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C She was very happy to have Cindy with her again.
D She was worried that Cindy had been doing something wrong.
4. From the end of paragraph two (‘Cindy got in…’) it is clear that in the past
Cindy had sometimes …
A asked her mother not to come and pick her up after school.
B behaved as if he did not know her mother was waiting for her.
C not noticed that her mother was waiting to take her home.
D told her mother not to park her car right outside the school.
5. What did Cindy notice about her mother’s appearance, according to paragraph three?
Her mother …
A did not look as good as usual.
B looked attractive but not quite relaxed.
C looked better than usual.
D was worried about her own appearance.
6. Why had it been ‘so nice to walk home’ (§ 5) on previous occasions?
A Cindy did not like riding in a car.
B Cindy liked the company of other students.
C Cindy was ashamed at being picked up from school by her mother.
D Cindy was fed up with her mother always telling what to do.
7. What was it that Cindy and her mother had not actually talked about (§ 6)?
A How to behave towards each other during their car rides.
B The fact that Cindy did not want to go home.
C The fact that Cindy hated being driven home.
D What was the best way to make more friends.
8. Why was it that Cindy’s mother ‘didn’t know what to say’ (§ 7)?
A Cindy had made a stupid remark.
B Cindy had said something her mother just could not understand.
C She did not want to risk causing a disagreement with Cindy.
D She was afraid to make Cindy angry.
9. ‘It’s a long way to dinner time’ (§ 8). Cindy’s mother said this because …
A she hoped that Cindy would change her mind.
B she knew that Cindy would be hungry by then.
C she knew that tacos took a long time to prepare.
D she thought that her husband would be home late.
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10. At the very end of the text, Cindy let her mother know that …
A she would rather stay with her friends.
B she was not going to join the family dinner.
C she was sorry she wouldn’t get hungry by dinner time.
D Mexican food was not her favourite.
TASK 3
Choose the right synonym of the word according to the text.
1. to quit (§ 1)
A to stop
B to change
C to give up
2. to buckle (§ 3)
A to click
B to fasten
C to tighten
3. vaguely (§ 5)
A unclearly
B impatiently
C unhappily
4. dead end (§ 8)
A no choice
B no luck
C no solution
TASK 4
Choose the right variant of translation according to the text.
1. Her mother used to park at the back of the school … (§ 1)
A Ее мама привыкла останавливаться сзади школы.
B Ее мама в качестве парковки использовала заднюю площадку
школы.
С Ее мама раньше ставила машину сзади школы.
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2. … Cindy had walked home a couple of times, not wanting to talk to her, or
to anybody at all. (§ 1)
A Синди ходила домой пару раз, не желая разговаривать с ней или
с кем-нибудь еще вообще.
В Синди несколько раз ходила домой пешком, совсем не желая
разговаривать ни с ней, ни с кем-то еще.
C Синди пошла домой пешком раз-другой, не пожелав разговари-
вать ни с ней,
ни с кем-то еще.
3. Now that her mother parked right outside the school, she couldn’t pretend
she hadn’t seen the car, and walk home again. (§ 2)
А Теперь, когда ее мама поставила машину прямо возле школы,
она уже не могла сделать вид, что не заметила машину, и снова
пойти домой пешком.
B Ее мать сейчас поставила машину с правой стороны школы, и
она уже не могла сделать вид, что не заметила машину, и снова
пойти домой
пешком.
C Поставив машину ее матери прямо возле школы, она не смогла
притвориться, что увидела ее, и снова пойти домой пешком.
4. I wish you’d see more of her … (§ 4)
A Мне бы хотелось, чтобы ты побольше видела ее.
B Жаль, что ты ее больше не видишь.
С Мне бы хотелось, чтобы ты с ней чаще встречалась.
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UNIT 3
MY FLAT
Section 1: TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION
MY FLAT МОЯ КВАРТИРА (МОЙ ДОМ)
1. Hello, I am Vladimir Sokol,
and I’ll tell you about the place we
live in.
2. First I’m going to speak about
our residential area and neighbourhood, then I’ll talk about our flat,
and finally I’ll share with you where
I’d like to live when I have a job
and a family of my own.
3. We live in a big residential area
of Minsk called Serebryanka.
4. The population of this part of
Leninski district perhaps is equal to
that of a medium size city.
5. What I find good about this
place is that there are no enterprises
there, and the ecological situation is
relatively safe.
6. We live not far from the
“Polessye” supermarket and farmers’ market with all kinds of fruits
and vegetables, which makes it easy
to go shopping.
7. Our flat is on the tenth floor of
a twelve-storied block of flats, so
we’ve got a really nice view from
our windows, especially from the
living room.
1. Здравствуйте, меня зовут Влади-
мир Сокол; я расскажу вам о том,
где мы живем.
2. Сначала я опишу наш микрорайон
и место, где расположен наш дом,
затем нашу квартиру и в заключение
поделюсь с вами своими мыслями о
том, где бы мне хотелось жить, когда я стану работать и у
своя семья.
3. Мы живем в большом жилом районе Минска, который называется
Серебрянка.
4. Население этой части Ленинского
района Минска, вероятно, сопоставимо с городом средней величины.
5. Мне нравится здесь то, что у нас
нет промышленных предприятий, а
экологическая обстановка относительно благополучная (безопасная).
6. Мы живем недалеко
ма «Полесье» и продовольственного
рынка, где продается много всяких
фруктов и овощей, что облегчает
проблему покупок.
7. Наша квартира находится на десятом этаже двенадцатиэтажного дома,
поэтому у нас действительно красивый вид из окна, особенно из гостиной.
меня будет
от универса-
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8. Our two-room flat was fine
when my parents moved in there,
but now I really wish we had more
space to live in.
9. I mean another room would be
very much to the point.
10. I share a room with my younger
brother, and my parents have to
sleep in the living room.
11. Of course, a big kitchen is
quite often a solution when there’s
too little space for us.
12. There’s an electric stove, a
fridge and a table with four stools in
the kitchen.
13. Besides, lots of flowers are on
the window-sill, which makes the
kitchen more attractive.
14. The largest room in the flat is
our living room.
15. There is a sofa at the right-hand
wall, a TV-set in the corner, a bookcase with hundreds of books opposite
the sofa, a stereo in another corner and
an arm-chair in our living room.
16. We’ve got a few nice pictures
on the wall and curtains on the window.
17. Thanks to my parents we’ve
got quite a good library, so I don’t
have to go the library to borrow the
books I need for school.
18. As I’ve said, my brother and I
share a smaller room.
19. There is a bed and a folded
armchair there, with a few bookshelves and posters on the wall.
20. We have tried our best to make
our room functional, in other words –
good to study and relax in.
8. Наша двухкомнатная квартира
была замечательной, когда мы туда
переехали, но сейчас мне бы хотелось иметь больше пространства для
жилья.
9. Я имею в виду, что весьма кстати
была бы еще одна комната.
10. Мы с младшим братом спим в
одной комнате, а родителям приходится спать в гостиной.
11. Конечно, когда
в квартире так
немного места, большая кухня часто
является неплохим выходом из ситуации.
12. На кухне у нас есть электроплита, холодильник, а также стол и четыре табуретки.
13. Кроме этого, на подоконнике
много цветов, что делает кухню более привлекательной.
14. Самая большая комната в нашей
квартире – это гостиная
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15. В нашей гостиной справа у стены
стоит диван, в углу – телевизор, напротив дивана – книжный шкаф с
сотнями книг, в другом углу – музыкальный центр и кресло.
16. На стене у нас висят несколько
красивых картин, а на окнах – шторы.
17. Благодаря моим родителям у нас
довольно неплохая домашняя библиотека
, поэтому мне не нужно
брать необходимые для школы книги в (публичной) библиотеке.
18. Как я уже сказал, мы с братом
делим меньшую комнату.
19. Там у нас находится кровать,
раскладное кресло, а не стене – несколько книжных полок и плакаты.
20. Мы постарались сделать все возможное, чтобы наша комната была
функциональной – другими словами,
пригодной для учебы и отдыха.
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21. When I become independent,
have a well-paid job and a family of
my own, I would like to live in a
house, not in a flat.
22. I think people feel as if they are
in a shell when they live in a flat,
whereas in the house you feel more
like part of nature and there’s everything you need including a garden
there.
23. I hope my dream is quite realistic and I’ll try my best so that it
would come true.
TASK 1
21. Когда я стану жить отдельно и у
меня будет хорошо оплачиваемая
работа и своя семья, мне бы хотелось жить в собственном доме, а не в
квартире.
22. Мне кажется, что люди, живущие
в квартирах, чувствуют себя как будто они находятся в ракушке, в то
время как в своем доме
ощущаешь
себя частью природы и там есть все,
что необходимо, в том числе сад.
23. Я надеюсь, моя мечта вполне
реальная, и я постараюсь сделать все
возможное, чтобы она осуществилась.
Find the English equivalents of the following Russian expressions and put
them down in the right-hand column:
- о том, где я живу
- сначала я расскажу о нашем жилом районе
- поделюсь с вами, где бы я хотел жить
- равно населению города средней величины
- …что делает покупки легким занятием
- там нет предприятий
- экологическая ситуация относительно безопасна
- когда мои родители поселились
там (переехали туда)
- мне бы хотелось иметь больше пространства
- …что делает кухню привлекательнее и уютнее
- на десятом этаже двенадцатиэтажного дома
- мы с братом живем в одной (меньшей) комнате
- благодаря нашим родителям у нас довольно неплохая библиотека
- раскладное кресло
- шторы на окнах
- несколько
книжных полок и плакатов на стене
- мы сделали все возможное, чтобы наша комната была функциональной
- другими словами
- пригодная для учебы и отдыха
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- когда у меня будет хорошо оплачиваемая работа и своя семья
- … чувствуют себя, как будто находятся в ракушке (изолированно)
- там есть все, в том числе сад (огород)
- моя мечта вполне реальна
- я сделаю все возможное, чтобы она осуществилась
TASK 2
Answer the following questions for self-control:
1. Where do you live – in a house or in a flat?
2. Is your residential area ecologically safe?
3. What is situated in the neighbourhood?
4. When did you move in your flat (house)?
5. What kind of view have you got from your windows?
6. How many rooms are there in your flat (house)?
7. What kind of furniture is there in your flat (house)?
8. Do you think your flat is large enough for your family?
9. Where would you like to live when you become independent?
10. Do you think you’ll be able to afford (позволить себе) to have a larger
flat (house)?
TASK 3
Make the necessary additions to the topic on the basis of the vocabulary
given below.
in our own house
in an apartment bloc
= block of flats
in the neighbourhood
lay-out (of rooms)
location of the block of flats
developed infrastructure
modern conveniences
running water
gas stove
electric stove
wall-paper
в собственном доме
в многоквартирном доме
по соседству
расположение (комнат)
местоположение дома
развитая инфраструктура
современные удобства
водопровод
газовая плита
электроплита
обои
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bathroom
towel
detergents
kitchen
living room = sitting room
bedroom
a view of
curtains
fan
air conditioner
heater
central heating
sewage
shower
sink
tap
housewarming party
vacuum cleaner
furniture
bedside table
cabinet = sideboard
book-case
mirror
my home is my castle
ванная
полотенце
моющие средства
кухня
гостиная
спальня
вид на
шторы
вентилятор
кондиционер
обогреватель
центральное отопление
канализация
душ
раковина (умывальник)
кран
новоселье
пылесос
мебель
прикроватный столик
кухонный сервант
книжный шкаф
зеркало
мой дом – моя крепость
Section 2: TEXT FOR COMPREHENSION
TASK 1
Read the text.
MASSIVE DEATH
§ 1. When a patrol of national park guards returned last week from the
Shabi Shabi waterhole in the far west of Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland province,
they brought with them the tusks [бивни] from 68 dead elephants, latest victims of the country’s worst drought in living memory. Rom Thomson, a
gamekeeper in Wankie National Park, fears that thousands more animals,
including 2,000 elephants, will die before this year’s seasonal rains begin to
fall in mid-November – if they arrive at all.
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§ 2. Wankie, in Zimbabwe, is one of Africa’s last great elephant parks;
24,000 of these huge beasts have their home here. Normally the park is a
great tourist attraction, but 19 months of drought have transformed this magnificent wilderness into an elephant graveyard.
§ 3. Besides the loss of the elephants, there is the great question of the
well-being of the park itself. Elephants eat a lot of plants at the best of times.
An adult elephant consumes
washed down with about 185 litres of water. But nature’s failure
up to one third of a ton of leaves each day,
to renew the
trees and plants last season has forced the elephants to eat practically anything
they can find. As a result, the landscape looks like a Great War battlefield: a
wreckage of smashed and uprooted trees in every direction.
§ 4. Part of the problem is simply a question of numbers. In the twenties,
there were no more than a thousand elephants in the entire region. During the
dry season, they would trek
into neighbouring Botswana or even as far as the
Zambezi River. Many calves died of hunger or thirst on the way, and the
population was kept in check. But then well-meaning
laid on regular supplies
of pumped water. The elephants multiplied so much
men came along and
that they have become too many for the park to keep alive. In a bad drought
there is simply not enough food to go round.
§ 5. Ironically, thirst is not the major killer. Most of the victims starve to
death. Wankie’s ten thousand natural ‘pans’ of water dried up a year ago, but
pumps installed by the Rhodesian authorities 50 years ago continue to fill 60
artificial waterholes. However, some of the heroic British-made diesel engines continually break down, and the pumps with their underground pipes
sucking the precious water from deep down under the Kalahari desert are in
desperate need of replacement.
§ 6. So long as the pumps keep working, the animals will not go thirsty.
But the elephants tied by their daily need to drink, can travel no more than
half a day’s march from the waterhole in search of food. Each day they go
further, until every little bit of plant within 40 miles has been eaten, and the
animals go hungry.
§ 7. The young elephants between three and six years old are the first to
die. Baby elephants can still have milk, but when they have to stand on their
own feet, they are too small and weak to look after themselves when the
adults are desperate for food and water. After a while they fall behind and die,
sometimes with water just a few inches away.
§ 8. Meanwhile, the park guards concentrate on keeping the water flowing, with just a single Second World War lorry to carry diesel fuel to the only
pump station. ‘The drought is already a tragedy for this park,’ says Thomson.
‘But if this year’s rain is too late or too little, then it will turn into a catastrophe.’
From The Sunday Times
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TASK 2
Choose the correct answer.
1.
Who or what caused the death of the elephants (§ 1)?
A They were shot by Matabele hunters.
B They were shot by the park guards.
C They died as a result of a dangerous disease.
D They died because of the continuous dry weather.
2. Which of the following statements about Wankie National Park is true,
according to § 2?
A It has become less popular with visitors than it used to be.
B It is kept as a place for burying elephants.
C It is the last elephant park to have been established.
D It will soon have to close down because of financial losses.
3. What has caused the landscape to look like a ‘Great War battlefield’ (the
end of § 3)?
A The elephants have had to change their eating habits.
B The park authorities have not been looking after the trees properly.
C There has been a lot of fighting among the elephants.
D Trees have fallen down because of the lack of water.
4. What is meant by the first sentence in § 4?
A It is hard to say how many elephants have died this year.
B Many elephants are moving to neighbouring countries.
C The elephant population is too large for the park.
D The park cannot support more than a thousand elephants.
5. What do sentences 3 and 4 of § 4 (During … in check) explain?
A Life used to be a lot easier for the elephants in the past.
B Natural circumstances used to keep down the number of elephants.
C Neighbouring countries used to protect the elephants.
D The elephants used to have more young in the past.
6. Which of the following can be concluded from the last three sentences of § 4?
A Not all consequences of supplying pumps were foreseen.
B People used to carry water to the elephants regularly.
C Providing water supplies had no effect at all.
D The climate was too dry for pumping up enough water.
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