- •Instructor’s manual
- •Instructor’s manual 1
- •Introduction 53
- •Introduction 65
- •Introduction 67
- •Introduction 69
- •Introduction 104
- •Introduction 125
- •Introduction 144
- •Introduction 170
- •English for Engineering Students I (in Bachelor studies) Course Description
- •Detailed course description
- •The structure and content of the syllabus
- •Section I education system in russia and english speaking countries
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •I’m not perfectly ready to answer this question, but next time I’ll try to answer!
- •Lesson 5
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 6
- •Introduction
- •Self-study materials for section I
- •Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense) Positive and Negative Forms
- •Negative forms
- •General questions
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •The Sentence Structure
- •Section II countries and cities (traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
- •Lesson I
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 2
- •Introduction to the theme
- •Lesson 3
- •Introduction to the theme
- •Lesson 4
- •Introduction to the theme
- •Lesson 5
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 5a
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 6
- •Introduction
- •Self-study materials for section II
- •Section III scientists (famous people)
- •Lesson 1
- •Lesson 2
- •Weather Forecast
- •Lesson 3
- •Uncle Philip
- •Lesson 4
- •Model version
- •Lesson 5
- •Invention, to explode, dynamite, powerful, closet, iron, bulb, fortune, phonograph, discovery, genius, to carry out, research.
- •Inventors and Their Inventions
- •Lesson 6
- •Introduction
- •Self-study materials for section III
- •Alternative questions
- •Tag questions
- •Special questions
- •Section IV computer
- •Lesson 1
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Computer Terms: Good Hackers, Bad Hackers and Busy Bloggers
- •Lesson 5
- •Introduction
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study maerials for section IV The Present Perfect Tense formation
- •The Present Perfect Tense
- •Present perfect and past simple
- •Section V career prospects
- •Lesson 1
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 2
- •Lesson 3
- •Lesson 4
- •Lesson 5
- •Introduction
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 6
- •Self-study materials for section V The Future Simple Tense formation
- •I’ll be… or I’ll probably be… or I don’t know where I’ll be.
- •I ________________ soon. (to leave)
- •I shall be leaving soon. Or I will be leaving soon.
The Sentence Structure
Explain students the word order of English sentence:
Subject – verb – object – place – time (SVOPT) and do the exercises at the lesson to be sure they understand this grammar material.
Then they may do revision test.
Revision test
Put the words in the right order.
(a newspaper / reads / every day / Jill) Jill reads a newspaper every day
(football / don’t like / very much / I) I don’t like football very much.
(London / do you know / very well?) Do you know London very well?
(I / very well / French / don’t speak) I don’t speak French very well.
(I / this picture / don’t like / very much) I don’t like this picture very much.
(she / smokes / every day / ten cigarettes) She smokes ten cigarettes every day.
(you / the same clothes / wear / every day) You wear the same clothes every day.
(I / want to speak / fluently / English) I want to speak English fluently.
(lost/I/my watch/last week).I lost my watch last week.
(Tom/the letter/ slowly/read).Tom reads letter slowly.
Put the words in the right order.
(to work/every morning/walks /George) George walks to work every morning
(goes / every year / to Italy / Jill) Jill goes to Italy every year.
(in London / Alice / in 1951 / was born) Alice was born in London in1951.
(in October / Barbara / to university / is going) Barbara is going to university in October.
(to work/ tomorrow/are you going?) Are you going to work tomorrow?
(next week/they/to London/are going) They are going to London next week.
(many times/my parents/have been/ to the United States) My parents have been to the United States many times.
(a beautiful bird/this morning/I/in the garden) I saw a beautiful bird in the garden this morning.
(my umbrella/last night/ I think I left (in the restaurant) I think I left my umbrella in the restaurant last night.
(at the party/we/early/arrived) We arrived at the party early.
(they/since 1984/here/have lived) They have lived here since 1984.
(will you be/this evening/at home?) Will you be at home this evening?
(to the cinema/last night/did you go?) Did you go to the cinema last night?
(on Monday/here/will they be?) Will they be here on Monday?
Raymond Murphy, Grammar in Use
Section II countries and cities (traditions, customs and holidays in Russia and English speaking countries)
prepared by
Elena Teleshova
e-mail: teleshova_elena@mail.ru
Lesson I
The lesson plan
Introduction to the theme (3 min)
Pre-reading discussion (10 min)
Active vocabulary (10-15 min)
Reading text (15-20 min)
Reading comprehension (13-18 min)
Speaking practice (17-22 min)
Homework (1 min)
Introduction
As an introduction to the lesson “My country” for students a teacher may say that there are a lot of countries in the world but there is no country like your Motherland. Moreover it is impossible to know the language without knowing the country where it is spread.
Pre-reading discussion
Ask students to comment on the following proverbs:
East or west home is best.
There is no place like home.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
Ask students to find Russian equivalents to the following words and word combinations and to pronounce them correctly:
transcontinental adj. crossing the continents трансконтинентальный, пересекающий континент
area n. geographical region of indefinite boundary область, район, местность
mineral and energy resources natural resources in the form of minerals: natural resources producing energy (gas, oil etc.) полезные ископаемые и энергетические ресурсы
border n. a line determining the limits of an area граница
population n. the people who inhabit a territory or state население
vary v. become different различаться
steppes n. huge plain without trees степи
plains n. flat open land равнины
forests n. land that is covered with trees леса
tundra n. vast plain without trees in the arctic regions тундра
taiga n. thick forests in the northern regions тайга
mild adj. soft мягкий
heat n. high temperature жаркий период года
unbearable adj. impossible to bear, to stand невыносимы
moderate adj. not extreme умеренный
continental adj. typical to Europe континентальный
READING TEXT
Ask students to read the text I “Russia” paying attention to pronunciation of the discussed words and word combinations.
READING COMPREHENSION
I. Ask students to find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian phrases.
mineral and energy resources (полезные ископаемые и энергетические ресурсы), ninth-largest (девятый по величине), shares land borders (граничить), the breakup of the Soviet Union (развал Советского Союза), successor state (государство-преемник), devoted to (быть посвященным чему-то), churches and cathedrals (церкви и соборы)
II. Ask students to correct the statements if they find them wrong. Use such phrase as: I agree with you. You are right. or I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. That’s not true/right.
TRUE
FALSE (It is the largest country in the world.)
FALSE (The area of Russia is over 17000000 square kilometers.)
FALSE (Russia has the world's ninth-largest population.)
FALSE (Because of its size, Russia's climate is also varied.)
III. Ask students to answer the following questions using the text.
Russia is situated both in Asia and Europe.
Yes, it is. Russia is rich in mineral and energy resources.
Yes, it is .Russia is the Soviet Union's successor state.
Russia share borders with 17 countries.
There are steppes in the south, plains and forests in the midlands, tundra and taiga in the north.
Because of its size, Russia's climate is also varied.
Russian is the official language of the country
Moscow is the capital of Russia, it is Russia’s largest city (. And an important economic and business center.
The population of Moscow is 8.3 million people.
No, Moscow is not only an economic and business center, its cultural tradition is rich, and there are many museums, churches and cathedrals.
Speaking practice
Ask students to discuss the topic “Russia” with their partners using newly learnt words and introduce their final work to the class. Ask them to discuss the territory of Russia; the climate of Russia; the capital of Russia, using newly learnt words.
Homework
Ask students to study new vocabulary.