Яков Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 2 курс

LABORATORY EXERCISES (I)

1. Listen to the text "A Friend in Need", mark the stresses and tunes. Read the text

following the model.

2. a) Paraphrase the given sentences,

b) Make up sentences contrasting to the given ones using the verb need and a suggested

noun.

c) Respond to the remarks using the given pattern.

3. Write a spelling-translation test.

4. Change the given sentences according to the model.

5. Task I. Listen to the English sentences and write down the Russian translation. Check

your translation with the key (written work).

Task II. Translate your phrases back into English and check them with the key.

6. Listen to the text "The Story of Arthur Bloxham" or some other story on students'

life; write 10 questions to the text. Get ready to discuss it in class.

TOPIC: SPORTS AND GAMES

TEXT A. WHAT MAKES ALL PEOPLE KIN

People all over the world are very fond of sports and games. That is one thing in which

people of every nationality and class are united.

The most popular outdoor winter sports are shooting, hunting, hockey and, in the countries

where the weather is frosty and there is much snow — skating, skiing and tobogganing. Some people

greatly enjoy figure-skating and ski-jumping.

Summer affords excellent opportunities for swimming, boating, yachting, cycling, gliding

and many other sports. Among outdoor games football takes the first place in public interest; this

game is played in all the countries of the world. The other games that have firmly established

themselves in favour in different countries are golf, lawn-tennis, cricket, volley-ball, basket-ball, and

so on. Badminton is also very popular.

All the year round many people indulge in boxing, wrestling, athletics, gymnastics and track

and field events. Scores of young girls and women go in for callisthenics.

Among indoor games the most popular are billiards, table tennis, draughts and some others,

but the great international game is chess, of course. The results of chess tournaments are studied and

discussed by thousands of enthusiasts in different countries.

So we may say that sport is one of the things that makes all people kin.

TEXT B. SPORTS AND GAMES POPULAR IN ENGLAND

— What would you say are the most popular games in England today?

— Well, I suppose football, that is, soccer or rugger, and cricket.

— What are the other outdoor games?

— Oh, there's tennis, hockey, golf, and so on. Tennis is played all the year round — on hard

courts or grass courts in summer, and on hard or covered courts in winter.

— What about horse-racing?

— I should say that is one of the most popular sports in Great Britain. Then there are, of

course, walking-races, running, swimming and boxing.

— I've been told that there are no winter sports in England.

— Well, you see, the English winter isn't very severe as a rule, and we don't often have the

chance of skiing, skating or tobogganing, but winter is the great time for hunting, provided the

ground is not too hard.

— Is there any golf to be had near London?

— Oh, yes, any amount. There are dozens of good golf-links within an hour or so of London.

You ought to join a golf club if you're keen on the game.

— I think I shall if I get the chance. What about indoor games?

— Well, there's chess, billiards, cards, table tennis... By the way, do you play billiards?

— Well, I do, but of course, I'm not a professional or a champion, just an ordinary amateur,

and not a very good one at that,

TEXT C. THE FOOTBALL MATCH (A Conversation)

Characters — Mr. Priestley, Lucille, Frieda, Pedro, Olaf, Hob.

L u c i l l e : What splendid seats! We'll be able to see everything from here.

P e d r o : Yes, Jan has certainly looked after us well. We'll have to take him out to dinner

after the match.

T h e o t h e r s : Good idea, Pedro, we certainly must.

H o b : And we must shout for his team. I hope Jan is in form today.

M r . P r i e s t l e y : Ihope he is. I hear they are to choose the players tomorrow for

the international match and if he plays well today Jan may be chosen.

P e d r o : Yes, I heard that the Selection Committee would be at the match and I told Jan

he was to play his best today because they were watching him.

О 1 a f : It must be exciting to play in an international match.

P e d r o : Here are the teams coming out. Jan is leading the London team. He must be the

captain.

F r i e d a : Yes, he is.

H o b : Jan must be a good player.

O l a f : He is; you have to be a good player to be captain of London team.

L u с i l l e If Jan is chosen for the international match, will he have to give up his studies

and go into training?

F r i e d a : He mustn't do that. He must go on with his studies. They are more important

than football.

M г . Р г i e s l l e y : He needn't give up his studies. He has been playing regularly

and is in good form.

H o b : Jan's lost the toss and the Oxford captain has decided to play with the wind.

O l a f : Oh, well, they'll have to play against the wind in the second half. I see Jan is

playing centre-forward. He's just getting ready to kick off. There they go.

H o b : Come on, London!

(About an hour and a half later)

M r . P r i e s t l e y : This has been a grand game. I hardly remember ever seeing a

better one. Jan has played the game of his life.

L u c i l l e : I've nearly lost my voice with shouting "Come on, London!" Oh, I wish

London could win.

M r . P r i e s t l e y : I don't think they can. It must be nearly time now. It's one goal

each, and the Oxford defence is magnificent

O l a f : Yes, if my watch is right, they have three minutes to go.

F r i e d a : Look! Jan has got the ball. He's going like lightning towards the Oxford goal.

Oh, go on, Jan!

P e d r o : That Oxford centre-half is trying to stop him.

L u c i l l e : Go on, Jan. You mustn't let him stop you.

M r . P r i e s t l e y : Jan passed the ball to the inside right, a wonderful pass.

L u с i l 1 e : Oh! The inside-right is down; he's had to part with the ball.

O l a f : Look, Jan's got it again, he's beaten the fullback and is racing towards the goal.

H o b : Shoot, Jan, shoot! It's a goal!

P e d r o : Oh, what a shot! The goal-keeper hadn't a chance.

M r . P r i e s t l e y : And there's the whistle for full time, and London have won.

Well, they have to choose Jan for the international match now.

(From "Essential English for Foreign Students", Book 4, by C. E. Eckersley. A bridged)

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY (II)

Words

Some popular sports

archery

skating

artistic

gymnastics (callisthenics)

skiing

boxing

cross-country skiing

car (motorcycle) racing

down-hill skiing

cycling

ski-jump

diving

slalom

fencing

sky

diving

(parachuting)

figure-skating

swimming

gymnastics

weight-lifting

gliding

windsurfing

hang gliding

wrestling

mountaineering

arm-wrestling

rowing and canoeing