1. The words in bold type are the nucleus of the sentences below. Concentrate your attention on the change in meaning in sentences with logical stress. Intone the sentences:

1. Jack lived there alone. Jack lived there alone. 2. We met Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English club. 3. He’s lost his father’s book. He’s lost his father’s book. 4. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. 5. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there. He told them not to go there.

2. Give a conversational context with the following phrases; practice reading them. Mark the stresses and tunes.

a) Do you think it’s … b) Don’t speak too soon. c) Don’t worry, (Robert) …. d) Never mind. e) Oh, dear, …..

3. Read the joke to make sure you understand each sentence. Find the main sentence in the text. Underline the main word in each sentence. Mark the stresses and tunes. Retell the joke.

Rather Late

It was a dark night. A man was riding a bicycle without a lamp. He came to a crossroad and did not know which way to turn. He noticed a pole with something white which looked like a sing. Climbing to the top of the pole he lit a match and read: “Wet Paint”.

EXERCISES (2)

1. The words in bold type are the nucleus of the sentences below. While the reading concentrate on the change in meaning in sentences with logical stress. Intone the sentences:

a) Jack lived there alone. Jack lived there alone. b) We met Mark in our English club. We met Mark in our English club. c) He’s lost his father’s book. He’s lost his father’s book. He’s lost his father’s book. He’s lost his father’s book. d) John’s sister speaks French perfectly. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. John’s sister speaks French perfectly. e) My brother knows you well. My brother knows you well. My brother knows you well.

2. The fellow – student will read the questions below. While answering them concentrate your attention on the distribution of sentence stress:

Model: I can ֻdo it. ֻI can do it.

1. Are you in the first or in the second course? 2. Is the girl in Group 213 or in Group 313? 3. Does your father work at a institute or at a college? 4. Which season do you like best of all? 5. Do you like early autumn or late spring? 6. What exam are you taking on Friday? 7. What street do you live in?

3. a) Read the dialogue sentence by sentence. b) Mark the stress and tunes. c) Practice reading it to detect the possible errors.

“WEATHER TALK”

Leon: Lovely day today, isn’t it?

George: It is. There’s hardly a cloud in the sky in fact.

Leon: We’ll have a heat wave, I fear. It must be 25 degrees in the shade.

George: It is very stuffy today.

Leon: There’s hardly a breath of air.

George: By the way. I’ve just read the weather – forecast in my newspaper here.

Leon: What does it say?

George: (reading) “Pressure will remain high to the south – west of the British Isles. There will be rain or drizzle, but bright weather with a few scattered showers will spread to England and Scotland.

Leon: I fear a thunderstorm is coming.

George: The sky is overcast, and the sun is going in.

Leon: It looks like rain. Actually, it’s beginning to rain. And I have left my umbrella at home.

George: Fortunately, enough, I’ve got my folding umbrella with me. Let me put it up.

Leon: What a tremendous clap of thunder!

George: And what a flash of lighting!

Leon: But the English have a saying about the weather: If you don’t like it now, just wait a bit.

d) Give a conversational context with the following phrases:

· Do you think it’s …

· Don’t you speak too soon?

· Don’t worry, (Joe) …

· Never mind.

· Oh, dear,

Kazakhstan is committed to becoming one of the top 30 of the world’s 50 developing nations by 2050. A “greening” of essential economic sectors is part and parcel of this economic drive. As an oil producing nation, moving from “brown” to green status will be a challenge – one that Kazakhstan is ready to face head on.

President Nazarbayev formally adopted Kazakhstan’s Green Economy Concept policy in 2013, following the Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012. With full presidential backing, it appears the Central Asian state is firmly committed to “cleaning up” its economy.

By 2030, Kazakhstan aims to generate 30% of its domestic electricity supply from renewable sources, rising to 20% by 2050. Legislation establishing feed-in tariffs for renewables was introduced in 2013 and will remain in place for 50 years – providing the impetus for companies to invest in green technologies.

Объяснение:

ПОСТАВЬ КАК ЛУЧШИЙ ОТВЕТ (если можешь)

ПОСТАВЬ ЛАЙК И 5 ЗВЕЗД. Удачи

I am going to tell you about Los Angeles. Los Angeles spans a widely diverse geographic area. Primarily a desert basin, the area is surrounded by the San Gabriel Mountain range and divided by the Santa Monica Mountains. Los Angeles County has 81 miles of coastline. There are such rivers as the Los Angeles, the Rio Hondo, the San Gabriel and the Ventura rivers.

The climate of Los Angeles as the climate of Southern California has often been described as «perfect» and with good reason. Mostly it is sunny and warm with gentle ocean breezes in the summer. The humidity is low with little rain. In fact, there are no unpleasant seasons in Los Angeles.

The name Los Angeles is Spanish for the Angels. In the late 18th century, Felipe de Neve, Spanish Governor of California, saw the need to establish a settlement along the River Los Angeles, The primary purpose for the pueblo was to reaffirm Spain's claim over the territory in the face of encroachments by Russia in the north and Britain from the sea. The settlement would also help to keep Spain's California military garrisons supplied and fed. Los Angeles was officially established by Governor Felipe de Neve on September 4,1781.

Governor de Neve's statue stands today at the Plaza of Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Later, when Mexico became an independent state, California with Los Angeles was governed by Mexicans.

In August of 1846, American soldiers entered Los Angeles and the Stars and Stripes flag has flown over the city since January 1847. On February, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and the Mexican-American War was finished, California was ceded to the United States. In 1851 the first Los Angeles City police force was organized.

Nowadays the city of Los Angeles holds many distinctions. Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world, a cultural centre which has more than 300 museums and a paradise of good weather.

It is the only city in the world to host the Summer Olympics twice. Downtown of Los Angeles is the largest government centre outside of Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles has the only remaining wooden lighthouse in the world. It is located in Fermin Park in San Pedro. Los Angeles has the largest historical theatre district, located in Downtown on Broadway.

Los Angeles is on the leading edge of the growth industries. The Los Angeles area * Digital Coast» has more multimedia jobs than Silicon Valley and New York City combined. The Los Angeles metropolitan area, with more than 122,000 jobs in the fashion industry, has surpassed New York's fashion district work force.

The population of Los Angeles is about four million people. Los Angeles ranks as the second largest city in the nation behind New York City, In Los Angeles there are people from about 140 countries^speaking approximately 86 different languages and currently call Los Angeles home.