Render the main idea of the interview to your partner keeping the key details and facts from it

 

2. In groups prepare to discuss pros (good points) and cons (bad points) of these situations. Use the linking words/word combinations:

· Making friends on the Internet;

· Having famous friends;

· Having friends to stay in your house;

· Having friends who do the same job as you do

 

Writing

1. Choose one of the situations from the previous part “Discussion” ex.2 and write an article revealing the pros and cons (150 words). See the example of “For and Against” composition in Appendix 3 “Writing Samples”.

 

Revision

1. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary of the unit:

1. Как общается сегодня современная молодежь? – согласно нашему исследованию, и молодые люди, и девушки в равной степени используют мобильный телефон, посылая в среднем 150 СМС, ММС ежедневно. Но теперь популярность набирает и компьютер, который позволяет не только знакомиться в Интернете, но и общаться на расстоянии при помощи Скайпа и электронной почты. Но развитие технологии не сможет заменить живого общения.

2. Мы делили не только одну съемную квартиру, но и свои радости и горести. Именно Уилл помог мне пережить самые трудные моменты.

3. Сегодня очень редко можно встретить людей, у которых совсем нет ничего общего, но которые стали близкими друзьями.

4. Время от времени люди ссорятся, но если они не ладят на протяжении долгого периода, они расстаются.

5. Не часто, но бывает такое, что из-за разницы в образе жизни люди перестают общаться, редко видятся и в итоге расходятся путями.

6. Проводите выходные вместе, устраивайте званые обеды, но это не значит, что нельзя расставаться; болтайте во время перемен в школе, но не будьте слишком болтливы и не забывайте слушать друг друга внимательно.

7. Быть лучшим другом значит с одной стороны иметь много общего, доверять друг другу, хранить секреты друг друга, а с другой стороны висеть часами на телефоне, обсуждая всех и вся, веселиться вместе.

 

2. Translate the story from Russian into English:

Мой самый лучший друг

Я старше его на тринадцать дней и мы оба Раки. Он был моим самым лучшим другом. Моя мама доверяла ему едва ли не больше, чем мне. А он ценил это и говорил: "Надень шапку, мне велено следить за тобой."

Он открыл мне все лучшее в жизни, дарил умные, добрые книги.

Он всегда звонил первым, я даже не знала его номера.

Он смешил меня и часто делал глупые вещи ради меня.

Он пришел ко мне ночью, когда выпал первый снег, и позвал лепить снеговика.

Он звал меня "прелесть", а я его "милочка", потому что он сердился и смешно морщил нос.

Он покупал мне шоколад.

Он разрешал мне брить его, хотя считал, что смертельно при этом рискует. Маленькие детские капризы…

Он жил на соседней улице и учился в параллельном классе.

Он писал повесть, а я была самым первым слушателем. Из меня никудышный критик, а он требовал замечаний, сердился и угрожал, что найдет кого-нибудь "поругательнее".

Он гениально владел словом, а сочинения за него приходилось писать мне. В ответ я получала математику. Симбиоз…

Он жил с бабушкой, и я часто проводила у него целые дни.

Он обещал отвезти меня на холмики, ему одному известные старинные развалины.

Он часто приходил, когда моих родителей не было дома. Мы до утра играли в "Героев III" и при этом питались одним сыром.

Он был самым загадочным, самым необычным. Его считали странным, и удивлялись, как это я с ним общаюсь?

Он научил меня играть в баскетбол и не бояться темноты.

Он всегда встречался мне в самый подходящий момент, когда мне хотелось прогулять школу, было грустно или просто хотелось его увидеть. Мы сбегали, а потом выслушивали долгие нотации, о том, что такое поведение до добра не доведет. Взрослые думают, что они все знают лучше.

Он уезжал на выходные в Воронеж и всегда привозил мне груши. Даже зимой.

Он встречался с невысокой, избалованной вниманием девушкой. Они ссорились, он приходил ко мне и спрашивал, как быть. А я давала советы.

Он говорил, что с ним ничего не случится, что он везучий.

Он заходил и мы шли в осенний парк и катались на колесе обозрения. Долго-долго, пятнадцать-двадцать раз и молчали…

После первой длиннющей разлуки мы всю ночь были вместе, сидели в темноте и пили кофе. И слышно было, как за стеной ходит его бабушка.

Он обожал кофе, а я его терпеть не могла.

И еще было много всего. Быть с ним самое трудное и самое интересное в жизни. Но это очень больно. А я боюсь боли, я устала и ничего больше не хочу. Я трус. Мне надоело. Я сдаюсь. Надеюсь, он не узнает, что я безумно в него влюблена. Надеюсь, мы больше никогда не увидимся.

 

Relax

1. Listen to the song, fill in the spaces and sing the song:

I'll Be There For You

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your jobs a joke, you're 1) _____, your love life's 2)______.

It's like you're always 3)______________

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

or even your year

but..

Refrain:

I'll 4)________________

When the rain starts to 5)_______

I'll be there for you

Like I've been there before

I'll be there for you

'Cuz you're there for me too...

 

You're still in bed at ten

And work began at eight

You've 6)_______ your breakfast

So far... things are 7)________

Your mother 8)_________ you there'd be days like these

Oh but she didn't tell you when the world has 9)_________

You 10)____________________ that...

Refrain:

No one could ever know me

No one could ever see me

Seems you're the only one who knows

11)____________________________

Someone 12)________________

Make it through all the rest with

Someone I'll always 13)__________

Even at my worst I'm best with you, yeah

It's like you're always stuck in second gear

And it hasn't been your day, your week, your month,

or even your year...

Refrain: (2 times)

2. After singing the song:

· Do you know who performs the song?

· What film or series was this song used in as a soundtrack?

· Have a try to give a literary translation of the song.

 

Unit 2. ADRENALIN

Vocabulary

Look up the translation of the following words and word combinations in the dictionary:

1) attack (v) The dog ran towards Jake and tried to attack him.

2) awesome (adj) Something that is awesome is very enjoyable or exciting.

3) bark (v) An enormous dog ran towards me, barking like mad.

4) best-equipped (adj) The best-equipped sports shop is the one that sells the most equipment.

5) book (v) I called the skydiving centre and booked my first jump.

6) bump into sb (phr v) While I was walking to work, I bumped into an old friend.

7) cloudless (adj) A cloudless day is fine and sunny with no clouds.

8) collide (with) (v) A skydiver collided with Mike’s parachute and he fell and hit the ground.

9) disaster struck (phr) Disaster struck on Mike’s 1040th jump when he had a serious accident.

10) drive into sth (phr v) The car appeared out of nowhere and I nearly drove into it!

11) fancy (v) If you fancy someone, you think that they are very attractive.

12) female-only (adj) Female-only courses are designed to encourage women to start rock climbing.

13) for charity (phr) If you do something for charity, you do it to make money for an organization that helps people.

14) free-fall (v) Mike experienced a rush of adrenalin when he was free-falling.

15) gallop (v) When a horse gallops, it runs very fast.

16) go down (phr v) The sun goes down at the end of the day.

17) heavily (adv) If you fall heavily, you hit the ground very hard when you fall.

18) be hooked (on sth) (phr) Mike is hooked on skydiving and can’t live without it.

19) jump (n) From the first skydiving jump, Mike was hooked.

20) kick-off (n) The kick-off in football or rugby is the moment when the match starts.

21) knock sb over (phr v) A player from the other team knocked Andy over and he fell heavily.

22) motivation (n) Mike’s only motivation to get better was so that he could start skydiving again.

23) one’s mind goes blank (phr) If your mind goes blank, you are unable to remember or think about anything.

24) No way! (phr) “Would you like to do a parachute jump?” - “ No way! I’m too frightened!”

25) nothing else mattered (phr) Skydiving became my reason for living – nothing else mattered.

26) roller coaster (n) A roller-coaster is a large structure at a fair that you have fast rides on.

27) runway (n) A runway is a long road used by planes to land and take off.

28) rush of adrenalin (n) Mike experienced a rush of adrenalin when he was free-falling.

29) show off (phr v) If you show off, you behave in a way that attracts people’s attention and makes them admire you.

30) sign (v) If you sign a document, you write your name on it using a pen.

31) slow down (phr v) Cindy started to slow down, ready to turn off the motorway.

32) be suspended in the air (phr) “Hangtime” is when you jump and try to stay suspended in the air for as long as possible.

33) tiny (adj) Five of us walked to the runway and got into a tiny plane.

34) traffic jam (n) I often get stuck in traffic jams on the way to work.

35) training (n) We had a day’s training before doing our first jump.

36) turn off (phr v) Cindy started to slow down, ready to turn off the motorway.

 

 

Adjectives

1) angry She was angry when he arrived half an hour late.

2) astonished When you are astonished, you feel extremely surprised.

3) boiling “It’s hot in here.” “Hot? It’s absolutely boiling!”

4) dirty His clothes weren’t just dirty – they were absolutely filthy!

5) exciting For Mike, skydiving is more than exciting, it’s absolutely thrilling.

6) exhausted When you are exhausted, you feel extremely tired.

7) fascinating She’s a very interesting person to talk to – fascinating, in fact.

8) filthy His clothes weren’t just dirty – they were really filthy!

9) freezing “It’s cold in here.” “Cold? It’s absolutely freezing!”

10) frightened When Jake saw the dog, he wasn’t just frightened, he was terrified!

11) furious She was furious that he forgot to phone her.

12) gorgeous “She’s a pretty girl, isn’t she?” “Pretty? She’s absolutely gorgeous!”

13) hilarious “It was a funny film.” “Funny? It was hilarious!”

14) pretty “She’s a pretty girl, isn’t she?” “ Pretty? She’s absolutely gorgeous!”

15) surprised I didn’t think I would pass the exam so I was surprised to get 70%.

16) terrified When Jake saw the dog, he wasn’t just frightened, he was terrified!

17) thrilling For Mike, skydiving is more than exciting, it’s absolutely thrilling.

tired When you are exhausted, you feel extremely tired.

 

Complaints/Injuries

1) a bag of ice (n) You’d better put a bag of ice on that black eye.

2) a black eye (n) The ball hit me in the face and I got a black eye.

3) blisters (n pl) We’d walked 25 kilometres and had terrible blisters on our feet.

4) a broken arm / leg / thumb etc (phr) I got a broken thumb playing tennis.

5) cream (n) Put some cream on your nose – it’s really red.

6) cramp (n) People often get cramp when they haven’t drunk enough liquid.

7) hurt your back / arm / foot etc (phr) She hurt her back lifting some heavy boxes.

8) keep your leg up (phr) If you’ve got a twisted ankle, you should lie down and keep your leg up.

9) lie down (phr v) If you’ve got a twisted ankle, you should lie down and keep your leg up.

10) plaster (n) You need to put some plasters on those blisters.

11) be stung (by a wasp) (phr) If you’ re stung by a wasp, you should put some ice on the sting.

12) sunburn (n) You’ve got sunburn – your nose is really red!

13) swollen (adj) My wrist is swollen – I think I’ve twisted it.

14) a twisted ankle (phr) Andy fell heavily on his leg and had a twisted ankle.

 

Sports

1) athletics (n) Athletics are sports events such as running races, jumping and throwing things.

2) badminton (n) Badminton is a game in which two or four players hit a shuttlecock across a net.

3) baseball (n) Baseball is a very popular sport in the USA, but not very popular in the UK.

4) basketball (n) Basketball is a game for two teams who get points by throwing a ball through a net.

5) boxing (n) Boxing is a very dangerous sport.

6) bungee jumping (n) Bungee jumping is a sport in which you jump from a high place attached to a long piece of rubber.

7) cycling (n) I enjoy cycling and love watching the Tour de France.

8) fishing (n) Fishing is a peaceful and relaxing sport.

9) football (n) Do you have a favourite football team?

10) golf (n) Golf is a sport in which you try to hit a small white ball into a hole, using a stick.

11) horse - riding (n) Do you agree that horse-riding is more popular with girls?

12) ice hockey (n) Ice hockey is a sport played on ice in which two teams try to hit an object into the other team’s net.

13) judo (n) Judo is a sport in which you use your body to try to throw your opponent to the ground.

14) karate (n) Karate is a sport from Japan in which people hit each other using their hands, feet, arms and legs.

15) kite surfing (n) Toby says that kite surfing is the most exciting thing he’s ever done.

16) rock climbing (n) Rock climbing can be dangerous so you must have the right equipment.

17) rugby (n) Rugby is a team sport that is played with a ball shaped like an egg.

18) running (n) Running is a popular way to keep fit.

19) sailing (n) Sailing is the sport of travelling across water in a boat.

20) scuba diving (n) Scuba diving is the activity of swimming under water with a container of air on your back and a tube for breathing through.

21) skating (n) Skating is an activity in which you move quickly over a surface using special footwear called skates.

22) skiing (n) Skiing is the sport of moving over snow using special footwear called skis.

23) skydiving (n) Skydiving is a sport in which you jump from a plane using a parachute.

24) snowboarding (n) Snowboarding is a sport in which you move over the snow using a special board.

25) surfing (n) Surfing is a sport in which you move over waves on the sea using a special board.

26) swimming (n) Swimming after work helps me relax.

27) table tennis (n) Table tennis is a sport in which players hit a small white ball over a net in the middle of a table.

28) tennis (n) Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are both famous tennis players.

29) volleyball (n) Volleyball is a sport in which two teams hit a ball to each other over a high net.

30) windsurfing (n) Windsurfing is a sport in which you move across water standing on a flat board with a sail.

 

Supplementary Reading

1. Think over your answers to the questions below before reading the text:

1. What occurs to you when you hear ‘free running’?
2. Why do you think it is given such a name?
3. Are you a good free-runner? What do you think you must be able to do for that?

2. Read and translate the text:

Running Free

‘We were just kids who started playing a game, and we’ve never really stopped’

‘Parkour’ – or free running – is the fast-growing extreme sport that turns (превращает) everyday urban landscapes into obstacle courses(бег с препятствиями). Caroline Williams meets the man who started it all.

Loosely translated, ‘le parkour’ means ‘using every object in your path as an obstacle’. It began in 1987 in the Paris suburbs (окрестности), where bored teenagers Sebastien Foucan and David Belle decided to make life more interesting. ‘Interesting’ involved climbing up buildings, swinging (раскачиваться) around lamp posts and vaulting (перепрыгивать) anything that stayed still for long enough. ‘We were just kids who started playing a game, and we’ve never really stopped,’ says Foucan.

With six friends, they set up (основали) ‘Yamakasi’ – a group which later split when five of them opted (выбрали) to take work as theatre acrobats, but not before it had led (привело) to a 2001 film of the same name. yet, despite all the splits and personal differences, what they refer (ссылаются) to as ‘the discipline’ lives on.

Fifteen years later, it’s a global phenomenon. The UK-based parkour website get 10,000 visitors a day. Foucan is surprised to say the least. ‘For me, it’s amazing but it’s my goal to meet people from all over the world and to spread the philosophy,’ he says. This philosophy is all about challenging and improving yourself, while maintaining (выдерживая) a zen-like calm. That’s why there are no competitions in parkour, and definitely no world records. When asked what is the highest he has ever jumped, Foucan replies: ‘I have no idea’.

There have been serious setbacks (препятствие/неудача). One person died after trying some if the moves in the Yamakasi film. And since the rise of parkour’s popularity amongst (из числа) the general public there have been more than a few broken bones. ‘The key thing,’ says Ez (pronounced ‘ee-zee’), a founder member of the movement, ‘is that you must learn how to roll. It’s very important because if you’re moving forwards with a lot of momentum (кинетической энергией) and you don’t roll, your legs take the shock. If you can roll – across your shoulder, never on your spine – it transfers the energy so you don’t get hurt. You land, you roll, you stand up and you keep running.’

And if you are going to leap (прыгнуть) from a tall building, or even just off the back of your sofa, you should know how to land properly. ‘You might think you just bend your knees, but actually you have to land on the ball (подушечку) of your foot, bend your knees in a certain way and slap the floor with your hand. It takes the shock(поглощает энергию) out of landing entirely (целиком).’ It looks painful but he insists (настаивает) it doesn’t hurt nearly as mu as when he landed flat on his heels (пятки) one time and couldn’t walk for nine weeks.

Once you’ve mastered these moves, you can create as many jumps and death-defying (бросающих вызов смерти) handstands off the edges of buildings as you like. But, as the cliché goes, it’s practice that makes perfect. And you have to be able to suppress any last-minute doubts or fears. ‘When you get scared, you become more rigid (деревянным) in your movements, your muscles become tense (напряженными) and you’re more likely to lose co-ordination,’ says Professor Stuart Biddle, a sports psychologist. ‘The mind plays a massive part,’ agrees Ez. ‘When you’re standing at the edge of one building leaning to do a spot jump, you fall until the very last second and then jump. It’s scary because you can see exactly how far up you are – it might be eighteen or twenty metres. If the fear gets to you, it’s all over, so you really have to have confidence in your training.’

 

Exercises on the text:

1. Read the article again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. ‘Free running’ was invented in France.
2. It was originally a way of fighting boredom.
3. A group of friends created ‘Yamakasi’ and it still exists.
4. Foucan knew it would become this popular.
5. People who do free running aren’t competitive.
6. Ez says one of the most important things is to be fit.
7. He has never hurt himself while free running.
8. Fear has a bad effect on your co-ordination.
9. Ez never feels and fear.

2. Find words in the text which mean:

1. To jump over something in one move;
2. To choose one thing over another;
3. A problem that happens that stops you from making progress;
4. The force or energy that makes a moving object continue to move;
5. An expression that is used too often and no longer has any real meaning;
6. Stiff and not moving or bending.

3. Discuss in pairs:

1. Is ‘free running’ a good thing for young people to be involved in? Why/Why not?
2. Who do you think might be opposed to ‘free running’? Why might that be?

Listening

1. You will listen to a radio interview in which two people discuss the sport of heliskiing. Before you listen, discuss in pairs:

1. What do you think heliskiing is?
2. What other extreme sports do you know?
3. Would you like to try extreme sports? Why/why not?