Навчально-методичний посібник "Classroom English Expression"

1. How many lessons do you have today?

I have ... lessons today. This is my ordinary time-table.

2. Are your lessons difficult

(easy)

(interesting)

Have you got difficult lessons?

I think my lessons are easy today.

It seems to me   difficult

To my mind interesting In my opinion

3. What is the easiest lesson for you?

(most difficult, most interesting)

The easiest for me today is English

most difficult        Algebra most interesting    History                   

                    Chemistry

4.   Have you received any mark today?

- Yes, I have already received some marks.

- No, I haven't received any marks today.

5.   Were your marks good? (excellent, satisfactory, bad)

My marks were .... I have got 10 in ... .

6.   What mark are you supposed to get in English? (Ukrainian Literature)

Maybe I'll get 10 in English I think To my mind In my opinion

7.   Have you got any additional lessons in the afternoon?

I have (not) got (any) additional lessons in the afternoon today.

8.   At what time do your lessons finish today?

My lessons are over at....                    

 finish

1. How are you today?

Thank you, I am well today. Well, I am not well. I'm tired a little. I had much work yesterday.

2. How did you spend your yesterday's evening?

3.    Were you busy (free) yesterday in the evening?

I was (not) busy (free) yesterday.

4. - What did you do yesterday in the evening?

 - What were you busy with yesterday?

5.  Did you read books? 

Walk with friends do your home task

Yes, I did. I...

No, I didn't. I didn't...

6.   How much time did it take you to do your homework yesterday?

My homework was difficult easy So it took me much time to do it. (little)

7.   How many lessons did you have yesterday?

I had ... lessons yesterday.

8.   What time did you come at after classes yesterday?

My lessons finished at two.

(were over)

I came home at... o'clock.

1. Who is on duty today?

Who is absent today?

I am on duty today.

All are present.

Olena and Oleh are absent today.

2. What is the matter with him?

He is ill.

3. How are you, Olena?

Thank you, fine!

                   geed

                  O. K

 well

                   not bad

I am well

I am right

I am quite all right

nice

just the same

so-so

4. Is the class ready for the lesson?

Yes, it is.

5. What makes you think so?

I think so because the classroom is clear, the duster is wet, it is on the blackboard a piece of chalk is  on the blackboard too. The children have books, exercise-books, record-books, pens and ball-pens on the desks. So we can begin the English lesson.

2.   Will you go to school?

I don't know, for sure, but may be.

I shall spend my week-end

at home

with parents

with friends.

4. How will you spend your week-end?

I shall do my home-work go for a walk with friends read books at home.

5.Will you go to visit your    grandparents?

watch TV or read books? stay at home with you parents?

Well, may be. I shall... .

6. Will you be free (busy) on Sunday?

Yes, I shall be free on Sunday. No   shan't

7. What are you going to do on Saturday evening?

May be I am going to .... I think

8. What do you usually do at your week-end?

Well, I usually do my lessons help my parents spend my week-end with friends.

1.   When did you have your last week-end?

2.Did you go to school on Sunday?

at the week-end

3.   How did you spend that week-end?

To my mind         week-end well.

4.   What did you do at your last week-end?

Well, I had just an ordinary busy day.

 I was busy with my lessons.

Then ....After that...

Well, I had a very interesting relaxing week-end. At first....Then ....After that....

5.   Did you do your lessons? Didn't   meet your friends spend time at home watch TV

Yes,...I did.... No, I didn't.... Of course     met...

Certainly     spent...

                    Visited

6.    Did anything interesting happened to you during your last week-end?

7.   What was the weather like?

The weather was (not) fine.

8.    Were you glad to come to school on Monday?

Well, I was glad to come to school on Monday.

I wasn't glad. I would like to have more time to rest.

1.   What time do your lessons finish at today?

I have got 6 lessons today. They finish at....

are over

2.   Have you got any additional lessons today?

- Yes, I have got additional lesson today.

- No, I haven’t got any additional lessons.

3.   What are you going to do after classes?

I think, I shall go home after classes.

4.   – What will you do in the evening today?

-   What are you going to do in the evening today?

It seems to me I shall stay at home and

I suppose       do my home-work. In my opinion I shall meet my friends

                  I’ll help my mother

                   I’ll go shopping

                   I’ll walk with my

                    Friends

6. 5. Will you stay at home?

• do your home-work
•  read books
• watch TV
•  listen to the music

Well, I am not sure, may be I’ll....

6. How are you going to spend your evening today?

I am going to stay at home do my lessons.

7. How much time will it take you to do your homework tonight?

I have got much home-work to do, so it will take me much time to do it.

My homework for tomorrow is not difficult, so it won’t take me much time to do my homework.

1. How are you today?

I am well today, thank you.

I am bad (ill) today.

2. How are things?

Everything is all right (O’K).

It’s nothing to boast about.

3. Any problems in your life?

With your study?

That’s quite all right. Never mind.

Well, thing are not quite, what they ought to be.

I can’t say everything is going on quite

well.

I feel quite fit, thank you.

7.   What’s the news? (What’s news?)

1. What was your homework for today?

 What did you have to do for today in English?

learn n the words.

3. How much time did it take you to do your home­work?

4. Were there many new words in your home-work?

There were no new words. Some

Many

3. Did anybody help you to

do your home-work in English?

Nobody helped me to do my

homework, because it was easy.

Yes, my friend helped me. Classmates

sister, mother

6. Did you do your homework yourself?

Yes, I did it myself.

No, I didn’t do it myself.

7. Are you ready for today’s lessons?

Sure, I am ready.

I don’t think, I am well prepared for today’s lesson.

8. What mark do you want to get today?

Well, I think I’ll get… today.

1Are you fond of reading?

Do you like to read?

Are you keen on reading?

Are you interested in reading?

2. What kind of books do you like (prefer) to read?

3. Is reading your hobby? (Reading is your hobby), Isn't it?

4. What text did you have to read for today?

5. Who is the author of the text? Whom was this text written by?

6.  What can you tell about the writer? have learned

I can tell you that....

I have learned that....

7. Was the text difficult

(easy, interesting boring, dull)?

In my opinion the text was... It seems to me

8. How much time did it take you to read this text?

As the text was (wasn't) difficult (easy) It took me ... (hours) to read this text

9. Were there many new (unknown) words in the text?

There were (weren't) many new words in the text.

10. What is the text about?

Having read the text, I can tell that this text is about...

11. How did you like the text

I liked the text, because ....

didn't like

1.  What is the weather like today?

I think the weather is sunny. To my mind            windy

I can say                  gloomy     

                                 cold

                                Frosty

                                  cool

                     warm

2.  Do you like today’s weather?

Of course, I do, because it is …. I don’t, because …

3. What season is it now?              

                                  Today

It’s autumn. It is

September.

October

November

4.Is it cold today? 

            Frosty

            warm

Yes, it is rather … today

No, it isn’t… today.

5. Is it snowing (raining)?

Yes, it is raining today.

No, it is not….

          It is unsettled weather

          dull, gloomy, cloudy,

          cool, chilly.

It’s raining cats and dogs, thick fog leaves fall off

A strong wind has risen.

The sky is covered with dark heavy clouds.

The sky is clear, but it is very cold.

The weather is unpleasant.

6. Do you like autumn?

Yes, I do. Autumn brings us fruits & vegetables.

No, I don’t. The weather is often rainy in autumn.

1. What season is it today?

It is winter. It’s December today.  

January

  February

2. What is the weather like today?

I can say that the weather is cold.

               Frosty

               windy

                snowy

3. What can you tell about today’s weather?

How bitterly cold it is today.

There is a cold spell coming.

There’s a thick snowfall.

The rivers are frozen over.

My teeth are clattering with cold.

 I am shivering with cold.

The sky is covered with dark heavy clouds.

The sky is clear, but it is very cold.

It is very slippery in the street.

4.  How do children play in winter?

They like skiing, skating, sledging, making        snowman,        playing snowballs

5.  Is it snowing now?

Yes, It is snowing. Snow has already covered the ground.

No, It is   not,   but   snow   has   already covered the ground.

6. Is the sun shining?

Yes, it is. But it’s very cold. No, it is not The sky is covered with clouds.

7.  Do you like winter?

Yes. I do, because....

No, I don’t, because

1.What season is it now?

It is spring.

2.Is it winter or spring now?

It is spring.

3.What is the weather like in spring?

The weather is good

       very nice

       fine

    not bad in spring.

4.Do you like this season? Why?

Yes, I do. I like this season because:

   - the sky is blue

   - leaves are green

    -you can walk in the park

(forest, play in the yard)

   - birds make nests and sing songs

    - the days are long

Spring is my favourite season.

No, I don’t like this season because:

     -  the sky is overcast with clouds

       -it is thawing

      - it’s beastly wet

      - hard wind is blowing

it is chilly.

1.What season is it now?

It is summer.

2.What is the weather like in summer?

The weather is hot and sunny

( rainy and windy ) in summer.

3.What colour are clouds in summer?

The clouds are white in summer.

4.What colour is the sky in summer?

The sky is blue in summer.

5.Is it rainy and windy in summer?

No, it is not rainy and windy in summer. It is hot and sunny in summer.

6.What is your favourite season?

My favourite season is summer. Summer is bright. Flowers are red, blue and yellow. Leaves and grass are green in summer. It’s hot and sunny. I can play and walk in summer.

1.How do you feel?

Not, so good. / Not, very well.

/Terrible!

2.What is the matter?

I have a feaver

       a bad cold

        a toothache

         a headache

          a stomachache

           a sneezing

            a sore throat

3. What did the doctor say?

He told to take (cold tablets, cough syrup…)

You must take three peels three times a day after meal and one teaspoon of the cough syrup every three hours.

1. Do you like to study at school?

- Yes I do. I like to study…

- No, I do not. I don’t like to study…

2. What school subjects did you learn last year?

- We learnt Maths, Music, History, Nature study, Art, Ukrainian, English… last year.

3. What (is) your favourite  subject?

- My favourite  subject (is)  English (Maths…)

4. Will you have English lessons next year?

- Yes, I shall. I shall  English lessons next year.

- No, I shall not.  I shall not English lessons next year.

5. What subjects do you have on Wednesdays?

- On Wednesdays I have six lessons:  English,  Maths, Ukrainian Liturature, PE,  Nature study,  History.

6. Is Maths easy?

- No, it isn’t. It is difficult.

7. Which  subjects is

• boring,
• easy,
• difficult,
• important,
• useful,
• fun    …… interesting?

- I think,  Nature study is.

8. When does your firs lessons start?

- Our first lesson starts at…

- It is the lesson of…

- Our teacher is…

9. Do you like Mathematics?

- Yes, I do because I like doing the sums.

- No, I don’t because I don’t like doing the sums.

1. Do you play any sports?

No, I don’t. I have no free time.

Yes, I do. I play football. It’s my favourite sport. I also like watching football matches on TV.

2. What kind of sport do you go in for?

Tennis. I have trainings three times a week.

3. What kind of sport are you interested in?

I am interested in football (tennis).

4. What kind of summer (winter) sport do you know?

I know such kinds of summer sport: swimming, cycling, bating, yachting…

…winter sport: skating, skiing, tobogganing, figure skating, ski-jumping.

5. What famous football players are you curious to know?

There are some really great players today. I have heard of Z.Zidane, D. Beckham. A. Shevchenko.

6. What is your favourite sportsman?

My favourite sportsman is S. Rebrov, but I don’t know much about him.

7. Do you watch him play at the stadium or on TV?

I watch him play…

1. What do people usually wear when it is warm outside?

People usually wear…

2. What do you wear in spring and autumn

We wear… in spring (autumn).

3. What do you wear when it is rainy/snowy?

4. Do you wear a school uniform?

Yes, I do.

No, I do not.

5. What colour is it?

It is black.

6.  Is it practical (comfortable)?

Yes, it is. No, it is not.

7. What are you going to wear?

I’ll wear…

8. Do you like to wear jeans?

Yes, I do. I think they are quite comfortable.

9. When do you usually wear them?

At the weekend or after school.

I wear jeans when I go on a picnic.

1. Where does your family buy most of the food?

Our family buy most of the food in the supermarket (department store, shop, market).

2. What things can you buy in the supermarket (at the market)?

We can buy in the supermarket …

3. What would you like?

I’d like a kilo of ham and half a kilo of cheese/

4. Anything else?

No, that’s all, thanks.

5. What does she want to buy?

Olena wants to buy…

6. What will you buy to eat? Why?

I will you buy an orange and a banana, because there are a lot of vitamins in fruits. Besides I like these fruits very much. They are tasty.

7. Do you often go to the market?

Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.

8. What is very (not so) important to know when you buy something?

I thing.. To my mind… In my opinion…

To my mind, the price is not so important, when you want to buy good clothes to wear

1. What do you like to do in your free time?

- I like to read books and go for a walk with my friend.

2. Do you often go to the theatre?

- Yes, I do. I often go…

- No, I don’t. I go to the theatre once a month.

3. Would you like to…

… go to the cinema on Monday?

… play football on…?

… go for a walk with me on.?

… go to …?

- I should like to…

4. What do you like to do on holidays?

- I like to do on holidays…

5. How long do you think school holidays should be?

- a week or less

- two weeks

- three weeks

- four weeks

- others…

I think…

6. Do you prefer one long holidays or several shorter ones?

I prefer…

7. What are your favourite TV shows?

My favourite TV shows is…

8. What are the titles of your favourite films (game shows, sports programmes, ets)?

The title of my favourite film is…