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Consider: You must be extremely careful with your ad vice; statistics have shown that most people follow the counselor's advice. Be as clear and reasonable as possible. 3. The problems will be told in the speaker's own words. DECIDE
Advice Seeker 1: James Nathan (age 77) "Ever since my wife died three years ago, I've been living with my son and his wife and their two children. They live in a three-bedroom apartment on the fourth floor of an apartment building three blocks from here. We've always gotten along well before now; they've given me a room and meals, and I've given them some of my Social Security check each month. But last night we had a big argument. My daughter-in-law said it was getting too hard to take care of me, and they were going to p me in a nursing home. My son agreed with her and sa he was going to make arrangements for me to leave the end of the month. What am I going to do? I don't have enough money to get an apartment alone. I don't have any friends, and I'll kill myself before I'll let them take me to a nursing home." Advice Seeker 2: Lynn Seimor (17) "We started trying drugs together a couple of years ago. I stopped, but Lisa kept going. Now it's so bad, she doesn't even recognize me a lot of the time. Her parents don't care about her, and are even threatening to throw her out of the house. I'm afraid that she'll soon have to become a prostitute or something in order to support her habit. I want to help her very much, but I don't know what to do!" 13. Make up dialogue on the following situations. 1. The wife complains that the husband doesn't pay enough attention to the children. The husband thinks the 17-year-old daughter is too young to go out on dates. The wife disagrees. The wife has a full-time job and is angry because the husband does not help around the house. The husband complains about his wife's mother inter fering him. 14. Comment on the following quotations. "The greatest punishment is to be despised by your neighbours, the world, and members of your family." E. Howe. "A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner." J. La Bruyere. "The family is one of nature's masterpieces." G. San- tayana. "Marriage is the greatest earthy happiness when found ed on complete sympathy." B. Disraeli. TEXT ALL THE YEARS OF HER LIFE {after Morley Callaghan) Is it true that people show different sides of their personality in different situations? Does anyone have a single character or many characters? In this story a woman's character surprises even her own son. They were closing the druastore, and Alfred Higgins, who had just taken off his white jacket, was putting on his coat and getting ready to go home. The little grey-haired man, Sam Carr, who owned the drugstore, looked up from the counter, and when Alfred Higgins passed him, he said softly, "Just a moment, Alfred. One moment before you go." The soft, confident, quiet way in which Sam Carr spoke made Alfred start to button his coat nervously. He felt sure his face was white. In the six months he had been working in the drugstore Alfred had never heard him speak softly like that. His heart began to beat so loud it was hard for him to get his breath. "What is it, Mr Carr?" he asked. "Maybe you'd be good enough to take a few things out of your pocket and leave them here before you go," Sam Carr said. "What things? What are you talking about?" "You've got a compact and a lipstick and at least two tubes of toothpaste in your pocket, Alfred." "What do you mean? Do you think I'm crazy?" Alfred said. His face got red and he knew he looked angry with indignation. But Sam Carr, standing by the door with his blue eyes shining bright behind his glasses and his lips moving only nodded his head a few times, and then Alfred grew very frightened and he didn't know what to say Slowly he raised his hand and put it into the pocket, and with his eyes never meeting Sam Carr's eyes, he took out a blue compact and two tubes of toothpaste and lipstick, and laid them one by one on the counter. "Thieving, eh, Alfred?" Sam Carr said. "And maybe you'd be good enough to tell me how long it has been going on." "This is the first time I ever took anything." "So now you think you'll tell me a lie, eh? I don't know what goes on in my own store, eh? I tell you you've been doing this pretty often," Sam Carr said. Ever since Alfred had left school he had been getting into trouble wherever he worked. He lived at home with his mother and his father, who was a printer. His two older brothers were married and his sister had got married last year, and it would have been all right for his parents now if Alfred had only been able to keep a job. While Sam Carr smiled, Alfred began to feel that familiar terror growing in him that had been in him each time he had got into such trouble. "I liked you," Sam Carr was saying. "I liked you and would have trusted you, and now look what I have to do. I don't like to call a cop," he was saying as he looked very worried. "You are a fool, and maybe I should call your father and let him know I am going to call the police." "My father's not at home. He is a printer. He works nights," Alfred said. "Who is at home?". "My mother, I guess." "Then I'll see what she says." Sam Carr went to the phone and dialed the number. "Yes, that's right, he's in trouble," Mr Carr was saying. "Yes, your boy works for me. You'd better come down in a hurry." Alfred knew how his mother would come; she would rush in with her eyes bright with anger, or maybe she would be crying, and she would push him away when he tried to talk to her, and make him feel her contempt; yet he wanted her to come before Mr Carr saw the cop. While they waited — and it seemed a long time — they did not speak, and when at last they heard someone knocking at the closed door, Mr Carr said, "Come in, MrsHiggins." He looked hard-faced and firm. She came in, large and plump, with a little smile on her friendly face. It was dark in the store -and at first she did not see Alfred, who was standing at the end of the counter. Yet as soon as she saw him she did not look as Alfred thought she would look: she smiled, and with a calmness and dignity she put out her hand to Mr Carr and said politely, "I'm Mrs Higgins. I'm Alfred's mother." Mr Carr was a bit embarrassed by her lack of terror and her simplicity, and he hardly knew what to say to her, so she asked, "Is Alfred in trouble?" "He is. He's been taking things from the store. Little things like compacts and toothpaste and lipsticks which he can sell easily," he said. As she listened Mrs Higgins looked at Alfred sometimes and nodded her head sadly, and when Sam Carr had finished she said, "Is it so, Alfred?" "Yes."
"Why have you been doing it?" "I've been spending money, I guess." "On what?" "Going around with the boys, I guess," Alfred said. Mrs.Higgins put out her hand and touching Sam Carr's arm she said, "If you would only listen to me before doing anything." Her simple seriousness made her shy; her humiliation made her look away, but in a moment she was smiling again, and she said with a kind of patient dignity, "What did you intend to do, Mr Carr?" "I was going to get a cop. That's what I ought to do." "Yes, I suppose so. It's not for me to say, because he is my son. Yet I sometimes think a little good advice is the best thing for a boy when he is at certain period of his life," she said. Alfred couldn't understand his mother's quiet behaviour, for if they had been at home, he knew she would be in a rage and would cry out against him. Yet now she was standing there with that pleading smile on her face, saying, "I wonder if you don't think it would be better just to let him come home with me. He looks a big fellow, doesn't he? It takes some of them a long time to get any sense, and they both looked at Alfred who turned away with a bit of light shining for a moment on his thin face. But while he was turning away it suddenly occurred to him that Mr Carr had begun to feel that his mother was really a fine woman; he knew that Sam Carr was puzzled by his mother who instead of pleading him with tears somehow made him feel ashamed of himself. "Of course, I don't want to be cruel;" Mr Carr was saying, "I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll just fire him and leave it at that. How is that?" and he got up and shook hands with Mrs Higgins in deep respect. There was such warmth and gratitude in the way she said, "I'll never forget your kindness," that Mr Carr began to feel warm and generous himself. "Good night, Mrs Higgins. I'm truly sorry," he said. The mother and son walked along the street together, her face was full of worry. Alfred was afraid to speak to her, he was afraid of the silence that was between them, but in a little while he began to wonder what she was thinking of; she seemed to have forgotten that he walked beside her; so when the sound of the passing train seemed to break the silence, he said in his old boasting way, "Thank God it turned out like that. I certainly won't get in a trouble like that again." "Be quiet. Don't speak to me. You've disgraced me again and again she said. "That's the last time. That's all I'm saying." "Have the decency to be quiet," she interrupted.
along the street together a little while ago. He watched his mother, and he never spoke, but at that moment his youth seemed to be over; he knew all the years of her life by the way her hand trembled as she raised the cup to her lips. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever looked upon his mother. Vocabulary drugstore n — chemist's (shop) indignation n — humiliation, insult dignity n — self-respect sense n — common sense — sound practical understanding fire v — dismiss from a job gratitude n — thankfulness decent a — respectable, ethical, moral decency n — state or quality of being decent Exercises 1. Answer the following questions. Where did Alfred work? What happened one day when he was going to leave the store after his working day was over? Did Alfred confess thieving at once? Was it the first time Alfred had got into such trouble? Did he come from a well off family? What did Sam Carr decide to do at first? Why didn't he call the police? Why wasn't his father at home at that time of the day? What reaction at the news had Alfred expected from his mother before she arrived? How did she actually behave when she came? How did Alfred's mother manage to persuade Mr Can to let Alfred come home with her? What was Sam Carr's final decision about the boy? Why was Alfred afraid to speak to his mother as they walked along the street together? What did Alfred's mother tell him when they came home? Why did she ask him not to tell his father about what had happened? What did Alfred think about his mother while he was undressing in his bedroom? What did Mrs Higgins do in the kitchen? What did Alfred suddenly understand about her? 2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following: седой человек, иметь в собственности, застегивать пиджак, компактная пудра, губная помада, презрение, тюбик зубной пасты, возмущение, знакомый ужас, попасть в беду, доверять, чувство собственного достоинства, спокойствие, унижение, серьезность, гнев, быть озадаченным, испытывать стыд, умолять, позорить, уверенный в себе, воровать, смутиться, терпение 3. Explain the following statements from the text. It was hard for him to get his breath. "So now you think you'll tell me a lie, eh?" It would have been all right for his parents now if Alfred had only been able to keep a job. "Yet I sometimes think a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at a certain period of his life." As he sat on his bed he felt a pride in her strength. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever looked upon his mother. He never spoke, but at that moment his youth seemed to be over. 4. Fill in the gaps with the verbs "let" or "make". The way in which Sam Carr spoke ... Alfred start to button his coat nervously. Tina's boss is very strict. She doesn't ... anybody smoke in the office. Sam Carr wanted to call Alfred's father and ... him know that he was going to call the police. Her simple seriousness ... her shy; her humiliation ... her look away. I thought you were my best friend. Why don't you ... me read your letter. The book I read about the Indians was so sad that it ... me cry. Mrs Higgins asked Sam Carr to ... her son come home with her. Nothing will ... him change his plans. Sam Carr was puzzled by Alfred's mother who some how ... him ashamed of himself. Why do you always ... me say things twice? Are you deaf? She ... him feel afraid again when she started speak ing to him. 12.1 wanted to go to the rock festival but my parents didn't ... me go. 5. Change the following complex sentences into simple ones using an infinitive or a participial construction. Make all the necessary changes. Example: Alfred had no idea that Mr Carr could speak so softly. Alfred never heard Mr Carr speaking so softly. Alfred began to feel that familiar terror which had grown in him each time he had got into such trouble. At the moment they heard that someone was knock ing at the door Mr Carr's face became hard and firm. It seemed to Alfred that his mother had forgotten that he walked beside her. It seemed to him that the sound of the passing train broke the silence. From his bedroom Alfred heard how his mother was moving around the kitchen. He could still see the way Sam Carr was nodding his head and hear his mother's voice when she was talk ing simply and seriously. When he was at the door he saw that his mother was pouring herself a cup of tea. It seemed to him that his youth was over. 6. Fill in the gaps with an adjective or an adverb of the words in brackets. Sam Carr's voice sounded so ... (confident) that it made Alfred button his coat ... (nervous). Alfred's heart began to beat so ... (loud) that he could ... (hard) get his breath. He looked ... (hard)-faced and ... (firm). Sam nodded his head ... (encourage). She lifted the cup to her lips and drank the hot tea ... (eager). Why do you stand there ... (stupid)? In what context are the following words from the story used? Indignation, contempt, dignity, humiliation, patience, gratitude, respect, trust, tremble, disagree, decent, puzzled, generous, frightened, ashamed, embarrassed 8. Think of five sentences using enough + infinitive as in the model Be good enough to tell me how long it has been going on. 9. Think of five sentences using you'd better + infi nitive as in the model You'd better come down in a hurry. 10. Complete the following sentences. It would have been all right for his parents now if Alfred ... I liked you and I would have trusted you if ... If they had been at home, he knew she ... Slowly he raised his hand and put it into the pocket, and with ... , laid the stolen things one by one on the counter. Alfred knew how his mother would come; she would rush in with ... They both looked at Alfred who turned away with ... 11. Talking about the text. Whose story is this, Alfred's or his mother's? Do you agree with the title? Do you blame anyone for Alfred's thieving? If so whom? How did Mrs Higgins react to such incidents before? What is new about her behaviour this time? Do you feel that past experiences have finally taught her to deal with Alfred and those who catch him misbehaving? Or do you feel that before, when Alfred was younger, the mother had hoped to change him and that now she feels he has reached an age when his character is set and there is nothing else she can do? Perhaps you have still another explanation? What details about the home life of the Higgins fam ily throw light on "all the years" of Mrs Higgins' life? As they walk home, Alfred sees his mother as firm and strong. As he listens to her in the drugstore, he admires her strength and calmness. When he gets up and goes to the kitchen, he sees her in still another way. Which of these is the true picture oi Mrs Hig-gins? Or are all of them true? Explain. 7. Now that his mother has changed toward him, and he has seen her in a new light, do you think Alfred will behave any differently? Explain your answer. 12. Write the story as if you were Alfred Higgins. THE WORLD | THE MONARCHY OF BRITAIN The Monarchy is the oldest institution of government. Queen Elizabeth II is herself directly descended from King Egbert, who united England under his rule in 829. The only interruption in the history of the Monarchy was the republic, which lasted from 1649 to 1660. Today the Queen is not only Head of state, but also a symbol of national unity. The Queen's title in the UK is: "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith". In the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man the Queen is represented by a Lieutenenat-Governor. Although the seat of the Monarchy is in the UK, the Queen is also Head of state of a number of Commonwealth states. They are Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; the Baghamas; Belize; Canada; Grenada; Jamaica; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vicent and the Grenadines; Solomon Islands; and Tuvalu.
The title to the crown is derived partly from statute and partly from common law rules of descent. Despite interruptions in the direct line of succession, the heridi-tary principle upon which it was founded has always been preserved. Sons of the Sovereign still have precedence over daughters in succeeding to the throne. When a daughter succeeds, she becomes Queen Regnant, and has the same powers as a king. The consort of a king takes her husband's rank and style, becoming Queen. The constitution does not give any special rank of privileges to the husband of a Queen Regnant. The Sovereign succeeds the throne as soon as his or her predecessor dies; there is no interregnum. The Sovereign's coroantion follows the accession after a convenient interval. The ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey in London, in the presence of representatives of the Houses of Parliament and of all the major public organizations in the UK. The Prime Ministers and leading members of the other Commonwealth nations and representatives of other countries also attend. The Queen personifies the state. In law, she is head of the execurive, an integral part of the ligislature, head of the judiciary, the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Crown and the 'supreme governor' of the established Church of England. As a result of a long process of evolution, during which the Monarchy's abso lute power has been progressively reduced, the Queen acts on the advice of her government ministers. The UK is governed by Her Majesty's Government in the name of the Queen. , The Queen still takes part in some inmportant acts of government. These include summoning, proroguing (discounting until the next session without dissolution) and dissolving Parliament; and giving Royal Assent to Bills passed by Parliament. The Queen formally appoints important office holders, including the Prime Minister and other government ministers, judges, officers in the armed forces,governors,diplomats,bishops and some other senior clergy of the Church of England. She is also involved in pardoning people wrongly convicted of crimes; and in conferring peerages, knighthoods and other honours. In international affairs the Queen, as Head of State, has the power to declare war and make peace, to recognize foreign states and governments, to conclude treaties and to annex or cede territory. With rare exception (such as appointing the Prime Minister), acts involving the use of 'royal prerogative' powers are now performed by government ministers, who are responsible to Parliament and can be questioned about particular policies. The Queen gives audiences to her ministers and officials in the UK and overseas, receives accounts of Cabinet decisions, reads dispatches and signs state papers. She must be consulted on every aspect of national life, and must show complete impartiality. Ceremony has always been associated with the British monarchy, and many traditional ceremionies continue to take place. Royal marriages and funerals are marked by public ceremony, and the Sovereign's birthday is officially celebrated in June by Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. State banquets take place when a foreign monarch or head of state visits the UK and investitures are held at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyrood House in Scotland to bestow honours. Each year the Queen and other members of the Royal Family visit many parts of the UK. They are also closely involved in the work of many charities. For example, the Prince of Wales is actively involved in The Prince's Trust, set up to encourage small firms and self-employment in inner cities, while the Princess Royal is President of the Save the Children Fund. The Queen pays state visits to foreign governments, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh. She also tours the other countries of the Commonwealth. Since 1993 the Queen has voluntary paid income tax on all personal income. Your friend has taken your notes in English without asking you. You are very displeased. You are in the park. A small boy is crying all the time You are very annoyed. You are speaking to his mum/dad UNIT3 I LANGUAGE WE LEARN | FUNCT|0NS
Develop the ideas. In pairs make up dialogues. You've just received a letter from your friend. You are very pleased. You are going to tell it to your mum/dad. Your teacher tells you are the best at literature. You are very pleased. GRAMMAR I WOULD RATHER / IN USE I HAD BETTER We use would rather to express preference. The weather is bad. I would rather stay at home We use had better to give advice or recommend person to do something in a particular situation. You had better take this medicine three time a day. Remember • If would rather and the following verb have the same subject we use a) would rather + simple infinitive if the actioin refers to the present or the future. I'd rather go to the cinema today. b) would rather + perfect infinitive if the ac- tions refers to the past. I'd rather have visited my granny last week. • When would rather and the following verb have different subjects we use. would rather + past tense if the action refers, to the present and the future. I'd rather Betty went to the doctor's today. would rather + perfect infinitive if the action refers to the past. I'd rather Sally hadn't danced all the previous day Exersises 1. Answer the questions using would rather. Would you like to go to Spain in summer? Will we eat out this evening? Would you like to learn French? Do you want me to study here? Would you like to have a salad or some soup? Do you want her to sing a song? Would you like to enter the university abroad? Would you like to play golf or tennis? 2. Complete the sentences. It is very cold outside. You ... It is an exciting programme on TV. I ... I can cook but I ... I'll do the washing up but I ... John wants to go out in the evening but Jane ... I'm cold. I ... We leave far from the airport. I ... He is so easy going. I ... 3. What do you say? Use had better. Your friend is not well today. He is very busy. It is very dangerous to go outside in the evening. You are driving a car. You've almost run out of petrol. 5. Your friend invites you to go out. You have a lot of work to do. There is a long queue to the museum. Your mum doesn't let you go to the disco. Your friend is always late. REMEMBER I TO COME THE PHRASAL VERBS ♦ to come about — to happen How did the dangerous state of affairs come about': ♦ to come across — to meet (someone) by chance I came across the old photograph in the back of the drawer. ♦ to come along — to advance, improve How is your work coming along? ♦ to come between — to cause trouble between two or more people Why should a little argument come between friends? ♦ to come out — to appear The stars come out as soon as it was dark. to come over — to make a short informal visit Can I come over and see you on Friday night? to come round — to travel a longer way than usua We came round by the fields as we didn't want to go through the woods in the dark. to come up — to happen A chance may come up soon. Exersises 1. Fill in the blanks. How did it that the man was dismissed. Nothing Jim and his wife. I'll let you know if anything comes .... The flowers come ... in everyone's garden. He had never a person quite like Sheila. 6. Mother's nicely, thank you. 7 and see us sometime: 8. The road was flooded, so we had to by the bridge. 2. Match the parts of the sentences. 1. Study the following text. The main purpose of sport is enjoyment. It brings a sense of achievement as skill and performance improve. But it also brings other things. If we train and play hard, we become litter. Our bodies become suppler and stronger. There is a Latin phrase, "mens sana in corpore sano" (a sound mind in a sound body), which expresses the fact that your body is fit then your mind will be too. The sun came out... Why don't you come over... The road was flooded... I've got to go — ... How did it come about that... If you come across my glasses... How is Martin coming along... The road was blocked... ... so we had to come round by the bridge. .. can you let me have them? .. with his English. ... humans speak so many languages? . as soon as the rain stopped. ... we had to come round by the fields. ... to our place one evening? ... something has just come up at home am I'm needed there. I SPORT Try to take part in some sport or exercise regularly and you will feel a much healthier and happier person. You do not need to be good at sports to enjoy them — according to the Olympic ideal it is the taking part, not the winning, which is important, though nowadays this is sometimes forgotten. Whatever type of person you are, there is a sport which will suit you, and there are many different ones to choose from. If you like team games, try rowing, netball, lacrosse or hockey. Games for you to play with a friend include badminton, squash and tennis; and if you enjoy doing things on your own, you may enjoy swimming, riding, golf or athletics. Different sports may be suitable for different times of the year — athletics and water sports in summer, skiing and tobogganing in winter; though many sports do not depend on the weather since they are played indoors. For water sports, such as sailing or windsurfing, a wet suit can be worn in winter to enable you to continue enjoying them. Many unusual sports are popular nowadays — hang-gliding, parachuting, karate, different kinds of dance; but the traditional sports are still just as much fun. 2. Answer the following questions Do you play any sport? Is there any sport that you hate? What's your national sport? Do you have a national sporting hero? Do you prefer individual or team sport? Who for you are the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen in the following sports: football, tennis, basketball and motor racing? Explain your choice. 7. What do you think attracts people to dangerous sports like motor racing? 3. Which sports do you think are very exciting to watch? very boring to watch? very dangerous to play? very fast to play? very slow to play? very interesting to watch? very good for people who want to stay fit? 4. Which words go with which sports? Ball, shuttlelock, club, racket, stick, hole, goal, net. 5. Which sports these places are associated with? court 3. ring 5. rink 7. piste course 4. pitch 6. alley 6. Answer these questions. Do you play any sport games? Which is your favourite game? Who taught you to play it? Are you an ice-hockey fan? Who is your favourite ice- hockey player? What team do you support? Do young boys dream of becoming ice-hockey players? Why? Fishing is a pleasant kind of sport, isn't it? What qual ities does it require? 7. What do you think about the following points of view? A sound mind in a sound body. Sport helps people prepare themselves for life. We are all interested in the lives of great sportsmen. I don't associate sport with comfort. When we watch a game we identify ourselves with the players. 8. Match the following words to one of the listed sports below. A glove, a net, a set, a ring, a green, a goal, a racket, a round, an umpire, a court, a pitch, a linesman, a club, a referee, to serve. tennis golf football volleyball boxing 9. Describe a sport that you know. Refer to the fol lowing: where you play what you play with what you wear who you play with the object of the game the basic rules 10. Explain in English. To toboggan; a lot of spectators; ski poles; to chalk up the results; a tennis court; a skiing suit; a fisherman; a fore-hand shoke; a gym; a puck; a competition; the top-scorer; rugger; custom; awkward; to dismount; to complete; the penalty bench; a swimming-pool; speed-skating; to be circular; outdoor games; a weight-lifter; a badge-holder; determination; to be adopted in reckoning any amount; a diver. 11. What do you call a person who does wrestling, cycling, weight-lifting, swimming, diving, running, mountaineering, boxing, skiing, racing, hunting, playing football, playing chess, playing draughts, athletics, skating, playing volley-ball, playing basketball, playing hockey? 12. Say what they do. A skater, a swimmer, a boxer, a skier, a wrestler, a footballer, a speed-skater, a fencer, a chess-player, a basket-bailer, a tennis-player, an athlete, a goalkeeper, a draughtsman, a cyclist, a gymnast, a weight-lifter. 13. Complete the sentences. We didn't do skating yesterday because .... They had to stop their tennis tournament because.... As sport is an essential part of his life .... In summer I go swimming and rowing when .... Let me know if.... We had to stop the football game because .... They missed everything as.... Every Sunday we can see a lot of people at the railway station because .... Of all outdoor games I prefer basketball, but.... 10. I like sport because.... 14. Give the words corresponding to the following definitions. Frozen water; the person who acts as judge in foot- . ball; the place people skate on; the sports ground on which tennis is played; the person who dances on the ice 15. Agree or disagree. Taking part in sports helps develop the character of young people. That is why all young people should take part in sport. Team games develop team spirit and cooperation. Team games encourage people to be competitive. Children should not play team games at school. "Fair play" and "playing the game" is more important than winning. Individual sports develop the individual more than team games. 16. Discuss these questions. What games did your parents play in school? Do you play the same games today? List three sports that: your sports teacher encourages you to do; you like doing best. 17. Correct the wrong statements. 1. Football is popular in almost all the countries of the world. 2. Sport fans come to the stadium to learn their favourite poems.
3. If you want to play hockey you must have a puck and a stick.
People who play chess are called chessmen. Track-and-field events are included into Olympic Games. The referee acts as a goalkeeper in football. There is no difference between tennis and table tennis. Women are fond of playing hockey. Tennis is a game in which two or four players strike a tennis ball with rackets all over a net. Every player dreams of losing a game. Draughts is an outdoor game. There is no difference between soccer and rugby. Badminton can be played only indoors. The goalkeeper acts as a judge in football. Ice hockey is popular with women. A tennis ball is struck with a club. Women are good football players as a rule. People who play draughts are called draughtsmen. We use balls when playing badminton. . Golf is played on ice fields. Hockey is one of the most popular summer sports. Table-tennis and lawn-tennis are one and the same game. In hockey a handball and rackets are used. Boxers fight with bare hands. Track and field events are never included in Olympic Games. You may touch the ball with your hands when playing football. 18. Which of the sports are these people talking about? Give your reasons. 1. "The ball has a natural curve on it so it doesn't go in a straight line on the grass." 2. "Provided it's not too windy at the top, there's ho prob- lem".
3. '"It is incredibly noisy, fast and dangerous, but it's really exciting to watch." 4. "You get sore at first and can hardly sit down, but you get used to it after a while." "It's all a matter of balance really." "You need a good eye and a lot of concentration." 19. Practise the following conversation. A: Would you like a ticket to the football game? I bought it on the spur of the moment. I forgot I wouldn't be in town this weekend. B: Thanks. I'd like to go. I haven't been to any games this year. A: You haven't missed anything. The good games have been few and far between. Our team hasn't played very well. B: But they haven't done too badly. Remember, they won the last two games. I'm confident of one thing. They have it in them to play good football. A: Yes, that's true. I have to admit it. At the moment they seem to be on their toes. B: I'm sure that they're bent on winning Saturday's game. A: Maybe in the long run, they'll do all right. I hope so. Which sports do you watch on TV? Which sports are boring to watch? Why? Discuss it with your Directory: forums -> uploaded forums -> Bbt”: Broadband Tool “bsw” forums -> Cv personal details: Name: Yehonatan Devorkin id number forums -> Patrick De Smedt Chairman, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa forums -> App Dragon Listing Page of 1Tap Cleaner Free 54) uploaded -> A. crs. Availability; will display flights with seats available. An arunk (qv) or surface segment of a trip. American plan (qv). Code for a class of service, usually superior a la carte uploaded -> Ubs dictionary of Banking uploaded -> Maassen, Friedrich Bernard Christian Professor of law (1823-1900) Download 1.92 Mb. Share with your friends:
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