Unit I. Learning languages text a how to study

I. Прочтите текст и укажите, какие утверждения соответствуют тексту Т (True), а какие нет – F (False):

1. Learning can be interesting and enjoyable.

2. You should know which methods of learning are best for you and use them.

3. Weekdays are good for working on longer projects and recreation.

4. A schedule can save you time and energy.

5. When studying foreign languages it is more important to know the meaning of isolated words.

6. While taking notes during a lecture you should make notes as the lecturer puts it.

Learning can be interesting and enjoyable. It all depends on you. This text points out some basic steps towards good learning.

You should start with positive thinking. Don’t tell yourself you can’t do it. Next you should know your goal. Thus you won’t waste time doing unnecessary work.

Finally, know yourself. Find out which methods of learning are best for you and use them. A schedule can save you time and energy. It can keep you from forgetting important things. With a schedule you won’t constantly have to decide what to do next. Make out a chart for a full week. Try to estimate how much time you’ll need for each subject and schedule your time. Weekends are good for working on longer projects and recreation.

When studying foreign languages, it is important to read more for ideas than for the meaning of isolated words. Try to guess at unfamiliar words. When you need to look up a word in the dictionary, put up a mark beside it in your vocabulary. Use the list of marked words as a study list. Spelling is one subject where mechanical copying can be a good thing. Keep a list or stack of cards of the words you have misspelled and want to learn.

The temptation to overload yourself with facts is strong. But resist it! What you want is important ideas, not every scrap of information. While taking notes during a lecture or in class or from a book, keep these rules in mind: 1) make notes in your own words; 2) condense your information; 3) always record where your notes come from. This last rule is particularly important if you are writing a paper. Study regularly and stay fit. Staying fit means proper diet, recreation each day, regular exercise and plenty of sleep.

You have some guidelines to follow, but the final results are up to you. Self-knowledge and self-direction are the real keys to learning. Knowing how to study will help you in many ways and not only in college or University.

II. Выберите английский эквивалент для следующих русских слов:

1. приятный, доставляющий удовольствие

а) enjoy b) enjoyable с) enjoyment d) enjoin

2. оценивать

а. estimable b) esteem c) estimate d) estate

3. отдых, развлечение, приятное времяпровождение

а. recreation b) recover c) reclamation d) recovery

4. искушение, соблазн

a) tempt b) temptation c) temper d) temperament

5. значить, означать

a) mean b) means c) meaning d) meaningless

6. особенно, особо

a) particular b) particularity; c) particularly d) particularize

7. перегружать

a) overload b) load c) unload d) underload

8. постоянно

a) constancy b) constant c) consist d) constantly

9. сопротивляться, противостоять

a) resistance b) resist c) resistant d) resistive

10. директива, руководство

a) guide b) guidebook c) guideline d) guaranty

III. Заполните пропуски, используя следующие предлоги:

a) for (2) b) from c) out (2) d) on e) with

1. The teacher pointed … that the student had a lot of spelling mistakes in his dictation.

2. Mornings are good … doing physical exercises.

3. I depend … my parents.

4. Try to find … how many students miss classes every week.

5. Having a plan will keep you … doing unnecessary work.

6. I don’t know how much time I need … this task..

7. You should start … positive thinking.

IV. Найдите в правой колонке русский эквивалент для английских словосочетаний:

1. to waste time	a) незнакомые слова
2. to look up a word in the dictionary	b) делать орфографические ошибки
3. to take notes of a lecture	c) терять время
4. to keep in mind	d) экономить время
5. unfamiliar words	e) записывать лекцию
6. to misspell	f) оставаться здоровым
7. to save time	g) помнить, иметь в виду
8. to stay fit	h) искать слово в словаре
9. to follow the guideline	i) куча (кипа) карточек
10. stack of cards	j) следовать директиве (руководству)

V. Подберите определение для каждого термина:

1. schedule	a) a book that gives the words of a language in alphabetic order and explains their meaning
2. to spell	b) a programme of work to be done or of planned events
3. dictionary	c) to name or write the letters of a word in their correct order
4. guideline	d) the total number of words in a language; all the words known to a person not in the alphabetic order
5. vocabulary	e) a general rule, instruction or piece of advice