Mind the text “The Dinner party” by N. Monsarrat and with the help of the questions describe the events in 10-15 sentences.

1.In what way did uncle Octavian want to celebrate his fifty-fifth birthday?

2. Why does the author stress many times that the guests were close, valuable friends?

3. Why didn’t uncle Octavian allow the guests to be searched?

4 Why did author’s uncle die with sadness?

4. Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.

‘Every nationality has typical traits’

 

        Директор ПКИЯ                                                                   Шпикбаева Б.Ж.

Зам дир по УР                                                                            Менжулина Н.И.

Зам дир по УМР                                                                     Отемысова Ж.А.

 

Утверждено на заседании МО № от «__»______2018г.

Руководитель МО                                                                   Бимбетова Г.А.

       Преподаватель                                                                            Даутова Н.Г.

       Преподаватель                                                                             Бадалова З.И.

 

LISTENING

Variant B

1 Listen to the interview on a science programme. Tick (ü) A, B, or C.

1 Professor Williams’ first research was about the relationship between the brain and _________.

A noise B language C music 

2 Research into the relationship between music and the brain is being carried out by _________.

A American research teams B various research teams
C only one research team 

3 Which century did Professor Jones decide to use music from?

A the eighteenth-century B the nineteenth-century
C the twentieth-century 

4 Professor Jones wanted to use _________.

A imaginative music B music people didn’t know
C the most exciting music he could find 

5 Professor Jones found that listening to music _________.

A makes the brain inattentive B helps your brain concentrate
C is more interesting than studying 

2 Listen to five extracts from an interview with rock star Mick Stagger and define true or false.

Example: Rock Today is on the radio every week.

A true    B false   

1 Mick’s been making music for more than 20 years.

A true   B false    

2 In the opinion of Mick’s fans, his best song is Love is the Answer.

A true    B false   

3 Mick’s band first performed concerts in America ten years ago.

A true   B false   

4 When he was a kid Mick used to work really hard.

A true    B false   

5 According to Mick, to be successful, rock stars should speak to people who can help them.

A true  B false 

 

3 Listen to the interviews and answer the questions.

1. What does Mick think about his song “I’m Always wrong”?

2. Was he a bad boy at school?

3. What traits of characters should a singer have?

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

1

1B

2C

3A

4B

5B

 

2

1 True

2 True

3 False

4 False

5 True

3

1. It’s his best-ever song.

2. No, he wasn’t rude wild child and passed his exams.

3. honest, ruthless, good mixer.

 

 

LISTENING Variant А

1. Listen to the interview on a science programme. Tick (ü) A, B, or C.

1 Professor Jones has most recently published research on the relationship between the brain and ______________.

A music B noise C language 

2 At the moment, Professor Jones is carrying out research ______________.

A on his own B with American support C with other colleagues 

3 In his research, Professor Jones decided to use ______________.

A eighteenth-century music B nineteenth-century music
C twentieth-century music 

4 Professor Jones didn’t want to use ______________.

A memorable pieces of music B music people didn’t recognize
C famous composers 

5 Professor Jones thinks we could use music to ______________.

A make work more enjoyable B improve our concentration
C understand the science of silence better 

 

2 Listen to five extracts from an interview with rock star Mick Stagger. Circle the right variant.

Example: Rock Today is on the radio   every week  

                                    A true   B false

1 Mick’s been in a rock band for exactly 20 years.

A true   B false   

2 In Mick’s opinion, his best song is I’m Always Wrong.

     A true    B false  

3 Mick’s first concert in America   took place quite recently.

     A true     B false 

4 When he was at school, Mick passed his exams.

A true    B false   

5 Mick’s advice to new rock bands is to be realistic.

A true    B false 

 

 

3 Listen to the interviews and answer the questions.

 

1. How often can people listen to the programme “Rock Today”?

2. What was the greatest regret of Mick Stagger?

3. What is the main thing for a rock star?

 

ANSWERS:

 

1

1A

2C

3A

4C

5B

2

1 False

2 False

3 True

4 True

5 False

            

       3

       1. ONCE A WEEK

       2. tHAT HE HASN’T BEEN TO aMERICA MUCH EARLIER.

       3. TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF/ HERSELF