- •Дорогие первокурсники!
- •Meeting people
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text 1
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it
- •Introducing People
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •Vocabulary to Text 2
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it Forms of Address
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in sentences of your own
- •3. Answer the following questions
- •Dialogues
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Dialogue 4
- •Greeting People
- •Dialogue 5
- •At the Friendship House
- •Exercises
- •1. Complete these conversations. Then practise them
- •Match the opening phrases in the column on the left with the remarks on the right
- •3. You are on a stay in Britain on an exchange programme. Say how you would address each of the following:
- •4. Translate into English.
- •5. Questions on the topic
- •Jokes and fun
- •The activities
- •Role play
- •Introduction
- •1. Marry first and love will come afterwards.
- •2. Marriage is lottery.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the task following it
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •Vocabulary to Text 2
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it a Quiet Revolution?
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English and answer them
- •4. Speak for or against: a) extended family; b) nuclear family; c) divorce; d) women career advancement
- •5. Discuss the problem of the nature of the family dialogues
- •Dialogue1.
- •Dialogue 2.
- •Dialogue 3.
- •Dialogue 4.
- •Dialogue 5.
- •Dialogue 6.
- •Dialogue 7.
- •Dialogue 8.
- •Exercises
- •1. Translate into English
- •2.Translate the following dialogues and dramatize them in English
- •3.* Questions on the topic
- •4. Read the following announcement and if you are not married write your own announcement
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements by using the phrases like: I (fully/partly) agree. I couldn’t agree more. (I am afraid) I disagree. Try to prove your point
- •Jokes and fun
- •1.Daddy’s Little Girl
- •The activities
- •3. Numbers in my life
- •Let’s share
- •Role play
- •Talking about the weather
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text
- •Text 1.
- •1. Read the following interview and translate it into Russian. Do the tasks following it Angry, Sad, Happy?-Blame the Weather! (Interview with an expert)
- •2. Match English word-combinations with their Russian equivalents
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •4. Find statements in the text you agree with.
- •5. Discuss the text with your friend. Speak on the effect of the weather on people’s health, mood and behaviour. Describe your own experience
- •6. There are two texts. Work in pairs. Student a reads the first text on page 46, Student b reads the second text on page 47 and do the tasks after the texts Weather in Britain
- •Weather in New York
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •3*. Complete the text about the weather in Britain, using appropriate words The Weather in Britain
- •Dialogues
- •Dialogue 1. Read and dramatize the following dialogue Talking about Weather
- •Read the following dialogue. Render the contents of the dialogue in indirect speech
- •Dialogue 3. Read and dramatize the following dialogue
- •Dialogue 4. Complete the open dialogue using the vocabulary of the unit
- •Exercises
- •1. A) Fill the gaps in sentences 1-5 with the correct-form of one of these verbs
- •2. Match these adjectives with suitable weather nouns
- •3. Guess the meanings of the weather idioms in italics in these sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian
- •4. Translate into English
- •5*. Translate the following text into English, then write a short text about the weather in your country or another country
- •6*. Translate into English
- •7. Questions on the topic
- •Jokes and fun Read the stories
- •2. The Woman Who Wanted To Sing
- •Role play
- •Keeping fit
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text1.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it Self-Care Has Come of Age – Again!
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Vocabulary to Text 2.
- •Text 2.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it
- •Aerobic dancing
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English and answer them
- •Give a summary of the text "Aerobic Dancing" using the following words and word-combinations from the text:
- •Dialogues
- •How to ask about people's health
- •Dialogue 1 Read and dramatize the following dialogue
- •Visiting the Doctor
- •Dialogue 2. Read the following dialogue. Render the contents of the dialogue in indirect speech
- •Dialogue 3.
- •At the Doctor's
- •Dialogue 4.
- •Dialogue5. Complete the open dialogue and learn it by heart
- •Exercises
- •1. Filling gaps. (Cloze technique) Going to the doctor
- •Going to the dentist
- •2. Translate into English
- •3*. Translate into English
- •4*. Translate the following dialogues into English. Use the vocabulary of the unit
- •5. Questions on the topic
- •Jokes and fun
- •Role play
- •Ways of holiday-making. Travelling
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text 1.
- •Text 1.
- •Read and translate the text. Do the tasks following it Planning Holidays
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •4. Find statements in the text you agree with
- •5. Discuss the text with a friend. Work in pair. Speak of your own experience in planning a holiday and spending one
- •Vocabulary to Text 2.
- •Text 2.
- •1. Read and translate the following text. Do the tasks that follow it Ways of Holiday-Making
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •Text 3.
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations. Give definition to them
- •3. Answer the following questions
- •Dialogues
- •Dialogue 1. Read and dramatize the following dialogue
- •Dialogue 2. Read the following dialogue. Render the contents of the dialogue in indirect speech
- •Dialogue 3. Read and dramatize the following dialogue
- •Dialogue 4. Learn the following dialogue by heart
- •Dialogue 5. Complete the open dialogue. Use the vocabulary of the unit
- •Exercises
- •1. Fill in prepositions where necessary
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Translate into English
- •4*. Translate the following dialogues into English. Use the vocabulary of the unit
- •5. Questions on the topic
- •Jokes and fun
- •3. The Vacation In Florida
- •Short activities
- •Role play
- •Education
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text 1.
- •Text 1.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks that follow it How to Educate a Child
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •4. Find statements in the text you agree with.
- •There is a text. Work in pairs. Student a reads the first part of the text on page 106, Student b reads the second part of the text on page 108 and do the tasks that follow it
- •Vocabulary to Text 2.
- •Text 2. Higher Education Part one
- •6. Match the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •7.All Students a do task I together
- •Vocabulary to Text 2.
- •Text 2. Part two
- •8. Match the following words and word combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •9.All Students b do task I together
- •10*. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them
- •11. Speak for or against: a)European system of education; b)American system of education; c) Russian system of education
- •12. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of bachelor's degree, master's degree
- •13. Discuss the problem of higher education
- •Dialogues
- •Dialogue 1 Read and dramatize the dialogue
- •Dialogue 2.
- •Education in England
- •Dialogue 3.
- •Dialogue 4.
- •Dialogue 5.
- •Exercises
- •1. Read three different descriptions of early school memories. What are the memories about? Are the memories happy or unhappy? Note down three memories for each speaker
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Questions on the topic
- •4. Talking points
- •Jokes and fun
- •2. Dreams
- •3. Income Tax
- •I opened the door and income tax. Role play Dramatize one of the following situations
- •5. Speak with your friend about Ufa State Aviation Technical University. Use the words given below
- •6. Make up and write down 10 questions which you would include in a questionnaire for a University graduate in Ufa
- •7. Discuss with your friends the career opportunities open to young people in this country
- •New technologies
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary to Text 1.
- •Text 1.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks that follow it.
- •Virtual reality
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations, use them in the sentences of your own.
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them.
- •4. Speak for or against virtual reality.
- •Vocabulary to Text 2.
- •Text 2.
- •1. Read and translate the text. Do the tasks that follow it
- •Intelligent Intranets
- •1. Match the following words and their definitions. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •6. Compare the differences between the Internet and Intranet.Discuss their advantages
- •7. Discuss the present day technologies with your friends dialogues Dialogue 1.
- •Dialogue 2.
- •Exercises
- •1. Filling the gaps (cloze technique) the twenty-first century
- •2. Are you a ‘computer nerd’ or a ‘technophobe’?
- •3. Crossword puzzle
- •Villagers adapt to laboratory life
- •5*. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap Computers in the Classroom
- •6*. Translate into English
- •Questions on the topic
- •Active voice
- •Passive voice
- •Indirect speech Sequence of Tenses
- •Exercise 2. Change the following sentences Into Indirect Speech
- •Modal verbs Obligation and Likelihood Must, Need
- •Should /Ought to
- •Ability, Likelihood and Permission
- •May, Might
- •The infinitive
- •Complexes with the infinitive Complex Object
- •Complex subject
- •The verbals
- •The participle
- •The subjunctive mood
- •Grammar Tests Test 1 Tenses
- •Test 2. Modal Verbs
- •Test 3.
- •Verbals
- •Test 4. Subjunctive Mood
- •Final Test
- •Keep the conversation going
- •Situation 1.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 2.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 3.
- •Invitation is Incomplete
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 4.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 5.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 6.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 7.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 8.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 9.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 10.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 11.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 12.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 13.
- •Vocabulary
- •Situation 14.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Supplementary reading Unit 1. Cultural adjustment
- •Initial
- •Isolation
- •Integration
- •Individual reactions
- •"Comfort Zones"
- •Business Cultures
- •Eye Contact
- •Shaking Hands
- •North America
- •Titles and Names
- •Beating Culture Shock
- •Unit 2. The Japanese Family
- •American Family Trends
- •An Irish Wedding
- •Climate
- •Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife
- •Climate in Canada
- •Climate in Australia
- •Eurorailing
- •Why laughter is the best medicine.
- •Long life
- •Are you on top of the world? Some things that can make you feel better...
- •Getting moving
- •A lively social life.
- •Self-indulgence
- •Schooling
- •Secondary Education
- •Public Education: Historical Review
- •American School System
- •Higher Education
- •Higher education in Russia
- •Computers: History and Development
- •Key Developments of the Information Age
- •Teacher’s corner
- •1. Tongue twisters
- •2. Associations
- •3. Brainstorm round a word
- •4. Damaged property
- •5. General knowledge
- •Intermediate Level
- •6. Questions about a statement
- •7. The Moon survival problem
- •Cultural adjustment
- •Celebrating holidays and special events
- •American holidays
- •Whom do you invite to dinner party?
- •Plan the Perfect «Core» College Curriculum.
- •1. Pizza
- •2. That Terrible Bus
- •Improve your ability to use the idioms in conversation with a couple of your classmates by acting out one or more of the roleplays below:
- •American slang
- •1. Read the following dialogue in slang and try to guess the meaning of the underlined expressions At school
- •2. Use the explanations given below and compile the dialogue in standard English
- •Vocabulary
- •3. Read the same dialogue translated into Standard English and compare it with your variant of translation At school
- •4. Read the following dialogue in slang and try to guess the meaning of the expressions At the movies
- •5. Use the explanations given below and compile the dialogue in standard English
- •Vocabulary
- •Read the same dialogue translated into standard English and compare it with your variant of translation At the movies
- •7. Complete the phrases by choosing the appropriate words from the list below
- •Match the two columns
- •9. Underline the word that best completes each phrase
- •Speak test
2. Translate into English
1. – Мне нужно два билета на поезд 10.20 до Ливерпуля. Спальный вагон, пожалуйста.
Вам билеты туда и обратно, сэр?
Нет, только в одни конец.
Верхние или нижние места?
Два нижних, пожалуйста.
Пожалуйста.
Спасибо.
2. – У меня билет на рейс 103.
Ваш билет, пожалуйста.
Вот он.
Ваш багаж превышает положенный вес, вам придется заплатить за перевес.
Пожалуйста.
Возьмите, пожалуйста, ваш билет и бирку на багаж. Пройдите наверх в зал ожидания. Скоро объявят ваш рейс.
Спасибо.
3. – Это ваши вещи?
Да, этот чемодан мой.
Разрешите их посмотреть? У вас есть что-либо подлежащее обложению пошлиной?
Мне кажется, что нет. Только сигареты для личного пользования.
Это разрешается. Все в порядке. Спасибо.
3. Translate into English
1. Когда отходит последний поезд на Санкт-Петербург?
2. С какой платформы и с какого пути отходят поезда на Москву?
3. Коля достал одно нижнее и одно верхнее место в отдельном купе скорого поезда.
4. Нам надо делать пересадку? — Нет, это прямой поезд. Вы доедете до места назначения без пересадки.
5. Да, это поезд на Санкт-Петербург, но это скорый поезд, а у вас билет на почтовый.
6. С какой платформы отходят поезда на Новгород?
7. Моя мама не любит есть в вагоне-ресторане.
8. Я не достал билет на прямой поезд, и мне пришлось делать две пересадки.
9. Мы провели все время между поездами на вокзале, пытаясь закомпостировать билеты.
10. Самолет летел со скоростью восемьсот километров в час.
11. Насколько я знаю, поезд на Новгород — дневной, и в нем есть только места для сидения.
12. Я опоздал на поезд три двадцать, и мне пришлось ждать два часа.
13. Мы бежали очень быстро и успели на четырехчасовой поезд до Сосново.
14. Могу я заказать билет на самолет до Праги?
15. Самолет в Лондон отправляется в пять сорок пять.
16. Вам билет в один конец или обратный? — Обратный, пожалуйста.
17. Вы придете за билетами сами, или вам их доставить?
18. Идти в кассу и стоять там в очереди — это потеря времени. Я всегда заказываю билеты на поезд по телефону, и мне их приносят.
19. Могу предложить вам билет на поезд девятнадцать пятьдесят.
20. Могу предложить вам нижнее место на поезд в девятнадцать пятьдесят на десятое апреля.
21. Мы ехали дневным поездом. Из окна мы видели места, которые проезжали.
22. В поездах дальнего следования есть вагоны-рестораны.
23. Стюардесса предложила пассажирам закуски и прохладительные напитки.
24. Говорят, почти невозможно достать билет на самолет в летний сезон.
25. До места вашего назначения отсюда нет прямого поезда. — Ничего не поделаешь! Придется делать пересадку.
26. Поезда обычно отправляются на Москву с четвертой платформы.
27. Поезда на Москву обычно отправляются с четвертой платформы.
28. Поезд на Таллин стоит на втором пути.
29. Поезд на Таллин отправляется со второго пути.
30. Ровно в четыре часа поезд отправился в Таллин.
31. Ровно в четыре часа поезд на Таллин отправился.
32. Я купил билет на десятое апреля.
33. Я купил билет десятого апреля.