- •Методичні рекомендації
- •Програма курсу з англійської мови “Ten Steps to Success”
- •Welcome to our programme
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. Word order
- •2.2. Vocabulary
- •2.3. Types of sentences
- •2.4. Auxiliary verbs
- •2.5. The Present Simple Tense
- •2.6. The Present Continuous Tense
- •3. Conversational topic: “Family Values”
- •3.1. Pre-text work
- •3.2. Text a: My Family
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Auxiliary verbs and questions
- •5. Supplementary reading:
- •5.1. Text b: John Smith and his Family.
- •Instructions:
- •5.2. Practice – Vocabulary in use
- •5.3. Text c: My Family
- •Instructions:
- •5.4. Tell about your family history or its lifestyle.
- •6. Writing: What are the values of your family?
- •1. Choose the correct answer: a, b, c, d choice
- •2. Fill in the missing word
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.1. Rules of reading and rhythm
- •1.2. Language Focus
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. There is / there are
- •2.2. Articles
- •2. 3. Nouns: Singular and plural
- •2.4. Past Simple
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help differentiate the tenses. Learn and use them in the right place.
- •2.5. Past Continuous
- •3. Conversational Topic
- •3.1. Pre-text work. Invitation to the conversation
- •3.2.Text a. Changes in Education
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Past Perfect Tense
- •4.2. Past Perfect-Continuous Tense
- •5. Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •5.1. Text b. Your University is Your Future.
- •5.2. Text c. Education in Great Britain
- •5.3. Read the text for your knowledge. Text d. Drahomanov National Pedagogical University
- •5.4. Conversational Topic: Your achievements at University.
- •6 . Writing
- •1. Circle the correct item.
- •2. Fill in the missing word.
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.2. Language Focus
- •2. Grammar
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help to differentiate them.
- •3. Conversational Topic: The Importance of Foreign Languages
- •3.1. Study five parts of the Module “Foreign Languages”
- •4 . Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •4.1. Text a. The History of the English Language
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •4.2. Conversational Topic: What helps you master the English language?
- •5. Written task.
- •1. Fill in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
- •2. Choose the correct answer.
- •3. Identify tenses; match numbers to the letters of columns a and b.
- •1. Phonetics and Language
- •1.1.Techniques of reading
- •Vocabulary bank
- •2.1. Future Tenses – future overview
- •The ways to express actions in the future:
- •2.2. Future Simple (will) and be going to express future actions.
- •2.3. Conditional sentences: Type 1
- •2.4. Future Continuous
- •3.1. Travel around the globe.
- •3.2. Get some information about Great Britain from the text given below.
- •3.3. Translate into Ukrainian.
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Future Perfect
- •4.2. Future Perfect-Continuous
- •Important! As there are different tenses for present, past and future, time expressions help to differentiate the tenses. Learn and use them in the right place.
- •5. Supplementary reading: Discover the world with us.
- •Cambridge – a University Town
- •Edinburgh
- •Birmingham – the Market Place
- •Manchester
- •5.2. Reading: get some information from the text about the United States of America.
- •5.3. Conversational Topic: Speak about your plans to visit one of the English-speaking countries – When? Why? What?
- •6. Written Task
- •1. Circle the correct item.
- •2. Fill in the missing word.
- •1. Phonetics
- •1.1. Techniques of reading
- •1.2. Vocabulary Bank
- •2. Grammar
- •2.1. Grammar Tenses
- •If you practice hard, you’ll become an expert in this part of grammar. You will speak to foreigners and understand them rather well.
- •3. Conversational topic “Our motherland - Ukraine”
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •Text a. Portrait of Ukraine
- •4. Grammar
- •4.1. Comparative & Superlative Forms
- •5. Conversational topic: ‘Kyiv, a capital of Ukraine’
- •Instructions for the reading:
- •6. Supplementary reading. Discover the world with us
- •6.1. Read and translate the text. Text c: St. Sophia’s Cathedral
- •6.2. Tell about other Ukrainian cities or towns and their curiosities.
- •7. Written task
- •1. The english alphabet
- •2. Ukrainian-english transliteration table
- •1. Articles
- •2. Nouns: singular, plural
- •3. There is /There are
- •2. Nouns: singular, plural
- •Irregular plural forms:
- •3. There is / there are
- •4. Infinitive, Bare Infinitive, Gerund / -ing form
- •5. Comparative forms
- •Stative / state verbs
- •2. Question tags
- •3. Conditional sentences
- •4. Forms of the infinitive: infinitive, bare infinitive and gerund (-ing form)
- •5. Comparative forms
- •Гудій Світлана Олексіївна,
3. Conversational Topic: The Importance of Foreign Languages
How long have you been studying English? How well did you know it at school? What are you better in? – Grammar and vocabulary? Or interactive communication? What is your motivation to learn English now? What is the quickest way to improve your knowledge?
How do you think you will use your English in the future?
3.1. Study five parts of the Module “Foreign Languages”
Ask and answer questions to each part.
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I. WE LEARN TO... |
2. LEARNING OF foreign languages helps to ...
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3. WE LEARN with the help of /through |
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Master the language |
Develop outlook |
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Be educated |
Develop abilities and memory |
Teachers & textbooks |
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Discover and understand different cultures |
Develop communicative skills |
The Internet |
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Communicate with foreigners |
Authentic literature |
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Find a better job |
Surf the net |
Tape recorders |
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Read books and watch films in original versions |
Understand different cultures |
Mass media |
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Make e-mail friends |
Computers |
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Travel abroad |
Lead a more interesting life |
Radio & television |
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Cooperate with people
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Discover the world |
Through communication |
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Find the way out of any situation |
Make scientific research |
Oral & written practice |
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Get a promotion at work |
Video films |
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Speak to foreigners |
Take part in international meetings and conferences |
Learning songs |
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Make friends around the world |
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Language courses |
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Understand that the world is wonderful |
Travelling or living abroad |
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Study & work abroad |
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Enter any university |
Keep up with the latest ideas |
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F O R E I G N L A N G U A G E S
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4. SOME PEOPLE... |
5. TO GET RESULTS you should |
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Are lazy at times |
Believe in yourself and be optimistic |
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Don’t work on the regular basis |
Have a good motivation |
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Have no wish or abilities to learn |
Work regularly and organize well your time |
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Miss language lessons |
Communicate and practice the knowledge |
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Have no motivation |
Work with dictionaries, authentic literature |
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Are satisfied with the routine of life |
Watch. Listen. Read and Speak |
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Are afraid of difficulties / changes in life |
Learn grammar, vocabulary and practice them. |
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Are very shy to show their ignorance |
Learn rhymes, poems, songs, words by heart and be open to the world!
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Help:
Outlook – кругозір
Ability – здатність
Memory - пам’ять
Scientific research - наукове дослідження
Mass media - засоби масової інформації
Oral – усний
Lack – недостача, брак
Miss – 1) пропустити, 2) скучати
Ignorance – необізнаність, незнання
Believe – вірити
By heart – напам’ять
Wisdom – мудрість
Opportunity – можливість
Сonnect – з’єднувати
Point of view - точка зору
Practice –Vocabulary in use
Task 1: Translate the words of wisdom and comment on them. How are these words connected with the title of the conversational topic? Do you agree /disagree with these sayings? Why? Support your ideas.
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” (Sir Winston Churchill)
“A different language is a different vision of life.” (Federico Fellini)
Task 2: Read the ideas of the 1st part of the module then put them in order of importance from your point of view.
Task 3: Use some ideas from the module in a situation “My ambition to learn English.”
Example: I think people learn foreign languages to discover other cultures and communicate with foreigners. It helps them to lead a more interesting life and not to feel isolated from the world. Personaly, I want to find friends around the world. Also I learn a foreign language to develop my outlook and to keep up with the latest ideas in technolodies. Some people are lazy at times and have troubles at meeting difficulties. Luckily, I’m different. I’m an optimistic person and I want to realize myself in many projects.
Task 4: Work with your partner to discuss the following items.
1. Organised and logical people find it easy to learn grammar rules.
2. Musical people find it easy to develop a good accent.
3. Extroverts find it easy to communicate in their native language and therefore it is easier for them to speak a foreign language fluently.
4. We can improve our brain performance by developing our memory, attention, flexibility, speed and problem solving.
Task 5: What makes a ‘good’ student? Rank the factors for successful study in order of importance.
High IQ, concentration, natural talent, quick thinking, motivation, being disciplined, being organised, alertness, confidence.