English 901
Book 3
PETER STREVENS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICES, Inc.
Collier-Macmillan Publishers, London
Reprinted In Poland by
PAtfSTWOWE WYDAWNICTWO "WIEDZA POWSZECHNA"
CONTENTS
UNIT Page
PREFACE v
1 DESCRIBING OBJECTS (301-315) 1
2 ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THINGS (316-330) 13
3 GETTING INFORMATION AND ASKING THE WAY
(331-345) 23
4 TALKING ABOUT FAMILY AND RELATIVES
(346-360) 33
5 TALKING ABOUT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
(361-375 ) 43
REVISION ONE (Units 1-5) 53
6 TALKING ABOUT FUTURE ACTIVITIES (376-390) 57
7 TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER (391-405) 67
8 TALKING ABOUT SICKNESS AND HEALTH
(406-420) 77
9 TALKING ABOUT DAILY HABITS (421-435) 87
10 GETTING OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS AND
IDEAS (436-450) 99
REVISION TWO (Units 6-10) 110
WORD INDEX 113
The numbers of the Base Sentences in each unit follow the unit titles.
KEY to Exercises and Revision Lessons 125
unit 1 DESCRIBING OBJECTS
301 What colour is your book?
302 My book has a dark blue cover.
303 How much does that typewriter weigh?
304 It's not very heavy, but I don't know the exact weight.
305 This round table weighs about twelve pounds.
306 How big are your suitcases?
307 One of my suitcases is small, and the other one is medium size.
308 I like the shape of that table.
309 How long is King Street?
310 King Street is nearly a mile long.
311 Will you please measure this window to see how wide it is?
312 This window is just as wide as that one.
313 The walls are three inches thick.
314 This material feels too soft.
315 This pencil is longer than that one.
INTONATION
2 UNIT ONE
VERB STUDY
1. weigh
a. How much does that typewriter weigh?
b. This table weighs about five pounds.
c. Did you weigh the suitcase?
d. Yes, I weighed the suitcase this morning.
2 like
a. I like the shape of that table.
b. Do you like the shape of that window?
c. I liked the picture very much.
d. He likes the medium size suitcase.
3. measure
a. Will you please measure this window?
b. I've already measured that window.
c. I'm measuring the window now.
d. Did he measure the table to see how long it is?
4. feel
a. This material feels too soft.
b. I feel fine today.
c. I didn't feel well yesterday.
d. He felt the material to see how soft it was.
5. have, have got
a. My book has a dark blue cover.
b. I've got two suitcases.
c. Last year I had a good typewriter.
d. Has he got a dark blue car?
6. be
a. What colour is your book?
b. The walls are three inches thick.
c. I'm a doctor.
d. He was in Liverpool yesterday.
e. Isn't John your brother?
2. My book has a
dark blue
cover. Have you seen it?
light blue
bright red
red and blue
3. How much does that
typewriter
weigh? Can you tell me?
parcel
table
dog
elephant
4. It's
not very heavy
, but I don't know the exact weight.
not too heavy
not awfully heavy
very light
pretty light
fairly heavy
5. This
round
table weighs about twelve pounds.
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