Spotlight 11 Lesson 5a

text about life on the streets
(multiple-choice questions)
Skill ― reading for

detailed comprehension
Speaking: talking about what life is like as a
homeless person; conducting an interview
(roleplay)

comprehension [ˌkɔmprɪ'hen(t)ʃ(ə)n]- понимание

keeping in a shop doorway, in a train station or

on a park bench? Why do you think these people don't have a home?

St 1:
Have you ever seen someone sleeping in a shop doorway, in a train station or on a park bench?
(Вы когда-либо видели, что кто-то спит в дверном проеме магазина, на вокзале или на
скамейке в парке?)
St 2 :
Yes, I have seen many people sleeping in the train station and a few people sleeping in the park.
(Да, я видел много людей, спящих на вокзале и несколько человек спали в парке).
St 1 :
Why do you think these people don't have a home?
(Почему, по-вашему, у этих людей нет дома?)
St 3 :
Maybe they don't have money to pay the rent or maybe they have lost their homes due to a natural disaster.
(Может быть, у них нет денег, чтобы заплатить арендную плату или, может быть, они потеряли свои дома из-за стихийного бедствия).
St 4
Maybe they have run away from home
(Может быть, они убегают из дома).

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rough on hard benches and in grubby doorways on the

streets of various English cities. Jasmine, twenty-two, is one of them. At first, huddled in a door entrance asking passers-by for money, she is reluctant to open up, but then she begins to talk. This is her story...

rough [rʌf]-лишённый комфорта

grubby ['grʌbɪ]- грязный

huddle ['hʌdl]-толпиться,
собираться (вместе)

reluctant [rɪ'lʌkt(ə)nt]-
делающий что-л. с большой неохотой

to open up open –
открывать (ся);
рассказывать о своих чувствах

2  Read the title of the text and the introduction. What do you think Jasmine's life is like? Discuss in pairs. Listen and check

A: It must be awful to live like that.
A:(Должно быть, так жить ужасно).
B: She must feel cold and uncomfortable.
B: It is also embarrassing to have to ask passers-by for money.
(Она, должно быть, чувствует себя холодно и неуютно.
Также неловко, должно быть, спрашивать у прохожих деньги).
A: She must be feeling really depressed
A:(Она, должно быть, на самом деле в депрессии).

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[ɪ'venʧuəlɪ ] в конечном счёте, в итоге
grew tired-уставать,надоедать
В &

В- дешевые гостиницы

lie awake -) не спать

terrified ['terɪfaɪd]- испуганный

shiver ['ʃɪvə]- дрожать

Every single night of the year, around 1,200 people sleep rough on hard benches and in grubby doorways on the streets of various English cities. Jasmine, twenty-two, is one of them. At first, huddled in a door entrance asking passers-by for money, she is reluctant to open up, but then she begins to talk. This is her story..

"I've been living on the streets ever since I was sixteen years old, when I ran away from my foster home. My parents died when I was very young so I went into foster care. It wasn't so bad but I wanted to make it on my own. I stayed on friends' couches at first, but eventually their parents grew tired of having me around. So, I caught a train to London, thinking that it would be easier to survive in the big city. How wrong could I be! I tried to find a job but no one would take me on without a fixed address. I slept in a cheap В & В for a few nights, but then my money ran out and I spent my first night in a sleeping bag on a park bench. I'll never forget how alone I felt that night. I lay awake, terrified and shivering with cold.

2  Read the title of the text and the introduction.
What do you think Jasmine's life is like? Discuss in pairs. Listen and check

temporary accommodation and the street. I spend the odd night

in a hostel for homeless people, and there are loads of squats around the city centre too. These are usually in abandoned houses, empty office buildings, disused warehouses, places like that. Usually you share a cramped little room with around fifteen others. Some of these people are drug addicts or alcoholics, and usually the room's filthy and there's no running water or electricity.

rough [rʌf]-лишённый комфорта

forth [fɔːθ]- вперёд, дальше

temporary ['temp(ə)r(ə)rɪ]- временный

odd night -некоторые ночи

hostel ['hɔst(ə)l]- дешовый отель, хостел (общежитие)

load [ləud]-множество

squat [skwɔt]-приют, ночлежка

abandoned [ə'bændənd]- заброшенный

disused [ˌdɪs'juːzd] вышедший из употребления

warehouse - ['weəhaus]- склад

cramped [kræmpt]-тесный

drug addicts-наркоманы

filthy ['fɪlθɪ]-грязный

can mean the difference between life or death when there

are sub-zero temperatures outside. On the streets, the cold eats into your bones. I have my favourite doorways and I try to stick to busy, well-lit streets. Sometimes traffic fumes almost choke me, the noise is deafening and there's no privacy whatsoever. But that's a small price to pay for
safety...

subzero [sʌb'zɪərəu] - sub-zero - ниже нуля

cold eats into your bones- холод разъедает
ваши кости

doorway ['dɔːweɪ]- дверной проём,

to stick to - придержаться

fumes [fjuːmz] ; пары

choke [ʧəuk]-задыхаться
душить, сдавливать горло

deafen ['def(ə)n]- оглушать

privacy ['praɪvəsɪ ]- уединение

whatsoever [ˌ(h)wɔtsəu'evə]-
какой бы ни

like me money, but it's barely enough to eat. I

just about make ends meet by begging, selling The Big Issue*... whatever I can really. I hate asking for money from people. Some take pity on me and toss me a few coins or buy me a sandwich or a hot drink. But most just rush past me and avoid looking me in the eye. They just want to get back to their posh houses in the suburbs, you know. Basically, you lose your identity, your dignity, everything, on the streets. It's so boring not having a job, having nothing to do during the day, until one of the soup kitchens opens in the evening. It destroys your soul.

barely ['beəlɪ]- просто

make ends meet – сводить концы с концами

big issue –газеты, журналы

take pity - сжалиться

toss [tɔs]-бросать, кидать

rush past - проноситься мимо 

posh houses- шикарные дома
в пригороде

basically ['beɪsɪk(ə)lɪ]- по существу,
в основном

identity [aɪ'dentətɪ]- идентичность

dignity ['dɪgnətɪ]- достоинство

soup kitchens-
благотворительная кухня

soul [səul]- душа; сердце

vicious circle that is very difficult to break out of.

It's very hard to get work, because no one takes you seriously, and then you lose your confidence and your self-esteem and it becomes even harder. I'm on a council waiting list for a flat though. I want nothing more than to have a place of my own one day. A place that I can call home." 

future holds- что будет в будущем

homelessness - бездомность

to break out of - вырываться

confidence ['kɔnfɪd(ə)n(t)s]- вера

self-esteem [ˌselfɪ'stiːm] самоуважение; чувство
собственного достоинства

vicious ['vɪʃəs]- порочный

waiting list for a flat –
список на квартиу

B, C or D) to answer the questions. Explain the

words in bold.

foster:
official care by the government
(выхаживать: официальный уход от

правительства)
couches:
along seat for two or three people
(диваны: продольные сиденья для двух или трех человек)
shivering with cold:
to be so cold that it causes the person to shake
(дрожать от холода: замерзнуть так сильно, что холод заставляет человека дрожать)
odd night:
occasional night
(случайная ночь: ночь где придется)
cramped:
not enough space for the occupants
(тесно: не хватает места для проживающего)

drug addicts:
people who is dependant on an illegal drug

(наркоманы: люди, которые зависят от незаконных препаратов)
filthy:
very dirty
(грязный: очень грязный)
choke:
unable to breath
(удушение: не в состоянии дышать)
make ends meet:
to just cover all your essential living expenses
(свести концы с концами: только покрыть все ваши существенные расходы на жизнь)
toss:
throw
(бросить: бросить)

posh:
expensive
(шикарный: дорогой)
dignity:
a person's sense of importance and

value
(достоинство: человеческое чувство важности и значимости)
vicious circle:
a problem or difficult situation that creates new problems which cause the original problem again
(Порочный круг: проблема или сложная ситуация, которая создает новые проблемы, которые вызывают еще раз исходную задачу)
self-esteem:
how a person feels about themselves
(самооценка: то, что человек думает о себе)

; н.э., нашей эры; от Рождества Христова
4 a Fill in:

industrial, capital, cosmopolitan, overcrowded, historic, market, boom, shanty, new

1    Manchester is a(n) .............    city because there are many factories and warehouses there.
2    York is a(n) ...............city because it dates from 71 AD.
3    Newcastle was a(n) ........... town in the 19th century because of the mining industry.
4    Milton Keynes is a(n) ....... town that was established in 1967.

industrial

historic

boom

new

boom, shanty, new

5    Edinburgh is the ............. city of Scotland.
6  

 London is a very ………............ city with people from lots of different cultures living there.
7    Dublin is a rather ....................... city and housing is scarce.
8    Preston is a famous .............. town in the north of England with indoor and outdoor markets open six days a week.
9    Fortunately, there are no ............. towns in Britain.

scarce [skeəs] недостаточный, скудный

shanty town ['ʃæntɪtaǔn] городские трущобы

cosmopolitan [ˌkɔzmə'pɔlɪt(ə)n многонациональный

capital

cosmopolitan

overcrowded

market

shanty

[ə'bændənd]- заброшенный, покинутый
5  Check these phrases in the Word List.

Use the phrases to complete the sentences

disused

squat

office

residential

pedestrianised

rough

1    Always walk on    ......... streets at night to be safe.
2    You can find ................. houses in rough areas of cities with high crime.
3    He had no furniture, so he rented a .......................... house.
4    Wealthy people usually live in a big .......... house.
5    The council is going to renovate this old ................... building and turn it into a youth centre.

well-lit

run-down

fully-furnished

posh

abandoned

Word List. Use the phrases to complete the sentences
disused
squat
office
residential
pedestrianised
rough
6    In

the industrial part of the city there are a lot of ............. warehouses because businesses have moved away.
7    A ........... is a house where people live illegally.
8    In the business district there are a lot of huge ........... buildings.
9    I live in a quiet ..................  area in the suburbs of a big city
10    The shops in my town are located in a ......................... area where cars aren't allowed.
11    There is often a lot of crime and poverty in a ............ neighbourhood, in a town or city.

disused

squat

office

residential

pedestrianised

rough

disused [ˌdɪs'juːzd]
вышедший из
употребления

squat [skwɔt]
дом или квартира,
незаконно занятые
группой бездомных
людей

]- взволнованный
delighted [dɪ'laɪtɪd] - радостный, довольный
6  Which adjectives best describe

Jasmine's feelings? Give reasons

•    proud • lonely • abandoned • confused •    excited • anxious • delighted

> A: I think Jasmine feels lonely because she has no family or friends to help her

B: I agree. She doesn't tell us about any friends
I think she also feels abandoned because no-one helps her
Я согласен. Она не говорит нам ни о каких друзьях.
Я думаю, что она также чувствует себя отвергнутой из-за того, что никто не помогает ей
A: I think you're right
It seems as if no-one cares about her at all
She probably feels anxious as well, not knowing what's going to happen to her.
Я думаю ты прав
Кажется, никто не заботится о ней вообще
Она, наверное, чувствует тревогу, а также не знает, что произойдет с ней

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and Jasmine
Conduct your interview. Record it
Journalist:
How long have

you been living on the streets?
Как долго вы живёте на улицах?
Jasmine:
For six years now, since I was sixteen
Уже шесть лет, с тех пор как мне исполнилось шестнадцать лет
Journalist:
Why do you live here?
Почему вы живете здесь?
Jasmine:
Many people find it hard to understand why I gave up a home in foster care to make it on my own but I wanted to be independent.
Little did I know how hard it would be
Многие люди считают, что трудно понять, почему я отказалась от дома в приемной семье, чтобы жить самостоятельно, но я хотела быть независимой.
Я и не думала, насколько тяжело это будет

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and Jasmine
Conduct your interview. Record it
Journalist:
Do you regret

your actions?
Вы жалеете о своих поступках?
Jasmine:
Yes, quite often I wish I had stayed on at school and stayed in foster care until I was eighteen.
Maybe then I would have a job or would have gone to college.
Да, довольно часто я думаю, что хотела бы остаться в школе и оставаться на попечении, пока мне не исполнилось бы восемнадцать лет
Может быть, тогда я бы нашла работу или пошла бы в колледж
Journalist:
What is the worst thing about being homeless?
Что самое худшее в том, чтобы быть бездомным?

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and Jasmine
Conduct your interview. Record it
Jasmine:
Feeling cold and

lonely
And there's also the uncertainty, the danger
It is the worst kind of existence, believe me!
Чувство холодна и одиночества
И есть также неопределенность, опасность
Это худший вид существования, поверьте!
Journalist:
Is there any way out?
Есть ли выход?
Jasmine:
I hope and pray that one day soon I'll get a council flat and will finally have my own place to call home
Я надеюсь и молюсь, что однажды я получу квартиру от совета и, наконец, у меня будет свое собственное место, чтобы позвонить домой

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To my mind, it loses point and also happiness, when

a human just living.
It is not life it is just existence.
A person should have sunshine for the peace of the inner world, freedom for the ability to make choice and decisions, flower also for the comfort.
Я согласна с мыслями Ганса Христиана Андерсена о жизни.
По моему мнению, теряется смысл а также счастье, когда человек просто живет.
Это не жизнь, это просто существование.
Человек должен иметь солнечный свет для мира во внутреннем мире, свободу для возможности делать выбор и решения, цветок для успокоения