Lesson 6: Where Is the Gym?

Speaking Practice

Pronunciation

Anna: Hi there! I’m Anna and I live in Washington, D.C. Every day I learn more about this great city. People in Washington like to work out! Oh, hi, Pete. How’s it going?

Pete: Hi, Anna. It’s going great. How’s it going with you?

Anna: Things are awesome! Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?

Pete: The gym is across from the lounge. It’s next to the mailroom. Go that way.

Anna: Thanks, Pete!

(Anna walks away)

Pete: No, Anna! Not that way! Go that way!

(In the mailroom)

Anna: Oh, Pete. This is not the gym.

Pete: That’s right, Anna. This is the mailroom.

Anna: The gym is across from … what?

Pete: The gym is across from the lounge.

Anna: Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!

(In the lounge)

Anna: Pete! This is not the gym!

Pete: The gym is across from the lounge. It is behind the lobby.

Anna: Right. Right. See you.

Pete: See you, Anna!

Anna: See you.

Pete: See you, Anna.

(In the garage)

Anna: This is not the gym. This is a parking garage.

Anna: Hello? Pete?

(On the rooftop)

Anna: This is not a gym. This is a rooftop.

(In the gym)

Anna: Pete! Pete?

Pete: I want to work out too! Join me!

Anna: I’m good.

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Цвета на английском

Amber - Янтарный
Aqua - Морская волна
Aquamarine - Аквамарин
Azure - Лазурный
Beige - Бежевый
Black - Чёрный
Blue - Голубой
Bronze - Бронзовый
Brown - Коричневый
Chocolate - Шоколадный
Copper - Медный
Crimson - Малиновый
Emerald - Изумрудный
Gold, Golden - Золотой
Green - Зеленый
Grey, Gray - Серый
Indigo - Индиго
Khaki - Хаки
Lemon - Лимонный
Light green - Салатовый
Lilac - Сиреневый
Mazarine - Темно-синий
Olive - Оливковый
Orange - Оранжевый
Peach - Персиковый
Pink - Розовый
Purple, Magenta - Пурпурный
Red - Красный
Sand - Песочный
Scarlet - Алый
Sienna - Охра
Silver, Silvery - Серебряный
Snow-white/ niveous - Белоснежный
Turquoise - Бирюзовый
Violet, Purple - Фиолетовый
White - Белый
Yellow - Желтый

Короткие фразы на английском языке

Oh, my God! - О, Боже мой!
What a good chance! - Какая удача!
I don't know what to say! - У меня нет слов!
Oh, damn! - Черт возьми!
Alas! - Увы!
Really? - Действительно?
What a pity! - Как жаль!
I can't believe it! Невероятно!
I hope so. - Надеюсь, что это так.
I feel ill (sad, disgusted). - Мне плохо (грустно, противно).
I feel good. - Мне хорошо.
Vice versa! (Just the opposite!) - Наоборот!
Not a bit! (Nothing of the kind!) Ничего подобного!
That's nice (sound, all right, fine) (with me). - Все в порядке (хорошо).
No way! - Ни в коем случае!
With (great) pleasure. - С (огромным) удовольствием.
It is none of your business! - Это Вас не касается.
That's too much! - Это чересчур!
Wonderful! - Замечательно!
That's wonderful (superb, marvellous)! - Это прекрасно (великолепно, чудесно)!
My feelings are hurt. - Мои чувства задеты.
My hope is betrayed. - Мои надежды разбиты.
Absolutely! - Безусловно!
Exactly so! - Именно так!
Who knows! - Кто знает!
And how! - Ещё как!
Anything but - что угодно, только не
Аnything goes - Всё разрешено, всё пойдёт
Exactly! - Точно!
Far from it - Совсем не так
For certain /For sure - Верно
have had enough - довольно, хватит
have something against - иметь против
I agree with you - Я согласен.
I am sure of it - Уверен
I believe so/I suppose so - Я считаю, что так
I doubt it - Сомневаюсь.
I should not say so - Я бы так не сказал
I think so / I don't think so - Думаю, да / Думаю, нет
I'm afraid so - Боюсь, что так
In a way - В каком-то смысле
It looks like that - Похоже на то
Just so - Именно так
Most likely - Очень похоже на то
Most unlikely - Непохоже, чтобы было так
Naturally! - Естественно!
no call for / no call to - нет причин для
No can do - Это невозможно
No doubt - без сомнения
No such thing - ничего подобного
no way - никоим образом; ни в коем случае
not all that - вовсе не
Not at all - Вовсе нет
not for a moment - никогда в жизни
Nothing doing / No go - конечно нет
Nothing like that - ничего подобного
Nothing of the kind - ничего подобного
nowhere near - даже не близко
Quite so - Вполне верно
Right on! - Верно!
That goes without saying - Об этом и говорить не стоит
That's right - Правильно.
There is no denying it - Глупо отрицать это
To a certain extent - В каком-то смысле
To be sure - Уверен
to hell with - к чёрту
what the hell - какого чёрта / что, чёрт возьми
What's the idea of - В чём смысл, что за глупость -
You don’t say - Не может быть
You read my mind - Ты читаешь мои мысли

Отдельные случаи использования артиклей в английском языке

Неопределенного a, an:
С профессиями:
1. My Dad is a doctor. - Мой папа— врач.
2. She's an architect. - Она — архитектор.
С некоторыми выражениями количества:
1. a pair (of shoes) — пара (туфель)
2. a little (water) — немного (воды)
3. a few (books) — несколько (книг)
4. three times a day — трижды на день
в восклицаниях типа:
1. What a beautiful day! - Какой чудесный день!
2. What a pity! - Как жаль!
В словосочетаниях типа:
1. a good deal- много
2. a great many
3. a lot of
4. a number of — ряд (чего-л.)
5. to have a look — взглянуть
6. to have a rest — отдохнуть
7. to have a smoke — перекурить
8. to have a mind to — намереваться
9. as a matter of fact — собственно говоря
10. to be at a loss — растеряться
11. to go for a walk — отправиться на прогулку

Определенного the:
Перед существительными, единственными в своем роде:
1. the sun — солнце
2. the moon — луна
3. the Earth — Земля (планета)
4. the Universe — Вселенная (космос)
5. the floor — пол (один в комнате)
6. the sea — море (единственное в данной местности)
с порядковыми числительными:
1. the first Unit— цикл первый.
2. но: Unit I— цикл один
с прилагательными в превосходной степени:
the coldest season of the year — самое холодное время года
В словосочетаниях типа:
1. to tell the truth— сказать правду
2. on the whole — вцелом
3. in the street — наулице
4. the other day — наднях
5. to play the piano — играть на пианино
6. to keep the house — сидеть дома
7. to listen to the music — слушать музыку
8. in the distance — вдали
9. in the morning — утром

Dictation for learners of English

Dictation is one of the best listening activities. To be able to write what you hear, you have to understand it and know the words. Once you can divide the stream of sounds into separate words, then you can understand it. And as dictation makes you do this, it is the best way to improve your listening skills.

In this post there are three dictations. The first dictation is for elementary students, the second is for lower-intermediate and intermediate students and the third one is the most difficult. These exercises should be used to practice listening at home or on students mobile phones.

Moreover, each exercise is offered as an MP3 recording where each sentence is repeated three times. You can use these recordings at school for your students to practice their listening.

Elementary

Students can practise their listening in the following online quiz.

Dictation quiz

If you want to use the exercise at school here you can play the recording for elementary students. At the end of the exercise there are all the sentences written and your students can check their answers on IWB.

Pre-intermediate dictation

Pre-intermediate students can practise their listening in the following online quiz.

Dictation Quiz

If you want to use the exercise at school here you can play the recording for Pre-intermediate students. At the end of the exercise there are all the sentences written and your students can check their answers on IWB.

Intermediate

Intermediate students can practise their listening in the following online quiz.

Dictation Quiz

If you want to use the exercise at school here you can play the recording for intermediate students. At the end of the exercise there are all the sentences written and your students can check their answers on IWB.

How in questions

The word “HOW” is one of the most productive words in English. It helps us create meaningful questions and sentences. The word “HOW” combines with many other words to create these questions.
In this post I try to introduce the basic phrases “How much”, “How many”, “How often”, “How well”, “How long”, “How far” and “How old”.

How in questions – mindmap

Here the students can practise the basic usage of the word HOW in questions.First, they should create their own questions and later they can cover the inner rings and say the correct phrases.

Basic Greetings in English

Greetings are one of the topics teachers have to teach every year. They are introduced early on in every textbook and it is really nice if your students can produce some language from the very beginning. It is usually the first function students learn in English.

Surprisingly, greetings are not easy for students. As they are usual presented in a lexical set (you can see why this is a problem here), students often confuse them and very often they stick to HELLO and forget all the others.

Moreover, as the greetings are considered easy, there are not many teaching materials which would help us teach these greetings. That is why I created a set of activities that might help you. First, there is a simple song with all the greetings. Second, there is an infographic with all the greetings and several exercises to help your students learn the words.

Greetings – song

I have to teach the same greetings every year. However, when I searched the internet for a song which would contain all the greetings I was out of luck. Either the songs did not contain all the necessary greetings or they were too complicated. So in the end, I decided to write the lyrics myself andmikeyshynemusic wrote the music.

And you can hear the result here:

There are two things you can do with the song. You can ask your students to listen and sing along or you can ask them to listen and complete the lyrics of the song.

Greetings – infographic

In the following infographic, there are all the greetings students have to learn in this lesson.

It is a good idea to go through the greetings with your students and teach the correct pronunciation and meaning of each of the greetings.

Greetings – games

It is time to practise the greetings and learn them. The first game is in HTML 5 and it will play on any mobile device you use. It is a simple crossword. Click on any square and at the top of the crossword there will appear a clue. Then just type your answer. You can print out the crossword too and then solve it on a paper. It is up to you:

Greetings – Crossword

The other two games are in Flash and therefore they will play just on your desktop. The first one is called Teacher invaders and you have to answer all the questions with the correct greeting and then shoot all the invaders. Good luck.

Greetings – Teacher Invaders

The second game is called Half a minute and it is suitable for classes with an interactive whiteboard. When you start the game there will appear the jumbled greeting and students have to write it on their paper and then one of them can type it into the computer. However, you have to do this in 30 seconds. Have a good fun with it.

Greetings – Half a minute