1. Are you a sensitive person? Are you more emotional or less emotional than other people? What makes you think so?
My family says that I rarely show any emotions and it’s quite hard to get any reaction out of me. In my opinion I can freely express emotions near people that are close to me.
2. Can you control your emotions well? How?
I can say that I can, but sometimes I can rise my voice or say something inappropriate out of anger. I still try to compose my emotions and stay calm in every situation.
3. When are emotions a problem?
Emotions can be too much and sometimes it can become a huge problem, but in my opinion being too exited for nothing or being too disappointed for small things may annoy people nearby.
4. What is a crime of passion? Can you understand why feelings could cause someone to commit a crime?
5. Are you generally a positive person or a negative person?
Being too positive or too negative can cause few problems with communicating with people, so I try to stay neutral and act properly in situations I have to.
6. Do you find it easy to explain your feelings to another person? If not, why is it difficult?
For me it’s quite difficult to express feelings and trying to explain them might be more difficult. I can’t find right words to do that and people sometimes might understand it the wrong way.
7. What makes you feel very good?
Staying alone, in peace or with people that I’m feeling comfortable with is the only thing that makes me feel actually good.
8. Is there a limit to how often we can feel good? In other words, if you feel good now, does that mean you will feel bad at some time later?
Of course, nothing can last infinite. But if you’re feeling good now, you should enjoy it, because you can feel worse anytime later.
9. Is sadness a bad feeling? Are there good types of sadness and bad types of sadness? Give an example if you can.
Sadness isn’t a bad feeling. There’s no bad feelings. It’s nice if you can feel empathy or understand other people’s feelings.
10. What makes you feel sad?
11. If you’re feeling down, how can you make yourself feel better?
Doing something that I like, for example taking a walk, listening to music, staying with my cat or talking to a friend can lift my mood. Sometimes even just acknowledging my feelings and talking to myself helps me feel a bit better.
12. What is the saddest movie, song, or story that you know?
13. What makes you feel nervous? How can you calm your nerves?
I feel nervous before public speaking or important conversations. Reminding myself that preparation matters more than perfection usually helps calm me down, but not always.
14. Are you excited about anything coming up in the near future?
Having something to look forward to, even something simple like meeting a friend or a family dinner adds energy and hope to the present.
15. Have you felt satisfied recently? What made you feel that way?
Yes, completing a challenging task or helping someone and seeing the impact often brings a deep sense of satisfaction. It reminds me that I spent my time for something helpful. I like the feeling of being helpful for close people.
16. Do people know how you feel by looking at your face? Are you good at hiding your emotions?
As I said earlier I struggle with expressing emotions, so people can’t say what do I feel straight by looking at my face.
17. What is the best way to deal with feelings of anger?
18. When do you feel most energized? What do you like to do with that energy?
I feel most energized in the evening or even at night. I like using that energy to create or start something new, whether that’s writing, planning, or helping others.
19. Have you been in love? What is it like to be in love?
Of course I had been in love, many times. But it was more just a sympathy because I think that I’m still a but young for that. For me that feeling was something new for me, satisfying and warm, but at the same time scary.
20. Which is more powerful between feelings of love and feelings of hate?
It depends on persona and the situation. For someone love can be stronger, but for someone hate can be more powerful.
21. Can you read another person’s emotions? Can you easily tell how other people are feeling? How useful is this ability?
I can’t say that I read other person’s emotions or feelings, but I always try my best to understand what is a close person to me is thinking about.
22. What is emotional intelligence? How emotionally intelligent are you?
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, express, and manage your emotions and recognize others’ emotions too. I work on being emotionally intelligent. It’s something we can all improve with awareness and effort.
23. Are women more emotional than men? Or is that just a stereotype?
That’s mostly a stereotype. Everyone experiences deep emotions, that depends on culture, situation, and personality, not just gender.

Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns exercise 1
Choose the correct word.

1) Is this cup (your / yours)?	
2) The coffee is (my / mine).	
3) That coat is (my / mine).	
4) He lives in (her / hers) house.	
5) You might want (your / yours) phone.	
6) The new car is (their / theirs).	
7) She cooked (our / ours) food.	
8) Don’t stand on (my / mine) foot!	
9) She gave him (her / hers) suitcase.	
10) I met (their / theirs) mother.	
11) Is this (their / theirs) coffee?	
12) Is the flat (her / hers)?	
13) The grey scarf is (my / mine).	
14) That red bike is (our / ours).	
15) We should take (our / ours) coats.	
16) That is (my / mine) car.	
17) He dropped (my / mine) bag.	
18) Are these phones (their / theirs)?	
19) These cakes are (our / ours)!	
20) Are those children (your / yours)?

At, in, on: Prepositions of time
Choose at, in, on to complete the sentences.
1. See you on Friday.
2. I brush my teeth in the morning.
3. The match is at 4 o’clock.
4. We have lunch at midday.
5. I’m busy at the moment.
6. My parents always visit me on my birthday.
7. He was born in the 19th century
8. He usually goes on holiday in July
9. They always get together at Christmas.
10. You can come on the weekend.

Superlative adjectives
Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.
1. London is the largest (large) city in England.
2. Cheetahs are the fastest (fast) animals in the world.
3. Whales are the biggest (big) animals.
4. San Francisco is the most beautiful (beautiful) city in the United States.
5. Summer is the best (good) season of the year.

Write the superlative form.
1. good — best.
2. pretty — prettiest.
3. far — farthest.
4. small — smallest.
5. expensive — most expensive.
6. nice — nicest.
7. old — oldest.
8. comfortable — most comfortable.
9. young — youngest.
10. bad — worst.

Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.
James Anne Carol
Age: 34 35 28
Height: 1.80 m 1.75 m 1.72 m
Weight: 82 kg 85 kg 65 kg
Savings: 5,350 euro 5,500 euro 6,000 euro
Old young light heavy tall short rich poor

1. (age) Anne is the oldest.
2. (age) Carol is the youngest.
3. (height) James is the highest.
4. (height) Carol is the shortest.
5. (weight) Anne is the heaviest.
6. (weight) Carol is the lightest.
7. (savings) Carol is the richest.
8. (savings) James is the poorest.

Write the opposites.
1. happiest — saddest
2. best — worst
3. most comfortable — most uncomfortable
4. nearest — farthest
5. easiest — most difficult
6. most expensive — cheapest

Comparison of adjectives, adverbs of manner
A. Circle the correct word.
1 The dog is eating hungry / hungrily .
2 Is she drinking the hot coffee slow / slowly?
3 Sue is a nice / nicely person.
4 Tom plays tennis good / well.
5 The music was very loud / loudly.
6 The old lady spoke soft / softly.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets.
1 An elephant is stronger than (strong) a kangaroo.
2 Our teacher is the most beautiful (beautiful) film star.
3 A school is noisier than (noisy) a hospital.
4 Jane’s hair is longer than (long) yours.
5 John’s work is better than (good) Mary’s.
6 Yesterday was hotter than (hot) today.
7 This book is more interesting than (interesting) that one.
8 Athletes are usually more famous than (famous) scientists.

C. Circle the correct word.
1. I think Albert Einstein was the brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant scientist in the world.
2. I am a good / better / best swimmer than my brother.
3. Mum is the busy / busier / busiest person in the family.
4. What is the most expensive / more expensive / expensive car in the world?
5. London is rainy / rainier / rainiest than Athens.
6. The book was frightening / more frightening / most frightening than the film.

D. Write adverbs for the adjectives.
1. dangerous — dangerously
2. nice — nicely
3. fast — fast
4. happy — happily
5. good — well
6. quiet — quietly

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect progressive).
1. He has been working (work) in this company since 1985.
2. I have been waiting (wait) for you since two o’clock.
3. Mary has been living (live) in Germany since 1992.
4. Why is he so tired? He has been playing (play) tennis for five hours.
5. How long have you been learning (learn / you) English?
6. We have been looking (look for) the motorway for more than an hour.
7. I have been living (live) without electricity for two weeks.
8. The film hasn’t been running (run / not) for ten minutes yet, but there’s a commercial break already.
9. How long has she been working (work / she) in the garden?
10. She has not been (not / be) in the garden for more than an hour.

Present Perfect Continuous – Positive and Negative

1) She has been working (work) here for five years.	She hasn’t been working here for five years.
2) I have been studying (study) all day.	I haven’t been studying all day.
3) You have been eating (eat) a lot recently.	You haven’t been eating a lot recently.
4) We have been living (live) in London for six months.	We haven’t been living in London for six months.
5) He has been playing (play) football, so he’s tired.	He hasn’t playing football, so he’s not tired.
6) They have been learning (learn) English for two years.	They haven’t been learning English for two years.
7) I have been cooking (cook) so I’m really hot.	I haven’t been cooking so I’m not really hot.
8) She has been going (go) to the cinema every weekend for years.	She hasn’t been going to the cinema every weekend for years.
9) It has been raining (rain) and the pavement is wet.	It hasn’t been raining and the pavement isn’t wet.
10) You have been sleeping (sleep) for twelve hours.	You haven’t been sleeping for twelve hours.
11) I haven’t been working (not/work) today.	I have been working today.
12) You haven’t been eating (not/eat) well recently.	You have been eating well recently.
13) We haven’t been exercising (not/exercise) enough.	We have been exercising enough.
14) She hasn’t been studying (not/study).	She has been studying.
15) They haven’t been living (not/live) here for very long.	They have been living here for very long.
16) It haven’t been snowing (not/snow).	It has been snowing.
17) He hasn’t been playing (not/play) football for five years.	He has been playing football for five years.
18) We haven’t been drinking  (not/drink) enough water – that’s why we feel tired.	We have been drinking enough water – that’s why we don’t feel tired.
19) I haven’t been sleeping (not/sleep) I was reading.	I have been sleeping, I wasn’t reading.
20) They haven’t been watching (not/watch) TV much recently.

1. Read the text and answer the questions following it.
Chinese New Year is the celebration of the New Year in Chinese communities around the world. The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the lunar calendar, so festivities begin with the new cycle of the moon that falls between January 21 and February 19. Each year is named for one of 12 symbolic animals in sequence. The animals are: the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog and boar. The New Year celebration is the most important and the longest of all Chinese festivals, traditionally lasting for two weeks. During the period, towns and villages are decorated with colored lanterns, floral exhibitions, and brightly colored banners with New Year greetings. Preparations traditionally began in the home the week before the New Year, when families thoroughly clean their houses to symbolically sweep away all traces of misfortune. They also pay of debts, add a new coat of red paint to doors and windowpanes, and decorate the home with flowers. To avoid bad luck, parents warn their children to be on their best behaviour. On the evening before the New Year, families gather for a feast of various dishes of seafood and dumplings. Each dish has symbolic meaning, often signifying good luck and prosperity. At midnight, families light fireworks to attract the attention of benevolent god and to frighten away evils spirits. The fireworks last until dawn, although celebrants may light more fireworks for the next two weeks.

1. How is the date of the Chinese New Year determined?
The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the lunar calendar.
2. When do festivities begin?
Festivities begin with the new cycle of the moon that falls between January 21 and February 19.
3. Why do families light fireworks?
Families light fireworks to attract the attention of benevolent god and to frighten away evils spirits.
4. The word various is synonymous to ...
The word various is synonymous to different.

2. Write the verbs in the right tense form.
After I had lunch at a village inn, I (1) looked for my bag. (to look) (2). I left it on the chair beside the door but it wasn’t there! (to leave). As I (3) looked for it, the inn-keeper came in. (to look for)

“Did you have a good meal?” he asked.

“Yes, thank you. ” I answered, ” but I can’t pay the bill. I haven’t got my bag. “

The inn-keeper (4) smiled and immediately went out. (to smile). in a few minutes he returned with my bag and (5) gave it back to me. (to give)

“I am sorry, ” he said. My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this”.

3. Translate the sentences form Armenian into English.
1. Եթե մենք նրան չօգնենք, նա չի կարողանա ավարտել աշխատանքը։
If we don’t help him, he won’t be able to finish the work.
2. Թոմն ասաց, որ նա չի կարող ընդունել մեր առաջարկը։
Tom said that he can’t accept our offer.
3. Ջորջը նկատեց, որ անձրևանոցը մոռացել է տանը։
George noticed that he left the umbrella at home.
4. Տնօրենն ասաց, որ փաստաթղթերը պատրաստ կլինեն ժամը 3-ին։
The principal said that the documents will be ready at 3 o’clock.
5. Երբ ես խոսեցի նրա հետ, նա շատ բարկացած էր։
He was very angry when I spoke to him.

4. Speak on the following topic.
My hobby.
My hobby is one of the most common hobbies. I like to draw at my free time. Sometimes when I’m upset or not in the mood I prefer drawing as a method to stay away from thoughts. I’ve been drawing since I was a kid, but when I grew up I decided to visit the art school. Now I’m drawing much better compared to last year. I don’t want to become an artist, I just want to draw better when I grow up. Its so good when you have hobbies, in future you will be able to do multiple things.

1) Somebody found the key.
The key was found by someone.
2) Somebody made mistakes.
The mistakes were made by someone.
3) Somebody loved that woman.
That woman was loved by somebody.
4) Somebody cleaned the rooms.
The rooms were cleaned by someone.
5) Somebody fixed the computer.
The computer was fixed by someone.
6) Somebody built that house.
That house was built by someone.
7) Somebody wrote War and Peace.
War and Peace was wrote by somebody.
8) Somebody painted The Mona Lisa.
The Mona Lisa was painted by someone.
9) Somebody stole my wallet.
My wallet was stolen by somebody.
10) Somebody prepared lunch.
The lunch was prepared by somebody.
11) Somebody drank a lot of coffee.
A lot of coffee was drank by someone.
12) Somebody forgot the papers.
The papers are forgotten by somebody.
13) Somebody closed the windows.
The window is closed by someone.
14) Somebody invited Julie and Luke to a party.
Julie and Luke were invited to a party by someone.
15) Somebody built a website.
The website was built by someone.
16) Somebody ate all the cakes.
All the cakes were eaten by someone.
17) Somebody told me to wait.
I was told to wait by someone.
18) Somebody employed a lot of new waiters.
A lot of new waiters were employed by someone.
19) Somebody opened a shop.
A shop was opened by someone.
20) Somebody lost the letter.
The letter was lost by somebody.

Mr. Jones watches films.
Films are watched by Mr. Jones.
The people speak English.
English is spoken by people.
He reads comics.
The comics are read by him.
We play volleyball.
Volleyball is played by us.
They sing the song.
The song is sang by them.
I take photos.
The photos are taken by me.
She does the housework.
The housework is done by her.
The policemen help the children.
The children are helped by the policemen.
He writes poems.
The poems are written by him.
Mother waters the flowers.
The flowers are watered by mother.

Coco Chanel was born into poverty in France. After her mother’s death, she was sent to an orphanage, where she learned to sew—a skill that would shape her future. Before becoming a designer, she briefly worked as a cabaret singer, where she earned the nickname «Coco.» In the early 1900s, Chanel opened a small hat shop in Paris, designing simple, elegant hats for high-society women. By 1913, she expanded into clothing, introducing a new, more relaxed style that replaced the stiff, corseted fashion of the time. After stepping away from fashion for a time, Chanel made a major comeback in the 1950s, cementing her brand as one of the most influential in history. She worked until her death in 1971. Today, Chanel remains one of the most prestigious luxury brands in the world, and her revolutionary ideas—comfort, simplicity, and elegance—still define modern fashion.

Fill in the present or past tense. 1. He was offered (offer) a new job last week. 2. The bridge was blown up (blow up) yesterday. 3. This novel was written (write) by Hemingway. 4. Flies are caught (catch) by spiders. 5. All the trees were cut (cut) down yesterday. 6. We are told (tell) to go home now. 7. Their purse was stolen (steal) in the disco last night. 8. Rain is held (hold) up by fog. 9. He was thrown (throw) out of the bar a week ago. 10. Pigs are used (use) to find truffles. 11. The old theatre was reopened (reopen) last Friday. 12. She was asked (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday. 13. A lot of food is thrown (throw) away every day. 14. Mice are caught (catch) by cats. 15. I am often asked (often / ask) for her address. Active / Passive Exercise. 1. Millions of dollars’ worth of damage has been caused by a storm which swept (swept/was swept) across the north of the United States last night. 2. The River Reiner burst (burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain. 3. Many people were rescued (rescued/were rescued) from the floods by fire-fighters. 4. Firefighters received (received/were received) hundreds of calls for help. 5. Wind speeds reached (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places. 6. Roads were blocked (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees. 7. Electricity lines were brought (brought/were brought) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. 8. «Everything possible is being done (is doing/is being done) to get things back to normal,» a spokesman said. 9. One young girl was taken (took/was taken) to hospital after she broke her leg. 10. She has now been sent (sent/been sent) home. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE 1. They were interviewing her for the job. She was being interviewed for the job. 2. Tom is writing the letter. The letter is being written by Tom. 3. Everyone understands English. English is understood by everyone. 4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. This issue was brought up by the employees during the meeting.   5. The professor told him not to talk in class. He was told by the professor not to talk in class. 6. They say that women are smarter than men. Women are said to be smarter than men. 7. The fire has destroyed the house. The house has been destroyed by the fire. 8. She would have told you. You would have been told by her. 9. She would reject the offer. The offer would be rejected by her. 10. This surprises me. I am surprised by this. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. She sang a song. – A song was sung by her. Somebody hit me. – I was hit by somebody. We stopped the bus. – The bus was stopped by us. A thief stole my car. – My car was stolen by a thief. They didn’t let him go. – He wasn’t let go. She didn’t win the prize. – The prize wasn’t won by her. They didn’t make their beds. – Their beds weren’t made by them. I did not tell them. – They were not told by me. Did you tell them? – Were they told? Did he send the letter? – Was the letter sent by him? Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice. What artist painted (painted / was painted) this picture? The Cape of Good Hope was discovered (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias. The clown entertained (entertained / was entertained) the public. We arrived (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time. Many experiments were done (did/ were done) under water. Many people were invited (invited / were invited) to the festival. They discussed (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things. I was learnt (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are quite common, it’s drawing and listening to music.
Do you collect anything?
I collect the gum packs, after I chew the gum.
What are you passionate about?
What is your most prized possession?
What is the greatest accomplishment of your life?
What is on your bucket list?
What is your favorite recent memory?
Recently I played online game with my long distance friend and the time I spent with her is my most favorite memory.
What is your best childhood memory?
I can’t think about one memory from my childhood, but I still miss the time when I was in kindergarten.
What is your favorite holiday?
I can say that New Year is my favorite holiday, because it’s always a new start and a new me.
Who knows you best?
I think my sister knows me best, because even were telling each other everything that bothers us.
What family member are you closest to?
My sister and mother are my closest family members.
What skill would you most like to learn?
I’d like to learn many other languages as Spanish, French and Kazakh.
Where is the coolest place you traveled?
I can’t pick one place where I traveled, because I don’t like to travel around and I’d rather to stay home.
What does your average weekend look like?
Tell me about your longest running friendship with someone?
What is your earliest memory?
What makes you unique?
I can’t say something that makes me unique, I guess I this question should answer people that know me well.
Who is your hero?
Who is the smartest person you ever met?
What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
I feel like my day is going so good when nobody asks me stupid questions.
When did you first feel like an adult?
I don’t know how it feels like an adult, but when my parents lave me alone with my younger siblings I feel so responsible to take care about them.
Whose opinion do you care most about?
I care about my closest friends and parents’ opinion the most.

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B

My score: 16