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Winning at all costs?

The spirit of the Olympic games ________________ (1 – always / to be) clear: ‘The important thing is not winning but taking part.’ In recent times, however, the desire to win _________________ (2 – to go) to extremes.

People still __________________ (3 – to remember) the incident in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when South African-born Zola Budd (4 – to trip – ставить подножку) the medal favourite, Mary Decker in the 5,000 metres, causing her to fall and lose the race. Nor can the international sporting public forget the shame brought to the Olympic ideal by Canadian Ben Johnson’s use of steroids in the 100 metre final in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Athletics is not the only sporting event in which competitors __________________ (5 – to cheat). Weightlifting, football, boxing _____________________ (6 – all / to attract) their share of scandal. During the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer in 1994, the world of competitive ice skating __________________ (7 – to shock – Passive) by an incident involving two American figure skaters, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, the favourite to win a medal. While training in Detroit, Nancy _______________________ (8 – to attack – Passive) by a man with an iron bar.

Tonya eventually _____________________ (9 – to confess – признаваться) to her involvement in the crime and _______________________ (10 – since / to see) her skating career destroyed. Although she ____________________ (11 – to escape) a prison sentence, she _____________________ (12 – to pay) a high price for her part in the scandal. She ___________________ (13 – to pay) $100,000 as a fine and _________________ (14 – to get) 500 hours of community service. She also ____________________ (15 – to resign) from the US Figure Skating Association. However, she ________________________ (16 – already / to earn) $600,000 by giving an exclusive television interview and ____________________ (17 – to receive) an offer of two million dollars to move to Tokyo to become a wrestler.

Tonya Harding finally ________________________ (18 – to achieve) fame and fortune but at what cost?

1. Holidays are important because … 2. In the past most holidays used to be … 3. It is an English habit to go away whenever holidays come because … 4. Unlike the Germans the English …

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  gym, gain, garment, gist, gem, ghost, guts, guess, golden, guest;
  
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  cyst, Cornish, century, cemetery, Cindy, Cyril, Carol, curious, copper, cell;
  
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  knack, kidney, Kimberly, knave, knight, kidnap, knot, knock.
  

Intonation Drills

24. Read after the teacher.

1. A 'friend in needis a 'friend indeed.

2. 'Early to 'bed and 'early to rise 'makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

25. Discuss the text Winning at all Costs? (from exercise 21).
26. a) Listen to the Tape Holidays and say how Vivien used to celebrate her birthday.

b) Answer the teacher’s questions.

c) Listen to the text again and try to remember more details describing how Christmas and Easter are celebrated in Britain.

d) Describe how Christmas and Easter are celebrated in Britain.

WATCHING AND SPEAKING

27. a) Watch Episode 6, Act 2 from Family Album, USA. In the table below tick off the words denoting the things that are mentioned in the episode in connection with Thanksgiving Day.

	Thanksgiving Day parade
	Indians
	floats
	balloons
	bands
	pumpkin pie
	apple pie
	turkey dressing
	clowns
	frozen fish
	vegetables

b) Illustrate the use of the words you have ticked off in situations based on the video episode.

c) Watch Act 3 and find an answer to the question Why did Grandpa say it was a great Thanksgiving? Find the Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

settlers
harvest
to give sb a passing grade
patient (adj.)
with an artistic eye
I’ll go along with that
to score a touchdown

с) Complete the sentences:

1. The Pilgrims were ... 2. They shared the first harvest ... 3. Susan gave thanks for ... 4. Robie gave thanks for ... 5. Richard thanked ... 6. Marylin gave thanks for ... 7. Ellen said they should be thankful for ... 8. Harry gave thanks for ... 9. Nobody could enjoy Philip’s apple pie because ...

e) Watch Acts 2 and 3 again and try to remember more details.

f) Explain how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA.
28. Listen and act as interpreter.

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