ПРАКТИКУМ

по развитию навыков чтения

к коммуникативным темам:

«Человек и его статус в обществе»,

«Трудовая и общественная деятельность студента»,

«Профессия – таможенник»,

«Введение в специальность «Таможенное дело».

I. Коммуникативная тема: «Человек и его статус в обществе»

Модуль 1: «Знакомство. Биография»

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Task I. Read the text and speak on yourself and your family.

About Myself

Let me introduce myself. My name is……. I am …... I’m a first year full-time student of the faculty of the Customs Business (Economic/Law faculty) of Rostov Branch of the Russian Customs Academy.

I was born in Rostov-on-Don. I have lived all my life in this city and I am fond of it. It is situated in a very picturesque place on the right bank of the river Don.

I live with my family in the block of flats. Our flat is on the third floor. It certainly has modern conveniences. It is fairly cozy.

When I have free time I like to read books or listen to good music. My favourite singer is George Michael (Britney Spears), but now I have got very little free time.

I think, I am very sociable, because I go out a lot, enjoy parties and like being with other people. Besides I often go to the theatre and art galleries. Painting is one of the oldest and most important arts. Painters usually express some human emotions, such as fear, grief, happiness or love. Pictures can teach and tell about the history of the period during which they were created.

My family is not very large. We are the family of three: my mother, my father and me. We are a very good family. We love each other very much.

Task II. Answer the questions:

1. What is your first name? What is your surname?

2. When is your birthday?

3. Where do you come from?

4. What do you do?

5. What would you like to be? Why?

6. What are your plans for the future?

7. Are you good at languages?

8. What is your hobby?

9. What sport do you go in for?

10. Do you like reading?

11. Did you go to a secondary school or a college?

12. How would you describe your personality?

13. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?

14. Are you an ambitious person?

Модуль 2: «Семья. Традиции в семье»

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Family Life

Task I. Read the following text to answer the questions:

1. Is your family large?

2. How old are your parents?

3. Do they still work?

4. What does your mother do?

5. What is your father?

6. Have you got grandparents?

There are four of us in my family: my father, my mother, my brother and me. We all live together in a flat on one of the districts of Rostov-on -Don.

My father is 55. He is a military officer. My father is honest, modest and competent. My mother is a teacher of mathematics; she is clever and very energetic. She likes her work very much. My mother has a lot of work to do about the house and at school. She is a busy woman and we all help her. My brother and sister are students. They are older than me .We have much in common. We like the same books, films and music.

OR: My wife’s name is Helen. She is so beautiful! Her hair is blond, her eyes are dark blue. She is a teacher.

We have a little son. His name is Bob. He is 13. He likes sports and goes in for swimming. He goes to school. He is a pupil of the 7^th form.

How I love them all!

Task II. What questions do people usually ask when they want to know about somebody's

1. name;

2. date and place of birth;

3. age;

4. home town;

5. occupation;

6. family;

Task III. Make up questions to the topic beginning with:

What . . .? When . ..? How long . . . ? Who . . . ? Have you got …?

Task IV. Translate into English in writing.

Меня зовут Михаил. Я ростовчанин. Живу в Ростове. Мне 20 лет. Я учусь в таможенной академии на факультете таможенного дела (юридическом/экономическом факультете) очного отделения. Я работаю таможенником. Мой отец - тоже таможенник. Моя мама - врач. Я не женат.