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КАТЕГОРИИ:






I. Прочтите слова и догадайтесь, что они означают.




discussion [dis kΛ∫ən]

production [pro dΛk∫ən]

profession [pro fe∫ən]

satisfaction [, sætis fæk∫ən]

exhibition [, eksi bi∫ən]

ambitious [æm bi∫əs]

II. Определите с какими словами (a-h) сочетаются нижеследующие глаголы (1-8).

1. to share a. an advertisement
2. to put b. the house
3. to move c. separate ways
4. to become d. a job
5. to go e. in the house.
6. to get f. a very good salary, a lot of money
7. to earn g. time
8. to spend h. close friends

 

Friends for life

Tina and Will met when they were both studying at the same university. Three years later a student magazine contacted them and asked them to take part in a survey to find out how many people had stayed friends.

TINA

A. I first met Will when I was looking for someone to share the house I was renting. I put an advertisement in the local student newspaper and he was one of the people who answered it. When we met we hit it off straightaway and I told him he could move in.

B. Living with Will * was fun. We soon found out that we had a lotin common and quickly became close friends. We always had really good discussions about everything that was important to us at the time: politics, the environment, literature and other less important things like cooking. We also liked the same music and that’s important when you’re sharing a house. We fell out * a couple of times about the housework. Will thinks I’m untidy but I think life’s too short to worry about things like that.

C. When we graduated three years ago we went our separate ways and * since then our lives have been very different I went back to my home town and got a job as a production assistant for art exhibitions. I like my job because I’m helping young people * to get involved in the arts. I’m living with my parents because I’m not earning very much. Will thinks I’m crazy because money is very important to him now, but I get a lot of personal satisfaction from my job. He’s earning a lot of money, but he doesn’t have time to spend with his family and his friends. I don’t see him very often now. When he * comes down for the weekend we have a laugh, but our lifestyles are so different now that we don’t have very much to talk about.

NOTES

* …was fun- было забавно, весело

* a couple of times [ə kΛpl əv taimz]- много раз

* since then- с тех пор

* to get involved- вовлекать

* comes down- приезжать

 

WILL

A. Tina and I * got on very well together at university. When we first met, we clicked straightaway and we ended up sharing a house for nearly three years. We had the same attitude to the important things in life and the only thing we argued about was the housework. I’m a Virgo so I’m very tidy * whereas Tina’s the opposite. I don’t think she ever found out where we kept the vacuum cleaner!

B. When I left university, I moved to London and got a job in a finance company. I have to work long hours and I don’t really enjoy what I’m doing but I earn a very good salary. I’m very ambitious and I want to get to the top of my profession. I enjoy spending money on CDs, clothes, a nice car and going out to good restaurants. Tina’s working really hard * as well, but she’s not earning much. I don’t understand why she’s doing it. I think she’s having a holiday – it seems very idealistic to me. Anyway, it means that our lifestyles are very different now so we’ve drifted apart. We haven’t fallen out * or anything. We still talk on the phone and when I go down to visit her, we have a laugh. I know * she’ll always be there for me.

NOTES

* got on very well- уживаться, ладить, дружить

* whereas- [wεər' æ z]- тогда как

* or anything- или что-то вроде этого

* as well- также

* she’ll always be there for me- я могу рассчитывать на неё всегда

(«Independent»)

 

«ПРОВЕРЬ СЕБЯ»

I. а. Закончите предложения, заменяя подчеркнутые словосочетания, выражениями из текста TINA.

A

1. When we met we liked each other immediately that means

We hit……

B

1. We had the same interests, ideas that means

We had a lot……..

2. We got to know one another very well that means

We became…….

3. We had a quarrel about the housework that means

We fell………

C

1. We left university three years ago that means

We ……..

2. We became more distant from one another that means

We went our separate……….

б. Замените подчеркнутые в предложениях словосочетания, выражениями из текста WILL, приведенными ниже под чертой.

A

1. When we met, we hit it off straightaway.

2. We had a lot in common.

3. We became close friends.

4. We fell out a couple of times about the housework.

B

1. We graduated three years ago.

2. We went our separate ways.

 

left university, the same attitude to, clicked straightaway, have drifted apart, got on very well, argued

II. Прочтите тексты ещё раз и определите, являются ли предложения верными или неверными. Если предложение содержит неверную информацию, то дайте правильный ответ согласно информации текстов.

1. Tina and Will had similar interests when they were at university.

2. Tina and Will liked the same music when they were sharing a house.

3. Tina and Will were both untidy.

4. Tina and Will both graduated three years ago.

5. Tina and Will chose similar careers when they finished their studies.

6. Tina and Will are both earning a lot of money.

7. Tina and Will see each other regularly.

8. Tina and Will have similar lifestyles now.






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