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washing and ironing

What do you think the times are for men and women in Russia?

Exercise 28

Give the Russian equivalents to the following English idioms including some words and word combinations used in the Lesson. Try to understand whether they have anything to do with the topic discussed:

wash

to wash one’s dirty linen in the public;

it will all come out in the wash; sweep

a new broom sweeps clean;

iron

to have (put) many (too many) irons in the fire; dust

to shake dust from one’s feet;

to dust somebody’s coat for him;

to throw dust into somebody’s eyes;

to give somebody a dusting;

dustbin

to throw into the dustbin (waste-basket); soap

soft soap;

mess

to clear up the mess;

to (be) in a mess; house

to keep a good house (table);

to keep the house;

to put one’s house in order.

Exercise 29

Highlight the meanings of the English proverbs and use them in situations of your own:

1.As is the workman so is the work.

2.No pain no gain.

3.Haste makes waste.

4.A stitch in time saves nine.

5.Well begun is half done.

Exercise 30

Translate the quotations and comment upon them:

‘A аomКn’s place is in the house ... and the Senate.’

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Bumper sticker, Washington, D.C.

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‘Housekeeping isn’t joke.’

Louise May Alcott

‘There was no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years ЭСО НТrЭ НoОsn’t get any worse.’

Quentin Crist

‘The whole process of homemaking, housekeeping and cooking which ever has been woman’s special province should be looked on as an art and a profession.’

Sarah Joseph Hale

Exercise 31

Look at the list of weekend activities. What day of the week do you think an eighteen-year-old student does them?

Go swimming, study, go to the concert, play tennis, have a big family lunch, get up late, get up early, watch a film on TV, do the washing-up, cook the supper, go to a club, take the dog for a walk.

Exercise 32. Track 15 (Lesson 6, Listening workshop)

Listen to an interview with a student and fill in the table with the activities in Exercise 31. Were your predictions in Exercise 31 correct?

morning

afternoon

evening/night

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Exercise 33

Choose the best option (a, b or c) to answer the questions about the stu-

НОnt’Ь КМtТvТtТОЬ:

1. What time does she get up on Saturdays?

a) qЮТЭО ХКЭО; Л) ОТРСЭ o’МХoМФ; М) ЭОn or ОХОЯОn o’МХoМФ.

2. What time does she go to bed on Fridays?

a) EХОЯОn o’МХoМФ; Л) qЮТЭО ХКЭО; М) onО or Эаo o’МХoМФ.

3.What does she really love doing? a) Swimming; b) dancing; c) cooking.

4.Who does she take the dog out with? a) Her mum; b) her Dad; c) her brother.

5.What does she hate doing?

a)The washing up; b) studying on Friday evenings; c) studying on Sunday evenings.

Exercise 34. Track 15 (Lesson 6, Listening workshop)

Listen again and check your answers.

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Exercise 35

Role-play “The Meeting in the Women’s Club”

Setting: Women’s club “Housewives United”.

Situation: Housewives of York community usually gather on Saturday evenings in their women’s club. On this day they have a chat about their domestic chores.

Characters:

Card I–II Rosie and Lizzie. Two sisters who often help each other.

Card III–IV Lola and Paula. Two divorced friends, feminists, who hate domestic work.

Card V–VI Gracie and Tracey. Two widows who live alone now but go to see their married daughters every week and help them about the house.

Card VII–VIII Molly and Dolly. Two friends, mothers of families with five children.

Card IX–X Anita and Augusta. Two career women with no children. Anita is lucky to have a househusband.

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WRITING

Exercise 1

Learn the spelling of the words from Introductory Reading and be ready to write a dictation.

Exercise 2

In the table below, list in note form the advantages and disadvantages of:

1)handwashing;

2)machine washing;

3)sending the washing to the laundry. Use the following structures:

One advantage of doing washing by hand is that you can ...

The trouble with doing your own laundry is that you don’t (can’t) ...

The main drawback of washing things by hand is that the clothes and linen ...

Advantages	Disadvantages
–	–
–	–
–	–
–	–
—	—

Exercise 3

Expand your notes into a paragraph of 100 words summarizing the main advantages and disadvantages of having a washing-machine as compared to hand washing and taking the washing to the laundry. Write which way of doing the washing is preferable for your family:

Note:

A paragraph is a piece of writing which consists of a number of closely related sentences developing one idea. A well written paragraph should display three features: unity, balanced length and balanced structure.

Unity means that the paragraph deals with one topic only, which may be expressed in the topic sentence opening the paragraph. In further sentences the topic is developed and is logically brought to the last sentence which sums up the ideas.

Balanced length means that neither the paragraph itself, nor the sentences constituting it should be too long (longer than three lines).

Balanced structure means that each sentence must lead to the following one and all must be linked up. All sentences should be arranged in a clear logical order. If the paragraph itself is a part of a larger unit, it must show some reference to the preceding or following paragraphs. To provide this there may be linking sentences. They either take up the thread of previous paragraphs or state the theme for the following paragraphs.

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Exercise 4

Write an essay on one of the following topics:

1.How I Did a Thorough Cleaning.

2.I’m the World’s Worst Ironer/Washer.

3.Mum Is the Best Housewife I Have Ever Met.

4.Dad Hates Doing Everyday Domestic Chores.

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Part III. SUPPLEMENTARY READING

TEXTS FOR READING AND RETELLING

DAILY ROUTINE

I. Read and translate the texts. Remember as many details as you can. Reproduce the texts:

TEXT 1

One Morning in Robyn Penrose’s Life

Robyn rises somewhat later than Vic this dark January Monday. Her alarm clock, a replica of an old-fashioned instrument purchased from Habitat, with an analogue dial and a little brass bell on the top, rouses her from a deep sleep at 7.30. Unlike Vic, Robyn invariably sleeps until woken. Then worries rush into her consciousness, as into his; but she deals with them in a rational, orderly manner. This morning she gives priority to the fact that it is the first day of the winter term, and that she has a lecture to deliver and two tutorials to conduct. She always feels a twinge of anxiety at the beginning of a new term. She sits up in bed for a moment, doing some complicated breathing and flexing of the abdominal muscles, learned in yoga classes, to calm herself.

She was born, and christened Roberta Anne Penrose, in Melbourn, Australia, nearly thirty-three years ago, but left that country at the age of five to accompany her parents to England. Robyn had a comfortable childhood. She attended an excellent grammar school which she left with four A grades at A- level. Though urged by the school to apply for a place at Oxbridge, she chose instead to go to Sussex University.

Robyn kicks off the duvet and gets out of bed. She goes to the window, pulls back the curtain, and peers out. She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky. A gust of wind rattles the sash window and the draught makes Robyn shiver. Clutching herself, she skips to the door from rug to rug, like a Scottish country dancer, across the landing and into the bathroom. She pulls the nightdress over her head and steps into the bath, not first pulling the chain of the toilet because that would affect the temperature of the water coming through the showerhead on the end of a flexible tube, with which she now hoses herself down. She steps from the bath, stretching for a towel in one of those ungainly postures so beloved of Impressionist painters.

Robyn, a dressing-gown over her underclothes and slippers on her feet, descends the short dark staircase to the ground floor and goes into her narrow and extremely untidy kitchen. She lights the gas stove, and makes herself a breakfast of muesli, whole meal toast and decaffeinated coffee. The sound of the Guardian dropping on to the doormat sends her scurrying to the front door. Robyn scans the front-page headline of the Guardian, but does not linger over the text beneath. She puts her soiled breakfast things in the sink, already crammed with the relics of last night’s supper, and hurries upstairs.

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Robyn straightens the sheet on the bed, shakes and spreads the duvet. She sits at her dressing-table and vigorously brushes her hair, a mop of coppercoloured curls. Now she robs moisturizer into her facial skin as protection against the raw wintry air outside, coats her lips with lip-salve, and brushes some green eyeshadow on her eyelids. Her simple cosmetic operations completed, she dresses herself in green tights, a wide brown tweed skirt and a thick sweater loosely knitted in muted shades of orange, green and brown. She takes from the bottom of her wardrobe a pair of half-length fashion boots in dark brown leather and sits on the edge of the bed to pull them on.

Robyn goes into her long narrow living-room, which also serves as her study. She lifts from the floor a leather bag, and begins to load it with the things she will need for the day.

Returning to the kitchen, Robyn turns down the thermostat of the central heating and checks that the back door of the house is locked and bolted. In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket. Outside, in the street, her car is parked, a red six-year-old Renault Five. Robyn turns the ignition key, holding her breath as she listens to the starter’s bronchial wheeze, then exhales with relief as the engine fires.

She drives through the gates of the University, parks her car in one of the University’s car parks, and makes her way to the English Department. She passes into the foyer of the Arts Block. There are several students slouching against the wall, or sitting on the floor, outside her room. Robyn gives them a wry look as she approaches, having a pretty good idea of what they want.

‘Hallo’, she says, by way of a general greeting as she fishes for her door key in her coat pocket. ‘Who’s first?’

Eventually they are all dealt with, and Robyn is free to prepare for her lecture at eleven. She opens her bag, pulls out the folder containing her notes, and settles to work.

(Extract from “Nice Work” by David Lodge. Abridged)

Discussion points.

1.How does Robyn’s morning differ from Vic’s?

2.What kind of person is Robyn? Prove your point.

3.Imagine what else Robyn will do on this day. How will her day end?

TEXT 2

The man with thirteen jobs!

Seumas McSporran is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi drive, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

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Seumas lives and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 120 people live in Gigha, but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day.

Every weekday Seumas gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel

РЮОsЭs. AЭ 8.00 СО НrТЯОs ЭСО ТsХКnН’s МСТХНrОn Эo sМСooХ. AЭ 9.00 СО МoХХОМЭs ЭСО

post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers

ЭСО ЛООr Эo ЭСО ТsХКnН’s onХв МХЮЛ. TСОn СО СОХps MКrРКrОЭ Тn ЭСО sСop.

HО sКвs, “MКrРКrОЭ ХТФОs ЛОТnР ЛЮsв Эoo. АО nОЯОr СКЯО СoХТНКвs КnН аО Нon’Э ХТФО аКЭМСТnР ЭОХОЯТsТon. In ЭСО ОЯОnТnРs MКrРКrОЭ mКФОs sЮppОr КnН I Нo

the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps oЮr ХТПО Тsn’Э ЯОrв ОбМТЭТnР, ЛЮЭ аО ХТФО ТЭ.”

Exercise 1

Put the sentences according to the text:

a)He has a glass of wine.

b)He delivers the beer to the pub.

c)He makes accounts.

d)He collects the post from the boat.

e)He helps in the shop.

f)He makes breakfast for the hotel guests.

g)He delivers the children to school.

h)He goes to bed.

Exercise 2

Answer the questions without using the information from the text:

1.Where does Seumas live?

2.How old is he?

3.How many jobs does he have?

4.АСКЭ’s СТs аТПО nКmО?

5.What does she do?

6.How many people do live on Gigha?

7.How many tourists do visit Gigha in summer?

8.What does Seumas do in the morning?

9.What do he and his wife do in the evening?

10.Do the like their life?

Exercise 3

Read the text and give your opinion to the problem:

It is not a bad idea to have a kind of subdivision of labour at home when each person knows his own daily household duties. The children should keep their own rooms tidy, make their beds, set the table for meals, clear away the

dishes and wash up. The mother could then concentrate on the more specialized

УoЛs oП МooФТnР, аКsСТnР, ТronТnР КnН mОnНТnР. AnН ПКЭСОr’s НЮЭТОs МoЮХН ЛО re- pairing, doing drudgery and empting the dustbin. It would be useless, however,

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if the children promised to help, and the failed to do their jobs, so that she con- sЭКnЭХв СКН Эo sКв, “I аТsС вoЮ аoЮХН mКФО вoЮr ЛОН, CКroХ. I’Н ХТФО вoЮ Эo pТМФ Юp КХХ ЭСosО Эoвs ПХoor ЭСО ПХoor, BoЛ”. SСoppТnР КЭ ЭСО sЮpОrmКrФОЭ МoЮХН ЛО К

kind of family outgoing, if they all were free at the right time and went together and helped to choose the goods and push the trolley.

II. Choose one of the texts. Sum up the following text in 5–7 sentences:

TEXT 3

Racing driver

Sue Glass had a car accident when she was eight so she didn't like driving. When she grew up this was a problem, because she got a job with a car company. Then six years ago she met Julian Swayland, a racing driver, and she told him she was afraid of cars. He wanted to help, so he took her to Brands Hatch, a Grand Prix racing circuit; He drove her round corners at 100 mph and she loved it. Then she heard about a special motor racing course. She did the course with five men and was amazed when she got top marks. She says:

“I ЭСТnФ I НТН аОХХ because I listened to everything the teacher said. I needed to because I was so afraid. The men often didn’t listen. The best moment was my first championship race. I didn’t win but I came fourth! I beat 20 men. I love the excitement of motor racing but it’s a dangerous sport and I’m always very frightened. In fact I stopped doing it a year ago, because I got so nervous

before each race, I felt really sick. I’m not going to race again, I’m going to teach other people to drive. I’m going to open a driving scСooХ nОбЭ вОКr”.

TEXT 4

Sky-diver

Clem Quinn was always interested in flying. When was live, he tried-to fly by jumping off the garden shed with a golf umbrella, but when he grew up he didn't become a pilot, he became a taxi driver. Then 20 years ago he did a parachute jump and loved it. He decided that being a taxi driver in London was a lot more dangerous than jumping out of a plane, so he moved to the country to learn parachute jumping and sky-diving. He is now a full-time teacher of sky-diving. He says:

‘I love sky-diving because the world looks so good – blue sky, green fields, white clouds. You float through the air, it’s like floating in water. You can see forever, all the way to the French coast. The views are fantastic. You can forget all your worries. People think it is dangerous but it’s very safe. Football is much more dangerous. Footballers often have accidents. When did you last hear of a sky-diving accident? Next July I’m going to do a sky-dive with 100 people from six planes. That’s a record. I’m never going to retire. I’m going to jump out of planes until I’m an old man.’

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