- •Active Vocabulary British Character
- •Monarchy in gb
- •Reading
- •Examination Speaking Points
- •Examination stories
- •Course Map III (Class Work)
- •4. Course examination
- •Course Map III (Independent Work)
- •The overall list of Examination stories
- •1. At what stage of reading a book can you
- •Keys to home test 3
- •Home test 4
- •The Orphaned Swimming Pool
- •2. Choose the phrase that best completes the following sentences. Your choice will depend on your personal interpretation.
- •3. Define the prevailing emotive key in the indicated passages and fill in the second column of the chart:
- •4. Interpreting symbolism. Choose answers which seem suitable.
- •5. Interpreting the title.
- •Course Map III (Class Work)
- •Step-by step guide: Some aspects of British and American life
- •Project work
- •In this project find some information to discuss the following problems:
- •Vocabulary Items Term 7 Social Issues
- •British Character
- •Monarchy in gb
- •Term 7 Examination Speaking Points
- •II. In each set of words and word combinations spot the one which does not relate to the others.
- •III. Insert prepositions where necessary:
- •IV. Translate from Russian into English:
- •I. Find in the text the words and phrases meaning the following:
- •II. Find the synonyms from the text:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions:
I. Find in the text the words and phrases meaning the following:
old-fashioned, but elegant
an ability to remain calm when in trouble, pain, etc.
plays set in a historical period
too public, too confident in a rude and aggressive way
claiming importance, value, esp. without good cause
an expensive and elegant raincoat
fixed idea of a person’s character
people from whom sb is descended especially those more remote than grandparents
II. Find the synonyms from the text:
agitated
self-control, self-restraint
virtuous, respectable
attractive, charming (Am and Br variants)
marvelous, fabulous, excellent
III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions:
to have respect and affection … sb
to be jealous … sb/sth
money matters … Americans
to approve … sth
it influences … their opinion … Americans … general
to talk loudly ... strong accents
they have no culture … … a few intellectuals
to be welcoming … visitors
experiences are common … people who are not … British origin
to be covered … fog
to be wary … doing sth
to progress … leaps and bounds
Key to Home Test 3
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Guide for the tape
WHO KILLED EVELYN?
Pre-listening.
Imagine you are a police detective who is supposed to investigate a murder case. The victim- Evelyn, a rich and eccentric old widow - was found strangled on the living-room sofa in her luxurious apartment, though there was no evidence of any kind of struggle. You are going to hear extracts from statements made to the police by five people who knew the victim. These people (Paul, Veronica, Jeremy, Gerald and Tom) are the main suspects in this murder case.
General listening.
After listening to each extract for the first time note down:
the speaker’s relationship to the victim (e.g. son, friend …);
the speaker’s attitude to the victim (e.g. affectionate? negative? …);
anything any speaker reveals about the other four.
Extensive listening.
Here are some possible motives for committing a murder like the one in this case. Copy the following table in your notebook. And listen to the extracts for the second time. Against each motive write the name/names of any of the five suspects who might have committed the murder for that reason. Note that some of the suspects may have a number of motives!
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Detailed listening. Language Focus.
While listening to the extracts for the third time, pick out from the suspects’ statements the parenthetical phrases (To tell you the truth, …) and write down the English equivalents to the following Russian ones:
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Follow-up.
Who do you think killed Evelyn? Write down your answer. Give your reasons.
Guide for the tape
LEFT – RIGHT
Before you listen to the tape, answer the following questions, with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Do the questions help in reflecting your personality type?
At school, were you better at arts than at science subjects?
Were you better at handicraft than learning languages?
Do you prefer to solve problems step by step, logically?
When you feel you have done something well, is it mainly because you feel what you have done is original?
Are you good at presenting spatial relationships, distances, when you draw maps or pictures?
When you get intuition in your work or personal life, do you follow them only if they seem logical?
Have you ever had a genuine premonition, which later proved correct, that someone you knew was going to be ill or have an accident, or that a particular unexpected event was going to happen?
What do you know about the functions of the two hemispheres of our brain?
Listen to the interview with the author of the book “Joining the Hemispheres” and answer the questions.
Why is this book so popular?
How much brain power do we use?
Which hemisphere is given prominence to in the western society?
What are the functions of the left and right hemispheres? Write them down.
Which jobs are mentioned in connection with the two hemispheres?
Why should we take more notice of the right hemisphere?
What was said about:
the tree; the forest
the butterfly
the pictures; the film
a disorderly teenager’s bedroom?
Sum up the functions of the two hemispheres and say which one you use more effectively.
What are some other jobs where the best use of the right hemisphere is essential?
Guide for the tape
BBC ENGLISH: BRITISH FAMILY
Listen to the following speakers:
Two elderly ladies
A couple in their 50s
Three teenagers
A young couple expecting a baby
A lone mother
Sue Slipman, the director of the National Council for one-parent families.
The leader of the organization “Parents’ Link”.
What do they say about the changes that took place in British family life?Fill in the table
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Family size |
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Guide for the tape
LIVING IN NEW-YORK AND LONDON.
In the first part of the recording listen to Bob and Sheila talking about when they lived in New York. They spent 2 years there and now they live back in England in a small village outside London. In the second part of the recording you will listen to Terry. She is an American who lives in London. What do they say about the following things? Fill in the table.
What are they like? What is important to them? What do they like doing? Where do they live?
What are they like? Do they like them? What time do they open?
Is it a good place to live?
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