- •Basics of Life
- •Содержание
- •Labels used
- •How to Be Happy in an Unhappy World
- •Vocabulary List
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •1.6. Answer the following questions.
- •I. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •2) Which of the prefixes above commonly precede the following words?
- •1. Note down your answers to the questions. Mark the answers which show that you are unassertive.
- •2. Requesting and refusing politely
- •Word study
- •1. Stating conditions
- •IV. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
- •Notice the different ways of defining the meaning of words and ideas in the text:
- •2. Using the words and phrases in Exercise 1 join the two parts of the following sentences to make definitions.
- •Reading 2
- •It’s all an ill wind
- •Follow up:
- •Make sentences with the expressions and ask each other to translate them.
- •Reading & Speaking 1 money talks Ex.1.9. Reading notes: can you give the Russian for the following expressions?
- •The only thing people are interested in today is earning more money
- •2) Express your attitude to the girl’s ideas.
- •The argument: key words
- •Follow up:
- •Vocabulary extension I
- •II. Charming, witty, wise - recognise yourself? Stingy, selfish, sly - must be somebody else!
- •Exercises
- •Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •Answer these questions.
- •Arrange all the adjectives and descriptive phrases from the chart into three columns under the following headings:
- •Now imagine that someone else is talking about the same people, but sees them in a different light. How might he or she describe them?
- •What are the abstract nouns from these adjectives? Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •The words in 1.6 are more unusual words and are most likely to be found in writing. Give a synonym for each word that would be more likely to be used when speaking.
- •Vocabulary extension II
- •2.1. Choose the best word or expression from the box to fit each sentence.
- •2.2. What does the language used in the sentences below tell you about the speakers?
- •Vocabulary extension III
- •II. Some informal words describing the way people spend their leisure:
- •III. Expressions and collocations connected with involvement in activities
- •Additional reading
- •The Faustian bargain
- •In her death, even more than in her life, Princess Diana has become a global celebrity. But what forces create such fame?
- •I. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •II. Insert articles where necessary.
- •The gloom over Britain's universities
- •They forgot to pay
- •Vocabulary List
- •The ruin of Britain's universities British universities have too little money to do their job properly
- •No Nobels
- •Bring back Smith
- •Exam success
- •The counter-arguments: key words
- •I. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
- •It’s never too late to learn?
- •II. Read the following formal letter. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.
- •Additional reading
- •Western promise Chinese students are flooding in to British universities
- •Scandal on the campus
- •The neglect of serious study
- •What jobs do you think will be very well-paid in the future?
- •The new American job Have brains, will travel
- •Vocabulary List
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •Getting a new job
- •Discuss
- •Qualities and skills Ex.3.13. Game: What’s my job?
- •Do you work … Do you have to …
- •Do you have to be … wear a uniform?
- •Daily work routines
- •Types of work
- •Colleagues
- •Word Building
- •A …’s job involves …ing and …ing … To be a good …, you have to be/have …
- •Reading & Speaking How to make a million?
- •1. Entrepreneurs
- •2. Fear, greed and dedication
- •Ex.3.31. Comprehension check
- •C) Interviews
- •Scoring
- •Rating Yourself
- •Vocabulary extension
- •I. Getting a job
- •II. During your working life
- •1.1. Make these rather informal sentences more formal by using words and phrases from I and II.
- •1.2. Find expressions in I and II which mean the opposite of the underlined words or phrases.
- •1.3. Read the ad and answer the questions.
- •1.5. Some words here are not used correctly or in their usual way. Correct them.
- •1.6. Imagine you are a career adviser. What advice would you give to someone who is ...
- •Role play - Business Venture
- •Additional reading
- •Brain gain
- •Bright Jamaicans are going home, which is good news for their country
- •Read the article carefully trying to guess the meaning of the words in black type from the context. After that, discuss the words with your teacher. The Hillary Syndrome
- •A House Husband
- •Feminism meets gender in France
- •Although …, they have neither ..., nor … The Aborieines cannot be accused of …
- •Using …
- •A Challenge for Europe
- •Reading and Speaking 3 The same or different?
- •1. Working together
- •Discuss
- •The Roddick Phenomenon
- •More Sensitive
- •Better Communicators
- •The New Achievers
- •Discuss
- •Impressions from an office
- •Discrimination Discuss: How are people appointed in many companies? Are there clear guidelines on how to come to a decision about who to recruit?
- •Writing Write a follow-up letter
- •Additional reading
- •‘I would have given up my career to save my marriage’
- •Read the following article and sum it up.
- •Say a few words about the situation in Russia as far as the problem discussed is concerned. Women seek ways to bridge power gap
- •Sum up the article making use of the words you have singled out.
- •Express your attitude to the problems described in the artlicle. Their time has come Arab women are demanding their rights - at last
- •Crime and Punishment
- •Too much and too little
- •Reading 1
- •C ase Study I Muriel
- •2. Before going to the police station, Muriel made a note of everything that had been stolen or damaged, like this. Complete the list.
- •3. Word study
- •4. Discuss
- •5. Writing
- •The decline of the English burglary How a once-fashionable crime has fallen from grace
- •Case Study II An open letter to a trio of thieves
- •Reading 4 Snatch and grab Confiscating the cash of people who haven't been convicted of a crime
- •W ord Building 2
- •W ord Building 3
- •Vocabulary extension I
- •Choose the correct verbs to fill the gaps. Put the verb in the correct form.
- •Answer these questions about the adjectives above.
- •What are the nouns associated with these words? Use a dictionary to help you.
- •Choose one of the nouns you found in exercise 1.3. To complete each of these sentences.
- •Vocabulary extension II
- •2.2. What do we call…
- •Additional reading
- •A Call for Help
- •The Rosenberg case
- •Russian spy trial threatens to embarrass mi6
- •Read the following review of the book The London Hanged: Crime and Civil Society in the Eighteenth Century by Peter Linebaugh published in 2003 and see whether your guesses are right.
- •W ord Study
- •Словари и литература
Vocabulary List
1) pursuit n (of) преследование, погоня; стремление, поиски
the pursuit of happiness
quest n (of, for) (fml or lit) (долгие) поиски
They travelled in quest of gold.
search n (for) (тщательные) поиски
a search for a missing aircraft // the search for knowledge
Note: these synonyms are used in similar phrases with the same preposition (of):
in pursuit of/ in quest of/ in search of
2) obsession n (with/about sb, sth) одержимость; навязчивая идея
His obsession with computers began four years ago //
suffer from an obsession with cleanliness
3) series n (pl unchanged) ряд; серия; выпуск; комплект; цикл
a series of lectures // a television/radio/magazine series
4) license v давать разрешение на что-л.
licensing the sale of alcohol
licence n разрешение, лицензия; право (на что-л.)
a driving licence // a licence fee // lose one’s licence
under licence (from) – с разрешения
5) confine v (sb/sth in/to sth) ограничивать; заключать в тюрьму;
держать взаперти
I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.
Isn’t is cruel to confine a bird in a cage?
confinement n ограничение; тюремное заключение; роды
to be placed in confinement // This is her third confinement.
solitary confinement (infml solitary) – одиночное заключение
to be put/kept/held in solitary confinement
6) fulfil v выполнять, осуществлять; удовлетворять (требованиям)
fulfil sb’s needs/dreams/expectations // fulfil a duty/command //
fulfil the conditions of entry to a university
fulfil oneself v достичь совершенства; самореализоваться
fulfilled adj довольный, удовлетворённый
He doesn’t feel fulfilled in his present job.
fulfilling adj приносящий удовольствие, радость, etc.
a fulfilling job/marriage
fulfilment n выполнение, осуществление; завершение
the fulfilment of a promise // find emotional/personal fulfilment
7) devise v задумывать, придумывать, изобретать
devise a scheme for redeveloping the city centre //
devise a new computer program
8) sufficient adj (for sb/sth) (to do sth) достаточный
sufficient money/time/fuel
insufficient adj (for sth/to do sth) недостаточный
insufficient funds/information/time
9) essential adj (to/for sth) необходимый, неотъемлемый; существенный
an essential part/ingredient/component of sth //
the essential weakness of their proposition
essential n (usually pl) сущность, основы: the essentials of education;
предметы первой необходимости: to pack a few essentials
essence n сущность: Her art captures the essence of our times.
in essence в сущности
of the essence необходимый, очень важный
essentially adv по существу: an essentially political movement
10) tranquil adj спокойный, умиротворённый
a tranquil life in the country // a tranquil smile
tranquillity n спокойствие, умиротворённость
tranquillizer n успокоительное, транквилизатор
Vocabulary Practice
Ex.1.1. Fill the gaps with the words and expressions from Vocabulary List 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.
The pop stars ran from the theatre to their car, with dozens of fans in hot ____________ (=close behind them).
The conditions of the contract must be _____________ed exactly.
The Philarmonic Society is putting a ___________ of twelve concerts this winter.
She succeeded in _____________ing herself both as an actress and as a mother.
She’s been on __________________s since the accident.
It’s an amusic book, but ______________ a work of propaganda.
I went off in ____________ of a garage where I could buy some petrol.
The ____________ of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.
He is ____________ed to sell tobacco.
We began by learning the ____________s of English grammar.
I would hate to be ______________ed in an office all day.
Dieting has become an _______________ with her.
We’re publishing a new ______________ on ethnic music next year.
Do we have ____________ (food) for ten people?
They ____________ed a plan for getting the jewels out of the country.
He finds his work very _____________ (=enjoys it very much).
Ex.1.2. Fill the gaps with necessary prepositions.
The government is selling off the railways, _____ pursuit _____ its policy of privatization.
Is $100 sufficient _______ your expenses?
This alliance is essential ____ the stability of Europe.
We manufacture these goods ________ licence from the original makers.
They carried out a series ______ experiments to test the new drug.
The two arguments are ______ essence the same.
He set off ______ quest ______ adventure.
The criminal was put _____ solitary confinement.
The police conducted a long search ______ the lost child.
The quest ______ a cure for the disease continues.
He has an unhealthy obsession ______ death.
Speed is ____ the essence when dealing with an emergency.
After her operation, she was confined _____ bed for a week.
Ex.1.3. Look up the verbs which correspond to the nouns pursuit, quest, search and fill the gaps. Put the verb in the necessary form.
We ____________ for hours but couldn’t find the book.
The police are ____________ an escaped prisoner.
‘What’s the time?’ ‘__________ me! I haven’t got a watch.’
I’ve been ___________ high and low/everywhere but I can’t find it.
She ____________ his face for some indication of how he felt.
I ____________ my memory, but couldn’t remember her name.
She is _____________ her studies at the university.
I’ve ___________ my conscience and I still think I did the right thing.
The government is _______________ a policy of non-intervention.
Ex.1.4. Paraphrase using your Active Vocabulary.
Is money absolutely necessary, extremely important to happiness?
Her fear is bordered on some fixed and unreasonable idea.
He is busy with creating a teaching syllabus.
There was an atmosphere of peace and calmness in the village.
People are travelling round the country looking for work.
This company should be able to satisfy our requirements.
This is the latest in a number of proposals on arms limitation.
We examined the house from top to bottom.
There wasn’t much food, but it was enough for our needs.
The goods are sold with permission from the appropriate authority.
There was not enough evidence to proceed with the case.
Ex.1.5. Translate into English paying special attention to words in bold type.
1. Поиск счастья стал в наши дни навязчивой идеей. 2. У вас есть водительские права? 3. Если он ленив, он никогда не сможет осуществить свою мечту стать врачом. 4. У нас было достаточно еды, чтобы накормить всех детей. 5. В сущности, его обязанности сводились к переводу газетных статей, поэтому работа его не удовлетворяла. 6. Чтение является неотъемлемой частью обучения. 7. Он провёл три года в одиночном заключении. 8. Давнишнее предсказание о том, что через тысячу лет наступит конец света, не исполнилось. 9. Сущность этого религиозного учения – любовь ко всему человечеству. 10. У нас недостаточно информации для того, чтобы делать выводы. 11. Он выдумал целую серию журнальных публикаций о маленьком мальчике в большом городе. Эта работа принесла ему много радости. 12. Пожалуйста, придерживайтесь предмета дискуссии. 13. Его навязчивая идея – спокойная жизнь за городом. Он считает, что только так он сможет самореализоваться. 14. Мы должны торопиться. Сейчас важна каждая минута. 15. Неудачи преследовали нас весь год. 16. У него недостаточно средств, чтобы купить новую машину. 17. Поиск знаний – её навязчивая идея. 18. Его теперешняя работа его не удовлетворяет. 19. В своём цикле лекций профессор ограничился рассмотрением существеннейшего вопроса недостаточных мировых ресурсов. 20. У него достаточно знаний, чтобы изобрести новое успокоительное средство. 21. Моя цель – получить водительские права.