- •В.В.Ганишева Учебно-методические материалы по темам «Колледж», «Домашнее хозяйство», «Пища».
- •College Life
- •What to Expect
- •Vocabulary and oral practice
- •I. Study the following word combinations and phrases. Recall the episodes with them.
- •II. Explain what the following words mean (use your e-e dictionaries). Say what context these words are used in. Use them in situations of your own.
- •III. Paraphrase using new words and word combinations.
- •IV. Give extended answers to the given questions.
- •Freshman Fears
- •Vocabulary and oral practice
- •I. Study the following word combinations and phrases. Translate them. Recall the episodes with them.
- •II. Give synonyms to the following words.
- •III. What do you call
- •IV. Paraphrase using your active vocabulary.
- •V. Give well-motivated answers to the suggested questions.
- •VI. Get ready for a round table talk. Divide into groups: freshers, senior students and teachers.
- •Parental Relationships – a Guide for Incoming Freshmen
- •II. Group words close in meaning. Find their antonyms.
- •III. Read and learn the definition of the italicized words. Translate them.
- •IV. Render the text into English.
- •V. Expand the following ideas and advice. Provide your versions of the italicized words and expressions.
- •VI. Translate. Provide versions.
- •VII. Discuss the below-given topics.
- •VIII. Tell about your University, what you like and dislike about it. Use recommended vocabulary:
- •Iх. Speak on the following situations.
- •X. It is important to understand. You’re Worth It.
- •Vocabulary:
- •XI. Comment on the following statement.
- •XII. Comment on the following statement.
- •Household chores
- •Weekly Cleaning Chores
- •I. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following word combinations:
- •II. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •III. Translate into English:
- •I’m not the Maid
- •I. Match the variants.
- •V. Discussion points.
- •How to get your husband to help at home.
- •I. Transcribe and translate the following:
- •II. What do we call:
- •III. Guess the words from the explanations given.
- •IV. Translate the given word combinations, recall the episodes with them.
- •V. Support or deny the given statements.
- •VI. Ask your partner:
- •VII. Comment on the given replies. Recall the context they were mentioned in.
- •VIII. Role-play the following topics.
- •Household Chores: The Do’s and Don’ts of Involving Your Child
- •I. Comment on the given sentences. In what context were they used?
- •II. Match the variants.
- •III. A Role-play.
- •I. Find synonyms to the given words from the list on the right.
- •II. Render the following sentences into English.
- •III. Paraphrase.
- •IV. Answer the following letter. What would you advise the couple?
- •V. Elaborate the given sentences using your active vocabulary.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •It’s useful to remember:
- •VII. Highlight the meaning of the English proverbs and use them in the situations of your own.
- •One man`s opinion
- •I. Find in the text the English equivalents for:
- •II. Explain what the following mean.
- •The three fat women of antibes Somerset Maugham
- •II. Make up sentences not related to the topic «Meals» with the given word-combinations.
- •The joys of tasting
- •I. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following word-combinations:
- •II. Paraphrase using the expressions from the text.
- •III. Translate the following into Russian:
- •In search of english food
- •Dieting
- •I. Supply synonyms for the following:
- •II. Translate:
- •III. Taking turns with your partner cover each of the columns and encourage each other to provide translation for the given words.
- •Russian Man’s Meat
- •I. Find in the text the English equivalents for:
- •II. Explain what the following mean:
- •Как приятно выпить чашечку чая
- •In the restaurant
VII. Discuss the below-given topics.
1. You are against your child’s being educated in another town for you fear he will be confronted with many difficulties and won’t be able to tackle them on his own but your child is eager to break away from your tyrannical parental influence. Discuss it.
2. You’ve fallen behind with many subjects as you’ve always been too concerned about your social life at college Seek help from your group mate or academic advisor. Discuss the reasons why you’re lagging behind.
3. You were born in a multilingual family so it’s not a big deal for you to master a language as you already know the tricks. Recommend your friend who’s tackling French how to work more effectively.
4. Try to encourage your friend to go to college away from home. Share the benefits of living under a different roof than your parents, dwell on the pleasures of a student life.
5. Your friend is desperate to get higher education but can’t arrange any financial support from home. Say if it is possible to handle the problem on his own.
VIII. Tell about your University, what you like and dislike about it. Use recommended vocabulary:
To promote and intensify the growth of students’ abilities; to receive a well-rounded education; to discover one’s talents and limitations; to create the atmosphere for the students to perform to the best of their abilities; to offer opportunities of diverse growth for all students; to find a space for one’s intellect as well as for social, physical, emotional and moral development; overall self-development; to be invited to explore your personality and learn more about others; to vitalize and enrich student life; link the learning experiences to real life; to create a favourable atmosphere (climate); to develop theoretical and practical skills; to give smb. a clear professional direction; to live up to one’s expectations (to fall short of one’s expectations); to say nothing of …; ill-wired; to be totally lacking in smth.; to leave much to be desired; to become disillusioned; tuition increases; tuition fees are exorbitant; not to keep up with growing demands of new technologies; to have no access to computer (audio-visual) facilities; to be badly limited in space.
Iх. Speak on the following situations.
1. Your friend is just leaving school but she has not made up her mind what she wants to become. Have a talk with her about her plans for the future and tell her about your studies at the University.
2. Two students of the English department are discussing their college life. One of them is enthusiastic about everything, the other is a dissatisfied grumbler and finds fault with every little thing.
3. Your mum is anxious to know the reason for your failure in two exams. You feel ill at ease because indeed you worked by fits and starts, however you try to justify yourself.
4. They say college is a testing time for both children and their parents. Tell your friend what college life has in store for him.
5. A Russian student and an English student are speaking about education and favourite leisure activities of young people in their countries.
6. Your friend is doubtful whether to apply to college after school or seek a job. Tell him about the benefits of high education, your university and your student life.