- •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
- •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.
- •3.1 Choose a), b), or c) to complete the sentences.
- •4. Learning the words from the text.
- •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
Shopping in New York
1. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money, you should …
2. Most American consumers read …
3. If you get to the store early on a sale day, you …
4. There are different kinds of sales: …
5. Sometimes you can buy real …
6. There are places, however, where ordinary people can only do …
7. On Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue, for example, the prices can …
8. Money is no object for customers who …
9. This is where money …
10. Plastic money has become an …
11. The slogan is …
12. People like using credit cards because …
13. This system is very convenient because …
14. So when you want to pay for something, you’ll hear the question: …
Eating Out in New York
1. Eating out in New York is no …
2. There are so many places to …
3. Their names are also different – …
4. You can even eat at a …
5. When you buy something they ask you: …
6. The competition is so strong that …
7. From time to time almost all restaurants make …
8. On Sundays, when people like to sleep late, you can …
6. Presentation. Speak on the following topics:
1. Some Glimpses of New York.
2. Shopping in New York.
3. Eating out in New York.
Unit 3 traveling by train
1. Warming up. Read and practice the following conversations.
At a Railway Station
1 A When does the New York train leave, please? B 9.25. Platform 3. A What time does it reach New York? B You should be there at 12.15, but they’re running late today. A Do we have to change? B No. It’s a through train.
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2 A Which train do I take for Washington D.C., please? B 9.28. This end of Platform 2. A When does it get in? B It gets there at 12.30. A Is it necessary to change? B No. There’s no need to change.
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3 A I’d like to book a ticket to Washington D.C. for Monday the 10th. B One way or round trip? A One way, please. And I’d prefer the morning. B Economy or first class? A First class, please. B I’ll just see what there is. … Here you are. 9.26. Platform 5. A Thank you.
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4 A What time’s the next train to London? B 10.24. Platform one. A What time does it arrive? B It’s due in at 12.35. A Fine. I need an economy class open return. B Let me check … Oh, yes. Here is one for you. But hurry up, the train is leaving in seven minutes. A Thanks a lot.
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Notes:
a through train – a train which takes you to your destination without a change
an open return – a return ticket which may be used at any time
2. Word study.
2.1 Learn the following useful travel words in context.
1. I’d like to book/reserve a seat in advance.
2. The train arriving at platform 3 is the 16.50 train to Paris.
3. The Edinburgh train departs/leaves from platform 6.
4. Do you have to change trains for New York? (= get off one train and go onto another)
5. We apologize to passengers for the late arrival of the 8.52 to Oxford.
6. The 9.06 to Washington is due (= timetabled) to arrive at platform 4.
7. At a big railway station one can see a lot of notices: Exit and Entrance, or perhaps Way In and Way Out; Arrivals and Departures; Refreshment Room and Waiting Room.
8. There are the shouts of the porters as they pull luggage along the platform to the waiting trains and the crowds at the booking-office getting tickets.