13.6. Scanning practice

13.6.1.Read the questions. Be sure you've got them well in mind.

1. Who was placed behind the doors?

2. What would happen if the door which con­cealed the tiger was opened?

3. What would happen if the door which con­cealed the lady was opened?

4. What was the princess" decision?

13.6.2.Start scanning the text. Don't fail to note your time.

The lady or the tiger?

Once a king had decreed that every person accused of crime should be placed in a large room, where, in the presence of the king and the court he is to open one of two doors which were exactly alike. Behind one door was a hungry, man-eating tiger and behind the other a beautiful lady, dressed as a bride. If he opened the door which concealed the tiger he was considered to be guilty and put to death, if he opened the door which concealed the lady, he was considered innocent and was immediately married to her. No previous ties were allowed to be an obstacle to marriage. The disposition of the lady and the tiger was, of course, a secret.

Now it happened that a young noble man who was rather poor won the love of the king's daughter; and being suspected by the king was imprisoned and brought to trial before two doors. The princess discovered behind which doors the lady and the tiger were to be placed. She didn't want, of course, her lover to be eaten by tiger, but she also didn't want him to become the husband of some other lady. At length her mind was made up. On the day of the trial she managed to signal her lover to open the right-hand door. This he immediately did. The author leaves the question to you: «Who came out of the opened door — the lady or the tiger?»

(250 words)

13.6.3.Answer the questions in 13.6.1. (Books closed.)

13.7. Listening practice

13.7.1.Look at the following questions. You'll have to answer them after listening to the text:

1. When was the director attacked?

2. What are the police going to do?

3. Why was the director sure about the time?

4. Why couldn't he see the face of the attacker?

5. How did he break his leg?

13.7.2.Listen to the dialogue.

13.7.3.Answer the questions in 13.7.1.

13.7.4.Look through the list of words. They will help you to understand the text.

pushchair — тележка

pile — кипа

security guard — охранник

stuff — засунуть

to be embarrassed — чувствовать себя неловко

obviously — очевидно

13.7.5.Listen to the story. Be ready to give the contents of it.

13.7.6.Tell the contents of the story as close to the text as possible.

13.8. Time for fun

13.8.1.Read the following newspaper stories. Try to retell them. You may do it in Russian.

1. Swallowed watch “Not returned”

A schoolgirl of 13, accused of stealing a wristwatch was said yesterday at Castle Eden juvenile court to have swallowed it accidentally when a teacher made inquiries. Hospital x-rays showed it inside her but later there was no sign of the watch and it had not been returned. The girl was put on one year's probation and was ordered to pay compensation.

2. Stole bottle of wine — gets seven years

After pleading guilty to stealing a bottle of wine, Robert Grook, 72, of no fixed address, was yesterday sentenced by the chairman of a London court to 7 years of confinement.

The prosecutor said it was obvious that Grook broke a window with the intention of being arrested. He said the prisoner had not eaten for a week.

Police said that Grook had 57 previous convictions, and when he broke the window he had been out of prison for only six days.

3. Twelve old ladies arrested for gambling

Police caught 12 old ladies - the oldest was 87 -playing cards in a house, in one of the Hague's most respectable districts.

All 12 were arrested, as gambling is illegal in Holland. Police said the stakes were high and they seized several thousand guilders. (A guilder is worth almost two shillings.)

? 13.8.2.What is the longest English word?

UNIT 14

Фонетика: sounds [], [d], [], [z]

Словообразование: сложные прилагательные типа judgemade

Грамматика: выделительный оборотIt is ... that; сравнительная конструкцияthe ... the

Текст: «Steve tells about English system of law»

14.1. Sound right

14.1.1.Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds [6] and [d] (as in «their» and as in «dare».)

I

A. May we play in the mud. Mother?

B. Don't you dare play there!

A. Father doesn't mind if we play in the mud,

Mother. B. Father doesn't wash the dirty clothes, dear.

II

A. I'm the daughter. Then there's Father and

Mother and my two brothers. B. I'll write that down. A. And then there's Dennis, Doctor. B. Dennis?

A. Dennis is the dog. B. Oh, the dog.

A. That's D-E-N-N-I-S! Dennis, Doctor.

B. Dennis — yes, I've got that down. Er ... now ... emm.

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

14.1.3.Read the dialogues in pairs.

14.1.4.Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds. ([] as in measure, [] as in rather, [z] as in does)

I

A. But how can you measure pleasure?

B. You can measure anything.

A. But pleasure's ... immeasurable.

B. It's not immeasurable.

A. And if it were measurable than it wouldn't be half so pleasurable.

II

A. Who's that, over there?

B. Oh, that's Sir Basil. He's the Club Treasurer.

A. I see.

B. He's come to watch television.

A. And does Sir Basil always sleep when televi­sion's on?

B. Usually he does.

A. Ah.

B. And occasionally he snores. Rather noisily.

A. Yes.

B. As you must have noticed.

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

14.1.6.Read the dialogues in pairs.