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соседних городов. Но совершались и недостойные поступки, которые Старр
1.
Katrina unleashed its ferocious force on the US Gulf Coast states.
T / F
2.
Huge swathes of New Orleans are flood-stricken.
T / F
называет "разрушением общества": некоторые жители города атаковали
китайских иммигрантов.
Старр подверг критике и решение полиции стрелять по мародерам –
было застрелено примерно 15 человек, – когда не было реальных признаков
того, что мародерство является проблемой. Готов ли Сан-Франциско к новому
землетрясению?
Вопрос не в том, будет ли новое землетрясение в городе с населением
как минимум в 10 раз большим, чем в 1906 году, а в том, когда это произойдет.
По мнению многих экспертов, сильное землетрясение произойдет в
Калифорнии – самом многонаселенном штате, уязвимом и для цунами – к
середине нынешнего века. Полагают, что землетрясения, по масштабам
напоминающие катаклизм 1906 года, случаются примерно раз в 200 лет.
___________________________________________
At around 5.12am a small tremor was felt throughout the San Francisco Bay area,
ground zero, to move at speeds of up to 13,500 mph, recent computer simulations, the
US Geological Survey, professor of history at the University of Southern California,
to be estimated at 7.8 on the Richter scale, a death toll, to cite reappraisals of
coroners' reports, unprecedented scrutiny by scientists, to shoot looters, by midcentury, a quake on the scale of 1906.
VII. Listening: Hurricane Katrina kills hundreds.
1. Before listening
1.1 True / False. Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these
sentences are true (T) or false (F):
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3.
Power and water supplies miraculously escaped being interrupted.
T / F
4.
The storm will affect the pockets of people around the world.
T / F
5.
Katrina may be the deadliest storm to strike in over four decades.
T / F
6.
Live power cables are hampering efforts to reach frantic survivors.
T / F
7.
Louisiana’s Governor said the storm wasn’t as bad as she had feared.
T / F
8.
The New Orleans mayor has declared martial law to curtail looting.
T / F
1.2 Synonym match. Match the following synonyms from the article:
a)
unleashed
1) hindering
b)
inflicted
2) broke
c)
breached
3) dangerously
d)
inundated
4) surge
e)
spike
5) ransacking
f)
surpass
6) let loose
g)
perilously
7) aftermath
h)
hampering
8) flooded
i)
wake
9) eclipse
j)
looting
10) wreaked
a)
unleashed its
1) the dams that protected the city
b)
Huge swathes
2) efforts to reach frantic survivors
c)
water from a nearby lake breached
3) the 256 killed by Hurricane Camille
d)
get the whole region
4) are set for another spike
e)
oil prices
5) to curtail an outbreak of looting
f)
the death toll will surpass
6) ferocious force
g)
They have to negotiate
7) of the disaster
h)
live power cables are hampering
8) back on its feet
1.3 Phrase match. Match the following phrases from the article
(sometimes more than one combination is possible):
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i)
In the wake
9) of New Orleans are flood-stricken
j)
declared martial law
10) perilously high water
2. Listen and fill in the spaces.
Hurricane Katrina, which _________its _________force on the southern
Gulf Coast states of the USA on Monday, has left perhaps hundreds dead and
_________catastrophic damage. Huge swathes of New Orleans are flood-stricken as
water from a nearby lake ________the dams that protected the city. The
__________area has been left without electricity and safe drinking water. President
George W. Bush has declared a state of emergency and promised
____________federal funding to compensate victims and get the whole region back
on its feet. The economic cost of the hurricane’s _________could be the highest in
US history. Insurers estimate the storm could cost $US26 billion. The effects will be
felt worldwide, as oil prices are set for another __________and span.
The human cost is continuing to rise and many predict the death toll will
__________the 256 killed by Hurricane Camille in 1969. Rescue services continue
their attempts to save lives. They have to__________ perilously high water,
________trees and _________debris. Live power cables are __________efforts to
reach _________survivors stranded on the roofs of their homes. Tens of thousands of
properties have been destroyed in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Louisiana
Governor Kathleen Blanco told a news conference: “The ________is greater than our
worst fears. It’s totally_________.” In the _________of the disaster, the New Orleans
mayor has declared martial law to ________an outbreak of__________, as thieves
take advantage of the chaos.
3. Discussion.
3.1 STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. What was your initial reaction to this headline?
2. Did the headline make you want to read the article?
3. What adjective would you use to describe this article?
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4. What do you know about hurricanes?
5. What’s the difference between a hurricane, typhoon and cyclone?
6. Do you think global warming has changed the frequency, power and pattern
of hurricanes, typhoons etc?
7. What’s the best thing to do when a hurricane is approaching?
8. What are the strongest winds you have ever felt?
9. Do you think a huge hurricane is the scariest natural phenomenon?
10. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster?
3.2 STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1. Did you like reading this article?
2. What did you think about what you read?
3. What would you do if a giant hurricane was on its way here?
4. Why do you think people choose to live in areas frequently devastated by
hurricanes?
5. What would you do if your house was blown down in a hurricane?
6. If you evacuated your home, would you worry about looters?
7. Is your community the type that would help each other in a natural disaster?
4. Translate the text into Russian in a written form.
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9 Assignment
I. Read and translate the following text.
The Lesson for Today Is: Study ‘Celebrityology’
Education is no longer preparing people for the world we live in. True,
ancient Greek and Latin have long been pronounced dead and buried.
But do we really need to study, say, philosophy and biology? And, by the
way, why learn foreign languages when everyone speaks English? No, the most
useful tool today would be a degree in celebrity studies.
Imagine, for instance, not learning about outer space if we truly believed in
extraterrestrial life. Well, a good part of modern society believes in a phenomenon
called celebrity life. And proof of its existence is mounting daily. In fact, everything
suggests it is gradually taking over earlier life-forms like culture and politics.
The question is, how best to prepare for this? How to recognize the
importance of, say, Kate Moss being fired as the "face" of three fashion groups or
Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, being booed at the premiere of his latest
movie? That was last week. Or the news that flashed around the world the week
before: Rene Zellweger seeks annulment of her four-month-old marriage!
So, movie and pop stars have always been celebrities but, in the main, they
were first recognized in movies and music. Today, it suffices for the public to notice
someone doing/behaving well/badly for him/her to acquire celebrity status and, more
specifically, for their lives to be considered of general interest. For however long it
lasts, they are famous for being famous.
So, how to keep up? Watching television soap operas, reality shows, chat
programs and docudramas is essential. Movie going should be supported by surfing
the Internet and reading gossip magazines and tabloids. And of course when celebrity
news reaches mainstream newspapers, not to turn the page. That's one way not to be
excluded from contemporary life.
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Yes, by all accounts, celebrity culture is not just today's gossip. It is
changing the way the arts are presented: at film festivals, the red carpet counts more
than the screen, paparazzi more than movie critics; in theater, the British director
Peter Hall recently complained that West End producers now prefer Hollywood stars
to homegrown talent. But celebrity is also changing sports, cuisine, fashion, politics,
even business.
At first glance, the "people market" is most developed in the United States
and Britain, thanks at least in part to their media's growing dependence on publicity
agents, image makers and media advisers to provide "news." But, in practice, the cult
seems pretty generalized: even in France, where privacy laws discourage scandalmongering, Paris-Match sells twice as many copies as any national newspaper. So
perhaps all this merits closer study.
This month, Paisley University in Scotland organized a three-day
conference on celebrity in contemporary culture. "With the advent of television
programs and magazines that celebrate and promote celebrity, such as 'I'm a Celebrity
Get Me Out of Here,' 'Celebrity Love Island' and Heat magazine, stardom and its
influence on society and culture has never been such an important issue," the
university said. (By the way, for those who have not yet subscribed, Heat's Web site
describes itself as follows: "Heat magazine loves celebrities - but doesn't put them on
a pedestal. Sure we love their films, TV shows and CDs but we love them even more
when they wear awful dresses to the Oscars or fall over drunk outside the Met Bar.")
Still, if there was any suspicion that the academics visiting Paisley from
across Europe and the United States were themselves being trendy, this was
discounted by the seriousness of their debates. As Andy Miah, one of the conference's
planners, noted, "It is important for academics to engage with such issues from a
critical and cultural perspective." And so they did.
Panel discussions illustrated the scope of what one academic called
celebrityology. Topics included politics of the body; female pop stars; monarchy as
celebrity (Lady Diana could hardly be overlooked); movie, music, television and
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journalism celebrities; sports heroes and role models; celebrity and the law; and the
English soccer star-turned-pop icon David Beckham.
As Kate Moss discovered, the misfortunes of celebrities are also, well,
celebrated. Tracey Emin, a British contemporary artist who herself first gained
celebrity when she appeared drunk on a live television chat show, pronounced in an
opinion column in The Guardian: "Why I hate drugs." And another columnist asked:
"Have we had enough of Madonna and Guy Ritchie?" Apparently not.
Still, Moss, Emin and Madonna are easy targets. What is perhaps more
surprising is the audience passion - and advanced voyeurism - stirred up by people
who appear on television reality shows of the "Big Brother" variety.
Indeed, such is the power of television that tabloids follow these shows,
variously portraying participants as angels or monsters - and further ensuring their
instant fame.
"What we are seeing is an escalation of celebrity," Philip Drake, another
organizer of the Paisley University conference, told London's Independent
newspaper. "The creation of 24-hour news coverage and the Internet means there are
more places for celebrities to be seen by their public. The process of becoming a
celebrity has become quicker. A lot of the recent anxiety around celebrity surrounds
reality TV and the idea of making celebrities out of ordinary people." If universities
are to remain relevant, degrees in celebrity studies cannot be far away.
II. Supply the following words with translation. Learn the words with
their definitions.
1) gossip – a conversation or report about the details of other people’s
behaviour and private lives, often including information that is not actually
true;
2) suspicion – a belief that someone is or may be guilty;
3) to recognize – to know again someone or something has been seen, heard,
or experienced before;
4) existence – the state of existing; life, way of living;
5) fame – the condition of being well known and talked about;
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6) anxiety – an uncomfortable feeling in the mind usually caused by the fear or
expectation that something bad will happen;
7) target – goal;
8) to suffice – to be enough;
9) cult – a system of worship; a particular fashion or style, for example in art,
music, or writing that is followed with great interest and keenness by a
fairly small group;
10) to discourage – to take away courage, confidence, or hope from;
11) scope – the area within the limits of a question, subject, action etc.;
12) tad – a little bit of smth;
13) relevant – directly connected with the subject;
14) obscure – hard to understand; not clear;
15) to mount – to rise in level or increase in amount.
III. Complete the sentences below with the words written above.
1. I could mention other examples of your bad work, but …………… to say that
your performance has been unsatisfactory.
2. Harry doesn’t believe in the ……………… of God.
3. All this talk about his love affairs is just idle ………………
4. She won overnight…………………..with her first novel.
5. We waited with great……………… for more news about the accident.
6. I’m on a diet and my ………………weight is 70 kilos.
7. The town has changed so much you wouldn’t …………… it.
8. The boy’s pale face and lack of appetite aroused the teacher’s …………
9. The doctor immediately ………………… the child’s symptoms; she had
measles.
10. All this talk about his love affairs is just idle ………………
IV. Make a two-way translation.
Приобрести статус знаменитости; obscure, мыльные оперы; relevant,
телешоу; to discourage, походы в кино; target, оставаться в стороне от
современной жизни; to suffice, имиджмейкер; cult, осечки знаменитостей;
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anxiety, власть телевидения; tad, выпуски новостей, scope, выходящие
круглосуточно.
V. Retell the text in Russian and in English according to the suggested
scheme (see p. 121-122).
VI. Translate the following text in English. Use the words and phrases
given below.
"Золотая молодежь" – деньги или таланты, или и то, и другое?
Больше половины современных молодых людей на вопрос, что такое
"золотая молодёжь", зачастую сходятся в ответах – дети богатых родителей. На
вопрос: почему, ответ – деньги. Мнение: "золотая молодежь" – деньги или
таланты, или и то, и другое? Хотелось бы сразу опровергнуть утверждение, что
понятие "дети богатых родителей" связано с понятием "золотая молодёжь".
Во-первых, дети – это детство, это время, когда только начинает
формироваться будущая личность, когда только вырисовываются первые
нравственные и этические взгляды. И здесь же, следует заметить, одной из
основ становления человека являются его родители, и отчасти от них зависит в
дальнейшем отношение и умение ребёнка вращаться в кругу своих
сверстников, ставить и добиваться поставленных целей, радоваться успехам и с
достоинством принимать неудачи и поражения. А как часто сейчас "ломается"
наша молодёжь, как легко их загнать в угол элементарным разговором о чём-то
более высоком, чем деньги и шмотки, как быстро они сдаются, столкнувшись
лицом к лицу с ударами жизни, как трусливо избирают лёгкие пути и обходят
стороной серьезные решения.
Во-вторых, богатство – всегда ли то "золото", о котором идёт речь?
Да, когда-то понятие "золотая молодёжь" вошло в наше общество именно в
такой интерпретации и долгое время укоренялось в принципах и взглядах
людей. Но сегодня с этим можно поспорить и нужно, потому что с
геометрической прогрессией развиваются как технологические аспекты нашей
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жизни, так и чисто человеческие, духовные, психологические стороны. Какой
иногда большой потенциал хранится внутри скромных и неприметных, тех, кто
не блещут красотой снаружи, но обогащён духовно, интеллектуально! И разве
это не "золото"? Его просто не видно. Оно не бросается в глаза, оно не сверкает
дорогими камнями и изысканными духами. Его не купишь за деньги.
И, наконец, в-третьих: "золото" горит в человеке, в личности
самостоятельной и сформированной, этически образованной и духовно
развитой, в человеке с большой буквы, в человеке, который окружает себя и
других светом и красотой, надёжном и благородном. Разве такая
характеристика согласовывается с "ребёнком богатых родителей"?
"Золотая молодёжь" – это не возрастная категория, в которую, обладая
большими деньгами, преимущественно своих родителей, попадаешь после 15 и
уже не попадаешь после 30. Это альянс таких кругов общества, где на высоком
уровне развит жизненный потенциал, интеллект, духовная красота. Как иногда
неприятно смотреть на современных "мажоров", которые уверенно причисляют
себя к "золотой молодёжи". Да, уверенность и самоутверждение – хорошо, но
тогда, когда оно проявляется на деле, а не на пустых словах.
Что сегодня умеют делать "дети богатых родителей"? О чём они
думают, и есть ли в их жизни хоть капля стремления, цели или просто мечты?
Что волнует их, что интересует? Зачастую ответы на эти вопросы оказываются
в достаточной мере неутешительными. Потому что мы не прививаем нашим
детям с самого рождения стремление к мечте, рвение к её достижению, силу
для преодоления препятствий или хотя бы элементарный интерес к жизни,
кроме денег, высокомерной гордости и заносчивости. Как можно оценить
могущество и прелесть материальной независимости, никогда не прочувствовав
на себе неудовлетворённость и дискомфорт, никогда не напрягаясь, не
боровшись за самостоятельность и даже не имея представления, что это такое?
Есть победы, и эти победы приносят счастье. Но, не узнав, что такое
поражение, невозможно ощутить победу, почувствовать себя счастливым. И в
той жизни есть счастье, где постоянная борьба, где неудачи и успехи, взлёты и
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