- •Preface (Предисловие)
- •Тематическое содержание обучения английскому языку на первом курсе заочной формы обучения
- •Методические рекомендации по выполнению и оформлению контрольных работ
- •1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations.
- •2. Word study.
- •2.2 Write out the words that can be used to describe your own appearance and character.
- •3. First reading of the text. Skim (read quickly) the text to get a general idea of the contents. Hi, I’m Tom Bailey
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •4. Learning the words from the text.
- •4.1 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •4.2 Match the following words from the text to their definitions. Suggest the Russian.
- •4.3 Match the following word combinations from the text to their Russian equivalents.
- •4.4 Match the parts.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully.
- •5.1 Correct the following statements using the expressions from the text.
- •5.2 Answer the questions.
- •6. Speaking. Without looking at the text fill in the blanks with the information from the text.
- •7. Development.
- •7.1 Read the text about Tom’s fellow-students. Meet My Fellow-Students
- •7.2 Fill in the following table with the information from the text.
- •Unit 2 family relations
- •Family Relations
- •3. First reading. Read the text to find out what it is about in general. My Family
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •4. Learning the words.
- •4.1 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •4.2 Match the following words from the text to their definitions. Suggest the Russian.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •6. Speaking.
- •6.1 Without looking at the text add information to the following statements.
- •6.2 Look at the following family tree. Family Tree
- •6.3 Describe the members of the family using the information from the table.
- •Unit 3 university studies
- •University Studies
- •2.1 Choose the best variant to complete the sentences below. Use the text to make the right choice.
- •3. Learning the words.
- •3.1 Fill in the synonyms from the list. Use the context of the text if necessary.
- •3.2 Match the following words from the text to their definitions. Suggest the Russian.
- •3.3 Match the following word-combinations from the text to their Russian equivalents.
- •3.4 Fill in the prepositions from the list where necessary.
- •4. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •5. Speaking. Without looking at the texts add information to the following statements.
- •6. Translation. Read the following extract and translate it into Russian in writing. Use a dictionary if necessary. The Belarusian Institute of Law
- •Unit 4 my future profession
- •2.2 Read the following passages. Jobs
- •3. First reading. Read the text to find out what it is about in general. My Future Job
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •4. Learning the words.
- •4.1 Fill in the synonyms firm the list.
- •4.2 Match the following words and word-combinations from the text to their definitions. Suggest the Russian.
- •3.4 Choose the words from the list to fill in the gaps.
- •3.5 Fill in the prepositions from the list where necessary.
- •4. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •5. Speaking. Without looking at the text add information to the following statements.
- •6. Presentation. Use the information from the texts and the vocabulary of this Unit to present the topic ‘My Future Job’. The following plan will be helpful:
- •1. Warming up.
- •1.1 Read the following conversations. Check whether you understand the expressions in the ‘Notes’ before reading.
- •1.2 Complete the following sentences with the words from the ‘Notes’.
- •2. Word study.
- •2.2 Put each of the following words in its correct position in the sentences below. Some words may be used more than once.
- •2.4 Learn the following useful travel words in context.
- •2.5 Cross out the incorrect word in these sentences.
- •3. First reading. Read the text and put the following headings into the correct numbered positions (1-5). By plane to new york
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •4. Learning the words.
- •4.1 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •4.4 What do you call:
- •4.6 Fill in the American equivalents.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully.
- •5.1 Decide whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the False ones.
- •5.2 Answer the following questions.
- •6. Speaking.
- •6.1 Describe the procedure at the airport
- •6.2 Without looking at the text complete the following statements. Advantages and disadvantages of traveling by plane
- •6. Presentation. Speak on ‘Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling by Air’. Unit 2 the city of new york
- •1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations. Check whether you understand the expressions in the ‘Notes’ before reading.
- •Getting About Town
- •2. Word study. Study the following expressions from the text before reading.
- •3. First reading. Read the text and put the following headings into the correct numbered positions (1-4).
- •The Big Apple
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences below.
- •4. Learning the words.
- •4.3 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •5. Speaking. Without looking at the text add information to the following statements. Some Glimpses of New York
- •Shopping in New York
- •Eating Out in New York
- •6. Presentation. Speak on the following topics:
- •Unit 3 traveling by train
- •1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations.
- •At a Railway Station
- •2. Word study.
- •2.1 Learn the following useful travel words in context.
- •2.2 Read the following extract. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words.
- •3. First reading. Read the text and put the following headings into the correct numbered positions (1-4).
- •By Train to Washington
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences below.
- •4. Learning more words from the text.
- •4.3 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •6. Speaking. Complete the following sentences with the words and word combinations from the text and the exercises. Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling by Train
- •7. Presentation. Speak on the topic ‘Traveling by Train – Advantages and Disadvantages’. Unit 4 washington d.C.
- •1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations.
- •Asking the Way
- •3. First reading. Read the text to decide what it is about in general. A Few Facts
- •3.1 Choose the right variant to complete the sentences below.
- •4. Learning more words from the text.
- •4.1 It is often possible to understand the meaning of a new word from the context. In the following table, each word listed on the left may have two or more meanings described on the right.
- •4.4 Fill in the synonyms from the list.
- •5. Reading for detail. Read the text carefully to answer the following questions.
- •6. Speaking. Complete the following sentences with the words and word combinations from the text and the exercises. Washington d.C.
- •There is or it is
- •Be, have or do
- •Pronouns (Personal, Possessive, Reflexive)
- •1. Choose the appropriate pronoun to complete the sentences below.
- •2. Choose the correct form of the nouns to complete the sentences below.
- •Articles
- •1. Choose the correct combination of articles to complete the following sentences.
- •2. Fill in the articles where necessary.
- •Present simple versus present progressive
- •1. Choose between the Present Simple and Present Progressive.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Present Simple or the Present Progressive.
- •Present perfect versus past simple
- •1. Choose between the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
- •Reading comprehension
- •1. Read the text carefully.
- •2. Mark the statements below as True or False.
- •3. Write questions to these answers.
- •4. Choose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English phrases and sentences.
- •1. Put the words in the correct order to make up a sentence (a statement, an imperative, or an exclamation).
- •2. Put the words in the correct order to make up a question.
- •There is or it is
- •1. Fill in the blanks with It or There.
- •Be, have or do
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs ‘Be, Do, or Have’.
- •Pronouns
- •1. Choose the appropriate pronoun to complete the following sentences.
- •2. Choose the correct form of the nouns to complete the sentences below.
- •Articles
- •1. Choose the correct combination of articles to complete the following sentences.
- •2. Fill in the articles where necessary.
- •Present simple versus present progressive
- •1. Choose between the Present Simple and Present Progressive.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Present Simple or the Present Progressive.
- •Present perfect versus past simple
- •1. Choose between the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
- •Reading comprehension
- •1. Read the text carefully.
- •2. Mark the statements below as True or False.
- •3. Write questions to these answers.
- •4. Choose the appropriate Russian equivalents for the following English phrases and sentences.
- •Numbers
- •1. Write in words all the numbers from the following News Report.
- •Prepositions (Time, Place, Direction, Movement)
- •1. Choose the appropriate prepositions to complete the sentences below.
- •Past simple versus past progressive
- •1. Choose between the Past Simple and Past Progressive.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Progressive.
- •Present perfect versus present perfect progressive
- •1. Choose the appropriate tense-form.
- •All the present tenses
- •1. Open the brackets using the Present Simple, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, or Present Perfect Progressive.
- •Reading comprehension
- •1. Read the text carefully. The stop-smoking ship
- •1. Choose the best answer.
- •2. Mark the statements below as True or False.
- •3. Choose the best translation.
- •2. Complete the following sentences with
- •Numbers
- •1. Write in words all the numbers from the following News Report.
- •Prepositions (Time, Place, Direction, Movement)
- •1. Choose the appropriate prepositions to complete the sentences below.
- •Past simple versus past progressive
- •1. Choose between the Past Simple and the Past Progressive.
- •2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.
- •3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Past Progressive.
- •Present perfect versus present perfect progressive
- •All the present tenses
- •1. Open the brackets using the Present Simple, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, or Present Perfect Progressive.
- •Reading comprehension
- •1. Read the text carefully. Clinton’s train
- •1. Choose the best answer.
- •2. Mark the statements below as True or False.
- •3. Choose the best translation.
- •2. Multifunctional verbs Многофункциональные глаголы be, do, have
- •3. Pronouns Местоимения personal, possessive, reflexive, emphatic
- •Существительные, употребляющиеся только в единственном числе
- •Существительные, употребляющиеся только во множественном числе
- •5. Articles Артикли Основные правила употребления артиклей
- •Некоторые особенные случаи употребления артиклей.
- •6. Present simple versus present progressive
- •7. Past simple versus present perfect
- •Same, such
- •One and none
- •Much, many, a lot of
- •Few and (a) little
- •Fractions Дроби
- •Of place
- •Of direction and movement
- •5. Past simple versus past progressive
- •6. Present perfect versus present perfect progressive
- •Bibliography
- •Contents (Содержание)
- •Пилявец Галина Валентиновна английский язык
6.2 Without looking at the text complete the following statements. Advantages and disadvantages of traveling by plane
1. People traveling long distances often have to decide whether …
2. Man always wanted to have …
3. On the one hand, aviation is the fastest, but …
4. Sometimes they delay or cancel flights because of …
5. Besides planes have the reputation of …
6. They also have the grave disadvantage of …
7. You can’t …
8. Yet nothing can match planes for …
9. … is an exciting experience.
10. It is more … and far …
11. Some people hate (love) flying because …
12. For me flying is fun (a crazy thing to do) because …
6. Presentation. Speak on ‘Advantages and Disadvantages of Traveling by Air’. Unit 2 the city of new york
1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations. Check whether you understand the expressions in the ‘Notes’ before reading.
Getting About Town
(Mr. Smith is on business in New York City. His plane landed at JFK Airport.)
1 Mr. Smith (to a policeman): Excuse me, where’s the downtown bus stop? Policeman: It’s quite near here. Go straight, along this passage, and turn right. You’ll see the bus stop within a few yards. Mr. S: Where will the bus take me to? P: The West Side Air Terminal, Eighth Avenue. Mr. S: Is it near Times Square? P: I wouldn’t say it’s far. You may either walk or use the subway. Besides, there are some buses running around.
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2 In the bus Mr. S (to the bus driver): What’s the fare, please? Driver: Three dollars fifty. Mr. S: That’s pretty much, indeed. It used to be a couple of bucks just a year ago. Driver: Well, it’s because of those City Hall guys. They are pouring money into any thing but social services. The city’s transport is hit the most; no wonder the fares have skyrocketed in the past two years. Mr. S: I see. |
3 At the West Side Air Terminal Mr. S (to a stranger): Excuse me, sir. I don’t know the city well. How far am I from Times Square? Stranger: Not very far, actually. See a bus stop over there? That’s your starting point. I’m not sure about the bus number, though.
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4 At the bus stop Mr. S (to a lady): Excuse me. Lady: Yes? Mr. S: I wonder if you could help me. I need to get to Times Square. Which bus do I need? Lady: Times Square … Oh, yes, then you want the number 45. Mr. S: How often do they run? Lady: They are quite frequent. Oh, it’s Sunday today, isn’t it? Mr. S: Yes. Lady: I’m sorry the number 45 doesn’t run on Sunday. You may take 58 from here and then change at 24 to the cross-town bus marked “Times Square”. Mr. S: Oh, no. I’d better take a taxi. That’s the safest way to get anywhere. Lady: If it doesn’t bite hard at your budget. Mr. S: Well, you cannot eat your cake and have it.
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Notes:
downtown – center of the city
yard – unit of length, 3 feet or 36 inches (91 cm)
foot – 12 inches (30 cm)
inch – 2,5 cm
subway (US) – Metro
City Hall – building for the official business of a city
to pour money into sth (coll.) – to invest money into sth
to skyrocket – to go (fly) up
to bite hard at sb’s budget – to be too expensive for sb; to cause financial hardships
You cannot eat your cake and have it (spoken) – you can only choose one of two alternatives, not both.