- •Им. В.Г. Шухова
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text. You are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Make up a plan of the Text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •My working day
- •7. Read Text 1b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 1b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Studying away from home
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 1c and let them answer these questions.
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Discussing the timetable
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Student Life” about Oleg Petrov’s study at the Belgorod State Technological University.
- •24. Listen to the Text “The Student Rob Fellows” about Rob who is a student in England.
- •The Belgorod shukhov State technological university reading and discussion
- •The university I go to
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text, the paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Make up a plan of the text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •Training specialists at the Belgorod shukhov State Technological University
- •7. Read Text 2b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 2c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1.
- •Talking of studying at the university
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •A seminar on electrical engineering studies
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Foreign Students at the Belgorod State Technological University”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Moscow University.”
- •Reading and discussion
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Substitute the underlined parts of the following sentences for the words and word combinations from the Text.
- •3. Choose the antonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Make up a plan of the Text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •Some cities of Russia
- •7. Read Text 3b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Which parts of the Text correspond to the following headings? Put them in a logical order.
- •11. Read Text 3b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains. Use the expressions given below.
- •Siberia
- •12. Read Text 3c and answer the following questions.
- •18. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •19. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model and the information given.
- •St. Petersburg
- •20. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •21. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue “The Altai”.
- •A new-comer in St. Petersburg
- •22. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •23. Make up and act dialogues concerning the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •24. Listen to the Text “Resources of Russia” about natural resources found in the Russian Federation.
- •25. Listen to the Text “St. Petersburg” about the second largest city of the Russian Federation.
- •The Capital of the Russian Federation
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text. You are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Put the words omitted in the following. The sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The capital of the Russian Federation” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Moscow – a leading center of science
- •7. Read text 4b and answer the questions.
- •12. Read Text 4c and answer the following questions.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Seeing Moscow
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Driving to Ostankino
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “The Tretyakov Gallery”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “The Kremlin”.
- •Belgorod
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Substitute the underlined parts of the following sentences for the words and word combinations from the Text.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “Belgorod” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Belgorod Region (social and economic survey)
- •7. Read Text 5b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with there statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 5b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Memorial in honour of heroes of the Battle of Kursk
- •12. Ask your fellow students about Text 5c and let them answer these questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as model.
- •Visiting the monument to victory in Prokhorovka
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of Belgorod places of interest
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The system of Higher education in Russia
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text. The paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong” or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The System of Higher Education in Russia” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Education in Russia
- •7. Read Text 6b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •9. Discuss the Text in pairs. Use the patterns below as a model and guidelines.
- •10. Find and reproduce the key sentence in each paragraph expressing the main idea.
- •11. Retell the Text according to the plan made up. Text 6c getting higher education in Russia
- •12. Read Text 6c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases from the previous units.
- •14. Speak on the following questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Dialogue 2 talking of studies
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Some Facts of the History of Education in Russia”.
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Put in the words omitted in the following; the sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. Finish up the sentence of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “Great Britain” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Cities of Great Britain
- •7. Read Text 7b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions; reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 7b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 7c and let them answer these questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Talking of impressions about britain and the British a British reporter puts questions to three American students who recently spent a year at British universities.
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of the British
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Wales” about one of the parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- •24. Listen to the Text “William Shakespeare’s Birthplace” about Stratford-on-Avon.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Find proper explanations to the following.
- •3. Substitute the words and word combinations from the Text for the parts underlined.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The Capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” in English according to the plan made up.
- •London traffic
- •7. Read Text 8b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 8c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Sightseeng in London
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 2 as a model.
- •Walking round the city of London
- •24. Listen to the Text “Big Ben”.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The system of Higher education in Great Britain
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. For each of the following phrases find another one in the Text that explains it.
- •3. Supply the missing member of the pair in each case based on the Text.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong” or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •Universities and colleges
- •6. Read Text 9b and answer the following questions.
- •7. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •8. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •9. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •10. Read Text 9b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Oxford University
- •11. Ask your groupmates about Text 9c and let them answer these questions.
- •16. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •17. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •18. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •19. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •20. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •21. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •22. Listen to the Text “Universities” about higher education in Britain.
- •23. Listen to the text “Modern Universities”.
- •Unit 10
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text. The paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the topic “The United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •The melting pot
- •7. Read Text 10b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 10c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases mentioned in the previous Units.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model. Collect the necessary information.
- •Talking of the usa
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue. The most populated state
- •Alaska, the largest state in the us
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “New Orleans”. Study the following notes:
- •24. Listen to the Text “American English”.
- •American English British English
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text, you are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Put in the words omitted in the following: the sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Reproduce the topic “The Capital of the United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Sightseeing in Washington, d.C.
- •7. Read Text 11b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases given in the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 11b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •The White House
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 11c and let them answer the questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •The streets of Washington
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Washington cabs
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Position of the City” about geographical and climatic features of Washington, d.C.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Different Washingtons”. Study the following notes and commentaries:
- •Unit 12
- •The system of Higher education in the United States of America
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Substitute the words and word combinations from the Text for the parts underlined.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong”, or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The System of Higher Education in the United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •The historical background of higher education in the usa
- •7. Read Text 12 b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •9. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases given in the previous Units.
- •10. Speak on the following subjects.
- •11. Retell the Text according to the plan made up.
- •Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- •12. Read Text 12 c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Discuss the Text in pairs. Use the pattern below as a model and guidelines.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Talking of the general pattern of the system of higher education and degrees
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of the cost of education
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Instruction Conducted at Colleges and Universities”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Harvard University”.
- •Student life
- •The student Rob Fellows
- •Foreign students at the Belgorod State Technological University
- •Moscow University
- •Resources of Russia
- •St. Petersburg
- •The Tretyakov Gallery
- •The Kremlin
- •Some industries of the Belgorod region
- •Newcastle, my home town
- •St Petersburg University
- •Some facts of the history of education in Russia
- •Big Ben
- •Universities
- •American English
- •Unit 11
- •Different Washingtons
- •Instruction conducted at colleges and universities
- •Harvard University
- •Оглавление
- •Гарагуля Сергей Иванович
- •308012, Г. Белгород, ул. Костюкова, 46
7. Read Text 11b and answer the following questions.
1. What buildings is the word “Capitol” applied to?
2. What does the Capitol consist of?
3. What does the Capitol Buildings look down?
4. What tourist attractions are located in the Major monument area of Washington?
5. Where is the Washington Monument situated?
6. What is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial famous for?
7. What were the principles held by Thomas Jefferson based on?
8. Why is the Smithsonian Institute named after James Smithson?
9. Why is the Pentagon used as a symbolic reference for the armed forces high command?
10. What does Georgetown contain?
11. Why is a visit to Washington incomplete without an excursion to Mount Vernon?
12. Where is Mount Vernon located?
8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
A guardant, a temple, to apply, to adorn, relating to something, a long expanse, to stretch, beyond, a tourist attraction, a northern (southern) point, a broad thoroughfare, to undergo renovations, to be considered something (somebody), a legal holiday, to hold principles, private enterprise, local self-government, a capricious gift, to found an institution, the air of a bygone day, an estate.
9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases given in the previous Units.
1. The building of the Capitol assumed its name from the temple of Athens.
2. Construction of the Capitol started in 1893.
3. The Rotunda, a monumental hall, is decorated with some works of Roman art.
4. The eastern point of the Major monument area is the Jefferson Memorial.
5. Pennsylvania Avenue is nicknamed the “Processional Street of America”.
6. Maryland and Virginia can hardly be seen from the top of the Washington Monument.
7. Thomas Jefferson was the founder of the Republican Party.
8. The Smithsonian Institute is a higher educational institution.
9. The Pentagon shape is six-sided.
10. The oldest Catholic college is situated in Georgetown.
10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
1. The tall structure located behind the White House.
2. The building containing the main offices of the US Department of Defense.
3. The seat of the US Congress.
4. A legal holiday in Alabama, Missouri and Virginia.
5. The area comprising federal government buildings and tourist attractions.
6. The place where George Washington is buried.
7. A large group of different museums and scientific institutions.
8. The route of the President’s inauguration procession.
9. The area known for its university.
10. The memorial to the third President of the United States of America.
11. Read Text 11b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
TEXT 11C
The White House
1. When the capital was moved to the city of Washington, Congress decided to build a special home for all future presidents. This house would belong to the nation, and it would serve as the home and the office for each President.
2. When you enter the White House, history comes alive to you. Throughout the big, public rooms, there are paintings, furniture, and other items that belonged to some of the famous Presidents of early years. One room, for example, is called the Lincoln Room. President Abraham Lincoln worked in this room and used the furniture that is still there.
3. But the White House is not a museum. It is a hard-working building; it is still the home of American Presidents and the place where they do most of their work.
4. Today it is much larger than it was when President John Adams moved in. It has more than 150 rooms! It has offices and a health clinic, a post office, a swimming pool, a barbershop, a kitchen and all other rooms needed by the President and the staff.
5. Every day the White House hums with activity. Heads of other nations, members of Congress come to the White House to talk to the President. From there the President speaks to the whole nation on radio and television. There is a special line to Russia that provides direct communication between the two most powerful nations in the world.
6. Part of the White House is open to the public. Visitors may tour the library and some of the dining rooms and reception rooms on the ground floor and the first floor. Private rooms on the second and third floors include family rooms, guest rooms, and recreation rooms.
7. The White House is more than the President’s home and workshop. Like the Capitol, it is a national symbol. Its white walls and setting remind people of the strength and beauty of the American nation.