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?
Script:
Jackie: Hello, Mrs Spence. Nice to meet you.
Mrs Spence: Hello, Jackie. So, you've applied to do a teaching course here. Jackie: Yes, that's right.
Mrs Spence: I'd like you to tell me why you want to be a teacher.
Jackie: Well, I've always loved explaining things and helping people. I'm not looking for an easy job – I like a challenge*! I also want to work with young people.
Mrs Spence: And why have you decided to become a PE* teacher?
Jackie: I love all sports and I really believe it's important for young people to do sport at school. Well, first of all, we all know it's important for our health to keep physically fit Secondly, physical exercise is good for our mental well-being and self-esteem. Finally, playing sport teaches young people important life lessons, like the importance of teamwork, discipline and fairness*, for instance.
Mrs Spence: OK, thank you. And, where does your passion for sport come from?
Jackie: Hmm, let me think. It's difficult to choose one thing in particular... I grew up around sport. My mum was a really good athlete, actually.
Mrs Spence: Oh, yes?
*challenge [tʃæləndʒ] вызов, сложная задача
*РЕ[ˌpi:'i:] физкультура
*fairness ['feənəs] справедливость
III. Let’s talk about accommodation.
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I. 1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
The most mystique1 picture
Every hour about 1,500 people visit the Louvre Museum in Paris with the specific intention of seeing one particular painting: the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Most of these visitors look at the painting for about three minutes before they walk back to the tourist buses outside.
Leonardo loved the painting very much and people say that he took it everywhere with him. The painting was originally ordered by a rich businessman in Florence, who wanted a portrait of his wife, Lisa. Leonardo began the painting in 1503 and he finished it about three or four years later. The fact that Leonardo wanted to keep the painting himself, adds to the Mona Lisa’s mystique.
Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile has fascinated everyone who has ever seen the painting. In his ‘Lives of the Artists’, written just a few years after Leonardo’s death, Giorgio Vasari wrote, ‘While painting Mona Lisa Leonardo employed singers and musicians to keep her happy and so avoid the sadness that painters usually give to portraits. As a result, there was a smile that seemed divine2 rather than human; and those who saw it were amazed to find how alive and real it appeared.’
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Modern art critics also emphasize how the portrait seems alive and real. ‘She is like a living person,’ writes art historian E.H. Gombrich, ‘She seems to change before our eyes. Even in photographs we can experience this strange effect. Sometimes she seems to be looking down on us, and sometimes we can detect sadness in her smile. All this sounds rather mysterious, and it is; that is so often the effect of a great work of art.’
The Mona Lisa is certainly a masterpiece, a magnificent work of art, but it is also a part of modern popular culture. Her image appears on plates, Tshirts, mouse pads and in advertisements. Perhaps for this reason, officials at the Louvre Museum placed the painting in a specially built area in a room with other great 16th century Italian paintings. In this way, visitors have a better chance to appreciate the painting as a work of art rather than as a tourist attraction.
1 mystique [mɪˈstiːk] таинственный
2 divine [dɪˈvaɪn] божественный
2. Why is Mona Lisa smiling? Read aloud the extract which says about it.
3. What makes the Mona Lisa so special?
4. Why is the painting displayed in a exceptional way?
II. Listen to the conversation between two friends and answer the questions below.
1. What does Christian want to become?
2. Why does Kate need to learn English?
3. What piece of advice does Christian give to his friend?
Script:
Christian: Hello, Kate! I hear you're learning English now. Why?
Kate: Hi, Christian. Oh, yes. Two years ago I learned French, but now I need English for my future career.
Christian: You're right. As for me, my ambition is to be a businessman and it's impossible to become a successful businessman in Norway if you don't know English. That's why I'm learning English hard now and I attend special courses.
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Kate: So do I. My ambition is to be a tourist manager. I'll visit different countries and talk to different people. When you are in different countries, you can manage a lot better if you understand people and people understand you.
Christian: Right! English is an international language nowadays.
Kate: Your English sounds perfect. How long have you been learning it?
Christian: Well, for about five years now.
Kate: Can you give me any advice about learning English?
Christian: Well, you say you like travelling, right?
Kate: Yes, I've already been to some foreign countries but unfortunately, not to English-speaking ones.
Christian: That doesn't matter. When you travel, try to speak English as much as possible. Practice is very important if you want to speak English well.
Kate: I agree with you. Thanks a lot for your advice!
III. Let’s talk about your family.
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