- •Lesson 1
- •Learning foreign languages
- •Lessons 6-8 family
- •Key vocabulary Name
- •Relations
- •What’s your family like?
- •My family
- •Lessons 9-10 my friend
- •Key vocabulary Nouns
- •Appearance
- •Character Traits
- •Proverbs and Sayings
- •My friend
- •Lesson 11 hobbies
- •Vocabulary
- •My hobby
- •Lesson 12
- •Film industry
- •Lessons 13-15 our college
- •Exercises
- •My working day
My hobby
My name is Keat Bright and I'm 15 years old. I've got a lot of hobbies but my favourite hobby is collecting records.
On my twelfth birthday my uncle gave me a long-playing record. At first I was a little bit disappointed because I wasn't very much interested in listening to pop music. The title of this record was "The John Lennon Collection". I wanted to make my uncle happy. Therefore I played the record at once. And what a surprise, I liked most of these songs. This was the beginning of my hobby.
At the moment I have 72 long-playing records and 55 singles. I know that it is an expensive hobby but I like it. I spend nearly all my pocket-money for my hobby. Some of my friends think that I'm crazy and they cannot understand my passion.
Last spring I wanted to buy several records. But all my money was gone. So I decided to look for a holiday-job in the summer holidays. A few weeks later I read in the newspaper: "Newspaper carrier wanted". I applied for this job and I really got it. Now I distribute a local newspaper every Thursday and I get $30 for it. That means one long-playing record and two singles! I only collect pop music, of course. I don't like classical music or folk music. And I'm afraid this will never change.
Lesson 12
Act as an interpreter.
Film industry
Richard Stilman, an American film producer from Hollywood has come on a visit to Russia. Now our Russian film producer is talking with him.
— Ричард, мне бы хотелось расспросить Вас о первой постановке фильма «Унесенные ветром». Он ведь был снят на вашей киностудии, не так ли? |
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— Безусловно. Это романтический и волнующий рассказ о красивой молодой девушке Скарлетт О'Хара, о двенадцати годах ее жизни до, в течение и после Гражданской войны 1861-1865 гг. в США. |
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актрису Вивьен Ли. |
— Yes, when Selznick saw the beautiful face of Vivien Leigh, he decided at once: "She will be Scarlett O'Hara!" |
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— Потрясающе! Фильм имел большой успех. |
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— Спасибо, Ричард. Было приятно поговорить с Вами. |
—You are welcome.
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