Interview 3

Interviewer: What do you think about your parents, Paul?

Paul: Well, they're so boring. I mean, they want us to be like them and accept their way of life. Susan: Yeah, they think we're all delinquents and crimi­nals, just 'cos they don't like the way we look. They're afraid what the neighbours will think of our hair and clothes.

Paul: I mean, I quite like my Mum and Dad, but they treat us like kids — always ordering us around. I think they're jealous because we have a much better time than they did when they were young.

Exercises

a. Read the interviews and write down the words which are pronounced
in the following way:

[,d3en3'rei|n] ___________ __ [ta 'hsn] ___________

[tu 'intavju:] ___________ __ ['do:ta] ___________

['intavjuia] ____________ [kan'vinjant] ___________

f'tHnrip] ___________ [di'lirjkwant] ___________

['eedAlt] ____________ ['neiba] ___________

b. Read the following questions for your group-mate to answer. Write down the answers.

1 'Who do you 'think the ____________________

'interviewer» is?

2 'Why did he/she 'choose this ______________________

par'ticular 'theme to 'interview

♦ people on?------------------- --

3 'How did he/she 'choose the _____________________

♦ interviewers?

4 'Do the 'people 'interviewed in _____________________

'samples '2 and '3 'make 'one and

the 'same / family?

5 'Who was the 'person 'interviewed _____________________

♦ first, to your mind?---------

с Write down the contracted forms used in the text:

what is wrong ________________________________________

they will not take responsibilities__________________________

she does not even like us________________________________

they are so boring_____________________________________

just because they do not like us___________________________

they use the house like a conven­ient hotel we have a much better time the way we look to work hard at school

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d. Underline the verb like and translate these expressions and phrases into Russian:

to be treated like adults _________________________________

she doesn't even like us_________________________________

they use the house like a convenient hotel___________________

they want us to be like them_____________________________

they don't like the way we look___________________________

I quite like my Mum and Dad____________________________

they treat us like kids_________

word

e. Fill in the table with synonyms and antonyms of the following words:

antonym

synonym

child

adult

kid

easy

loud

hard

convenient

terrible

boring

f. Explain the use of the articles in the following cases:

a generation gap their way of life today's teenagers to listen to loud music they are afraid what the neighbours will say

g. Complete the following questions the way you like:
1 What's wrong with____________________

2 Do you have any problems with

3 What do you think about____

4 Do you like_______________

5 Do they trea^t_______________

h. Make a few short sentences with the fallowings expressions:

to be responsible for smth to have a post of responsibility

to take responsibility (for smth) it is smb's responsibility

to assume responsibility (for smth) smb's heavy responsibilities

i. Read the following paying attention to the sounds and intonation:

what well want way

with will work was

wear were where delinquent

1 I 'think she 'works V hard.

2 I 'think they are V jealous.

3 They 'think we are 'all de^ I inquents.

4 I 'think she 'doesn't 'even» like us.

5 I 'think she 'does it to up * set us.

j. Work in pairs

Reproduce each interview with your group-mate. You may add some sentences you find proper.

k. Read the following letter and answer the questions that follow:

Mother,

1 won't be home this evening, so don't worry; you don't have to report me missing. Don't drain the canals to find me, I decided to stay alive, don't search the woods, I'm not hiding, simply gone to get myself classi­fied. Don't circulate my photograph to society. I have disguised myself as a man and am giving priority to obscurity. It suits me fine: I have taken off my short trousers and put on long ones, and now am going out into the city, so don't worry; don't hurry to report me missing. I've rented a room without any curtains and sit behind the windows growing cold, heard your plea on the radio this morning, you sounded sad and strangely old.

o. Have a look at these cards and symbols and say what their message is:

Questions:

1 How old do you think the boy is? ------------------------------------

What makes you think so? ___________________

2 Why did he leave home, to your mind? ------------------------- —

3 Did he sound sarcastic?

4 Why did he decide to write this letter? -----------------------------

5 What could the mother feel reading ---------------------------------

this letter?

6 Would the boy return home one day? ----------------------------

I. Complete the sentences using the text of the letter:

1 You don't have to_________ 3 I decided_______________

2 Don't__________________ 4 I have__________________

m. Translate into Russian:

1 I'm simply gone to get myself classified.

2 I'm giving priority to obscurity.

3 And now I am going out into the city.

4 You sounded sad and strangely old.