- •Гавриленко о.В., Ильинцева а.В., Бондарева е.В.
- •Part I: Publishing unit 1 Publishers and Publishing
- •1. Match the words which are close in meaning:
- •2. Match the given words and word-combinations with their definitions.
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •4. A. Translate the word-combinations given below.
- •5. Paraphrase the sentences given below. Use the words and phrases from the topic vocabulary instead of phrases shown in boldface.
- •6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English paying attention to the words and phrases from the topic vocabulary.
- •7. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.
- •10. Make up a dialogue.
- •11. А. Read the Russian text below. Render it into English.
- •12. Speak on the topic “Publishers and Publishing”.
- •History of Publishing
- •(Part 1)
- •1. Find in the text the words which describe or mean the following:
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. A. Translate the word combinations given below.
- •4. Paraphrase the following sentences. Use your own words instead of the topic vocabulary words and word combinations shown in boldface.
- •5. A. Insert prepositions (by, for, from, of, to, upon) where necessary:
- •6. Translate the sentences given below from Russian into English:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Write and discuss.
- •9. A. Read the Russian text below. Render it into English.
- •10. Speak on the topic “History of Publishing”.
- •History of Publishing
- •(Part 2)
- •1. Match the given words and word-combinations with their definitions.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •3. A. Translate the word-combinations given below.
- •4. Paraphrase the following sentences. Use the words and phrases from the topic vocabulary instead of the words and word combinations shown in boldface.
- •5. Paraphrase the sentences from the text. Use your own words instead of the active vocabulary shown in boldface.
- •6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •7. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. Use Language Support from Unit 1.
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. A. Pair work.
- •10. A. Read the Russian text below. Render it into English.
- •11. Speak on the topic “History of Publication: Periodical and Nonperiodical Publications”.
- •Categories of Publishing:
- •Trade, Textbook, Academic
- •1. Match the given words and word-combinations with their definitions.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following word-combinations.
- •3. A. Translate the word-combinations given below.
- •4. Paraphrase the sentences given below. Use the words and phrases from the topic vocabulary instead of phrases shown in boldface.
- •5. Insert prepositions (by, for, in, into, of) where necessary:
- •6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Read the information about monographs below. Agree or disagree (use Language Support from Unit 1). Give your reasons.
- •9. A. Read the Russian texts below. Translate them into English.
- •10. Speak on the topic “Trade, Textbook and Academic Publishing”.
- •Categories of Publishing:
- •Reference and Self-Publishing
- •1. Match the words which are close in meaning:
- •2. Find in the text the words which describe or mean the following:
- •3. Writing. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations.
- •4. A. Translate the word-combinations given below.
- •5. Insert prepositions (at, for, into, of, on) where necessary:
- •6.A. Translate these sentences into English orally.
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Speaking.
- •9. A. Read the Russian texts below. Translate them into English.
- •10. Speak on the topic “Categories of Publishing: Reference and Self-Publishing”.
- •Part II: Book
- •Types of Printing
- •1. Find the words and expressions from the vocabulary that have the following definitions
- •7. А. Translate the text into English Печать журналов
- •B. Write the main idea of the text in 2 – 3 sentences.
- •1. Find the words and expressions from the vocabulary that have the following definitions:
- •6. Translate these sentences into English
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Discussion point. Read the following quotations and express your point of view on them.
- •10. Retell the text pointing out the following periods in printing history: pre-printing period, first books, movable type advent, further development of printing.
- •11. Read the text about the inventor of the printing press and share what you have learnt about him with your group. What was unknown to you? What things were the most surprising?
- •12. Make a written summary of the previous text
- •1. Find the words and expressions from the topic vocabulary that have the following definitions
- •2. Paraphrase the expressions in italics using the topic vocabulary
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your sentences with them
- •4. Finish the sentences paying attention to the vocabulary.
- •5. Arrange this book parts as they should go in the book (second column) and tell what they contain (third column)
- •6. Translate these sentences into Russian
- •7. Translate into English
- •8. Define if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •С. Read the following text. Text 9
- •1. Find the words and expressions from the vocabulary that have the following definitions
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Read the following quotations and express your point of view on them
- •Text 10
- •1. Match the given words and word-combination with their definitions.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your sentences with them.
- •4. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations.
- •5. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. A. Read information about some types of printed material. Give Russian equivalents to the words in italics.
- •9. Match the information (in the left column) with the type of printed material (in the right column).
- •10. Translate some facts about Japanese newspapers into English:
- •Unit 11 How Newspapers Are Produced (Part 2)
- •Text 11
- •1. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •2. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •3. Match the given words and word-combination with their definitions.
- •4. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combination.
- •5. Translate into English:
- •6. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. A. Read the text. Typical sections found in newspapers and magazines
- •9. Read the situations. Discuss the questions which are put in the end. Share your ideas with the group. Try to find the ideal solution.
- •11. A. Study the list of the daily newspapers in the world by average circulation. The figures are compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and represent each paper’s average circulation.
- •Unit 12 From the History of Newspapers
- •Text 12
- •1. Match the given words and word-combination with their definitions.
- •2. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combination.
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •4. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your sentences with them.
- •5. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. A. Translate into English:
- •8. A. Read the text and guess the meaning of the underlined words and word-combinations. Gathering the news
- •9. Discuss the following questions and share your ideas with the group.
- •Unit 13 The Staff of a Newspaper
- •Text 13
- •1. Match the given words and word-combination with their definitions.
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your own sentences with them.
- •4. What are these people responsible for? Use the information from Text 13.
- •5. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Writing. Write about 50-60 words describing a newspaper you have read recently.
- •8. A. Read the text. Code of Ethics The Washington Post
- •9. Discuss the following situations and questions. Share your ideas with the group.
- •Vocabulary
- •Литература
- •Contents
- •Unit 9 Transition to Digital Format
1. Find the words and expressions from the vocabulary that have the following definitions:
a. a strip of material, as of ribbon or leather, that is placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place;
b. manuscripts of an ancient text;
c. low-cost, requiring the reasonable amount of money to be paid for;
d. to make or become unusable through long or heavy use.
2. Find English equivalents in the text, make up your own sentences with them.
Потратить на улучшение, трудоемкий процесс, привести к, на одном уровне, попасть в руки (людей), ценный товар, постепенное ослабление, стать наиболее распространенным, самый старый (по данным источников), древние цивилизации.
3. Find synonyms for the words in the first column.
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1. to phase out |
a. to change for |
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2. worn out |
b. to liquidate gradually |
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3. to replace with |
c. manuscript |
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4. codex |
d. shabby |
4. Find antonyms for the words in the first column. Make sentences using word pairs in one phrase.
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1. verbal |
a. expensive |
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2. by hand |
b. written |
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3. painstaking |
c. automatic |
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4. affordable |
d. easy |
5. Translate the following sentences into Russian
1. Everybody voted in favor of phasing out the issue of this edition since it’s not so popular anymore, and replace it with a new project.
2. We don’t have enough money now so we’d better find something affordable.
3. All the objects on our trade fair are made by hand and present a result of a very painstaking process.
4. Due to the censorship restrictions they had to cut out certain parts of the book.
5. The codex was better than the scroll in several ways, e.g. it could be opened flat at any page, allowing easier reading.
6. He made several bookmarks in the book not to forget the most important chapters.
7. On the cover of the old book there was a relief image of the castle with a sun shining above its towers.
6. Translate these sentences into English
1. Пергамент был популярен, потому что чернила с него нельзя было смыть водой.
2. Если устное общение невозможно по каким-либо причинам, можно воспользоваться жестами.
3. Гравюра на металле постепенно заменяла ксилографию в качестве основной техники иллюстрации.
4. Среди найденных глиняных табличек встречаются самые разные документы: законы, справки, отчеты.
5. На самом деле, и печать, и подвижная литера, и первая печатная книга появились еще в Древнем Китае, а не в Европе.
7. Answer the following questions:
1. What kinds of written means were used to save information in ancient times? 2. How many periods can you count in the history of printing? 3. What was the invention of Julius Caesar? 4. Could all people in the Middle Ages read books? Why? 5. What changed with introduction of the printing press by Gutenberg? 6. How did early bookmarks look like? What function did they have? 7. What was happening in the history of printing after the 19th century?
9. Discussion point. Read the following quotations and express your point of view on them.
• “The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, one sometimes forgets which”, James Matthew Barrie
• “The greatest inventions were produced in the times of ignorance, as the use of the compass, gunpowder, and printing”, Jonathan Swift
• “What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind”, Wendell Phillips
The following phrases may help you to start you off: To my mind, I believe this quote to be true/false because…, I doubt that…, The author could have meant that…, I agree with the quote because…