Discussion

1. Why do most people want to get ahead in their jobs?

2. Why is a good education important?

UNiT VII

I R':ad the following dialogue and try to understand it without using, a dictionary.

When in Rome, do as Romans do. Victor is taking a plane to London from New York. He's talking to an Englishman, David Blake.

- I wonder, if you mind ray foreign accent, David.

- Of course, I don't, Victor. After this trip foreign accents don't surprise me at all.

~ The United States is a melting pot of people from different countries-

- To tell you the truth, I myself didn't understand some accents. I could understand the slang of American blacks only with great difficulty- •

- Really? I coudn't understand them at all. But I was struck by the friendliness of people in the street. . ^! - That's typically American. In England people arc more formal though they are friendly.

- Most Americans are very informal in habits, dress and speech. » /- Do you smoke, David?

- 1 do. But not very much.

- Health is so fashionable in America that I gave up smoking too.

- Have you managed to give up smoking?

- Yes, and only in America I finally managed to do it. When in Rome, do as the Romans do|°But there is a lot of advertising of wine. and cigarettes.

~ But people don't take notice of that. And thev advertize health as well. This kind of ads is very popular.

- Then I'll try not to smoke till London.

- That's a good idea.

LI Answer the following questions,

1. Why isn't it surprising to hear foreign accents in America? 2- What new things about American ways have you leamt? 3 In what way does the saying "When in Rome, do as the Ro­mans do" refer to Victor?

III. Read a story attentiyely__UseJ,hc proper forms of the verbs given in brackets:

Victor ... not (to be) to New york before. He ... not (to know) anybody in New York. But Richard ... (to ask) hih friend Brian Smith to meet Victor and reserve a room for him.

What will Victor do if Brian ... not (to come) to JFK (John Fitzerald Kennedy) International Airport? Where ... he (to go)?

But he ... (to have) a lot of experience. He'll do something and now he ... (to fly) to New York

IV. Make up your own sentences using cxrrc_3sioas:

"To tell you truth ..., 1 wonder i' , i was struck by --., Have you managed to ..., There is a lot oi.

V. Make up a short dialogue so that the concluding phrase should be "That's a good idea."

T'ue Jefferson Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. was built to hon­or Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. A large statue of Jefferson stands inside this circular monument-

UNIT VIII

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO AMERICANS PLAY. SING, LISTEN AND COMPOSE?

Before You Read the Story

The story tells about different kinds of music Americans play, sing, listen and compose. As you read you will learn about classical music, folk songs and the Negro jazz.

Word Study

to settle - to live folk songs - songs of common people generation - all the people living in the same pe­riod of time to be conscious — to know origin - birth brass instruments - wind instruments band - a group of musicians playing together society - any organized group of people joined

together because of some interest in

common amateur - nonprofessionai remote - far away