Practical Tasks

Task 1. Watch Video 23. Its headlines contain colloquial words. They are:

- a noun (a slang word);

- a phrasal verb;

- a noun formed from a phrasal verb;

- a noun (an abbreviation);

- a verb;

- an adjective.

Identify the words indicated above in each headline (either in TV discourse or in screen graphics). Use online dictionaries if necessary to look up the meaning of the words in question.

Task 2. Watch Video 24. Transcribe the news you hear.Identifythe following exical units in thevideo: a colloquial word, an idiom, clichés).

Task 3. Watch Video 25 lead. Say what holiday is in the media focus? Fill in the gaps to identify the realia the Video contains.

Despite the freezing temperatures, thousands of people, of course, will descend on …1… this evening for the annual …2… celebrations. But it seems even one of the most famous of the …3… can’t avoid the effects of the economic downturn – some tickets have been left unsold.

Find Russian equivalents of the realia you have identified.

Task 4. Watch Video 25 to the end and get it’s idea. What genre is the piece?

Task 5. Watch Video 25 again. Close the gaps in the sentences below with lexical units typical of television discourse.

1. …1… …2… comes to …3… for …4…

2. Final preparations …1… today for the capital’s world renowned …2-3… celebrations.

3. There’s been a very late … for tickets this year, and some of the more expensive ones remain unsold.

4. …1-2…, a sign of the …3-4…

5. But organizers say the …1… has had …2-4…

6. It’s the weather that is …1… – with temperatures expected to drop...

Task 6. Watch Video 25 interviews and fill in the gaps below. Comment on the words you have just restored. What category of lexical units typical of TV discourse do they relate to?

­ Event Co-ordinator ……:

“We have seven stages, we have four different arenas. …1… arenas are all ticketed …2-5…. And in the street party, the…6-7… the …8… of it, …9-10… we have four …11-12…. …13… and …14… of bands. Some …15… …16-17… this year. And …18-20… turn the whole thing into an enormous …21-22…”

Interviewee’s post: Realia No 1 ……, Realia No 2 ……,

Interviewee’s name: Realia No 3 ……:

“The …1… is not …2… …3-4… against the …5… …6… of people i.e. from …7-8… have decided to come to …9… to celebrate …10-12… and that is …13-14… welcome. It’s a …15… news for us.”

Task 7. Did you pay attention to the way the journalist pronounces some words? What accent is it? Which interview is spoken with the same accent?

Task 8. Match up the numbers in the box with information points in the clip.

1993 4 7 4 – 3

Task 9. Sum up the report in three sentences. Put them down.

Task 10. Watch Video 26.1 and Video 26.2. What genre are they?

Watch the videos closely and transcribe them. Identifyall colloquial lexical units in thescripts you have got. What subcategory do these colloquialisms fall into? Translate the lexical units into Russian and make up sentences with them.

Task 11. Watch Video 27. What genre is the piece. What lexical unit can you identify in it? What does it mean? What is its Russian equivalent?

Task 12. Watch Video 28. What realia is in the media focus? In what context? Is there anything in the clip you have not been aware of?

Task 13. Watch Video 28 to find English equivalents of the following Russian word combinations.

1) мультикультурное образование; 2) светское празднество; 3) в то время как; 4) с нетерпением ждать что-либо; 5) ценности (система взглядов); 6) ходить в церковь; 7) быть в основе чего-либо; 8) нечто подразумевающееся; 9) языческий праздник; 10) символ плодородия; 11) Королевская почтовая служба; 12) дохристианский.

Task 14. Close the gapsin the sentences from Video 28 script with various lexical units. Comment on their use by the journalist.

1. …1… today is essentially a …2-3… there are millions of people of other faiths who’ll celebrate Christmas as a …4-5…

2. This class is …1-2… of …3…, …4…, …5… and …6…

3. Such diversity is …1… to …2…and …3… other …4….

4. And …1-2… few of the pupils will celebrate Christmas as a religious festival, all are …3-6…

5. The …1… of Christmas being a Christian festival, still …2… …3-4… of what today stands for.

6. Most of the symbols we associate with Christmas like …1…, …2-3…, of course, …3-4…, don’t …5… have …6… religious connection. But …7… centuries they have become part of …8… tradition, …9-10… your faith.

7. “A lot of the things that we associate with Christmas don’t have specifically religious …1…, …2…”

8. “Things like …1… which was originally a …2-4…. Women were …5…to carry …6… around for …7-8…, and, …9-10… kissing …11-13… still has that kind of …14… with …15… ”

9. The …1-2… has printed both …3… and …4… stamps to …5… its customers a …6…

Task 15. What denominations are mentioned in Video 28?

What do the numbers below stand for, according to the video clip?

31 32 33 2 bln

Task 16. What is your attitude to the holiday in focus?

Do they celebrate it differently in your country and in the UK?

Task 17. Sum up Video 28 contents of in three sentences. Put them down.

Task 18. Watch Video 29. What genre is it? What is the general idea of the clip?

Transcribe the clip and make lexical analysis of its script. You may need to know expressions Christmas rows and counseling service to get a better idea of the piece.

Task 19. Can you identify a proverb and an idiom in Video 29? What are their Russian equivalents?

How long does Christmas festive season last in the UK, according to the video clip? To what effect?

Task 20. Revise the following phrasal verbs, clichés and idioms. Translate them either into English or Russian.

1) слоняться без дела; 2) решить проблему; 3) нажиться; 4) to team up; 5) to beef up; 6) дойти до сути; 7) to go softly-softly; 8) to snap up; 9) быть доступным каждому желающему; 10) to get nitty-gritty; 11) a shot in the arm; 12) обходи­тельный человек; 13) пустые посулы; 14) запускать, приводить в действие (взрывное устройство, механизм и т.п.); 15) to spell out; 16) сделать отметку (поставить «галочку»); 17) подытоживать, складывать; 18) продолжать; 19) унести жизни; 20) всерьез; 21) стать объектом внимания; 22) высказывать озабоченность (по поводу чего-либо); 23) to be too little too late; 24) представлять угрозу; 25) in the run up to: 26) по пятам, следом; 27) to make one’s way; 28) запаздывать; 29) продолжать; 30) to pop up; 31) to kick off; 32) предотвратить болезнь; 33) вмешиваться в дело; 34) браться за какое-либо дело; 35) to put up (prices); 36) заканчиваться, завершаться; 37) to shy away; 38) to set up; 39) to screw up; 40) to prop up; 41) брать на поруки; 42) to bow out; 43) приходиться (на долю промышленности приходится…); 44) шататься без дела.

Task 21. Revise the following colloquial words. Translate them into English or Russian.

1) ageism; 2) flop; 3) шампанское; 4) a jab; 5) glitch; 6) сердитый; 7) парашю­тист; 8) flicks; 9) jittery; 10) scary; 11) weird; 12) обмениваться; 13) модный; 14) to revamp; 15) posh; 16) капельница; 17) frantic; 18) неудавшийся; 19) to down (something); 20) резкое увеличение; 21) наглый; 22) a fag; 23) booze; 24) The Met; 25) upbeat; 26) a spook; 27) известные люди шоу-бизнеса; 28) a cowboy; 29) a fag; 30) safe heaven.

Task 22. Put the lexical units in Tasks 20-21 into the context. Get prepared to write a lexical quiz.

Unit 12

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