Unit 4 Text a. Coffee-Time at the Language School--------

It is coffee time on Tuesday morning at The English Language College. Arturo is standing near Angela Leach's desk in reception. He sees Rosa coming down the stairs.

"Hello! Rosa!" he says. He does not want to speak Spanish because Angela is listening to him. She tells the Course Director everything!

"Rosa! Do you like your new class?" he asks.

"I'm not sure," she answers. "The teacher is good, but the course book is very easy."

"Don't worry!" says Arturo. "The first lessons in course books are always very easy. I'm sure your book will get more difficult."

"Well, how about your class?" asks Rosa.

"I like it when the teacher's speaking," says Arturo, "but there's too much pairwork."

"What's pairwork?" asks Rosa.

"It's when you practise your English by speaking to the person next to you," Arturo explains.

"But that's good!" says Rosa. "All the students have more speaking time!"

"It isn't good for me!" Arturo answers. The student next to me reads his dictionary all the time. He looks for words to say, but he says nothing. When I speak to him, he doesn't understand me!"

"Don't worry!" says Rosa. "Pairwork is very difficult the first time. Tomorrow it will be very easy!"

"Don't make fun of me!" says Arturo. "You're a very bad person, so I'm only going to ask you one more question."

"What?" asks Rosa.

"I'm alone here in England. Would you like to go shopping and sightseeing with me on Saturday?"

"I'm a very bad person," says Rosa, "so the answer to your question is yes!"

Exercise 1.

• Read the text and find sentences describing:

a) the course books at the Language School; b) pairwork in a language class; c) the student sitting next to Arturo.

Exercise 2.

• Do the following:

a) Write the titles of the course books you use at your Academy.

b) Write a list of the countries where English is used as the native language.

c) Write a list of the countries where English is used as a second language.

Exercise 3.

• Answer the following questions in writing:

Is it better to speak English all the time at school or to speak your own language some of the time?

Do you prefer pairwork (listening and speaking to another student) or listening to the teacher's English?

Is it good or bad to use dictionaries in class?

Why are Arturo and Rosa afraid of Angela Leach?

Why did Arturo invite Rosa to go shopping and sightseeing with him on Saturday?

Which is the best way of learning English?

• Agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your choice.

The teacher's role in class is not so important.

You cannot make (примусити) a student study.

Basic Patterns

He sees Rosa coming down the stairs. Він бачить, як Роза спускається сходами.

I heard them talking in the next room. Я чула, як вони розмовляють у сусідній кімнаті.

Exercise 4.

• Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Explain why you think your translation is correct:

Have you ever seen the police arresting a criminal?

We saw him throwing a television through the window.

I heard her practising her English pronunciation.

• Translate into English:

Я бачив, як ця жінка переходила вулицю.

Ви коли-небудь чули, як вона грає Шопена (Chopin)?

Студенти ніколи не бачили, як професор N користується комп’ютером.

• Ask other students:

Did you ever see me drinking beer directly from the bottle?