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h) Combine the following sentences based on the contents of the text. Use so...that, such a...that.

Example: Chaplin was famous. No further explanation was necessary.

Chaplin was so famous that no further explanation was necessary.

1.Chaplin’s films were a success. They attracted crowds of people.

2.His artistic manner was great. People considered him outstanding. 3. His films are still popular. Some cinemas show them on a regular basis. 4. A film producer offered him a contract. It brought him lots of money. 5. The films were in demand. The movie company concentrated on Chaplin. 6. Chaplin’s acting entertained many people. Film companies needed hundreds of copies. 7. The character he portrayed was funny. The public laughed nearly every second. 8. “The Tramp” was life like. People of different nationalities considered him “one of their own”.

i)Look through the text once again and discuss the following points.

1.How much famous was Charlie Chaplin? Find facts that show his great popularity.

2.What role did his parents play in his career?

3.How did Chaplin’s salary change as his popularity grew?

4.Why did the film companies include no other major stars in the programme, but Chaplin?

5.What attracted the audience in “The Tramp”?

j) Agree or disagree with the following statements.

Chaplin arrived in Hollywood in 1926. He was very famous at that time.

Cinemas no longer show Chaplin’s films.

Chaplin earned enormous sums of money as an actor. In Chaplin’s day, movies were as long as they are today.

When Chaplin played “The Tramp”, he dressed in the clothes he normally wore.

“The Tramp” was one of the most famous characters in the history of motion pictures.

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k)Give a presentation on Chaplin as the greatest movie star of all time.

l)Figure it out.

Do you think film stars should make as much money as they do? Why do people call Hollywood the “business of dreams”?

How does viewing a film in the cinema differ from watching it at home on TV?

Of course, you can see films at home for nothing. Is it as well impressive?

Here are the expressions that give you thinking time while you arrange your ideas.

30.Write about your impressions of the film you saw on TV the other day. Focus on the following points.

1.When and where did the action / the events take place?

2.What is the film about?

3.How did you find the plot? / the music? / the acting? Was it fascinating? / amusing? / boring?

4.Who played the leading role?

5.Did you enjoy yourself during the film? Did you laugh?/cry?/feel bored? Were you impressed or excited? Why?

31.Read the joke aloud and then try to retell it. Make a note of one or two key words, if necessary.

A magician was working on a cruise [kru:z] ship. It was an excellent job except for one thing, the night club parrot. This stood in the corner of the bar and talked to the audience. Whatever

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the magician did the parrot was able to explain the trick to the audience. Of course, the audience loved it, but the magician got angrier and angrier.

One day, the ship hit an ice berg and sank rapidly. The magician was able to get off the ship before it sank. He held on to a piece of wood. The parrot joined the man on the wood. After a few minutes it finally spoke, “OK, this time you win. How did you do it?”

32. Read some information from the “USA Today”, April 29, 1999. Answer the following question.

How did Ellington create his music?

Note!

a jazz band – джазовый оркестр

to take sth seriously – воспринимать что л. всерьёз to recognize [ rekqg, naIz] a tune – узнать мотив,

мелодию a giant [GaIqnt] – гигант, исполин

to tour [tVq] a country – гастролировать по стране to go crazy about sb/sth – сходить с ума по кому л.,

чему л.

Text B

Ahead of Its Time

By Steve Jones

Duke Ellington (1899–1974), an American jazz musician, was a piano player, wrote music, and was leader of his own very successful big band.

Europeans had to take his music seriously. When Ellington went to England in 1933, they called him* the first real American

* Предложения с неопределённым подлежащим they / one переводятся на русск. яз. безличным или неопределённо личным предложениями: they called him…– его называли; they say – говорят; one should be careful – нужно быть осторожным.

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composer. All music lovers recognize his tune. Ellington left more than 2,000 compositions and lots of them remain standards today. The most famous ones include

Mood Indigo and Sophisticated Lady.

Ellington wrote music constantly – after shows, on trains, in restaurants. He had a way of using everything he heard to create rhythmic patterns. In his work

he focused on everyday life and human emotions. He used voices like instruments and his instruments sounded like voices.

“There were so many eccentric people working for him”, Murray says, who was a longtime friend of Ellington’s. “Some stayed with him for decades. In the fifties he recorded with such jazz giants as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong”. “I’m not hard to please,” Duke Ellington used to say. “Just give me the best.”

Ellington continued to work and tour almost until his death. All people loved him – from America’s dance halls to Europe’s concert halls. His music was ahead of its time.

Now his 20 year old grandson, Paul Ellington, leads the orchestra. He thinks that the lovers of popular music still find his grandfather’smusicattractive.“WeplayedattheAtlantaMidtown Festival”, he says. “So we had 4,000 people of my own age going crazy when we played”.

33. Tasks.

a)Complete the pre text task.

b)Find the sentences in the text with the word combinations and phrases below. Translate them into Russian.

Was leader of his own successful band, to create rhythmic patterns, remain standards, eccentric, a longtime friend, I’m not hard to please, stayed with him for decades, was ahead of its time, to go crazy.

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c) How much do you remember?

When did the American composer go to England?

How many compositions did he leave? What are the most famous of them?

What new style of jazz did Ellington develop?

Where did Ellington perform with his orchestra? How many countries did he tour?

What jazz giants did he record with?

Who leads the orchestra now and what festival attracted crowds of people enthusiastic about jazz?

d)Reorganize this plan according to the text.

1.Today thousands of young music fans enjoy Ellington’s compositions.

2.Ellington’s creative manner was very special.

3.This jazz giant combined a piano player, a bandleader and a composer.

4.He wrote a series of compositions that showed him as a jazz star.

5.In Europe they considered him the first real American composer.

6.There were so many eccentric people working for him.

e)Which of these statements relate to the main idea of the text?

1. Duke Ellington had a way of creating rhythmic patterns.

3.In his work Ellington concentrated on human feelings.

4.His compositions were well in advance of their time.

5.The lovers of popular music still find Ellington’s music moving.

f)Say if any of the facts you’ve read about are new to you.

g)Discuss the secret of Ellington’s success. Do you personally think much of this musician?

How Does It Compare to Your Culture?

Eyes on Russia’s musicians...

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34. Translate the following text into English and figure out the name of a well known Russian singer and drama actor.

.............? (1873–1938)

...начал свою профессиональную деятельность в Тбилиси, где занимался у оперного певца Усатова. Когда ему было 23 года, Мамонтов предложил ему место в Московской частной опере.

С1899 по 1922 гг. этот выдающийся актёр пел в Большом и

вМариинском театрах. Он пользовался огромным успехом во время гастролей по России и приобрёл мировую славу, выступая

вИталии.

Важнейшим фактором его популярности был его невероятный по красоте голос. Образы, которые он создавал, были так трагичны, что зрители не могли удержаться от слёз. Наиболее известные его создания – это образы Бориса Годунова и Мефистофеля.

Даже когда певец покинул Россию, чтобы поселиться в Париже, он сохранил верность лучшим традициям вокальной школы России и продолжал работать над трактовкой (interpretation) образа.

Он есть и был величайшим басом всех времён. Нет ничего необычного в том, что и сейчас люди покупают пластинки с записями его голоса.

35. Figure it out.

The most successful singer in the world was Elvis Presley who had more than 170 hit songs. Who is the most successful singer in Russia?

Which is the most popular group in Russia?

Each generation has their own music with which they criticize the generation before them. Do you associate yourself with the music of your generation?

What values (ценности) of the previous generation do you question?

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36. Project work.

Find information about any Russian actor (actress) or musician. Don’t forget that the facts should be interesting to your foreign partner. Make notes having in mind the following points:

1.a particular style of this famous person’s works;

2.a few facts from his/her biography;

3.some important events in his/her career;

4.reasons for his/her popularity.

37.Listening.

a) Listen and complete these notes using a word, figure or short phrase.

1.I’d like to book two tickets for

2.I’m sorry, Friday is fully booked. We have some seats left for

3.Couldn’t you find something? We have a V.I.P. from

4.The manager is usually able to find tickets for

5.We’ve got two cancellations. I can keep them for

6.The seats are in the balcony. You need to collect them before

b) Listen another time and answer the questions.

1.Was the foreigner interested in the seats for Thursday?

2.Why did he have to ask the clerk twice?

3.What exact words did the theatre goer use for the first / second time?

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4.How did the booking clerk try to be helpful? What was the way out?

5.Where were the seats and when did the customer have to collect the tickets?

6.In what country do you think the action took place? What was the foreigner’s nationality? Why do you think so?

c) Dramatize and report the dialogue.

38.In pairs, practise making polite requests

a)formally, to a stranger:

Excuse me, could you show us your menu?

1.You’d like to sit near the window in a cafe.

2.You want to know the way to the Grand Hotel.

3.You need help in lifting your suitcase.

4.You’re in a bank and you’d like to change a 10 pound note.

5.You’re shopping and you need a foreigner’s help to open the door, as you have a lot to carry.

6.It’s late and your neighbours are playing very loud music. (turn down).

b) Informally to a colleague in your office:

Do you think you could type a letter for me?

1.Ask your foreign partner to post a letter for you.

2.You want the window open a little.

3.You think the TV is too loud.

4.You need help in putting a box on the shelf.

5.You want a lift to the underground.

39. Here are some other types of expressing request.

Match the situation on the left with the suitable request on the right. What letter does figure 1 go with?

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40. Read the following dialogue. Focus on how Philip invites the other students to attend the science fiction festival.*

Note!

to be in the mood to do sth – быть настроенным на что н.

to join sb for sth – присоединиться, примкнуть к кому н. Come on! – побудит. Hу же!

to turn sb down – отказаться (от приглашения) It’s up to you. – Теперь вам решать.

an adventure film – приключенческий фильм

Are you in the mood to go out tonight?

Philip: Hey, everybody, it’s almost time to go home. I think I must start the weekend by going to the movies tonight. Carol, would you like to join me?

Carol: Oh, I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I’m going to be very busy this evening. Thanks for the invitation

though.

Philip: Sure, no problem. Rudy, do you have any plans for

* a science fiction festival – фестиваль научно популярных фильмов

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a)Answer the following questions.

1.What did Phil want to do that night?

2.Why couldn’t Carol join her friend?

3.Did Rudy get any special things to do, too? Then why did he turn Phil down?

4.Philip was sure that it was great fun to watch science fiction films. Did Susan take a different view? How do you know?

5.Do you think any other student could agree to accompany Philip? Why or why not?

6.What country did the action of the conversation take place in? Give your reasons.

7.What phrases did Philip use to invite his classmates?

8.What about their answers? Did all of them sound polite?

9.Which of them could you use to refuse an invitation politely?

b)Report the above conversation.

c)Simulation.

Imagine that Carol, Rudy and Susan – all of them accept Philip’s invitation. Think of some possible ways to change the dialogue. Mind you have to respond politely!

1.Let me think about it, perhaps I can change my plans.

2.I’ve got a great idea! We could ... .

3.Thanks for your invitation. I’d be delighted to join you.

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

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