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. People talk.Hike: Everybody in Yerevan speaks about your group, Davy.David: What’s your opini<strong>on</strong> about the c<strong>on</strong>cert, Hike?Hike: To my mind, you’re str<strong>on</strong>gly influenced by the Rolling St<strong>on</strong>es, and I d<strong>on</strong>’t likethem very much.David: Why d<strong>on</strong>’t you like them? I think, they are <strong>on</strong>e of the best groups.Tastesdiffer.c. It’s fantastic. Make up short dialogues.Example:a. what, think, pop music. a. What do you think of pop music?b. be, it, very good, my opini<strong>on</strong>. b. In my opini<strong>on</strong> it’s very good.1. a. how, feel, the new play?b. it, w<strong>on</strong>derful, enjoyed, it, my mind.2. a. what, think, you, Titanic?b. I, pers<strong>on</strong>ally, dull, think, but, say, some, exciting.3. a. how, feel you, American basketball?b. fantastic, my mind.d. Give your opini<strong>on</strong>s about pop singers and pop groups. Speak about theirvoices, melodies, lyrics and movements.Useful language: fantastic/great/w<strong>on</strong>derful/nice/good/interesting/exciting/all right/notbad/strange/unpleasant/out of date/dull/terrible/n<strong>on</strong>sensee. Work in pairs.1. Your friend wants to see a film which you have already seen. Give your opini<strong>on</strong>.2. Your younger brother wants to play football. Give your opini<strong>on</strong> about this game.Ray Bradbury – the writer of science ficti<strong>on</strong>Before you read1. Have you read science-ficti<strong>on</strong> stories before?2. What are science-ficti<strong>on</strong> stories about?3. Why do authors turn to science ficti<strong>on</strong> stories?Ray Bradbury (born August 22, 1920) is an American fantasy, horror, scienceficti<strong>on</strong>, and mystery writer. He is <strong>on</strong>e of the greatest and most popular Americanwriters of science of the twentieth century. He often said, “I d<strong>on</strong>’t write science ficti<strong>on</strong>.Science ficti<strong>on</strong> is a descripti<strong>on</strong> of the real. Fantasy is a descripti<strong>on</strong> of the unreal. I’m amagician”.57

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