- •Chapters 1-2
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects:
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 3-4
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3.Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions:
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 5-6
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •Insert the right prepositions.
- •Chapters 7-8
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 9-10
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 11-12
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary:
- •Chapters 13-14
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 15-16
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 17-18
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 19-20
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •Chapters 21-22
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters:
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary
- •Chapters 23-24
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Do you agree or disagree with the following? Quote the text to prove that.
- •5. Topics for developing argumentation and rhetorical speech skills. Dwell on the following subjects.
- •6. Insert the right prepositions.
- •7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.
- •1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
- •Final discussion
7. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary:
1. С самого утра Пэм мечтала о чашке ароматного кофе, и была удивлена, когда Ник угостил ее в обед.
2. Проект только кажется сложным, не стоит сдаваться, пока не взяты на вооружение все преимущества новых технологий.
3. Дети очень привязались к щенку, но не смогли договориться с мамой, чтобы оставить его дома.
4. Стив позволял себе тратить деньги, как хочется, это привело к тому, что он промотал их все.
5. Том отвел взгляд от шокирующей сцены в фильме ужасов.
6. Перспективы успеха проекта были весьма туманны и неопределенны, поэтому Боб воздержался от вкладывания денег в него.
7. Спортсмен так стремился выиграть Олимпиаду, что пошел на крайние меры и принял допинг.
8. Сварливые и ворчливые люди часто злоупотребляют терпением окружающих.
9. Игрок забыл об опасностях и мерах предосторожности, положившись только на счастье и ожидая удач.
10. Дик не решался ничего предпринимать, страшась непредвиденных последствий.
11. Стив вырос в небогатой семье, где денег всегда не хватало.
12. Фабиан считал, что торговля золотом – очень прибыльное дело.
13. В конечном итоге, инвестиции в этот участок земли окупятся и будут приносить им стабильный доход.
Chapters 13-14
Words and expressions to remember
a smell of shabby building
in a nutshell
to head for
workout(s)
appropriate
to be hunched
a string of thoroughbreds
to replace sth with sth
to persist in doing sth
touchy
to live up to sth (reputation)
to be denied the pleasure of
for the sake of sth / for sb’s sake
to cover an investment
objection to sth /to object to sth
to be exposed to sth
to feel like doing sth
at random
to endanger
to be inclined to
to have sth to do with
to outwit
prominent
a campaign contribution
to resent
to dilute the pleasure
admirable
flashy
to take delight in sth
1. Reproduce the situations from the chapters where these lexical items are used.
2. Comment on or paraphrase the following sentences from the chapters.
I couldn’t go along with Fabian’s manic optimism, but I felt the power of his dream;
Finally the money I had stolen had achieved a concrete good;
I was beginning to develop a taste for Moet & Chandon;
As a guiding principle, sentiment was more profitable than survival at a racetrack;
You are not yet sufficiently rich to love horses enough to hold onto them. The same I may say goes for ladies;
When in Rome. Caviar and circuses. (what kind of allusion is meant; a reference to what proverb)
I had discovered one of the deepest pleasures of wealth – addition. The numbers on the page gave me a greater satisfaction than I could hope to get from buying anything with the money the numbers represented;
Don’t underestimate the joys of the spirit. Man does not live by caviar alone;
You have to know what you think of the world in general before you can hope to have a clear notion about money;
That’s one of the nicest things about wealth. It leads to generosity.
To really appreciate art you need to have some background knowledge.