5 ** Complete the sentences using the plural form of the words in the box.
country person shop family word
class student nationality
There are two Italian families in our road.
1 My father visits a number of
for his work - he's in Germany now.
2 How many
are on this train?
More than 600, I think.
3 London is very cosmopolitan. There are a lot
of different
in the city
4 I don't like supermarkets. I prefer small
at the
5 At our school we have different
for boys and girls.
6 There are a lot of art
university
7 Carlos speaks two English
'hello' and 'goodbye
2. What are the best things about life in the 21st century?
I think the best things about life in the 21st century are the Internet and all the gadgets we have. Our life is getting more comfortable and more technologically advanced. We have a lot more opportunities to study than students of the past had. We also have more oppotunities to travel.
3. Speak about one everyday invention. What is it used for? Would you like to use a robot? Why?
I'd like to speak about the robot vacuum (робот-пылесос). It is used to clean the house. Its main advantage is that it cleans the floor without human control. Robotic vacuums can be kept under beds, whereas a regular vacuum cleaner requires more space. Besides, robot vacuums are not so noisy as regular vacuum cleaners.
Generally, I would like to use a robot that could help me in everyday life. I think it could save me a lot of time.
4. Describe you best friend. What traits of character do they have? What are the difficulties in your relationship?
My best friend is (имя). He is honest, reasonable, cheerful and he has a great sense of humour. He always has a lot of amusing ideas and we usually have a great time together. The only difficulty in our relationship is that he isn't a very punctual person and sometimes he can be absent-minded, but I still like him a lot. Because I know that nobody's perfect.
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big family? What family do you have?
In my opinion, the main advantage of living in a big family is that you can always rely on your family members. If you have a few siblings (=brothers and sisters), you will never be alone and bored. You can play lots of games, do your homework and housework together.
There are several disadvantages of living in a large family. First of all, there is hardly any privacy. You may have to share bedrooms with your sisters or brothers. Secondly, a large family often has more expenses than a small family. There can be times when children or parents cannot buy what they want because they have to save money for others in the family.
I have a small family. There are four of us: my dad, my mum, my younger (older) sister/brother. (эту часть отредактируйте для себя)
6. Is it important to play sport? Why? What sport would you like to do?
I believe it is important to play sport because it helps to improve our fitness and health and to develop team spirit. Playing sports can help us to manage our weight. I like playing football and I usually go to play it two-three times a week. I would like to play basketball as well, but there is no basketball court near my home.
7. Are you healthy? What would you do to become healthier?
I think I am healthy, although I know that some habits of mine should be changed. I probably spend too much time playing games on my phone and I like fast food, but I try to do enough exercise and drink a lot of water.
I also play sports to be healthy and I plan to start going to the swimming-pool.
8. Why amusement parks attract so many people? What about you? What is you favourite attraction in a theme park?
Amusement parks attract so many people because these people like to be thrilled. Not everyone can afford to try some extreme sports but attractions in an amusement park can give us almost the same experience. I like to be thrilled and I like to get an adrenaline rush by going on wild scary rides.
My favourite attractions are a roller coaster and jumpine on trampolines.
9. What do you think about your style? How would you describe it? Do you judge people by the way they look like?
I think I look just like thousands of other teens in my country. I like loose-fitting clothes - baggy trousers and hoodies or sweatshirts, and I love wearing jeans. In other words I like comfortable clothes. It is probably called Street style.
In my opinion we all judge people by the way they look like. Our clothes always tell something about us.
10. What is more difficult to change? Your character or appearance? Why? Give examples to prove your point of view.
I think it is easy to change our appearance. All you need is to dye your hair, have a new haircut and put on other clothes (like, change your style). Some people go on diets to look slimmer and some others go to plastic surgeons. It is much more difficult to change your character. It can take us years to change our habits and behaviour. Besides our character is defined by genetics and that is something that cannot be changed.