Dvizh. Spotlight 11

Have you ever seen someone sleeping in a shop doorway, in a train station or on a park bench? Why do you think these people don’t have a home?
To have money
To pay the rent
To lose homes
A natural disaster
To run away from home

Read the title of the text and the introduction. What do you think Jasmine’s life is like? Discuss in pairs. Listen and check.
Life on the streets
It must be awful to live like that.
She must feel cold and uncomfortable. It also embarrassing to have to ask passers-by for money.
She must be feeling really depressed.

Before reading learn new words.
abandoned
addict
to choke
B&B
to make ends meet
posh
boom town
well-lit
reluctant
to beg
to date from
to take sb on
barely
scarce
to stick to
squat
to break out of
run-down
to toss
to open up
cosmopolitan
soup kitchen
disused
warehouse
odd
vicious circle
cramped
заброшенный
приверженец
задыхаться
номер с завтраком (bed&breakfast)
сводить концы с концами
роскошный
быстрорастущий город
хорошо освещенный
вынужденный
умолять
берущий начало от
нанимать на работу
едва
скудный
придерживаться чего-либо
приют
вырываться
обветшалый
бросать
рассказывать о своих чувтвах
всемирный
беспл. столовая д/бедных
вышедший из употребления
склад
случайный
порочный круг
тесный

Life on the streets
Read the title of the text and the introduction. What do you think Jasmine’s life is like? Discuss in pairs. Listen and check.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

Read the text and choose the correct answer to answer the questions.
Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

Match the words to their definitions.
foster
shivering with cold
toss
make ends meet
couches
vicious circle
posh
odd night
dignity
self-esteem
cramped
drug addict
filthy
choke
Official care arranged by government or another family
Long soft seats for two or three people
Feeling so cold that it causes the person to shake
Occasional night
How you feel about yourself
A problem or difficult situation that creates new problems which cause the original problem again
Having not enough space for the occupants
People who are dependent on a drug
Very dirty
To lose the ability to breathe
To barely cover all your essential living expenses only
Throw
Expensive
A person’s sense of importance and value

Industrial, capital, boom, cosmopolitan, overcrowded, historic, market, shanty, new.
industrial
historic
boom
new
capital
cosmopolitan
overcrowded
market
shanty

Make similar sentences for towns/cities in your country.
Moscow is the capital city of Russia.
St. Petersburg is a historic city with lots of interesting monuments.
Vladivostok is an industrial city with a large port.
Moscow has become very cosmopolitan with lots of new immigrants.
Industrial, capital, cosmopolitan, overcrowded, historic, market, boom, shanty, new.

Check these phrases in the Word List. Use the phrases to complete the sentences.
well-bit
run-down
fully-furnished
posh
abandoned
disused
squat
office
squat
office
disused
fully-furnished
run-down
well-lit
posh
rough
residential
pedestrianised
abandoned
приют, ночлежка
офис
вышедший из употребления
полностью обставленный мебелью
пришедший в негодность
хорошо освещенный
роскошный
опасный
жилой
закрытый для автомобильного движения
заброшенный
residential
pedestrianised
rough

Which adjectives best describe Jasmine’s feelings? Give reasons.
proud
lonely
abandoned
confused
excited
anxious
delighted
I think Jasmine feels lonely because she has no family or friends to help her.
I think she also feels abandoned because no one helps her.
She probably feels anxious as well, not knowing what’s going to happen to her.
Life on the streets is difficult and dangerous. Maybe she also feels confused too.

Work in pairs. Take the roles of the journalist and Jasmine. Conduct your interview. Record it.
How long have you been living on the street?
For six years now, since I was sixteen.
Why do you live here?
Many people find it hard to understand why I gave a home in foster care to make it on my own but I wanted to be independent. Little did u know hard it would be.
Do you regret your actions?
Yes, quite often I wish I had stayed on at school and stayed in foster care until I was eighteen. Maybe then I would have a job or would have gone to college.
What is the worst thing about being homeless?
Feeling cold and lonely. And there’s also the uncertainty, the danger. It is the worst kind of existence, believe me!
Is there any way out?
I hope and pray that one day soon I’ll get a council flat and will finally have my own place to call home.