day of the year.

5. The room is (small) of all the rooms in the house.

6. My rhymes are (bad) than yours.

7. Our school is (old) in our town.

8. This dictation is (easy) than that one.

9. Moscow is (large) city in Russia.

10. She is (tall) than her sister.

Exercise 6 Choose the correct form of the adjectives.

1. This book is (the most interesting, interestingest) of all I have read this year.

2. My sister speaks English (badder, worse) than I do.

3. Which is (the hottest, hotter) month of the year?

4. Which is (the beautifulest, the most beautiful) place in this part of the country.

5. A train is (faster, the fastest) than a bus.

6. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice, nice). They are (nice, nice) than the sweets in that box.

7. (Tall, the tallest) trees in the world grow in California.

8. This girl is (the goodest, the best) student in our group.

9. Spanish is (the easiest, easier) than German.

10. The Thames is (short, shorter) than the Volga.

Exercise 7 Why are their animals the best?

My cat is (big). My cat is the biggest.

My dog ​​is (clever).

My rabbit is (fat).

My parrot is (happy).

My mouse is (pretty).

My fish is (small).

My bird is (beautiful).

Exercise 8. Use the adjectives in brackets to complete the sentences.

1) Jackets are more expensive than T-shirts. (expansive)

2) My Mum is … my Dad. (tall)

3) Dogs are … cats. (intelligent)

4. Franco is … Marco. (short)

5) My brother is … at sports … I am. (good)

6) My homework is … yours. (bad)

Exercise 9. Use the comparative of the words in brackets and the words (a bit / a little / much / a lot / fat). Besides, you should usethan where necessary.

1) It's _______ today _______ it was yesterday (a little / warm).

2) Did you enjoy your visit to the museum?

B. Yes, I found it _______ I expected (far / interesting).

3) I prefer this armchair. It's _______ the other one (much / comfortable).

4) You looked depressed this morning but you look _______ now (a bit / happy).

5) This flat is too small for me. I need something _______ (much / big).

6) It’s _______ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken (a lot / easy).

Exercises 10. Fill in “like” or “as”.

1) This house is beautiful. It's _____ a palace.

2) Ann failed her driving test _____ we expected.

3) Do you think Ann looks _____ her mother?

4) He really gets on my nerves. I can't stand people _____ him.

5) Why didn't you do it _____ I told you to do it?

6) “Where does Bill work? He works in a band, _____ most of his friends.

7) He never listens. Talking to him is _____ talking to a wall.

8) Tom's idea seemed a good one, so we did _____ he suggested.

Exercise 11. Write sentences withas___as.

1) Athens is older than Rome. Rome_______.

2) My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn't _______.

3) You got up earlier than me. I didn't _______.

4) We played better than them. They didn't _______.

5) I've been here longer than you. You haven't _______.

Text 1

my family

Correct the spelling.

o

Our family is small. We are threee in the family: my m a ther, my father and me. My Dad's name is Igor Nikolaevitch. He is forty-too ​​years old. My father a teacher. He is very lkever. His favorite sport is shess.

My Mums name is Irina Vladimirovna. Her is rhirty-eigt years old. She is secretary. His hobby is cooking.

I hasm't got any brathers or sisters but I got a pet. It is a kat colled Fatty. Fatty is my good friend. I love my perents, my pet and we are a happy family.

I've a granmother, an unlke, aunt and too kousins. The lousin's names are Dima and Oleg. They are in the fifth form and the boys are good at math. Their favorite sport is football. And we like to play footbool together.

Exercises

a) Answer the questions about the boy's family:

1) Is the boy's family large or small?

2) What is his Dad's name?

3) What is his father?

4) How old is the boy's mother?

5) Has she got a hobby?

6) Has the boy got a pet?

7) Who is the boy's good friend?

8) Are they a happy family?

9) Has the boy got a grandfather?

10) What form are his cousins ​​in?

11) What are the boys good at?

b) Now write the questions about his family:

1) Three.

2) Forty-two.

3) Chess.

4) Irina Vladimirovna.

5) A secretary.

6) Cooking.

7) No, he hasn't.

8) It is called Fatty.

9) Two cousins.

10) Dima and Oleg.

11) Football.

With) Rewrite the boy's story about his family.

His family

The boy's family is small. They are three in the family: his mother, his father and he. His ____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

TEXT 11

intensive reading

A become

B became

C were

D was

A started

B started

C start

D starts

A standing

B standing

C stood

D expected

A calls

B call

C-caled

D called

A appear red

B appear

C appeared

D appeard

A haved

B has

C have

D had

A wore

B worn

weared

D weard

A think

B thought

C though

D thought

Not a car

B don't care

C didn't care

D caredn't

A like

B liked

C liking

D likes

Text 2

The History of Pizza

The first pizza was like bread with some olive oil (oliveoil) and honey (honey) on top. A long time ago, there were not any tomatoes in Italy. When tomatoes came to Italy, rich (rich) people didn't eat them. Poor (poor) people liked tomatoes and they put them on their pizza. Queen Margherita's favorite pizza was tomato, cheese and basil. You can still eat this pizza today in any pizza restaurant. We call it pizza “Margherita”.

a) Read it again and put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ).

1) The first pizza had cheese and green peppers on top.

2) There weren’t any tomatoes in Italy a long time ago.

3) Poor people didn't like tomatoes.

4) Queen Margherita's favorite pizza was tomato, cheese and bazil.

b) Answer the questions:

1) Do you like pizza?

2) What do you like on your pizza?

3) Do you like cooking?

4) What do you like cooking?

TEXT 3

In my city

I am a girl. My name is Kate. I am 10. I am from Russia. I am from Volgograd.

Volgograd is not a little town, it is a big city. You can see many taxis, cars, buses, trolley-buses and trams there. We have many theaters and museums. It is a pity Volgograd has no Zoo. But I like to go to the circus. Many tourist visit our city. They want to see Mamayev Mount – the Memorial to the heroes of Stalingrad Battle. Eternal Flame – the main post of Volgograd children. State Museum of Defense. Lenin Avenue – is one of the hero-city’s most beautiful streets.

Now I am at the circus and I am happy. I like to look at the dogs, cats and rare animals.

Welcome to our city.

Now write the answers here.

1. Who is this?

2. What is her name?

3. Where is Kate from?

4. What kind of city is Volgograd?

5. What sightsattractions)

has got Volgograd?

6. What can you see in Volgograd?

7. What is Volgograd famous for?

8. What is the main post of Volgograd young

children?

9. What street is the most beautiful?

10. Where is Kate now?

11. Why is she happy?

1. This is a girl.

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

5. ________________

6. ________________

7. ________________

8. ________________

9. ________________

10. _______________

11. _______________

TEXT 4

Read the text describing the five houses. Determine who they belong to. Fill in the table, it will help you complete the task.

There are five houses in High Street. Five families live in those houses. The houses look alike but there are some differences in them.

The Bakers' house has got three windows upstairs. It's number I.

The Fords' house has got two chimneys.

The Deans' house has got two windows downstairs.

The Cooks' house has got three windows upstairs.

The Woods' house has got three chimneys.

The Deans' house has got the front door between two windows.

The Bakers' house has got one window downstairs.

The Cooks' house has got two windows downstairs.

The Woods' house has got two windows upstairs.

The Fords' house has got the front door on the left.

The Bakers'

The Fords'

The Cooks'

The Deans'

The Woods'

three

windows

upstairs

two

windows

upstairs

two

windows

downstairs

one

windows

downstairs

two

chimneys

three

chimneys

front door between two windows.

front door

on the left

TEXT 5

Read the story about Tom and his friends and complete the table.

My name is Tom. I am a student at the university. I live in a house with my two friends who are also college students. One friend is named Phil and the other is named Sam. We are all different people. I am tall and thin with blonde hair and blue eyes. I am very sociable and talkative. I really enjoy going out to music clubs and parties.

Phil is short and heavy. He is very quiet and serious. He is also very intelligent. He is easy to get along with and at the same time he is a responsible man. He is fond of reading books. He likes to stay home, play computer or sit in a comfortable armchair by the fireplace and watch videos.

Sam is interesting. He is tall with long curly hair. He likes to do dangerous and exciting things. He is fond of sport. Sam is a very supportive boy. I know he never betrays me. I can rely on him. Last weekend he went hang gliding. That makes me nervous.We are very different but we get along well.

Name

Appearance

character

Hobbies

Tom

tall, thin, with blue eyes and blonde hair

sociable,

talkative

going out to music clubs and parties

Phil

Sam

TEXT 6

government

New Zealand is a sovereign, independent state and a member of the Commonwealth. Its form of government reflects its historical association with Great Britain.

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The British monarch is the head of state, represented by the governor-general. As in Great Britain, the legislature is called the Parliament. In New Zealand, however, Parliament consists of only a single chamber, the House of Representatives. Its members are elected every three years.

There is universal suffrage for all citizens over the age of 18. In 1893 New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote. Elections are conducted on the party bases: the party gaining a majority of Parliamentary seats forms the government. There are 2 major parties: National and Labor. The Prime-minister, who, with appointed ministers, heads the formal Executive Council and the informal but influential Cabinet. The Parliament seats in Wellington in the building which is called The Beehive because of its form.

Executive power is vested in a governor-general, representing the crown, and a Cabinet and Prime-minister.

Executive action nominally is taken on behalf of the governor-general, who is appointed by the British Monarch. The governor-general usually works in concert with the Executive Council, which is composed of the governor-general, the Prime-minister, the ministers heading the various government departments.

New Zealand was among the first countries to adopt the secret ballot. The Prime Minister is the leader of the Party in power. Members of Parliament who belong to the party not in power are known as the opposition.

The Constitutional act was adopted in 1986. It defines the relationship between the legislative, executive and judicial roles of government.

Read these statements and decide which of them areTrue and which areFalse and tick ( ) one of the boxes to show whether the answer is true or false.

True

False

1) New Zealand is a colony of Great Britain

2) The British monarch is the head of state in New Zealand

3) The Monarch's representative is the governor-general

4) The Parliament represents the legislative branch

5) The Parliament has 2 houses

6) The Prime Minister appoints ministers

7) The Prime Minister is appointed by the Parliament

8) The Executive Council and the Cabinet represent the Executive branch

9) The governor-general is part of the legislative branch

10) The Constitutional act was adopted in 1986

TEXT 7

A running commentary

Hello! I'm Harry Fennel with Sportsupdate . We are now taking you to the Alexandra Park Sports Center for the match between Orient and Arsenal that most football fans arelooking ahead to. The commentary will be given by Martin Shaw. Martin?

M.S.: Hello, Harry! We're just waiting for the teams to come out. And here they are. You can see Larry O'Nell, the Orient captain, leading the team. They are followed by Arsenal, with Bobby King, their captain, at their head. Both teams are in equally good form, and keep onimproving .

Now you can watch the playerswarming up . The stadium is full. Each fAn naturally expects his team to win.

You can hear thereferee blow hiswhistle . Thekick off last! Harry Grant takes the ballforward . I can see Dick Hunt trying tointercept him, but with no success.

Now Arsenal'scentre-forward has the ball. You can see him trying to take the ball dOwn the field. Oh, he doesn't notice an Orientback running up to him from behind!

He may lose the ball! He passes it to Bobby Hurst. I wonder why? What does he want Bobby to do? He's too far off to have a chance of scoring. But Bobby acts without hesitation! Oh, what a magnificent kick! What a beautiful goal! Frankly, I didn't expect Bobby toscore at such a distance! good for him!well done , Bobby! Arsenal haveopened the score . You can hear the crowdshouting .

Attention!Attention! ( Forloversfootball)

a kick-hitball

a free kickfreehit

a penalty kick

a kick-off - putting the ball into play (from the center of the field)

to score - open an account, score a goal

He kicked the ballHesentball

over the sidelinebehind lateral line

above (over) the goalhigher gate

into his goal - into his own net

Find the English equivalents in the text.

1) The match that all fans are looking forward to.

2) We are just waiting for the teams to appear.

3) And here they are!

4) You see Larry O'Neill, the captain of the Orient, leading his team out.

5) They are followed by Arsenal.

6) Both teams are in equally good shape and keep improving their game.

7) Every fan naturally expects his team to win.

8) I see Dick Hunt trying to intercept him, but without success.

9) He does not notice that the defender of Orient is running up to him from behind.

10) He can lose the ball!

11) I wonder why?

12) He is too far away to have a chance to open an account.

13) acts without hesitation

14) To be honest, I did not expect him to score a goal from such a distance.

15) Well done! Great!

16) opened an account

TEXT 8

Weekly Diary

My week at the beginning of May is very busy. I am going to visit a dentist on the fourth of May. I shall go there at three p.m. I always visit the dentist before summer holidays though I am much afraid of dentists.

On the sixth of May I am going to John's birthday party. John is my cousin. We are great friends.

The party starts at twelve thirty. I think we'll have much fun. I have already bought him a present. It's a car model. John has got a large collection of car models. It is his hobby.

On Friday I am going to the theater with Mary to see a new play by a famous playwright. Mary has bought three tickets. Her sister Sue is coming with us. The performance starts at half past six in the evening. I hope we shall enjoy the play. I like going to the theaters and visiting them at least once a month.

On Saturdays I usually visit my sister's family. They live at 44 Green Street. But on the eighth of May I shall stay at home because my sister is coming to see me.

Date

Time

Activity

Monday 3 rd May

2 p.m.

Tennis with Jane

Tuesday 4 th May

Wednesday 5 th

6.30 p.m.

Thursday…

Friday...

Saturday …

TEXT 9

RSPCA

RSPCA stands for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It began in 1822 with the Animal Protection Act, which made cruelty to cows, horses and sheep illegal. It is the oldest animal welfare organization in the world. In 1840, Quinn Victoria gave her permission for the organization to be called the RSPCA.

The RSPCA has got 328 inspectors. They investigate cases of cruelty to animals, collect money, pay visits to schools and others places and rescue thousands of animals every year.

There are also RSPCA hospitals and clinics. They treat over 270,000 animals every year, including wild animals. The RSPCA helps to find homes for over 80,000 animals a year! The RSPCA encourages pet owners to take proper care of their animals. It also works to protect farm and wild animals as well as animals that are used for research.

You can phone the RSPCA at any time, day or night, about an animal that is injured or treated cruelly. The RSPCA is a charity and is always working to raise money to help animals in need. animal loversWithan help by becoming volunteers, or simply by making sure all the animals around them are safe, happy and healthy.

new words:

cruelty- cruelty

prevention– prevention

illegal- illegal, illegal

permission - permission

to investigate - to investigate, to investigate

treat - zd. deal with (someone)

encourage - encourage, encourage

research - research

to be injured - to be injured, hurt, hurt

volunteer-volunteer

Read and write true (T) or false (F).

1) RSPCA stands for the Right Sort of Prevention and Care for Animals.

2) Quinn Elizabeth I gave her permission for the organization to be called the RSPCA.

3) There are RSPCA hospitals and clinics.

4) You can phone the RSPCA from 9–5 every day.

5) The RSPCA is a charity.

TEXT 10

People from all over the world come to Moscow to see its places of interest. The Moscow Kremlin bells attracts a lot of people (all over the world). Read the information below and find out more facts about Kremlin Bells.

Kremlin Bells

The ringing of bells accompanied the whole life of Moscow in ancient times. Bells rank invasions and during the frequent fires, in cases of popular uprisings, and to announce victories or holiday celebrations.

Even today bells ring on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower.

At present there are 29 ancient bells in the Moscow Kremlin. Some of them hang in the Ivan the Great bell tower and in the buildings around it.

The biggest bell weighting 65 tons and 320 kg can be seen in the embrasure of the “Filaret building” which rises next to the Belfry under a golden dome. The bell is called the Assumption Day Bell. It was cast by Yakov Zavyalov of metal taken from an even older bell which used to hang in the building and was broken when the bell tower blew up in 1812.

The most famous of all bells, the Tzar Bell, stands on the ground at the foot of the Ivan the Great bell tower, and is surrounded by people from morning till night. It's history in brief is as follows. In 1730 Empress Anna Ivanovna ordered that a bell weighting 9000 poods (126 tons) should be cast. German, the casting master of the French king thought it was a joke. Ivan Motorin, the most famous casting master in Moscow in those days, declared that it was possible.

A special casting pit was dug in Ivanovskaya Square in the Kremlin. The pit was 10 meters deep. Huge amounts of copper, tin and sulphur, as well as 72 kg of gold and more than 500 kg of silver were used.

Ivan Motorin failed to finish the casting and it was completed by his son Mikhail. Apart from all kinds of ornaments found on the bell, there is the following inscription: “This bell was cast by Russian craftsman Ivan Motorin, the son of Fyodor Motorin, and his son Mikhail Motorin”.

The casting was successful and finally the bell stood ready to be lifted on an iron grating. During a very bad fire that raged in the Kremlin on May 29, 1737, the wooden building above the pit caught fire. People rushed to extinguish the flames and poured water onto the burning log that had fallen into the pit. Due to uneven and fast cooling the metal cracked out and a fragment weighing 11.5 tons broke off.

The bell remained in the pit for a hundred years. In the 19 th century it was hoisted onto a white stone pedestal for public observation.

Here are a few statistics about the dimensions and weight of the giant. It is 6.14 meters high, has a diameter of 6.6 meters, and weighs 202 tons and 924 kg. Hence its name - the Tzar Bell.

new words:

uprising [ʌ p "raiziŋ ] – insurrection,

in brief -in short,

belfry-Bell tower,

cast- pour, cast

Assumption [ǝ" sʌ mpʃǝ n]Dayday Dormition,

dome-dome, vault,

blow up-explode.

1. Match Russian and English phrases (see the table).

1. Bells rank for invasions and during the frequent fires.

2. Some of them hang in the Ivan the Great bell tower.

3. Its history, in brief, is as follows.

4. A special casting pit.

5. The bell stood ready to be lifted on an iron grating.

6. Due to uneven and fast cooling.

7. The bell remained in the pit for a hundred years.

a) Due to uneven and rapid cooling.

b) A special pit for casting.

c) The bells rang in the event of an attack and during frequent fires.

d) The bell remained in the pit for a hundred years.

e) His story is briefly as follows.

f) The bell stood ready to be lifted onto the iron grate.

g) Some of them hang on the bell tower of Ivan the Great.

2. Say the following phrases in Russian.

1) The ringing of the bells accompanied the whole life of Moscow in ancient times.

2) Even today bells ring on the Kremlin's Spassky Tower.

3) The biggest bell weighing 65 tons and 320 kg can be seen in the embrasure of the “Filaret building”.

4) Which used to hang in the building.

5) is surrounded by people.

6) Ivan Motorin failed to finish the casting.

3. Fill in the blanks with adjectives.

… times, ... fires, ... uprising, the ... bell, a ... dome, ... a pit, the ... inscription, the ... building, ... cooling.

4. Find the derivatives in the text.

Example: built - building.

ring, celebrate, weight, gold, cast, success, wood, cool.

5. What is the English for:

victory, bell tower, foot, cast, in short, pit, tin, could not finish, except, iron grate, rise, extinguish, from here.

6. Fill in the missing words:

1) Bells rank for ... and during the ... fires, in case of popular ...

2) Some of them hang in the Ivan the Great ...

3) In 1730 … Anna Ivanovna ordered that … weighing 9000 … should be …

4) Huge amounts of … and more than 500 kg of … were used.

5) People rushed ... the flames and ... water onto the burning ... that had ... into the pit.

7. Choose the correct word.

1) Bells (ring, rank, had rung) for invasions and during the frequent fires.

2) Even today bells (ring, rank, had rung) on ​​the Kremlin's Spassky Tower.

3) The biggest bell can (be seen, saw, see) in the embrassure of the “Filaret building”.

4) The Tzar Bell stands at the foot of the Ivan the Great bell tower and (is surrounding, is surrounded) by people.

5) A special casting pit (was dig, was dug, dug) in Ivanovskaya Square in the Kremlin.

6) The bell (remained, was remained, had been remained) in the pit for a hundred years.

TEXT 11

intensive reading

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

When the Beatles (1) _____ famous in the early 1963s, young people (2) _____ to let their hair grow and were known as hippies. Later, with songs like “All you need is love”, and “Give piece a chance”, the Beatles and hippies in general (3) _____ for peace and understanding. In America people (4) _____ this movement “Flower power”. However, in Britain skinheads (5) _____ braces, T-shirts and big Doc Marten’s boots, which some ugly people (8) _____ looked ugly, but the skinheads (9) _____ what older people thought.In fact they (10) _____ making the older generation angry.

1

A become

B became

C were

D was

2

A started

B started

C start

D starts

3

A standing

B standing

C stood

D expected

4

A calls

B call

C-caled

D called

5

A appear red

B appear

C appeared

D appeard

6

A haved

B has

C have

D had

7

A wore

B worn

weared

D weard

8

A think

B thought

C though

D thought

9

Not a car

B don't care

C didn't care

D caredn't

10

A like

B liked

C liking

D likes

TEXT 12

Reading (Intensive).

1. Read an article about using computers in schools. Guess whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), then read the text and see if your guesses were correct.

a) Computers help you communicate with others.

b) Computers can definitely replace teachers.

c) Headmasters refuse to equip schools with computers.

2. For question 1–15, choose from the people (A–F). Some of the people may be chosen mare than once.

Who:

says that students use their PCs to communicate with each other?

used a computer to read old newspapers?

needed to learn to read before he could play a computer game?

thinks pupils can use the Internet without any difficulty?

doesn't always understand explanations in class?

says that computers as teachers would be very boring?

used a computer to fill in an application form?

used a computer to get information about an oil spillage?

get both fun and practical help from the computer?

uses a computer for extra help at home?

contacted environmental opganisations with the use of a computer?

don't believe computers can replace teachers?

prefers computer printed work to hand written work?

is writing an essay with the help of a PC?

Intensive Reading.

The Wired Up School.

Churchill Community School in Somerset is a place where pupils and staff have mastered the art of getting what they want out of their computers. Like many school boysPhilip Eagle and his friends enjoy making paper airplanes. The only difference is that these boys are being given tips by a computer. “It's physics, aeronautics and education”, insists Philip. He forgets to add that it's also a pleasant way of passing the time during the morning break. He is currently working on his personal statement for the UCAS university Entrance form. “I’ve word-processed it so I can get more words into the space on the form apart from that, it looks much better type-written.”

He is one of the many pupils at Churchill Community School who have chosen to spend their twenty minutes of freedom on the learning resource centre. Here they can borrow books, do last-minute homework, catch up on gossip or take a turn on one of the computers that are always available for them to use.

Students use the computers for a wide variety of tasks.Ian Blomfield , for example, used a CD-ROM of back-issues of The Times and Sunday Times; along with the electronic encyclopedia Encarta, to find out about environmental damage caused by oil-tanker disasters. But he was able to go a step further. He used E-mail to pick the brains of campaigners and Friends of the Earth. “There was no other way we could have got such up-to-date information”, he says.

Because of a technologically advanced link to the Internet, twenty-eight computers can remain permanently on line.Cliff Harris , the school’s computer technician, explains that pupils can use the Internet as easily as any piece of software. “A lot of students are likely to have a PC at home in their room”, he adds. “They go home and have conversations with their schoolmates on the Internet.”

Most children seem to use their PC in a way that would please any teacher.Charles Palmer , who can also be found in the resource center at break-time, says, “I didn’t exactly learn to read using a computer, but it was the adventure game Monkey Island that made me really want to learn. If I couldn't read what was on the screen, I couldn't play the game.” Charles also uses his PC for designing his family's Christmas cards.

Helen Brown finds that her PC is an invaluable home tutor that can offer her that little extra bit of help. “Sometimes there are things in Algebra or Biology that teachers only go over once, and I don’t understand them. but I can use a program I’ve got at home which explains it again and again until I do understand it!”. However, she isn't impressed by the possibility of computers replacing teachers. “You can't ask a computer questions”, she says. “It just asks you.”

Her view seems widely shared. “It would be totally boring”, saysChris Richmond . "You'd switch the machine off, or switch off yourself." Nevertheless, he is currently using his PC to Write an article on passive smoking and claims that he is being given the chance to write the best essay he could possibly write with the use of his computer.

Pupils without access to a computer at home are obviously at some disadvantage. The school tries hard to make up for this. They want all pupils to have a chance to take advantage of this valuable, interesting – and often fun – form of technology.

TEXT 13

Choose the most suitable heading from the list A–H for each part (1–6).

There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

The creatures that time forgot

0

The process of evolution has been very hard on some creatures. Just think of dinosaurs along with many other species, they were unable to adapt to the changing environment and as a result, died out. But sometimes members of a species have managed to hide away and live on. Meat-eating sponges, coelacanths and the white salamander are three such creatures.

1

The remarkable thing about these three creatures is that they have not changed for millions of years. They have remained hidden away in some of the darkest under-water places on earth. These are caves which, until now, have not been properly explored; they lack light and food and the creatures that live in them have had to struggle to survive.

2

The most exotic of these creatures lives deep in an underwater cave in Europe. It is the while salamander which is a member of a species 350 million years old – older than the dinosaurs. Over the last 20 million years, it has been driven to isolated places in order to escape being hunted. The underwater cave was the ideal place. In fact the salamander managed to hide so successfully that the first sighting wasn't reported until 1689.

3

The salamander is usually a pale, milky color and it is almost blind. It can live for up to 100 years, and can apparently live decades without food. The salamander is under threat, though as a result of pollution in underground rivers. Scientists have had problems trying to raise salamanders, so they have created a laboratory in underwater caves in order to do this.

4

In equally dark caves under the sea, there has been an even more surprising discovery: a sponge that eats meat. It was discovered in a cave that was flooded 7000 years ago. The water is cold and still and has no nutrition. Faced with this lack of food that other sponges take from the water, this species started catching tiny sea animals like shrimps and prawns and eating them. This was the only way this strange creature could survive.

5

The most famous of all these creatures, however, is the coelacanth. This ancient fish has lived in the sea for more than 300 million years. Until 1938, scientists thought it had died out a long time before. Then one was caught in the Indian Ocean. This fish has fins which resemble legs, and these have not changed for millions of years. A recent study has shown that, unlike other fish, it lives and breeds in caves and the only time it ventures out is for food.

6

Because of fishing and tourism, the coelacanth is in great danger of dying out. Experts say there are only about 200 of them left. It seems that the isolation which protected these ancient creatures for millions of years is no more. Humans are, of course, the biggest threat to them, and now that their secret places have been discovered, they have nowhere left to go.

A A completely new species

B Surviving unchanged

C The threats people pose

D Changing eating habits for survival

E Exceptions to extinction

F Hiding from hunters

G Saving ancient lives with science

H A surprising reappearance

TEXT 14

Read the text, and then write questions to the answers.

Life is like a Cafeteria

A friend's grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After being processed at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat dawn at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end”, she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay'.

“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America”, the grandfather told a friend. “Life's a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success, but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get if yourself.”

Answers:

1) A cafeteria (What…)

2) America (Where…)

3) He wanted to get something to eat (Why…)

4) Nobody did (Did…)

5) A woman (Who…)

6) He had to go along the line (What…)

7) At the end of the line (Where…)

8) Anything (What…)

9) Never (Will…)

10) To get up and get if (What…)

Sometimes it's not so easy to pick up interesting creative tasks for heuristic Olympiads on the subject. Participating in the competition "Remote Teacher of the Year - 2009", the center "Eidos", Moscow, within the framework of this competition, I developed a number of tasks in English for different age groups of students.

Heuristic tasks help not only to determine the level of knowledge of the subject by students, but to show creativity, originality, ingenuity. And most importantly - there are no ready-made answers. Each student decides for himself how he should complete this task.

Tasks for the age group: 10-11th grades

1. There are different holidays in the world. Some of them are state, others are personal (family, main events in your life, etc). Create your new holiday in Russia. (When and why is it celebrated? What are pros and cons for it? How is it called? What attributes and decoration does it need? etc.

2. Do you know the story about “Sandford Orcas Manor”?

Next to the church in the village of Sanford Orcas there is an old gatehouse. If you go through the gate you arrive at the sinister manor house which is famous for its large number of ghosts. But perhaps the most frighten story is of a young man who grew up in the house and then became a sailor. While he was at sea, he killed a boy, and then went mad. When he returned to Sanford Orcas, they locket him in a room at the back of the house. He never left the room again, and died there several years later. On some nights when the moon is full, you can hear him screaming and banging on the door of the room. Why does he do it? Now imagine that you are this man. Try to explain us your thoughts, emotions and feelings, as if you are this ghost.

3. Do you know poems about Russia?

In Russian Literature there are a lot of them. Such for example: “An anthem to Russia” by E. Evtushenko

Be, Russia, forever Russia!
And do not cry, crouching on the chest of others!
Be free, strong and beautiful!
Even if we are not - Be! ...

I've translated these lines into English:

Be Russia! Be forever!
And don't cry when it happens whatever!
Be strong and powerful my dear land!
Much happiness to you I send!
Oh, Russia, dear Russia!
God shed his grace on thee!
And in the case we aren't there
In spite of this you'll be!

Now, try to write your own rhyme about our great country, or to translate some lines of Russian poets into English.

4. Write in column your first name

Explain each letter in it in your variant. Explain us why you think so.

E	Emotion (I think, I'm such a person because…)

5. “Personal problems”

You are a journalist of the youth magazine. You've received such a letter:

“Last year, my girlfriend wanted to take a business course but she didn’t have enough money. Her parents couldn't help, so I lent her the money. Now she's finished the course, and has found a good job, but she hasn't offered to pay me back any of the money. I've mentioned once or twice, but she just laughs and talks about something else. I love my girlfriend, but I want my money back too.”
Now think over this problem and give a writing answer of this problem in your magazine to this young man.

Task for 8-9 grades

1. Every country has its own sights of view. People are proud of them, because such things are a part of history and culture of the country. Fill the table and compare what is alike in Moscow (Russia) and London (Great Britain) sights.

	The Trafalgar square

2. “The food we like to eat in Russia”

Imagine that you are a chef in a good Russian restaurant. Try to write your recipe of Russian dish. See this option:
“Chicken “Tabaka” from the Caucasus”
Chicken “Tabaka” is roasted under the press for an hour. Before placing it on the frying pan rubs it with salt, pepper, garlic and cut greens. Enjoy it!

3. Translate this poem into Russian. Try to give a poetical translation

“A man is made”

A man is made
Of flesh and blood
Of eyes and bones and water.
The very same things make his son
As those that make
His daughter.
A tree is made
Of leaf and sap,
Of bark and fruit and berries.
It keeps a bird's nest
In its bites
And blackbirds eat the cherries.
A table's made
Of naked wood
Planned smooth as milk. I wonder
If tables ever dream of sun,
Of wind, and rain, and thunder?
And when man takes
His axes and strikes
And sets the sawdust flying
Is it a table being born?
Or just a tree that's dying?

4. “The most striking things”

At first read this short conversation:

– What struck you most on your travels?
– Other people's umbrellas.
But what are the most striking things for you? Write a short composition about 3 – 5 of them.

Use your dictionary and translate idiomatically these word expressions:

1. get cold feet;
2. go through the roof;
3. bury your head in the sand;
4. have butterflies in your stomach;
5. break the ice;
6. be over the moon;
7. break someone's heart.

Write English sentences and use these idioms.

Tasks for students in grades 6-7

1. All of us have some wishes. We wish about new things, feelings, position, etc.
I tried to write a rhyme about my dreams, using a grammar structure: “I wish I had…” Here it is:

I wish I had a goldfish
A parrot and a hamster
I wish I had a walkman
And bicycle one.
I wish I had a computer and a cassette recorder…
But I'm press for money, and nothing can be done!

Use this grammar structure “I wish I had” and create your own rhyme about your dreams.

2. “Tolerance with people”

I think that tolerance helps you to make friends. Tolerance means to respect other people's likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs.
It also means not to start an argument over something you disagree with.
A tolerant person is a person who is fair and not makes fun on people. He is kind, helpful, kind-hearted, thoughtful and more.

Task: ask your friends and make up 7 questions for the form: “You are tolerant – yes or no”

Ex: 1. Can you share your pocket money with your friend?

3. It is usual in America to stick some notes and cards on the fridge. These are the variants of two notes. Read them and create your own Family rules. Write about 6 sentences.

Example:

"Family goals"

– We want to be a loving family.
– We want to be alert at school and work, etc…

family rules

– We will always be home by 10 o’clock.
– We will not do anything that will lead to immorality. Etc...

4. Our mood can be different in different days. It can change like the weather. Try to describe your mood, as if it is one of the seasons of the year. Write about 6-7 sentences, using adjectives concerning the weather.

5. Ten the most intelligent animals

Do animals think, or do they act merely from instinct?
These questions have been debated by many people. Dr. Blair has worked with animals for many years. What does he think?
“It is my judgment that all animals think,” said Dr. Blair, formerly director of the New York Zoological Park, who has spent many years as a companion of animals. “When we see animals showing affection, sympathy, jealousy or anger can we doubt that there are thoughts accompanying these feelings?”
Dr. Blair believes that the ten most intelligent animals are:

• the chimpanzee;
• the orangutan;
• the elephant;
• the gorilla;
• the dog;
• the beaver;
• the horse;
• the sea lion;
• the bear;
• the cat.

Imagine that you are speaking at the scientific conference. Choose one animal from this list. Try to give many arguments as you can, proving the idea that this animal is really the most intelligent.

Tasks for grades 3-5

1. Read this rhyme and try to translate it into Russian in a poetry form. Try to give the readers all the details of the rhyme.

cat sleep anywhere
Any table, any chair.
Top of piano, window edge,
In the middle on the edge.
Open drawer, empty shoe,
Anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box
In the cupboard with your frocks
Anywhere!
They don't care!
Cats sleep anywhere.

2. As you know, friends like to visit each other at home. It's a good tradition to treat the guests with something delicious. Make a holiday menu for your friend Winnie-the-Pooh.

3. Our life is boring without friends. Do you know a phrase: “Friendship is a thing for two, three or four, even more…?” This is a rhyme about my friend:

My friend's name is Jessie.
She's smart but a little messy.
She looks like Jane Fonda
Who is she fond of?
She's funny and very kind.
She likes me too! And I don't mind!

Now try yourself and write you rhyme about your friend in English.

4. Try to explain each letter in the word “English”.

E-Educated
I-intelligent
D - different

5. You are a doctor. Give some advises to Karlson, because he is ill. Tell him what he can or must do to be well.
Explain him what he mustn't do in this case.

Tasks for 2 classes

1. “A sentence chain”
Make such a sentence, when the last letter in the word will be the beginning of the next one. Make 5 such sentences.

Example: Aca T T ake S S ausage.

2. Using Russian and English sentences make up a rhyme.

I see the sun - I see the sun.
It roams the skies.
I see stars - I see stars.
I looked at them many times.

3. Imagine that you see a big cloud. On this cloud you can read a word - FORECAST (weather forecast). Try to make as many new words as possible from this one. Use only the letters given in this word. (Don't use one letter twice in one word). These new words are drops of rain.

Example: cat - cat, etc.

4. You know that your friend has a strange pet. Ask some questions about it and then draw a picture of this animal, as you see it.

5. As you know each color has its meaning. Read the text about colors and then choose one you like best of all and write English words which can be of this color.

Psychologist J. Luscher has done a great job of studying the meaning of color for a person. And here are the conclusions he came to:

Red- activity, creativity, overcoming the old, the desire to show one's own.
Pink- infantilism, softness.
Green- service, help, kindness, harmony, interaction.
Blue- peace, openness.
Blue- purity and chastity, calm, peace.
Yellow- optimism, a manifestation of a reasonable beginning, constructiveness.
Orange- a symbol of development, focus on success.
Violet- mystery, magic.
Brown- a symbol of anxiety, envy, displeasure.
Grey- passivity, modesty.
White- impeccability, purity.
Black- criticism, condemnation.

I don't like boring lessons! In order to enliven the lesson, defuse the situation in the lesson, make it more interesting and exciting, I use interesting tasks. This helps me not only to make the lesson entertaining, to establish contact with the student, but also cheers me up and my students for the whole day.

Interesting stories

1.

English version

Little Johnny was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another.

After the sixth one a man on the bench across from him said, “Son, you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, make you fat.”

Little Johnny replied, “My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.”

The man asked, “Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?”

Little Johnny answered, “No, he minded his own business!”

Unknown vocabulary:

candy [ˈkændɪ] - lollipop, candy

bench - bench, bench

mind one "s own business - an idiom, translated "do your ownbusiness, do not meddle in other people's business

Russian version

Little Johnny was sitting on a park bench chewing one candy after another.

After the sixth candy, the man on the bench across from him said, “Son, you know eating all these candies is bad for you. They will give you pimples, they will ruin your teeth, they will make you fat.”

Little Johnny replied, “My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.”

The man asked, “Did your grandfather eat 6 candies at a time?”

Little Johnny replied: “No, he did not interfere in other people's business!”

2.

English version

Two kids are talking.

My dad works twelve hours a day, so that I can have a comfortable home and decent clothes. My mom spends the whole day cleaning and cooking for me. However, I can not relax from all the worries.

But you are living a fairytale life! What are you so worried about?

Well, what if they try to escape?

Unfamiliar vocabulary:

clothes - clothes, dress

spend - spend, spend (on smth.), squander, spend

whole - whole, whole, complete

however - no matter how, no matter how

fairytale [ˈfɛ(ə)rɪteɪl] - fairy tale, fabulous, magical

Russian version

Two children are talking.

My dad works twelve hours a day so I can have a cozy home and nice clothes. My mom spends the whole day cleaning and cooking for me, however, I can't get rid of my anxiety.

But why, you live like in a fairy tale! What are you so worried about?

So what if they try to run away?

3.

English version

Russian tourists.

The couple arrived at the resort. They move into the room.

Wife sees the mouse and starts yelling, "Ah-ah-ah-ah! Mouse! Contact reception, you better know English, and I - full zero."

Husband calls (in English):

H e llo.

H e llo.

Do you know "Tom and Jerry"?

Yes, I do.

So... Jerry is here.

Unfamiliar vocabulary:

couple [ˈkʌpl] - couple (husband and wife), two; connect, connect

resort - resort

yelling

Russian version

Russian tourists.

The couple arrived at the resort. They entered the room.

The wife saw the mouse and started screaming: "Aaaaa! A mouse? Hurry up and call the reception, you somehow know English, and I'm a complete zero."

Husband calls (in English):

Hello.

Hello.

Have you watched "Tom and Jerry"?

Yes.

So... Jerry is here.

4.

English version

Girl: You would be a good dancer except for two things.

Boy: What are the two things?

Girl: Your feet.

Russian version

Girl: You were a good dancer, if not for two things.

Boy: What two things?

Girl: Your legs.

5.

English version

Pupil: Sir, would you punish someone for something they didn't do?

Teacher:Of course not.

Pupil: Oh good, because I didn't do my homework.

Russian version

Student: Sir, would you punish someone for something they didn't do?

Teacher: Of course not.

Student: It's good because I didn't do my homework.

6.

English version

Mother: “Did you enjoy your first day at school?”

Girl: First day? Do you mean I have to go back tomorrow?”

Russian version

Mom: Did you enjoy your first day at school?

Daughter: First day? Do you mean that tomorrow I will have to go there again?

7.

English version

Headmaster: I've had complaints about you, Johnny, from all your teachers. What have you been doing?

Johnny: Nothing, sir.

Headmaster: Exactly.

Russian version

Principal: Johnny, all the teachers complain about you. What did you do?

Johnny: Nothing, sir.

Director: Exactly!

8.

English version

“Excuse me. Do you know the way to the zoo?”

“No, I'm sorry I don't.”

“Well, it's two blocks this way, then one block to the left.”

Russian version

“Excuse me, do you know how to get to the zoo?”

"I'm sorry, I don't know"

“Then listen. The zoo is two blocks here, and then one block to the left.”

9.

English version

The teacher to a student: Conjugate the verb “to walk” in simple present.

The student: I walk. You walk….

The teacher interrupts him: Quicker please.

The student: I run. You run…

Russian version

Teacher to student: Conjugate the verb "to go" in the present tense.

Student: I'm going. You are walking…

The teacher interrupts him: Hurry, please.

Student: I'm running. You run...

10.

English version

Father: What did you do today to help your mother?

Son: I dried the dishes

Daughter: And I helped pick up the pieces.

Russian version

Father: What did you do today to help your mother?

Son: I was washing the dishes.

Daughter: And I helped collect the pieces.

11.

English version

Teacher: Look at your face I know what you had for breakfast

Pupil: What was it?

Teacher: Eggs.

Pupil: No, that was yesterday.

Russian version

Teacher: It says on your face what you ate for breakfast.

Student: And what was it?

Teacher: Eggs.

Student: No, the eggs were yesterday

12.

English version

Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework?

Student: No, he did it all by himself.

Russian version

Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework?

Student: No, he did everything himself.

Puzzles

1.

What is the longest word in the English language? Smiles. Because there is a mile between its first and last letters!

Translation: What is the longest word in the English language?

Answer: "Smiles" (Because there is a whole mile between the first and last letter).

2.

What is in the middle of Paris?

Translation: Paris - what is in the middle of it?

Answer : The letter R ( Letter R )

3.

What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?

Translation: What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?

Answer : The letter M ( Letter M)

4.

What is found over your head but under your hat?

Translation: What is above the head but under the hat?

Answer: Yourhair(your hair)

5.

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don't want to use it?

Translation: What you throw away when you want to use it and return it when you don't want to use it.

Answer: anchor (anchor)

6.

What do you get if you put a radio in the fridge?

Translation: What happens if you put the radio in the refrigerator?

Answer: cool music. (Cool music)

7.

What flies when it's born, lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?

Translation: What flies when it is born, lies down when it lives, and runs when it dies?

Answer: A snowflake (snowflake)

8.

Every night I'm told what to do, and each morning I do what i'm told.But I still don't escape your scold. Translation: Every night I am told what to do, and every morning I do what I am told. But you still scold me.

Answer : An alarm clock ( alarm )

9.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Translation: What two things would you never eat for breakfast?

Answer : Dinner and supper ( dinner and supper )

10.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Answer: Secret (secret)

11.

What do you fill with empty hands?

Translation: What can be filled with empty hands?

Answer: Glove (glove)

12.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?

Translation: What belongs to you, but others use it more than you?

Answer: Name (name)

13.

Imagine you are swimming in the sea and a bunch of hungry sharks surround you. How do you get out alive?

Translation: Imagine that you are swimming in the sea and surrounded by some hungry sharks. How will you be saved?

Answer: Stop imagining

It is known that the best motivation for successful learning is interest. It is especially important to maintain interest in the subject among modern schoolchildren, who, with the advent of the Internet, have unlimited access to entertainment resources. In addition to monotonous tasks in grammar, reading texts and performing standard exercises, the process of teaching a foreign language must necessarily include game elements that can arouse students' interest in the subject. Interesting tasks in English help students to focus, tune in to learning a foreign language and better remember new material.

Task for grade 1 (6-7 years). hand puppet

The level of socialization of first-graders may vary. Some of them attended preschool institutions, while others were preparing for school at home with their mother or grandmother. At first, communication with the teacher may be shy and afraid of making a mistake.

Interesting tasks in English for children help to quickly adapt to the school environment. The puppet that the teacher puts on his hand and communicates with the students is also an excellent psychological technique. Shy children are more likely to make contact with a hand puppet than with a teacher. You can buy a puppet from a toy store or make your own. For example, it could be a Mr.Snowman snowman. Working with a puppet can be built according to the following scenario:

1. At the beginning of the class, Mr.Snowman sleeps in a bag. To wake him up, each student must shout into the bag: “Wake up, Mr. Snowman!
2. The puppet wakes up, greets each student personally and starts asking questions (what are their names, how are you today, how is the weather, etc.);
3. Then Mr. Snowman sings a song with the students;
4. Mr. Snowman says goodbye to each student and goes back to sleep in his bag.

In most cases, the study of English at school begins in the second grade. Therefore, the methodological materials offer numerous interesting tasks in English for grade 2.

Task for grade 2 (7-8 years). Stand up, children, stand in a circle!

This exercise will help you quickly learn the score from 1 to 50. All students, together with the teacher, stand in a circle, holding hands. The teacher starts counting - 1 (one), the student standing next to him continues - 2 (two) and so on. Students who incorrectly name or cannot remember the next number stand in the middle of the circle. The winners are the players who successfully reach the final number - 50. The winners receive additional points and stickers.

Interesting grade 2 English assignments should include repetition, encouragement and praise.

Task for grade 3 (8-9 years). Guess how?

Interesting tasks in English for grade 3 should be mobile, team-based, with many elements. You can use a variation of the Crocodile game, the purpose of which is to consolidate or repeat adverbs. The game is suitable for older students, 8-9 years old, who have already managed to get acquainted with the basic vocabulary related to the topic "Daily routine".

The teacher writes an action phrase on the board, such as eat your breakfast. Then he calls one student and shows him a card on which an adverb is written, for example, slowly. The student must show the action, and the rest of the students guess what adverb was written on the card. The one who first correctly calls the adverb gets a point and goes to the board to show the next action.

Interesting tasks in English for grade 3 help children gradually and organically expand their vocabulary.

Task for grade 4 (9-10 years). Cross the river

The teacher asks the students to line up at the blackboard and explains that a magical invisible river flows in front of them. To return to the school desk, you need to cross this river along the "pebbles". Each "pebble" is a sheet of paper with a task written on it (remember the meaning of the word, days of the week, count to 10, etc.).

The teacher divides the class into two teams, and one participant is selected from each team. If the student performs the task correctly, he can step on the pebble and continue moving on. Interesting tasks in English for grade 4 combine elements of the game and more complex lexical and grammatical content.

Tasks for grade 5 (10-11 years old). Grammar Marathon

A win-win mobile game for children who at this age can be so difficult to distract from the Internet and social networks. The main goal of the game is the repetition of vocabulary. Can be used when studying the table of irregular verbs.

The class is divided into two teams, each gets its own half of the board. The players of each team are assigned their own serial number. For example, team A (1-12) and team B (1-12). The teacher names one irregular verb in Present Simple and the player's number. The task of the players under the corresponding number is to run out to the blackboard and write the form of the verb named by the teacher in the past tense. Such interesting tasks in English help teenagers feel like part of a team, teach responsibility for a common cause.

Tasks for grade 6 (11-12 years old). Rhythmic reading

The task is suitable for students who already have the ability to read texts in English. With its help, students improve diction, increase reading speed and gain self-confidence.

For this task, the teacher prepares a text (the first half may be easier, the second half more difficult) and begins to tap the rhythm with a pencil or pen on the table. You can also search the Internet and download different types of musical rhythms to your smartphone. One of the students begins to read the first sentence, adhering to the rhythm set by the teacher. At the same time, he must follow the pronunciation and avoid mistakes. As soon as the sentence ends, the next student immediately continues, trying to get into the rhythm. The one who makes a mistake loses a point or leaves the game. Those who dropped out are given the task of tracking down mistakes or helping to tap out the rhythm.