Autonomous Learning for 3d Year Students. Лабораторные работы для студентов-бакалавров к «Практическому курсу английского языка. Часть 3». Учебное пос

3.Give the Russian for the following.

1.the theory of general relativity; 2. particle physics; 3. Bach’s solo violin works; 4. Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata; 5. major tone deaf;

6.‘three “R”s’

4.Answer the following questions.

1.How important was music forAlbert Einstein?

2.What unusual event did Jack Liebeck and Brian Foster organize?

3.How did their collaboration start?

4.Where did they previously give their presentations?

5.What is special about the event due to be held in London?

6.What ideas does Liebeck suggest about the role of music in Albert Einstein’s research work?

7.Why is Large Hadron Collider mentioned in the article ?

8.Was Einstein present at the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony?

9.Why will the evening devoted to Einstein be ended with a performance of Johannes Brahms’s three violin sonatas?

10.Was Albert Einstein on friendly terms with his favorite musicians?

11.Comment on the remark of the Hungarian musician “Albert, your time is very relative today...”.

12.CanyoutelltheanecdoteaboutEinsteinfinishingwiththewords “My young friend here and Iwere engaged in the greatest activity of which man is capable: opening up yet another fragment of the frontier of beauty”?

13.What concept was universal for Einstein in music and science? How does it characterize him?

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14.Doyouagreewiththequotationthat“withouthismusicalknowhow, Einstein might never have made the connections and discoveries that changed the world”?

5.Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words and compare the results with the original.

1.I see my life ... terms ... music. I get most joy in life ..... music.”

2.But it’s only now that they are appearing in a public event in London, ... St John’s, Smith Square, ... 4 February.

3.The music could work ... the audience’s mind ... rather a similar way ... that ... Einstein.

4.Einstein would leave his desk, play his violin or piano ... a short time, then return ... the study ... a more relaxed frame of mind.

5.Weidman admitted he had no ear ... music,

6.The scientist proved ... the youth that he had simply had his ears closed ... classical music ... an unfortunate early experience ...

a teacher,

7.The evening instilled inWeidman a love ... Bach that never left him.

8.Beauty was paramount... Einstein’s concept ... the universe.

9.Einstein’s example in looking ... beautiful solutions is still going ... today.

10.Lecture and recital are free ... those aged 25 and ... .

11.We hear so much ... the radio and TV ... politicians stressing the importance ... the ‘three “R”s’,

12.The performance takes place ... St John’s, Smith Square, just ...

the corner ... the Houses of Parliament.

6.Translate from English into Russian the passage from “The American author Jerome Weidman left another beautiful anecdote” to “Foster points out.”

7.Comment on Jack Liebeck’s idea:

“We hear so much on the radio and TV of politicians stressing the importance of the three “R”s, but I think it might be more productive if all kids learned to play a musical instrument. It would focus their brains in a much better way.”

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PART FOUR

UNIT FOUR VOCABULARY SECTION

1.RememberText4andmatchthewordswiththeirword-descriptions.

2.Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

1.Draw a (flat/level) line to show the horizon. 2.The pancakes were (flat/level) as the dough was not very good. 3. I prefer my coffee with two (flat/level) spoonfuls of sugar. 4. He hates his (flat/level) life: every day is just like the previous. 5. I have nothing (flat/level) to write on. 6. We can’t build our house here — the ground is not (flat/level).

7.He held his hands in front of him, (flat/level) with his chest. 8. “He’s dead”, she said in a (flat/level) voice. 9. The two teams finished (flat/ level) with ten points each. 10. Make sure the cement is absolutely (flat/level) before leaving it to dry.

3.Complete the sentences with appropriate function words.

1.I thought I was alone in the house until I heard the mysterious noise again, and my hair stood … end. 2. The girl … the bright red dress stood … against the grey crowd … the end of the street. 3. It

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stands…reasonthatweshouldrespectourparents.4.Herpinkcheeks stand … her anxiety or inexperience. 5. The little boy felt hatred … his granny … the first time in his life. 6. He used to smile … his own troubles but now he is constantly upset. 7. The weather smiled … us: it was a fine morning. We could enjoy the scenery around. 8. I patted my daughter … the back … being such a good girl. 9. The old building is to be taken … next week. 10. Electricians will take … all the lights after the play has finished its run. 11. I’ll take … for her until she gets back from her morning break. 12. My twelve year old nephew’s taken … with a strange crowd of people. It may be dangerous. 13. He’s taken … staying out very late.14.I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all ….15. Night take-…s and landings are banned at this airport. 16. His health is very poor and he is fit … no competition at the moment. 17. I’d like to fit this dress … before buying it.

4. Choose the words from the box to create possible collocations.

inquisitive; frayed; direct; juvenile; child-rearing; mental; effective; previous; curious; realistic; friendly; true-to-life; physical; undesirable

5.Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1.Когда становилось очень шумно, он отправлялся в маленькую комнатушку на чердаке, прихватив свои книги. 2. Эти сапоги хорошо послужили. 3. Удивляюсь, как вы у себя переносите такие суровыезимы!4.Чтоозначает“ЕС”?5.Отвратительносегостороны было сказать такое. 6. Сама идея борьбы была ему ненавистна.

7.Если вы улыбнётесь человеку, который проявляет по отношению к вам грубость, вы в большинстве случаев сможете избежать ссоры. 8. Он всегда относился к своим собственным проблемам

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сулыбкой. 9. Счастье улыбалось ему с рождения. 10. Он похлопал по карману и убедился, что ключи на месте. 11. Он перегнулся через стойку, так что его лицо оказалось почти на одном уровне

слицом мальчика. 12. В конце дополнительного времени счёт был равный. 13. Она пристально на него посмотрела. 14. Он заставил себя говорить спокойным тоном. 15. Лошади бежали голова в голову. 16. Как вы можете не обращать внимание на животное, которое воет от боли? 17. Он накричал на детей за то, что они шумели. 18. Она прокричала, что в доме пожар. 19. Платье прекрасно сидело. 20. Пища здесь несъедобна. 21. Я могу пройти ещё милю. 22. Сколько человек может вместить лодка? 23. Мистер Кардиган может уделить вам время сегодня в 9 часов утра. 24. Если он был в настроении, он мог подковать лошадь лучше всех в графстве. 25. Большинство приезжих из других стран приспосабливаются к здешнему стилю жизни. 26. Она моя новая подружка. 27. Он как раз из таких людей, которые мне нравятся. 28. Кровать занимала полкомнаты. 29. Я не стану больше отнимать у вас время. 30. Опись включает всё, что находится в комнате.

6. Match the following words to make word combinations. Make up

7.Choose the right function words to complete the sentences.

1.The three figures stood (out\ in) against the wall quite strikingly.

2.Don’t be bullied, learn to stand (out\ up) for yourself and what you

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believe in. 3. He wouldn’t stand (in\ for) that sort of behaviour from your sister, I guess. 4. Why are you always taking all the good done by your parents (in\ for) granted? 5. It was an odd exhibition and we couldn’t take (out\ in) the essence of any picture. 6. Part of this report is taken (up\ out) with out-of-date figures. 7. I think this kind of toys is taken (off\ over) the market as they are old-fashioned. 8. My little son drew pictures on the wall and I could hardly take them (out\ down). 9. Luisa Lomp has taken (off\ over) responsibility for the new project. 10. It’s a very old divan and it doesn’t fit (out\ in) with the rest of the room.

READING SECTION

TEXT 1

1. Read the title and decide if it is going to be an article about the advantages and pleasures of babysitting or the other way round. Read the article to find out if you are right.

AWorking Parent’s Babysitter Blues

by Ruth Marcus Wednesday, February 3, 2010

My husband and I were away last week — working, but away. My mother was watching the kids, but she also works. So it was particularly important, I told my new but already somewhat spotty babysitter, that she turn up on time, every day. Monday, she came. Tuesday, there was trouble with her own child care; she is a single mom of a two-year-old. Wednesday, her car broke down. Thursday, the car wasn’t fixed. Friday, she came but had to leave early; childcare issues, again.

My kids are 12 and 14, so they need a chauffeur more than a babysitter, but still: They need a chauffeur. Their grandmother canceled her afternoon appointments to fetch them at school, throw in the

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laundry, get to the supermarket — all the things the babysitter was supposed to do.

I had done everything I could think of to make sure things were under control. Premade dinners were in the fridge. My fellow moms had signed up for morning carpooling. The daily schedule was as detailed as the itinerary for a presidential trip. I was in Switzerland, fuming. So now, what to do about the babysitter?

I write a lot about flexibility in the workplace and the need to accommodate the competing demands on working mothers — make that working parents. I benefit, hugely, from the flexibility of my own workplace. I am writing this column at the kitchen table, with the kids at school and the dog playing in the snow. Technology allows me to do my job as well at home as at the office. An understanding boss allows me to work hours that fit my family’s needs. When I can, I pick up my daughters from school. When the kids are sick, I stay home. When they have school events, I’m there. So now, what to do about the babysitter?

As it happens, I had brought along, as airplane reading — yes, I know, some people watch movies — a new report from the Center for WorkLife Law and the Center for American Progress: “The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict: The Poor, the Professionals, and the Missing Middle.”

The report, by Joan Williams and Heather Boushey, outlines the differing needs of — and the differing employer responses to — working parents in these three groups. The public debate has focused on the first two: professional mothers who face pressures to scale back or opt out, and poor mothers required under welfare reform to work despite inadequate child care.

“One of the challenges is that the policies in place tend to be lopsided — flexible work hours and paid leave are often available only to the highest-paid employees, while government subsidies for child care are often available to only the least paid,” they note. “Policies, both public and private, need to be smoothed out, so that they help not only the poor and professionals but also the missing middle.” These middleincome families, they write in a passage that could well be about my

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babysitter, “often struggle to arrange both child care and back-up care, only to see their best-laid plans fall apart.”

With 70 percent of children living in households where all adults are working, Williams and Boushey say, employers must understand that last-minute problems arise and accommodate short-term absences as well as more extended leaves. The government, they argue, should expand available child-care subsidies, require paid days off so parents can care for sick children, and mandate that part-time employees receive proportional pay and benefits.

On the first set of recommendations, employer flexibility, I am convinced that this is not only the decent approach but the most enlightened one; more flexibility yields lower turnover and greater loyalty, ultimately saving employers money. As to the government’s role, I am sympathetic but skeptical — about additional federal funding in an age of soaring deficits and about the potential unintended consequences of piling additional costs on employers.

So now, what to do about the babysitter?As an employer, I think this unreliable arrangement is unsustainable; I can be flexible but not masochistic. As a fellow mom, as a human being, I empathize and identify. It is not so much liberal guilt as basic decency that makes me cringe at the thought of demanding more flexibility than I am willing to extend.

Where does this leave me? Crossing my fingers — and hoping she shows up.

2.Answer the following questions.

1.What was the need for the babysitter? What was wrong with her?

2.How did the mother try to help the babysitter and keep the situation under control?

3.How does the mother manage to work having two children?

4.How does the grandmother help?

5.Who do the kids need more: a babysitter or somebody else? What for?

6.What article does she quote? Where did she read it?

7.What is the public debate about?

8.How often do the last-minute problems arise?

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9.What should the government do to improve the situation?

10.What are the limits of employer flexibility?

3.Find in the article the English equivalents for the following.

1.обязались подвозить детей до школы по утрам

2.адаптироваться к растущим требованиям, предъявляемым к работающим мамам

3.преимущества, которые дает гибкий график работы

4.работающие мамы, которые сталкиваются с давлением

5.согласно социальной реформе

6.проводимые меры оказываются неэффективными

7.примириться с кратковременным и более долгим отсутствием

8.гибкость работодателя

9.наиболее цивилизованный подход

10.эта ненадежная договоренность останется неизменной

4.Translate into Russian the passage from “On the first set of recommendations…” to the end of the article.

5.Get ready to discuss the following.

1.What is the role of the father in this story? Is it minimized? Does he care about it at all? 2.What is the image of a grandmother in the story? Does it coincide with the Russian common understanding of her role in upbringing grandchildren? 3.What do you think of the government help in solving this problem?Who should pay the costs of additional federal funding? Can this problem be solved at all? 4. Should mothers work? What is the primary duty of a mother? Is her career important for a woman?

6.Comment on the statement below. Do you find it reasonable? How can this problem be solved in your view?

“The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict: The Poor, the Professionals, and the Missing Middle.”

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TEXT 2

1. Read the title of the article and think what it is like for teens and their folks to survive under one roof.What seems to be harder: living with stroppy teenagers or putting up with tyrannical parents? Read the article to see if it gives answers to these questions.

Teens: Bridging the Gap

by Helen Brown The Independent Sunday, 5 November 2006

Holly Briscoe, 34

Louis is great company, very funny. He has a very sweet sense of humour. Not nasty. He doesn’t laugh at people. We share music: I got him into Led Zeppelin and he got me into Razorlight. He gives me good advice on clothes and he’s a fantastic film critic.

It can be difficult to share “treats” with a teenage boy. My idea of a treat is a meal out, but he doesn’t like that. Although we do both like going out for sushi, and end up chatting loads about his friends, his life. That’s when the stuff that I want to know comes out. But I do respect the fact that he doesn’t want to tell his mum everything.

But we do spend lots of time arguing. It’s quite shocking.The main source of the arguments is homework. I’m always having to say: “I’m not nagging, I’m trying to help. I’m doing this because I love you.” But I think he feels tormented by me. I have to bargain with him sometimes. I did today. I’m getting him a pair of jeans in return for him eating healthily all day. Normally he eats well at home; I grow all my own vegetables here. But at half-term he’s off doing his own thing and just eats crap. So he’ll be forced to eat salmon and brown rice later.

We are both very messy. He gets £20 for cleaning his room. But he’s obviously not financially motivated as he’s thinking of paying the cleaner to do it for him.

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