- •Учебное пособие по развитию навыков устной речи для студентов I и II курса технических специальностей
- •Part I me and my family
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, and translate the texts. About myself
- •My family
- •III. Supplementary vocabulary:
- •3. Relationships
- •IV. Using the supplementary vocabulary and the above stories, speak about yourself and your family.
- •V. A) Give the Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs and sayings (or translate them into Russian).
- •VI. Topics for oral compositions:
- •V. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Working day of a student
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read and translate the texts:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Higher education
- •I . Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II . Read, translate and retell the text:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Our university
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II .Read, translate and retell the text:
- •AltStu academic divisions
- •Institutes:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •In the city Barnaul
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text:
- •III. Complete the text with the words and phrases from the list below.
- •IV. Underline the correct word or phrase.
- •V. Underline the correct grammar form of the verb.
- •VI. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VII. Choose one of the prepositions.
- •VIII. Finish the sentences
- •Around the world
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Imagine some friends are coming to visit your town or city. They only have time to see three things. What three things should they see? Make a list.
- •III. Read the extract from a guide book for Cape Town.
- •IV. Put the sentences a-f back in the gaps 1-6 of the article.
- •V. Work in pairs. Imagine you have a free trip to Cape Town but you can only see three things. Which of the places would you like to visit most? Decide which three places are the best to go to.
- •VI. Match column a to column в to make sentences about things you can do in Cape Town.
- •VII. Anny and Nick are visiting Cape Town. Complete the sentences and put the adjectives in brackets into the superlative form. Where are they in each conversation?
- •VIII. Make questions with the phrases below about your native city. Use the superlative form of the adjectives. Make two more questions of your own.
- •Directions
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Fill in the gaps with up, into, through, round, onto, from...To, over or down.
- •III. Look at the pictures and speak about Robert`s driving lesson. Put a preposition from the box into each gap.
- •IV. Underline the correct word(s).
- •V. Follow the directions on the map and write down the name of the place. Try to guess where the woman wants to go.
- •Transport
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Put these types of transport in order from fast to slow.
- •III. Read the text. Can you guess which numbers go in the gaps?
- •IV. Look back at we text and choose the correct words to go together.
- •V. Which sentences are true for your country? Correct the false ones.
- •Shopping
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text: Shopping
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VI. Ask your friend:
- •VII. Act out the situations using the following words and word combinations:
- •Part II Travelling
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Going abroad
- •II. Read, translate and reproduce the text
- •III. Exercises
- •1. Give the English equivalents
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Answer the questions
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text: Travelling
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Ask your friend:
- •IV. Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •V. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues
- •Airplane reservation
- •Booking train tickets
- •Hotel reservations
- •At a hotel
- •Shopping
- •1. Lev Shkolnik - l. S., Salesman – s.
- •2. Saleswoman - s., Olga Rozova - o.R.
- •V. Act out the situations
- •VI. Ask your friend:
- •Spending free time
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Opinions
- •Vocabulary 2a
- •Vocabulary 2b
- •Vocabulary 3
- •Eating out/ meals
- •Vocabulary 4
- •Vocabulary 4a
- •2) Translate the sentences into English:
- •The Career Ladder
- •1. Read the texts and put down new vocabulary.
- •3. Read the article and check your answers to 2.
- •4. Imagine you could do two jobs. Which two jobs would you like to do? Discuss your ideas with a partner.
- •5. Work with a partner. The beginnings and ends of these sentences are mixed up. Rearrange them to make realistic sentences.
- •6. Work with a partner. Complete the interviews with can, can't, have to or don't have to.
- •Career moves
- •2. Decide…
- •3. Practise the dialogue. What does an interactive media designer do? Does it sound interesting to you? Why or why not? Find gerund phrases.
- •4. Make up sentences as in the example. Give your opinions about the jobs.
- •5. Find phrases in the list that are usually paired with each verb.
- •6. Practise the dialogue. Find comparisons.
- •7. Match the information to make sentences. Then rewrite each sentence in a different way.
- •8. Choose two summer jobs from the list. Then use the questions to compare them.
- •9. Read this letter of application for a job at Reynold's Department Store. Use the words and expressions above to improve the parts of the letter that are underlined.
- •10. Write your own letter of application for your dream job.
- •11. Read, translate and retell the text: planning a career
- •12. Ask your groupmates:
- •The main cities of america
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and reproduce the text: New York
- •III. Exercises
- •1. Give the English equivalents:
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Circle t if the sentence is true. Circle f if the sentence is false.
- •5. Discuss the answers to these questions with your classmates.
- •Part II
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read and translate the text Glimpses of Geography
- •III Note the pronunciation of the geographical names:
- •IV. Look at the map and describe
- •« Город Огней»
- •VI. Grammar
- •VII. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VIII. Ask your friend:
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. Act out the situations:
- •The contents
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VIII. Ask your friend:
1. Где находятся Соединенные Штаты Америки?
2. С какими странами граничит Америка на севере и на юге?
3. Какое место в мире занимают Соединенные Штаты Америки по территории?
4. Какие горы, реки и озера расположены на территории страны?
5. Что означают звезды и полосы на американском флаге?
6. Какой язык является официальным языком страны?
7. Какой город был первой столицей Америки и чем он знаменит?
8. Какие достопримечательности можно увидеть в столице Америки – городе Вашингтоне?
9. Какой самый большой город Америки и что он о нем знает?
10. Что он знает о крупных торговых центрах Америки?
IX. Answer the questions.
– Where is America situated?
– What countries borders the USA with?
– What oceans is the USA washed by?
– How large is the territory of the country?
– What is the population of America?
– What rivers, lakes and mountains can you name?
– How many states does the USA consists of today? Can you name any of them?
– What is the climate of the country?
– What are the biggest cities of America? Where are they situated? What do you know about the capital of the USA?
– What city is called “modern Babylon” now? Why is it called so?
– Why do tourists have a greater chance of having a heart attack in Las Vegas than in any other American city?
– Do you know the name of the country’s greatest railway centre? This city has been named the nation’s bread basket. What is the name of this city?
– What is Hollywood? Where is it situated? Where can visitors to Hollywood go to? What other place in southern California is the main destination of countless tourists?
– What is the development of San Francisco connected with? What unique bridges connect San Francisco with the Mainland?
– This city was the first capital of the United States of America from 1790 to 1800. It is considered to be an important political centre of the USA. It is a seaport and a shipping centre, an important manufacturing centre. There are many skyscrapers in it. What is the name of the city?
– Why do you think people like to shop in malls? Would you like to live in a condo-mall? Why or why not?
– If you have a chance to visit America which cities would you go to? Why?
X. Act out the situations:
1. Обсудите с вашим однокурсником основные географические данные Америки (местоположение, климат, природные богатства страны).
2. Представьте, что вы проезжаете мимо Статуи Свободы. Ваш друг знает историю создания этого памятника. Расспросите его об этом символе свободы.
3. Вы с однокурсниками прочитали интересную информацию о крупных городах Америки. Обменяйтесь мнениями о том, чем знамениты эти города.
4. Ваш друг посетил один из современных торговых центров Америки. Расспросите его об особенностях этого центра, о том, что он купил, где обедал и как провел время там.