- •Введение
- •Unit 1. Superstitions and Prejudices.
- •In Britain as well as in other countries the objects and actions have superstitions attached to them:
- •II. Read the following situations and say which of them are associated with superstitions and which of them are associated with customs and traditions:
- •Highlight the following words and word combinations and fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable words from the list above.
- •Look at the pictures given below and say what these superstitions foretell and which of them foretell good / bad
- •Read the definition of the word “superstition” and answer the following questions:
- •Work in Pairs. Ask your partners:
- •Vocabulary Development
- •Do you believe in luck? Put the beginnings and ends together, using expressions from the box. (There are too many expressions).
- •Explain the following expressions and make up situations of your own:
- •Explain the following expressions. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •Fill the gaps with suitable phrases from the list above.
- •Work in pairs. Make up a dialogue using the expressions with “luck” and act it out. Reading.
- •A) Before you read the text discuss the role of superstitions in our life.
- •Text 1 Superstitions
- •XII. A) Read the text and find the following information in the text:
- •Text 2 The Murder of the Mandarin
- •XIII. 1) What is prejudice?
- •2)What is the difference between prejudice and superstition?
- •Vocabulary Development
- •XIV. A) Match these definitions to the following words:
- •XV. Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner the following points:
- •Reading
- •XVI. A) Read the article and find the answers to the following questions in it:
- •Text 3 Prejudices
- •XVII. A) Read the following text and say what kind of prejudice is described in it: Text 4 The Thoughts of Lizzy
- •Discussion activity
- •Unit 2. The Unexplained.
- •In our life we often encounter some phenomena difficult to explain, they are often called paranormal.
- •Vocabulary development. The Six Senses
- •I. Make a sentence using any of these verbs, look, sound, taste, touch and smell, plus an adjective about the situations:
- •II. Which of the verbs in the text in b suggests looking:
- •III. Replace the underlined words with a more interesting and precise verb:
- •Reading
- •X. A) Read the following stories and answer these questions:
- •Coincidences
- •What are the main points? Do the tasks; you can look back at the stories.
- •XI. A) Read these five texts and answer the questions given below: Chance Encounters
- •Same Names
- •Love Will Find a Way
- •No Escape From Love
- •Like Father, Like Son
- •A) Read the following story and answer the questions: Another Time, Another Place
- •2) Do you know any good ghost stories or have you seen any good ghost films? Tell each other the story and how you felt about it.
- •A) Read the following stories and match them to the phenomena which a person with sixth sense may experience:
- •Strange Tales Indeed!
- •Out of Body Experience
- •2) A There are six stages associated with ‘Near Death Experiences’. From what you heard before, what order do you think they come in?
- •Listening
- •1) This is the first line and the last line of another ghost story. The title is ‘The Dress’. In groups, guess what happens.
- •2) A) Listen to the story. How different was it to yours?
- •Listen to a phone-in on the radio with people who have had a ‘Near Death Experience’
- •Discussion Activity
- •Think up a story about a coincidence (intuition, premonition, telepathy, déjà vu, ufOs, etc.) that has happened to you or someone you know.
- •Think about a big surprise in your life (good or bad).
- •XIX. Read the following abstracts; comment on them and discuss
- •XX. Invent a ghost story based on the pictures below.
- •XXI. Complete the following stories:
- •XXII. Debating the Issue:
- •Preparation for the Debate:
- •Procedure
- •3.In pairs write a plan for an essay “Do Near Death Experiences Really Exist?”
- •Useful Language
- •Unit 3. Fears and Phobias
- •Vocabulary Development
- •V. Which of the phobias mentioned in ex. IV have you experienced if you:
- •Reading
- •VI. Read the following text and answer the questions given below: Fear is Necessary
- •VII. A) Read the following text and answer these questions:
- •The Mystery Phobia
- •Listening
- •Discussion Activity
- •XIII. Work in groups. Here is a statement. Discuss your reaction to it with your partner. Give your argument /counterargument, using the expressions and the procedure, given on p. 49-51.
- •Appendix I
- •XXI. Read the end of the stories, given on p. 49.
- •Appendix II Superstitions and Prejudices (Additional Information)
- •Why people believe in magic
- •Kinds of mental illness
- •The powers of witches.
- •Appendix 3 Texts for Listening Unit 2. The Unexplained
- •XV. Text “The Dress”.
- •Unit 3. Fears and Phobias.
- •VIII. Text “Phobias”.
Out of Body Experience
2) A There are six stages associated with ‘Near Death Experiences’. From what you heard before, what order do you think they come in?
1.Entering the darkness which leads to light.
2. Arrival at ‘heaven’.
3. A change of personality.
4. The ‘out of body’ experience.
5. The return.
6. An altered state – a feeling of peace.
b Read the texts and put them in order.
c Match each paragraph to the relevant heading in 2a.
Then they regain consciousness – it is a feeling which has been described as being pulled back like a piece of elastic. They start to feel pain again, and also feel very distressed about having returned.
Then there is usually a strange buzzing noise in the ears and a feeling as if the soul has escaped from the body. In some cases it is attached to the top of the head at first, by a silvery cord, but that eventually floats away. People who have NDEs at this point sometimes hover near the ceiling and often feel that it is a bit silly or boring. Or they sometimes float about the hospital, eavesdropping on people’s conversations, which can be useful evidence later.
People often change quite a lot as a result of it. They are less worried about the material aspects of life and more interested in the spiritual, although some people who have previously been very religious might not be interested in their religion any more. Nobody who has suffered an NDE ever fears death again and many of them are fascinated by the paranormal.
Most people describe it as a garden full of a magical light and (usually blue) colour. At times wonderful music can be heard. The NDErs look around the place and meet relatives and friends who have died. These deceased relatives and friends often tell them things about the future which often come true. But the experience ends here, with the NDErs being told they have to return and finish their time on earth.
Next is the feeling of being pulled very fast up a dark tunnel with a bright light at the end. Some people see a bright figure at the end. One would expect them to be afraid, but people say they felt incredibly excited and happy, and had warm feelings. Some NDErs are told to go back at this stage because they are not ready to die. However, most people beg to be allowed to stay and if they do they arrive at their destination.
If they are about to die it is either because a person is critically ill or has been in a serious accident and therefore they are usually in great pain or suffering great terror, which is not helped by the distress of the relatives of this person. Suddenly, however, there is a feeling of peace and great happiness.
d What is said in these texts which is not mentioned by the people who phoned in? ( see or listen to the text ‘Near Death Experience’).