- •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. Match the given words and word-combination with their definitions.
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1. profitable |
a. competence or knowledge in a specified area |
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2. tabloid |
b. be at the same time or in the same place |
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3. literacy |
c. the readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book |
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4.sensational |
d. giving money |
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5. to coexist |
e. a newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet |
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6. readership |
f. presenting information in a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement |
2. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combination.
1. penny paper
2. pamphlet
3. broadsheet
4. local news
5. to merge
6. mass-produced
3. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
The size of the printed page; the primary source of printed information; to coexist; invention of printing; successor; to become esteemed sources of news; to make more popular and profitable; to be geared toward business matters; pamphlet; printing press; public officials; broadsheet; competing dailies; mix of local news with national and international items; to appear; movable type; to gain widespread readership; mass-produced printed matter; a growing literacy rate; to expand; penny papers; tabloid newspapers; to merge; technology and publicity.
4. Find English equivalents in the text. Make up your sentences with them.
Местные новости; первая регулярная газета; сенсационные новости; привести к стремительному росту чего-л.; вывешивать новости в месте общего пользования; столичные центры; стать ценным источником новостей; появиться; печатная полоса; иметь широкое распространение; крупные города; преемник; печатный станок (машина); распространять; конкурирующие ежедневные газеты; постоянная основа; популярный и прибыльный; основной источник печатной информации; изобретение печатания; тематическая статья.
5. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have become esteemed sources of news in the U.S. and have not distribution outside of the cities where they are produced.
2. Tabloid newspapers first appeared in the U.S. in the 1940s.
3. Technology and publicity popularized "penny papers."
4. Until the 1980s, many cities had more than one newspaper, and it was common for a large city to have three or four noncompeting dailies.
5. The first regular newspaper, Avisa Relation oder Zeitung, appeared in Germany in the early 17th century.
6. At the time of the American Revolution, 35 newspapers were published in the 13 colonies.
7. Smaller metropolitan newspapers provide a mix of local news with national and international items.
8. The New York Moon was one of the first papers to gain widespread readership.
9. As the country expanded and new metropolitan centers sprang up, so did newspapers that served the interests of the region.
6. Answer the following questions:
1. When did the first English language newspaper begin publishing? 2. How many newspapers were published at the time of American Revolution? 3. How did the New York Sun gain widespread readership? 4. What newspapers do correspondents in major cities of the world usually have? 5. When did tabloid newspapers first appear in the U.S.? 6. What kind of stories does tabloid newspaper present? 7. How did people know news in ancient Rome? Who posted news of the day? Where? 8. What was the primary source of printed information in England and the colonies of North America? 9. How could a growing literacy rate among the populace influence newspapers? 10. By the 1990s, only one or two noncompeting papers coexisted in major cities. Why?