Table Of ContentМинистерство культуры РФ
Саратовская государственная консерватория (академия) им. Л.В. Собинова
N.G. TYRNIKOVA
WORLD AROUND US
English reader for students
of secondary professional education department
Saratov
2014
ББК 81.2 Англ Печатается по решению Совета по НИР
Т 93 Саратовской государственной консерватории (академии)
имени Л.В. Собинова
Рецензенты:
Петрова О.Л. – кандидат филологических наук, профессор кафедры
иностранных языков СГК им. Л.В. Собинова
Виноградова Е.Н. – ст. преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков СГМУ
им. В.И. Разумовского
TYRNIKOVA N.G. WORLD AROUND US: English reader for
Т 93
students of secondary professional education department (Тырникова Н.Г.
Мир вокруг нас: хрестоматия по английскому языку для студентов
факультета СПО). – Саратов: Саратовская государственная
консерватория (академия) имени Л.В. Собинова, 2014. – 36 с.
ISBN 978-5-94841-153-8
Пособие включает в себя аутентичные тексты, относящиеся к
различным сферам общения.
Пособие предназначено для студентов факультетов СПО музыкальных
учреждений.
ББК 81.2 Англ
ISBN 978-5-94841-153-8 © Н.Г. Тырникова, 2014
© Саратовская государственная консерватория
(академия) имени Л.В. Собинова, 2014
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CONTENTS
ABOUT MYSELF......................................................................................4
LITERATURE............................................................................................7
MUSEUMS ...............................................................................................10
PAINTING.................................................................................................13
TV OR NOT TV.......................................................................................14
PROBLEMS OF THE YOUTH.............................................................16
MUSIC IN OUR LIFE..............................................................................19
GOING TO CONCERTS........................................................................21
TRAVELING ............................................................................................23
THEATRE................................................................................................ 24
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE............................................................... 26
HOLIDAYS...............................................................................................27
CLIMATE..................................................................................................34
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ABOUT MYSELF
I am Nikita Kuznetsov. I am fifteen. I’d like to tell you a few
words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a
father, a sister, a brother, and a grandmother. We are six in the family.
First of all, some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher
of history. She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a
good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-five but she looks
much younger. She is tall and slim.
My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He
is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-
seven. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some
free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father knows all
about new TV sets and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with
many things. I think I take after my father. I'm tall, fair-haired, and
even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood.
My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps the house
and takes care of all of us. She is very good at cooking. She is very
practical. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash up,
go shopping and tidy up our flat.
My grandmother is retired. She lives with us and helps to run the
house. She is fond of knitting.
My sister Helen is twenty-four. She is married and has a family of
her own. She works as an accountant for a joint stock company. Her
husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son.
My brother Sergey is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become
a doctor but he is not sure yet. Three months ago he dreamed of being a
cosmonaut.
I want to enter the University and learn foreign languages. I have
many friends. They are very good and we like to spend our time together.
We do everything what is interesting for a teenager – talk, dance, listen to
music.
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We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to one
another and we get on very well.
I'm happy to have nice friends and a good family. I hope that my
dreams will come true.
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
father, mother – отец, мать
son, daughter – сын, дочь
elder brother (sister) – старший(ая) брат (сестра)
eldest brother (sister) – самый(ая) старший(ая) брат (сестра)
younger brother (sister) – младший(ая) брат (сестра)
youngest brother (sister) – самый(ая) младщий(ая) брат (сестра)
ANCESTORS
grandparents – бабушка и дедушка
grandfather (grandpapa, grandpa, grand-dad) – дедушка
grandmother (grandmamma, grandma, granny, grannie) – бабушка
great grandfather (-mother) – прадедушка (прабабушка)
DESCENDANTS
grandchildren – внуки
great grandchild – правнук (правнучка)
great grandson (granddaughter) – правнук (правнучка)
RELATIVES
First cousin – двоюродный(ая) брат (сестра)
Second cousin – троюродный(ая) брат (сестра)
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father (mother) -in-law – свекор, тесть (свекровь, теща)
uncle (aunt)– дядя (тетя)
nephew (niece) – племянник (племянница)
son (daughter )-in-law – зять (невестка, сноха)
husband – муж
wife – жена
step-father (-mother) – отчим (мачеха)
Step-child (step-son (-daughter) – пасынок (падчерица)
godchild (godson (daughter)) – крестник или крестница
godfather (mother) – крестный, крестная
bachelor–холостяк
widow – вдова
widower – вдовец
divorce, to divorce – развод, развестись
to marry, to get married – выйти замуж, жениться
to adopt – усыновить
orphan – сирота
AGE
adult, grown-up – взрослый
teenager – подросток
aged, elderly – пожилой
middle-aged – средних лет
at the age of – в возрасте
to be over 30/40 – за 30/40
to be in one's early (mid, late) 20s – быть двадцати с небольшим лет
(25–26, под тридцать)
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LITERATURE
Books and reading
The interests of different generations are various. When my parents
were young I know they read a lot of classical and historical novels.
Science fiction books were also rather popular. They didn't have a great
variety of TV programs. There were no computers in Russia those days.
Now we have so many sources of information, that young
generation, frankly speaking, is not so fond of reading books. Nevertheless
books mean a lot in our life. People read books, newspapers, magazines
and scientific literature everywhere – in subway, at home, at schools and
universities, and so on.
The choice of books is very rich nowadays. There are so many
bookshops, book sections in supermarkets and little bookstores
everywhere. Now it's not a problem to buy a book to your taste.
A lot of people prefer reading crime-stories and so-called women's
novels. In my view these books are for entertainment. But I think, the role of
books is much more significant. They teach us how to live, how to be strong
and honest, how to help people in their troubles, how to appreciate real and
reliable friends.
Now it's easy to buy a book in a foreign language. There are a lot of
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese books in modern stores.
Please, go and get whatever you want! The more we read the more we
know!
1. Why is modern young generation not so very fond of reading
books?
2. Where do people usually read books?
3. Is the choice of books rich nowadays?
4. Where can you buy books to your taste?
5. What do books teach us?
6. Can you buy only Russian books in modern stores?
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Libraries
Library is a place where information in print (books, manuscripts,
periodicals and musical scores) and in other forms is collected and
arranged to serve people of all ages and interests.
Libraries appeared in ancient times in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, and
Rome. Perhaps the most famous library of those early days was in
Alexandria. It was founded by Ptolemy I. Ptolemy ordered the librarians
to collect all Greek texts as well as manuscripts in other languages from
every part of the world. The library today is a centre of all kinds of
information: printed, pictured, recorded, and even electronically stored.
Libraries can be found in many places. There are libraries in small
towns and large cities, and there are libraries in schools, universities, and
colleges.
The largest and best-known libraries in the world are the British
National Library in London, the Library of Congress in Washington and
the Russian State Library.
The national libraries of different countries keep in touch and
exchange books and information.
The Library of Congress (LC) was founded in 1800 for the use of
both houses of Congress, the President and the Vice-President. In
1814 during the war with Great Britain the enemy soldiers marched into
Washington, set fire to the Capitol and destroyed the Library of
Congress. After some time it was rebuilt.
In the Library
A. Hello! We've just moved into this district, I'd like to draw books from
your library.
B. Very good. Have you got a library card?
A. No, not yet.
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B. Please fill in this form. Write your name address and the telephone
number.
A. How many books am I allowed to draw at a time?
B. Three fiction books and five non-fiction ones.
A. How long may I keep the books?
B. Ten days. But if you want some books for а longer period, you can
prolong them. You can do it by telephone, you needn't specially come to
the library for that.
A. Thank you. I wonder if I could get some book on the Civil War in the
United States, I am interested in that period of American history.
B. You can look through the catalogues. Our library is rather rich, and I
am sure you will find the books you need.
A. Thank you.
Exchanging books
Hello! I’d like to exchange books
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Very good. What book are you returning?
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"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. Thank you for this book. I enjoyed
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reading it. The plot is very interesting and the characters are well drawn.
Of course. Charlotte Bronte is an outstanding author, and her novel
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"Jane Eyre" made her name famous. Indeed, this book is one of the real
treasures of world literature. And what would you like to take today?
Today, for a change, I'd like to read an adventure story. I wonder if
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you could recommend me something exciting.
Have you read "The Headless Horseman" by Thomas Maine Reid?
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No, not yet. But the title sounds promising.
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Well, if you want exciting reading, "The Headless Horseman" is just
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the thing. The scene is laid in America, in the Wild West, as they called
it, and the time is the 19th century.
The 19th century... the Wild West... cowboys…sombreros... Yes, I
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think the book will be interesting.
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You will like it. You will find there brave noblemen, beautiful
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women, a lot of adventures and a great love. And – a happy end.
Oh, I love happy ends! Thank you very much.
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You are welcome.
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MUSEUMS
Museums of New York
There are more than sixty museums in Manhattan. Some stay open
late one or two evenings in the week, and some are free.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – '5,000 years of art' – is New
York's biggest museum, and is on Fifth Avenue. It has three floors with
thousands of paintings, statues and other things. Titian, El Greco,
Monet, Cezanne, and Rousseau are just some of the names in the
Metropolitan Museum. There is a garden of statues too.
Perhaps you are interested in American artists. At the Whitney
Museum of American Art you can see pictures by Edward Hopper,
Georgia O'Keeffe, Jasper Johns, William de Kooning and many more
American artists.
The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) has the world's biggest
collection of modern art. There are six floors of pictures, photographs,
and statues. Two of the most famous pictures are Monet's Water Lilies
and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
The Museum of the City of New York on Fifth Avenue, tells the
story of New York from its beginning. Watch the Timescapes movie,
and visit the exhibition Perform about New York theatre.
The Guggenheim Museum is also on Fifth Avenue, at 88th Street.
This museum opened in 1959. You can see the work of Picasso,
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