Episode 11 proper names:

The New York Times – a New York newspaper

Virginia Martinelly – a real estate agent

Spring Avenue

Linden Street

Mount Kisco

Spanish style

Mr. Riley – a real estate officer in a bank in Riverdale

Questions and tasks:

1. Why did Richard and Merylin come to a decision to bye a house of their own?

2. What did Ellen tell them about the history of the house in Riverdale? What did she advise them?

3. Render the talk of the young Stewarts with a real-estate agent.

4. What is necessary for a young couple to get a loan in a bank in America?

5. What was Richard and Merylin’s final decision about the house of their own? Why did they make this decision?

6. Do most people in your country own their homes or apartments? Is housing expensive in your town?

7. What formalities must you go through in your country to bye a house or an apartment?

Episode 7 (man’s best friend)

Vocabulary:

I II

to miss somebody the owner of the dog

to be thoughtful (kind, considerate) to give somebody a paw

to treat somebody nicely to be well-trained

to cheer somebody up ASPCA- Animal Society for Prevention

identification tag of Cruelty to Animals

to belong to somebody to find the owner

a phone number to adopt an animal

cute to be hard to resist

to be no longer in service to want love and affection

to be lost the ID number on the collar

to claim the animal

III

to come by to pick up the dog

to thank somebody for bringning the dog

to find another dog

Training exercises on the vocabulary:

Give Russian equivalents to all the vocabulary units of episode 7.

Proper names:

ASPCA-American society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Animal Shelter

Linda Aborn- the animal shelter’s director

Mr. and Mrs. Levinson

Gemma-a springer spaniel

Questions and tasks:

1. Why was Alexandra sad? How did Robbie try to cheer her up?

2. What finally cheered Alexandra up on that day?

3. What is ASPCA? Why did Robbie and Alexandra decide to contact this organisation?

4. Is it possible to adopt an animal from ASPCA? What is necessary for it?

5. How did the story with the springel spaniel end? Was it a happy end?

6. What pets are common in your country? How do people treat their pets?

7. Do you have a pet? Tell us about it.

Education (Episode 9 “it”s up to you”)

Vocabulary:

I II

- to work on something - to be in indecision

(on the article, on the book, etc.) - to follow in one’s father’s footsteps

- high-school paper - to follow in my own footsteps

- to turn something in - to be a reporter (a newspaperman)

(сдать, напр. на проверку) - to give up a lot to save money for the

- an article on the feelings about graduation college tuition

- to be scared (scary) - to apply to a University

- The worst part is making decisions. - to be accepted

- the Dean of Admission - to be impressed with somebody

- classmate - to have some doubts about something

- to interview applicants for admission - not to be sure about something

- to fit somebody into one’s schedule - to be clear about one’s future

- to grow up - to make one’s own decision

III

- to come to the conclusion

- to get right to work

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- a journalist

- to have some reservations

- to be a little uncertain

- to decide one’s own future

Training exercises to the vocabulary:

1. Find Russian equivalents to units 1 – 11, if possible. If not, try to explain their meanings in Russian in your own words.

2. Try to use expressions 1 – 7 in sentences of your own to decipher their meanings.

3. Give English equivalents to units 1 – 13. Translate the units into Russian.

PROPER NAMES:

Columbia University

NYU – New York University

Michigan University

Charley Rafer

Questions and tasks:

1. What was Robbie busy with when his father returned late from work? Why was Robbie staying up so late?

2. Why were Philip and Grandpa cheerful and jolly one morning?

3. Why do you think Robbie’s father was an understanding father?

4. What decision did Robbie finally make?

5. How did you come to the decision to enter the world economy faculty? What did you feel on the eve of the exams? Were you scared or in indecision? Did you follow in your father’s or mother’s steps or was it your own decision?

6. What college degrees are the most popular in your country?

2. Is the University tuition very expensive in your country?