Тексти для аудіювання

Контрольное аудирование.

Тема:  Межличностные отношения.

Text 1. “Two Gifts”

Jim and Della were a newly married couple. They loved each other but they were very poor. They rented a small room in one of the dirty streets in the outskirts of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two treasures – Jim’s gold watch and Della’s beautiful hair.

Christmas holidays were coming and Della thought of presenting Jim with something but she had no money for it. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and began to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her mind. She got up and stood in front of the looking glass. She saw her beautiful long hair in it. She left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser’s shop.

“Will you buy my hair?” she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said, “Yes, I shall. I can give 20 dollars for it.”

Della was very happy. She took the money and went to buy a present for her husband. Soon she saw a very beautiful chain. “I’ll have it, Jim will be very glad,” she said to herself and bought it.

When she came home Jim had been there waiting for her. When he looked at his wife he understood everything. “Why did you do it?” he said.

“Dear Jim, I wanted to give you a present. Here it is.” She gave him a chain that she bought for his watch. But the beautiful chain, Della’s present, was of no use for him. The matter was that he had sold his watch to make a present to his wife. He took a package out of his pocket and gave it to Della. When she opened it, she saw two nice combs.

Слова к тексту:

rent – снять комнату внаем;

dirty – грязный;

outskirts – окраина, предместье;

treasure – богатство, сокровище;

chain – цепочка;

to be of no use – быть бесполезным, ненужным;

sell (sold, sold) –  продавать;

comb – гребень, расческа.

Test  

1. Прослушайте текст два раза и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Where did Jim and Della live?
2. What treasures did they have?
3. What did Della buy for Jim?
4. What did Jim give to Della as a present?
5. Where did they take the money for their presents?

Text 2. “Why was she angry?”

A young man was in love with a beautiful girl. One day she said to him: “It’s my birthday tomorrow.”  “Oh,”  said the young man, “I’ll send you roses, one rose for each year of your life.”

The same evening he went to a florist’s. As he knew that the girl was twenty-two years old, he paid for twenty-two roses and asked the florist to send them to the girl the next day.

The florist knew the young man very well as he had often bought flowers in his shop before. When the young man left the shop, the florist thought: “This young man is a very good customer. I think that my price was too high. I’ll send ten more roses to his girl.”

He did so. The next morning thirty-two roses were sent to the girl. When the young man came to see her she didn’t want to speak to him. And he never knew why she was so angry with him.

Слова к тексту:

To be in love with – быть влюбленным в кого-либо;

Florist – цветочник;

Customer – покупатель;

To be angry with smb – быть рассерженным на кого-либо.

Test

Прослушайте текст и выберите правильный вариант из предложенных утверждений:

1. The young man decided to send roses to the girl because:

1. she has a birthday next day;
2. her mother has a birthday;
3. he proposed to her.

2. He sent her so many roses as:

1. how many years they were in love with each other;
2. how many years old her mother was;
3. how many years old the girl was.

3. The florist decided to send:

1. five more roses;
2. twenty more roses;
3. ten more roses.

4. Florist sent to the girl thirty-two roses because:

1. girl asked him about it;
2. the young man was a very good customer;
3. the young man paid for thirty-two roses.

5. The girl didn’t want to speak to the young man because:

1. he made her for ten years older, than she was;
2. she didn’t like the roses he had presented to her;
3. she was in love with other man.

Тема: “Свободное время молодежи”

Text 1.         “A Good Lesson”

Once a rich lady phoned the manager of the London Opera House. She said that she wanted to arrange a party and would like to invite one of their well-known singers.

The manager answered that he would make all the necessary arrangements about it. He passed the lady’s invitation to Mr. Roy, the best singer of the theatre. The man had to accept the invitation though he didn’t feel well enough to go to the party after the performance.

However, he took a taxi and a few minutes later came to the lady’s house.

The lady was pleased to see him, but she told him to have supper with the servants. Mr. Roy said nothing. He went to the kitchen, enjoyed his supper and after it sang to the servants with whom he had had supper. The lady didn’t expect him to stay there so long and called him, as she was not pleased with the delay.

“Will you sing something for us?” she asked him.

“I’m sorry, but I’ve already sung. You see I always sing for those people with whom I have supper.”

With these words he left the room. He gave a good lesson to the rich lady.

Слова к тексту:

rich – богатый;

party – вечеринка;

well-known –  знаменитый;

arrangements – приготовления;

servant – слуга;

to sing (sang, sung) – петь

Test

1. Прослушайте текст два раза и расположите предложения в правильном порядке.

1. He went to the kitchen, enjoyed his supper and after it sang to the servants with whom he had had supper.
2. The manager answered that he would make all the necessary arrangements about it.
3. Once a rich lady phoned the manager of the London Opera House.
4. He passed the lady’s invitation to Mr. Roy, the best singer of the theatre.
5. The lady didn’t expect him to stay there so long and called him.
6. She wanted to arrange a party and would like to invite one of their well-known singers.
7. The lady was pleased to see him, but she told him to have supper with the servants.
8. Mr. Roy refused to sing on the party, because he always sang for those with whom he had supper.

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Whom did the lady want to invite for the party?
2. Did the singer accept the lady’s invitation?
3. Where did the lady offer the singer to have his supper?
4. Why did the singer refuse to sing for the guests?

Тема:   Спорт – моя профессия.

Text 1.   “Sport in our life”

     Millions of people all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport helps people to stay in good shape, helps to support health and prevents from illness. Sport makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

     We've always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sports ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held.

     There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. A great number of world records have been set by Russian sportsmen. Our sportsmen also win a lot of gold, silver and bronze medals in the Olympic Games.

Слова к тексту:

to stay in good shape – оставаться в хорошей форме

to support health –  поддерживать здоровье

to prevent from illness –  предотвращать болезни

daily activities –   ежедневная деятельность

to pay great attention – уделять большое внимание

society –  общество

Test

1. Прослушайте текст и выразите свое мнение по данным утверждениям:

• Sport helps people to be healthy, wealthy and wise.
• Sport is not necessary part of people’s daily life.
• Amateur sport is better than professional sport.

2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Do you think sport plays a great role in bringing up a healthy child? Why?
2. How does sport help you in your daily activities?
3. In what way does sport develop in our country?