IV. A) Match idiomatic expressions(1-6) with their definitions(a-f).
1. to travel light
2. to sail close to the wind
3. to hit the road
4. to have itchy feet
5. a backseat driver
6. to be in the same boat
a. to take a trip somewhere
b. someone who gives unwanted advice and annoys you
c. to travel with very little luggage
d. to be in the same unpleasant situation
e. to have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel
f. to take risks to do something
B) Underline the correct word and explain the phrase.
1. Aunt Mary drives us all crazy with her instructions; she's an incurable backseat/road driver.
2. We had to travel over/light an old bridge over the Mississippi to get to my sister's house.
3. If somebody hit me, I’d hit the road/back.
4. Tom: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? Bill: Sorry. I'm in the same page/ boat.
5. You were sailing a bit against/close to the wind there when you made those remarks about his wife.
6. In spring, when everything is in bloom I have itchy eyes/feet.
Listening.
Living in another country
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What do you know about Sweden? What is the country like? What are the people like?
Discuss
these statements about Sweden. Do you think they are true or false?
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In winter there is only one hour of daylight.
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Swedish people look forward to winter.
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The houses are cold.
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The houses are much better insulated than in Britain.
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In parts of Sweden from May to July the sun never sets.
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Londoners work longer hours than the Swedes.
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Swedes always start work early in the morning.
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Country cottages in Sweden are usually very luxurious.
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All houses have a sauna.
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The whole family like to sit in the sauna together.
2 . You are going to listen to Jane Bland talking to her friend, Fran, about her life in Sweden. Jane comes from London, but three years ago she married a Swede and went to live and work in Stockholm. Listen and check your answers to exercise 1.
3. Compare your country with what you learned about Sweden.
In my country it gets dark at five o'clock in winter, and it's much warmer, …
Video-listening: Auckland City, New Zealand
Vocabulary
To hang out – проводить время, тусоваться
To stalk – выслеживать
An announcer – ведущий (радио, телевидения)
Quality – качество
Display – выставка
To recover – выздоравливать
Crowd – толпа
To beg – просить подаяния
A sailor – моряк
To wrap – завёртывать, обёртывать
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A) Answer the following question
What can one see in the centre of Novopolotsk? Continue the sentence:
One can see a main square, … in the centre of Novopolotsk.
B) Watch the video and choose the places, which were mentioned by the speaker.
1)
a cinema
3) a shop
2)
a theatre
4)
a railway station
5) a park
6)
a home of the radio station
7)
a police station
8) a restaurant
9)
a school
10) a square
What do you remember about the mentioned places?
C) Watch the video once again and answer the following questions:
- Can people hang out in Aotea square?
- Why does the speaker like the shop in Qeen Street?
- Why is according to the speaker Santa wrapped in bandages?
- What has the speaker never seen in Auckland before?
- With whom does the speaker compare a couple of sailors?
* D) Group work. If you can, make a similar video about your city, town, Novopolotsk or Polotsk.
Reading
A) I. Answer the following questions.
1. Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?
2. Have you ever been abroad? Where were you?
3. Do you like travelling?
4. What means of travelling do you know?
5. What way of travelling do you prefer and why? (or what way of travelling would you choose and why?)
II. Read the following text, paying attention to the marked words.