TEXT 3 . YOUNG BRITISH STYLE – OUT TO SHOCK
Read and translate the text. Discuss modern teenage fashion.
British culture places less emphasis on appearance than some other European cultures, where to dress badly is social death. Yet at its youth-focused cutting edge, British style is radical beyond that of any other nation. British women were the first to bare their knees when Mary Quant produced the mini-skirt in the Sixties. Since then, British youth style has often been anti-fashion; punk style, for example, was never about looking pretty. As punk hit the street in the mid-Seventies, British teenagers stuck safety pins through their noses and wore black ripped bin liners. With their hair coloured bright green or orange and fixed into hard spikes with glue, the first punks shocked the adult world.
Later, the Goths arrived, also shocking with their white, powdered faces, dyed black hair, black clothes and penchant for hanging around in graveyards. Bright colours came back with the Acid House movement; followers wore T-shirts with big smiley faces and danced till they dropped at huge Acid House parties – sometimes under the influence of drugs. Nineties New Agers adopted long hippie skirts and loose clothes, and the Grunge movement from Seattle, USA added its eclectic mix of colours and styles.
British street style has had a downbeat glamour that speaks of neither elegance nor wealth, but has an energy and an identity of its own.
Ex. 18. Do the puzzle.
COLOURS AND TINTS.
WORDS TO INSERT
3 LETTERS Red \ Tan
4 LETTERS Blue \ Fawn \ Grey \ Lime \ Navy \ Pink \ Plum \ Rose \ Rust
5 LETTERS Amber \ Beige \ Brown \ Cream \ Green \ Khaki \ Lemon \ Lilac \ Mauve \ Olive \ White
6 LETTERS Cherry \ Damson \ Indigo \ Orange \ Purple \ Violet \ Yellow
7 LETTERS Crimson
9 LETTERS Turquoise \ Vermilion
10 LETTERS Heliotrope
TOPIC 6. TOWN
Read, translate and reproduce the text.
CHELYABINSK
Cheˎlyabinsk | is ˎsituated | in ˈone of the ˈmost ˈpicturesque ˈparts of ˎRussia – in the ˎUrals. The ˈancient ˈUrals ˈaren't ˈvery ˎhigh, but they are ˎfamous | for their uˈnique ˎbeauty. The ˈhistory of Cheˈlyabinsk ˈgoes ˈback to the ˈ18th ˎcentury. It was ˈfounded on the ˈ13th of Sepˈtember ˈ17ˈ3ˎ6 | by ˈColonel ˎTevkelev | as a ˈsmall ˎfortress | on the ˈright ˈbank of the ˈMiass ˎRiver | in the ˈplace of a ˈsmall ˈBashkir ˎvillage | which ˈname it ˎtook. In the ˈ19th ˎcentury | Cheˎlyabinsk | was a ˈsmall proˈvincial ˎtown.
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It was a ˈgod-forˈsaken ˈplace with ˈdirty ˎstreets | and ˈshabby ˈwooden ˎhouses. In ˈ18ˈ9ˎ7 | the ˈTrans-Siˈberian ˎrailway | was ˈbuilt ˎthrough Chelyabinsk | ˈgiving the ˈtown an ˎimpulse | for its ˈfurther deˎvelopment | as a ˈmerchant ˎtown | on the ˈcrossroads of the ˎtrade ways | from ˈEurope to ˎAsia. The ˈspeedy ˈgrowth of Cheˎlyabinsk | beˈgan in the ˎthirties |when ˈmajor inˈdustrial ˎenterprises beˈgan to be ˎbuilt there. In the ˈgrim ˈyears of the ˈGreat ˈPatriotic ˎWar | Cheˎlyabinsk ˈturned into a ˈmighty ˎarmoury | of the ˎfront.
ˈModern Cheˈlyabinsk has ˈchanged beˈyond recogˎnition. ˈNow it's a ˈgreat inˈdustrial ˎcity | and an imˈportant ˈcultural ˎcentre. Its ˈseven ˈlarge ˎdistricts | ˈhouse ˈmore than a ˈmillion inˎhabitants. The proˈduction of about a ˈhundred ˈplants and ˎfactories | is ˈwell ˈknown in ˎthis country | and aˎbroad. On the ˋother ˏhand | the ˈcity's ˈheavy ˎindustry | creˈates ˈscores of ecoˈlogical ˎproblems that the ˈcity-ˎdwellers | ˈcome acˈross ˈpractically ˈevery ˎday.
The ˈcentre of the ˎcity | is ˈRevolution ˎSquare. A ˈfew ˎtrolley-bus stops | and you ˈfind yourself in Gaˈgarin ˎPark. ˈNot ˈmany ˎcities | can ˈboast of a ˈrich ˎpine forest | wiˈthin a ˈcouple of kiˎlometres | of the ˈcentral ˎsquare. Kiˎrovka, a ˈpart of ˎKirov Street, with its ˈwonderful ˎstatues, is ˈone of the ˈfavourite ˈplaces of the ˈcity ˎdwellers. At ˈevery ˎturn | you can ˈfind ˈsmall ˎcafes | and ˈshops ˎhere. Cheˎlyabinsk has ˈmany ˈplaces for enterˎtainment – ˈmodern ˎcinemas, like ˎKinomax, aˎmusement centres, like Megaˎpolis on the ˈMiass Emˎbankment.
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The ˈcultural ˏlife ˈisn't at a ˎstandstill. Cheˎlyabinsk | has ˈold theˈatrical traˎditions. Its ˈdrama ˅theatre, whose oˈriginal ˈbuilding ˈcatches your ˈeye at ˈRevolution ˏSquare, ˈchamber ˏtheatre, ˋpuppet ˏtheatre | are ˈknown ˈfar ˈoutside this ˎcity. Cheˎlyabinsk | has a ˈsplendid ˎorgan hall, an ˋopera ˏhouse | and a ˎconcert hall. If you are ˈinterested in ˎart, you can ˈvisit ˈvarious exhiˎbitions | of ˈlocal and ˈworld-famous ˎartists.
The ˈcity is ˈgrowing ˎdaily. ˈModern ˈhigh-rise houses are ˈbuilt ˈevery ˎyear, ˈchurches and ˈhistorical ˎplaces | are reˎstored. Cheˎlyabinsk | is comˈparatively ˎyoung | and ˈopen to ˈfurther ˎprogress | and it's beˈcoming ˈmore aˈttractive and convenient for ˎliving | with ˈevery ˈpassing ˎyear.
VOCABULARY
1. to arrive in Paris /at the station; to leave Moscow (for Paris); tour; tourist; to make a tour of;
to give (get) an idea of; place of interest; sight; to go sightseeing;
to be surprised at; to impress; to be impressed by; to make an impression on;
to travel on business / for pleasure; to make a business trip;
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to go on an excursion; guide; museum; local history museum; monument to;
bus station; railway station; airport; hotel; to put up at; entrance (to / of); exit (from); arch;
2. to go by bus; to get on, to get off (public transport); to get into, to get out of (car);
to put smb down at; at the next stop but one; to miss the stop; to go as far as;
to take bus 7; to take a number 7 bus; to change to bus 7; to change one's mind;
fare; to walk; to go on foot; crowd; (over)crowded; vacant seat;
in (during) the rush hour; heavy (light) traffic; to be stuck in a traffic jam; to observe traffic rules; traffic lights; when the light changes from red to green; to drive a car; to take a taxi;
to park; parking place; driving licence; to fine; to give smb a lift;
accident; incident; to have a car accident;
bicycle (bike); motorbike; to go on a bike; to ride a bike;
3. bridge; on the embankment; in the street (square); a busy (quiet) street;
alley; blind alley; lane; boulevard; pavement (Br);
to cross; to go across; crossing; crossroads; to come across; to run into;
underground; subway; metro; pedestrian; passer-by;
to turn around; to turn away; to turn back; to turn into a street; to turn (to the ) left / right;
to take the first turning on the left /right; on one's way home; on one's way to;
to find oneself; to lose one's way; to be (get) lost; to ask (smb) the way; to be (stand) in smb’s way; in the right, wrong, opposite direction; in the direction of; along (up, down) the street;
in (at, round) the corner; in the neighbourhood; nearby; to reach; to get to;
4. Phrases . I'm a stranger here. Could you tell me the way to the museum?
How can I get to the station? Am I going the right way to the bus stop? Am I right for the cinema? Which is the shortest way to the theatre? Go (walk) straight on as far as the square.
Walk down one block. Where do I get off? Where am I to get off for the railway station?
This bus will take you straight / right to the theatre. It'll take you 10 minutes to get there.
It's (not) a long way from here. You can’t miss it.
It's five minutes' walk from here. It's a five-minute walk from here.
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Usage Notes :
City and town
В британском английском city – это город, у которого есть пожалованная королевской властью грамота, дающая ему право на самоуправление или город, где есть епископ и кафедральный собор. В Америке все большие города называются city.
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