- •Карневская е.Б. Абламейко в.С. Дмитриева л.Ф. Каленик т.К. Митева т.П. Павлович н.А. Панова и.И. Таболич е.В.
- •Introduction
- •Section 1
- •2.4. Listen to the part of the recording describing the social programme and sort the pieces of information given below into two columns.
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •1.2. Make sure you know these words and word combinations.
- •1. Pre-Listening Exercises
- •1.1 Study the meaning of the words and word combinations below.
- •1.2. Read this advertisement carefully. The information will help you understand the recording better.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •Candidate c
- •3.3. Insert fairly, rather, too in the sentences from the recording.
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.2. Listen to the recording again. State the overall topic of the text using the prompts given below.
- •2.3. Listen to the text again so as to be able to outline its contents. Expand each of the items choosing the appropriate arguments from the prompts given below.
- •2.4. Listen to the text another time paying attention to the details of the contents and the language. Give answers to the following questions.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •3.3. Check your understanding of the vocabulary of the recording by matching the English and Russian word combinations in the left and right columns.
- •2.3. Write a detailed passage about one of the pieces of news.
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •Section 2
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the text as a whole. Identify the speech variety and the speech situation choosing the suitable prompt below:
- •2.2. State the general topic of the dialogues:
- •2.3. Now listen to each of the six parts of the recording separately and answer the questions that follow.
- •2.4. Listen to each part of the recording again and note down each caller’s symptoms and the doctor’s suggested remedies.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. While listening to the tape again focus your attention on the way the doctor gives advice to each caller. Note down the words and expressions:
- •3.2. Give the English equivalents for the sentences below from the recording you’ve listened to.
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •2. A day in my life
- •1. Listening Exercises
- •1.2. Say if the following statements are True or False.
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. Listen to the tape again. Pick out and note down the words which mean:
- •3.2. Give the English equivalents for the following sentences.
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.7. Listen to the speakers once more and note down the arguments for and against vivisection. Make use of the table below.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •1. Pre-Listening Exercises
- •1.2. Discuss the following situation
- •2.3. Listen to the text again and focus on the right action you have to take when an accident happens. Complete the following sentences.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •1.2. Answer the following questions:
- •1.3. Read the menu given below and say if it is a pub or a wine bar.
- •Vegetarian Crepes £3.75
- •1.4. Go through the list of words and clear up any difficulties.
- •1.5. Read some of the sentences from the interview and see if you understand them.
- •3.2. Go through the list of word combinations and phrases below and find their equivalents in the recording while listening to it again.
- •2.3. Listen to the recording again and put the questions asked in the interviews in the order they appear on the tape.
- •2.4. Listen to the interviews again and focus on the answers given to the questions from ex. 2.3. Write down the necessary information in brief.
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •3.1. In each pair of sentences given below choose the one from the recording.
- •3.2. Translation
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •2.3. Listen to the recording again and note down a) the range of sports; b) the sports facilities they had at Lake Placid at that time.
- •3.3. Listen and note down the English equivalents for the following Russian expressions and sentences.
- •3. Language Focus
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •4. Discussion
- •Consolidation 3
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •Section 4
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1.While listening focus on the essential characteristics of the towns: their having a cathedral, a market; their origin and inhabitants.
- •2.2. Check your understanding by choosing the right alternative.
- •2.3. Listen to each text separately and note down the information needed to answer the questions.
- •3. Language Focus
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Now you will hear part of a lecture about London. State the subject matter of the text by choosing the suitable prompt.
- •2.3. Listen to the text extract by extract according to the sub-topics of the outline and concentrate on the details of the contents. Write down:
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. As you listen to the lecture now concentrate on the details of the vocabulary. Pick out and note down:
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •2. Comprehension Exercises
- •1.2. Learn the following words:
- •4. Language Focus
- •4.1. Listen to the recording again and give the English equivalents from the tape for the following Russian expressions.
- •4.2. Fill in the prepositions where necessary.
- •5. Follow-Up Activities
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •3. Intensive Comprehension Exercises
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Section 6
- •1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •1.2. Copy the grid below.
- •3.2. Give the English equivalents for the following Russian word combinations.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.2. Give the synonyms from the recording for the following word combinations. Listen to the recording again if necessary.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
- •3.1. Listen again and pay attention to the context in which these expressions are used. Get ready to reproduce it after listening.
- •3.2. Look through the chart below and state who these words belong to by ticking the right box.
- •3.3. Listen again and note down the cases of incorrect pronunciation and incorrect grammar.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •1. Pre-Listening Exercises
- •1.2. Read the information below.
- •1.3. Read the plot summary of the play. Act 1
- •1.4. Use the sentences from the ex. 1.3. To help you match a word in a with a definition in b.
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •4. Follow-Up Activity
- •Consolidation 6
- •1. General Comprehension
- •2. Intensive Comprehension
- •3. Writing Based on Listening Recognition. Recognition Accuracy Check
- •Section 7
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the fairy tale and identify the following statements as True or False. Correct the false ones.
- •2.2. Arrange the suggested subtopics according to their order in the text.
- •2.3. Listen to the fairy tale once again and in each pair of statements tick the True one.
- •2.4. Read the sentences below and identify the speaker. Reproduce the situations which these statements belong to.
- •3. Enriching your Vocabulary
- •3.1. Recognising new vocabulary in the speech flow.
- •3.2. Making use of new vocabulary
- •4. Follow-Up Activities
- •2. Listening Exercises
- •2.1. Listen to the tape to identify whether the fairy tale was
- •2.2. Answer the following alternative questions:
- •2.3. Say if the following statements are True or False.
- •2.4. Listen to the tape and say whose these words are? Choose the answers from the list below.
- •3. Language Focus
- •3.1. Fill in the gaps with a) the prepositions and b) the intensifiers used in the text. Then listen to the recording again and check your answers.
- •3.2. Match the verbs in the left-hand columns with the postpositions in the right hand columns to make phrasal verbs which were used in the recording.
- •2. Listen to Alice’s song and focus on some language features.
- •2. Listen to the same extract again and focus on some text features. Pick out and put down word combinations and phrases:
- •1. Listen to a new passage of the text and trace down the events that happened to Alice here. Expand the suggested outline by making use of the key words and phrases in the brackets.
- •2. Listen to the talk between Alice and the Caterpillar and the song they perform together. Make sue you’ve grasped the contents of the conversation by completing the statements which follow:
- •3. Listen to the song “You are Old, Father William” again and focus on some language features.
- •You are Old, Father William by Robert Southey (1774-1843)
- •Literature
- •Contents
- •Карневская Елена Борисовна
3. Language Focus
Listen to the recording again and write down the sentences with adjectives and numerals in their comparative degree. You should find five.
4. Follow-Up Activities
4.1. Tape Dictation
Listen to one of the speakers and write down exactly what he says.
4.2. Write a passage about the things you like and the things you might criticize concerning public transport where you live.
UNIT 4
Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: What’s on at the cinema?
Cassette: From Think First Certificate, by J.Naunton
1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
1.1. Go over the list of words below and clear up any difficulties.
patron [] - кинозритель
guts - кишки, внутренности
trailer - анонс о кинокартине
star - играть главную роль
grab (coll.) - схватить, прихватить
Paul Hogan []
Raw Deal
Dundee []
Criterion cinema
1.2. Copy the chart below:
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name of film |
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kind of film |
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times |
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smoking |
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Screen 2 |
name of film |
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kind of film |
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times |
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smoking |
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Screen 3 |
name of film |
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kind of film |
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times |
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smoking |
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prices: |
adult – |
children – |
2. Listening Exercises
2.1. Jeff and Emma are flatmates. Emma is ringing to Criterion cinema to see what’s on. Listen to the recorded message twice and fill in the chart.
2.2. Now you are going to hear Emma and Jeff discussing what to do this evening. Listen to them and choose the correct answers.
1. Jeff and Emma live
a) in the suburbs of London
b) in the centre of London
2. Jeff and Emma
a) have already seen Raw Deal
b) don’t like violent films
3. Which statement is true?
a) Jeff saw “A Room with a View” more recently than Emma.
b) Jeff doesn’t want to see “A Room with a View” again.
4. Which statement is false?
a) Emma didn’t like “Crocodile Dundee 1”.
b) Jeff liked “Crocodile Dundee 1” more than Emma.
5. They are having their conversation at
a) 7.10 p.m.
b) 7.30 p.m.
3. Language Focus and Auditory Memory Check
3.1. Look at these groups of sentences. Choose the sentences used in the recording.
1. a) This is the Criterion cinema giving you details…
b) This is the Criterion cinema bringing you details…
2. a) This wonderful comedy is on at …
b) This wonderful comedy has performances at …
3. a) This is the end of the recorded announcement.
b) This is the end of the recorded message.
4. a) Do you fancy a movie?
b) Would you like to see a movie?
5. a) I don’t feel like going all the way into town.
b) I’m not in the mood to go all the way into town.
6. a) Oh, I would too, but not just now.
b) Oh, I would too, but not just yet.
3.2. Give the synonyms from the recording for the following word combinations. Listen to the recording again if necessary.
the very best films which are on now
playing the leading role
the choice of films on TV is poor
what’s on at the local cinemas
not to like the film
too much violence
not long ago
Don’t worry.
to get some food quickly because you are busy
4. Follow-Up Activities
4.1. Roleplay the conversation between Jeff and Emma. Make use of ex. 2.1. and ex. 2.2.
4.2. Make up a conversation between two flatmates discussing what to do this evening.
Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: Finding out what’s on
Cassette: From Task Listening, by L.Blundell, J.Stokes
1. Pre-Listening Tasks
1.1. Go through the following names. They will help you to understand the recording.
Walton Street Cowley Road
Annie Hall George Street
the Odeon
1.2. Copy the chart below.
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Cinema |
The Continental screen 1 |
The Continental screen 2 |
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Film |
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Time |
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Price |
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2. Listening Exercises
2.1. You are going to hear Dick, Diana and Mary talking about films. Listen to their conversation and answer the question:
What film are Dick, Diana and Mary going to see?
2.2. Listen to the recording once more and fill in the chart. Note that the name of the cinema has been filled in for the first two films.
2.3. Listen to their conversation again and answer the questions below:
Where are Dick, Diana and Mary going to meet?
At what time?
Where can Ray meet them if he can’t make the pub?
At what time?
3. Language Focus
3.1. Listen to the recording and note down the sentences giving the information about the films which are on at the cinemas. There are three of them in all.
3.2. Translation
Он сказал, что если мы пойдем в кино, то он обязательно пойдет с нами.
1 фунт за вход.
Я бы посмотрел что-нибудь другое.
Там, действительно, дешевые билеты.
Мы могли бы выбрать сеанс.
Это, должно быть, хороший фильм.
В фильме много сцен насилия.
А что, если он не успеет в пивную к 6 часам?
4. Follow-Up Activity
Write a short message for Ray. Use ex. 2.3.
UNIT 5
Lesson A. IN-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: An extract from Pygmalion by B. Shaw (Part 1)
Cassette: From Headway Advanced, by J. and L.Soars;
songs from the musical My Fair Lady:
“Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”, “The Rain in Spain”
1. Pre-Listening Tasks
1.1. Read the following background to the play.
The play was written by G.B.Shaw (1856-1950) in 1913. On Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a king who fell in love with the statue he had sculptured and which his prayers had brought to life. The play was set in London. Later the musical was written by Alan Jay Lerner (words) and Frederic Loewe (music). It was first performed in New York in 1956 and named “My Fair Lady”. Have you seen the film version of the musical?
1.2. Study the meaning and pronunciation of the following words.
1.2.1. The song “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”
budge - пошевелиться, сдвинуться с места
creep (crept) - ползти, незаметно надвигаться
1.2.2. The song “The Rain in Spain”
Hartford []
Hereford [] - географические названия
Hampshire [
hurricane [] - ураган
soggy [] - сырой
blasted [] - проклятый
1.2.3. An extract from the play
lingo [] - малопонятный жаргон
cylinder [ - цилиндр (использовался для записи голоса в то время)
baggage [] - (грубо) распутница
guinea [] - гинея
shilling - = 5 pence (1/20 of a pound)
crown [] - = 5 shillings
broomstick - палка от метлы
duchess [] - герцогиня
flattery - лесть
guttersnipe [] - беспризорница
folly [] - глупый, безрассудный поступок
face (coll.) (have the face to do sth) - наглость, нахальство
jott down - записывать вкратце
chuck - бросать, отказываться от …
snivel [] - хныкать
saucy [] - (диал.) презрительный, пренебрежительный
genteel [] - вежливый, благовоспитанный
draggle-tailed [] - измызганный, зашарпанный