- •Unit 1. Medicine
- •2. How far do you agree with the man in the third dialogue “You’d have much more energy if you took regular exercise”? making an appointment (00:59)
- •1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the questions. Who is Tina speaking to?
- •2. Use the prompts below to act out similar dialogues.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •2. Listen only to an introduction and complete the notes below.
- •3. Listen again and answer the following questions.
- •Back pain
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •Reflexology
- •A long trip
- •3. Listen to the story. Then check the best headline.
- •4. What accommodation possibilities would you be interested in? Why? Discuss you ideas in class. Transport problems (03:25)
- •1. Try to guess the meanings of the word combinations and then discuss your ideas in class.
- •2. While you listen, decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the information while listening.
- •4. Discuss the advantages and possible drawbacks of transport infrastructure of mega cities. What can be done to solve their transport problems?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about ethical shopping. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and discuss the questions.
- •Charity shops (05:13)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about charity shops in England. Look at the pictures. What things do charity shops sell?
- •2. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and match the following.
- •3. Listen to the person talking about charity shops and complete the sentences.
- •4. Answer the questions using the word and word-combinations given in brackets.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •3. What words and expressions used in the recording have a meaning similar to “very intelligent students”, “deep learning”?
- •3. Listen again and find the words and expressions that mean the following.
- •3. How do you like the idea of such a university? Do you agree that ‘it’s never late to learn’?
- •4. Speak on what you have learnt from the presentation. Give your own opinion about the Bologna process and the changes it has involved. Going to secondary school (05:43)
- •1. You are going to listen to the man talking about secondary schools in Great Britain. Before listening complete the sentences using the words in the box below.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •Lifelong learning (02:36)
- •1. You are going to listen to a radio advertisement for university courses. Listen and choose the best answer.
- •2. Listen again and answer the questions.
- •Student money (04:46)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and put the experiences and tips about student money in the order you hear them.
- •3. Discussion.
- •2. Listen to the article and complete the information according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions using the words and word-combinations in brackets.
- •What’s a university education worth? (04:23)
- •1. Before you listen do the vocabulary activity below. Match the words and phrases to the definitions.
- •2. Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •3. Listen again and complete the sentences.
- •4. Discussion.
- •The changing of the guard
- •On the road with the chief beefeater at the tower of london (video 26:25)
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •Uk parliament tour
- •2. Enumerate the reasons for football violence.
- •2. Listen again and discuss the following questions.
- •Water sports (06:11)
- •1. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
- •2. Listen to the article and discuss the following questions.
- •Surfing (04:45)
- •1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words in this summary.
- •2. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
- •Child athletes
- •The olympic games (05:54)
- •1. Listen to the article “The Olympic Games: then and now” written by Craig Duncan. Answer the questions about the text according to the listening.
- •2. Listen again and complete the sentences according to the listening.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •The two ronnies
- •What hands do you have? (03:35)
- •1. Match the adjectives with the underlined phrases in the sentences.
- •2. Listen to two friends, Helen and Daniel, talking about the connection between your hands and your personality. Which sentences from above are true for Daniel?
Surfing (04:45)
1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words in this summary.
Surfing is one of the most exciting water sports there is. Serious surfers must be brave, love 1) _____ and have lots of energy. Many surfers travel around the 2) _____ going to surf festivals. Some surfers carry pagers which beep when there are 3) _____ periods of perfect conditions. Surfers are always in search of the best waves in an unspoilt 4) _____ . Professionals are in 5) _____ every day, and do exercises with 6) _____ . You don’t need to wear a 7) _____ in summer, but it can protect you from the hot 8) _____ as well as from cold 9) _____. Professional surfers look as if they learned to surf as soon as they could _____ .
2. Find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
Кататься на волнах, овладеть техникой, гири, профессиональный (опытный) серфер (3 variants), равновесие, доска для серфинга, мускулатура.
3. Give detailed answers to the following questions.
What makes surfing so addictive?
What is the surfers’ greatest disappointment?
Why do surfers have to travel a lot?
In what way do surfers practice?
What equipment do you need if you want to take up surfing?
Do you agree that surfing is exciting? What feelings does the idea of taking it up evoke in you?
SPORT PSYCHOLOGISTS
(03:37)
1. Before you listen, say whether you have ever heard of sport psychologists. What do you think their duties are?
2. Listen and answer the following questions.
Is a sports psychology industry really well-developed nowadays?
What sportsmen are examples of commitment to their success?
Do sportsmen have to prepare for the competitions mentally?
What do the sports psychologists do? How do they help athletes to succeed?
What are the main purposes of the Haka war dance used by the New Zealand All blacks rugby team?
3. Listen again and do the vocabulary quiz. Answer the following questions using the words and word combinations from the interview. The initial letter(s) will help you.
E.g. What a means accomplishment, success? Answer: achievement.
1. What a means ‘sportsmen’?
2. What d means ‘the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult’?
3. What v means ‘very important’?
4. What s b means ‘trust in your own abilities’?
5. What u means ‘unable to be defeated’?
6. What f on one’s g means ‘to pay a lot of attention to one’s aim’?
7. What c means ‘devoted’?
8. What d means ‘very upset’?
9. What d means ‘suddenly or obviously’?
10. What g o means ‘to overcome’?
11. What e means ‘extremely happy’?
12. What b means ‘very good’?
13. What r means ‘a fixed way of doing things’?
Child athletes
(03:45)
1. Listen to a psychologist talking about child sport stars and put the points below in the order they are mentioned.
Child sport stars may have problems when they become older.
Child sport stars do not have a happy childhood.
It’s important for tennis players to be successful before they are 16.
Sometimes it is the parents of the sports star who get the money.
Sports stars are getting younger and younger.
The first child sports stars appeared in 1970s.
2. Answer the questions.
1. Does the psychologist think the child star phenomenon is a positive one? Why? Why not?
2. What in your opinion does the life of the child athlete comprise?
3. Do you think that winning the Olympic medal is worth all the sacrifices the child has to make?
3. Summarize the information you have learnt. Use your active vocabulary.
THE BIRTH OF THE OLYMPICS
(video 05:07)
1. Answer the questions.
Where did Olympic Games originate?
When were they started? How often were they held?
In whose honour were the Games held?
What sports were included in the competition?
What award was given to the winner?
Why were the Games stopped?
TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
(video 03:30)
1. Answer the questions.
What is the motto of the Olympic Games?
How often are modern Olympic Games held?
Who competes in the Games: amateurs or professionals?
When were the first Paralympic Games held?
What award do the winners receive?
What ceremony takes place after the conclusion of each sporting event?
What does the opening ceremony include?
What happens at the closing ceremony?
Why have some countries boycotted the Olympic Games?
What is the primary aim of the Olympic Games?