9. Talk on the following, making good use of topical vocabulary:

1. The ultimate meaning of love is self-sacrifice.

2. Love is a miracle. Apart from many other gifts it gives one an ability to fully percept all the beauty of the world.

3. True love is completely devoid of any selfishness.

4. Love is the only key to real happiness.

5. Love is a twin-sister of art and mastering it is beyond a layman’s reach.

10. Contradict or support the following statement in the form of debates:

When love becomes art, there is always a temptation to make it your profession.

Section 5

Writing

1. Insert the links from the box below to fill in the blanks in the following essay. Determine their functions.

undoubtedly, indeed, certainly, therefore, I strongly believe, I believe, anyway, there is ever reason to believe that, independently, to illustrate, however, so, in my opinion, no wonder, like, because, yet, as, on the contrary

___, as probably everyone else, that it is love that makes the world go round. ___ of how much has been said and written about love, still people are debating the issue and will ___ do so unceasingly. But ___ one thing has become quite clear by now, i.e. that love is indispensable to human existence.

___, that there is some controversy on the issue of love. ___, some people do think that the essence of love is nothing else but a pleasant sensation, ___ it easily comes and easily goes. ___, nothing could be further from the truth.

When there is love there is romance, ___ it does not necessarily follow that when the romance is over, love should also end. ___, the best proof is the existence of such families which live on happily after any hardships, including the loss of illusions about each other.

___ some other people think that love is something purely imaginary, something non-existent and much speculated upon. ___, it is untrue either ___ real love is devoid of any selfishness and ___ involves sacrifice. ___, there are plenty of examples in works of literature ___ “Romeo and Juliet”, whose plot has been repeated over and over again so many times throughout the history of the humanity.

___ love is the best answer to the question about the point of life. For me life is pointless and fruitless when there is no love. There is just no incentive to live on.

___ human history would have stopped long ago if our predecessors had thought differently. And ___independently of how much has been said and written about love, it will always be a fascinating subject to discuss and a great thing to live up to.

2. Using word-combinations from the list of topical vocabulary (Section 3, task 8) at your own choice and some of the links above write a paragraph to disclose the following topic sentence:

For two people to be happy in marriage they must be able to respect one another, and their interests must be alike.

3. Prove the opposite in the form of a written statement:

1. Spouses should be alike.

2. Money is sure to keep people together.

3. Marriage should be compulsory for everybody.

4. The marriage contract is incompatible with romantic love.

5. The best wife is a housewife.

4. Develop arguments to support or contradict the following points and make written statements:

1. “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut after”. Benjamin Franklin.

2. “Every woman should marry - and no man”. Benjamin Disraili

3. “An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband”. Booth Tarkington.

5. Write a composition on one of the following topics:

1. Why do people fail in love?

2. What should one know about love?

3. What are the pitfalls of love?

4. Is love an art?

5. What makes a person lovable?