Стр.41 Unit 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
In pairs, look at the pictures and the headline and discuss the questions.
- What secret societies or fraternities do you know of?
- Why do people create or join them?
- Would you like to belong to one? What kind, and why, or why not?
NEWS
Daily News
July 14
Secrets revealed?Listen to the introduction to a current affairs programme. What is it going to be about? How do we know?
Before you listen to Part 2, use your dictionary to check the meaning of the words and phrases below.
a sorority; to pledge; rituals; handshakes; initiation rites; to bond
Listen to Part 2 and complete each gap with only one word.
Famous public figures often ______ secret societies. In the USA, Gamma Phi Beta is a famous university sorority, a special society for ______. The names of such societies often contain ______ letters. Only members know the secret rituals, like ______, songs and handshakes. New members are invited to join fraternities during ‘______’. A minimum grade average is one type of ______ for fraternity membership. Six US ______ formerly belonged to a fraternity at Yale.
Listen to the last part of the programme and answer the questions.
- When and why did secret societies first begin?
- Why do students join these fraternities? Which of these reasons is the most important and why?
You will hear a presentation on the Cambridge Apostles. First read Speak Out and complete sentences 1–8 with one word in each gap. Then listen and check.
Write three opinions about each of the statements below, using language from Speak Out. Then compare and discuss your answers in groups.
- Nobody can ever keep a secret.
- Everybody needs their privacy.
- We all need somebody to confide in.
1. Famous public figures often belong to secret societies.
2. In the USA, Gamma Phi Beta is a famous university sorority, a special society for women.
3. The names of such societies often contain Greek letters.
4. Only members know the secret rituals, like passwords, songs and handshakes.
5. New members are invited to join fraternities during ‘Rush Week’.
6. A minimum grade average is one type of requirement for fraternity membership.
7. Six US Presidents formerly belonged to a fraternity at Yale.
1. Secret societies first began thousands of years ago. They were created because people wanted secret knowledge, power and influence.
2. Students join these fraternities to bond with each other, feel they belong to something unique and special, and develop pride in their university and themselves. The most important reason is the feeling of belonging, because it gives people a sense of identity and friendship.
1. The society is, broadly speaking, a debating club.
2. But now it tends to be called the Cambridge Apostles.
3. It is thought that this name came from the idea that twelve new members are elected every year.
4. As a rule, members have meetings once a week.
5. It’s usually the case that Apostles are undergraduates.
6. Apostles have a tendency to become Angels after they graduate.
7. It is often said that the Angels meet at a Cambridge college every few years.
8. It was widely believed that some of the spies had been Apostles.
Possible opinions:
- Broadly speaking, nobody can ever keep a secret.
- It is often said that everybody needs their privacy.
- There’s a common belief that we all need somebody to confide in.
