- •Contents
- •Unit I education system in russia and english speaking countries Lesson 1
- •I see I’m afraid if I’m not mistaken and what about you
- •It seems to me that I don’t know exactly
- •Informal letters
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 4
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self- study materials for section I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)
- •(Paris/the capital of France) Paris is the capital of France.
- •Are you married? _No, I’m not.
- •Are you tall? _Yes, I’m._
- •Is it cold today? __________
- •The Present Simple Tense
- •Is used to talk about:
- •Positive forms
- •It goes very well.
- •Negative forms
- •General questions
- •A lternative questions
- •T ag questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Unit II
- •Countries and cities
- •(Traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for section II The Present Continuous Tense
- •Unit III
- •Scientists
- •(Famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Invention, inspiration, closet, bulb, nap, wax, phonograph, genius, perspiration.
- •Invent hired closet nap laboratory light bulb
- •Lesson 3
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research:
- •Alfred Nobel
- •Lesson 4
- •How to be a successful inventor
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •Lesson 6 Problem-based task (webquest) w omen in Science
- •You might want to consult some of the following web sites:
- •Your report will be evaluated as follows:
- •Self-study materials for section III The Past Simple Tense is used:
- •When we talk about actions and situations in the past we use:
- •Positive form — Regular verbs
- •Positive form — Irregular verbs
- •Negative form and questions
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Verb to be (The Past Simple Tense) was/were
- •The past continuous tense
- •Positive form
- •Negative form
- •Past continuous vs. Past simple
- •Unit IV computer Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for section IV The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Section V career prospects Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for section V The Future Simple Tense
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
Lesson 3
LEAD-IN
Discuss what words you need know to buy a new computer. Try to give definitions for these words.
Discuss the following questions:
Who has a computer? Is a computer important and why?
What problems did you face when you were buying your computers?
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
Give if possible definitions of the following words and word combinations and try to pronounce them correctly:
Pretty, to replace, to call, PC, a fan, fancy, cool, processor, memory, RAM, CD, DVD, a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, a speaker.
LISTENING TEXT
Listen to the text “MAIN COMPUTER PARTS. BUYING A NEW COMPUTER” paying attention to pronunciation and to the discussed words and word combinations.
Write down all explained in audio file words and word combinations.
Listen to the audio file once more and check your notes.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
I. Read aloud explanations of words and word combinations which you have written listening to the audio text.
II. General understanding. Answer the following questions to the text.
What’s happened with the computer of the main character?
Whose help did she ask?
What does she use her computer for?
What is she going to try with her new computer in future?
What computer specifications did her friend list?
What did he say about her last question whether to choose PC or Mac?
III. Try to tell a story about buying a new computer by the main character.
Homework
Refresh vocabulary from the first two lessons of the section.
Refresh grammar information about the Present Perfect Tense.
Study this lesson new vocabulary.
Compose a story about the problems you’ve faced buying a new computer.
Lesson 4
Oral test on the homework
Your hometask was to compose a story about the problems you’ve faced buying a new computer. Tell your story to the class.
LEXICAL EXERCISES
I. Give definitions to words and word combinations which you have learnt at the previous lesson and spell them:
To replace, a writable drive, to burn something, specs, a microprocessor, to be a whiz at something, PC, processor, to give someone your two cents worth, memory, to act up, heart of hearts, DVD, word processing, a monitor, to throw out something, a central processing unit, to be over your head, RAM, data, a mouse, a blank CD.
II. Learning new vocabulary for the theme “COMPUTER”. Match computer terms written in bold with option a-d. Then read matched pairs aloud and put between the term and its definition the verb “is”. For example,
Hit is a visit to a Web site.
cursor |
A: coarse speaker B: indicator C: moneychanger D: technician |
network |
A: TV channel B: digital design C: system of computers D: filter |
to download |
A: to copy B: scramble C: erase D: delete |
virus |
A: flaw B: poison C: fatigue D: infection |
browser |
software that allows you to A: explore the Internet B: eavesdrop C: send a fax D: save a file |
to boot |
A: to fail gradually B: enlarge C: adjust D: start up |
server |
A: central computer B: speed control C: power supply D: trouble-shooter |
modem |
A: digital code B: keyboard C: visual display D: connecting device |
glitch |
A: flash B: excitement C: error D: stroke of luck |
pixel |
A: picture element B: programming oddity C: brief blur D: long delay |
link |
A: missing piece B: space station C: related site D: warning signal |
scanner |
machine that A: reproduces images B: translates files C: searches a document D: adds colour |
shareware |
A: hand-me-down clothing B: free hardware C: relic D: trial software |
gigabyte |
A: sudden shutdown B: unit of storage C: wide gap D: high pressure |
III. Compose ten sentences using terms from the previous exercise using as many terms as you can.
IV. Listen to the audio text “Computer terms: Good Hackers, Bad Hackers and Busy Bloggers” and write down terms pronounced in the text and their definitions.
Listen to the text once more to check your answers and discuss them with your partner.
Try to tell a connected story about just written terms.
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Study the information about the Present Perfect Tense and Past Simple Tense in Appendix for self-study.
I. Working in pairs act the following dialog in parts and then perform it to the class.
Henry: Hello Sheila. I didn't expect to see you here.
Sheila: Oh, I've been here for quite a while.
Henry: When did you arrive?
Sheila: Just after lunch.
Henry: Did Patrick pick you up from the station?
Sheila: No, it was a nice day so I walked.
Henry: Have you eaten anything since you've been here?
Sheila: Yes, I had afternoon tea with the girls.
Henry: What did you think of Penny?
Sheila: She's grown up a lot since I last saw her.
Henry: And how did you find Rebecca?
Sheila: She didn't join us. I haven't seen her yet.
II. Mini-conference. Answering questions.
One student answers the questions of his/her groupmates on the following points:
What type of computers does he/she use?
What does he/she use a computer for?
What components does it contain of? And what does he/she want to add?
What is more preferable a computer or a laptop?
III. Divide into groups (2 or 3 students) and make a short summary on topics under consideration (main computer parts, computer usage purposes, advantages and disadvantages of using a computer).
Homework
Refresh vocabulary from the first 4 lessons of the section.
Refresh grammar information about the Present Perfect Tense and the Past Simple Tense.