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16. Tasks.

a)Do the task before the text.

b)Practise asking and answering questions.

1.What was Dave’s favourite TV programme when he was at school?

2.Was it on Britain’s programme? Ask “What programme?”

3.Was it a love story? Ask “What kind?”

4.Are there few characters in the story? Ask “How many?”

5.Was Dave’s favourite character the chief of the police? Ask “Who?” “What … like?”

6.Was Dave curious to know about the Queen’s activities? Ask “Whose?”

7.Was the programme boring?

c)Sum up the information about “Hill Street Blues”.

d)Make up a story about your favourite programme when you were at school.

Text B

17. Read the following information and answer.

Why does Sam Jones call the Herald Tribune his home town newspaper?

Note!

to reach sb / sth – достичь кого$л. / чего$л. to come out – выходить (о газетах)

a degree – диплом a body – тело childhood – детство memory – память

a leading article – передовая статья

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The Global Newspaper

The International Herald Tribune is an American newspaper that comes out in eight countries and reaches people all over the world. This is what Lee Heubner, its publisher, says about the Trib’s typical reader.

“The average age of the readers, I think, is in the late forties, early fifties. Almost all these people have university degrees. About 40% of our readers are Americans living abroad, not the American travellers. And then, it’s a mixture of all other nationalities, and the key to all of them is that they have international interests”.

Lee Heubner talks to one of the Trib’s readers, Sam Jones.

“Sam, where do you come from?”

“I really don’t know. I am a native of the States, I was at school in England, my wife is French, I’m now working for a Saudi Arabian company.”

“Why do you buy the Herald Tribune?”

“My family were very much interested in the Trib. When I think of my childhood, I have this memory of each of them sitting behind a different section of the paper. No faces, just bodies and newspapers. This is the way it was at my house. I think the Trib is my home town newspaper.”

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18. Tasks.

a)Answer the question before the text.

b)Correct these statements.

1.The Trib is a British newspaper.

2.It reaches people in six countries.

3.The average age of its readers is in the late thirties, early forties.

4.Almost all these people have diplomas.

5.Half of the readers are American travellers.

6.Sam’s family were mostly interested in the front page news.

c)Say that you read newspapers because:

–you like reading;

–you want to know what’s in the news;

–you need useful information;

–you’re interested in world events;

–you’re interested in home politics;

–you want to kill time.

d)Which sections of the newspaper do you read? / like? / dis-

like?

Example:

I read the front page news and the headlines (заголовки).

1.I like / the leading article / the sports news.

2.I always read / the readers’ letters / the art section.

3.I dislike / the ads / the weather report.

4.I ignore / the law reports.

5.I sometimes look at / the TV and radio programmes.

In Your Country

Which newspapers do you read in your country?

Do you buy a newspaper every day?

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3. Задайте общий вопрос к данным предложениям и дайте два варианта отрицательного ответа.

1.There’s some chalk at the blackboard.

2.Ben is writing some letter.

3.Their son speaks some foreign language.

4.It takes Liz some time to do her homework.

5.She’d like to listen to some new cassette.

6.There’s some interesting programme on TV tonight.

7.We can see some taxis in the street.

4.Заполните пропуски недостающими предлогами.

1.There were 20,000 people ______ the football match last Sunday.

2.There was a very interesting program ______ TV last night.

3.My grandmother was married ______ a politician.

4.When I was a child, I was interested ______ sports.

5.It was very kind ______ Judy to call the Embassy.

6.Life today is very different ______ life in the sixties.

7.He’d like to take a course ______ economics next semester.

5.Переведитенаанглийскийязыкследующиепредложения, используя was / were.

1.– На прошлой неделе для меня были письма? – Ни одного. Вы скучаете о родителях? – Конечно.

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2.– Когда дети были маленькими, они часто болели. Кстати, где они сейчас? – Не знаю. До обеда они были возле дома.

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3.– Извините, но вы сидите на моём месте (in my place). – Прошу прощения. Вы ведь вчера отсутствовали?

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4.На вас красивые туфли. Они стоили дорого?

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5.– На собрании было много народу? – Нет, очень мало. – Нам нужно организовать новую встречу и выступить перед коллегами.

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6.– Том хорошо знал химию в школе? – Да, он всегда проявлял интерес к этому предмету.

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6.Write a short paragraph.

What were you like when you were a child?

What were you interested in?

Who was your best friend?

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УДАРЕНИЕ В МНОГОСЛОЖНЫХ СЛОВАХ

Многие английские многосложные слова, как правило, имеют два ударения: главное и второстепенное.

Второстепенное ударение в транскрипции обозначается знаком [,], стоящим внизу перед началом слога, на который оно падает: engineer [,en i nIq]

1. Произнесите следующие слова. Подберите слова того же корня в русском языке и сравните значения.

Ударение на первом слоге в трёхсложных словах:

specialist, argument, criticism, parliament, terminal, practical, personal, compromise, episode, senator, parallel, industry.

Ударение на втором слоге (после приставки) в трехсложных словах:

ex pansion, fi nancial, re ligion, oc casion, ad venture, pro vision, pro duction, dis cussion, am bition.

Ударение на первом (корневом) слоге в четырёхсложных словах:

territory, literature, aristocrat, comfortable, temperature, characterize, commentary, automobile.

Ударение на втором (корневом) слоге в четырёхсложных словах:

e conomy, de mocracy, e mergency, chro nology, po litical, bi ography, par ticular, i nitiative.

Второстепенное ударение на первом слоге:

,situ ation, ,evo lution, ,moti vation, ,manu facture, ,confi dential, ,privati zation, ,oppo sition, ,poli tician, ,consul tation.

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Второстепенное ударение на втором слоге (после приставки):

ad,mini stration, e,xami nation, com,muni cation, ex,peri mental, a,ssoci ation

2. Прочитайте данные четверостишия. Обратите внимание на интонацию.

3.Повторите запомнившиеся стихи, пословицы, поговорки.

4.Произнесите следующие английские слова и переведите их на русский язык.

Ge neva, Que bec, Latin A merica, , Argen tina, tango, a strology, a strologer, Santi ago, Chili, San Fran cisco, conference$hall, the Hilton, Mer cedes, Florida, briefing, relevant, rhythm, harmony, ,micro phone, crossword, mu sician, comedy, drama, thriller, continent, Africa.

5. Расскажите, как вы спланировали свое свободное время.

Example:

I’m going to the concert this evening. And you?

I’m playing tennis with Jack.

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