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TRAFFIC WARDENS
Как вы думаете, кто это??? Это РЕГУЛИРОВЩИКИ ДВИЖЕНИЯ.
Давайте прочитаем текст. Его отправлять никому не надо :) Поработайте самостоятельно, а я вам помогу. Перед тем как начнете читать, давайте посмотрим на эти слова. Знаете их перевод?
a stolen car – украденная машина
a parking fine – штраф за парковку
a uniform – униформа
complain – жаловаться
a parrot – попугай
аn excuse – оправдание
Теперь давайте прочитаем текст и вставим перед каждым абзацем подходящий по смыслу вопрос. (Вопросы будут внизу, под текстом). Ответы отправьте куратору.
Поехали?
а._____________________________________
When I lost my job in the shipbuilding industry it was hard to find new employment and this was the only job I could get. But it was a good decision – I like my work.
b._____________________________________
Well, we give people parking tickets of course, but that's not all we do. We also help the police when they are looking for stolen cars. In fact, we collect a lot of local information for the police – it's an important part of our job.
c._____________________________________
Popular ones are: "I couldn't remember where the car was", "I needed the toilet urgently'', "I stopped to help an old lady". Someone even said he paid for a ticket, put it in the car, but his parrot ate it!
d._____________________________________
Sometimes, but we have radios so we can get help when we're in trouble. And now some wardens actually have video cameras as part of their uniforms. So, if anyone gets aggressive, it's on camera. Strangely, some of the most aggressive people are parents when they're collecting their children from school!
e._____________________________________
You certainly keep fit because you're on your feet all day. I like that. And not everyone hates us. Some people think we do a good job. They know that without us the traffic would be terrible and the emergency services couldn't do their jobs.
f._____________________________________
No, millions of people just don't pay. And others write to the parking department and complain. The department accepts about 60% of these excuses, so those people don't have to pay. But the government still gets over £1 billion a year from parking fines.
А вот и вопросы:
1. What excuses do people give you?
2. What are the good things about the job?
3. Does everyone pay their fine?
4. Why did you become a traffic warden?
5. Is it a dangerous job?
6. What do traffic wardens do?
А теперь, в какой части текста говориться о нижеприведенном. Не забудьте отправить все ответы куратору.
1. Not everyone has to pay a parking fine.
2. Traffic wardens help the police a lot.
3. Some traffic wardens can film people who argue with them.
4. William had another job before he became a traffic warden.
5. Traffic wardens hear some unbelievable excuses.
6. Some people like traffic wardens.