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9. What has happened to these people?
1) I had to call out our local mechanic. 2) We had to send for a plumber. 3)
Our neighbours let us use their washing machine. 4) Don’t worry, I’ll screw it
back. 5) How many batteries does it take?
10. About what chores are they talking?
Put the dishes in the sink. I’d better turn it inside out first or it may go shiny. I
can’t really put them outside, it looks like rain. Can you get me a trolley? I think
I’ll need that big saucepan. The bag is full, that’s why it isn’t picking up all the
dirt. You’ve left finger-marks on the outside and the inside. You’ve missed part
of the mantelpiece; I’ll move the ornaments. You can see your face in this table
now! I usually change the sheets and pillow cases on Wednesdays.
11. Match the words and the chores.
Words - verbs: mop, rinse, dry up, stir, sweep, wipe, scrub, beat, scorch, soak,
wring, fold, drain, scour, chop, press; Nouns: sponge, broom, brush, bucket,
ironing board, cloth, detergent, dustpan, chopping board, bowl, tea towel.
Chores: cleaning the floor, washing up, washing a sweater, ironing a blouse,
making dinner.
12. Answer the questions:
1) Are you good at cleaning the house? What are your favourite household
duties? Why?
2) What household chores do you consider to be drudgery? Why?
3) What would you recommend a person who hates housework?
4) What do you think of people who don’t mind the mess in their house?
They say that houses are made for people, not people for houses.
5) What work about the house is done every day, every week, once in a
season?
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6) Who do you call Tired Tim?
7) What do you do if you want to air the room?
8) What do you do if you want to dust the furniture?
13. Describe a thorough turnout in detail. How often is a thorough turnout
done? What do you have to do if you want to do a thorough turnout? Did
you participate in such general cleaning?
Translation skills
14. Translate the following into Russian. Pick up words and expressions
dealing with housekeeping.
a) The shabbiness, the emptiness of the house depressed her. The house was
very old; the plaster flaked constantly from ceiling and walls.
b) The club had only that day re-opened after its annual cleaning.
c) He noticed the overflowing garbage pail by the door. Somebody had
thrown peanut shells all over the stairs.
d) He swept the strewn litter into a heap, then dropped it into a box.
e) She was disastrously lazy. She would lie about the house, reading
magazines and spilling ash on the floor, while the dirt piled up in the corners and
the milk went sour in the musty larder.
f) He came into the room: the bed had not been tidied up for a week, odds
and ends of clothing decorated improbable places. But if he felt better there
would be a general cleaning.
g) That evening he carefully cleared up the kitchen and the medicine cabinet
and closets and bookcases. Then he had a big house-cleaning and aired
everything out in the sun.
h) The apartment was in its familiar state of disorder, with the bed unmade
and Eric’s clothes draped over chairs.
i) Ten minutes later equipped with dusting cloths, pail, mop and broom
Joseph was attacking two weeks’ accumulation of dirt.
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j) He was vacuuming the rug and apologized for the unmade bed.
k) She straightened the sheets on the bed.
l) It was left to Granny to clear and wash the breakfast things, make her own
bed, dust and sweep a little, go to the shops. Once a week she went to the
launderette. She made breakfast and put the kitchen to rights.
15. Find similar passages in your books on individual reading and
introduce them to your group-mates. Translate them together.
Reading and speaking
► Before reading the dialogue try to answer the following questions: ● Do you
agree that domestic chores can be divided into “men’s” and “women’s” duties?
Speak about existing stereotypes. ● Do you like receiving guests at your place?
What do you do to prepare your dwelling to this occasion? Discuss these issues
with your fellow-students. Share your personal experience.
► Read and translate the dialogue.
A DOMESTIC DISAGREEMENT
Ella: How come this carpet’s covered in crumbs? Have you been eating those
biscuits again?
Paul: Yeah. They’re nice.
Ella: Well, you know where the “Hoover” is.
Paul: I thought it was your turn.
Ella: No, Paul, we agreed about today’s chores. We said I’d do the shopping
and you’d do the washing up, the dusting and the hoovering. And what about
the bathroom? You said you’d clean it about three days ago. We’ve got people
coming round for dinner tonight. Do you really want them using our bathroom
the way it looks at the moment?
Paul: They won’t notice. I haven’t changed that light bulb yet, so it’s quite dark
in there.
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Ella: It’s not funny, Paul. It’s not fair to be lazy like this. Especially when I’ve
just been shopping for an hour and a half. You know what the supermarket’s like
on Saturday – the queues are awful. And I had to wait twenty minutes for the bus
back. Twenty minutes! I’m exhausted, and you’ve just been sitting here
watching TV.
Paul: That’s not true. I’ve made the bed.
Ella: Big deal.
Paul: Hey, don’t start saying I don’t do my share around the flat, OK? Who does
all the DIY? Who put those shelves up last weekend?
Ella: You did. All I’m saying is that we’ll have guests here in about three hours
and this flat’s a pigsty. So we need to get a move on. I can’t start cooking until
you’ve done the washing up – all the pans I need are dirty.
Paul: All right, all right. Just let me finish my tea, ok? There’s no rush.
Ella: That’s easy for you to say. You haven’t got a three-course meal to make.
Paul: Well, cooking’s easier than cleaning.
Ella: How do you know? When was the last time you cooked for guests?
Paul: Er …
Ella: Exactly. Now come on, let’s make a start. If you run out of washing-up
liquid there’s a new bottle in my shopping bag.
(http://www.insideout.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/IO423-Domestic-
Chores1.pdf)
What do you think is “DIY”? If necessary consult a dictionary. What is the
example of DIY from the text? What other DIY occupations can you mention?
16. Fill in the table. Whose list of duties is longer?
Sharing domestic chores before the guests’ coming
Paul’s duties Ella’s duties
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17. Answer the questions:
● What’s wrong with the flat judging by the dialogue? Force your fantasy and
add some more details to this picture of disorder.
● Who might be the awaited guests?
● What do you think was the “way” the bathroom looked at the moment? What
did Paul have to do about it?
● What do you think of the way Paul and Ella shared domestic chores? Is it fair?
18. Support or challenge the statements:
● Ella is a domineering woman.
● Paul is a couch potato.
● Paul has a good sense of humour.
● Paul and Ella usually hoover the carpet in turn.
● Paul and Ella were equally enthusiastic about receiving the guests.
19. Retell the dialogue using the topical and additional vocabulary. Which of
the words could be used in the retelling?
To reproach, indignant, furious, to promise, to complain, ironical, sceptical, to
remind, anxious, to cry, to insult, to suggest, to give up, to beg, to demand,
annoying, enthusiastic, energetic.
20. Translate the proverbs and set expressions and try to find their Russian
equivalents. Explain their meaning. Make short stories to illustrate them.
I haven’t slept a wink; Let’s call it a day; Let’s make a rest from work; He has a
very tight schedule; Give me a hand; He has a wonderful pair of hands; He
works like a slave/ horse; Tired Tim; I’m dog tired; Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today; Business before pleasure; Everything is good in its
season; If there is room in the heart, there is room in the house, to keep open
house; clean as a new pin; to throw dust into smb’s eyes; to wash one’s dirty
linen in public.
21. Make up dialogues using topical vocabulary.
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- Paul and Ella’s conversation about their further activities about the house after
the guests’ leaving: a) their cooperation; b) a scandal.
- A young wife (husband) complains of her (his) spouse’s unwillingness to share
domestic chores properly. An experienced mother (friend) gives some clever
advice how to stimulate the obstinate (lazy) partner.
- Two persons discuss their favourite and unfavourite domestic chores.
Translation skills
Translation # 1
1.Я предложила Эдварду справедливое разделение домашних
обязанностей. Я отвечаю за покупки, приготовление пищи и уборку
квартиры. Он должен относить вещи в прачечную и забирать их оттуда,
выкидывать мусор и мыть посуду после еды. Также его обязанность –
ремонтировать вышедшие из строя приборы. 2. – Что-то не в порядке со
стиральной машиной, ты можешь ее наладить? Она течет! – Боюсь, это не в
моей компетенции, нам прийдется доставить ее в мастерскую. Завтра у
меня выходной, я об этом позабочусь. – Как мило с твоей стороны! Что же,
а теперь мне надо вытереть пол. – Вот тряпка. – Спасибо! Единственная
проблема в том, что мне прийдется достирывать белье вручную. 3. Хотя
Алисе только 7 лет, она умеет вышивать и вязать. Она чинит порванную
одежду и пришивает пуговицы. Все хвалят маленькую рукодельницу. 4. Он
катастрофически ленив и неряшлив. Его комната – настоящая берлога!
Везде разбросано тряпье, на полу – мусор и окурки. Комнату сто лет не
проветривали. 5. Как тебе не стыдно! Твоя пожилая бабушка метет, моет,
готовит, стирает, а ты в это время валяешься на диване и смотришь ящик!
Вставай, лежебока, вывесь постиранное белье и сходи в булочную за
хлебом. 6. Пора делать генеральную уборку, в углах скопились пыль и
паутина. Занавески и гардины тоже пыльные. Надо выбить ковры,
проветрить зимнюю одежду на солнце и убрать ее в шкаф до следующей
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зимы. Конечно, все эти действия потребуют времени и энергии, после
такой уборки я буду как выжатый лимон, однако – это совершенно
необходимо, чтобы поддерживать в жилище здоровый микроклимат. 7.
Молли погладила носовые платки и салфетки, сложила их в аккуратные
стопки и убрала в комод. Затем она отутюжила пиджак мужа и почистила
его туфли. Теперь все в порядке, можно немного отдохнуть, а затем снова
браться за работу. Нужно вытереть пыль с мебели, натереть паркетный пол
и полить цветы.
Translation # 2
Вы можете быстро постирать в прачечной самообслуживания. Почему в
квартире такой беспорядок? Возьми пылесос и почисть ковер в гостиной,
затем вытри пыль с мебели и полей цветы. Если у тебя будет время, вымой
посуду, вытри ее и поставь в шкаф. Как часто вы делаете генеральную
уборку? – Раз в три месяца. После генеральной уборки все блестит. После
такой уборки приятно посидеть в уютном кресле и отдохнуть. Что вы
имеете в виду под «отдохнуть»? – Я имею в виду посмотреть хорошую
развлекательную телепрограмму, повязать, пошить что-нибудь или
почитать увлекательный детектив. Вы любите выходить куда-нибудь по
вечерам? – Это зависит от моего настроения и планов. Я предпочитаю
заниматься аэробикой или другими видами спорта. Это помогает мне
поддерживать хорошую форму. Признаться, мне нужно избавиться от
лишнего веса. У нашей бабушки много работы по дому: она убирает и моет
посуду после еды, подметает в кухне, вытирает пыль с мебели, ходит по
магазинам; в общем, вся домашняя работа лежит на ней. Вы ведь помогаете
ей? – Конечно, у каждого из нас есть свои обязанности по дому. Как часто
ты убираешь свою комнату? – Через день. Сколько времени нужно тебе,
чтобы комната выглядела как с иголочки? Ну, на это уходит слишком
много времени. Я предпочитаю просто почистить ковер пылесосом,
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затолкать разбросанные вещи по местам и потом немного отдохнуть. Я
считаю, что дома построены для людей. Не стоит слишком расстраиваться,
если в комнате беспорядок. – Ну, не все так думают, хотя, конечно, о
вкусах не спорят.
Writing
Express your point of view:
1) What is easier: cleaning or cooking?
2) Advantages and disadvantages of having servants.
3) Children must have their domestic chores.
4) My favourite and hated domestic chores.
5) The role of sharing domestic chores in saving a marriage.
ASSESSMENT TEST (80)
1. Give synonyms: to sleep, to make a dress, to comb, disorder, to clean the
room, to take a bath, to get, to be over, to iron, to repair, to be going to do smth,
to wait, to take things to the laundry, Give me a hand!, to keep house, to feel
tired, to keep late hours, to be a night-bird, free time, to hoover (20).
2. Give antonyms: to be asleep, to turn on, to take off, to attend classes, to be
late, to miss the bus, There is nothing the matter with, to go by bus, to come, to
go to bed, to wake up, to feel sleepy, to sleep like a log all night, to get dressed,
to stay at home (15).
3. Insert prepositions : 1) to wash … hand, 2) to be late …, 3) to be short …
time, 4) to be pressed … time, 5) to get … some place, 6) to be … work, 7) to
get … … bed, 8) to use … the full, 9) to be fussy …, 10) to wash … hand, 11) to
be … control of one’s time, 12) to distract … doing smth, 13) to keep stress …
check, 14) to overlook … deadlines, 15) to fall … in work.
4.Spot the errors (30)
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1) In classes we make exercises orally and in written.
2) Recently we have fixed the flat. The most difficult thing was to paper walls.
3) Don’t say you’re pressed in time! You might find ten minutes to throw away
the dustbin.
4) Her son is disastrously lazy but she turns a strict eye on this situation.
5) In my way home I attended my friend. I wanted to see his acommodation.
6) I cleaned my coat in the cleaner’s.
7) When I will be through about my domestic chores I’ll sow the button for you.
8) After taking cold shower it’s pleasant to rub me hard by a towel. After this
procedure I feel so sleepy!
9) It’s 8 o’clock. The Brown’s are at home. The family is together after a long
working day. They are enjoying their leisure time. The boys are playing the
chess. The older daughter is playing the guitar. The father is looking at evening
newspapers. The mother is knitting.
10) We are sure in his punctuality. He is sure to come in time.
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MODULE 3. OUR UNIVERSITY LIFE
Map of the module
Unit / Topic Vocabulary Reading Speaking Listening Writing
Unit 1. What
kind of
student are
you?
Unit 2. Can
you plan your
working day,
or how to
succeed in
mastering
languages?
Unit 3.
Choosing a
future career
Module
Assessment
General
vocabulary:
characteristics of
conscientious and
lax students
Additional
vocabulary:
exams, the
position of a
student at a
University/college
Prepositional
phrases.
Using explanatory
dictionaries.
General
vocabulary:
mastering a
foreign language
in different ways.
Additional
vocabulary:
types of linguistic
activities.
General
vocabulary:
choosing a future
career, types of
education,
degrees, doing
research works.
Additional
vocabulary:
teaching staff,
faculty structure.
Text . After the
Exams.
Text. Linguistic
Talent.
Text 1. Career
Prospects.
Text 2.
Choosing a
Foreign
language
career.
Text 3. A
Modern
Student in the
Ancient
University.
Additional
Reading
Text 4. College
Life.
Text 5. A
fragment from
“Martin Eden”
(a story for
home reading)
Discussion: The
importance of
having a University
education.
Dialogues: Taking
exams. Different
attitudes to studies
(of a conscientious
student and of a lax
one).
Discussion: How to
succeed in
mastering
languages.
Dialogues:
Different ways of
learning languages.
Discussion: The
notion of
“vocation”, how a
young person can
understand what he
or she is cut out for.
Dialogues: Getting
a good higher
education as the
first step in making
a career. The role of
parents and
teachers in
choosing a career.
Different types of
careers dealing with
languages: their
advantages and
disadvantages.
Test dialogues
The series of
dialogues
“Before an
Exam/After an
Exam”
(listening and
doing the
tasks)
A Challenging
Experiment
(listening to
the interview
and doing the
tasks)
1.Vocabulary
test
(including
synonyms,
antonyms,
phrases and
phrasal verbs,
proverbs)
2.Translation
skills.
1.Vocabulary
test
2.Translation
skills.
3.
Reproduction.
Composition
“English and
I”
Assessment
Test
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