- •Введение
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Match the definition with a certain word:
- •III. Find synonyms to the following words:
- •IV. Complete the table:
- •V. Read the text “What is psychology?” and answer this question. What is psychology?
- •VI. Finish the sentences.
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Answer the following questions.
- •VIII. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Text 2 psychology as a profession
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.
- •III. Match the suitable definition with the word.
- •IV. Fill the gaps with suitable prepositions
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •VI. Read the text “Psychology as a profession” and fill the table. Psychology as a profession
- •VIII. Ask 7-8 questions to the text.
- •IX. Prove that:
- •Text 3 perspectives on behavior and mental processes
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Give the antonyms for the following words.
- •III. Match the suitable definition with the word.
- •IV. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •V. These words can be used both as verbs and nouns. Make up your own sentences to show the differences in their usage.
- •VII. Read the text and explain why is it necessary to take into consideration all the five perspectives studying different psychological states. Perspectives on behavior and mental processes
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •X. Imagine that you are going to study “memory” as a psychological state tell your group mates which psychological perspective will you choose to do it. Text 4 the research methods of psychology
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Guess how we translate from English into Russian these international words:
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words
- •IV. Find the definition for each method of research
- •V. Complete the sentences, using the following words.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the table. The research methods of psychology
- •VII. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 5 the sense of hearing
- •I. Read and learn the following words.
- •The sense of hearing
- •VI. Supply the prepositions where necessary
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •IX. Draw the movement of the sound waves in the ear and describe this process to your group mates. Text 6 the sense of smell and taste
- •I. Read and learn the following words.
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •IV. Read the text and answer the question “What sense organs do people use for taste and smell?” the sense of smell and taste
- •V. Insert the following prepositions in the gaps:
- •X. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Text 7 the sense of sight
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •The sense of sight
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Ask 3-4 questions on this text to your group mates.
- •IX. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •X. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •Text 8 the sense of touch
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •The sense of touch
- •VIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements
- •Text 9 perception
- •II. Write the derivatives of the following words:
- •III. Do you understand all these words? Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •IV. Read the text and answer the question “What is perception?” perception
- •V. Prove that:
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Work in groups.
- •IX. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 10
- •Illusions
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Complete the table:
- •III. Give the synonyms to the following words.
- •IV. Use the following words in the sentences of your own.
- •V. Match the words and their definitions
- •V. Give the English equivalents to the following phrases
- •VI. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •VII. Read the text “Illusions” and say what is the difference between illusion and hallucination?
- •Illusions
- •VIII. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 11 conscious awareness: subjective and objective
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Give the synonyms to the following words.
- •IV. Read the text “Conscious Awareness: Subjective and Objective” and say what is the difference between subconscious, preconscious and unconscious? conscious awareness: subjective and objective
- •V. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •VI. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •Text 12 fantasy and daydreaming
- •II. Guess the meaning of the following international words:
- •III. Complete the table:
- •IV. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •V. Read the text and find the difference between daydream, reverie and fantasy. Fantasy and daydreaming
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 13 sleep and dream
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Make your own sentences or a story using the following words.
- •IV. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •V. Read the text and say what the difference between Rapid Eye Movement stage and Non Rapid Eye Movement stage. Sleep and dream
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Answer the following questions
- •VIII. Prove that sleep is very important to human beings. Text 14 memory
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •IV. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •V. Choose 5 any words from vocabulary and make your own sentences with them
- •VI. Read the text and say “What is the memory?” memory
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Prove that:
- •Text 15 mnemonic systems
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •IV. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with them
- •V. Complete the table:
- •VI. Read the text “Mnemonic Systems” mnemonic systems
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Complete the table.
- •X. Work in pairs.
- •Text 16 creativity
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •IV. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with them.
- •V. Translate these phrases from Russian into English.
- •VI. Read the text “Creativity” creativity
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Work in groups.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 17 problem solving
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •Problem solving
- •VI. Finish the following sentences:
- •VII. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •VIII. Imagine that people couldn’t solve problems because they didn’t know how to do it.
- •IX. Solve the problem in section d.
- •X. Complete the table.
- •Text 18 universal features of human languages
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •Universal features of human languages
- •VI. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •Text 19 happiness
- •VI. Read the text “Happiness” and give your definition of this notion happiness
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Prove that happiness will not last unless it is constantly renewed.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 20 goal and need hierarchies
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •III. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences.
- •IV. Match the words and their definitions
- •V. Complete the table
- •VI. Read the text “Goal and Need Hierarchies” goal and need hierarchies
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Work in groups and invent your model of people’s needs.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following derivatives and fill in the blank with the proper ones. Learn them and use in the sentences of your own.
- •III. Study the difference between to decide – decision and to solve – solution.
- •IV. Translate the following word-combinations:
- •V. Read the text and name the activities that are conducted by social workers. The Origin and Aims of Social Work
- •VI. Fill in the blanks with the proper word(s) and complete the sentence.
- •VII. Fill in the proper preposition.
- •VIII. Continue the sentences.
- •IX. Render the following in English:
- •Text II From the History of Social Work
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words.
- •II. A) Study the difference in through, though, thorough (thoroughness, thoroughly) and fill in the gaps with the right word.
- •III. Complete the table with the proper derivative. Sometimes not all parts of speech can be formed.
- •IV. Learn the following words:
- •V. Read the text and speak up about the evolution of concept of social work. From the History of Social Work
- •VI. Correct the following statements:
- •Text III Types of Social Workers (Part I)
- •IV.Translate the following word-combinations:
- •V. Read the text and define the types of social workers. Types of Social Workers (Part I)
- •VI. Match the type of a social worker and his main duty.
- •VII. Fill in the blanks with the proper word:
- •VIII. Continue the sentences and then reproduce them.
- •Text IV Types of Social Workers (Part II)
- •I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Learn the difference between the verbs suggest and offer and fill in the blanks:
- •III. A) Form new words using prefix en- and translate them.
- •IV. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the chart.
- •VII. Translate the words in brackets into English and complete the sentences.
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Speak about the duties of above mentioned specialists. Text V Child Abuse
- •I. Translate the following derivatives and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •II. A) Make new adjectives with the base words, using the suffixes and/or negative prefixes. Sometimes you need to make small changes to the spelling.
- •III. Join each sentence using either Participle I, or II, or Perfect Participle.
- •IV. Find the Complex Subject and translate the sentence.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Match the opposites in a and b.
- •VII. Read the text and define the main idea of each enumerated paragraph. Child Abuse
- •VIII. Fill in the proper preposition to complete the sentences:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the proper word to complete the sentence:
- •X. Continue the sentences:
- •XI. Translate the following questions into English and let your group - mates answer them.
- •Text VI Welfare
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words:
- •II. Learn the following derivatives:
- •IV. A) Translate the sentence and analyze the infinitive of purpose.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Supply the most suitable verb from the chart below to complete the sentence.
- •VII. Read the text and name the category of people requiring state support. Welfare
- •VIII. Correct the following statements:
- •Text VII Child Welfare
- •IV. Transform the following sentences from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice:
- •V. Match the opposites.
- •VI. Learn the following words:
- •VII. Read the text and state the categories of child-welfare service programs. Child Welfare
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the proper words:
- •IX. Fill in the proper preposition:
- •X. Find the adjective which were used with the following nouns in the text and reproduce the whole sentence.
- •XI. Answer questions to the words in bald type and ask them to your group-mates.
- •Text VIII Suicide
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words.
- •II. Translate the following derivatives and fill in the blank with the proper ones. Learn them and use in the sentences of your own.
- •III. Translate the following word – combinations:
- •IV. A) Form new words using suffix –able and translate them.
- •V. Translate the following paying attention to the italicized words.
- •VI. Choose the word that has the same meaning as the word at the left.
- •VII. Read the text and find out the reasons for suicide for different age groups. Suicide
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the proper word to complete the sentence:
- •IX. Correct the following statements:
- •Text IX Euthanasia
- •Euthanasia
- •VIII. Correct the following statements:
- •IX. Make up questions for the following answers.
- •Text X Sociology
- •III. Form the plural of the following nouns.
- •IV. A) Translate the sentence and define the underlined grammar phenomenon.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Read the text and name the stages that govern human development according to Comte. Sociology
- •VII. Paraphrase the following sentences:
- •VIII. Fill in the blanks with the proper preposition:
- •IX. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Make a brief summary of Comte’s accomplishments.
- •XI. Choose one personality and make up a short survey of his accomplishments and contribution to sociology.
- •Texts for supplementary reading Text 1 meditation
- •Text 2 what is consciousness?
- •Text 3 slips and what they tell us
- •Text 4 hypnosis
- •Text 5 can hypnosis force people to act against their will?
- •Text 6 can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events?
- •Text 7 the id, the ego and the superego
- •Text 8 therapy
- •Text 9 defence mechanisms
- •Text 10 talking with the hands
- •Text 11 language and non-humans
- •Text 12 helping the deaf hear
- •Text 13 what is emotion?
- •Text 14 the evolutionary theory of emotional expression
- •Text 15 how our emotions can make
- •It harder for us to lie
- •Text 16 a triangular theory of love
- •Text 17 learning
- •Text 18 habituation
- •Text 19 punishment: use with care
- •Text 20 observational learning
- •Appendix Словообразование при помощи аффиксов
- •Наиболее употребительные префиксы. Префиксы с отрицательным значением.
- •Префиксы с разными значениями
- •Наиболее употребительные суффиксы Суффиксы существительных
- •Суффиксы прилагательных
- •Суффиксы глаголов
- •Glossary
- •Contents
Министерство образования Республики Беларусь
Учреждение образования "Витебский государственный
университет им. П.М. Машерова"
Е.Ф. Филиппенко, Е.В. Соротокина
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК
ЧТЕНИЕ И ПЕРЕВОД ТЕКСТОВ
Пособие
для студентов факультета
социальной педагогики
и психологии
Витебск
Издательство УО "ВГУ им. П.М. Машерова"
2008
УДК 802.0 (075.8)
ББК 81.432.1 – 923.7
Ф 53
Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета учреждения образования "Витебский государственный университет им. П.М. Машерова"
Авторы: преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков УО «ВГУ им. П.М.Машерова» Е.Ф. Филиппенко, старший преподаватель кафедры иностранных языков УО «ВГУ им. П.М.Машерова» Е.В. Соротокина
Рецензент: кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков УО «ВГУ им. П.М.Машерова» О.Н.Кулиева
Е.Ф. Филиппенко, Е.В. Соротокина
Английский язык: Чтение и перевод текстов: пособие для студентов факультета социальной педагогики и психологии / Е.Ф. Филиппенко, Е.В. Соротокина – Витебск: Издательство УО "ВГУ им. П.М. Машерова", 2008. - 177 с.
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Издание содержит тексты для чтения и перевода по специальности с системой упражнений, а также дополнительные тексты для самостоятельной работы студентов.
УДК 802.0 (075.8)
ББК 81.432.1 – 923. 7
Ф 53
ISBN © Е.Ф. Филиппенко, Е.В. Соротокина, 2008
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Введение
Данное пособие предназначено для студентов I-II курсов факультета социальной педагогики и психологии высших учебных заведений дневной формы обучения.
Основная цель настоящего пособия – обучение чтению и переводу юридической литературы на основе развития необходимых навыков, а также расширения активного и пассивного словарного запаса в области терминологии по специальностям «Психология» и «Социальная работа».
Пособие состоит из 2 глав, приложения, включающего тексты для дополнительного чтения, глоссария (словаря терминов) и краткого лексического справочника. Пособие включает в себя научные, научно-популярные, научно-публицистические тексты. К каждому тексту разработаны предтекстовые и послетекстовые упражнения, направленные на закрепление элементов словообразования, обработку слов, отражающих терминологию специальностей, а также на развитие навыка перевода. Каждый текст пособия снабжён кратким словарём, целью которого является усвоение лексики данного текста.
Пособие может быть использовано как на практических занятиях, так и для самостоятельной внеаудиторной работы студентов.
CHAPTER I
PSYCHOLOGY
TEXT 1
WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
I. Read and learn the following words:
● analysis [ə`næləsis] анализ ● search [sə:t∫] поиск ● focus [`fukəs] фокус, центр ● mind [maind] сознание ● root [ru:t] корень ● soul [`səul] душа ● measurable [`meʒərəbl] измеряемые; to measure [`meʒə] измерять ● to avoid [ə`vid] избегать ● to investigate [in`vestigeit] исследовать ● requirement [ri`kwaiəmənt] требование ● to convice [kən`vins] убеждать ● inner [`inə] внутренний ● to attempt [ə`tempt] пытаться ● to predict [pri`dikt] предсказывать ● inquiry [`in`kwaiəri] исследование ● make up [`meik p] составлять ● diverse [dai`vε:s] разнообразный ● psychology [`saiklədʒi] психология ● behaviour [bi`heivjə] поведение
II. Match the definition with a certain word:
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to measure |
very different from each other and of various kinds |
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diverse |
an act of trying to do smth, especially smth difficult, often with no success |
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behavior |
to find the size, quantity of smth in standard units |
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to attempt |
to make smb believe that smth is true |
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to convince |
private and secret not expressed or shown to other people |
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soul |
the act of asking questions or collecting information about smb/smth |
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mind |
the way that smb acts, especially towards other people |
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inner |
the particular way that smb thinks |
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inquiry |
a person’s inner character, containing their true thoughts and feelings |
III. Find synonyms to the following words:
To attempt, behavior, to convince, mind, investigate, predict
Intellect, to search, foretell, persuade, endeavor, conduct
IV. Complete the table:
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noun |
verb |
adjective |
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measure |
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investigation |
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predictable |
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analysis |
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convince |
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behavior |
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