both… and… - (союз) как… так…
tribute – дань в честь
grave – могила
Tasks:
a) Imagine a situation:
“Henry Ford’s granddaughter has come to your school, give her some questions for more information about the life and work of her famous grandfather”.
b) Say if you agree to Sasha’s opinion about the invention of a telephone.
c) Give examples of modern modification of Bell’s invention in the world nowadays. What role does telephone play in people’s communication?
a 19. Read these texts:
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865)
The life story of the sixteenth president of the United States is famous, because it has become the typical story of American success. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin to a poor family and grew up to become a President of the United States. He only attended school for a total of about one year. With the help of his stepmother, he taught himself how to read and write.
Abraham Lincoln is well-known and loved by Americans for his honesty, intelligence and humanity.
When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the question of slavery had become the most controversial national issue. Lincoln strongly opposed slavery. About six weeks after his inauguration, the American Civil War began. The Civil War was a war between the North and the South over the issue of slavery. In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, giving political freedom to three million blacks living in the South. The Proclamation restored the anti-slavery clause which had been cut from the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Boot, a popular young actor, during a theater performance at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.
total – целое, сумма
stepmother – мачеха
intelligence - ум, интеллект
humanity – человечность, гуманность
controversial – спорный
issue – спорный вопрос, предмет спора
to oppose – противиться
inauguration – вступление в должность, инаугурация
to restore – восстанавливать
clause – статья, пункт
Chuck Jones
(b. 1912)
Charles Martin Jones is a popular American animator. He was born in 1912 in Spokane, Washington, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. His family moved around a lot, so they lived in rented houses. His parents strongly encouraged him to read. The author that most influenced his work was Mark Twain.
Every one of their rented houses had a library. Chuck Jones once said, “We didn’t have a photograph until I was twelve, a radio until I was seventeen, or a television until I was forty-six. So that left books… One fateful day our family moved into a rented house, furnished with a complete set of Mark Twain, and my life changed forever”. He especially liked Mark Twain’s description of a coyote, which inspired the creation of one of Jones’ most popular characters, Wile E. Coyote. Chuck Jones also perfected Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and created the Roadrunner. These are all popular cartoon characters you can see on television in America.
Chuck Jones also helped to design an exhibition at the Capital children’s Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition is an animation studio where children learn how to animate cartoons!
Tasks:
a)Retell the text about A. Lincoln paying attention to new and unknown information about him.
b)Say why the name of Abraham Lincoln is still dear to American people.
c)Discuss the biography of Charles Martin Jones (2) and say how reading books helps people in their self-education.
d) Make a conversation with your classmates about different animated cartoons which are so popular among small and adult viewers.
a 20. Read this text
Lois Armstrong
(1900-1971)
Lois Armstrong was a singer and trumpet player, who was a major force in shaping jazz music in America in the 1920’s. He introduced new ideas to jazz and was known as the “King of Jazz”.
Lois Armstrong was the first jazz soloist to receive world-wide recognition. His musical career began in the streets of New Orleans, where he sang for pennies with other poor black children. His unique style had a major influence on his generation of trumpeters as well as other instrumentalists.
“If I were a musician, I’d play jazz music”, - Sasha thinks.
trumpet – труба
trumpet player – трубач
soloist – солист
recognition – признание
generation – поколение
instrumentalists – музыкант
Tasks:
a)Read this text and discuss why the name of Louis Armstrong is famous all over the world.
b) Exchange your opinions with your classmates if jazz music is still popular in our country and in the whole world.
c) Say about your attitude to jazz music and ask your classmates opinions about it.
d) Give names of other famous musicians of our or other countries.
e) Write an essay about your favorite musician.
w 21.Окрестности Санкт-Петербурга по праву считаются достоянием мировой культуры. Вы наверняка уже побывали во дворцах и парках Петергофа, Пушкина, Павловска, Ломоносова. Какие из этих произведений дворцово-паркового искусства вдохновили поэтов, писателей, художников?
Составьте проспект заочной экскурсии для гостей нашего города по пригородам Санкт-Петербурга. Какими иллюстративными материалами вы сопроводили бы рассказ экскурсовода? Выполните это задание со своими одноклассниками.
P 22. Выясните по словарю значение слов «банальность», «пошлость», «цинизм». Почему эти понятия - синонимы бездуховности? Встречались ли вы с их проявлениями в своей жизни? Что Вы при этом чувствовали? Как выразили свои чувства?
В заключение этого раздела предлагаем Вам задания, выполнение которого потребует одновременного использования нескольких источников информации.
23. Используя разнообразные источники информации, выделите общие черты нравственных заповедей мировых религий.
Покажите, как вы работали: какую литературу прочитали, с кем побеседовали, какие фильмы посмотрели и т.д.
Каковы ваши выводы? Представьте их в любой форме: в виде текста, таблицы, схемы, рисунка.
Back in New York. Going to a museum
Joey: Sasha, this is a museum for kids. Would you like to go inside?
Sasha: Sure.
Joey: Have you been in any of the museums in America?
Sasha: Yes. I went to a science museum in Atlanta. The name of the museums is SciTrek. It’s great, because you can touch everything in the museum! You can experiment with the equipment it the museum to learn more about science.
Joey: Science is one of my favorite subjects.
Sasha: If I’m not mistaken, SciTrek has over 100 exhibits for you to look at! One exhibit teaches about electricity, another about mathematics, and another about thunderstorms. You’ll have to visit it someday.
Joey: There is a Science Hall in this museum, too. Let’s go in.
experiment with – экспериментировать с
equipment – оборудование, оснащение
exhibits – выставка
How an American Library is organized
Librarian: Is there anything else you’d like to know?
Sasha: Yes. I would be very grateful if you could show me where to find the books about these people.
Librarian: Sure. If you follow me, I`ll show you how our library is organized. Everything that we have in our library you can find listed on our computer system.
Sasha: Really? How does it work? How can I find the books I’m looking for?
Librarian: Just type in the name of the author or the name of the book and the computer will tell you where the book is located in the library. It will also give you a short description of the book.
Sasha: How convenient!
former – бывший, прежний
female – женский
fascinating – очаровательный
grateful – благодарный
a) Discuss the differences on the rules of American and Russian museums.
b) Say what new information you’ve learn about using libraries in the USA.
c) Imagine that you are in one of American museum (library). What do you want to learn about it?
d) Make a small report about importance of libraries & museums in people’s life.
Georgia O`Keefe
(1887-1986)
Georgia O`Keefe was a popular American painter. She was born in Wisconsin. She was the child of an Irish father and Hungarian-Dutch mother.
Georgia O`Keefe had an unique style of painting. She took natural objects such as flowers and painted them in their simplest form. She often painted close-ups of her subjects.
She loved the deserts in the state of New Mexico so much that she moved there in 1946. Cows skulls and other bare bones found in the desert became common subjects in her paintings. Other subjects included rocks, clouds, and the horizon lines of the desert.
Paintings by Georgia O`Keefe can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Norman Rockwell
(1894-1978)
Norman Rockwell was a very popular American illustrator. He usually painted events in small American towns or American family life. Many of his paintings tell funny stories. He even did illustrations for editions of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Since his death, Rockwell’s paintings have become valuable collector’s items.
unique – уникальный
close-ups – крупный план
deserts – пустыня, необитаемое место
skull – череп
bare – голый
bones – кость
common – обыкновенный, общий
horizon – горизонт
illustrator – иллюстратор
editions – издание
valuable – ценный, дорогой
items – отдельный предмет
a) Say what is characteristic to G.O`Keefe`s paintings.
b) Exchange this information with your classmates.
c) Say if the text about Norman Rockwell is new to you
d) Say whether you will go the Metropolitan Museum to see pictures of the painter Georgia O`Keefe if you come to New York or not.
e) Say what pictures of Russian painters attract you most of all.
f) Say whether you know other painters of English-speaking countries. Share your opinions about them if you know.
26. Read the following texts:
Ernest Hemingway
(1899-1961)
Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, in 1899. He was one of Hollywood’s favorite authors. His books, The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises, and A Farewell to Arms were made into films. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. As a hunter, fisherman, boxer, soldier, was correspondent, and author, Hemingway led a life of action.
Hemingway wrote six novels and more than 50 short stories. His early short fiction was greatly influenced by his outdoor life in the American mid-west.
Emily Dickinson
(1803-1886)
Emily Dickinson was an American poet. She is now recognized as one of the greatest poets of 19-th century America.
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She lived there her whole life. She led an isolated life. Her life experiences were very limited, but still her poems deal with the general problems and concerns of the time in which she lived.
Only 7 of more than 1000 her poems were published during her lifetime. They were published anonymously.
Robert Lee Frost
(1874-1963)
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, but spent most of his life in New England. New England greatly influenced his poetry. Robert Frost used simple words and ideas in his writing, but his poems were often very profound. He won Pulitzer Prizes in 1924, 1931, 1937 and 1943. The United States government awarded him a medal "in recognition of his poetry, which has enriched the culture of the United States and the philosophy of the world."
New Words
soldier – солдат
fiction – художественная литература
short fiction – короткие рассказы
to recognize – признавать. узнавать
to isolate – изолировать, обособлять
to deal (with) – иметь дело, рассматривать (вопрос)
anonymous – анонимный, безымянный
anonymously – анонимно
a) Add some more information about E. Hemingway, which you’ve learned from your literature lessons.
b) Say what attracts you in E. Dickinson’s poetry. Say if you’ve read some of her verses in Russian.
c) Many R. Frost`s poems were translated into Russian. Say if you’ve read some of them, exchange your opinion with your classmates.
d) Say what other poets of English-speaking countries you know. Tell something about them. If you know recite one of their poem (verse) in Russian (English).
27. Read the text:
When invited to an American home...
Here are a few tips to help you know how to behave at an American dinner. First of all, you should always arrive on time. Even 15 minutes late is impolite! If you are going to be late, call your host or hostess ahead of time. It is also not polite to come early. It is always nice to bring your host or hostess something such as flowers, but it is not necessary.
When in the dining room, don’t take a seat until your host or hostess shows you where to sit. Unfold the napkin that is beside tour plate, and put it on your lap. Bowls of food are usually passed from person to person around the table. People serve themselves.
Before eating, someone may say grace, or prayers. During grace you should bow your head and remain silent. You can start eating when the host or hostess does. In America it is considered rude to begin eating before everyone has been served.
Take part in the conversation, but don’t talk with your mouth full. If someone asks you a question while your mouth is full, finish chewing before you answer the question.