Listening Challenge
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Listen to the joke The more we learn the more we know, the more we know the more we forget; The more we forget the less we know, the less we know the less we forget. So why study?
Cxercise 11. Listen to on Englishman speaking about his education.
UUhat kind of education do you have?
Cxercise 12. Listen to the text about the system of education in the USA.
Pay a special attention to the missing numbers. Fill in the blanks.
U.S. Education
After completing 1) years of primary (or, grade school) and secondary school (junior
high/middle school and senior high school), most American students begin some kind of higher (post-secondary) education. Institutions of higher education include two-year colleges (community or junior colleges), four-year colleges, universities, institutes of technology and art, vocational and technical schools, and professional schools (law, medicine). Other students may go on to become an apprentice in a trade (for example, plumbing or bricklaying), or they may enrol in short-term job training programmes.
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million American students are enrolled in higher education in the United |
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States. They come from all economic and social backgrounds. 3) |
of higher education |
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enrolees are women, 4) |
of enrolees are minority students, and 5) |
of all enrolees |
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are international students. 6) |
international students are enrolled |
in U.S. colleges and |
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universities. |
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Higher education can be public (government supported) and private (no government support), in addition to religiously affiliated schools and profit-making institutions. The size of
educational institutions varies from very large ( 7) |
or more) to very small (under |
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students). Some undergraduate, degree-granting institutions offer a liberal |
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education, while others are more highly specialized in technology, music, or other professions. Various accreditation agencies assure the quality of educational institutions and programmes.
Graduate programmes result in a variety of degrees including the masters of arts (MA), sciences (MS), business administration (MBA), and specialists in education (EdS). The most common terminal degrees are doctorates in a variety of fields (PhD), education (EdD), law (JD), science (DSc), medicine (MD), and religion or divinity (DD). Approximately one-half of the doctoral degrees awarded by U.S. institutions in engineering, mathematics, and the physical and biological sciences are earned by international students.
W hat can you say about the differences between the systems of education in d ifferen t countries? W hat would you change in the Russian education system?
Cxercise 1. listen and repeat the uuords. Distinguish betuueen long vouuels and diphthongs.
guarantee - disappear |
im proving - ensuring |
agreem ent - appearance |
g re w - to u r |
referring - preparing |
walking - stolen |
bird - chair |
hall - hole |
departure - arrival |
Iraq - around |
regard - supply |
branch - crowd |
Cxercise 2. listen to the uuords and uurite them douun.
Cxercise 3. listen and repeat the uuords. Mind the length and the stressed vouuel of each uuord.
ease - ears serve - spare fool-fuel raw -row sharp - shy start - cow
marine - museum |
employee - engineer |
occur-affairs |
surgery - shareholders |
include - ensure |
crucial-jury |
August-owners |
proportion - promotion |
hardly - Friday |
marvellous - primary |
master-shouted |
advantage - announcement |
Cxercise 4 . listen to the uuords and uurite the uuords you hear.
/ i: - 1 Э / |
/ u: -U 8 / |
marine - museum |
g re w -to u r |
agreement - appearance |
include-ensure |
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crucial-jury |
bird - chair |
/ э: - эи/ |
referring - preparing |
hall - hole |
surgery - shareholders |
August-ow ners |
/ a : -a ± / |
/ a:-au / |
sharp - shy |
branch - crow d |
hardly - Friday |
Iraq - around |
departure - arrival |
advantage - announcement |
Cxercise 6. listen again; mind the |
rhythmical structure in each uuord. |
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ease |
occur |
ears |
affairs |
branch |
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arrival |
master |
promotion |
shouted |
proportion |
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primary |
engineer |
surgery |
employee |
marvellous |
guarantee |
Cxercise 7. listen and unite each uiord under the appropriate stressed vouiel symbol. €.g.
/ 1: / |
/1Э/ |
/118/ |
/ u: / |
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лррелгями |
tour |
gm r |
/еэ/ |
/з: / |
/эи/ |
/ y J |
cluur |
bind |
promotion |
proportion |
/ а ц |
/аи/ |
/a :/ |
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AJVUMI |
tvundUj |
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Cxercise 8. listen to the sentences. For each one, encircle the uiord you hear.
1.There are three men with beads / beards.
2.It was connected with the new fur / fair.
3.Your laugh / life is so infuriating.
4.Could you spell the word ’law’/ 'low'?
5.They can't afford a new car/ cow.
6.Two / tour consu Itants are needed.
Listen and practise the rhyme with the sound / 0 / . О speaking walking king,
With strength increasing sing,
Stop staring, wearing rings,
For nothing smoothing things.
From beating tinkers and breathing thinkers,
This morning English, this evening ink.
The king of birds high singing swings
In hovering rings on growing wings._________ j
Cxerdse 9. listen to the sentences. Moke them passive.
1. That drug saved his life.
HisLife,WA,S $луЫ Ьц tkxt drug______
2.The programme will cover money matters.
3.The commission has published a list of more than 100 projects.
4.They are building a new house in our street.
5.Soft music would fill Helen's room.
6.They will have cut the salaries again.
7.The hairdresser had dyed her hair.
8.He was writing a letter.
9.Most sports departments sell skate wear.
10.We would have completed the form by tomorrow.
Now listen again and check yourself.
Cxerdse 10. UJrite с)ошп the sentences.
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________
5._________________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7 . ________________________________________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________________
9. _________________________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________
Cxerdse 11. Listen to the dialogue and express your opinion towards it.
Нош tolerant do you think you ore?
-How are you getting on with your New Year's resolutions?
-I didn't make any. You see, in order to improve oneself, one must have some idea of what's 'good.' That implies certain values. But as we all know, values are relative. Every system of belief is equally valid and we need to tolerate diversity. Virtue isn't 'better' than vice. It's just different.
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1don’t know if I can tolerate that much tolerance. |
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I refuse to be victimized by notions of virtuous behaviour. Tolerance is the |
appreciation of diversity and the ability to live and let others live. It is the ability to exercise a fair and objective attitude towards those whose opinions, practices, religion, nationality and so on differ from one's own.
Cxerdse 12. Listen to another text concerning this issue.
Have you ever thought about the following:
1.What do you think the origins of intolerance are?
2.What could the consequences of intolerance be?
3.How is intolerance perpetuated?
4.What can be done to deal with intolerance?
5.Can you think of any examples of intolerance in the following areas: education, international affairs, family relationship, amongst professional staff?
6.What could we do to encourage tolerance?
Cxerdse 1. Listen ond repeat the words. Mind the zones of the Russian and €nglish vowels.
the zone of the Russian [ и ] sound |
the zone of the Russian f y j sound |
principle - referee - interior |
look - afternoon - insurance |
contribute - sleep - period |
pulling - produce - tourism |
little - species - severe |
shook - news - Europe |
did - keep - real |
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the zone of the Russian f э J sound
Decem ber - undertake - questionnaire - vertical - im agine W ednesday - April - aware - purpose - m atter
sense - way - share - earth - grabbed
the zone of the Russian [ о ] sound operate - resources - unem ployed - proposal
body - abroad - royal - control soft - short - voice - goal
the zone of the Russian [ a ] sound
governm ent - argum ent - exciting - allowance current - garden - July - profound
stuff - staff - type - proud
Cxerdse 2. Listen to the words and write them down.
Cxerdse 3. Listen and repeat the words containing different vowel sounds.
little - species - severe
principle - referee - interior
/ e-ei -еэ -з: -зе/
sense - sway - share - earth - grabbed December undertake questionnaire vertical - imagine
/ u-u:-u0/
shook - news - Europe
pulling - produce - tourism
/эо:-э±-эи/
soft - short - voice - goal
body - abroad - royal - control
/ л -a:-ai-au /
young - staff - type - proud current - garden - July - profound
Cxercise 4 . Listen again; mind the rhythmical structure in each word.
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soft |
operate |
real |
argument |
look |
principle |
staff |
vertical |
share |
government |
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little |
imagine |
royal |
exciting |
matter |
resources |
current |
contribute |
purpose |
proposal |
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severe |
referee |
abroad |
unemployed |
control |
questionnaire |
produce |
afternoon |
profound |
undertake |
Cxercise 5. Listen and write each word under the appropriate stressed vowel symbol.
/ 1 / |
/8 9 / |
/110/ |
/ A / |
LittU |
aw are |
insurance |
CUmUit |
/ i:/ |
/ з:/ |
/ Э / |
/a:/ |
species |
vertical |
batty |
argument |
/10/ |
/эе/ |
/ э:/ |
/а±/ |
real |
grabbed |
stunt |
exciting |
/ e i |
/ U / |
/Э1/ |
/аи / |
sense |
pulling |
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profound |
/ei/ |
/ u: / |
/эи/ |
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April |
news |
proposal |
Cxercise 6. Listen to the sentences. UJrite transcription symbols for the stressed vowel of the underlined words.
1.Tom tore the to y .___________
2.Good luck to you, my loud lark! _______________
3.Nick hurt his knee near the tree. _______________
4.gal didn't want to sell us a sole that was on sale. _______________
5.Are you sure you shook all the sand out of your shoe? ___________
Listen and practise the rhymes with the sounds /р/, /t/ and /к/,
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A comic tale is told, |
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Tiny Tim is keen on toffee, |
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, |
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Cxercise 7. Listen ond repeat the sentences. Mind the rhythm. 1. Never lose control.
2. Brush your teeth carefully with a soft to o th brush.
3.Did the government propose a new media policy?
4.When did Sir Charles begin to live in Baskerville Hall?
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It would have improved the design of the Hd. w ouldn't it? |
6. We demanded high standards of behaviour and appearance. |
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7. The feathers of many marine birds keep out w ind and snow . |
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8. Greenpeace called on the government to stop the w ork immediately.
9.Products with well-known trade names need little advertising or promotion.
10.Age should not be used as a primary discriminator in recru itment.
Cxercise 8. Listen to the sentences. Pay attention to the fact that one and the some word con hove о stressed or on unstressed position in different phrases.
1.Was there any prospect of a real agreement?
2.The agreement was strongly criticized by the government.
3.Let the owners decide!
4.Why do video owners find it hard to programme their machines?
5.Life had taught him to use any opportunity to his advantage.
6.What is the key advantage of the method?
7.What kind of fuel have you been using?
8.Food is your body's winter fuel.
9.Who has to take care of the employee's safety?
10.An employer must have a good reason for sacking an employee.