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VOICE-OVER

Unit 1
Phonetic drill. Read the following words paying attention to their pronunciation:
Accident /ˈæksɪdənt/, unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/, frightening /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/, vehicle
/ˈviːəkl/, advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/, thief /θiːf/, debt /det/, universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/,
marine /məˈriːn/, iguana /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/, reptiles /ˈreptaɪl/, bamboo /ˌbæmˈbuː/,
photosynthesis /ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/, cub /kʌb/, foal /fəʊl/, giraffe /dʒəˈrɑːf/, atmosphere
/ˈætməsfɪə(r)/, evaporate /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/, equator /ɪˈkweɪtə(r)/, desert /ˈdezət/, predators

/ˈpredətə(r)/, volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/, stomach /ˈstʌmək/, metabolism /məˈtæbəlɪzəm/,


fungus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/, sloth /sləʊθ/, isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/, savanna /səˈvænə/, coast /kəʊst/

Exercise 1. Translate the following scientific terms of the BBC documentary


Earth: One Amazing Day into Ukrainian. Classify them into the categories:
Space, sun’s energy, universe, serval, prey, radar ears, southern vlei rat, marine
iguana, reptiles, Galapagos racer snakes, baby iguanas, hatchling, photosynthesis,
bamboo, giant panda, cub, a rare animal, atmosphere, evaporate, zebra, foal, ocean,
narwhal, sea, land, bear, fur, equator, herd, insects, lions, giraffe, desert, habitat,
sperm whales, predators, jet engine, the tropics, three-toed sloth, male, female,
penguins, volcano, chick, stomach, racket-tailed hummingbird, starvation,
metabolism, bees, mayfly, cheetah, langur, fungus, raccoon,

Exercise 2. Suggest the possible ways of translating the following geographical


names:
Africa, The Galapagos Islands, isolated group of Pacific islands, African savanna, the
Arctic, North America, the coast of Panama, Central America, Antarctica, Ecuador,
Tisza River, Hungary, Southwest China, New Zealand, Toronto

Exercise 3. Translate the following sounds of nature into Ukrainian:


Birds squawking, bird chirping, birdsong, wings flapping, birds calling, plants
rustling, koala calling, penguin chatter, sting rays boom into water, zebras snorting,
swooshing, rustling, whooshing, screeching and mechanical whine sound, insect
buzzing, crunching noise, rocks shifting, ding, intense drumbeat,
dramatic music playing, music fades, dramatic music intensifies, animals calling,
light twinkling, plants crackling and rustling, insect squeaking, loud crush,
panda softly grunting, zebras whinnying, ice rumbling, ice crackling, distance
grumbling, bear grumbles, bear growls, playful dance music playing.

Exercise 4. Try to read out the following excerpt of the documentary Earth: One
Amazing Day script with appropriate intonation. Pay attention to the underlined
words:
For as long as humans
have existed on Earth,
we have looked to the heavens in wonder.
Fascinated by the countless stars
in the night sky.
But in all the unimaginable
vastness of space,
we found only one place like this.
It's a small blue planet,
with a rocky moon.
Travelling around a star.
It's just close enough
to be fed by its sun's energy,
but not blasted by its heat.
It spins on its axis,
so that for half a day
its surface basks in light,
then for half it cools in shade.
You might say, it's the lucky planet.
Because its rhythm of light and shade,
turns out to be a vital ingredient,
for life itself.

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