III. Write a short situation (or separate sentences) with the vocabulary units.

IV. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:

1. Marcus was to go and see the headmistress about his skiving classes the previous week.

2. Waiting for his turn to talk to the headmistress Marcus got acquainted with the girl named Ellie McCrae.

3. Marcus and Ellie had a nice conversation about their studies.

4. Marcus was cheeky to the headmistress.

5. Will happened to see Marcus when he was driving down Upper Street. He tooted, then stopped and offered to give him a lift.

6. Marcus was a big fan of Nirvana, this undoubtedly united Ellie and him.

7. All the kids at school were shocked when they saw Ellie and Marcus together.

V. You are the headmaster/headmistress of the school. Write a note to Fiona about Marcus’ problems at school. Use the units of the active vocabulary.

VI. Express your attitude to the following issues:

1. School uniform. Does a pupil/student have a right to express himself/herself via clothes?

2. Youth subcultures. What are they for?

3. Teens skiving classes. How should teachers react to that?

4. Listening to highly emotional music (or watching impressive and shocking movies)

as a replacement for real feelings. Who needs such a drive?

5. “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” How does it work?

Task Set 8 (Chapters 22-24)

I. Study the active vocabulary:

• entail verb (p. 156)

• at all costs (p. 156)

• cue (noun) for smth./to do smth. (p. 158)

• revert to smth. (p. 158)

• look back on smth. (p. 159)

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do (saying) (p. 160)

• keep in with smb. (p. 160)

• give up on smth./smb. (p. 162)

• mindset noun (p. 162)

• fathom verb (p. 165)

• snap at smb. sl. (p. 166)

• pathetic (p. 167)

• snub verb (p. 167)

• articulate adj. (about people) (p. 172)

• understatement noun / understate verb (p. 175)

• run-of-the-mill (p. 176)

II. Paraphrase the following sentences (using the units from the active vocabulary):

1. I should say that this story seems quite ordinary to me.

2. She lost hope of trying to change him, he'll never stop drinking.

3. The most common hiring mistake is to find someone with the right skills but the wrong habit of mind.

4. Greg's arrival seemed to be the sign for everyone to get up and start dancing.

5. Many prisoners, on being freed, return to a life of crime.

6. You'd better maintain good relations with him, he’s a very powerful man in the area.

7. The project will involve considerable expense. Unless we want to look pitiful we should take measures immediately.

8. There’s no need to scold him – he’s quite grown-up to be responsible for his actions.

9. Don’t regret anything, don’t cast your mind to the past.

III. Translate the following sentences (using the units from the active vocabulary):

1. Вы должны избежать трагедии любой ценой. Приложите все возможные усилия.

2. Когда поедешь в гости к родственникам, помни о том, что в чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.

3. Джеку было важно выяснить, о чем умалчивает его приятель.

4. Салли была действительно глупа. Несмотря на то, что Боб мог прекрасно выражать свои мысли, ему приходилось кричать каждый раз на Салли, чтобы до нее что-нибудь дошло.