Degrees of comparison

(adverbs and adjectives)

Прилагательные имеют три степени сравнения: положительную (positive) (tall, beautiful), сравнительную (comparative) (taller, more beautiful) и превосходную (superlative) (the tallest, the most beautiful).

Правила написания:

1) если прилагательное заканчивается на согласную, перед, которой стоит ударная гласная эта согласная, удваивается: thin – thinner – the thinnest.

2) если прилагательное заканчивается на -y, перед которой стоит согласная, -y меняется на –i: happy – happier – the happiest.

Положительная (positive)	Сравнительная (comparative)	Превосходная (superlative)	Примечания
(a) big strong busy clever narrow simple polite severe	bigger stronger busier cleverer narrower simpler politer severer	the biggest the strongest the busiest the cleverest the narrowest the simplest the politest the severest	Односложные и двусложные прилагательные оканчивающиеся на –y, -er, -ow, -le и прилагательные с ударением на последний слог.
(b) famous interesting	more famous more interesting	the most famous the most interesting	Большая часть двусложных и многосложных прилагательных
(c) good bad many much little few	better worse more     less	the best the worst the most     the least	Прилагательные составляющие исключения из правил

1. Прилагательные far и old имеют две формы сравнительной и превосходной степени:

Far – farther – the farthest (расстояние)

further – the furthest (время и расстояние)

Old – older – the oldest (выражает возраст, употребляется в конструкции с than)

elder – the eldest (о членах одной семьи)

2. Сравнительные конструкции:

a) as…as, not so … as, as … as possible (положительная степень прилагательного)

Ann’s brother is as tall as his father.

Ann’s brother is not so tall as his father.

Your letter must be as short as possible.

b) конструкция с than, the … the better (сравнительная степень прилагательного)

Ann’s brother is taller than she.

- Your letter is very short.

- The shorter the better.

III. Why Do People Travel?

Travel is not about getting from point A to point B. At best that's tourism – at worst transportation – across a more or less sterile landscape. Real travel is about soaking up the local flavor, getting a sense of other people's lives, and their history.

Never overlook the local people. They are always proud of their town, their county, their country, and their heritage. And every little town has a little something somewhere that's interesting, that you can only find through the local people. If you recognize them by being friendly and saying, "Hello, I'm not from around here," you'll be surprised what you get back in return. They'll often bend over backward to help, simply because you're not a typical Joe Blow tourist blowing through town. Shaun, Bandera, Texas

One of the many paths to enlightenment is the discovery of ourselves, and this can be achieved whenever one truly knows others who are different. Edward T. Hall, USA, from The Dance of Life

Travelling is almost like talking with men of other centuries. Rene Descartes, France

The act of travelling can be described by a number of synonyms. They all describe the act of going from one place to another (that is why they are synonyms), but differ by the length of time taken by that act, by its purpose, destination or by the methods of travelling.

Ex1. Give definitions to the following words using English-English dictionary:

travel (n.), journey (n.), voyage (n.), trip (n.), tour (n.), cruise (n.), hitch-hiking (n.).

Fill in appropriate words (consult the list of synonyms above):

1. I’d be delighted to go on a sea …, but my wife has never been a good sailor, so we can’t join you. 2. Last week we made a wonderful … to the mountains. It took us four hours by coach. 3. The Italian … was really exciting. We visited a number of wonderful towns and then returned to Rome. The … back to Moscow by railway took us about three days. 4. It is delightful to come ashore after a long … and to feel solid ground under one’s foot. 5. Many times on his long … in the depths of Africa, in the jungle of the Amazon he faced danger, starvation and death. 6. At the beginning of the last century going from Petersburg to Moscow was described as “…”. Now it is but a night’s … by a night train, a six hours’ … by daytrain or an air … of an hour and a half. 7. I’m just reading a very amusing book about a pleasure party making a Caribbean … in somebody’s yacht. 8. Young people are fond of … as a way of visiting new places and seeing things: it is cheap and gives one a feeling of freedom and infinite horizons. 9. I’m told you’re going on a … to the Far East. 10. They’re planning a … of some Baltic resorts. They’ve a new car, you know. 11. You’re looking pale. A … to the seaside will do you good.

Vocabulary 1:

booking-office, ticket-office	luggage, baggage
cabin, compartment	luggage-van
cargo-ship	fare
engine locomotive	porter
dining-car, dinner	rough sea
sleeper, sleeping-car	to sail, sailor
smoker (smoking-car)	to call at a port
flight	to go ashore
deck, on deck	on shore
steamer	to look inviting
platform	a home-lover/ stay-at home/ a home-stay type
to go on a journey (trip, voyage, a package tour)	guide
to travel by air (train, boat, cruiser, liner, etc.), to travel on foot	local train
to change from train to boat (cruiser, liner).	freight train
to be seasick, to be travelsick (in any kind of transport), to be airsick	fast train, express train
single ticket	direct/through train
return ticket
to travel/go first (business, economy) class
to be due at (a place)

Training exercises:

Ex1. Translate the following into English:

1. В какие порты будет заходить «Победа»? Зайдет ли она в Дувр? 2. Я не очень люблю морские путешествия. Я плохо переношу море и всегда страдаю морской болезнью. 3. Сегодня вечером наш пароход зайдет в Неаполь. Там мы пересядем в поезд и завтра будем в Риме. 4. Он не мог позволить себе ехать на поезде. Плата за проезд была слишком высока. Домой он добирался пешком и на попутных машинах. 5. В прошлом месяце группа наших студентов совершила интересную поездку по Англии. 6. Море было бурное, и несколько дней пассажиры не выходили из кают. Некоторые из них накануне хвастали, что не знают, что такое морская болезнь. Но и они не показывались на палубе. 7. Свое первое путешествие он совершил на борту старого грузового судна, направлявшегося в Европу. 8. В поезде был всего лишь один спальный вагон, в котором не было ни одного свободного места. Вагона-ресторана не было совсем. Начало поездки нельзя было считать удачным. 9. У вас есть билет на поезд прямого назначение? Терпеть не могу пересадок, особенно если много багажа.

Vocabulary 2:

THE BEST WAY OF TRAVELLING

1. … is … traveling by • train	2. It is …
• plane	• quick
• car/coach	• cheap
• ship	• comfortable
on • foot	• safe
hitchhiking
3. You are sure to …	4. You can …
• have fun	• watch the beautiful scenes the land bellow you
• enjoy speed	•enjoy fresh (sea) air
• enjoy safety	• stop when and where you want
• get pleasure	• admire the beauty of Nature
• have good time	• go on excursions
• enjoy comfort	• meet different people
5. It is not at all …	6. All you need is:
• dangerous	• to book a ticket
• expensive	• to take a through train
• tiring	• to get a cabin
• troublesome	• a rucksack
7. Of course it is not pleasant if …	8. But still I find it …
• the weather is bad	• fascinating
• you fly above the clouds	• enjoyable
• your companion is a bore	• fantastic
• you got lost	• useful
• you ride on a bumpy road	• exciting

Training exercises:

Ex 1. Respond to the statements below to say about yourself. Choose the answer from the table; you may use the examples in the box.

· The best way of travelling is travelling by ship.

· I also think that travelling by ship is the best way of travelling.

or

· Hitchhiking is cheap and safe.

· As for me, I don’t think that hitchhiking is cheap and safe at all. It’s dangerous and tiring.

· Travelling by plane is quick and comfortable.

· Travelling by ship you are sure to get pleasure and to enjoy comfort.

· Travelling on foot you can stop when and where you want and watch the beautiful scenes.

· Travelling by bus is very tiring.

· Travelling by train is cheap. It’s not at all expensive. All you need is to book a ticket and to take a through train.

· Travelling by ship you can enjoy fresh sea air and admire the beauty of Nature.

· Travelling by plane is fascinating. But it’s not pleasant if the weather is bad or you fly above the clouds.

· Travelling by car is not at all troublesome. You’re to have a good time and to enjoy safety. But it’s not pleasant if you ride a bumpy road.

· Travelling on foot is good foe health an d cheap. All you need is a rucksack. But it’s not pleasant if you got lost.

· Travelling by ship is fantastic. But it’s not pleasant if you’re sea-sick.

· Travelling by train is not at all dangerous. You’re to get pleasure and to enjoy safety. But it’s not pleasant if your companion is a bore.

· Hitchhiking is useful and enjoyable. You can go on excursions and meet different people.

Ex 2. Agree or disagree with the following statements; the examples in the box may be helpful:

· Travelling by plane is the greatest way of travelling.

· You’re right. Traveling by plane is the greatest way of traveling indeed.

· Travelling on foot is the quickest way of traveling.

· No, you’re wrong. Traveling on foot isn’t the quickest way of traveling at all. Traveling by plane is the quickest way of traveling.

1. Travelling on foot is the cheapest way of travelling.

2. Travelling by car is rhe slowest way of travelling.

3. Travelling by car is more comfortable than travelling on foot.

4. Travelling by train is more dangerous than travelling by plane.

5. Travelling by ship is cheaper than travelling by plane.

6. Travelling by plane is the cheapest way of travelling.

7. Travelling bu plane is quicker than hitchhiking.

8. Travelling on foot is more expensive than travelling by coach.

9. Travelling by train is slower than travelling by car.

10. Hitchhiking is more comfortable than travelling by plane.

11. Travelling by train is safer than travelling by plane.

12. Travelling by plane is the fastest way of travelling.

13. Travelling by car is more useful than travelling on foot.

14. Travelling by ship is the most expensive way of travelling.

15. Travelling by plane is the most tiring way of travelling.

Ex 4. If the vehicle and the verb can be used together, tick the correct space in the table.

	car	bicycle	boat/ship	bus	motorbike	plane	taxi	train
catch/miss				√
get into/get out of
get on/get off
ride
take
drive

Ex 5. Imagine that you work for a travel agency. You must provide your clients with exhaustive information. Write about advantages and disadvantages of each way of travelling.

	on foot	by ship	by car	by plane	hitchhiking	by bus	by train
Advantages	It’s rather safe and cheap. Besides you can enjoy fresh air, stop when and where you want and admire the beauty of Nature. What’s more it’s good for health.
Disadvantages	Sometimes it’s troublesome, tiring and even dangerous. More than that it’s not pleasant if the weather is bad or you got lost.

A. Read the text and do the tasks after it.

DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRAVEL.

Alex: Personally I hate seeing people off. I prefer being seen off myself. I’m extremely fond of travelling and feel terribly envious of any friend who is going anywhere. I can’t help feeling I should so much like to be in his place.

Bert: But what method of travelling do you prefer?

Alex: For me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable, more convenient and of course far quicker than any other method. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey, none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train. Besides, flying is a thrilling thing. Don’t you agree?

Bert: I think I should like to say a word or two for trains. With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. From the comfortable corner seat of a railway carriage you have a splendid view of the whole countryside. If you are hungry, you can have meal in the dining-car: and if the journey is a long one you can have a wonderful bed in a sleeper. Besides, do you know any place that’s more interesting than a big railway-station? There is the movement, the excitement, the gaiety of people going away or waiting to meet friends. There are the shouts of the porters as they pull luggage along the platforms to the waiting trains, the crowd at the booking-office getting tickets, the hungry and thirsty ones hurrying to the refreshment rooms before the train starts. No, really! Do you know more exciting place than a big railway-station?

Cecil: I do.

Alice: And that is?

Cecil: A big sea port. For me there is no travel so fine as by boat. I love to feel the deck of the boat under my feet, to see the rise and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing in my face and hear the cry of the sea-gulls. And what excitement, too, there is in coming into the harbour and seeing round us all the ships, steamers, cargo-ships, sailing ships, rowing boats.

Alice: Well, I suppose that’s all right for those that like it, but not for me. I’m always seasick, especially when the sea is a little bit rough.

Bert: I’ve heard that a good cure for seasickness is a small piece of dry bread.

Alice: Maybe; but I think a better cure is a large piece of dry land.

David: Well, you may say what you like about aeroplane flights, sea voyages, railway journeys or tours by car, but give me a walking tour any time. What does the motorist see of the country? But a walker leaves the dull broad highway and goes along little winding lanes where cars can’t go. He takes mountain paths through the heather, he wanders by the side of quiet lakes and through the shade of woods. He sees the real country, the wild flowers, the young birds in the nests, the deer in the forest; he feels the quietness and calm of nature. And besides, you are saving your railway fare travelling on foot. No one can deny that walking is the cheapest method of travelling. So I say; a walking tour for me.

Tasks to the text:

Task 1. Answer the questions. Be careful to argue your case well:

1. What means of travelling do you know? 2. Why do some people like travelling by train? 4. What are the advantages of a sea-voyage? 5. What are the advantages of hitch-hiking? 6. What kind of people usually object to travelling by sea? 7. What are advantages and disadvantages of travelling by air? 8. What do you think about walking tours? 9. What is, in your opinion, the most enjoyable means of travel? 10. Do you think travel helps a person to become wiser?

Task 2. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

Nina: Hello, Alex. I remember somebody told me that you had gone … an interesting trip … Siberia.

Alex: I really made a wonderful journey … the very heart of Siberia. We went … Krasnoyarsk … plane and then sailed … the Yenissei … a cargo-ship.

Nina: And where did you go … ashore?

Alex: Oh, … some spot you are not like to find … any map. Well, when we found ourselves … the bank we immediately started … the place where our expedition was working.

Nina: Did you go … car?

Alex: Oh, no! no car could have driven … those paths. We travelled partly … foot, and … some places went … small rivers and streamers … rowing-boats. We were … spots where no man’s foot had stepped … us.

Nina: How exciting! So you enjoyed … the journey, didn’t you?

Alex: Every minute … it, though it was not an easy one.

Nina: Did you return … air?

Alex: No, … train. The fact is, I had hardly enough money … the railway fare, not to say anything … the plane.

Ex 3. Role-playing.

You are a family deciding on the type of holiday you will go on next summer. Then report to the other families on your final decision, explaining the reasons for your choice. Point out advantages and disadvantages, giving warning based on personal experience.

Vocabulary 3:

	alone
	with friends
People like to travel …	with parents
	with a dog
	with grandparents

	on business
	for pleasure
Usually they travel …	in search of adventures
	from curiosity
	to see the beauty of the world

	go shopping
	meet new people
When they travel they like to …	make new friends
	go sightseeing
	learn traditions of other countries

	exciting
	useful
Because travelling is …	fascinating
	enjoyable
	good for health

	disappointing
	expensive
Because sometimes it can be …	dangerous
	troublesome
	tiring

	boadens our mind/outlook
	gves us life experience
And still travellng	laves unforgettable impressions
	helps us explore the world
	allows us to understand other people better

Training exercises:

Ex 1. Here are some character-sketches of different people. They express their attitude about travelling. Try to guess who these people are and choose from the list.

Businessman _________________

An experienced traveller __________________

A professor of History_________________

A couch potato (домосед)___________________

1. He likes to travel alone or with his students. They travel from curiosity. They like to see the beauty of the world and learn traditions of other countries. They think that travelling is fascinating and enjoyable. It broadens our mind and allows us to understand other people better.

2. He doesn’t like to travel at all. He believes that it’s better to stay at home, because travelling is dangerous, troublesome and expensive.

3. He likes to travel alone or with his friends. Usually travels for pleasure or in search of adventures. When he travels he likes to go sightseeing or explore unknown places. He believes that travelling is exciting and gives us life experience.

4. Usually he travels alone on business. When he travels he likes to meet new people. He thinks that travelling is useful but sometimes it’s a bit tiring.

Ex 2. Here are two options about travelling. Different people characterize travelling differently. Look and find which four of the surrounding words in each group cannot go with the word travelling.

terrific interesting super

enjoyable useful

intelligent fantasticgreat TRAVELLING amazing

fresh fascinating good for health exciting smart

perfect marvelous

horrible dangerous expensive

uninteresting disappointing

slow TRAVELLING exhausting

nightmarish tiring

awful dreadful windy cold

troublesome stormy

B. Read the text and expand on its contents.

People and Diplomacy

THE GREAT REWARD of backpacking independently on a low budget is the people you meet. Because all roads have not been smoothed before you, because your feathers are likely to be ruffled when things don't turn out exactly as expected, and because you are likely to be left in somewhat of a lurch now and then, you will have far greater opportunity to mix with local people, as well as backpackers from all over the world, than any tour group or first-class traveler.

Those spending big bucks for guided travel get peace-of-mind in return. They are guaranteed no worries, no hassles, an experience as close as possible to being home, without being home. They get an hour and fifteen minutes for the guaranteed-open museum, then a two-hour sightseeing ride that catches all the picture-postcard highlights. They break for lunch at a "recommended" restaurant, where the food is reasonable and ordering is easy. And as the next bus pulls in they re-board theirs to repeat the routine, ending with an easy check-in at a reasonable hotel, populated with plenty of other tourists, pretty much like themselves.

While all travel is good for the human spirit, budget backpacking is unparalleled for meeting people and experiencing worlds on their own intimate terms. There are many travelers who have the resources for pampered-class but choose to strap on a backpack and see the world via the seat-of-their-pants, because they know it's the best way to experience cultures and interact with local people.

The best travel is not about a list of monuments, museums, and landscapes. The best travel is about people, and if you travel well it is people that you are going to remember most. People that are strange, unique, foreign, similar, friendly, nice, hospitable, loving, kind, rude, outrageous, and normal. These will be the experiences that stay with you forever, that no postcard can ever reproduce.

Traveling Alone

Most would-be travelers are nervous about going alone. They believe overseas travel is too daunting to be tackled by themselves. For many of us, however, if we don't travel alone, we aren't going to travel. It's difficult to find a travel partner who is not only compatible, but also has the same time, money, and goals. Fortunately, most travelers will find themselves constantly meeting other solo travelers, many of whom will also be looking for companionship, to have a few beers, or to exchange information. By no means is traveling alone the same as traveling lonely.

Of course, the solo traveler will likely be alone some or much of the time. This can be a good thing, however, as a companion might insulate you too much from local culture or other travelers, and the essence of good travel (I believe) is experiencing strange new people and cultures.

Furthermore, there is no better or faster way to learn about yourself than by traveling by yourself. Goethe said he traveled not for pleasure, but to achieve his full development as a man by the time he was forty. And one venerable Swedish doctor (who for good luck picked up every hitchhiker in sight while his son was hitchhiking in Asia, and who eventually--after five or ten stops--delivered me to his summer cabin to meet his beautiful wife) waxed almost mystical in saying he didn't feel he was really traveling unless he was doing so alone.

Traveling With Someone

Traveling with someone demands you know yourself and your partner. It is often said there would be less divorce if couples traveled a few months together before tying the knot. As with marriage, if you only think of your travel partner in terms of honeymoon rather than alliance, you are in for a sad shock.

Traveling with someone is an intense experience. Rarely in normal life do people spend so much time together, and make so many decisions, often based on little information. Selecting restaurants, taking buses, choosing museums, finding accommodation--all can cause great stress among couples. As a friend wrote, "Discovering you are hopelessly, completely, absolutely incompatible in a tent at 8000 feet and it's thirty-two degrees outside is not a good situation."

Just because someone is a good friend doesn't mean he would automatically be a good travel partner. Traveling with someone with whom goals, money, and even personal habits have not been fully discussed can be a relationship-destroyer and trip-ruiner. Get everything in the open before you commit yourself to a backpacking trip to hell.

The three basic categories of travel friction are:

1. One has an hourly itinerary, the other doesn't own a watch.

2. One prefers first-class, the other prefers the back of the bus.

3. One's makeup case is heavier than the other's backpack.

Do not underestimate profound differences such as these.

If you and your travel partner are not quite perfectly meshing, try taking turns being the chief decision-maker. The first day one chooses the restaurants and museums; the next day the other. (Me chief today, you chief tomorrow.) Also give each other time to explore alone, perhaps meeting for dinner, or next week in Paris. (But always have a standard plan for getting in touch if the original rendezvous fails, such as three or twenty-four hours later at the same place.)

Both must understand a good travel relationship requires compromise on both sides to achieve a greater whole. Whining and nagging is usually the result of one partner feeling like he or she is not being treated fairly. Listening is the most important--yet most abused--skill between people.

How to Meet People

Simply by being an independent backpacker traveler you will meet many people from all walks of life. As a group passenger/tourist you will be lucky to exchange more than a few pleasantries with other group passenger/tourists.

Of course the cardinal rule is you must reach out. This can be as simple as smiling, saying "Hello!" and taking an interest. Some people will respond, and some won't, but if they don't you shouldn't take it too personally. We all have our humbling moments.

Before hitting the road ask everyone you know for addresses. These might be of business people, exchange students, or relatives in "the old country." Then write an honest letter and hope for an invitation for a few days. They will probably get a contact high from you having so much fun.

One backpacker went to Europe in 1992 with $4000 and half-a-dozen addresses. He parlayed that into ten months, and paid for only two nights accommodation. He was invited to a number of social events, and had one of the best experiences of any I know. Of course he is a gifted traveler and communicator, but you probably have talent, too.

A good way to meet people while traveling is to do something. If you play an instrument well, bring it and make street music. (Personally, the market seems saturated with 60's and 70's American radio hits, but don't let that stop you.) If your art is making discordant static noises, bring your static noise makers, ask around, and perform.

If you have a hobby, go to a workshop or convention involving it and you. Some travelers sell jewelry or other items by laying them on a towel in market areas, or even on a park bench. You may make a few sales, strike up a conversation, and be invited to something. From there you will meet others, be invited somewhere else, etc The point is if you allow yourself the time and flexibility to get outside the broad center of the travel industry--and make effort--you may be rewarded with extraordinary travel.

Tourists, Travelers, and Local Culture

Travel theorist Stanley Plogg places the personalities of tourists and travelers along a broad scale. On one end are people who want their travel experience to be as "like home" as possible. They want to take it easy and not be faced with stressful situations and decision-making. They want everything to "go right." These are frequently (but not always) the people found at posh resorts, or on group tours.

On the other end are those travelers who enjoy new situations, dig deeply into local culture, and travel as if they were natives of the land. They find lodging where the locals sleep, eat where the locals dine, and use their transportation. They may hitch rides to get from place to place, not only as a means of saving money, but as a way to meet local people. Most of these travelers are backpackers.

These most-adventurous travelers prefer travel destinations which are not yet developed for the mass tourist trade. They often lament about an area becoming developed and losing its charm. They then push out to new, virgin areas, and unintentionally begin laying the groundwork for future tourist expansion. Of course, most backpackers fall somewhere in the middle of the scale.

As an area develops for the tourist trade relations between locals and travelers become more formalized. Locals become accustomed to foreigners, now seeing them as either a source of income, or a nuisance. No longer are they interesting new friends from far away.

Travelers and the travel industry may both benefit and harm a local economy and culture. Locals may gain from jobs, taxes, and contact with democratic cultures. But severe disruptions also occur. Crime may increase as crooks congregate to prey on rich visitors. The tourist area may rapidly rise in population as villagers from other parts of the country migrate to get jobs, which may or may not be available. Sanitation and medical facilities may be overwhelmed, and housing may become a short commodity, with land prices unaffordable for the local population. One example: few native Hawaiians now own any part of Hawaii.

When tourist culture meets local culture, a clash is inevitable. Locals may decide their own products and way of life are no longer desirable. In the 1960's there was a popular campaign in Europe to donate used clothing to "poor, naked Africans." It had such appeal many kind-hearted souls donated new clothing. The organizers failed to understand, however, that Africans had been beautifully dressing themselves, as necessary, for thousands of years.

Consequently, as Western clothing poured into Africa and came to market (which is the natural outcome of such a program), prices were driven far below normal. Africans eagerly snatched up the bargain Western styles they had seen or heard about. Many local clothing makers--pillars of the African economy--were driven from business as their hand-made products were now perceived as inferior. Africans became more reliant on imports, further weakening the economy, further increasing unemployment.

That said, tourism as cause of culture clash is a distant second to electron-conveyed information, and both are only going to increase as Earth truly becomes a global village over the next century. Moreover, information via television, HDTV, satellites, fiber optics, ubiquitous Internet, and unknown means will exponentially increase until world culture eventually becomes one well-stirred bowl of alphabet soup.

So go now while the traveling is great!

C. Watch the film “Family Album” (Episode 25 “Country music”) and enlarge on different types of travelling.

UNIT 9

Countries and Nationalities

I. Phonetic Training

1. Train the pronunciation of the following geographical names:

Argentine Algeria

Vietnam Norway

Russia Pakistan

Ireland Japan

Sudan China

Libya Thailand

Peru Korea

Scotland the Netherland

Hungary Chile

Belgium Brazil

Egypt the USA

Sweden the Ukraine

Switzerland Georgia

2. Listen to the rhyme, repeat it after the speaker and learn by heart.

Winter Song

(by Katherine Mansfield)

Rain and wind, and wind and rain.

Will the summer come again?

Rain on houses, on street,

Snow and sleet and sleet and snow

What do beggar children do

With no fire to cuddle to?

Hail and ice and ice and hail,

Water frozen in the pail.

See the robbins, brown and red,

They are waiting to be fed.

3. Listen some tongue twisters.

I can think of six thick things, can you?

Yes, I can think of six thick things

And six thin things too.

Can you imagine

An imaginary menagerie manager

Managing an imaginary menagerie?

4. Listen to the song, learn the words and sing the son g.

Thank you for the music

ABBA

I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit a bore

If I tell a joke, you’ve probably heard it before

But I have a talent, a wonderful thing

‘Cause everyone listens when I start to sing

I’m so grateful and proud

All I want is to sing it out aloud

Refrain:

So I say

Thank you for the music, the song I’m singing

Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk

She says I began to sing long before I could talk

And I’ve often wondered, how did it all start?

Who found out that nothing can capture a heart

Like a melody can?

Well, whoever it was, I’m a fan

Refrain:

I’ve been so likely, I am the girl with golden hair

I wanna sing it out to everybody

What a joy, what a life, what a chance!

Refrain:

II. Grammar Revision

Дата добавления: 2015-10-24