6. Заполните пропуски словами, соответствующими содержанию текста:

Образец: Many of them would stay with their parents until they …. - Many of them would stay with their parents until they get married.

1. There are several reasons behind – firstly, Hong Kong’s rent is expensive, many people would rather save up more money … instead of renting one.

2. Well I don’t know if my parents like it but I can tell you my parents … and respect my decision.

3. It used to take me one hour fifteen minutes to travel to work from my … living place.

4. Of course there are some … in living on your own.

5. Therefore you’ve got to be well prepared and … for your bills.

7. Прослушайте текст и укажите, верны или неверны следующие утверждения.

Образец: Moving out to live on your own is not very common in Hong Kong.(верно)

1. Many people still choose to live with their parents even though they have a decent job and they’re already at their forties.

2. Hong Kong’s rent is expensive, many people would rather save up more money to purchase an apartment instead of renting one.

3. The most important reason for independent living is to save the travelling time to shops.

4. The speaker makes her own decision all the time, she does not have to say whether she would go home for dinner, the speaker can’t invite her friends to come up and stay late.

5. On the other hand, the speaker has to regularly tidy up her apartment and wash her clothes, so it doesn’t really save much of her time after all.

ПИСЬМО

1. Стресс – это часть современной повседневной жизни. Для молодых людей, начинающих самостоятельную жизнь, особенно важно уметь с ним справляться.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How do you understand the term ‘stress’?

2. Why do we feel stress?

3. What are the results of stress?

4. How can we overcome stress?

Используйте следующие идеи:

• stress is mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension.

• problems at work, at home, in the private life; a lot of work; absence of the things which make you happy; busy life; a lot of responsibility; constant tiredness; absence of comfort.

• sleeplessness, feeling unwell, bad look, irritability, easily burst into tears, low mood, depression.

Образец:

Stress is mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension. I feel stress when I have a lot of work and deal with difficult problems. So sometimes I have low mood and feel unwell. But I try to pay attention to some small things which help me to feel happier – good weather, for example. I listen to my favorite music, take a hot bath and have a tasty meal. I think it’s better to concentrate on positive sides of life.

Неделя 12. Тема: Студенческая жизнь в России и за рубежом

ЧТЕНИЕ

1. Познакомьтесь со значением приведенных ниже слов и выражений:

value – значение, ценность, величина

аccess – доступ

goal – цель

available – доступный

peculiar – особый

feature – черта

to require – требовать

to attend – посещать

curriculum – учебная программа

to include – включать