TOPICAL VOCABULARY

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Под редакцией В.Д. АРАКИНА
  Издание четвертое, переработанное и дополненное   Допущено Министерством образования Российской Федерации в качес

И.Н. Верещагина, М.С. Страшникова, С.И. Петрушин
  Рецензент кафедра английского языка Астраханского государственного педагогического института им. С.М. Кирова (зав. кафедрой канд. филол. наук

By R. Gordon
  Richard Gordon was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew's Hospital,1 a ship's surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He l

Commentary
  1 St Bartholomew's, St. Swithin's Hospitals: medical schools in London. 2 invigilator: a person who watches over students during examinations.

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. However, I'm not worried. They never read the papers any­way. — You needn't worry about the meals. She never has anything for breakfast anyway.

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. annoyvt/i 1) to make a little angry, especially by repeat­ed acts; to disturb and nervously upset a person, e. g. Wilfred did not want to pay too m

To chatter like a magpie
  3. cheervt/i 1) to fill with gladness, hope, high spirits; com­fort, e. g. Everyone was cheered by the good news. He cheered up at once when I promise

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. a) Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words:   authority; contest n, prize-fighter; enthusiastic;

A) two principal stresses;
b) the secondary and principal stresses. Beat the time:   a) well-established; thenceforward; meanwhile; well-trodden; self-consciousness; unhurriedly: dissa

Make the following sentences complete using the patterns (p. 10)
  1. You can just leave. I'm about to tell Bucky to forget it... . 2. I'm done for the moment and ready to join you. I've rinsed my plate and my spoon and run a damp sponge across the

Pair work. Make up and act out a dialogue, using the patterns.
  9. Translate the following sentences into English:   1. Хорошо. Я принимаю ваш отказ. В любом случае я рада, что мы познакомились. Над

Note down from the text (p. 6) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 11) and translate them into Russian.
  11. Complete the following sentences, using the phrases and word combi­nations:   1. If you are smart enough to cheat in this exam ... . 2. T

Give a summary of the text (p. 6) dividing it into several logical parts.
  17. Use the phrases and word combinations and act out the dialogues be­tween:   1. Benskin and Richard Gordon on the technical details of the

Study the essential vocabulary. Give the Russian equivalents for every unit and translate the examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   A. 1. "You are making too much fuss of me, don't worry"

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Who is who: applicant/prospective student; freshman; sophomore, junior, senior, undergraduate student; graduate (grad) student; part-time student; .transfer stud

Higher Education
  Out of more than three million students who graduate from high school each year, about one million go on for higher edu­cation. A college at a leading university might receive appli

C) Summarize the text in three paragraphs.
  2. Use the topical vocabulary and the material of the Appendix (p. 262) in answering the following questions:   1. What steps do students hav

Average Academic Fees per Quarter
(public university) Tuition Colleges non-residential residential students students   Two Year Colleges $ 753 $ 17

B) Comment on the given information and speak about the financial aspect of getting a higher education in the US A.
  4. Read the following dialogue. The expression in bold type show the way people can be persuaded. Note them down. Be ready to act out the dialogue in class:

Year-Round Schooling Is Voted In Los Angeles
  The L.A. board of education, has voted to put all its schools on a year-round schedule. This decision does not necessarily increase the number of school days, but it is expected to

D) Spend a few minutes individually thinking of further arguments you will use to back up the opinion you have been assigned.
  e) Enact the debates on a year-round schooling at the sitting of the school board of education. Do your best to support those who share a similar point of view and try to pe

A) Open the group discussion by describing the members of the panel and the chairperson.
  b) Split into groups of four students. Pretend you are the TV panel. Elect a chairperson and decide which of the four roles each of you will take: Mrs/Mr Terrie/John HilI, t

By Harper Lee
  Harper Lee was bom in 1926 in the state of Alabama. In 1945-1949 she studied law at the University of Alabama. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is her first novel. It received almo

Commentary
  1. a jury: a body of persons, in the USA and Great Britain, 12 in number, who have to decide the truth of a case tried be­fore a judge. The jury brings in a verdict

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. a) Whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who heis,... that white man is trash. No matter who the man might be, you had no r

Phrases and Word Combinations
  smb's word against another's to get a square deal (a fair (it's your word against mine) deal) in private and in public (to be) half way (through, stark na

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1.smarta 1) quick in movement, brisk, as a smart walk (pace, trot, etc.), e. g. He gave him a smart rap over the knuckles. 2) clever,

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. a) Consult a dictionary and transcribe the following words from the text. Practise their pronunciation paying attention to stresses:   una

Note down from the text (p. 40) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 46) and translate them into Russian.
  10. Complete the following sentences:   I. 1 understand that it's only his word against mine but... . 2. 1 ... to get a square deal in this c

Using the phrases make up a suitable dialogue and act it out in front of the class.
  13. Translate the following sentences into English using the phrases and word combinations:   1. Вы выступаете против того, что утверждает он

Retell the text a) close to the text; b) as if you were one of the characters prerent in the court-room.
    18. a) Make up and act out dialogues between:   1. Atticus Finch and Judge Taylor before the trial. 2. Atticus Finch

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   A. 1. When Jean and Henry left the night club in his smart car, they to

B) jerk, shove, twitch
1. The boys ... the chairs and tables from the centre of the room. 2. The train made a sudden ... and stopped. 3. The dog's nose ... as it passed the butcher's shop. 4. A strong gust of wind

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Courts:trial Courts, common pleas courts, municipal and county courts, mayors' courts, courts of claims, courts of appeals, the State Supreme Court. The

Juvenile delinquency is an issue about which people all over the world are concerned.
  a) Read the extracts given below which present information on the gravity of the problem:   a) Youth gangs have been a part of Los Angeles si

Below is an interview with a judge on crime and punishment. The judge says why he gives help in some cases and punishment in others.
  a) Work in groups of 3 or 4 and assign different opinions on the problem of the punishment to each member of the group:   Interviewer.

B) Spend a few minutes individually thinking of further arguments you will use to back up your own opinion on the usefulness and types of punishment.
  c) Now discuss the issue with other members of the small group using the arguments you have prepared. Do your best to support those who share a similar point of view and try

B) Split into groups of 5-6 students and assign the roles of the panel.
c) Before the beginning of the panel read the following selections carefully and extract the necessary information:   — It's a time-honoured misconception th

Give a brief talk to the ten graders on the Criminal Law and its role hi combatting Juvenile delinquency.
12. Enact a role play "Trying a criminal case". Yon are the Jury and most decide whether to acquit the accused or sentence them to a term of imprison­ment (minimum 3 months/maximu

By L. P. Hartley
  Leslie Poles Hartley (1895-1972), the son of a solicitor was educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford and for more than twenty years from 1932 was a fiction reviewer for such

Commentary
1. Other-worldly, indeed!"Other-worldly" means more concerned with spiritual matters than with daily life. The exclamation "indeed" is used to express surprise,

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. He was just going to pitch the postcard in the fire when suddenly he decided not to. David was just about to order a plane ticket when suddenly he decid

Phrases and Word Combinations
  to get/come to grips with to have things (too much) smb/smth (informal) one's own way to take up time and energy to get into a groove/rut to linger

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. come vi (esp. up to, down to) to reach, e. g. The water came (up) to my neck. come about to happen, e, g. I'll nev

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Pay attention to the stresses:   conscientious, photograph, an

Note down from the text (p. 73) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 78) and translate them into Russian.
  9. Paraphrase the following sentences using the phrases and word combi­nations:   1. The speaker talked a lot, but never really dealt serious

Make up and practise a suitable dialogue using the phrases and word combinations.
  12. Translate the following sentences into English using the phrases and word combinations:   1. Мы должны серьезно взяться за решение этой п

Pair work. Make up and act out situations using the phrases and word combinations.
  14. Explain what is meant by:   projections of his own personality or, in different forms, the antithesis of it; to experiment with acquainta

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   A. 1. My son has begun to come along very well in French since the new

Object(s) — subject(s); to object — to oppose; to obtain — to come by; to happen — to come about; to yield — to give in
  1. How did you ... that scratch on your cheek? 2. I haven't been able ... that record anywhere; can you... it for me? 3. The accident ...last week. 4. How did it …that you did not r

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Categorisation:Children's and adult's books; travel books and biography; romantic and historical novels; crime/thrillers; detective stories; war/adventure; scien

MURIEL SPARK
  Many professions are associated with a particular stereo­type. The classic image of a writer, for instance, is of a slightly demented-looking person, locked in an attic, scribbling

C) Summarize the text in three paragraphs.
  2. In spite of the Russian proverb one can argue about taste: everybody does, and one result is that tastes change. If given a choice what would you rather read a novel or s

C) Do library research and reproduce a talk with an important writer.
  5. Read the following extract and observe the way literary criticism is written:   Jane Austensaw life in a clear, dry light

Group discussion.
Despite the increase in TV watching, reading still is an im­portant leisure activity in Britain. More than 5,000 titles were nominated in a national survey conducted in 1996. The public was invited

The Diary of Anne Frank
27. A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess 28.Sons and LoversD.S. Lawrence 29. To the LighthouseVirginia Woolf 30.

MY FAVOURITE LIBRARY
  There are many libraries which I use regularly in London, some to borrow books from, some as quiet places to work in, but the Westminster Central Reference Library is unique, in a s

Prepare to give a talk on an important library, its history and facilities.
  11. Group work. Work in groups of three or four to discuss the pros and cons of reading detective novels and thrillers. Consider the following:  

By E.L. Doctorow
  Ragtime is a novel set in America at the beginning of this century. Its characters reflect all that is most significant and dramatic in America's last hundred years. One cha

Commentary
  1. Ragtime:the form of music, song and dance of black US origin, popular in the 1920's in which the strong note of the tune comes just before the main beat of the m

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. ... there was somethingdisturbingly resolute and self-im­portant in the way he asked her... There was something strange in (about) the

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1.setvt/i 1) to make to be in a specified condition, as to open the cage and set the bird free; to set the papers (a village, a house) on fire; to fix or det

An old hand, good hand at smth
Ant. not much of a hand at smth, e. g. I am not much of a hand at making pastry. 2) encouragement given by clapping the hands, as to give a (good, big) hand to, get a (big, g

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. a) Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciaton of the following words:   rigidly, nuisance, bouquet, chrysanthemums, transient, ex­

Make up and act out dialogues using the speech patterns.
  6. Translate the following sentences into English using the speech patterns:   1. Есть что-то странное в том, как она одевается. 2. Было что-

Note down the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 109) and translate them into Russian.
  8. Paraphrase the following sentences:   1. We are losing money right and left. 2. Days went past without any news. 3. Judge its size, please

Give a summary of the text (p. 104).
  14. Make up and act out dialogues between:   1. Mother and Father before the tea. 2. Mother and Sarah after the visit of the Negro p

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   A. 1. He was given a little money and at times, in the spirit of advent

Make up short situations or a story using the essential vocabulary.
  9. Translate the following sentences into English:   1.Она поклялась никогда не переступать порог этого дома. 2. Учи­тель задал ученикам труд

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Musical genres (styles):classical music (instrumental, vocal, chamber, symphony), opera, operetta, musical, ballet, blues, ragtime, jazz, pop, rock, folk (countr

Understanding Music
  If we were asked to explain the purpose of music, our im­mediate reply might be "to give pleasure". That would not be far from the truth, but there are other consideration

Below are opinions on the development of music.
  a) Spend a few minutes individually thinking of further arguments you will use to back up one of the opinions:   1. The line between serious

Group work. Split into buzz groups of 3—4 students each.
Discuss the following, using the expressions of agreement or disagreement (p. 290):   1. "Some people prefer only classical music and find con­temporary

C) As a group, now decide which event you will all attend together. When giving your criticism try to be honest, but tactful.
  9. Group work. Discuss the effect of rode music on young people. After a proper discussion each group presents its critical remarks. First read this:  

A Feast of Russian Arts
  The strong and impressive Russian theme at this year's Edinburgh Festival commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. The festival opened on August 9 with

ByH. Munro
  Hector Munro (pseudonym Saki, 1870-1916) is a British novelist and a short-story writer. He is best known for his short stories. Owing to the death of his mother and his father's ab

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. Older and wiser and better people had told him that there could not possibly bea frog in his bread-and-milk.1 How can I possibly do it? Do it if you p

Phrases and Word Combinations
  to be in disgrace to change the subject to describe with much detail (for) the greater part of the day (in great detail) (the time; the year; of one's as

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. shiftvt/i to change the place, position or direction of, e. g. The boy shifted from one foot to the other. He kept on shifting his plate on the tab

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. a) Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Pay attention to stresses:   pseudonym, imperious, frivolou

B) Ask your partner to read the exercise aloud; write down all cases of erroneous pronunciation; correct them.
  4. Complete the following sentences:   a) 1. I can't possibly... 2. How can I possibly...? 3. We couldn't possibly... 4. You can't pos

Pair work. Make up and act out a dialogue using the speech patterns.
7. Translate the following sentences and word combinations into English:   а) 1. Как же я могу это сделать, если вы отказываетесь мне по­мочь? 2. Помой, пожа

Note down from the text (p. 134) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 140) and translate them into Russian.
  9. Complete the following sentences nsing the phrases and word combina­tions:   1. After it was discovered that the politician had stolen

Pair work. Make up and act out situations using the phrases and word combinations.
  13. Explain what is meant by:   the fact that stood out clearest in the whole affair; an un­warranted stretch of imagination; the delights th

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the ilustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   1. James who felt very uncomfortable in that low chair, shifted his feet uneasily, and p

Make up and practise short dialogues or stories using the essential vocabulary.
  8. Review the essential vocabulary and translate the following sentences into English:   1. Мальчик переминался с ноги налогу, не зная, как о

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. A happy child is: a) kind-hearted, good-natured, loving, friendly, affection­ate; confident, balanced, secure; getting along (comfortably) with others; gregarious: socia

The Difficult Child
  The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself, and in consequence, he is at war with the world. A difficult child is nearly always made difficult by wro

The Bell Family Charter
  Homework: All members of the family must do an equal share of the housework according to age and ability. A list of duties will be put up each week. Free Time:

A) Write a letter in response stating your agreement or disagreement.
  b) Using both the letter and the answer as a basis turn the contents into a dialogue and act it out in class:   Dear Helen, I have j

By P. G.Aldrich
  What do you remember most about your childhood? Run­ning through the long dewy grass of a meadow or the Saturday morning TV cartoons? Sitting in the kitchen watching your mother coo

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. bringvt (with prepositions and adverbs) to bring aboutto cause smth, e. g. What brought about this quarrel?

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words:   dewy, meadow, cartoon, Captain Kangaroo, episode, mass media

Note down from the text (p. 165) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 169) and translate them into Russian.
  9. Paraphrase the following sentences using the phrases and word combi­nations:   1. Who won the race? 2. This is the latest information on t

Pair work. Make up and practise a dialogue using the phrases and word combinations.
  14. Explain what is meant by:   watching television is psychologically addictive; questions involving subtle conditioning and brainwashing; f

Answer the following questions and do the given assignment.
  a) 1. How influential a part does the TV play in children's lives? Do recollections of TV programmes provide the most part of the majority of young people's childhood memories? 2. W

Give a summary of the text.
  17. l) Media inventory.   a) List all the media yon observe in an hour or two in the following places:  

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   1. How a few words can bring it all back! 2. Clocks and watches should be brought forwar

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Television:TV; telly (colloq.), the box (BE); the tube (AE), portable television (set); colour television (set); video; video tape-recorder

C) Summarize the text in 3 paragraphs.
  2. Use the topical vocabulary in answering the following questions:   1. What are your favourite programmes? Refer to specific programmes to

The Story So Far
  The idea of a machine able to broadcast both sound and vision goes back to 1875. But it wasn't until 1926 that a Scottish engineer turned the idea into a practical reality. Now, his

Internet
is a network connecting many computer networks and based on a common addressing system and communications protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Inter­net Protocol). From its

D) Participate in the discussion. (You have only five minutes to talk.) Be prepared to answer any question arising in the course of the discussion.
  9. Interviewing people basically involves asking for opinions and expressing personal opinions. Next come some cliches you may use for this purpose:  

D) Summarize in your own words what you believe to be the best technique for interviewing people (see Appendix, p. 292).
  11. Read the following extract on the use of interviews in the foreign lan­guage classroom:   The success of an interview depends both on the

Television Questionnaire
            1.How man

B) Summarize your observations and report them to the group.
  c) Work out a suggested weekly viewing guide based on the recommenda­tions of group members. Beside each programme write the reasons for its ap­peal: humorous, realistic, un

DRAWING BACK THE CURTAIN
  Denis Healey was bom in 1917 and brought up in Yorkshire. After gainig a double first at Balliol College, Oxford, for six years he was a soldier learn­ing about real life.

Commentary
  1. The Fabian Society — a British organisation of left wing thinkers which was a founder or the Labour Party and used to have an important influence on it.

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. I learned much from those visits, restricted though they were. Hard working though he was, there was never enough money to pay the bills. Stran

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. includevt to bring in, to regard as part of the whole, e. g. This atlas contains fifty maps, including six of North Amer­ica. The price is ten doll

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. a) Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words:   purport; illusion; expunge; consciousness; liquidate; fas

Pair work. Make up and act out a diaioue using the speech patterns.
  8. Translate the following sentences into English:   А. 1. Хотя это может показаться странным, я особенно люблю читать истор

Note down from the text (p. 200) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 204) and translate them into Russian.
  10. Complete the following sentences using the phrases and word combi­nations:   1. All the Moscow cathedrals and churches have been ... to t

Pair work. Make up and act out situations using the phrases and word combinations.
  14. Explain what is meant by: to expunge it from the consciousness of the people; to be part of a common civilisation; to be meticulously restored; a build

Give a summary of the text, dividing it into several logical parts.
  17. Use the phrases and word combinations and act out dialogues between:   1. A guide and an American tourist planning the itinerary of the l

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   1. A group of theatrical workers including myself wrote an open letter to The Times.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY
  1. Symbolic calendar days of rest and celebrations: holi­days;festivals; bank holidays; public holidays. 2. Types of holidays:internationa

The Field of Folklore
  Folklore comprises the unrecorded traditions of a people. The study of folklore records and analyses these traditions be­cause they reveal the common life of the mind below the leve

Below are opinions on folklore, traditions and customs. a) Read them first.
  1. The most widely acknowledged form of Art — Folklore, that is verbal, musical and material (traditional handicrafts), is almost completely devoid of anything that could be called

C) Now discuss the opinions with your partner.
  5. When people talk about something they are bound to make mistakes. (To err is human.) But not everyone is able to correct these mistakes in a delicate way without hurting

C) Make a speech on the American tradition to celebrate Halloween.
  6. Pair work. Make up and act out a dialogue discussing national holidays. Do library research and collect additional materials describing unusual national holidays. Use the

C) Make a round table discussion of the American holidays.
    8. As you know the Americans and British have very much to common in their cultural traditions, for example Christmas and Halloween. But certain cele­bration

By Ch. Morley
  Christopher Morley (1890-1957), an American author, received unusual recognition early in his career. Among his widely known novels are Kitty Foyle and The Trojan Horse.

SPEECH PATTERNS
  1. It makes me wild tothink of working and working like a dog... It made Jane mad to hear the news. It will make the child happier to have his sister with

Phrases and Word Combinations
  to pick over smth to go back on smb to rummage through to be down on smb to attend to (one's affairs, a word of praise business) to get promoted

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
  1. avoidvt to keep away from, as to avoid a person, speaking to smb. meeting smb, mentioning smth, mistakes, bad compa­ny, a quarrel, an argument, a s

READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
  1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Pay attention to the stresses:   a) atmosphere, unforgivable,

Listen to the recording of the text and mark the stresses and tunes. Repeat the text after the model
  3. Substitute one of the speech patterns (p. 238) for the parts of the sen­tence:   M o d e 1 s: a) He became angry when he thought of workin

Translate the following sentences into English using the speech patterns.
1. Нежелание Гордона понять жену разозлило Лору. 2. Ребенок станет счастливее, если его мать будет проводить с ним больше вре­мени. 3. Все, на что мог надеяться Вол, так это на показания его жены.

Note down from the text (p. 231) the sentences containing the phrases and word combinations (p. 238) and translate them into Russian.
  8. Paraphrase the following sentences using the phrases and word combi­nations:   1. At times some praise will work wonders. 2. You'd better

Make up and practise a suitable dialogue using the phrases and word combinations.
  11. Translate the following sentences into English using the phrases and word combinations: 1. Мальчик очень старался не делать ошибок в своем изложении. 2

Give a summary of the text.
  15. Make up and act out dialogues between:   1. Laura (Gordon) and a friend discussing the events of Thursday evening. 2. Mrs Jones

Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
  2. Translate the following sentences into Russian:   1. We avoided riding through large cities on our trip. 2. One would admire his excellent

The Politics of Housework
  It seemed perfectly reasonable. We both had careers, both had to work a couple of days a week to earn enough to live on, so why shouldn't we share the housework? So, I suggested it

C) Cut them down to the five most important.
  d) Expand them to describe exhaustively the most perfect wife / husband and mother-to-law.   8. One of the main problems of family li

B) Turn the above situation into a dialogue and act it out.
  10. Look at the following ways of giving advice (some of which appear in the text) and accepting advice or rejecting it:   Giving advice

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN THE USA
  The school year is usually nine months, from early Septem­ber to mid-June. The common pattern of organization, referred to as the 6-3-3 plan, includes elementary school in grades 1

TOOLS FOR EVALUATING A STORY
  Any work of fiction consists of relatively independent ele­ments — narration, description, dialogue, interior monologue, digressions, etc. Narrationis dynamic, it g

COMPOSITION AND PLOT; FOCUS; VOICE
  What are the bare facts of the story? What is the exposi­tion, complication, climax and denouement? Are the elements of the plot ordered chronologically? How does the story begin? I

CHARACTERS AND SETTING
  What are the characters names and what do they look like? Does this have any significance? Are the characters round or flat? Does the narrator employ interior monologue to render th

THEME AND ARTISTIC EFFECT
  What is the general effect achieved? Has the writer caused characters, and settings to come alive? What was the conflict and how was is solved, if at all? Were there any striking re

By L.P. Hartley
  (continued)   A little comforted, Walter went home. The talk with the po­lice had done him good. He thought it over. It was quite true what he had told

Unit Six
  magazine programme — programme which is a mixture of "hard" news and feature items. wild/nature life programme — programme showing animals, birds, etc. in their n

INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
  Ten-point plan to make a good impression   1. Be pleasant and polite to the receptionist or secretary who greets you. It will get you off to a good sta

Respond to the following situations either in a short story, using a dialogue and a description, or in an essay form.
  1. Describe how illustrations can help a reader to enjoy the book. Refer to two or three books you have read. 2. Imagine that one of your friends is missing from the classe

Some means that can be useful in persuading others
  1. Citing facts to support your view, naming their source if the facts are likely to be doubted. 2. Relating relevant incidents or experiences in which you or others have b

ATTACK AND RESPONSE
  Attack   Wouldn't you agree Wouldn't you say that

Response
    I see (take) your po

AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT
  Agreeing. Neutral: Yes, I agree. True enough. That's right I can't help thinking the same. Hour true. I couldn't agree more. How right that is. Oh, definitel

EXPRESSIONS SHOWING CRITICISM AND VIRTUES
  I know I am not good at... As for when I look at myself (in a mirror),... well... then I see someone a bit different. That's probably my main fault.

REACTING TO OPINION
  Positive response: True... exactly... I am all out for it. I am in favour of it.     You have my whole/full

Asking for clarification
  I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean by... I'm sorry, could you explain what you mean by... I'm afraid, I'm not really very clear about what you mean

Giving clarification
  what I'm trying to say is (that)... Well, the point I'm trying to make is (that)

Giving advice
  I would advise you to DO... Personally, I think your best course would be to DO...

Accepting advice
                 

Cast list
    Helen/Eugene

Role cards
  Helen/Eugene Aged 19 You were one of the team. You are a great traveller. You are happy as in summer you worked in a new place and now you look forward to a trip to St. Pet

Cast list
  Prof. G., Head of the English Department Lecturer M. Lecturer E. senior lecturers

Role cards
  Prof. G. Aged 51 You are Head of the English Department and conduct a special meeting to discuss what form of assessment is more ef­ficient and reliable: exams or continuou

Role cards
  The author Aged 55 You are the author of the textbook. It is highly valued by the school teachers and so the publishing house is planning the second edition of it. As you h

Situation
  At a students' debating club a discussion is held on the role of television in society. Some students of the British group who are on an exchange visit to Moscow are participating i

Cast list
  A journalist A psychologist A postgraduate    

Role cards
  Journalist Aged 54 You are a well-known journalist You were asked to lead the discussion. In setting the problems for discussion you are delib­erately provocative and extre

Possible follow-ups
  1. Choose an evening's viewing for a) a foreign visitor whose Russian is good and who is very interested in learning more about Russia and our way of life; b) a fo

Situation
  Mrs June Brown was detained for shoplifting. She was accused of having stolen a girl's woolen pullover. Mrs Brown refused to say anything and consequently the police were called and

Role cards
  Counsel for the Defence Aged 39 While interviewing the participants of the incident — Mrs Brown, the defendant, Miss Smith, the sales assistant, Mrs Baker, the store detect

Situation
  During the last week of the term the eighth form register goes missing from the staff room. The form tutor is worried since it's the time for .the end-of-term assessment which must

Role cards
  Teacher W. Aged 35 You are a math teacher and a tutor of the 8th form. The dis­appearance of the form register upsets you. You intended to   hold a t

Possible follow-ups
  1. Discuss the following: a) Is one's authority as a teacher undermined by seeking the aid of senior members of the staff in dealing with discipline problems? b) I

Situation
  M.N. Semenova, an English teacher, and her colleague, N.M. Petrova, are receiving Mrs Dorothy Parker, a visiting Eng­lish teacher, at M.N. Semenova's. Her elder daughter, Helen, is

Role cards
  M.N. Semenova Aged 45 You are very much annoyed at the news. You love your son who is the apple of your eye and you've been looking foreward to the birthday party. Under th

Situation
  A fourth-year student Nick Petrov and a second-year stu­dent Ann Semenova are going to get married. They both study at the English faculty and live away from home in the Halls of Re

Role cards
  Nick Petrov Aged 22 You are an out-of-door type of young man and think that the only thing worth spending money on is travelling. You find Ann very fussy about clothes, res

МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ СТУДЕНТАМ, ГОТОВЯЩИМСЯ К ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ
  К началу IV курса студенты уже обладают не только тео­ретическими знаниями, но и определенными профессиональ­но значимыми навыками и умениями, например, умением правильно распределя

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ ПО РАБОТЕ С РЕЧЕВЫМИ ОБРАЗЦАМИ
  1. Проанализируйте речевые образцы с точки зрения трудностей, которые они могут представить для ваших уча­щихся. (Сравнение с родным языком и внутри языка может помочь вам в этом.)

Тренировочные упражнения
  — имитационные (согласитесь, подтвердите и т. д.); — трансформационные (переспросите, выразите удивле­ние, не согласитесь, усомнитесь и т. д.); — упражнения на зав

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ ПО РАБОТЕ С ТЕКСТОМ
  1. Внимательно прочитайте текст и проанализируйте его с точки зрения трудностей, которые могут возникнуть у уча­щихся: — в процессе громкого чтения (трудные слова, сочетани

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ ПО РАБОТЕ С ЛЕКСИКОЙ
  1. Проанализируйте лексические единицы с точки зрения трудностей (по форме, значению и употреблению), которые они могут представлять для ваших учащихся.   2.

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ ПО РАБОТЕ НАД ЭКСПРЕССИВНОЙ РЕЧЬЮ
  1. Вспомните, какие формы экспрессивной речи вы знаете (монолог, диалог); какие виды (подготовленная, неподготов­ленная); какие стимулы используются в работе над экспрес­сивной речь

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ ПО РАБОТЕ С АУДИОТЕКСТОМ
  1. Уточните конечную задачу работы с аудиотекстом (текст используется только для развития аудирования или на его основе будет развиваться говорение). 2. Исходя из задачи, п

УСТНОЙ РЕЧИ И ЧТЕНИЯ
  1. Проанализируйте материал, над которым вам предстоит работать, с точки зрения фонетических трудностей и сгруп­пируйте его по фонетическим признакам, например, по удар­ной гласной,

НАВЫКОВ И УМЕНИЙ
  1. Четко сформулируйте задачу письменного контроля, отберите необходимый материал и выберите форму контро­ля. 2. Вспомните некоторые методические рекомендации по проведению

РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ПРОВЕДЕНИЮ МИКРОУРОКОВ С ПРИМЕНЕНИЕМ ЭПИ- И ДИАФИЛЬМОВ
  1. Сформулируйте задачи (общеобразовательные, воспи­тательные, развивающие, практические) вашего микроурока. Например, практическими задачами могут быть; развитие умений употреблять

Unit Five
Text. From: "The Lumber-Room" by H. Munro........................................................................ 134 Conversation and Discussion: Difficult Children....

Unit Seven
From: "The Time of my life" by D. Healey Text "Drawing Back the Curtain" ............................................................................................ 20

Appendix
  Unit One..................................................................................................................................... 262 Unit Two..................

ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЙ КУРС АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА
4 курс Учебник для студентов педагогических вузов   Зав. редакцией А. И. Уткин Редактор О. Б. Саакян Макет облож