Scripts Unit 13 Year 10 (gym)

Lesson2 ex.2

My name is Bikash Nahar. I came to Minsk from the Indian town of Calcutta 27 years ago.

At the age of 13 I finished school with flying colours and when I was 18 I got my first degree in Chemistry. As a student I was quite good at chess and very often I took part in various competitions where I met a lot of nice young people from the USSR. We made friends and thus I got interested in the Russian language and culture. And later I decided to continue my education there.

I came to Minsk in December, 1986. My first impressions of the city were unbelievable! I had never expected it to be so bitterly cold - about 30 degrees below zero! Since I wasn’t used to such weather, of course very soon I had a bad cold and was running a high temperature.

Before coming here, I didn’t know much about Belarus. It turned out to be extremely cosy and welcoming. I was impressed by people’s friendliness and responsiveness. Despite my poor command of the language at that time, I always felt comfortable here.

In fact, the Belarusians and Indians are very similar. Both the nations take pride in their history, deeply respect their parents and their Motherland. I believe that a person who worships his parents and his country will achieve inner harmony.

I like Belarusian people and enjoy Belarusian nature. My wife is Belarusian and my children were born here. I’m still on good terms with men and women I studied with. But we don’t meet very often, because we are all busy. In the mornings I work at the Komarovski market, or Kamarovka, as they say, where I sell Indian goods and in the evenings I teach yoga. If necessary I translate, because I know six languages: English, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and Farsi. All this is not just business, I take a lot of pleasure in it. Yoga is a great hobby for me, and I’m proud to have 65-year-old ladies in my Yoga club. From time to time I run workshops in nonconventional medicine.

I live in Minsk and I love it! It is a wonderful and very clean city. I also enjoyed my visits to Grodno, Slonim, Mozyr, Mogilev and Vitebsk. Every summer I go Slavianski Bazar.

Belarusian culture appeals to me very much. When I was younger I used to go to the circus with my kids. My daughters loved the circus! But now we are more into ballet. The ballet here is great! We all love it. I also believe that dance enriches person’s inner world.

Belarusian sport impresses me all the time. Although Belarus is a dozen times smaller that India, sport here is developed far and away better. I believe that the Belarusian president does a great job in the sphere of sport. If I had a chance I would shake his hand and thank him for giving young people such an amazing opportunity. Maxim Mirny and ViktoriaAzarenko are my favourite sportsmen. Isn’t it great to watch them win? If I have time I always watch sport on TV.

I like Belarusian cuisine very much, even though I’m a true vegetarian and I eat neither meat nor fish. That is why Belarusian Draniki is my favourite dish. My wife and I often cook national Belarusian and Indian dishes.

I feel that Belarus is my second native country. I live and work here, my family are here with me. I’m a Belarusian citizen and am proud to be so. I’m happy that my lucky stars brought me here one day.

Lesson 4

Ex.2

Presenter: (P:) What print media is currently operating in Belarus?

J: A variety of print media and electronic media of different forms of ownership is operating in Belarus. Foreign media are widely represented in the national media space, too.

P: Are newspapers and magazines state owned or private?

J: As of 1 January 2012, 678 newspapers and 676 magazines were published in Belarus. More than two thirds of them are private.

P: Are they all published in Belarusian?

J: Printed press is available mainly in the Belarusian and Russian languages, though there are some newspapers in English, Polish, Ukrainian and German.

P: What are the most influential newspapers?

J: The most influential newspapers include Belarus Segodnya and the Respublika. Local editions of major Russian newspapers Komsomolskaya Pravda and ArgumentyiFaktyare very popular in Belarus, too.

All in all, more than 4,000 print media outlets are distributed throughout the country, including those from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the USA, the UK, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia.

Ex.3

As everywhere else, in Britain we have the press and radio and TV. Let’s start with newspapers. First of all there is no subscription. You may buy any at newsagents. We have popular and quality papers. The popular such as Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Sun are small with many pictures, big headlines and short articles. The quality papers are for serious people. These papers are bigger in size, with larger articles and more detailed information. I think that the most popular are The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Financial Times, and The Independent.

There are also Sunday papers which may be both popular like News of the World, Sunday Express, Sunday Mirror, Mail on Sunday and quality like Observer, Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph. They have a higher circulation than the dailies.

There are two radio and TV stations. The first one - well-known BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation, and the second - IBA - Independent Broadcasting

Lesson 5

Ex.2

A: Hi Nastia, how’s life?

N: Busy as usual. I’ve just come home from dancing class and still have a composition to write.

A: I can phone later.

N: Oh, no. It’s OK. There is a TV show I Sing in twenty minutes. I’ll watch it first as I need some rest before getting down to work.

A: What kind of show is it?

N: It’s a song contest for young people, 6 to 15 year olds. Many of them live in child care or have one parent only. They are so talented! The winner goes to Euro Disney in Paris.

A: What a coincidence! I was phoning to interview you about TV in Belarus and your favouriteprogrammes.

N: I don’t really watch TV a lot. This contest doesn’t run long. Five or six programmes a year. I also enjoy similar contests such as Slavianski Bazar and Eurovision contest. I love songs and dances! There is one programme though which I watch regularly. It’s Good Morning Belarus – a weekday morning programme where you can listen to news very briefly, listen to some nice music and various interviews. Saying ‘watch’ is not probably correct. I listen to the programme and have an occasional glance while getting ready for school. It’s a nice programme, very informative and relaxing. I also watch an evening news programme Panorama to know what has been going on in Belarus and the world. My dad usually watches it. So, in a way it’s a family habit. He has another habit though, watching all sports – football, hockey, tennis, biathlon and what not! He is a great sports fan but I am more into music and dancing.

A: Is that all you watch?

N: No, of course not. Films…

A: Any soaps?

N: Oh, no! No time for that! But there is one more programme which is probably my favourite. It’s Tomorrow Is Us! It’s a very inspiring programme about fairly young people who’ve already achieved something.

A: Like what?

N: All possible achievement in studies, arts, sports. One programme was about a young musician who is only a second year student and who already won an international competition. Another is about two girls who set up a private enterprise with the help of Business Startup week. If you were here I would’ve recommended you to watch these programmes. They just show that patience hard work and persistence bear fruit.

A: Thank you. That’s already something. I’ll talk to Dasha, Vlad and Anton.

N: That’s a good idea. I was just about to apologize as the show is about to start.

A: Oh yeah. Don’t miss it. Thank you. Buy-buy.

N: Buy-buy.

Lesson 6

Ex.4

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