Listening. Young and homeless

1.

Where can you see home comfort?
What are your most important home
comforts?
Which ones could you manage
without?
I could manage without …

2.

Raising money for people who sleep rough
Work in pairs. Look at the photo, title and slogan.
What happens on a ‘Big Sleep Out’, do you think?
Who might take part in this event? For what?
Would you like to take part too? Why? Why not?
sleep
in theout
street
sleep
spend the night in
sleep rough
the open

3.

aцифра
figure
the
большинство
majority of
быть
to beбезработным
unemployed
не
toмочь
be unable
себе позволить
to afford
an accommodation
жильё
благотворительность
a charity
биться,
to tackle
решать
напоминать
to remind
To look
искать
for решение
a solution to

4.

2
Write about different situations with
the idioms.
(Mum is trying to cook and clean the kitchen
at the same time. I’ll give her a hand.)
5
3
1
4
6

5.

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Did she enjoy her
Big Sleep Out?
Does he think the
organisers tried hard to
publicise the event this
year?
Does she think
politicians ignore the
problem of
homelessness?
Did she talk to the
organisers?
Did they contact the
local newspaper last
year?
Did she help at the
office of a charity?

6.

7.

increase
sharply
offer/ require
assistance
go up a lot
need help
very
important
a high
priority
suggest
something
make a proposal
at the moment
find a job
currently
gain employment

8.

offer/ require assistance
currently
very important
a high priority
make a proposal
go up a lot
need help
find a job
gain employment
increase sharply
suggest something
at the moment

9.

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Answer
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
Experts 1 and 3 use
formal language.
благотворительность
charity
suppose
полагать
government
государство
to take part
принимать
участие
require
запрос
to tackle
биться,
браться за
unfortunately
к несчастью
to provide
обеспечивать
homelessness
бездомность
to fulfil
выполнять
aim
цель
to
promise
обещать
to
expect
ожидать
election
выбор
to
care about
заботиться
о
to avoid
избегать
whereas
тогда,
как
fight
борьба

10.

Push

11.

Push

12.

Push

13.

Push

14.

Push

15.

the weather
other people’s
attitude
being
uncomfortable
being alone
personal safety
hygiene

16.

Do you think the text
reflects homelessness
in your country?
Is there a similar number
of homeless people in
Your country?
Are they a similar age?
Are the causes the same?