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Chapter 3. Unit 5. Predictions and Expectations

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2.A: ____________________ wait for me outside?

B:____________________

3.A: Could you help me with _________________?

B:_____________________________________

4.A: Is Ireland a republic?

B:_____________________________________

6.Change the following into do you think questions.

1.Which country will win the most medals in the forthcoming Olympics?

2.When will Great Britain accept the euro?

3.Why do young people take up extreme sports?

4.Where should I go for the summer holiday?

5.How long will the current British Premier be in office?

6.Who was the greatest Russian politician / statesman of the 20th century?

7.What should be the punishment for drug trafficking?

7.Make up negative questions using the prompts in brackets to help you. Answer the

questions.

1.(you / take a course / regional studies)

2.(students / have much spare time)

3.(Australia / a member of the Commonwealth)

4.(in twenty years’ time / people / read paper books)

5.(Moscow / older than London)

6.(baseball / popular in Russia)

7.(you / see the Coliseum)

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

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11.to vote in the next Duma elections;

12.to join a political party;

13.to stay up late the night before the exam;

14.to start revising for the exam;

15.to ask more questions.

PRACTICE 2.

PAIRWORK:

a) respond to the above questions with a “yes” or “no” answer; b) make up similar dialogues of your own

e.g. A: Will you be going out tonight?

B:(yes) I suppose so. / I think so. / Certainly. I usually go out on Friday / Saturday. (no) I am afraid not. / I don’t think so. I have too much homework to do.

II.GIVING AND ACCEPTING COMPLIMENTS

Giving and accepting compliments are important social skills. In the West and in English-speaking countries complimenting is a way of bringing people closer together. It is common to compliment on others’ clothes, or hairstyles (not on the first meeting), or tastes in general, or their performance (at the workplace, etc.). Compliments can be used as conversation starters.

COMPLIMENT FORMULAS:

Your 'dress is 'really beautiful.

Your 'hair 'looks great!

I'really 'like your hairstyle.

I love your new apartment!

That’s a 'really 'nice carpet.

That’s a 'great 'looking car.

AND:

You ('really) 'did a 'good job.

You 'handled it marvellously!

A compliment should be sincere and appropriate.

A proper response is equally important and sometimes more difficult!

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

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PAIRWORK

PRACTICE 2.

a) Complete the dialogues adding a response. The fi rst is done for you.

b) Complete the dialogues adding a compliment. Use the prompts. The fi rst is done for you.

1.(to turn an attic into a studio).

A: 'Well done! I am im pressed! The 'attic looks a 'real studio.

B:Thank you. 'That’s very kind of you. 'Actually it was Martin’s idea.

2.A: _________________________ (to look great / gorgeous).

B:Thank you. I’ve just come back from a vacation.

3.A: __________________________ (to translate a story into English / etc).

B:Thank you. You’ve made my day.

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

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4.A: __________________________ (an antique writing desk).

B:Thank you. I am glad you like it. I got it at a garage sale last Sunday.

5.A: __________________________ (an essay on Russian mentality).

B:Thank you. You are too kind.

6.A: _________________________ (a speech at the wedding, to laugh). B (best man): Thank you. Jane helped me with it.

7.A: _________________________ (a cute little baby).

B:Thank you. He is twelve months old but quite clever.

8.A: _________________________ (party).

B:Thanks. Do you really like it?

9.A: ________________________ (the apple pie).

B:Thank you. Not as good as yours but I tried my best.

10.A: ________________________ (to play a game of chess)?

B:Thank you. Nice of you to say so.

PRACTICE 3.

Make up mini-dialogues giving and accepting compliments appropriate in the following situations.

a.a young man picks up his girlfriend before going out together;

b.your friend has been to a hairdresser / barber;

c.you see a classmate in a new outfit;

d.a boss greets his / her employee after a vacation;

e.a teacher hands out essays to students, one of whom wrote a particularly good one;

f.a guest at a garden party speaks to the hostess about her flowers;

g.at a conference, a participant talks to one of the organisers;

h.two male colleagues meet during a coffee break; one has just concluded a deal;

i.at a friend’s house, speak to the mother after dinner;

j.your girlfriend’s father shows you his collection of stamps / pipes / etc.

PRACTICE 4.

Think of compliments your classmates may like best. Walk around the classroom and make compliments to each other.

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SPEAKING 2.

GIVING AND ACCEPTING CONGRATULATIONS

USEFUL PHRASES:

Note: As you congratulate people, remember to be creative, to make it meaningful, and to make it personal. Smile. Maintain eye-contact.

Check-up:

What are the two basic “congratulation formulas”? What is the usual response?

PRACTICE 1.

PAIRWORK.

Congratulate your partner on a given occasion; add a compliment if appropriate.

e.g. (having a baby)

A:'How are things?

B: Great! Our 'baby has 'finally ar rived!

A:Con'gratu lations! I’m 'so happy for you! 'How are 'mum and 'baby doing?

1.Christmas;

2.getting a scholarship;

3.getting a place at a university abroad;

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future

Английский язык для международников и регионоведов. Часть I

4.birthday;

5.winning in a lottery;

6.New Year;

7.getting married;

8.coming first in a race;

9.Thanksgiving/Easter;

10.getting a story / article published.

Role-play. Integrating Skills: introducing and greeting people, making small talk, giving and accepting compliments, congratulating.

1.At a birthday party Roles:

host / hostess (an 18-year-old) mother / father

girlfriend / boyfriend former classmate(s)

friend(s) from the university / college older relative

American / British / etc. friend

Useful hints: things to say

2.At a Christmas International Student Party.

International Friendship Event at 7:00 pm. Meet other international students and practice your English! Free dinner at 8. Special Christmas Music. A laugh-filled “White Elephant” gift exchange. A “white elephant gift” is something that you already have and don’t need anymore. Wrap it up and bring it. Someone will think that your gift is just what they have always wanted!

Decide on the roles.

PROVERBS AND SAYINGS.

Look at the list of proverbs and sayings. Decide which have a similar meaning. Think of a short story which can be summed up by one of these.

1.Tomorrow is another day.

2.Tomorrow never comes.

3.Time works wonders.

4.Don’t cross the bridge before you come to it.

5.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

6.Time is the great healer.

7.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

8.Truth will out.

9.Where there’s a will there is a way.

10.All’s well that ends well.

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READING 1.

THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF CHILDREN

PRE-READING QUESTIONS:

1.How many children are there in your family? How many does an average family have (in western countries, in the East, in Russia, etc.)? How many do you think is the ideal number? Why? How many children per family ensure population growth?

2.Look at the title of the text. Do you think the text is about population growth or population decline?

READING FAST: what makes a text easy to understand?

USEFUL HINTS:

1.familiar subject matter;

2.words that have similar roots in English and Russian;

3.names, geographical names;

4.dates, statistics.

Look through the text to see if there are any of these “props”.

Read the text fast and point out the factors which affect the size of the world’s population.

The World is Running Out of Children

It is not hard to understand how most of us form the impression that overpopulation is one of the world’s most pressing problems. Turn on your television and you see asylum-seekers slipping across border fences, or crowds of youths throwing stones somewhere in the Middle East. We hear of child soldiers in Africa, the disappearing rainforests of Brazil and melting polar ice caps — all caused by a human population that has nearly doubled in the past 40 years.

Yet, beneath the surface of events, something else is happening. The United Nations Population Division estimates that the number of infants and toddlers in the world (ages 0–4) will begin to decline within little more than ten years. The number of children under 15 will begin to decrease in little more than 20 years. This means that in future population growth will be due to increases in the numbers who survive to older ages. By 2050, there will be 35 million fewer children in the world than today, and 1.2 billion more people aged over 60.

The new demographic tendencies in the world get stranger. Virtually anywhere one looks in the developing world — Egypt, Iraq, Mexico — the pattern is the same. By mid-century, 30 per cent of China’s population will be aged over 60, and its total population could be less than it was in 1980. Even Africa is ageing at nearly double the rate of the US, and during the remainder of this century it will likely grow older than Europe is today.

Countries such as Italy and Japan at least got a chance to grow rich before they grew old. Most developing countries are growing old before they get rich.

Why is this happening? It is easy to explain why there are fewer children in developed countries. In today’s advanced economies, many people haven’t yet finished school or got established in a career, before their fertility(1) begins to decline. Then there is the rising cost of raising children. A recent survey found that parents in Britain spend on average £164,000 on each child, including the cost of university.

Chapter 3. Unit 6. The World's Best Hope for the Future