PRGRM_7 (Тексты)

PROGRAMME 7

Text One

Topic: UK Elections

Next month the people of the United Kingdom will be voting

in a general election, and shortly the seemingly interminable political speeches

and debates on radio and television will be under way. If the Labour Party

succeeds in its attempt to increase the slender majority of seats in

the House of Commons that it won at the last election, it will be

introducing radical new measures, including widespread nationalisation

of private industry, in an effort to rescue Britain from threatening economic problems.

The Conservatives, the main opposition party, will be hoping to convince

the nation of the need for encouraging private enterprise, they have hopes,

if the people unite under a Conservative government, of overcoming such evils

as inflation, food shortages, fuel crises and a possible world-wide slump.

The Liberal party will be trying to persuade the voters that Britain can achieve

economic stability and industrial prosperity only under Liberal leadership. Meanwhile

the Scottish and Wells Nationalist may be urging the citizens of Scotland and

Wales to vote for their complete independence from England and the parliament

at Westminster.

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Text Two

In Luck

Terry: I hear you've got a transfer to the new office in Rome for a few months, Steve. How did you manage that? Who pulled strings for you?

Steve: No one. I was just lucky. I happened to be in Mr. Barret's office when

he was talking to the big boss from the States about it. They said they

wanted to send someone who could get by in Italian, so I mentioned that

I had picked up a bit on holiday in Italy and learned some more at night school, and finally they said I could go.

Terry: When will you be setting off?

Steve: On Monday morning. But I'm taking two weeks' holiday before starting

work. I'll be spending a few days in Germany and a week in the Alps near Mont Blank with a friend. We'll be doing some skiing together.

Terry: Will you be travelling by air?

Steve: No, I'm taking the car. I'll be staying Sunday night in London at the

Victoria Palace Hotel, picking up my friend at Victoria Station on Monday morning and then making for the Dover-Ostend ferry.

Terry: Roll on Monday then!

Steve: Yes! Just imagine, at this time on Monday I'll be heading across

the Netherlands on my way to Germany, the Alps and the sunny

Mediterranean...

Terry: And I'll be sitting here in Birmingham sweating over

the correspondence - and it'll probably be pouring with rain, too.

Steve: Never mind. Perhaps they'll open a new office in Mallorca or

the Canary Islands and your turn will come.

Terry: With my luck they'll probably send me to the Sahara Desert.

Anyway, I'm off. It's gone five and my girl-friend will be waiting for me

outside - and she won't wait long!

Steve: Now it's my turn to envy you. I'll be doing overtime until 8 o'clock tonight while I sort my office out.

Terry: Don't work too hard! Have a good trip and don't drive too fast!

Steve: I won't! Cheerio, Terry.

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Text Three

Sea or Air

Susan: Are you looking forward to your trip to Canada, Julie?

Julie: I can't wait to see Canada, Susan, but I've scared stiff of the journey.

My husband insists on flying, but I want to sail. Planes make me nervous.

Susan: There's nothing to be frightened of. How many planes may fly

across the Atlantic every day?

Julie: I've no idea. Hundreds, I suppose.

Susan: And how often to hear of a crash?.. Once or twice an year?

Julie: Yes, but aeroplanes fly so high and fast that once is enough.

Susan: Look, there are more road casualties per day than air deaths per year.

Air transport is really safe compared with road transport.

Julie: I'd still prefer to go by sea. Ships may not travel fast but at least you can relax. I'd love a trip on a luxury liner like the Queen Elizabeth II.

Susan: It's fine if you're a good sailor, but have you ever travelled

far in a rough sea?

Julie: No. I've only been in a boat once. I sailed down

the River Thames on a sightseeing tour... But in a my case

I'd rather be sea-sick than dead.

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Notes: Forms and Patterns
1 Future Continuous

At this time on Monday I'll be heading across the Netherlands.
The action has not begun but will be in progress at a given future time -
c.f. the Present continuous: I'm working now. (See Programme 1 Note 1.)

I'll be doing overtime until 8 o'clock tonight. (Up to a future time.)
Next month we will be voting in the election. (A planned future action.)
The present continuous could here be used instead.

Will you be travelling by air? (I would like to know.)
Will you be taking mother? (Are you going to?)
This is a polite way of asking for information - c.f. a 'will' request:
Will you take mother? (Please? - see programme 6 Note 1.)

It's gone five and my girlfriend will be waiting. (I'm sure she's there now.)
James? He'll be playing tennis in the park, I imagine. (At this moment.)
The future continuous is also used for statements about events known or
believed to be taking place elsewhere.

2 Proper nouns and the definite article

The Victoria Palace (Hotel) Victoria Station, Lake Victoria

The Queen Elizabeth 11 (the ship) Queen Elizabeth 11 (the person)

The Thames (the river) Thames Street
The Times (the newspaper) Times Square
The Suez Canal Suez (the region)
The Mediterranean (Sea)
The Sahara (Desert)

The Atlantic (Ocean) Atlantic City
The Canaries (Canary Islands) Mallorca
The Alps, The Rockies (Rocky Mountains) Mont Blanc, Kilimanjaro
N.B. The word for 'mountain' may be included in the name. Other examples
Ben Nevis, Mt. (Mount) Ararat.
'The' is usually used before names of:- hotels, ships, rivers, canals, news-
papers, deserts, seas, groups of islands or mountains, and a few countries.
'The' is not usually used before names of:- people, streets, towns, counties,
stations, individual islands or mountains, lakes, and most countries.

The United Kingdom Great Britain
The (United) States America
The Soviet Union Russia
The Midlands Oxfordshire
Names of countries and regions suggesting groupings require 'the'.

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3 every / a / per

They go on holiday twice every year. There are crashes once or twice a year.
She gets a hundred pounds a month. Her salary is one hundred pounds per month.
A speed of about thirty miles an hour. Approximately 30 miles per hour (30 m.p.h.).
'Every' adds emphasis; 'per' is more formal or technical and is rarefy used
in conversation.

4 Special adverbs

Don't work too hard. He's a hard worker
I mustn't arrive late. A late arrival.
He got up early. At this early hour.
They travel fast. A fast train.
She won't wait long. A long time.
He didn't go far. It isn't far.
Planes fly high. A high building.

These words can be used as adverbs or adjectives: hard, late, early, fast,
long, far, high.
N.B. The adverbs 'hardly', 'lately', and 'highly' do of course exist, but with

quite separate meanings:
I hardly know him. (Scarcely.)
I haven't seen him lately. (Recently.)
They praised his work highly. (Greatly.)

5 Question words

Who pulled the strings? (Somebody pulled them.)
Who did you meet? (You met somebody.)
How many planes fly the Atlantic? (A number of planes fly.)
How many eggs do you want? (You want a number of eggs.)
The words 'who', 'what', 'which', 'how many', 'how much' can begin two
kinds of question. When the question word is the object of the sentence,
the usual question pattern follows, with inversion of subject and auxiliary
verb; when the question word is the subject, there is no inversion, and the
auxiliaries 'do', 'does', 'did' are not used. Compare these sentences:
The ball (S) hit the window (0). What hit the window? What did the ball
hit?

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Prepositions, Verbs, Phrases, Idioms

under way They got up early and were under way before six.
succeed in We succeeded in breaking the door open.
rescue from The crew were rescued from the sinking boat.
convince of I convinced him of the need to hurry.
such (...) as Industrial countries such as England depend on food imports.

independence Some Scots want independence from England.
from
pull strings If you want the job, I can pull some strings for you.
talk to ... about I want to talk to you about an important matter.
get by "The job won't be easy without help, but we'll get by."
pick up "John picks up languages very easily."
set off Early next morning they set off for Paris.
pick (you) up "Be ready at two and I'll pick you up in the car."
make for After spending a week in Paris, we made for the south coast.
roll on "I'm tired of this job." "So am I. Roll on five o'clock."
pour with rain It was pouring with rain when I went out.
never mind "I've lost five pounds." "Never mind. You can afford it."
gone (after) "It's gone two o'clock already. I must go now."
sort out I'll sort out these old letters, and throw some away.
look forward to The children are looking forward to the holidays.
scared (stiff) of "I'm scared of that big dog.
insist on John insists on paying for our meal.

frightened of The little girl was frightened of the dark.
compared with This hotel is small compared with the Royal.

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Practice Section
Text One

persuade the voters
will be trying to persuade the voters
The Liberal party will be trying to persuade the voters
stability
economic stability
prosperity
industrial prosperity
can achieve economic stability and industrial prosperity
leadership
Liberal leadership
only under Liberal leadership
that Britain can achieve economic stability and industrial prosperity only
under Liberal leadership.

Text Two

Terry: I hear you're off to Italy, Steve. / Who said you could go?
Steve: Mr. Barrett and the big boss from the States. / I told them
get by in Italian, / so now I'll be working in Rome for a few months.
Terry: How will you be getting there - by air?
Steve: No, by car. / I'm having a few days' holiday in Germany / and
then a week's skiing in the Alps. / I'll be leaving Monday morning
on the Dover-Ostend ferry.
Terry: And while you're heading across the Netherlands / on your way to
the sunny Mediterranean, / I'll be sorting out the correspondence '
here in rainy old Birmingham.
Steve: Never mind, Terry, your turn will come!

Drill I (R) The British will be holding an election next month.

What about the French?

They won't be holding an election next month.

The Queen won't be speaking on television tonight.
What about the Prime Minister?
He'll be speaking on television tonight.

Drill 2 (R) He's a fast driver. They're slow walkers.
Yes, he drives very fast. Yes, they walk very slowly.

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Drill 3 He's sleeping now. when I arrive tonight
He'll be sleeping when you arrive tonight.
She's wearing a blue dress. at the party tomorrow
She'll be wearing a blue dress at the party tomorrow.