Miscellaneous Reader. Part I. Учебные задания для обучения базовым умениям чтения. Гергесовa О.В - 5 стр.

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3. tax (n) c. a district near to some place or object
4. earn (v) d. money, which must be paid for the
purposes of government
5. neighborhood (n) e. passing from one state another
6. lawyer (n) f. immense
7. save (v) g. be too strong for
8. overcome (v) h. happening from time to time
9. starfish (n) i. an attorney
10. occasional (adj) j. to get in return for work
Reading.
IV. Read the text and complete the chart.
What do these people do now? What is one difficulty with
their new lifestyles? What is one reward?
What
they do now
Difficulty Reward
1. Tom
Bloch
2. The
Neales
Dreams can come true
At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H&R Block, a
huge company that helps people prepare their tax forms. He was
very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money, he was
not very happy. He spent much time at work and did not have
enough time to spent with his family. Suddenly he left H&R
Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “ I wanted
to …help people who did not have the opportunities I had,”
Bloch explained.
Learning to control the students was hard at first. But the
rewards – helping children and hearing students say he’s
favorite teacher – are great. And Bloch is able to spend more
time with his family.
For eleven years, Tom Neale worked as a lawyer, and his
wife, Mel, worked as teacher; they saved every penny they
could. Finally they had enough money to buy a boat. That was
seventeen years ago, and, except for occasional stops, they
have been at sea ever since.
For the Neales and their two daughters, the difficulties of
their lifestyle are very real: There’s not much money, so meals
are often rice and beans (and fish!). Storms are dangerous,
especially when the boat is far from land. But Tom Neale says
overcoming dangers together as a family is one of the rewards
of their way of life. Another, he says, is “seeing the starfish on
the bottom of the sea in the moonlight’’.
After reading.
V. Discuss the following.
1. Who do you think made the more difficult change in
lifestyle, Tom Bloch or the Neales? Explain your answer.
2. Would you like to be one of the Neales children? Why or
why not?
3. What are some reasons people – those in the article and
others – change their lifestyles?
4. Would you like to change your lifestyle? If so, how?
EATING FOR ENERGY
Pre- reading task. 
3. tax (n)           c. a district near to some place or object      Learning to control the students was hard at first. But the
4. earn (v)          d. money, which must be paid for the         rewards – helping children and hearing students say he’s
                     purposes of government                       favorite teacher – are great. And Bloch is able to spend more
5. neighborhood (n) e. passing from one state another             time with his family.
6. lawyer (n)        f. immense                                        For eleven years, Tom Neale worked as a lawyer, and his
7. save (v)          g. be too strong for                         wife, Mel, worked as teacher; they saved every penny they
8. overcome (v)      h. happening from time to time               could. Finally they had enough money to buy a boat. That was
9. starfish (n)       i. an attorney                              seventeen years ago, and, except for occasional stops, they
10. occasional (adj) j. to get in return for work                 have been at sea ever since.
                                                                     For the Neales and their two daughters, the difficulties of
Reading.                                                          their lifestyle are very real: There’s not much money, so meals
IV. Read the text and complete the chart.                         are often rice and beans (and fish!). Storms are dangerous,
    What do these people do now? What is one difficulty with      especially when the boat is far from land. But Tom Neale says
    their new lifestyles? What is one reward?                     overcoming dangers together as a family is one of the rewards
                                                                  of their way of life. Another, he says, is “seeing the starfish on
                   What      Difficulty          Reward           the bottom of the sea in the moonlight’’.
                 they do now                                      After reading.
     1. Tom                                                       V. Discuss the following.
     Bloch
     2. The                                                       1. Who do you think made the more difficult change in
     Neales                                                          lifestyle, Tom Bloch or the Neales? Explain your answer.
                                                                  2. Would you like to be one of the Neales children? Why or
                    Dreams can come true                             why not?
                                                                  3. What are some reasons people – those in the article and
  At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H&R Block, a           others – change their lifestyles?
huge company that helps people prepare their tax forms. He was    4. Would you like to change your lifestyle? If so, how?
very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money, he was
not very happy. He spent much time at work and did not have
enough time to spent with his family. Suddenly he left H&R
Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “ I wanted                       EATING FOR ENERGY
to …help people who did not have the opportunities I had,”
                                                                  Pre- reading task.
Bloch explained.

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