What to Be Happy Means

What is happiness? I think it’s not easy to answerthis question. Each of us hashis/her own idea of what it is. For example, if we look for this word in a dictionary, we may read: "filling or expressing pleasure, contentment". This definition doesn't help us to see the problem. Another example "You are happy when youare understood".

In Great Britain a market research organization did a

survey to find out who are the happiest people.It showed that the happiest person in Britain today isa professional married man between the ages of 35 and 54He lives in the south of England but not in London, lieowns a comfortable, detached house and has two children. He has a steady job in an office in London. After a hard day at work, he relaxes in front of the television or watches a video. He spends on average Ј120 per week.

His wife is happy, too, but not quite as happy. She runs the home and has a job, but she doesn't earn as much as her husband.

It’s Interesting to Know…

When you first meet a person of the opposite sex, which of the things about physical appearance do you notice first?

GRAMMAR

Remember:

USE theWITH DON’T USE theWITH

The Kuban (river)

The Black Sea

The Atlantic (ocean)

The Great Lakes LakeBaikal

The Suez Canal

The Persian Gulf

The CaucasianMountains/

The Caucasus (Mount) Elbrus

The United KingdomEurope, Asia, Africa, etc.

The IrishRepublic Turkey, Iceland

The Russian Federation

The Philippines Crete

The British Isles

The north, the south, the east;

the west northern England

the Middle East

the Arabsthe Welsh the Portuguese

TEST

I. Make true sentences:

1. We________ in class.

2. It_______ Monday today.

3. I _______ at home.

4. The teacher’s name _____ David.

5. My parents_______at work.

6. I _______ married.

7. Champagne _____ a drink from Portugal.

8. Egypt and Morocco ______ in Europe.

9. They ______ in Africa.

II. Complete the sentences.

1. ……… your parents English?

a) is b) are c) was

2. Where ……… you from?

a) is b) am c) are

4. Excuse me, where ……… the station?

a) were b) is c) are

5. What color ……… your eyes?

a) am b) is c) are

6. ……… you married? – No, I ……… not.

a) is b) am c) were

7. Her hair ……… short.

a) are b) is c) were

8. John and Ann ……… from the United States. They ……… American.

a) is b) am c) are

9. How ……… you? – I ……… very well, thank you.

a) is b) are c) am

10. How ……… your daughter? – She ……… not well today.

Oh, I ……… sorry to hear that.

a) is b) am c) are

11. What do you do? – I ……… an artist.

a) is b) am c) were

12. Peter and George ……… brothers. They both ……… medical students.

a) is b) was c) are

III. Complete the text.

My Class

The students in my English class ……… very nice and interesting. Nicole ……… French. She ……… from Paris, France. Hans ……… German. He ……… from Berlin, Germany. Mr. Den ……… Chinese. He ……… from China. Mr. and Mrs. Osaka ……… Japanese. They ……… from Tokyo, Japan. Our teachers ……… Americans. They ……… from the USA. I ……… Russian. I ……… from Armavir, Russia. We ……… all from different countries and we ……… friends.

That ……… a shame! Nicole ……… absent today. She ……… in hospital. Hans ……… absent, too. He ……… at the dentist’s. Mr. and Mrs. Osaka ……… absent too. They ……… at home preparing for the party. Mr. Den ……… absent. He ……… at home in bed. He ……… ill. What a pity!

IV. Insert a or the if necessary.

1. We are staying in … room 7.

2. Use … pattern.

3. … ground was covered with snow.

4. I’m looking for ___job.

5. I’d like to have ___ piano.

V. Ask and answer questions about you.

What’s your surname? What’s your first name? Where are you from? What’s your job? What’s your address? What’s your phone number? How old are you? Are you married?

VI. Insert the where necessary.

… Sahara is a great desert in … North Africa, extending from … Atlantic Ocean to … Nile. … British Isles are bounded on the north and west by … Atlantic Ocean, on the east … North Sea separates them from … Germany. … Amason is the largest river system in the world. A few seas have names of colours: … Black Sea, … Red Sea, … Yellow Sea. … Far East or … Orient, refers to the area of … Asia, where … China and … Japan are located. He used to live in … South, but then he moved to … California. … Sweden is in … northern Europe. Greece is situated in … south of … Europe. The Statue of Liberty is … gift from … France to … United States. … Volga flows into … Caspian Sea. Who was … first to reach … North Pole?

Enjoy both the words and music of the famous song.

Louis Armstrong

WONDERFUL WORLD

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue

And clouds of white,

The beautiful day

And the beautiful night,

And I think to myself,

What a beautiful world.

The colours of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on faces

Of the people going by.

I see friends shaking hands

Saying How do you do?

They’re really saying

I love you.

I hear babies cry.

I watch them grow.

They learn much more

Than they ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world.

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world.

UNIT 2

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 2284