- •Если … Переклад с. Маршака
- •Переклад м. Лозинского
- •Contents
- •Book Organization
- •Vocabulary
- •Author Acknowledgements
- •A Time for Everything
- •Glad to Meet You
- •A Résumé / a Curriculum Vitae (c.V.)
- •A Career Mosaic
- •Biographies of Famous People a: Albert Einstein
- •B: Bill Clinton
- •C: Percy Bysshe Shelly
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Read the following rhyme concentrating your attention on phonetics.
- •Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
- •1.Derive nouns denoting profession.
- •2.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •3.Ask and answer questions about Bill Clinton and Albert Einstein.
- •4.Translate
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.Answer the questions.
- •The Seven Ages of the Man
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Translate at sight. Hobart Earle
- •Writing Assignments
- •Family at a Glance
- •My Family
- •The Average British Family
- •The Changing Patterns of Families
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •3.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •4.Match the verbs with the nouns or noun combinations
- •5.Fill in the gaps.
- •Grammar Exercises
- •1.Comment on the italicised grammatical structures.
- •Conversational Activities
- •10.Agree or disagree explaining your answers.
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •Writing Assignment
- •1.Compare an average British and Ukrainian family.
- •Skin - шкіра
- •Carriage – постава, осанка, манера триматися
- •Set Expressions
- •A Bit More About My Family
- •Mary Tyrone
- •James Tyrone
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1. Learn by heart. She Was a Phantom of Delight
- •The Twins
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Derive nouns from the adjectives.
- •2.Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following adjectives:
- •3.Form as many compound adjectives with –eyed, -haired, -shouldered as possible.
- •3.Circle the synonyms.
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the words from the table.
- •6.What do we call people who
- •7.Supply antonyms to the following words.
- •8.Match the opposites.
- •11.Group the adjectives which a) are positive in meaning, b) are negative in meaning, c) can be either positive or negative.
- •12.Arrange these words under the following headings:
- •13. Match the nouns with their definitions.
- •14. Read the following description of the main character of a famous novel. Identify the novel.
- •15.Make up sentences using the following adjectives and forming their derivatives according to the models.
- •16. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets.
- •17. Give equivalents to the following idiomatic expressions .
- •Grammar Exercises
- •1.Make up sentences according to the patterns.
- •Conversational Activities
- •The Pessimist
- •5.Describe qualities that are typical of your Zodiac sign. Which of them do you have? Cast horoscopes for your friends using the chart. Do you believe in horoscopes? Why? Why not?
- •10. Read the following statements on honesty and lie. What is your understanding of these notions?
- •11. Use in situations of your own.
- •11. Act as a career adviser. Make up a dialogue using the following prompts. Complete the chart.
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •A Stranger
- •2.Translate in written form.
- •3. Render in English.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2.Translate the following.
- •3.Describe a famous pop- singer.
- •4. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2.Translate the following.
- •3.Describe what is typical of a person when he/she is :
- •4. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2. Read the text. Describe twenty parts that you play in life.
- •3.Describe a famous politician.
- •4.Describe what is typical of a person when he/she is :
- •5. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •Friends
- •A Letter from a Pen Pal
- •2.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.Answer the questions.
- •2.What do these proverbs suggest about the meaning of friendship?
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Ge ready to read the following poem expressively. The Arrow and the Song
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Give definitions.
- •3.Explain the following statements?
- •4.In groups, brainstorm 6 main categories that friends must agree on (probably politics, religious beliefs, moral values) and place them in order of importance. Explain your choice.
- •5.Use the following proverbs in situations of your own.
- •6.Discuss the following extract. What is your opinion on this point?
- •Writing Assignments
- •1.Write your answer to the letter in Text 2.
- •A Woman’s Place
- •The Politics of Housework
- •Why I Want a Wife
- •Love Is Never Enough
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Transcribe the following words.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •2.Complete the sentences using the words from the box.
- •3.Which sentences are gender-neutral? Why?
- •4.Fill in the following tables using the words below:
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.In groups, complete The Fix'em List using the table below. You can extend it as much as you can The Fix'em List
- •2.Discuss.
- •Translation Practice
- •Жіноча рука
- •Writing Assignments
- •Write essays on the following topics:
- •Notable Characteristics of Americans1
- •The Englishman and the American1
- •English Compromise
- •Ukrainians1
- •Conversational Patterns
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •Get ready for expressive reading.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Describe Ukrainians, Russian, Americans, Englishmen, Germans, and Frenchmen using five adjectives for each nation..
- •2.Give definitions of the following.
- •3.Paraphrase the following.
- •Conversational Activities
- •Making Teamwork Work
- •6.Consider some of the mainstream values that reflect American culture. Do they coincide with those in your culture?
- •A Few Words About Myself and My Wife Antonia
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions
- •The Children
- •Assignments
- •1.Find statements in the text you possibly agree or disagree with and give your reasons.
- •2.Write a summary of the text.
- •Poor Fish
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
- •The Wartons
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
- •Harry Chandler
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
Why I Want a Wife
By Judy Syfers1
I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am a Wife. And, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother.
Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the screen fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is looking for another wife. As I thought about him I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife?
I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And while I am going to school I want a wife to take care of my children. I want a wife to keep track of the children's doctor and dentist appointments. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children eat properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the children's clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who is a good nurturant attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. i want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of course, I cannot miss classes at school. My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lose the job. It may mean a small cut in my wife's income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that. Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working.
I want a wife who will take care of "my" physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will keep up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find what I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menues, do the necessary shopping, prepare the meals, serve them pleasantly, and then do the cleaning up while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and a change od scene.
I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers when I have written them
I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life. When my wife and I are invited out by friends, I want a wife who will take care of the babysitting arrangements. When I meet people at school that I like and want to entertain, i want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends, and not interrupt when I talk about things that interest me and my friends. I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us. I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are passed the hors d'oeuvres, that they are offered a second helping of food, that their wine glasses are replenished when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it. And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself.
I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied. And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention from me when I am not in the mood for it. I want a wife who assumes complete responsibility for birth control, because I do not want more children. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that "my" sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy. I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible.
If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my wife with another one. Naturally, i will expect a fresh, new life; my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free.
When I am through with school and have a job, I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife's duties.
My god, who "wouldn't" want a wife?
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