2. Comprehension Exercises

2.1. Watch carefully and pick out the relevant information to answer these questions.

1. What state are the parks situated in?

2. How did Mount Rainier get its name?

3. Is Mount Rainier old or young in terms of geologic time?

4. What happened to a picnic area of Mount Rainier National Park in July 1988?

5. Why was the Northwest area of the country turned into National Parks?

2.2. Watch the episode once more and take notes about some details of the description.

1. What part of the territory of the park does Mount Rainier itself sit on?

2. What distance can the mountain be seen from on a clear day?

3. In what year did Mount Rainier get its name?

4. What is Mount Rainier’s height?

5. What territory do the glaciers of Mount Rainier cover?

6. When did the volcanic activity of Mount Rainier first start?

7. Are there any volcanic eruptions of Mount Rainier now?

8. What forces cause jokulhlaups?

3. Language Focus

While watching the episode this time note down:

a) derivatives of the following words:

wild glisten seem

impress wonder bottom

awe young glacier

mass fright burst

b) words close in meaning to the following:

devastating frightening

profusional rough

peak

c) the adjectives from the pre-viewing word list together with the nouns they are used with in the text;

d) metaphors which add to the expressiveness of the description.

4. Follow-Up Activity

Give your opinion of the role of national parks in the life of a society.

Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks

Videofilm

Tape Dictation

Choose an episode of the film “Mount Rainier and Olympic National Parks” you like best. Try to write down its transcript as close to the text of the recording as possible. Get ready to sound the episode in class, acting as the speaker of the videofilm.

CONSOLIDATION 4

Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING

TEST

Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: The Smithsonian

Cassette: From TOEFL Tests, by P.Sharpe

1. Writing Based on Listening. Recognition Accuracy Check

Tape Dictation

1.1. Before you listen study the following proper nam

es to avoid any difficulties of understanding.

Orville Wright

Charles Lindbergh

1.2. Listen to the recording about the Smithsonian museums. Now listen to the text once more and write it down in the pauses provided. Check your dictation by listening to the tape again.

SECTION 5

TOPIC: TRAVELLING

UNIT 1

Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: Planning a holiday

Cassette: From Synthesis, by W.Fowler, J.Pidcock

TEXT 1

1. Pre-Listening Tasks

1.1. Look through the list of geographical names which you will hear in the recording:

Tunisia [] - a country in the North of Africa

Tunis [] - the capital city of Tunisia

Monastir [] - a town in the country of Tunisia

Dover [] - a British port in the Southeast of England

T oulouse []

Lourdes []

Pau [] - cities in France

Bordeaux []

Calais [] - a port in the Northwest of France

Andorra [] - a town on the border between France and Spain

Gatwick airport - an airport in London

the Sahara [] - a desert in Africa

the Pyrenees [] - a chain of mountains

1.2. Learn the following words:

to trek; to go trekking - идти в поход

a ferry - паром

2. Listening Exercises

2.1. Listen to the dialogue between Charlie and Annie. Identify the speech variety and the speech situation choosing the suitable prompt:

a) a telephone conversation

b) a radio interview

c) a talk between two friends

2.2. State the main subject of the conversation:

a) Charlie’s holiday plans

b) Gill’s holiday plans

c) Charlie’s and his interlocutor’s holiday plans

d) Charlie’s and Gill’s holiday plans

2.3. Listen to the dialogue and mark the following statements as True or False:

1. Charlie leaves on an evening flight.

2. Gill has got lots of ideas about visits.

3. Charlie and Gill are going camping.

4. Annie has 9 companions.

5. They start walking in Toulouse.

6. They go camping for about 20 nights.

2.4. Listen to the recording again and try to explain why:

1. Charlie won’t be able to spend a lot of his time on the beach.

2. Charlie is going to have some heavy luggage when he comes back.

3. Annie’s way of spending her holiday sounds energetic.

4. Annie and her friends will need good weather on their holiday.

2.5. Listen to the dialogue again and focus on the dates and places mentioned in the conversation. Complete the following statements:

1. Charlie and Gill are leaving...

2. They are getting back...

3. Their flight leaves...

4. Annie and her companions are meeting at...

5. They are taking the ferry to...

6. Annie and her friends are catching the train back from...

7. They are arriving...

3. Language Focus

Listen to the dialogue again and pick out the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations:

1. планировать что-либо на отпуск

2. вылет в 7.30

3. хотеть посетить многие места

4. рассчитывать, думать, полагать

5. отправляться

6. это часть развлечения

7. направляться (2)

8. желаю вам хорошей погоды

9. если все будет хорошо

TEXT 2

1. Pre-Listening Tasks

1.1. Look through the list of geographical names which you’ll hear in the recording:

Birmingham []

Manchester [] - cities in England

Southampton [] - a British port town in the South of England

R imini []

Florence [] - cities in Italy

Bologna []

Brindisi [] - a port in Italy

Patras [] - a port in Greece

D elphi []

Corinth [] - cities in Greece

1.2. Learn the following words:

Tricia [] - женское имя, сокр. от Patricia

caravan [] - дом-фургон, трейлер

mainland - материк

2. Listening Exercises

2.1. You are going to hear Greg and Tricia talking about their holidays. Listen to their conversation and mark the following statements as True or False:

1. Greg and Tricia are going to have quite an active holiday.

2. They are both going on a 3-week late summer holiday.

3. Both Tricia and Greg are leaving for a holiday with their relatives.

4. Both Tricia and Greg are going to combine pleasure and work while on holiday.

2.2. Listen to the dialogue again focusing on the details of the conversation. Complete the following sentences:

1. Tricia and Kerry are leaving next …

2. Their flight leaves …

3. They are flying from …

4. They are going to be in Italy for…

5. They are coming back …

6. If there’s time the sisters want to visit …

7. Greg and some of his friends are catching …

8. They are hoping to get across ... in time to catch the ferry from...

9. Greg and his companions are coming back...

3. Language Focus

Listen to the recording again and pick out the English equivalents for the following sentences:

1. отправляться вечерним рейсом

2. доставить в аэропорт на машине

3. танцевать в дискоклубе всю ночь

4. Везет тебе!

5. ехать всю ночь

6. нельзя знать наверняка, путешествуя...

7. проводить отпуск, путешествуя в трейлере

8. по дороге туда

4. Follow-Up Activities

4.1. Reproduce one of the dialogues as close to the tape as possible. If needed listen to it again.

4.2. Discuss your plans for the future holiday with a partner. Use the vocabulary of the recording you’ve listened to.

Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: A visit to Scotland

Cassette: From Advanced Conversation,

by M.Geddes, G.Sturtridge, Sh.Been

1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary

Go through the following a) names and b) nouns. They’ll help you understand the recording.

a) St. Giles Cathedral

Holyrood Palace

the River Forth

Oban [] - a town in Scotland

Shiel Island

b) seal - тюлень

tartan [] - клетчатая, шерстяная ткань; шотландский плед

2. Comprehension Exercises

2.1. Imagine you and a friend are planning a two-and-a-half-day trip to Edinburgh in Scotland. You will hear a travel agent suggesting what you should do to get the most out of your short trip. Your friend is busy at the moment shopping in the city. As you listen to the travel agent, write down the main points of her talk. Get ready to instruct your friend about the plan suggested by the travel agent.

2.2. Tape Dictation

UNIT 2

Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING

Text Title: Journey to Namur

Cassette: From The Cambridge English Course,

by M.Swan, C.Walter

1. Pre-Listening Exercises

1.1. Go over the list of words and word combinations and clear up any difficulties.

A. Geographical Names

Namur - город в Бельгии

Reading [] - город в Англии

Woodenbasit - город в Англии

Heathrow Airport [] - аэропорт в Лондоне

B. Nouns

bomb scare - зд. угроза взрыва

heroine [] - героиня

1.2. Match the expressions given in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.

A) to be on time a) used to say that one is early enough to do what has to be done

B) to be in plenty of time b) to be well ahead of time before the event

C) to be in time c) used when something happens at the time it is supposed

2. General Comprehension

Listen to the story and answer the questions.

1. Why did the woman have to go to Namur?

2. Was she nervous about being late from the very beginning of her journey?

3. Did she arrive in time for the Namur meeting or was she late?

4. Why does she say it was a really heroine experience?

3. Intensive Comprehension Exercises

3.1. Listen to the recording again and fill in the boxes. They will make the scheme of the woman’s journey. Note down the reasons of her being delayed.

Home

by taxi

local

on time

station

3.2. Say if these statements are True or False. Correct and expand them if necessary.

1. She was supposed to be in Namur on Sunday at 3.30.

2. She took the plane on Friday evening.

3. The taxi from her home to the station was late.

4. When she arrived at the station, her train was waiting on the platform.

5. She caught the coach as she planned to go from Reading to Heathrow Airport.

6. It was 30 minutes before take-off time when she arrived at Heathrow Airport.

7. The plane was on time at Brussels.

8. She was in plenty of time for her train to Namur, so she went to the nearest café to have lunch.

9. She quickly got to Namur and had an hour and a half to have some rest and get ready with her speech at the meeting.

3.3. Here are some notes about the woman’s journey. Listen to the recording once more and put them in the correct order as they come on the tape. Transform them into statements. It will be the outline of the story.

- plane late taking off

- fast train to Reading late

- taxi to station

- representative waiting

- only hand-baggage-ran

- coach Reading – Heathrow delayed

- late Brussels

- decided leave early Saturday

- bomb scare

- supposed to be in Namur

- airport just before take-off time

- long queues passport control

- handbag at security check – ran back

- lunch train

- waited new train

- taxi to station

- Namur meeting