- •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”.
XVII. A) Read the following text and say what kind of prejudice is described in it: Text 4 The Thoughts of Lizzy
Ronnie Carter never treated her as an equal or even a real person, just as useful object. She knew if he had a male secretary, he would not be able to behave like that. She knew she was good at her job and she hated being patronized. In some way he seemed to think he was naturally superior to her and she wondered, not for the first time, what sort of relationship he had with his wife.
The company prided itself on offering equal opportunities to men and women, but only at management level, she thought sadly. There was definitely discrimination as far as promotion was concerned. No secretary had ever been promoted to executive level. Only last month, Charles Taylor’s secretary had been turned down because the Board had been too narrow-minded even to consider that a secretary could make a good executive.
It was difficult for her to suppress her natural inclination to say what she thought but, along with her colleagues who were very supportive, she had decided to try and open Ronnie’s mind to the fact that women were people and should not be automatically categorized as a sub-species. Everyone should be considered on their merits, not on their sex. Having preconceived ideas about anyone was just not acceptable in the 1990s. In the meantime, however, a girl couldn’t help imagining a bit of revenge!
b) Highlight an example in the text of each of the following:
information (something you didn’t know or realize before);
opinion ( a point of view that made you pause and think );
social comment (a criticism of the way people behave);
empathy (something that made you share the main character’s / writer’s feelings);
Talk to your partner about other forms of prejudice (you have experienced in your life, if you have).
Discussion activity
XVIII. Highlight the following proverbs and match them to the given phrases; use them in the situations of your own:
Every bullet has its billet.
It is always darkest before the dawn.
Man proposes, god disposes.
Misfortune never come singly.
It never rains but it pours.
Nothing succeeds like success.
providence
coincidence
in luck/ out of luck
to try/ chance one’s luck at smth
a run of luck
a run of bad luck
your luck changes
XIX. Work in groups. Discuss these topics:
superstitions as a traditional belief;
kinds and role of the superstitions;
well-known superstitions foretelling good and bad luck;
whether and how prejudices are connected with people’s background;
what prejudices might arise from and what they might lead to;
forms of prejudices;
how prejudices can be eliminated or (at least) reduced;
XX. Make up an imaginary story about yourself, including the following words:
A black cat, a mirror, an empty pail, a horse-shoe, amulet.
XXI. Think of the situation from your own or your friend’s life experience connected with superstitions and prejudices.
XXII. Work in groups. Here are two statements. Discuss your reaction to them with your partners. Give your argument/ counterargument, using the expressions below.
Prejudices are convenient.
Most people even highly educated individuals, act superstitiously from time to time.
I agree + reason…:
That’s right, because….
That’s just what I think.
I couldn’t agree more…
Sure, because…
You’ve got the point there…
That seems reasonable…
Beyond all doubt.
I guessed as much.
b) I don’t agree or I partly agree + reason:
I can’t agree with you, there… That’s not quite the way I see it.
I see what you’re getting at, but… I’m afraid you’ve missed the point…
It’s just the other way round.
c) Avoiding giving an opinion:
Do you think so? I really don’t know, I’m afraid.
I’m not really sure. It’s difficult to say…
I suppose it depends on your point of view.
d) I doubt + reason:
It’s hardly likely/ most unlikely that…
Do you really mean? Are you serious?
Things do happen. I should say so.
I find it hard to believe.
Sounds promising /incredible/ highly
improbable, but…
You never know.