I. Find in the text the words and phrases meaning the following:

• old-fashioned, but elegant

• an ability to remain calm when in trouble, pain, etc.

• plays set in a historical period

• too public, too confident in a rude and aggressive way

• claiming importance, value, esp. without good cause

• an expensive and elegant raincoat

• fixed idea of a person’s character

• people from whom sb is descended especially those more remote than grandparents

II. Find the synonyms from the text:

• agitated

• self-control, self-restraint

• virtuous, respectable

• attractive, charming (Am and Br variants)

• marvelous, fabulous, excellent

III. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions:

• to have respect and affection … sb

• to be jealous … sb/sth

• money matters … Americans

• to approve … sth

• it influences … their opinion … Americans … general

• to talk loudly ... strong accents

• they have no culture … … a few intellectuals

• to be welcoming … visitors

• experiences are common … people who are not … British origin

• to be covered … fog

• to be wary … doing sth

• to progress … leaps and bounds

Key to Home Test 3

Task 1	Task 2	Task 3
quaint (to keep) a “stiff upper lip” period dramas brash pretentious “Burberry” stereotype ancestors	excited reserve proper Am – cute, Br - lovely smashing, brilliant	to have respect and affection for sb to be jealous of sb/sth money matters to Americans to approve of sth it influences - their opinion of Americans in general to talk loudly with strong accents they have no culture except for a few intellectuals to be welcoming to visitors experiences are common to people who are not of British origin to be covered in fog to be wary of doing sth to progress in leaps and bounds

Guide for the tape

WHO KILLED EVELYN?

Pre-listening.

Imagine you are a police detective who is supposed to investigate a murder case. The victim- Evelyn, a rich and eccentric old widow - was found strangled on the living-room sofa in her luxurious apartment, though there was no evidence of any kind of struggle. You are going to hear extracts from statements made to the police by five people who knew the victim. These people (Paul, Veronica, Jeremy, Gerald and Tom) are the main suspects in this murder case.

General listening.

After listening to each extract for the first time note down:

• the speaker’s relationship to the victim (e.g. son, friend …);

• the speaker’s attitude to the victim (e.g. affectionate? negative? …);

• anything any speaker reveals about the other four.

Extensive listening.

Here are some possible motives for committing a murder like the one in this case. Copy the following table in your notebook. And listen to the extracts for the second time. Against each motive write the name/names of any of the five suspects who might have committed the murder for that reason. Note that some of the suspects may have a number of motives!

robbery jealousy getting money through a will revenge sheer desperation personal hatred liberation from injustice compassion for the victim’s victims desire to incriminate another other (but specify!)

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Detailed listening. Language Focus.

While listening to the extracts for the third time, pick out from the suspects’ statements the parenthetical phrases (To tell you the truth, …) and write down the English equivalents to the following Russian ones:

я терпеть не мог видеть её; иметь власть над кем-либо; это было для меня пределом терпения; ради сохранения семьи; посвятить большую часть жизни кому-то; жить независимо (самостоятельно); приходить к кому-либо со своими проблемами; всё усложнять;

вызывать ревность у кого-либо; вы не поступаете так с теми, кого вы любите; быть сытым по горло; покинуть кого-либо; обучать кого-либо спиритизму и парапсихологии; охотиться за чьими-либо деньгами; переживать трудное время на работе; видеть людей насквозь.

Follow-up.

Who do you think killed Evelyn? Write down your answer. Give your reasons.

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LEFT – RIGHT

Before you listen to the tape, answer the following questions, with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Do the questions help in reflecting your personality type?

1. At school, were you better at arts than at science subjects?

2. Were you better at handicraft than learning languages?

3. Do you prefer to solve problems step by step, logically?

4. When you feel you have done something well, is it mainly because you feel what you have done is original?

5. Are you good at presenting spatial relationships, distances, when you draw maps or pictures?

6. When you get intuition in your work or personal life, do you follow them only if they seem logical?

7. Have you ever had a genuine premonition, which later proved correct, that someone you knew was going to be ill or have an accident, or that a particular unexpected event was going to happen?

What do you know about the functions of the two hemispheres of our brain?

Listen to the interview with the author of the book “Joining the Hemispheres” and answer the questions.

1. Why is this book so popular?

2. How much brain power do we use?

3. Which hemisphere is given prominence to in the western society?

4. What are the functions of the left and right hemispheres? Write them down.

5. Which jobs are mentioned in connection with the two hemispheres?

6. Why should we take more notice of the right hemisphere?

What was said about:

• the tree; the forest

• the butterfly

• the pictures; the film

• a disorderly teenager’s bedroom?

Sum up the functions of the two hemispheres and say which one you use more effectively.

What are some other jobs where the best use of the right hemisphere is essential?

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BBC ENGLISH: BRITISH FAMILY

Listen to the following speakers:

1. Two elderly ladies

2. A couple in their 50s

3. Three teenagers

4. A young couple expecting a baby

5. A lone mother

6. Sue Slipman, the director of the National Council for one-parent families.

7. The leader of the organization “Parents’ Link”.

What do they say about the changes that took place in British family life?Fill in the table

British family life
then		now
	Family environment
	Role of a parent in a family
	Relationship with parents
	Male-female role in a family
	Attitude to children
	Family size
	Practice of marriage

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LIVING IN NEW-YORK AND LONDON.

In the first part of the recording listen to Bob and Sheila talking about when they lived in New York. They spent 2 years there and now they live back in England in a small village outside London. In the second part of the recording you will listen to Terry. She is an American who lives in London. What do they say about the following things? Fill in the table.

People What are they like? What is important to them? What do they like doing? Where do they live? Shops What are they like? Do they like them? What time do they open? Work and holidays Transport General opinions Is it a good place to live?

Bob and Sheila

Terry