Love Story

Read the first part of this news report, then decide in what order the following paragraphs originally appeared:

a. When Paul Burdeli met the girl of his dreams, he could never have guessed just what he was letting himself in for.

Things normally went according to plan for the 28-year-old American City executive who had just about everything he wanted - good looks, money, fast car, luxury flat in Chelsea.

So when he proposed marriage to beautiful blonde Selina Rigden-Hodge and she accepted, he could not have been happier.

b. Undeterred, however, he jumped bail and drove to the school in Bringhton where he collected his sweetheart and the pair jetted off to Mexico and married two days later.

c. Trouble

Set on a career, they banned any prospect of marriage outright. Paul therefore decided to smuggle Selina out of the country to marry in Mexico.

d. Career

By now Mr and Mrs Burdeli were in hiding in New York. But eventually Paul had to come back to Britain to his career - and the less attractive prospect of a seven-day jail sentence.

e. That, however, was until he found out that his beloved was a mere 17 and still studying for her A-levels at Brinain's top girls' school, Roedean: which might perhaps have been less of a problem had Selina's parents and teachers not had other, more independent, plans for her.

f. But trouble struck on the day of the elopement. Just 100 yards from his flat in Cadogan Street police arrested Paul for driving while disqualified.

g. Selina's furious parents - they live in Kent, and her father is a company director-hired detectives to track her down and made her a war if court in a desperate attempt to bring her home.

Vocabulary

dream - мечта

guess - догадываться

executive - служащий

good looks - хорошая внешность

luxury - роскошный

accept - принимать

bail - приманка

sweetheart - любимая

smuggle - провозить контрабандой

eventually - в конце концов

elopement - тайное бегство

desperate - отчаянный

attempt - попытка

Exercise 1. Answer the questions:

1). What course of action would you have taken had you been in the situation of Selina's parents? Compare your course of action with your partner's, giving your reasons.

2). Decide on the best course of action to take in similar circumstances. Come to an agreement and summarize what you would have done.

3). What do you think Selina's parents finally did?

4). What do you personally think Selina should/shouldn't have done? What do you think she should do next? (Remember her husband is out at work all day.)

5). Write an account of what happened from Paul Burdeell's point of view. Imagine that he was writing to explain to a good friend why he had not got in touch for so long.

6). How do you think things will be for Paul and Selina in ten years' time? Why?

Grammar revision Possessive Case Pattern:

The condition of Africa - Africa's condition The books of my friends - my friends' books

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian:

1. Africa's scientific population has always trailed the rest of the world.

2. The story of winners and losers in history will continue, only this time modern communications will remind us of the growing disparity among the world's nations and regions.

3. In his experiments psychologist Marsh Haith follows the babies' eye movements using an infrared camera linked to a computer.

4. An infant's memory is very developed, very specify and incredibly detailed.

5. The social worker's primary responsibility is to clients.

6. Two further characteristics worsen Africa's condition.

7. The school continued the child's education which began at home.

8. I drove him back to my parents' house and everything was absolutely fine.

9. Malgasia's career was going well too.

10.Many feel the women's movement devalues the role of men.