Аракин 4 курс полностью

Possible follow-ups 
1. Do you believe in the effect of punishing children? 
2. Discuss different sanctions for misbehaviour used in Russian and British schools. 
3. Argue the following talking point: "Parents are too permissive with their children 
nowadays". 
STUDENTS' WEDDING 
Situation 
A fourth-year student Nick Petrov and a second-year student Ann Semenova are going to 
get married. They both study at the English faculty and live away from home in the Halls of 
Residence. Their wedding is scheduled for Sunday and their parents are arriving in Moscow 
on Saturday. Meanwhile Nick and Ann are trying to decide how to celebrate the occasion. 
Ann wants it to be a "wedding to remember" and is determined to spend a lot of money on 
clothes, flowers, guests. Nick tries to keep her from making such a fuss and urges her to go 
to St. Petersburg all the more so as Ann has never been there. Ann's roommate Helen who is 
also present takes Ann's side as she enjoys parties too. Suddenly the door opens and two 
people emerge. One of them is Irene Nosova, a friend of 

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theirs, who is a member of the English speaking club. She has brought along with her 
Tom/Dorothy Walter, who is an English student on an exchange visit to Moscow. He/she 
wants to interview Nick and Ann and later write an article on Russian students'marriage.
Soon everybody is absorbed in the conversation, and the students do not only answer 
Tom‘s/Dorothy's numerous questions but also help Nick and Ann to decide how to 
arrange a wedding reception. 
Cast list 
Nick Petrov, a student
Ann Semenova, a student
Irene Nosova, a student, a member of the ESC
Tom/Dorothy Walter, an English student
Helen Bobrova, a student, Ann's roommate