32. Paraphrase, translate or explain.

explain: ...a source of identity, a system of exclusion, culture and taste.

explain: ...it is an accident of birth that can influence the outcome of a

life.

paraphrase: ... others feel its weight in powerful ways.

paraphrase: Religion and political allegiances are no longer reliable

markers of class.

translate: It has become harder to identify people’s status in the clothes

they wear...

paraphrase: At a time when education matters more than ever...

explain: At a time when the country is increasingly integrated racially,

the rich are isolating themselves more and more.

translate: At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine...

paraphrase: Mobility ... is the promise that lies at the heart of the

American dream.

explain: But it turns out to be at least partly class-based.

paraphrase: The drives to buy a house in the best school district, channel

a child into the right pre-school program...

explain: The educated and affluent are more likely than others to have

their children while married.

paraphrase: ... and have them (children) later, when their earning power

is high.

translate: Those widening differences have left the educated and affluent

in a superior position...

paraphrase: Americans have never been comfortable with the notion of a

hierarchy...

33. Answer the teacher’s questions. Home activities (5)

34. Translate into English. 

1. Известно, что в последние годы традиционная английская семья сильно изменилась. 2. Считается, что многие молодые люди не вступают в брак, так как стремятся сделать карьеру. 3. Известно, что первым человеком, достигшим Южного полюса, был норвежец Роалд Амундсен. 4. Говорят, что в ближайшем будущем произойдут значительные изменения климата на всей планете. 5. Премьер-министра попросили дать разъяснения по вопросам парламентской реформы. 6. Сообщалось, что министр иностранных дел нанес краткосрочный визит в столицу Австрии. 7. Пассажиров попросили пройти на платформу № 9.

35. Get ready to retell Text 1. Classroom activities (6)

VOCABULARY EXERCISES

36. Paraphrase using the active vocabulary:

1. High inflation usually leads to high interest rates. Likewise, interest rates decline when inflation is low. 2. Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they eat. 3. Most people need to increase their daily ratio of fruit and vegetables. 4. Any increase in the cost of transporting goods will be passed on to users. 5. Jones is a very widespread name in Great Britain. 6. Sue was from New Zealand and Raj was from India, so English was the language they both spoke. 7. Everybody knows that two’s company, three’s a crowd. 8. This argument is unlikely to be recognized by the court as true. 9. Lionel’s father had to put up with the fact that his son didn’t want to continue working in the family business. 10. Experts are examining the engine but the cause of the problem hasn’t yet been found out. 11. The police are trying to discover who the murderer is. 12. Opposition leaders have proclaimed their loyalty to the new government. 13. I heard this from a source that can be trusted. 14. Eating healthily and taking regular exercise is the only effective method of losing weight. 15. During the voyage we could get news of the outside world only on the radio. 16. The first item on the a'genda (в повестке дня) today is the problem of public transport. 17. There’s nothing wrong with you – you are just tired. 18. What’s wrong with the computer? It won’t load. 19. As people become more well-to-do, so their standard and style of living improves. 20. When socializing with his co-workers he would put on a hearty, over-bearing manner. 21. People tend to make conclusions about you based on your appearance.