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2) Transcribe and pronounce correctly the following words:

excuse (n, v), browse, inevitably, to hover, reassuringly, determine, determination, disaster, disastrous, interfere, stomach, drowsiness, digest (v), digestion.

3) Find the English equivalents for the following in the text:

отговорка, избавиться/отделаться от чего-л. (2 варианта), засесть за работу/заняться делом (3 варианта), пролистывать/просматривать (3 варианта), (внешне) демонстрируя решимость, препятствие, мешать чему-л., сонливость, пищеварение, выполнить свои (социальные) обязательства по отношению к кому-л.

4) For each question choose the correct answer а, в, с or d:

1. The student in fact reads the newspaper in order to (a)find out what is on TV, (b) avoid beginning work, (c) be able to work continuously without a break later, (d) keep up-to-date with world events.

2. The students starts planning his first break (a) when he sits down at his desk at 6 o'clock, (b) after working for a very short period, (c) while he is reading the newspaper before starting work, (d) at 7 p.m.

3. After he watches television, the student's study period is further delayed because (a) he has to make an important phone call, (b) he phones a friend to avoid starting work, (c) he realises he won't be able to concentrate unless he calls his friend first, (d) he finds what his friend says on the phone very interesting.

4. What does 'this final obstacle' (paragraph 9) refer to? (a) the feast he has just eaten, (b) the pangs of hunger and thirst he was experiencing earlier, (c) the phone call he made earlier, (d) feeling tired.

5. The text suggests that the next day the person (a) will be able to study more efficiently, (b) will not attempt to study, (c) will do exactly the same thing., (d) will feel guilty about wasting a whole evening.

6. Which best describes the writer's attitude to the student he is describing? (a) He is angry with him. (b) Не is gently poking fun at him. (c) He feels sorry for him. (d) He doesn't care about him.

7. The writer thinks that the reader (a) will have had some similar experiences of avoiding studying, (b) will be amazed by the behaviour of this lazy student, (c) will immediately resolve to be a better student, (d) will feel guilty about all the times they have allowed themselves to be distracted.

5) Discuss:

1. In what ways, if any, does this person sound like you?

2. How is this text connected to the previous one?

6) Decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Learning How to Learn

There is usually one important 1) __________________ missing from most school 2) _________________ Very few students are 3) ________________________ how to organise their learning, and how to 4) _______________________ the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple 5) ___________________. Do you know how to 6) ____________________ up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the 7) _____________________ the dictionary contains? Can you 8) ______________________ notes quickly, and can you understand them 9) ______________________? For some reason, some schools give learners no 10) ________________ with these matters. Teachers ask students to 11) ____________________ pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain 12) ___________________ to do it. Learning by 13) ______________________ can be useful, but it is more important to have a genuine 14) _____________________ of a subject. You can 15) ___________________ a lot of time memorising books, without understanding anything about the subject!

1 A theme

B book

C subject

D mark

2 A agendas

B timetables

C terms

D organisations

3 A taught

B learnt

C educated

D graduated

4 A take

B give

C get

D make

5 A sentences

B results

C rules

D examples

6 A find

B look

C research

D get

7 A information

B advise

C subjects

D themes

8 A do

B send

C make

D revise

9 A after

B afterwards

C lastly

D at last

10 A teaching

B ability

C instruction

D help

11 A concentrate

B remind

C forget

D memorise

12. A how

B what

C why

D it

13. A the way

B heart

C now

D law

14. A information

B success

C understanding

D attention

15. A pass

B waste

C tell

D use