- •Т.В. Поплавская т.А. Сысоева
- •Ббк 81.432.1 – 923.1
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •3. In what situation would you use the following set expressions? Give your own examples.
- •4. Match the words and their definitions.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •IV. Additional tasks
- •Violent English
- •A Confluence of Cultures
- •How to Plan a Town
- •2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •Bungalows for sale
- •3. Look at the verbs below. Match each one with an appropriate phrase from the list on the right. Use the expressions in contexts of your own.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. The following extracts from guide books describe five of the world’s most famous cities. Work in small groups. Read the descriptions and decide which city is being described in each text.
- •2. Read the extracts again and point out the facts that helped you decide which city is being described.
- •3. Work with a partner and discuss these questions.
- •4. Complete these sentences using appropriate phrases from the text. Make any changes to the phrases that are necessary.
- •5. Look at the adverbial phrases below and decide which of them have negative or limiting meaning.
- •6. Rewrite the sentences below, starting with the word or words given.
- •7. Speak about your plans for the holidays. Use at least ten expressions from Ex. 5 and 6.
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •IV. Additional tasks
- •5. Match the words to make up phrases. Explain their meaning in English.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the following extract from the book.
- •2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •3. Read the remaining parts of the book and dwell on the following issues.
- •4. Becky is in the habit of itemizing clothes (her own and other people’s). How does she describe/speak about clothes? Compile “Becky’s clothes and fashion vocabulary”.
- •Shopaholic Abroad
- •I. Vocabulary work
- •1. Study the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the suitable word from the box. Put the words in the correct form.
- •3. Define the following words and phrases in English. Make up sentences with these words.
- •4. Match the words and their definitions.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the following extract from the book.
- •2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •3. Read the remaining parts of the book and dwell on the following issues.
- •Shopaholic Ties the Knot
- •I. Vocabulary work
- •1. Study the following words.
- •2. Match the words and their definitions.
- •3. Fill in the words from the active vocabulary list.
- •4. In what situations would you say the following? Provide your own context for these utterances. Then find them in the text and check their actual usage.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the following extract from the book.
- •2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •3. Read the remaining parts of the book and dwell on the following issues.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •2. Read the whole text. Do we have the press we deserve?
- •3. Use the text to answer the following questions.
- •5. Explain how you understand the following idiomatic expressions: to throw out the baby with the bath water, a toothless watchdog, to get a rough ride. In what contexts can you use them?
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •IV. Additional tasks
- •Publican Jailed for Assault
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the text. What is the topic and the implied main idea of paragraphs 6, 7 and 9?
- •2. True or false.
- •3. Select the best answer.
- •4. Discuss the following issue: What is the most important overall message the writer wants the reader to understand about stress?
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •Bill’s Eyes
- •5. Complete each sentence with the appropriate phrase.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •4. Explain the final scene of the story. Were you shocked by it or was it quite predictable? Give your reasons.
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •IV. Additional tasks
- •The Emergency Ward
- •I. Vocabulary work
- •1. Study the following words.
- •2. Choose the best definition of the italicized word.
- •3. Match the words to make up word combinations from the text.
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Choose the best answer. Explain your choice by providing evidence from the text.
- •3. On the basis of the evidence from the text, mark these statements as accurate inferences, inaccurate inferences or insufficient evidence.
- •III. Follow-up activities
- •IV. Additional tasks
- •Home reading
- •2. Can we call Champagne and Jane opposites? Prove it. Do you believe such opposites could “attract”?
- •II. Discussing the text
- •1. Read the required extracts from the book “Can You Keep a Secret?” by s. Kinsella and consider the following questions.
- •2. Agree or disagree: Being stressed out is an excuse for blabbering all your secrets to a complete stranger.
- •4. Look at the expressions in bold in these sentences. Is mind a verb or a noun in each one?
- •5. Match each expression in Ex. 4 with one of these meanings.
- •II.Discussing the text
- •II. Discussing the text
- •3. Comment on the “look-alike” pattern theory. Does it work in real life?
- •II. Tasks for “Man and Boy” by t. Parsons
- •III. Tasks for “Man and Wife” by t. Parsons
- •IV. Tasks for “How to be Good” by n. Hornby
- •Reference
- •Читай и обсуждай Пособие по курсу «Практикум по культуре речевого общения»
III. Follow-up activities
1. Agree or disagree: Working on the Emergency Ward of a city hospital is an exhausting, often frustrating experience.
2. Describe the work of the Emergency Ward from the point of view of a) a patient, b) a visitor, c) an intern, d) a senior.
IV. Additional tasks
Task 1. Below are the first lines of three jokes. Match them with the other lines which have been jumbled up.
a. A man goes to see his doctor and says, “Doctor! Doctor! I can’t stop shaking.”
b. A man says to his doctor, “Doctor! Doctor! Will I be able to play the violin after the operation?”
c. A man speaks frantically into the phone, “Doctor! Doctor! My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!”
1. “No, you idiot!” the man shouts. “This is her husband.”
2. And the man replies, “Not really, I spill most of it!”
3. “Great!” the man says. “I never could before!”
4. “Is this her first child?” the doctor asks.
5. The doctor asks him, “Do you drink a lot?”
6. “Yes, of course,” replies the doctor.
Home reading
Simply Divine
I. Vocabulary work
1. Study the following words and use them in contexts of your own.
Pin down, rebuff, apprehensive, petulant, fat chance, pouting, bow to the inevitable, poke about, lurk, scrape through, plausible.
2. Use the following expressions in contexts of your own.
To rebuff smb’s conviction, to pin down the exact moment, juggling of priorities, to take zero notice, to feel faintly apprehensive, to feel racked with embarrassment, to scrape through a test.
3. Match the words to make up word combinations.
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doleful stately social minuscule trendy fashion |
editor distinction restaurants eyes home area |
4. Think of situations in which it would be appropriate to say the following.
1. What’s bitten you?
2. Our circulation is on the up.
3. I’m just not an outdoor type of girl.
4. So I take it you’re interested.
5. If there’s no beginning to her talents, there’s certainly no end to her demands.
6. You can’t let go of it now.
7. Only if you insist on perceiving it that way.
8. You’re so pretty, and funny, and clever. I just don’t understand why you’re throwing yourself away on him.
II. Discussing the text
1. Read the required extracts from “Simply Divine” by W. Holden and consider the questions.
1. What do we learn about Jane, her personality, occupation, relations with Nick?
2. What are Jane’s responsibilities at work? Describe the people she has to work with.
3. What are editors of glossy magazines like?
4. Did Jane come up to the Fabulous editor’s expectations?
5. What does Jane do to cheer herself up when she’s depressed? Does the gimmick work?
6. Can we call Champagne D’Vyne a typical celebrity?
7. What attracts the public about Champagne?
8. Do you believe what is printed about Champagne in magazines is actually what she says to the journalists?
9. Will Champagne get married to one of her celebrity friends?
10. Describe Jane’s friend Tally? Would you expect Jane to have a friend like this?
11. What solutions to Tally’s problem are there?