America

Comment on the proverbs and sayings given above. Give their Russian equivalents.

Read after the teacher.

Read.

UNIT 4

Get ready to write a translation dictation on Unit 3.

HOME ACTIVITIES

Listen and act as interpreter.

C) Listen to the recording again and render what either speaker says in favour of his viewpoint.

e) Listen to the texts once more. Let one half of the students explain Sir Albert’s view on the reasons for the government’s actions and the other half – the reasons for the strike. Try to come to terms with your “opponents”.

Sir Albert Pringle	Peter Arkright

26. Listen to Lynn Dermott speaking about the people who work from home and write a reproduction. (Headway Intermediate/old, Tape 36)

TOPICS:	1. At the weekend. 2. Sports and games. 3. Holidays and parties.
GRAMMAR:	The Article.

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

· Write a translation dictation.

PHONETIC EXERCISES

Sounds

[I: – I] [O: – O] [Q: – A] [u:– u]

beat – bit lord – lot park – Puck loom – look

meet – mist cord – cot dark – duck boom – book

feast – fist sort – soft garment – gutter soon – took

seen – sin torn – Tom fast – fun broom – brook

leave – live dawn – Don barn – bun noon – nook

seat – sit Gordon – gone lark – luck cool – cook

Pete – pit ball – bond mast – must hoop – hook

Heat – hit north – not task – tusk fool – flook

Intonation Drills

1. 'Charity be'gins at mhome.

2. 'He who 'pleased keverybody½ 'died be'fore he wasm born.

3. 'Choose an 'author as you 'choose a mfriend.

4. Read the following geographical names:

Country	Adjective	Language	Capital
the United States of America	American	English	Washington, D.C. ['wOSINtRn'di:'si:]
Canada ['kWnRdR]	Canadian [kR'neIdjRn]	English, French	Ottawa ['OtRwR]
Mexico ['meksIkRu]	Mexican ['meksIkRn]	Spanish	Mexico City
Guatemala [LgwQ:tI'mQ:lR]	Guatemalan	Spanish	Guatemala
Honduras [hOn'djuRrRs]	Honduran [hOn'djuRrRn]	Spanish	Tegucigalpa [tRLgusI'gWlpR]
Nicaragua [LnIkR'rQ:gwR]	Nicaraguan [LnIkR'rQ:gwRn]	Spanish	Managua [mR'nQ:gwR]
Costa Rica ['kOstR'ri:kR]	Costa Rican	Spanish	San Jose [LsWn(h)o(u)'zeI]
Panama ['pWnRmQ:]	Panamanian [LpWnR'meInIRn]	Spanish	Panama
El Salvador [el'sWlvRdO:]	Salvadoran [LsWlvR'dO:rRn]	Spanish	San Salvador [sRn'sWlvRdO:]
Cuba ['kju:bR]	Cuban	Spanish	Havana [hR'vWnR]
the Dominican Republic [dR'mInIkRn]	Dominican	Spanish	Santo Domingo ['sWntR(u)dR(u) 'mINgRu]
Jamaica [dGR'meIkR]	Jamaican [dGR'meIkRn]	English	Kingston ['kINstRn]
Colombia [kR'lAmbjR]	Colombian [kR'lAmbIRn]	Spanish	Bogota [LbRugR(u) 'tQ:]
Venezuela [LvenRz'weIlR]	Venezuelan [LvenRz'weIlRn]	Spanish	Caracas [kR'rWkRs]
Ecuador ['ekwRdO:]	Ecuadoran [LekwR'dO:rRn]	Spanish	Quito ['ki:tRu]
Chile ['tSIlI]	Chilean [‘tSIlIRn]	Spanish	Santiago [LsWntI'Q:gRu]
Guyana [gaI'Q:nR]	Guyanese [LgaIQ: 'ni:z]	English	Georgetown ['dGO:dGtaun]
Brazil [brR'zIl]	Brazilian [brR'zIljRn]	Portuguese	Brasilia [brR'zIljR]
Bolivia [bR'lIvIR]	Bolivian [bR'lIvIRn]	Spanish	La Paz ['lQ: 'pQ:s]
Paraguay ['pWrRgwaI]	Paraguayan [LpWrR'gwaIRn]	Spanish	Asuncion [LQ:su:n'sjO:n]
Uruguay ['ju:RrRgwaI]	Uruguayan [Lju:RrR'gwaIRn]	Spanish	Montevideo [LmOntIvI'deIRu]
Argentina [LQ:dGRn'ti:nR]	Argentinean [LQ:dGRn'ti:njRn] Argentine['Q:dGRntaIn]	Spanish	Buenos Aires ['bweInRs'ERrIz]
Peru [pe'ru:]	Peruvian [pe'ru:vjRn]	Spanish	Lima ['li:ma:]

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

The Article

5. Insert the articles a/an or the where necessary.

A. 1. I haven’t been to ___ theatre for ages. 2. Gwen spends most of his time watching __ television. 3. Michael usually listens to ___radio when he drives to work. 4. There is ___ good theatre in Stratford-on-Avon. 5. ___ radio was on but nobody was listening to it. 6. When did you last go to ___ cinema? 7. The hotel room was small and uncomfortable but there was ___television in the corner. 8. The town they arrived at was dull and sleepy – there wasn’t even ___ cinema in it.

B. 1. Don’t stay in ___ sun, the day is too hot. 2. The child appeared in Marner’s life like ___ ray of __ sunshine on a winter day. 3. Norway is ___ country in ___ north of Europe. 4. If you live in ___foreign country it is good to know ___language. 5. Val lay down on ___ ground and looked up at ___ sky. 6. The first man went into __ space in 1961. 7. I tried to park my car but ___ space was too small. 8. The day was wonderful and we went for a walk by ___ sea. 9. Baikal is a lake but it is as deep as ___ sea. 10. It was a long and tiring voyage, we were at __ sea for 62 days.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

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