- •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)
8 Translate the following sentences into either English or Russian using the words and word combinations from Tasks 4 and 7.
His was not a mission at the cutting edge of British diplomatic activity. — Его миссия имела для британской дипломатии второстепенное значение.
Эти модели включают в себя новейшие достижения компьютерной технологии. —These models are at the cutting edge of computer technology.
Demand may overtake the supply. — Спрос может обогнать предложение.
Нас опередили события. Events have overtaken us.
It is dangerous to overtake another car on a bend. — Опасно делать обгон на повороте.
Это будет нелегко сделать. - That's a tall order to fill.
Промышленность всё ещё находилась в стадии становления. - The industry was still in its infancy.
What are the implications of the new law? — Что следует из нового закона?
Such a clock is guaranteed to be accurate within one second in one million years. — Точность хода таких часов находится в пределах одной секунды за один миллион лет.
В прошлом году эти люди заселили все острова. - Last year these people inhabited all the islands.
9 Speaking points. Comment on the following quotations from the episode.
Strategy Points
Spend a minute thinking about the topic below and making brief notes.
During a minute decide how you will introduce and link your ideas, and then talk for 2 minutes (!).
Remember to include some examples to support or illustrate what you say.
Use a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Make sure you keep to the topic.
Learn useful phrases and expressions. These give you time to think, and also act as signposts which help listeners follow your arguments.
Giving an example: for instance, if we take the example of X, X serves as a good example of this
Sequencing words: firstly, secondly, finally, lastly, last but not least
Introducing a new idea: the first thing (I'd like) to mention, to begin with, another point to consider is, which leads me on to another point, and, of course, we shouldn't forget
Bringing an idea to its conclusion: to sum up, in the final analysis, on balance, taking all the arguments into consideration, in conclusion
“One day, games might even start to play us…”
” The minute you have a visually recognizable human being, you expect them to behave and speak in a recognizable way and it’s a very, very tall order.”
“I think, that’s a sort of natural process with a new technology, there is a great excitement of all that is possible and then you are thrown back on the realization that nothing in itself is that amazing, it is what you do with it.”
“We could enjoy new forms of social interaction and may be even build new alternative societies or… we could become willing slaves of the matrix and entertain ourselves to death.”
The World of VERMEER – Part 1
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