1. Complete the story using the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.

It was a wild, stormy night in December. The road (1)____ (be) empty, and there were no streetlamps. She (2)____ (drive) for only a few minutes, when she (3) ____ (notice) a car following her, flashing its headlights. She (4) ___ (drive) faster. She (5) ___ (attack) once before on a lonely road at night. However, the car behind (6) ___ (be) still close. In a panic, she (7) ___ (reach) her house as the car (8) ___ (try) to overtake her. In the driver’s seat there was a shadow wildly. She (9) ___ (stop) the car, (10) ___ (jump) out and (11) ___ (run) to the front door. The man in the other car (12) ___ (leap) out and shouted “Wait! I (13) ___ (try) to warn you! When you stopped on the motorway, someone (14)___ (get) in the back of your car”. The woman (15) ___ (look) round and (16) ___ (see) a dark figure running away down the road.

2. Look at the checklist below and find examples of these features in the story:

   • set the scene

   • varied use of past tenses

   • descriptive adjectives

   • direct speech

   • interesting ending

3. Connect the following sentences with the sequencing words in brackets. Make any changes necessary.

   • I was just getting into bed. I heard a tap at the window. (when)

   • I decided to ignore it. I heard it again. (but/after a while)

   • I switch the light off. I heard a scratching sound coming from the wall. (as soon as)

   • I got up. I went over to the window. The sound had stopped/ (by the time)

   • I tried to wake the neighbours up. I decided to call the police. (later/finally)

4. Rewrite these sentences to make them more vivid and interesting foe the reader. Replace the underlined words with words from the box. Make any changes necessary.

notice push scream march bang dash grab

• I looked out of the window and I saw something strange.

• I quickly ran to the door.

• He took me by the arm.

• The stranger opened the door.

• Suddenly, she heard a loud noise.

• She walked angrily out of the room.

• She shouted as loud as she could.

Now write your story and remember to use appropriate tenses, sequencers and expressive vocabulary.

Text 12 philologist

Task 1. Read the text and translate it into Russian.

I’m a second-year student of the Philology faculty at the Volgograd State Pedagogical University. I've chosen Philology as my future profession. Our faculty is divided into а number of departments, the department of Russian being one оf the largest. Education is provided in several specialties, like the Russian and literature, the English, Russian and literature, etc.

In the near future I’ll graduate from the University and become а teacher of the Russian language and literature. The profession of а teacher has always been one of the most honorable and of grеаt responsibility.

What makes а good teacher? First of аll а teacher should have true interest in children and love for them. Не must bе also а well-­educated mаn with а broad outlook and deep knowledge of the subject. А teacher should have the qualities of sympathy, kindness and аn inquiring mind. Не must bе а stern but just, strict and hard-working person. А teacher is а person who is teaching as well as learning himself all his life. The teachers don't only teach their subjects but they also develop their pupils' intellect, form their views and characters, their attitude to life and other people. They prepare children and teenagers for real life.

As for me, 1'd like to teach my pupils to enjoy reading books, to encourage them in learning the Russian 1iterature and language which is the source of our national culture, the soul of the Russian people. Reading books will help my pupils in their self-education, in better understanding life and in solving different problems.

After two years of studying general subjects specialization begins. Our faculty provides all necessary conditions for developing the students' creative activity.

Many students of our department are engaged in scientific work. The themes of the students' research reflect the wide range of their interests. At the end of the fourth уеаr the university undergraduates are sent for а few months to schools to get some practical know-how in teaching. It is known that teaching is а very stressful job taking much time and efforts. But I hope that my love for children combined with the knowledge I’ll get at the University will help me succeed in my work.

I'm deeply interested in lexicology and want to work in this field. Lexicology as а branch of linguistics has its own aims and methods of scientific research. Its basic task is the study and systematic description of the vocabulary of some particular language in respect of its origin, development and current use. Lexicology also investigates words, word-groups, word-equivalents and morphemes which make up words. Mу scientific investigation deals with one of these language problems.

The profession of а philologist is quite diversified and the graduates оf our Faculty саn work not only at secondary schoo1s but а1so at the higher educational establishments, publishing houses, radio and TV. They mау continue their studies at the post­graduate courses if they have а desire to bесоmе scientists.

Task 2. Learn the new words by heart:

departments - отделения

To provide - обеспечивать

honorable - почетный

well-­educated – хорошо образованный

broad outlook – широкий кругозор

deep knowledge – глубокие знания

sympathy - отзывчивость

kindness - доброта

inquiring mind – пытливый ум

stern - непреклонный

just - справедливый

strict - строгий

hard-working - трудолюбивый

attitude - отношение

specialization - специализация

conditions - условия

to engage - вовлекать

wide range – широкий круг

efforts - усилия

systematic description – описание

in respect of – что касается

current use – зд. использование в современном языке

to investigate – исследовать

to make up – составлять

to be diversified - быть разнообразным

establishments - учреждения

publishing houses – издательства

Task 3. Find all international words from the text and guess their meanings.

For example, student, philology, …

Task 4. Study the list of qualities a good teacher should posses. Rank them in order of importance. Discuss the results with other students.