- •Дорогие первокурсники!
- •Meeting people
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in sentences of your own
- •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
- •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
- •2. Match the following words and word-combinations. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •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
- •Dialogue 2.
- •Dialogue 3.
- •Dialogue 4.
- •Dialogue 5.
- •Dialogue 6.
- •Dialogue 7.
- •Dialogue 8.
- •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
- •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
- •Weather in New York
- •2. Answer the following questions
- •The Weather in Britain
- •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.
- •3. Translate the following questions into English, then answer them.
- •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, then answer them
- •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.
- •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
- •4. Find statements in the text you agree with
- •2. Match the following words and word combinations. Give definition to them
- •3. Answer the following questions
- •Dialogues
- •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 a
- •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.
- •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
- •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.
- •1. Match the following words and their definitions. Use them in the sentences of your own
- •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 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.
- •In-Laws Demand Helping Hand
- •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
- •The Re-entry Process
- •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
- •At the movies
- •7. Complete the phrases by choosing the appropriate words from the list below
- •9. Underline the word that best completes each phrase
- •Speak test
Indirect speech Sequence of Tenses
Exercise1. Use the Indirect Speech, start with “He said, he asked, he told me,” and so on
I have never been here before.
She is sorry she didn’t count yesterday.
He will answer the letter when he gets the information.
I expect to hear some news tomorrow, I’ll tell you if I do.
Is he invited to the party?
Do you know when he will arrive in Moscow?
What exhibition did you visit last week?
Why are you insisting on it?
Exercise 2. Change the following sentences Into Indirect Speech
a)
1. I hope to pass the examination.
2. The teacher is listening to us.
3. I have never been to New York.
4. I made no mistakes in the last dictation.
5. I haven’t read many English books.
6. I didn’t send the letter by air mail.
7. My friend is studying medicine at the university.
8. I don’t feel tired.
9. My friend has eaten all the chocolates.
10. I haven’t seen my uncle for a long time.
11. I’m not asking a question.
12. My brother goes to bed early.
b)
1. Jack told his father, “I have lost my notebook.”
2. Henry said to me, “I didn’t throw stones at your dog.”
3. Bob said to Tom, “Henry doesn’t sit next to me in class.”
4. I told the policeman, “I saw the thief in the garden.”
5. He said, “I have eaten nothing for two days.”
6. Jack’s father said to him, “You haven’t cleaned your shoes.”
7. Mary said, “I don’t want to wear my old dress.”
8. My mother said to me, “I feel very tired, and I have a headache.”
9. My friend told me, “We have plenty of time to do our work.”
10. I said to my sister, “George has written me a long letter.”
Exercise 3. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech
1. The farmer said that he hadn’t grown any wheat since 1975.
2 The teacher told his students that he was going to give them a test.
3. I told him that I hadn’t seen his brother for a long time.
4. Henry told the teacher that he liked arithmetic, but he didn’t like algebra.
5. She told the grocer that she didn’t want any sugar.
6. We told the teacher that we didn’t understand his question.
7. I told the taxi-driver that he was driving too fast.
8. She said that her children were playing in the garden.
9. The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work.
10. My sister said that she hadn’t got a watch.
Exercise 4. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech. Decide whether to use ‘told’ or ‘asked’, or whether either of these two verbs is suitable
A.
1. I said to Jack, “Please give me your dictionary.”
2. The bus-conductor said to the passengers, “Don’t get off the bus while it is going.”
3. Mary said to her brother, “Take the letter to the Post Office, please.”
4. The teacher said to Torn, “Collect the exercise-books and put them on my table.”
5. The old man said to the little girl, “Don’t run across the street.”
6. The teacher said to the pupils, “Learn the poem by heart.”
7. I said to my friend, “Meet me outside the cinema at six o’clock.”
8. Mary’s mother said to her, “Don’t go out without your coat.”
9. The teacher said to the students, “Open your books at page 60.”
10. The doctor said to the sick man, “Don’t go back to work for a fortnight.”
11. Jack said to the policeman, “Tell me the time, please.”
12. The teacher said to the student, “Clean the blackboard, please.”
B.
1. I asked my friend, “How do you feel after your holiday?”
2. Margaret asked Richard, “Where are you going for your holidays?”
3. Ann asked Mary, “What do you usually have for breakfast?”
4. Jack’s father asked him, “Who are writing a letter to?”
5. The teacher asked Bob, “When did you learn to swim?
6. I saw a cloud of smoke and asked, “What is burning?”
7. Mary’s mother asked her, “Where have you put your shoes?”
8. I asked her, “Who gave you that watch?”
9. Peter asked me, “When are you going to have dinner.”
10. Mr. Smith asked him “How much do you spend on food every week?”
11. The policeman asked me, “Where did you lose your wallet?”
12. The teacher came into the classroom and asked the pupils, “What are you doing?
13. Henry asked Tom, “Whom did you visit in the hospital?”
14. I asked Bob, ”Why didn’t you answer my letter?”
15. There was a crowd in the street. I asked a man in the crowd, “What is the matter?”
16. The teacher wrote the answers on the blackboard and then asked, “Who has got all the answers right?”
17. The little boy asked his father, “Why does a policeman wear a uniform?”
18. I asked him, “Who are you looking at?”
19. A man asked his friend, “When did you buy your car?”
20. Tom asked the teacher, “What does the word mean?”
Exercise 5. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech
1. I asked the old gentleman, “Are you feeling tired?”
2. The hotel manager asked the visitors, “Did you sleep well?”
3. He asked his wife, “Is the baby asleep or awake?”
4. The teacher asked Tom, “Do you come to school by bus or on foot?”
5. A man stopped me in the street and asked, “Have you got a match?”
6. The teacher asked us, “Do you understand the question or not?”
7. Henry’s father asked his son, “Do you want to be an engineer or a doctor?”
8. 1 asked Peter, “Are you going to play football on Friday or on Saturday?”
9. The teacher asked me, “Do you spell ‘swimming’ with one ’m’ or a double ’m’?
10. He asked his secretary, “Has the postman been yet?”
Exercise 6. Put the following into Indirect Speech
1. “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work,” they said. 2. “We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one”, said my aunt. 3. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said. 4. “I’ve been in London for a month but so far I haven’t had time to visit the Tower,” he said. 5. He said, “My wife has just been made a judge.” 6. “Who put salt in my coffee?” he asked. 7. “Why did you travel first class?” I asked him. 8. “What else did you see?” I asked the boy. 9. “What is your new house like?” I asked them. 10. “Did they understand what you said to them?” he inquired. 11. “Haven’t you got a television set?”, he asked. 12. “When you don’t like a film do you stay to the end or walk out in the middle?” she asked. 13. “Don’t argue with your father,” I said. 14. “Wait for me at the bridge,” said the young man. 15. “Don’t make a sound,” he said in a whisper. 16. “Don’t go near the water, children,” she said. 17. “Don’t forget your sandwiches” said his mother. 18. “Please don’t say anything to make her angry,” said my father. 19. “Please don’t leave the gate open,” the farmer said to the visitors. 20. “Don’t climb that tree in your new trousers, Richard,” his father said.
Exercise 7. Translate into English paying attention to the sequence of tenses
1. Я знал, что она не прочитала письмо. 2. Она считала, что ананасы растут на деревьях. 3. Он сказал нам, что расплатился с долгами (pay one’s debts) больше месяца назад. 4. Она сказала, что пишет это сочинение (composition) уже три месяца. 5.Она не знала, успешно ли закончилась (be a success) операция. 6. Том позвонил в полицию и сказал, что все его вещи украдены. 7. Капитан приказал всем подняться на борт (get aboard). 8. Они не знали, будут ли опубликованы результаты их исследований. 9. Я думал, что он работает, и не вошел в комнату. 10. Он просил чтобы она не беспокоилась. 11. Я не знаю, когда он приедет в Москву. 12. Они поинтересовались, бывал ли я когда-нибудь заграницей (abroad). 13. Он сказал им, что они не должны говорить об этом сейчас. 14. Наш гид (guide) рассказал нам, что замок (castle) был возведен в 14-м веке. 15. Я надеюсь, что новый мост будет построен в следующем году.
Exercise 8*. Translate into English paying attention to the sequence of tenses
1. Я знал, что когда они вернутся, они обязательно позвонят нам. 2. Он сказал мне, что они не поедут туда, пока не узнают адреса. 3. Она сказала, что встретила приятеля, с которым училась в школе. 4. Она сказала мне, что вряд ли узнает район, так как он сильно изменился. 5. Он спросил, что я буду делать, когда выйду на пенсию (retire). 6. Он сказал, что как только документы будут получены, их пришлют нам. 7. Медсестра (nurse) сказала, что мы сможем поговорить с врачом только после того, как он осмотрит больного (examine a patient). 8. Он спросил меня, есть ли какая-нибудь надежда, что я изменюсь. 9. Корреспондентам сообщили, что проблема цен еще обсуждается и как только она будет решена, контракт будет подписан. 10. Он сказал, что прошло пять лет с тех пор, как они женаты.11. Он напомнил (remind) мне, что когда мы были студентами, мы всегда помогали друг другу. 12. Профессор сказал, чтобы я не приходил, пока не выучу весь материал.
Exercise 9*. Translate the sentences into English
Я не помню, сколько школ в нашем городе.
Я уверен, об этом фильме будут много говорить.
Он нам ничего не сказал, о том что получил письмо от Лены.
Нина говорит, что она не знает немецкого, но я ей не верю.
Мы не знали, когда он поедет в Москву.
Я думал, в комнате никого нет.
Спроси ее, знает ли она немецкий.
Он был уверен, что они работают вместе.
Он не думал, что его товарищи работают с утра.
Он думал, что его товарищи работают, и не хотел им мешать.
Он знал, что они никогда не работали вместе.
Он полагал, что они будут работать вместе.
Она знала, что они обычно встают в 8 часов.
Она не знала, что ее ждут уже целый час.
Она не знала, что он уже купил словарь.
Мне сказали, что фильм начинается в 17 часов.
Я не знала, что вы тоже любите музыку.
Она сказала, что идет дождь и нам лучше остаться дома.
Она сказала, что думает, что завтра будет хорошая погода.
Она никому не сказала, что уезжает.
Она отрицала, что говорила с ним.
Она напомнила мне, что я обещала позвонить Елене.
Он сообщил, что достал билеты.
Мы им сказали, что не будем их ждать.
Она меня спросила, где я живу.
Я спросил сестру, почему она не хочет идти со мной в театр.
Он спросил меня, видел ли я когда-нибудь его сестру.
Он спросил, почему я отклонил его предложение.
Он спросил, читал ли я Теккерея в оригинале.
Он ей сказал, чтобы она не запирала дверь.
Она предложила провести день за городом.
Мы ему сказали, чтобы он пришел в 18 часов.
Я спросила его, кто из его друзей поможет ему завтра.
Меня спросили, когда приедут мои родители.
Меня спросили, где мне бы хотелось побывать летом.
Она знает, вернется ли он к 22 часом.
Я не знаю, смогу ли я навестить Петрова завтра.
Сергей говорит, что прочтет эту книгу к понедельнику, если у него не будет срочной работы.
Я не помню, когда придет Нина с работы.
Он спросил меня, когда я пойду на выставку.