8. B). Listen to the story twice /”Reward for Virtue”/. Complete the following sentences imitating the speaker’s intonation:

1. Herbert began his diet …

2. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: …

3. In a week Herbert was still as …

4. It was obvious that he …

5. He explained that the diet was so strict that he had to …

8. C). Some sentences from this text given below are not true to fact. One of the students will read a sentence, another will correct them, using proper intonation patterns.

1. Herbert decided to go on a diet a month ago.

2. He has forbidden himself all the foods he dislikes.

3. Herbert has lost weight after keeping to a diet.

4. When the writer visited him Herbert hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.

5. The parcel contained some bread and vegetables.

Additional Training

1. A). Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions in your course book.

• What is the point of the conversation presented?

• What is your attitude to different diets? Could you suggest any?

1. B). Listen to the 10 utterances in your coursebook and mark the stressed syllables.

1. Good Heavens, Gladays, you’re getting really fat, you know!

2. Yes, perhaps I should.

3. Do you mind if I ask how much you weigh these days?

4. How old are you, if you don’t mind my asking!

5. I really think you ought to lose weight.

6. Well, I’ve tried that, but it’s no good.

7. It’s all right for you, you’re thin anyway!

8. Look, Gladays, if you don’t mind my saying so, I think you’re being rather negative.

9. Have you tried doing exercises?

10. You’ve got a point, I suppose. I’ll try again.

Now rewind, listen again and repeat each utterance.

1. C). Act out the dialogue in pairs using original language where possible and improvising when necessary.

2. Read the poem according to the intonation marked. Learn it by heart, be ready to recite it in class. Nothing will Die

By Alfred Tennyson

When will the stream be aweary of flowing|

Under my eye. 

When will the wind be aweary of blowing|

Over the sky. 

When will the clouds be aweary of fleeting|

When will be the heart be aweary of beating|

And nature die. 

Never,| Oh! Never | Nothing will die

The stream flows|

The wind blows|

The cloud fleets|

The heart beats|

Nothing 0will die.

Section III

Vowels Contrasted

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1. A). Listen and practise the following pairs of words:

men – man

head – had

said – sad

then – than

wreck – rack

by – bay

rye – ray

tie – stay

pies – pays

vice – space

letter – latter

helping – happy

merry – married

elephant – animal

editor – admiral

miner – mainly

buying – baking

pilot – painter

vital – fatal

dinning- room – dangerous

1. b). Learn the following proverbs. Lay stresses and tone marks.

1. An apple a day keeps a doctor away.

2. Better late than never.

3. All is well that ends well.

4. The devil is not so black as he is painted.

5. Haste makes waste.

6. A stitch in time saves nine.

7. Make hay while the sun shines.

1. c). Complete the following, using one of the proverbs:

1. Why should you worry? Everything is all right, after all …

2. Nora, there’s something I’ve been wanting to talk with you about for some time. I should have done it before, but it’s …

1. d). Use one of the proverbs in your own situations.

2. Supply additional information to that contained in the utterance. Show that both parts of your utterance are closely connected in meaning.

Model:

You should go to the Tretyakov Gallery. – If you are interested in art| you should go to the Tretyakov Gallery.

1. I should leave that for some other day (If I were you …)

2. I get short of breath (If I take a long walk …)

3. I can promise you full recovery within three or four weeks (If you follow my directions …)

4. You must be taken to hospital (If you have a new attack …)

5. Why not take a taxi (If you are in a hurry …)

6. You’d better start sightseeing from the Tower of London (If you want to get some glimpses of London …)