Communication
1. Translate the following words and phrases and find them in the script of the interviews. Перевести слова, найти и выделить их в тексте.
to stay in touch –
to keep in contact –
via email -
face-to-face contact –
to take turns –
lifeline –
to mask the fear of –
communicating in an honest and open way –
instantaneously –
a technophobe –
remote communication –
isolated –
on the flipside –
to get one’s point across –
to be misunderstood –

P = Pasha S = Samuel Sa = Sarah R = Richard F = Fay
G = Geraldine J = Josephine Ja = Jasmin
P: Hi. I have too many friends to stay in touch by phone, so I use a lot of social networking sites instead. Today I’m finding out how people feel about modern communication. How do you like to stay in touch with your friends?
S: The main way that I keep in contact with my friends is via email, um, and I also use mobile phone.
Sa: I like face-to-face contact best, so that’s always my preference, but otherwise I speak on the phone, write letters, send emails.
R: I think it’s really important to stay in touch with friends, so, I’ve got a really close group of friends that we have dinner once a month. We do a kind of ‘round robin’, you know, we each take turns to cook for each other. So, we do that regularly.
F: I keep in contact with my friends via email.
G: Well, I used to use an awful lot of postcards and letters, but of course that’s now email.
J: Email, I still write letters, send text messages, and phone calls.
Ja: My phone. My phone is my lifeline. Use it for everything. I hate computers.
P: Has modern technology helped us to communicate better?
Sa: No. I think we think we can communicate better, but I think it just masks our fear of communicating in an honest and open way.
S: We’re able to make contact with someone via mobile phone instantaneously

1.) he hurt  his leg when he fell of the ladder. 2.) i saw that she was enjoying the concert. she was sitting and smiling. 3.) why didn't you open the door at once? - sorry, i didn't hear the bell. 4.) i   broke the plate while i was doing the washing-up. 5.) at two o'clock this afternoon i was having lunch that's why you didn't get  me on the phone. what did  you  want to tell me? - actually i called to tell you i   was coming home by the 7 o'clock train. 6.) i found that old photo when i was looking through the album. 7.) he was looking/looked through the article for some time and then he  made  notes. 8.) they were    discussing the situation for about an hour at yesterday's meeting. 9.) the boy was  always  fidgeting. but whenever i told  him not to, he  stuck out his tongue at me. 10.) while the coppards was working in the garden mr. coppard had a heart attack and his wife called  the doctor. 11.) i knew for sure what was happening in the next room at that moment. 12.) i didn't mean to shout at you. i was just speaking in an emotional manner! 13.) when i arrived, the party  was in full swing. someone was playing  the piano and the guests were dancing. nobody noticed  me come in. 14.) i asked her something but she didn't answer as she was tasting  some dish. 15.) what did  you  do when you found the ring? - i  called the police, of course.

Music in our life i love music, i think people can not live without it. the first thing i do in the morning i switch on my tape — recorder. we can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on tv, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. i think it's really doesn't matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. a lot of people are fond of music. they buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit concert halls and opera theatres. i enjoy listening music because it reflects my moods and emotions. very often when i'm blue, i play my favourite merry songs and feel much better. sometimes i attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. i like watching music programs on tv. i like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers i like. one wall of my room is covered with posters of "bon jovi", "scorpions", "roxette", russian singers agutin, sjutkin, linda and others. some people go to musics schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music. unfortunately there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad. to have a good producer doesn't mean to have good ears and voice. i think that only talented people can claim to be singers. музыка в нашей жизни я люблю музыку, и мне кажется, что люди не могут жить без нее. первое, что я делаю утром — это включаю магнитофон. мы можем слышать музыку повсюду: на улицах, в магазинах, по телевизору и радио, в машинах, парках — везде. я думаю, что не имеет никакого значения, какую музыку вы предпочитаете: рок, поп, классическую, джаз. многим людям нравится музыка. они покупают кассеты, ходят на концерты, посещают филармонии и оперные театры. мне нравится слушать музыку, потому что она отражает мои настроения и эмоции. часто, когда мне грустно, я включаю свои любимые веселые песни и чувствую себя намного лучше. иногда я посещаю концертные залы, когда мои любимые группы или исполнители там выступают. мне нравится смотреть музыкальные передачи по телевизору. мне нравится узнавать больше и больше о популярных талантливых группах и исполнителях, которые мне нравятся. одна стена в моей комнате оклеена плакатами "бон джови", "скорпионз", "роксет". плакатами с изображением российских исполнителей агутина, сюткина, линды. некоторые ходят в музыкальные школы. они играют на различных музыкальных инструментах, поют в хоре, пытаются сочинять музыку. к сожалению, на нашей эстраде сейчас так много бездарных исполнителей, что меня это огорчает. иметь хорошего продюсера — еще не значит иметь хороший слух или голос. мне кажется, что только талантливые люди имеют право называться певцами.