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Unit 61. Readers’ Letters
I. What situations might make you feel embarrassed. Think of 2-3
situations. Here are some examples.
- After a meal in a restaurant, you realize you have no money with
you
- You see someone you’ve met before, and you can’t remember
his/her name
- You forget a close friend’s birthday.
Compare your ideas with other students. Have any of these things
actually happened to you?
II. Read the vocabulary, see if you know these words.
to wind up (a clock) – заводить [waind]
a scream – крик
to slap a face – дать пощечину
to reverse into (a parking space) – дать машине обратный ход на …
to be furious - негодовать
III. You will hear three letters about the most embarrassing experiences
people had in their lives. Listen to the first letter a choose the right
answer a, b, c or d to the questions below.
1. Whom did this embarrassing experience happed to?
a) a university teacher c) a student of high school
b) a school teacher d) a student of a university
2. Why was he late for the lesson?
a) his car broke down
b) the traffic was heavy
c) he overslept
d) his alarm-clock was slow
3. Why did the students begin laughing at him?
a) he had put on his shirt inside out
b) something was wrong with his shoes
c) his hair-do looked funny
d) his socks were of different colours
IV. Listen to the second letter and choose the right answers to the
given questions.
1. Where did this experience happen to a husband and his wife?
a) in the shop c) in the street
b) on the transport d) at the market
2. What had they driven into a town for?
a) to go sightseeing c) to repair a radio
b) to visit friends d) to buy some things
3. Which of the statements is not true?
a) they were holding hands, as the streets were very busy
b) they stopped near a shop window to look at the things in it
c) a woman slapped his face, as he had put his arm on her waist
d) a woman made a loud scream, as he had taken her hand
instead of his wife’s
V. Listen to the third letter and choose the right answers to the
following questions.
1. What did a woman and her husband decide to do?
a) to sell their house c) to purchase a new house
b) to rent a house d) to build a house
Unit 61. Readers’ Letters d) his alarm-clock was slow
I. What situations might make you feel embarrassed. Think of 2-3 3. Why did the students begin laughing at him?
situations. Here are some examples. a) he had put on his shirt inside out
b) something was wrong with his shoes
- After a meal in a restaurant, you realize you have no money with c) his hair-do looked funny
you d) his socks were of different colours
- You see someone you’ve met before, and you can’t remember
his/her name IV. Listen to the second letter and choose the right answers to the
- You forget a close friend’s birthday. given questions.
Compare your ideas with other students. Have any of these things 1. Where did this experience happen to a husband and his wife?
actually happened to you? a) in the shop c) in the street
b) on the transport d) at the market
II. Read the vocabulary, see if you know these words.
to wind up (a clock) – заводить [waind] 2. What had they driven into a town for?
a scream – крик a) to go sightseeing c) to repair a radio
to slap a face – дать пощечину b) to visit friends d) to buy some things
to reverse into (a parking space) – дать машине обратный ход на …
to be furious - негодовать 3. Which of the statements is not true?
a) they were holding hands, as the streets were very busy
III. You will hear three letters about the most embarrassing experiences b) they stopped near a shop window to look at the things in it
people had in their lives. Listen to the first letter a choose the right c) a woman slapped his face, as he had put his arm on her waist
answer a, b, c or d to the questions below. d) a woman made a loud scream, as he had taken her hand
instead of his wife’s
1. Whom did this embarrassing experience happed to?
a) a university teacher c) a student of high school
b) a school teacher d) a student of a university V. Listen to the third letter and choose the right answers to the
following questions.
2. Why was he late for the lesson? 1. What did a woman and her husband decide to do?
a) his car broke down a) to sell their house c) to purchase a new house
b) the traffic was heavy b) to rent a house d) to build a house
c) he overslept
