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4. an / wildlife / African / TV / documentary _______________________________________________

5. a / canvas / striped / green and white / umbrella _______________________________________________

6. leather / expensive / hand-made / Italian / tennis /shoes _______________________________________________

7. a/ portable / digital / tiny / camera _______________________________________________

8. fair / straight / long / beautiful / hair _______________________________________________

9. a/ polo-necked / nylon / blue / sweater _______________________________________________

10. a / brown / disgusting / huge / coffee / stain _______________________________________________

11. a/ university / young / good-looking / student _______________________________________________

Task 16. Write a sentence describing each of the objects below.

Put three adjectives before the noun.

1) a piece of furniture that you have in your house

2) your favourite piece of clothing

3) something you were given as a present once

4) an electronic device that you use most often

5) a decorative item ( e.g. a vase, a painting)

6) a person that you know very well

7) something that you have bought recently

8) something that you don’t like.

Task 17. Complete the text with the prepositions, if necessary.

On a plane bound _____ New York the flight attendant ap-

proached _____ a blonde sitting _____ the first class section and

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requested that she should move _____ the coach since she did not have a first class ticket. The blond replied, “I’m blonde; I’m beautiful; I’m going to New York; and I’m not moving.” Not wanting to argue _____ a customer, the flight attendant asked _____ the co-pilot to speak _____ her. He went to talk _____ the woman, asking her to move _____ _____ the first class section. Again, the blonde replied, “I’m blonde; I’m beautiful; I’m going to New York; and I’m not moving.” The co-pilot returned _____ the cockpit and asked the captain what he should do. The captain said, “I’m married _____ a blonde, and I know how to handle this.” He went _____ the first class section and whispered _____ the blonde’s ear. She immediately jumped up and ran _____ the coach section mumbling _____ herself, “Why didn’t someone just say so?” Surprised, the flight attendant and the co-pilot asked what he said _____ her that finally convinced her to move _____ her seat. He said, “I told _____ her that the first class section wasn’t going _____ New York.”

Task 18. a) Study the information in the table:

Adjective Meaning opposite рossible

combinations

NATURAL

existing in nature, not made by man

artificial, man-made

PURE

not mixed with

anything

impure

GENUINE

real; what it

seems to be

false

REAL

not made up

or artificial

false

ARTIFICIAL

not natural or re-

al, made

by the art of man

natural

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b) Put the words into the categories:

flowers, gas, light, pearl, water, minerals, milk, painting, fertilizer, wool, cotton, teeth, leather, wood, fur, silk

Task 19. a) Fill in the “False Friends” table. Use the dictionary,

if necessary.

Russian English

“False

Friend”

Russian

консервы tinned food

conserve

магазин shop

magazine

рецепт prescription

recipe

receipt

фабрика factory

fabric

техника

engineering technology equipment machinery

technique

спекулировать profiteer

gamble misuse

speculate

конкурс competition

concourse

b) Make five sentences in Russian using the words from the ta-

ble. Ask your partners to translate the sentences.

Task 20. a) Fill in the following dialogue with the right form of

the modal verb from the box:

have to should must

C. o.: Have you got only one suitcase?

P.: Yes, but I have got also hand luggage.

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C.o.: Put your baggage on the belt, please. You’ll _____ open

your traveling bag. What’s this?

P.: It’s a picture. I bought it in a shop in the centre of Mos-

cow.

C.o.: Do you know the Customs regulations on valuables? P.: I’m not quite sure if I do. What _____ I do?

C.o.: First, you _____ have declared this picture in the declara-

tion form.

P.: Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t do that. C.o.: Second, you _____ have the receipt with the statement

“Allowed for taking out of the Russian Federation” or a permission from the Ministry of Culture. Do you have any?

P.: I’ve got only the receipt from the shop but there is no

statement on it.

C.o.: In this case I’ll _____ detain this picture, I’m sorry.

b) Put the dialogue into Reported speech.

Task 21. a) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct Active

or Passive form.

THE MOST VALUABLE STAMP

The most valuable and most famous stamp in the world is a tiny piece of dirty paper, worn and badly _______ (to print). But it ______ (to be) worth around four and a half million dollars! Just think ‒ the price the user _______ (to pay) for it was only one cent! He _________ (to buy) it in British Guinea in 1856. The stamp __________ (to print) by accident when a batch of stamps failed to arrive in Canada. So the local printers produced a set. However, the stamps were so bad that the postmaster, E.D. White, had to sign on each one to prevent _________ (to cheat).

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In 1873 a schoolboy found the stamp and sold it for a week's pocket money. Since then, the stamp ________ (to sell) many times.

Each time it changed hands, its value ________ (to go) up.

A very rich American named Arthur Hind ________ (to own)

the stamp for ten years. People said that he had two similar stamps but he burnt one of them, _______ (to say), "Now we can be sure there

_______ (to be) only one."

b) Write 6 questions to the text. Then work in pairs and answer

each other’s questions.

Task 22. a) Match the set phrases connected with cultural valuables.

1) objects of value a) музейный экспонат

2) precious stone b) объекты культурного наследия

3) a museum piece с) ценный антиквариат

4) cultural heritage sites d ценности

5) valuable antiques e) незаконный оборот культурных ценностей

6) trafficking in cultural property f) драгоценный камень

b) Use all the word combinations to make sentences of your own.

Task 23. a) Make a written translation of the text and think

about the title for it.

Temporary export of cultural valuables is carried out by muse-

ums, archives, libraries, and other entities and individuals for the following purposes: exhibitions; restoration work and scientific research;

theatrical, concert activities or other occasions.

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Decision on temporary export possibility will be taken by RF Ministry of Culture's competent authorities. Application for temporary export of cultural valuables shall be filed by the owner of such items or his/her authorized representative. An Applicant shall be notified of the decision taken at least within three months of the date of formal acceptance of the application.

Temporary export term shall be specified by customs authority of the Russian Federation based on information contained in Export Certificate. When a decision is taken on extension of temporary export term based on application by a person temporary exporting cultural valuables, RF Ministry of Culture or regional authority thereof shall notify of such decision customs authority which processed customs clearance for such temporary export. Cultural valuables returned to the Russian Federation following temporary exportation thereof shall be subject to mandatory expertise.

Cultural valuables temporarily imported into the Russian Federation for the purpose of cultural cooperation, and being property of foreign states, entities or individuals, are under protection of the Russian Federation, and are covered by the Russian Federation law on preservation of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation.

b) Be ready to speak about the notion, purposes and procedure of temporary export and import of cultural valuables.

Task 24. Make a written translation of the text into English.

КАРТИНАМ ВАСНЕЦОВА И БЕНУА

НЕ ДАЛИ УЛЕТЕТЬ В ВЕНУ

Вчера в аэропорту Домодедово таможенники задержали контрабандиста. 48-летний мужчина собирался лететь из Москвы в Вену.

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Он прошел в красный коридор, задекларировал 7 тысяч евро и заявил, что больше никаких ценных вещей в его багаже нет.

Однако таможенников заинтересовал небольшой чемоданчик, который был у пассажира. И здесь они нашли настоящий клад! Вместе со старинными столовыми приборами там лежали эскизы картин известных русских художников конца XIX и середины

XX века. Увидев это добро, таможенники вызвали эксперта. Он подтвердил, что картины имеют культурную ценность. Пассажира оставили в Москве до выяснения всех обстоятельств, а эскизы отправили в Министерство культуры для определения их подлинности и стоимости.

IV. Speaking and Mastering Professional and Communication Skills

Task 25. Surf the Internet and find the answers to the questions

online. Report them to the class.

1. What is the name of one of the world’s largest brokers of fine

and decorative art, jewelry and collectibles, headquartered in New York city? When was it founded?

2. Give the definition of “Cultural property”. What are the ex-

amples of Cultural property?

3. Find the full name of 1954 Hague Convention. What is it fo-

cused on?

Task 26. Discuss the following:

1) Why do you think people collect things?

2) If you wanted to collect any items of cultural valuables, what

would you choose? Why?

3) What are the most unusual collections you have heard of?

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Task 27. Read and role-play short dialogues:

1) ‒ We’ll have to seize this antique painting. We’ll give you

a receipt.

‒ But why? ‒ Come down, please.

‒ But I have looked through the Prohibited Articles List and the Duty free Quota list. My thing isn’t on the list.

2) ‒ You can have this thing only after you pay the duty. ‒ I didn’t know that. ‒ Don’t be upset. But such are our rules. ‒ But do you guarantee its safety?

3) ‒ We’ll have to seize this manuscript. It is forbidden to be taken out of country. ‒ Now, what am I to do? ‒ You don’t have to worry. Leave it here. ‒ But it is for my personal use.

4) ‒ I’m sorry you’ll have to leave this icon with the Customs

Office.

‒ That’s impossible. ‒ It’s nothing to get upset about. It’ll be safe here. ‒ When may I take it back?

Task 28. Read the quotations. Discuss and comment on them with your partner. How do you understand them? Do you agree or disagree with the statements given below? Why, why not?

‒ ‘A value is valuable when the value of value is valuable to one-

self’.

(Dayananda Saraswati)

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‒ ‘Time is valuable. People are busy’.

(Nancy Gibbs)

‒ ‘Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends’.

(H. Jackson Brown Jr.)

‒ ‘I want to make things of quality. I’m a big believer in hand- made tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep this tradition alive’.

(Zac Posen)

‒ ‘Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences and there are always too many small coins’.

(Jules Renard)

‒ ‘Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years after a col- lection of mistakes is what is called experience’.

(Dennis Waitley).

Task 29. Get ready to speak on the topic. Use the vocabulary of the unit.

Task 30. Look at the book you have just finished. Did you learn any new facts? Which topic was the most interesting? Why?

VOCABULARY

valuable / valuables

ценный / ценность

to consider

рассматривать, считать

heritage

наследие

antique

антикварная вещь

to obtain

получать, добывать

archeological excavations

археологические раскопки

craftsmanship

мастерство

hand-made

ручной работы

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drawing

чертеж

sculpture

скульптура

icon

икона

engraving

гравюра

handicrafts

ремесла

relics

реликвии

ancient

древний

manuscript

рукопись