📖 Exercise 1. Reading & Vocabulary Revision

📖 Практыкаванне 1. Чытанне і паўтарэнне лексікі

🎯 Task / Заданне: read the sentences aloud and translate them into Belarusian. Pay attention to familiar slang, emotions and everyday expressions.

🎯 Прачытайце сказы ўголас і перакладзіце іх на беларускую мову. Звяртайце ўвагу на знаёмую слэнгавую лексыку, эмоцыі і штодзённыя выразы.

😩 I’ve been feeling a little drained lately, so I need some time to recharge.
📱 I was trying to lock in and finish my assignment, but my phone kept distracting me.
🎵 No cap, this old song hits different when you listen to it late at night.
☕ I really like this café: the music is quiet, the lights are warm, and the whole place has a nice vibe.
🚨 Something came up this morning, so I’m running a bit late.
📩 I don’t know all the details yet, but I’ll get back to you later.
📢 Please keep me posted if anything changes before the lesson.
😮‍💨 I felt relieved when I finally finished all the work that had been piling up.
🧘 Even when I feel tense, I usually try to keep my composure.
🎬 The film was beautiful, but it didn’t completely live up to my expectations.
😅 My bad! I accidentally sent you the wrong file.
🍕 “Do you want to get something to eat after class?” — “Yeah, I’m down.”
🕵️ That message looks a little sus, so I wouldn’t open the link.
💸 He keeps showing everybody his new phone — I think he’s just flexing.
🎧 I came across a really interesting podcast while I was looking for something else.
🌿 Low-key, I’d rather stay at home tonight and have a quiet evening.
📚 I’ve wasted enough time today. I really need to lock in now.
😤 Don’t get salty just because your team lost the match.

🇵🇱 Exercise 2. Polish → English

🇵🇱 Практыкаванне 2. З польскай на ангельскую

🎯 Task / Заданне: translate the Polish sentences into natural English.

🎯 Перакладзіце нескладаныя польскія сказы на натуральную ангельскую мову.

😊 Czuję się dziś spokojnie, ale jestem trochę zmęczony.
📚 Mam dużo pracy, ale chcę wszystko skończyć dzisiaj.
☕ Chcesz trochę herbaty przed lekcją?
📱 Nie mogę znaleźć telefonu, więc jestem trochę zdenerwowany.
🌿 Po pracy chcę odpocząć i odzyskać energię.
🚨 Coś się wydarzyło, dlatego trochę się spóźnię.
🎵 Naprawdę lubię tę piosenkę. Ma bardzo przyjemny klimat.
📩 Napiszę do ciebie później, kiedy będę znać wszystkie szczegóły.
🚶 Wczoraj poszliśmy na spacer i rozmawialiśmy prawie godzinę.
🌟 Mam kilka planów na ten tydzień i bardzo na nie czekam.

🧠 Exercise 3. To-Infinitive, Bare Infinitive or Gerund?

🧠 Практыкаванне 3. Інфінітыў з to, без to ці герундый?

📘 Seven Important Patterns / Сем важных мадэляў

🧩 Verb / structure	🔤 Pattern	💡 Remember	💬 Example
🗣️ advise	advise doing / advise somebody to do	без асобы → -ing; з асобай → to do	I advise taking a break. / I advised her to rest.
🛑 avoid	avoid doing	заўсёды gerund	Avoid getting distracted.
💡 suggest	suggest doing	не suggest to do	She suggested taking a walk.
💰 afford	afford to do	to-infinitive	I can’t afford to waste time.
🔓 let + person	let somebody do	без to	Let me explain.
⚡ make + person	make somebody do	без to	It made me think.
☕ would rather	would rather do	без to	I’d rather stay home.

🧠 Quick Memory Tip / Хуткая падказка

🎯 afford → to do

🌿 avoid · suggest → doing

🔓 let · make · would rather → do

🗣️ advise doing

🗣️ advise somebody to do

Гэты блок працягвае тыя ж мадэлі avoid, suggest, afford, let, make, would rather, якія ўжо выкарыстоўваліся ў папярэдніх занятках.

🎯 Exercise 4. Grammar Quiz

🎯 Практыкаванне 4. Віктарына: to-infinitive, bare infinitive or gerund

🎯 Task / Заданне: choose the correct form of the verb.

🎯 Выберыце правільную форму дзеяслова.

📱 1. Try to avoid ______ distracted when you need to finish an important task.

to get

get

getting

😮‍💨 2. Finishing the whole assignment made me ______ much more relieved.

to feel

feel

feeling

💸 3. I can’t afford ______ money on something I don’t really need.

wasting

to waste

waste

☕ 4. My friend suggested ______ a short break before we continued.

take

taking

to take

🔍 5. Let me ______ what I mean before you answer.

clarifying

to clarify

clarify

🌿 6. After such a busy week, I would rather ______ at home tonight.

stay

to stay

staying

📝 7. Our teacher advised us ______ these useful expressions down.

writing

write

to write

🧘 8. If you feel overwhelmed, I advise ______ for a short walk.

to go

going

go

🧠 9. Try to avoid ______ to conclusions before you know all the details.

jump

jumping

to jump

🎬 10. The ending of the film made everyone ______ thoughtful.

feeling

to feel

feel

📚 11. Let me ______ this task before we move on.

to finish

finish

finishing

⏰ 12. I can’t afford ______ late for the lesson again.

being

be

to be

🎧 13. Tonight I would rather ______ to a podcast than watch television.

listening

listen

to listen

🎭 14. She suggested ______ the video again because we had missed some details.

watch

to watch

watching

🕵️ 15. I advised him not ______ the link because the message looked sus.

opening

to open

open

🧩 16. I usually avoid ______ important decisions when I’m exhausted.

to make

making

make

😂 17. That old video always makes me ______.

to laugh

laughing

laugh

📱 18. My teacher let me ______ my phone to check the meaning of the word.

use

to use

using

🤯 19. We can’t afford ______ distracted because several tasks are still unfinished.

getting

get

to get

🌳 20. If I had a free evening, I would rather ______ for a long walk.

to go

going

go

💬 21. My friend suggested ______ in touch and meeting again next week.

to keep

keep

keeping

⚖️ Exercise 5. Quantifiers

⚖️ Практыкаванне 5. little, a little, few, a few, much, many, a lot of, some, any

📘 Quick Grammar Table / Кароткая граматычная табліца

🔢 Word	🧩 With...	💡 Meaning / use	💬 Example
😟 little	uncountable	вельмі мала, амаль няма	We have little time.
😊 a little	uncountable	крыху, і гэтага можа хапіць	I need a little time.
😟 few	plural countable	вельмі мала, амаль няма	Few people understood.
😊 a few	plural countable	некалькі	I have a few questions.
❓ much	uncountable	шмат; часта ў пытаннях і адмоўных сказах	I don’t have much time.
❓ many	plural countable	шмат; часта ў пытаннях і адмоўных сказах	Are there many people?
🌟 a lot of	both	шмат	We have a lot of work.
🍵 some	both	некаторая колькасць; часта ў сцвярджэннях	I need some help.
🔎 any	both	часта ў пытаннях і адмоўных сказах	Do you have any questions?

🧠 Quick Memory Tip / Хуткая падказка

🔢 Countable: many · few · a few

💧 Uncountable: much · little · a little

🌈 Both: a lot of · some · any

😟 few / little = амаль няма

😊 a few / a little = некалькі / крыху, але нешта ёсць

🎲 Exercise 6. Quantifiers Quiz

few

much

🎥 Exercise 7. British Culture: Afternoon Tea

🫖 Before Watching

🎯 Task: read the expressions before watching the video.

🫖 afternoon tea	пасляабедзенная гарбата	podwieczorek przy herbacie
🇬🇧 a British tradition	брытанская традыцыя	brytyjska tradycja
👑 a duchess	герцагіня	księżna
📜 to start a tradition	распачаць традыцыю	rozpocząć tradycję
🍰 a sweet treat	салодкі пачастунак	słodki przysmak
🥪 a savoury treat	несалодкі пачастунак	słona przekąska
🌟 to become popular	стаць папулярным	stać się popularnym
👥 a social event	грамадская падзея, сустрэча	wydarzenie towarzyskie
🥐 a light snack	лёгкая закуска	lekka przekąska
🍞 a sandwich	бутэрброд	kanapka
🧁 a scone	скон, брытанская булачка	scone, brytyjska bułeczka
🕰️ today / nowadays	сёння / у наш час	dziś / obecnie

▶️ Watch the Video

🫖 Learn the History of Afternoon Tea: How a Hungry Duchess Started a Fun British Tradition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbF-7wrZbgo

💬 After Watching

🫖 1. Would you like to try a traditional British afternoon tea? Why or why not?

💡 You can mention:

🍵 tea · 🥪 sandwiches · 🧁 scones · 🍰 cakes · 👥 spending time together

🌍 2. What tradition from your own culture would you explain to a British visitor?

💡 Useful starters:

✨ In my culture, we usually…
👥 People often…
🍽️ We normally eat…
💭 I think this tradition is interesting because...