Рубрика: English

When most people are ill with a non-life threatening condition they will most often see a General Practitioner, a GP, also called a Family Doctor. These doctors generally work in the local community in surgeries rather than in hospitals, so they are convenient for people to see for a consultation. However, other GPs can work in a very wide range of areas, such as in hospitals, in education and for insurance companies.

As the name suggests, GPs are doctors that do not have a specialty, such as a brain surgeon or cancer specialist: they are able to diagnose and treat all the possible diseases and problem that one of their patients might have. They can treat and manage most illnesses and perform some minor surgeries in their practice. Then for more serious cases they will refer the patient to a specialist that will work in a hospital.

If you are ill and need to see a GP you will normally need to make an appointment. Sometimes you can just walk into the surgery and see a doctor, but that is not very likely as GPs are normally very busy and all their appointment times will be fully booked. Often you have to wait several hours if not at least one of two days before you can get an appointment with a GP. If you are too ill to wait you have to go to a hospital and visit the accident and emergency department. 

GPs also make house-calls. These are when the GP comes to your house to treat you or see a patient. Most often a GP has to make house-calls to see elderly people who cannot get to the surgery easily. They might be ill and need to doctor to give them medicine or it could be that the GP just want to check on them and make sure that they are ok.

If you are ill, the doctor will normally prescribe you some medicine and tell you to go away for a few days before you go back and visit them again if you have not started to get better. The GP will also explain how you can have a better lifestyle that could prevent you from becoming ill in the first place. They will normally recommend that you stop smoking cigarettes (if you do), not to drink too much alcohol and to get exercise. Once you have your prescription you will need to visit a pharmacy to get the medicine the doctor prescribed you.

Когда большинство людей болеет не угрожающим жизни состоянием, они чаще всего обращаются к врачу общей практики, также называемому семейным врачом. Эти врачи обычно работают в местном сообществе в хирургии, а не в больницах, поэтому людям удобно обращаться за консультацией. Тем не менее, другие врачи могут работать в самых разных областях, таких как больницы, образование и страховые компании.

Как следует из названия, врачи общей практики — это врачи, у которых нет специальности, такие как нейрохирург или онколог: они могут диагностировать и лечить все возможные заболевания и проблемы, которые могут возникнуть у одного из их пациентов. Они могут лечить и лечить большинство болезней и выполнять некоторые незначительные операции в своей практике. Затем для более серьезных случаев они направят пациента к специалисту, который будет работать в больнице.

Если вы заболели и вам необходимо обратиться к врачу общей практики, вам обычно нужно записаться на прием. Иногда вы можете просто пойти на операцию и обратиться к врачу, но это не очень вероятно, так как врачи обычно очень заняты, и все время их назначения будет полностью забронировано. Часто вам приходится ждать несколько часов, если не меньше одного дня, прежде чем вы сможете записаться на прием к терапевту. Если вы слишком больны, чтобы ждать, вам нужно пойти в больницу и посетить отделение неотложной помощи.

Врачи также делают домашние звонки. Это когда терапевт приходит к вам домой, чтобы лечить вас или видеть пациента. Чаще всего врач общей практики вынужден звонить на дом, чтобы увидеть пожилых людей, которые не могут легко добраться до операции. Они могут заболеть, и им нужен врач, чтобы дать им лекарство, или, возможно, врач общей практики просто хочет проверить их и убедиться, что они в порядке.

Если вы заболели, врач обычно назначит вам лекарство и скажет вам отдыхат на несколько дней, прежде чем вы вернетесь и посетите его снова, если вы не начали поправляться. Врач также объяснит, как вы можете вести лучший образ жизни, который может предотвратить ваше заболевание. Обычно они рекомендуют вам бросить курить (если вы это делаете), не пить слишком много алкоголя и заниматься физическими упражнениями. После того, как у вас есть рецепт, вам нужно будет посетить аптеку, чтобы получить лекарство, которое вам прописал врач.

Every day Tim wakes up at five thirty when his alarm clock rings. He gets up and then goes to the bathroom and has a long, hot shower. After that he makes breakfast for him and his wife, Betty. Tim has coffee and two slices of toast and Betty drinks a cup of tea and eats a bowl of cornflakes. At six o’clock Tim brushes his teeth, always before he gets dressed because it is very important that he doesn’t get toothpaste on his clothes — Tim is a train driver and he wears a uniform! Finally, he kisses his wife and baby son and leaves his house in Watford at a quarter after six.

Tim starts work at seven o’clock and drives trains on the London Underground. He usually works in the mornings from Monday to Friday, but he sometimes works on the weekends too. At noon he stops work for half an hour to have his lunch. He eats cheese and tomato sandwiches which Betty makes for him, and drinks a bottle of milk. After lunch he works until four o’clock and then he goes home. In the evening he plays with his baby son, Ben, and watches TV with Betty. At ten thirty they all go to bed because they are very tired — and because they get up so early in the morning!

1. Does Tim wake up before his alarm clock rings?  NO
2. Does he have a bath in the morning? NO
3. Is Tim married? YES
4. Does Betty eat toast in the morning? NO
5. Does Tim brush his teeth every day? YES
6. Does Tim drive a car for his job? NO
7. Does Tim have 30 minutes for a lunch break? YES
8. Does Tim finish work late in the evening?  NO
9. Do Tim and Betty have any children? YES
10. Does Tim go to bed early? YES

Hi Jon

How are you? Unfortunately the coronavirus reached to your country. I have just seen that shocking news on TV. I’m worry about you and hope all of you are safe and healthy! Below some tips which may be useful. The safest ways to protect ourself is to stay at home and go out as rare as possible. Do not touch strangers. Be sure, to wear a mask and gloves when going out, also will be suggested. The first thing need to do when we back home is to wash hands, take a shower and change clothes as well. Do some simple indoor exercises. Keep the room well ventilated. The virus will be away from us, healthy and happy forever. Wish us all the best!!!!!

Your Vladimir

Task 3. Prepositions of time: on, in, at 

Complete the sentences using  in, on, at

1. I started my job in 2007

2. I usually get to work at about 8.15

3.I’m never late for work. I’m always on time

4. I work best in the morning

5. Occasionally, I have to work on Saturdays.

6 In the summer, I sometimes cycle to work

7. I get paid on 28^th of each month

8. We have a pay review in April

9. We have a big office party on Christmas

10. I am very interested in Art.

Task 4. Find the word that is closest in meaning to the word

1.comprehend

a) describe  b)understand c) make use of  d)prepare

2. internal

a)forever  b) inside  c) outside  d)brief

3.occur

a)render  b)fall  c)take place d)reach

4. native

a)alien  b)born in a particular  c)foreign  d)buried in a particular place

5. believe

a)notice  b)mean  c) suppose  d) reach

6. wish

a)ability b) desire  c)want  d) likeness

7. high

a) lofty  b)significant  c)scale d)low

8. complete

a)found  b) make c)compare  d) finish

9.provide

a) fall  b) supply c) develop d) improve

10.demand

a)discover  b) believe  c)require  d) render

Listening Exercises

A. Listen to the phone message and answer the questions.

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Listening Exercise 2

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

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1.The man wants to ______.

try out for the company basketball team

2.The woman is worried that ______.

her husband’s health isn’t good

3.First, the woman suggests that her husband _____.

see a doctor

4.Her husband should ____.

eat less fatty foods

5.Why does the man’s wife recommend cycling?

It helps strengthen the heart.

In 2009 in Kazakhstan, a group of fishermen met on a Sunday afternoon. They were on the beach of the North Aral Sea. They ate food. They did some sports. Afterwards, they told stories and sang songs about the Aral Sea and fishing. It was a good party.

The fishermen were happy because there were fish in the water. For many years, there weren’t many fish. At one time, the Aral Sea in Central Asia was the fourth largest lake in the world. It had an area of 67,300 square kilometres. Two of the biggest rivers in Central Asia, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, went into the Aral Sea. But the water almost disappeared.

The Aral Sea was a busy place. Almost 20 percent of the Soviet Union’s fish came from here. 40,000 people lived and worked near the lake. Then people used the water in the two rivers for agriculture, so the water didn’t arrive at the Aral Sea. Also, it didn’t rain for many years.

Then, in 2005, the Kazakh government and the World Bank built a dam. The dam separated the north and south parts of the sea. Then the north part of the Aral Sea started to fill with water again.

Philip Micklin is a scientist. He studies the Aral Sea. In 2010 he said ‘Nature can come back.’ But in 2014, he saw satellite pictures of the east part of the Aral Sea. It was completely dry. 

In June 2015 a scientist from Uzbekistan, Yusup Kamalov, and a National Geographic reporter visited the Aral Sea. They found a huge desert. They stood on the sand. Once it was the edge of the water. Now the water is 80 kilometres away. They drove to the water. On the way, they passed oil and natural gas rigs. Kamalov said that every year there are more oil rigs. They arrived at the edge of the Aral Sea. The water was very salty. There were no fish. Kamalov said, ‘This is what the end of the world looks like’.

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2009թվականին, Ղազախստանում, մի խումբ ձկնորսներ հանդիպեցին կիրակի օրը՝ կեսօրին: Նրանք գտնվում էին Հյուսիսային Արալ ծովի լողափում : Նրանք հաց կերան : Նրանք մի քիչ սպորտով զբաղվեցին: Դրանից հետո նրանք պատմություններ պատմեցին և երգեր երգեցին Արալ ծովի և ձկնորսության մասին: Լավ երեկույթ էր:

Ձկնորսները ուրախ էին, քանի որ ջրի մեջ ձկներ կային: Երկար տարիներ ձկները այնքան էլ շատ չէին: Ժամանակին Կենտրոնական Ասիայի Արալ ծովը համարվում էր աշխարհում չորրորդ ամենամեծ լիճը: Այն ուներ 67,300 քառակուսի կիլոմետր տարածք: Կենտրոնական Ասիայի ամենամեծ գետերից երկուսը ՝ Ամու Դարյա և Սիրիա Դարիա, թափվում էին Արալ ծով: Բայց ջուրը գրեթե անհետացավ:

Արալ ծովը բանուկ տեղ էր: Խորհրդային Միության ձկների գրեթե 20 տոկոսը այստեղից էր գնում: 40 000 մարդ ապրում և աշխատում էր լճի մերձակայքում: Մարդիկ երկու գետերի ջրերը օգտագործում էին գյուղատնտեսության համար, ուստի ջուրը չէր հասնում Արալ ծով: Բացի այդ երկար տարիներ անձրև չէր գալիս:

Այնուհետև, 2005-ին, Ղազախստանի կառավարությունը և Համաշխարհային բանկը ամբարտակ կառուցեցին: Ամբարտակը առանձնացրեց ծովի հյուսիսային և հարավային մասերը: Այնուհետև Արալ ծովի հյուսիսային մասը նորից սկսեց ջուր լցվել:

Ֆիլիպ Միկլինը գիտնական է: Նա ուսումնասիրում է Արալ ծովը: 2010-ին նա ասաց. «Բնությունը կարող է վերադառնալ»: Բայց 2014թ-ին նա տեսավ Արալ ծովի արևելյան մասի նկարները՝ արված արբանյակներից: Այն ամբողջովին չոր էր:

2015 թվականի հունիսին Ուզբեկստանի գիտնական Յուսուպ Կամալովը և National Geographic- ի թղթակիցը այցելեցին Արալ ծով: Նրանք գտան մի հսկայական անապատ: Նրանք կանգնած էին ավազի վրա, որը մի ժամանակ ջրի եզրն էր եղել: Այժմ ջուրը 80 կմ հեռավորության վրա է գտնվում: Նրանք մեքենայով գնացին դեպի ջրի կողմը: Ճանապարհին նրանք անցան նավթային և բնական գազի սարքավորումների մոտով: Կամալովն ասաց, որ ամեն տարի ավելի շատ նավթային հորատանցքեր են ավելանում: Նրանք հասան Արալ ծովի եզրին: Ջուրը շատ աղի էր: Ձուկ չկար: Կամալովն ասաց. «Ահա այսպիսի տեսք ունի աշխարհի վերջը»:

Reading comprehension: 

Read the article and choose the correct option.

1. Where is the Aral Sea?

in Central Asia

in Kazakhstanin

in Uzbekistan

2. What is the problem in the Aral Sea?

It’s full of oil.

It’s getting bigger.

It’s getting smaller.

Read the article again and choose the correct option.

3. According to paragraph 1, which sentence is true?

Kazakh fishermen are good at sport.

Kazakhstan is next to the North Aral Sea.

The fishermen met every Sunday.

4. Why did the fishermen meet?

because it was Sunday

to go fishing

to have a party

5. Which word describes the fishermen in 2009?

pleased

rich

sad

6. According to paragraph 2, which sentence is true?

The Amu Darya and Syr Darya are the biggest rivers in the world.

The Aral Sea is one of the biggest lakes in the world.

The biggest lake in the world is bigger than 67,300 square kilometres.

7. According to paragraph 3, which sentence is true?

Nobody knows why the Aral Sea got smaller.

There are two reasons why the Aral Sea got smaller.

There’s one reason why the Aral Sea got smaller.

8. What happened because of the dam?

The water in the Aral Sea disappeared.

There was more water in the North Aral Sea.

There was more water in the South Aral Sea.

9. How did Yusup Kamalov and the reporter travel to the Aral Sea?

by boat

by car

on foot

10. Why were there no fish in the sea?

because of the oil rigs

because of the salt

because of the sand

Extra activities: 

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a) We moved house several times when I was a child.

b) My parents met when they were studying at university.

e) When I finished school, I started work in a bank.

d) When I looked out of the window this morning, it was raining

e) When I got to work, I switched on my computer.

f) When the teacher came into the classroom, I was talking to my friend on the phone.

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1. This easy work can be done without anybody‟s help. RIGHT (modal verb CAN)
2. We found the room exactly as it had been left the night before. RIGHT (PAST PERFECT)
3. Tobacco introduced to France by Jean Nicot. WRONG
4. This modular computer has used by our researchers. WRONG
5. Gayane was first staged on December 3, 1942 in Perm during World War II. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE).

2.

1. The first chewing-gum was made by Thomas Adams. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE)
2. Have these benches painted recently? WRONG
3. The students being examined by the professor at that time. WRONG.
4. The vase made of crystal was broken to pieces. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE)
5. Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, an actor. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE)

3.

1. Marie Tussaud created her first wax figure (of Voltaire) in 1777. HERE IS NO PASSIVE VOICE,
2. Before him lay a splendid garden, full of blossom and scent. HERE IS NO PASSIVE VOICE.
3. I have been misunderstood – no intention to hurt you. RIGHT (PRESENT PERFECT)
4. Is that big hat made of straw? RIGHT (PRESENT SIMPLE)
5. Many of Van Gogh‟s best works were created in 1889, in an asylum. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE)

4.

1. He will have published several poems by the end of the year. WRONG
2. What holidays are celebrated in your country in autumn and winter? RIGHT (PRESENT SIMPLE)
3. G. Washington is known to all Americans as “The Father of the Nation”. RIGHT (PRESENT SIMPLE)
4. The dynamite had invented by Alfred Nobel. WRONG.
5. Charlie Chaplin is considered one of the most famous stars of the early days of Hollywood. RIGHT (PRESENT SIMPLE)

1. Will the scientific seminar be held in two days? RIGHT (SIMPLE FUTURE)
2. The scientists have been making these experiments for the last few years. WRONG, NO PASSIVE VOICE HERE
3. Nobel preferred that people didn’t remember him as the inventor of dynamite. WRONG
4. The patent matter was still being discussed. RIGHT (PAST PROGRESSIVE)
5. The Smiths weren‟t invited to that meeting. RIGHT (PAST SIMPLE)

a) work worked / go went / call called / help helped c) try tried / play played / study studied / copy copied
b) take took / make made/ wake woke / bake baked d) stop stopped/ plan planned / chat chatted / walk walked

B) Take- took is the odd one out because it ‘s irregular.

C) play- played is the odd one out, because the rest verbs ends in a consonant + y so need to change the y to i then add ed

D) walk -walked is the odd one out because, the rest short verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant so need to double the last letter and then add ed.

page 131, ex 3. Use the prompts in brackets to write negative sentences about the past.

a. My father didn’t teach me how to drive.

b. I didn’t go to a state school.

c. My parents didn’t give me money for my birthday present,

d. I had not meat for dinner last night.

e. I didn’t study English at school.

f. I didn’t play basketball when i was young.

page 131, ex 3 PART 2. Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous.

a) We moved house several times when I was a child.

b) My parents met when they were studying at university.

e) When i finished school, I started work in a bank.

d) When I looked out of the window this morning, it was raining.

e) When I go to work, I switched on my computer.

f) When the teacher came into the classroom, i was talking to my friend on the phone.

Countable nouns: child, city, homework, office, problems, tooth, woman, book, candle, dog.

Uncountable nouns: advice, information , money, news, weather water , sugar, salt

page 129, ex 3: Complete the sentences with a/an or some

I have some money in my pocket.

I have a gold ring on my finger.

I have a black jeans at home.

I have some scissors in my bag.

I have a homework to do this evening.

I have a laptop I use for work.

I have some great music on my MP3 player.

I have some sunglasses in my car.

page 129, ex 4: Underline the correct form of be.

a) What is the weather like today?
b) What was the traffic like this morning?
e) What are the people like in your street?
d) What is the furniture like in your living room?
e) What were the English teachers like at your secondary school?
f) What was the food like at the last restaurant you went to?