8. At the moment he had …
a wife and four children; a wife and five children; a wife and a child.9. The father was interested if …
he had bought him a present; he had bought him some cigars; he had bought him a bottle of whiskey.Ex.2. Say if the sentences are true false.
A big American car went up High Street and stopped in front of a big house. A young gentleman got out of the car. He went straight to the house. The door opened and an old gentleman came out into the yard. He was rather old. The gentleman didn’t recognize the old man. He said at last that he was his brother. His name was Gordon. He explained that 30 years ago his father sent him to buy a bottle of whisky. He wanted to introduce his wife and five children. The father was laughing. He was very glad to see his son.Ex.3. Retell the text.
UNIT 3
Task 1. Before listening to the text “A Good Lesson” do the following exercises.
Ex.1. Look through the following words:
loudly – громко
rich – богатый
angry – злой
Ex.2. Say in what meaning we use the term “to give a lesson”. When do we say, “He gave somebody a good lesson”?
Ex.3. Choose the right meaning of the underlined words:
at exactly six o’clock (точно, приблизительно); he thought she was going to ask him to join them (соединиться, присоединиться); I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you (скоро, как только); will you go into the kitchen (не пойдёте ли вы, идите); she came out to him (вышла к, зашла за).Ex.4. Explain the phrase: “He changed his mind”.
Ex.5. What is the text about in your view?
Task 2. Listen to the text “A Good Lesson”.
A GOOD LESSON
Once a rich English woman, called Mrs. Johnson, decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice.
The singer got to Mrs. Johnson’s house at exactly six o’clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining-room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs. Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she asked, “We’re glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner, too, please?”
The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs. Johnson’s house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When the singer went into the kitchen, the servants were having dinner, too. He joined them. After dinner, the singer thanked everybody and said, “Well, now I’m going to sing to you, my good friends.” And he sang them some beautiful songs.
Soon Mrs. Johnson called the singer.
“Well, sir, we’re ready.”
“Ready?” asked the singer. “What are you ready for?”
“To listen to you,” said Mrs. Johnson in an angry voice.
“Listen to me? But I have already sung, and I’m afraid I shan’t be able to sing any more tonight.”
“Where did you sing?”
“In the kitchen. I always sing for those I have dinner with.”
Task 3. Do the exercises that follow the text.
Ex.1. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. What did a rich English woman decide to have?
She decided to have a friend’s party. She decided to have a birthday party. She decided to have her husband’s birthday party.2. Whom did she invite to the party to entertain the people?
She invited a lot of friends. She invited her school friends. She invited a singer.3. What was a singer like?
He was very poor but he had a good voice. He was very poor and hadn’t a good voice. He was rather rich and he had a good voice.4. What did he see when he arrived?
He saw that there were only rich guests in the room. He saw that there were a lot of guests in the room. He saw that the dining room was already full of guests.5. What were the guests doing?
They were waiting for him. They were drinking tea. They were eating, joking and laughing.6. Where was the singer sent to?
He was sent to the kitchen to have dinner there. He was sent to his place to bring his notes. He was sent to his place to take a new costume.7. What did the singer decide to do?
He left the house at once. He said that he didn’t want to have dinner in the kitchen. He decided to stay and to teach the woman a good lesson.8. How did the singer behave with the servants in the kitchen?
9. Why didn’t he sing for the rich guests?
Because he was tired after the concert. Because he sang for those he had dinner with. Because of the bad dinner.Ex.2. Say if the sentences are true or false.
Mrs. Johnson decided to invite guests for a picnic. She invited a rather famous singer. The singer was poor but everybody invited him for many parties. The singer arrived in time. The guests were waiting for him. They sat in the room and smiled at the singer. Mrs. Johnson called a waiter and told him to bring dinner for this singer. The singer was very happy to dine with the guests. He went to the kitchen to ask for some water. He sang for the servants.Ex.3. Express your opinion on Mrs. Johnson.
UNIT 4
Task 1. Before listening to the text “A Poor Man” do the following exercises.
Ex.1. Look through the following expressions:
entire life – всю жизнь
to invest money – вкладывать деньги
Ex.2. Say what man we call poor.
Ex.3. Choose the right explanation to the words and word combinations.
1. basic foodstuffs
a)the main food for a day;
b)fruit and vegetables;
c)meat and vegetables.
2. purchases
a)money;
b)expenditure;
c)buying.
3. neighbours
a)people with whom you work together;
b)people who live in one house with you;
c)people who always help you.
4. banknotes
a)lottery tickets;
b)money;
c)valuable papers.
5. the bank clerks
a)people who count their own money;
b)people who work in a bank;
c)people who help the police.
Ex.4. Explain the phrase: “We used to feel sorry for him”.
Ex.5. What is the text about in your view?
Task 2. Listen to the text “A Poor Man”.
A POOR MAN
Mr. Alex Fraser lived his entire life in a small town in the North of England. He never left the house where he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends. He worked in a local factory for over forty years but even the people who had worked with him for years knew very little about him. He wore the same old clothes for years, and though he stopped regularly at the local store he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week to the next. So when he died last month neighbours and local people were astonished to learn that Mr. Fraser was not just a rich man, he was in fact a millionaire.
He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere, but in the various drawers, cupboards and boxes in the house there were hundreds and thousands of banknotes and coins. It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to count all the money.
“We had absolutely no idea that he had been hiding his money over the years”’ one of the neighbours said. “In fact we used to feel sorry for him, we thought he was a poor old man unable to afford anything better for himself.
Task 3. Do the exercises that follow the text.
plete the sentences.
1. Mr. Alex Fraser lived…
in a big town in the North of England; in a small town in the South of England; in a small town in the North of Scotland.2. He worked…
in a local factory for over forty years; in a local factory for over fifty years; in a local factory for over fourteen years.3. He wore the same old clothes and…
bought only bread and butter; bought the most basic foodstuffs; bought bread, butter and milk.4. When he died his neighbours were astonished to know that…
he was a millionaire; he was not a rich man; he was poorer than they thought.5. He kept his money…
in different banks; in different places of his house; in old books and envelopes.6. It took police…
over two weeks to clear the house; over two days to clear the house; over two weeks to count the money.Ex.2. Choose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English phrases and sentences.
1. He worked in a local factory.
a) Он работал на маленькой фабрике.
b) Он работал на местной фабрике.
c) Он работал на локальной фабрике.
2. He wore the same old clothes.
a) Он носил одну и ту же старую одежду.
b) Он был в той же старой одежде.
c) Он ходил в старой одежде.
3. Never changing his purchases from one week to the next.
a) Никогда не изменяя свои покупки каждую неделю.
b) Покупая одни и те же продукты каждую неделю.
c) Никогда не изменяя своим привычкам покупать продукты каждую неделю.
4. He was not just a rich man.
a) Он не был только богат.
b) Он был не просто богатым человеком.
c) Он не был по праву богатым человеком.
5. …. Local people were astonished to learn.
a) Местные жители были ошеломлены, узнав.
b) Местным жителям пришлось узнать.
c) Местные жители неожиданно узнали.
6. The bank clerks took just as long to count all the money.
a) Банковские клерки взяли посчитать большую сумму денег.
b) У банковских служащих ушло ровно столько же времени, чтобы посчитать все деньги.
c) Банковские служащие забрали все деньги, чтобы посчитать.
Ex.3. Say if the sentences are true or false.
Mr. Alex Fraser was a sociable man. Mr. Alex Fraser was married and had a very happy family. Mr. Alex Fraser rarely changed his clothes. He was a rich man. His drawers and boxes were packed with banknotes. Nobody knew he was a millionaire. The neighbours felt sorry for him.Ex.4. Speak about Mr. Alex Fraser.
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