- •Contents
- •Unit 1. Friends
- •Vocabulary
- •How to Be a Great Best Friend
- •10 Step
- •Find the equivalents for the Russian words and word combinations in the text:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Range the steps from the text above according to your vision, the way they should be. Explain your choice.
- •Listen to Chris Johnson talking about friendship. What does he say about:
- •Listen to the recording once again and fill in the spaces. Do not forget to write out the expressions connected with the topic “Friends” into your vocabulary book:
- •Find the sentences with the linking words/word combinations in the interview. Make your examples with the linkers you have found in the interview.
- •Render the main idea of the interview to your partner keeping the key details and facts from it.
- •In groups prepare to discuss pros (good points) and cons (bad points) of these situations. Use the linking words/word combinations:
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •Translate the story from Russian into English: Мой самый лучший друг
- •Listen to the song , fill in the spaces and sing the song:
- •I'll Be There For You
- •It's like you're always 3)______________
- •I'll be there for you
- •I'll be there for you
- •It's like you're always stuck in second gear
- •After singing the song:
- •Unit 2. Adrenalin
- •Vocabulary
- •Think over your answers to the questions below before reading the text:
- •Read and translate the text: Running Free
- •Read the article again and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •Render the interview keeping the main details and facts from it.
- •Do you think dangerous sports should be banned? Divide into 2 groups: the first one must provide the pros of the extreme sports and the second one – the cons.
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •Translate the article from Russian into English: Экстрим – это образ и стиль жизни людей любящих риск и адреналин
- •Unit 3. Relationships
- •Vocabulary
- •Discuss in pairs:
- •Read and translate the text: Who Comes First?
- •Find the equivalents for the Russian words and word combinations in the text:
- •Scan the text. Are these statements true (t) or false (f)?
- •Scan the text once again. Find the answers:
- •Discuss in pairs: Which points of the text are true for your family or other families you know?
- •You will listen to people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, a, b, or c:
- •Translate the article from Russian into English: Как найти вторую половинку
- •Listen to a radio documentary about the life of w.B. Yeats, a famous poet. What do you know about him? Choose the correct answers:
- •Try to complete this famous poem by Yeats with the nouns in the box. Remember that poems often rhyme:
- •Match each verse of the poem (1-3) with a summary (a-c):
- •Have a try to give a literary translation of the poem. Unit 4. Party
- •Vocabulary
- •Think over your answers to the questions below before reading the text:
- •Read and translate the text: a Birthday Party
- •Explain the phrases in bold. Make sentences with them that will bring out the meanings.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Listen to the report again and fill in the spaces: Rio Carnival Says “No” to Violence
- •After listening write a summary of the text. Share your summary with your partner.
- •Discuss in pairs:
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •Translate the review from a travel magazine from Russian into English:
- •Unit 5. Edible
- •Vocabulary
- •Vegetables
- •Read and translate the text: Children of the Corn
- •Correct each of these statements:
- •Complete these sentences about yourself:
- •Do you think it is wrong to kill animals for food? Why/why not? Is it more acceptable to eat fish and some types of meat than others? Is it wrong to kill animals for leather?
- •Do you agree with the vegetarians who avoid eating meat for health reasons? Why/why not?
- •Match the phrases from the article “Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article “Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart”. Decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f):
- •Unit 6. Time
- •Vocabulary
- •Job hunting
- •Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Fill in the spaces with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “us Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “us Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article “us Fat Cats Quizzed Over High Salaries”. Decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f):
- •Listen to the recording once again and reproduce how the words below were used in the article:
- •Discuss in pairs:
- •Read the poem and learn it by heart:
- •Leisure
- •Have a try to give a literary translation of the poem. Unit 7. News
- •Vocabulary
- •Look at the title of the article below. How is it related to the people mentioned? What information do you expect to read? Media Movers and Shakers
- •Lord Reith (1889-1971) First Director-General, bbc
- •Gilbert h Grosvenor (1875-1966) Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine
- •John Walter (1739-1812) Founder/Owner, The Times
- •Talk with your partner(s) about these e-mail problems. Agree on the three biggest and smallest. Change partners and share your findings:
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “Top Spam e-mail Sender Stays in Prison” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “Top Spam e-mail Sender Stays in Prison” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article “Top Spam e-mail Sender Stays in Prison”. Decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f):
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate the text: The Holiday
- •1. Answer the questions to the text:
- •Find English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers:
- •1.Discuss in pairs:
- •1.Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •What is the best holiday for you? Rank the vacation types below in order of which you like most. Talk to your partner(s) about your rankings:
- •3.Match the following synonyms from the article “Protecting Antarctica from Tourism” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “Protecting Antarctica from Tourism” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article “Protecting Antarctica from tourism”. Decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f):
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate the text: the concrete ceiling Why women are up against it?
- •Scan the article. Which sentences have almost the same meaning as these?
- •Before listening to the article look at the headline of the article and guess whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f): Men Funnier than Women, Says Scientist
- •With your partner(s), decide on whether men or women are better at these things. Try to give real-life examples. Change partners and share your findings:
- •With your partner(s), discuss which of the items below are the subjects of jokes in your country. Can you tell and explain a joke?
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “Men Funnier than Women, Says Scientist” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “Men Funnier than Women, Says Scientist” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen and fill in the spaces:
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate the text: What Really Does Go on in a Teenager's Bedroom?
- •Find the Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases and make up your own sentences with them:
- •Scan the text and decide if the statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •There are many different ways of talking about rules. Read these sentences from the article:
- •Before listening to the article look at the headline of the article and guess whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f): Cost of Kids
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “Cost of Kids” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “Cost of Kids” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article and fill in the spaces:
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate the text: How to Guess Your Age
- •Find the Russian equivalents for the following words and give the context in which they are used in the text:
- •Complete the sentences:
- •Use the sentences above as a plan to speak about the life of the old man.
- •Elder people often have such a habit to consider life nowadays worse than it used to be. Why, do you think it happens? How can you explain such a thing?
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:
- •Before listening to the article look at the headline of the article and guess whether these sentences are true (t) or false (f): New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Listen to the article and fill in the spaces: New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions
- •Listen to the recording once again and reproduce how the words below were used in the article:
- •Discuss in pairs:
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and translate the text: Are Today's Teenagers Victims of Fashion?
- •Choose six opinions expressed in the article. Find the sentences in the story where they are expressed:
- •Match the following synonyms from the article “Models under 16 Banned in London” you are going to listen to:
- •Match the phrases from the article “Models under 16 Banned in London” you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
- •Models under 16 banned in London
- •Listen to the recording once again and reproduce how the words below were used in the article:
- •Discuss in pairs:
- •Appendices
- •Appendix 1. Recording scripts
- •Unit 1. Friends
- •Unit 2. Adrenalin
- •Unit 3. Relationships
- •Unit 4. Party
- •Rio Carnival Says “No” to Violence
- •Unit 5. Edible
- •Chocolate Is Good for Your Heart
- •Unit 6. Time
- •Us Fat Cats Quizzed over High Salaries
- •Unit 7. News
- •Top Spam e-mail Sender Stays in Prison
- •Unit 8. Journey
- •Protecting Antarctica from Tourism
- •Unit 9. Opinions
- •Men Funnier than Women, Says Scientist
- •Unit 10. Childhood
- •Children Cost 50 Dollars a Day
- •Unit 11. Age
- •New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions
- •Unit 12. Style
- •Models under 16 Banned in London
- •Appendix 2. Useful phrases for writing essays and rendering texts
- •Introducing examples
- •Introducing facts
- •Introduction
- •(A)Sentence variety
- •Appendix 3. Writing samples
- •Introduction
- •References
Contents
Unit 1. FRIENDS 4
Unit 2. ADRENALIN 9
Unit 3. RELATIONSHIPS 16
Unit 4. PARTY 26
Rio Carnival Says “No” to Violence 30
Unit 5. EDIBLE 33
Unit 6. TIME 40
Unit 7. NEWS 48
Unit 8. JOURNEY 56
Unit 9. OPINIONS 62
Unit 10. Childhood 72
Unit 11. AGE 79
New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions 82
Unit 12. STYLE 85
Models under 16 banned in London 90
APPENDICES 92
Appendix 1. RECORDING SCRIPTS 92
Unit 9. OPINIONS 97
Men Funnier than Women, Says Scientist 97
New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions 98
Appendix 2. USEFUL PHRASES FOR WRITING ESSAYS AND RENDERING TEXTS 100
(a) Sentence variety 103
Appendix 3. WRITING SAMPLES 104
Unit 1. Friends
Vocabulary
Look up the translation of the following words and word combinations in the dictionary:
admire (v) Which famous person do you admire most?
anonymously (adv) If you give something anonymously, you give it without telling people who you are.
average (adj) How many numbers does the average young person have on their mobile phone?
on average (phr) On average, how many friends do young people communicate regularly with online?
brief (adj) The film La Vie en Rose reminded David how brief life can be.
brush (against) (v) If something brushes against you, you feel it touch your body.
confide (v) If you confide in someone, you tell them your private thoughts and feelings.
dinner party (n) A dinner party is a nice meal for several guests that is eaten in the evening at a friend’s home.
dive (off) (v) If you dive off something, you move suddenly from it towards the ground.
dream dinner / party / holiday etc (phr) Your dream dinner party is one where you invite all your favourite people.
fall in love (phr) La Vie en Rose reminded David how wonderful it is to fall in love.
fear (n) My greatest fear is standing on stage in front of thousands of people and forgetting what to say!
funeral (n) A funeral is a ceremony for someone who has died.
gift (n) A “gift” is another word for a “present”.
go separate ways (phr) When Will and Tina graduated from university, they went their separate ways.
guilty pleasure (n) A guilty pleasure is one you enjoy but feel slightly ashamed of.
improve (v) Technology has improved the world in some ways, but not in others.
About you: Q & A
Take it easy (phr) “What are you doing this weekend?” “I’m just relaxing and taking it easy.”
keep busy (phr) If you keep busy, you always have something to do.
lifestyle (n) Will earns much more money than Tina so they have very different lifestyles.
a living (n) “What do you do for a living?” “I’m a doctor.”
local (adj) She was looking for someone to share the house and put an advertisement in the local newspaper.
memory (n) Your earliest memory is the first thing you remember doing as a child.
mortal (adj) All human beings are mortal – we are all going to die.
realise (v) David was happiest before he realised his family were all mortal.
receive (v) Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts?
remind (v) The film reminded David of how brief life is.
rent (v) Tina and Will rented the same house.
replace (v) Technology has replaced a lot of face-to-face interaction.
research (n) Hi, Carole, can I ask you a question for some research we’re doing?
satisfaction (n) I don’t earn a lot but I get a lot of satisfaction from my job.
share (v) We shared the same house for nearly three years.
on stage (phr) When an actor is on stage, he or she is performing in a theatre in front of an audience.
straightaway (adv) If something happens straightaway, it happens immediately.
stressed (adj) Does technology make us happier or more stressed?
be supposed to be doing sth (phr) I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten what I’m supposed to be doing.
survey (v) If you do a survey, you ask a lot of people their opinion about something.
topic (n) A topic is a subject you talk or write about.
Adverbs of frequency/Adverb phrases of frequency
all the time Sharon texts all the time.
every day/week/weekend She calls me on Skype from Australia every weekend.
from time to time Adam texts from time to time, but not very often.
normally Carole normally uses the telephone.
now and again Now and again she uses Skype.
occasionally Adam texts occasionally, but not very often.
once/twice/three times etc He checks his emails twice a day.
rarely I rarely write letters nowadays.
regularly A lot of young people regularly use messaging.
Communication and Technology (Keeping in touch)
chat (with) (v) Sharon is always online and chats with friends every evening.
check one’s email (phr) How often do you check your email?
close friendship (phr) A close friendship is one in which two people know each other very well.
communicate (v) Nowadays a lot of people communicate regularly online.
contact (v) How do you usually contact your friends – by phone, email or text?
email (n) How often do you check your email?
face-to-face (adv) Do you prefer communicating online or face to face?
face-to-face interaction (phr) Technology has replaced a lot of face-to-face interaction.
(online) messaging (n) Sharon uses online messaging to chat with her friends.
mobile phone (n) How many numbers do you have on your mobile phone?
online (adv) Do men or women spend most time online?
by phone/email/text (phr) How do you usually contact your friends – by phone, email or text?
pick up the phone (phr) Carole usually contacts her friends by picking up the phone.
Skype (n) Skype is a technology that allows you to use your computer like a telephone.
social networking (n) Facebook and myspace are social networking sites.
text (v) Adam texts from time to time but usually uses the phone.
Friendship expressions
become close friends (phr) We had a lot in common and quickly became close friends.
click (straightaway) (v) We clicked straightaway and I told Will he could move in.
come from different backgrounds (phr) If two people come from different backgrounds, they have very different lifestyles.
drift apart (v) Their lifestyles are very different now and they’ve drifted apart.
fall out (phr v) If two people fall out, they have an argument.
get on well (together) (v) We get on well together and are close friends.
go one’s separate ways (phr) After university, they went their separate ways.
have a lot in common (phr) We have one thing in common – we’re both crazy about football.
have one’s ups and downs (phr) Everyone has ups and downs – good moments and bad moments.
hit it off (v) When two people hit it off, they like each other a lot.
be opposites (phr) Despite being friends, Antonia and Jackie are opposites in many ways.
Smb will always be there for smb (phr) Although our lifestyles are different, Tina will always be there for me.
Meeting friends unexpectedly
Asking for news
What are you up to these days? (phr) “What are you up to these days?” – “Oh, keeping busy, you know.”
What have you been up (phr) “What have you been up to lately?” – “Not a lot, really.”
Saying you’re in a hurry
Better get back to the office. (phr) “Better get back to the office. See you.”
I’m afraid I can’t stop. (phr) “I’m afraid I can’t stop. Take care.”
Look, I must dash. (phr) “Look, I must dash” – “I’ll give you a call.”
Goodbyes
I’ll give you a call. (phr) “Look, I must dash.” – “I’ll give you a call.”
See you. (phr) “Better get back to the office. See you.”
Take care. (phr) “I’m afraid I can’t stop. Take care.”
Supplementary Reading
1. Think over your answers to the questions below before reading the text:
Who can people turn to when they have a problem?
Think about your friends: Have you ever looked after them when they were sick? Have you ever helped them to recover from a personal crisis? Have you ever told them a painful truth which concerned them? Have you ever given them something that was yours?
How can people make and be great best friends?
2. Read and translate the text: