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d) Those who use the money to please others end up signifi -
cantly happier;
e) You could boost your health through everyday acts of kindness
lowering mortality rates considerably;
f) Unlike other healthy habits, philanthropy is contagious.
5. IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS
The expressions in bold, which all use words related to our body
and mind, have been put into the wrong sentences below. Use your
dictionary to help you rearrange them. Then use the unjumbled expressions in your own examples.
a) Too much knowledge makes us fi nd our feet.
b) I’d give a piece of my mind for this chance!
c) The car is in the sand, we really need to visit a car dealer
as soon as possible.
d) Both the shoes and the top look super. I can’t make up an
arm and a leg what to take.
e) You should stop burying your head after the event, it’s time
to act!
f) I am sure he will let a weight off my mind in this new work-
ing environment.
g) Money spent on the brain is on its last legs.
h) I have fi nally paid off my mortgage! It’s my right arm!
i)I was so angry that I decided to give him my mind.
j) This is a typical case of being wise never spent in vain.
k) This is going to cost him the head bald, we’d better tell him
this in advance.
6. Watch the TED programme “Why I am a Weekday Vegetarian”
with Graham Hill as a speaker
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and describe your diet preferences
7. Now watch the programme again and ll in the gaps with the
words and expressions from the presentation:
. Comment on the choices made by Gr. Hill
[https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_
0:13 About a year ago, I asked myself a question: “Knowing
what I know, why am I not a ___?” After all, I’m one of the ____
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guys: I grew up with ____ parents in a log cabin. I started a site
—
called TreeHugger
I care about this stuff . I knew that eating a
___ ____ a day can increase my risk of dying by a ___. Cruelty:
I knew that the 10 billion animals we ____each year for meat are
raised in factory farm conditions that we,_____, wouldn’t even consider for our own cats, dogs and other pets. Environmentally, meat,
amazingly, causes more _____ than all of transportation combined:
cars, trains, planes, buses, boats, all of it. And ____ ____ uses
100 times the water that most vegetables do.
1:16 I also knew that I ’m not alone. We as a socie ty are eating
____ __ ___ meat as we did in the 50s. So what was once the specia l little __ ___ now is the main, much more r egular. So really, any
of these angle s should have been enough to ____ me to go vegetar-
—
ian. Yet, t here I was
chk, chk, chk — _____ into a big old steak.
1:41 So why was I _____? I realized t hat what I was b eing pitched
was a ____ ___. It was either you’re a meat eater or you’re a vegetarian, and I guess I just wasn’t quite ready. Ima gine your last
hamburger. (Laug hter) So my ____ ___, my good intentions, were
in con fl ict with my taste buds. And I’d commit to doing it later,
and not surprisingly, later never came. Sound familiar?
2:20 So I wondered, might there be a third solution? And I thought
about it, and I ___ ___ with o ne. I’ve been doing it for the last year,
an d it’s great. It’s called ____ ___. The name says it all: Nothing
wi th a face M onday through Fr iday. On the weekend , your choice.
Simple. If you want to take it to the next level, rememb er, the major ____ in terms of ____ ___ and health are red and ____ meats.
So you want to ___ those out with some good, ____ ___ fi sh. It’s
structured, so it ends up being simple to remember, and it’s okay
to break it here and there. After all, cutting fi ve days a week is
cutting 70 percent of your ____ ___.
3:09 The program has been great, weekday veg. My foot print’s
smaller, I’m _____ ____, I feel better about the animals, I’m even
saving money. Best of all, I’m healthier, I know that I’m going to
liv e longer, and I’ve even lost a little weigh t.
3:28 So, please ask yourselves, for your healt h, for your pocketbook, for the _____, f or the animals: What’s stopping y ou from
giving weekday veg a shot? After all, if al l of us ate ____ __ ____
meat, it woul d be like half of us were vegetarians.
3:50 Thank you.
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8. In pairs, discuss the following topics:
a) A healthy diet: what is it like?
b) Organic food Vs. Genetically Modifi ed Food;
c) Being a Vegetarian: pros and cons;
d) Losing weight: health benefi ts and health risks;
e) A healthy life style and our bad habits;
f) Addictions and the most eff ective ways to beat them.
9) Watch the 6 Min. English “Late Nights: bad for your health?” Late
nights: Bad for health? BBC News Review (youtube.com)
Write an essay on the topic of time management in your life.
II. WHILEVIEWING ACTIVITIES.
“A STREET CAT NAMED BOB” EPISODE 1
1. Comprehension check. While watching the rst part of the lm,
try to answer the following questions:
1) What kind of life does James Bowen lead?
2) How much does James fail to pay at the takeaway?
3) What does Dee do?
4) What happened to James in the car?
5) What disease has he also contracted?
6) What kind of treatment does James receive?
7) Why can he die?
8) What do we learn about James’s relationships with his parents?
9) Why does Val, a social worker, do her best to help him get
a council fl at?
10) What does James feel when he fi nds himself in the fl at?
11) Who is his intruder?
12) Whom does James meet while busking? How does this meet-
ing go?
13) What has happened to the cat?
14) Where does the neighbour, called Betty, suggest James should
take the cat?
15) Who names the cat?
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2. Match the words and word combinations in Column Awith their
de nitions in Column B:
1) An addict Aff ected by a medical condition in which you become
sick or your skin becomes covered with red marks as
a reaction to something you eat, touch, or breathe
2) To od A situation in which someone is allowed to leave an
institution such as a hospital, a prison, or an army
3) prescrip-
tion
4) hepatitis A disease that spreads from one person to another
5) methadone To take an overdose of a drug so that you become
6) To dis-
charge
7) contagious A situation in which a disease spreads very quickly
8) An
epidemic
9) allergic A piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what
10) purulent An infectious disease of the liver that can be very seri-
A strong drug that reduces pain and is often taken by
people who want to stop using the drug heroin
through touch or through the air
very ill or die
Someone who takes illegal or harmful drugs and can-
not stop taking them
and infects many people
Containing, consisting of, or forming pus
type of medicine you need
ous
3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
To check in; a drill; to nick; a thief; a bloke; a quid; to crash;
stuff y; obstruction; to haul; to infect;
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
Emergency; to mess up; a nut; to kick out; to volunteer; a stray;
a burden
5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given in the brack-
ets below:
(genie, silence, percentage, script, ginger, chemist, alchies)
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a) Seriously, I’m on the _____. I mean it this time.
b) You didn’t see them get in? Oh, do I look like a____?
c) So much prefer the sound of ___to bullshit. How do you feel?
Not dead.
d) Ever wonder why you see so many old ___but never junkies?
e) You know the drill. Sign that one, and take that one to the___
every day.
f) And addicts who stop the methadone treatment and go back
to heroin have a higher ___ of od’ing.
g) Did you lose a cat? Hello! Got a little ___cat down here if
anyone’s looking for it.
6. Match the phrasal verbs with their meaning and use them in your
own examples:
1) To fall off 5) To put down
2) To get after 6) To kick out
3) To mess up 7) To turn out
4) To drop off
A) to make a mistake or do something badly;
B) to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old, ill, or
dangerous;
C) to develop in a particular way or have a particular result;
D) to take someone to a place in a car, usually without getting
out of the car yourself;
E) to get smaller;
F) to chase someone or something;
G) to force someone to leave a place or organization;
7. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
1) It’s three quid! Can you let me off ___9p?
2) I’ve got three single mums waiting __a spot. I’ve got...I’ve got
a sweet old pensioner who’s getting kicked out __ here sometimes.
3) Oh, I don’t know. Every now and then one comes ___ and...
You just know they have __them to be clean.
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4) I’m not giving a spot __ a user. He’s__ the program. He falls
off his methadone, he’s __.
5) So what number life are you __? Apparently, I’m __ the ninth.
6) Maybe they can glue it___. He needs a vet.
7) He came to you ___ a reason. You... you’re what, you’re sens-
ing that?
8. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to
the italicized words and expressions:
1) Knew you’d crash here tonight. No, seriously. You’ve seen
Dee? Seriously, I’m on the script.
2) Three quid, mate. And...You’re short. That’s all I’ve got. It’s
three quid, mate.
Come on, I haven’t eaten all day. It’s three quid! Can you let
me off at 9p? No!
3) Did they bring my guitar? Must say you too. So, I’m not
exactly myself this morning. That’s a matter of opinion. They brought
it to me. To you? Well, this isn’t our fi rst time in the circus, is it?
4) Ever wonder why you see so many old alchies but never junk-
ies?
5) Every now and then one comes along and... You just know
they have in them to be clean. I think this is his last shot. He really wants to be clean but he’s got nothing. No support system at
all. I have to get him off the street or I’m going to lose him.
6) I’m not giving a spot to a user. He’s in the program. He falls
off his methadone,
he ’s out. Period.
7) In all the world, you’re causing an obstruction. I’m just trying
to make a living here. I’m not in anyone’s way. It’s an health and
safety issue. If you strum there you’re obstructing the exit.
9. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary of this episode:
1) Я совершил ошибку. Я все испортил. Скажи мне что-нибудь,
чего я сегодня не слышала уже раз двадцать. Отлично. Предпочитаю молчание бреду.
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2) Я могу кому-нибудь позвонить? Кому-нибудь из родственников? На данный момент я вроде сам по себе. Отец или мама
связывались с тобой? Передавали что-нибудь? «Пропади пропадом», целых два слова.
3) Я бы не пришла, если бы это не было особым случаем.
Что в нем особенного? У меня две матери-одиночки ждут квартиры, очень милого пенсионера выселяют, им всем нужно экстренное жилье.
4) Даже и не знаю, что сказать. Скажи, что удержишься в программе и не пропустишь нашу следующую встречу. Обещаю.
Вот те крест, чтоб мне не жить.
5) Я просто пытаюсь заработать на жизнь. Я никому не мешаю. Это вопрос здравоохранения и безопасности. Если ты здесь
бренчишь, то перекрываешь выход из метро.
6) Ему нужны антибиотики, а то его рана воспалится. Возможно, ее обработают клеем. Ему нужно к ветеринару. Срочно,
а то бактерии размножаются каждую секунду. А это дорого?
Вообще-то, это не мой кот. Он бродячий.
EPISODE 2
1. Comprehension check. While watching the second part of the
lm, try to answer the following questions:
1) What does the vet assistant tell James to do?
2) How does James try to entertain Bob?
3) Why is James worried about staying at the vet clinic so long?
4) How much does he have to pay?
5) What does James try so hard to do to help Bob and for how
long?
6) What do we learn about his childhood?
7) Why does Val warn James that emotions are dangerous for
him?
8) What kind of operation does Bob undergo?
9) After Bob gets better what does he do one day?
10) Where do James and Bob perform together and how do people react?
11) How does one lady characterize ginger cats?
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12) What does Betty campaign for?
13) Who turns up near James’s house one day and what does he
want?
14) How does Bob get his scarf?
15) How does James end up having a date?
2. Match the words and word combinations in Column Awith their
de nitions in Column B:
1) busking An animal that eats other animals;
2) A vegan Something successful and popular;
3) A sidekick To control and organize something such as an event,
business, etc;
4) A stray Performing music in the streets and other places for
money;
5) A tomcat A short piece of thread that is used for joining someone’s skin together after it has been cut;
6) carnivore A pet that is lost or has left its home;
7) To steer
clear
8) To run
(business)
9) A hit Someone who chooses not to eat anything made from
10) stitch To try and avoid someone or something;
Someone’s friend or assistant;
A male cat;
animals or fi sh, including eggs, milk and cheese;
3. Provide synonyms for the following words:
Cute, intact, cooped up, rattled, to snip, to bump (into), to spook;
posh, procedure;
4. Provide antonyms for the following words:
Imaginable; gorgeous, sober, hip (adj, slang), drowsy, naughty,
a wreck, fair;
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5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given in the brack-
ets below:
(intact, pills, allergy, steps, imaginable, steer, cooped, places,
wreck)
1) That’s it. Good boy. And you get your ___ from the front
desk.
2) An ____ male alone on the streets, it’s the worst life ___.
They fi ght for food, they fi ght for territory.
3) What have you got there? -___ pills. Oh, right, I thought...
Otherwise I’m 100% antidrug. A lot of addicts in here. I ___ clear.
4) I’ve actually been back a while, uh...Sort of...In between ____...
I guess you could say, um...
5) You can’t take on too much too fast. Because I’m an emo-
tional ___?
6) Emotions are still dangerous. It’s baby___, James. You’re not
ready for a relationship.
7) I can’t. I mean, it wouldn’t be fair to him, would it? Keep
him ____ up all day.
6. Unscramble the idioms and use them in your own examples:
To put oneself hard lines
To cover last breath
To have a bit of on the line
To play a lot of ground
To have a blinder
Till one’s a will like iron
7. Match the phrasal verbs with their meaning and use them in your
own examples:
to run over; to hang on;
to take on; to end up;
to deal with; to split up;
to bump into;
A) to accept some work or responsibility;
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B) to end a marriage or a romantic relationship;
C) to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over
them;
D) to wait or be patient;
E) to be in a particular place or state after doing something or
because of doing something;
F) to meet someone unexpectedly;
G) to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem;
8. Fill in the gaps with the suitable particles where necessary:
1) Did they tell you to bring him back _ a couple of weeks?
2) We have an agreement. You miss your appointment you’re
__ ___ the program.
3) I mean it. You can’t come with me. Seriously, you’d be sur-
prised __ how much he understands.
4) I had a ginger tom just like him, once. Loved him ___ all
my heart.
He’s got a mind __ his own.
5) I thought maybe I could crash ___ you for a bit, you know?
Spread the word __ about a bit.
6) I’ve been busy, or, rather he has. I’ve been more __ sidekick.
7) Oh, I’m going ___ a march to free farm animals. Free what?
Only cows, pigs, chickens.
9. Paraphrase the following sentences paying special attention to the
italicized words and expressions:
1) It’s going to be a long wait. I’ve got to be somewhere. Can’t
we drop him off and come back? Does this look like a dry cleaner’s?
2) It’s the month of the cat. Yeah. So, kind of hip for you, isn’t
it? Look at, Tiff any.
She looks cute.
3) I’ve lost my appointment. Val is gonna kill me. I’ve got this
rush hour busking to do, I’ve gotta go. I’ll have to come back tomorrow. Number 62 is up.
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