MARADONA: BORN WITH A FOOTBALL

СЛУШАЕМ И ЧИТАЕМ*

 

Читаем текст, стараясь подражать диктору:

Born on October 30^th, 1960,
in Buenos Aires,
Maradona was the fifth
of eight children
of a factory worker.

As a child,
he slept
with a football under his arm
while his mother thought
he would grow up to be an accountant.

Maradona played
for the Argentinos Juniors
at the age of 15.

Two years later,
he just missed
being a part of Argentina’s 1978
World Cup team.

In 1984,
he joined the Italian team Napoli
for a then world-record $7.5 million contract.

He led the team
to two Italian football championships.

ЗАПОЛНЯЕМ ПРОПУСКИ

____________________Bornon October 30^th, 1960, in Buenos Aires,

Maradona was ____  ________________the fifthof eight children of a factory ____________________worker.

As a child, he ____________________sleptwith a football ____________________underhis arm while his mother____________________thoughthe would ___________  _________grow upto be an ____________________accountant.

Maradona ____________________playedfor the Argentinos Juniors at the ____________________ageof 15.

Two years later, he just ____________________missedbeing a part of Argentina’s 1978 _________. ___________World Cupteam.

In 1984, he ____________________joinedthe Italian ____________________teamNapoli for a then world-record $7.5 million ____________________contract.

He ____________________ledthe team to two Italian football ____________________championships.

 

|||||||

СЛЕГКА УПРОСТИМ ТЕКСТ 

Maradona was born on October 30^th, 1960.
He was born in Buenos Aires.

His father was a factory worker.
He had eight children.
Maradona was the fifth child in the family.

As a child, Maradona slept
with a football under his arm.
But his mother thought
he would be an accountant.

Maradona played
for the Argentinos Juniors
at the age of 15.

Two years later, he was not a part of
Argentina’s 1978 World Cup team.

In 1984,
he joined the Italian team Napoli.
His contract was $7.5 million.
It was a world-record for 1984. 

He led the team
to two Italian football championships.

|||||||

НЕ ПОВТОРИТЬ ЛИ НАМ ГРАММАТИКУ?

Этот отрывок изобилует именами числительными.
Давайте их повторим.

Прежде всего пары типа один – первый. 
Maradona was the fifth of eight children.

1   one – the first
2   two – the second
3   three – the third
4   four – the fourth
5   five – the fifth
6   six – the sixth
7   seven – the seventh
8   eight – the eights
9   nine – the ninth
10 ten – the tenth
11 eleven – the eleventh
12 twelve – the twelfth
13 thirteen – the thirteenth
14 fourteen – the fourteenth
15 fifteen – the fifteenth
16 sixteen – the sixteenth
17 seventeen – the seventeenth
18 eighteen – the eighteenth
19 nineteen – the nineteenth
20 twenty – the twenty-first
(…)

 ПРОЧИТАЕМ ДАТЫ

October 30^th, 1960: October the thirtieth, nineteen sixty.

1978: nineteen seventy-eight. Вообще-то можно сказать и так: nineteen thousand, eight hundred seventy-eight. Но к счастью, так никто не говорит.

1984: nineteen eighty-four

$7.5 million: seven point five million / seven million five hundred thousand

|||||||

ОТВЕТИМ НА ВОПРОСЫ

When was Maradona born? ____________________________________He was born on October 30^th, 1960 .

Where was Maradona born?_________________________________________He was born in Buenos Aires.

How many children were there in the family?_________________________________________There were eight children in the family.

Maradona was the fifth child in the family, wasn’t he?_________________________________________Yes, he was, he was the fifth child in the family.

He wasn’t the son of a factory worker, was he? ______________________________________________Yes, he was. He was the son of a factory worker.

Did he sleep with a football under his arm, as a child? ___________________________________________________Yes, he did. As a child, he slept with a football under his arm.

Did his mother think he would grow up to be an accountant? ___________________________________________________Yes, she did. His mother thought he would grow up to be an accountant.

Maradona played for the Argentinos Juniors at the age of 15, didn’t he?___________________________________________________Yes, he did. He played for the Argentinos Juniors at the age of 15.

Who missed being a part of Argentina’s 1978 World Cup team?___________________________________________________Maradona did. He missed being a part of Argentina’s 1978 World Cup team.

In what year did he join the Italian team Napoli? ___________________________________________________He joined it in 1984.

He joined Napoli for a world-record $7.5 million contract, didn’t he?___________________________________________________Yes, he did. He joined Napoli for a world-record $7.5 million contract.

Did he lead the team to two Italian football championships? ___________________________________________________Yes, he did. He lead the team to two Italian football championships.

СЛОВАРЬ

 

ПОВТОРИМ СЛОВА ЕЩЁ РАЗ

Argentina [ˌɑːʤ(ə)n’tiːnə] Аргентина
Buenos Aires [ˌbweɪnəs’aɪ(ə)rɪz] Буэнос-Айрес,
столица Аргентины

factory [‘fækt(ə)rɪ]  фабрика, завод:
his father was a factory worker его отец был
рабочим на фабрике / заводским рабочим
worker [‘wɜːkə] рабочий

age [eɪʤ] возраст:
at the age of 15 в возрасте 15 лет

born [bɔːn] родившийся, родждённый:
born on October 30, 1960

child [ʧaɪld] ребёнок
children [‘ʧɪldr(ə)n] мн.ч. дети

grow up (grew – up – grown up) v.
расти, вырастать
to grow up to be an accountant
вырасти и стать бухгалтером
accountant [ə’kauntənt] бухгалтер

sleep (slept – slept) v. спать:
he slept with a football under his arm
он спал с футбольным мячом под мышкой 

while [waɪl] а; в то время как
while his mother thought …
а его мама думала, что…

championship [‘ʧæmpɪənʃɪp] чемпионат
contract [‘kɔntrækt] договор, контракт

football [‘futbɔːl] футбольный мяч,
футбол (игра);
“ядерный чемоданчик”
soccer [‘sɔkə] футбол
(о футболе как игре как правило говорят именно soccer)

join [ʤɔɪn] v.  соединять; присоединяться
he joined the team он вошёл в состав команды

junior [‘ʤuːnɪə] младший; юниор; юношеский

just [ʤʌst] только что:
he just missed
он как раз пропустил

lead [liːd] (led – led [led]) v. вести, возглавлять:
He led the team to two
football championships.
Он привёл команду на
два чемпионата по футболу.

miss [mɪs] v. пропустить; упустить возможность
He missed being a part of Argentina’s 1978
World Cup team.
Он не попал в сборную Аргентины
на чемпионате мира в 1978 г.

 play [pleɪ] v. играть:
to play football играть в футбол

 team [tiːm] команда

then [ðen] тогда; тогдашний
a then world-record
мировой рекорд того времени
world [wɜːld] мир; мировой

World Cup чемпионат мира по футболу
cup [kʌp] чашка
Cup [kʌp] кубок

world–record мировой рекорд
record [‘rekɔːd] рекорд; рекордный, небывалый

 

|||||||

Пересказываем текст вслух,
 слушаем и читаем его снова,
чтобы перепроверить себя.
Текст можно пересказывать
по упрощённому варианту.

|||||||

 

*Отрывок из записи на сайте VOA