Family

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Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
Our Family
Our family consists of seven members altogether: father and mother, three
boys (sons) and two girls (daughters). My brother Sam is the eldest of us boys:
he is exactly eight years older than . My sister !ora is two years younger than
my brother Sam, and six years older than . My younger brother Robert is twelve
years old and my younger sister "nn is only seven.
My father and mother, who are husband and wife, celebrated their silver
wedding (the twenty#fifth anniversary of their marriage) a few wee$s ago.
My full name is %enry &ohn Smith. Smith is my surname (family name) and
%enry &ohn are my 'hristian names, the names received at ba(tism
(christening). "t home am generally called %arry. am nearly fourteen years of
age. !ext )riday is my birthday. *e+ll have a birthday (arty, and am very eager
to $now what (resents shall receive.
My younger brother Robert and my younger sister "nn both go to school.
My elder brother Sam is an engineer and s(ends most of his time wor$ing for a
big firm in ,irmingham. %e comes home for wee$ends. My elder sister !ora
has been for two years engaged to a young architect named Mr. -homas ,rown.
Mr. ,rown is her young man and, after the wedding, he+ll be my brother#in#law.
*e are all loo$ing forward to the marriage ceremony, which will ta$e (lace next
.aster at our (arish church.
Mr. ,rown, the bridegroom, will wear a blac$ suit. -he bride, my sister
!ora, well be dressed in white sil$. My seven#year#old sister "nn will be one of
the bridesmaids, together with her cousin )iona, who is of about the same age.
-hey also will be dressed in white.
*e are already beginning to ma$e (re(arations for the wedding brea$fast,
the festive meal at which all the wedding#guests are /oyfully received.
"rrangements have been made in regard to the wedding#ca$e, which will be
eaten at this meal as a dessert. -his ca$e will be large. t will be nearly two feet
in height. "ll those (resent at the ceremony, as well as all relations and friends,
will receive a (iece of this ca$e.
"fter the wedding brea$fast and the s(eeches, which, ho(e, will not be too
long, the ha((y newly married cou(le will hasten away on their honeymoon,
which they will s(end in beautiful 0evonshire.
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-here will be many guests (resent at the meal, for, besides my own family,
there will be many relatives, my old grandfather, my uncles, aunts, and cousins.
My favourite uncle is 2ncle &eremy, who, strange to say, has never got
married. %e has remained single, he is an old bachelor. ,ut he is very fond of us
children, his ne(hews and nieces.
"ll my aunts, of whom have four, have got married. !ot one of them has
remained an old maid. ,ut "unt Sarah has been for many years a widow: her
husband died in ndia, where he held a government (ost.
2ntil a short time ago had two grandfathers. One of them died and was
buried last year. %is body was laid to rest with his ancestors in the churchyard
not far from our home. My other grandfather, although he is over seventy years
of age, is still very active. %e s(ends much time in gardening.
Ex. 2. Retell the text.
Dialogue
Ex. 1. Read and translate the dialogue.
Kate: s this your family album3 'ould you tell me about the (eo(le in the
(ictures3
Ann: "ll right. 4oo$ here. -his is our family (hoto on the first (age. t was
ta$en last year. -his is my father, mother, my younger brother and myself.
Kate: Oh, your (arents loo$ young. %ow old are they3
Ann: My father is 55 and my mother is 56.
Kate: 7our mother is a very good#loo$ing woman. 7ou $now, you loo$ very
much li$e her. 7ou have the same eyes and brown curly hair.
Ann: 7es, everybody says ta$e after my mother in loo$s, but seem to
ta$e after my father in character.
Kate: %e loo$s very strong and the uniform he wears certainly suits him. s
he a military man3
Ann: 7es, he serves in the )ar .ast. *e8re going to his (lace next year after
leave school.
Kate: %ow many years is your brother younger than you are3 ,y the way
it8s he who has your father8s loo$s. -hey are very much ali$e.
Ann: *ell, he8s 9 years my /unior. %e8s a (u(il of the :th form.
Kate: s he a good student3
Ann: 8m afraid not. Mum is often annoyed with him.
Kate: s this the (icture of your grand(arents3
Ann: 7ou8re right. %ere it is. My granny is ;6 already, but she doesn8t loo$
her age, does she3
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Kate: !o, she doesn8t. She has such a $ind face and an attractive smile.
Ann: She+s the world+s best grandmother. She had wor$ed as a teacher of
.nglish before she retired.
Kate: %er (u(ils must have loved her.
Ann: 8m sure they did.
Kate: "nd whose (hoto is this3 4et me guess... She8s a relative of your
father8s isn8t she3
Ann: ndeed, she+s my aunt Olga, my father8s elder sister. %er daughter
%elen got married last year. 4oo$ here. -his is her wedding (hoto. sn8t it nice3
Kate: Oh, yes. 7our cousin is absolutely charming. *hat a beautiful dress<
-he bridegroom though, loo$s somewhat confused.
Ann: %e might be. 8ll tell you about their wedding. t was great fun<... "nd
can you recogni=e me in this (hoto3
Kate: t8s hardly (ossible. 7ou8re /ust a baby< 7ou+re crying bitterly, but
your mother loo$s ha((y.
Ex.3. Re(roduce the dialogue.
Phonetic Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranscribe, translate and learn the following words:
anniversary, ancestor, arrangements, architect, ba(tism, bridegroom, bridesmaid,
bachelor, ceremony, cou(le, cousin, dessert, honeymoon, ne(hew, niece,
marriage, relatives, surname, uncle, ,irmingham, 0evonshire> to hasten away>
'hristian, engaged, (arish, buried, single, favourite, grand(arents.
Ex. 2. ?ractice reading the following word combinations.
father and mother seven#year#old
sister "nn we are already
for a big firm brother and myself
brother#in#law mother is 56
we are all )ar .ast
wear a blac$ suit my mother in loo$s
)ind in the text and the dialogue other combinations with the lin$ing @r@.
Ex. 3. ntone and (re(are a good reading of the extract beginning with the
words: @Our family consists of seven members altogether...@ and ending with the
words @...what (resents shall receive@.
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Vocaulary
-ranslate and learn the words.
!. Family
relations B relatives> a closeCdistant relative
grand(arents: a grandmother, a grandfather
grandchildren: a grandson, a granddaughter
(arents: a father, a mother, a ste(father, a ste(mother
children: a son, a daughter, a ste(son, a ste(daughter, an or(han
a brother, a sister: a twin brother, a twin sister, an elderCeldest brother etc.
an uncle, an aunt: a ne(hew, a niece, a cousin
in#laws: a fatherCmother#in#law, a sonCdaughter#in#law, a brotherCsister#in#
law
!!. "arriage
to be singleCunmarried, a bachelor
to (ro(ose to smb., to getCbe engaged to smb., to brea$ off an engagement
a fiancD, a fiancDe, to marry smb., to get married to smb.
to get married at a register office C in church
a wedding, a wedding rece(tionCringCanniversary
a bride, a bridegroom, a marriage ceremony, a newly# married cou(le
a wedding brea$fast, a honeymoon
marriage, to be married to smb., a married cou(le: a husband, a wife
a childless cou(le, to be ex(ecting a baby, to be (regnant, to have a baby (in
a maternity hos(ital), twins
to divorce smb.> to get a divorce, to getCbe divorced
a widow, a widower
!!!. From #irth to Death
the date of birth, *hen were you born3, a birthday, *hen is your birthday3>
a baby, babyhood, to attendCto go to a nursery>
an only child, childhood>
to start school, to attendCgo to school>
to grow u(, to bring u( (a child)>
a teenager, to be in one8s (early, mid, late) teens>
youth (B (eriod after childhood), in (one8s) youth>
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young (eo(le B the youth (E isCare)>
a grown#u( B an adult, to be in one8s (early, mid, late) twenties, etc.>
middle age, middle#aged ((eo(le)>
old age, aged ((eo(le), an old#age (ensioner>
a funeral, a will, to leave smb. smth. in one8s will
!V. "iscellaneous
a 'hristianCfirst name, a surname, a (atronymic, a nic$name>
a child of ten, etc., a ten#year#old (child, etc.), at the age of ten, etc.>
a curriculum vitae
Vocaulary Exercises
Ex. 1. A. )ill in the ga(s with the words or ex(ressions from the 1
st
(ortion
()amily) of the word list.
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9. My uncle is my ... living ... .
A. 8m an ... . was brought u( by my uncle.
5. My sister had a baby last wee$, so 8m now an ... .
#. )ill in the ga(s with the words or ex(ressions from the 9
nd
(ortion
(Marriage) of the word list.
F. -hough he8s 56, he8s never married: he8s a confirmed ... .
G. Heorge is my fiancD. *e ... a month ago.
;. @%ave you heard that &ohn has ... to Marry3@ @ can8t believe it: they
seemed so ha((y and loving@.
I. *e8ll have been ... for a year by next "(ril. *e8ll have our first ... .
:. %ave you been invited to their ...3
16. -he ... wore a beautiful white dress.
11. -he ... are going to s(end their ... in the ,ahamas.
19. Jaty gave u( her /ob six months ago when she ... .
1A. My brother and loo$ so ali$e that (eo(le often thin$ we are ... .
15. -heir marriage ended in ... .
1F. She ... him after years of unha((iness.
1G. My Hranny died, so my grandfather has been a ... for years now.
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rd
(ortion of the
word list.
1;. She was holding her three#month#old ... in her arms.
1I. %e ... at the age of G.
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96. *hat do you want to be when you ...3
91. n his ... he had shown great (romise.
99. -he ... of the country isCare being ignored by (oliticians.
9A. !ow children, go to bed and let the ... have a little time to themselves.
95. -his film is for ... only.
9F. She retired last year, so she is an ... .
9G. %e8s only 95, but he behaves as if he8s already ... .
9;. -he old lady8s ... was held at the local church.
9I. %e ... his ne(hew over G6 thousand (ounds in ... .
D. )ill in the ga(s with the words from the last (ortion of the word list.
9:. @7ou8re right, &ac$,@ she said. t was the first time she called him by
his ... .
A6. @*hat is "lan8s ...3@ @&ohnson@.
A1. Max is my ... . My real name is Mac0onald.
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Ex. 3. A. Sort the following words and (hrases into the categories:
#irth "arriage Death
cot cemetery funeral grave to get engaged
na((y bou{uet bridesmaid to bury to have a baby
widow best man honeymoon wreath maternity leave
(ram (regnant godmother grief bridegroom
bonnet christening newly#weds wedding to get divorced
coffin mourners sym(athy rece(tion to exchange rings
#. 'om(lete the sentences with the words or (hrases from the list.
1. -hree hundred (eo(le came to our ... after the wedding.
9. am my niece8s ... .
A. -housands of ... attended the $ing8s funeral.
5. My sister is four months ... .
F. Our dog li$es to ... his bone.
G. My daughter loves (laying with her dolls8 ... .
;. %is brother was his ... .
I. -he bridesmaid caught the ... .
:. n ,ritain you get eleven wee$s8 maternity ... .
16. 7ou haven8t shown me very much ... for my toothache.
11. -he |ueen laid a ... at the grave of the 2n$nown Soldier.
19. -hey say that old ,ill died of ... after his wife died.
1A. -he em(eror was buried in a gold ... .
15. *here did &ohn and 4is go on their ... 3
1F. -he baby screamed throughout the ... .
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Vocaulary Extension
-ranslate the words and ex(ressions. 4earn them.
!. age
1) the (eriod of time a (erson has lived
# at the age of (G)
# to be of the same age
# to loo$ one8s age
# to loo$ oldCyoung for one8s age
9) one of the (eriods of a (erson8s life
# (at) an earlyCyoung age
# in one8s old age
# to reach middleCold age
# schoolCretirement age
A) the (articular time of life at which a (erson becomes able or not able to
do smth.
# to be under age
# to come of age
# to be of age
5) a (articular (eriod of history
# in the Middle "ges
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# to live in the nuclearCs(ace age
F) ages # a long time
# t8s been agesCan age since we met.
# haven8t seen you for ages.
age% # 1) eid=d # being of the stated number
# -hey have a daughter aged 1F. (a aV]cLNSR 1F YRS)
9) eid=id # very old
# an aged manCwomen
# the aged
!!. name
1) the word(s) that smb.Csmth. is called or $nown by.
# 'hristianCfirst name
# surname, family name
# full name
# maidenCmarried name
# by the name of (B called) 0avid
# to $now smb. by name
# under the name of
# to writeCgoCbe $nown under the name of
9) re(utation
# a goodCbad name
# to have a (good) name for honestyCgenerosity
# name dayCnamesa$eC(en nameCnic$name
!!!. to name &'(
1) to give a name to
# -hey named their daughter Sarah.
# to nameCbe named after smb.
9) to say what the name of smth. or smb. is
(PL]OaLSg, iRcRfeNYZSg iVe[RPPV)
# -he students were as$ed to name the F largest oceans in the world.
)ote: study the difference between to name and to call
1. ,oth to name and to call may be used in the meaning @to give a name to@
# -hey namedCcalled the baby Sarah.
9. -he verb to call also has the following meanings:
1) to be $nown by a (articular name.
# -he baby8s mother is also called Sarah.
# -he maga=ine is called (B the name of the maga=ine is) @)our *heels@: it8s
about cars.
# *hat is this river called3 (B *hat8s the name of this river3)
9) to say or consider that smb. or smth. is smth. (NfeSLSg, cLNN[LSceaLSg)
:
to call smb.Cstu(idCa liarConeself smb.8s friendC.
Vocaulary Extension Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranslate the sentences from .nglish into Russian. ,e ready to give
them bac$ translation.
1. She entered ?arliament at the age of A6. 9. My mother is in her fifties
already, but everybody says she doesn8t loo$ her age. A. "t your age you should
$now better. 5. *hat ages are your children3 F. She married a man who was
twice her age. G. *ho8s going to loo$ after them in their old age3 ;. " (erson of
56 has reached middle age. I. 7ou can8t drive a car yet # you8re still under age. :.
%e won8t be called u( for military service # he has not come of age yet. 16. She
lived to an old age. 11. ?eo(le died of terrible diseases, such as (lague in the
Middle "ges. 19. My aged father lived in the country with my elder sister. 1A.
-he conditions of living in this home for the aged are a((alling. 15. *hat do you
call your dog3 1F. "re you calling me a liar3 1G. 0id you hear what he called
me3 1;. -he college was named after Heorge *ashington. 1I. 'an you name
this (lant3 1:. 0o you $now a boy by the name of 0avid3 96. "lthough it is a
big com(any, the director $nows all the staff by name. 91. -he com(any has a
(good) name for reliability. 99. Samuel 'lements wrote under the name of Mar$
-wain. 9A. *hat do you call this in .nglish3 95. -he maga=ine is called @)our
*heels@: it is about cars.
Ex. 2. -ranslate into .nglish.
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Ex. 3. )ill in the blan$s with either to call or to name.
1. *hat do you ... this flower3 9. *hen a son was born to them they ... the
child &ohn after his father. A. was given a $itten. ... it ?ussy, buy my little
brother ... it ?ush. 5. %is name is Richard, but everybody ... him 0ic$. F. ... the
highest mountain in Hreat ,ritain. G. 0o you $now why "rthur ,urton ... the
Hadfly3 ;. 0o you ... .nglish an easy language3 I. %e was as$ed to ... five $inds
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of fish. :. *hat do you ... the dish you are eating3 16. My cousin was ... after his
grandfather.
Ex. *. -ranslate into .nglish.
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Ex. +. Ma$e u( 96 sentences with the words and ex(ressions from the
ocabulary .xtension.
Ex. ,. Ma$e u( a storyCsituation using the words from the ocabulary .xtension.
$lass -ea%ing
7ou are going to read an extract from 'ha(ter One of 0avid 'o((erfield, a very
famous novel by the .nglish writer, 'harles 0ic$ens.
Read the text. t is the day of 0avid 'o(erfield8s birth and his young, widowed
mother meets her dead husband8s aunt, ,etsey -rotwood.
I am born (Part I)
was born at ,lunderstone, in Suffol$. was a (osthumous child. My
father8s eyes had closed u(on the light of this world six months when mine
o(ened on it. On the afternoon of that eventful and im(ortant )riday, my mother
was sitting by the fire, very timid and sad, and very doubtful of ever coming
alive out of the trial that was before her, when, lifting her eyes to the window
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o((osite, she saw a strange lady coming u( the garden. *hen she reached the
house, instead of ringing the bell, she came and loo$ed in at that window,
(ressing her nose against the glass. She gave my mother such a turn, that have
always been convinced am indebted to Miss ,etsey for having been born on a
)riday. -hen she made a frown and a gesture to my mother, li$e one who was
accustomed to being obeyed, to come and o(en the door. My mother went.
8Mrs 0avid 'o((erfield, think8, said Miss ,etsey.
87es8, said my mother faintly.
8Miss -rotwood8, said the visitor. 87ou have heard of me, dare say38
My mother answered that she had had the (leasure.
8-a$e off your ca(, child8, said Miss ,etsey, 8and let me see you. *hy, bless
my heart< 7ou are a very baby<8
My mother was, no doubt, unusually youthful in a((earance> she hung her
head, as if it was her fault, (oor thing, and said sobbing, that indeed she was
afraid she was but a childish widow, and would be a childish mother if she lived.
8*ell38 said Miss ,etsey. 8"nd when do you ex(ect38
8 am all in a tremble8, faltered my mother. 8 don8t $now what8s the matter.
shall die, am sure<8
8!o, no, no+, said Miss ,etsey. 8%ave some tea. have no doubt it will be a
girl. have a (resentiment that it must be a girl. !ow, child, from the moment of
the birth of this girl...8
8?erha(s boy...8,
80on8t contradict. )rom the moment of this girl8s birth, child, intend to be
her friend. intend to be her godmother, and beg you8ll call her ,etsey
-rotwood 'o((erfield. -here must be no mista$es in life with this ,etsey
-rotwood. She must be well brought u(. must ma$e that my care8.
$om.rehension chec/
Ex. 1. Read the (assage again and answer the {uestions. 2se your dictionary
to chec$ new words.
1. *hich of the following ad/ectives describe 0avid8s mother and which
describe ,etsey -rotwood3 *hich word describes neither of them3
bossy forceful miserable shy
confident flustered motherly wea$
im(atient frightened strong severe
insensitive mee$
9. *hy was 0avid a 8(osthumous child83 *hen had his father died3 *hat
was his father8s name3
A. *hy is that )riday called 8eventful and im(ortant83
5. *hat is 8the trial83
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F. *hy is 0avid 8indebted to Miss ,etsey for having been born on a )riday83
G. *hy does Miss ,etsey call 0avid8s mother 8child83
;. %ow many reasons can you find as to why 0avid8s mother is sad and
frightened3
I. *hat is ,etsey -rotwood absolutely certain about3
:. *hat 8mista$es in life@ might have ha((ened to Miss ,etsy -rotwood3
16. *hat im(ression do you form, of the characters of the two women3
Ex. 2. Read the account of ,etsey -rotwood8s conversation with 0avid
'o((erfield8s mother. )ill each ga( with a suitable word from the box. 2se each
word once only.
said begged ex(ressed added
as$ed told (x9) invited suggested
exclaimed didn8t answer introduced
Miss ,etsey -rotwood (1) herself to 0avid8s mother, who (9)
that she had heard of her. -hen Miss ,etsey (A) her to ta$e off her ca( so
that she could see her (ro(erly. She was very sur(rised and (5) that
0avid8s mother loo$ed very young indeed< !ext she (F) when the baby
was due, but 0avid8s (oor mother (G) the {uestion, she /ust (;) the
fear that she would die having the baby. Miss ,etsey dismissed these fears and
(I) her to have some tea. She (:) that she had no doubt that the
baby would be a girl. 0avid8s mother tentatively (16) that it might be a
boy but Miss ,etsey (11) her not to contradict, and (19) her to call
the baby ,etsey -rotwood 'o((erfield.
Ex. 3. 7ou8re going to listen to ?art .
4isten, the answer the {uestions:
1. *ho do you thin$ Mr 'hilli( is3
9. *hat is ,etsey -rotwood+s o(inion of Mr. 'hilli(3 *hat does he thin$ of her3
A. *hat is the misunderstanding between them3
5. 0oes ,etsey go to see the baby3
F. *hat does ,etsey -rotwood hit Mr. 'hilli( with3 *hy does she hit him3
G. *hy does she leave3
;. *hat do you thin$ of ,etsey -rotwood8s behaviour3
Ex. *. Obviously you can8t remember anything about the day you were born,
but what have you been told about it3 *ho told you3 *hat did they say3 S(ea$
on the to(ic @-he day was born@.
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$lass 0istening
Bothers and sisters
Pre10istening tas/.
0o a class survey.
)ind out who has any bothers andCor sisters. %ow many3 *ho has the most3
0o they li$e having lots of brothers and sisters3 0oes anyone have a twin3 %ow
many only children are there in the class3 0o they li$e being an only child3
0istening an% note1ta/ing.
4isten to two (eo(le tal$ing about their families. )irst listen to &illie, and
answer the {uestions.
1) %ow many brothers and sisters does she have3
9) *as she ha((y as a child3 *hy3 *hy not3
A) s she ha((y now3 *hy3 *hy not3
5) %ow has the family changed over the years3
F) *hat do you learn about other members of her family and friends3
!ow listen to ?hili((a and answer the same {uestions.
Discussion.
%ow many children would you li$e to have3
*hat si=e is the (erfect family3
*ould you li$e to have a twin brother C twin sister3
2.ea/ing
Ex. 1. Read the texts and fill in the blan$s with the words and word
combinations from the lists.
Traditional weddings
n ,ritain (eo(le get married either in church or in a . n the 2S"
(eo(le often get married in a house, a garden, a (ar$, a hotel, or in wedding
as well as in church. Most (eo(le when they thin$ of a wedding, thin$ of
(eo(le getting married in church and the many customs that go with this ty(e of
wedding, called a . .ven (eo(le who are not religious often want to
have a traditional white wedding in a church.
(chapel, registry office, white wedding)
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The main people at the wedding
-here are some s(ecial names for some of the (eo(le in the wedding
ceremony. -he woman who is getting married is called the and the man is
called the or groom. -he man chooses a , a close man friend or
relative to (artici(ate in the ceremony and the bride has some girl friends or
relatives who are called . -he chief bridesmaid at a wedding in the 2S" is
called the if she is single, if she is married she is the
. t is traditional for the bride to wear a long white dress and a white
and to carry flowers in a bou{uet. She is also su((osed to wear something old,
something new, something borrowed and something blue because this will
bring her luc$. -he groom wears a suit or sometimes a (in the 2S") or
(in ,ritain). .veryone else wears their best clothes and the women
often buy s(ecially.
(tuxedo, maid of honour, hats, bride, veil, matron of honor, morning suit,
bridegroom, best man, bridesmaids)
Before the ceremony
-he is not su((osed to see the on the day of wedding until they
meet in church as this is considered to be bad luc$. -he arrives at the
church first and waits inside with the best man. -he families of the bride and
bridegroom, and the wedding guests, sit in in the church. &ust before the
wedding ceremony begins the bride arrives at the church in a car with her .
-he car is usually an ex(ensive one, hired for the occasion and decorated with
.
(bridegroom, father, bride, ribbons, bridegroom, rows)
The ceremony
*hen the bride and bridegroom are together at the the (riest or
minister begins the wedding service, the bridegroom gives the bride a
and says: *ith this ring thee wed (*ith this ring marry you). Sometimes
the bride also gives a ring to the bridegroom. -he (riest or minister as$s the
bride and the bridegroom in turn: *ill you have this man C woman to be your
wedded husband C wife3 -he bride and the groom each say: will. "t the end
of the ceremony the or minister says: (ronounce you man and wife
which means that you are officially married. -he bride and bridegroom then sign
the , a s(ecial boo$ which is the official record of their marriage. "fter the
ceremony outside the church the friends of the bride and the groom throw
or rice over them. ?hotogra(hs are usually ta$en of the bride and the groom and
their families and friends.
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(register, confetti, wedding ring, altar, pries)
The reception
-he wedding rece(tion usually ta$es (lace in a hotel. ?eo(le have a s(ecial
meal called and a (arty to celebrate the wedding. 0uring the meal the
bride and the groom cut the and give it to the guests. "t the end of the
meal there are s(eeches and toasts made by the bride+s farther, the bridegroom
and the best man. mmediately after the rece(tion the cou(le usually leave for
their . -he car they drive away in has often been decorated by their friends
with the sign and tin cans which are tied to the bac$ of the car.
,efore she leaves the bride throws her bou{uet to her friends to catch. "ccording
to the custom, the woman who catches it will be the next one to get married.
"fter marriage many "merican women ta$e their husband+s
(family name). Other "merican women, however, (refer to $ee( their
name. Some "merican women combine their two names.
(just married, maiden, wedding cake, honeymoon, last name, a wedding
breakfast)
Ex. 2. 'om(are "merican, .uro(ean wedding traditions with those of your
country. S(ea$ on a wedding you have been to.
Describing character
Ex. 1. A: *or$ in (airs.
0o the (ersonality {ui= below to discover what ty(e of (erson you are. 2se
a dictionary to chec$ any new words. *rite 3 for 7es, ) for !o, and 2 for
Sometimes.
1. "re you usually smiling and ha((y3
9. 0o you en/oy the com(any of other (eo(le3
A. 0o you find it difficult to meet new (eo(le3
5. s it im(ortant to you to succeed in your career3
F. 0oes your mood change often and suddenly for no reason3
G. 0o you notice other (eo(le8s feelings3
;. 0o you thin$ the future will be good3
I. 'an your friends de(end on you3
:. s your room often in a mess3
16. 0o you get annoyed if you have to wait for anyone or anything3
11. 0o you (ut off until tomorrow what you could do today3
19. 0o you wor$ hard3
1A. 0o you $ee( your feelings and ideas to yourself3
15. 0o you often give (resents3
1F. 0o you tal$ a lot3
1G. "re you usually calm and not worried by things3
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#: "s$ your (artner to do the {ui= about you. 4oo$ at your ideas and your
(artner8s ideas about you. "re they the same3
$: Match these ad/ectives with the {uestions in the {ui=.
a. untidy
b. o(timistic
c. sociable
d. tal$ative
e. reserved
f. shy
g. im(atient
h. ambitious
i. la=y
/. generous
$. moody
l. hard#wor$ing
m. easy#going
n. reliable
o. cheerful
(. sensitive
*hich are (ositive {ualities and which are negative3 *hich could be both3
*hat is the o((osite of each of the sixteen ad/ectives3 Remember that the
(refixes in1 and un1 can sometimes be used to ma$e negatives. *hich of the
ad/ectives above can use these3
Ex. 2. 'om(lete the sentences on the right so as to ma$e them synonymous
with those on the left. n each case su((ly an ad/ective with the same root as the
word(s) italici=ed in the sentences on the left.
Exam.le: 7ou can rely on him %e8s ... (reliable).
1. %e arouses (eo(le8s interest.
9. %e8s always willing to help (eo(le.
A. %e always follows conventions.
5. %e gets excited very easily.
F. %is actions are easy to predict.
G. %e works hard.
;. %e shows great discipline.
I. %e8s full of energy.
:. %e boasts a lot.
16. %e8s fond of talking.
11. %e acts on impulse.
19. %e shows good sense.
1A. %e shows a great deal of tolerance.
15. %e8s a snob.
1F. %e dis(lays great reserve.
1G. %e always considers the needs of others.
1;. %e shows great patience.
1I. %e easily gets irritated.
1:. %e shows a great deal of imagination.
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
%e8s ...
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'over u( the sentences in the left#hand column and do the above exercise in
reverse.
Exam.le: e!s reliable. " #ou can rely on him. %e can be relied on.
Ex. 3. Read the following ad/ectives, translate them into Russian:
kind, gay, intelligent, hard"working, generous, boastful, naive, rude, strict,
irritable, old"fashioned, permanent, inferior.
'om(lete the sentences in the right#hand column by su((lying ad/ectives from the above list
which are o((osite in meaning to those in italics in the left#hand column.
1) 0on8t you li$e modern clothes3 !o, su((ose 8m /ust ... .
9) s she la=y3 !ot at all. She8s very ... .
A) She always seems so so(histicated. ,ut underneath it all she8s {uite ... .
5) thin$ &ohn is stu(id. On the contrary, he8s {uite ... .
F) *hy are you so sad3 can8t be ... all the time.
G) Our teachers were easy#going. Ours weren8t. -hey were ... .
;) sn8t she a bit s(iteful3 !ot at all. She8s very ... .
I) s he still so good#humored3 !o, he8s often {uite ... nowadays.
:) %e acts as if he were su(erior. ?erha(s, but he feels ... and tries to hide
it.
16) %e gives the im(ression of being
very modest.
,ut he8s {uite ... when you get to $now
him.
11) %e8s always (olite to me. Maybe, but he8s ... to his staff.
19) "re the Scots really so mean3 !o, they8re /ust as ... as any other (eo(le.
1A) s this a tem(orary arrangement3 !o, it8s ...
Ex. * 0escribe someone in the class to your (artner, but don8t say who it is.
'an your (artner guess who it is3
Ex. + 0escribe a member of your family.
Describing physical appearance.
Ex. 1. 'hange the following sentences according to the (attern.
Pattern: Jate+s eyes are blue. T She+s blue#eyed.
1. )red+s s$in is dar$. 9. 7our hair is fair. A. %er nose is snub. 5. !ic$+s
shoulders are broad. F. 4ittle %ellen+s chee$s are always rosy. G. !ina+s eyes are
big. ;. My mother8s eyes are green. I. My aunt8s hair is grey. :. %er legs are
long. 16. -his man8s face is red. 11. %enry has a red beard.
Ex. 2. Read and translate.
1. Hlenn had cut his light#brown hair short on the sides and in the bac$, his
com(lexion was clear and healthy, red at chee$s. 9. 'hris had bushy blac$ hair,
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bright#blue eyes and light com(lexion. A. %e was short, bul$y and fair. 5. ,en
was a ty(e of man as comfortable in shorts as in a suit. %e had a controlled
suave tem(erament but a wonderful imagination. F. 0onna was a beautiful,
thirtyish woman, big#boned, with light#coloured s$in and lovely green eyes. G.
%e had dee(#brown eyes, a thic$, dar$ moustache, and wavy blac$ hair. ;. -here
was something mysterious about him. ?erha(s it was his dar$, well#trimmed
beard. Or the blac$ eyes, or the flat eyebrows which ran into one another at the
bridge of his nose. %is hands, long and slender, were always in constant motion.
I. %e loo$s healthy and winsome. %is smooth, round face and light frec$les
ma$e him loo$ boyish. -he contacts he wears brighten the color of his amber
eyes. :. %er com(lexion was exce(tionally clear and showed no sign of aging.
She had soft green eyes and a thin, long#li((ed mouth. t was a face that
belonged in a maga=ine. 16. n a((earance he is an im(ressive figure. "bout 1IF
cm, well#built and strong. 11. She is $nown for her warm and friendly character.
*henever a friend is in trouble she never fails to hel(. She is always o(en#
minded and interested in other (eo(le. t8s (leasant and easy being with her. 19.
%e is a man of 56. %e wears glasses and a moustache. thin$ the glasses suit
him. %is hair is reddish, but very short, his eyes are small, blue or grey. %e is
very serious and very hel(ful. f anything goes wrong he8ll listen to your
(roblem and do his best to hel( you.
Ex. 3. -he following words and word combinations are useful for describing
(eo(le. Read and translate them.
Age #uil% 4eight Eyes $om.lexion
young>
middle#aged>
elderly>
old>
in herC
his A68s>
in hisCher
late teens>
in hisCher
mid#968s>
in hisCher
early 568s>
fat>
thin>
slim>
(lum(>
medium#built>
well#built (M)>
broad#shouldered (M)>
overweight>
1.;6 m>
medium height>
average height>
below average>
tall>
short>
tallish>
shortish>
blue>
grey>
brown>
long eyelashes>
thic$ eyelashes>
bushy eyelashes>
thin eyebrows>
(ale>
sunburned> C tanned>
olive#s$inned>
fair#s$inned>
Oriental>
brown>
blac$>
4air colour 4air style Face
Distinguishing
5eatures
Dress
1:
blac$>
brown>
red>
fair>
blond>
grey>
white>
dyed>
a brunette ())>
a blonde ())>
a redhead ())>
mousey>
dar$>
long>
short>
straight>
wavy>
curly>
neat>
untidy>
with (laits ())>
a fringe>
swe(t bac$>
in a bun ())>
(ony#tail ())>
bold (M)>
bolding (M)>
thinning (M)>
receding (M)>
thin>
long>
round>
oval>
s{uare>
hard#sha(ed ())
high chee$bones
high forehead>
thin li(s>
full li(s>
long nose>
straight nose>>
turned#u( nose
bro$en nose>
a cleft chin>
a (ointed chin>
double chin>
beard (M)>
moustache (M)>
side#bones (M)>
unshaven (M)>
clean#shaven (M)
a scar>
a beauty#s(ot ())
a mole>
with frec$les>
with dim(les>
with s(ots>
with wrin$les>
with lines>
with glasses>
(well) made#u( ())
smart>
scruffy>
well#dressed>
casual>
conservative>
elegant>
fashionable
2se some of the words and word combinations to describe:
a) your oldest relative
b) your youngest relative
c) another student
d) a famous (erson
e) a man C woman in the (icture
Ex. *. magine that you are tal$ing on the (hone to a (erson and arranging
your date. "s you have never seen each other before you are giving some
information about your loo$s, otherwise it will be difficult to recogni=e each
other. Ma$e u( a dialogue describing this situation.
Ex. +. Match each of the following collo{uial names for certain ty(es of
(eo(le with the correct descri(tion below.
A:
a (ain in the nec$ a cran$ a lone wolf a dare#devil
a slow coach a tomboy a day#dreamer a golden boy
a rolling stone a busybody a s(onger a battle#axe
a. %e8s always got his head in the clouds always fantasi=ing.
b. She8s very in{uisitive about my (rivate life.
c. %e loves ta$ing dangerous ris$s.
d. %e can8t settle down.
e. %e8s always borrowing money and living off other (eo(le.
f. She8s very aggressive and bossy. She li$es to dominate.
g. .veryone thin$s he8ll get ra(id (romotion. %e+s destined to succeed.
h. %e8s always slow and behind the others in his wor$ or studies.
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i. She8s got extremely odd, eccentric, unconventional ideas and theories.
/. %e8s a real nuisance. can8t stand him.
$. %e li$es to do things on his own.
l. She8s a girl who li$es to (lay rough boy8s games.
#:
a tear away a cloc$#watcher a lay#about a miser
a wind#bag a name#dro((er a litter#lout a slave#driver
a slob a road#hog a /ay#wal$er a fare#dodger
a. She tal$s on and on about her o(inions and ideas.
b. %e $ee(s count of every (enny he has and only s(ends money if he must.
c. She li$es to mention all the famous and im(ortant (eo(le she8s met.
d. %e ma$es his em(loyees wor$ extremely hard.
e. She crosses the road without bothering to loo$ at the traffic.
f. %e8s la=y and (refers not to wor$.
g. She dro(s rubbish anywhere and never (uts it in the bin.
h. %e drives very inconsiderately of other drivers.
i. She8s only interested in leaving wor$ and going home.
/. She avoids (aying when she travels on (ublic trans(ort.
$. %e dresses and behaves in a very careless, often disgusting, way.
l. %e8s a bit wild, always getting into fights and other trouble.
Ex. ,. 'hoose the correct word.
1. %e8s a very .......... (erson # always smiling and in a good mood.
cheerful, delighted, gay, glad
9. -hey8ve been together now for 9F years and today is their silver ..........
engagement, jubilee, marriage, wedding
A. %e8s a very .......... (erson, wish he would try to be a bit more easy#going.
bad"tempered, furious, mad, wild
5. t8s best not to tell her off because she8s very .......... and she may start to cry.
sensible, sensitive, sympathetic, responsive
F. .veryone agrees that he8s a very .......... man.
beautiful, gorgeous, handsome, pretty
G. -hey8re very good friends and they .......... well together
get down, get off, get on, get up
;. -hey were going to get married in the s(ring but now they8ve .......... the
wedding
called down, called off, called out, called up
I. She invited all her .......... to her wedding.
compatriots, in"laws, parents, relations
:. -he (eo(le next door are always having very noisy ..........
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debates, discussions, disputes. rows
16. %ow long has Mi$e bee .......... with Sue3
going back, going in, going out, going up
11. ?eo(le en/oy his com(any because he8s very .......... .
adorable, likeable, loveable, sympathetic
19. She has excellent taste in clothes and always dresses .......... .
scruffily, sloppily, smartly, tidily
1A. -hey fell in love at first .......... .
glimpse, look, sight, viewing
15. -heir marriage has .......... and they are no longer together.
broken down, broken in, broken out, broken through
1F. -hey aren8t divorced yet but they8re living .......... .
apart, aside, separately, single
1G. &im $nelt down and made an old#fashioned romantic .......... .
application, offer, proposal, proposition
6riting
0escribing a (erson.
. -hin$ of someone in your family. *rite three sentences about them. Read your
sentences aloud to the rest of the class.
. *hich relative did you choose3 *hy did you choose that (erson3 0id you
write about their character, a((earance, or both3
. Read the descri(tion of "unt .mily.
My aunt Emily
Of all my relatives, li$e my "unt .mily the best. She8s my mother8s youngest sister. She
has never married, and she lives alone in a small village near ,ath. She8s in her late fifties, but
she8s still {uite young in s(irit. She has a fair com(lexion, thic$ brown hair which she wears in a
bun, and dar$ brown eyes. She has a $ind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice
is her lovely, warm smile. %er face is a little wrin$led now, but thin$ she is still rather
attractive. She is the sort of (erson you can always go to if you have a (roblem.
She li$es reading and gardening, and she goes for long wal$s over the hills
with her dog, ,uster. She8s a very active (erson. .ither she8s ma$ing something,
or mending something, or doing something to hel( others. She does the sho((ing
for some of the old (eo(le in the village. She8s extremely generous, but not very
tolerant with (eo(le who don8t agree with her. ho(e that am as ha((y and
contented as she is when 8m her age.
. Ho through the text again and underline li$e this:
the (arts which describe her (hysical a((earance>
# # # # # # # the (arts which describe her character>
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.............. the (arts which describe her habits.
. )ind the following words:
$uite, a little, rather, very, extremely
%ow do they change the meaning of the ad/ectives which follow them3
. She8s 8not very tolerant8. -his is a nice way of saying she is 8intolerant8.
Sometimes we try to be (olite by not using a negative ad/ective. *e can say not
very E the o((osite ad/ective.
2se a tactful way to describe someone who is:
a. rude c. mean e. cruel
b. boring d. ugly f. stu(id
. *rite a similar descri(tion of a member of your family in about A66 words.
nclude the following:
# your o(inion of the (erson
# (hysical descri(tion
# their character, habits, li$es and disli$es.
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4ome -ea%ing
Ex. 1. Read the text.
amily !istory
My father was .nglish, my mother Scottish, and visited Scotland recently
with the desire to discover what could about my Scottish ancestors. My
grandmother8s name was Renton. %er husband, my grandfather, s(ent most of
his wor$ing life in ndia. "fter he died she came bac$ to Scotland and settled
down with her sisters in an old house in a village called Hullance. "s a small
boy was ta$en to visit her there.
$new that my great grandfather, my grandmother8s father, had written a
boo$ about his ex(eriences as a young minister in 'anada, so went to the
!ational 4ibrary in .dinburgh to find out if they had a co(y. %owever, the visit
was a disa((ointment. -here were a number of Rentons in the catalogue. ,ut
could find no reference to my great#grandfather8s boo$.
also $new that after my great#grandfather had returned to Scotland from
'anada, he had s(ent 96 years or more as Minister of the ?resbyterian 'hurch at
!orth ,erwic$ and my mother had told me that he had six daughters, five of
whom had never married. On a beautiful sunny Saturday morning drove from
.dinburgh to !orth ,erwic$ found somewhere to (ar$ and as$ed the way to
the church. My mother had told me of the minister8s house and the minister8s
meadow, a small field, where my grandfather $e(t a few cows, and where my
grandmother and her five sisters had (layed as little girls. ,ut this was seventy
years ago.
-he street was narrow and busy with Saturday afternoon sho((ers. wal$ed
along and suddenly there it was in front of me. St. "ndrew8s 'hurch. -he main
doors were loc$ed, so made my way to the bac$, found a small door that was
o(en, let myself in and loo$ed round the church. -he sunshine flooded through
the windows and shone u(on the brass memorial (la{ues on the walls. ,ut
loo$ed in vain for the name Rentons. -hen it struc$ me that Renton was my
grandmother8s married name. ,efore that her name was... was... S(rott. Of
course. !o wonder hadn8t been able to find my great#grandfather8s boo$ in the
library. loo$ed again and soon found a (la{ue @n memory of the Rev. Heorge
*ashington S(rott, Minister of his $ir$...@.
,ehind the church, at the to( of a small hill, the minister8s house still stood
and between the house and the church lay the small meadow where my
grandmother used to (lay among the cows. -here were no cows there now, but
in one corner, standing in the shade of a tree, was a hot, grey, bored#loo$ing
don$ey. -he following Monday returned to the !ational 4ibrary in .dinburgh
and there found my great#grandfather8s boo$. Reflections on the life of a 7oung
Minister in 'anada, by the Rev. H.*. S(rott. t was dedicated to @My children
and their children8s children@.
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Ex. 2. .x(lain in .nglish the meaning of following words.
1) an ancestor 9) a minister (of the church) A) a memorial (la{ue 5) one8s
married name F) meadow G) $ir$ ;) dedicated.
Ex. 3. )ill in the blan$s with (re(ositions and adverbs f necessary.
1. called my friend to find ... if he $new about 0ennis arrival.
9. *e decided to start of ... a gloomy windy morning.
A. My grandmother8s fond of $ee(ing ... old maga=ines.
5. 0on8t bother me. 8m busy ... re(airing this iron.
F. %e too$ the $ey out of his (oc$et and let himself ... .
G. 8ve been loo$ing ... my tic$et for ten minutes, but all was ... vain.
Ex. *. -ranslate the text.
.x. +. "nswer the {uestions.
a) %ow far can you trace the history of your own family3
b) *hat do you $now about your great#grand(arents3
Ex. , S(ea$ on the to(ic @My family history@.
4ome 0istening
Ex. 1. 4isten to ivien s(ea$ing about her family.
Ex. 2. )ind .nglish e{uivalents.
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[LhYRc, ]PLhV[eSgNZ, ]LPe[LSgNZ `V[V[, NaV`PLZ NRNScL, ice[RcPV [VRdV
aV]cLNSL, NRYgNhLZ [RNSPVNSg, e`eYYefRNhVR `RSNSaV, QeSg VS`RYgPV, ZNYe.
Ex.3. -ranslate from .nglish into Russian.
to live in the middle of the country, by the way, to ta$e smb to smb, to be (ut
down, one#(arent family, to conform to, crche, at a very early age.
Ex.*.*rite out the sentences with the words from the (revious exercises.
Ex.+. .x(lain what the following numbers and names mean in the life of
ivien.
1F !igel !i$$i 'hris 15 %ong Jong
4eslie 9F Sri 4an$a ?atty ; 'atherine and Sarah
Ex.,. -rue or )alse. Hive the correct answer.
9F
1. ivien+s father is IF years old.
9. She has two brothers and two sisters.
A. %er older brother is a teacher.
5. %er other brother 'hris is a stoc$bro$er and he lives with his family in %ong
Jong.
F. ivien didn+t see her brothers very often when she was little.
G. %er (arents live in the south#west of .ngland.
;. n .ngland, the stereoty(ical family is husband and wife and 9,5 children.
I. )ew (eo(le get divorced now and live on their own.
!owadays in .ngland most women seem to want to go out to wor$.
Ex.7. -ranslate from Russian into .nglish using the text.
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]PLb SVfPV, fR[ e[RPPV VP ]LPe[LRSNZ. 9.ULML NR[gZ nVYgMLZ. v hLh#SV
iV`NfeSLYL, fSV \ [RPZ 9F `aVbcV`POX NRNSRc e ncLSgRa. A.t iLiO fRSaRcV
ncLSgRa e NRNSRc, `L RWR `aVR NaV`POX ncLSgRa e NRNSRc. 5.rVd`L Z QeYL a
pPdYee Z fLNSV PLaRWLYL [VeX cV`eSRYR_, L NR_fLN R]Q\ h Pe[ SVYghV `aL
cL]L a dV`. F.uR_fLN NR[gZ, hLh [PR hLQRSNZ, e][RPeYLNg T iVZaeYVNg [PVdV
NR[R_ N V`Pe[ cRnRPhV[. G.uR_fLN iLiL PL iRPNee, PV cLPgMR VP ]LPe[LYNZ
e[iVcSV[ aeNhe e \`VncRPe_ a ce#LPh\. ;.v cV`eYLNg fRcR] dV` iVNYR
SVdV, hLh [Ve cV`eSRYe iRcRRXLYe a pPdYeb, a [RNSRfhV iV` VP`VPV[, SLh
fSV sh]VSehV_ SL[ e PR iLXYV< I.mV#[VR[\ PLML NR[gZ aiVYPR \hYL`OaLRSNZ
a NSRcRVSei: iLiL ]LcLnLSOaLY `RPgde, [L[L nOYL `V[VXV]Z_hV_ e
aVNieSOaLYL `RSR_.
Ex.8. Retell the text.
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4ome
Text
Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
"ichael9s 4ome
!
Saturday afternoon. Roger is wal$ing along ,eech "venue loo$ing for
number seven. -he building contractors8 lorries use this road to reach the
remaining building sites, and as it has been raining the road and (avements are
muddy. Roger sto(s at the front gate of number seven, a semi#detached house.
Roger (ushes o(en the gate and wal$s down the drive towards the garage at the
side of the house. %e rings the bell, at the same time wi(ing his feet thoroughly
on the doormat. Michael lets him in, and after Roger has ta$en off his raincoat
and hung it on a (eg in the hall, shows him into the living room, a light, (leasant
room overloo$ing the front garden.
-he full#length, stri(ed curtains, which cover the window and the whole
wall when it is dar$, are drawn bac$ at the moment, so that one has a good view
of the front garden. On the low windowsill stand a vase of daffodils, a bowl of
fruit and several ashtrays. -he wall(a(er has a green and white chec$ (attern,
and the ceiling is (ainted cream. " thic$, gray, fitted car(et com(letely covers
the floor. -he focal (oint of the room is the fire(lace, in which a coal#fire bla=es
cheerfully. On the mantel(iece there is a chiming#cloc$ and a number of
gleaming brass ornaments. " $itten lies curled u( fast aslee( on a thic$, semi#
circular rug in front of the hearth, around which an elegant three#(iece suite,
consisting of a sofa and two very comfortable armchairs in leather, is arranged.
-he walnut boo$cases on either side of the fire(lace are full of boo$s. n front of
the boo$case furthest away from the window stands a - set. " stereo and a low,
rectangular coffee table with a glass to( are arranged along the wall o((osite the
fire(lace. Michael {uic$ly re#arranges the cushions on the sofa, and offers Roger
a seat.
!!
-hey go straight from the living room into the dining room, which is s{uare
in sha(e and smaller than the living#room. -he walls are (ainted (ale yellow, the
ceiling is white. -he floor is covered with a red car(et on to( of linoleum. -he
dining#room suite, consisting of a sideboard, a dining table and four chairs is in
tea$. -he room is heated by an electric fire set into the wall. " )rench window
o(ens out onto a small (aved yard, beyond which is the bac$#garden.
9;
!!!
-he $itchen is of medium si=e, but the s(ace has been used very efficiently.
-he various items of $itchen furniture are conveniently arranged in a line around
three walls. -he new electric coo$er and the sin$ unit with its stainless steel sin$
and draining#board and gleaming ta(s are under the window. On the left#hand
side there is a long cu(board, which stretches the whole length of the wall. t
contains sauce(ans, frying (ans, /ugs, labour#saving gadgets of various $inds,
and food. -he wor$ing to( of the cu(board has a hard, shiny, heat# and stain #
resistance surface, which can easily be wi(ed clean. )ixed to the wall above this
cu(board there is another one with sliding doors, which contains food and
croc$ery. "t the o((osite wall there is a washing machine, a refrigerator and a
small chest of drawers in which cutlery, table#cloths, serviettes are $e(t.
!V
-he two men leave the $itchen and go u(stairs. On the way, Michael shows
Roger a built#in cu(board under the staircase, which contains an electric iron, an
ironing board, a vacuum cleaner and brooms. Michael shows Roger into the
main bedroom, which is furnished with a bedroom suite in light oa$. -he suite
consists of a double bed, bedside tables, a dressing table, a wardrobe and a
cu(board for s(are sheets, blan$ets, (illow cases, beds(reads.
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-hey leave the bedroom, cross the landing and go into the bathroom. -he
bathroom walls are tiled in cream. -he wash#basin, the lavatory and the bath
itself are (in$ in colour. Over the wash#basin there is a mirror and a glass shelf
for toothbrushes, tooth(aste, sham(oo and so forth. Haily#coloured face flannels
have been hung over the side of the bath to dry. On the door there is a towel rail.
Ex. 2. "nswer the following {uestions, using words and (hrases from the
text.
1. *hy are the road and (avements muddy3 9. *hat sort of house is number
seven3 A. *hat does Roger do after (ushing o(en the front gate3 5. *hat does
he do while ringing the bell3 F. *hat does he do with his raincoat3 G. *hat is
the wall(a(er li$e3 ;. *hat is the floor covered with3 I. *hat is the focal (oint
of the living#room3 :. *here is the $itten3 16. *hat does the three#(iece suite
consist of3 11. *hat is there along the wall o((osite the fire(lace3 19. *hat
does Michael do before offering Roger a seat3 1A. *hat sha(e is the dining#
room3 15. %ow is it decorated3 1F. *hat sort of floor covering is there in the
dining#room3 1G. %ow is the dining#room furnished3 1;.%ow is it heated3 1I.
%ow is the $itchen furniture arranged3 1:. *hat are the sin$ and draining board
made of3 96. *hat does Michael show Roger on the way u(stairs3 91. *hat
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furniture is there in the bedroom3 99. %ow is the bathroom decorated and
furnished3
Ex. 3. Retell the text.
Dialogue
Ex.1. Read and translate the dialogue.
-oger: %ello, Mi$e. %ow are you getting on3
"ichael: %ello, Roger. 8m {uite well, than$s. "nd you3
-: !ot too bad, than$s. %aven8t seen you for ages. %ave you been away3
": !o, we moved into our new house a cou(le of months ago and haven8t
had a minute to call my friends since.
-: 0o you mean to say you8ve actually found somewhere at last3
'ongratulations< ex(ect you and era are glad to be out of that gloomy old
basement flat of yours.
": *e certainly are< Of course, the mortgage re(ayments on the new house
are rather high and we had to sell the car to (ay the de(osit.
-: *here is the house3
": t8s on the new estate at 4angley. *hat about coming over to see it for
yourself3
-: !ot a bad idea.
": "re you doing anything on -hursday evening3
-: 8m afraid 8ve got a meeting.
": t8s a (ity< *e8re having a house#warming (arty on -hursday and it
would be nice to see you. Still, it can8t be hel(ed. *hat about Saturday
afternoon.
-: -hat8d suit me fine if it8s convenient for you.
": Hood, that8s settled, then. %ere is our address. *e8re {uite well situated
as far as (ublic trans(ort is concerned. Het off at the crossroads and wal$ down
the lane.
-: -han$s. See you on Saturday, then. Regards to era.
": -han$s. See you.
Ex. 2 Re(roduce the dialogue.
Phonetic Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranscribe, translate and learn the following words.
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(avement, curtain, daffodil, bowl, ornament, hearth, suite, leather, cushion,
linoleum, sideboard, sauce(an, gadget, surface, croc$ery, refrigerator, cutlery,
serviette, wardrobe, sham(oo, mortgage, de(osit, address, crossroads> to wi(e, to
overloo$> muddy, stri(ed, brass, medium, various, efficiently.
Ex. 2. 4oo$ u( the following words and mar$ the stress in them. -ranslate
and learn the words.
door#mat, window#sill, ash#tray, wall#(a(er, coal#fire, chiming#cloc$, draining#
board, table#cloth> fire(lace, mantel(iece, armchair> semi#detached, full#length,
semi#circular, left#hand, right#hand, heat#resistance, house#warming
Ex. 3. ntone and (re(are a good reading of the second and the third (arts of
the text.
Vocaulary
-ranslate and learn the following words.
. a building site, a housing estate, an industrial estate, a residential area, in the
suburbs, on the outs$irts, a (avement, a drive, a front garden, a bac$ garden, to
be situated within easy reach of sho(s and metro stations (PR`LYRhV VS ), to be
a five#minute wal$ from (nOSg a iZSe [eP\SLX XV`gnO VS ), a front door, a
door#mat ( to wi(e one+s feet on the door#mat)>
. a )rench window, a window#sill, full#length curtains ( on the window),
(ar{uet, linoleum, a fitted car(et, a rug, wall(a(er ((lainC(atterned), to be
(ainted greenCyellow, to be (in$Cred in colour, tiled walls>
. a suite, a three#(iece suite, a bedroomCdining#roomC$itchen suite>
a sofa T a comfortable long seat with raised arms and a bac$>
a divan T a long soft seat or bed (divan#bed) usually without arms or bac$>
a settee T a long seat with a bac$ and usually arms>
a couch T a long seat li$e a bed for sitting on or lying on during the day>
a sofa with some cushions, a wall#unit with some sections, a sideboard, a
wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a chair, an armchair, a stool, a coffee table with a
glass to(>
a cu(board T a (iece of furniture where clothes, (lates, food, etc. can be stored>
a closet ( "m... ) T a cu(board built into a wall of a room and going from floor
to ceiling>
a built#in cu(boardCwardrobe, refrigerator, an electric coo$erC a gas#stove>
a sin$ T usually found in a $itchen, a (wash)basin T usually found in a bathroom>
a sin$ unit with a sin$, a draining# board and ta(s for cold and hot water>
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a dish#washer> cutlery> croc$ery>
a writing#des$ with drawers to $ee( (a(ers in>
a (ieceC an item of furniture> a (iece of adviceCnewsCart>
a dining table (a table es(ecially for having meals on )> a dinner table ( the table
on which dinner is now being served)>
a dish T a large flat , often round container from which food is (ut into other
(eo(le+s (lates>
a (late T a flat, usually round dish from which food is eaten: dinnerCsou(Cdessert
(late>
. a flat (a(artment "m.), a well#(lannedC badly#(lanned flat, a five#storeyedC a
many#storeyedC a high#rise building, to live in Hagarin "venue, to live in
?ush$in street, in ?alace S{uare, on the olga .mban$ment
Vocaulary Exercises
Ex.1. *hat do we call the following3
1. the inhabited rooms of a house, which are wholly or (artly underground
9. a large area of land on which many houses have been built by a (rivate firm or
a local council
A. a (arty given to celebrate moving into a new house or flat
5. a (iece of land u(on which building is in (rogress
F. the (art of the street reserved for (edestrians
G. the (art of the garden which is covered with closely#cut, smooth grass
;. the (art of the garden leading from the front gate to the garage
I. the flat shelf below a window
:. a car(et that is cut so that it covers the whole floor
16. the shelf above the fire(lace
11. a small, thic$ car(et ( often found in bedrooms or in front of the fire(lace)
19. the (art of a room immediately in front of the fire
1A. a set of matching furniture consisting of a sofa and two armchairs
15. the outlying residential areas of a town
1F. the areas on the outermost edge of a city or town
1G. a house which is not /oined to another
1;. the front or face of a building
1I. a heating system in which hot water or steam is circulated from a central
source in a building
1:. a room immediately under the roof of a house
96. a lightly built wooden building which is used for storing such things as tools,
bicycles, firewood, coal, etc.
91. a multi#storeyed office#building
99. munici(al and government offices, -own %alls, schools, etc.
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Ex.2. "nswer the {uestions using the ocabulary.
1. *here are the boo$s $e(t3 9. *here are the $nives, for$s and s(oons
$e(t3 A. *hat do we (ut fresh fruit in3 5. *here are hairbrushes, combs, bottles
of (erfume, hairs(rays and various $inds of ma$eu( $e(t3 F. *here do we $ee(
the cu(s, saucers, (lates, sugar basins, etc. which we use every day3 G. *here do
we $ee( our suits, coats, s$irts, dresses, etc.3 ;. *here are cloc$s often (laced in
,ritish homes3 I. *here are (otted (lants usually (laced3 :. *here are fro=en
foodstuffs $e(t3 16. *hat do you hang your hat and coat on after entering a
house3 11. *hat do you wi(e your feet on before entering a house3 19. *hat do
you boil water in3 1A. *hat do you ma$e tea or coffee in3 15. *hat do you (ut
mil$ in before (lacing it on the table3 1F. *hat do we (ut sugar in before
(lacing it on the table3 1G. *hat do you (lace on your la( when having a meal3
1;. *hat do we swee( the floors with3 1I. *hat does a bedroom suite consist
of3 1:. *hat does a three#(iece suite consist of3 96. *hat does a dining#room
suite consist of3
Ex. 3. -ranslate the sentences from .nglish into Russian. ,e ready to give
their bac$ translation.
1. *e live on the twentieth floor of a high#rise building. 9. %e (ressed the
button to call the lift. A. %e too$ the lift to the 15
th
floor. 5. *ho lives in the to(
flat3 F. -hey are building a new bloc$ of flats not far from ours. G. -his house
has all the latest conveniences. ;. 'entral heating will be installed in these
houses next year. I. -heir electricity was cut off because they didn+t (ay the bill.
:. t+s convenient to have a rubbish chute in a bloc$ of flats. 16. " modern
$itchen must be e{ui((ed with different $itchen a((liances, such as food mixers
or dishwashers. 11. %ang your coat u( in the hall. 19. n the evening our family
used to gather in the living#room. 1A. She s(read her boo$s on the dining table
and settled down to study. 15. wish you wouldn+t tal$ about these nasty
sub/ects at the dinner table. 1F. ?eo(le (refer colour - sets to blac$#and#white
ones. 1G. -his dishwasher is the latest model. 1;. Ma$e yourself comfortable in
this armchair. 1I. *e+ve (ut u(Chung (lainC(atterned wall(a(er in the bedroom.
1:. )rom his tri( to 'hina he brought a set of rare old 'hinese (rints. 96. -he
children+s bedroom is on the to( floor. 91. %e (ut the boo$ on the bedside table,
and turned off the light. 99. *hat time shall set the alarm cloc$ for3 9A. "
lam(#shade is a decorative cover (laced over a lam( to reduce its light. 95. She
was sitting at the dressing#table staring at her image in the mirror. 9F. *e+ve
bought a full#length mirror for our hall. 9G. -his cu(board is built#in. 9;. ?ut
your coat on a hanger and leave it in the hall. 9I. t+s getting dar$ T +d better
draw the curtains. 9:. -he room had a nice cosy feel. A6. -he letter is in my des$
drawer. A1. usually write letters in the writing#(ad. A9. "ccording to the
calendar my birthday falls on a Sunday this year. AA. -here is an electric ty(e#
writer on the secretary+s table. A5. +ve only read 0ic$ens in translation. AF.
A9
-hey+re studying "rabic in order to read the Joran in the original. AG. %e lay on
the sofa with cushions under his head. A;. -he dirty dishes were (iled in the
sin$. AI. left the ta(s running and the bath overflowed. A:. turned on the ta(
and hot water came out. 56. -a$e a (ac$et of sugar from the cu(board. 51. 'oo$
the (asta in a large (an of boiling water. 59. ?lease, (ut the $ettle on. 5A. -he
coffee(ot had a chi((ed s(out and no lid. 55. 0on+t leave the dishes soa$ing in
the sin$ T doCwash them after the meal.

Ex. *. nsert (re(ositions or (ost#verbal adverbs.
*e have a nice flat ... the centre ... 4eningrad. t is ... the second floor
... a new house. t is a two#room flat ... a $itchen. -here is a refrigerator to
$ee( food cool ... hot weather and a $itchen cu(board ... (lates and
dishes. 9. %ow many multi#storeyed buildings is there ... your street3 A.
*e have a lot ... furniture ... our dining#room. 5. ?eter has got a nice
cottage in the country but ... any conveniences. F. -he 2niversity is not
far ... my house. ,oth are ... the !eva .mban$ment. G. Our - set is ... a
s(ecial little table ... the wardrobe ... the right ... the window. ;. -here is
no room ... the sofa and the boo$case ... the armchair. I. -here are no
engineers ... my friends. :. " (ortrait of ?ush$in is hanging ... the writing#
des$. 16. t is rather dar$ to write here because there is no lam( ... the
table. ?ut that reading#lam( ... the table and switch it ... . 11. *ho is
sitting there ... the armchair ... front ... the - set3 # t is a friend ... mine.
19. ... my o(inion this flat is too small ... your family though am fond ...
it. t is so light and warm. 1A. ... the right there is a boo$case to $ee(
boo$s ... . 15. "re we moving ... our new flat next Saturday3 -hen we
must start (ac$ing our things. 'ome ...here, ?eter. 4et+s begin ... the
boo$s. *e+ve got lots ... them. 1F. *hy aren+t there any curtains ... the
windows yet3 # +ve got sil$ ones, but they+re too good ... $itchen#
curtains. +m going to buy something chea(er.
Ex.+. -ranslate from Russian into .nglish using vocabulary.
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Vocaulary Extension
I. A: Places at home.
7ou (robably already $now the names of most rooms and locations in a ty(ical
home. %ere are some less common ones and what they are for.
# utility room: usually /ust for washing machine, free=er, etc.
# shed: small building se(arated from the house usually for storing garden tools
# attic: room in the roof s(ace of a house (could be lived in)
# loft: s(ace in the roof of a house usually used only for storage
# cellar: room below ground level, no windows, used for storage
# basement: room below ground level, windows, for livingCwor$ing
# landing: flat area at the to( of a staircase
# hall: o(en area as you come into a house
# (orch: covered area before an entrance#door
# (antry or larder: large cu(board (usually big enough to wal$ into) for storing
food
# terrace or (atio: (aved area between house and garden for sitting and eating,
etc.
# study: a room for readingCwritingCstudying in
#. 2mall o:ects aout the home
Ordinary, everyday ob/ects are often difficult to name and are often not listed in
dictionaries. %ere is /ust a sam(le of such words. Hive their Russian e{uivalents.
# remote control> (ower#(oint and (lug> table#mat> coaster> cor$screw> tea#towel>
# washing#u( li{uid> grater> ironing#board> dust#(an and brush> bin#liners> mo(.
!!. $om5ortale; $on'enient
%omfortable is formed from the noun comfort, which means @(hysical well#
being, a state free from (ain or irritation@. -hus a comfortable chair is one in
which the body feels at ease, comfortable shoes are ones which do not cause the
feet any (ain or irritation.
%omfortable is most often used of chairs, beds, etc., clothes, houses, and
flats (meaning comfortably furnished) and means of trans(ort. %owever, it may
be used in a wider sense, to mean:
") ha#ing or pro#iding comfort$
e.g. 1. %e has a very comfortable life.
e.g. 2. -hey have a comfortable income.
%) simple and undemanding$
e.g. 3. %is life had settled into a comfortable routine.
t is also used of sic$ (eo(le, meaning @free from excessive (ain@, @as well
as can be ex(ected@.
e.g. *. -he (atient was said to be comfortable after the o(eration.
AF
%onvenient means @avoiding trouble or difficulty@, or @serving to ma$e a
tas$#easier@. -hus a convenient time for a meeting is one which fits in well with
one8s other activities, a convenient (lace is one which is easily reached, and so
on. arious tools and household a((liances (for exam(le, washing machines,
electric mixers, (otato#(eelers) can be called convenient.
%onvenient can be com(ared with comfortable in the following exam(les:
e.g. +.
a comfortable seat "
one in which the body feels at
ease
a convenient seat "
one which is, for exam(le, easy
to reach (in a bus, theatre, etc)
e.g. ,.
a comfortable train " one with
sort seats, etc.
a convenient train " one which
runs at a suitable time
e.g. 7.
a comfortable dress " one which
does not restrict one8s movement
or is easy to wash, etc.
a convenient dress " one which
can be worn on various occasions
!!!. Ty.es o5 houses< .laces .eo.le li'e in.
!ouses
1. detached> semi#detached, terraced houses
9. cottage# a small, old house, es(. in the country
A. bungalow # a house which is all on one level (,r. .)
5. ranch house # a house build on one level
F. mansion # a large, grand house belonging to a wealthy (erson
G. (alace # a large, grand house belonging to a $ing or {ueen.
;. villa # a large house with big gardens or a rented house in a holiday resort C
tourist area.
I. time#share # a holiday flat or house where you have the right to live one or
two wee$s a year.
lats
1. flat (,r..), a(artment ("m..) # a set of rooms (including a $itchen and a
bathroom) within a larger building
9. bedsit(ter) (,r..) # a small, one#room flat
!ouse&!ome
1. -he (lace where you live is your home, whatever ty(e of house it is:
e.g. "fter the (arty we went home to our flat.
,ritish s(ea$ers often consider that your home is the (lace where you belong (to
belong B to be in the right (lace and situation) and feel comfortable, and is more
than /ust a house:
e.g. Our new house is beginning to loo$ more li$e a real home.
2. n "merican .nglish home can also be used for the actual building.
e.g. She has a beautiful home.
AG
e.g. @!ew omes for Sale@.
!ouse' Bloc( (of lats)
-he meaning of house is much narrower than that of the Russian @`V[@.
t can be defined as follows: a building intended for one household (usually a
family) to live in. .nglish houses usually have two or three storeys and are built
of bric$ or stone. -hey may be detached (standing alone, with some s(ace on
each side), semi"detached (/oined in (airs) or terrace(d) (/oined together in a
row, which is called a terrace).
e.g. 1. -hey live in a detachedCsemi#detachedCterrace(d) house.
e.g. 2. 0etached houses are usually more ex(ensive than semi#detached or
terrace(d) houses.
n s(ite of the fact that semi#detached and terraced houses are /oined
together, each dwelling is considered to be a se(arate house, because it has its
own entrance door o(ening onto the street and is {uite se(arate from the
neighbouring house(s) inside.
&lats differ from houses in that they are built in blocks (a block of flats) with
a common entrance and staircase. "ll the rooms in a flat are on one level (hence
the name), in contrast to a house, which nearly always has a least two storeys.
-hus house and flat may be use in contrast to each other.
e.g. 3. 0o they live in a house or a flat3
e.g. *. .nglish (eo(le generally (refer houses to flats.
-he word house should not be used of a building consisting of flats. %ere
only block (of flats) is a((ro(riate. %ere are some sentences showing how these
words can be used correctly with reference to Soviet cities:
e.g. +. live in a(n) big ColdCnewCmodern bloc$ of flats.
old CnewCmodern flat.
e.g. ,. -hey are building a lot of new flats on the outs$irts of 4eningrad.
e.g. 7. "ll these modern bloc$s (of flats) loo$ the same to me.
e.g. 8. *e live in the tall bloc$ on the corner.
e.g. =. -here8s a sho( on the ground floor of our bloc$.
in the next bloc$.
e.g. 1>. -here8s a cinema near my flat.
e.g. 11. usually leave my C the flat at half (ast eight
home
n .ngland bloc$s of flats usually have names, but the ex(ression bloc$ 1C9CA,
etc. can be used as a translation of hVci\N 1C9CA e S.`.
.ach flat has a number (the flat number): flat 1, flat 9, and so on.
-he ex(ression house number cannot be used with reference to a bloc$ of flats,
because a bloc$ of flats is not a house. *e say for exam(le:
A;
e.g. 12. live at no. 16 (Mar$et Street).
e.g. 13. *hat number do you live at3
.ven in the case of houses the ex(ression house number is not common.
Sim(ly number is used, as illustrated above.
e.g. 1*. -he sho( is at no. 1I (!evs$y ?ros(ect).
f it is not clear what sort of building it is, or this is not im(ortant, building
should be used.
e.g. 1+. *hen the fire started, everyone rushed out of the building.
e.g. 1,. *hat are those new buildings over there3
Far; A long ?ay
&ar is mainly used in interrogative and negative sentences:
- s it far to the station3
- t+s not very far to the station.
n affirmative sentences use a long way.
- t+s a very long way to the station.
Vocaulary Extension Exercises
Ex. 1. *here in a ty(ical house would you loo$ for the following things3
1. a ra$e A. dental
floss
F. suitcases ;. a (ower
(oint
:. a grater
9. cutlery 5. a coat#
hanger
G. a tumble#dryer I. a (orch 16. old em(ty
boxes
Ex. 2. )ill in the room and (lace labels on the (lan of the house.
1 in the
roof: ....
9. to( of
the
stairs: ...
A as you
come
in: ....
5. where the washing
machine is: ...
F. a big cu(board for
food: ...
Ex. 3. )ill the ga(s with a suitable word.
1. 8ve got a dar$room in the ... where develo( films. t8s (erfect because there
are no windows down there. 9. s there a ... where can (lug in this radio3 A
7ou8d better have a ... under your drin$ in case you mar$ that side#table. t8s an
AI
anti{ue. 5 -he waste#bin8s full again. 8ll em(ty it. "re there any more ...3 *here
are they3 F *e $ee( our s$is u( in the ... during the summer. -hey8re out of the
way u( there. G 7ou8ll find the garden#chairs in the ... at the bottom of the
garden. ; -he light#switch for the stairs is on the ... as you come out of your
bedroom. I 8ve moved to a ... now as found couldn8t manage the stairs any
more at my age.
Ex. *. "nswer these {uestions about yourself and, if (ossible, find out how
someone else would answer them.
1. s your house detached3 *hat sort is it if not3 9. "re time#shares common
in any (art of your country3 A. 0o houses still have (antries in your country3 5.
s it common to rent bedsits in your country3 f so, what sorts of (eo(le do so3
Ex. +. .veryday ob/ects. "nswer the following {uestions.
1. %ow can you ma$e very small (ieces of cheese to s(rin$le on a dish3 9.
*hat might you fetch if someone dro((ed a saucer and it bro$e into small (ieces
on the floor3 A. *hat could you (ut under a dinner (late to (revent it mar$ing
the table3 5. %ow can you switch off the - without leaving your chair3
Ex.,. )ill in the blan$s with comfortable or convenient. n cases where both
are (ossible, ex(lain the difference in meaning.
1. *ill ten o8cloc$ be a ... time for you3 9. -here isn8t much food value in
(ac$et sou(s but they8re very ... . A. thin$ you will be more ... in the armchair.
5. want to (ut on some more ... shoes to go sho((ing. -hese are hurting me. F.
-he Red "rrow is the most ... overnight train to Moscow. G. -he bed in the hotel
was very .... ;. )oil is very ... for storing food and for coo$ing, too, for exam(le,
roasting chic$en. I. -he medical re(ort said that the (atient was ... :. li$e this
s$irt because it8s so ... . 16. -heir flat is more ... than mine. 11. n the evening he
li$ed to relax in a ... chair and read or watch television. 19. t8s very ... to boo$
tic$ets by tele(hone. 1A. s your timetable ... this term3 15. (%ostess to guest)
?lease ma$e yourself ... . 1F. # nstant coffee doesn8t taste li$e real coffee. # !o,
but it8s very ... . 1G. # -his settee can be (ulled out to ma$e a bed. # %ow ...< 1;.
" successful barrister has a very ... life. 1I. -he hours (of wor$) are not ... for
women with children but the management refuses to change them.
Ex. 7. )ill in the blan$s with house, flat, block (of flats), building or home, if
a word is needed.
1. live in a new ... . 9. -here are about 966 ... in our ... . A. -here are not
many tall ... in the centre of 4eningrad. 5. -he faculty ... is rather old and
inconvenient. F. *hat time do you leave ...3 G. -here8s a good film on at the
cinema near my ... . ;. *hat ... number do you live at3 I. %e noticed a strange#
loo$ing ... and as$ed his friends what it was. :. "t the new university all the ...
A:
will be grou(ed on the cam(us: teaching ..., administrative ..., hostels, libraries,
and so on. 16. -he ?hysics )aculty ... was the first to be built. 11. -he record
sho( is at ... number AG, Heorge Street. 19. .nglish (eo(le don8t li$e living in ... .
1A. ... ta$e u( less s(ace than ... . 15. -hey say that .nglishman8s ... is his castle.
1F. live in a nine#storey ... .
Ex. 8. Hive either an affirmative using a long way or a negative using far
answers to the following {uestions.
1.0o you live far from the 2niversity3 9. s it far to the railway station from
here3 A. 0o you live far out3 (far from the center) 5. s your home far from the
bus sto(3 F. s .dinburgh far from 4ondon3 G. s it far to the sea from here3 ;. s
it far to the olga3 I. 0id you wal$ far this morning3 :. s it far to a sho( from
here3 16.0id you swim far in summer3 11. 0o your grand(arents live far from
your (lace3 19. s it far to the library from here3
Ex. =. 'ontradict the following negative statements em(hatically, according
to the model:
't(s not far to the hotel.
#es it is. 't(s a long way.
1. t+s not far to the mar$et from here. 9. 7ou don+t live far from the
(ar$. A. 7ou didn+t wal$ far today. 5. Moscow isn+t far from olgograd. F.
7our grand(arents don+t live far out. G. 7ou cottage isn+t far from the
river. ;. 'ranes can+t fly far. I. " relative of yours didn+t travel far this
summer. :. 7our friend doesn+t live far from the air(ort. 16.7our winter
exams are not far away. 11. 7ou can+t swim far.
Ex. 1>. -ranslate into Russian.
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Ex. 1. Read the text.
Mo#ing into a new flat.
-he ,rowns were moving into a new flat. -he one they were living in was
too small now that the children were growing u(. !ow , Mr ,rown began after
brea$fast on the day of move, we must have everything ready for the men when
they come in the afternoon. Some of the heavy furniture will be aw$ward to
handle, and we mustn+t leave things lying about for them to fall over. -hose rugs
will have to be rolled u(, and all the (ots and (ans (ac$ed in boxes. Mary, you
can hel( your mother to ta$e down the (ictures. -hat was done days ago,
Mrs.,rown said. 0idn+t you notice that the curtains had been ta$en down T and
washed and ironed3
must confess did not. *ell, then, she can hel( to (ac$ clothes. -hat,
too, is (ractically finished. "ll the drawers are full, and they can go away as they
are. *e+ve been busy for the last fortnight getting ready. Heorge and &ac$ had
better get their boo$s together. "nd they can hel( to ta$e the curtain#fittings
down, she added.
*ell, as there doesn+t seem much to do in the house, Mr ,rown said, +d
better see about the tools and things. *e shall have a busy morning,
Mrs.,rown said when he had gone out. Mary, you can hel( &ane to wash u(
while see to the bedding. *e+ll (ac$ the things in the $itchen a bit later.
*hat would you li$e me to do, Mother3+ Heorge as$ed. 7ou might hel(
&ac$. "nd see if you can find a box for the boo$s T or tie them u( in bundles.
"nd we want stra(s round some of those suit#cases (ac$ed yesterday. 0o
anything you see wants doing.
-hey all wor$ed hard during the morning. .ven Rose began to collect and
(ac$ her toys, but soon left off in order to (lay with them. &ane cleared the
$itchen of everything exce(t what they would need for a last meal. Mr. ,rown
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came in after twelve. sn+t lunch ready3 he as$ed. feel hungry as if had
had no brea$fast.
*e haven+t had time to thin$ about eating, Mrs. ,rown said, but we+ll
soon have a meal ready. 7ou+ll have to have something out of a tin. *e can+t do
any coo$ing today.
"lmost as soon as lunch was over, three men arrived with a furniture van. n
much less time than the ,rowns had ex(ected, all the rooms were em(tied. -he
men, being ex(erienced in this $ind of wor$, $new which things to ta$e first and
how to (ac$ them all into the van, using u( every inch of s(ace. .xce(t that they
bro$e a handle off the door when they $noc$ed into it with the (iano, and carried
some of the boxes wrong side u( in s(ite of the fact that they were (lainly
mar$ed -his side u( with care+, the men were very careful.
feel really sad about moving out now, Mary said when the flat was
em(ty. *e were all so ha((y here.
'heer u(< her father said. 7ou+ll have no regrets as soon as we are in the
new flat and have got the furniture straight.
Ex.2. "nswer the {uestions on the text.
1. *hy were the ,rowns moving into a new flat3 9. *hat did Mr.,rown
suggest after brea$fast on the day of the move3 A. *hat did Mr. ,rown say
about the rugs, (ots and (ans3 5. *hat should Mary hel( her mother with,
according to Mr. ,rown3 F. %ad the curtains been ta$en down, washed and
ironed3 G. 0id Heorge and &ac$ get their boo$s together3 ;. %ow did they (ac$
the boo$s, in bundles or in boxes3 I. %ad Mr ,rown (ac$ed the things in the
$itchen3 :. 0id they all wor$ hard in the morning3 16. *as Rose the youngest in
the family3 11. Mr ,rown was of little hel( in (ac$ing, wasn+t he3 19. *hen did
he come for lunch3 1A. *as lunch ready for him3 15. *hat did Mrs ,rown offer
the family for lunch3 1F. *hy did the men (ac$ all the things so {uic$ly3 1G.
*hy was Mary really sad to leave the house3
Ex.3. 0escribe how the ,rowns were getting ready for the move.
Ex.*. -ell a story which involves a series of incidents ending in some sort of
climax.
Suggested to(ics)
1. " family moves to another flat. 9. " family buys a new set of furniture. A. "
city family moves to a country house.
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$lass 0istening
Descriing a room
Ex. 1. -hin$ of your favourite room. 0raw a (lan of it on a (iece of (a(er.
Ex. 2. *rite down why you li$e it and some ad/ectives to describe it.
*y favourite room is +, ' like it because it is+,
Show your (artner the (lan and tal$ about why you li$e it.
Ex. 3. Read the descri(tion of a favourite room.
My fa#ourite room.
My favourite room is my study. ?erha(s it isn+t the most im(ortant room in
many houses, but it is (articularly so in our house because it+s where we coo$
and eat. have so many ha((y memories of times s(ent there: s(ecial occasions
such as homecomings or coo$ing 'hristmas dinner> troubled times, which lead
to comforting cu(s of tea in the middle of the night> ordinary daily events such
as ma$ing dinner on dar$, cold winter mornings for cross, slee(y (arents before
going to wor$, then sitting down to read the news(a(er with a steaming cold
mug of coffee. *henever we have a (arty, (eo(le gravitate with their drin$s to
the study. t always ends u( the {uietest and em(tiest room in the house.
So what does this s(ecial room loo$ li$e3 t+s really small and tiny. t+s big
enough to have a good#si=ed oval table in the corner, which is the focal (oint of
the room. -here is a large window above the sin$, which loo$s out onto two
a((le trees in the garden. -he coo$er is at one end, and under it is a glass (ulley,
which is very modern but very useful for drying clothes in wet weather. "t the
other end is a wall with a large notice#board, which tells the story of our lives,
(ast, (resent, and future, in words and (ictures: a school (hoto of Megan and
Jate, a (ostcard from "untie !ancy in "ustralia, the menu from a ta$e#away
'hinese restaurant, a wedding invitation for next Sunday. Our entire world is
there only for us to read< -he bac$ door is seldom used in our house, only by
relatives. "ll our friends use the front door, which means they come straight into
the study and /oin in whatever ha((ening there. -he (an goes on in some time
and we all sit round the table, eating and (utting the world to rights< *ithout
doubt, some of the ha((iest times of my life have been s(ent in our study.
Ex. *. 4isten to the descri(tion of a favourite room. -here are some mista$es
in the written text. )ind and correct them.
Ex. +. "s$ 16 {uestions to the text and let your (artner answer them.
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Ex. ,. 4isten to the text again and retell it.
Ex. 7. S(ea$ on the to(ic @My favourite room@.
2.ea/ing
Ex. 1. -ranslate and learn the following ad/ectives.
-loomy, convenient, cheerful, comfortable, plain, efficient, stain"resistant,
heat"resistant, spare, unfurnished.
2se a((ro(riate words and forms from the above list to re(lace the italici=ed
words and (hrases in the following sentences.
1. "rmchairs u(holstered with foam#rubber are usually pleasant to sit in. 9.
t is very useful to be so near the sho((ing center and the bus route. A. 0istrict
heating is a far more effective and economic means of heating than o(en#fires. 5.
-he small windows and dar$ oa$ furniture made the room loo$ dark and
depressing. F. .xtra sheets, (illow#cases and blan$ets are $e(t in the built#in
cu(board. G. -wo of the rooms are still without furniture. ;. -his (lastic is not
easily affected by heat and cannot be stained. I. -he wall(a(er in the living#
room had a com(licated floral (attern, while that in the study was simple and
without decoration. :. -he gaily#coloured curtains and cushions and bla=ing coal
fire gave the room a happy and lively a((earance.
Ex.2. Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right
one.
1. cosy a. with cold currents of air blowing through
9 gloomy b. rather wet, often in an un(leasant way
A. dam( c. warm, comfortable
5. s(acious d. limited in s(ace
F. crammed e. almost dar$, es(ecially in an un(leasant way
G. draughty f. very fine and ex(ensive> (roviding the greatest comfort
;. luxurious g. having a lot of room, roomy
!ow com(lete the sentences with one of the ad/ectives.
1. -he (lace where stayed was so that didn+t have any room to store
anything. 9. My new flat isn+t very big but li$e it because it+s so . A. -he
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(roblem with basement flats is that they can be very . 5. t+s one of the most
houses +ve ever seen: a bathroom, colour - in every room and a
swimming#(ool on the roof. F. My new flat isn+t beautiful or very comfortable
but it+s very . G. My flat is so that it still feels cold when the central
heating is on. ;. thin$ the flat is because $ee( getting colds and there is a
funny smell everywhere.
Ex. 3. -ranslate and learn the following words and ex(ressions.
On the left#hand side of smth> the leftCright of> to the C your leftCright > in the
(nearCfar) (left#handCright#hand) corner> o((osite smth.> the o((osite wallCcorner>
at the wallCwindow> in the corner> above smth.> belowCbeneathC under smth.> in
front of> behind smth.> immediatelyC /ust ( behindC in front ofC belowC aboveC
etc.)> along smth.> at the side of smth.> next to smth.> on either side of smth.> in
the middleCcenter of smth.> around smth.
Ex. *. 0escribe a room, using the words of exercises 1, 9 and A.
Ex. +. 4isten to the text @Moving in@ and loo$ing at the room (lan (ut the
(ieces of furniture in the right (laces on the (lan ((.5;).
1. e%
2. lam.
3. chest o5 %ra?ers
*. ?ar%roe
,. chair
+. %es/
7.armchair
8. stereo
=. tele'ision
1>. oo/case
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Ex. ,. Ma$e u( situations using the words and word (hrases:
1. moving day> to give a hand with> to move to> stuffy> central heating>
(ersonal belongings> (ro(erly. 9. to have no taste> awful> water#colours> to loo$
li$e> shoc$ing> in the middle of the room> to comment on smth> to be (oor. A. to
have good taste> nice and cosy> (oor> dirty> a big old suitcase> to be la=y> the
heating> to move to. 5. the colour of the wall(a(er> the curtains> the (ictures for
the walls> lights and lam(s> furniture and its arrangement. F. a new flat> avenue>
a built#in wardrobe> a (iece of advice> residential area> modern conveniences>
suite.
Ex.7. "nswer the following {uestions.
1. *hat+s your address3 s your flat in a new residential area3 s it large3 On
what floor is it3 *hich floor is it better to live on3 9. n what street is your
house3 s it far from your nstitute3 A. 7our flat has all modern conveniences,
hasn+t it3 *hat furniture have you got in your living#room3 %ave you got a
wall#unit in it3 s the furniture of your living#room ty(ical of modern flats3 5.
%ow many rooms are there in your flat3 7ou have got a room of your own,
haven+t you3 F. *hich room is the largest3 "nd which of them is the most
comfortable3 *ill you describe your room3 G. *hat (ieces of furniture have you
got in your study3 %ave you got boo$cases or shelves in it3 *hat $ind of boo$s
are there in your study3 ;. %ave you got a blac$#and#white or a colour - set at
home3 *hat model is it3 *here is it3 "re you fond of watching -
(rogrammes3 I. "re there any water#colours or (rints on the walls of your
room3 "re there any (hotos of your relatives there3 :. %ave you got a standard#
lam( in the study3 *here is it3 *hat is the colour of the lam(#shade3 s it
convenient to have a standard#lam( near your armchair3 16. s your $itchen as
large as your friend+s3 *hat are shelves and $itchen units for3 *here is the gas#
stove in your $itchen3 11. %ave you got a tele(hone3 n which room is it3 s it
convenient to have a tele(hone at home3 19. *hich is the co=iest room in your
flat3
Ex. 8. Read the following situations. Ma$e u( a dialogue.
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1( A $OTTA@E FO- 2A0E
,etty and %enry, a newly married cou(le, come to the country to see the
cottage which %enry+s father wants to buy for them as a wedding (resent. -he
owner of the cottage is away, but he has given them the $ey to the house.
*ake use of the following:
a beautifully $e(t garden> a modern fire#(lace> to loo$ through the window> to
loo$ out u(on> to go u(stairs, etc.> %ow many rooms are there in the cottage3
0escribe them>
0ecide whether you li$e the cottage or disli$e it.
2( A "OV!)@ DA3.
&at a stu%entAs hostel(
One of you is moving to a new room. 7our friend is going to hel( you.
0iscuss the new room. 'om(are it to the one you had before.
*ake use of the following:
to give a hand with things> noisy> a stuffy, little room> an awfully cold room in
winter> the central heating doesn+t wor$ (ro(erly> used to live in that room> to
ta$e all the furniture or to ta$e only the necessary (ieces (decide what (ieces you
need).
3( 0!)DA 4A2 )O TA2TE.
7ou discuss your friend+s flat. One of you thin$s it is sim(ly awful (give
your reasons). -he other has the o((osite o(inion. -al$ about any room you+ve
seen which im(ressed you (or describe your roomCflat as an exam(le). *hat+s an
ideal flat li$e in you o(inion3
*ake use of the following:
to face the yard> no chute to carry rubbish down> to re(air the bedroom>
*( 4AV!)@ A $OB)T-3 4OB2E.
-wo friends are s(ea$ing of the convenience and inconvenience of having a
country house.
*ake use of the following:
0escribe your country house. *here is it3 *hy do many (eo(le want to have a
small cottage in the suburbs of the town3 %ow can you s(end your wee$end in
the country.
4ome -ea%ing
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Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
.very country has its distinctive housing. -he .nglish are distinctive in their aversion to
flats and their devotion to rows of small bric$ houses. "ll countries have found that to
accommodate families moving in from the countryside or demanding im(roved conditions
within the towns they should build bloc$s of high#rise flats. -hey are not beautiful, not
s(acious, but convenient. -he (roblems are similar: noise, cram(ed (ublic areas, un(redictable
water su((lies, bro$en lifts... but they are homes for millions of (eo(le who (refer them to the
more (rimitive conditions they have left. )or the ma/ority of .nglish (eo(le, the basic idea of
home is a bric$ house with rooms u(stairs and downstairs. (-he .nglish use the word house for
a dwelling intended for one family. *e would never say of a @bloc$ of flats@ that it is a house.
-he word home is much more (ersonal, much warmer. 7our home is the (lace where you
live which you have created # its furnishings but also its atmos(here, your sense of other (eo(le
who live in it, your feelings about its (ast as well as its (resent). -he bric$ house is a legacy of
the industrial revolution. .m(loyers had to build accommodation for the millions of wor$ers
(ouring into the cities and at that time the chea(est solution was to build rows (terraces) of
small houses, each with two small rooms downstairs and two small rooms u(stairs. 4avatories
were common to several houses and out in the bac$ yard. -he rooms were small because they
were heated by o(en fires, not by stoves, and families tended to huddle in one room (the
$itchen). ,edrooms were unheated, and to this day many .nglish (eo(le find it im(ossible to
slee( exce(t in a cold room with the windows wide o(en.
,efore the )irst *orld *ar someone invented the @semi#detached house@
which was still chea( to build but which allowed each family to reach the bac$
of their house down a narrow side (assage, wonderful for storing things. Since
the sixties, such houses have regularly been built with garages. "s e{ui(ment
im(roved, houses became more com(act. -oday houses are being built all over
southern .ngland which are brilliantly designed but tiny # four rooms, $itchen,
bathroom and lavatory covering less area than many Russian three#roomed flats.
-hat is the small ty(e, and of course many houses are much bigger, with larger
rooms and more of them. ,ut essentially such houses are of the same (attern.
-oday, with central heating built into all new homes, the @two downstairs rooms@ have often
been $noc$ed into one (though in large houses there may be additional small rooms
downstairs). Often the $itchen area is o(en to this large room. *e have small halls (the climate
means that we rarely wear heavy winter coats and in any case we do not wra( ourselves u( as
Russians do, so we don8t need much cloa$room s(ace), and we often have a bathroom and
lavatory together u(stairs, but a se(arate lavatory downstairs.
"lmost all such houses will have their own bac$ garden. %owever tiny, this
is much (referred to communal land. *e li$e to have our own fences, our own
little garden shed and, (referably, our own stri( of land outside our front door.
(-his, of course, is one ob/ection to flats by a nation of gardeners).
n the nineteen sixties, architects (ulled down many rows of old ictorian
houses with no bathrooms and minimal facilities and (ut u( new shining bloc$s
of flats. *ithin a few years many of these bloc$s had become slums, hated by
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the (eo(le who had been moved from the terraces. Many of them have since
been demolished and few bloc$s have been built since. "rchitects have gone
bac$ to semi#detached and terrace houses, grou(ed in interesting (atterns, each
one neat, tidy and (rivate.
Russian friends have a habit of describing anything built before about 1:FF
as @old@. n .ngland a house does not {ualify as old unless it was built at least a
hundred years ago. *e still have hundreds of thousands of really old houses,
built between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries scattered throughout the
country. -hey are considered very @desirable@ and are therefore very ex(ensive
even if they are small. Many of them are stri$ingly beautiful. "t the other and of
the scale are @bungalows@, small bric$ houses of only one storey, built es(ecially
for the elderly. Many older (eo(le move from a house into a bungalow.
*hat things do (eo(le have in their homes3
,ritish homes have similar basic furniture # beds (double beds for married
cou(les), tables, chairs, armchairs, cu(boards, shelves (we are less fond than we
used to be of glass# fronted shelves), lam(s, radio, television, stereo record
(layers, and, increasingly, com(act#dis$ (layers. *e can choose our styles and
materials> we can select our favourite (atterns and sha(es of lam(s, croc$ery,
cutlery, towels, linen, chairs and their furnishings, curtains and materials.
Our floors are generally car(eted with modern synthetic car(ets. Jitchen
floors are covered with vinyl or tiles. Our $itchens and bathrooms are full of
useful consumer goods and useless gadgets.
Our coo$ers use either electricity or gas. Many (eo(le also have a
microwave oven which can re#heat food very {uic$ly. )ridges are smaller than
yours, but families with free=ers can $ee( (re(ared fro=en food or free=e their
own home#grown food. (%ence there is far less /am#ma$ing and home#
(reserving). *e can buy excellent $itchen $nives and other tools, ex(ensive but
good#{uality (ans and sauce(ans, and all sorts of (lastic contrivances. *ashing
machines are almost universal for family homes (individuals can ta$e their dirty
clothes to a launderette). n ,ritain, too, we still traditionally hang our laundry
outside. -umble driers which dry the clothes but leave them unfresh are common
in "merica but not here.
)or cleaning our homes we have vacuum cleaners, as well as brooms,
brushes, dusters and all $inds of (olishes and creams for dirty windows, dust,
filthy baths and so on. *e may not run out of detergent or toilet (a(er, and we
may have all sorts of electrical gadgets (which sometimes don8t wor$) but daily
life has many similarities: sin$s do get bloc$ed, dam( walls grow mould,
children s(ill stic$y food onto car(ets and tele(hones mysteriously refuse to
ma$e connections.
%ow do we ac{uire our homes3
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n ,ritain you can buy a house, or you can rent a house either from a (rivate
landlord or from the local authority (i.e. the local government de(artments run
by the local council). 4and in this crowded island of ours is very scarce and
therefore very (recious. n the countryside there are many restrictions on
building, so that @country cottages@ (the nearest term to your dacha) are difficult
to find and ex(ensive to buy. " much smaller (ro(ortion of our (o(ulation own
or have access to country cottages. On the other hand, most of us have gardens, a
high (ro(ortion have cars which means easy access to the countryside, and for
those who wish to grow more vegetables the local authorities offer allotments
#mar$ed#out (atches of land intended exclusively for (rivate gardening.
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Ex. 2. "nswer the {uestion.
1) *hy don8t most .nglish (eo(le en/oy flat#life3 9) *hat are the (roblems
of modern bloc$s of high#rise flats3 A) 0escribe terraced houses. 0o they seem
to be convenient3 5) *hat are semi#detached houses li$e3 F) *hat do ty(ical
modern .nglish houses loo$ li$e3 G) *hy have many of bloc$s of flats been
(ulled down3 ;) %ow old are .nglish @old houses@3 *hy do you thin$ such
houses are considered @desirable@3 I) *hat is a @bungalow@3 :) *hat things do
.nglish (eo(le have in their homes3 16) *hat household a((liances ma$e their
life comfortable and convenient3 11) %ow do the .nglish ac{uire their homes3
19) %ow do .nglish (eo(le reali=e in (ractice their love to nature3
Ex. 3. S(ea$ on the to(ic @-he %ouse of an .nglishman@.
Ex. *. Study the (ictures of some ty(ical ,ritish homes (((. F9#FF). 4oo$ u(
the words you don8t $now in the dictionary and learn them.
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4ome 0istening
Ex. 1. 4isten to ivien tal$ing about her home.
Ex. 2. 'orrect the false ones.
1. ivien goes u( the stairs because she finds it a nice $ind of exercise.
9. She doesn8t have to (ay anything for the flat she lives in.
A. -he flat is centrally#heated.
5. ivien is used to slee(ing in cold bedrooms.*hich of these sentences are
true, and which are false3
F. ivien has a com(uter so she can wor$ from home.
G. -here is no $itchen in the flat.
;. ivien and her roommate do the washing in the bath.
I. -hey $ee( things they don8t need in the bathroom.
:. )rom their balcony there is a nice view of a (ar$.
16. -he flat where ivien lives is central.
11. ivien would be {uite satisfied if she had a small house somewhere in
the country.
19. ivien dreams of living near the sea because she has never seen one.
Ex. 3. )ind in the text .nglish e{uivalents to the following words. -ranslate
the sentences they are used in.
1) aP\ScRPPe_ `aVc, 9) YRNSPekL, A) `eaLP#hcVaLSg, 5) `a\NiLYgPLZ hcVaLSg, F) NSLcV[V`PO_,
G) ieM\WLZ [LMePhL, ;) aVNicePe[LSg hLh NL[V NVnV_ cL]\[RbWRRNZ, I) iRcRVnVc\`VaLSg,
:) aV`VPLdcRaLSRYg, 16) XYL[, 11) NVnYL]P, 19) VSaYRhLSgNZ PL fSV#YenV.
Ex. *. Hive detailed answers to the following {uestions.
1. *here is the flat ivien lives in situated3
9. *hy does ivien have to (ay the tele(hone bills3
A. %ow many rooms are there in the flat3 *hat are they3
5. *hat $ind of furniture do they have in the living#room3
F. 0oes ivien have to go to wor$ every wee$day morning3
G. "re (eo(le in %ungary used to having a tele(hone at home3
;. 0o they have a $itchen in the flat3 0escribe it.
I. %ow large is their bathroom3 s it convenient3
:. *hy isn8t ivien ha((y about the view from their balcony3
16. *hat are some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in a flat li$e
ivien8s3 Sum them u(.
11. 0escribe ivien8s ideal house.
Ex. +. )ill in the blan$s with (re(ositions and adverbs where necessary.
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1. share a flat ... another student.
9. don8t have to (ay any ... the gas bills.
A. -his ma$es a big change ... some other flats lived ... .
5. One of the cu(boards is old#style with a mirror built ... it.
F. too$ it ... granted that you8d want to come so bought you a tic$et.
G. -he children got wild with excitement and lea(ed ... all ... the room.
;. -he houses stand so close to each other that you can almost see ... the rooms.
I. 4et8s (ut green curtains ... to match ... the car(et.
:. can8t finish my wor$. 8m always distracted ... visitors.
16. -here8s nothing li$e ... living in the country.
Ex. ,. -ranslate into Russian.
1. rVd`L YV[LRSNZ YezS, [PR iceXV`eSNZ a]necLSgNZ iV YRNSPekR PL
aVNg[V_ sSLQ.
2. ^aL [RNZkL PL]L` [O PR ViYLSeYe NfRSL ]L SRYRzVP e RdV VShYbfeYe.
3. K NSLcV[ `V[R [VR_ nLn\Mhe nOYL nVYgMLZ heciefPLZ iRfg, hVSVcLZ
XVcVMV VnVdcRaLYL `V[.
4. KO NVaNR[ ]L[Rc]Ye, iceNLQeaL_SRNg nYeQR h hL[eP\.
5. ^eaLP#hcVaLSg VfRPg \`VnPL `YZ [LYRPgheX hV[PLS: RNYe iVSZP\Sg ]L
VNPVaLPeR, SV [VQPV icRacLSeSg `eaLP a `a\NiLYgP\b hcVaLSg.
6. v iV]Le[NSaVaLYL hV[igbSRc \ [VRdV `c\dL, fSVnO cLnVSLSg `V[L.
7. l[ iVaR]YV, fSV \ PeX RNSg SRYRzVP> `c\de[ iceXV`eSNZ iV PRNhVYghV
YRS NSVZSg a NieNhR VfRcR`PehVa.
8. ^R`\MhL iRcRVnVc\`VaLY NLcL_ a NSVYZcP\b [LNSRcNh\b.
9. Kh\N sSVdV PLieShL # PRfSV NcR`PRR [RQ`\ hVzR e MVhVYL`V[.
10. URhVSVcOR aLPPOR hV[PLSO e h\XPe VnVc\`VaLPO dL]VaO[e
aV`VPLdcRaLSRYZ[e [V`RYR_, hVSVcOR hLQ\SNZ [PR PR NVaNR[
nR]ViLNPO[e.
11. UL nLYhVP aR`\S nVYgMeR ]LNSRhYRPPOR `aRce, L N nLYhVPL
VShcOaLRSNZ QeaVieNPO_ ae` PL NSLc\b fLNSg dVcV`L.
12. VcVMV QeSg a icedVcV`R, PV SVYghV RNYe RNSg [LMePL, fSVnO
[VQPV nOYV `VnecLSgNZ a dVcV` e e] dVcV`L.
Ex. 7. S(ea$ on your home and the residential area you live in.
6riting
Ex. 1. Read a descri(tion of a house.
-he house is situated at the bottom of the 'hess valley next to the river
'hess. t+s about 96 miles from 4ondon and /ust outside the village of
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'horleywood. t+s a really s(lendid (eriod of (ro(erty. -he oldest (arts are
.li=abethan, but there were some additions on the 1I96s.
t seems ty(ically .nglish to me. -here are long corridors and huge oa$#
(anelled rooms, and you can imagine all sorts of scenes from history ta$ing
(lace there.
"s you come in through the front door, you find yourself in a large hall with
an o(en fire(lace, which is unusual. One of the doors on the right of the hall
leads into the living room. -his room faces south, so it is very sunny, and it has a
lovely view of the whole valley. -he furniture has been chosen to match the style
of the house, so there+s a lot of leather and dar$, heavy wood. !ext to this room
there+s a dining room, which has )rench windows leading onto a small (atio.
"lso on the ground floor there is a study, $itchen and utility room. " wide
staircase ta$es you to the first floor, where there are five bedrooms. -he largest
is about 9F+ x 96+, a really vast room which loo$s out onto the garden.
-he house is in 9,F acres of land, and there is a green house, a shed, a
swimming (ool and a tennis court. t+s a beautiful (lace to be at any time of year.
n winter it+s warm and cosy and in summer there+s so much to do outside.
Ex. 2. -he descri(tion is in four (aragra(hs. *hat is the (ur(ose of each
one3
Ex. 3. Ho through the text again and underline li$e this what is factual
descri(tion CCCCCCCCCC and li$e this what is (ersonal o(inion 1 .
. . . . . . . . . . .
Ex. *. ,ox li$e this
all the (re(ositions of (lace.
Ex. +. 'ircle li$e this any words or ex(ressions that
you thin$ are s(ecial to the descri(tion of a
house.
Ex. ,. )ind Metric e{uivalents to the m(erial measurements.
Ex. 7. )ind a (icture of a house or a flat. !ow write a descri(tion of it.
nclude the following
T )acts and (hysical descri(tion
T 7our im(ressions and o(inions
T " descri(tion of some of the rooms.
Ex. 8. 0escribe a house you8d li$e to live in.
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Daily routine
Text
Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
On wee$#days the alarm#cloc$ wa$es me u( and my wor$ing day begins. t
is seven o8cloc$. f it is s(ring or summer /um( out of bed, run to the window
and o(en it wide to let the fresh morning air in. -he bright sun and the singing of
birds set me into a cheerful wor$ing mood. n winter am not so {uic$ to leave
my bed, and bury my head under the (illows (retending not to hear the alarm#
cloc$. ,ut all the same, it is time to get u( and start getting ready for my wor$.
do my bed and go to the bathroom where turn on the hot and cold ta(s.
*hile the water is running into the bath, clean (brush) my teeth. -hen turn off
the ta(s and have my bath. Sometimes have a shower. f am not short of time,
tidy u( the room. am through with it in 16 minutes. *hile am having
brea$fast, switch on the radio and listen to the news.
,rea$fast, as doctors say, must be the most substantial meal of the day. ,ut
have neither time nor inclination to coo$ it, so /ust have a cu( of coffee and
some sandwiches. live in the suburbs, and every wee$#day commute to town.
leave the house at ten minutes to eight, and as live {uite near the station
li$e to wal$ there in any weather. My train to town leaves at I.16. arrive in
town at a {uarter to nine. On my way to the office often meet my fellow#
wor$ers and colleagues and we go on together tal$ing sho(.
My wor$ing day starts at : shar(, wor$ till half (ast twelve and then go
out for dinner to a self#service canteen which is /ust round the corner. t does not
ta$e me long to have my midday meal. return to my office at half (ast one and
wor$ steadily till six. 0uring my wor$ing hours haven8t a s(are moment to
thin$ of my 2niversity classes. am a student at the .vening 0e(artment of the
2niversity.
*e have classes four times a wee$, and on other days often s(end my
evenings in the reading#room of our library (re(aring my homewor$. t is not
easy to wor$ and study at the same time, but feel great satisfaction when
thin$ of the future.
Sometimes friends come to my (lace and we (lay chess> sometimes we go
to the (ictures or the theatre, but not very often. n summer li$e to get out
more, so in the evenings go to the tennis court for a few sets of tennis, or ta$e
out my bi$e for a run in the country.
Ex. 2. Ma$e u( {uestions to the text and as$ other students to answer them.
who wa$es her u( in the morning
when she wa$es u( on wee$#days
if she is {uic$ to leave her bed in winter
how long it ta$es her to ma$e her bed
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if she has flowers in her room and if she waters them every day
if she has a bath or a shower in the morning
whether she listens in while she is having brea$fast
what doctors say about brea$fast
if she coo$s a substantial brea$fast
what she usually has for brea$fast
when she leaves her house
if she lives in town or in the country
if she lives {uite near the nstitute or rather far from it
where she studies
when her classes begin
if she ma$es (rogress in her .nglish
whom she often meets on her way to the nstitute
what they tal$ about
when she has a brea$ for dinner
where she has her dinner
if there is a refectory at her nstitute
when her classes are over
what she does after classes
when she goes sho((ing
who does the coo$ing in her family
how long it ta$es her to do her homewor$
if she often goes to the (ictures or the theatre in the evening
if she goes anywhere on Saturdays and Sundays
how she usually s(ends her s(are time in summer
Ex. 3 Retell the text.
Dialogue
Ex. 1 Read and translate the dialogue.
)ina: %allo, Mary.
"ary: %allo, come in. 0on8t mind the mess. 8m /ust doing the room.
)ina: Oh, what a (ity you are busy< 4oo$, 8ve got two tic$ets for the
cinema. -he show begins at five shar(.
"ary: 0on8t worry. *e have time enough for everything. *e still have an
hour before
the show. t never ta$es me much time to tidy u( my room.
)ina: 4et me hel( you. *hat can do3
"ary: f you li$e, you can water the flowers and dust the boo$s while
swee( the floor and (ut everything in its (lace.
)ina: Shall (ut this flower#(ot on the window#sill3
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"ary: 7es, (lease.
)ina: t8s a bit stuffy in here. 0o you mind if o(en the window3
"ary: Oh, no. don8t mind a bit<
)ina: !ow the room loo$s {uite tidy. -here is nothing else to do. 4et8s go.
"ary: *ait a moment. 8ve got to wash u(.
)ina: Somebody else can do it.
"ary: Of course, but today it8s my turn to do it. *e all hel( Mother about
the house as much as we can.
)ina: "nd who does the sho((ing in your family3
"ary: "s a rule, Mother goes sho((ing after wor$. Oh, that reminds me.
must buy something for su((er. Mother has a lecture tonight.
Ex. 2. ntone and re(roduce the dialogue.
Phonetic Exercises
Ex. 1. Read the following words and word combinations.
bathroom through thin$ something
bath with it mother anything
weather the same three times nothing
together thin the theatre everything
Ex. 2. ?ractice reading the following sentences.
1. -hey ta$e the ca$e to ba$e. 9. -hey (aint the table (ale#gray to save it from
staining. A. -hey wait and wait for the rain but in vain.
Ex. 3. ?ractice reading the following words and word combinations.
the office at the same time {uarter
to air about the house swee(
to o(en midday meal {uic$
the alarm#cloc$ /ust doing the room {uite
mind the mess twelve switch
Ex. *. -ranscribe the following words> learn them.
'heerful, to bury, (illow, to (retend, shower, brea$fast, substantial, sandwiches,
coffee, to arrive, office, colleagues, steadily, canteen, de(artment, court,
cafeteria, refectory, to water.
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Ex. +. Mar$ stresses in the following words.
*a$e u(, come in, let in, turn off, switch on, tidy u(, wash u(, wee$#day, self#
service, flower#(ot, reading#room, homewor$, window#sill, inclination,
satisfaction.
Vocaulary
-ranslate and learn the following words and ex(ressions.
. to be short of time> to be through with smth (one8s wor$)> to go to wor$ by
car C bus C train> to go out to the theatre C a restaurant C for lunch> to watch
football C a film on television> to have an early night> to turn in (for the night)> to
get brea$fast ready> to /oin smb. at brea$fast> to get smb out of some (lace (e.g.
She li$es her /ob, because it gets her out of the house)> to go to all#night (arties>
to hel( smb. about the house> to have a good time C to en/oy oneself> to tal$ to
smb on the (hone> to do smth at wee$ends C at the wee$end> to tal$ sho(
. to listen to smb # NY\MLSg
to listen in # NY\MLSg cL`eV
to listen to smth on C over the radio
$om.are: to hear # NYOMLSg
. to leave # 1) \XV`eSg (e], \R]QLSg)
9) VNSLaYZSg
# leave home at I o8cloc$.
#-he train leaves at I.56.
#0on8t leave your little sister alone.
to leave for # \R]QLSg h\`L#YenV
. to arrive in a country C a large city
at a station C town C village
. t ta$es me 16 minutes to get to wor$
%ow much time C %ow long does it ta$e you to...3
once C twice C three times a wee$ C a day C a month
%ow many times a wee$ do you have your .nglish lessons3
. a self # service canteen #NSVYVaLZ NL[VVnNY\QeaLPeZ PL icR`iceZSee
a cafeteria # NSVYVaLZ NL[VVnNY\QeaLPeZ
a refectory # NSVYVaLZ a \fRnPV[ ]LaR`RPee
a snac$#bar C a coffee#bar # n\zRS
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. {uiet
to {uiet down
to s(end a {uiet evening at home
to lead a {uiet C (leasant C exciting C comfortable life
. either ... or C neither ... nor
#.ither she or they are right.
#!either they nor she is right.
Vocaulary Exercises
Ex. 1. *hat words from the text corres(ond to the following definitions3
1) a cloth bag, filled with a soft substance, such as feathers and used for
su((orting the head in bed>
9) two (ieces of bread, usually s(read with butter and with some other, usually cold
food between them>
A) a room or building where wor$ is done>
5) someone who wor$s in the same (lace, office, as oneself>
F) any of the divisions of a business, college>
G) an area s(ecially (re(ared and mar$ed for various ball games>
;) a restaurant where (eo(le collect their food and drin$ and carry them to the
tables often in a sho(, factory, college>
I) a large room in a school, college in which meals are served>
:) to hide or cover over>
16) to come to a (lace, es(ecially by arrangement>
11) to cause someone to remember>
19) ha((y and lively> in good s(irits>
1A) large enough to be satisfactory.
Ex. 2. "nswer the {uestions using the ocabulary.
1) 0oes your father go to wor$ by car or by bus3
9) *hy do you find it inconvenient to go to wor$ by bus3
A) %ow long does it ta$e you to translate a one#(age text3
5) %ow much time does it ta$e you to get to the 2niversity3
F) %ow long does it ta$e you to do your homewor$3
G) %ow much time does it ta$e your mother to get brea$fast ready Vn Sunday
morning3
;) 0o you often go out3
I) %ow often do you go out to the theatre C cinema3
:) 0oes your father li$e watching s(orts (rograms on television3
16) *hat sort of films do you li$e watching on television3
11) 0o you li$e watching {ui= shows on television3
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19) 0o you li$e to have an early night on wee$days C at wee$ends3
1A) *hen is it advisable to have an early night3
15) 0o you li$e to go out at wee$ends or to s(end a {uiet evening at home3
1F) %ow much time on average does it ta$e you to tal$ to your friend on the
(hone3
1G) 0id you have a good time at school (arties3
1;) 0o you usually en/oy yourself at wee$ends3
1I) ?eo(le of what (rofessions lead an exciting C {uiet C comfortable life3
1:) s it in to go to all#night (arties3
96) 0oes your mother have the routine of house wor$3
Ex. 3. -ranslate into .nglish. (to listen C to hear)
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[VQPV \NYOMLSg, fSV dVaVcZS NVNR`e.
Ex. *. 'hange the sentences according to the (atterns.
P)TTE*+$ 7ou or must do the room today.
.ither you or ' must do the room today.
a) 1. 7ou must water the flowers in the morning or in the evening. 9. can
get this boo$ in translation or in the original. A.0on8t worry about me. can have
dinner at our refectory or at some cafeteria today. 5. Mary or Jate can do the
sho((ing. F. She can wash the floor on )riday or on Saturday. G. can ma$e the
birthday ca$e on Saturday night or on Sunday morning. t8s all the same to me.
P)TTE*+: -om and %arry haven8t got much money.
/either 0om nor arry has got much money.
b) 1. Jate and her sister do not li$e (orridge for brea$fast. 9. *hat a (ity
?ete and can8t go to the (ictures today. A. )ather and Mother do not want to
have dinner at a cafeteria on Sunday. 5. My brother and do not li$e tea with
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much sugar in it. F. %elen and her sister cannot drin$ hot mil$. -hey disli$e it. G.
!elly and "lec are not ma$ing any noticeable (rogress in .nglish.
Ex. +. nsert (re(ositions or (ost#verbal adverbs.
1. wa$e ... ... seven o8cloc$ and then it is time for me to get ... . li$e a cold
bath every morning, so (ut ... my dressing#gown and sli((ers and go ... the
bathroom. -he water feels scold ... winter mornings, but rub myself hard with a
towel and soon feel {uite warm. 9. brush my teeth and wash my face and go
bac$ ... the bedroom to dress. brush my hair, ta$e a clean hand$erchief ... ... the
drawer and go ... the dining#room ... brea$fast. A. ... twelve#thirty have a
brea$ ... lunch. usually have it ... our refectory. Sometimes go ... ... lunch and
have it at the cafeteria /ust ... the corner. 5. Sometimes ... wee$#days we go ... the
cinema or the theatre. ,ut very often we /ust have a {uiet evening ... home. *e
sit and tal$, listen ... or watch -. F. 0on8t come ... my (lace tonight. 8m going
to tidy ... my flat. My mother#in#law is arriving ... 4eningrad tomorrow. She
lives ... ... town and ... winter she comes to see us and usually stays ... us ... a
fortnight. .verything must be ready ... her arrival. G. 8m short ... time. ... my
way ...the 2niversity must buy tic$ets ... the cinema and call on a friend ...
mine who is leaving ... Jiev tomorrow. ;. *hen you are ... ... your wor$, go ...
the sho( and buy something ... su((er. I. 0on8t turn ... the radio. )ather is
wor$ing and we are (laying ... chess. :. My brother li$es to wal$ ... his office ...
any weather. ... summer he li$es to ta$e ... his bi$e ... a run ... the country. 16.
4et8s go ... our refectory ... the interval. 11. 0o you hel( your mother ... the
house3 #Of course, do. always wash ... ... meals and sometimes do the
sho((ing ... wee$#days. 19. 0on8t hurry. *e have an hour and a half ... the
concert. *e have enough time to (ut everything ... its (lace.
Ex. ,. -ranslate into .nglish.
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URS, PeNhVYghV. T VSeSR iLiecVN\3 T xYLdV`Lcb, Z PR h\cb. F. uhVYghV aL[
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Ex. 7. -ranslate into .nglish.
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PLNScVRPeR. }R[ PR [RPRR, Z aNSLb, \necLb iVNSRYg, aLcb hVzR. VSZ Z
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mVhVPfea N ]LaScLhV[, Z [Vb iVN\`\. }RiRcg NL[VR acR[Z VSicLaYZSgNZ PL
cLnVS\. }Lh hLh Z R]Q\ PL cLnVS\ e] icedVcV`L, [PR P\QPV [PVdV acR[RPe
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Vocaulary Extension
-ranslate and learn the words and word combinations.
1. -o s(end ( s(ent, s(ent)
1) to (ay out (money) for goods, services, etc. B ScLSeSg, cLNXV`VaLSg # to
s(end money time on smth
e.g. She s(ent 166 on her own coat.
9) to (ass or use time B icVaV`eSg acR[Z # to s(end a wee$end in 4ondon
e.g. %e s(ends a lot of time revising for his exam.
A) to s(end money right and left B ScLSeSg `RPgde PLicLaV e PLYRaV (NVceSg
`RPgdL[e)
e.g. %e s(ends money li$e water # t PRdV `RPgde SRh\S cRhV_
9. -o $ee( ($e(t, $e(t)
1) to continue to have for some time B XcLPeSg, NVXcLPZSg, nRcRfg, VNSLaeSg \
NRnZ
# to $ee( old clothes C maga=ines C letters
# to $ee( one8s tem(er B aYL`RSg NVnV_, N`RcQeaLSgNZ
9) to fulfill B N`RcQeaLSg, aOiVYPZSg
# to $ee( one8s (romise #N`RcQLSg VnRWLPeR
# to $ee( one8s word # N`RcQLSg NYVaV
# to $ee( an a((ointment B ice_Se a PL]PLfRPPVR acR[ZC[RNSV> ice_Se PL
`RYVaVR Nae`LPeR
# to $ee( a date # ice_Se PL Nae`LPeR
A) to $ee( an activity B icV`VYQeSg fSV#YenV `RYLSg
# to $ee( (on) doing smth
5) to remain fresh and fit to eat B cVXcLPZSg NaRQRNSg, PR \NSLcRaLSg
e.g. -his fish won8t $ee(: we must eat it now
F) to ta$e care of, to (rovide with money, food B VnRNiRfeaLSg, N`RcQeaLSg.
# to $ee( a familyC(arentsCan old mother
# to $ee( oneself B NL[V[\ ]LcLnLSOaLSg NRnR PL Qe]Pg
# to $ee( smth. in mind B iV[PeSg
# to $ee( an eye on smb.Csmth. B iceN[LSceaLSg ]L hR[#Y.CfR[#Y.
# to $ee( a secret B XcLPeSg NRhcRS
# to $ee( smb. waiting B ]LNSLaYZSg hVdV#YenV Q`LSg
# to $ee( silence B XcLPeSg [VYfLPeR, [VYfLSg
# to $ee( one8s head B NVXcLPeSg NiVhV_NSaeR, iceN\SNSaeR `\XL
# to $ee( house B aRNSe XV]Z_NSaV
# to $ee( the house clean C tidy B NV`RcQLSg `V[ a feNSVSR C iVcZ`hR
GI
A. s(are (ad/)
1) not in use but $e(t for use if needed B ]LiLNPV_, cR]RcaPO_, YeMPe_
# a s(are tyre C a s(are bedroom C a s(are (art
e.g. %ave you got a s(are (encil3
9) free B NaVnV`PO_
e.g. *hat do you li$e doing in your s(are time3
5. ma$e C do
to ma$e a mista$e, to ma$e a noise, to ma$e a re(ort C a s(eech, to ma$e faces at
smb, to ma$e friends, to ma$e a living, to ma$e both ends meet, to ma$e money,
to ma$e a (romise, to ma$e fun of smb, to ma$e smb sad Cha((y, to ma$e u(
one8s mind, to ma$e an attem(t Ceffort, to ma$e tea C coffee, to do one8s hair, to
do smb good C harm, to do with (leasure, to do smb. /ustice, -hat8ll do,
# to ma$e out B cL]necLSg, iVPe[LSg,
# to ma$e u( B NVNSLaYZSg (icR`YVQRPeR, NeS\Lkee), dce[ecVaLSgNZ,
# to do smth with ease B `RYLSg fSV#YenV YRdhV,
# to ma$e room (for) B VNaVnV`eSg [RNSV (`YZ)
F. mood B PLNScVRPeR, cLNiVYVQRPeR `\XL
# to be in a good C bad C merry mood
# to set smb. into a cheerful C bad C good mood
# to be in the mood for smth B nOSg cLNiVYVQRPPO[ h fR[\#YenVC
XVSRSg `RYLSg fSV#YenV
2yn: tem(er
# to be in a good C bad tem(er
# to $ee( one8s tem(er
# to lose one8s tem(er
G. to leave B VNSLaYZSg, \XV`eSg ( e]), \R]QLSg
# to leave for
# to leave smth at home
Vocaulary Extension Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranslate the sentences into Russian. ,e ready to give bac$
translation.
1. -hey s(end a lot of money on the food for their three dogs.
9. 8m good at s(ending but not at saving.
A. *ould you s(end 966 for a new coat3
5. *e s(ent a (leasant hour or two tal$ing with our friends.
F. %e8s s(ent half his life writing his boo$.
G. -hey say he s(ent three years in (rison.
G:
;. &ac$ s(ends a lot of time cleaning his car.
I. -hese old clothes are not worth $ee(ing.
:. won8t eat the sweet now. 8ll $ee( it for later.
16. 8ll $ee( his address in case need it.
11. don8t need the (encil, you may $ee( it.
19. /ust managed to $ee( my tem(er when he raised his voice at me.
1A. My train was delayed, so couldn8t $ee( my a((ointment.
15. My mother didn8t let me go out last night, so couldn8t $ee( a date.
1F. She $e(t on interru(ting everybody.
1G. ?rices $ee( on increasing.
1;. -he mil$ won8t $ee( if you don8t (ut it into the fridge.
1I. She $e(t her brother8s children when he died.
1:. %e is too young to $ee( a family.
96. "t his age he should be able to $ee( himself.
91. *ill you $ee( an eye on my dog while 8m out3
99. *hen the curtains caught fire, she $e(t her head and started (ouring water
over the flames.
9A. find it im(ossible to wor$ full#time and $ee( house.
95. -he girl $e(t silence while her father was shouting at her.
9F. was luc$y to have a s(are tyre when had a flat on the country road last
wee$#end.
9G. Stay for the night we8ve got a s(are bedroom.
9;. li$e watching films on television in my s(are time.
9I. %ave you got a s(are moment3 -here8s something 8d li$e to discuss.
9:. 8m leaving .ngland and going to live in S(ain.
A6. must go bac$: 8ve left my car $eys behind.
A1. -he beautiful sunny morning set him into a good mood.
A9. 8m tired, 8m not in the mood for doing the room.
AA. &ane is in a bad tem(er because she missed her bus and had to wal$ to wor$.
A5. %e behaved so stu(idly that nearly lost my tem(er.
AF. .verybody contradicted her, but she managed to $ee( her tem(er.
Ex. 2. -ranslate the sentences into .nglish.
1. rSV iceN[VSceS ]L cRnRPhV[, iVhL [O n\`R[ a hePV3 9. KO PR
PL_`RSR ]LiLNPOX fLNSR_ h sSV[\ cL`eViceR[Peh\, sSV VfRPg NSLcLZ [V`RYg.
A. KRNSe XV]Z_NSaV T sSV `VYd QRPWePO. }Lh `\[LRS nVYgMePNSaV [\QfeP.
5. mcV`VYQL_SR e`Se `V iRcaVdV iVaVcVSL PLYRaV. F. jO aOP\Q`RPO
ScLSeSg [PVdV `RPRd PL cRhYL[\. G. jPR NR_fLN PR XVfRSNZ NY\MLSg
NRcgR]P\b [\]Oh\. ;. jPR P\QPV fSV#SV NhL]LSg SRnR. T p sSV PR [VQRS
iV`VQ`LSg3 I. UL fRc`LhR [O XcLPe[ NSLcOR aRWe. :. t [RPZ PRS Pe V`PV_
NaVnV`PV_ [eP\SO iV iVPR`RYgPehL[, VnN\`e[ sSV ]LaScL. 16. mVNSLag NVh
a XVYV`eYgPeh, ePLfR VP eNiVcSeSNZ. 11. UR ]LNSLaYZ_SR PLN Q`LSg,
;6
iceXV`eSR aVacR[Z. 19. UR icVaRNSe Ye PL[ aOXV`POR d`R#Pen\`g ]L
dVcV`V[3 1A. v \aRcRP, fSV VP N`RcQeS VnRWLPeR e iV[VQRS PL[. 15.
mV`\[LSg SVYghV: VPL XcLPeYL NaV_ NRhcRS 9F YRS< 1F. q_ NSVeS aOncLSg
icVzRNNeb \feSRYZ: RR Sc\`PV aOaRNSe e] NRnZ. 1G. UR ]LnOaL_SR, fSV eX
VnOfLe NeYgPV VSYefLbSNZ VS PLMeX. 1;. K aLMR[ aV]cLNSR aO PR [VQRSR
NV`RcQLSg SLh\b nVYgM\b NR[gb. 1I. oPL `VNSLSVfPV ]LcLnLSOaLRS, fSVnO
ScLSeSg `RPgde PL `VcVd\b V`RQ`\. 1:. UR RMg MVhVYL`h\ iRcR` VnR`V[,
VNSLag PL iVSV[. 96. UL`RbNg, aO PR ]Ln\`RSR V PLMR_ aNScRfR. 91. KVS
PRNhVYghV YeMPeX sh]R[iYZcVa Q\cPLYL. KV]g[eSR eX e cL]`L_SR. 99.
mRcRNSLPgSR ]L`LaLSg SLheR dY\iOR aVicVNO. 9A. t SRnZ PRS YeMPR_ c\fhe3
v ]LnOY NaVb `V[L. 95. ^RSe icV`VYQLYe icVNeSg [RPZ NaV`eSg eX a
]VViLch. 9F. UehSV PR ]PLRS, fSV iceaRYV MRzL a SLhVR iYVXVR PLNScVRPeR,
PV aNR NSLcLbSNZ `RcQLSgNZ VS PRdV iV`LYgMR. 9G. KNR \QLNPV eNi\dLYeNg,
hVd`L iVPZYe, fSV ]LnY\`eYeNg, e SVYghV [V_ ncLS NVXcLPeY NiVhV_NSaeR.
9;. mV[PeSR, `RSe, aO PR `VYQPO PefRdV XaLSLSg c\hL[e. 9I. v iVNaZSeY
sSV[\ `RY\ aNb NaVb Qe]Pg (my whole life). 9:. mVNYR RR NYVa aNR a hV[PLSR
PRhVSVcVR acR[Z [VYfLYe. A6. v icVaRY nRNNVPP\b PVfg, `\[LZ V PLMR_
NNVcR. A1. mVNYR N[RcSe [LSRce, [LYgfeh NL[ ]LcLnLSOaLY NRnR PL Qe]Pg.
Ex. 3. ?ara(hrase the following sentences using the ocabulary extension.
1. %e8s old enough to ta$e care of himself. 9. *e can (ut you u( in the room
which we don8t use. A. She (romised not to tell anybody about it. 5. *hen the
house caught fire, she remained calm and called the fire#brigade. F. -he teacher
told the (u(il to continue reading the text. G. 0on8t worry, we8ll loo$ after your
dog, while you8re away. ;. don8t need this (encil, you don8t have to return it. I.
She never becomes angry when her children can8t {uiet down. :. won8t smo$e
the cigar now, 8ll do it later. 16. -he (olice did their best to (reserve order.11.
0o not sto( till you reach the traffic lights. 19. -his fish won8t remain fresh, we
must eat it now.
Ex. *. -ranslate, using make or do.
1. wSV SO `RYLRMg3 T v dVSVaYb. v NVnecLbNg icedVSVaeSg iecVd. 9.
oPL ]LcLnLSOaLRS PR`VNSLSVfPV `RPRd, fSVnO NaV`eSg hVPkO N hVPkL[e. A.
U\, XVSZ nO iViOSL_NZ \YOnP\SgNZ T PLNScVRPeR NcL]\ \Y\fMeSgNZ, aVS
\ae`eMg. 5. oP \[RRS ]LcLnLSOaLSg `RPgde. T ^L, e `RYLRS sSV YRdhV. F.
mcV_`eSR aiRcR` e SVd`L \ PLN n\`RS [RNSV RWR `YZ `a\X fRYVaRh. G. qNYe
SO cRMeMg VNSLSgNZ a dVcV`R PL acR[Z VSi\NhL # sSV PR iV_`RS SRnR PL
iVYg]\. ;. mRcRNSLPg `cL]PeSg cRnRPhL # `RaVfhL NR_fLN cLNiYLfRSNZ. I. jV_
ncLS SLhV_ VnWeSRYgPO_ # VP iV`c\QeSNZ N YbnO[. :. ^L fSV, a hVPkR
hVPkVa, `RSe `RYLbS a NiLYgPR # VPe \QLNPV M\[ZS< 16. oP VfRPg
VnZ]LSRYgPO_ fRYVaRh: RNYe iVVnRWLRS # N`RcQeS VnRWLPeR. 11. uVNSLagSR
16 icR`YVQRPe_ NV NYVaL[e e] \cVhL 1. 19. v PehLh PR [Vd\ cL]VncLSg
;1
iVfRch # SO PR icVfSRMg [PR ieNg[V3 1A. b`e PL` Pe[ N[RbSNZ, iVSV[\
fSV VP PVNeS SLheR NScLPPOR MYZiO. 15. }O [VQRMg YRdhV iRcRaRNSe SRhNS,
RNYe iVScLSeMg PL sSV `VNSLSVfPV acR[RPe. 1F. KLM `ehSLPS X\QR aNRX # aO
PehVd`L PR `RYLYe SLh [PVdV VMenVh. 1G. mRcRNSLPgSR hVcfeSg cVQe
icVXVQe[ # sSV PRiceYefPV. tNiVhV_SRNg.1;. oPL ]LcLnLSOaLRS PL Qe]Pg,
\necLZ haLcSecO. 1I. wSV SO `RYLRMg3 # v NR_fLN `RYLb icefRNh\, iVSV[
PLhcLM\Ng e iV_`\ a dVNSe h iV`c\dR. 1:. qNYe aO VNSLPRSRNg, Z NaLcb aL[
VSYefPO_ hVzR a [VR_ PVaV_ hVzRaLchR. 96. KO \QR cRMeYe, d`R icVaRNSe
aOXV`POR3
Ex. +. Ma$e u( a story using as many words and ex(ressions from the
ocabulary extension as (ossible.
$lass -ea%ing
Ex. 1 Read and translate the text.
My household duties.
"s am very busy, can+t hel( my (arents much in $ee(ing house. ,ut still
have some household duties. .very day do my room and my bed, wash the
dishes, dust the furniture and ta$e out the rubbish. t is also my duty to buy bread
and mil$. usually go to the ba$er+s after have dinner. buy some brown and
white bread, biscuits and ca$es there. -he sho( is not far from our home and it
doesn+t ta$e me long to do everyday sho((ing.
Once a wee$ hel( my mother to do all other wor$ about the house. *e
wash our linen, iron and mend it, clean the flat. *e beat the dust out of the
car(ets, vacuum the floors and (olish them. t is not difficult to $ee( the flat tidy
if you do your rooms regularly. -his is my usual round of duties. ,ut sometimes
have some other things to do.
*hen my mother is ill or away from home do the coo$ing and the washing
u(, the buying of food and the (lanning of meals. am not a good coo$, but my
vegetable sou( is always tasty. can also boil an egg or fry some meat. also lay
the table and clear away the dishes. f am too busy or can+t do these things, all
my duties are organi=ed among other members of our family.
Sometimes have to visit everyday services: hairdresser+s, shoema$ers,
tailor+s, dry cleaner+s, (hotogra(her+s. "t the hairdresser+s have my hair done.
"t the shoema$er+s have my shoes and boots re(aired, at the (hotogra(her+s
have my (hoto ta$en. Service is generally good, but in some cases it leaves
much to be desired.
;9
My brother has his own duties at home. %e hel(s to fix and re(air some
things. )or exam(le, he re(airs electrical a((liances when they are out of order.
4ast year was at my grand(arents+. -hey are elderly (eo(le and need our
care and attention. 0uring my stay there swe(t the floors and washed them, fed
the chic$ens, collected the eggs and weeded the vegetable#beds. didn+t learn to
mil$ the cow but hel(ed to feed the other animals: lambs, shee( and (igs.
en/oyed this wor$ very much.
Ex. 2. Hive .nglish e{uivalents.
wePeSg (V`RQ`\), aOneaLSg iOYg e], PLhcOSg NSVY, aRNSe XV]Z_NSaV,
cR[VPSecVaLSg, iV``RcQeaLSg iVcZ`Vh a hV[PLSR, nOSVaVR VnNY\QeaLPeR,
\necLSg iVN\`\, NSecLSg nRYgR, iVYVSg dcZ`he, \hcRiYZSg \NSLPLaYeaLSg,
VNSLaYZRS QRYLSg Y\fMRdV.
Ex. 3 Hive definitions to the words.
ollow the pattern$ 1. ?hotogra(her+s is a sho( where you can have you (hoto
ta$en.
%airdresser+s, barber+s, tailor+s, shoema$er+s, dry cleaner+s.
Ex. *. "nswer the {uestions.
1. s it a good idea to have a $ind of subdivision of labour at home3 9. *hat
household /obs do you find suitable for a child of about ten3 *hat about
younger children3 A. %ow can a mother school (ice\feSg) a child to do his or
her share of housewor$3
Ex. +. S(ea$ about your C your relatives+ household duties.
$lass 0istening
Roger 0romard is 5F. 4isten to him tal$ing about himself.
Ex. 1. "nswer the {uestions.
1. *hat is the best thing that ever ha((ened to him3
9. *hat was his /ob before3 *hat does he do now3
A. *here does he live3 *here does he wor$3
5. s he married3
F. 0oes he do the same amount of wor$ all year round3
G. 0oes he often go out3
;A
;. *hat didn+t Roger li$e about his last /ob3
I. *hat does he es(ecially li$e about his (resent /ob3
:. *hat is Roger doing now when it+s autumn3
16. %ow does Roger sha$e off tiredness after a day+s wor$3
11. *hat does )iona do3 0oes Roger earn more than )iona3
19. *hat+s Roger+ hobby3 *hat+s )iona+s hobby3
1A. 'an you listen to the news on any of Roger+s radios3
15. 0oes Roger (lay any s(orts3
1F. *hat (rograms do they (refer watching on television3
1G. "re there any (roblems with his /ob3
1;. 0oes he often eat out in restaurants3 s he ha((y3
1I. *ould you call Roger+s life comfortable or sim(le3
1:. 'an you name all the things that ma$e Roger feel ha((y3
Ex. 2. 4isten again. 'om(lete the sentences with the exact words Roger
uses.
1. n summer usually home at about F.A6 in the morning. 9.
a small van, and all my tools and e{ui(ment in that. A. t+s autumn
now so the gardens and leaves. 5. lots of
daffodils and tuli(s. F. "fter wor$ always home and in a
hot bath. G. usually our evening meal because )iona home
from wor$ after me. ;. "t wee$ends we often into the country and
to anti{ue sho(s and anti{ue sales. I. *e a television<
.verybody one these days but we . :. old radios
and )iona old coo$ery boo$s. 16. +ve /ust bought two 1:A6s radios
and them and them. 11. never any s(orts. 19.
much in autumn and winter so much at the moment.
Ex. 3 -ell about Roger and his routines.
2.ea/ing
Ex. 1. 'om(ose {uestions using the following substitution table and let your
fellow#students answer them.
Pattern : # %ow much time ( how long) does it ta$e you to read your
news(a(er in the morning3
# t ta$es me a {uarter of an hour to do it.
%ow much time does it ta$e you to translate a one#(age text 3
;5
%ow long
her
him
them
"nn
to ma$e your bed3
to have brea$fast3
to (re(are your home#reading3
to do your exercises3
to get to the 2niversity3
to have your dinner3
to do your room3
to do the sho((ing3
Ex. 2. Hive an account of your mother+s day. 2se the following {uestions as
a (lan.
1. 0oes your mother get u( earlier than you3 *hy3 9. 0oes she do the room
alone3 A. *hen does she leave the house3 5. *here does she wor$3 F. %ow long
does she stay in her office3 G. *hen does she come home from wor$3 ;. %ow
long does it ta$e her to have dinner3 *hen does she do it as a rule3 I. *ho hel(s
her about the house3 :. *hat does she usually do in the evening3 16. *hen does
she go to bed3
Ex. 3. !ame three things a (erson does.
Directions: Sit facing your (artner. -a$e time as$ing what a (erson does on these occasions
or at these (laces. (7ou can choose any s{uare) 7our o((onent has 1F seconds to name three
things. f she or he does, mar$ the s{uare with an D. f he or she can+t, mar$ the s{uare with a O.
-he (layer with the most Ds is the winner. *atch your third#(erson singular<
Exam.le: # *hat does a (erson do in a movie theatre3
" 1 person in a movie theatre watches movies. e eats popcorn.
2ometimes he falls asleep.
n (rison On a cruise n a cemetery On a trolley#
bus
"t the beach
n the 'rimea n bed *hen she+s
tired
n a $itchen n a library
n a train
station
*ith a cat *hen he wants
to brea$ u(
with someone
*hen he+s in a
bad mood
n front of a
mirror
On her day off "t the circus On the !ew
7ear+s .ve
"t a wedding *hen he is drun$
Ex. *. S(ea$ on the to(ics.
1. My daily routine. 9. My mother8s C father8s daily routine A. " wor$ing day
of a housewife. 5. " wor$ing day of a schoolboy C schoolgirl F. " wor$ing day of
businessman C businesswoman.
;F
Ex. +. 0o the 4aboratory *or$.
!. Do an% ma/e.
-he two verbs make and do are very commonly confused in .nglish # in
fact, (eo(le often ma$e mista$es when using them<
Henerally s(ea$ing, make is used for creative actions, and do is used for
routine ones, but there is really no hard#and#fast rule.
3o is used in the most general sense, it can be a((lied to any activity, it is
used for routine actions.
*ake is used for creative actions and can be a((lied to the concrete activity.
e.g. She was doing something but couldn8t see what it was. *hen came
u( closer saw that she was making a (a(er box.
f you thin$ this makes it difficult to make up your mind which verb
to use then you are absolutely right<
*hen you get u( in the morning, you should ma$e your bed, and then you
can ma$e some tea or coffee for brea$fast. f you want to ma$e money, you must
do a /ob. *hen you are at wor$, you should always do your best and ma$e
success of everything that you do. 7ou should do the housewor$ every day, and
you should ma$e time to teach yourself to coo$ so that you can ma$e ca$es, and
to sew so that you can ma$e your own clothes. f you are a student you must do
all your homewor$ if you want to ma$e sure that you will do well when you do
your examinations. f you want to visit the doctor, it is a good idea to ma$e an
a((ointment first, es(ecially if you have to ma$e a long /ourney to get to his
surgery. Of course, you must not ma$e a lot of noise while you are waiting to see
him, or you will not ma$e a good im(ression on him.
)inally, you may well as$ why the .nglish don8t ma$e a set of rules to hel(
you $now when to say make and when to say do<
Exercises.
. Recast the following using @ma$e@ or @do@.
1) 0here were A mistakes in the student8s com(osition.
9) %e translated the text in half an hour.
A) -he dean spoke at the meeting of the first#year students.
5) Hardeners usually work out#of#doors.
F) -he students drew the model who (osed for them.
G) .very Saturday she tidies up her room.
;) %e refused to marry her ex(laining that he should earn money first.
I) -he manager agreed to meet them on Monday.
:) -he girl li$ed to hel( her mother buy everything.
16) %e tried everything to (lease the girl.
11) -he boy was eager to have as many friends as (ossible.
;G
19) She was anxious to brush her hair before going out to the guests.
1A) 0here was a lot of noise in the children8s room.
15) 2tay with us, mother will prepare some tea for us.
1F) t will bring you only the good.
. 2se the correct form of 4do4 or @make4.
1) *ould you li$e me to ... you a cu( of coffee3
9) She is studying hard because she wants to ... well in her examination.
A) %e is very indecisive # he always finds it difficult to ... u( his mind.
5) -his ca$e is delicious # did you ... it yourself3
F) %e8s /ust started ... an interesting new /ob.
G) 7ou8ve done this wor$ very carelessly # you8ve ... a lot of mista$es.
;) 7ou must ... an a((ointment to see the dentist soon.
I) -hose children are ... a lot of noise in the garden. *hat are they ...3
:) en/oy coo$ing, but hate ... housewor$ every day.
16) %e is wor$ing very hard at the moment because he wants to ... a success of
his new /ob.
. Ma$e u( short dialogues using do and make.
!!. Ex.ressions ?ith %o an% ma/e
1. %ere are some of the most useful (hrasal verbs based on do and make.
Phrasal 'er
"eaning
Exam.le
%o ?ith need, want could do with something to eat.
%o ?ithout
manage without *e8ll have to do without a holiday this
year as money is so short.
%o a?ay ?ith abolish Slavery was not done away with until
last century.
%o out o5 (revent from having
(by deceit)
%e did me out of my rightful
inheritance.
ma/e 5or move in the
direction of
4et8s ma$e for the city centre and find a
restaurant on the way.
ma/e o5 thin$ (o(inion) *hat do you ma$e of him3
ma/e o55 leave hurriedly %e made off as soon as he heard their
car turn into the drive.
ma/e u. 5or com(ensate for -he su(erb food at the hotel made u( for
the uncomfortable rooms.
ma/e u. to be nice to smb. in
order to get smth.
%e made u( to her until she agreed to
hel(.
;;
9. Some (hrasal verbs have a number of different meanings> %o u. can
mean not only 8fasten8 but also 8renovate8 and 8(ut into a bundle8. Similarly, ma/e
out can mean 8claim8, 8manage to see8 and 8understand8 as well as 8write8 or
8com(lete8> ma/e u. can mean 8com(ose8 or 8invent8> it can also mean 8constitute8
or 8form8, 8(ut cosmetics on8, (re(are by mixing together various ingredients8 and
8ma$e something more numerous or com(lete8.
A. -here are a lot of other common ex(ressions based on do and make.
7ou %o: the housewor$ C some gardening C the washing#u( C homewor$ C
your best C the sho((ing C the coo$ing C business with ..., and so
on.
7ou ma/e: arrangements C an agreement C a suggestion C a decision C a cu(
of tea C war C an attem(t C a (hone call C the best of... C an effort C
an excuse C a mista$e C a bed C a (rofit C a loss C love C the most
of C a noise C a good or bad im(ression C a success of... C a (oint
off... C allowances for... C a gesture C a face C fun of... C a fuss of...
C a go (a success) of..., and so on.
-he more collocations with do and make you learn, the more you will get a
8feel8 for the difference between the two verbs.
Exercises
. %ere are some different ways in which do up, make up and make out can
be used. *hat is the meaning of the (hrasal verb in each case3
1. -a$e this (rescri(tion to the chemist and she8ll ma$e it u( for you.
9. 'an you ma$e out the little grey house on the shore3
A. " human being is made u( of many, often conflicting, desires.
5. f you do u( the news(a(ers, 8ll ta$e them to be recycled.
F. find it im(ossible to ma$e &o out.
G. 4et8s advertise the tal$ in the ho(e of ma$ing u( the numbers a bit.
;. %e made out that he had never loved anyone else.
I. *e8re (lanning to do u( our bathroom at the wee$end.
. "dd the necessary (re(ositions or (articles to com(lete this story.
4ast wee$end we decided to start doing ... (1) our bedroom. *e agreed that we
could do ... (9) the old fire(lace in the corner. "s we began to remove it from the
wall we found some old (ictures done ... (A) in a bundle behind a loose bric$. "t
first we could not ma$e ... (5) what was in the (ictures but we wi(ed them clean
and reali=ed they all de(icted the same young man. *e s(ent an en/oyable
evening ma$ing ... (F) stories to ex(lain why the (ictures had been hidden.
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. 'orrect the mista$es in the sentences below. .ither the wrong
(re(osition has been used or the word order is wrong.
1. -his wee$end we are (lanning to ma$e the seaside for.
9. ast amounts of money do not always ma$e of ha((iness.
A. %e ma$es u( for anyone he thin$s can hel( him.
5. 7our shoelaces are untied. 0o u( them or you8ll tri(.
F. -hey li$e to ma$e away that they have im(ortant connections.
. *rite word for$s to hel( you learn the meanings of make up, make out,
do with and do up.
to ma$e u(
T the sum to F6
to ma$e out
T the outline of the coast
T T
T T
T T
T T
to do with
T something to eat
to do u(
T one+s buttons
T T
T T
T T
T T
. 'om(lete the following sentences using an a((ro(riate ex(ression from
(art A.
1. ?acifist (osters in the 1:G6s used to say 8M"J. 4O. !O-...<8
9. t doesn8t matter if you (ass or not as long as you do ... .
A. -hough many com(anies are going ban$ru(t, ours made a huge ... .
5. Mrs -hatcher said she could do ... Mrs Horbachev.
F. 7ou must ma$e ... the fact that he8s only seven years old.
G. 0ressing smartly for an interview hel(s you to ma$e ... .
7. Ma$e u( 1F sentences of your own using words and word combinations
from the laboratory wor$. "s$ the students to translate the sentences into
Russian and give their bac$ translation.
7. 'hoose ten (hrasal verbs and other ex(ressions from the laboratory
wor$ that you (articularly want to learn and write a (aragra(h using them.
7. Ma$e u( a story using the vocabulary of the unit A and word
combinations of the laboratory wor$. Start with the words: One day .
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Ex. ,
1( Read the first (aragra(h of the text.
Monday morning is the worst time of the wee$ for a lot of (eo(le, because
it is the end of the wee$end and the beginning of another wee$ of wor$. More
things seem to go wrong on Monday morning than on other days.
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2( &umble the rest of the text.
1. One Monday morning was worse than usual. She wanted to do some ba$ing,
so she sent the children into the garden to (lay. She made her husband+s favorite
ca$e and (ut it into the oven. *hen she had finished she loo$ed out into the
garden and saw 0avid climbing the tree. She wasn+t worried because he had
never fallen before.
9. &ane, a friend of mine, has two children, a boy and a girl, who often ma$e her
life difficult, es(ecially on Monday morning.
A. n half an hour the doctor came and too$ 0avid to hos(ital. &ane sent her
daughter to (lay next door. "s she went into the house she felt something
burning. Oh, no< -he ca$e< she cried. t was burnt blac$. She sat down to have
a rest.
5. -hen she went u(stairs to ma$e the beds. *hen she was u(stairs she suddenly
heard a branch brea$. She loo$ed out {uic$ly and saw 0avid on the ground. %is
arm was in a funny (osition and she thought he had bro$en it. %er neighbor
came to hel(. &ane as$ed her to (hone the doctor.
F. @-ell me the worst,@ he said. @*ell, 8ll tell you the good news first,@ &ane
re(lied. @ have made your favourite ca$e this morning, the house isn8t on fire
and our daughter hasn8t bro$en her arms.@
G. *hen &ohn came home for lunch he saw his wife sitting there and felt that
something was wrong. %e also smelt something burning..
3( 'hoose the correct answer.
1. Monday morning is the worst time of the wee$ because
a. many (eo(le are tired after Sunday>
b. t+s the beginning of another wee$>
c. ?eo(le have to go to wor$>
2. &ane has two children, a boy and a girl who
a. hel( her, es(ecially on Monday>
b. go to school on Monday>
c. ma$e her life difficult on Monday>
3. One Monday morning
a. was worse than usual>
b. she wanted to have a rest>
c. she had a lot of things to do>
4. 0avid climbed a tree
a. and bro$e its branch>
b. fell and bro$e his arm>
c. but did not fall>
5. &ane made her husband+s favorite ca$e
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a. and it burnt>
b. and he was (leased>
c. and it was very tasty>
*( Read the text again and answer the {uestions.
1.*hat is the worst time of the wee$ for a lot of (eo(le3 9. %ow many
children has &ane3 A. *hy did she send her children to (lay in the garden3 5.
*as &ane worried when she saw 0avid climbing a tree3 F. *hy did she go
u(stairs3 G. *hat did she suddenly hear3 ;. *hy was 0avid screaming3 I. *hat
had ha((ened to 0avid3 :. *ho came to hel( &ane3 16. *hen did the doctor
come3 11. *here did the doctor ta$e 0avid3 19. *here did &ane send her other
two children3 1A. *hat did she smell burning3 15. *hat good news did &ane tell
her husband3
Ex. 7. n not more than 166 words describe what ha((ened in &ane+s house.
Ex. 8. S(ea$ on the most disastrous Monday morning in your life.
4ome -ea%ing
Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
My (ind of Day
by 4inda .mery
%ome is a ictorian maisonette in south#east 4ondon, which share with my
husband "lexander and two cats, ?ru and S{ualor. ?ru is blac$ all over and
S{ualor is a blac$ and white thug.
Recently, my wor$ has rather sadly involved getting u( at G.A6 every
morning. -his has meant either the rude awa$ening of the alarm cloc$, or the
even more rude awa$ening of S{ualor cleaning my ears. ,ecause "lex has gone
to wor$ by the time get home T he+s at the theatre at the moment, doing 1 5ittle
/ight *usic at the ?iccadilly T don+t see him tonight. So he li$es to get u( with
me and he ma$es me tea and orange /uice so that can scramble out of bed. "nd
he gets the cats brea$fast as well. can+t manage brea$fast at that time because
my stomach hasn+t wo$en u(, so /ust have a bath, get dressed and leave the
house T all in about 5F minutes. -he great /oy of wor$ing on location for
television is the ma$e#u( caravan. t+s li$e a little sanctuary where lovely ladies
generally loo$ after you.
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*e only get between A6 and 56 minutes for lunch and we all run down to
the catering van. t+s usually something hot and substantial li$e fish and chi(s.
do try to be careful with what eat but it+s difficult when you+re wor$ing
because you+re obliged to have whatever is there. n the evenings tend to be
much more sensible and go hot fish and salad and fresh fruit. only drin$ tea,
coffee and mineral water during the day but at about G.66 (.m., when $now +m
not going to be home until :.66, start dreaming of a glass of red wine. *hen
do get home, the first glass of wine sends me to slee( anyway.
"fter having been loo$ed after all day have to do the coo$ing myself. ,ut
it is only for me because "lex has gone to wor$ T and it+s /ust a sim(le salad
dinner, followed by -he Huardian crossword, and then go to bed with my scri(t
for the following day. t+s my best time for learning and when wa$e u( it+s still
in mind. *hen +m wor$ing all day, find it hard to find time for exercise but
have a video, which ma$es me move very slowly at about half an inch at a time.
7ou have to lie on the floor and do each movement about 166 times each T it+s
meant to wor$ the inner muscles. f +m not wor$ing, try to do it every day
mid#afternoon. *ee$ends have become very sacred. "t the moment "lex goes
off to do his matinee and then Saturdays are my own /ust to la=e around. *e
haven+t really got the house sorted out since our wedding in Se(tember. n the
new year +m wor$ing in the theatre in a new (lay T and that+ll be a much better
$ind of day.
Ex. 2. n what meaning are the following words used in the text3
1. maisonette 9. location A. ma$e#u( caravan 5. catering van
F. scri(t G. matinee ;. sanctuary
Ex. 3. 'orrect these statements using the information from the text.
1. 4inda and "lex has celebrated their first anniversary.
9. 4inda en/oys the gentle way in which one of her cats wa$es her u( every
morning.
A. "lex has usually gone to wor$ before 4inda finishes her brea$fast.
5. 4inda has her brea$fast brought to her bed every morning.
F. -he ma$e#u( caravan is 4inda+s favorite (lace because there she can have a
good rest.
G. 0uring the lunch brea$ 4inda has /ust enough time for a sandwich and a cu(
of coffee.
;. 4inda li$es to have something substantial at home after a day+s wor$.
I. igorous exercise is an indis(ensable (art of 4inda+s daily routine.
:. 4inda and "lex both go off to do a morning (erformance at the theatre at
wee$ends.
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16. 4inda and "lex have settled in {uite comfortably at their new house.
Ex. *. ?ara(hrase the underlined (arts of the sentences.
1. he ma$es me tea and orange /uice so that can scramble out of bed. 9.
can+t manage brea$fast at that time because my stomach hasn+t wo$en u(. A. n
the evening tend to be much more sensible and go for fish and salad. 5. #
that+s when really come into my own by (re(aring big dinner. F. *ee$ends
have become very sacred. G. Saturdays are my own /ust to la=e around. ;. *e
haven+t really got the house sorted out.
Ex. +. *hat might 4inda do at the given times at wee$days3 (you might not
$now exactly but you can guess.)
G.66 G.A1 G.5F ;.1F ;.A6
16.66 19.66 1G.66 1I.66 91.66 9A.66
Ex. ,. "s$ as many {uestions as (ossible about the following to(ics:
4inda+s daily routine: foodC hobbiesC habits
4inda+s family life: childrenC husbandC home
4inda+s wor$: what3 C where3 C how often3
"s$ other students to answer them.
Ex. 7. 'hoose a well#$nown (erson. )ind some information about him C her.
0escribe an ordinary day in hisCher life, s(ea$ about their habits and routines,
their family and their wor$.
4ome 0istening
Ex. 1. 4isten to ivien tal$ing about household duties.
Ex. 2. )ind Russian e{uivalents to the following words and word
combinations.
-o wash the clothes> stereoty(ical res(onsibilities> to tidy u( the $itchen> to do
the washing u(> to (ut out the washing> hoovering> to earn money for> to
change fuses> to (ut u( shelves> to be into 07> to (ut tiles> to mow the lawn> to
cut hedges> to trim rosebushes> to sew on buttons> u(bringing> to do u( one+s
shoelaces> to resent children> outraged> to ta$e over> to be bottom.
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Ex. 3. 4isten to -homas tal$ing about household duties.
Ex. *. )ind .nglish e{uivalents to the following words and word
combinations.
^V[LMPeR `RYL> [OSg VhPL> iYLSeSg iVcVaP\> \nVcWekL> iOYRNVNeSg
iVYO e hVacO> aOSecLSg iOYg> iRcRXaLSeSg fSV#Pen\`g (V R`R)> S\MRPOR
nYb`L> `\XVahL> fePeSg NYV[LPPOR aRWe> cR[VPSecVaLSg sYRhScVicenVcO>
NScVdV cL]dcLPefeaLSg> `RYeSg [RQ`\ N\ic\dL[e> icePe[LSg PL NRnZ
VnZ]LPPVNSe> cL]PVNSVcVPPe_ cRnRPVh.
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Ex. +. Answer the {uestions.
1. *hat are the stereoty(ical res(onsibilities of the wife according to
ivien3 9. 0oes the husband have the same $ind and amount of household
chores to do3 %ow are they different3 Hive your exam(les. A. *hat was the
reason for balancing the household chores nowadays3 5. 'hildren shouldn+t have
any household duties. 'omment on the statement. Motivate your answer. F.
0oes ivien thin$ that a woman who has children cannot have a career3 ?rove
your answer with exam(les. G. %ousehold chores seem to be very different in
.ngland and in %ungary, don+t they3 ;. ?rove or disa((rove that ivien li$es all
ty(ical female (ursuits. I. ,oth -homas and Maria have very busy lifestyle, so
they have a cleaning lady who comes to clean the flat. s it true3 :. *hat were
the household duties of -homas+s mother3 16. 0id his father do the same
household chores as his mother3 %ow were they different3 11. *hat does
-homas thin$ about res(onsibilities for all the im(ortant as(ects of life3 19.
*hen should children be given res(onsibilities3 *hy3
Ex. ,. 4isten to ivien and -homas again and com(lete the chart.
%ousehold 0uties
*ife %usband 'hildren
ivien ,efore
!ow
-homas n his family
!ow
n your
country
,efore
!ow
Ex. 7. S(ea$ on the household duties in your country before and now. 2se
the words and word combinations from exercises 9 and 5.
Ex. 8. 'om(are the household duties of women (men, children) abroad and in your country.
Ex. =. *rite a com(osition (966 T 9F6 words) com(aring household duties
before and now.
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0eisure
Text
Ex. 1. Read and translate the text.
"lmost every wee$#end ,rian and 4ucy, a young married cou(le, s(end
with ,rian8s (arents in the village of "((lefield in ,er$shire, a county to the
west of 4ondon.
On )riday evening they travel down by coach from ictoria 'oach Station.
t is chea(er to travel by coach than by train. -he coach (ulls u( at "((lefield
village green after roughly a two hours8 ride. "lthough both ,rian and 4ucy
$now "((lefield extremely well, they nevertheless always admire the contrast
between the bustle of 4ondon and the (eace of the village.
-he (arents are glad to have their children home with them and ,rian8s
mother shows this by coo$ing them all an enormous meal. On Saturday morning
,rian hel(s his father in the garden. 0r ,rown, ,rian8s father, is very (roud of
his garden> he grows both flowers and vegetables {uite successfully. ,ut he has
very little time left for his garden on wee$#days. 0r ,rown is a ty(ical .nglish
country doctor. ?atients start to arrive at his surgery at : o8cloc$ every wee$#day
and he deals with them until about half (ast ten. -hen he gets into his car and
drives round all the houses where (eo(le are too ill to visit his surgery. "t six
o8cloc$ he holds his evening surgery which generally lasts until half (ast seven
but can continue until eight o8cloc$ on a busy day es(ecially if there is an
emergency. -hat is why he needs a good rest on Sunday. %e li$es to s(end
Sundays with his family.
Sometimes 0r ,rown and ,rian get u( very early and go to the nearby river
to fish. t is so (leasant to fish on a fine summer morning< ,ut there is little fish
in the river now because of (ollution. -he water is very dirty.
,rian and 4ucy are very $een s(ortsmen and they li$e to go hi$ing, ride
their bicycles and swim in the river. Sometimes in the afternoon they go to the
cinema, but 0r ,rown and Mrs ,rown (refer to say at home. 0r. ,rown loo$s
through Sunday (a(ers, writes letters and watches his favourite football games
on television. Mrs ,rown li$es $nitting and reading women8s maga=ines.
%olidays flash (ast and soon ,rian and 4ucy have to go bac$ to 4ondon.
-hey ta$e vegetables from the garden as food is very ex(ensive in 4ondon and
fresh vegetables from your own garden are always the best. -he (arents see
them to the garden gate. 0r ,rown goes bac$ into the house, switches on the
radio and sets his watch by ,ig ,en, the cloc$ on the %ouses of ?arliament
which .nglishmen can hear over the radio every hour. %e is very careful that his
watch neither gains nor loses. %e does not a((rove of new digital watches which
need no winding u( or regulating. %e is a bit old#fashioned.
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-here is another busy wee$ ahead for all of the family and it may seem {uite
a long time before the next wee$#end. 0r. ,rown li$es to re(eat that time (asses
at different s(eeds according to what you are doing. *ee$#ends can go by li$e
lightning if you are doing something you really en/oy, but even half an hour can
seem a very long time indeed when you are doing something you don8t li$e.
Ex. 2. "s$ 16 {uestions about the text and let the students answer them.
Ex. 3. Retell the text according to the (lan.
1. *here do ,rian and 4ucy li$e to s(end their wee$ends3 *hy do they go
to the village of "((lefield3 *hich of their relatives live in "((lefield3
9. 0r ,rown and his everyday wor$.
A. Mrs ,rown and her hobbies.
5. %ow do the ,rowns usually s(end the wee$#end3
Dialogue
Ex. 1 Read and translate the dialogue.
arry is 1merican. e works as a sound engineer in a recording studio in
2an &rancisco. e is being interviewed about weekends in 1merica.
!: %arry, $now you8re very busy during the wee$. *hat about your
wee$ends3 "re they busy3
4: 7es, they tend to be very busy. don8t have any s(are time during the
wee$, so when the wee$end comes li$e to really let loose and try to have a
good time. 7ou $now, having a good time and en/oying yourself, loo$ing for
ha((iness is very im(ortant to "merican (eo(le.
!: So, how do you s(end your wee$ends3 *hat sort of things do you do3
4: *ell, let8s see. Our wee$end begins on )riday night. *e may go to the
theatre or to the bar for the ha((y hour.
!: -he ha((y hour3 *hat do you mean3
4: -hat8s when the drin$s are half (rice. *e go to bed early these days, as it
is not in to go to all#night (arties any more, and we want to get u( early on
Saturday morning anyway.
!: Really3 0o many (eo(le wor$ on Saturday3
4: *ell, you don8t go to wor$, it8s a wee$end< Saturdays mornings is the
time for cleaning the house, washing the car, doing the laundry.
!: *ell, %arry, you seem to have a lot of wor$ to do on Saturday morning.
*hat about Saturday afternoon and evening3
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4: Saturday afternoon is a time to (lay. *e may go for a wal$ on the beach,
or (lay tennis, or go for a run. "nd in the evening we sometimes go to see a
movie, but usually we go to watch a band.
!: 0o you mean you go to a concert every wee$end3
4: !o. !ot to a concert. *e can listen to live music in a bar # you $now bars
in "merica are more li$e clubs. -he music is free, and everything8s very relaxed
and it8s nice to /ust ta$e in some /a==.
!: see. !ow, could you tell me about your Sunday3
4: On Sundays we have a nice {uiet morning, sitting in the garden over a
news(a(er and a cu( of coffee, with maybe a continental brea$fast. -hen we
have the most (o(ular meal for the wee$end, which is brunch.
!: "s far as $now it8s brea$fast and lunch combined. 0o you have it at
home3
4: !o, t+s a good time for all the family to go out to some restaurant and to
s(end two hours or more over brunch.
!: "nd what do you have for brunch3
4: *e have all the brea$fast things, of course, and then you can also have
all sorts of salads and chic$en, and (ies, lots of fruit.
!: Oh, it sounds li$e a huge meal.
%: t is, and it goes on and on.
!: "re these (laces ex(ensive.
4: !o, you (ay a fixed (rice maybe, say, seven dollars (er (erson, and for
that you get free cham(agne and you can eat as much as you li$e.
!: see. !ow, %arry, how do you s(end Sunday evening3 0o you have an
early night3
4: 7es, we usually do. On Sunday evening we {uiet down. Maybe watch a
little television. *e have II channels, so you can usually find something you
li$e.
!: -han$ you, %arry for your interesting tal$.
Ex. 2. Re(roduce the dialogue.
Phonetic Exercises.
Ex. 1. -ranscribe and learn the words.
coach, roughly, extremely, nevertheless, enormous, surgery, successfully,
vegetables, emergency, (leasant, (ollution, favourite, ex(ensive, digital,
according, loose, laundry, /a==, moreover, unfortunately, cham(agne,
continental, live (ad/.).
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Ex. 2. Mar$ stresses in the following words.
watchma$er, midnight, wee$#day, radio#time, wind u(, regulate, organi=e, get
u(, (ut off, all#night (arties, grandchildren.
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Ex. 3. ntone and re(roduce the dialogue.
)ic/: %ello, ?eter< *hat8s the time by your watch3
Peter: t8s two o8cloc$ shar(.
)ic/: s it as late as that3 Oh, there8s something wrong with my watch. t is
only a {uarter (ast one by mine.
Peter: 0o you wind your watch u( regularly3
)ic/: Of course, do. always wind it u( before going to bed. turn on the
radio and set it by the time signal every evening.
Peter: don8t thin$ your watch is going. %ave a loo$.
)ic/: 7ou are right, it isn8t.
Peter: 7ou must go to the watchma$er and have it cleaned and re(aired.
)ic/: 'ertainly. -here is a very good one /ust round the corner. always go
there when my watch is wrong.
Vocaulary
-ranslate and learn the words and word combinations.
!. ?re(ositions of time
at
at three o8cloc$ (shar(), at the same time, at any time, at noon, at midnight, at
the moment, at the beginning (end) of the month
et?een
between two and three
y
by two o8cloc$, by the end of the wee$, by May, by that time, by Monday
%uring VSaRfLRS PL aVicVN when3
during the day (night), during the winter (brea$)
5or VSaRfLRS PL aVicVN how long3
for live hours, for some days (time), for years, for ages
5rom ... to &till(
from one o8cloc$ till four o8cloc$, from 1:;G to (till) 1:;I, from early
morning to (till) late at night
in
a) in half an hour, in an hour and a half, in a {uarter of an hour, in a wee$, in
a day, in a few days, in a fortnight, in a moment, in a day or two
b) in the 96th century, in the future ((ast), in 1:9;, in &une (&uly,etc.)
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c) a PRhVSVcOX NY\fLZX icR`YVd in PL c\NNhe_ Z]Oh PR iRcRaV`eSNZ,
PLice[Rc, a NVfRSLPeZX: in the morning (afternoon, evening, daytime), early
(late) in the evening, in summer (autumn, winter, s(ring)
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on
a) N PL]aLPeZ[e `PR_ PR`RYe: on Saturday, on Monday, on wee$#days
b) K PRhVSVcOX NY\fLZX icR`YVd on PL c\NNhe_ Z]Oh PR iRcRaV`eSNZ,
PLice[Rc, a NVfRSLPeZX N c\WRNSaeSRYgPO[e, VnV]PLfLbWe[e acR[Z
N\SVh, ice PLYefee
c) VicR`RYRPeZ h Pe[ e a PL]aLPeZX `LS:
on a fine morning, on a rainy afternoon, on the first of May
till
till s(ring, till tomorrow, till the :th of !ovember
!!. S(are C free time and related words
1) s.are time and 5ree time are synonyms, but:
S?"R. is used when s(ea$ing about evenings and wee$ends> about
hobbies> going to the theatre or cinema.
)R.. means free from wor$, classes ... at any time, including during the
day
e.g.: #" teacher to students: @%ave you got any free time tomorrow3 (at the
university, during the day, between classes)
a free day # NaVnV`PO_ `RPg
a free (eriod C lesson
e.g. *hat do you doCli$e doing in your s(areCfree time3 %ow do you s(end
your s(areCfree time3
9) 0easure (`VN\d) has the same meaning as spare time but is more formal.
leisure time C activities C clothes
e.g ?eo(le have more leisure nowadays than before
A) -ecreation (VS`OX), it is formal style.
e.g .veryone needs recreation
recreation room # hV[PLSL `YZ edc, SLPkRa
recreation ground (a large enclosed area with football (itches, tennis courts
and other s(orts facilities) # NiVcSiYVWL`hL
recreational facilities # [RNSL VS`OXL e cL]aYRfRPe_ (NiVcSiYVWL`hL,
nLNNR_PO, S.i.)
5( -elaxation (VS`OX), the same as @recreation@, but less formal.
e.g *al$ing is good relaxation. C %is favourite relaxation is fishing. C
Sunbathing is very relaxing.
F) 4oy is not sim(ly your favourite occu(ation, smth. to which you
devote all your s(are time, but smth. systematic
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)ote: obby generally im(lies something a(art from the usual leisure
activities such as reading, going to the theatre, cinema, so on. %obbies involve
collecting or ma$ing things (collecting stam(s, badges, ma$ing model shi(s C
air(lanes)
!!!. Mass media B the media BNcR`NSaL [LNNVaV_ ePzVc[Lkee
e.g -he media hasChave a lot of (ower today.
1( a radio C a television C a - (set)
e.g *e must buy a new radio.
*e must have a technician in to mend the television.
a colour C blac$#and#white television (set)
to switch (turn) the radioCtelevision onCoff
to turn
the television C radio
the sound C volume
u(Cdown
to switch over to another (rogramme C another channel
2( (rogramme
a) NSLPkeZ
e.g.*hat8s on the other (rogramme3
b) iRcR`LfL
e.g. *hat8s your favourite radio C television (rogramme3
c) icVdcL[[L iRcR`Lf (a dL]RSR)
e.g. *hat8s on television tonight3 (B what8s on tonight3) # don8t $now, loo$
at the (rogramme.
3( listener B (cL`eV) NY\MLSRYg
viewer B (SRYR) ]ceSRYg
television C radio audience
*( broadcasting
to broadcast B to show on television BiVhL]OaLSg iV SRYRae]Vc\
broadcast B iRcR`LfL
live C recorded broadcast B iRcR`LfL icZ[LZ C a ]LieNe
to broadcast smth. live
+( Study the difference between to see C loo$ C watch
to see B ae`RSg
to loo$ at B N[VScRSg PL, iVN[VScRSg PL
to watchB N[VScRSg, PLnYb`LSg, NYR`eSg
e.g. *e often watch television in the evening
saw a good (lay (film) on television last night.
,( to learn a foreign language by radio
to raise the cultural level of smb.
to develo( smb.8s artistic taste
to influence smb.
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to exchange views on smth.
to (lay an im(ortant (art in
!V. a ?atch < cloc/
1 clock is larger than a watch: it hangs on a wall or stands on a surface> a
watch is worn on the wrist or carried in the (oc$et.
1) the face C the hands of a watch B kezRcnYLS C NScRYhe fLNVa
9) the figures on the face of a watch B kezcO PL kezRcnYLSR
A) e`Se icLaeYgPV C e`Se PRicLaeYgPV C NiRMeSg C VSNSLaLSg (V fLNLX)
-he watch tells the rightCwrong time.
-he watch is rightCwrong.
My watch is fast C slow.
My watch is F minutes slow C fast.
My watch gains C loses F minutes a day.
-here is something wrong with my watch.
5) to set the watch by the (radio) time signal B NSLaeSg acR[Z iV NedPLY\
(cL`eV)
to (ut a cloc$ C watch onCbac$ to SummerC*inter time B iRcRaV`eSg fLNO PL
YRSPRRC]e[PRR acR[Z to (ut a cloc$ C watch on one hour in summer
to set C to turn a watchCcloc$ ahead (by one hour)
to set C to turn a watchCcloc$ bac$ (by 16 minutes)
to ta$e the watch to the watchma$er and have it cleaned, re(aired and
regulated
F) *hat+s the time by your watch3
Vocaulary Exercises
Ex. 1 A. )ill in the ga(s with look, see, watch.
1) *hat ... you ...3 9) could ... that she had been crying. A) %e ... the boy
angrily. 5) She ... the train until it disa((eared. F) t was so dar$ that could
hardly ... anything. G) ... me, and then try to co(y what do. ;) ... this beautiful
view< I) %e doesn8t ... very well with his right eye. :) 0o you ... much
television3 16) Sto( ... me li$e that. 11) ... for her but couldn8t ... her in the
crowd.
#. Ma$e u( G sentences of your own with the verbs look at, see, watch.
Ex. 2 -ranslate the following sentences from .nglish into Russian.
1) -he government control over the media is becoming stronger.
9) -he ,,' broadcasts to all (arts of the football match.
A) " soa( o(era is a - or radio serial continuing daily or wee$ly.
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5) t8s not a serious film, but it8s good entertainment.
F) -he film you8re watching on television may be interru(ted several times by
commercials.
G) -elevision is a habit#forming drug im(ossible to resist.
;) *e were very entertained by yesterday8s chat show.
I) -here is a lot of advertising on television nowadays.
:) Most commercial (rogrammes are of little artistic value.
16) Some entertaining (rogrammes are made with great (rofessional s$ill.
11) -here are four radio (rogrammes on tonight.
19) !ature (rogrammes are more interesting to watch on colour television.
1A) -he sound of the radio u(stairs interferes with my wor$.
15) .ducational - films and (rogrammes are shown in school
1F) -hey8re telecasting the 'anada#Russia hoc$ey game on 'hannel One at ;.
1G) 4et8s tune in to channel 9 for a musical.
1;) li$e the s(orts coverage on -, but don8t li$e interru(tions for
commercials.
Ex. 3. -ranslate from Russian into .nglish
1. ucR`NSaL [LNNVaV_ ePzVc[Lkee VnYL`LbS nVYgMV_ aYLNSgb a PLMR
acR[Z. 9. KfRcL Z ae`RY icZ[\b ScLPNYZkeb z\SnVYgPVdV [LSfL [RQ`\
~VNNeR_ e Rc[LPeR_. A. ySL aehSVcePL # VfRPg ePSRcRNPLZ SRYRae]eVPPLZ
icVdcL[[L N L\`eSVceR_ a PRNhVYghV [eYYeVPVa ]ceSRYR_. 5. xVYgMePNSaV
Yb`R_ VfRPg cL]`cLQLRS SRYRae]eVPPLZ cRhYL[L [RQ`\ icVdcL[[L[e . F.
}cRn\RSNZ [PVdV aVVncLQRPeZ e acR[RPe `YZ SVdV, fSVnO \nR`eSg ]ceSRYZ a
PLeY\fMR[ hLfRNSaR VicR`RYRPPVdV SVaLcL. G. ySVS `Vh\[RPSLYgPO_ zeYg[
cLNNhL]OaLRS V ]R[YRScZNRPee a }\ckee. ;. KfRcLMPe_ `RSRhSeaPO_ zeYg[
iVhL]LYNZ [PR Nh\fPO[. I. L icLaeYgPO_ VSaRS PL dYLaPO_ aVicVN
\fLNSPehL[ aehSVcePO VnOfPV VnRWLbS kRPPO_ ice]. :. jO nO XVSRYe
PLiV[PeSg NY\MLSRYZ[ Vn e][RPRPeZX a icVdcL[[LX sSVdV aRfRcL. 16.
mRcRhYbfe PL `c\d\b icVdcL[[\: SRciRSg PR [Vd\ aRNSRcPO. 11. t SRnZ
RNSg SRYRae]eVPPLZ icVdcL[[L. jPR nO XVSRYVNg ]PLSg, fSV NRdV`PZ
iVhL]OaLbS. 19. wSV#SV NY\feYVNg N SRYRae]VcV[. U\QPV aO]aLSg [LNSRcL,
fSVnO RdV VScR[VPSecVaLSg. 1A. KOhYbfe ]a\h, PV VNSLag e]VncLQRPeR. 15.
u`RYL_ cL`eV SeMR> VPV [RMLRS [PR cLnVSLSg. 1F. oncL]VaLSRYgPOR
icVdcL[[O iVaOMLbS h\YgS\cPO_ \cVaRPg ]ceSRYR_. 1G. UVaO_
SRYRae]eVPPO_ NRceLY V NVacR[RPPV[ eNh\NNSaR cL]aeaLRS PLM
X\`VQRNSaRPPO_ ah\N. 1;. ~L`eV e SRYRae]Vc aYeZbS PL aNR NzRcO
VnWRNSaRPPV_ Qe]Pe.
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Ex. *. nsert (re(ositions and (ost#verbal adverbs if necessary.
1. %e leaves his factory late ... the evening. 9. She must translate the text ...
Saturday. A. always set my watch ... the radio#time signal. 5. *hat time is it ...
your watch3 F. *e must finish this wor$ ... the end ... the month. G. %ow many
times a wee$ do you wind ... your cloc$3 ;. -he train arrives ... noon. I. 7ou
must hand ... your exercises ... time. :. thin$ there is something wrong ... my
watch. must ta$e it ... the watchma$er. 16. 8m fond ... @'armen@.# *ell, you
can hear it ... the radio ... a {uarter ... an hour. 11. 'lasses begin ... nine o8cloc$
and last ... four. 19. don8t $now where she is ... the moment. 1A. %e is leaving
for Moscow ... the tenth ... 0ecember. 15. *e wor$ ... nine ... five ... wee$#days.
1F. ... Saturday he usually goes to the country for the wee$#end. 1G. She intends
to return to 4eningrad ... a fortnight. 1;. *hy are you late ... your classes today3
1I. May have this maga=ine ... an hour3 1:. -ell the man to bring his re(ort ...
an hour. 96. 0on8t forget to o(en the window ... the brea$. 91. 7ou may call on
me ... any time you li$e. 99. t is ten ... nine ... my watch. 9A. 8m going to wor$
in our library... three hours tomorrow. 95. My little ne(hew li$es to watch all
(rogrammes ... television. can8t a((rove ... it. 9F. 8m going to s(end my winter
vacation ... my aunt8s family ... the village ... Sosnovo. t8s ... the east ... Mins$,
an hour8s ride ... car. 9G. 8m going to loo$ ... these articles to find some
interesting material for my (a(er. 9;. 8m afraid can8t see you ... the air(ort
today. 7ou8ll have to go there alone. 9I. "ccording ... our timetable we must
have a lecture on the %istory ... Hreat ,ritain tomorrow. 9:. -ime is not the same
all ... the world. ... Russia there is Moscow time and local time. "ll in all there
are eleven time =ones ... this country.
Ex. +. -ranslate into .nglish.
a) 1. rLh SO NVnecLRMgNZ icVaRNSe N\nnVS\ e aVNhcRNRPgR3 # v XVf\
iVRXLSg a rLadVYVaV iVXV`eSg PL YOQLX. 9. mVRXLYe a mLaYVaNh< # ^LaL_
iVR`R[ PL aRYVNeiR`LX< oSNb`L fLNL `aL R]`O. A. qNYe XVfRMg, Z [Vd\
icVaV`eSg SRnZ `V SRLScL. 5. jLPfRNSRc PLXV`eSNZ h NRaRc\ VS VP`VPL. F.
UL PR`RYR \ NS\`RPSVa VnOfPV [LYV acR[RPe `YZ cL]aYRfRPe_
(entertainments). G. rVd`L iVR]` icenOaLRS PL xRYVc\NNhe_ aVh]LY3 ;. wSV
bNZ `RYLRS3 # u[VSceS hLhV_#SV zeYg[ iV SRYRae`RPeb. I. bne[VR
]LPZSeR [VeX `RSR_ # NY\MLSg NhL]he iV cL`eV. :. URhVSVcOR (some (eo(le)
YbnZS feSLSg a iVNSRYe. KcLfe sSV PR V`VncZbS.
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b) 1. UR ]Ln\`gSR, fSV a iVYVaePR fRSaRcSVdV \ PLN NVncLPeR. 9. tQR
iV]`PV, Z `VYQPL e`Se `V[V_. A. v [Vd\ `LSg aL[ sS\ hPed\ a N\nnVS\. 5.
vNPV hLh `RPg, fSV VP PRicLa. F. v XVf\ h\ieSg PVaOR (PLc\fPOR) fLNO,
iVSV[\ fSV [Ve fLNO aNR acR[Z e`\S PRicLaeYgPV. G. v `\[Lb, fSV [Ve
fLNO NiRMLS. UL aLMeX fLNLX MRNSg, L PL [VeX `RNZSg [eP\S NR`g[VdV. ;.
mVR]` ViL]`OaLRS PL Sce fLNL. I. KO [VQRSR `VNSLSg sS\ hPed\ h iZSPekR3
:. }Lh iV]`PV3 }Vd`L aOhYbfeYe cL`eV. mVcL (it8s time) YVQeSgNZ NiLSg. 16.
rVdV SO Q`RMg3 # rLSb. oPL PehVd`L PR iceXV`eS a PL]PLfRPPVR acR[Z e
aNRd`L PLXV`eS VicLa`LPeR. 11. v XVf\ iVNSLaeSg NaVe fLNO iV SaVe[. `R
VPe3 # KVS VPe, PL ieNg[RPPV[ NSVYR. 19. uRdV`PZ VP VSaRfLRS Y\fMR, fR[
VnOfPV. 1A. v PL`RbNg \ae`RSg RdV fRcR] `RPg eYe `aL. 15. wSV#SV
NY\feYVNg N [Ve[e fLNL[e, Z `VYQRP VS`LSg eX a iVfePh\. 1F. mV]aVPe (to
ring u() [PR VS (between) `a\X `V ScRX. 1G. K]dYZPeSR, iVQLY\_NSL, PL fLNO.
rVSVcO_ fLN PL aLMeX fLNLX3 # jVe fLNO e`\S PRicLaeYgPV, VPe NiRMLS.
`R aLMe fLNO3 # UL NSVYR. # oPe aR`g icLaeYgPV e`\S3 # v nVbNg, fSV VPe
VSNSLbS, hLh aNRd`L. mV [Ve[ fLNL[ iVYVaePL `RaZSVdV. jO `VYQPO
SVcVieSgNZ (to hurry u(). 1;. jVe fLNO PR XV`ZS.# wSV NY\feYVNg3 # v PR
]PLb. 1I. KhYbfeSR cL`eV, iVQLY\_NSL. v XVf\ iVNSLaeSg fLNO iV cL`eV.
1:. tQR nR] iZSe NR[g. `R mRSZ3 uRLPN (show) PLfePLRSNZ cVaPV a NR[g.#
UR aVYP\_SRNg (to worry). mRSZ aNRd`L iceXV`eS aVacR[Z. 96. t [RPZ
NRdV`PZ aOXV`PV_ `RPg (day off), e Z XVf\ icedVSVaeSg dcL[[LSeh\ NRdV`PZ,
L PR ]LaScL.# }O icLa. UR VShYL`OaL_ `V ]LaScL SVdV, fSV [VQRMg N`RYLSg
NRdV`PZ. 91. v YbnYb ]LPe[LSgNZ \ScV[.# ^L, \ScV aRfRcL [\`cRPRR. 99. wSV
aO `RYLRSR3 # v iRcRaVQ\ NSLSgb N LPdYe_NhVdV PL c\NNhe_. v `VYQRP
iRcRaRNSe RR h ]LaScLMPR[\ `Pb.
Ex. ,. Match the words from the column " with their definitions in the
column ,. )ind Russian e{uivalents to the names of the watchCcloc$.
" ,
1. alarm cloc$ a. a cloc$ directly wor$ed by electricity
9. cuc$oo cloc$ b. a watch fastened on the wrist with a stra( (band) of metal
or leather or other material
A. electric cloc$ c. a very exact watch made by using a hard mineral
substance
5. digital cloc$ d. a tall cloc$ which stands on the floor with a long wooden
case and the face at the to(.
F. grandfather cloc$ e. a watch carried in a (oc$et
G. $itchen cloc$ f. a cloc$ that can be set to ma$e a noise at any (articular
time to wa$e u( someone who is aslee(
;. (oc$et watch g. a watch which doesn+t allow water to go through
:I
I. wristwatch h. a watch which needs winding u( with a winding crown
:. water(roof i. a cloc$ with a timer
16. electronic
wristwatch
/. a cloc$ showing {uantity in the form of numbers on the
dis(lay
11. automatic watch $. a watch that wor$s by means of an electric current
19. {uart= watch l. a wall cloc$ with a wooden bird inside that comes out to
tell each hour
other
1A. sandglass m. an a((aratus, used es(ecially in former times, which
shows the time according to where the shadow of a (ointer
falls
15. sundial n. a glass container for measuring time, which is narrow in
the middle li$e a figure I
Ex. 7. Say the time a) in words b) in figures
a) :.A6, ;.16, F.66, 16.96, 5.6F, F.5F, 11.1F, 9.A5, A.F9, I.69
b) a {uarter (ast three, half (ast five, a {uarter to six, twenty#five to nine,
twenty to eleven, ten to four, five to nine, twenty#three minutes to six, twenty#
five to two
Ex. 8. "nswer the following {uestions according to the (attern.
Pattern: -he small hand is between twelve and one. -he big hand is at three.
*hat8s the time3 # f the small hand is between twelve and one and the big hand
is at three it is a {uarter (ast twelve.
1. -he small hand is between twelve and one. -he big hand is at six. *hat8s
the time3 9. -he small hand is between two and three. -he big hand is at five.
*hat8s the time3 A. -he small hand is between four and five. -he big hand is at
nine. *hat8s the time3 5. -he small hand is between nine and ten. -he big hand
is at six. *hat8s the time3 F. -he small hand is between eight and nine. -he big
hand is at eleven. *hat8s the time3 G. -he small hand is between eleven and
twelve. -he big hand is at nine. *hat8s the time3 ;. -he small hand is between
three and four. -he big hand is at seven. *hat8s the time3 I. -he small hand is
between four and five. -he big hand is at ten. *hat8s the time3
Ex. =.
A: -ranslate the ex(ressions into .nglish.
~VaPV a A fLNL, fRcR] iVYSVcL fLNL, N fLN\ `V fRSOcRX fLNVa, a SRfRPeR
`PZ, [RQ`\ F e G fLNL[e, h hVPk\ PR`RYe, \ScV[, YRSV[, a n\`PeR `Pe, a
aOXV`PV_, [cLfPO[ `VQ`YeaO[ aRfRcV[, h SV[\ acR[RPe, a hVPkR [RNZkL, N
cLPPRdV \ScL `V iV]`PRdV aRfRcL, a iVY`RPg, a iVYPVfg, fRcR] 9 PR`RYe,
iV]`PV aRfRcV[, a SRfRPeR 16 fLNVa, a SV acR[Z, a n\`\WR[, a icVMYV[, A1
::
`RhLncZ, XVYV`PO[ ]e[Pe[ \ScV[, cLPV \ScV[, aV aSVcPeh, a iZSPek\
\ScV[, a NYR`\bW\b N\nnVS\.
#: -ranslate the sentences from Russian into .nglish.
1. yh]L[RPO icVaV`ZSNZ N 96 ZPaLcZ `V F zRacLYZ. 9. ^QR_[N iceRXLY a
VP`VP XVYV`PO[ ]e[Pe[ \ScV[. A. K SV acR[Z [O PefRdV Vn sSV[ PR
]PLYe. 5. oPe aRcP\YeNg iV]`PV PVfgb. F. K aOXV`POR `Pe PL `VcVdLX
NeYgPVR `aeQRPeR. G. vNPO[ `PR[ [VQPV \ae`RSg aRcMeP\ dVcO. ;. tScV[
16 ebPZ Z iVY\feY ieNg[V VS ncLSL. I. }Lh Sc\`PV cLnVSLSg a hVPkR PR`RYe.
:. K iVYPVfg cL]`LYNZ SRYRzVPPO_ ]aVPVh. 16. r hVPk\ PR`RYe Z `VYQPL
PLieNLSg NVfePRPeR. 11. ULM iVR]` icenOaLRS fRcR] iVYSVcL fLNL. 19.
uVYPkR SLhVR QLchVR a iVY`RPg. 1A. jV_ NVNR` NY\MLRS [\]Oh\ N cLPPRdV
\ScL `V iV]`PRdV aRfRcL. 15. jVZ iV`c\dL aNRd`L iceXV`eS hV [PR A6 ebYZ.
1F. KhYbfe cL`eV. wRcR] iVYfLNL icVdcL[[L PVaVNSR_. 1G. K n\`Pe [PVde[
iceXV`eSNZ R]`eSg e] icedVcV`L a kRPSc dVcV`L. 1;. mV aOXV`PO[ PLML
NR[gZ e`RS a V`eP e] nYeQL_MeX nLNNR_PVa iViYLaLSg. 1I. rLh iceZSPV
iVcOnLfeSg ZNPO[ YRSPe[ \ScV[. 1:. r hVPk\ `PZ XVYV`LRS. 96. jVQRMg
VNSLaeSg hPed\ \ NRnZ `V N\nnVSO. 91. oP PL`RRSNZ NSLSg icR\NiRaLbWe[
ne]PRN[RPV[ a n\`\WR[. 99. }O [VQRMg VncLSeSgNZ h PR[\ ]L iV[VWgb a
YbnVR acR[Z. 9A. rLh SO iVQeaLRMg3 uSV YRS SRnZ PR ae`RY. 95. mV]`PV
aRfRcV[ [O iVY\feYe NcVfP\b SRYRdcL[[\.
Vocaulary Extension
4earn the words and word combinations.
1. to %eal (dealt, dealt) with
1) VnWLSgNZ, e[RSg `RYV N hR[#YenV
# -he man is easyCdifficultCim(ossible to deal with
# to refuse to deal with smb.
9) ]LPe[LSgNZ, cLNN[LSceaLSg, cRMLSg, NicLaYZSgNZ N ...
# to deal wtih a (roblem # cLNN[LSceaLSg (cL]cRMeSg) icVnYR[\
# to deal with an attac$ # VScL]eSg LSLh\
A) VnN\Q`LSg, cLNN[LSceaLSg, nOSg V, cLNNhL]OaLSg V, e[RSg `RYV N
# -his boo$ deals with the )ar .ast.
# Science deals with facts.
2. a .oint # SVfhL> aVicVN, i\PhS> dYLaPVR, N\Sg (cLNNhL]L e S.`.)> N[ONY.
# from my (oint of view
# to be on the (oint of doing smth.# NVnecLSgNZ N`RYLSg fSV#YenV
# to be to the (oint # nOSg hNSLSe, \[RNSPV
# to $ee( to the (oint # ice`RcQeaLSgNZ N\Se, dVaVceSg iV N\WRNSa\
# -he (oint is that...# ^RYV a SV[, fSV ...
# the (oint of doing smth.# kRYg, N[ONY
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to .oint
# to (oint toCat smth.# \hL]OaLSg PL, iVhL]OaLSg iLYgkR[ PL.
# to (oint smth. at smbCsmth # PLicLaYZSg fSV#YenV PL hVdV#YenV>
PLaV`eSg, kRYeSgNZ.
# to (oint out # \hL]OaLSg, VncLSeSg aPe[LPeR, ]L[RfLSg> aO`RYZSg (e]
dc\iiO `c\deX icR`[RSVa)
161
3. to tell
1) VicR`RYZSg, \]PLaLSg> VSYefLSg, cL]YefLSg (V`PV VS `c\dVdV)
# to tell smbCsmth from smbCsmth
9) to tell the difference between...# \hL]LSg cL]Pek\ [RQ`\ ...
A) to tell the time # iVhL]OaLSg acR[Z (V fLNLX)
5) VSYefLSg, \]PLaLSg iV
# to tell smb. by smb8s heightCste(Cdress
F) NhL]OaLSgNZ (PL)
# to tell on smb.
# ,reeding will tell # VcVMRR aVNieSLPeR PR NhcVRMg.
*. to gain
1) NiRMeSg (V fLNLX)
# -he cloc$ gains A minutes a day.
9) NshVPV[eSg, aOedcLSg
# to gain a (ri=eCa battleCa victory
A) iVY\fLSg, iceVncRSLSg, icenLaYZSg
# to gain ex(erience
# to gain weightCs(eed
+. to lose
1) VSNSLaLSg (V fLNLX)
# -he watch loses A minutes a day.
9) SRcZSg
# to lose one8s way # ]LnY\`eSgNZ
# to lose moneyC/obC(atienceCinterestCbalance
A) icVedcOaLSg
# to lose a gameCa battleC a lawsuit (`RYV a N\`R)
,. a 5igure
1) kezcL, feNYV
# to be good at figures # XVcVMV NfeSLSg
9) zed\cL, SRYVNYVQRPeR
# a niceCslender figure
A) fRYVaRh, hSV#SV, PRhSV
# saw figures moving in the dus$.
5) zed\cL, iRcNVPL, YefPVNSg
# (ublicC(olitical figure
# to figure out # iVPe[LSg, iVNSedLSg
# to figure smb. out
# to figure out how to do smth.
7. a 5ace
1) YekV, aOcLQRPeR YekL
# to loo$ smb in the face # iVN[VScRSg a dYL]L
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to 5ace
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# the house faces the (ar$CnorthCeastwards
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# to face the enemyCdangerC(the) facts
# to face a grim future
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iRcR`
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(difficulty) that faces us today is...
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1) to (refer smth (to smth else)
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# (refer wal$ing to riding
# (refer to wal$ rather than ride
# (refer not to ride
# 8d (would) (refer to go by car
# 8d (refer your staying out of the dis(ute.
# 8d (refer him to stay out of the dis(ute.
Vocaulary Extension Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranslate the sentences into Russian. ,e ready to give their bac$
translation
1. She is a teacher and deals with children every day.
9. *e need someone with a fresh (oint of view, who can suggest changes.
A. t is rude to (oint at (eo(le.
5. t was so dar$ that couldn8t tell it was you.
F. My watch is gaining F minutes a day.
G. Many farm cro(s were lost as a result of the floods.
;. %e8s doing exercises to im(rove his figure.
I. @*ould you li$e meat or fish3@ @8d (refer meat, (lease@.
:. -his man is im(ossible to deal with.
16. was on the (oint of leaving when he called.
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11. -heir missiles are (ointed at targets in enemy countries.
19. -hey loo$ exactly the same> how can you tell which is which3
1A. %e has gained himself a re(utation by unfairness.
15. She used to be $een on (hotogra(hy but she lost interest after a while.
1F. 8m dieting to $ee( my figure.
1G. *e still haven8t figured out how to do it.
1;. My sister much (refers cats to dogs.
1I. -he manager will deal with all com(laints.
1:. 7our suggestion is very much to the (oint.
96. %e (ointed out that all the visitors were to leave when the bell rang.
91. @0o you thin$ he8s going to win3@ @*ho can tell3@
99. %e8s sure to gain ex(erience by wor$ing together with you.
9A. *rite the number in words and in figures.
95. (refer singing to acting.
9F. t was a difficult situation but she dealt with it effectively.
9G. %e seems to have lost the whole (oint of the boo$.
9;. -he teacher (ointed out some mista$es of the students.
9I. can tell it from the loo$ in your eyes that you don8t believe me.
9:. -he baby has gained F (ounds (in weight).
A6. She (robably won8t lend you her car, but you8ve got nothing to lose by
as$ing.
A1. saw figures moving in the dus$.
A9. @4et me wash the dishes # or would you (refer me to dry them3@
AA. -his television (rogram deals with the troubles in reland.
A5. 8m in a hurry, so comeCget to the (oint.
AF. 7ou8ve never met her3 *ell she8s here somewhere, so 8ll (oint her out to
you.
AG. .ventually the tennis cham(ion8s ex(erience began to tell and he won easily
in the end.
A;. She8s losing a lot of blood> we must get her to hos(ital straightaway.
AI. %e8s a central ($ey) figure in the negotiations.
A:. (refer wal$ing to cycling.
56. -here isn8t much (oint in re(airing that old car again.
51. .ngland lost the match against ,ra=il.
59. 8d (refer your staying out of the dis(ute.
5A. *e8ve wor$ed out a F#(oint (lan.
55. Our house faces (to the ) *est.
5F. wonder how he will face danger.
5G. -he man facing us is !ina+s brother.
5;. *hen they faced a lion they turned (anic$y.
5I. %is head was turned to the window, so could not see his full face, saw
only his half face.
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5:. -he face of your cloc$ wants cleaning.
F6. s this the face of the cloth3
F1. -he boy (ulled a long face when his mother made him stay at home.
F9. -he headlights of the car that was a((roaching him shone right in the
driver+s face, so he could not esca(e the collision.
FA. *e must learn to face ordeals.
F5. *e are now faced with the necessity of selling the com(any.
Ex. 2. -ranslate the sentences into .nglish.
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Ex. 3. Ma$e u( a storyCsituation using the words from the ocabulary
.xtension.
$lass -ea%ing
Ex. 1. 0E!2B-E
1C Read the information about the ways of (assing free time in ,ritain.
9C -ranslate the sentences with italici=ed (hrases.
2PA-E T!"E
,ritish (eo(le now have more free time and holidays than they did thirty
years ago. -he average number of wor$ing hours has fallen, and by the mid#
1:I6s almost all full#time manual em(loyees were entitled to four wee$s+
holiday or more, in addition to (ublic holidays including 'hristmas and .aster.
-he increasing number of (ensioners and the number of unem(loyed,
(articularly the young, means that large sections of the (o(ulation have found
themselves with more leisure time.
-y(ical popular pastimes in the 2J include listening to (o( music, going to
(ubs, (laying and watching s(ort, going on holidays, doing outdoor activities,
and watching -.4.SO!. -he number of (eo(le (laying s(orts has risen,
(artly due to the availability of more sporting facilities such as local leisure
centres. "s more (eo(le become aware of the necessity for exercise, it is
estimated that one third of the adult (o(ulation regularly ta$es (art in outdoor
s(ort and about a {uarter in indoor s(ort. "mong the most (o(ular s(orting
activities are wal$ing, swimming, snooker and darts> fishing is the most (o(ular
country s(ort. )ootball, cric$et, horse racing and motor s(orts are all (o(ular
s(ectator s(orts. Many maga=ines are (ublished which relate to (o(ular and
minority s(orts and interests.
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Multi#screen cinemas have become more common and the number of (eo(le
going to the cinema increased in the mid#1:I6s. -his was despite a large
increase in the popularity of home videos) ,ritain has one of the highest rates of
home video ownershi( in the world.
?ubs are an im(ortant (articularly of ,ritish social life (more than
restaurants) and more money is s(ent on drin$ing than on any other form of
leisure activity. %olidays are the next major leisure cost, followed by television,
radio, musical instruments, and eating out.
f they have enough money, (eo(le travel more (the increase in (rivate cars
is an influence) and ta$e more holidays. -he numbers going abroad has
increased, with S(ain still the most (o(ular foreign destination.
@A"#0!)@
,ritain has nothing {uite li$e the national lotteries of some other .uro(ean
countries. %owever, gambling is a (o(ular activity with horse racing being one
of the biggest attractions, (articularly for famous races such as -he Hrand
!ational and -he 0erby. ,etting sho(s (boo$ma$ers+) can be found in most
high streets. 0og racing is also (o(ular in some (arts of the country.
Other forms of gambling include amusement arcades and (ub games,
casinos, bingo, and the wee$ly football (ools where very large (ri=es of a
million (ounds or more can be won. t has been estimated that over :6 (er cent
of adults gamble at some time or other with about 56 (er cent gambling
regularly.
$om.rehension
1. *hat free time and holidays do (eo(le in ,ritain have3 9. *hy has s(ort
become more (o(ular3 A. %as the cinema#going changed in recent years3 *hy3
5. *hat are the most (o(ular leisure activities in ,ritain3
Discussion
1. 0o (eo(le have more s(are time than they used to in your country3
9. *hat leisure activities do (eo(le in your country (refer3 %ow much
money do you s(end on the following leisure activities: drin$ing out, eating out,
boo$s, news(a(ers, maga=ines, hobbies, cinema, dancing, (lays and concerts,
(laying s(ort, other entertainment3
Ex. 2. Read the information and get ready to discuss the facts.
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4O6 PEOP0E -E0AD
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Hoing to (ubs is a very (o(ular leisure#time activity. n a recent survey
seven out of ten adults said they went to (ubs, one third of them once a wee$ or
more often.
-y(es of (ubs vary considerably from $uiet rural establishments with
traditional games, such as s$ittles and dominoes, to city (ubs where different
sorts of entertainment such as drama and live music can be often found. -he
o(ening hours of (ubs, which were (reviously strictly controlled, have been
relaxed and many (ubs now serve food as well as drin$. Some (ubs have
become more welcoming to families with younger children than in the (ast,
although children fewer than fourteen are still not allowed in the bar.
,ritish drin$ing habits have changed, with lager and continental beers now
more (o(ular than traditional forms of ,ritish beer. n cities, wine bars have
a((eared in com(etition with (ubs. "lthough, in general, (eo(le in ,ritain now
drin$ more than they used to, new ty(es of drin$s such as alcohol#free beer and
wine have a((eared and there has been a general move to educate (eo(le more
about the dangers of drin$ing too much.
-ea%ing
0es(ite the increase in - watching, reading is still an im(ortant leisure
activity in ,ritain and there is a very large number of maga=ines and boo$s
(ublished on a wide variety of sub/ects. -he biggest#selling maga=ines in ,ritain
(after the - guides which sell over A mln co(ies a wee$) are women+s and (o(
music (ublications.
-he best#selling boo$s are not great wor$s of literature but stories of
mystery and romance which sell in huge {uantities ("gatha 'hristie+s novels, for
ex., have sold more than A66 mln co(ies). t has been estimated that only about A
(er cent of the (o(ulation read classics+ such as 'harles 0ic$ens or &ane "ustin,
whereas the figures for (o(ular boo$ sales can be enormous, (articularly if the
boo$s are connected with - shows or dramati=ations.
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$om.rehension
1. %ow have (ubs and drin$ing habits in ,ritain changed in recent years3
9. *hat are the most (o(ular ty(es of maga=ines in ,ritain3
A. *hat sort of boo$s do (eo(le in ,ritain li$e reading most3
Discussion
1. *hich are the most (o(ular in Russia sorts of boo$s and maga=ines3
9. 0o you agree with the view that the television is gradually re(lacing
reading3
A. *hat s(ort do you most li$e watching3
5. %ow much time do you s(end watching -3
Ex. 3. S(ea$ on the to(ic @)avourite leisure activities in ,ritain@
$lass 0istening
TV or not TVE
1. ntroduction
Read the following o(inions on television. %ow would you comment on
them3 ?re(are some notes and then discuss the issue in class.
1) *atching - is com(letely (assive. 7ou don+t have to do anything.
9) *e are all becoming couch (otatoes.
A) -eenagers should be creating their own entertainments
5) On the one hand television can $ee( the whole family together at home, but
on the other it may lead to a family {uarrel.
2. 4isten to the s(ea$er+s views on television and answer the {uestions:
1) *hen does the s(ea$er watch -3
9) *hich (rogrammes does he li$e3
A) *hen does his daughter watch television3
5) *hat exam(les does he give of (rogrammes that are good for children3
F) *hat does he see as the two main dangers to children3
G) 0oes he feel that the number of hours you watch is im(ortant3
3. 0iscussion
1) Summari=e the s(ea$er+s views on television for children.
9) "nswer the {uestions.
a) %ow much television do you watch a dayC a wee$3
b) *ould you say you watch television selectively or indiscriminately3
Hive exam(les.
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c) 0o you thin$ there is a maximum amount of time (eo(le should
watch television3
A) !ow use the same {uestions to conduct a survey of the - viewing habits of
your class.
"fter you have finished, write a short (aragra(h summari=ing the answers.
2se the following ex(ressions:
"ll of us .. %ardly anybody .. " few (eo(le..
!one of us Most of us ...
2.ea/ing
Ex. 1. )inish these (hrases:
1. 4i$e (2nli$e) most (eo(le watch - ... (every day> every other day>
once a month> very seldom> from early morning till late at night).
9. turn on the - set ... (before go to bed> before leave my house> as
soon as wa$e u(> early in the morning> when come home from wor$) and turn
it off ... (before going to wor$> as soon as get tired of it> before going to bed).
A. am used to listening to... (broadcasts for children> classical music>
lectures on science and technology> lectures on literature> the latest news> light
music> educational (rograms).
5. find... (o(era> o(erreta> classical music> light music> lectures on
literature> various advertisements> scientific forums> detective stories> (rograms
for housewives) very...(interesting> boring> hel(ful) and ..(always> often> never)
listen to them (it).
F. Most of all li$e... (commercials> detective films> horror films> o(era>
concerts of classical music> roc$ music> lectures on (hiloso(hy> lectures on
music or literature).
G. Such (rogrammes (rovide...(relaxation> entertainment> food for thought)
and ... (ma$e one very slee(y> don8t interfere with one8s wor$> are of great
artistic value> are of no artistic value).
;. Mass media should (shouldn8t)... (give information without any
commentary> comment on the facts (resented> (resent various views on the same
(oints> devote too much (more) time to such sub/ects as rise in crime, ethnic
unrest, (olitical disturbances, accidents and disasters, health care, housing,
education).
I. Mass media should (shouldn8t)...(mislead (ublic o(inion> mould (ublic
o(inion> (resent facts in a false light> distort facts> be ob/ective> devote more
time to entertainment> be so boring).
Ex. 2. "nswer these {uestions:
1. *hat do you have to say for and against - in this country3 9. *hich -
(rogrammes do you find the most interesting3 *hich educational (rogrammes
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do you watch regularly3 A. *hat do you thin$ of commercial on our -3 5.
*hat is your o(inion of foreign films shown on our -3 0o you a((rove of the
choice3 F. %ave you ever sent letters to or called u( the - centre3 f so, on
what occasion3 f you haven8t, is it because you are indifferent or because you
thin$ it wouldn8t have any effect3 G. f you were invited to s(ea$ on - on any
to(ic you li$e, which sub/ect would you choose3 *hy3 ;. Suggest
im(rovements on our - (rograms. *hat else would you li$e to see on -3
*hich (rogrammes do you want to be ta$en off the screen3
Ex. 3. Read and discuss.
Tele'ision
)our 2niversity students discuss advantages and disadvantages of television.
Michael and "nn are Russian students, &ohn is an "merican student and Ruth is
an .nglish student.
Fohn: thin$ television is one of the worst inventions the man ever
made. t occu(ies all our s(are time. *e rush home to be in time
for this or that (rogramme.
Ann: can8t agree with you, &ohn. -elevision made it (ossible for
(eo(le who live far away from cultural centres to watch
theatrical (roductions, concerts, music and drama com(etitions,
international and national s(orts events and what not.
-uth: do agree with "nn in this. -hat8s an advantage of the
television. 2nfortunately children s(end more time in front of
-#sets than in front of the teacher. -oo much television is bad
for children.
"ichael: 'hildren should be taught what (rogrammes to watch. Most
of our educational (rogrammes are really good and informative.
used to en/oy them when a child.
-uth: *e also have some very good educational (rogrammes #
es(ecially the one called @?lay School@. t teaches the al(habet
and arithmetic so that it all seems li$e a game. -hat8s the way to
teach young children. *hat hate is violence which loo$s even
more violent on colour television.
Fohn: 7es, that8s really awful. -here8s always a film of violence on
one of the channels. thin$ children feel indifferent when (eo(le
are $illed.
"ichael: doubt that. 'an8t you teachers do something about it3 -hey
should (rotest against violence on -.
Fohn: -hey do (rotest. ,ut television com(anies ta$e no notice of
them. -hese films sell well.
Ex. *.
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a( Read and translate the text.
DiscoE TVE Or oo/sE
%ow do young (eo(le s(end their s(are time3 *hat leisure activities do they
(refer3 -hese and other {uestions were as$ed in a sociological survey. -he
results of the o(inion (oll conducted among young (eo(le living in big cities
and in the country add u( to the following hierarchy of (astimes: music in
combination with such forms of grou( activities as discos, concerts, and cafe#
cum#club come first, followed by the nternet, theatre and reading. -hen come
films, museums, amateur arts and engineering> and finally, - and classical
music. -he {uestionnaire, circulated among (u(ils of :#11 forms, students and
young wor$ers, has shown that the arts are regarded second only to contacts with
friends (or a girlCboy friend).
Most young (eo(le admit they do not $now how to (lan their leisure. -o use
sociological terminology, their leisure {ualifications are inade{uate.
"ccording to the (oll, the actual (riorities are as follows: - comes first,
listening to records, radio, going out to dances and discos> then come concerts,
museums, amateur arts, and finally theatre.
7oung (eo(le8s recent growing cultural standards ma$e themselves felt
(rimarily in the choice of cultural values. Of course they li$e to be entertained
(by watching - shows, reading detective stories, etc.) ,ut they certainly $now
how to find their way amid the great variety of cultural values, and they $now
how to tell genuine art from imitation.
" few more words about music, which (lays a very im(ortant (art in young
(eo(le8s lives. Roc$ is certainly more (o(ular than classical music. Russian (o(
grou(s who (lay original music and meaningful texts have an es(ecially large
following. Russian girls and boys are getting increasingly interested in the
leisure activities which encourage self#ex(ression and (ersonality growth.
( "s$ G {uestions about the text.
c( 'onduct a survey in your class: 4eisure activities and their (riorities.
%( 4oo$ through the text and be ready to s(ea$ on the to(ics:
1. 7oung (eo(le8s modern cultural standards.
2. 4eisure, (astime and their (riorities.
Ex. +.
A: Read the text
"y 4oy. The Bse o5 0eisure
,y the way in which a man uses his leisure his character can be told # more
surely, in all (robability, than by the way he does his wor$. )or most men, wor$
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is necessity in order to gain a living. ast numbers of men have not even been
able to choose what wor$ they would do, but have been forced by economic
necessity to ta$e the first /ob that came their way. ,ut in their leisure time, they
do what they really want to do and their real selves are reflected in their actions.
Some (eo(le are com(letely (assive during leisure hours. f such (eo(le go
out they go to some (lace of entertainment where no effort is re{uired by them, a
cinema or a dance#hall, and if the latter, they do not dance but sim(ly sit and
watch others dancing.
" different ty(e of (erson hurries home from wor$ full of eagerness to begin
on some scheme which he has been (lanning for his leisure time. ?erha(s his
hobby is car(entry or model engineering or gardening> or he might wish to write,
or to study some sub/ect in which he is interested. -his is the creative ty(e of
character. )or him, his leisure hours are full of (romise and he can loo$ bac$ on
them with satisfaction when he reviews what he has achieved in them.
4eisure should be refreshment> it should send a man out with fresh s(irits to
battle with the (roblems of life. Sometimes this freshness comes not from doing
anything, but by filling one8s mind with fresh s(rings of beauty. Many a man
gets full value from his leisure by contem(lating nature, listening to music, or
reading noble boo$s. ,y this sort of occu(ation he may not have made anything
that he can show, but he has none the less recreated his own source of ins(iration
and made his own mind a richer and fuller treasure house. -his is the true use of
leisure.
#: Match the words in the left#hand column with their definitions in the
right#hand one.
1. occu(ation a) s(are time> time free from wor$
9. ins(iration b) occu(ation> not one+s regular business, foe one+s
leisure time
A. scheme c) strong interest or im(atient desire
5. to recreate d) a (lan or design ( for wor$ or activity)
F. eagerness e) a way of s(ending time, (astime
G. hobby f) to cause to ex(erience again
;. refreshment g) smth which gives a feeling of comfort and new
strength
I. to contem(late h) smthCsmb which fills one with creative (ower
:. leisure i) to loo$ at {uietly> to thin$ about
$: "nswer the {uestions.
1) 0o you belong to the (assive or creative ty(e of character3
9) 'an you get full value of your leisure only by doing something useful3
A) *hat+s the true use of leisure3
D: 0iscuss the {uestions:
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1) 0o you have a hobby3
9) %ave you ever had a hobby3
Ex. , 4isten to the text 'ollectors.
,ollectors
6re"listening
1. *hat $ind of things do (eo(le usually collect3
2. 0o you collect anything3 0id you use to when you were younger3
5istening
7ou are going to listen to one woman who is a $een collector. %er name is
to Margaret -yler. She lives in *embley, north 4ondon. %er children have now
grown u( and left home, and so she lives alone with her incredible collection.
%omprehension check
1. *here does she live3
2. *hat does she do for a living3
3. %ow big is her collection3
4. %ow long has she been collecting3
5. %ow many rooms of the house are ta$en u( with the collection3
6. *hat is her favorite (iece3
7. %ow much has the collection cost3
8. *here do the (ieces come from3
9. s she in touch with other (eo(le who share the same hobby3
10.*hat ambition does she have3
-uessing game
7ou teacher will tell one student what he or she collects. -he others must
as$ {uestions to find out what it is.
*hen you+ve guessed what it is, as$ some of the {uestions in the
'om(rehension chec$ above.
2peaking
S(ea$ about some (erson who has an unusual hobby.
Ex. 7. Ma$e u( dialogues.
1.-wo friends discuss their (lans for the next wee$#end. 9. -wo friends li$e
to s(end their wee$ends differently: one li$es to go hi$ing, the other wants to go
to his cottage in the country. A. 0iscuss different ways that old and young (eo(le
li$e to s(end their wee$ends. 5. )ather and son (mother and daughter) s(ea$ of
their (lans for the wee$#end. F. .nglish and Russian students discuss ways of
s(ending wee$ends. G. 0iscuss the most useful ways of s(ending wee$#end.
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Ex. =. Su((ly the best words.
11F
1. Huesthouses with ..... are often hard to
find.
a) vacations b) vacancies
9. loo$ed for a sign which said
Rooms ..... .
a) to 4et b) to Rent
A. 4i$e a room with its own ..... . a) toilet b) cabinet
5. or at least with a ..... where can shave a) washbasin b) sin$
F. and (refer it to be on the ground ..... a) stage b) floor
G. " ..... with a view. a) camera b) room
;. of the surrounding ..... is what li$e
best.
a) countryside b) land
I. " holiday hotel should have a
friendly ..... .
a) manager b) director
:. who welcomes the ..... at all times. a) guests b) clients
16. 2nfortunately, the best hotels are
always ..... .
a) full b) filled
11. li$e hotels where the lifts aren8t ..... a) out of order b) bro$en
19. and which don8t cost too ..... . a) much b) many
1A. " big ..... at the end always. a) bill b) addition
15. s(oils a good ..... . a) vacancy b) holiday
1F. and ma$es you wish you had ..... a) rested b) staved
1G. at a chea(er ..... . a) (lace b) s(ace
4ome -ea%ing
The !n5luence o5 Tele'ision
Ex. 1. -he text is from a (a(erbac$ boo$ (ublished in the 1:I6s.
,efore you read loo$ through the notes:
7ediffusion 0elevision # a ,ritish commercial - (roduction com(any
soap opera # television serial about (eo(les+ lives which is often melodramatic
or romantici=ed
.mergency 8ard 9: # ,ritish television (rogramme about life in a hos(ital
Ex. 2. Read and translate the text.
On !ovember 99
nd
, 1:GA, was having an early drin$ in the dining#room for
senior (rogramme executives at Rediffusion -elevision+s offices in Jingsway,
4ondon.
11G
-he news that ?resident Jennedy had been shot in 0allas, -exas, was given
to us by a rather diffident waitress who had heard it over the radio and wasn+t
sure that she had got it right. t was several minutes before we could get
confirmation that a shooting had ta$en (lace and not long afterwards we heard
that the ?resident was dead.
Switching on the television set in the dining#room to (ic$ u( further details
of this numbing news, we saw to our horror that while the ,,' had
discontinued their regular (rogrammes and were transmitting solemn music out
of res(ect for Jenedy+s death, Rediffusion was still merrily churning out the bi#
wee$ly medical soa( o(era, .mergency *ard 16.
$4APTE- O)E
-ho ,ares.
t sits there in the living room relentlessly transmitting its mosaic of life.
mage after image, incident after incident, emotion after emotion, /uxta(osed
with anarchic, confused and irres(onsible logic.
!ever before has man+s mind been bombarded by so many facts, ideas,
dreams, lies, fantasies in such ra(id succession in so com(ressed a (eriod of
time. "n ordinary evening+s television viewing in ,ritain and "merica can be
e{uivalent to seeing a one#act (lay in the theatre> s$imming through a short
story> going to the town hall to hear a (olitical debate> being harangued or
flattered or frightened by fifty salesman trying to sell their wares> glancing
through the main items in a news(a(er> sitting in a stadium at a football game>
watching a discussion about social or moral (roblems in a university lecture
room.
,efore television, some individuals might have ex(erienced one or two of
these activities (erha(s once a wee$> some, once or twice a year> some hardly at
all. !ow it ha((ens to most (eo(le almost every day of the year. -he average
,riton or "merican devotes to television more hours than any other average
(erson before him devoted to radio, boo$s, theatre, cinema and news(a(er
combined.
2ntil very recently the (ro(osition that - # the goggle box, the idiot
screen, chewing gum for the eyes, moving wall(a(er # could ma$e any
significant, durable, worthwhile or malevolent im(act u(on the nature or sha(e
of a mature, industrial society would have been greeted by snorts of derision.
?erha(s the most astonishing (henomenon in television since its ra(id
develo(ment has been the refusal of im(ortant (eo(le to ta$e it seriously.
m(ortant+ in this context means those (ersons who are theoretically in control
of the social and (olitical a((aratus and who are conveniently labeled as
"uthority, the .stablishment or the Hovernment.
11;
s it (ossible to confine the most (owerful medium of mass communication
man has yet devised to the fringes of our national life3 'an television be largely
mono(oli=ed by the values of the advertiser and the entertainer without setting
u( attitudes and tensions and frustrations which might have (rofound effects #
some dangerous, some revolutionary, some salutary, some welcome # on the
nature of our society3
Ex. 3 Read the introductory (aragra(h. -hen answer these {uestions.
1) *hat does the author hear about3
9) *hat horrifies him3
A) *hy is he horrified3
5) %ow did you hear about this event or another similar event3
F) %ow did you feel about it3
G) *hat (art does television (lay in your involvement in current affairs3
Ex. * n the third (aragra(h the writer lists what might com(rise an average
evening+s (rogramme on -. Match the title and descri(tion of the (rogrammes,
with a suitable {uotation from the text as in the exam(le below.
6rogramme: -he lid off local (olitics: Roving .ye+ visits S$iffley -own
%all.
;uotation: going to the town hall to hear a (olitical debate.+
6rogrammes
-he !ews
"ngels+. -onight a com(lete drama in which Staff !urse ,lac$ is accused
of negligence.
-he *ednesday ?lay
Match of the 0ay
Hreat ssues of Our -ime. -he great 0ebate continues. -his wee$ it comes
from the 2nion %all, 2niversity of 0urham.
Ex. +.
A. *rite down these four column headings: never, sometimes, often, always.
-hen write the following $inds of (rogramme under the a((ro(riate heading to
show how often you watch them.
the news
s(orts (rogrammes
documentaries
nature (rogrammes
literary serials
{ui= shows and games
(o( (rogrammes
science (rogrammes
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(lays
- movies
old films
westerns
concert and o(eras and ballet
chat shows
variety shows
lectures
soa( o(eras
detective shows
situation comedies
interviews
children+s (rogrammes
educational (rogrammes
#. 0iscuss or write a summary of your viewing habits.
Ex. ,. 'hoose four of the (rogramme ty(es listed in .xercise F and write
down beside each the name of an actual (rogramme that you are able to see
regularly on -. "fter each, say why you li$e or don+t li$e that (articular
(rogramme.
Ex. 7. ?re(are a short re(ort to the class. 2se the following {uestions as the
(lan for the re(ort.
1. 'ould you exist without television3
9. 0oes what you see on - influence the way you view the world3
A. %as - influenced your develo(ment in any way3
5. f you had the (ower, would you change - in your country3 n which ways3
Ex. 8. n the last sentence, the writer tal$s about the (ossible effects of
television on society.
%e uses these words to describe them:
&or 1gainst
salutary
welcome
dangerous
revolutionary
2sing the text and your own ideas ma$e a list of (oints for and against
television. then use your two lists to write a com(osition of about three or four
(aragra(hs, using as your title: 0he effects of television on society.
4ome 0istening
4isten to ivien and -omas s(ea$ing about their ways of s(ending free time.
Ex. 1. Hive definitions to the words and word ex(ressions.
.vocative scenery> a see#through $ind of net curtains> theaterland> to
overact> amateur dramatics> stage crew> am(lifiers> 29> telly> an arty film>
fashion show> s{ueamish> a mummy> &ohn ,ull (laces> to overdo smth> a soa(
o(era> a((ealing> sub#titles> to sit in front of the box> brain#washing> satellite
-> overdubs.
11:
Ex. 2. .x(lain what the following names, names of (laces, titles and words
mean.
-he Seagull
M%"-
Measure for Measure
4is=t %all
Royal "lbert %all
,/or$
?etofi 'sarno$
4eicester S{uare
-he !ational Hallery
?icasso exhibition
-he "((lied "rts Museum
-he .thnogra(hic Museum
-he !ational ?ortrait Hallery
-he !atural %istory Museum
-he Science Museum
Museum of Medicine
-he ictoria and "lbert Museum
-otal car
'oronation Street
,et 4ynch
era 0uc$worth
.lsie -anner
%ilda and Stan Ogden
0allas
0ynasty
&.R.
*orld in "ction
%ori=on
'a(ital Radio
'entral .uro(e -oday
Radio ,ridge
0allas
.astenders
,ig ,rother
,,'
-
'hannal 5
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Ex. 3. )inish the sentences.
1. never did really ta$e advantage of .
2. %amlet was one of the (lays read for.
3. wor$ed for entertainment society
4. t was one of those concerts which was.
5. -he cost has gone u(
6. 7ou can (ress buttons and turn handles
7. *hen went to -otal 'ar, the music
8. .very wee$end there would be one or more than one, often a whole
selection of ..
9. t would be better if we could organi=e some $ind of
10. -hat+s very good, of very high {uality, with very good
acting.
11. *e have a lot of soa( o(eras from Mexico and .
12. n .ngland they have really good nonfiction (rogrammes, such
as .
13. can understand them but it seems to me that .
14. don+t really thin$ that it+s good that (eo(le watching .
15. feel that a lot of time (eo(le s(end sitting in front of
televisions could .
16. Overall +m not (articularly enthusiastic about .
17. My favourite - (rogrammes, if were to watch the television,
now, are .
18. One advantage of television is that we can
Ex. *. S(ea$ on the free time of ivien and -homas according to the (lan:
1. Hoing to the theatre. 9. Museums and exhibitions they li$e and go to. A.
'lassical music concerts. 5. *ays of s(ending free time when at 2niversity. F.
?o( music concerts. G. 0iscos and (ubs. ;. )avourite (rogrammes on -. I.
Hood radio stations in ,ritain and %ungary. :. "dvantages and disadvantages of
s(ending free time in front of -. 16. ideo as an alternative to -.
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#oo/s an% 6riters.
Text.
Ex. 1. Read and translate the texts.
". ,harles Dic(ens
'harles 0ic$ens was born at ?ortsmouth on the ;
th
of )ebruary, 1I19. %is
father was a cler$ in the !avy ?ay Office. *hen 0ic$ens was about four years
of age his family moved to 'hatham. -here 0ic$ens went to school. n his tenth
year the family left 'hatham and settled down in a mean street in 4ondon.
-hings went from bad to worse and soon 0ic$ens8s father was im(risoned for
debt and the family home sold u(. 4ittle 'harles had to wor$ at a blac$ing
factory. %e had to (aste labels on the /ars of blac$ing in a warehouse. %e
received six shillings a wee$, and had to live in miserable lodgings, and for two
years he never had sufficient to eat.
%is (overty, however, brought him into contact with the homes of the very
(oor, with their modes of life, their ho(es and fears. -his was of great value to
him when he became an author.
"fter two years 0ic$ens8s father came into some money enabling him to
leave (rison and send 'harles to a (rivate school. "fter his schooldays he
became a cler$ in a lawyer8s office, and in his s(are time studied shorthand.
*hen he was nineteen he was able to do some re(orting in the %ouse of
'ommons for news(a(ers. "s a re(orter he often had to go to the country and he
described his ex(eriences @on the road@ in many of his novels. n 1IAA 0ic$ens
(ublished a number of (a(ers under the title 2ketches by <o= but it was in 1IAG
that he suddenly rose to fame. " firm of (ublishers as$ed 0ic$ens to write some
short articles to illustrate a number of amusing (ictures they intended to (ublish.
-hus was born the famous 6ickwick 6apers. -his boo$, full of humour, brought
him world#wide fame. 0ic$ens followed u( his trium(h with a {uic$ succession
of novels among them >liver 0wist, /icholas /ickleby, 0he >ld %uriosity 2hop,
-reat .xpectations, 5ittle 3orrit, 3ombey and 2on, 3avid %opperfield and
many others.
%. )gatha ,hristie
"gatha Mary 'larissa 'hristie is (ossibly the word+s most famous
detective story writer. She wrote ;: novels and several (lays. %er sales
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outnumber those of *illiam Sha$es(eare. %owever, behind her 5,GI6,666
words was a (ainfully shy woman whose life was often lonely and
unha((y.
She was born in 1I:6 in 0evon, the third child of 'larissa and )rederic$
Miller, and grew into a beautiful and sensitive girl with waist#length golden hair.
She didn+t go to school but was educated at home by her mother. %er father died
when she was 11 and both she and her mother were grief#stric$en.
0uring *orld *ar , while she was wor$ing in a hos(ital dis(ensary, she
learned about chemicals and (oisons, which (roved very useful to her in her
later career. She wrote her first detective novel, 0he *ysterious 1ffair at 2tyles,
in 1:96. n it she introduced %ercule ?oirot, the ,elgian detective who a((eared
in many subse{uent novels. %er other main detective was an elderly s(inster
called Miss Mar(le.
n 1:15, at the beginning of the war, she had married "rchibald 'hristie but the marriage was
unha((y. t didn+t last and they divorced in 1:9G. -hat year there was a double tragedy in her life
because her much#loved mother died. "gatha suffered a nervous brea$down, and one night she
abandoned her car and mysteriously disa((eared. She went missing for 11 days and was
eventually found in a hotel in %arrogate, in the !orth of .ngland. t is interesting to note that it
was while she was suffering so much that she wrote one of her master(ieces, 0he *urder of 7oger
1ckroyd.
"gatha des(erately wanted solitude and develo(ed very bitter feelings
towards the media because the news(a(ers had given her a hard time over her
brea$down and disa((earance. She was determined never to let them enter her
(rivate life again and she buried herself in her wor$. On 9F !ovember 1:F9 her
(lay 0he *ousetrap o(ened in 4ondon. -oday, over 56 years later, it is still
running. t is the longest running show in the whole world.
She en/oyed a very ha((y second marriage to Max Mallowan, an
archaeologist. %er detective s$ills were a hel( to him in his excavations in Syria
and ra{. ,y successfully staying out of the limelight she ultimately found
ha((iness with her beloved husband. She died (eacefully in 1:;G.
Ex. 2. "s$ {uestions about -ext 1 and let your fellow#students answer them.
Retell 0ic$ens+s biogra(hy.
Ex. 3. Hive detailed answers to the {uestions about -ext 9:
1. *hat do you learn about "gatha 'hristie+s childhood3
2. *hich (eo(le (layed a (art in her career3
3. *hat do you thin$ were the most im(ortant events in her life3
4. *hat do you learn of her wor$s3
5. *hat events do the following numbers refer to3
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1:F9 5,GI6,666 1:;G 56 11 1:15
1:96 1I:6 ;: 1:9G A
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0ialogue
Ex. 1. Read and translate the dialogue.
)t a Boo(store
$ler/ (greeting a customer): Hood afternoon, may hel( you3
$ustomer: -han$ you. was /ust loo$ing over your collection of boo$s to
see whether there was something that interested me.
$ler/: *e have all the latest novels. *e receive new ones every wee$.
$ustomer: -hese are all boo$s which you lend out, aren+t they3
$ler/: 7es, these are all (art of our lending library collection. -he section
you are loo$ing at contains fiction> the section to your left has non#fiction, and a
little further on are detective stories.
$ustomer: +m going to ta$e two boo$s # a detective story for my husband
to read and this latest novel by ris Murdoch for myself. .veryone seems to be
reading this Murdoch boo$, so su((ose +d better read it too.
$ler/: +m sure you+ll li$e the boo$. Most (eo(le tell me that they have
en/oyed it very much, although some readers have said that they thought it was
overrated. -he boo$ has been on the best#seller list for more than two months.
$ustomer: f it is so (o(ular, why is it that you still have co(ies of it on
your shelves3 would have thought that it would be constantly in circulation.
$ler/: -here is a very great demand for it. ,ut, as in the case of all very
(o(ular boo$s, we have at least seven or eight co(ies circulating constantly.
Otherwise there would rarely be a co(y available for anyone. %owever, if there
is ever a (articular boo$ you want to read and someone already has it out, you
sim(ly (ut in a reserve for it, and as soon as it comes in again we+ll hold it for
you.
$ustomer: see that you also sell new boo$s. Occasionally, want to give a
boo$ as a gift to some friend. ,ut, by the way, have you a boo$ on big game
hunting /ust (ublished recently, written by a man named %unter3 read about it
in the boo$ review section of last Sunday+s -imes. t+s for my husband, not for
me. %e+s interested in cra=y things li$e that.
$ler/: *e don+t have that (articular boo$, but it may be coming in. f you
have /ust read the review, it+s no doubt a new boo$. can let you $now when it
comes in, or can order it for you s(ecial.
$ustomer: -han$ you. 0on+t bother.
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Ex. 2. Re(roduce the dialogue.
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?honetic .xercises
Ex. 1. -ranscribe and learn the (ronunciation of the following words.
debt, labels, warehouse, miserable, sufficient, (overty, enabling, lawyer, ex(erience, to illustrate,
amusing, humour, trium(h, succession, detective, to outnumber, dis(ensary, subse{uent, to
abandon, mysteriously, master(iece, solitude, disa((earance, archaeologist, excavations, ultimately,
beloved, novel, circulation.
Ex. 2. ?ractice reading the following word combinations.
on the seventh hated the horrors moved to 'hatham
in the office went to school
settled down with their houses with their fears
added together with their ho(es with their horrors
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Ex. 3. Read the dialogue and intone it.
# 'an have this boo$3
# !o, 8m sorry. -his boo$ is on Mr ,rown8s reserve shelf.
# On his reserve shelf3 *hat does that mean3
# t means that it doesn8t circulate li$e most other boo$s.
# 'an8t you ta$e it out of the library3
# 7es, you can ta$e it out. ,ut you have to return it within three hours.
# *hy is that3
# -o give the other students a chance to use it.
# Oh, see. -here must be a lot of demand for it.
# -here is. "nd we have only two co(ies of it.
Vocaulary
4earn the following words and word combinations.
!.
a
contem(orary
writer
# ieNLSRYg PLMRdV acR[RPe, PLMRdV aRhL
modern # NVacR[RPPO_ ieNLSRYg
short story # PVaRYYeNS
detective story # LaSVc `RSRhSeaPOX cV[LPVa
a novelist # cV[LPeNS
a (laywright # `cL[LS\cd
a satirist # NLSeceh
an essayist # VfRcheNS
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!!. fiction # X\`VQRNSaRPPLZ icV]L (YeSRcLS\cL)
"nt.: non#fiction.
science#fiction # PL\fPV#zLPSLNSefRNhLZ YeSRcLS\cL
!!!.
1. novel # cV[LP
a modern C (sychological C autobiogra(hical C historical CadventureC horror
novel
2. story # cLNNhL]
a short story # PVaRYYL, cLNNhL]
a thrilling story (a thriller) # icehYbfRPfRNhe_ cLNNhL]
a love story # cLNNhL] (cV[LP) V Ybnae
3. a novelette # iVaRNSg
a fairy C fol$ tale # aVYMRnPLZ C PLcV`PLZ NhL]hL
a s$etch # NhRSf, VfRch
a (oem (verse) # iVs[L, NSeXVSaVcRPeR
a fable # nLNPZ
a memoirs # [R[\LcO
a diary # `PRaPeh
an essay # VfRch
a biogra(hy C an autobiogra(hy # neVdcLzeZ C LaSVneVdcLzeZ
a classic # hYLNNefRNhVR icVe]aR`RPeR, hYLNNehL
e.g. anity )air by -hac$ery is a classic
-he 4ord of the )lies by *. 'olding is a modern classic
en/oy reading the Russian classics.
t+s a )rench C world C 1:th#century classic
!V. As.ects o5 a )o'el < 2tory
1) a sub/ect # SR[L, NbQRS
a theme # SR[L (nVYRR LnNScLhSPV) (love, friendshi(, war, death, ho(e,
(atriotism are not only sub/ects, but themes. ,ut a s(ecific situation or series of
events cannot be called a theme, only a sub/ect)
a (lot # zLn\YL, NbQRS
e.g. -he boo$ has good C interesting C original (lot.
-he boo$ has no (lot at all.
9) -he actionCsetting C scene ta$es (laceC is (laced C is laid in.. # `R_NSaeR
icVeNXV`eS a..
e(isode # sie]V`, NkRPL
e.g. 0escribe the e(isode of the letterC the e(isode in the restaurant.
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A) character # 1) XLcLhSRc 9) iRcNVPLQ, dRcV_
a main character C a hero (heroine) # dYLaPO_ dRcV_ C dRcVePZ
a minor character # aSVcVNSRiRPPO_ dRcV_
a (ositive (sym(athetic) character # iVYVQeSRYgPO_ dRcV_
a negative (unsym(athetic) character # VScekLSRYgPO_ dRcV_
a ty(ical C imaginary character # SeiefPO_ C aO[OMYRPPO_ iRcNVPLQ
A%:ecti'es used to describe characters:
well#drawn> true#to#life> convincing> com(lex> (oorly#drawn> su(erficial>
unconvincing> lifeless.
5) a ha((y C tragic end C ending
a stylistic device# NSeYeNSefRNhe_ iceR[
an e(ithet # sieSRS
a subtle irony C humour # YRdhLZ ecVPeZ C b[Vc
a biting satire C sarcasm # VNScLZ NLSecL C VNScO_ NLchL][
a witticism # VNScV\[eR, M\ShL
a (lay on words # edcL NYVa, hLYL[n\c
a (reface # aNS\iYRPeR
V. A%:ecti'es A..lie% to #oo/s
1( good moving
interesting (owerful (Bma$es a strong im(ression)
en/oyable true#to#life
entertaining well#written
fascinating easy to read
brilliant very readable
original informative
amusing instructive
exciting witty
2( dull long#drawn#out
boring de(ressing
badly#written heavy#going (the last two words may be used
about good boo$s)
unoriginal
e.g. t+s a heavy#going, but interesting boo$.
%ow did you li$e -he )orsyte Saga3 # found it rather heavy#going at
first, but when got into it really en/oyed it.
-he 4ord of the )lies is a brilliant novel, although very de(ressing.
V!. E%itions
1) edition # e]`LPeR
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a hardbac$ C (a(erbac$ edition
a chea( C ex(ensive C rare C beautiful C (oc$et edition
9) hardbac$ C (a(erbac$
/ouns:
a hardbac$ # `VcVdVR e]`LPeR (a SaRc`V_ VnYVQhR)
a (a(erbac$ # `RMRaVR e]`LPeR (a [ZdhV_ VnYVQhR)
# ?a(erbac$s are chea(er than hardbac$s.
# always ta$e a few (a(erbac$s on holiday with me.
1djectives)
# a hardbac$ C (a(erbac$ boo$, novel, edition
V!!. a title # PL]aLPeR ( hPede, zeYg[L e S.`.)
a title (age # SeS\YgPO_ YeNS
a headline (heading) # ]LdVYVaVh (NSLSge a dL]RSR, Q\cPLYR)
a line # NScVhL
a (aragra(h # Ln]Lk
a cha(ter # dYLaL
a table of contents # VdYLaYRPeR
a (reface # icR`eNYVaeR
an illustration # eYYbNScLkeZ
a caricature # hLcehLS\cL
a collection of short stories # NnVcPeh cLNNhL]Va
a review # cRkRP]eZ
to get favourable reviews # iVY\feSg nYLdViceZSP\b cRkRP]eb
to go by reviews # iVYLdLSgNZ PL C N\`eSg V... iV cRkRP]eZ[
a boo$ of reference (on different sub/ects): encyclo(aedias, dictionaries,
atlases
daily Cmonthly (ublications (news(a(ers, maga=ines)
(eriodicals (wee$lies, monthlies, {uarterlies)
to recite a (oem
to read a boo$ from cover to cover at a sitting
Vocaulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Su((ly (re(ositions and (ost#verbal adverbs.
1. )ive years have (assed since they moved ... this city. 9. -his news was ...
great im(ortance ... me. A. *hat do you usually do ... your s(are time3 5. Robert
,urns was born ... 1;F: and died ... 1;:G ... the age ... thirty#seven. F. My life at
the 2niversity brought me ... contact ... different (eo(le. G. ... his eighth year he
went to the ?hilharmonic ... the first time. ;. Some of the famous (ainters rose ...
fame only after their deaths. I. 8ve loo$ed ... a number ... boo$s, but haven8t
found any interesting short stories. :. n his lecture he touched ... the wor$s of
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-heodore 0reiser. 16. %e has read several (oems ... Shelley. 11. *.M.
-hac$eray belonged ... the same grou( of .nglish realists as 'h. 0ic$ens,
'harlotte ,ront and .li=abeth Has$ell. 19. Mr Murdstone ill#treated little 0avid
(retending he wanted to ma$e a real man ... ... him. 1A. &ohn Halsworthy made
his first attem(t as a writer when he was 9; years ... age. 15. -heodore 0reiser
visited the 2SSR ... 1:9;. %e ex(ressed his o(inion ... the Soviet 2nion ... his
boo$ ... the title 0reiser 4oo$s on Russia. %e was one ... the first to tell the
"mericans the truth ... the 2SSR. 1F. *alter Scott, who lived ... the time ... the
)rench Revolution and ... the ndustrial Revolution ... .ngland learned from
these great historical events that the masses (lay an im(ortant role ... history. 1G.
?ersecuted (icRNYR`\R[O_) by high society for his radical ideas, Shelley had to
leave .ngland, and ... 1I1: he settled ... ... taly. 1;. ... his early youth, from the
very beginning of his literary activity, ,yron hated tyranny and o((ression and
was a (assionate advocate ... the o((ressed. 1I. *illiam Ma$e(eace -hac$eray
was born ... ndia, but ... his father8s death he came ... .ngland and went ...
school ... 4ondon.
Ex. 2. -ranslate into .nglish.
1. v YbnYb i\SRMRNSaVaLSg e N \`VaVYgNSaeR[ feSLb i\SRaOR VfRche
(boo$s on travel) 9. l] aNRX igRN (of all the (lays ) oNhLcL tL_Yg`L sS\ Z
YbnYb [RPgMR aNRdV. A. VaVcZS, aO feSLRSR @eSL`RYg@ rcVPePL. }c\`PV
aL[ feSLSg sS\ hPed\ a VcedePLYR3 # UeNhVYghV. jRQ`\ icVfe[, Z feSLYL RR
a iRcRaV`R PRNhVYghV YRS SV[\ PL]L`. 5. v PR [Vd\ NVdYLNeSgNZ N SR[, fSV
VYN\VcNe @\NSLcRaMe_@ ieNLSRYg. qdV hPede aNR RWR iVi\YZcPO \
feSLSRYR_. mV hcL_PR_ [RcR Z [Vd\ feSLSg YbnV_ e] RdV cV[LPVa e
cLNNhL]Va NPVaL e NPVaL. F. v `\[Lb, SaV_ ncLS PR YbneS NSeXe. #xVbNg, fSV
SO VMenLRMgNZ. oP ]PLRS [PVdV NSeXVSaVcRPe_ PLe]\NSg. G. q`ePNSaRPPLZ
igRNL x.V\, hVSVc\b Z ae`RY a SRLScR # sSV @med[LYeVP@ (?ygmalion). ;.
}O feSLY NVPRSO (sonnets) RhNiecL3 # rVPRfPV. xVYRR SVdV Z `LQR iOSLYNZ
iRcRaRNSe PRNhVYghV RdV NVPRSVa PL c\NNhe_, PV NhVcV ncVNeY: iVPZY, fSV
PL [Vd\ N`RYLSg sSV Y\fMR jLcMLhL. I. ^QVc`Q Vc`VP xL_cVP cV`eYNZ 99
ZPaLcZ 1;II dV`L a VP`VPR a NSLcV_ LceNSVhcLSefRNhV_, PV nR`PV_ NR[gR.
:. rVd`L R[\ MRY `RaZSO_ dV`, NSLYV ZNPV, fSV [LYgfeh n\`RS SLYLPSYeaO[
ieLPeNSV[. 16. qdV Qe]Pg, iVYPLZ ]LXaLSOaLbWeX icehYbfRPe_,
iV]PLhV[eYL RdV N cL]PO[e Yb`g[e. 11. mVNYR`PeR NVnOSeZ e[RYe `YZ
NScLPO nVYgM\b aLQPVNSg. 19. ^YZ hLQ`VdV fRYVaRhL aLQPV nOSg a h\cNR
[ecVaOX NVnOSe_. 1A. lX eNNYR`VaLPeZ a VnYLNSe `cRaPeX Z]OhVa PR e[RRS
PehLhV_ icLhSefRNhV_ kRPPVNSe. 15. xVYgMR aNRdV [PR PcLaeSNZ RdV iRcaO_
NnVcPeh hVcVSheX cLNNhL]Va. 1F. l] aNRX cV[LPVa ^ehhRPNL [PR nVYgMR
aNRdV PcLaeSNZ RdV cV[LP ^sae` rViiRczeY`.1G. yS\ hPed\ YRdhV feSLSg,
VPL PLieNLPL PL icVNSV[ cL]dVaVcPV[ LPdYe_NhV[ Z]OhR. 1;. VaVcZS, VP
SLYLPSYeaO_ NLSeceh. 1I. ~\NNheR ieNLSRYe # cV[LPeNSO e `cL[LS\cde 1:
1A9
aRhL aNR RWR iVi\YZcPO \ feSLSRYR_. 1:. URNhVYghV YRS PL]L` Z icVfeSLY
hPede }VYheRPL a iRcRaV`R, L SRiRcg feSLb eX a VcedePLYR. qdV hPede #
hYLNNehL QLPcL zsPSL]e. 96. jV_ `c\d # nVYgMV_ hPedVYbn e PL `RPg
cVQ`RPeZ Z iV`LceY R[\ NnVcPeh e]ncLPPOX cLNNhL]Va ^QRhL VP`VPL. 91.
jPVdeR [Ve `c\]gZ NfeSLbS, fSV `RSRhSeaO NSVeS feSLSg, L [PR PR PcLaeSNZ
sSVS ae` X\`VQRNSaRPPV_ YeSRcLS\cO. 99. qNYe NbQRS hPede VfRPg
ePSRcRNPO_ e VcedePLYgPO_. Z [Vd\ icVfeSLSg RR aNb ]L V`eP iceNRNS. 9A.
mVYLdLSgNZ PL cRkRP]ee PR aNRd`L cL]\[PV, SLh hLh VPe [Vd\S nOSg
icR`a]ZSO[e e aRNg[L PR`c\QRYbnPO[e e cR]he[e. 95. K sSV_
sPkehYViR`ee NVacR[RPPVdV eNh\NNSaL RNSg NV`RcQLSRYgPOR NSLSge e
aRYehVYRiPOR eYYbNScLkee. 9F. oP PR aRceY NaVe[ dYL]L[. qdV e[Z a
dL]RSPV[ ]LdVYVahR< p hLhLZ Z]aeSRYgPLZ hLcehLS\cL< 9G. q_ iV`LceYe
hcLNeaV#eYYbNScecVaLPPO_ LSYLN [ecL. 9;. jL[L }V[O ]LNSLaeYL RR
icVfeSLSg NSeXVSaVcRPeR PL PVaVdV`PR_ aRfRcePhR. 9I. ULML nenYeVSRhL
iVY\fLRS aNR ScL`ekeVPPOR RQR[RNZfPOR e]`LPeZ. 9:. oP ieMRS cRkRP]ee
`YZ RQR[RNZfPOX Q\cPLYVa.
Ex. 3. Hive words from the ocabulary which corres(ond to the following
definitions:
a ty(e of literary wor$ which gives an account of a (erson+s life written by
someone else
a boo$ about thrilling events, connected with crime, es(. murder.
novels and stories describing (eo(le, events, etc. imagined by the author
a long written story, not in (oetry, dealing with invented (eo(le and events.
a boo$ or writer of the highest value
a novel based on events in the (ast
the (lan, the outline of what ha((ens in the boo$
a novel about crime and it investigation
a ty(e of literary wor$ which gives an account of a (erson+s life written by
that (erson.
a novel connected with the way that the mind wor$s
a written account of events real or imagined, shorter than a novel
a ty(e of literary wor$, a story about magic and magical (eo(le
a novel or story in which the main theme is love
a (o(ular story (assed an by s(eech over a long (eriod of time
stories about imaginary future develo(ments in science and their effect on
life
a boo$ describing a visit or visits to different (laces usually foreign
countries.
boo$s, based on factual material, real facts or events
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Ex. *. Hive .nglish e{uivalents to the following ad/ectives. 2se some of
them in sentences of your own to describe boo$s you+ve read.
\aYRhLSRYgPO_
\nR`eSRYgPO_
Nh\fPO_
]LnVSYeaO_, N[RMPV_
NaVRVncL]PO_, VcedePLYgPO_
nYRNSZWe_
]LXaLSOaLbWe_, iYRPeSRYgPO_
iceZSPO_, `VNSLaYZbWe_ \`VaVYgNSaeR
Sc\`PV#feSLR[O_, Sc\`PV e`\We_
VNScV\[PO_
Zche_, NeYgPO_
dPRS\We_, PLaV`ZWe_ SVNh\
iV\feSRYgPO_
]LPe[LSRYgPO_, cL]aYRhLSRYgPO_
]LSZP\SO_
aVYP\bWe_, ScVdLSRYgPO_
icLa`eaO_, cRLYeNSefPO_
iYVXV PLieNLPPO_
Vocaulary Extension
4earn the following words and word combinations.
!. to settle &%o?n(
1) iVNRYeSgNZ, VnVNPVaLSgNZ
e.g. -hey got married and settled down near 4iver(ool.
9) \NiVhLeaLSg(NZ), \dV[VPeSgNZ, VNSRiRPeSgNZ, iceaV`eSg a iVcZ`Vh
e.g. hate all this travel> want to get married and settle (down).
e.g. -his medicine should settle your nerves.
A) cRMeSg, PL]PLfeSg, VicR`RYeSg, `VdVaLceaLSgNZ V
to settle the date of one8s return
to settle the (rice # `VdVaVceSgNZ V kRPR
e.g. -hat8s settled: we8ll go tomorrow.
*e have not settled when we are leaving yet.
5) iceNS\ieSg h fR[\#YenV, ncLSgNZ ]L fSV#YenV
e.g. must settle down to my wor$.
Something was worrying me and couldn8t settle (down) to my wor$.
F) aOZNPeSg, \YLQeaLSg, cL]cRMLSg
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to settle an argument # \YL`eSg NiVc
to settle a {uarrel # \YL`eSg NNVc\
to settle one8s doubts # cL]cRMLSg NV[PRPeZ
G) \`VnPV \NL`eSg, Ne`RSg, \NScVeSg(NZ)
e.g. She settled the child on the sofa.
She settled (herself) down in the armchair.
to settle in
1) iRcRRXLSg, aNRYeSgNZ a PVaO_ `V[, haLcSec\, \NScVeSNZ PL PVaV[
[RNSR
e.g. 'ome and see us when we have settled in.
9) iceaOhP\Sg h PVaV_ VnNSLPVahR, cLnVSR, \NYVaeZ[
to settle in&to(
e.g. She {uic$ly settled in at her new /ob.
t didn8t ta$e me long to settle into a new routine..
to settle &u.( on smth.
1) VNSLPVaeSgNZ PL fR[#YenV, N`RYLSg aOnVc, icePZSg cRMRPeR
e.g. *hich of the hats did you settle on3
*hat have you settled on3# UL fR[ aO iVcRMeYe3
to settle on C u(on a (lan # VNSLPVaeSgNZ PL hLhV[#YenV iYLPR> icePZSg
hLhV_#YenV iYLP
!!. touch
1) VnWRPeR, NaZ]g, hVPSLhS
to be in touch with smb.# nOSg a hVPSLhSR N hR[#YenV
e.g. 8ll be in touch. # v `L[ V NRnR ]PLSg.
to $ee( in touch with smb.# iV``RcQeaLSg NaZ]g N hR[#YenV
to get in touch with smb.# NaZ]LSgNZ N hR[#YenV
to lose touch with smb.# iVSRcZSg NaZ]g, PR VnWLSgNZ N hR[#YenV
9) ]PLPeR> iVPe[LPeR, hVPScVYg
to be in touch with the situation # nOSg a h\cNR `RY> ]PLSg, hLh e`\S `RYL
to $ee( smb. in touch # `RcQLSg hVdV#YenV a h\cNR `RYL
to lose touch with reality # QeSg a [ecR dcR]
!!!. terms # VSPVMRPeZ
good C bad
to be on friendly terms with smb.
e{ual C une{ual
s(ea$ing
!V. to exchange
1) to exchange letters # Vn[RPeaLSgNZ ieNg[L[e
1AF
to exchange views # Vn[RPZSgNZ [PRPeZ[e
to exchange seats # iV[RPZSgNZ [RNSL[e
to exchange greetings # iceaRSNSaVaLSg
9) Vn[RPZSg PL> icV[RPZSg PL (for)
to exchange dollars for (ounds
e.g. exchanged the defective tyre for a good one.
exchange
in exchange (for) # a Vn[RP (PL)
e.g. %e gave me an a((le in exchange for a (iece of ca$e.
V. in5luence
1) aYeZPeR PL (on, with)
to use one8s influence with Con smb. (to do smth.)
to have a good C bad C strong influence on smb.
to come under smb8s influence C the influence of smb. # iViLNSg iV` fgR#
YenV aYeZPeR
a man of influence # aYeZSRYgPO_ fRYVaRh
V!. %et 1 `VYd (countable, uncountable)
to (ay one8s debts
to be (heavily) in debt
to be out of debt
to run into debt # ]L`VYQLSg
to be in debt to smb. for smth. # nOSg a `VYd\ iRcR` hR[#YenV ]L fSV#YenV
V!!. ex.erience 1 ViOS (countable, uncountable)
to $now from one8s own ex(erience # ]PLSg iV NVnNSaRPPV[\ ViOS\
to learn from C by one8s own ex(erience # \nR`eSNZ PL NaVR[ ViOSR
a (leasant C delightful ex(erience # iceZSPVR icVeNMRNSaeR
a thrilling C exciting C fascinating ex(erience # ]LXaLSOaLbWRR
icehYbfRPeR
an unusual ex(erience # PRVnOfPVR iRcRQeaLPeR
V!!!. succession 1 iVNYR`VaLSRYgPVNSg
in succession # iV`cZ`
5 times in succession # 5 cL]L iV`cZ`
the succession of seasons # iVNYR`VaLSRYgPVNSg acR[RP dV`L
1AG
!D. miserale 1 QLYhe_, PRNfLNSPO_, iYVXV_, NhaRcPO_,
VSacLSeSRYgPO_, [e]RcPO_, Nh\`PO_ (ieWL)
to feel miserable # f\aNSaVaLSg NRnZ PRNfLNSPO[
miserable weather C day C food C living conditions
Vocaulary Extension Exercises
Ex. 1. -ranslate into Russian.
1. 8d li$e to leave 4ondon and settle down somewhere in the country.
2. %e wants to get married and settle down.
3. %ave they settled in their new house yet3
4. *e8ll $now everything after the noise and excitement settle down.
5. -his medicine should settle your stomach.
6. *e can settle the mater between ourselves.
7. -hey managed to settle their {uarrel.
8. *e8ve settled that we8ll go to 4ondon, but we still haven8t settled the
date of our de(arture.
9. "re you going to settle (down) to your wor$ at last3
10. %e decided to settle down to farming after graduating the college.
11. She settled herself down in a chair with a boo$ and a cu( of tea.
12. too$ a house but didn8t settle in till autumn.
13. t didn8t ta$e me long to settle into a new routine.
14. She wanted blue and wanted yellow, so we settled on green.
15. %e soon settled in at his new school.
16. haven8t $e(t in touch with my schoolmates since left school.
17. am trying to get in touch with my brother> he immigrated to "ustralia,
and lost touch with him.
18. s(o$e to him yesterday so he is in touch with the situation.
19. was on bad terms with my (arents.
20. *e met on e{ual terms.
21. -wo (ersons can8t be on e{ual terms in friendshi(.
22. "fter their {uarrel they were not on s(ea$ing terms
23. She wouldn8t exchange her little cosy house for the most beautiful
castle.
24. 7esterday exchanged )rench money for .nglish (money).
25. -he guests exchanged smiles the moment he began to s(ea$.
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26. haven8t seen him for a year though we exchange tele(hone calls from
time to time.
27. %e gave me a novel by 0ic$ens in exchange for the boo$ brought
him.
28. t8s {uite a good (air of shoes # what do you want in exchange3
29. %e8s a man of some influence in government circles.
30. -he stars8 influence on (eo(le8s lives has not been (roved.
31. 0on8t go around with that boy: he has such a bad influence on you<
32. 4istening to music has a calming influence on me.
33. -hey came under the influence of a strange religious sect.
34. *ill you use your influence with the manager to get me the /ob3
35. f (ay all my debts, 8ll have no money left.
36. 8m heavily in debt at the moment.
37. f we s(end more than our income we8ll run into debt.
38. *e8ll always be in debt to you for your hel(.
39. $now from my own ex(erience how difficult this $ind of wor$ can be.
40. 0on8t correct him all the time # he8ll learn by C from ex(erience.
41. Our /ourney by camel was {uite an ex(erience.
42. -he days followed each other in {uic$ C close succession and still no
news came.
43. " succession of visitors came to the door.
44. -he child8s cold, hungry and tired, so of course he8s feeling miserable.
45. 7esterday was a cold, wet, miserable day.
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Ex. 3. Ma$e u( 1F sentences with the words from the ocabulary extension.
Ex. *. Ma$e u( a situation C story using the words from the vocabulary extension.
$lass -ea%ing
Ex. 1. Read the text.
The 0irary -outine
On Saturday morning the big (ublic library o(ens at half (ast nine. " lot of
(eo(le go into the library on Saturday because this is the time when they go
sho((ing for their food. *hen they have done their sho((ing, they ta$e their
boo$s into the library, and go home with new ones.
Susan and Margaret, the two girl assistants, were standing behind the library
des$. -hey too$ boo$s from the (eo(le who came in, and gave them their
tic$ets. t was a warm Saturday, and a lot of (eo(le were in the streets and in the
sho(s, and many were coming into the library too.
*here+s "nn this morning3 as$ed Susan. She was ta$ing boo$s from the
des$ and (utting them on the trolley.
don+t $now what+s wrong with her, but the doctor+s going to see her
today, said Margaret. *ho told you3 as$ed Susan.
-he %ead librarian. "nn+s mother tele(honed him yesterday. %e told me
/ust before you arrived this morning.
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*ell, said Susan, he $nows that there are always a lot of (eo(le on
Saturdays. 2sually we have three assistants, but now "nn+s ill and two of us
can+t do the wor$.
"lready a line of (eo(le were standing at the des$. -hey were waiting for
their tic$ets.
*hen there+s a lot of wor$, he always sits in his office. Susan didn+t li$e
little Mr 0ay, the %ead librarian. -he assistants laughed at him when he was out
of the room. Susan saw that the trolley was full of boo$s, and she (ushed it
down the library and (ut the boo$s bac$ on the right shelves. She wor$ed hard,
and in ten minutes the trolley was em(ty. -hen she saw that more and more
(eo(le were waiting at the des$. Some of them were waiting to go out with their
new boo$s.
Susan wor$ed {uic$ly. n the boo$ was a little (oc$et, and in this (oc$ed a
(iece of (a(er, with the name and number of the boo$ on it. Susan too$ this
(iece of (a(er out of the (oc$et in the boo$. She (ut the date on the (iece of
(a(er and on the right (age of the boo$. -hen she (ut the (iece of (a(er in the
(erson+s tic$et, which was li$e a little envelo(e. -hen, at the end of the day, the
assistants (ut the tic$ets in the right order in the drawers of their des$s.
*hen Susan went bac$ to Margaret, she saw a young man at the door.
%ello, said the young man. %e stood at the des$ with twelve boo$s under
his arm. %e was wearing a white shirt with an o(en collar and no tie, and dirty
old slac$s. -his was Sandy, Susan+s boyfriend> he was big and heavy, with light
red hair. %ello, said Susan.
%ello, Sandy, said Margaret. *hen do you go bac$ to college3
On Se(tember 9Fth, he said, in three more wee$s. %ave you got that new
"merican boo$3 as$ed for it in the middle of "ugust.
Margaret went to the other des$ where the list of new boo$s was.
"re you coming out this evening3 as$ed Sandy. must wor$ late tonight
because "nn+s away ill, said Susan. finish at seven o+cloc$. n a few
minutes Mr 0ay came out of his office. 7oung woman, he said to Susan,
(lease give more time to these (eo(le who are waiting. Susan was very angry,
but she could say nothing.
(Success with .nglish)
Ex. 2. "nswer the following {uestions.
1. *hen does the (ublic library o(en on Saturday3 9. *hy do more (eo(le
go to the library on Saturday3 A. *hich of the librarians wor$ed on that day3 5.
*as "nn wor$ing too3 F. *hat was the matter with her3 G. *hy was there a
long line of (eo(le at the des$3 ;. 0id the %ead librarian come out of his office
to hel( the girls3 I. %ow did the girls treat the %ead librarian3 :. *hat was his
name3 16. %ow did Susan wor$3 11. *hat did her wor$ consist in3 19. *ho was
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with Margaret when Susan went bac$3 1A. *hat did the young man loo$ li$e3
15. %ow many boo$s had he under his arm3 1F. *hose boyfriend was Sandy3
1G. *hen was he going bac$ to college3 1;. *hy did he come to the library3 1I.
*ho came out of the office3 1:. *hy was Mr 0ay angry3
Ex. 3. "s$ {uestions on the text.
1. *hen they have done their sho((ing, they ta$e their boo$s into the
library. (*hen3) 9. Susan and Margaret were standing behind the library des$.
(*ho3 *here3) A. "nn+s mother tele(honed yesterday. (*hen3) 5. Susan didn+t
li$e little Mr 0ay. (*hom3) F. She wor$ed hard and in ten minutes the trolley
was em(ty. (%ow3) G. -his was Sandy, Susan+s boyfriend. (*ho3 *hose3)
Ex. *. S(ea$ on:
1. 7our local (ublic library.
2. -he Hor$y 4ibrary.
3. -he 2niversity library.
2se the words and word combinations.
1) a local C (ublic C school C college C university library> to /oin a library C to
become a member of a library> to borrow C get C ta$e a boo$ from a library> to
ta$e out a boo$> to ta$e (three boo$s) at a time> to $ee( the boo$s for a fortnight>
to renew the boo$s for another fortnight> to be out # nOSg PL c\hLX> f the boo$
you want is out you may as$ the librarian to $ee( it for you when it is returned>
to ta$e boo$s for the whole academic year.
9) a lending de(artment T LnVPR[RPS> a foreign lending de(artment # LnVPR[RPS
ePVNScLPPV_ YeSRcLS\cO> a reference library # VS`RY NicLaVfPV_ YeSRcLS\cO>
a (eriodicals library # VS`RY iRceV`efRNheX e]`LPe_> a reading room #
feSLYgPO_ ]LY>
A) catalogue C a card catalogue> to use C to loo$ in a catalogue.
-he author8s names are given in the al(habetical order in the catalogue
a reader8s card C a library tic$et> to fill out a card> to renew one8s library tic$et>
5) to be in constant circulation> to be at the dis(osal of readers> to send one8s
order to Moscow through one8s local library> a manuscri(t> a (riceless volume> a
rare boo$> a co(y of a boo$ # sh]R[iYZc hPede
F) n a reading room:
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to find a vacant (lace at a des$> to sit over a boo$> to read and ma$e notes>
to ta$e a boo$ away> not for continuous reading> to consult C to refer to (boo$s)
on occasion.
$lass 0istening
Ex. 1. 4isten to the ta(e.
Ex. 2. 'hoose the right answer to the following {uestions.
1. *hat did the manager do when he guessed who the customer was3
". %e showed this customer around the boo$store.
,. %e neglected this customer com(letely.
'. %e offered the customer some ancient classics.
0. %e told one of the staff to serve the customer.
9. *hat did Mr. Sellyer8s @*ife@ say about the boo$3
". She didn8t find it worth reading.
,. She en/oyed reading it.
'. She loo$ed forward to reading another boo$ of that writer.
0. She advised everyone to read it.
A. *hich of the following wasn8t mentioned in the text
". -he manager didn8t have a wife.
,. "ll the customers bought @Holden 0reams@ that day.
'. -he (rofessor bought a boo$ of ancient classics.
0. -he manager didn8t $now the contents of all boo$s he sold.
5. 'an we guess from the text that @Holden 0reams@ was:
". a boo$ of (oetry.
,. a universal reading for all age grou(s and all ty(es of (eo(le.
'. collected stories of one writer.
0. we can8t say anything for sure.
F. @Holden 0reams@ sold well because:
". it was Mr. Slush8s latest boo$.
,. it was the most (o(ular boo$ of the season.
'. it was the most humorous boo$ of the season.
0. the manager who was really s$ilful in his business (ersuaded them to buy
it.
Ex. 3. )ill in the blan$s with the words you hear on the ta(e.
1. -he manager told the assistants to show the (rofessor their classics.
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9. *ith these words he the customer from his mind.
A. -he manager of the big store cannot be in a customer.
5. -he first customer wanted to $now if @Holden 0reams@ was Mr. Slush8s
boo$.
F. -he manager informed the lady that @Holden 0reams@ was having a
wonderful .
6. -he manager assured the customers that (eo(le themselves in the boo$.
7. -he second lady was in dee( and loo$ed li$e a .
8. -he (rofessor his eyes on the title of the boo$.
9. " dim of something (leasant hel(ed the lady to buy the boo$.
10. One of the customers wanted to have
some good light for vacation time.
Ex. *. Retell the text in writing.
S(ea$ing
Boo(s and -riters
Ex. 1. a( Read and discuss, answering the {uestions after the text.
,oo$s, believe, may be divided into three classes:1) boo$s to read> 9)
boo$s to re#read> A) boo$s not to read at all>
-he third class is the most im(ortant. -o tell (eo(le what to read is, as a
rule, either useless or harmful. ,ut to tell (eo(le what not to read is a very
different matter.
t is indeed necessary in this age of ours, an age that reads so much,
that it has no time to admire, and writes so much that it has no time to
thin$. *hoever will select @-he *orst %undred ,oo$s@ and (ublish a list
of them will give the rising generation a real and lasting service. ("fter
O. *ild)
1. 0o you agree that there are three classes of boo$s: boo$s you must read,
boo$s you must re#read, and boo$s you must not read at all3 9. *hich is the
largest and the smallest class3 *hy3 A. %ow do you choose a boo$ to read3 5.
*hat boo$s do you re#read3 F. %ow do you $now that boo$s not to read at all3
G. 0o you agree that the list of the @*orst %undred ,oo$s@ may be useful3
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( )rom a boo$ review: t is not a boo$ to throw aside lightly, it is a boo$
to throw away with great force.@ %ave you ever read such boo$s3 *hat are
they3
c( Ma$e your own list of best boo$s to read and s(ea$ about your choice.
1. for children
9. for teenagers
A. for men
5. for women
F. for old (eo(le
%( Say whether you en/oy reading
fairy tales> adventure stories> detective stories> s(y thrillers >classics>
contem(orary novels > (oetry> non#fiction> biogra(hies> memoirs> travel boo$s>
science fiction> love stories.
"rrange them according to their im(ortance to you.
Ex. 2. a( Read the dialogue:
-hat do people read here.
Don: 'an either of you tell me who the most (o(ular authors
are today3 ?erha(s you can, Ronald. 7ou see so many
(eo(le in the train to and from 4ondon.
-ona
l%:
7es, do, and they seem to read news(a(ers mostly but
if it8s a novel it8s certainly a (a(erbac$ and usually a
detective story or a s(y thriller. myself (refer something
with more meat in it, a travel boo$ or a biogra(hy, for
instance.
$olin
:
thin$ novels are for women. -hey have so much more
time on their hands, and they can8t do without romance.
-ona
l%:
could agree with you more. Most of the men see on the train
who are not reading news(a(ers are (oring over boo$s about
(olitics, history, or do#it#yourself manuals T showing them how to
ma$e their wives a corner cu(board out of an old box or build a
model railway for their sons. -his sort of thing gives them a
(ur(ose in life, which novel#reading certainly doesn8t. f they want
light entertainment they8ve always got -.
( 0iscuss the dialogue ma$ing use of the {uestions.
*hat do menCwomen read on the train in Hreat ,ritain3 *hy3 0o you agree
with all the o(inions about why (eo(le read different $inds of boo$s3
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Ex. 3. a( Read the text.
Do we really need poetry.
-he average .nglish (erson considers that (oetry is @nice@ for children,
becoming for girls, and a((ro(riate for women teachers. )ew (eo(le read (oetry
and fewer still (ay for it.
-he reason for disli$ing (oetry is that most (eo(le believe (oetry should
deal only with certain @nice@ themes and to(ics such as birds, flowers, trees and
love.
,ut the fact is that life in all its forms can be the theme of (oetry. -he so#
called ugly and ordinary things are as remar$able in their way as the beautiful.
Modern (oets have discovered this and given as many fine (oems on un(oetical
sub/ects.
0o we really need (oetry or any of the arts3 -hey may be desirable or even
excellent, but are they of any (ractical use3
*e must admit that when we wish to ex(ress some tender emotion we turn
to (oetry. *e may not normally li$e the (oetry> we may $now very little about
it, but we recogni=e that it is the only way to ex(ress the best that is within us.
( 0iscuss the following. .x(ress your own o(inion on the sub/ect. S(ea$
about your ideas on (oetry in modern life. %ere are some (hrases to hel( you.
1. ?oetry, is @nice@ for children. 9. ?oetry is suitable for girls. A. )ew (eo(le
read (oetry. 5. )ew (eo(le buy collections of (oems. F. ?oetry should deal only
with @nice@ themes and to(ics such as birds, flowers, trees and love. G. 4ife in all
its forms can be the theme of (oetry. ;. 2gly and ordinary things can be as
remar$able in their own way as the beautiful ones. I. "rts and music do not
matter very much in our everyday life. :. *e always turn to (oetry to ex(ress
our feelings. 16. n the twentieth century (eo(le do not need (oetry and arts as
much as they did in the last century.
Ex. *. a( Read the text.
&.,. ?riestley, a well#$nown ,ritish author, ex(laining why he reads
detective stories said: @*hen you come to the end of a crime novel, at least
something in this huge chaotic world has been settled.@
*eading detecti#e stories in bed.
find this delightful at home, and even more delightful when am away
from home. ,ut why detective stories3 *hy not some good literature3 ,ecause,
with a few ha((y exce(tions, good literature, which excites the mind, will not
do. n my view we should read it away from the bedroom. ,ut why not some
dull stuff # memoirs, wor$s about travel3 %ere can s(ea$ only for myself. f
my bedtime boo$ is too dull then begin to thin$ about my own wor$ and then
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slee( doesn8t come for hours. !o, the detective story is the thing. ,ecause what
we want or at least what want late at night # is a tale that is in its own way a
lecture of life but yet has an entertaining (u==le element in it. "nd the detective
story offers me /ust this.
()rom @?riesley8s 'om(anion@)
( 0iscuss the text using the {uestions.
1. 0o you en/oy reading detective stories3 9. *hen do you read them # on
holiday, on your way to and from the 2niversity or in bed3 A. 'an you often
guess @who8s done it3@ as they say3 5. *hy do you read them3 0o you read
them to $ill the time3 F. Hive your arguments for and against reading detective
stories3 G. 0o you agree with ?riesley that the bedroom is not the (lace for good
literature3 ;. 'an detective stories be good literature3 I. 0o you $now any
boo$s of this $ind3
Ex. +. a( "nswer the following {uestions.
1. 0o boo$s ma$e u( a significant and necessary (art of your life3 9. 0o you
consider boo$s a means of relaxation3 *hat $inds of boo$s and under what
circumstances are considered a means of relaxationC a means of educationCa
means of broadening your mind3 *hat boo$s give you aesthetic (leasure3 A. s
it easy or difficult to define a boo$3 -ry to thin$ of your definition of a good
boo$Ca bad boo$. 0o you agree with S. Maugham who said:@ Reading doesn8t
ma$e a man wise, it only ma$es him learned@3 5. 0o your favourite boo$s vary
in different age grou(s3 F. *hat is you attitude towards (oetryC science fictionC
non#fictionC memoirsC detective storiesC travel boo$sC historical novelsC bedtime
reading3 G. *hen you read a novel what do you focus your attention on # the
style or the (lot 3 *hat do you focus your attention on while reading a detective
story3 *hile reading a (oem do you focus more on the form or on the sub/ect#
matter3 ;. *hat do you do during intervals of leisure3 *hat $inds of boo$s do
you read then3 I. 0o detective stories ma$e you forget troublesome realities of
life3 *hat boo$s do you read to cheer and amuse yourself3 0o you find
0ic$ens8 novels amusing3 *ho is your favourite humorous author3 *hat is the
most amusing story you8ve ever read3 :. 'an you get along without boo$s3 )or
how long3 *hat boo$s can you get along without3 0o you believe you can get
along without textboo$s3 16. *ho in your o(inion is the best Russian
(oetC(laywrightCwriter3 *hat are your views on science fiction3 0o you
consider it serious literature or /ust a means of relaxation3 *hat does a science
fiction story usually focus on3 0o you have any ideas for a science fiction story3
( S(ea$ on the to(ics:
1. -he im(ortance of boo$s in (eo(le8s life.
2. " boo$ you8ve read recently.
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3. My (rivate collection of boo$s.

Ex. ,. a( Read the text.
)le/andre Dumas.
-he year was 1I6;. )ive#year#old "lexandre 0umas $new that he was
different from the other boys in his small )rench town. )or "lexandre was half
blac$ and half white. "nd nobody ever let him forget that. .ducation bored
young "lexandre, and as he grew, he (referred s(ending his time hunting and
leading an outdoor life. ,ut when "lexandre turned sixteen, his whole life
changed. %e saw his first (lay a (erformance of Sha$es(eare8s @%amlet@, and
from that moment on, his dream was to go to ?aris and become a (laywright.
0umas wor$ed for years as a cler$ and wrote in his s(are time. %e wrote
(lays and travel boo$s. ,ut it was another $ind of story that made him rich and
famous. -hat was the historical novel.
n his many historical novels 0umas too$ (eo(le who really existed in
)rench history and events that actually ha((ened. %e added main characters
from his own imagination and created entertaining and amusing adventure
stories about them.
-he most famous of all 0umas8 historical novels are @-he -hree
Mus$eteers@, @-he 'ount of Monte 'risto@ and @-he Man in the ron Mas$@.
"lexandre 0umas wrote more than six hundred boo$s in his lifetime, more
than any other man, living or dead. %e made the world rich with his boo$s.
%e died in 1I;6, (enniless.
( "nswer the {uestions.
1. *hat facts do you find unusual and stri$ing in "lexandre 0umas8 life3
9. %ave you ever read any boo$ of "lexandre 0umas3 %ave you read them
only once or more them once3 0o you still reread them3 %ave you seen any
film based on 0umas8 stories3 0o you believe his boo$s are /ust a harmless
drug3 0o you thin$ 0umas8 boo$s are only good for children or do you thin$
grown#u(s en/oy them as much3 0o you consider 0umas8 boo$s to be historical
novels or adventure stories3 Some (eo(le say they have never read 0umas8
boo$s. *hy do you thin$ this is so3 *ho was your favourite character in @-he
-hree Mus$eteers@3 *hat are the reasons for the long life and (o(ularity of
0umas8 boo$s3
c( S(ea$ on the to(ic @-he biogra(hy of a famous .nglish C "merican
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Ex. 7. Ma$e u( your own dialogues.
1. "n interview with a writer ((oet, (laywright) 9. %ow tried to write
(oems, s$etches, stories. A. ,uying a boo$ at a boo$store. 5. Recommend the
$ind of boo$s you would advise a foreign student of Russian to read. F. 7our
idea of a (rivate collection of boo$s.
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Ex. 1. ,efore you read ...
0o you ever buy (a(erbac$ novels3 f so, where do you usually buy them3
*hat influences your choice of a (a(erbac$ novel3 -he cover, the contents
(thriller, horror, romance, murder mystery, real#life adventure, science fiction,
western, historical fiction), the author, the mood you are in, or what you are
doing (such as (re(aring for a holiday)3 *hat advantages do (a(erbac$s have
over hard#bac$ boo$s3 f you buy (a(erbac$s, name two titles you have bought
recently. f you have bought (a(erbac$s recently, what made you buy them3
!otes
outback"the interior of "ustralia, far away from urban life
Ex. 2. Read and translate the text.
Best 0eller
^! ?or/e% 1* hours a %ay on the oo/; 3>;>>> ?or%s at a sitting.
! ?as so asolutely osesse% an% consume% y the story; an% ! ?as
a5rai% that i5 ! %i%n9t stay ?ith it !9% lose it^.
n its first year, 'olleen Mc'ullough8s e(ic novel 0he 0horn <irds has made
(ublishing history.
"lready, it has sold over I million co(ies.
-he rights have been sold world#wide for more money than (ublishers have
ever (aid for a boo$ before.
t is to be released next year as a ma/or film, starring Robert Redford as the
(riest.
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"nd suddenly 'olleen Mc'ullough is a millionairess ... and a celebrity.
"ged 56, this extraordinary woman, 'olleen Mc'ullough, was born in !ew
South *ales, "ustralia.
0uring her school years, she wanted des(erately to carry on and study
medicine. ,ut lac$ of funds forced her to embar$ on a variety of other careers #
including wor$ing as a teacher, librarian and a /ournalist # before going to
"merica.
-here, she was offered a (ost in a neuro(hysiology laboratory at 7ale
2niversity, where she wor$ed for 16 years, becoming the laboratory+s head
technician.
'olleen described herself, during that time, as being master technician,
teacher, and chief ma$er of (ots of tea. 0es(ite this wry comment, her
dedication to nursing, which she finds creates an immediate intimacy with
(eo(le and their (roblems, is enormous.
"nd it is this warmth, (erce(tion, and a closeness to (eo(le that ma$es
'olleen such an exce(tional writer, and -he -horn ,irds " truly exce(tional
boo$.
6hy _The Thorn #ir%s`E
Miss Mc'ullough tells of the myth about a bird which s(ends its whole
lifetime searching for a thorn tree. *hen it finds it, it im(ales itself on the
longest, shar(est thorn, and sings for the first time in its life ... creating a song
which is the most beautiful sound in all creation. One su(erlative song, existence
the (rice # because when the song is finished, the bird has died.
-he author com(ares her central characters with -he -horn ,ird # exce(t
that she believes that we create our own thorns. *hilst the bird, following an
immutable law, has no has now awareness in it of the dying to come, ... we,
when we (ut the thorns in our breast, we $now. *e understand. "nd still we do
it.
_This is not a oo/. !t is a mar'elous ex.erience.` 3avid /iven.
Set in the harsh, unyielding, yet haunting, outbac$ of "ustralia, -he -horn
,irds traces with great human sensitivity the lives of three generations of a
family torn by conflict, violence, (iety, and love.
-he story begins in 1:1F when ?addy 'leary moves his wife and seven
children to 0rogheda: a 9F6,666 acre "ustralian shee( station owned by his
venomous elder sister.
)or over F6 years we follow their fates until ?addy+s granddaughter &ustine,
a brilliant actress, finally comes to terms with a life on the other side of the
globe # and 0rogheda ceases to haunt her.
_! sim.ly coul% not .ut it %o?n. !5 it ha%nAt een ?renche% 5rom me at
mealtimes; !A% ha'e star'e%.`3aily *ail.
-he central figures in this e(ic story are &ustine+s mother Meggie, and the
(riest with whom she falls in love # Ral(h de ,ricassart. %is course ta$es him
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from their remote outbac$ (arish to the hallowed corridors of the atican, while
Meggie remains tied to 0rogheda ... but the distance that se(arates their lives
intensifies, rather than diminishes, their feelings.
_)e'er 5or one moment %oes the .ace 5lag ... Droughts; 5ires; storms;
tem.ests; ... there are times ?hen you are le5t gas.ing ...` 0he 0imes .
,ehind everything, yet dominating everything, lies the "ustralian outbac$ #
a land li$e no other (lace on earth. Star$, relentless in its demands, brilliant in its
flowering, (rey to gigantic cycles of drought and flood, bountiful ... and deadly.
"gainst this bac$dro(, the novel relentlessly follows its characters through a
cycle of births and deaths, love and tragedy to a final, and ultimately
heartwarming, conclusion.
"s -ime Maga=ine commented, -he -horn ,irds is " novel that is destined
to be one of the biggest selling, best read boo$s in the annals of fiction.
"nd it+s now available in (a(erbac$.
Ex. 3. *rite down the (arts of the advertisement that show the following:
1) that the author is:
a hard wor$er
rich
middle#aged
not ,ritish
recently a success
9) that the boo$ is:
a best seller
internationally (o(ular
set over a long (eriod of time
A) {uotations from:
news(a(ers
(eo(le
maga=ines
Ex. *. *rite down which of these statements are true and which are false.
1 -horn birds are real birds.
9 -horn trees are very hard for thorn birds to find.
A -horn birds sing as they fly.
5 -horn birds $now what they are doing.
F %uman beings are li$e thorn birds when we (ut thorns in our breast+.
G " thorn bird doesn+t $now that it is going to die.
; 0eath is the (rice that the thorn bird has to (ay for its beautiful song.
Ex. +. 'om(lete these statements about the (lot of -he -horn ,irds.
1 -he story is set in the ... .
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9 t begins in ... .
A ?addy 'leary has a ... .
5 0rogheda is a ... .
F ?addy 'leary+s granddaughter becomes ... .
G %er mother is called ... .
; She falls in love with ..., who is a ... .
I %is calling ta$es him to ... in ... .
: Maggie remains in ... .
16 -he story covers ... generations.
Ex. ,. 2se the com(leted statements from .xercise A to write a brief
summary of -he -horn ,irds.
Ex. 7. magine that you are in charge of the s(ecial effects in the film that is
being made of -he -horn ,irds. 'hoose, from the following list, the scenes and
se{uences that you would (robably include in the film.
an avalanche
a bush fire
a snow storm
a heavy rainstorm
a hurricane
animals dying of thirst
a dust storm
a tidal wave
an earth{ua$e
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a sunset
flowers, trees and shrubs in bloom
a volcano eru(ting
a stam(ede of cattle
thunder and lightning
shee( shearing
a bull fight
St ?eter+s S{uare in Rome
the )irst *orld *ar
a $angaroo hunt
Ex. 8. 2sing the (assage and your own ex(erience, draw u( a list of the
features of a best#selling boo$ today. Hrou( these features under headings such
as cover, contents, and (romotion. *rite an advertisement of a boo$ you thin$ is
worth reading
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Ex. 1. 4isten to ivien and -homas tal$ing about boo$s, libraries and
literature.
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Ex. 3. Summari=e the information and (oint out 16 advantages of reading to
other (astime activities. -he 1
st
one is done for you.
1. *hen reading, you learn to concentrate.
9.
Ex. *. "nswer the {uestions.
a( Vi'ien
1. 0id ivien read a lot as a child because there wasn+t much to do3
2. 0id ivien study Russian literature3 0id she li$e it3
3. *ho are her favourite writers3 *hy3
4. *hat is her favorite wor$ by ,ulga$ov3 *hy did she go to ?atriarch+s
?ond3
5. ivien isn+t fond of (oetry, is she3
6. 0oes she tend to borrow or lend boo$s3
7. *hy does ivien want to /oin a library3 %as she ever been a library
member3 *hen3
8. *hat are advantages and disadvantages of boo$s and films3 *hich of
them does ivien (refer more3
9. *ho is &anet *interson3 0escribe her.
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10. *hat did ivien li$e more: the boo$ Oranges are not the only fruit or
the film made of it3 *hy3
( Thomas
1. *hat were his (references in reading in childhood3 *hy3
2. *hat does he find more im(ortant boo$s, - or com(uters3 *hy3
3. 0oes he believe that theatres and films are easier to understand because
some information can be communicated in a way that crosses cultural
barriers3 n what way3 *hat is another way of crossing linguistic
barriers3
4. *ho are his favourite writers3
5. *hat library is he a member of3 *hy3
6. *hat does he li$e most about boo$s3
Ex. +. 'hoose one to(ic and (re(are to s(ea$ on it (A#F minutes)
Reading used to be im(ortant but now young (eo(le (refer
technologies to reading.
Russian literature is well $nown all over the world for some (eculiar
features.
4ibraries are much more convenient than (rivate collections of boo$s.
Reading a boo$ is much healthier and more informative than watching
a film.
Reading hel(s to become aware of cross#cultural differences.
Musical libraries.
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" 4ist of boo$s
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3. jLSbMhePL#RchR }.U., xLYLMVaL u.m., xcVNNR U.U., laLPVaL ..,
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MhVYL, 1::6.
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5. ~L]\[VaNhLZ ~.U., LYghVaef j.j., RcMRaef U.., RnR`ePNhLZ
q.j. 'ommon 0ifficulties for Students of .nglish. j.: KONMLZ MhVYL, 1:;G.
6. "lexander 4.H. Right *ord *rong *ord. 4ongman Hrou( 2J
4imited, 1::5.
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8. "rbe$ova. -.. 'orrect .nglish for .veryday 2se. j.: KONMLZ
MhVYL, 1::6.
9. 0off "drian, &ones 'hristo(her. 4anguage in 2se. ntermediate.
'ambridge 2niversity ?ress, 1::F.
10. 'arthy Michael Mc, O+0ell )elicity. 4anguage in 2se. 'ambridge
2niversity ?ress, 1::I.
11. %ewitt Jaren. 2nderstanding ,ritain. ?ers(ective ?ublications.
Oxford, 1::G.
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lu, 1:::.
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1:;A.
15. ?ovey &ane. Het t Right. M.: KONMLZ MhVYL, 1:I5.
16. ?ovey &ane. .nglish at 4eisure. Moscow: %igher School ?ublishing
%ouse, 1:;I.
17. Soars 4i= and &ohn. %eadway. .nglish 'ourse. Oxford 2niversity
?ress, 1::I.
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