Солнцева Практический курс английского языка Ч.2 2011

2. Look at the gadgets on this page . What can they be used for? How do they work? Talk about them using the words in the box.

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3. Why does the author think these phenomena to be modern wonders of

the world?

4. Translate these words into Russian: to be similar to sth, unprecedented, to revolutionize, it is early days for computers, to be yet to come, reputable, to declare, a leap, advance of sth, to benefit from, a holidaymaker, treble, greed, drug abuse, brief, mankind, famine.

5. Translate Into Russian:

The best part is yet to come, just you wait!

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There is yet so much to be done about this project.

We are yet to meet the evil side of modernization.

Before you listen make sure you know this vocabulary: to extend freedom, to fill sth with sth, to enable sb to do sth, to keep in touch with sb, a jumbo jet, to come along to do sth.

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Vocabulary and Reading: Buildings

5а. In the texts A, B, C find these words and phrases, use the context to help you match them to the correct translation, say in which context they were used:

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Reading: Bridging the Gap

1.Do you recognise the bridges in the photos? What is the most impressive bridge in your country?

2.Read the introduction to the article, find these vocabulary units in the

paragraph above the pictures, use the context to help you match them to the correct translation: 1) to stand as/ for sth, 2) to put off doing sth, 3) to argue with sb, 4) to hold sth in high regard (syn. to hold sth dear), 5) heroics, 6) a site, 7) to embody, 8) chief, 9) to overcome, 10) an obstacle, 11) to shatter, 12) a burst of some emotion, 13) age. a) Героизм, b) обозначать, c) препятствие, d)

ругаться, e) воплощать, f) преодолеть, g) пошатнуть, h) век, i) проявлять j) уважение, k) вспышка, l) место, m) основной.

3. Which of these reasons explain the importance of bridges?

-they are essential for transporting goods and trade.

-they have military significance.

-they symbolize place and people.

-they give people more belief into their ability to achieve things.

4. Read the rest of the article, match the vocabulary to the right translation:

5. Supply a literary, not literal translation to these phrases: 1) a nasty dilemma, 2) to quit a secure job, 3) the spirit of the city, 4) a leap of daring,

5) no matter how wide, deep or windswept.

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6. What component can you change in the structure “what is indisputable is that…”? How? Make up 5 sentences with the phrase.

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Listening: Changing Cities

Listening and Speaking: Comparing Buildings

1.Look at the two pictures on the next page. Then listen and say whether the statements about the pictures are true or false.

2.In pairs. Find six more similarities and differences between the pictures. Use the phrases in the analysis box.

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3. In pairs. Think about a well-known town or city which has changed a lot during the past years. Describe it to your partner but don‟t tell him/her the name of that city/town, he has to guess it. Make sentences using

comparative phrases. These features can be the most changing ones, so consider them when thinking of a city/town to describe: shops and restaurants, traffic, public transport, street names, cost of living, daily life.

4. Find these in the pictures: a cash point, a kiosk, a pavement café, a phone box, a post box, a souvenir shop, a tour bus, the church roof, a tourist information office, steps

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Reading: Famous for Fifteen Minutes

1. Read the article, find these vocabulary units in the text, translate them and say where they were used: to be about sth, a print, a Campbell Soup Can, predictably, a quote (= quotation), in private, to go out, (in)ability to do sth, an attempt on sb‘s life, constant, to put on a play, to lead to sth (led, led), to leave sb alone, to shoot (shot, shot), to point out that, as well as.

2. Tick the jobs mentioned in the text that Andy Warhol did:

3. Find an adjective in the text which means:

1Lines 6-10: famous

2Lines 11-15: ordinary, usual

3Lines 21-25: difficult

4Lines 26-30: shy and not confident

5Lines 26-30: popular or thought to be good at a particular time

6Lines 31-35: very modern and different from existing styles

4. In groups. Make a list of famous people who are famous for more than

one thing.

Example: Will Smith: actor, singer, songwriter...

5.Choose the person from your list who you know the most about. Write 100-200 words about what he / she has done or did and why he / she is important.

6.Translate into English: 1. Почему его репродукции стоят так дорого?

2.Он как раз вспомнил хорошую цитату, но разговор уже шел дальше.

3.Мы сегодня вечером куда-то идем? Кажется, нас приглашали к Софии.

4.Его уволили из-за неспособности соблюдать сроки.

5.Марию раздражала постоянная головная боль и она обратилась к врачу.

6.Просто оставь его в покое, хорошо?

7.Как уже было отмечено, Пикассо удалось продать только одну картину.

7.Translate these sentences with the structure “as well as” (а также;

(также) как и…; не только но и; равно как и).

Andy Warhol was a publisher as well as a philosopher. You can be not only well-informed, but opinionated as well. The tycoons as well as their children were at that ski resort.

Make up 5 sentences with the structure.

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