About opening and closing times in Britain

Post offices open at 09.00 and close at 17.30 from Monday to Friday. They close on Saturday at 12.30.

Banks open at 09.30 and close at 15.30 from Monday to Friday. A few banks open on Saturday morning. In big cities, Bureau de change offices open every day until quite late in the evening.

Shops usually open at 09.00 or 10.00 and close at 17.30 or 18.00. They do not usually close for lunch except in small towns. Most shops are closed on Sunday and national holidays.

Task 2. Read the two variants of the same text. In the second variant some information has been changed. Find the mistakes!

“ How to Make English Tea”

1. It takes more than putting a tea bag into a mug or a cup and pouring some hot water. To make good tea you need a teapot. You warm it with hot water – pour in some boiling water, wait a second and pour it out. Your teapot is warm now. Next put spoons of tea into the pot. The rule is one spoon for each cup plus one for the pot. So when you want to make tea for three people there should be four spoons of tea in the pot. Then pour hot water into the pot. Put the lid on and wait several minutes. Your tea should be ready now. It’s a good idea to warm the cups as well so they keep warm longer. Pour tea into the cups and add some cold milk. Now you can drink your tea. Enjoy it!

2. It takes more than putting a tea bag into a mug or a cup and pouring some cold water. To make good tea you need a teapot. You warm it with hot water – pour in some cold water, wait a second and pour it out. Your teapot is warm now. Next put spoons of tea into the pot. The rule is two spoons for each cup plus one for the pot. So when you want to make tea for three people there should be six spoons of tea in the pot. Then pour hot water into the pot. Put the lid on and wait several hours. Your tea should be ready now. It’s a good idea to warm the cups as well so they keep warm longer. Pour tea into the cups and add some cold mineral water. Now you can drink your tea. Enjoy it!

Task 3. Read the text and answer the questions:

1. Who invented tea bags?

2. Where did he live?

3. How did he sell tea at first?

4. When did he start selling tea bags?

5. Who liked the idea?

“Tea bags”

Do you know who invented tea bags? A merchant Thomas Sullivan who lived in New York used to sell tea in metal boxes. One day, it was in 1908, he started to sell tea in small bags. The lazy shop owners liked the idea because they could make tea without even taking tea leaves from those bags.

Task 4. Look at the picture and answer the questions:

1. What are the cows supposed to do during the day?

2. Are they tired of the daily routine?

3. Do the cows like gossiping?

4. Who is driving in the car?

“The Working Day of a Cow”

UNIT 5

Grammar:   Texts:   Dialogue:

1. The Present Perfect Tense 2. Possessive Case 1. «Loch Ness» 2. «Man’s Best Friend» 1. «Can I Help?»