C) Answer the following questions.

1. What book tells us about the way Britons live now?

2. Have there been any changes in eating habits? Can you name any?

3. What can the rise in alcohol consumption be accounted for?

4. What do most Britons do in their free time?

5. What consumer durables can British homes boast?

6. Why can smoking be considered a major killer in Great Britain?

Civil Cases

A) Read the following text, but do not attempt to fill the gaps until you have listened to this judge talking about his experiences in matrimonial cases. Then complete the text with a suitable word or phrase according to the information on the tape.

The type of civil cases the judge enjoyed most were those concerned with………..(1) where he could make his own decision. The most depressing were the…… (2) cases. He often had to deal with applications for ….… (3) to stop a man …… (4) his wife. He also had to act in cases of the ……. (5) of relationships where children were involved and to decide what were the best …… (6) for them. He sometimes had to make the difficult decision to … (7) men to visit their children if the wife was given custody, and he, as the judge, felt that visits might be harmful.

(Note: the judge has an accent characteristic of the prestigious accent used by the traditional ruling class in Britain.)

b) Find the meanings of the following word-combinations. Produce the context for the word combinations:

• civil cases • to sit in a county court • get a straightforward dispute •argue about one’s boundary • jury

• matrimonial stuff • applications for an injunction – прошение о судебном запрете • the marriage or the liaison breaks up

• to ensure • to assess to what extent smth might be good or bad • deliberately • to turn sb against sb

c) Answer the following questions and complete the tasks:

1. What kind of dispute can be rather enjoyable for a judge?

2. What did the judge learn while hearing matrimonial cases?

3. What did applications for an injunction sometimes deal with?

4. What does the judge have to approve in the cases where the marriage or the liaison breaks up?

5. What does he have to ensure in such cases?

6. What does he have to assess?

Living in Oxford

A) Listen to Helen talking about living in Oxford, now and as a student.

Make notes and give an indication of the good and bad points.

a) Now – Good points …….…………………………..

b) Now – Bad points ………………………………….

c) As a Student - Good Points …………………………

d) As a Student – Bad Points ………………………….

b) Find the meanings of the following word combinations. Produce the context for the word combinations:

• be frenetic and chaotic • to work in a free-lance capacity • to keep up contacts with • the networks of communication • broadsheets • community of like-minded people •to do anything high-powered • to be stuck

• distorted view • frantic lifestyle •be insulated

C) Answer the following questions.

1. Why does Helen want to stay in Oxford?

2. Is it easy to make contact with people in Oxford?

3. Are the job opportunities good in Oxford?

What are the good and the bad points in living in Oxford as a student?

UNIT TWO

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