about the following artifacts: The Elgin Marbles, The Benin Bronzes, The Rosetta Stone; the museum: The Pergamon Museum, the legend: the Gordian Knot; the historic event: The Boxer Rebellion. Deliver the information in class. 3. Read the article “Snatched from Northern Climes”, complete all the and be ready to discuss it in class. 4. Summarize the article «Пикассо с Доставкой от Геббельса» into English. (200-230 words) PArt 1 1. Reading Snatched from northern climes Greek demands to get back the Elgin marbles risk stopping a better idea: museums lending their treasures. THERE is much to be said for moral clarity. Greece is insisting that the British Museum surrender the marble sculptures that Lord Elgin took down from the Parthenon and carted away in the early 1800s. Anything less, it says, would “condone the snatching of the marbles and the monument's carving-up 207 years ago.” The Greek demand for ownership will arouse widespread sympathy, even among those who accept the British Museum's claim to the marbles. With the opening of an impressive new museum in Athens, the sculptures from the Parthenon now have good cause to be reunited, if only for artistic reasons. But sometimes clarity is A previous Greek administration was willing to finesse the question of ownership and with the British Museum over a joint display of the marbles. By hardening its position, the Greek government risks driving museums everywhere into clinging to their
качество ухудшилось превосходный заявить о себе/выступать делать ч-л в ущерб ч-л покровительствовать выступать за ч-л How far do you agree with the Speaker’s point of view? 3. Listening Unit 1. CD 1.2. You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, В or C) which fits best according to what you hear. Extract 1 Listen to a talk about the famous artist Jackson Pollock. 1. What was Jackson Pollock famous for? A. his hands to paint with. В. his unorthodox style. С. his directness of expression. 2. What does the speaker find clever about Pollock's work? A that size and shape play no particular role. В the abandonment of traditionalism in favour of emphasis. С that the subject was decided on completion of the work. Extract 2 Listen to a musician talking about one of his songs. 3. The speaker admits that A. he can be absent-minded. В. he often surprises his friends. С. he thought Sarah was in Cornwall. 4. It seems that the speaker A often finds himself in difficult situations. В has a wide circle of friends who are always helpful. С managed to make the most out of a misunderstanding. Extract 3 Listen to a conversation about street musicians. 5. Helen's view of busking differs from Andy's in that A. she thinks buskers are too tired to play. В. they make her feel guilty. С. she does not like the music. 6. In general Andy's attitude can be described as A. sentimental
Getting ready for the debates, put down your arguments. Arguments “for” 1. …………………………………………………………………………………...… 2. ……..……………………………………………………………………………… 3. ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……..………………………………………………………………………………. Arguments “against” 1. …………………………………………………………………………….………… 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. ………………………………………………………………………………………
In the reading passage, find the adjective that comes before each noun or a noun phrase below. From the box below, choose an adjective that has a similar meaning to each adjective you have found. Which of the remaining adjectives in the box mean the opposite of the adjectives in the left column? (One adjective doesn’t have an opposite) e.g. … expanding economies …………….. living standards …………….. labour shortages ………… social expenditure …………… standard of living ……………………….. roles ………………. market sector e.g. fast-growing economies …………….. living standards …………….. labour shortages ………… social expenditure …………… standard of living ……………………….. ………………. market sector e.g. … flagging economies …………….. living standards …………….. labour shortages ………… social expenditure …………… standard of living ……………………….. roles ………………. market sector acute corresponding crucial declining rising frivolous inadequate related ineffectual unconnected negligible powerful satisfactory thriving 8. Summary Writing Find the linking words used in the text. Study the way they organize the structure of the text. Use them in the summary. Sum up the information provided in the article and answer the following question in a summarized way. What impact does an ageing population have on society? ! quoting the text, use the vocabulary different from the language of the text. Home Assignment 1 1. Study Vocabulary of the Unit. 2. Read the article “The Other Population Crisis”, complete all the tasks and be ready to discuss it in class. 3. Summarize the article “Жизнь в Мегаполисе” into English. (200-230
who will work and earn money, while the population of older people - who need support and help - will soar. So, the urging by a British politician that it is the patriotic duty of women to have children makes sense. There will be no workforce if people do not have children. At present the median age of people is twenty-six; within a hundred years, if current trends continue, that will have doubled. More and more old people will have to be supported by fewer and fewer young people. In China, the problem is worse. Most young Chinese adults have no brothers or sisters and face the prospect of having to care for two parents and four grandparents on their own. Pensions and incomes are simply not able to rise fast enough to deal with the crisis. H are people who cling to the hope that it is possible to have a vibrant economy without a growing population, but mainstream economists are pessimistic. On the other hand, it is clear that reduced human numbers can only be good for the planet in the long term. Until we halt the spread of our own species, the destruction of the last great wildernesses, such as the Amazon, will continue. Just after the last Ice Age, there were only a few hundred thousand humans on Earth. Since then the population has grown ten thousandfold. Such a growth rate, and our imperfect attempts to control it, are bound to lead us into an uncertain future. Summarize what each whole paragraph is about and write a paragraph heading and a summarizing sentence for each paragraph. Example: Paragraph A - The accepted view of the future. The writer outlines gloomy consequences of the overpopulation. Paragraph В …………………………………………………………………………………….... Paragraph С …………………………………………………………………………………….... Paragraph D …………………………………………………………………………………….... Paragraph E ……………………………………………………………………………………....