Lesson 4
Fill in the gaps in the table with ordinal numerals.
Cardinal numerals
1 — one
2 — two
3 — three
4 — four
5 — five
6 — six
12 — twelve
13 — thirteen
14 — fourteen
20 — twenty
21 — twenty-one
22 — twenty-two
23 — twenty-three 30 — thirty
40 — forty 50 — fifty
100 — a/one hundred 345 — three hundred and forty-five
Ordinal numerals
1st — first 2nd — second
3rd — third 4th — fourth 5th — fifth 6th — sixth
12th — twelfth
13th — thirteenth 14th — fourteenth 20th — twentieth 21st — twenty-first
23d — twenty-third 30th — thirtieth
40th — fortieth 345th — three hundred
50th — fiftieth and forty-fifth
100th — a/one hundredth
Try to guess what the letters NY in the address stand for.
I think the letters NY in the address stand for New York.
On what date are the friends writing this letter? Explain your answers.
They are writing the letter on May fifth (fifth of May) because they talk about May in the letter.
Say if the following information is true, false or not mentioned. If there is no information, try to guess. Explain your answers.
- It’s true. They wrote their first day in New York had been very busy.
- It’s true because there is very clever system of streets and avenues in New York.
- It’s true.
- This information is not mentioned but I think it’s false. According to the map the Hudson River run north to south and streets run east to west.
- This information is not mentioned in the letter but as I know it’s false.
- It’s false. There is a long queue to get to the top usually.
- It’s true.
- It’s false because they had just a quick look at Rockefeller Center.
- It’s true. It was rather late for visiting the museums.
- It’s true. The Broadway is one of the longest avenueis in New York but it is also famous for many Broadway theatres.
- This information is not mentioned in the letter but I think it’s true.
- It’s false. Central Park is so huge that it’s easy to get lost in it.
Try to answer these questions.
- 1. It’s between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
- 2. It’s between Madison and Park Avenue.
- 3. It’s between 1st Ave. and Sutton PI.
- 4. No, there is not. According to the map there is only 600 West 42nd Street in Manhattan.
- 5. No, there is not. According to the map there is only 500 East 39th Street in Manhattan.
- 6. According to the map she lives far from the center of Manhattan.
How many streets cross Central Park?
Four streets cross Central Park.
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь № 1
Read the envelope and say if Rosy’s brothers are going to get the letter? Why not?
No, they aren’t. Rosy made a mistake in the envelope. She should write: 25 East 181st Street, New York.
Translate the sentences into English.
- New York is on the Hudson River.
- Manhattan is one of five boroughs of New York.
- They went to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty.
- The Empire State Building is the tallest skyscraper in New York.
- Their house is west of Fifth Avenue.
- There are many famous theatres in Broadway.
- Answer the questions about Moscow.
- Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. It is its historical, cultural and industrious centre.
- Moscow stands on the Moskva-reka (on the Moskva river).
- Moscow is the capital of Russia, that is why it is the seat of the Russian government.
- The Supreme Court and the State Duma are also in Moscow.
- The central square is called the Red Square.A visitor can see the Kremlin, the St. Basil Cathedral, the Historical Museum and the building of Central Department Store there.
- The most famous Russian theatre is called the Bolshoi Theatre.
Рабочая тетрадь № 1
Act out the dialogues. Ask and explain the way:
a) from your home to your school
b) from the centre of your city/town to the nearest hospital
c) from your school to the nearest post office/ shopping centre/chemist’s
Use your active vocabulary.
a) — Is your home far from school?
— Oh, no, not very far. Still I have to take a bus.
— Really? And how long does it take you to get to your school?
— It takes me half an hour to get there.
b) — Excuse me, would you be so kind to explain to me the way to the nearest hospital?
— Sure, you have to take the «А» bus. It stops just around the corner.
— Thank you very much.
Don’t mention it.
c) — Excuse me, is there a shopping-centre near here?
— Oh, well, let me think. Yes, walk two blocks and turn right. You will see a very busy street with lots of shops and department stores.
— Thank you very much.
— The pleasure is all mine.
Answer the questions.
- I can call something a masterpiece if it is made or done with very great skill. Masterpiece is the best example of painting or architecture, or something of the kind.
- My favourite picture is Giaconda by Da Vinci. It made the most powerful impression on me.I’d like to do some sightseeing in Paris.
- There are no skyscrapers in Moscow, though the city has many very tall buildings. The most famous of them are called «vysotki».
- I live with my parents. I do not work, I’m a pupil. I study at school.
- A lot of people have servants in the twenty- first century.
- Oh, yes, it’s OK with me to go shopping instead of watching a film.The heart of New York is Manhattan.
- I will leave school in 2010.
- The letters NY stand for New York
Complete the sentences according to the model. Use ordinal numerals.
- Today I bought her twenty-first book.
- Today I’m writing my twenty-sixth article.
- He is my fourth son.
- Don’t eat your fourth cake!
- I don’t need the fifth TV set.
- Today it’s his thirty-first birthday.
- I have watched seven films this week, and now I’m going to watch the eighth film.