Солнцева Практический курс английского языка Ч.2 2011

stance. 2) to keep training, to be sb‘s goal to achieve sth, to be disillusioned, the martial arts, to instill discipline, to sort sb out.

5. Find all the words beginning with self- in the leaflet and match them with

these meanings.

1. being happy about your character and abilities

2. the certainty that you can do something successfully

3. behaving calmly and sensibly even when you are angry, excited or upset 4. the use of force to protect yourself when you are attacked

5. making yourself do the things you should do

6. becoming better at something

6. Underline the most appropriate combination with self- in each sentence

below.

1. He shot her in self-defense /self-respect.

2. He lost his self-control / self-development and screamed.

3.It is difficult to keep your self-respect / self-control when you have been unemployed for a long time.

4.He can only develop self-defense / self-confidence if he is told he is good and clever.

5.The children are so badly behaved. They have no self-confidence / selfdiscipline.

Grammar Revision: Conditionals

1. Choose the best way to complete the sentences below:

1.If I had enough money I'll buy a new motorbike/ I'd buy a new motorbike.

2.When I was younger I'd learn how to swim /I used to go swimming every day.

3.I wish we had more time to discuss it but unfortunately I have to go now / but unfortunately I had to go last night.

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4.It‘s time you started looking for a job / will start looking for a job.

5.I wish you didn‘t interrupt me all the time / when I was talking to my mother.

2. Choose the correct alternative:

1.If you / you've / you'd told me you wanted one, I would have bought you a ticket.

2.I wish I had / I'd have / I've had enough money to buy you a lovely present!

3.If we'd arrived earlier, we had / would / would have got to the restaurant before it closed.

4.If he hadn't failed his exams, he 'd be work / 'd be working / would have been working now.

5.He will / should / would never have done it if his friends hadn't encouraged him.

4. Read the article again carefully. Are the statements true, false, or not given?

1.Miller played football professionally.

2.Miller was educated in England.

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3.Miller scored a lot of goals.

4.Brazil first played against England in 1914.

5.Miller played for several teams in England.

6.Brazil has won the World Cup four times.

7.Miller has a football move named after him.

8.Miller started a football club in Brazil.

5. Underline all the words in the article which refer to people in sport.

Which one refers to a person who:

1) watches sport, 2) loves sport, 3) teaches sport, 4) makes sure rules are followed, 5) plays a sport without being paid

6. In groups, discuss these questions about sport.

1.Do you think football is 'the beautiful game'? Which other sports do you think are beautiful? Why?

2.What's the difference between a sport and a game?

3.Does sport bring people together or divide them?

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Listening, Talking, Language Spot: Small Talk

Before you listen make sure you know this vocabulary: T1.7: to overhear sth, to look around, a couple of sth, a researcher, to unpack.

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Listening: Awkward Social Situations

Before you listen make sure you know this vocabulary: 1) to insist on sth, tiny, a portion, 2) clumsy, 3) how are things with you? 4) a speciality, a rash.

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Language Spot: Small Talk

Look at the picture and think of a polite reaction to all the 9 remarks:

Talking: Lying as a part of communication

In pairs. Explain what the situation is like in each picture. Would you lie? Is it possible not to lie in such situations? What would be the consequences?

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Listening: Lying

1. You will hear six people talking about times they told a lie. The lies are

Try to imagine what lie each person told. NOW listen and see if you were right.

2.Make sure you know these words: solid silver, silver-plated, to be justified, an engraved plate, to be thrilled to bits with sth, to receive, mainly, to be overprotective, extra activities, to carry a lie on, all hell broke loose, a sample of curtain fabric, to encourage sb to do sth, a push-along bike, quality, rubbish, to be demoralized, excellent, the pictures, eventually, to be upset .

3.Match the lies you heard with these reasons below. How bad do you think the lies are?

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halfway through sth, a grate, to deny sth, a confession, to confess, to make sth up, to end up doing sth / somewhere, to suit sb, frumpy, a necklace, to defend sb, consequence (uncountable), to spank sb.

Reading and Speaking: Lies, damned lies, and here are the statistics

1. Before you read: Who do you think people most often tell lies to? Mothers? Best friends? Romantic partners? Strangers? Acquaintances?

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2.Before reading the text match these words and phrases to the correct

3.Scan the text, find the answers to ex. 1 and find equivalents to the following: ценить, записывать что-либо, вводить в заблуждение, дополнительный, знакомые (сущ.), находка / выясненное обстоятельство, взаимодействие

4.Choose the best synonym from the brackets for the underlined words:

1.Teens lie to their moms less because they trust them more than their fathers.

2.their children don‘t appreciate them (obey / value)

3.their offsprings are lying to them (children / friends)

4.Mums fare better than total strangers (have better results / are more patient)

5.and jot down whether they lied (describe / make a note of)

6.your hideous taste in sweaters ( terrible / unusual)

7.on the dishonesty spectrum (list / scale)

8.the researchers grilled them (selected / questioned)

9.mothers can take heart from another finding (feel proud of / be encouraged by)

5.Read the text, make a plan of it and correct these false statements:

a)Teenagers lie most often to their moms.

b)Bella DePaulo asked teens to write down all the lies they said for a month.

c)DePaulo defined lying as ―giving false information for enjoying oneself‖.

d)In close relations people say a lot of self-serving lies.

e)The respondents lied more to the people they felt closest to.

f)Most truthful people are in romantic relations.

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