Лекция: Pre-Reading Task

I. Listen to the stories and answer the questions.

II. Read the stories and retell them imitating the intonation.

A. The spacecraft is going to land on the moon in a couple of

seconds. It is not going to stay there very long. It’s going to take

off again in 24 hours. Are the astronauts going to stay inside the

spacecraft? Or are they going to walk on the moon? They are

definitely going to walk on the moon.

a) Is the spacecraft going to land soon?

b) Where is it going to land?

c) Is it going to take off now?

d) Is it going to stay there very long?

e) Are the astronauts going to stay inside the spacecraft?

f) Are they going to walk on the moon?

B. Fred Collins is going to get a very nasty shock in a few seconds.

He doesn’t know that his wife is in the room and is standing

behind him. What’s she going to do? What do you think the girl

with Fred is going to do? They are definitely going to be very

ashamed of their behaviour.

1. What kind of shock is Fred going to get?.

2. Does he know that his wife is in the room?

3. Where is she standing?

4. What is she going to do?

5. What is the girl with Fred going to do?

6. Why?

C. Julia and her boyfriend are going to see a film in the centre of

London this evening. The fastest way there is by train but they

are obviously going to miss it. It is going to leave any second.

“I’m going to find a boyfriend with a car!” — Julia is thinking to

herself. She’s definitely not satisfied with her life.

a) What are Julia and her boyfriend going to do this evening?

b) What is the fastest way there?

c) Are they going to catch or miss the train?

d) When is the train going to leave?

e) What is Julia thinking to herself?

f) Is she satisfied with her life?

III. Read the text and be able to discuss it.