- •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
2. Choose the correct form of the nouns to complete the sentences below.
Example: 1 – friend’s;
1. Where are you going to stay in New York? – At my …
friend |
friends |
friend’s |
friends’s |
2. Where is … newspaper? I haven’t read the latest political news yet.
Today’s |
Today |
Todays’ |
Todays’s |
3. My … library is very rich.
fathers’-in-law |
father’s-in-law |
father-in-law’s |
father’s-in-law’s |
4. We usually buy fresh buns at the … opposite our house.
baker |
bakers |
baker’s |
bakers’ |
5. These … papers in mathematics were rather difficult.
student |
students |
student’s |
students’ |
6. Phil is on business abroad now. We hope to see him only in two … time.
year’s |
years |
years’ |
year |
7. Should a … child be able to read?
six-year-old’s |
six-year’s-old |
six-year-old |
six-years-old |
8. We are invited to … wedding. The ceremony will take place on Saturday.
Jack and Susan’s |
Jack’s and Susan’s |
Jack’s and Susan |
Jack and Susan |
Articles
1. Choose the correct combination of articles to complete the following sentences.
Example: 1 – c;
1. …car burst into flames but … driver managed to escape.
a) A, a |
b) The, a |
c) The, the |
2. … new study group has been set up by … United Nations.
a) A, - |
b) A, the |
c) The, the |
3. If it hadn’t rained last Sunday we could have taken … children to … Zoo.
a) the, the |
b) -, a |
c) -, the |
4. There’s been … extraordinary improvement in computer design over … last 20 years.
a) an, - |
b) -, the |
c) an, the |
5. … vase is definitely not genuine, but … very good imitation.
a) The, - |
b) The, the |
c) The, a |
6. Tourism has grown at such … rate in … last twenty years that it has become … problem.
a) -, -, a |
b) a, -, the |
c) a, the, a |
7. Before applying for … job, she attended … course on … Word Processors.
a) a, the, the |
b) the, the, the |
c) the, a, - |
8. … letter is from abroad. There’s … foreign stamp on … envelope.
a) A, a, an |
b) The, the, the |
c) The, a, the |
9. … summer I spent in … USA was one of … best in my life.
a) -, the, - |
b) -, the, the |
c) The, the, the |
10. It’s … great pity that … exhibition was cancelled at … last minute after all your work.
a) -, the, - |
b) -, the, the |
c) a, the, the |
11. … English spoken in the USA and … Australia differs from … English language spoken in Britain.
a) -, the, - |
b) -, - , the |
c) the, -, the |
12. Today most people all over the world are obsessed by … television. They are criticized by some experts for … amount of time they spend in front of … television.
a) -, the, the |
b) the, an , the |
c) -, the, - |
13. Stories of … monster living in … Loch Ness date back to … 6th century, but most zoologists deny … fact.
a) the, -, the, the |
b) a, the, the, the |
c) the, the, the, the |
d) -, -, the, the |
14. … old people are always saying that … young are not what they were. … same comment is made from generation to generation. Every new generation is different from … one that preceded it.
a) the, the, the, the |
b) -, the, the, the |
c) -, -, the, the |
d) the, -, the, - |