Time for fun. 13.8.1. Read the following newspaper stories

13.8.1. Read the following newspaper stories. Try to retell them. You may do it in Russian.

1. Swallowed watch “Not returned”

A schoolgirl of 13, accused of stealing a wristwatch was said yesterday at Castle Eden juvenile court to have swallowed it accidentally when a teacher made inquiries. Hospital x-rays showed it inside her but later there was no sign of the watch and it had not been returned. The girl was put on one year's probation and was ordered to pay compensation.

Stole bottle of wine — gets seven years

After pleading guilty to stealing a bottle of wine, Robert Grook, 72, of no fixed address, was yesterday sentenced by the chairman of a London court to 7 years of confinement.

The prosecutor said it was obvious that Grook broke a window with the intention of being arrested. He said the prisoner had not eaten for a week.

Police said that Grook had 57 previous convictions, and when he broke the window he had been out of prison for only six days.

Twelve old ladies arrested for gambling

Police caught 12 old ladies - the oldest was 87 -playing cards in a house, in one of the Hague's most respectable districts.

All 12 were arrested, as gambling is illegal in Holland. Police said the stakes were high and they seized several thousand guilders. (A guilder is worth almost two shillings.)

? 13.8.2. What is the longest English word?

UNIT 14

Фонетика: sounds [D], [d], [Z], [z]

Словообразование: сложные прилагательные типа judgemade

Грамматика: выделительный оборот It is... that; сравнительная конструкция the... the

Текст: «Steve tells about English system of law»

Sound right

14.1.1. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds [6] and [d] (as in «their» and as in «dare».)

I

A. May we play in the mud. Mother?

B. Don't you dare play there!

A. Father doesn't mind if we play in the mud,

Mother. B. Father doesn't wash the dirty clothes, dear.

II

A. I'm the daughter. Then there's Father and

Mother and my two brothers. B. I'll write that down. A. And then there's Dennis, Doctor. B. Dennis?

A. Dennis is the dog. B. Oh, the dog.

A. That's D-E-N-N-I-S! Dennis, Doctor.

B. Dennis — yes, I've got that down. Er... now... emm.

14.1.2. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the intona­tion.

14.1.3. Read the dialogues in pairs.

14.1.4. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the difference between the sounds. ([Z] as in measure, [D] as in rather, [z] as in does)

I

A. But how can you measure pleasure?

B. You can measure anything.

A. But pleasure's... immeasurable.

B. It's not immeasurable.

A. And if it were measurable than it wouldn't be half so pleasurable.

II

A. Who's that, over there?

B. Oh, that's Sir Basil. He's the Club Treasurer.

A. I see.

B. He's come to watch television.

A. And does Sir Basil always sleep when televi­sion's on?

B. Usually he does.

A. Ah.

B. And occasionally he snores. Rather noisily.

A. Yes.

B. As you must have noticed.

14.1.5. Listen, look, say. Pay attention to the intona­tion.

14.1.6. Read the dialogues in pairs.