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Гипермаркет знаний>>Английский язык>>Английский язык 10 класс>> Nicole's story and check your guesses from the Internet
Extensive reading UNIT 8
Unit 8
"The Internet is so big, so powerful
and pointless that for some people
it is a complete substitute for life. ..
Andrew Brown
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1 What possibilities can virtual reality offer as compared with real life?
Continue the list.
. Forget the troubles of everyday routine.
. To express oneself.
. ...
2 Read the opinions below, add to your list and answer the questions.
. Who of the speakers is for / against virtual reality (VR)?
. Which of the opinions would you share? Explain your choice.
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. rock .
. mad .
. $600 .
. flashing computer .
. message .
. talk on the Net
. swap pictures .
. psycho .
. speak online .
. panic .
. stricken .
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3 A. The words in the box are in the story you are going to read. Can you guess what the story is about?
B. Write down 3-4 sentences about the contents of the story.
C. Read Nicole's story and check your guesses.
I can remember exactly what I was doing the day I first talked to David. It was 4 p.m. on a Wednesday, and I was mucking around on the Internet. I'd used it for three years but I had never before been into a transatlantic chat room. But for some reason that day, for the first time ever. I decided to give it a go, And at the very same moment Davy sent a message asking, "Anyone
want to talk?"
I replied and that was the beginning, That first time we talked for an hour and the messages just flew across the Atlantic, Davy was so much fun to talk to, so animated and full of life. He also got my sense of humour, unlike most people!
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The next day I woke up to a flashing computer message that just said: "Hey!" My heart started pounding and the butterflies were zipping round my stomach. I knew it was Davy. I didn't bother getting dressed or even grabbing a cup of coffee - I typed back furiously and we picked up from the day before. We started talking about dreams and ambitions, Then we swapped pictures, Davy looked artistic and creative.
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We were online for hours but it wasn't enough just to talk on the Net - we were desperate to hear each other's voices. I was the
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first to call. I was so excited my hands were shaking, When I heard Davy's voice. I was hooked, He sounded gorgeous - sensual and soft, With every word he spoke. I melted some more, It was better than I had ever imagined, After two hours. Davy phoned me back and we just kept on chatting. There were no long silences or awkward moments..." we had so much we wanted to say to each other. He was really sincere and genuine, and I began to feel that I really knew him.
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For the next week we spoke on the phone for up to eight hours at a time - that week's phone bill was the equivalent of $600. I knew I was going to marry Davy after the fourth day. We were both completely in love, besotted with each other, and I knew he was The One. There wasn't a doubt in my mind. He was my rock, Just talking to him made me feel safe,
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secure and wildly happy. The feelings I had for him were so powerful. He
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felt like my soul mate. My other half and I couldn't imagme life without him. We decided we had to meet and ten days later after we'd spoken online I flew to Britain. My friends thought I was mad, Meeting Davy was a huge riskhe could be a psycho, He could pick me up, drive me to the middle of nowhere and murder me, Or, more likely, he just wouldn't turn up at the airport and I'd
feel like a complete fool.
I was a wreck during the nine-hour flight, and when I walked into the arrivals hall, I was panic-stricken, He wasn't there. Then all of a sudden, I saw himmy Davy fighting his way towards me through the crowds. He gave me a massive hug and kiss. I felt wonderful.
We walked out of the airport arm in arm, and when we got into the car we sat staring at each other, each drinking the other in. I couldn't believe this was happening to me, that everything was turning out to be so perfect. I had to keep repeating: "He IS real. He is real."
GLOSSARY
ammated - full of sport
and excitement. Lively
besotted - made
foolish or unable to
behave orensibly
wreck - the state of
being nlined or de-
stroyed
D. Do you think it is a fairy tale? Could it happen in real life (RL)?
E. Answer the questions alongside the text.
4 A. Choose the most suitable sentence (a, b or c) to explain the phrase in italics:
1 ... everything was turning out to be so perfect...
a) She couldn't believe herself.
b) There was a strong tendency for something to happen.
c) The end of the story was not clear to her.
2 I had to keep repeating...
a) It was my duty.
b) I tried to persuade myself to believe it.
c) I was forced to believe It.
B. Is Nicole certain about the "happy ending" of the story? Find evidence in the text.
C. Find words and expressions in the text, which mean the same as those in the chart below. Write them down in the second column.
2x11
1 playing around
2 to try it
3 ... beating very hard
4 I felt very nervous
5 exchanged
6 I fell in love
7 my feelings became stronger
8 a deserted place
9 he took and held me in his arms
10 wonderful, delightful
11 looking at each other very closely and lovingly
D. Pick out the following words and expressions in ex. 3C and say what their function is.
a) The phrases expressing Nicole's feelings.
b) Tht adjectives she uses to describe Dave.
c) Words describing the sequence of events (Refer to Lessons 3-4. Unit 8).
5 A. Compare extracts tandt.
. Say what is the difference between them?
. For your answer use the words in the box.
B
The next day, when I woke up, I got a message with a greeting, My heart started beating hard and I felt nervous. I knew it was Davy. I didn't get dressed, didn't have a cup of coffee. I typed back very quickly and we continued the previous topic of our talk, We started talking about dreams and ambitions. Then we exchanged pictures, Davy looked artistic and creative.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. emotional - unemotional
. colourful - colourless
. colloquial - neutral .
. expressive - non-expressive.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. Prove your point with evidence (words and phrases which are similar in meaning but different in style) from the text.
C. Rewrite the extract below in the style of B. Refer to ex. 4C, 4D, SA.
"My phone rang. I quickly took the receiver. It was Davy. He greeted me. His voice was wonderful. I felt happy. He said that he wanted to take me to some deserted place. We were unable to behave sensibly. When we were talking to each other there were no moments of silence or discomfort. We understood each other very well."
D. Finish the story preserving Nicole's style of writing.
O. Л. Гроза, О. Б. Дворецкая, Н. Ю. Казырбаева, В. В. Клименко, М. Л. Мичурина, Н. В. Новикова, Т. Н. Рыжкова, Е. Ю. Шалимова, Английский язык нового тысячелентия, Учебник английского языка для 10 класса общеобразовательных учреждений. — 2-е изд. — М. Титул, 2004. — 175 с, ; ил.
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