I. Reading
Text 17. Mother TeresaI. 1. Read the article and say in 2—3 sentences what it is about.
[ʹægnıs] [təʹri:zə] [kælʹkʌtə] [ ˌmæsəˈdəʊnɪə] Mother Teresa [təʹri:zə] was a simple nun [nʌn] . She never wanted to be famous, but everyone in the world knows who she is. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now Macedonia [ ˌmæsəˈdəʊnɪə]. She was the youngest of three children. Agnes’s [ʹægnısiz] father died when she was a child. Her mother made dresses to support the family. Agnes’s mother also liked to do charity work, such as visiting the sick. Agnes [ʹægnıs] often went with her, and she enjoyed helping these people. Even as a child, Agnes wanted to be a nun. When she was 18 years old, she joined a group of nuns in India. There, she chose the name Teresa. Then she went to Calcutta [kælʹkʌtə] to work at St. Mary’s School, in a convent [ˈkɒnv(ə)nt] . Sister Teresa worked there for 20 years and eventually became the principal. One day in 1946 Sister Teresa was riding on a train to Darjeeling [daːˈdʒiːlɪŋ] . She looked out of the window and saw dirty children wearing rags and sleeping in doorways. Sick and dying people were lying on dirty streets. At that moment, she believed God sent her a message. She decided to go to work with the poor. Two years later, Sister Teresa left the convent and opened a school for the kids from poor families. Though at the very beginning the school had no roof, no walls, and no chairs, later it became wellknown all around India. In 1948, Sister Teresa started her own group of nuns. They were called the Missionaries [ʹmıʃən(ə)rız] of Charity. The nuns lived in the slums with people who were poor, dirty, and sick. It was hard work and the days were long. But many young nuns came from around the world to join Mother Teresa. Later, she started homes for children without families. She also started clinics. Over the years, news of her work spread around the world. Many people sent her donations of money, others came to work with her. By 1990 the Missionaries [ʹmıʃən(ə)rız] of Charity were working in 400 centres around the world. Mother Teresa got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. But she always said her greatest reward was helping people. Her message to the world was: ‘We can do no great things — only small things with great love’. ______ 1 a nun [nʌn] монахиня 2 Macedonia [ ˌmæsəˈdəʊnɪə] страна Македония 3 a convent [ˈkɒnv(ə)nt] монастырь 4 Darjeeling [daːˈdʒiːlɪŋ] город Дарджилинг 5 slums трущобы 2. The author writes about Mother Teresa’s family. Read aloud the extract which says about it. 3. Why did Mother Teresa decide to devote her life to people in need? 4. What did Mother Teresa do for people? Sample answer
1. The text is about Mother Teresa and her charity work. She was a simple nun who became famous all over the world. The text describes what Mother Teresa did to help sick and poor people. 2. 2 3. Agnes was brought up in a poor family. Her mother did charity work. Agnes likes to help poor people too. I think, these facts from Agnes's biography influenced her decision to devote her life to people in need. When she saw dirty children in rugs sleeping in doorways and sick and dying people on dirty streets on her way to Darjeeling, she believed God sent her a message. She decided to go to work with the poor. 4. Mother Teresa opened schools for the kids from poor families, she started homes for children without families and she also started clinics. She organized her own group of nuns called "The Missionaries of Charity" who were working in 400 centres around the world. |
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II. Listening
II. Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.
1. What does Jackie want to become? 2. Why has she chosen this profession? 3. Why is it important for students to do sport at school? Sample answer
1. Jackie wants to become a PE teacher. 2. She has always loved explaining things and working with young people. She was not looking for an easy job, she loves challenge [испытание, вызов]. That's why she has chosen the profession of a teacher. 3. It's important for school students to do sports because:
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III. Speaking
III. Let’s talk about accommodation.
Sample answer
Card 17. Accommodation
1. Let’s talk about accommodation. Tell me about the house/flat you live in.
OK. I live in a flat. Our flat is on the fourth floor. There are three rooms in my flat: a living room and two bedrooms. There’s a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet in our flat too.
The living-room is the largest room in the flat. It is nicely furnished. My mum likes to watch TV there, it’s her favourite room.
My parents’ bedroom is smaller than the living-room, but it is light and cozy. In this room there are two beds and a wardrobe.
The third room is my bedroom. It is not large and there isn’t much furniture in it: my bed, a writing table, some shelves and a computer.
Our kitchen is the place where we have meals and discuss our family matters.
In conclusion, our flat has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot running water, but it hasn’t got a lift. I like my flat anyway.
2. Are you ready to share a room with other people?
I am lucky to have my own room. I know that some of my classmates share their rooms with their sisters or brothers. I wouldn’t mind to share my room with my sibling but at the moment I need privacy and it’s great that my room is only my space.
3. Ask me questions about different types of houses in Britain.
What is the most popular type of houses in Britain?
Are detached houses expensive?
What are bungalows?
What type of houses do most British people live in?
4. Your friend wants to decorate his/her room and make it look more modem. Give him/her some advice on how to do it.
I think a modern room doesn’t need much decoration. I would recommend to make it simple but convenient. The best way is to look for photos of modern designs on the Internet and choose the one you like.
5. They say that the place where you live reflects your character and personality. What do you think about it?
I agree. We usually decorate our dwelling to our taste. We fill our rooms with the things we love: books, disks, collections. Of course, there’s a lot of unnecessary stuff, but all these reflect the owner’s character and personality.
1. Let’s talk about accommodation. Tell me about the house/flat you live in.
OK. I live in a flat. Our flat is on the fourth floor. There are three rooms in my flat: a living room and two bedrooms. There’s a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet in our flat too.
The living-room is the largest room in the flat. It is nicely furnished. My mum likes to watch TV there, it’s her favourite room.
My parents’ bedroom is smaller than the living-room, but it is light and cozy. In this room there are two beds and a wardrobe.
The third room is my bedroom. It is not large and there isn’t much furniture in it: my bed, a writing table, some shelves and a computer.
Our kitchen is the place where we have meals and discuss our family matters.
In conclusion, our flat has all modern conveniences: central heating, gas, electricity, cold and hot running water, but it hasn’t got a lift. I like my flat anyway.
2. Are you ready to share a room with other people?
I am lucky to have my own room. I know that some of my classmates share their rooms with their sisters or brothers. I wouldn’t mind to share my room with my sibling but at the moment I need privacy and it’s great that my room is only my space.
3. Ask me questions about different types of houses in Britain.
What is the most popular type of houses in Britain?
Are detached houses expensive?
What are bungalows?
What type of houses do most British people live in?
4. Your friend wants to decorate his/her room and make it look more modem. Give him/her some advice on how to do it.
I think a modern room doesn’t need much decoration. I would recommend to make it simple but convenient. The best way is to look for photos of modern designs on the Internet and choose the one you like.
5. They say that the place where you live reflects your character and personality. What do you think about it?
I agree. We usually decorate our dwelling to our taste. We fill our rooms with the things we love: books, disks, collections. Of course, there’s a lot of unnecessary stuff, but all these reflect the owner’s character and personality.