Exercise 5 Read the text.

I am a student

IѝamѝaѝstudentѝatѝtheѝLawѝUniversity.ѝMyѝnameѝisѝNickѝPetrov.ѝIѝwasѝ bornѝinѝSaintѝPetersburg.ѝMyѝbirthdayѝisѝonѝMay,ѝ12,ѝ1990.ѝIѝlikeѝsport,ѝ especiallyѝfootball,ѝandѝIѝamѝfondѝofѝplayingѝcomputerѝgames.ѝ Iѝamѝaѝfirstѝyearѝstudentѝnow.ѝIѝwillѝstudyѝatѝtheѝUniversityѝforѝfiveѝyears.ѝIѝ willѝbeѝaѝlawyer.ѝIѝwillѝworkѝforѝtheѝmilitiaѝandѝwillѝkeepѝpublicѝorder.ѝѝ

Exercise 6 Read and translate these numerals.

oneѝѝ	sixѝѝ	elevenѝѝ	sixteenѝѝ
twoѝѝ	sevenѝѝ	twelveѝѝ	seventeenѝѝ
threeѝѝ	eightѝѝ	thirteenѝѝ	eighteenѝѝ
fourѝѝ	nineѝѝ	fourteenѝѝ	nineteenѝѝ
fiveѝѝ	tenѝѝ	fifteenѝѝ	twentyѝѝ

Exercise 7 Read and translate these numerals, pay attention to the words hundred, thousand, million.

thirtyѝѝ	seventyѝѝ	twoѝthousandѝѝ
fortyѝѝ	eightyѝѝ	sevenѝmillionѝѝ
fiftyѝѝ	ninetyѝѝ	nineteenѝninetyѝnineѝѝ
sixtyѝ	twoѝhundredѝ	twoѝthousandѝandѝoneѝ

Exercise 8 Make sentences and translate them into Russian.

Heѝѝ	...ѝ aѝstudentѝofѝѝ		theѝMoscowѝLawѝUniversityѝ
Sheѝ	...ѝ ѝ		theѝUniversityѝofѝtheѝMinistryѝofѝtheѝInteriorѝofѝ
			theѝRussianѝFederationѝ
Weѝ	...ѝ studentsѝofѝ		theѝ Universityѝ ofѝ theѝ Internalѝ Affairsѝ ofѝ theѝ
			RussianѝFederationѝ
Theyѝ ...ѝ ѝ			theѝHigherѝSchoolѝofѝLawѝin…ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	ѝ	theѝMilitiaѝCollegeѝin…ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	ѝ	theѝJusticeѝInstituteѝ

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Exercise 9 Read and translate these sentences into Russian.

1.ѝMyѝhobbyѝisѝreading.ѝ 6.ѝIѝlikeѝb.a.s.e.ѝ—ѝjumping.ѝ 2.ѝHisѝhobbyѝisѝstreetѝracing.ѝ 7.ѝWeѝareѝfondѝofѝmountainѝclimbing.ѝ

3.ѝMyѝfavoriteѝsportsѝareѝraft-ѝ 8.ѝIѝlikeѝplayingѝcomputerѝgames.ѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝingѝandѝscubaѝdiving.ѝ

4.ѝHisѝhobbyѝisѝparachuting.ѝ 9.ѝTheѝhobbyѝofѝmyѝbrotherѝisѝdriving.ѝ 5.ѝSheѝisѝfondѝofѝshopping.ѝ 10.ѝAllѝmyѝfriendsѝlikeѝdancing.ѝ

Exercise 10 Study the pattern.

Letѝmeѝintroduceѝmyself.ѝ

Позвольтеѝпредставиться.ѝменяѝзовутѝОлег.ѝ

LetѝmeѝintroduceѝyouѝtoѝMr.ѝBlack.ѝ

ПозвольтеѝмнеѝпредставитьѝВасѝмистеруѝБлэку.ѝ

Letѝhimѝintroduceѝhisѝfriendsѝtoѝus.ѝ

Пустьѝонѝпредставитѝнамѝсвоихѝдрузей.ѝ

Use the pattern to make as many sentences as possible.

Letѝ	meѝ	introduceѝ	Mr.ѝIvanovѝ	toѝ	youѝ
ѝ	youѝ	ѝ	youѝ	ѝ	myѝfriendѝ
ѝ	himѝ	ѝ	himѝ	ѝ	ourѝguestsѝ
ѝ	usѝ	ѝ	myselfѝ	ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	ѝ	myѝcolleagueѝ	ѝ	ѝ

Exercise 11 Practice the pattern: introduce yourself, your friends and teacher.

Exercise 12 Ask your friend the following questions. Work in pairs.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝyourѝname?ѝ 2.ѝWhatѝisѝyourѝfamilyѝname?ѝ 3.ѝWhatѝisѝyourѝdateѝofѝbirth?ѝ 4.ѝWhatѝisѝyourѝplaceѝofѝbirth?ѝ 5.ѝWhatѝcityѝareѝyouѝfrom?ѝ 6.ѝWhatѝisѝyourѝaddress?ѝ 7.ѝWhatѝisѝyouѝtelephoneѝnumber?ѝ 8.ѝWhatѝfacultyѝareѝyouѝaѝstudentѝof?ѝ 9.ѝWhatѝareѝyourѝhobbies?ѝ 10.ѝWhatѝareѝyourѝfavoriteѝsports?ѝ

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Grammar: The prepositions of movement

(предлоги направления)

Exercise 1 Match the pictures below and the prepositions.

1.ѝacrossѝ___________ѝ 8.ѝpastѝ__________ѝ 6.ѝoutѝofѝ_________ѝ 2.ѝalongѝ___________ѝ 9.ѝroundѝ_________ѝ 7.ѝoverѝ__________ѝ 3.ѝdownѝ___________ѝ 10.ѝthroughѝ_______ѝ 13.ѝupѝ___________ѝ 4.ѝdownstairsѝ_______ѝ 11.ѝtoѝ___________ѝ 14.ѝupstairsѝ_______ѝ 5.ѝintoѝ_____________ѝ 12.ѝunderѝ________ѝ ѝ

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Exercise 2 Translate these word combinations into English.

черезѝдорогу,ѝмимоѝпарка,ѝвокругѝуниверситета,ѝвнизѝпоѝлестнице,ѝ войтиѝ вѝ министерство,ѝ черезѝ лес,ѝ поѝ улицеѝ Волгина,ѝ кѝ метроѝ Коньково,ѝподѝкрышей,ѝизѝгаража,ѝвнизѝпоѝтечениюѝреки,ѝчерезѝ забор.ѝ

Exercise 3 When foreign students come to live and study abroad, they have to fill in a personal information form. Study the form below and complete it as if you are a student in another country.

Nameѝ___________________ѝAddressѝ_______________________ѝ

Dateѝofѝbirth_______________ѝPlaceѝofѝbirthѝ____________________ѝ

Maritalѝstatusѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝsingleѝ□ѝmarried□ѝseparated□ѝdivorced□ѝwidowed□ѝ

Occupationѝ________________________________ѝ

Passportѝ________ѝPassportѝnumberѝ___________________________ѝ

Sexѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝѝmale□ѝfemale□ѝ

Visaѝ______________________ѝSignatureѝ_________________ѝ

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Vocabulary

maritalѝstatusѝѝ	семейноеѝположениеѝ
singleѝѝ	неѝженатѝ/ѝнеѝзамужемѝ
separatedѝѝ	неѝпроживаетѝвместеѝсѝсупругомѝ/ѝсупругойѝ
divorcedѝѝ	разведенѝ(а)ѝ
widowedѝѝ	вдовецѝ/ѝвдоваѝ
occupationѝѝ	родѝзанятийѝ
signatureѝѝ	подписьѝ

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Over to you

Write a few sentences about your friend.

He/Sheѝisѝ________________________________________________ѝ His/Herѝnameѝisѝ___________________________________________ѝ His/Herѝmaritalѝstatusѝisѝ_____________________________________ѝ His/Herѝfamilyѝisѝѝ__________________________________________ѝ He/Sheѝisѝfromѝ____________________________________________ѝ He/Sheѝworks/studiesѝѝ______________________________________ѝ His/Herѝhobbyѝisѝѝ__________________________________________ѝ He/Sheѝisѝfondѝofѝ__________________________________________ѝ

Add any information that you think is important.

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Lesson 2

CAREER STEPS

«The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary»

Vidal Sassoon (b.1928), a hairstylist

«A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm»

Charles Schwab (b.1937), the founder and CEO of the Charles Schwab Corporation

Starting up

Study the following.

	careerѝ	(toѝ have)ѝ careerѝ opportunitiesѝ —ѝ
	1)ѝкарьера;ѝдостижение,ѝуспехѝѝ	(иметь)ѝ возможностиѝ карьерно-
		гоѝростаѝ
	toѝenterѝonѝaѝcareerѝ—ѝначатьѝподъемѝ
	поѝслужебнойѝлестницеѝѝ	(toѝ climb)ѝ careerѝ ladderѝ —ѝ (под-
		ниматься)ѝ поѝ карьернойѝ лест-
	brilliant,ѝ distinguishedѝ careerѝ —ѝбле-
		ницеѝ
	стящаяѝкарьераѝѝ	ѝ
	successfulѝcareerѝ—ѝудачнаяѝкарьераѝѝ
	diplomaticѝ careerѝ —ѝ успехиѝ наѝ ди-
	пломатическомѝпоприщеѝѝ
	2)ѝродѝдеятельности,ѝпрофессияѝ

Exercise 1 Translate these examples into Russian.

1.ѝTheѝaccidentѝcutѝshortѝherѝcareer.ѝ 2.ѝInѝsomeѝcompaniesѝitѝcanѝtakeѝmanyѝyearsѝtoѝclimbѝaѝcareerѝladder.ѝ

3.ѝ Ambitiousѝ peopleѝ oftenѝ decideѝ onѝ aѝcareerѝ planѝ whileѝ theyѝareѝ atѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝUniversityѝorѝevenѝatѝschool.ѝ

4.ѝ Bothѝ theѝ Lawѝ Enforcementѝ andѝ Criminalѝ Justiceѝ industriesѝ offerѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝexcitingѝandѝfulfillingѝcareerѝopportunities.ѝ

5.ѝ Aѝ careerѝ inѝ criminalѝ justiceѝ orѝ lawѝ enforcementѝ willѝ trulyѝ beѝ theѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝexperienceѝofѝaѝlifetime.ѝ

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