UDK 811.111
The main editor: Amirlan A. Kussainov, doctor of technical science, professor, academician of International engineering academy (IEA) and National engineering academy (NEA), foreign member of Russian academy of architecture and civil engineering science (RAACES) and American association of civil engineers (AACE).
Practical English Language for the Students of Non-Linguistic Majors: Intermediate.
– Almaty: KazGASA, 2014. – 2.. p.
The authors: Assistant professor Gulmira K.Karybaeva
Assistant professor Zhanel M. Mangazina
Assistant professor Magira M. Moldabayeva
Assistant professor Gulipa A. Gaiipova
Assistant professor Zhaina U. Sultanbayeva
Assistant professor Adina S. Karybaeva
Assistant professor Galima A. Tolynbekova
Assistant professor Nurzhan .S. Nusipaliev
Assistant professor Aida .K. Sarieva
This manual presents an additional course of teaching and assessing the English language proficiency on the III level –Intermediate mainly in the sphere of General English, also touching some aspects of Business and Professional English. It is designed for students of non-linguistic majors at universities, colleges, high schools and language courses. All materials of manual is systematized from the point of its practical, communicative importance for the students of non-linguistic majors, on the basis of accessibility and sequence of stating and gradual complicating the language knowledge and language skills. A great attention was paid to materials of study in the class (collection of handouts) and materials for students’ independent work after classes (collection of tests and lexical materials).
This manual includes an updated version of Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency (2008) under edited by professor A.A. Kussainov on the basis of lasting and reach experience of teaching foreign language at non-linguistic majors, taking into account the guides of national language policy, requirements of state educational standards and the achievements of the native and foreign scholars and methodologists in this field.
Symbols and abbreviations
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Questions for computer based tests
SIW – students independent work
Office hours - students independent work with a teacher
Isbn © KazGasa& Almaty College of Communication at kau, 2014
CONTENTS page |
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Preface Part I. Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency |
5-9 |
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Theoretical block |
Lexical-grammatical tests |
10-12 |
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Practical block |
Listening
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14 |
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Speaking
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15-16 |
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Reading
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15-16 |
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Writing
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16 |
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PART II Collection of Hand-outs |
17-171 |
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Unit Topic |
Lexical theme
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Grammatical theme |
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People |
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Family and personality |
Future forms; like/look/like
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17-21 |
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Changing your life |
Present Perfect Continuous
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22-25 |
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3 |
National identity |
Must, have to, should (obligation). |
26-31 |
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People and their appearances |
Must, may, might, can’t (deduction) |
32-36 |
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Relationships |
Usually and used to
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37-40 |
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A man thing or a woman thing |
Articles
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41-46 |
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Telling tales |
Reported speech
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47-51 |
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Heroes and icons of our time |
Relative clauses: defining, non-defining |
52-56 |
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Daily life |
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Food and restaurants |
Present Simple and Continuous
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57-62 |
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Money matters |
Present perfect
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63-68 |
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My ideal house |
Second conditional
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69-73 |
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Habits |
Future in the past
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74-78 |
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Health |
Time and sequence
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79-83 |
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Clothes |
Adjectives
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84-89 |
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Leisure |
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Sport |
Past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses |
90-95 |
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Books and literature |
Can, could, be able to (ability and possibility) |
96-100 |
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Leisure and entertainment |
Direct and indirect questions
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101-105 |
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Lifestyle |
Quantifiers
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106-109 |
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Inspiration: Wonders of the world |
Participle clauses |
110-114 |
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Career ladder |
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The right job for you
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Gerund and infinitive |
115-120 |
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Education: School and studying |
Grammar: First conditionals, Future time clause
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121-125 |
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Communication and technology |
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Mass media
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Compound nouns |
126-131 |
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Transport and travelling |
Comparative and superlative of adjectives |
132-137 |
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Tomorrow’s world
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Future perfect |
138-141 |
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Science and scientists
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Compound nouns |
142-145 |
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The world around us |
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The natural world |
Passives
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146-150 |
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Customs connected with birth, wedding and funeral |
Question tag |
151-155 |
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How well do you know our world |
Expressing regrets (wish) |
156-160 |
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Superstitions |
Third conditional
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161-166 |
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The call of the ancestors |
General revising
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167-171 |
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PART III |
COLLECTION OF TESTS AND LEXICAL MATERIALS
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172-249 |
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3.1 . Theory: Bank of TESTS
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172-183 |
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3.2.PRACTICE |
Listening
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184-196 |
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Speaking
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197-198 |
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Reading
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199-220 |
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Writing
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221-225 |
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3.3 KAZAKH CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
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226-228 |
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3.3 SAMPLES OF CONGRATULATIONS AND CONDOLENCE
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229-230 |
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3.4 ENGLISH PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
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230-232 |
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3.5 QUATATIONS
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232-234 |
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3.6 PHRASAL VERBS
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235-236 |
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3.7 SAMPLES OF BUSINESS LETTERS |
237-238 |
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Texts for professional purposes |
238-249 |
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REFERENCES |
249 |
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