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5.4 Расспросите своих бабушек и дедушек о жизни во времена их молодости. Запишите их рассказ на английском языке.

Вот примерные вопросы, на которые вам нужно найти ответ.

1.Where was your grandfather/grandmother born?

2.What subjects did they study at school?

3.What games did they play?

4.What did they like eating then?

5.In what home did they live?

6.At what age did your grandfather/grandmother start working?

7.At what age did he or she get married?

8.How was family life different?

9.What problems did your grandparents have many years ago, which we don’t have now?

10.What striking or surprising fact from their life did your grandparents tell you?

5.5 Вам предлагается прочитать текст о популярном голливудском актере Дэвиде Духовном. Перед чтением подтвердите или опровергните следующие утверждения.

1.Duchovny is David’s stage name.

2.David’s father is Russian by origin.

3.David knows Russian quite well.

4.David was trained to become an actor.

5.Fox Mulder from the X-Files is the first role of David Duchovy.

6.David has something in common with his hero.

7.David believes in UFOs and life on other planets.

5.6Прочитайте текст и проверьте ваши догадки.

DD’S UNSECRET FILES

He is UFO obsessed FBI agent Fox Mulder of the X-Files, a true believer in ancient genetic mutants and parasites from another galaxy. His name means “spiritual” in Russian. He is David Duchovny.

David Duchovny was born in New York City on August 7, 1960. His Russian-Jewish father, Amram 'Ron' Ducovny (yes, they spell their names differently!) is a writer. His Scottish mother is a housewife. Before David was born his parents had been English teachers at the Berlitz

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school. When his parents divorced, David was raised by his mother, along with his sister Laurie and his brother Daniel.

"My father took the 'h' out of our last name because he was tired of having it mispronounced," says David. "But when my parents divorced, my mother put the 'h' back in, as a show of solidarity with how a family member spelled the name. I think it's a beautiful name that I'm told means 'spiritual' in Russian. I don't care how people spell the name as long as they get the meaning."

When David was a boy he went to a prestigious private school in Manhattan. "He was a very bright kid with a brilliant sense of humour," his father remembers. "At school he was always top of the class."

After school he entered Princeton University. Then he studied English Literature at Yale University and worked as a teaching assistant.

David was working at his PhD thesis at Yale when one of his friends suggested that he should try acting classes.

"It made sense," says David, "because I was 26 years old and didn't feel like spending the rest of my life teaching. I liked teaching, but it seemed like living in an unreal world."

Soon he made $9,000 for appearing in a TV commercial for Lowenbrau beer. It was twice as much money as he made as a teaching assistant.

Duchovny's PhD thesis, “Magic and Technology in Contemporary Fiction and Poetry” was never finished. He moved to Hollywood.

David's first year in Hollywood was very hard. He was unemployed and could hardly make both ends meet. Luckily, he was invited to play in a commercial and later in a feature film.

Very soon Duchovny appeared in such feature films as Chaplin, Beethoven, Julia Has Two Lovers, Red Shoe Diaries, and California. His work in the movies attracted the attention of Chris Carter, the famous creator of The X-Files. So he became agent Fox Mulder.

David Duchovny admits that he has some things in common with Fox Mulder. "We look alike. We're not completely different. Nothing shocks either of us... And I think it would be impossible to act all the time 10 months of the year. It would kill you."

David is often asked if he believes in UFOs. "I don't know if we've been contacted or the aliens have landed," he says, "but it would seem rather odd to me if this planet is the only one in the universe with life on it."

David is very surprised not only by the success of The X-Files but by his own personal popularity. Chris Carter has called him 'frighteningly smart'. Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) has described him as 'hysterically

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funny'. Other actors who have worked with him describe him as modest, professional and hard-working. He also has a good memory for names and faces.

David is fond of sports. He played basketball and baseball at school and university. He keeps in shape with jogging and yoga exercises. He writes poetry, but, as he says, he does not read it in public any more.

David lives in Malibu with his beautiful wife, Tea Leone, his daughter, Madeline, and his dog, Blue.

5.7Расскажите, что вы узнали о:

1.David’s childhood

2.The education which he got

3.David’s early time in Hollywood

4.David’s attitude to his hero

5.David’s lifestyle

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Unit 6

Планы на будущее (Plans for the future)

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

6.1 Чтобы рассказать о том, что определенно произойдет в будущем, следует употреблять глаголы в Future Indefinite Tense.

Future Indefinite Tense

I Can’t Wait for Spring to Come!

I’m tired of winter. I’m tired of snow. I’m tired of cold weather. Just think! In a few weeks it won’t be winter any more. It’ll be

spring. The weather won’t be cold. It’ll be warm. It won’t snow any more. It’ll be sunny.

I won’t have to stay indoors any more. I’ll go outside and clean my garden and plant new flowers.

Just think! In a few more weeks my flowers will bloom, and the trees will become green again.

My family will spend more time outdoors. My father and mother will work in the yard. On the weekends we won’t just sit in the living room and watch TV. We’ll go for walks in the park, and we’ll have picnics on Sunday afternoons.

I really can’t wait for spring to come.

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6.2 Если вы рассказываете о планируемом или предполагаемом действии, используйте выражение to be going to в нужной форме.

•Sam visits Madam Blavatska, the famous fortune-teller. She tells him what is going to happen next year.

•In January he is going to meet a wonderful woman and fall in love.

•In February he’s going to get married.

•In March he’s going to take a trip to a warm, sunny place.

•In April the weather is going to be very bad and he is going to get ill.

•In May his parents are going to visit him.

•In June he’s going to find a new place to live.

•In July his friends are going to give him a radio for his birthday.

•In August his boss is going to lose his job.

•In September he’s going to start a new job with a very big salary.

•In October he’s going to be in a car accident, but he isn’t going to be hurt.

•In November he’s going to be on a television game show and win a new car.

•And in December he’s going to become a farther!

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6.3 Расскажите, что вы собираетесь делать в ближайший выходной.

To have friends in, to sleep all day, to have a family dinner, to clean your flat, to have a picnic in the country, to go to movies, to go to discotheque, to watch TV, to cram for exams, to visit a restaurant, to visit a sport club, to go to church, to go to your native place, something else.

6.4 Расскажите о том, что вы будете (не будете) делать через 6 лет.

Если вы не можете с полной уверенностью предсказать будущее, используйте следующие слова и выражения: to hope – надеяться, to think – думать, to believe – полагать, perhaps – возможно, maybe –

может быть, to be afraid – бояться. Для выражения уверенности используйте выражения: to be sure – быть уверенным, to know – знать.

6.5 Расскажите о своих планах на будущее в небольшом сочинении.

6.6 Прочитайте текст о принце Вильяме, наследнике британского престола и скажите что принц собирается делать в будущем.

PRINCE WILLIAM: THE “PERFECT PRINCE”

On the 21 of June 1982, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor was born at St Mary’s Hospital, London. The eldest son of the Prince of Wales Charles and the Princess of Wales Diana, Prince William

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is the second in line to the throne after his farther Prince Charles. On the 21st of June 2003, Prince William celebrated his 21st birthday.

Being a prince is not as easy as it may seem. Being a future king is even more difficult. So, what does the future hold for Prince William, a modern prince of the 21st century?

Since the tragical death of Princess Diana, who was deeply loved and admired in Britain, British people have been desperate for a new hero. Prince William whose good looks are so like his mother’s, who has her smile, charm, and a great sense of humour, seems the only possible candidate. William also inherited his grandmother’s strength of character and determination. It is already clear that William knows his own mind. This is why William is often called “the perfect Prince” by the media.

However, William faces a lot of challenges in his life. To start with, he doesn’t like seeing his name in the newspapers. So far, William hasn’t done anything that journalists could make into a scandal. But will he be able to do the “right thing” forever? Finding a girl-friend is not easy either. William knows that the minute somebody sees him with a girl, the whole world will know about it.

William also needs to find what he will do with his life until he becomes King. As he is the second in the line to throne and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is still alive (as well as his farther), William may have to wait for about forty years before he becomes King. At the moment he is studying History of Art at St Andrews University in Scotland but it will not be long before he needs to start thinking about what he wants to do in life.

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are rumours that William doesn’t want to be King and sees his royal status more as a burden than a blessing. This doesn’t seem true. In a special birthday interview to Hello magazine, William said that these rumours were wrong, as he was born to be King and it’s his “duty”. Whatever the truth, it is clear that William will have to work hard to organise his life.

Let’s wish him very good luck.

in line to the throne – в очереди на трон, celebrate – праздновать, to admire – восхищаться, to be desperate for – очень хотеть жаждать, good looks – красота, to inherit – наследовать, determination –

решительность, he knows his own mind – он знает, чего хочет, perfect

– совершенный, безукоризненный, to face challenges – сталкиваться с трудностями, to be able – мочь, to have to – быть вынужденным, rumours – слухи, royal status – статус короля, burden – бремя, blessing – благо, duty – долг.

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6.7 Составьте вопросы, на которые можно дать следующие ответы.

1.On the 21st of June 1982.

2.Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

3.William looks like his mother.

4.No, William doesn’t like media attention.

5.No, he doesn’t have a girl-friend.

6.He studies History of Art at St Andrews University in Scotland.

7.It may be forty years before William becomes King.

8.William sees his royal status as his duty.

9.3Объясните следующие слова текста.

Being a prince is not as easy as it may seem. Being a future king is even more difficult.

9.4 Вам предстоит прослушать рассказ о принце

Вильяме.

Перед прослушиванием объясните следующие слова.

Eton college, exclusive boys-only school, Chile, Art History,

9.5Прочитайте и запомните следующие слова.

9.6 Прослушайте рассказ и скажите, что нового вы узнали о принце Вильяме.

Расскажите о себе. Ваш рассказ должен содержать следующую информацию.

•анкетные данные

•внешность

•особенности характера

•привычки и предпочтения

•распорядок дня

•биография

•планы на будущее

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PART 2

SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA

Unit 1

Система образования в Великобритании

(System of higher education in Great Britain)

1.1 В таблице приведены основные термины из сферы образования. Найдите соответствующее определение для каждого термина и переведите их на русский язык.

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1.2 Вам предстоит прочитать текст HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN. Перед чтением проверьте, знаете ли вы следующие слова и выражения.

train – обучать, fairly – довольно, faculty – факультет, department –

кафедра, law – закон, theology – богословие, to award – присуждать, присваивать; degree – степень, Bachelor – бакалавр, Postgraduate – относящийся к аспирантуре, postgraduate course – аспирантура; Master – магистр, Research – исследование, to head – возглавлять, staff – коллектив, to admit (to) – принимать, basis – основание; to provide – предоставлять, hostel – общежитие, to accept – принимать, grant – грант – безвозмездная ссуда, выдаваемая на учебу; to cover – покрывать, здесь: оплачивать; expenses – расходы, income – доход, contribution – вклад, пожертвование; loan – ссуда, заем; to introduce – вводить, commerce – коммерция, curriculum – курс обучения, advanced – продвинутый, передовой, углубленный; to correspond (with, to) – соответствовать

1.3 Соотнесите английские фразы с их русскими эквивалентами.

12.to provide hostels

1.4 Многие глаголы в тексте, который вы будете читать, стоят в страдательном залоге. Чтобы вспомнить, что вы знаете о действительном и страдательном залоге, прочитайте предложения в таблице и ответьте на вопросы.

•Когда совершается действие в предложениях?

•Известно ли кто выполняет действие?

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