A Case on the road

In the old days a number of people were travelling from Bristol to London. During the long journey the passengers became friendly and didn't hide anything from each other. When the conversation turned upon robbers, a man told he had ten guineas in gold but didn't know where best to hide them. A woman advised him to put them into his boots.

(hide — прятать; robber — грабитель; guinea — 21 shillings — гинея).

Later on really a robber stopped the coach and demanded the money. Then to the astonishment of all others, the woman who had advised to hide her neigh­bour's money in his boot said: «I have no money, but this man has ten guineas in his boot». «The robber took the ten guineas and left. The robbed man began to accuse the woman of being in league with the robber. But the woman said: «Wait till London and I'll explain the thing to you».

(coach — карета, demand — требовать; accuse — обвинять, be in league with — быть в сговоре)

When they came to London she told that she had had a large sum of money with her and that she had told the man's secret to turn the robber's attention from her. She begged now to excuse her and awarded the man with one hundred pounds.

(beg — умолять; award — наградить; pound — 20 shillings — фунт стерлингов) (198 words)

1.6.3. Ответьте на вопросы в п.1.6.1. (Книги закрыты.)

Listening practice

1.7.1. Прочитайте следующие вопросы. Вам нужно ответить на них после прослушивания текста.

1. Is Linda a teacher?

2. Where is the man from?

3. Are the Englishmen on holiday?

4. Does the man want tea with sugar?

1.7.2. Прослушайте диалоги.

1.7.3. Ответьте на вопросы в п. 1.7.1.

1.7.4. Просмотрите список слов. Они помогут вам понять следующий текст.

vacation — каникулы; apartment — квартира; dormitory — общежитие; movies — кино.

1.7.5. Прослушайте диалог. Будьте готовы изложить его содержание на русском языке.

1.7.6. Передайте содержание диалога по-русски как можно ближе к тексту.

Time for fun

1.8.1. Прочитайте шутку. Попытайтесь пересказать ее. Вы можете сделать это на русском языке.

Respect for written word

The judge asked a murder on trial: «Why did you break into the house and, taking the box with jewels, return to kill the owner?»

«I did it out of respect for the written word», — pleaded the defendant. «What do you mean?» — «It was written on the box: «Open after my death».

murderer — убийца

plead — (зд.) заявлять

trial — суд (процесс)

defendant — подсудимый

*1.8.2. Попытайтесь отгадать загадки.

1. What is the end of everything?

2. Where does Thursday come before Wednes­day?

UNIT 2

Фонетика: sound [I]

Словообразование: суффикс существительного -ist

Грамматика: указательные местоимения; притяжа­тельные местоимения; безличные пред­ложения; обозначение времени; глагол to have (have got); местоимения some, any, no; разделительные вопросы; мес­то наречий в предложении; местоиме­ния much/many, few/little, a few/ a little.

Текст: «Work and studies»

Sound right

2.1.1. Слушайте, смотрите, повторяйте за диктором:

in it pity ill any

is isn't ditty fill many

his if minute till city

thing miss women pill army

give tick silly bill lady

him pick wishes milk baby

did myth village brill Sunday

2.1.2. Слушайте, смотрите, повторяйте:

1. Is Mickey in?

2. It isn't cricket.

3. It's the limit.

4. I think it's a bit thick.

5. Biddy is quits with Billy.

6. Willie's quick-witted.

7. Christie will fill the bill.

8. In with him.

9. If it isn't Philip!

10. It is bringing grist to his mill.

11. Tillie is niminy-piminy.

12. Kittie is thin-skinned, Minnie is thick-skinned.

2.1.3. Слушайте, смотрите. Обратите внимание на раз­личие между [ I ] в слове sit и [ i:] в слове seat.

I

— Is this seat free, please?

— No, it isn't. I'm keeping it for Miss Grim.

— Well, can I sit in this seat?

— I'm afraid not. But that seat by the window's free.

— Then I'll sit in.

— But if you sit in that seat you won't see a thing.

II

— Is there any meat?

— There is only tinned meat.

— Is it beef? - It's chicken.

— Is it ready to eat?

— Well, you have to heat it before you eat it.

2.1.4. Слушайте, смотрите; повторяйте. Обращайте внимание на интонацию.

2.1.5. Прочитайте диалоги в парах.

*2.1.6. Постарайтесь прочитать скороговорку как можно быстрее.

1. Critical cricket critic.

2. A fitful young fisher named Gabriel Fisher.

Once fished for some fish in a fissure,

Till a fish with a grin

Pulled the fisherman in —

Now they are fishing the fissure for Fisher.

fitful — порывистый

fissure — расщелина

grin — ухмылка

2.2. Word-building (-ist)

2.2.1. Дайте русские эквиваленты следующих слов:

finalist, leftist, royalist, opportunist, materialist, idealist, militarist, scientist, theorist, pianist, artist, animalist, terrorist, biologist.

2.2.2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is a tourist?

2. What party does a socialist belong to?

3. What doctor treats teeth?

4. What does an arabist study?

5. What Russian novelist do you like?

6. Do you know a good typist?

7. Why do we dislike egoists?