Ex. 14. Read the following extracts connected with Daniel Radcliffe and his Harry Potter, then express your opinion on the received information.

Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter is a pleasant 13-year-old boy. People who know him say that he is a very friendly, kind and intelligent young man. He likes playing the guitar and does all the things that young people of his age normally do. However, playing Harry Potter has not been easy for him. Daniel says that there was a time when he was not sure where Harry ended and Daniel began. He felt so close to Harry as if they were the same person. Daniel even wanted to stop playing Harry Potter to concentrate on his studies and get his life back but later changed his mind. Right now, Daniel is in Scotland filming the next Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

(Speak Out, N 4/2003)

Thanks to Harry Potter, Britain has got a tourism boost. As Harry Potter movies have been filmed all around Britain, there are now a few places that are proud to have been seen in the Harry Potter films. For example, Harrow School*, Durham Cathedral* and now the Highlands* in Scotland. Many people decide to visit those places only because they feature in the Harry Potter films.

tourismboost [‘bu:st] – туристический бум

tofeature [‘fi:t ə] in – фигурировать, быть представленным

*Harrow (School) – Харроу (Скул) – одна из девяти старейших престижных мужских привилегированных частных школ; учащиеся – преимущественно дети аристократов, крупных бизнесменов, высших чиновников и т.п. плата за обучение очень высокая; находится в пригороде Лондона. Основана в 1571 г. Учится примерно 770 человек.

*DurhamCathedral – Даремский Собор (в городе Дарем, главном городе графства Дарем), являющийся выдающимся памятником нормандского архитектурного стиля.

*Highlands – Северное нагорье, Северо-Шотландское нагорье (северо-запад Шотландии). 

UNIT 16

ТЕМА 16. НАВЫКИ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОЙ ЖИЗНИ.

EX.1 WORDS

1) dishes - посуда

2) fruit - фрукты

3) carry - нести

4) sweep the floor - подметатьпол

5) vacuum-cleaner - пылесос

6) plant - растение

7) strawberry - земляника, клубника

8) twice – дважды

EX.2 READ THE TEXT AND TRANSLATE IT INTO RUSSIAN USING WORDS IN THE EX.1

My name is Rimma. I live with my mother and father. I like to help them. Every Sunday I clean my room. I take the vacuum-cleaner and clean the carpets. I sweep the floor, dust the sofa and the chairs, I try to dust the furniture in a proper way.

We have many flowers at home. Twice a week I water them. I like flowers very much.

I help my mother to lay the table. I bring plates, spoons, forks and put them on the table. Every day I wash the dishes after dinner and upper.

My mother cooks well, sometimes I help her when she makes cakes. Usually she makes them before holidays and on my birthday.

If I have time, my mother asks me to go to the shop. I go there and buy bread, eggs, sugar. Very often I go to the market with my mother. We buy some vegetables, fruit and I help my mother to carry them.

We have a country house. There is a big garden with many trees, bushes and flowers in it. There is a lot of work in our garden and I help my parents to do it.

Every day in the morning I water flowers and plants. Usually I take care of strawberries.

I think it is necessary to help the parents.

EX.3 Answer theQUESTIONS:

1. Do your friends help their parents?

2. Do you like to help your mother?

3. Can you clean the flat?

4. Have you many flowers at home?

5. Do you water the flowers?

6. Do you help to lay the table?

7. Do you go to the shops and buy food?

8. What can you buy in the shops yourself?

9. How often do you go to the market?

10. You help your parents, don’t you?

UNIT 17