- •Т.В. Поплавская т.А. Сысоева
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- •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
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II.Discussing the text
1. Read the short story “The Way up to Heaven” by R. Dahl and consider the tasks below.
2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
1. Are Mr Foster and Mrs Foster a match?
2. Is the Fosters’ marriage happy and trouble-free?
3. What evidence is there of Mr Foster’s attitude to his wife?
4. How does Mrs Foster’s behavior change throughout the story? What accounts for these changes?
3. Discussion: Can Mrs Foster be accused of killing her husband? Was it homicide, manslaughter or just an accident?
4. Think what will happen next, when someone arrives to fix the elevator. Will Mrs Foster get away with the crime?
5. Discussion: Does Mrs Foster deserve to live happily with her grandchildren in France?
6. Agree or disagree: Mrs Foster does not feel guilty about her actions. Prove your point.
III. Follow-up activities
1. Mr Foster brought it on himself, didn’t he?
2. One can understand and sympathize with the decision Mrs Foster takes before leaving to France. Do you agree with it?
For Services Rendered
I. Vocabulary work
1. Study the words and use them in contexts of your own.
Sanity, impeccable, delve, disheveled, timid, delusional.
2. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate form of the word from Ex. 1.
1. Frank … into his pocket and brought out a few coins.
2. I was beginning to doubt my own … .
3. She gave me a … smile.
4. His wrinkled suit gave him a … appearance.
5. The standards of service are … .
6. Being organized will help you maintain … with a busy schedule and alleviate stress with a more fulfilling agenda that honors work and play allowing you to balance as much as you possibly can.
7. He is living under the … that he is incapable of making mistakes.
8. The book … into the latest research
9. She’s very … and shy when meeting strangers.
10. She has … taste in music.
II. Discussing the text
1. Read the short story “For Services Rendered” by J. Deaver and consider the tasks below.
2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
1. Was Harry a good psychiatrist?
2. What was Harry’s attitude to his work?
3. Describe Patsy’s case.
4. Did Peter have any motifs to get rid of his wife?
5. What helped Harry realize that Patsy was pulling his leg? When did you realize Patsy was telling lies?
3. Make a list of things that helped Harry find out the truth about Patsy. Which of these signs were the most significant ones?
4. Discussion: Patsy got what she deserved. Can we say the same about Harry?
III. Follow-up activities
1. Does Harry’s noble aim make up for what he did to get the money? Explain your point.
2. Agree or disagree: Despite the fact that Harry’s rich patients were quitting, his career will be a successful one.
3. You are a psychiatrist and deliver a speech a conference. Share your recent experience with your colleagues.
Makeover
I. Vocabulary work
1. Study the words and use them in contexts of your own.
Subsequent, frumpy, malign, exertion, snarl, pouty, demolish.
2. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from Ex. 1.
1. This job calls for physical and mental … .
2. The gloomy house had a … influence upon her usually good mood.
3. His misbehaviour and … dismissal from the firm were reported in the newspaper.
4. I looked so … next to those women.
5. The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it … .
6. He … a threat.
7. We could tell from the way she turned … that she’d lost the tennis match.
3. Match the words to make up word combinations.
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subsequent unbroken numerical to confess to accomplish far-fetched to make |
amends marital bond stories toxicity anniversary the feat one’s transgression |
II. Discussing the text
1. Read the short story “Makeover” by B. Callahan and consider the tasks below.
2. Use the text to answer the following questions.
1. How and why did the conflict between Emily and her husband start?
2. What radio programme was Emily listening on her way to the restaurant?
3. When did you guess that Stephanie was talking about Emily?
4. How did Stephanie describe Emily?
5. Why was Emily shocked when she saw Stephanie’s photo?
6. What did Emily decide to change about her life? How did Todd react to these changes?
7. Recall the episode with Emily’s throwing the cake away and a strange dream she had afterwards. Comment on Todd’s and Emily’s behaviour.
8. What changed about Todd?
9. How did Emily find out about Stephanie and Todd’s plan? Did this plan work? Did Emily’s plan work?