Respect for written word

The judge asked a murder on trial: «Why did you break into the house and, taking the box with jewels, return to kill the owner?»

«I did it out of respect for the written word», — pleaded the defendant. «What do you mean?» — «It was written on the box: «Open after my death».

murderer — убийца

plead — (зд.) заявлять

trial — суд (процесс)

defendant — подсудимый

*1.8.2. Попытайтесь отгадать загадки.

1. What is the end of everything?

2. Where does Thursday come before Wednes­day?

UNIT 2

Фонетика: sound [I]

Словообразование: суффикс существительного -ist

Грамматика: указательные местоимения; притяжа­тельные местоимения; безличные пред­ложения; обозначение времени; глагол to have (have got); местоимения some, any, no; разделительные вопросы; мес­то наречий в предложении; местоиме­ния much/many, few/little, a few/ a little.

Текст: «Work and studies»

Sound right

2.1.1. Слушайте, смотрите, повторяйте за диктором:

in it pity ill any

is isn't ditty fill many

his if minute till city

thing miss women pill army

give tick silly bill lady

him pick wishes milk baby

did myth village brill Sunday

2.1.2. Слушайте, смотрите, повторяйте:

1. Is Mickey in?

2. It isn't cricket.

3. It's the limit.

4. I think it's a bit thick.

5. Biddy is quits with Billy.

6. Willie's quick-witted.

7. Christie will fill the bill.

8. In with him.

9. If it isn't Philip!

10. It is bringing grist to his mill.

11. Tillie is niminy-piminy.

12. Kittie is thin-skinned, Minnie is thick-skinned.

2.1.3. Слушайте, смотрите. Обратите внимание на раз­личие между [ I ] в слове sit и [ i: ] в слове seat.

I

— Is this seat free, please?

— No, it isn't. I'm keeping it for Miss Grim.

— Well, can I sit in this seat?

— I'm afraid not. But that seat by the window's free.

— Then I'll sit in.

— But if you sit in that seat you won't see a thing.

II

— Is there any meat?

— There is only tinned meat.

— Is it beef? - It's chicken.

— Is it ready to eat?

— Well, you have to heat it before you eat it.

2.1.4. Слушайте, смотрите; повторяйте. Обращайте внимание на интонацию.

2.1.5. Прочитайте диалоги в парах.

*2.1.6. Постарайтесь прочитать скороговорку как можно быстрее.

1. Critical cricket critic.

2. A fitful young fisher named Gabriel Fisher.

Once fished for some fish in a fissure,

Till a fish with a grin

Pulled the fisherman in —

Now they are fishing the fissure for Fisher.

fitful — порывистый

fissure — расщелина

grin — ухмылка

2.2. Word-building (-ist)