Listening Challenge

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And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay. I end it? Now I know why I failed English. It's not my fault; the strange language doesn't quite know whether it’s coming or going.

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Cxercise 8. listen to the sentences. Mind the structure.

1.She sat thinking about clothes for her mature figure while Liz looked through the magazines on the table.

2.There has been a marginal improvement in his condition although he seemed to use all his connections.

3.The reason why she started to entertain people in the bars is obvious.

4.Dorothy confused a lot when noticed the overall attention in the conference room.

5.He spoke masterfully about the handling of a complex topic which nobody was aware so deep.

6 . 1 tried to understand the providence must have chosen me or it hasn't made any effort.

7.Who became a nominee ‘The best poet” at the competition which was arranged for young scholars?

8.Purity of somebody's intentions is not the thing that could be bought, it could be developed inside.

9.Stephen wanted to spend all his time and energy on art in order to express the eternal idea of beauty.

10.When Ted asked his wife to explain why she wished to divorce, she did not say about her broken illusions.

Think. Try it. You'll like it.

When th e stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

Cxercise 9. listen to the sentences. Mind the pronunciation of the uiords in stressed and unstressed positions.

1. To what do I owe this pleasure?

2.That's another 50 dollars you owe me.

3.It has been very rewarding and enjoyable.

4.It was more enjoyable than it sounds.

5.He rebuked young Daniel for his dress sense.

6.The prince rebuked Ken for his interference.

7.His house was piled with slowly mouldering rubbish.

8.It is now a mouldering and dangerous ruin.

9.Woe betide anyone who disregards that rule.

10.Woe betide us if we forget this fact.

€xercise 10. listen to the text about American values.

Cxercise 12. Read the foUouiing text.

American Values

* Individualism and privacy.

Seeing ourselves as separate individuals, responsible for our own lives and destinies, is perhaps our most common characteristic as a people.

* Equality.

Overall, we have a deep faith in the fundamental way all people are equal, with no one born superior to anyone else.

* Inform ality.

Speech, dress, posture, and casualness - all indicate the general unpretentious manner in which we approach life.

* Future, change, progress.

The future, rather than history and tradition, is our most pressing concern. Prospects for growth and development become primary considerations.

* Goodness of humanity.

We tend to see people as basically good. The widespread emphasis on education, training, and self-improvement - where individuals through effort can better themselves - demonstrates this value.

* Time.

We place efficiency, organization and disciplined use of time as a high priority. The «immediate instant», becomes the focus. Because our «daily life is among the fastest on earth...Time horizons are truncated....» (Toffler, War and Anti-War, p. 248.) In contrast, many peoples in other parts of the world draw from centuries of history. Time constraints become less important.

* Achievement, action, work, materialism.

Someone who gets the job done is highly valued. Motivated achievers become valued associates. Successful, action orientated, on-the-go individuals who make something of themselves receive high regard.

* Directness and assertiveness.

We practice a frank, open and direct way of communicating. Laying all the cards on the table and getting to the point speak to this straightforward manner practiced by many Americans.

(by Gary Atthen)

And som e m ore about Am erican values. This is ju st a song

Only in America

We're slaves to be free

Only in America we kill the unborn we make ends meet

Only in America sexuality is democracy

Only in America we stamp our goal «In God we trust»

What is right or wrong?

I don't know who to believe in my soul sings a different song in America

Church bells ringing

Pass the plate around the choir is singing

as their leader falls to the ground please Mr. Prophet man

tell me which way to go I gave my last dollar

Can I still come to your show What is right or wrong?

I don't know who to believe in in America

I am right and you are wrong I am right and you are wrong I am right and you are wrong

No one's right and no one's wrong

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3. Listen to the text and try to understand it.

Now listen to the text again; identify which of the statements are right. Please correct the false ones.

1.The more time zones your body crosses, the shorter behind your body clock lags.

2.Travelling west usually produces more severe jet lag than east.

3.You may be asking for discomfort if you drink or eat more than you normally would before.

4.Try to schedule your flight according to the direction you are travelling.

5.During your flight you can reduce stress doing simple isometric exercises.

Cxercise 2. Listen to the uuords and uurite the uuords you hear.