1. Answer the following questions in written form:
1. If given a choice what would you rather read a novel or short stories in book form? Why?
2. A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. Is that true?
3. Do you agree with the statement that no furniture is so charming as books, even if you never open them and read a single word? Give your reasons.
4. Do you agree with the proverb: "Books and friends should be sew but good"? Give your reasons.
5. A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, oughtn't he? Don't forget that what he reads as a task will do him little good.
6. Why is the concentration of young children today greatly reduced compared with that of similar children only 20 years ago?
7. What kind of literacy will be required of the global village citizens of the 21-st century?
Choose an author you'd like to talk about. Note down a few pieces of factual information about his life and work.
Be ready to enumerate merits and demerits of a well-known English or American classic book.
Test 2 Man and music
1 Answer the following questions in written form:
1. Do you like opera? Do you agree with the opinion that operas are hard to follow while musicals are more up-to-date and easier to understand? Give your reasons.
2. What role does music play in your life? Do you want music just to make you happy or does the music that you prefer vary with your mood? How does it vary?
3. Do you think that at school music should be given the same emphasis as subjects such as maths, literature, etc?
4. What is your favourite instrument? Can you play it? Does it help you to understand music?
5. The human voice is regarded as a most refined instrument the proper use of which requires a great deal of training. Howdo you feel about this characterisation? Who are your favourite singers?
2. Write about your impressions of a concert (recital) you have recently attended. Outline for giving impression:
a) programme
b) what orchestra, group performed?
c) who was the conductor?
d) name the soloists
e) critics' point of view and yours about the event.
3. There are world-wide complaints about the effect of rock. Psychologists say that listening to rock music results in "escapism" (abandoning social responsibilities). What would you say? Discuss this problem. Split into buzz groups of 3-4 students each.
Test 3 Mass media. Television.
1. Answer the following questions in written form:
1. Why is television called a national disease?
2. Why is the impact of the mass media very strong?
3. How influential a part does the TV play in children's lives?
4. Does the television always achieve its intended predetermined response from its audience? Is it more successful than the other forms of media?
5. Television is dulling viewers' reactions to violence and tragedy, isn't it?
6. Television is broadening people's horizons, isn't it?
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What evening's viewing would you recommend for a foreign visitor who is very interested in learning more about our country and its people? Discuss in pairs the pros and cons of each programme touched upon.
Write about the possible future achievements of TV in information, education, entertainment.
Test 4 Family life
1 Answer the following questions in written form:
1. Could courses on marriage & family matters in secondary schools be helpful in
preserving the family?
2. Are marriages at later ages more stable?
3. Why do some psychologists believe that it is unhealthy for several generations of a family to live together for a long period of time?
4. In your home culture, do the majority of young single adults live with their parents or independently? If an individual does not conform to the behaviour of the majority, are there problems?
5. In your home culture, do the majority of young married adults live with their parents or on their own? If with their parents, do they generally live with wife's parents or husband's parents? If on their own, under what circumstances is the majority behaviour not followed?
6. In your opinion, what special adjustments, if any, are necessary when different generations of a family live together?
7. Given your experiences, do you agree with the psychologists who say that it is difficult for a young adult to achieve a separate identity if he or she lives with parents?
8. Is divorce morally wrong and marriage should be preserved at all costs?
Write a monthly budget that includes rent, groceries, utilities, clothing, entertainment expenses, etc. What salary do you think would be necessary to finance this budget?
If you are currently living with your parents, write about the results of your imaginary interview of a young adult who is living independently (or, if you are currently living independently, of someone who is living with his or her parents). Ask that person to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the living arrangement.
Test 5 Lesson 3 PART IV.
Spelling dictation
Conscientious, photograph, anonymous, antithesis, ambiguous, homogeneous, megalomania, coincidence, psychic, yield, assurance, curiosity, initiative.
Translate into Russian.
1. He has come down in the world.
2. I'd like to know how she came by that black eye.
3. Once we'd sound some common ground we got on very well together.
4. She worked her initials in red.
5. Baby toys are usually made out of yielding materials.
6. After an hour my attention started to wander.
7. They were forced to yield up some of their lands during the war.
Translate into English.
1. Как продвигается ваша работа?
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2. Ваше мнение вполне обоснованное.
3. Именно он обратил мое внимание на эту картинку.
4. Его слова были для меня большой поддержкой.
5. Хорошая мать уделяет одинаково внимание каждому своему ребенку.
6. У него мягкий (уступчивый) характер, и он скоро изменит свое мнение.
7. Перед сном она удостоверилась, что дверь заперта.
4. Write a short essay on "Reading detective stories in bed".
Test 6 Lesson 4 PART IV.
Spelling dictation.
bouquet, ensemble, delineate, syncopate, vigorous, intricate, minstrel, transient, exhilarate, rigidly, nuisance, community, fervently, octave, perceive
2. Make up a story using the following phrases:
at hand; to give smb. a free hand; hand in glove (with); hat in hand; on the one / other hand; to try one's hand at.
3. Translate the following phrases using the verb "set".
приводить в определенное состояние; освобождать; пускать в ход машину; начать дело; сосредоточить мысль на чем-либо; твердеть; положить на музыку; испугать кого-то.
Translate into Russian.
1. The bank helps people wanting to set up business.
2. I like the setting of the show.
3. Till is very set in her ways.
4. He spoke German without any suggestion of French accent.
5. They say that to be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
6. He was a big man who resented the buttons on his shirts.
7. He had been working at hospital for so long that he ignored the "no smoking" sign.
5. Make up sentences with the following phrases:
1. Проводить урок.
2. Ничего не понимать в искусстве.
3. Пренебречь обязанностями.
4. Сделанный ручным способом.
5. С одной / другой стороны.
6. Резкие манеры.
7. Распутывать дело.
6. Answer the questions in written form:
1. What musical genres do you know?
2. And what is your favourite genre?
Test 7 Lesson 6 PART IV.
1. Give the English equivalents for:
Сбить температуру; выдвинуть возражение; тревожная ночь; привередливый больной; потерять кого-либо из виду; быть втянутымвочто-либо; утончённый вкус; неотложное дело.
2. Spelling dictation:
influential, brochure, environment, vicious, altruistic, permissible, abbreviate, persuasively, available, intricate, charitable, deliberate, sophistication, appreciation, intellectually.
3. Make up a situation to illustrate the meaning of the proverb:
No great loss without a small gain.