Методические указания по английскому языку для студентов 3-5 курсов исторического факультета. Часть 2. Коныгина Г.И. - 10 стр.

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Why don’t you just accept that you were in the wrong, tell her you accept that, and
that’ll be the end of it. I mean, you’re just so stubborn, aren’t you, you just can’t see that
you’re not always right. Come on, why not change the habits of a lifetime for once and
tell her that you shouldn’t have said what you said? It’s not that difficult you know, and
it’ll really do some good.
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Man: Has the flight from Zurich arrived yet?
Assistant: Yes, about half an hour ago.
Man: The one that stops here and then goes on to Hong Kong?
Assistant: Yes.
Man: Oh dear, I’ve been waiting in the wrong place. Have all the passengers been
through yet?
Assistant: I should think so.
Man: Oh no, they’ve probably given up and gone. Is there any way you could put out a
message in case they’re still here?
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                                            Part 2
You will hear a talk given to a class by a young woman, in which she talks about her
career so far as an actress and director. For questions 9-18, fill in the missing
information.
What made me want to be a performer? Perhaps it’s in the blood - I’m the great grand-
daughter of an opera singer. I set my sights on the stage at an early age. Ballet was my
first love but I grew too tall and so my ambition switched to acting. I took part in as
many school productions as I could and I ended up studying Theatre Studies at
university. Four years ago, I left university, having secured a place on an acting course
at a drama school in London.
The course was just for one year, a year which I had to finance myself. I hadn’t lived in
London before - I come from a small seaside town - so it was quite a culture shock.
Having to find the money was a strain - it was quite an expensive course - and I also had
great difficulty finding somewhere to live that I could afford in London. Eventually, I
managed to rent a flat with a couple of other students on the course. I found the first few
weeks of the course really stressful and tiring but a few weeks on, I really got into it. It
boosted my confidence and it was much more on the practical side - we only had to do
one theory thing.
When the course ended I was one of 565 students to graduate from a recognized drama
course that summer. I was fortunate enough to get a job straight away with a theatre
company outside London, working in Drama in Education. We went to lots of schools
and I really enjoyed it. After that I went back to London and it was really hard, because