- •Unit 1. Clothing and Garment
- •Clothing and accessories
- •I. Skim the text for general understanding. Pay attention to the words in bold.
- •Scan the text once again and say if these statements true (t) of false (f).
- •Vocabulary practice
- •I. Find English equivalents for the following Russian words and word-combinations:
- •II.Find synonyms in column b and match them to the words in column a.
- •III. Find antonyms to the following words. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •IV. Match the words with their definitions.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Look up the words in bold in the dictionary.
- •II. Complete the following sentences using the words from the text.
- •III. Study clothing terminology and make up sentences.
- •I. Read the text once again. Translate the italisized sentences. Pay attention to the parts underlined. Analize the structures with the Participles and the Gerund. Formulate rules.
- •Read the text once again and present it in the form associogramme.
- •I. Compress the text using “track & dice” model given below.
Read the text once again and present it in the form associogramme.
Writing
I. Compress the text using “track & dice” model given below.
T |
Task |
Make sure you understand the terms of reference, the task you have been set. |
R |
Read |
Read through the passage once to perceive the general drift. Then read it again more carefully. |
A |
Ask |
Ask questions such as 'What is this about?’, 'What title could it be given?'
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C |
Clarify |
Look at any difficult words or passages. Try to work out their meaning from the surrounding text.
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K |
Key word and phrases |
Which are the vital parts of the narrative? Where possible underline them. Use broken lines to show the secondary phrases, those you consider to be fairly important but not vital. |
D |
Draft |
Make a rough draft of your summary, using your own words to link up the elements. |
I |
Improve |
Refer back to the instructions. Read the passage once more and make any necessary amendments. |
C |
Count |
Is there a limit to the number of words you are allowed to use in your summary? How many words have you used? Add or subtract according to the degree of importance. |
E |
Edit |
Read through the draft once more before editing and producing the summary in its final form.
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Speaking.
Discuss the following. “Clothing. Present.Past. Future”.
Use the following clichés:
Opinions, Preferences:
I think ..., In my opinion ..., I'd like to ..., I'd rather ..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it ..., As far as I'm concerned..., If it were up to me ..., I suppose ..., I suspect that ..., I'm pretty sure that ..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that ..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that ..., Without a doubt ... .
Disagreeing:
I don't think that ..., Don't you think it would be better ..., I don't agree …, I'd prefer ..., Shouldn't we consider ..., But what about ..., I'm afraid I don't agree ..., Frankly, I doubt if ..., Let's face it …, The truth of the matter is ..., The problem with your point of view is that ...