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12.8. Time for fun

12.8.1.Read the following jokes. Try to retell them. You may do it in Russian.

1. A friend of the judge dropped in for a visit one morning before court opened and looked around. «Goodness, you certainly have a lot of criminals to try this morning, haven't you?» he observed.

«Oh, not so many», answered the judge. «You are looking at the wrong bench — those are the lawyers».

2. Lawyer: Now that we have won, will you tell me confidentially if you stole the mo­ney?

Client: Well, after hearing you talk in court yesterday, I am beginning to think I didn't.

3. Judge: Have you anything to say before I pass sentence on you?

Prisoner: Yes, Your Honour, I should like you to have your lunch first.

? *12.8.2.A word has five letters. Take away two, and only one remains. Guess which word it is.

? 12.8.3.Lots of English words sound alike but have different meaning. Can you complete the sen­tences using words from the list below?

1. A. That ... of shoes cost 22 and the heels fell off after three days.

B. Would you like some grapes or a ... with your cheese?

2. A. I got so ... in the history lecture I fell asleep.

B. There will be a ... meeting tomorrow.

3. A. Sorry I'm late; I went ... my bus stop

B. He ... his driving test the second time he took it.

4. A. His relationship with his mother lies at the ... of his personality problems.

B. The police recommended an alternative ... to avoid heavy traffic.

5. A. In the US, you buy milk in..., in Britain, in pints.

B. She's got a new ... crystal watch.

(root, route; board, bored; pear, pair; quarts, quartz; passed, past)

Unit 13

Фонетика: sounds [], [s], [z]

Словообразование: суффикс существительных-ity

Грамматика: пассивный залог (времена группConti­nuous, Perfect)

Текст:«Jane's letter» (cont.)

13.1. Sound right

13.1.1.Listen and look. Pay attention to the difference in pronounciation of the sounds [], [s], [z]. [] as in theirs, [z] as in buzz, [s] as in bus.

I

A. What's that, Father?

B. It's a buzzer, Lesley.

A. What does the buzzer do, Father?

B. The bus conductor presses the buzzer, and then that stops the bus.

A. But doesn't the bus driver stop and start the bus?

B. Yes, he does.

A. But you said the buzzer stops the bus, Father.

B. Lesley, would you like these ... sweets?

II

A. The sun's fabulous! The sky's blue! This is the sort of weather for bathing, Daisy!

B. This is the sort of weather for sleeping for hours on these marvellous sands!

A. Oh, let's bathe!

B. Please go to sleep, Liz!

A. Lazy Daisy!

B. Busy Lizzie!

13.1.2.Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the intona­tion.

13.1.3.Read the dialogues in pairs.

13.2. Word-building

13.2.1.Give Russian equivalents for the following nouns with the suffix-ity:

activity, reality, stability, responsibility, for­mality, cruelty, simplicity, humanity, seniority, popularity.

13.3. Full understanding

13.3.1.Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте:

problem, statistical, guarantee [], phe­nomenon [f'nmnn], conflict, propaganda, tel­evision, film, programme, scene [sn], adminis­tration, international. * 13.3.2. Смотрите, слушайте, повторяйте, запомните:

New words:

to face — сталкиваться (с проблемой)

to violate [valet] — нарушать

violence — насилие

violent — насильственный

to rob — грабить

neighbour ['neb] — сосед

to kill — убивать

to murder ['md] — убивать

murderer [m'dr] — убийца

possibility — возможность

criminal — преступник

burglary ['bl] — кража со взломом

to watch TV — смотреть телевизор

juvenile ['nal] — несовершеннолетний

reason — причина

School vocabulary:

to rise, dark, to buy, to get

*13.3.3.Прочитайте и переведите: