A Anyway, I suppose ___ heard about Mark and Sonia?

B No, what?

A Oh, ___ know? ___ emigrating to New Zealand.

B Really? How come?

A I think ___ having a lot of problems lately – you knew their house ___ burgled last year, while ___ asleep in bed?

B No, ___ actually… how awful!

A Yeah, and Sonia ___ suffering with her nerves ever since, ___ even off work for a while, I think.

B Oh no, I had no idea.

A And now apparently, Mark ___ made redundant from his job!

B The poor things!

A I know… so that’s why ___ decided to make a fresh start in New Zealand. I think Mark ___ paid quite a lot of redundancy money, so ___ going to start up their own business.

B Oh… well I hope it works out for them. ___ know when ___ leaving?

A ___ know but I think ___ going before the end of the month.

B Oh, right – ___ give them a call to wish them all the best.

A Yes, ___ sure ___ appreciate that.

7. Read the following dialogues with your own intonation laying stress-tone marks according to the rules. Use the High Fall, the High Rise, the Rise-Fall and the Fall-Rise in the dialogues. Explain, what meanings these nuclear tones convey.

1. How’s your father keeping? He’s been off work for a day or two. What’s wrong with him? He’s gone down with a cold. Tell him I hope he soon feels better. That’s very kind of you. I’ll pass it on.	2. How’s your brother these days? He hasn’t been too well just recently. I’m sorry to hear that. What’s the matter? I think he’s been overworking. I hope he soon gets over it. Thank you. He’ll be pleased to hear you asked after him.
3. Where’s Tony this evening? He’s not feeling very well. Really? What’s the trouble? I think he must have eaten something. Give him my regards and tell him to take things easy. Thank you very much. I’ll tell him what you said.	4. I haven’t seen Bob lately. How is he? As a matter of fact, he’s laid up. Oh, dear. What’s up with him? We don’t know. But we are having the doctor in tomorrow. Let me know if there’s anything I could do. Thanks very much. I’ll tell him you inquired about him.

8. Read the text below. Transcribe the words in bold. Imagine that you are a doctor, and your partner is a hypochondriac. Make up and present your own dialogue in a role-play using the words in bold. Make your speech emotional by using the High Fall, the High Rise, the Rise-Fall and the Fall-Rise.

Hypochondriacs (V. Evans, p. 105)

There are people who spend years suffering from an illness which doctors are not usually sympathetic towards. Hypochondria is a medical term which describes a highly abnormal level of worry about health. Sufferers regularly visit their doctors with complaints of serious symptoms which doctors cannot explain.

Hypochondriacs are always pessimistic about their health and often imagine that they are suffering from dangerous or incurable diseases. They waste the valuable time of doctors when really they are perfectly healthy. Sufferers can be also taught to control their anxiety through relaxation techniques.

9. Read and make a poetic translation of this poem into Ukrainian or Russian. Learn the poem by heart.

Leisure (Карневская, с. 272)

By W.H. Davies

What is this life, if full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare!

No time to stand beneath the boughs,

And stare as long as sheep and cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see in broad daylight

Streams full of stars like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.