- •Contents
- •Introductory word
- •Topic 1 the world a part of which you have become
- •1.2. Were there any new words in the dialogues in task 1.1? If yes, did they interfere with your understanding of the situation?
- •1.9. Make up and role-play a dialogue with your neighbour (you may use patterns from Task 1.1). Your dialogue should contain maximum of topical vocabulary.
- •1. Tables
- •Distribution of beneficiaries of home medical-social services by administrative-territorial regions and type of locality (in absolute numbers)
- •2. Charts *
- •3. Figures
- •Figure 1.1. The structure of Vilnius University.
- •Figure 1.2. The structure of the Belarusian State University
- •3.3. Study Figure 1.3 (a general scheme of any faculty structure). Is the notion “university” reflected in the faculty structure? And if yes, in what way?
- •Figure 1.3. Faculty structure
- •3.4. Find information and make a scheme of the faculty you study at.
- •3.5. Find information and make a scheme of any chair of your Faculty or institute. Present it to the group.
- •3.8. Examine the names of sciences and their code numbers (table 1.4). Identify which sciences correlate with the name of the faculty you study at (including all specialization of the faculty).
- •3.9. Explain in the context of university studies the idea of the proverb: «Плох тот солдат, который не мечтает стать генералом». Find the English equivalent of the proverb.
- •3.10. Examine Figures 1.5 and 1.6 and comment on a possible career of a student if one chooses the academic field. Use the following structure in your comments:
- •Informational texts
- •Office hours of University administration
- •Первый курс
- •I семестр
- •Второй курс
- •III семестр
- •Ug sociology
- •Induction Timetable 2009/0 Monday 21st – Friday 25th September 2009
- •If you want to know more about song and dance culture of your country, learn to dance and sing and see the world with the theatre, join us!
- •Invites
- •Students’ sports club
- •4.3. Translate in the written form any announcement you like given in task 4.1.
- •4.4. Recall the announcements you have read recently in your university (faculty, institute). Share the information you have got in small groups.
- •4.5. Read a general note about proper communication patterns accepted in university surrounding.
- •4.6. Reproduce a communicative situations proposed in Table 1.8.
- •Appendix 1. Portfolio and Self-assessment table
- •Topic 1. “The World a Part of which You have become”
- •Appendix 2. Vocabulary map
- •Appendix 3. Cognitive Map (когнитивная карта)
- •Часть 1. Прагматические основания работы с текстом с опорой на когнитивную карту.
- •Часть 2. Теоретические основания работы с текстом с опорой на когнитивную карту.
- •Логическое основание
- •Речедеятельностное основание
- •Лингвистическое основание
- •Часть 3. Построение когнитивной карты на примере конкретного текста (Cognitive map of vocabulary article “the University”)
- •Часть 4. Варианты пересказа одной из тем текста «Университет» (тема а).
- •Часть 5. Варианты пересказа текста «Университет».
- •Appendix 4. Clichés of Expressing Gratitude
- •Appendix 5. Semantic Map
- •Vocabulary Topic 1. The world a part of which you have become
- •Adjectives
Adjectives
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abductive – абдуктивный
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argumentative – аргументативный
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attentive – внимательный
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capable – способный
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cognitive – когнитивный
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communicative – коммуникативный
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complete – завершенный
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deductive – дедуктивный
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definite – определенный
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encyclopedic – энциклопедический
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evaluative – оценочный
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expressive – экспрессивный
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grounded (well-grounded) – обоснованный
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holistic – целостный
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inductive – индуктивный
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informative – информативный
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interpretative – интерпретативный
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liberal – либеральный
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open - открытый
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possible – возможный
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private – личный, частный
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problematic – проблематичный
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productive – продуктивный
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public – общественный
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scholastic – сколастический
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scientific – научный
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sequential - последовательный
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skilful -
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smart - умный
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strategic – стратегический
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synonymous – синонимический
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topical – актуальный (тж.тематический)
Adverbs
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exactly – точно
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immediately – немедленно
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just – только что
Types of dictionaries:
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two language dictionary (English-Russian dictionary),
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explanatory dictionary (Collins dictionary),
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encyplopaedic dictionary (Britanica),
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dictionary of synonyms and related word,
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dictionary of false friend of a translator,
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thesaurus (Roget’s Thesaurus),
please continue
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KEYS
Topic 1
Task 1.1.
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No/ of the situation |
Who and with whom |
When and where |
The reason |
The result |
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1 |
2 students- |
The University |
Information exchange |
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2 |
A student and a representative of the university staff |
The University (the dean`s office) |
Getting information |
The goal is achieved |
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3 |
2 group mates |
Phone talk or a talk during classes |
Getting information |
The goal is achieved |
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4 |
2 representatives of the University staff (a male head and a female subordinate) |
The University |
Information elaboration |
The goal is achieved |
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5 |
Some students |
The University or a hostel |
Information exchange, proposal |
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6 |
2 postgraduates |
The University, Университет, phone talk or a talk in the street |
Information exchange |
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Task 1.6.
539 Школа
Сущ. академия, институт, образовательное учреждение; колледж, лицей, гимназия, senior secondary school; консерватория, балетное училище, школа искусств, академия театрального искусства; finishing school; correspondence college; университет, университетский городок;…; polytechnic, poly; alma mater, old school, groves of academy.
Task 2.2
Task 3.2
Task 4.1.
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It`s necessary to check the timetable. At 2 o`clock my friend has his Sociology statistics classes in room №426 and at half past 2 he has a break.
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It`s necessary to check the notices. The information is in the notice of the folk theatre.
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It`s necessary to check the information board. The problem can be solved in the housing department.
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It`s necessary to check the curriculum. You can choose to subjects.
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It`s necessary to check the curriculum. You can get 2 credits for 1 free subject.
Task 5.1
Task 5.2.
At the rector`s office: а) - , б) +; At the chair: а)+, б)-; taken from a conversation: а)- , б)+;
Taken from a notice: - ; In the centre of international programs: +.
Task 5.3.
The University is a higher educational establishment that deals both with studies and scientific work.
The highest level of the university structure is the rector`s office and different departments such as HR-department, international relations department and others. The next level is the faculties. The faculty structure is the dean`s office and the chairs. The third level is separate chair and centre.
The rector`s office is the head of the University (the rector and the vice-rectors). The dean`s house is the dean and his vice-deans in studies and science. The head of the chair and other chair staff as professors, readers, lecturers and assistants work with the student. Professors and readers have degrees of doctors of science and candidates of science (doctors).
The University studies are organized according to the curriculum. It`s a special plan to be completed by the students. The curriculum includes all the subjects for the terms and years, the number of studying hours and credits for each subject. There is also the number of lectures, seminars and practices for each subject and the form of control (credit or exam).
Different sciences are learnt at the University. The names of this sciences give name to the names of the faculties – The Faculty of Philology, the Faculty of History, the Faculty of Physics, the Faculty of Law, The Faculty of Economy. Smaller sciences give names to the specialties – Russian philology, Sociology, German languages and Journalism.