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CONTENTS
(Satellite TV Discovery Channel)

Education
Language
p. 8
Wonders of the World

Stonehenge
p. 13
Loch Ness
p. 17
Curse of the Mummies
p. 19
The Devils Bermuda Triangle
p. 24
Coliseum
p. 28
Science
Earth Report
p. 30
Space. Asteroids
p. 32
The Secrets of Sleep
p. 35
Diseases
p. 38
Extreme Machines
p. 42
Chinese Inventions
p. 44
Nuclear Explosions
p. 46
Understanding the Power of Genes
p. 49
Understanding Cyberworld
p. 58
What shall we do with the Moon?
p. 62
Astrology
p. 64
City Cabs
Saint Petersburg
p. 67
Stockholm
p. 69
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Los Angeles
p. 71
Dublin
p. 72
London. Oxford Street
p. 74
England
p. 76
Presidents Homes
p. 80
Paris at night
p. 82
America Remembers
p. 84
Dead mens Stories

Edgar Allan Poe
p. 88
The Titanic
p. 89
Cartoons
Bambi
p. 91
Keys and summaries
p. 105

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The
film
is
potentially
more
powerful
medium
of
communication than any other that mankind has yet developed.

The motion picture from the broad educational point of view is
essentially a multiple method of communication. It is especially
effective as a technique for telling a story. It presents facts
realistically. It dramatizes human relations and events. It arouses
emotions. It transmits attitudes. It records and reproduces
phenomena for scientific study analysis. It depicts the imaginative.
And it can enable one to see the unseen. By means of the sound
motion picture, the whole gamut of human experience may be
communicated from teacher to learner wherever a learning
teaching situation exists.
From Film and Education.,
N.Y., 1998, p.23
LANGUAGE
THE ARCHIVES OF BABEL
32 min.
Pre watching
Do you know that
Today, English is one of the major languages in the world and it
requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is a relatively
recent thing that in Shakespeares time, for example, only a few
million people spoke English, and the language was not thought to be
very important by the other nations of Europe, and was unknown to
the rest of the world. English has become a world language because
of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England, in all the
continents of the world.
This exporting of English began in the 17th century, with the first
settlements in North America. Above all, it was the great growth of
population in the United States, assisted by massive immigration in
the 19th and 20th centuries that has given the English language its
present standing in the world. Incredibly enough, 75 % of the worlds
mail and 60% of the worlds telephone calls are in English.
(extract from English as a world Language. Headway Upper-Int. by John & Liz Soars)
But what about other languages? Lets get back to the times of Babel
Tower. What was a protolanguage? What is the origin of all other
languages? What is a language in general?
LANGUAGE IS THE DRESS OF THOUGHT.
(Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer and literary critic)
Talking points:
1. A study of language can be problematic. Common thoughts are
expressed using the myriad of words the world over. But are the
words a real problem or is it the way they are put together?
2. What nationality do you prefer your teacher of English to be: a
native speaker or Russian? Who can explain grammar rules
better? What is more important: to have rich vocabulary or to know
grammar rules perfectly well? What are your strategies for learning
English?
3. Do you know that there are languages that dont differentiate
between Singular and Plural, dont have the concept of the Past
Tense? Does it mean that people speaking these languages dont
have a conceptual distinction between now and what happened in
the past, dont see the difference between one thing and many
things?
4. What is the reason for young people to have their own language
called slang?
5. In what way can the language divide people?
6. What does, in your opinion, a job of a linguist consist of?
Lets see how your answers correlate with the answers of wellknown linguists:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bernard Comrie, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology

Jeff Connor Linton, Georgetown University
Donald Stilo, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology
Matthew Dryer, State University of New York
David Gill, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology
Words and phrases to remember:
Tower of Babel
Ambivalent
Vague
Ambiguity
Defeat
Diversity
Convergence
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While - watching
Bernard Comrie
Ex.1
Watch the video episode and fill in the missing words and
expressions:
What Ive really learnt from looking at ____________ is just how many
different ways and how very different ways there are ___________
things, roughly the same __________, how it can be __________ in
such radically different ______, as you go from one language to
another. Also may be ________ here is the way in which __________
grammatical __________ have to be ____________ in a __________
language, but dont need to be expressed in some other language,
and what ___________ that has. So, in English, if I need to use
___________, I have to ___________: is it going to be __________
or plural? In a language like Chinese, which I _________ of that kind,
I could just say a tree. It could be any number. I find it interesting.
English is not just a language that gives me certain ____________,
but the language ____________ me in some ways. _____________
of English says: whenever you have a noun, you have
_____________ Singular and Plural, ____________ you have a verb,
you have to distinguish Past Tense and Present Tense, and, you cant
___________ and you cant have something, which is
______________, vague, across those.
Discussion:
Is ambiguity (lack of structure) advantage or disadvantage of a
language?
Jeff Connor Linton
1. What does Jeff Connor Linton say about ambiguity?

2. Why do Malagasy people tend not to use proper names?
Ex.2
Insert the words and expressions you hear in this part into the
blank spaces:
Through the use of words man created _______________ to
understand the world. Until something is ______________ using a
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_____________ language, its not understandable. ______ it has

been described, it becomes _____________.
Donald Stilo
Ex.3
Re-order the words to make up what Donald Stilo says about a
relationship between language and culture.
1. Each which is that culture language through its this up in
devised expressed Universe different ways.
2. It culture is drives that language.
Watch again and check yourself.
Ex.4
Listen to this part of the segment and fill in the missing words
and expressions:
The strongest words __________ and ___________ by which the
language __________, are much _________ as they were before the
time of ___________: interaction with different __________, tension
between old and new, pressures __________ such as land and
_________.
Commercial
Connecting through cultures, celebrating diversity
David Gil, Max Planck University of Evolutionary Anthropology
Ex.5
A laptop computer has made ___________ much more
_____________. It takes an incredible amount of _________, a keen
ear, and an __________ nature to do this work ___________. There
are the people who __________ that in order to learn a language they
have to buy ___________. If they know words they can
____________ and, of course, without the words and even with the
words its ________ to speak if you dont have a grammar. So, for me,
this is why the __________ aspects of language in general, are
_________ more interesting than __________ examples. Its
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__________ more difficult to notice the grammatical differences that

least have __________ to shape a way of __________. The best
___________ that the young have is __________ to confuse the
eldest with words, the very ___________ of Babel. It is a partially
different _______ to show ____________ were together.
After - watching
Discussion:
Youve understood from the film that it is culture that drives the
language, and namely: culture forms peoples consciousness and a
unique picture of the world. It is an indisputable fact nowadays that
you will not learn a language properly if you dont know the culture of
the country the language of which you are learning. What is meant by
this?
Who said this?

Ex.6
You should match the statements with the speakers and
comment on them:
1. An important thing to remember is that development of the
language that started in the past hasnt stopped. How does it go
on? What influences the development of the language?
2. Once people understood language could organize them for hunting
they understood the language could organize them to dominate
over other groups. Which function of a language is meant by this?
What other functions do you know?
3. Regardless of whether I want to impart genuine information to you
or I want to deceive you, either way language has to use the same
devices. Do you know any methods not to be cheated?
4. Comparative method shows the way in which languages of one
language family can be derived from a single common ancestor.
What else can it show?
5. From a protolanguage you have a process of diversification and
convergence of variety of languages through our history. Language
develops to meet social needs. What do you think modern
tendencies of development are?
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Ex.7
Do you agree with these statements? Why or why not? Give your
reasons:
Language is a tool to meet social needs.
Language is a reflection of culture and the universe around us.
The spoken word is a powerful tool that can divide people and unite.
STONEHENGE
24 min.
Pre - watching
Have you ever heard about Stonehenge? If yes, what kind of
information have you got?

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Megalith - standing-stone monument
Excavations
Circular
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Ditch
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Bank
Burial
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Solstice
Sarsen-stone
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Lintels
Remains
Aubrey holes
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Menhirs large, rough hewn
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standing stones
The Druids
To ascertain
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Stonehenge
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Alignment
The heathens
A friar
Replica
A well
Preseli mountains
While - watching
For Questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer
, , or D best fits each space. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
Example:
0 - dozens
Stonehenge is still a mystery. 4,000 years ago (0) _________ of

enormous stones were (1) _________ like a series of doorways in a
perfect circle. They were also placed in line with the rising and (2)
_________ sun. This (3) _________ have been an extremely
sophisticated operation (4) _________ heavy labor, organization and
a lot of calculation which would challenge engineers even today.
Some of the stones were (5) _________ from the Welsh mountains to
the southern plains of England and it is still not (6) _________ what
made ancient men carry these stones hundreds of kilometers (7)
_________ land and water. There have been many theories. It was
once (8) _________ to be a monument to a victory in battle. It is now
more commonly accepted that there was a (9) _________ with sun
worship or that it was a temple. However, two (10) _________ are
clear. (11) _________, the area was used as a burial ground and
second, it was a place of ceremony. (12) _________ all, it is the fact
that these massive stones have stood for so long that amazes (13)
_________ who looks at them. Will any monuments from the 21st
century still be causing speculation in 4,000 years' (14) _________
and if (15) _________, what will they be?
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Listen to this part of the segment and fill in the missing words
and expressions:
Stonehenge was built by the ________ ________of ________England
who finished _______ Stonehenge 2000 years before the Druids
________to
the
Salisbury
Plain.
Stonehenge
means
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________stones. Some say it means that the ________were used to

________ ________back in 3,000 .., when it is said to have started
being________. Stonehenge is far to ________to hang people on.
Some people think it ________to the ________the stones hang in
the________. It has many different ________ behind it. One states
that the stones were made when ________ ________ were
transformed into stones. Another says that the devil ________ the
stones from a ________ in Ireland, and ________ made them
________ to their new________. When he challenged the ________
________ that they couldnt guess how many stones there were in it, a
________ then announced, "That is more than thee canst tell."
meaning that there is too many to tell.
After - watching
Comprehension check
Answer the questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
How old is Stonehenge?

What is the purpose of Stonehenge?
How many people do visit Stonehenge each year?
What kind of enigma is Stonehenge?
What is wika?
Are visitors allowed into the centre of the monument?
Is it possible to arrange a private viewing before doors are open
for the day?
8. What legends are related with Stonehenge?
9. What is the myth about the foundation of Salisburys cathedral?
10. What is the fence around Stonehenge for?
11. What other stone monuments of England are known to you?
12. What ceremonies are held in Stonehenge nowadays? By whom?
Work in small groups and discuss your answers.
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LOCH NESS
34 min.
Pre- watching
The film makes an attempt to explain the existence of the Loch
Ness monster from the scientific point of view. The results of the
studies of the lakes underwater samples are shown which reveal
the presence of microorganisms in the lake that might provide food
for a larger predator. The legends concerning the monster are
presented and the extracts of the interviews with the eyewitnesses
are given.
Talking points:
1.
2.
Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster?

What legends about other mysterious monsters do you know?
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remote
body of water
species
to assess
visual perception
to spot
tremendous
to shed light (up)on
ultrasonic waves
sediment
to enhance
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While - watching
Watch the episode and fill in the missing words and expressions:
On the 9th of July, 1993, something ________ happened. The screen
began to film with huge _____________ of nature. A massive
underwater _____ was raging below the boat deep in the loch.
It was a ________ known to science in theory but rarely _______. This
underwater weather is a ________ of the size of the loch; as wind butts
its ______, energy is stored deep in the water. The _______ between
warm and cold layers begins to tilt like water _______ in a basin. Then 2
or 3 days later a ________ underwater storm arouse.
After - watching
Comprehension check.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
How deep is the lake?

When was the first picture of the monster taken?
How does the legend about Nessie help scientists?
What was the team of scientists interested in?
How do the eyewitnesses describe the monster?
What happened in July, 1993?
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CURSE OF THE MUMMIES

45 min.
Pre watching
Myths or Reality?
You are going to watch a video film. What mystery is being described?
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Capture imagination

Unleash the series of bizarre
events
Burial chamber

Strange coincidence

The last breath

Sacred animals

To divinize
To arouse question

To achieve immortality

Meditation chamber

Testament
Sinister
Controversial
Daring
passage to afterlife
Dare to disturb the rest
Ex.1
Match the words to get the phrases from the episode you are
going to watch. Translate them into Russian.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
a. archaeologists
b. tomb
c. curse
d. imagination
e. events
f. theories
deadly
undisturbed
controversial
daring
bizarre
public
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Brainstorming
The
Egyptian
Pyramids
The Egyptian Pyramids are believed to

be one of the Seven Wonders of the
World. What other mysteries continue
to fascinate us today? Present your
ideas.
Wonders
of the
World
Which seems to be the most mysterious

one?
While - watching
Ex.2
While watching the episode put F for facts and M for myths for
each statement below:
Egypt is a land of contrast.
The Great Pyramids were designed as tombs for kings.
Pharaohs started a journey to the afterlife.
The preserved bodies ensured a safe passage to the
afterlife.
5. The ancient Egyptians said curses to punish anyone who
disturbed their rest.
6. The curse of the mummies still captures public imagination.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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7. The tomb of Tutankhamen was an incredible find.

8. The ancient Egyptians filled Tutankhamens tomb with
treasure.
9. Tutankhamen took the treasure with him to the next life.
10.The ancient Egyptians left something behind to strike
daring people.
Watch and be ready to discuss:
1. What view do the findings of archaeologists support?
2. When was Tutankhamens tomb found?
3. What was the inscription on the wall of the tomb?
4. Do all the tombs contain curses?
5. What were the series of bizarre events unleashed by entering the
Tutankhamens burial chamber?
6. In what connection is Cobra mentioned?
7. What symbolical significance did all these events have?
Dr. Zahi Hawaas, Director of Giza Pyramids.

What events does he tell us about which can't be explained rationally?
What kind of discovery did he make?
How did they use aromas?
What did the analysis of remains reveal?
How Iong did it take to build Pyramids?
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John Anthony West.

What are the facts proving that the Sphinx is one thousand years
older than it was considered to be? Why is West's theory of crucial
importance?
Ex.3
State the succession of bizarre events:
The Lord's wound became infected and he died.
A cobra ate Howard Carter's pet canary.
The Lord was bitten by a mosquito on his cheek.
All the lights in Cairo suddenly went out.
The Lord cut himself while shaving.
Howard Carter and the Lord of Caernarvon entered the burial
chamber.
The Lords much loved dog began to howl and died.
After watching
Comprehension check
Answer the following questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Was the Lord of Caernarvon warned that he would be in danger

if he entered the tomb? Was there a curse on Tutankhamens
tomb?
Did the Lord's son receive a warning not to enter the tomb?
Would he accept 1,000,000 to do so?
Did the Lord's grandson answer any invitation to visit the tomb?
Did the animals (the cobra and the dog) have any significance in
these events?
Ex.4
Use the numbered keywords of the summary to complete the
crossword and to find the missing vertical phrase which is the
last in the story.
On 26 November 1922, the (1)_______ Howard Carter and the (2)
________ of Caernarvon finally discovered the (3) ________ of
the Egyptian (4) ________ Tutankhamen, which had not been
seen for over 3,000 years. It was said that a curse of (5) ________
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would be on anyone who (6) ________Tutankhamens (7)

________. Very shortly after the (8) ________, a (9) ________,
which was (10) ________ by the (11) ________ Egyptians to be a
royal (12) ________, ate Howard Carters pet (13) ________.
Shortly after, the Lord of Caernarvon fell (14) ________ and died.
At the exact moment of his death all the lights in (15) ________
suddenly and inexplicably went out. At this same moment in (16)
________, the Lords (17) ________ began to howl and then (18)
________. __________?
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Discuss the possible reasons of these mysterious events:

Curse or coincidence?
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THE DEVILS BERMUDA TRIANGLE

55 min.
Pre watching
The Bermuda Triangle is a mystery, a weird, supernatural
phenomenon which has been keeping the whole world terrified and
which has not been explained yet. The Devils Triangle, as it is
sometimes called, is a 4-million-square-kilometre three-sided area of
the ocean. Many scientists have been trying to shed light on the
mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, but no one really knows whether its
a natural or a supernatural phenomenon.
Talking points:
1. Why is it called the Devils Bermuda triangle?
2. Where is it located? Could you show it on the map?
3. Do you believe that it is a supernatural phenomenon?
4. Would you be afraid to travel within its boundaries?
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Weird
Mishap
To fall victim (to)
To shed light
Compass
Whirlpool
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While-watching
Episode 1
Watch Episode 1 and answer the following questions:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the Bermuda Triangle symbolize?

Can you name the three points of the Bermuda Triangle?
What synonym of the word mystery (which is also the name of a
popular music group) has been mentioned in the extract?
What is the general opinion of the Triangles boundaries according
to Gijon Quasar?
What well-known person also fell victim to the weird Triangle?
What 7 factors lying inside the mishaps in this area have been
mentioned throughout this episode?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
pilot mistakes
transmitting centre mistakes
magnetic field
old navigational devices
sea gases and whirlpools
ocean abnormalities
underwater bubbles
weather conditions
expanding boundaries
freak waves ( )
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Episode 2
The Bermuda Triangle received its most famous name the Devils
Triangle only in 1964, though the first record of it dates back to
Christopher Columbus whose compass went wrong while the ships
were sailing through the area, Columbus with his three ships got lost.
Besides the troubles with the compass, Columbus and his crew saw
weird lights in the sky which then crashed into the ocean. 450 years
later Jose Santos also noticed something weird in the sky and it cost
him life.
Jose Santoss disappearance.
expressions:
The young _________ Jose Santos from Puerto Rico spent that
________ in Santo - Domingo together with __ _____ _______. On
the _________ flight to San Juan Santoss best friend sat at the
_________. Everything went nicely and after 2 hours they were about
3 - 5 ______ from the _________ of Puerto Rico. At that moment both
men saw something weird that didnt _____ ________. This strange
object was just ___ _____ of them, it was dogging them. The pilots
couldnt _________ it more specifically. They transmitted on the radio
that they were _______ and that there was some strange object in
their _______. They made several _______ but the object again was
facing them. They were losing ________, they didnt know where they
were, and they were _________. Then the _________ stopped and
they were never ________ from again.
Episode 3
Throughout time ships and airplanes of all sizes have suffered from
compass abnormalities, storms and 100-foot waves in this part of the
ocean. There are hundreds of disappearances every year that nobody
can explain. The US Government Agencies still dont recognize
officially the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon. The position of both the
US Coast Guard and the Navy Historical Centre is that the Bermuda
Triangle does not exist. They dont believe in supernatural
explanations of disasters at sea and blame most of the
disappearances on personal factor or nature.
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Ocean Exploration.
Correct the sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Explorer of the Ocean is a large cargo ship.

It cruises from the Caribbean to Puerto Rico every two weeks.
It has 2 floors above the passenger deck occupied by Ocean
research Centre.
It measures the depth of the ocean, its current speed and the
temperature of the air.
The red colour shows areas where water is colder.
The collected data have already helped captains predict freak
waves, rainstorms and whirlpools.
Episode 4
The Bermuda Triangle legend really began on December 5, 1945,

when 5 Navy bombers with 14 men aboard disappeared.
Flight 19 Disappearance.
State the succession of the sentences:
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Then the weather changed.

The search for the missing planes was no success.
No one can shed light on the disappearance of Flight 19, except
Bruce Gernon perhaps.
Lt. Taylor and his crew never found the Florida coast.
He turned north but there was no land, only water.
He thought they were somewhere near the Florida Keys.
But then he turned east and north again in search for land, and
so got even further out to the ocean.
Besides, one more plane the Martin Mariner vanished
without any trace.
At one moment Taylor turned west to the Florida coast as he
thought.
At 4p.m Lt. Charles Taylor radioed that he lost the directions as
the compasses were not working.
The wind shift and rain squall further confused the pilot.
At 2p.m. five Navy Avenger bombers were preparing for a
routine training mission.
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After-watching
1.
Try to guess what really happened to Flight 19. (If you want to
know for certain, just watch the episode to the end. And the pilot
Bruce Gernon will give you his viewpoint on the mystery of the
Bermuda Triangle.)
2.
You are to take part in a Public Opinion Poll. Cross out the box
which expresses your personal viewpoint on the subject, then find
a person with a different opinion and explain your viewpoint in a
dialogue on the spot.
I think the B.T.
is a natural
phenomenon
I think the B.T.

is a
supernatural
phenomenon
Im not sure but

there is
something weird
in the B.T.
COLISEUM
7 min.
Pre - watching
1. Which Seven World Wonders of the Medieval Ages do you know?
Name them.
2. Is Coliseum officially considered to be one of them?
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The Medieval Times
Extensive damage
Ancient
Be available
To reign
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While watching
Coliseum is Rome's most
_______ symbol and one of its
most famous _______ and
tourist _______. It is regarded
by many as one of the finest
examples of ____ Roman
_______and engineering. The
oval shaped Coliseum was
constructed during _______ of
Emperor
Vespasian
and
_______ in 80 AD. It took 10
years to build and, at the time
of its completion, it was the
________ ________of this
kind in the ancient world. The
name Coliseum is thought to have come about because the structure
was situated on a _______ _______ _______ Nero's huge ________
of Colossus. Coliseum was built solely for the ________ of providing a
venue for various forms of public_______. For centuries, it has hosted
such events as gladiator fights, mock _______ _______ and
exotic_______ ________. In many of those events the animals,
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professional gladiators, _________ ________and slaves fought each

other until _______.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
In what country is Coliseum situated?

Have you ever visited Coliseum? If yes, share your impressions.
What new pieces of information about Coliseum did you get?
What were the purposes Coliseum was built for?
Who is considered to be an architect of Coliseum?
EARTH REPORT
39 min.
Part 1
Pre - watching
Water supply
UN World Health
Organization
Plumbing
Poverty
Route to attract foreign
investors
Impact
Water concession
Annual profit
To emerge
To raise water prices
Residents
Recovery

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Charge
Tear gas
Beatings
To back down
Law suit
Arbitration body
Bidding
While watching
Discussion:
1. Do water problems exist in your country?
2. What can be done to improve water situation in your area, in your
country, on the Earth?
After - watching
Comprehension check
1. What was the reaction of the government to the protest of Bolivian
citizens?
2. Why are the residents not allowed to protest?
3. What did new government's water law include?
4. What happened on April, 8 in Cochabamba?
5. What happened to a 17 year-old boy during the revolt?
6. Who does Victor Hugo Daza's mother blame for his death?
7. What attempts were made to improve the situation with water?
Part 2
Pre watching
Affordable
Denial
To cut off
Welfare
Urban decay
Sewage
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Disability
Utility bill
Distress
To abuse

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While - watching
Make your comments on the topic The Earth is our Home.
After - watching
Comprehension check
Answer the following questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
What is the situation with fresh water in Detroit, Michigan, USA?

Why did the population of Detroit protest against water cut offs?
Why is the city of Detroit often called the "ghost town"?
What do many people experience in their houses due to the
current situation?
What does the new director of Detroit Water and Sewage
Department think about the problem?
What does Jonny Jones think that the water shouldn't be shut ff?
What can the problem cause to small children?
If the poor can't pay for themselves, who is going to pay for them?
What is the major demand of water department?
What has been mentioned about the urban decay? Make your
comments.
ASTEROIDS
40 min.
Pre- watching
Talking points:
1. What do you think the difference between asteroids and comets is?
2. What do you think a comets tail consists of?
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Collision
Core of a planet
Debris
Doomsday
Impact
Mass extinction
NEOs (near-earth objects)
Penetration
Propulsion
Quarry
Shockwave
Strata
To erode
To obliterate
To release energy
To vaporize
Vapour trail
Warhead
Weapons of mass
destruction

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While - watching
Ex. 1
expressions:
A _________ wide rock was about to crash to earth. It hit what is now
__________ _________ moving at nearly ___________.
The
explosion that followed released more ___________ than everyone of
todays __________ ___________ put together. In seconds the
_________ reached __________ __________. Within minutes it had
___________ the globe.
The asteroid that struck the earth __________ had a devastating
effect on our planets _________. Around the world geologists have
found large quantities of carbon dating back to this period suggesting
that ________ _______ engulfed the continents.
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The
_________
consumed
_________ in the atmosphere
leading to years of _______
________. But __________ was
to come. The ________ released
fuel gas into the atmosphere
shielding
the
earth
from
_________. The planet entered
what is known as an _______
_______. Thousands of species
disappeared forever causing even
greater __________ to the balance of life on earth than the
_________ _________.
Ex. 2
Watch the episode and choose the most suitable word or phrase:
The age of the 1) __________ was over. The work of an asteroid
estimated of the just 2) __________ wide. Like miniature planets more
than 100 000 rocky 3) __________ asteroids orbit the sun in the gap
between 4) __________. Most are between two and three times
further from the sun than we are but at least a thousand and probably
more have orbits that could 5) __________. The planets nearest the
sun including the Earth have been bombarded by 6) __________
asteroids ever since the solar system was formed. Our Moons
surface is scared and pitted by craters some kilometers wide and
easily visible from 7) __________. But the Earth itself has been 8)
__________ over millions of years by the 9) __________. Our
neighbours Mercury, Venus and Mars are heavily 10) __________ but
their own craters are hidden from view.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Dinoseis
10 km
air
Mars and Jupiter
cut the earth
straight
earth
eroded
weather conditions
scanned
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
dinosaurs
2 km
airland
Mars and Venus
cross the earth
stay
land
erodent
weather and oceans
scared
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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
dinornis
20 km
airless
Mars and Mercury
change the earth
stray
the Earth
eroding
water and climate
scarred
After - watching
Comprehension check
1. Where did Adriana Calbian come to search for trails of asteroids in
the form of rock fragments?
2. Why one part of strata was orange?
3. What is the average velocity of an asteroid?
4. What was the effect of the asteroid on the climate of our planet?
5. Did asteroid affect any other planets?
6. What is the kinetic energy of the asteroid?
7. Who is Marvin Kilgore?
8. Where is it possible to see the meteorite?
9. What did Marvin's friend witness one day when driving home?
10.Why is it difficult to detect meteorite fragments during winter?
11.What are the asteroids filled with?
12.What happened in Siberia in 1908?
13.What advantage did church take from seeing an asteroid?
14.Why is the vapour trail produced?
15.What are NEOs?
THE SECRETS OF SLEEP

24 min.
Pre- watching
This film contains a lot of information about the changes of brains
work during the sleep and some mysterious characteristics of the
dreaming brain. In average life we spend about 20-25 years asleep,
but scientists dont know why.
Sleeping is one of the mysterious things, scientists are struck most.
Now scientists have the ability to look inside the sleeping brain.
Talking points:
What happens if you miss sleep for a long time?
What environmental factors affect sleep?
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Mysterious
To measure
To believe
To turn out
To become dozy
Unconsciousness
To lie dormant
Rhythmic rippling
Species
Mammals
Capability
To cause
Overwhelming
To predict
Sophisticated
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While - watching
Ex.1
Which of the following adjectives would you associate with
someone having had a good or a bad nights sleep? Make two
lists:
alert, drowsy, nervy, irritable, energetic, bright, sluggish, relaxed, tired,
weary, exhausted, efficient, active, fresh, good - tempered, dozy
Ex.2
In 1950 scientists working in a newly emerging ________
________began to measure the ________ activity generated by the
________ brain. It was discovered that sleep wasnt as it had been
previously________, the time when the mind ________ ________. It
________ ________, that in fact, the brain is ________ during sleep.
As we fall ________ our brain ________ _______ _________. We
become ________. This is stage 1 of sleep. We reach the deeper
________ of ________ during stages 2 and 3.After 20 min comes
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stage 4 - the ________ ________ of

sleep, in which brain lays dormant.
Scientists call it the slowest way of sleep
because of slow ________ ________
________ ________ it produces. Then
after 20 minutes the brain waves change,
________ ________ increases. It was a
great experience. When I see it I just
________ ________it. You see that
________ ________look like a person is
awake, but a person is still sleeping. The
only thing you see is rapid ________of
________ ________and it was called
rapid eye ________ sleep, Prof.
Roseland Cartwright, Rush Presbyterian Hospital.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1.
2.
What is the main function of sleep?

When did scientists begin measuring the electrical activity
generated by the sleeping brain?
3. What are the main stages of our sleep? How many of them are
there?
4. Which stage is called the slowest way of sleep? Why?
5. Which stage is the deepest form of sleep?
6. What is REM sleep?
7. Do the animals dream?
8. What happens if we dont sleep?
9. How does the brain compensate the lack of sleeping?
10. What happens if the balance between REM and wake is
destabilized?
11. How can you describe Narcolepsy?
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DISEASES
27 min.
Pre - watching
This video film makes an attempt to tell about diseases that people
may suffer from. The film provides a student with a lot of new words
and phrases which a person sometimes needs to explain that he is
sick.
Detailed information such as symptoms, effective ways of treatment
and possible routes of transmission is also provided.
Chicken pox
Contagious
Rash
Mumps
Measles
AIDS ( Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome)
Perinatally
Upset
Rheumatic fever
Stomach ulcer
Stroke
Cerebral palsy
Hay fever
Insomnia
Pneumonia
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,
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,

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Smallpox
Scarlet fever
To dilute
To boost
Surgery
Digestive
To relieve
Disability
To affect
Noninvasive
To isolate
To produce immunity
()

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Before you start watching this video film try to predict

premonitory symptoms of these diseases:
Cold
Heart Attack
Hay fever
Do you know possible and effective ways of treating these diseases?
Can you share your ideas?
While - watching
While watching try to fill in the table with as much information
about diseases as possible:
Name of a disease
Chicken pox
Symptoms
Rash, skin eruptions
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Treatment
Keep to bed, do not
scratch
eruptions
even if they itch
expressions:
AIDS
AIDS is an _________ that affects body's ability to _________ itself
against _________. The word AIDS is _________ from the first letters
of the official name of an illness Acquired Immune _________
Syndrome. Scientists believe this disease is _________ by
_________ _________ virus known as HIV or Human Immune
Deficiency Virus. A person who has AIDS can be a _________ and
shows no _________ of the disease at all. He can also have the
disease and be very _________ with the loss of body _________,
_________, diarrhea plus other developing illnesses, including cancer
because of the body's _________ to protect itself. We do know that
there are three _________ of transmission: _________, sexual
contact, _________.
The virus can be _________ in blood during a transfusion, by
_________ needles _________ used by a person with AIDS or
through _________ of blood through a person's opening in the skin.
The second route of transmission is _________ contact between
people of various lifestyles. It is _________ _________ that people
engaging in sexual activity _________ themselves and their
_________ from transmitting or _________ the diseases by using
_________ protection methods. The third route of transmission is from
a mother to her _________. The baby can get AIDS while in the
womb, during _________ or even later through the mothers
_________ milk.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1. What are three causes of a headache?
2. How many days does it take for a cold to develop?
3. What happens to a person on the first, on the second and on the
third day when he has a cold?
4. How many times can a person fall ill with chicken pox?
5. How can a person catch chicken pox?
6. Can you tell all the symptoms of mumps?
7. What is measles caused by?
8. How many days does it take for measles to develop?
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Why is it necessary to stay in a dark room when a person has

measles?
What does each letter stand for in the abbreviation AIDS?
What are possible symptoms of AIDS?
What is a name of a virus that causes AIDS?
What routes of AIDS transmission do you know?
If a person ignores slight redness in his throat in his childhood,
what is a possible disease that he may have being an adult?
Why is it dangerous to squeeze a pimple?
If a person has a stomach ulcer why is it so important to know
how to relax?
What should a person do to prevent athletes foot?
What had happened to a person if one day he woke up and
discovered he couldnt use his left arm and leg?
What may an unusual physical exhaustion lead to?
Could you name some symptoms of an allergy?
Discussion:
Mr. Smith was diagnosed with asthma two months ago, but he keeps
smoking. Could you try to convince him not to do this? Use the
vocabulary given.
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EXTREME MACHINES
29 min.
Pre watching
The film tells about two kinds of vehicles used for different purposes.
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for
amusement parks and modern theme parks. La Marcus Adna
Thompson patented the first roller coaster on January 20, 1885. The
second part of the film is about helicopters. The most amazing facts
were that the first helicopter constructor was a Russian and the
biggest helicopter in the world is also Russian.
What do you think a roller coaster is?
Fuel
Vehicle
Horse power
Feature
To overcome
To save
Ever since
A victim
To look scarier
A loop
Troops
To release
Suburbs
(. )
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While watching
Ex.1
expressions:
Many professionals __________ roller coasters as one of the safest
kinds of__________. At first, you don't believe this but there's quite
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enough scientific __________ to prove __________ __________.

Actually, the first __________ __________were built at the beginning
of the 20th century! They were made mainly from __________ but
even then they had the major __________ feature - the mechanism
that keeps the kart on the __________ when the __________
__________ __________is overcome. It is a __________ that is set
underneath the track, which has been used in all __________
__________ever since. There are many kinds of roller coasters but all
of them have __________ __________of work - there is a force giving
__________ __________to carts on the track and afterwards it goes
on its __________ getting the speed sometimes more than 100 miles
per hour!
After - watching
Ex.2
Correct the sentences according to the content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
The first roller coasters were noiseless and bumpy.

Park operators sacrifice rider safety to make long scheduled
and often heavily promoted ride openings.
Roller coaster trains are very dangerous.
Many historians say it was the French who added wheels to the
slides.
La Marcus Adna Thompson, the father of the American roller
coaster, was a creative man who helped bring the American roller
coaster to commercial fruition.
Hair raising descent at screaming speed is to be expected when
one mounts a helicopter.
Thompson felt that the view was not as important as the ride and
created scenic railways.
Ex.3
Make up a report about two kinds of vehicles mentioned in this
video film. Try to find as much information about their inventors
as possible (Mind that N.I. Kamov graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic
Institute).
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CHINESE INVENTIONS
60 min.
Pre-watching
This video film tells about great inventions made by the Chinese
scientists. Most of those inventions are well known all over the world.
Invented paper and printing
In their writing, there were 80 000
different symbols
The first to invent books and had
book shops in every city by the end
of the Tang dynasty
There were 3 different important
kinds of paper, the very first being silk
rags. The cheap kinds were no more than
wooden strips, and the most expensive was silk cloth. Although most
of the kinds of paper were made from over 50% bamboo, some of the
other things they were made of were silk, cloth, hemp, mulberry bark,
and plant fibers.
In the Han dynasty, 206B.C.-A.D.220,
paper and ink were invented.
In the Tang dynasty, 618-906, the first
printer was invented.
In 868 AD the earliest known book ever
was printed.
To be mistaken
To determine
Attempt
Wheel
To spread beyond
Emperor
Gunpowder
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Weapon
Society
Escapement
An advantage
Priest
Intricate clock
Breakthrough
While watching
expressions:
Another Chinese __________ that was thought to be a European one
is __________. It was __________ __________by Chinese
alchemists. For many __________ they have tried to __________ the
elixir that could __________. They mixed different metals and
chemicals and some __________ alchemists __________ came to
gunpowder. The first use of that gunpowder by Chinese was
__________ __________ first__________. But the Chinese were
quick to take __________ of gunpowder in a myriad of __________
ways. The first gunpowder __________ was psychological. Imagine
the __________ surprise when the Chinese first demonstrated their
__________ __________ in the VIII century AD.
The Chinese invented __________ __________ 1300 years

ago. The Chinese cards were much smaller than modern ones
and were __________ with characters from__________
__________. The cards, like other Chinese inventions, were
__________ by the Arabs to the __________world.
After - watching
Using information from the video film, make a report about the most
significant inventions made by the Chinese and about their
contribution into the World Culture.
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NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
52 min.
Pre - watching

To produce harbors/canals
Venture
harness the power
Impact on
Pristine side
Point Hope
Fallout from military test
Scale model
To embrace idea
To mock around
Oil shale
To endorse a plan
Bombshell
To dispose
To have second thoughts
To be wasted out
To accommodate
Fatal flaw
To count on
Trench
To keep track of smth

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USA (1039 Events)

Russia (USSR 817events)
France (198 Events)
China (45 Events)
Great Britain (45 Events)

India(3 Events)
Pakistan (2 Events)
Unknown (1 Event)
This is the World map with all known nuclear explosions, subdivided
by countries. For each country a list of nuclear tests is available.
While - watching
Watch the episode and fill in the missing words and expressions
you hear:
A nuclear explosion __________ as a result of
the __________ __________ of energy from an
__________ __________ __________. The
driving
reaction
may
be__________
__________, __________ ________ or a
multistage __________combination of the two.
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Atmospheric nuclear __________

are associated with "__________
__________"
although
__________ clouds can occur with
large chemical explosions and it is
possible to have an __________
__________ nuclear explosion
without these clouds. Nuclear
explosions
produce
large
__________ of __________ and
__________ __________.
The interaction of the __________
and
__________
with
the
surroundings __________ how
much energy is produced as
__________ and how much
as__________. In general, the
denser the medium around the bomb, the __________ it will absorb,
and the __________ __________the shockwave will be. Thermal
radiation drops off the slowest with__________, so the __________
the weapon the more important this effect becomes.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
When did the first experiment with nuclear explosions take place?
What was the intention of the first experiment?
How many blasts were planned in the experiment?
How did the scientists feel about that experiment at that time?
What does the phrase "the world will never look the same again
mean?
6. What was the name of a new science?
7. Who was the best - known promoter of nuclear engineering and
co-inventor of a hydrogen bomb?
8. What was the aim of project Ploughshare?
9. What was Teller's main idea in this project?
10. What could have been done with the help of nuclear engineering?
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11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
Where did project Ploughshare take place?

How did the native people feel about the experiment?
What was the reaction of activists to the project?
What substance presented a real danger to the people after the
project?
What was the biological danger of strontium 90?
What did the scientist do in order to prove that the fallout was
dangerous?
What were the soviet scientists doing at that time?
What does the phrase "I gave my tooth to science" mean?
What were the consequences of this experiment?
Have the scientists finally changed their minds? Why?
What age came after the nuclear one?
Work in pairs and discuss your answers:

How do you feel about the development of nuclear engineering?
Debates: Nuclear engineering. Pros and cons.
UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF GENES

53 min.
Pre- watching
To intervene into design of life
Within somebody's grasp
Immortality
Ancestor
To make match
Inner code
To go back to
To extend life
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Pre-watching
Talking points:
1. How much do you know about genes?
2. What does a science called genetics deal with?
Episode 1
Power of genetics
While - watching
Ex.1
expressions:
For the first time in history it is ______ ______ ______ to ______
______ of ______. New ______ in genetics are ______ us closer and
closer ______ what ______ ______ ______ called ______ ______.
The age of genetics is fast approaching. The ability ______ ______
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animals, ______ organs and ______ death is ______ our grasp. Will
we ______ ourselves, ______ our genes and even ______ to design
______? Its a science that ______ ______the world.
After - watching
Discussion:
1. How do you feel about the idea of extending life infinitely? Would
you like to live forever?
2. Do you believe in the fact that if we go against the Nature and
intervene into design of life, it will take revenge on us?
Episode 2
Evolution
Pre - watching
1.
2.
3.
What does evolution consist of?

What is DNA?
How can FBI use the DNA evidence?
Imaginative
Fact is overtaking fiction
To race to
To stand out
Jolt
Uterus
Surrogate mother
To result in
Transgenic
Cash cow
To be compatible with
Obstacles to overcome
Consequence
To push boundaries
Cross-species cloning
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While watching
Ex.2
Complete the sentence: The chemicals dictate the creation
Ex.3
Watch the episode and insert the missing words and expressions
into blank spaces:
In the beginning, _______ _______ _______, was the first life _______
as the original _______.
It was _______ _______ being which contained genes in short _______
_______ _______.
It had a miraculous ability to make _______ _______ of itself.
The molecule which made _______ _______ _______ of the original
ancestor has passed through _______ _______ _______ individuals
to become dinosaurs or trees or _______ or even people. The living
world has _______ _______ - because every time the DNA copies itself it
_______ or changes slightly. This is evolution.
Episode 3
Cloning
Pre - watching
1. What is your attitude towards cloning?
2. Would you alter your genes if this became possible?
While - watching
Ex.4
Watch this part of the segment and fill in the missing words and
expressions:
So, how
_______
Specific
_______
do you make a clone? It _______ by gathering DNA from

cells, _______ cells or even a _______ of adult animals.
_______ _______ are changing fast but the results are
_______. One of the most successful cloning methods
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_______ in the _______ that is _______ at_______ _______, the same

temperature as a _______ _______. The _______ _______ of the
clone happens in the _______ _______ under the _______ _______ of
a microscope. With the _______ _______ of a _______ a _______ of
an egg cell is _______ out creating an egg that has no_______
_______. Then a DNA from _______ _______ is _______. _______ of
electricity is _______ to _______ _______ the genetic material
_______ creating _______.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Why does Prof. Anne Simon like being a scientist?

Tell us everything youve understood about Dolly.
What is special about Rosy?
What is the reason for creating transgenics?
What is the potential danger of creating transgenics?
What is cross-species cloning?
Episode 4
Endangered species
Pre - watching
Extinction
Captivity
Mind-boggling problem
After watching
Discussion:
What do you feel about people's cloning?
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Episode 5
Identical twins
Pre - watching
1.
2.
3.
What makes a personality?

Are we a product of nature or nurture?
How should a personality be developed? Share your ideas about
the best model of upbringing.
To capture attention
Ground-breaking study
To be aware of
Uncanny
Nature and nurture
To inherit
Novelty seeking gene
Anxiety gene
Temptation
To temper
Side effect
,

While watching
Ex.5
expressions:
Its hard to look ______ twins and ______ ______what influences
______ ______ in making us ______ ______are. Are we products of
______ or ______? In ______ Bouchard ______ a ground -______
study of ______ twins separated______ ______. They are ______
perfect genetic subjects. The ______ of identical twins ______ apart
is that they ______ ______ in ______ families, they cant be treated
______ ______ as twins ______ grew up in the same family. The
similarity is sufficiently ______ if you ______ ______such twins. Its
hard not to believe that ______ ______ ______some genetic effects.
Bouchards latest discoveries are Debbi and Sharon.
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At birth they were ______ ______ different homes and for ______
years they lived ______ separate lives ______ of the ______
existence. In the ______ of ______ they met for the first time at the
airport in ______ ______. Of course Debbi and Sharon ______
physical ______ but what is ______ is the similarity in ______ and
preferences ______ that they ______ ______in ______ different
worlds. It points rather ______ to genes as the source of this ______.
Bouchard found that twins ______ apart showed ______ % ______ in
______ and personality tests. Genes dont just______ ______.
Individuals need to be ______ to environment. They have to______,
have to _______ preferences. The whole idea is that our genes just fix
things like _______ _______ or _______ _______. They simply dont
_______ _______ behaviour. What the genes must do is _______
_______ _______ our learning, _______ our preferences and the
way _______ _______ these preferences and we learn things and
identical twins _______ _______ apart or _______ together, because
they have _______ _______ tend to pick up _______ traits and
characteristics. Its not determined in some _______ way that we all
are mechanical. Exposure to_______ and _______ _______ _______
necessary.
After watching
Comprehension check
1.
2.
3.
4.
How rare is the birth of identical twins?

How large is the similarity of identical twins separated at birth and
brought up in different families?
What makes some of us jump into the water while the others prefer
to remain safely on the ground? What kinds of genes are
responsible for this?
What does Dr. Dean Hammer say about alteration genes? Why is it
a mistake to alter genes according to him?
Debates:
1. Are we mostly a product of biology or environment (nature or
nurture)?
2. Are there genes of power, crime, justice, in your opinion?
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Episode 6
Gene therapy
Pre watching
What does a job of a geneticist consist in?

Genome
DNA sequence
Gene therapy
It feels such a blessing
Scientific Gold Rush
To have impact
Gene - based drugs
To take inspiration
To wear out
Vessel
Bypass

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After watching
Comprehension check
1. What was going to happen in 2005 according to the video film?
2. What is acceleration rate of uncovering genome in comparison with
year 1977?
3. Why is gene therapy more efficient than beauty products to fight
against ageing?
4. What brings us face to face to immortality?
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UNDERSTANDING CYBERWORLD
54 min.
This video film gives a vision of the year 2020. It will be the world
dominated by an artificial life and thinking machines. Machines will do
everything and man will have much more free time to spend.
Intelligent pictures and talking carpets are not science fiction any
more. It is definitely going to happen.
Pre-watching
1 Can we do without computers nowadays?
2 What do you think about pros and cons of using the Internet?
3 How does computer help you in your studies?

Artificial
Intelligence
To archive
To be on-line
,
,

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Virtual reality
Devices
To embed
Palmtop
Circuit
To jeopardize
Digital
Logarithm tables
Vacuum tube
,

(),
,
o
-
Ex.1
Read the extract:
Complete the sentences using the words in the box below.
Computers
Calculus
Calculating
Transistors
Circuits
computers
designed
calculating
laptops
portable
chip
faster
digital
technology
palmtops
dramatic
vacuum tubes
logarithm tables
slide rule
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many easy ways of

(1)________ were devised. (2), (3) ________, and the basis for the
modern (4) ________ were invented during the period. It was not until
the early 1800s that the first (5) _________ machine appears and, not
too long after, Charles Babbage (6) _____________a machine which
became the basis for building today's (7) ___________. A hundred
years later, the first analog computer was built, but the first (8)
_______________computer was not completed until 1944. Since
then, (9) ___________have gone through four generations: digital
computers using (10) _________ in the 1950s. (11)_________in the
early 1960s, integrated (12) ____________ the mid - 60s, and a
single (13) ____________in the 1970s. In the 1980s, we saw
computers become smaller, (14) _____________ and cheaper. Earlier
this decade, computers became (15) __________, from (16)
___________to (17) _________. At the rate computer (18)
____________ is growing now, we can expect further (19)
___________ developments before the end of the century.
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While watching
Ex.2
Watch this episode and insert the missing words and
expressions:
1. The ______ _______ ______ is a graphical interface that provides
easy access to information on computers anywhere in the world
connected to the Internet.
2. People looking at information on the Internet, perhaps in a random
manner, are informally said to _________ _________.
3. A __________ is an object used for moving cursor.
4. __________- the programs that you put into computers to make
them do the job you want.
5. __________ is software allowing Internet users to find what they
want.
6. To __________ - to put a program onto a computer.
7. __________ _________ is an organization that provides access to
the Internet.
8. A __________ is someone whose life is dominated by computers.
9. A __________ is an abusive message to someone on the Internet.
10. __________ - computers and all the machinery and equipment
connected with them.
11. A __________ __________ small flat thing that you can store
information from a computer on, that you can remove and use in
other computers.
12. A __________ is a place on the Internet that gives you
information about a particular subject or product.
13. A __________ - the flat glass part of a computer.
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14. A __________ - a collection of information on a computer that is

stored under a particular name.
15. A __________ __________ - a type of computer that uses a
binary system.
16. A __________ - where the information that powers a particular
program comes from, e.g. the hard___________, the floppy
_________, a CD-ROM __________.
17. Data can be stored in a variety of ways. The longer term storage on
a personal computer is usually magnetic, in the form of
a__________ __________.
18. An __________ __________ is a file which contains pictures and
photos.
19. A __________ is a piece of computer equipment that copies an
image from paper onto the screen.
20. A __________ - several rows of keys on a musical instrument like
a piano or a machine like a computer.
After - watching
Ex.3
Look through the list of points about the Internet, comment on
them, acting out short dialogues, as in the example.
- Web pages with photographs, music and video make downloading
slow and boring.
- The latest information is available to you at any time, quickly and
easily.
- On-line shopping can save you time and money.
- With so much information, finding what you want can take hours.
- You can share your hobbies and special interests with newsgroups
and chat groups
- You can make new friends in chat groups.
- Making chat friends is not the same as actually meeting people.
- There is too much advertising instead of real information.
- You can send mail fast and cheaply.
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For example:
St.1 One of the disadvantages of using the Internet is that web pages
with photographs, music and video make downloading slow and
boring.
St.2 I agree, but on the other hand, the latest information is available
to you at any time, quickly and easily.
Discussion:
Are you a computer nerd or a technophobe?
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE MOON?

55 min.
Pre- watching
1. Why do people develop space technologies and explore the Moon?
2. Is it possible for human beings to live on the Moon?
Glacier
Selenium
Complication
To suppose
Heating
To allow
To transpire
To explore
The crew
Aboard the spaceship
Mission Control
To derive benefits from
Tungsten
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While - watching
expressions:
Technological progress is nowadays developing
very fast. And many things, which were ________
in the past, now are ________ to be the ways to
build ________ future for the________. One of
these ways is developing ________ ________,
and especially developing the moon industry. It
means ________ benefits from all________, which are found on the
moon.
There are different kinds of mineral resources on the moon:
from________, which consist of the water of very________
________, to the valuable and rare metals, ________ ________
aluminum, selenium, tungsten and________.
After - watching
Discussion:
1. Would you like to visit a space hotel or settlement on the Moon?
What do you think, life will be like there?
2. What are your personal ideas about further exploration and
development of the Moon?
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ASTROLOGY
56 min.
Pre watching
Talking points:
1. Astrology kernel of truth or Mumbo-Jumbo?
2. Do you believe in destiny? Why or why not?
3. Do you believe the fact that people born under the same sign have
something in common? If yes, what might the reason for this be?
4. Is astrology the most ancient of sciences or a fake?
Natal chart
Celestial energy
Inherit
Vibrate
solar system
To cluster
Precise moment of time and
space
To shed light onto the truth
Natal chart
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While - watching
Ex.1
expressions:
Louis Turi
People born under the same sign have something in common:
When you ________ in this world at a ________ ________
________ ________ time and space the Universe was vibrating
________ ________ ________ ________ and as you ________ in
this world you inherited this ________ ________ ________into your
being and you captivate time and space, that moment in time and
space is ________ and ________ into you.
Ex.2
What astrologers consider the powerful moment:
On the ________ ________ the various symbols of the planets
________ ________ the circle as the corresponding planets do
in________ ________ ________. On ________ ________ two or
more planets ________ ________ ________ the Earth. These are
called ________ and considered ________ ________by astrologers.
Put down opinions of the astrologers and an astronomer John

Mosley about astrology. Which of them did you find the most
persuasive?
ASTROLOGERS
Louis Turi
Bill Levacy
Robert Hand
Will Keplin, PhD
ASTRONOMERS
John Mosley
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Ex.3
History of Astrology
Watch this part of the segment and fill in the missing words:
Ancient astrology which ________ ________ in
the ________ world moved easily to Western
culture. The Roman ________ Church
attempted to ________ it but farmers ________
________ practical information in the study of
Heavens and ________ a practice ________.
After-watching
Comprehension check
1. What is the difference between massive and individual
horoscopes?
2. What do you know about Natal Charts?
3. What can you say about Libby Barnes and Marci Shimoffs
experience of socializing with astrologers?
4. Comment on the statement Stars are not for telling fortunes, but
for making them.
5. What does Arch Crowfords job consist of? How become he was
intrigued by astrology? What event that was to happen on August,
24, 1987 did he predict? What did he consider a signal for the
disaster?
6. Zero Year Curse. When did it begin and how? What was to blame
for this?
7. What forms Grand Cross?
8. How does astrology work according to R. Hand and Will Keepin?
How did understanding of astrology come to Will Keepin through
advanced mathematics?
9. What is Mars effect? Influence of what planets are sportsmen,
scientists and writers exposed to?
Discussion:
Do you believe that we are all connected with cosmos and are
microcosm of celestial pattern which guides our life?
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SAINT PETERSBURG
23 min.
This video film tells about the hidden places and dark corners of one
of the most beautiful cities in the world. Saint Petersburg is shown by
the eyes of a British journalist Liz and a Russian taxi driver Gleb.
Pre- watching
Talking points:
Have you ever been to Saint Petersburg? If yes, were you impressed
by its architectural monuments? Which of them did you like most?

To create
To inherit
Heritage
To regain
Luxury
Vibrant
Exquisite
,
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To sprawl across
around
Abundance
Connoisseur
Drawbridge
To spread
To besiege
Siege
Starvation
and ,
,
,
While watching

expressions:
Despite the _______ (it was -15), I got out to the street to see the city.
Ice-cream in -15 was new for me but no one else _______ _______
_______ it was_______. As the present was in a _______ of_______,
I decided to have a look at St. Petersburgs past. The Stroganovs, the
most _______ family of Russia, were the _______ inhabitants of St.
Petersburg.
Gleb dropped me off near their_______, which was currently _______
in plastic. There I met Natalia Metelitsa. Natalia is raising the fund for
_______ the Stroganovs palace, which was falling in _______ during
the communist period.
After - watching
Comprehension check
1. What places of interest did a taxi-driver show to Liz in Saint
Petersburg?
2. Why is Saint Petersburg called The window to Europe?
3. Why is Saint Petersburg often called Venice of the North?
4. What marks has the Soviet past left on the collective
psychology?
5. Who initiated the renovation of the Stroganovs palace?
6. Why did Liz decide to visit the agency called Destiny?
7. What did Gleb (a taxi-driver) say about the difference between
the Russian people and the foreigners?
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STOCKHOLM
25 min
Pre watching
Stockholm is the ultimate Christmas city in the world, the capital
closest to where Santa lives in the North Pole. It is one of the most
beautiful capitals of Europe, ideally located on numerous islands.
To celebrate
Christmas Eve
A dingle
Influence
To destroy
Had to
To become worse
In spite of
To result in
To adopt
While watching
Watch the episode

expressions:
and
insert
the
missing
words and
At first Stockholm seems to

be ______, ______ and the
______ Swedish designed
city. In winter it is dark so
much time, but there is no
better
place
to______
______ ______. ______ are
everywhere. It is snowing.
The guide meets Liz. His
name is Stig. He tells that
the Swedes dont think much
about the______, but it ______ them______. At the hotel, where Stig
brings Liz, someone must have done some ______ ______about the
lighting. She is planning to discuss ______ outside. No wonder that in
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this hotel there is no an ______ designer, but a special ______

architect is available. His name is Gide Pipper. With Liz they go up to
the roof. He tells her that he takes all his influents from ______ light;
he does everything to make electrical light be ______ as natural as it
is______. People are ______ by ______ light. They have something
called ______ ______- melatonin. In Sweden there are very hard and
______ seasons and during ______ ______ the melatonin in some
peoples organisms______ ______. There is a special term: ______
______ ______ disorder. In spring, when the sun light returns people
change their nature, they become wild.
After watching
Turn the sound off and comment on a sightseeing tour over
Stockholm.
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LOS ANGELES
23 min.
Pre-watching
Shift
To occur
Cattle
Gold Rush
Subsequent
Drought
Prosperity
Wealthy investors
Be available
Wheat & barley farming
Promotion
Ranchers
Savings
Real estate
While watching
Watch the episode
expressions:
and
insert
the
missing
words and
The first ________ of power away from the Mission culture and the
Spanish land grant families ________ in the early nineteenth century.
Ambitious Yankees ________ the daughters of Spaniards and hence
joined the families of the great ________ ranchos. They were handed
a windfall with the beginning of the California ________ ________ in
1849. Thousands of miners, who arrived during the subsequent
decade ________ a large ________ for beef. The ________ of cattle
increased more than twenty fold. Then during the Civil War years, that
is, the early 1860s, a terrible ________ struck and hundreds thousand
of cattle________. Southern California's cattle - based economy
was________.
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Following the drought, land prices in Los Angeles________. An acre

of land could be ________ for about ten cents.
After watching
Make up a report From Spanish Haciendas to a Growing Coastal
Town.
DUBLIN
25 min.
Pre- watching
When you say Dublin you mean pubs and when you say pubs you
mean Dublin. The city has lots of pubs where you can get a pint of
Guinness after work and chat with a conversable person you met
several hours ago on the street, like Liz de Planta, the series host. Her
cab driver Anto - is a typical Dubliner, he is absolutely mad and his
madness has a name football. Practically all citizens spend every
spare minute playing or thinking about football.
To treble
Scales
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Indefinable
Tough
Whilst
Gamble
,
,
While watching
Watch the episode
expressions:
and
insert
the
missing
words and
Kelly is one of the most _______ Celtic_______. Her company

specializes on _______ _______for the foreigners or couples
_______ with their Irish roots.
A clever idea when you _______ that in the USA alone there are 40
million ethnic Irish.
Pat and Donna from New York were one of such_______. They were
getting married the next day, having arrived _______ a_______
_______. We hoped to film their_______, but we were told to wait
outside, because the priest _______ _______ any commercial
_______ in his church. He seemed however, to have no problem
tolerating all the American _______ _______ he performed.
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After watching
Turn the sound off and act out the dialogue between Liz (an
interviewer) and Donna (an interviewee) about wedding
rehearsal.
LONDON
Oxford Street
23 min.
Pre- watching
Extension
Annual
To entertain
The wheel of convicts
A spot
To be beheaded
Pick pocketing
Masked ball
Explosion
To dive
A retailer
While - watching
Insert the words missing:
Oxford Street is where the people
come to ________ the fortune, to
________ the fortune and ________
the fortune. Its extension is about
________ miles. Every year over
________ mln people visit Oxford
Street, about ________ people work
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there. About 10 mln ________ ________ ________ are sold there

every year.
The annual Oxford Street Parade is organized by the local ________
association to ________ the shoppers.
On the way to Marble Arch there is the ________ of ________ and
Tiburn Tree On this spot people were ________ and about one
hundred watched those________. And there was the bar, where
people could ________ with drinking, watching the other ________
their last breath
In 1950 there was rock-nroll ________ in London. In

1957 Bill Halley came over
from the States and
________ his first British
________ at the Dominion
Theatre. It ________ huge
________.
Oxford Street is a good
________
for
making________, so it is
home to________. They
sell
matches
and
________ from ________
________
alcohol.
Of
course, they do it________, so, they have to sell that stuff before the
________ come.
After - watching
Act out the dialogue between a Russian and English women.
They are both fond of shopping.
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ENGLAND
50 min.
Pre- watching
England is a miraculous country. You undoubtedly know a lot about
this country, but it will be useful experience for everybody to watch
this video film. You can get to know more interesting information and
see England with your own eyes.
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A conqueror
Emperor
Might
A crowd
A sword
A cliff
A lantern
Sea-side resort
An invader
Ancient Romans
Be buried
Revival
Obsolete
A double - decker
To challenge
To inspire
To decay
The Barbarians
A volunteer
Prosperity
To fetch
An effigy
Miserable
While watching
Ex.1
State the succession of the video episodes:
Brighton
Battle of Hastings
Liverpool
Beatles Tour
Hadrians Wall
Steam train ride
Ch.Bronte and her Weathering Nights
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Stonehenge
The Druids and Pagan rituals
Haunted Castle in Northumberland
Left-hand-side driving tradition
Hotel on the wheels
London East End
Screaming Tunnel Tour
Open to people Aristocratic House
Channel Carriers
Ex.2
Some people think stone henges to be ________ by British heathens.

Even now the sects of British ________ once a year go to some
henges in white ________ and meet the ________ there. They
________ songs and ________ ritual dances.
5000 years ago people couldn't build such ________ as the
stone________. Some scientists think the henges were built by
another, much more developed________. But ________ claim that no
such civilization existed on the Earth in those times. So, that
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civilization must have been an ________ one. But what for did
humanoids build the henges?
Henges ________ only in British Isles. There are no such
constructions ________ else. On the other hand, a lot of ________
of the ________ civilization at first appeared namely in Britain. For
example, Britain had the first parliament; many present constitutions
have their ________ in British. 'Bill of Rights', the industrial ________
has also begun in Britain. It is difficult to ________ that a small
country, ________ from the other world, has developed with such
outstripping.
They say, on the henges the alien civilization had written
main________, and then British and world civilizations developed in
________ with those principles. But later the development of British
civilization grew ________ slower. The alien instructions have been
________ completely. Probably the ________ of further development
had been hidden in the given principles, but they hadn't
been________.
Why did the alien civilization ________ Britain to build the henges?
Possibly, a small reserved ground was ________ for their experiment.
And they found an island, ________ from the rest of the world.
After watching
Comprehension Check:
1.
2.
3.
4.
What was Hadrians Wall built for?

What is its length and direction?
What new information about Stonehenge did you learn?
What is the connection between such a name as Dracula and
Yorkshire?
5. In what part of London did Charles Dickens create his novels?
6. When is Guy Fawkes Night celebrated?
7. How do the Englishmen celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
8. When was the first steam train launched?
9. When did Liverpools prosperity begin?
10. Why is Liverpool called a melting pot?
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PRESIDENTS HOUSES
49 min.
Pre watching
Are you interested in life of such famous people like Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower, Theodore
Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan? Then the film Presidents Houses is
for you.
1. Who is considered to be the first president of the USA?
2. Why did he get the title Father of his country alone among the
Founders of the United States?
While watching
It is well known that the Americans have always been ________ by
the public and private life of their ________ ________. There are no
politicians and presidents. They are ________ people like we are.
________ of ________liked macaroni and cheese, physical work was
the part of ________for him and he often said that the best thing for
the ________ of the man was ________of the horse. No ________ he
liked horses much. Guess, who is the man? Another president was a
hunter and a ________ at the same time. He had many ________
________from his famous ________ to Africa, ________ on the walls
of his home, ________ on the floor.
Theodore Roosevelt
born 1858,
th
26 president of the US
(1901-1909)
Abraham Lincoln
born 1809,
16th president of the US
(1861-1865)
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

born 1882
32nd president of the US
(1933-1945)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
born 1890
US General 34th president of the US
(1953-1961)
Ronald Reagan
born 1911,
40th president of the US
(1981-1989)
After watching
Make up a report:
What contribution was made by Franklin Delano Roosevelt into the
victory over Nazism?
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PARIS AT NIGHT
62 min.
Pre watching
Paris the city that comes alive at night and the night holds many
secrets. The Eiffel Tower dominates the night sky, mysterious Notre
Dame, magnificent Arch of Triumph, the legendary red wind mill of
Moulin Rouge, Montmartre Paris at night... The school of seduction
where anyone can learn the secrets of love. The coolest party in
Europe that takes you to the Parisian streets. The city of lovers. Paris
at night is exiting and exotic. The glitters and lights of this city hide
many secrets known only to a few until now.

To reveal
Seduction
To turn on
To cap
,
,
,
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Subterranean
Vineyard
Enduring
To entwine
While watching
Watch this part of the segment and fill in the missing words and
expressions:
Paris has a _______ for romance and the city _______ one of the
_______ famous _______ images the kiss at city hall, taken by the
French photographer Robert Doisneou in 1954. It made him a
_______ and has been a _______ ever since being produced on a
half a million postcards, the _______ of young love in a big city. No
wonder that many are _______ to copy his success. In Paris wherever
you go you will see the _______ people.
There are four thousand cafes in Paris. People are sitting _______
and _______ in the cafes watching the people_______ _______. The
most _______ one is La Couple. But not even most _______ _______
realize that there is a _______ ball room under their feet. Its events
are never _______ but about three hundred people _______ for ball,
_______ an old tradition. Today tango is back. Masters of the tango
are in Paris. They came to show the secret of Argentinean _______
through their dancing.
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After - watching
State the succession of the video episodes:
Sex industry and Moulin Rouge
The School of seduction
Hotel Du Nord and a secret Comedy Club
The greatest night party in Europe
An underground concert hall
Some grisly secrets of Paris
The vineyard in the middle of Paris
Drinking wine in Paris
Shakespeare and company
Poi lain Bakery
French kisses
Dancing the erotic tango
Turn the sound off and make your comments on the episodes
The School of Seduction and An underground concert hall.
AMERICA REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

90 min.
Pre - watching
At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, a hijacked passenger jet
crashed into the World Trade center, bringing America face - to - face
with unimaginable tragedy and - unprecedented courage.
What do you think terrorism is?
Who can be considered a terrorist?
Innocent
Hatred
To drive
.
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To blind
Coercion
To destroy
Soil
Casualties
Grief
Embassy
To commemorate
To hijack
To trigger
Bloodcurdling
Peril

p,
o,
While - watching
Ex.1
expressions:
In 2001 on September 11, more
than three thousand _______
people
of
_______
every
nationality and _______ every
_______ lost their lives because
of terrorists _______ by and
blinded by hatred.
While the planes were American
and the property destroyed was
on American soil, it was an
_______ on the whole_______.
The list of _______ was
enormous, and the ripple effect
grief, sorrow, and sometimes
_______ spread across the
_______
globe.
American
embassies everywhere _______
uncounted thousands of _______ of support, flowers, and other
expressions of_______.
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Ex.2
Threat, powerful, means, armed, breed, destruction, mass destruction,
perilous, was stunned, bloodcurdling, course, power, achieving,
humanity.
Terrorism defined as the systematic use of murder, injury, and
_______, or, the _______ of such acts, aimed at _______ political
ends has the _______ to alter the _______ of history, as the
September, 11 attacks in New York and Washington and _______
news from Israel and Iraq remind us today. America _______
_______ by the tragedy. With the additional threat posed by weapons
of_______ _______, it does seem that _______ has crossed into a
_______ new era, in which a new _______ of terrorist, _______ with
fearsome new weapons has acquired the _______ to challenge even
the most _______ nations on Earth.
Read the extract and say:

Can indiscriminate killing of innocent people be justified by either
revolutionary, anarchist or nationalist purposes?
Timeline of the tragic events of September 11, 2001

7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles,
carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.
7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los
Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight
attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New
York.
8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38
passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J.,
for San Francisco.
8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's Dulles
International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers, two
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pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked after
takeoff.
8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.
9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon, killing 184
persons.
10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.
10:05 a.m. - The White House is evacuated.
10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.
10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses
After watching
Discussion:
1. The latest wave of international terrorism has focused the worlds
attention on a tactic that uses death and destruction as political tools.
2. There can be no final victory in the war on terror, which, in one
form or another, will continue as long as there are conflicts on Earth.
3. One persons terrorist is anothers freedom fighter.
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EDGAR ALLAN POE

55 min.
Pre watching
Cemetery
To be buried
Appearance
Society
To fail
To approve
To edit
Burlesque
A volume
However
Spectacular success
Excess
Circumstances
Behaviour
Slashing
,
,
()
While - watching
Watch the episode

expressions:
and
insert
the
missing
words and
There is an old _______ in Baltimore

which is called Old Western Burial
Ground. In respect to American
_______it is accepted as one of the
most _______ cemeteries _______in
the east of the USA. Edgar Allan Poe
has been _______here. The territory
has spirits and shadows.
The most famous _______of the place
is _______with the advent of a strange
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man on the cemetery about 50 years ago. All who saw him describe
his _______the same way. He is _______in black clothes. He
_______ on the cemetery every year on the _______day -19 January,
the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe. Every time the man _______a bottle
of cognac and three red roses on the _______ of the tomb of the poet.
He is _______ at the tomb for some minutes and _______ away.
There is a legend that it is a _______ of Edgar Poe.
After watching
Discussion:
1. What books by E. Poe did you read?
2. Which of them did you like most?
3. What can you tell about his lifestyle?
4. What do you think the cause of his death was?
THE TITANIC
46 min.
Pre watching
Do you agree with a statement that the Titanic crash is the greatest
catastrophe of the XX century? Give your reasons.
Displacement
To collide
On board the ship
Vessel
Crew
To manage
Exhaustive
To swallow
Obscure
Incredible
Warning
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Quantity
To rescue
Quality
While watching
Watch the episode

expressions:
and
insert
the
missing
words and
It has ________ more than

eighty years since that
moment at ________ night
from 14 to April 15, 1912 to
the
south
of
island
Newfoundland. The huge
"Titanic", the biggest and
most ________ vessel of
the beginning of a century,
sunk because of ________
with a ________ iceberg.
1500
passengers
and
________ of the ________ were lost. And ________ the XX century
was marked by several________ ________, interest to ________ of
that vessel has not weakened yet. It especially increased in 1985
when the American-French expedition ________ to find out on
________ of 4000 meters the ________ vessel, ________ in 800 km
to the south from Newfoundland.
Unfortunately, it is necessary to ________ that we will never know the
________ truth about the ________ of the "Titanic". ________ the two
investigations, lead at once after the ________ palace was ________
with the waves, many details had still ________ obscure. "White
spots" still continue to________, a number of papers is incomplete,
some conclusions after more ________ ________do not convince. It
has generated numerous ________ and gossiping, and also the most
________ legends.
After watching
Make up a report using information from the video film:
A Disastrous Voyage of the Titanic
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BAMBI
67 min.
Expressions of opinion
In my opinion
I think
I believe
I guess
It seems to
me
Scene 1
Young Prince has been born
Pre-watching
1. What animals do you think live in the forest and will come to see
the new-born Prince?
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2. What will they say to the mother of a young Prince? What would
you say on this occasion?
While - watching
In this scene you'll hear some sounds. But deaf people can't hear
them. They can only read subtitles telling them what happens on the
screen. Do you know all these noises? If not, it will be interesting to
have a guess!
While watching give a translation of these words:
Birds chirping
Snoring
Thumping
Laughter
You can check yourself while looking up these words in a dictionary.

Chirp
Snore
Thump
Laugh
Wobbly
Wake up
Get up
This is quite an occasion
Congratulations
Hello, there
(
)
(
)

What's going on around

here?
Yep
. Yes
I guess
. I think, I believe
He is getting kind of sleepy
Kind of wobbly
Kind of- conversational filler. It's something like ' ', ""
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gonna
. to be going to
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After - watching
Whom did you see in the first episode? Were you right? Do you
know the names of these animals? If not, look up in a dictionary!
You know the characters of this cartoon. You know the vocabulary
of scene 1. Put in a cassette without subtitles and tell what's going
on around in the forest.
Work in pairs Make up a situation using the following expressions:
1. What's going on around here?
2. This is quite an occasion.
3. To be going to do smth (gonna do smth)
To be going to do smth
I will do smth
I think, I'll call him Bambi.

What are you gonna call him?
,

?
. I think
will.
Discuss in a group of 3
1. Is there anybody in your group who's been christened while a
baby? How do you feel about this ritual?
2. What happens at births in your country? Obviously you can't
remember anything about the day you were born, but what have
you been told about it? Who told you? What did they say? Discuss
what you have learnt with others in your group. Are there any
interesting stories? Tell the whole group.
3. Tell the English-speaking friend how you celebrate birthdays in
this country.
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Scene 2
Bambi is learning to talk and walk.

Pre-watching
1. Who will teach Bambi to talk and walk? (Clue: Who is the most
active character of the cartoon?)
2. What will his first word be?
While-watching
While watching give a translation of these words. You can check
yourself while looking up these words in a dictionary.
Whistle
Giggle
Thunder
Lightning
Some new characters appear; make acquaintance with them.
a quail
a skunk

Quail
Skunk
Butterfly
What's the matter?
What happened?
Hop over
Try again!
Like this!
Gee whiz!
I don't mind!
Gosh!
?
?
.
!
!
!
!
!
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I'd better + Infinitive

go home
Ex.1
What is Bambi doing in this scene? Name all his activities (at the time
they are happening):
Walk, talk, hop over, turn around, smell and be laughed at
Ex.2
1. Why do we hear so much laughter in this scene?
2. Learn to talk together with Bambi! Repeat after Bambi, Flower and
Thumper! Try to imitate their pronunciation and intonation!
After - watching
Turn the sound off! Dramatize this situation!
Small talk
I give up!
Come on! You can do it!

Try it again! Like this!
I can't do it
Discussion:
Discuss in pairs or a group of 3.
When did you learn to walk and talk?

Tell us about the most reminiscent event from your childhood.
Tell the whole group
Ex.3
What sort of person are you? What sort of animal are the
characters of the cartoon?
Answer these questions about animals of the cartoon. Put B, Fel., FL,
Thump, for Bambi, Feline, Flower and Thumper respectively.
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The quiz:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Who is usually smiling and happy?

Who enjoys the company of other animals?
Who finds it difficult to meet new animals?
Who thinks the future will be good?
Who isn't the animal to be relied on?
Who talks a lot?
Who isn't afraid to fight?
Who keeps his feelings to himself?
Ex. 4
Match these adjectives with the questions in the quiz.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
optimistic 4
shy
unreliable
brave
cheerful
talkative
sociable
reserved
Ex.5
Match the following character adjectives with Bambi, Thumper, Flower
and Feline.
Inquisitive
Energetic
Merry
Self - confident
Easy - going
Optimistic
Fun - loving
Shy = bashful
Polite
Friendly
Reserved
Emotional
Quiet
Serious
Brave
Sociable
Romantic
Calm
Timid
Talkative
Enthusiastic
Ex. 6
1. Which are positive qualities and which are negative? Which could
be both?
2. What is the opposite of each adjective?
3. Which can characterize you?
4. Do you like your character?
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5. What do you like/dislike about it?

6. Is there anything you would like to change?
Has your character changed over the last 3 years? For better or
worse? Use the structures:
Now I am more/less ...
I used to be more/less ...
than I used to be
than I am now
Ex. 7
On the one hand, you definitely should enrich your vocabulary. On the
other hand, if you've forgotten a word in English, it must not interrupt
your socializing. First of all, you shouldn't panic, but try to describe
and explain what you mean. Here are some questions and
expressions you can use:
Oh, I've forgotten what this is called in English.
Could you tell me what the word for this is in English?
I'm sorry. I don't know what we call this in English.
Game: Everybody receives a piece of paper with a word on it.
Pretend, you've forgotten this word. You should explain in other words
what you mean for the others to understand your explanation.
E.g. You've received a paper with a word "squirrel" on it. You should
say: Oh, Ive forgotten this word. Could you tell me what the word for
this is in English? It's a small animal with a big bushy tail that climbs
trees and eats nuts.
Scene 3
On a Meadow
Pre - watching
It will be an unforgettable day. What event do you think will make it
unforgettable?
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While - watching
While watching give a translation of these words. You can check
yourself while looking up these words in a dictionary.
Clear throat
Splash
Screech
Gun shots
Shrill Peep

meadow
deer
to rush out on
to hide
careful
clover
blossom
stuff
awfully good
it is special treat
delicious
make up
wise
bashful=shy
we don't have to hide
any longer
He wouldn't be
If you said
,

,
, ,
,
,

After - watching
Comprehension heck
1.
2.
3.
Where did Mother decide to go? Why?

Why is it dangerous to rush out on a meadow?
What did Bambi learn that day? What was the most reminiscent
event?
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4.
5.
Why is the Great Prince of the Forest respected by all the other
deer?
Why did the Great Prince of the Forest stop and look at Bambi
and then save him?
Tell what you've seen in this episode:

The funniest episode of the film - conversation between Mother and
Thumper who prefers blossom to a green stuff. Watch it twice.
Try to remember as much as possible and dramatize it.
Scene 4
Winter has come
Pre - watching
Who of the characters will sleep in the winter?
While - watching
While watching give a translation of this sound. You can check

yourself while looking up this word in a dictionary.
Plop
Stiff
Some fun
You'd better
Nope
Awfully hungry
Hibernating
Thicket
To look back
To keep running
We made it
,

. no

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After - watching
1. How do you feel about poor bird scared to death when it heard
gun shots?
2. How do you feel about hunting in general?
3. What do you think makes people hunt?
Discussion:
Isn't it cruel to show young children the death of Bambi's mother?
Share your ideas.
Why people hunt wild animals

Expressions needed to talk about Reason and Purpose
People hunt
One
Another
The most obvious
People hunt
for many reasons

for the same reason that ...
reason why people hunt is ...
in order to ...
so as to ...
as a way of ...
Make notes of your own opinion. Then ask 2 or 3 other people in the
class what they think, and make notes of what they say. Put the
opinions you have collected together in a connected series of short
paragraphs like the example below.
Why people nowadays spend so much time watching TV

There are various reasons why watching TV is so popular. The most
obvious reason why people watch TV is to entertain themselves.
There is no need to go to the theatre or cinema to enjoy the acting of
your favorite actors. It is very comfortable. Besides, you don't need to
pay money.
Another reason why people watch TV is to get information. TV can be
not only entertaining but also educational. With the help of TV you've
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got the brilliant opportunity to travel all over the world, learn about
customs and traditions of other countries. It's very interesting.
For old people and people living alone, watching TV is just a way of
having a friend that stops them feeling lonely.
Scene 5
Life goes on.

Spring time. Love is in the air.
Pre - watching
Who will fall in love with whom?
While - watching
While watching give a translation of this sound. You can check

yourself while looking up this word in a dictionary.
Sigh
Cry
Hum

Change
Ill fix them
become of
What has become of him?
I wonder, what has become
of him?
mind one's own
business
Get weak in the knees
Feel light as a feather
.
-
?
, ?
Lose one's head completely

Walk on air
(
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)
- -
trade smth for smth

Terrible=Awful!
Me neither
Me too
After - watching
Small talk
Do you like it? Do you really like it?
Watch, listen and repeat:
I like it. I like if a lot.
I love it.
I like it. I really like it very .much.
I love it.
I adore it.
I don't like it.

I don't much like it.
I don't like it very much.
I hate it.
I hate it. I can't stand it,
Ellipsis
Agreement/Disagreement
+ I love ABBA
- I dont like him.
Agreement
So do I. Me too.
- Neither do I. Me
neither.
+ So am I. Me too.
+ Im crazy about
her.
- Im not keen on this. - Neither am I. Me
neither.
+ Ive been to the
So have I. Me too.
UK.
- I can sing very well. So can I. Me too.
- I cant sing.
Neither can I. Me
neither.
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Disagreement
Oh, I dont!
Oh, I do!
Oh, Im not!
Oh, I am!
I havent!
I cant!
I can!
Work in pairs: Tell about your likes/dislikes. Express your opinion

about some things. Ask your partner about his/her opinion.
e.g.
I like this cartoon very much. - So do I.

I don't much like Thumper. - Neither do I.
He is not an animal to be relied upon. - Oh, he is! I think you are
mistaken. He is very funny
and friendly
I would trade youth for wealth.
So would I.
Oh, I wouldn't! Not for
all the world!
1.
2.
Translate from English into Russian GOSH, GEE WHIZ

Translate from Russian into English:

( )

( )
Discussion:
What do you think the main idea of this cartoon is? (Listening to a final
song will help you answer this question.)
Love Is A Song
(Music: Frank Churchill, Lyrics : Larry Morey)
Love is a song that never ends

Life may be swift and fleeting
Hope may die yet love's beautiful
music
Comes each day like the dawn
Love is a song that never ends
One simple theme repeating
Like the voice of a heavenly choir
Love's sweet music flows on
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1.
2.
3.
What does this cartoon teach us?

What feelings does it cause? Who is your favourite character?
Why?
Would you like to have such a friend as Thumper?
You may need these expressions:

Heart - rending
It makes us laugh and cry
It teaches us
Heart is torn into pieces
As for ...
What I especially liked
about this cartoon is

, ...
Let's talk about Love.

What happens when people fall in love? Answer using the
vocabulary given. Watch Friend Owl's talk twice. It will help you
answer this question.
Act this video episode out!
Now it's your turn to tell some love story. Use the vocabulary given.
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The Devils Bermuda Triangle. For Discovery Channel Science / Produced by
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London. Oxford Street

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communication than any other that mankind has yet developed.

Bernard Comrie, Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology

1. What does Jeff Connor Linton say about ambiguity?

_____________ language, its not understandable. ______ it has

__________ more difficult to notice the grammatical differences that

Who said this?

Words and phrases to remember:

Stonehenge is still a mystery. 4,000 years ago (0) _________ of

________stones. Some say it means that the ________were used to

How old is Stonehenge?

Work in small groups and discuss your answers.

Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster?

Words and phrases to remember:

How deep is the lake?

CURSE OF THE MUMMIES

The Egyptian Pyramids are believed to

Which seems to be the most mysterious

7. The tomb of Tutankhamen was an incredible find.

Dr. Zahi Hawaas, Director of Giza Pyramids.

John Anthony West.

Was the Lord of Caernarvon warned that he would be in danger

would be on anyone who (6) ________Tutankhamens (7)

Discuss the possible reasons of these mysterious events:

THE DEVILS BERMUDA TRIANGLE

Words and phrases to remember:

Watch Episode 1 and answer the following questions:

What does the Bermuda Triangle symbolize?

The Explorer of the Ocean is a large cargo ship.

The Bermuda Triangle legend really began on December 5, 1945,

Then the weather changed.

I think the B.T.

Im not sure but

Words and phrases to remember:

professional gladiators, _________ ________and slaves fought each

In what country is Coliseum situated?

Make your comments on the topic The Earth is our Home.

What is the situation with fresh water in Detroit, Michigan, USA?

Words and phrases to remember:

THE SECRETS OF SLEEP

Words and phrases to remember:

stage 4 - the ________ ________ of

What is the main function of sleep?

Before you start watching this video film try to predict

Why is it necessary to stay in a dark room when a person has

enough scientific __________ to prove __________ __________.

The first roller coasters were noiseless and bumpy.

The Chinese invented __________ __________ 1300 years

Words and phrases to remember:

USA (1039 Events)

Great Britain (45 Events)

Atmospheric nuclear __________

_______ language, its not understandable. it has

stones. Some say it means that the were used to

professional gladiators, _ and slaves fought each

stage 4 - the of

enough scientific to prove __.

The Chinese invented 1300 years

___ in the _ that is _ at_ _____, the same

this hotel there is no an designer, but a special

Kelly is one of the most _ Celtic_. Her company

there. About 10 mln are sold there