Հոկտեմբերի 19-ից 21-ը ես մասնակցեցի ռազմամարզական ճամբարին Արատեսում։ Մեզ հետ էին նաև Նորգյուղի միջնակարգ դպրոցի մի քանի սովորողներ իրենց մարզչի հետ։

Առավոտյան հավաքվեցինք Սուրբ Երրորդություն եկեղեցու բակում։ Մինչև ճամփա ընկնելը մտանք եկեղեցի, հետո տեղավորեցինք մեր իրերը և ճանապարհ ընկանք։ Ճանապարհին շատ ուրախ էինք՝ երգում էինք, խոսում ու ծիծաղում։

Երբ հասանք Արատես, տեղավորվեցինք, մի փոքր հանգստացանք և գնացինք ճաշելու։ Ճաշից հետո սկսվեցին մեր պարապմունքները։ Սովորեցինք, թե ինչպես պետք է կանգնեցնել արյունահոսությունը, ինչպես վարվել արտակարգ իրավիճակներում և ինչպես լինել զգոն ու պատրաստ։ Ունեցանք նաև շարային վարժանքներ։

Երեկոյան բոլորս հավաքվեցինք խարույկի շուրջ։ Երգեցինք, պարեցինք քոչարի, զրուցեցինք ու շատ լավ ժամանակ անցկացրինք։ Արատեսի գիշերը շատ գեղեցիկ էր՝ լի լռությամբ ու խաղաղությամբ։

Հաջորդ օրը արթնացանք վաղ առավոտյան։ Մաքրեցինք սենյակները, հետո մասնակցեցինք առավոտյան վարժանքին։ Նախաճաշից հետո միասին մաքրեցինք ամբողջ տարածքը։ Մի խումբ աղջիկներ գնացին մրգեր հավաքելու։

Հետո նորից պարապմունքներ ունեցանք։ Այս անգամ սովորեցինք զենքի հետ ճիշտ վարվել։ Սովորեցինք, թե ինչպես այն պահել և ինչպես անվտանգ օգտագործել։ Հետո ունեցանք խաղեր ու մրցումներ։

Ճաշելուց հետո գնացինք Սենյակ։ Այնտեղ լուսանկարներ արեցինք, նստեցինք, հանգստացանք։ Երեկոյան կրկին հավաքվեցինք խարույկի շուրջ։ Զրուցեցինք, երգեցինք ու վայելեցինք մեր վերջին երեկոն։

Երրորդ օրը արթնացանք, նախաճաշեցինք, հավաքեցինք մեր իրերը և մաքրեցինք տարածքը։ Մինչև ճանապարհ ընկնելը նստեցինք ընկերներով ու խոսեցինք մեր անցած օրերի մասին։ Բոլորս նույնը զգում էինք՝ չէինք ուզում հեռանալ։

Երբ սկսվեց անձրևը, քայլեցինք դեպի ավտոբուսը և գնացինք Սուրբ Հակոբ եկեղեցի։ Այնտեղ մի փոքր մնացինք, հետո վերադարձանք մեր դպրոց։

Այս երեք օրերը շատ հետաքրքիր էին։ Ես սովորեցի շատ նոր բաներ, ձեռք բերեցի նոր ընկերներ և լավ հիշողություններ։ Արատեսը ինձ համար մնաց որպես մի գեղեցիկ հիշողություն՝ լի ուրախությամբ, երգով ու ժպիտներով։

Passive Voice – Exercise

1.Paul will be sent to prison.

2.My brother has just been beaten in the race.

3.He was told to wait outside.

4.I was not paid for the work.

5.Policemen are often asked the way.

6.Their lawn is cut once a week.

7.We will be asked by the police.

8.The towels were not used.

9.The jewels have not been sold so far.

10.They are taught French.

11.The fire brigade was phoned soon after the fire had broken out.

12.You will be laughed at if you talk such nonsense.

13.All the fruits were eaten up by the guests.

14.The email will be answered tomorrow.

15.The best cookies are sold here.

People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.
40 million hamburgers … every day.

1.English is spoken all over the world.

2.Where was gun powder invented?

3.The missing girl wasn’t found last weekend.

4.This museum isn’t visited very often.

5.A new fun park is being built in town.

6.When was this book translated into English?

7.Thousands of emails are sent to the star every month.

8.I was brought some fresh grapes by Sally.

9.I was followed the whole evening by some dangerous looking men.

The Passive: Mixed Tenses
Change these sentences from active to passive.

1.Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.

2.A new road is being planned near my house.

3.This house was built in 1943.

4.Guernica was being painted at that time.

5.The office has been cleaned.

6.Three books had been written before 1867.

7.You will be told later.

8.The deal will have been signed by this time tomorrow.

9.The work should be done.

10.Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.

11.Mr Brown is loved by everybody.

12.A new stadium is being built near the station.

13.The princess was eaten by the wolf.

14.A story was being told at six o’clock.

Destination B1, slide , unit 9. Vocabulary, Coming and going.
exercises a, b, c, d, e, f, g
New_English_File_Intermediate
Slide 14, We are family, exercises b, c
Grammar: slide 15, Future forms
NEF Student’s Book Grammar: slide 132 1C a,b, slide 134 2C a, b

1.When I looked out of the window, I saw John.

2.Have you ever played the piano since you left school?

3.I haven’t seen him for two days.

4.When he tried to open the door, he dropped his key.

5.They have lived in this house since 1987.

6.My father was washing his car while my mother and I were preparing dinner.

7.Did you meet her yesterday?

8.Mary has been in London for three days.

9.The headmaster entered the classroom when they were writing their exams.

10.He bought a new car last week.

11.I think that they will arrive tomorrow morning.

12.Last Wednesday they played chess after they had done their homework.

Destination B1, slide 34, unit 8. Prepositions of time and Place
New_English_File_Intermediate
When you hear the final whistle, slide 13

Prepositions Test

Stop worrying about your exam – everything will be fine.

I’ve waited for Judy for 30 minutes. I’m going home.

Stop talking and concentrate on your work.

Don’t forget to pay for the newspaper.

He explained the computer program to me.

I don’t know what we’ll do at the weekend. It depends on the weather.

She will arrive in Beijing at 3pm.

I like to listen to the radio when I wake up.

He borrowed £20 from his brother.

Who does this coat belong to?

She left without paying for the meal.

It was so hot, I couldn’t concentrate on my book.

Mothers always worry about their children.

Please explain the meaning of this word to your classmates.

I’m fed up with waiting for spring.

That car belongs to my father.

She listens to opera on the tube.

A: Which university will you go to? B: It depends on my exam results.

A lot of people borrow money from the bank.

When she arrived at the pub, it was already closed.

Tenses.

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct tense. 1. When I  (look) out of the window, I  (see) John. 2.  you ever  (play) the piano since you left school? 3. I  (not see) him for two days. 4. When he  (try) to open the door, he  (drop) his key. 5. They  (live) in this house since 1987. 6. My father  (wash) his car while my mother and I  (prepare) dinner. 7.  you  (meet) her yesterday? 8. Mary  (be) in London for three days. 9. The headmaster  (enter) the classroom when they  (write) their exams. 10. He  (buy) a new car last week. 11. I think that they  (arrive) tomorrow morning. 12. Last Wednesday they  (play) chess after they  (do) their homework.

When I looked out of the window, I saw John.

Have you ever played the piano since you left school?

I haven’t seen him for two days.

When he tried to open the door, he dropped his key.

They have lived in this house since 1987.

My father was washing his car while my mother and I were preparing dinner.

Did you meet her yesterday?

Mary has been in London for three days.

The headmaster entered the classroom when they were writing their exams.

He bought a new car last week.

I think that they will arrive tomorrow morning.

Last Wednesday they played chess after they had done their homework.

How Important is Money to You?

Money is useful because it helps us afford food, clothes, and other essentials. It makes life easier, but it cannot buy happiness, love, or faith. These are priceless, so while money matters, it’s not everything.

UNIT 5 — Past Perfect Simple & Past Perfect Continuous

Complete using the correct past perfect simple form

1. By the time I arrived, everyone had left.
2. Steve had already seen the film, so he didn’t come with us to the cinema.
3. Tina hadn’t finished doing the housework by seven o’clock, so she called Andrea to tell her she would be late.
4. Had you just spoken to Billy when I rang?
5. The car broke down just after we had set off.
6. I didn’t eat anything at the party because I had already eaten at home.
7. Had you heard about the accident before you saw it on TV?

Choose the sentence (A or B) which means the same as the first sentence

1. We’d had dinner when Wendy arrived. → B
2. I read the book after I’d seen the film. → A
3. By the time Dad came home, I’d gone to bed. → A
4. She didn’t go to bed until her mum had come home. → B
5. Mr Banks hadn’t arrived at the office by the time I got there. → A
6. They’d bought the plane tickets before they heard about the cheaper flight. → A
7. The girls had tidied the house when the visitors arrived. → B

Write sentences using the prompts (past perfect simple)

1. We had just heard the news when you rang.
2. I had already thought of that before you suggested it.
3. When I turned on the TV, the programme had already started.
4. She was hungry because she hadn’t eaten anything all day.
5. By the time I left school, I had decided to become a musician.

Complete using the past perfect continuous

1. She was tired because she had been running.
2. They were hot because they had been dancing.
3. The garden was flooded because it had been raining all night.
4. Did they crash because they had been driving too fast?
5. When I arrived, they had been waiting for over half an hour.
6. When I got there, they hadn’t been waiting long.

Choose the correct answer

1. I’d only been doing the washing-up for a few minutes when Clare came home.
2. Had you already given James his birthday present when we gave him ours?
3. Gail hadn’t told me that she would help me.
4. Mum had been drinking her cup of tea for several minutes before she realised it had salt in it.
5. We’d been getting ready all day when they called to say the party had been cancelled.
6. It was a fantastic experience because I’d never flown in a plane before.

Find and correct extra words

1. had — correct
2. had came → had come
3. I’d been expecting — correct
4. I knew I’d been done quite well → had done
5. as I had opened the envelope → opened
6. Before I’d had a chance — correct
7. She had read — correct
8. which I hadn’t been making sure about → wasn’t sure about
9. they immediately started been shouting → shouting
10. had yet told the neighbours → had already told

My Favorite Sport

My favorite sport is boxing.

Boxing is more than hitting it’s an art of discipline, focus, and control. My grandfather was a boxer, and I’ve inherited his strength and drive. I even hit the punching bag nonstop for 16 minutes from 19:07 to 19:23 showing endurance and power. Boxing is in my blood, and it makes me stronger, sharper, and unstoppable.

Writing. My eating habits / While writing you may use ideas from the texts and use the words you have learned from the Vocabulary Unit “Food and Restaurants” slide 145.
Destination B1, slide 13, vocabulary.

My eating habits

I try to eat healthy and keep my body strong. I don’t eat too much junk food, and I focus on protein, fruits, and good carbs. I drink a lot of water and avoid too much sugar. Sometimes I enjoy a cheat meal, but most of the time I eat clean to stay fit for boxing.