- •Life in the 90s
- •Too Many or Too Few?
- •Britain Today
- •A View of the City
- •Theme one Family Life
- •The Odd Couple
- •How Battered Wives Can Learn to Leave
- •One Beating Every 15 Seconds
- •Why She Didn't Leave
- •The Double Life of Batterers
- •Making the Break
- •After the Shame: a New Life
- •Can Abusive Husbands Be Cured
- •1. Find out in the story the proof of the following statements:
- •2. Now think about and discuss the following questions and statements:
- •Civil Cases
- •Here Come the dinKs
- •Independently from their parents is changing.
- •Show Me the Way to Go Home
- •Vocabulary
- •Questions and activities comprehension questions
- •Discussion questions
- •Group activities
- •Theme two a Place to Live and Work
- •Little Has Changed on the Streets of London
- •Unemployment
- •Migration
- •Theme three work and study Equal at Work
- •Unit two Communication
- •The Press in Britain
- •Language in the News
- •Theme one Getting the Message Across Publicising the Circus
- •You Too Could Become a Communication Expert
- •In Just 15 Minutes
- •The Development of Advertising
- •Living in Portugal
- •Theme two First Impressions
- •Text a The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
- •Gestures
- •«Open» and «Closed» gestures
- •Clothes
- •Text в Girl Talk - Where You Can Buy Success in the Coffee Break
- •It is from your self-image that you:
- •Language Awareness: The Language of Newspapers Special Vocabulary
- •Style in the Tabloids
- •Theme three The Media
- •Out of Print
- •The Press at Work
- •Talking Points a. Read the extract, and answer the questions which follow
- •The Internet-Ready Resume
- •Job Applications
- •Unit three Reputation
- •In meaning to:
- •Theme two Public Image Circus People
- •The Cockney Hero with a Difference
- •Chanel public fame and private enigma
- •Robert Browning
- •A Brief History of Time
- •The Hawking Story
- •Theme three Two Women
- •Mother Teresa
- •С. Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Hounding of the Princess
- •Confronted
- •Why Diana moved us so
- •It was Tony Time
- •Section two rendering
- •Render the text in English and discuss the main points. Письма в «Тайме»
- •Принцесса Анна
- •Цена славы
- •Количество смертей, вызванных насилием в семье, значительно снизилось в графстве Санта Клара
- •I. Language focus.
- •Ш. The film discussion.
- •IV. Extention.
- •I. Discussion of the film.
- •III. Discussion of the language.
- •Diana Interviewed
- •An Interview with Margaret Thatcher
- •I. Lead-in. Discuss with other students:
- •IV. Name the three factors which, according to m. Thatcher, made up Britain.
- •V. Express your own opinion of pr technologies and political views of Margaret Thatcher.
- •Section four sample tests
- •The Fast No-fuss Way To Make Your Dreams Come True
- •Incur..........
It is from your self-image that you:
Develop labels for yourself.
Develop scripts as to how you believe you should act to fit the image.
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If your self-image label is: |
Then your script says you should: |
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fat |
overeat and not exercise |
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drunk |
drink to excess |
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intelligent |
be a good problem solver and decision maker |
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thin |
control your eating and exercise habits, always look chic |
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competent
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be able to handle life's challenges with confidence, be successful in your endeavors |
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friendly |
be easy to get to know, sociable, outgoing |
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negative |
always see the dark, pessimistic side of life |
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handsome/beautiful
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have the looks that appeal to others, trendy fashions and hairstyle, pay close attention to physical self |
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compulsive |
act in a compulsive way |
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depressed |
act in a depressed way |
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loser |
act like a loser |
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winner |
act like a winner |
What do you think of these recommendations?
Language Awareness: The Language of Newspapers Special Vocabulary
A. Headlines make use of a number of particular words that have a special meaning in the newspaper context. Match the word underlined in the headline to the explanation given on the list on the right.
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1. Aid for famine victims increased |
a) surprise |
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2. Free school meals axed |
b) connected |
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3. Ban on football hooligans |
c) bad experience |
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4. Takeover bid for BP |
d) reduction |
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5. Bomb blast kills 9 |
e) question |
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6. High street spending boom |
f) caused to suffer adverse effects |
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7. MPs clash on green policy |
g) increase |
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8. Cut in arms spending |
h) extreme danger |
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9. Fugitives flee fighting |
i) attempts to persuade |
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10. Drugs haul at airport |
j) something seized or stolen |
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11. Test match hit by protest |
k) marries |
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12. Drinking water linked to disease |
1) try/attempt |
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13. Rail strike looms |
m) leaves |
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14. Kidnap victim's ordeal |
n) fall sharply |
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15. Peril on oil rig |
o) run away |
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16. PM's pledge on pollution |
p) number of people killed |
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17. Shares plunge |
q) assistance |
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18. Football manager quits |
r) stopped |
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19. Police quiz star |
s) approaches in a threatening way |
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20. Police seek rapist |
t) disagree |
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21. Public spending shock |
u) explosion |
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22. Threat to cup final |
v) potential danger |
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23. Death toll now 28 |
w) look for |
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24. MP weds actress |
x) prohibition |
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25. Candidate woos voters |
y) undertaking/commitment |