- •2. Read and translate the text: New Challenges Call for New Solutions
- •Give English equivalents for the following:
- •Make up ten questions upon the text. Make use of the phrases in a.
- •3. Read the text: The Political System of Sovereign Kazakhstan
- •4. Match a word with its definition:
- •5. Read and translate the text: The uk Parliament
- •6. Find the words in the text that mean the same as the following:
- •7. Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
- •8. There are mistakes in these excerpts. Find them and make the necessary corrections:
- •9. Read the text and translate the phrases in bold type:
- •10. Read the text: Our Constitution
- •Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- •Commissions under President of r k
- •Councils under the President of r k
- •Authorities directly reporting to the President of r k
- •Authorities directly reporting to Government of r k
- •11. Read and memorize the following:
- •14. Circle the prefix, underline the base word:
- •15. Use the prefix to form the negative word:
- •21. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •22. Translate the sentences into Russian:
- •23. Translate into English:
- •27. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •28. Match a line in a with a line in b:
- •1. Read the words and their definitions. Translate the given examples:
- •2. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •3. Answer each question with a word from the list of active words:
- •4. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with one of the given words or its derivative. Remember that there are some extra words.
- •6. Answer the following questions:
- •7. Match a word from a with its synonym in b:
- •8. Match a word with its definition:
- •9. Paraphrase the sentence using a word from a instead of the italicized word:
- •10. Write the key word for each set of words:
- •11. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •12. Write the key word which corresponds to each italicized word:
- •13. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •14. Answer the following questions:
- •15. Read and translate the text: Defining democracy
- •16. Read and translate the text: Democracy
- •1. Study the new words and their definitions, translate the examples:
- •2. Write t if the sentence is true and f if it is false:
- •3. Answer each question with an active word:
- •4. Cross out the word or phrase that is least related in meaning:
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with one of the active words:
- •8. Paraphrase the sentences using active vocabulary:
- •14. Fill in the gaps with one of the active words:
- •15. Read the text: republic day
- •16. Give Russian equivalents:
- •17. Make up sentences of your own with the following:
- •18. Fill in the gaps with one of the given verbs:
- •19. Form word partnerships using words from both columns:
- •20. Give each point one verb to suit all the phrases:
- •21. Fill in the gaps with one of the given words to form a word partnership:
- •22. Study the words. Translate the given examples:
- •23. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •24. Answer each question using an active word:
- •26. Answer the following questions:
- •27. Match a word with its definition:
- •28. Fill in the blanks with one of the given words or its derivative. Remember that there are some extra words.
- •29. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •30. Paraphrase the sentences using active words:
- •31. Write the key word for each set of words:
- •32. Circle the word that is least related in meaning:
- •33. Write the key word which corresponds to each italicized word:
- •34. State whether the sentence is true or false:
- •35. Answer the following questions:
- •37. Translate the following excerpts into Russian:
- •39. Translate the following excerpt into Russian:
- •42. Read and translate the text: The Rule of Law
- •43. Match a line in a with a line in b to make a phrase:
- •46. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •47. Fill in the gaps with one of the words from the box:
- •48. Reproduce sentences with the following phrases:
- •49. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •50. Translate the following phrases:
- •51. Translate into Russian:
- •52. Match a word with its definition:
- •53. Translate into English:
- •1. Read the text: Ramadan and the Five Pillars of Islam
- •I. Translate:
- •2. Read and translate the text: Nauryz Meyrami
- •3. Study the meanings of the following words:
- •4. Translate the sentences:
- •6. State whether the sentences are true or false:
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •9. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •12. Use the given phrases to make word partnerships:
- •13. Make a “mind-map” about various kinds of competitions:
- •15. State whether the – ing form is a gerund or a verbal noun:
- •17. Reproduce sentences with the following:
- •18. Fill in the “mind map” using key phrases:
- •1. Read and translate the text, paying special attention to the terms in bold type: Globalization
- •2. Find and translate sentences with these phrases:
- •3. Give Russian equivalents:
- •5. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •6. Make up questions based on the text. Use the following phrases:
- •8. Fill in the gaps with one of the adverbs:
- •10. Make an outline of the text. Pick up key phrases from each part.
- •11. Render the text according the outline. Make use of the active vocabulary.
- •12. Fill in the gaps with phrases that can be used in the identification of the key contributors to globalization:
- •17. Fill in the gaps with phrases that can be used in the discussion of the following items:
- •1. Read the text: The Economy of Kazakhstan
- •2. Translate the following:
- •4. Read the text: european commission and kazakhstan’s accession to wto
- •5. Match the following abbreviations with corresponding full phrases:
- •6. Translate into Russian:
- •7. Reproduce sentences with the following:
- •8. Translate into English:
- •9. Make up word combinations with the following:
- •10. Translate the following passages:
- •11. Match lines in both columns to form word partnerships:
- •12. Answer the following questions:
- •13. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •14. Make up sentences of your own with the following:
- •15. Render the second half of the article using the following:
- •16. Sort out each item accordingly:
- •17. Translate the following excerpts into Russian:
- •19. Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •20. Fill in the gaps with the article where necessary:
- •21. Fill in the gaps with one of the given adjectives:
- •22. Translate the text paying attention to topical vocabulary:
- •Technology
- •1. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Give reasons:
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •4. Sort out the given items accordingly:
- •8. Speak on:
- •9. Read this article and underline any of the drawbacks you mentioned:
- •10. Read the article again and answer these questions:
- •11. Complete the unfinished sentences in paragraphs 2 and 3 using your own words and ideas. Make sure you use the right style.
- •12. Use the correct form of these phrasal verbs about technology to complete the sentences:
- •13. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence:
- •14. Complete each phrase using a form of the word in brackets:
- •16. Read the text quickly and decide if these statements are true or false:
- •Wireless Electricity
- •17. You are going to read an article about young people and technology. Read the article quickly and choose the sentence that best summarizes what the writer is saying:
- •The Myth of Generation n
- •Look at gaps 1 – 7 in the article. For each gap, decide what is being talked about at that point in the article. The words and sentences before and after each gap will help you.
- •Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences a - h the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
- •Look at the statistics given in the text. Is it the same in our country?
- •How can we help people become more comfortable with using modern technology?
- •Give Russian equivalents:
- •Fill in the gaps with prepositions:
- •18. Look at the gaps in the text and decide what kind of word (noun, adjective, etc) is required for each gap. Use the word from the box to form a necessary derivative:
- •The Modern Kitchen
- •19. Read the text. Match each emoticon to the correct description. Turn the book to the right to see the faces!
- •Emoticons
- •20. Match the words from the text to the synonyms and descriptions:
- •21. Read the text again and mark the sentences t (True) or f (False).
- •22. Read the text: The Internet and education
- •23. Answer these questions:
- •Careers, Jobs, Management.
- •2. What do you want from work? Make a list of five most important things.
- •3. What is understood by a traditional career in your culture?
- •4. Read the text. Translate the new words. Make a list of useful topical vocabulary:
- •6. Discuss the following:
- •7. What should you do to get ahead in your career? Take the following tips into account:
- •9. Give the English equivalents for the following. Make up your own sentences with the phrases:
- •12. Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of one of the word combinations:
17. Fill in the gaps with phrases that can be used in the discussion of the following items:
The Resulting Problems of Globalisation
Globalisation |
Diminishing the role of the nation / state |
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Social dumping |
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Gulf between the rich and the poor |
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Non-controllable multinational companies |
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Environmental destruction |
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Unit 6
1. Read the text: The Economy of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, having chosen the unique model of development, has managed to construct the strong state, with effective economy. Moreover, the young republic became the leader in the region according to the economic growth level, political transformation and the standard of living.
It is for several years that the Republic keeps high level of economic growth, going on this parameter in step with such countries, as China, India, the countries of ASEAN. The basis of our economic growth is liberation of the private initiative and business, active foreign trade, attraction of investments.
The economic success of our country of the last years is to no small degree caused by an effective utilization of our raw-material base. Today our energy carriers are delivered on the foreign markets. It promotes a deepening of cooperation with our foreign partners.
Kazakhstan is important to world energy markets because it has significant oil and natural gas reserves. Within the next decade Kazakhstan is going to become one of the world’s largest oil producers and exporters. But Kazakhstan’s strategic aspiration is to become a modern, diversified economy with a high value added and high-tech component, well integrated into the global economy. Energy sector is viewed as a good basis to achieve this goal.
The perspective of our country’s economy is closely connected with further integration into international economic relations, utilization of unique reserves of energy and mineral resources, vast possibilities to export industrial and agricultural products, optimum employment of country’s transit potential and also with availability of highly qualified specialists in different spheres.
During the Soviet period Kazakhstan was an agrarian, raw materials supplier of the former Soviet economy, where the military industry played the major role. The main economic content of the first 15 years of independence has become a transition from the central command planning to a market economy.
The first few years of our country’s independence were characterized by an economic decline (mostly due to the destabilizing force of disintegration of the USSR). The wide-ranging inflation observed in the early 1990s peaked an annual rate of up to 3000% in mid-nineties.
Since 1992 Kazakhstan has actively pursued a program of economic reforms designed to establish a free market economy through deregulation and privatization of state enterprises. Today it is generally considered to be more advanced in this respect than most other countries of the CIS and it remains one of the most successful reformers with the strongest banking system in Central Asia and CIS.
The main goals of our current structural policy are diversification and strengthening of non-oil sector. A number of development agencies, techno-scientific parks and research centres (development institutions) have been established to support the diversification of higher-value added industries.
The EU and USA have recognized our country (first in CIS) as a country with market economy giving it an investment grade status. In January 2005 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has upgraded Kazakhstan’s export risks rating, moving it from the 5th to the 4th group of risks.
Our country possesses sizeable amounts of oil and gas, coal, uranium and other raw materials but in spite of these abundant resources the Government and the country’s energy sector keep an attentive eye on global energy trends. Optimal energy mix, efficient energy use, significant environment component of energy policy, research and development of renewables are all on the country’s energy policy agenda. Energy transportation and infrastructure are key elements of a viable energy policy. Many countries show their strong interest to cooperate with Kazakhstan in this area, particularly on trans-continental gas and oil transportation issues.
Commercial viability, technical and environmental safety and financial soundness are the guiding principles for Kazakhstan’s strategy in this crucial area. The main economic priority for our country is to avoid overdependence on its oil and gas and mineral sector, but to use these natural assets to build a modern, diversified, highly-technological, flexible and competitive economy with a high value-added component.
A. Translate into Russian:
utilization of unique reserves optimal energy mix
energy and mineral resources abundant resources
agrarian and raw materials supplier efficient energy use
significant reserves current structural policy
central command planning the standard of living
political transformation economic growth level
vast possibilities to export goods a high value added component
B. Find and translate sentences with the following phrases:
to be well integrated into the global economy;
further integration into international economic relations;
optimum employment of country’s transit potential;
availability of highly qualified specialists;
to be designed to establish a free market economy;
diversification and strengthening of non-oil sector;
keep an attentive eye on global energy trends.
C. Answer the questions:
1. What is the strategic aspiration of Kazakhstan? 2. What are the guiding principles for a country’s strategy? 3. Why was it necessary to develop a sustainable program of economic reforms? 4. What for did the Government establish development agencies, institutions and techno-scientific parks? 5. Why do you think it is important to support the diversification of higher-value added industries? 6. What issues are on the country’s energy policy agenda? 7. What are the key elements of a viable energy policy? 8. How can a country provide its technical safety? 9. Why is financial soundness really necessary? 10. What is essential for building a diversified, highly-technological and competitive economy?
D. Check your partner’s knowledge of the following:
A. 1. diversified, competitive economy 2. to peak an annual rate 3. economy with a high value-added component 4. financial soundness 5. technical and environmental safety 6. key elements of a viable policy 7. research and development of renewables 8. to use natural assets 9. to be all on the country’s policy agenda 10. to avoid overdependence 11. to possess sizeable amounts of oil and gas 12. in mid-nineties 13. state enterprises 14. deregulation 15. to establish techno-scientific parks 16. development agencies 17. higher-value added industries 18. guiding principles for a country’s strategy 19. the main economic priority |
B.1. многоотраслевая, конкурентная экономика 2. достичь годового уровня 3. экономика с высокодоходной составляющей 4. финансовая прочность 5. техническая и экологическая безопасность 6. ключевые элементы жизнеспособной политики 7. разработка и поиски возобновляемых источников 8. использовать природные ресурсы 9. быть на повестке дня политики страны 10. избежать чрезмерной зависимости 11. обладать значительным количеством нефти и газа 12. в середине 90-х 13. государственные предприятия 14. прекращение регулирования 15. организовать научно-технические парки 16. агентства развития 17. высокодоходные отрасли промышленности 18. руководящие принципы стратегии страны 19. главное экономическое преимущество, приоритет |
E. Use the following phrases to make up your own sentences based on the text:
high value-added component economic decline
efficient energy use destabilizing force
high value-added component in this respect
the wide-ranging inflation the main goals
abundant resources viable energy policy
commercial viability crucial area
to avoid overdependence to use natural assets
diversified economy to peak an annual rate
financial soundness environmental safety
F. Match a line in A with a line in B:
A |
B |
A |
B |
energy diversified significant wide-ranging current abundant crucial |
markets economy reserves inflation policy resources area |
strategic economic annual sizeable efficient avoid environmental |
aspiration decline rate amounts use safety dependence |