3. Discuss this before you read the story.
1. Do you like reading?
2. What kind of prose (or poetry) do you prefer? (detective stories, classical novels, humorous stories, books by new authors, etc.)
3. Would you prefer reading from a book or a computer screen? Why?
4. What kind of information is dominating in your reading?
5. Do you mostly read for entertainment or for professional information?
6. How many English books have you read?
7. Does your English vocabulary expand after reading a book you really liked?
8. Do you look up the words in the dictionary or do you rely on your abilityto guess the meaning?
9. Have you got any reliable dictionaries at home?
10. Are you sometimes baffled by the grammar you have never learnt?

1) British agriculture employs 2% of the workforce.
Отрицательная форма: British agriculture doesn't employ 2% of the workforce.
Вопросительная форма: Does British agriculture employ 2% of the workforce?

2) Great Britain is among the most developed countires.
Отрицательная форма: Great Britain isn't among the most developed countires.
Вопросительная форма: Is Great Britain among the most developed countires?

3) There are many coal fields in Wales.
Отрицательная форма: There aren't many coal fields in Wales.
Вопросительная форма: Are there many coal fields in Wales?

4) British plants produce steel and machinery.
Отрицательная форма: British plants don't produce steel and machinery.
Вопросительная форма: Do British plants produce steel and machinery?

5) Chief imports of Great Britain are metallic ores and food.
Отрицательная форма: Chief imports of Great Britain are not metallic ores and food.

Вопросительная форма: Are chief imports of Great Britain metallic ores and food?

Hello, Santa Claus! 
I want to tell you, that I was a very good girl in 2013 and I have earned the best gift from you. I would like to get new skates, which we call Snow Maiden, because the skates I have are too small and very old. Fulfill, please, my dream. I promise you that I will study hard, obey my parents and always be kind and polite.
Yours Ritta

Здравствуй, Дедушка Мороз! 
Хочу сказать тебе, я была очень хорошей девочкой в этом году и заслужила от тебя самый лучший подарок. Мне бы хотелось получить новые коньки-снегурки, потому что мои коньки мне уже малы и совсем старые. Выполни мое желание. Я обещаю тебе, что буду хорошо учиться, слушаться родителей и всегда быть доброй и вежливой.
Твоя Рита