Английский язык
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Exercise 3.
Answer the following questions in writing:
How can Rosa make friends with two shy English children? What do you know about English people and English homes? What does a London taxi look like?
What is your favourite drink? Do you like instant coffee? What do you know about Victorian houses?
Are you shy?
Agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your choice.
The British are not normal people. English homes are beautiful.
Basic Patterns
The taxi driver is carrying a very heavy suitcase. Водій таксі
несе важку валізу.
Grace is listening to a play on the radio. She’s enjoying it.
Грейс слухає п’єсу по радіо. П’єса їй подобається.
Exercise 4.
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Explain why you think your translation is correct:
They are discussing politics again. Who are you waiting for?
I am not waiting for anyone.
Translate into English:
Марго читає свій улюблений журнал мод. Містер Джоунз сидить за своїм комп’ютером. Що ти робиш з цим пістолетом?
Ask other students:
What are you looking at?
Text B. A Typical English Family
Hi, my name is Craig. I am English because I was born in England, but I am also British because England is part of Great Britain and is in the UK.
I live in a typical English family. I have a father, mother and a sister and we all live together in our house in a town in the south east corner of England. At the back of our house we have our garden where I play with my sister.
My family has a car, a computer, a colour telly with DVD, a washing machine, dishwasher and a cat. Mum and dad both have mobile phones and I am hoping to get one soon.
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What is a day like for a child in England? The day starts at about 7 o'clock when Dad and mum get up. We have breakfast at 8 o' clock.
After breakfast, my sister and I put on our school uniform. I wear grey trousers, a white shirt and a blue sweat shirt. We all leave the house by 8.30. Dad goes to work. He works with computers. Mum, my sister and I walk to school. My mum then catches a bus to her work place. She teaches in a different school.
My favourite subjects at school are science and history. My favourite topic in history is learning about the ancient Egyptians. I also enjoy PE (Physical Education) lessons - we play football, netball (нетбол – різновид баскетболу), cricket and sometimes we go crosscountry running.
Mum picks up from school at 3:15. Sometimes we go downtown to the shops and, if we are really lucky, mum will buy us a McDonalds Happy Meal. However, most days we will go straight home and my sister and I watch the telly, or play on the computer.
I have to help mum wash up (wash the dishes) when I have eaten. I also have to tidy my bedroom.
In the evenings, I usually do my homework before watching more telly. Mum helps me with my homework. My family likes to watch Eastenders, and Coronation Street (English soap operas).
I also go to Karate (наголос на другому складі) on Thursdays and my sister goes to Ballet (вимовляється [‘bælei]) on Wednesdays.
I like building fires (розпалювати багаття) and cooking on them. It is good fun sleeping in the tents too. We usually go camping about twice a year.
Every Saturday, my family and I go into town to the open market. People sell vegetables, clothes, toys, posters, and nearly anything else out on the street. Mum buys her fruit and vegetables there. I enjoy just wandering looking at all the things for sale, hoping my parents will buy me something. Sometimes I am lucky.
Unit 3
Text A. First Morning at a Language School
It is 9 o’ clock on Monday morning and the sun is shining through the windows of a tall building in Central London. Inside, a line of students is walking slowly up the stairs to a large room on the first floor.
Two middle-aged women are sitting at a table at the front of the room. They are looking at a list of students’ names. A tall man is standing just inside the door. He is telling the students where to sit.
«Please fill the chairs at the back of the room!» he says in a loud voice.
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The tall man is a teacher, but this is a big school. There are many teachers. The other teachers are waiting in a room on the second floor.
One of the middle-aged ladies stands up. Most of the chairs are now occupied. She can see faces from many different countries. She looks at the students to get their attention.
«Good morning!» she says in a lively voice.
Some of the students say «Good morning!» but many are silent. She is not happy with their silence.
«You’re all here to speak English! ... Let’s try again! ... Good morning!» she repeats in a louder voice.
All the students say «Good morning!» in very loud voices. Then she smiles at them.
«My name’s Mary Palmer (вимовляється [‘pa:m∂]) and I’m your Course Director. This is my assistant, Angela Leach. She’s going to check your passports. We’re both very happy to welcome you to the English Language College. We’ve got the best teachers in London and we’re sure that your English will get better. You’ll also make a lot of new friends. There are people in this school from all over the world! Stand up all the students who come from Japan! ... Thank you! ... Now stand up if you come from Spain!»
There are eleven students from Japan - eight young ladies and three young men. But there are only two students from Spain. One of them is a waiter from Gijon (вимовляється Хіхóн). His name is Arturo. The other is a psychology graduate from Madrid. She is called Rosa.
Exercise 1.
Read the text and find sentences describing:
a)the language school before the first lesson; b) the beginning of the lesson; c) the teachers at the English Language College.
Exercise 2.
Do the following:
a)Write a list of all the countries and nationalities you know.
b)Write the names of your Academy, Faculty, Department.
c)Write a list of principal courses taught at your Academy.
Exercise 3.
Answer the following questions in writing:
What does the language school look like?
Why is the Course Director not happy with the students’ silence? Is it easy to be a teacher?
Where are Japan, Spain, and Ukraine in the world? What do you know about Japan and Spain?
What is Ukraine famous for?
Agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your choice.
The Japanese are hard-working people, and the Spanish are not. It is easy to learn a foreign language.
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Basic Patterns
Please fill the chairs at the front of the room. Прошу займати місця в передніх рядах.
Most of the students were sitting at the back of the room.
Більшість студентів сиділи позаду в аудиторії.
She was standing helplessly in front of the class. Вона безпорадно стояла перед класом.
Exercise 4.
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Explain why you think your translation is correct:
There was a garden at the back of the house.
There was a woman at the wheel (закермом) and four children in the back. A car drew up in front of the house.
Text B. Learning Languages
The problem of learning languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded (соціально затребувані) especially at the present time when the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow (надмір) of information. The total knowledge of mankind doubles every seven years. Foreign languages are needed as the main and most efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet.
Today English is the language of the world. Over 350 million people speak it as a mother tongue. The native speakers of English live in Great Britain, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand. English is one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada, the South African Republic. As a second language it is used in the former British and US colonies. It is the major international language for communication in such areas as science, technology, business and mass entertainment. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organization. It is the language of the literature, education, modern music, international tourism.
Ukraine is integrating into the world community, and the problem of learning English for communication is especially important today. Learning a foreign language is not easy. It is a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience. But to know English is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist. It is well known that reading books in the original, listening to the BBC news, communicating with the English-speaking people will help a lot. When learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history of the native speakers. One must work hard to learn any foreign language.
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Unit 4
Text A. Coffee-Time at the Language School
It is coffee time on Tuesday morning at The English Language College. Arturo is standing near Angela Leach's desk in reception. He sees Rosa coming down the stairs.
«Hello! Rosa!» he says. He does not want to speak Spanish because Angela is listening to him. She tells the Course Director everything!
«Rosa! Do you like your new class?» he asks.
«I'm not sure,» she answers. «The teacher is good, but the course book is very easy.»
«Don't worry!» says Arturo. «The first lessons in course books are always very easy. I'm sure your book will get more difficult.»
«Well, how about your class?» asks Rosa.
«I like it when the teacher's speaking,» says Arturo, «but there's too much pairwork.»
«What's pairwork?» asks Rosa.
«It's when you practise your English by speaking to the person next to you,» Arturo explains.
«But that's good!» says Rosa. «All the students have more speaking time!»
«It isn't good for me!» Arturo answers. The student next to me reads his dictionary all the time. He looks for words to say, but he says nothing. When I speak to him, he doesn't understand me!»
«Don't worry!» says Rosa. «Pairwork is very difficult the first time. Tomorrow it will be very easy!»
«Don't make fun of me!» says Arturo. «You're a very bad person, so I'm only going to ask you one more question.»
«What?» asks Rosa.
«I'm alone here in England. Would you like to go shopping and sightseeing with me on Saturday?»
«I'm a very bad person,» says Rosa, «so the answer to your question is yes!»
Exercise 1.
Read the text and find sentences describing:
a)the course books at the Language School; b) pairwork in a language class; c) the student sitting next to Arturo.
Exercise 2.
Do the following:
a)Write the titles of the course books you use at your Academy.
b)Write a list of the countries where English is used as the native language.
c)Write a list of the countries where English is used as a second language.
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Exercise 3.
Answer the following questions in writing:
Is it better to speak English all the time at school or to speak your own language some of the time?
Do you prefer pairwork (listening and speaking to another student) or listening to the teacher's English?
Is it good or bad to use dictionaries in class?
Why are Arturo and Rosa afraid of Angela Leach?
Why did Arturo invite Rosa to go shopping and sightseeing with him on Saturday?
Which is the best way of learning English?
Agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your choice.
The teacher's role in class is not so important. You cannot make (примусити) a student study.
Basic Patterns
He sees Rosa coming down the stairs. Він бачить, як Роза спускається сходами.
I heard them talking in the next room. Я чула, як вони розмовляють у сусідній кімнаті.
Exercise 4.
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Explain why you think your translation is correct:
Have you ever seen the police arresting a criminal? We saw him throwing a television through the window. I heard her practising her English pronunciation.
Translate into English:
Я бачив, як ця жінка переходила вулицю.
Ви коли-небудь чули, як вона грає Шопена (Chopin)?
Студентиніколинебачили, якпрофесорN користуєтьсякомп’ютером.
Ask other students:
Did you ever see me drinking beer directly from the bottle?
Text B. Teaching English Online
I work for an online school that has provided English language instruction to more than one million students worldwide. All the course material can be studied without the help of a teacher, and some students choose to do just that. But a teacher is on hand at all times to answer any questions about the course or about English in general, give grammar or vocabulary quizzes, correct sentences, and just give the students an opportunity to practice their speaking and listening skills by discussing general topics of interest.
I teach online, from my office at home, for about 16 hours per
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week. It's the ideal job for a young mother like me, or for those teachers unable to work in a physical classroom. Typically, my mornings are free to spend with my baby, and my working day begins at around 3 pm when I enter the voice chatroom. The chatroom is an online community where people go to talk to each other, or type messages, in real-time. Nowadays, more and more online schools are offering this services to students. In the school where I work, the teachers come from the UK, the US, Australia and Canada, and live all around the world.
At 3 pm I open the chatroom, and wait for my students to arrive. Students can come and go as they please. This also means, of course, that the teacher never knows who will be present, what questions will be asked, and what topics will be discussed.
A student enters, and I greet him. Just like in the physical classroom, the online teacher is responsible for creating a relaxed, informal atmosphere where students feel at ease. This student is from China, and he works for a foreign company. He needs English to communicate with his foreign colleagues. He learned English for several years at school, but he has a very strong accent. He is highly motivated, and he comes to the chatroom every day to practice his English.
Another Chinese student enters - this time is especially popular for Chinese learners. I explain the topic to her, and she tells us about herself. We all listen to her story, and I pass the mic (microphone) from student to student as they ask her for all the details.
Three hours have passed. I have one hour to go (у мене залишається одна година), and have not yet moved from my seat. I work four hours straight, usually, and do not get a break. When I first started teaching online, my eyes would be heavy by the end of this shift, my fingers sore and my throat dry. But I'm used to it now, and I always have refreshments at hand.
The four hours are up (мої чотири години закінчилися). We say our goodbyes, I close the room, and my working day is over. I'm tired after spending four hours in front of the computer, but, oh, I feel so lucky to have this job.
Unit 5
Text A. In a West London Hospital
It is Thursday afternoon in West London and Diana is starting work in the hospital. Rebecca, another nurse is talking to her.
«Today you've got three patients. Mr Miles is no problem. He is very independent. The two problems are Mr Knight and Mr Blythe. Mr Blythe likes to read quietly, but Mr Knight has a lot of visitors. One of the visitors is his wife. She likes to talk. She talks all the time and Mr Blythe is becoming very angry!»
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«Is the doctor coming round today?» asks Diana.
«Yes,» says Rebecca. «She's coming at about five o'clock. Could you ask her to look at Mr Blythe's left foot? It's giving him a lot of pain. Here's a list of jobs for this evening. I'm going home now. I'm very tired. Good luck!»
«Goodbye, Rebecca! See you on Monday!» Diana says.
Diana is also tired, but she is happy. Thursday is the end of her week. But Mr Blythe is not happy. Mrs Knight is still talking to her husband.
«You have three pairs of socks and two clean shirts in this bag. Tomorrow, I'm going to wash your green pullover. Do you want your red pyjamas and your small alarm clock?» She asks him.
Mr Knight does not answer his wife. She talks all the time, but he sleeps nearly all the time. He is sleeping now.
Diana feels sorry for Mr Blythe and plans to help him.
«Mr Blythe,» she says. «There's an empty bed near the window and the view from the window is very nice. Would you like to move there?»
«That's very kind of you, nurse!» Mr Blythe answers.
Diana asks Fiona (вимовляється [‘fi∂n∂]), another nurse, to help her. Together, they move Mr Blythe's bed. He can now read in peace.
Exercise 1.
Read the text and find sentences describing:
a)the patients’ problems; b) the reason Diana is happy; c) the reason Mr Blythe is not happy.
Exercise 2.
Do the following:
a)Write the names of things you can see in the doctor’s office.
b)Make a list of things you need in a hospital.
c)Write the names of things you need to look after a child.
Exercise 3.
Answer the following questions in writing:
Are you quiet or talkative?
Do you prefer to read a book or watch TV?
Do you prefer to live alone or with other people?
Are you independent or do you need other people to look after you? Would you like to be a nurse?
What do you do when you don’t feel well?
Agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your choice.
It is not easy to look after sick people. Talkative people are boring.
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Basic Patterns
Could I use your phone? Yes, of course you can. Чи можна скористатися вашим телефоном? Звичайно, можна.
Could you help me with this letter? Чи не допоможете ви мені написати цього листа?
Exercise 4.
Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Explain why you think your translation is correct:
Could you give me a few examples?
Could I ask you for something, if you’re not too busy? Could you switch the projector on behind you?
Translate into English:
Чи можна скористатися (borrow) вашою автомашиною? Чи не могли б ви зробити мені послугу?
Ви не скажете, котра година?
Ask other students:
Could you lend (позичити) me two hundred dollars till tomorrow?
Text B. At the Doctor's Office With a Child
The doctor’s office can look like an unfriendly place to a child. Talk with your child about the people who work there and the things you see there. That will make the doctor’s office seem more familiar. Many doctors’ offices also have children’s books and magazines in the waiting room. Reading to your child is a great way to help him relax.
Sitting and waiting in the doctor’s waiting room can be difficult. Luckily, there are lots of things to talk about. Explain to your child what is going to happen when he goes into the exam room. If your child is sick, you might say «First the nurse will come in to ask you what hurts. She will want to know if you feel hot. She will take your temperature to see if you have a fever.» If your child feels well enough, play a pretend game. Say to your child «Good morning sir! Oh, you look like you don’t feel well today. Do you have a fever?»
Inside the exam room, there is interesting equipment to see and talk about. Play a game with your child. Look at each piece of equipment and try to guess what it is used for. When the doctor comes in, invite her to join in: «Doctor, we want to know about that piece of equipment «What is it used for and what is it called?»
As you leave the doctor’s office, talk with your child about the exam and each of the things that happened in order (по черзі). «First the nurse weighed you on the scale and measured you. Then the doctor came in and listened to your heart. After that, the doctor examined your eyes and ears.» This is also a good time to practice any new words that your child learned today: «Every time you visit the doctor, the nurse measures your height and weight. What did the doctor use to listen to your heart? Oh yes, a stethoscope!»
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Talk with your child about the people who work at the doctor’s office, and what they are doing. «That lady is answering the phone. I wonder (цікаво) if she is the receptionist? Do you think someone is calling her to make an appointment with the doctor?» You can encourage him to politely ask people about their jobs. If they aren’t too busy, they will be happy to talk with your child about what they do.
Unit 6
Text A. Sightseeing & Shopping in London (1)
A young lady is waiting on the steps of the British Museum. She is looking at her watch. It’s twenty to three in the afternoon. A young man arrives. He is ten minutes late.
«Do your girl-friends in Spain always wait for you?» Rosa asks him. «Only the old and ugly ones!» answers Arturo.
Rosa is not happy with him.
«Well, this is my afternoon and I’m going to do what I want. First, I want to look at the Egyptian mummies in the museum. They’re very old and ugly and they’re waiting for you!»
The two young students spend an hour in the museum and then buy picture postcards to send to their friends.
«We need at least a week to visit such a big museum. One hour isn’t enough!» says Arturo.
«You can stay here a week,» answers Rosa, «but I’m going to two bookshops. One is near London University just north of the museum and the other is a little way south in Charing Cross Road. Are you coming with me?»
«Yes,» says Arturo, «but later I’d like to go to the big music stores in Oxford Street to look for CDs.»
«If you are patient for the next hour, we can go there later.» Arturo is not very patient. He also wants to look at the computer
shops in Tottenham Court Road. He arranges to meet Rosa in the Psychology Department of the first bookshop at five o’clock.
Rosa likes the bookshop near the university, but she is looking for a particular book about Piaget (Пьяжé), the Swiss psychologist. She cannot find it in the first shop. Arturo returns ten minutes early. The new super-computers are interesting, but much too expensive.
Exercise 1.
Read the text and find sentences describing:
a) the two students’ visit to the British Museum; b) Rosa’s and Arturo’s preferences in shopping; c) the location of the two bookshops Rosa wants to visit.