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10. What do you consider the most boring house chores? How often is
a thorough “turnout” done? What work about the house do you do every day
and what is done once in a season?
11. How often do you redecorate the rooms? Do you do your own redecoration and repairing yourself or do you prefer to have it done for you?
12. Have you a convenient working space or a desk at home? Where
do you keep your musical instrument and your music books?
NOTE: The basic meaning of the word house is a building intended for
one household to live in. It also mean “the home, or household” (as, to keep
the house). Home is an emotional word. It suggests family life, family joys.
Another meaning of the word home is birthplace.
II. Describe the procedure for:
1.washing linen; 2. washing dishes; 3. laying the table for dinner;
4. dusting the furniture; 5. polishing the floor; 6. moving up to a new flat;
7. redecorating the flat; 8. making the bed; 9. booking a trunk-call;
10. pressing your clothes; 11. switching on the TV-set, etc.
III. Give a description of a room using the following words and phrases:
To be comfortably furnished with; potted trees and flowers; a lively
colour scheme; to owe much of its charm to; space saving; vivid colours of
upholstery and paintings; to give a bright mood; to eliminate monotony;
the personal touches which bring the room to life; interesting accessories; in
shades of one colour; to brighten up; in good taste; to give privacy; etc.
IV. Give Russian equivalents to the following English idioms.
Make up sentences or situations using them.
1. to be in the same street (about the person)
2. to force an open door
3. to open the door to smb
4. to show someone the door
5. to be at home (in a subject)
6. to bring home to smb (the importance of smth)
7. to strike home
8. to throw the house out of the window
9. as safe as houses
10. off the hinges
11. on the threshold of
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12. a skeleton in the cupboard
13. a peg to hang smth on
14. to get up on the wrong side of the bed
15. to put back the clock
16. to go like clockwork
17. as stiff as a poker
18. to burn the candles at both ends
19. a drop in a bucket
20. to wash one’s dirty linen in public
21. a clean sweep
22. cupboard love
23. to fall between two stools
24. to lead a person up the garden path
25. to ring the bell
26. to shut (to slam) the door
27. soft soap
28. a wet blanket
29. to wipe the floor with smth
C. CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION
I. Mind that
English people use rather elaborate, round-about ways of asking for
things, and some foreigners therefore may appear rude because they are
more direct than the English tend to be. The most important thing about asking favours of people is how you ask, what intonation you use, rather than
the actual words you use. When it seems likely that the other person will refuse, the question can be phrased so that the refusal does not cause embarrassment:
A: Would you mind if I had some time off?
B: When exactly?
A: Monday and Tuesday next week.
B: I’d like to say yes, but it’s just not possible.
C: I wonder whether you could put my friend up for a few days?
D: Tell me when.
C: Next weekend actually.
D: Let me think it over. I’ll have to check with my wife first. I’ll tell
you later.
Produce your own dialogues.
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II. Sayings and proverbs to memorize:
Genius is a combination of knowledge, mind and inspiration.
Do you share this view?
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
His fingers are all thumbs.
Think of situations to use the proverbs above.
You will never school a testing fool.
Do you agree with it?
III. Topics for Discussion:
Music (songs) I like
The Gift I Always Wanted
My Likes and Dislikes in Music
Composer I Know and Like Best
My Favourite Genre In Music (I’m Best Acquainted With)
Music That Says a Lot
C. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the gaps with modal verbs can, may, must, should and
their equivalents.
1. … you speak English a year ago? 2. I hope he will … to reach the
village before it is dark. 3. You … take a taxi if you don’t want to be late for
the concert. 4. Do you know the student who …to make a report at our next
meeting? 5. Nina is ill, she … stay in bed. 6. “You … keep my book for a
week”. 7. You .. not smoke in the dining-room. 8. Mary is free tonight. She
… go to the dance. 9. You … do what the doctor says. 10. … I open the
window?
II. Translate the text. Pay attention to the words with every -, some- ,
any-, no-.
Is there any difference between them? Learn the text by heart.
I Like Being On My Own
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody,
Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry
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about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody
could do it but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended
up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody
could have done.
III. Write another sentence with the same meaning using Complex Subject:
1) It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
Many people are said …………
2) It is known that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law.
The Prime Minister …………
3) It is expected that the government will lose the election.
The government …………
4) It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
The prisoner …………
5) It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window.
The thieves …………
6) It is alleged that he drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
He …………
7) It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
Two people …………
8) It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
Three men …………
IV. Paraphrase the sentences using Complex Subject:
E.g. We heard that a car stopped outside the door.
A car was heard to stop outside the door.
It is believed that the poem was written by Byron.
The poem is believed to have been written by Byron.
1) People consider the climate there to be very healthful. 2) It was
announced that the Chinese dancers were arriving next week. 3) It is expected that the performance will be a success. 4) It is said that the book
is popular with both old and young. 5) It is believed that the poem was
written by an unknown soldier. 6) It is supposed that the playwright is
working at a new comedy. 7) It is reported that the flood has caused
much damage to the crops. 8) It was supposed that the crops would be
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rich that year. 9) It has been found that this mineral water is very good
for the liver. 10) Scientists consider that electricity exists throughout
space. 11) It is said that the weather in Europe was exceedingly hot last
summer. 12) It was reported that five ships were missing after the battle.
V. Translate into English using Complex Subject construction:
1) Книга, которую вы мне дали, оказалась скучной. 2) Известно,
что римляне построили на Британских островах хорошие дороги.
3) Предполагают, что заседание закончится в десять часов. 4) Считают,
что Моцарт оказал влияние на Бетховена. 5) Вы случайно не знаете
этого человека? 6) Вы, кажется, устали. 7) Не ожидали, что холодная
погода наступит так рано. 8) Говорят, лекция была очень интересной.
9) Несомненно, его выступление имело успех.
VI. Open the brackets using Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect forms of the verbs:
1. When I (to meet) Tom he (to eat) an ice cream which he (to buy) at
the corner of the street. 2. When I (to come) home yesterday I (to see) that
my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces. 3. By 8
o’clock yesterday I (to do) my homework and at 8 I (to play) the piano. 4. He
(not to tell) me that he (to receive) a telegram from her. 5. There (to be) two
men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read)a
newspaper. 6. She (to come) to see us just at the time when we (to have) dinner. It (to be) the first time I (to see) her. 7. I (to think) he already (to go)
home.
D. SUPPLEMENTARY READING PRACTICE
I. Read and dramatize with your classmates the following jokes:
1."No man is so well known as he thinks he is," once said Enrico
Caruso, the world-famed tenor.
"While motoring in New York state," continued the great singer,
the automobile broke down and I sought refuge in a farmhouse while the
car was being repaired. I became friendly with the farmer, who asked me
my name and I told him it was Caruso. The farmer leaped to his feet and
seized me by the hand. "Little did I think I would see a man like you in
this humble kitchen, sir!" he exclaimed. "The great traveler, Robinson
Caruso!"
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2."Call that a Caruso record? The man is singing in German." "Yes,
sir. The record has been translated."
3. "It must be terrible for an opera singer to realize that he can nev-
er sing again."
"Yes, but it's much more terrible if he doesn't realize it."
4. Sоргапо – "Did you notice how my voice filled the hall last
night?"
Contralto – "Yes, dear; in fact, I noticed several people leaving to
make room for it”.
5. A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn't improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just
can't handle his instrument and doesn't improve when given help, they
take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a
drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he
can't handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a
conductor."
6. A drummer, sick of all the drummer jokes, decides to change his
instrument.
After some thought, he decides on the accordion. So he goes to the
music store and says to the owner, "I'd like to look at the accordions,
please."
The owner gestures to a shelf in the corner and says, "All our accordions are over there."
After browsing, the drummer says, "I think I'd like the big red one
in the corner."
The store owner looks at him and says, "You're a drummer, aren't
you?"
The drummer, crestfallen, says, "How did you know?"
The store owner says, "That 'big red accordion' is the radiator."
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7. The musician finally finished a new song, but no one buys it. He
was telling another musician about it, and the other guy said, "Let me
hear it".
The first guy went to the piano and played a wonderful tune. When
he finished, the second guy said, "That's a wonderful tune! I don't see
why no one will buy it. What do you call it?"
The first man says, "I love you so goddam much I gotta shit."
II. Read the text. What part does music play in your life?
MUSIC IN MY LIFE
When I was a child I had violin lessons for six or seven years. Music gave me a lot of pleasure, and I sometimes used to dream of being a
professional musician. But as time went on I realized that I would never
reach that standard, mainly because I didn't have a good enough ear. So I
gradually lost interest in the violin, and when I left school I stopped
playing altogether. I may take up the violin again one of these days, but
it will have to wait until I have time to practice properly.
Listening to music is a different matter. I go to concerts when I
have time, and I often listen to music when I am working (though I
sometimes find it hard to concentrate on music and work at the same
time). My job involves quite a lot of driving, and I usually take a few
cassettes with me to play in the car. My tastes are quite varied. I like a
lot of classical music (particularly Bach, Handel, Beethoven and Stravinsky), but opera leaves me cold. I am very fond of modern jazz (especially Miles Davis), and I have a passion for British and American folk music. The one thing I really can't stand is pop music, especially if it's
played loud.
III. Translate in writing:
A. S. RACHMANINOV (1873–1943).
CONCERTO NO. 2 FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
This Concerto is a work of art that leaves a life-long impression.
Rachmaninov's best compositions are enthusiastic poems of Russia, the beauty of its nature, grandeur of folk character. These are the
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cantata "The Spring", symphonies, songs; such is the Second Concerto
for Piano and Orchestra. It was written in 1901–1902, the generous years
of creative inspiration, when the young musician produced a series of
remarkable compositions (he was thirty years old at the time): the Cantata "The Spring", the Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, the songs low
Fair This Spot", "The Lilacs"... These compositions marked the end of
gloomy period in the composer's life: he has hardly written anything for
a number of years after the shock caused by the unsuccessful performance of the First Symphony in 1895. Doctor N. V. Dal cured Rachmaninov of his nervous disease. As a sign of gratitude the composer dedicated his first major composition, that was written after his creative silence, to Dr. Dal: this was the Second Piano Concerto.
The Concerto's three parts comprised a trilogy which is remarkable
in harmony, completeness and of condensed form.
The main theme of Part One carries away the listener at once into a
channel of steadily swift movement, bringing forth bright, "talking" images. The main theme of the first part, anxious, energetic d courageous,
prepares the appearance of the subsidiary theme - one of the unforgettable images of Russian symphonic music. Its melody, triumphantly and
brightly performed first by the orchestra and then by the soloist, is highly
typical of Rachmaninov's lyrical themes.
Such are the two basic images of the Concerto's first part, where
we find dramatism and severe restlessness, enthusiastic lyricism and inspired pathetics.
The Concerto's Second Part is a hymn glorifying the homeland, its
boundless fields and forests, is precisely this image that is conveyed to
the listener by the broadly spreading melody, as if familiar to everyone
from childhood: far off in the silence resounds the flute tune, which is
continued by the clarinet with interlacing sounds of the piano. This remarkable sound view is gradually enriched with new colours, as if the
limits of the picture broaden out, transferring us to reality. The spreads
and rises; new voices break into its calm flow, introducing a warm
breath of troubled life. Everything subsides little by little. A bright, free
melody flows again softly and unhurriedly.
The beginning of the Third Part brings back the swift movement of
the first part. But the images the main part of the finale, that gleam as
carnival masks, are already completely new. They determine at once the
festive nature of this part, whose development proceeds from holiday,
carnival moods to vivid pathetics, to courageously stern perception of
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life and its assertion. The remarkable hymn-like ending of the finale,
where these sentiments are unfolded, is based on the music of the finale's
subsidiary theme of the first part and that of the melody of the second
part. But the lyricism of finale theme is more austere and purposeful: the
melody of the theme is laconic, its pattern is simple and bold. But these
condensed lines contain such power and dramatism that shape into a
powerful song of renovation concluding the remarkable composition of
the great Russian musician.
Make up a summary of the text using the underlined phrases.
B. LA SCALA HAS BEEN REBUILT
Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala is re-opening on Tues-
day after a three-year closure for renovation.
A dress rehearsal of the opening opera, Antonio Salieri's Europa
Riconosciuta, was held on Sunday for the staff and workers involved in
the restoration.
Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera hailed it as «the real opening
night» that took place amid «copious applause, ovations [and] a party
atmosphere».
Europa Riconosciuta was the first opera staged at the original theatre in 1778.
Riccardo Muti, La Scala's musical director and main conductor,
said the dress rehearsal was «an evening for those who work in the theatre, the great Scala family which comes together on important occa-
sions».
He recently said Salieri, who fell on hard times and was largely
forgotten after the original La Scala opening, should be regarded among
the musical giants of his day.
The opera has not been performed since its original run so La
Scala had to print the score for Europa Riconosciuta from scratch,
working from the original manuscripts in its library.
The renovation work, carried out amid criticism and fear the theatre would be ruined, was done to improve the theatre's acoustics and
ability to stage productions.
The stage was entirely re-constructed, making it possible, in theory,
to stage three different operas on the same day.
Seats in La Scala now have screens to provide translations
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The heavy red carpets in the hall were also removed, reportedly
improving the theatre's sound.
Another modernizing touch was the fitting of electronic displays
behind each seat to allow the audience to follow the libretto in several
languages.
This is not the first re-opening of La Scala. The theatre was destroyed by a bomb during World War II.
It was rebuilt in record time and reopened in 1946 with a concert
conducted by the legendary Arturo Toscanini.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected to attend Tuesday's reopening alongside celebrities such as film legend Sofia Loren
and Giorgio Armani, one of Milan's top fashion designers.
(BBC News, Monday, 6 December, 2004)
1. closure – закрытие.
2. renovation – восстановление, реконструкция; обновление, осве-
жение.
3. dress rehearsal – генеральная репетиция.
4. staff – штат служащих; служебный персонал; личный состав; кад-
ры.
5. hailed – приветствовала.
6. opening night – вечер открытия; night – ночь; вечер.
7. copious – обильный; богатый, обширный.
8. applause – аплодисменты, рукоплескания, овация.
9. party atmosphere – атмосфера вечеринки, иначе теплая непосред-
ственная атмосфера общения.
10. 10. «Europa Riconosciuta» – «Europa Revealed».
11. musical director – музыкальный руководитель.
12. main conductor – главный дирижер.
13. occasion – важное событие, значительное мероприятие;
14. celebrate; mark, observe an occasion – отмечать событие.
15. The opera has not been performed since its original run – Эта
опера не исполнялась после своей первоначальной постановки
(премьеры);
16. original run – премьера.
17. score – муз. партитура; full score – полная партитура; orchestra
score – оркестровая партитура; piano score – переложение для фортепиано; vocal score – клавир; музыка к спектаклю или кинофильму;
полное описание рисунка танца в терминах хореографии.
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