Английский язык. Аудирование. Гималетдинова Г.К - 17 стр.

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they decided to open the windows. Accidentally they released the old lady’s
canary. They caught it and put it back on the perch of the cage by the time the
old lady came into the room.
     5. File 7. Listening 12 Listen to the end of the story and write why the old lady
was so surprised.
     6. File 7. Listening 14 Listen to the telephone calls and decide if the following
statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
     Call 1. Peter phones Varig Airlines to book a ticket.
     Call 2. Peter speaks to his friend’s wife.
     Call 3. It’s late evening in Holland.

                                CONTROL WORK 8
    1. File 8. Listening 5 Listen to the information and match the dates and the
speakers. Write what they said.
               1860               Lord Haldane, politician
               1907               Dick Roe, London record producer
               1943               James Davidson, music critic
               1961               Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister
               1971               Richard Nixon, President of the USA
               1976               Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM
      2. File 8. Listening 6 Listen to the dialogues and put down the following topics
in the right order.
     1. Fashion.                    3. Sport.                     5. Films.
     2. Weather.                    4. Politics.
     3. File 8. Listening 7
     A. Listen to the interview with Caroline Sarll, the president of the British organi-
sation called “Chocoholics Unanimous” and answer the questions.
      1) When was the society organised? 2) Who makes the majority of mem-
bers: men or women? 3) How often do the members meet? What do they have
for dinner during the meetings? 4) Do they try to give up eating chocolate?
      B*. There are a lot of problems in our society nowadays. What organisations
like “Chocoholics Unanimous” would you suggest to open? Imagine the name of your
organisation. What aims would it have? Write 10 sentences.
     4. File 8. Listening 10 Listen to the guide talking about the Tower of London
and decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
     1. The Tower of London has a part which is called the Bloody Tower.
     2. Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII spent 80 days in the Tower
and then she was executed.
     3. Anne’s head was cut off because she couldn’t give Henry a son, only a
daughter.
     4. Since then the ghost of Anne Boleyn without a head has been seen
many times in the Tower.
       5. File 8. Listening 13
       A. Listen to the dialogue between Pieter and a doctor and complete the Doc-
tor’s recommendations.
     1. You must rest … .