III. Let’s talk about the mass media.
№ 12
I. 1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
Amelia
Possibly the most famous female pilot ever, Amelia Earhart was born in 1897 in Kansas, the USA. Amelia had a difficult and unsettled childhood. Her family travelled a great deal so her father could find work. Although she often missed school, Amelia was nevertheless considered to be very bright academically. She enjoyed reading and poetry as well as sports, especially basketball and tennis.
After graduating from high school, instead of going to college, Amelia decided to study nursing. During the First World War, she worked as a military nurse in Canada. When the war ended she became a social worker back in America and taught English to immigrants. In her free time, Amelia enjoyed going to air shows and watching aerial stunts1, which were very popular during the 1920s. Her fascination with flying began when, at one of those shows, she took a tenminute ride, and from that moment on she knew she had to learn to fly.
Amelia took on several odd jobs to pay for the flying lessons and after a year, she had saved enough money to buy her own plane. She organized crosscountry air races for women pilots and formed a now famous women pilots’ organization, called the ‘NinetyNines’. One day Amelia received an invitation to be the first woman ever to make the flight across the Atlantic from Canada to Britain. Amelia made the flight in 1928 and, although she was only a passenger and two men flew the plane, it made her a celebrity. She also met there her future husband, George Putman, a publisher, who arranged the flight and organized all the publicity.
In 1932 Amelia and George decided Amelia should make the Atlantic crossing from America to Britain alone. She broke several records on this flight; she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo, the only person to have flown it twice and she established a new transatlantic crossing record of 13 hours and 30 minutes. Understandably, she became even more famous as a result earning respect for women pilots all over the world by proving that women could fly as well as men, if not better.
1an aerial stunt [ˈɛərɪəl ˈstʌnt] фигура высшего пилотажа
2. How did Amelia get interested in flying? Read aloud the extract which says about it.
3. What invitation did Amelia receive one day?
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4. Why did Amelia become famous?
II. Listen to the conversation between Nancy and her mum.
1. What do Nancy’s parents worry about?
2. Why does Nancy refuse to do household chores?
3. What arguments does Mum use to make Nancy clean the room?
Script:
Mum: Nancy, you've been home from college for three days now. Why don't you clean up your room, deaf?
Nancy: We don't have to clean up our rooms at college, Mother.
Mum: That's very nice, and I'm happy you're going to such a free-willing* institution. But while you are here in the house I would like you to clean up your room.
Nancy: What difference does it make? It's my room.
Mum: I know, dear. But your father is very much afraid of the plague*. He said this morning if it's going to start anywhere in this country, it's going to start in your room.
Nancy: Mother, you, people, aren't interested in anything really important. Do you realise how big corporations are polluting our environment?
Mum: Your father and I are very much worried about it. But now we are more concerned about the pollution in your bedroom.
Nancy: I never do it at the college.
Mum: Of course you don't, and I'm sure the time you save goes towards your education, doesn't it? But we still have that old-fashioned idea about making beds in the morning. And since you are at home, why don't you do it to please us?
Nancy: All right, all right. I'll clean up my room if it means that much to you. But I want you to know you've ruined my vacation.
*free-willing [fri:'wɪlɪŋ] свободолюбивый
*plague [pleɪg] чума
III. Let’s talk about the mass media.
№ 13
I. 1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.
The stress of commuting1
In today’s modern world, people are constantly looking for ways to avoid stress and improve their lifestyle. Too much stress can lead to a variety of illnesses from headaches to high blood pressure. Simple things, such as driving to and from work on a daily basis, can be such a stressful experience that many people are left feeling totally exhausted. Cars can give normally peaceful people a feeling of power that can make them more aggressive.
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Fortunately, there are various means of public transport to choose from within modern towns and cities. Sometimes, all we need to do is to change a few of our longstanding habits in order to discover a much more comfortable way of life. By simply planning journeys, not only can we save time and money, but we can also reduce stress levels dramatically. By using public transport everybody wins. Most towns and cities are wellcovered by bus, tram and metro services.
So, next time you see your neighbor or colleague waiting at a bus stop as you drive by, don’t feel sorry for him because he will, no doubt, arrive at the office much earlier than you as you will still be fighting to find a parking space.
Public transport systems have improved considerably in recent years and there is now more focus on environmentally friendly forms. For example, old tram systems have been reintroduced into many European cities, making movement across large areas much faster and ‘cleaner’.
While making use of these services, you are also helping against increasing levels of pollution.
Or you might consider another way of getting to work. Carpooling2 is a relatively new and convenient system when several people arrange to share one private car to get to work. And some companies have already introduced a plan where those who carpool get preferential parking in the company garage.
Another way of reducing levels of both stress and pollution is an introduction of an environmentally friendly network of cycle tracks. The aim of building cycle tracks is to motivate people to use their bicycles instead of their cars.
1commuting [kəˈmjʊːtɪŋ] ежедневные поездки на работу в город из пригорода и обратно
2to carpool [ˈkɑːˌpuːl] подвозить на машине по очереди
2. The network of public transport has improved lately. Read aloud the extract which says about it.
3. How can we help reduce pollution?
4. Why is carpooling convenient?
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