book of letters (письмо)
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Английский язык. Тренировочная тетрадь для подготовки к выполнению части С |
People create new technologies for their comfort and entertainment and they are free to use them.
Every person has the right of choice and he can simply turn o ff the TV-set and begin to read a book.
Television is made by people and for people and they decide how to make it better.
The main purpose of television is to give news and important information for people all over the world.
Quotations and proverbs
All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?
(Nicholas Johnson)
Television: chewing gum for the eyes. (Frank Lloyd W right)
The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do.
(B.F. Skinner)
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A N A L Y Z E Y O U R O P IN I O N E S SA Y
Reread your opinion essay; analyze it according to the evaluation criteria. Complete the evaluation table. Discuss strong and weak points of your essay.
Task 16: Personal Letter (Cl)
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Sara who writes:
... I ’m so happy! M y parents let me buy a puppy. What about you? Have you got apet? What does yourpet look like? What responsibilities does having a pet involve? What pet is the best to keep in your home? Why?
... Well, my classmates and I took part in the Ecology Week.
W rite a letter to Sara.
In your letter
-answer her questions
-ask 3 questions about the Ecology Week.
W rite 100—140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
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P L A N Y O U R LETTER
Focus on questions
Обратите внимание на грамматическую правильность вопросов, кото рые необходимо задать в соответствии с коммуникативным заданием. Не забывайте о модели вопросительных предложений в английском языке:
ОБЩИЕ ВОПРОСЫ Вспомогательный глагол / подлежащее / сказуемое ...
СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ
Wh-word / вспомогательный глагол / подлежащее / сказуемое ...
Useful words and phrases
to have got a puppy/ a cat/ a hamster/ a parrot/ a tortoise, black/ grey/ brown, big/ little, long-tailed/ short-tailed, long-haired/ short-haired, funny/ kind/ clever, to feed, to wash, to clean the cage, to take it for a walk, to teach, to be responsible for the pets, to cure if the pet is ill, spiders, to be terrible
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Task 16: Opinion Essay (C2) |
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A N A L Y Z E Y O U R L E T T E R
Reread your personal letter; analyze it according to the evaluation criteria. Complete the evaluation table. Discuss strong and weak points of your letter.
Task 16: Opinion Essay (C2)
Comment on the following statement.
Some people think that a white-collar job ( an office job) is very routine and boring.
What is your opinion?
W rite 200-250 words.
Use the following plan:
-make an introduction (state the problem)
-express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion
-express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion
-explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
-make a conclusion restating your position
P L A N YO U R O P IN IO N ESSAY
Essay Model
The 1stparagraph |
Some people hold the idea th at... |
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Some people consider th at... |
The 2nd paragraph |
I agree with the point of view that ... |
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The 3rd paragraph |
However, some people do not agree with this opinion. |
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They think th at... |
The 4th paragraph
The 5th paragraph
Opinions
To be frank, I consider th at...
According to the arguments presented above, we would
like to conclude th at...
Bank of arguments
Arguments
Routine and boredom are fea tures of the atmosphere in the office.
An office job is interesting enough.
The lack of creativity is the main cause of routine and boredom.
This kind of job includes preparing and checking documents that’s why it needs ac curacy and patience.
Everything in the office stresses formal at mosphere including dress code.
There are different kinds of projects office employers should realize.
It is based on communication between col leagues and it makes an office job interest ing and important.
An office job is a kind of team work which involves cooperation, understanding and will to succeed.
Quotations and proverbs
The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week. (Robert Frost)
Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. (Henry David Thoreau)
People forget how fast you did a job but they remember how well you did it. (Howard Newton)
Great things are not done by impulse but by a series of small things brought together. (Vincent Van Gogh)
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. (Theodore Roosevelt)
If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are. (George C. Hubbs)
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Work is an essential part of being alive. Your work is your identity. (#. Stepkin)
Some people, for sake of getting a living, forget to live. (Margaret Fuller)
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A N A L Y Z E Y O U R O P IN I O N E S S A Y
Reread your opinion essay; analyze it according to the evaluation criteria. Com plete the evaluation table. Discuss strong and weak points of your essay.
Task 17: Personal Letter (Cl)
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Kate who writes:
... I ’m a rather shy person and I don't like to go to parties or other social events. What about you? I f you spend time at home, what do you do for enter tainment? How often do you go to parties? When did you go there last?
...By the way, I ’m reading a very interesting book now.
W rite a letter to Kate.
In your letter
-answer her questions
-ask 3 questions about the book she is reading.
W rite 100—140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing._____________
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P L A N YO U R LETTER |
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Focus on vocabulary usage |
При написании письменной работы важно продемонстрировать владе ние широким набором лексических единиц, знание правил их сочетаемо сти, умение использовать синонимы и антонимы. Необходимо следить за использованием разнообразных лексических единиц, в соответствии с те матикой письма, так как одни и те же слова снижают коммуникативную ценность и делают работу невыразительной.
____________________________________________Useful words and phrases
a sociable person, to have a lot of friends, to like to go to parties, to prefer meeting up with my friends, to stay at home, to go to the cinema, to spend time in the art cafe, sometimes, once or twice a week, a bowling club, an entertainment center, to dance, to laugh a lot, to play games
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A N A L Y Z E Y O U R L E T T E R
Reread your personal letter; analyze it according to the evaluation criteria. Complete the evaluation table. Discuss strong and weak points of your letter.
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Task 17: Opinion Essay (С2)
Comment on the following statement.
Some people believe that in the future people will live in healthy cities where special conditions will be organized to provide people’s healthy lifestyle.
What is your opinion?
W rite 200—250 words.
Use the following plan:
-make an introduction (state the problem)
-express your personal opinion and give 2-3 reasons for your opinion
-express an opposing opinion and give 1-2 reasons for this opposing opinion
-explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
- make a conclusion restating your position |
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Essay Model |
The 1stparagraph |
Nowadays some people maintain the idea th at... |
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Some people claim that... |
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The 2nd paragraph |
I believe th at... |
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The 3rd paragraph |
Nevertheless, some people consider th at... |
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The 4th paragraph |
However, I think... |
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The 5th paragraph |
According to the arguments presented above, I would |
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Bank of arguments |
Opinions |
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Healthy cities will |
be built in People are becoming worried about our en |
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vironment and its influence on our health. |
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Special infrastructure will be created and |
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people will be able to enjoy sports free. |
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Healthy cities will be places for people without bad habits.
Task 17: Opinion Essay (C2) |
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Healthy lifestyle doesn’t depend on the special cities but it is re lated to people and their habits.
Such cities won’t be able to provide health for everyone.
People’s characters are different and maybe some people won’t want to follow healthy lifestyle.
It will be better to spend money not for such cities but for scientific projects which help to wipe out different illnesses.
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Quotationsandproverbs |
The greatest wealth is health. (Virgil)
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open. (B.K.S. Iyengar)
To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, culti vate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. (W illiam Londen)
Prevention is better than cure. (Desiderius Erasmus)
The doctor of the future will give no medicines but will interest his pa tients in the care of the human frame, in diets, and in the causes and preven tion of disease. ( Thomas Edison)
After these two, Dr. Diet and Dr. Quiet, Dr. Merriman is requisite to pre serve health. (James Howell)
Health is a blessing that money cannot buy. (I. Walton)
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