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1.Say I do with tropical fish as your uninvited guests! You don't have to be an expert diver but inexperienced couples have to take lessons. A seaweed bouquet is included in the price.
2.Are you a fan of the " King of Rock and Roll "?Then we think this is the wedding for you. You can get married outside the front gates of Graceland, his old mansion home. We have just one rule -the groom mustn't dress up like him.
3.Get married on a river or in a quiet cave. You needn't be experienced canoeists but you must be able to swim. Non-swimmers can't choose this wedding.
4.Exchange rings 4.000 m above sea level -then ski down together after the ceremony! But you don't have to instead, you can ride down in a snowmobile or ski lift.
5.Skydive and parachute to the ceremony! You can't do this without going on a course of skydiving lessons.
Listen to three wedding dialogues. Who is talking?
a.the groom and the best man
b.the bride and groom
c.the bride and the priest
Which situation is:
•Formal and polite?
•informal but polite?
•very informal?
Tasks for self-study
Vocabulary
1. Basic vocabulary
Translate the following words into your language:
1. engaged....... 5. wife......
2. wedding....... 6. husband......
3. married....... 7. divorce......
4. marriage....... 8. divorced......
2 Before the wedding
Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases on the left with the endings on the right:
1. Julie has sent out a. her wedding dress.
2. Dave has asked b. a stag night on the Friday before the wedding.
3. They've booked c. a wedding list.
4. Julie has bought d. a hen night on the Friday before the wedding.
5. They've bought each other e. invitations to all the wedding guests.
6. They've made f. wedding rings.
7. Julie's going to have g. the hotel for the reception.
8. Dave's going to have h. his brother to be best man.
3. People at the wedding
Use these words to describe the picture:
bride groom best man clergyman guests bridesmaids
The two people getting married are the...... and the.......They are being married by the....... The two little girls are the....... The man standing on the groom's right is his........ The wedding are.......watching the ceremony.
4. Are these sentences true or false about the people on page below? If the sentences are false, write the correct answer below.
1. Sam was born in Scotland.
………………………………………………………………………….
2. He grew up in the south of Ireland.
………………………………………………………………………….
3. He went out with Anthea for two years.
………………………………………………………………………….
4. They split up because Sam went to live in Japan.
………………………………………………………………………….
5. Sam fell in love with Maureen.
………………………………………………………………………….
6. They had a baby a year after they got married.
………………………………………………………………………….
7. Maureen is now expecting her third child.
………………………………………………………………………….
8. Maureen left Sam.
………………………………………………………………………….
Childhood and adolescence
Sam (on the right) was born in Scotland but when he was two, his father got a new job in London and he grew up in the south of England. He went to university at 18 where he…
Romance
… where he met Anthea. He went out with her (= she was his girlfriend; he was her boyfriend) for three years, but towards the end they had lots of rows (= arguments) and they split up (= broke up / separated). In his mid twenties …
Marriage
… in his mid twenties he met Maureen. They fell in love and got married within six months. A year later she got pregnant and they had their first child, a boy. As you can see, she is now expecting their second child (to be pregnant = to be expecting a baby). But sadly Sam met another woman and he left Maureen two months ago to live with the other woman.
5. Find the logical ending for each of the sentence beginnings on the left and construct Rebecca ꞌ s life.
1. Rebecca was born a. was a boy at her secondary school.
2. She grew up b. in her early thirties.
3. Her first boyfriend c. on a farm with lots of animals.
4. She went out with him d. when she was in her late twenties.
5. She went to university e. in a small local hospital in 1972.
6. She fell in love f. for six months.
7. They got married g. just after the baby was born.
8. She had a baby h. with another student doing medicine.
9. Her father retired i when she left school.
| Module II. Unit II |
10.
Grammar
COMPLEX OBJECT
The combination of a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the objective case and an infinitive used after the predicate forms a complex object.
Complex object is used:
1.After verbs expressing wish:
| Verb + | some body + | Verb | |
| I | want, wish, like, would like. | her | to cook |
I want her to cook breakfast.
I would like my friends to be happy.
Do you want me to open the window.
She didn't wish the students to smoke here.
2. After verbs expressing assumption:
| Verb + | some body+ | Verb | |
| I | expect, consider, suppose, believe | them | to come |
We expected them to come in two day.
I believe this book to be interesting.
The teacher considered the text to be too difficult for them.
3. After verbs expressing statement, mental activity and announcement about something:
| Verb + | some body+ | Verb | |
| I | know, think, report, claim, declare, find, show | her | to cook |
We know her to be a good actress.
We know him to have been a good painter.
He declared the train to arrive at 5 o'clock.
4. After verbs expressing enforcement:
| Verb + | some body+ | Verb | |
| I | make, have | him | do |
| I | force | her | to cook |
He made me do this work.
I will have them come in time. (Я заставлю их прийти вовремя)
5. After verbs expressing prohibition, permission, request:
| Verb + | some body + | Verb | |
| I | let | them | come in |
| I | allow, permit, ask, disallow | her | to stay here |
Let me do it.
He disallowed us to stay here.
7. Use infinitives without to after verbs expressing perception and feelings.
| Verb + | some body + | Verb Verb + ing | ||
| I | see,notice,watch hear, listen to feel, observe | him | do doing |
I saw her go out. Я видел, как она вышла.
I heard her sing. Я слышал как она спела.
I heard him open the door.
If we use passive voice, we must use particle 'to' after infinitive:
EXAMPE:
She was seen to go out.
If it is a long-lasting action, use ‘ ing’ after infinitives:
I saw Ann waiting for a bus. Я видел, что Анна ждала автобус.
I heard her singing. Я слышал ее пение.
I heard him opening the door.
Exercise 1
Practice sentences with Complex Object after the verb 'want'. Say that you (he, she, they, etc.) want somebody to do the following.
Model:
A: I want to be introduced to Mr Laurie. (the host)
B: I want the host to introduce me to Mr Laurie.
1. The patient wanted to be examined. (the doctor)
2. The man wants to be treated for rheumatism. (Doctor House)
3. He wished to be cured of his illness. (the specialist)
4. Usually English people don’t like to be asked personal questions. (strangers)
Exercise 2
Practice in using Comlpex Object after 'make'. Change the sentences according to the model.
Model:
A: His mother advised him to write a story.
B: His mother made him write a story.
1. His father advised him to quit smoking.
2. His brother advised him to get a new job.
3. Mary’s teacher advised her to take part in the writing contest.
4. Her parents advised her to move to Chicago.
Exercise 3
Practise in using Complex Object.
a. Say what you (he, she) would (should) like me (him, her…) to do.
Model:
to fix an appointment for someone for Monday
A: I would like you to fix an appointment for me for Monday.
1. to have a good time at the party;
2. to arrange everything by the time I come back;
3. to show them the historical monuments of the city;
4. to tell me the news in brief.
b. Ask a friend if he wants you to do the following. Work in pair.
Model:
to take care of the tickets
A: Do you want me to take care of the tickets?
B: Yes, do please.
1. to come and help you with the packing;
2. to brief the pressman about the State Visit;
3. to show you some historical places of our city;
4. to entertain the guests;
5. to make a speech in Italian.
c. Say that you want certain thing (to be) done.
Model:
to answer a telephone call
A: I want a telephone call to be answered
1. to publish the historical manuscripts;
2. to do the steak well;
3. to do the work properly;
4. to forget this incident;
5. to tell the story in brief.
d. Ask a friend if he has heard or seen the following. Work in pair.
Model:
the Chairman – to make an announcement
A: Did you hear the Chairman make an announcement?
B: Yes, I certainly did. (No, I am sorry, I didn’t.)
1. they (to tell) about the car accident;
2. these flowers (to grow) in your country;
3. he (to do) the role of Richard III;
4. George (to take) the papers out of his brief-case.
Exercise 4
Read the extract from the poem pointing out complex objects. Compare two versions of translation (a. and b.) and say which one you liked most. Learn the extract by heart.
The Wind
(by R. L. Stevenson)
I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky.
And all round I heard you pass
Like ladies’ skirts across the grass.
Oh, wind, a-blowing all day long,
Oh, wind, that sings so loud a song!
I saw the different things you did.
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all.
O wind, a-blowing all day long!
O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Ветер
Роберт Льюис Стивенсон
a) Воздушных змеев ввысь швыряешь,
По небу птиц ты раздуваешь.
Я слышал, ты шуршишь везде,
Как юбки женщин по траве.
О ветер, дующий весь день,
О ветер, петь тебе не лень!
Я видел, что вокруг творишь,
Но сам себя всегда таишь.
Я слышал зов твой средь дорог,
Но видеть я тебя не мог!
О ветер, дующий весь день,
О ветер, петь тебе не лень!
b) Воздушных змеев ты пускал
И в небе птичек разгонял.
Как женской юбкой над травой
Ты прошуршал над головой.
Весь день усталости не знал
Могучей песней ты звучал.
Но, что я вижу? Ты устал?
Ответь! Куда ты убежал?
Я слышал зов и твой напор!
Давай продолжим разговор!
Вернись, желанный ветер мой
Мне голос свой опять открой!
Quiz
1. We looked at the sky and saw ___ in the clouds.
a) the plane disappear
b) the plane to be disappearing
c) the plane to disappear
2. We expect the Chinese delegation ____ tomorrow.
a) leaving
b) to leaving
c) to leave
3. Mr. Smith didn"t want his daughter ____ an actress.
a) become
b) to become
c) becoming
4. We expected ____ in water polo championship.
a) them to take part
b) they to take part
c) them take part
5. Mrs. Edwards usually ___ at home when he feels sick.
a) let her son stay
b) lets her son stay
c) lets her son to stay
6. Betty felt ___ to tremble.
a) her hands begin
b) her hands to begin
c) her hands to beginning
7. Linda is being very rude. I have never heard ___ to her mother like that before.
a) that she talks
b) her talk
c) her to talk
8. I don’t want ___ your grandfather. It's very impolite of you.
that you disturb
you disturb
you to disturb
9. The children are making too much noise. I’d like ___ quiet.
a) they to be
b) them to be
c) that they be
10. The last drop makes ___.
a) the cup run over
b) the cup running over
c) the cup to run over
Reading
a) Divide into groups of three. Read the movie plot below and give your own title. Compare your answers and choose the best heading among the groups.
Jane Nichols acted as a bridesmaid at 27 of her friend's weddings. She meets Kevin Doyle when she works as a bridesmaid at two weddings at the same time. He helps her to get home by a taxi, but disappoints with his depressing outlook on marriage. Accidentally he finds the day planner she forgot in the cab they shared.
Jane Nichols has a younger sibling Tess, who in the meantime falls in love with Jane's boss George. She tries to make him to fall in love with her by pretending she has the same interests as he does. However, Jane is also in love with her boss. The romance progresses and when Tess and George announce they intend to marry, they ask Jane to be their wedding planner.
The reporter who covers their wedding for a newspaper turns out to be Kevin. He has decided to use the contents of Jane's planner as material for an article, aiming to be promoted and write investigative, news articles. Unaware of Kevin's intentions, when he asks to interview her for his newspaper article on Tess's wedding, Jane tries on all 27 bridesmaids’ dresses and they have a fun time. He takes pictures and sends them with the article to his boss. But as Kevin and Jane get to know each other closer, he starts to like her more, and asks his editor not to publish his article.
Once Jane agrees to go out with Kevin. Kevin's editor prints the article anyway and when Jane finds out, she is furious with him…..
b) Make up your own ending to the story.
c) Compare your answer and choose the best ending. Have you created the happy or the sad ending?
d) Prepare a slide project about marriage traditions in an English-speaking country.
Listening
1 a) Work in pairs. Take turns to describe a person in the picture.
Don't say his/her name. Your partner says who it is.
