- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. How far do you agree or disagree with the statements?
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •7 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •8 Translate the following sentences into either English or Russian using the words and word combinations from Tasks 4 and 7.
- •9 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given. Explain the words in bold.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Render the following text into English using the words from Task 5.
- •7 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
- •1 Complete the lead-in text using the words and phrases given.
- •3 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words. (00:00 – 00:46)
- •4 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •5 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •6 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Who made these remarks on superstitions?
- •5 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •6 Render the following extract into English, using the language of the episode.
- •7 Write a summary of the Episode “Superstitions. Part 1&2” in the form of review (no more than 60 words)
- •Part 1
- •2 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
- •3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Explain literary reference in the following phrases. Comment on the reference.
- •6 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •7 Render the following extracts into English, using the language of the episode.
- •2 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
- •4 Check you know the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box, make use of them when covering the information provided in the episode:
- •5 Render the following text into English using the language of the Episode, using the words from Task 3 and 4.
- •6 Write a summary of the Episode “Diana. Part 1&2” in the from of review (about 60 words)
3 Listen to a short paragraph of the Episode and write it down (classwork).
Teachers’ Note:
The extract is to complete in class in written form. Practise three-four listening before scripting the extract.
16:57 - Quite a few people didn’t seem to mind taking a risk. It is unclear what the source is of the common superstition about ladders. Early Christians are said to have believed that a ladder forms a special triangle shape when erected or leaned against a wall. This triangle is considered a triangle representing the Holy Trinity. To walk through the triangle violates and desecrates God, and you – the transgressor – falls prey to Satan. Another explanation comes from Mediaeval times. Gallows were high enough to require the use of a ladder to hang a criminal. The ladder in some way suggests death. Cultural conditioning is passed down through time. People want to avoid uncertainty. So if an open ladder is in the way many succumb to the fear and walk around, although some brave selves take a risk and walk underneath.
4 Who made these remarks on superstitions?
Write A if it was Professot Vyse
Write B if it was Steven King
Write C if it was the narrator
Write D if it was Alan Dundes
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…B……(02:52)
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…C…….(06:30)
….D……(07:50)
….C….. (08:17) |
5 Watch the episode again and fill in the gaps with the missing information. Write no more than three words.
15:32 - ______________ insist superstitions don’t work as _______________ irrational fears. “One of the things that’s interesting about superstitions is some people are so anxious ________________ or to show that they are not superstitious that they go to clubs that meet on ________________. They are kind of dares, like _____________, like “I’m not superstitious, I can prove it.” One club meets on Friday the 13th. The members _______________, open umbrellas __________ and spill salt to ____________________________.
“These people are ________________ in a way because when you are walking along a street and you see a ladder, even if you just think to yourself “Shall I walk under it or shall I walk around it?“ – ______________ that you are thinking about it suggests that the superstition still _______________ on your life. To test people’s belief in superstition hidden cameras ________________ when the pavement _______________ a ladder. Pedestrians either had to walk under the ladder or _______________ the _____.
Some skeptics insist superstitions don’t work as a cure for irrational fears. “One of the things that’s interesting about superstitions is some people are so anxious to disprove them or to show that they are not superstitious that they go to clubs that meet on Friday the 13th. They are kind of dares, like daring your fate, like “I’m not superstitious, I can prove it.” One club meets on Friday the 13th. The members fiercely break mirrors, open umbrellas indoors and spill salt to prove their fearlessness.
“These people are actually superstitious in a way because when you are walking along a street and you see a ladder, even if you just think to yourself ‘Shall I walk under it or shall I walk around it?’ – the very fact that you are thinking about it suggests that the superstition still has an impact on your life. To test people’s belief in superstition hidden cameras captured reactions when the pavement was blocked by a ladder. Pedestrians either had to walk under the ladder or step into the road.