Act out this piece of prose by analogy with the text “Our Sitting-room”

Let’s have a look at the picture of our guest-room. As you enter the room, you can see a wardrobe with a wooden reading table in front of it. Next to the wardrobe is a small shelf hanging near the door. On the right is a green sofa. Near the sofa there’s a tape recorder, but you can’t listen to it, because it doesn’t work.

TEXT 14 (I / L)

A lot of people are familiar with the story of a brave dog that faithfully defended his master's baby son, but which was then killed through misunderstanding. However, only a few people know that the story is really a pack of lies. Let me explain.

About a hundred or so years ago there was a hotel owner in Wales who was fed up with business being so bad. His hotel was stuck in the middle of nowhere and hardly anyone came to stay. Then, one day, he had a bright idea. A famous prince called Llewellyn had lived in the area during the Middle Ages and he had been fond of dogs. This is highly probable as hunting was extremely popular at that time. So what he did was to invent the story of a brave and faithful dog and how he had been killed by his ungrateful master. Of course, people would be far more likely to believe the story if there was something they could see. Accordingly, one day, the hotel keeper went to the top of a high hill and built a sort of monument from the stones he found lying around. The "legend" soon caught up and developed a life of its own. People came from afar and wide to see the spot where the hound was buried. So, business became very good for the hotel owner.

hound [haUnd] – informal a dog

Llewellyn [lu::elIn]

CARD 14 (I / L)

I. Identification and reproduction of intonation patterns.

Read the following conversational context according to the intonation marks:

- I should Èlike you to Èmeet my ^\wife. We Èwondered if you could Ècome and have ^\dinner with us.

- ÈThat’d be ^\very nice.

- I’m aÈfraid it’s rather a ^\/journey ^·for you.

- ^\Oh. We should ^\like to _/come.

II. Use of rhythmic structures.

A) Read the following utterances using the most suitable rhythmic patterns.

1. As white as snow.

2. His parents are kind and tolerant.

B) Read the following utterances according to the suggested rhythmic pattern.

1. We can hardly wait to meet you. (2 stress-rhythm)

III. Use of the pitch contours.

A) Add a prominent parenthetical phrase at the end of the utterance.

It isn’t quite far away (in fact).

B) Express warning in your response.

- Let’s stay here a bit longer.

- There’s no time left.

IV. Auditory memory check.

Act out the conversation by analogy with the dialogue “Morning and Evening”.

- What time do you go to bed as a rule?

- Normally about midnight.

- Why so late?

- Because I usually read a detective story or a novel.

- Do you take long walks in the evening?

- Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don’t.

TEXT 15 (I / L)

Do you believe in dreams? I have always been very doubtful about them but the other day a friend told me astory which has changed my mind. Alison has always had very exciting – or frightening – dreams and sometimes she is sure they are telling her something important. At first her family paid no attention. They just laughed at her fears, but now they have had to take her seriously. Because this year she has had two dreams which really have come true. Or was it just a coincidence?

The first time she dreamt about her grandmother, who lives in North Wales. Alison only sees her grandmother once or twice a year, but she thinks about her a lot. In the dream, she saw her grandmother's house on fire. Her grandmother was trying to escape through a window but she couldn't open it. She was screaming for help but Alison knew no one would hear her in time. Alison woke up screaming and was so sure her grandmother was in danger that her mother phoned her immediately, although it was the middle of the night. "I'm fine, go back to bed", said her grandmother rather crossly. But five minutes later she phoned back: "I think you saved my life." When she had put the phone down the first time she smelted gas so she went into the kitchen. She found she had left the cooker on and the flame had blown out. Without the phone call she was sure there would have been a fire and as she lives several miles from the nearest village the result could have been very serious indeed.

CARD 15 (I / L)

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