- •Unit 1 family life
- •1. Insert am/am not/ is/ is not/ are/ aren’t
- •2.Ask questions. (Read the answers to the question first.)
- •3. Make sure you know these word-combinations with bе.
- •4. Translate from English into Russian
- •5. Translate into English
- •6. Fill in the gaps with am /is /are /was /were
- •7.Fill in the gaps with was/ wasn’t/ were/ weren’t
- •8. Translate into English
- •9. Make sure you know these word-combinations with have
- •10. Write questions according to the model
- •11. Make the sentences negative and interrogative according to the model
- •12. Translate into English
- •Множественное число cуществительных
- •13. A: Change the plural into the singular.
- •Производные имена существительные
- •14. Find the words from the box for a person who
- •15. Complete the sentences below with the appropriate noun as in the example.
- •16. Read and learn new words and word-combinations
- •17. Translate into Russian
- •18. Give the English equivale.
- •19. Read the dialogue Family and speak on George Scott’s and Peter Brook’s families
- •20. Read the text An English Family and speak on the Confords
- •21. Give the Russian equivalents
- •22. Read the text and speak on the topic
- •23. Which is correct: a, b, or c ?
- •Unit 2 learning foreign languages
- •1. Read and translate the following sentences and make them negative or interrogative.
- •3. Answer the questions
- •4. Translate into English
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the following proverbs and sayings and explain them in English.
- •Grammar : Present, Past, Future Simple (Indefinite) Настоящее, прошедшее, будущее простое ( неопределенное время)
- •6. Make the following sentences a) negative, b) interrogative
- •7. Put in s’ or ’s. Make one sentence or two
- •8. Choose the proper word
- •9. Ask questions
- •10. Put questions about the italicized words
- •11. Change the sentences to the Past or Future Simple Tense.
- •12. Fill in the blanks with one of the Simple Tenses.
- •13. Say it in English.
- •14. Read and learn new words and word-combinations..
- •15. Translate into Russian.
- •16. Give the English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
- •17. Read the text Knowledge of Foreign Languages and answer the questions:
- •18. Read the text Learning English and say:
- •19. Share your experience on how you learned English. These questions will help you
- •20. Read the text Esperanto , a World Language and find in it the information about:
- •21. Read the opinions of famous people on languages. Which of them is closer to your opinion? Why?
- •22. Complete the following sentences using the words and word expressions from the box below.
- •23. Choose the correct form.
- •23. Unjumble some pieces of good advice on how to succeed in learning English
- •24. Read the text, put the words in brackets in the right form. Say, what is the moral of this story?
16. Give the English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Знание иностранных языков; общаться лично или письменно; сделать карьеру переводчика; люди других культур; знать друг друга; существует много причин; владеть языком,; без практики; много усилий, родной язык; добиться успеха; что касается меня; расширять кругозор; образованный человек; практика говорения; наизусть; такие великие страны, как; настоящий профессионал; отнимать много времени и усилий; интересоваться чужими культурами; язык прогрессивной науки и техники.
17. Read the text Knowledge of Foreign Languages and answer the questions:
1. What are the reasons for learning foreign languages?
2. What advantages can knowledge of foreign languages give you ?
Knowledge of foreign languages and foreign cultures is becoming more important now days.
There are many reasons why we study foreign languages. Now, when there are many joint ventures1 with foreign companies operating in our country, we need a great number of specialists who know foreign languages. If you know foreign languages you can communicate personally or in writing with others who use these languages. If you want to make a career in science, you must read scientific books and magazines in foreign languages. Knowing foreign languages, you can read the works of foreign writers in the original.
A more general aim is to broaden our intellectual and cultural horizons through contacts with people of other cultures. A knowledge of foreign languages helps people of different countries to develop mutual friendship and understanding.
Notes: 1. joint ventures- совместные предприятия.
18. Read the text Learning English and say:
what information about learning English language you’ve got from it.
Learning a foreign language is not an easy thing. It’s a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and effort.
When children begin to learn English at school, they start with the ABC, transcription and sounds. Then they learn some English words, conversational phrases and dialogues by heart, read and translate easy texts. They also work in the language laboratory listening to recorded tapes and doing laboratory works.
From lesson to lesson students learn more and more words, grammatical structures and put them into practice of speaking. If they try to listen to different educational programs over the radio and watch films in English on TV, it helps them to make better progress.
English is not an easy language to learn. There is a big problem of spelling; this language is very idiomatic; and the forms of the verb are terrible. English is one of the languages which may seem easy in the beginning but then you find that it is not so. But if you make a good progress, it will make you happy. You will be able to speak to people from other countries, to read foreign authors in the original and it makes your outlook wider. It is not surprising that many intellectuals and well educated people know many foreign languages.
If you want to know foreign languages it means that you are interested in foreign countries, their culture s and people. As to English, it not only the language of such great countries as the USA and Great Britain, but also the international language, the language of progressive science and engineering. To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every true professional.
Notes:
1. exception - исключение 2. sound - звук, звучать