Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

e)Asking a friend about the questions to a test they had just taken

f)Sharing the exam answers using Bluetooth

g)Writing rules on your arm

13.Look at the title and guess whether these sentences are true or false.

1.Many British teachers are worried about cheating students.

2.Over half of students‘ work has been copied from the Internet.

3.Some students forget to remove the Web advertisements from what they copy.

4.Expert thinks that cheating can lead to more understanding.

5.Schools are now using special programs to detect work copied online.

6.Expert thinks that the Internet made cheating difficult.

7.One teacher said many students don‘t know that copying is wrong.

14.Listen to the text and check your answers.

15.Discuss as a class. Why do students keep cheating? Speak about cheating in Kazakhstani universities. Are there any similarities and differences between Britain and Kazakhstan?

Grammar: Both, neither, either

16.Listen to the last sentence of the text from exercise 13 and fill in the gaps. What is the meaning of this sentence?

______students ______ school teachers benefit from plagiarism.

17.Do you agree/disagree with the following sentences about cheating?

1)Both teachers and experts find cheating harming to the students.

2)Neither students nor teachers want to refuse from Internet.

3)Either teachers or experts need to stop cheating at schools.

18.Read the rules below to check your answer.

Both … and

Subjects connected by 'both … and' are in the plural form. e.g. Both Alice and Janice attended USC.

Both Jim and Peter are attending the conference in New York this weekend.

Either … or

'Either … or' is used in sentences in a positive sense meaning "one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc."

e.g. Either Peter or the girls need to attend the course. (second subject plural) Either Jane or Matt is going to visit next weekend. (second subject singular)

Neither … nor

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'Neither … nor' is used in sentences in a negative sense meaning "not this one nor the other, not this nor that, not he nor she, etc.".

e.g. Neither Frank nor Lilly lives in Eugene. (second subject singular)

Neither Axel nor my other friends care about their future. (second subject plural)

19.Choose the correct pair (either / or and neither / nor).

1.In this game you ___win ___ lose. It depends on you.

2.___ Sue ___ Sara will help you with your homework. They are both busy at the moment.

3.This is my offer. You ___ take it ___ leave it.

4.When I go to the restaurant, I eat ___ fish ___ roast chicken. These are my favorite meals.

5.His father believed ___ his son ___ his friend. He thought that both were lying.

6.I need ___ your help ___ your compassion. I can perfectly handle my problems all alone.

7.___ Charly ___ Bill will write the report. Just ask one of them.

8.___ you return the money you had stolen ____ I'll call the police.

9.My mum can ___ read ___ write. She is illiterate.

10.You can use ___ this computer ___ the other one. Someone must fix them first.

20.Work in pairs, with someone you know very well. How many sentences can you make with these expressions in three minutes?

Both of us … Neither of us …

Speaking

21. Good work habits are important in any job. Look at your work habits at university and at home. Mark each habit from 0 to 10.

WORK HABITS	NEVER	ALWAYS
arrive at school on time	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
listen to directions	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
hand in homework on time	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
work together with other students	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
work neatly	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
use time wisely	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
keep desk neat and clean	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
try to improve grades	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
HOME WORK HABITS	NEVER	ALWAYS
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wake up on time	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
do chores when I am supposed to	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
work together with brothers/sisters	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
use time wisely	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
keep room neat and clean	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
help without being asked	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

22.Choose from the list two habits you will try to improve. Compare your list with your partner‟s and give each other advice on how to improve.

Writing: Paragraph writing

23.		List three material things you wish for, three happenings that would make
		you happy, and three places you would like to visit.
		e.g.
		THINGS	HAPPENINGS	PLACES
		Ferrari	Peace on Earth	Australia
		Diamonds	Nature friendly	Jamaica
		Lottery	Saving animals	Italy
24.		Circle one favorite item from each list. Read the instructions below.
		a) This is the opening or topic sentence.

e.g.: Three things that would make me happy are a Ferrari, a nature friendly society, and a trip to Australia.

If I had three wishes they would include.......

_______, _________, and ________ are three things that would make me happy.

Three sure ways to make me happy would be....

b) The second sentence begins with an -ing word and used the thing wished for.

e.g.: Racing down the freeway in my Ferrari, I would be the envy of everyone I met. Driving my new Ferrari would be a great pleasure.

c) The third sentence begins with "To" plus and action word and uses the happening wished for.

e.g.: To live in a nature friendly society would make our lives healthier.

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	To know that everyone was nature friendly would make me feel
satisfied.
d.) The fourth sentence begins with a prepositional phrase and uses the place
desired to	visit.

e.g.: During a visit to Australia, I would certainly see kangaroos. For visiting Australia, I would need a new camera.

From a visit to Australia, I would learn about many different animals

and plants.

e.) The last sentence is a concluding sentence beginning with a word such as finally, certainly, surely, etc.

e.g.: Certainly my wishes are realistic. Surely I deserve all I wish for.

Hopefully my wishes will come true before I'm 50.

25. Now write a paragraph of your own. Pay attention to spelling and grammar.

Communication

26. In pairs, write five questions about plagiarism. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers. Return to your original partner and talk about what you have found out.

Independent assignment

1.Collect all the questions from exercise 23 and make up a questionnaire. Ask these questions to the students of other groups/faculties. Make an analysis. Present the results to the class.

2.Write a letter to the headmaster of the school. Ask him/her 3 questions about plagiarism in his/her school. Give him/her three suggestions on what he/she should do to stop students from cheating. Read your letter to your partner in the next lesson. Your partner will answer your questions.

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Unit seven Choosing a profession

Literature: Job/Job stress/Office/Love/

The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry (adapted)

1. Read the title and the last paragraph of the story. What is the story going to be about? Share ideas as a whole class.

―I know now‖ she said, softly. ―It‘s this business. It has put everything else out of your head. I was afraid at first. Don‘t you remember, Henry? We were married last evening at eight, in the Little Church around the Corner‖.

2. Read the story.

The Romance of a Busy Broker

Pitcher, who worked in the office of Harvey Maxwell, broker, usually showed no feeling. This morning he allowed his face to show interest and surprise when Mr. Maxwell entered.

It was half past nine, and Mr. Maxwell was with his young lady secretary.

―Good morning, Pitcher‖, said Maxwell. He rushed to his table as if he were going to jump over it. Then he began to look at the many, many letters and other papers waiting there for him.

The young lady had been Maxwell‘s secretary for years. She was very beautiful, and very different from most other secretaries. Her hair always looked plain and smile. She did not wear chains or jewels. Her dress was gray and plain, but it fitted her very well.

On this morning she seemed to shine softly. Her eyes were dreaming but bright. Her face was warmly colored, and her expression was happy.

Pitcher watched her. There was a question about her in his mind. She was different this morning. Instead of going straight to the room where she worked, she waited. She seemed not to know what to do. Once she went over to Maxwell‘s table, near enough for him to see that was there.

The machine sitting at that table was no longer a man. It was a busy New York broker.

―What is it? Anything?― asked Maxwell shortly. Papers lay like snow on his table. His gray eyes looked at her as if she were another machine.

―Nothing‖, answered the secretary, moving away with a little smile.

―Mr. Pitcher‖, she said, ―Did Mr. Maxwell talk to you yesterday about getting another secretary?‖

―He did‖, Pitcher answered. ―He told me to get another one. Several are coming to talk to us this morning. But it‘s now after nine. Not one has appeared‖.

―I will do the work as usual‖, said the young lady, ―until someone comes to fill the place‖. And she went to her table.

If you have never seen a busy New York broker on a busy day, you know that every minute of a broker‘s hour is crowded.

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And this day was Harvey Maxwell‘s busy day.

Beside his table stood a machine. From this came a long, narrow, endless piece of paper, bringing him business news as soon as it happened.

Men began to come into the office and speak to him. Some were happy, some were not, some were in a hurry, some were full of anger.

Boys ran in and out with letters for him to read and answer at once.

Pitcher‘s face now showed that he was alive. The other men who worked in the office jumped around like sailors during a storm.

And there were storms in the business world, fearful storms. Every storm was felt in the broker‘s office.

Maxwell moved his chair against the wall. Now he was like a dancer. He jumped from the machine to his table to the door and back again.

In the middle of all this, he slowly realized that something had come near him. There was golden hair; there was a very large amount of it, high on a head. There was a long silver chain, hanging from a neck until it nearly touched the floor. And among all these things there was a young lady.

Pitcher was beside her to explain.

―Lady for that job as secretary‖, said Pitcher.

Maxwell turned half around, with his hands full of letters and paper from the machine.

―What job?‖ he asked.

―Job of secretary‖, Pitcher said again. ―You told me yesterday to send someone here this morning‖.

―You are losing your mind, Pitcher‖ said Maxwell. ―Why should I tell you anything like that? Miss Leslie is a perfect secretary. She can keep the job as long as she wants it‖. To the young lady he said, ―There is no job here‖. And to Pitcher he added this order: ―Tell them not to send any more.‖.

The silver chain left the office, hitting against chairs and tables with anger, as it went. Pitcher said to another man in the office that Maxwell was more forgetful day.

The rush of business grew wilder and faster. Maxwell was working like some fine, strong machine. He was working as fast as he could. He never had to stop to think. He was never wrong. He was always ready to decide and to act. He worked as a clock works. This was the world of business. It was not a human world, or the world of nature.

When the dinner hour was near, things grew quieter.

Maxwell stood by his table with his hands full of papers and his hair hanging over his face. His window was open, for it was the time of year when the weather was beginning to turn warm.

And through the window came a soft sweet smell of flowers. For a moment the broker was held there, without moving. For this smell of flowers belonged to Miss Leslie. It was hers and hers only.

The smell seemed almost to make her stand there before him. The world of business grew smaller and smaller. And she was in the next room-twenty steps away.

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―I‘ll do it now‖, said Maxwell, half aloud. ―I‘ll ask her now. I wonder why I didn‘t do it long ago‖.

He rushed into the room. He stopped beside the secretary.

She looked up at him with a smile. Warm color came into her face, and her eyes were soft and kind.

Maxwell‘s hands were still full of papers. ―Miss Leslie‖, he began quickly, I have only a moment. I want to say something in that moment. Will you be my wife? I really do love you. Talk quick, please. I have to get back work‖.

―Oh, what are you talking about?‖ cried the young lady. She rose to her feet and looked at him, round-eyed.

―Don‘t you understand?‖ said Maxwell. ―I want you to marry me. I love you, Miss Leslie. I wanted to tell you. So I took this moment when I wasn‘t too busy. But they‘re calling me now. Tell them to wait a minute, Pitcher. Won‘t you, Miss Leslie?‖

The secretary acted very strangely. At first she seemed lost in surprise. Then tears began to run from her wondering eyes. And then she smiled through her tears, and one of he arms went around the broker‘s neck.

―I know now‖, she said, softly. ―It‘s this business. It has put everything else out of your head. I was afraid at first. Don‘t you remember, Harvey? We were married last evening at eight, in the Little Church around the Corner‖.

3.Read the sentences. Circle one of the three words after each sentence.

1)Pitcher was surprised to see Mr. Maxwell, because he was with his secretary.

	Yes		No
May be
2) That morning there were some changes in the secretary.		Yes	No
May be
3) The secretary was at a loss as the boss did not pay attention to her.		Yes	No
May be
4) Mr. Maxwell didn‘t notice her deliberately.	Yes		No
May be
5) Mr. Maxwell didn‘t know his job well.	Yes		No
May be
6) There was no job for a new secretary at Maxwell‘s office.		Yes	No

May be

7) Mr. Maxwell was a workaholic and the author‘s (O.Henry‘s) attitude to him was

negative.
	Yes	No
May be
8) The secretary cried at having the proposal as she was touched.	Yes	No
May be
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9) Mr. Maxwell was shocked when she put her arms around his neck.	Yes No
May be

5. Read the underlined sentences in the story. How do these sentences characterize the heroes?

6. Compare two ladies giving details about their appearance and clothes. What is the authors‟ attitude toward them?

Miss Leslie	a lady for the job of a
	secretary

Appearance

Attitude

7. Answer the questions

Do you like the title of the story?

Will Mr. Maxwell remember the marriage the next morning?

Is it possible to forget about one‘s marriage?

Are the plot of the story and heroes true to life?

Did you like the ending? If not how would you change it?

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Unit seven	Choosing a profession
Glossary
abilities	headmaster/headmistress
actor	honesty
adapt	initiative
application	job security
babysitter	journalist
Bachelor‘s degree	junior
benefits	lecturer
candidates	manager
career	Master‘s degree
carpenter	mechanic
chef	nurse
communication skills	organizational skills
computer skills	painter
curriculum vitae (CV)	part time
decorator	pharmacist
degree	photographer
dissertation	professor
doctorate	promotion
employee	qualifications
employer	salary
experience	vacation
freshman	work experience
gap year

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Grammar Reference
1. Present simple
+ I/you/ We	go
/They	do not go
-	goes		to bed
He/ she/ it	does not go		early
? Do	I/you/ we /they get	up
			early?
Does	he/ she/ it get up
	Yes, I do .No ,I don‘t
	Yes, she does .No ,she
	doesn‘t

Use the present simple for routines, habits and things that are generally true.

I always visit my parents on Sundays.

I often go to the theatre.

She doesn‘t like going to the circus.

Contractions: don‘t=do not, doesn‘t= does not

3rd persons: He/ she/ it: add s to the verb in the affirmative.

2. Adverbs of frequency

Use adverbs of frequency how often you do something

I usually play the guitar in the evenings.

The adverbs of frequency come after the verb ―to be”. I am never late.

The adverb of frequency before a main verb.

He sometimes goes swimming on Saturdays

! Use the affirmative with never and hardly ever not the negative. He hardly ever stays at home

3. Present Continuous

+	I	am
	He/ she/ it	is
	You/We/ They	are	working
_	I	am not
	He/ she/ it	is not	working
	You/We/ They	are not
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