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✨ Exercise. Talking about Heat

📝 Task: Read the questions and choose the answer that is closest to your real situation. Then explain why.

☀️ How do you cope with heat? What do you do when it is very hot?

  1. 💧 I don’t cope with heat very well, so I drink a lot of water and try to stay in the shade.
  2. 🌬️ When it is hot, I usually open the windows early in the morning and close them during the day.
  3. 🧊 I try to cool down with cold drinks, a fan, and light clothes.
  4. 🚶 I avoid going outside in the middle of the day because the heat makes me feel weak.
  5. 🌳 I feel better when I spend time near water or in a park, where the air feels fresher.
  6. 😴 Hot weather makes me tired, so I try to do important things in the morning and rest later.
  7. ☀️ Actually, I like heat if it is not too suffocating, because summer makes me feel more energetic.

✨ Exercise. True or False About You

Task: Read the statements. Say whether each one is true or false for you

  1. 🧩 In quiz games, you usually remain calm and focused even when your team does not know the answer immediately.
  2. 🏠 You live with your parents, so you do not have to deal with all household responsibilities on your own yet.
  3. 📱 You sometimes scroll through your phone for too long instead of properly resting or catching up on sleep.
  4. 😵‍💫 When you have too many tasks, messages, and deadlines, you may feel emotionally drained before the day has even started.
  5. 🌱 You are trying to build a more stable routine, but your motivation can fluctuate during the week.
  6. ❤️‍🔥 Even after failures or stressful periods, you usually manage to start believing in yourself again.

✨ Exercise 1. Reading -ed Endings: /ɪd/, /t/ or /d/

📘 Rule: How to pronounce -ed

Ending sound of the verb Pronunciation of -ed Examples
after /t/ or /d/ /ɪd/ painted, decided
after voiceless sounds: /p, k, f, s, ʃ, tʃ, θ/ /t/ watched, laughed
after voiced sounds and vowels /d/ opened, believed

📝 Task

Read the words aloud. Decide whether -ed is pronounced /ɪd/, /t/ or /d/.

😵‍💫 overwhelmed, 😴 exhausted, 🏢 appointed, 🤝 acquainted, 🏺 conquered, 📉 omitted, 🍞 sacrificed, 🍬 encouraged, 😞 disheartened, 😠 irritated, 🌠 captivated, 😢 distressed, 😑 drained, 🤐 repressed, 😳 flustered, 🥹 moved, 💫 elated, 🎀 preserved, 🧩 interpreted, 🕯️ decorated, 🗣️ criticised, 🌿 transformed, 🖌️ painted, 🧠 studied, 🔬 developed, 🎭 refined, 🧱 forced, 🌌 mixed, 🔓 freed, 🪨 loaded, 🪞 presented, 🌍 expanded, 🧠 questioned, 📺 discussed, 🔥 empowered, 🕊️ comforted, 🏛️ restored.


✨ Exercise 2. Guess the Word from IPA

📝 Task: Read the IPA transcription aloud and say what English word it represents.

📚 Based on the vocabulary from the uploaded document.

  1. 😵‍💫 /dɪsˈɔː.ri.en.tɪd/
  2. 🌿 /ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/
  3. 🕯️ /ˈhɑː.vɪst/
  4. ⛪ /ˈpeɪ.ɡən/
  5. 🦴 /ˈlɪɡ.ə.mənt/
  6. 🛡️ /ˈwep.ənz/
  7. 😮 /əˈstɒn.ɪʃt/
  8. 😃 /ˌen.əˈdʒet.ɪk/
  9. 🤓 /ˈfəʊ.kəst/
  10. 🔥 /ˈdrɪv.ən/
  11. 👻 /ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/
  12. 🧊 /kəmˈpəʊ.ʒər/
  13. 🌱 /rɪˈzɪl.jəns/
  14. ✨ /ˈɡlɪm.ər/
  15. 🪨 /ˈbɜː.dən/
  16. 🛋️ /ˈkʌm.fət/
  17. 🎀 /prɪˈzɜːv/
  18. 🍞 /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/
  19. 🌲 /ˈsiː.nər.i/
  20. 🎻 /ɔːˈkes.trəl/
  21. 🎬 /ˌsɪn.əˈmæt.ɪk/
  22. 🏛️ /ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/
  23. 🧵 /ˈfæb.rɪk/
  24. 🌫️ /ˈæm.bi.əns/
  25. 🪞 /ˌɪn.tə.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
  26. 🧠 /ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/
  27. 🌙 /ˈwɪst.fəl.nəs/
  28. 💬 /ˈkwɒt.reɪn/
  29. 📉 /ɪˈrel.ə.vənt/
  30. 🧩 /ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/

🕰️ Exercise 3. Art, Emotions & Past Tenses Practice

🎨 Task: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past active tense: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect Continuous.

  1. 🖼️ When we entered the gallery, several visitors already (stand) silently in front of Turner’s painting.
  2. 🌊 The sky in the picture looked dramatic because the artist (use) light in a very emotional way.
  3. 🎨 She (study) the painting for ten minutes before she finally noticed the hidden figure near the river.
  4. 🧠 While the guide (explain) the symbolism, the students were writing down new vocabulary.
  5. 🌿 By the time the exhibition opened, the curators (prepare) the rooms for several weeks.
  6. 🕯️ The old customs (survive) for centuries before they became part of modern cultural festivals.
  7. 🎭 He looked calm, although he (feel) completely overwhelmed by the number of people around him.
  8. 📱 Before she started drawing, she (scroll) through social media for almost an hour.
  9. 🌱 The workshop (help) her feel more confident after a difficult period.
  10. 🪞 When I looked at the sculpture again, I realised that I (miss) an important detail.
  11. 👗 The designer (choose) a simple veil because she wanted the costume to feel mysterious.
  12. 🔥 The audience (applaud) loudly after the performer had finished the final scene.
  13. 🌌 Chagall’s paintings (mix) memory, fantasy and city life in a way that felt dreamlike.
  14. 🧩 The critic (omit) several important details, so his review sounded too simple.
  15. 🕊️ She felt calmer because she (spend) the whole evening in a quiet creative atmosphere.
  16. 🌫️ The room (become) darker while the students were discussing the painting’s meaning.
  17. 🏛️ The museum (preserve) the old costume carefully before it was shown to the public.
  18. 😤 The locals (feel) indignant when the traditional festival turned into a purely commercial event.
  19. 🎻 The musicians (play) softly while people were walking through the exhibition hall.
  20. 🧊 He kept his composure, although everyone (look) at him after his awkward comment.
  21. 🌾 The village museum (collect) old photographs for years before it opened a special exhibition.
  22. 🌤️ After several stressful weeks, one small success (give) her a glimmer of hope.
  23. ❤️‍🔥 By the end of the course, she (understand) that creativity could help her believe in herself again.

✨ Exercise 4. Modal Verbs + have + V3

📌 Task: Choose the correct answer: A, B or C.

🎨 The portrait looks unfinished; the artist ___ more time on the hands.

A) should have spent

B) must spend

C) needn’t spending

🖼️ The gallery was closed all night, so nobody ___ through the main entrance.

A) should enter

B) couldn’t have entered

C) may entering

🎧 The melody sounds familiar, but I’m not sure; the composer ___ an old folk tune.

A) might have used

B) must using

C) needn’t use

🌧️ The watercolour was ruined because someone left it near the open window. They ___ it there.

A) shouldn’t have kept

B) must keep

C) could keeping

🕯️ The room was already bright, so they ___ so many extra lights.

A) must have bought

B) needn’t have bought

C) should buying

🌿 The tradition is still alive today; local people ___ it very carefully.

A) must have preserved

B) needn’t preserving

C) couldn’t preserve

🧩 The text is confusing because the writer ___ several important details.

A) may have omitted

B) should omits

C) needn’t omitting

🔥 She looked exhilarated after the performance; the music ___ her deeply.

A) must have moved

B) shouldn’t move

C) needn’t moving

🪞 The sculpture has no signature, so it ___ by one of the artist’s students.

A) might have been created

B) must create

C) should creating

🧠 The students did not understand the historical context. The teacher ___ it first.

A) ought to have introduced

B) may introducing

C) needn’t introduce

🎭 The costume was too heavy for dancing; the designer ___ a lighter fabric.

A) could choosing

B) should have chosen

C) must choose

🌌 If the artist had explained everything directly, the painting ___ its mysterious power.

A) would have lost

B) may lose

C) must losing

❤️‍🔥 He looks much calmer now; the drawing workshop ___ him.

A) must have helped

B) needn’t helping

C) shouldn’t help


✨ Exercise 5. Translate the Belarusian Expressions into English

📝 Task: Translate the expressions naturally into English.

  1. 🎨 адчуць сябе зачараваным мастацтвам
  2. 🖼️ уважліва разглядаць карціну
  3. 🧩 заўважыць схаваны сэнс
  4. ⚡ зрабіць смелы мастацкі выбар
  5. 📉 прапусціць непатрэбныя дэталі
  6. 🧐 не давяраць занадта простым тлумачэнням
  7. 💭 адчуць задавальненне ад добра зробленай працы
  8. 🌱 паступова аднавіцца пасля складанага перыяду
  9. 🔓 адпусціць кантроль і расслабіцца
  10. 🧊 захаваць самавалоданне ў няёмкай сітуацыі
  11. 🫂 адкрыцца чалавеку, якому давяраеш
  12. 📅 дамовіцца пра сустрэчу загадзя
  13. 🔄 абмяняцца навінамі пасля доўгай паўзы
  14. 😤 адчуць абурэнне праз несправядлівасць
  15. 🌤️ заўважыць пробліск надзеі
  16. ❤️‍🔥 зноў паверыць у свае сілы
  17. 🕊️ дасягнуць спакойнага стану розуму
  18. 🎭 удаваць, што ўсё добра
  19. 🪨 адчуваць цяжар адказнасці
  20. 🌿 захаваць традыцыі, перададзеныя праз пакаленні