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a tie. There was a bright yellow handkerchief in his breast pocket. His hands were small and solid. I introduced myself and Picasso offered me his hand immediately. He had a warm, sincere smile which made me feel relaxed.

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I explained that I wanted to know him personally and to ask him if my analysis of his paintings was correct. Then I described for Picasso my interpretation of his painting “The sailor”. Was it a self portrait? Did it show Picasso as a person trying to find a better world? He listened carefully and finally said: “Yes, it’s me, but I did not mean it to have any political meaning at all.

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I mentioned his “Guernica” painting and talked about the symbolism of the bull and the horse. “Yes”, he said “the bull represents brutality, the horse – the people. Yes, there I used symbolism.”

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I asked: “Why do you paint in such a way that it is so difficult for people to understand? “ “I paint this way”, he replied, “because it’s the result of my thought. And if I take a step backwards it will be an insult to people.”

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“It’s quite impossible”, he went on, “to explain why you do this or that. I express myself through painting and I can’t explain through words. I can’t explain why I did it that way. For me, if I sketch a little table, I see every detail, I see the size and the thickness, and I translate it in my own way.”

Test 13

Task 1

wrote, was not able, sat, had, went, left, broke, read, left, don’t think,

am not going, studied, wrote, is, is waiting, goes out, leaves

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Task 3

1.What are they showing on TV tonight?

2.Who had to leave at 8 p.m.? What time did Steve have to leave?

3.Does he have his English classes once a week?

4.What did Charles leave his village for?

Task 5

1.Do you know that they were born on the same day and entered the same institute?

2.I used to drive her home after classes.

3.My friend thought highly of the plot and I found it tiring.

4.In his creative work Reynolds followed his idols – the artists of Renaissance.

5.The Museum exhibited a remarkable collection of paintings and we attended it.

6.The attraction of today’s TV programme is the interview with the President of the country.

7.“What did this versatile man devote his life to?” “To travel ling.”

8.Ask them if there is a crowd at the entrance to the museum.

UNIT 14

Task 7. “Problems with officials” Transcript

On the Motorway

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Ticket inspector: I’m sorry. Madam, but you either have to go back to the second class carriage and stand, or pay for a first class ticket.

Passenger: Oh, that’s outrageous!

Ticket inspector: I’m sorry, but I don’t make the rules.

Task 17. “Investigation” Transcript

P = Police Officer

B = British businessman

P:Well, first of all, we’d like to hear how you’d describe the

accident. What you saw; how fast you were going; how fast the others were going and so on.

B:I was driving towards London when suddenly three cars overtook me one after another. All of them were going quite fast. They were doing at least 80 mph. I was doing

about 60 mph. The last one suddenly skidded and went all over the road. I braked very hard but then I hit the car on the side.

P:So that explains the skid marks in that position. But why are there skid marks on the other side of that car as well?

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B:Uhm ... I saw the other two cars coming back. They swung round in front of the other car and then went off again – very fast, towards London. By this time, I was feeling

quite shocked and other traffic was building up. I got out and went to look at the other car. The driver was injured.

P:OK. Well, the two who drove off. Can you remember them

or the registration numbers? We need to check the descrip tion of them with the other witnesses.

B:I think they were quite young. I can’t remember the car numbers but I think they were both Japanese cars of some sort, Toyota maybe. I don’t remember how many there were in each car.

P:Oh well, I hope you’re able to stay in London another day or

two until we check the facts. Could you leave some personal details and details of your insurance with me now?

B:Yes, of course.

P:Thank you very much. You’ve been very helpful.

Test 14

Task 1

1.saw was walking asked was going was speaking was not

2.came was smoking had threw noticed rising were you smoking came in asked

3.was crossing stepped fell was still lying saw approaching saw stopped

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Task 4

1.The visitor was interested to know when he had to apply for a visa.

2.I don’t like travelling around the city in the rush hour. Neither does Ann.

3.The town is planning to develop the area near the railway station.

4.Fred refused to ride a bicycle, because a strong wind was blowing.

5.“Is the hospital far from here?” “No, it’s within a 5 minute walk along the other side of the bridge, but you can’t see it very clearly from here.”

6.The car was driving at a speed of 40 mph when the driver felt the car skidding.

7.“I’m a stranger here and I don’t know how to get to the post office.” “Change to bus 38. You have to get off at the next stop

but two. Go straight ahead and take the first turning on the right.” “Thanks, that’s very kind of you.”

UNIT 15

Task 16. “An American in Britain” Transcript

Mr. Kipling, a tourist from Texas, is in London. He is walking along a busy street. He wants to go to Oxford Street but he does not know the way.

Mr. Kipling: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to Oxford Street?

Londoner: Certainly. I’m going that way myself. Come with me.

Mr. Kipling: That’s very kind of you. Are you a real Londoner?

Londoner: Well … I suppose you could say that. I was born here.

Mr. Kipling: Well, I think it’s a very nice little town. Londoner: Little? You mean … small London?

Mr. Kipling: Now don’t misunderstand me. I said it was a nice small town. That’s what I like about it. Everything’s so small. I went to see Bucking

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if you like.

Foreigner: The manager is usually able to find tickets for us. Could you ask him?

Clerk: Hold on a minute. We’ve got two cancellations. I can keep them for you.

Foreigner: That’s excellent. Where are the seats?

Clerk: They’re in the balcony. The price is 25 dollars each. You need to* collect them before 7.

Foreigner: Thank you very much indeed. Goodbye.

Task 4

1.Their offer was so attractive that we couldn’t refuse it.

2.The news that he brought was unbelievable and shocking.

3.You’d better save the file before you switch off the computer, or you can lose this file.

4.The spectators were fascinated both by the actors and the orchestra performance.

5.His popularity increased several times compared with the time

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when he just started acting at the theatre.

6.You shouldn’t leave your documents in the hotel room and you should take care of the valuables.

7.No great artist had as many followers as Rubens did.

8.She thought she knew the subject much better than it seemed to the examiner.

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One afternoon in the summer of 1989, a 27 year old food tech nologist called Helen Sharman was listening to the radio. She heard of an unusual position: “Astronaut wanted – no previous experience necessary”. Quickly she wrote down the phone number and the next day sent off her application.

Sharman was one of 13,000 hopefuls who applied to become Britain’s first astronaut when the British government agreed to cooperate with the Russians in the Juno space mission. Applicants in the Juno Project had to take hard tests. They needed to be well trained, had to speak a foreign language and had to be able to deal with difficult situations without panicking.

Sharman was a highly trained specialist, could speak several languages and was well known for her ability to remain calm.

Although Sharman often played squash and regularly went cycling and swimming, she now says that she was no great athlete when she applied.

To Sharman’s surprise, her application was successful and six months later she was in Russia beginning 18 months of training at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Centre.

On May18 , 1991, Sarman boarded the Soyuz spacecraft in the Kazakhstan Desert with two Russian cosmonauts. In space Sharman carried out experiments on various materials to be used for new drugs and electronics.

Although she would like to go back into space, these days Sharman is happy enough working as a part time consultant to a company making satellites. She spends the rest of her time urging schoolchildren to take up a career in science and technology.

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