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Unit III
LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
Lady Wyatt Accused of Shop-Lifting
TASK I. Read the list of characters involved in the case of shop-lifting. Choose
one for yourself
Lady Wyatt - the accused, a rich and unbalanced woman
Mr Bell
- the store detective, a real nosey parker
Sir David Wilton - an old friend of lady Wyatt, just a gentlemen
Dr Soames - lady Wyatt's family doctor, a very secretive personality
Mr Green
-the store manager, very inexperienced
Miss Toad
- shop assistant, a dangerous mixture of chatterbox and
scatterbrain.
The prosecutor
The defence
TASK 2. Read Lady Wyatt's written account and the store detective's report,
Present them using the colour idioms.
Lady Wyatt: On Wednesday morning 1
went to Hall's Department Store to do some
shopping and to meet a friend for lunch. In the
Ladies Fashion Department I bought a belt and
a bag and paid for them. As I was waiting for
the lift to go up to the Rooftop Coffee Lounge,
I saw a silk scarf that I liked. I tried it on and
decided to buy it. I looked around for an
assistant to pay but couldn't see anybody. The
lift came and as I was late for my appointment,
I put the scarf with my other purchases,
intending to pay for it later on my way out.
Unfortunately, I forgot to pay and was stopped
at the door by the store detective who asked
me to go to the manager's office where I was
accused of having stolen the scarf. It's quite
ridiculous. I simply forgot to pay.
Mr.Bell: I was on duty on the second
floor when I observed Lady Wyatt trying on a
scarf. She looked at herself in the mirror, looked round several times and then
The main reason for the fading interest of young people in theater today is considered to be a new, modern way of life, equipped with high-tech information technologies. Indeed, many electronic devices that are present in our everyday life - televisions, computers and not only - quickly present information in such a simple and fascinating form that theatrical performances are not always able to effectively compete with them. Constantly in the media and in real life, we talk about how the world of technology has filled everything around us, making people forget about other ways of communicating with the surrounding reality and learning about it. But the world of theater, in contrast to the technological one, not only surrounds a person, but also exists inside him.
The fact is that people have always had the goal of learning to embody the emotional world into the material one without any distortions, to cognize it together with others and to excite the feelings of their “spiritual clients”. And the world of theater is a wonderful interweaving of arts, in which people creatively combine all the ways of self-expression!
My attitude to sport
Sport is very important in our life. That’s why lots of people take exercise and go in for sports.
When a baby starts moving his arms left and right it is the first step to physical training. When children grow, they play active games a lot. Everyone wants to be faster and stronger. It helps you to win in games with your friends. And eventually it helps you to achieve more in life. So sport helps to build strong character.
Many children start to go in for sports. They like it very much. Later some of them may become professional sportsmen. They will take part in competitions, get a regard, respect and have popularity. So we can say that sport helps to achieve success in life. Of course, in order to achieve something you have to work a lot and overcome all difficulties.