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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 735.

Ex 20 Match the adjectives to the sentences.

EX.19 Translate into English

1. Он не знает ни одного иностранного языка кроме английского.

2. Кроме английского языка он знает ещё немецкий и испанский.

3. Я занят все дни, кроме воскресенья.

4. Какой у вас ещё свободный день, кроме воскресенья?

5. Нам не удалось ни с кем связаться, кроме секретаря.

6. Они согласились со всеми внесёнными дополнениями, кроме последнего пункта. 7. Кроме Тома премию присудили Майклу.

8. Какие ещё книги, кроме этого романа отражают современную ситуацию?

9. Кроме Петра он никого не пригласил.

10. Кого ещё он пригласил, кроме Тома и Мери?

11. Кого ещё, кроме профессора, вам представили на конференции?

12. На вечеринке мне не представили никого, кроме Майкла.

13. Кто ещё, кроме вас, принял это приглашение?

14. Кроме меня ещё несколько человек последовали их примеру..

Vocabulary: nouns & adjectives (describing people)

1 He will not let anything stop him from doing what he has decided to do.

2 He's always really interested in and excited by his sport.

3 I've never known anyone who wants so much to be successful.

4 She can really move very quickly and very easily.

5 She has so much natural ability.

6 She is very, very strong.

7 She thinks clearly and quickly.

8 The only thing that is important to him is success. He doesn't mind if other people suffer in the process.

Make nouns from the adjectives.

agile agility

Ex 21 Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.

Think of a well-known sports personality. Which of the words in exercises 20 can you use to describe this person? What special qualities do you think children need to become very successful at sport?

Reading & listening

Ex 22 Read the article below about a child sports star. Choose the best summary 1-3 of the article.

1 An Olympic gymnast wants her parents to get divorced.

2 An Olympic gymnast wants her parents to give her more money.

3 An Olympic gymnast wants to be able to control her own life.

Ex 23 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

• What sacrifices do you think Dominique has had to make to become an Olympic star?

• Do you think that winning an Olympic medal is worth all these sacrifices?