 
        
        - •Предисловие
- •Введение
- •Предметно-тематическое содержание курса
- •Формы контроля
- •Учебная программа
- •Учебный модуль I «Вводно-фонетический курс»
- •Entry test
- •Основные понятия модуля.
- •Spell the words.
- •Read the transcription of the words and spell them. Pay attention to the amount of letters and sounds.
- •Три основных правила произношения английских слов:
- •Правила чтения гласных букв
- •Read the words and group them in four columns according to the types of stressed syllables.
- •Правила чтения согласных букв
- •Правила чтения буквосочетаний
- •Правила чтения буквосочетаний гласных.
- •Write down the words in pairs with different spelling but the same pronunciation.
- •Practise reading the following words. Pay attention to vowel clusters.
- •Правила чтения буквосочетаний гласных и согласных.
- •Write the transcription for the highlighted letters and their clusters.
- •Read the following sentences. Pay attention to the pronunciation of consonant sounds.
- •1. Read and memorize the words.
- •2. Write down the transcribed words and then spell them.
- •3. Study and learn the forms of the verb to be in the Present Simple Tense.
- •4. Insert the necessary form of the verb to be.
- •9. Put the words in the correct order to make up sentences.
- •10. Study the cardinal numbers and remember them.
- •16. Read about the Evans family and write a similar story about your family. The Evans Family at Work
- •17. Study and learn the rule. Артикль
- •18. Study the following table.
- •20. Put the article where necessary.
- •21. Study and learn the rule. Множественное число существительных
- •Особые случаи образования множественного числа существительных
- •2. Read the transcriptions and write down these words.
- •3. Insert the omitted letters.
- •5. Study and learn the rule. Указательные местоимения
- •Неопределенные местоимения some, any, no.
- •6. Insert the appropriate pronoun this, that, these or those.
- •7. Choose the correct pronoun.
- •Make up dialogues as in the example using the given words either in singular or in plural.
- •Ask questions about the qualities of various objects.
- •Add some information to the following statements. Use the words given below.
- •Study and learn the prepositions of place.
- •Inside/ in внутри/ в
- •Study and learn the rule. Конструкция с вводящим there
- •Put in the appropriate form of the verb to be and translate the sentences paying attention to the word order.
- •Put in some, any, no.
- •Read the transcriptions and write down these words.
- •Spell and transcribe the following words.
- •Study and learn the rule. Количественные числительные от 100 и далее
- •Порядковые числительные
- •11. Study and learn the rule. Хронологические даты
- •Read the time in different ways.
- •Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions of time.
- •Структура повелительного предложения.
- •Read the following dialogues and learn one of them by heart.
- •Translate from Russian into English.
- •Progress test
- •Учебный модуль II. Социальное общение.
- •Entry test Part a
- •Основные понятия модуля
- •Read and memorize the words.
- •2. Read the transcriptions and write down these words.
- •3. Insert the omitted letters.
- •4. Study the identity card and complete the questions.
- •10. Study the table, complete it and make stories according to the example. Translate unknown words using dictionary.
- •11. Answer the questions about you.
- •12. Write true answers.
- •Dorita is an English student. Read her letter to Miguel, her brother in Argentina.
- •Correct the false sentences.
- •Write a letter about your class.
- •Study and learn the rule. Притяжательный падеж существительных
- •6. Make up sentences, using possessive case.
- •7. Choose the correct variant.
- •8. Study the following table and make up sentences according to the model.
- •9. Look at the picture and then put the correct words in the sentences.
- •10. Instructions as above.
- •11. Give the following relationships.
- •12. Translate from Russian into English.
- •13. Study and learn the rule. Глагол to have (got) в настоящем неопределенном времени (Present Simple).
- •14. Choose the correct form (have (got) – has (got)).
- •15. Make up questions and negatives to the following sentences.
- •17. Make up questions to the following answers.
- •Read and memorize the words.
- •Словообразование
- •10. Study and learn the rule. Present Simple (Настоящее простое время)
- •11. Write the he/she/it form of these verbs.
- •12. Open the brackets and put the verb into the Present Simple. Underline time expressions.
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
- •14. What do you do first in the day?
- •In the correct order for you:
- •15. Complete the sentences about Rupert’s day. Use the correct form of the verbs.
- •16. Open the brackets and put the verb into the Present Simple.
- •17. Tell about your working day using expressions from Ex. 14 and text from Ex. 16.
- •18. Look at the table and make up sentences.
- •19. Look at the table and make up as many questions as possible.
- •20. Use the verbs in the list to make questions. Use the word(s) in brackets.
- •21. Make up questions to the following sentences.
- •22. Read the following texts. Pay attention to the words in bold, translate them using a dictionary if necessary.
- •23. Make up questions to the texts. Retell them.
- •24. Answer the following questions.
- •Read and memorize the words.
- •2. Read the transcriptions and write down these words.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •Study and learn the rule. Типы вопросов
- •Read, translate and name the type of the following questions. Try to answer them.
- •Answer the questions using the words in brackets.
- •Make up questions from the words.
- •Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the words in bold. My Family
- •Answer the following questions.
- •12. Ask your partner about what he/she likes /is fond of doing. Then tell the other students about him/her.
- •13. Tell the other students what you like doing and what you don’t like doing using activities from the list.
- •The Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее продолженное время).
- •Short form
- •2. Underline the predicate and say whether it is into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •7. Put the verb into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Translate the text.
- •It’s Sunday at my friend’s house
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form and answer the questions.
- •9. Put the verb into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Translate the text.
- •It is Monday morning. The family is at home
- •Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий.
- •9. Find mistakes and correct them.
- •Fill in the gaps in the following dialogue. Practice it with your partner.
- •11. Make up similar dialogues.
- •12. Translate from Russian into English.
- •1. Study and learn the vocabulary.
- •3. Read the following words and try to guess their meaning Consult the dictionary if necessary.
- •4. Study and learn the rule. Future Simple (Будущее неопределённое время)
- •5. Read the sentences, translate them into Russian. Put them into negative and interrogative form.
- •6. Pay attention to the difference in usage of different ways of expressing future.
- •7. Read and translate the sentences. Explain why the verb in bold is used in the given form.
- •8. Look at the table and make up sentences about Mike’s plans for the week.
- •9. Make up similar sentences about your plans for the next week.
- •10. Make up short dialogues about plans for the future (use to be going to or Present Continuous)
- •11. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets: Future Simple, Present Continuous or going to.
- •12. Make up sentences about what these students are going or not going to be.
- •13. Make up questions about people’s plans for holidays and find answers to them using the following table with your partner.
- •Answer the questions.
- •1. Study and learn the rule. The Past Simple Tense (Простое прошедшее время)
- •Правило произношения окончания (e)d
- •3. Put the sentences into Past Simple. Add necessary time expressions.
- •4. Put the verb in brackets into Past Simple.
- •Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
- •Look at the table and make up sentences about what the people did.
- •8. Study and learn the rule. The Past Continuous Tense (Прошедшее продолженное время)
- •9. Answer the following questions. Say what people were doing at the time mentioned.
- •10. Put the verb in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous.
- •11. Read and translate the poem. Learn it by heart.
- •I, myself and me
- •12. Read and translate the text.
- •13. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •14. Answer the following questions.
- •Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from your active vocabulary.
- •Match synonyms in lines a and b.
- •Study and learn the rule. Модальные глаголы can и must и их эквиваленты
- •Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to modal verbs and their equivalents.
- •Put the sentences into Past Indefinite first, then into Future Indefinite.
- •Put the sentences into negative and interrogative form.
- •Read the sentences and ask for additional information using question words in brackets.
- •A) What opportunities do students have at our University? Tell what they can/cannot do. Complete the list.
- •Translate modal verbs in brackets according to the meaning of the sentences.
- •13. Define the contextual meaning of the words in bold. Find the index corresponding to their translation.
- •14. Read and translate the text. My Studies at Polotsk State University
- •16. Answer the following questions.
- •17. Read the sentences. Translate the underlined parts into English.
- •Make up dialogues between students of different faculties. You can use the following questions.
- •19. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Text 1.
- •1. Read and memorize the words.
- •2. Read the words. Guess their meaning. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- •3. Match English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Make up word combinations.
- •5. Translate the words in brackets:
- •6. Form adjectives from nouns with the help of suffix –al as in the example. Make up your own sentences with these adjectives.
- •7. Study and learn the rule. The Passive Voice (страдательный залог)
- •8. Open the brackets and put the verb to be into the correct tense form. Translate the sentences.
- •9. Choose the correct item.
- •10. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct tense in Passive Voice. Write the sentences a) in the negative; b) in the interrogative.
- •11. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct tense in Passive or Active Voice. Translate them.
- •12. Put in the preposition by, with or of.
- •13. Paraphrase the sentences from Active into Passive.
- •14. Find the examples of Passive Voice in the text:
- •15. Read and translate the text. Part a Novopolotsk
- •Part b Polotsk
- •16. Say whether the statements are true or false. If the statement is false correct the mistake.
- •17. Answer the questions after the text.
- •18. Complete the sentences.
- •19. Translate the following expressions from Russian into English.
- •20. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •21. Role-play the dialogue. Make up similar dialogues about Novopolotsk or Polotsk.
- •23. Get ready to speak about Novopolotsk or Polotsk.
- •24. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Text 2.
- •Progress test Form a
- •1. Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct tense form.
- •Учебный модуль III. Профессиональное общение.
- •Entry test
- •Основные понятия модуля
- •1. Read and memorize the words.
- •2. Give English equivalents of the words in brackets. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •3. Translate the following word combinations from English into Russian.
- •5. Study and learn the rule. Participles (Причастия)
- •6. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the forms and functions of the Participle:
- •7. Define the part of speech and the function of the words with -ed ending in the following sentences.
- •8. Mind the use of the Participle in the pairs of the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •9. Find the participles in the text “Computers today” and translate the sentences.
- •10. Read the text attentively and find the answers to the following questions.
- •Computers today
- •11. Cross out the odd word.
- •12. Decide whether the sentences are true or false.
- •13. Take turns asking each other the following questions on the text.
- •14. Fill in the missing information in this diagram.
- •16. Read and role-play the dialogue.
- •17. Discuss in pairs:
- •18. Get ready to speak about Computers.
- •19. Translate the text in a written form using a dictionary. Computers
- •20. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Text 3.
- •1. Read and translate the following international words. Mind the part of speech.
- •2. Read and memorize the words.
- •3. Give English equivalents for the words in brackets.
- •4. Insert the correct word from the active vocabulary.
- •5. Test your knowledge. Choose the correct variant.
- •6. Study this chart and make sentences about Alice and you.
- •7. Answer your partner’s questions.
- •8. Read the text quickly and arrange the items of the given outline in the order according to the text.
- •From the History of Computer Development Part I
- •9. Decide whether the statements are true or false and correct false sentences.
- •10. Ask your classmates.
- •11. Translate the following word combination.
- •12. Read the second part of the text quickly and arrange the items of the given outline in the order according to the text.
- •Part II
- •13. Decide whether the statements are true or false and correct false sentences.
- •14. Ask your classmates
- •Computerland
- •21. Write down 5 questions of different types that you would ask Mr. Streampel if you were a visitor of the museum.
- •22. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Texts 4, 5.
- •1. Answer the following questions. Use the prompts given in brackets.
- •3. Test yourself. Do You Suffer From1 Technophobia?
- •4. Study and learn the rule. The Present Perfect Tense
- •5. Revise the following verbs and give their three forms.
- •6. Open the brackets. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect. Translate the sentences.
- •7. Say that you (your friend, ...) have done the same using too or as well.
- •8. Express disagreement using I object to it or On the contrary, I can’t agree, I don’t think it’s right.
- •9. Put questions to the sentences, use question words given in brackets.
- •10. Decide whether the predicates are in Active or Passive and translate the sentences.
- •11. Read and translate the text. Find Present Perfect and decide whether it’s Active or Passive. Think of some other unusual computer applications. Computerized Make-up1
- •12. Read and memorize the words.
- •13. Match the synonyms.
- •14. Translate the words in brackets into English. Translate the sentences.
- •16. Read and translate the text. Application of Computers
- •17. Say whether the statements are true or false.
- •18. Complete the sentences.
- •19. Arrange the sentences in the correct order according to the text.
- •20. Answer the questions.
- •21. Translate the text in a written form using a dictionary. Computers: Now and in the Future
- •22. Get ready to speak on “Application of Computers”.
- •23. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Texts 6, 7.
- •Read and memorize the following words and phrases:
- •The Infinitive (Инфинитив)
- •Read and translate the sentences in which the infinitive is used as:
- •Read the sentences. Translate them paying attention to Participles I and II typed in bold. State their functions in the sentences.
- •Read and translate the text. Text a My Future Profession – a Programmer
- •Match the words from the 2 columns to make word-combinations from the text and translate them.
- •Find the English equivalents of the following phrases.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Say if the following sentences are true or false. If they are false, correct them.
- •Find synonyms to the following words and expressions.
- •Text b My Future Profession – a Radioengineer
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Complete the following statements.
- •26. Practise the following dialogue.
- •27. Get ready to speak about the profession of a radioengineer, using the information you’ve got from the text.
- •28. Supplementary reading Appendix 1 Texts 8, 9.
- •Progress test Test 1 Form a
- •1. Choose the correct variant and complete the sentences.
- •3. Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct place in the passage below Computers
- •4. Choose the correct translation. Pay attention to the translation of the Infinitive and Participles.
- •Supplementary reading Text 1 University Education in Great Britain
- •Text 2 Washington d.C.
- •Text 3 What is Hardware?
- •Text 4 How the First Computer Was Developed
- •Text 5 From the History of Computer Development in Russia
- •Text 6 The Importance of the Computer
- •Text 7 Windows 98
- •Text 8 Computer Programming
- •Text 9 Engineering as a profession Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- •Electronics
- •Computers
- •Irregular Verbs
- •Keys Модуль I
- •Entry Test
- •Progress Test
- •Progress Test Form a
- •Модуль III
- •Entry Test
Progress Test Form a
Ex. 1
1) will write; 2) don’t like; 3) came, was sleeping; 4) is your brother doing; 5) were listening; 6) were you, was; 7) will you be, will be; 8) stays; 9) sells, doesn’t sell; 10) Is it raining?
Ex. 2
- kept 
- taught 
- thought 
- drew 
- began 
- gave 
- loved 
- cried 
- played 
- did 
Ex. 3
- Mary didn’t eat any cakes. Did Mary eat any cakes? 
- I don’t like cheese sandwiches for lunch. Do you like cheese sandwiches for lunch? 
- My friends aren’t dancing over there. Are your friends dancing over there? 
- Kate didn’t make a lot of mistakes in her test. Did Kate make a lot of mistakes in her test? 
- My parents weren’t having dinner when I came back. Were your parents having dinner when you came back? 
Ex. 4
- Did you like the party yesterday? 
- What did Mr. White say to his students? 
- Did you like the play? – No, I did not. 
- Cathy was a good student. 
- He isn’t playing computer games at the moment. 
Ex. 5
- Novopolotsk was founded in 1958. 
- My father is the strongest, cleverest and most energetic man. 
- I’m a first-year student of Radio-Engineering Faculty. 
- He is the youngest in our group. 
- Did Ann go to the library yesterday? 
Form B
Ex. 1
1) was; 2) copied, came; 3) was lying, reading; 4) does your father work, works; 5) didn’t go, will go; 6) entered; 7) entered, was typing; 8) will the secretary come; 9) bought; 10) buys, sells.
Ex. 2
- understood 
- sent 
- heard 
- chose 
- studied 
- learnt 
- watched 
- told 
- carried 
- to bought 
Ex. 3
- My sister wasn’t in hospital. Was your sister in hospital? 
- Sam is not reading an interesting book. Is Sam reading an interesting book? 
- The film doesn’t finish at six o’clock in the evening. Does the film finish at six o’clock? 
- My grandparents aren’t working in the garden now. Are your grandparents working in the garden now? 
- I won’t go to the library tomorrow. Will you go to the library tomorrow? 
Ex. 4
- She is having a bath at the moment. 
- Paula always buys food in this shop. 
- Maria didn’t come to the University yesterday. 
- I have got a new car. 
- They are visiting a dentist next week. 
Ex. 5
- PSU was founded on the basis of Novopolotsk Politechnical Institute. 
- My mother has fair hair, blue eyes and a slim figure. 
- I study at the faculty of Information Technologies. 
- My friend is the best student in our group. 
- Did you watch TV yesterday? 
Модуль III
УЭ – 0
Entry Test
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Ex.4
1-3, 2-5, 3-2, 4-7, 5-1, 6-4, 7-6.
Ex. 11
a) software; b) data; c) floppy disc; d) hardware.
УЭ – 2
Ex. 4
1) generation; 2) size; 3) storage capacity; 4) digits; 5) addition; multiplication; 6) produced; 7) invented; 8) completed; 9) counter; 10) punched; 11) count; 12) capacity.
Ex. 5
1-b; 2-b; 3-a; 4-c; 5-a.
Ex. 8
2, 3, 1, 5, 4.
Ex. 10
- What is the oldest form of mechanical calculating? 
- What are the calculating devices of the 17th century? 
- What do you know about the Mark I? 
- What can you say about the first electronic computer? 
- What was J. Neuman’s concept? 
- What were the first computers? 
Ex. 12
1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5.
Ex. 14
- What computers belong to the first generation? 
- What is the difference between the 2nd and 3rd generation computers? 
- When did the fourth generation computers begin? 
- What is the difference between the 4th and 5th generation computer systems? 
- What problems of the fifth generation computers do researchers work at? 
- What are the categories of artificial intelligence application? 
УЭ – 3
Ex. 6
- have never eaten 
- haven’t been 
- hasn’t written 
- haven’t seen 
- haven’t had 
- has just come 
- has already read 
- haven’t done 
- has never translated 
- have called 
Ex. 9
- Who has just translated the text from English into Russian? 
- What have they changed? 
- When have the workers produced more machines? 
- How long have people used punched cards? 
- Why hasn’t this student taken part in your research? 
- What has already done calculations? 
Ex. 13
1-5, 2-6, 3-1, 4-3, 5-9, 6-2, 7-4, 8-7, 9-8.
Ex. 15
1-4, 2-5, 3-8, 4-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-3, 8-6.
Ex. 19
6, 2, 7, 5, 1, 3, 4.
УЭ -4
Ex.5
to communicate, to produce, to equip, a computer, a program, to graduate, to know, an automat.
Ex.6
graduation, communication, production, equipment, processing, collection, analyzing, programming, development
Ex. 11
| radiodesign department | programming language | 
| computer nets, systems | higher mathematics | 
| teaching machines | deep knowledge | 
| computerized game | foreign language | 
| national economy | research laboratory | 
| future profession | home automation | 
Ex. 19
to research, to design, a device, a microprocessor, to equip, a laboratory, close.
Ex. 24
See Text B
УЭ – 5
Progress Test
Test 1
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Test 2
Ex. 1
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Ex. 2
1-e; 2-h; 3-g; 4-b; 5-a; 6-c; 7-d; 8-f.
Ex. 3
a)calculator b)computers c)hardware d)software e)screen f)keyboard g)printer h)word processor
Ex. 4
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