7. Перечитайте текст, сосредоточив внимание на его важнейших деталях, и выполните нижеследующие задания.

7.1. Выберите правильные варианты ответов на поставленные вопросы (на каждый вопрос – только один правильный ответ).

1. What are the plus sides of living in a city?

a) there is usually a choice of public transport, so you don’t need to own a car

b) there are a lot of interesting things to do and places to see

c) it is often easier to find work

d) both “a” and “b”

e) “a”, “b” and “c”

2. What are the minuses of public transport?

a) it is sometimes crowded and dirty

b) there are rush hours

c) it never arrives on time

d) both “a” and “b”

e) both “b” and “c”

3. What groups of people may find city life particularly appealing?

a) young people

b) elderly people

c) young children

d) both “a” and “b”

e) both “b” and “c”

4. Why doesn’t Ted want to live in New York?

a) because he thinks there is much crime and violence

b) because he is afraid to get robbed

c) because he can’t stand noise and pollution

d) because he finds this city boring

e) none of the variants given

5. Where does Marty live?

a) in a big city

b) in New York

c) in London

d) in a village

e) in a small town

7.2. Заполните таблицу, опираясь на содержание текста.

ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN A BIG CITY	ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN A VILLAGE OR A SMALL TOWN

7.3. Определите, истинно или ложно каждое из нижеперечисленных утверждений (относительно текста). Пометьте каждое предложение как “T (true)” или “F (false)”. Откорректируйте ложные утверждения.

1. Living in a city has only advantages.

2. You don’t have to own a car in a city.

3. There is so much crime and violence in a city.

4. You are safe as long as you take care and don’t go anywhere you shouldn’t go.

5. Living in a city is often expensive.

6. In a village people know each other, help each other.

7. What makes a village so great to live in is the peace and the quiet.

8. City life is full of bustle and variety and you need never feel bored.

9. It easy to find cheap accommodation in a big city.

10. Older people often prefer the peace and fresh air of the countryside.

7.4. Дайте развернутые ответы на поставленные вопросы, опираясь на содержание текста.

1. Is it easy to find a job in a big city?

2. Why don’t you need to own a car in a big city?

3. What can you say about public transport in a city?

4. Why can city life be particularly appealing to young people?

5. Is the subway in New York really the best way to get around?

6. How do city-dwellers spend their leisure time?

7. Why will you not be able to afford many of the things that there are to do in a city?

8. Подготовьте развернутые высказывания (от 25 развернутых предложений) в ответ на вопросы, заданные ниже. Задание, помеченное звездочкой, выполнять не обязательно.

1. Describe the place you live in with all its advantages and disadvantages.

2.* If you happen to know any foreigners, ask them to describe the place they live in. Share this information with your groupmates/instructor.

Часть XVI.

Спортивный туризм

Text 1. Sports: The History and Evolution

1. Убедитесь, что Вам понятны слова и выражения, перечисленные ниже. Если необходимо, воспользуйтесь словарем.

• to take for granted

• barely recognizable

• evolution

• to rival

• to affect

• social attitudes

• advance

• commitment

• sports clothing

• to inject into

• to emulate

• athlete

• fame

• office-seeker

• to boost

• boycotts

• the anti-apartheid movement

• downside

• exposure

• ideology

• otherwise

• noticeable

• the vast majority

• to move on to

• to go to college

• scholarship

• revenue

• to shoe-horn

• entrance

• forever linked

• amateur

• coach

• athletic director

• counterpart

• sponsorship

• to tie oneself to

• to ramp up

• onward

• influx

• obscene

• to perform

• to excess

• to decry

• spectator

• consumer

• public perception

• temptation

• to cheat

• to do whatever it takes

• to get ahead

• performance enhancing drugs

• gambling

• soccer

• blue-collar workers

• wages

• brainchild

• dominant force

• scholar

• to emerge

• to trace

• motorized bicycle

• tricycle

• track

• to go back

• to resurface

• the Olympics

• to compete

• alongside

• to be separated from

• stick and ball games

• murky

• apocryphal

• governing body

• to govern

• to pick up