- •Английский язык для первокурсников english for freshmen
- •Часть 1
- •Введение
- •Unit 1 hi, nice to meet you!
- •Vocabulary page 1 personal information
- •Grammar-vocabulary page 2 to be (functions)
- •Speech practice
- •Fill the gaps in the sentences.
- •2. Tell the group about yourself using the Vocabulary Page 1 as an aid.
- •3. Practice mini-dialogues with your partner. Then make up dialogues on analogy of your own.
- •4. Match the following expressions used to describe what people are like: their personal features, capabilities and preferences, likes and dislikes with their Russian equivalents.
- •5. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with proper words.
- •6. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with proper prepositions:
- •7. Translate from Russian into English.
- •What are we like? what do we look like?
- •8. Read the text and translate it into Russian. What Makes People Different?
- •10. Do you have a keen eye? Can you describe your new group-mates from your memory? Describe a person who is sitting behind you without looking at him or her.
- •Vocabulary page 3 appearance what do they look like?
- •Vocabulary page 4 personal traits what is he like? what is she like?
- •11. Do you know these people? Check your answers with the chart below. Match the names of the celebrities with what they do.
- •13. Choose anyone from the list and describe him or her. Sample gapped description below may be of help:
- •14. Everyone has a hidden talent. If you want to know what yours is, take this test. Your hidden talent
- •15. Answer the following questions
- •16. Interview your group-mates and fill in the chart below:
- •17. Describe your friend (group-mate, roommate, neighbour, relative, etc). Questions for discussion
- •Unit 2 student life roller-coaster or why go to university?
- •1. Read the text and make up lists of new words according to categories: social roles, learning procedures and stages of education.
- •2. Study Vocabulary Page 5 “University Life”. Use English-Russian Dictionary to consult for the meaning of the words unfamiliar to you.
- •Vocabulary page 5 university life
- •Vocabulary practice
- •3. Match English expressions with their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Learn the following idioms find their Russian equivalents 2 explain their meanings.
- •5. Match the following Russian expressions with their English equivalents
- •Student glossary
- •6. Match the words with their definitions. Compare your answers with the information from Appendix I (English-English Dictionary). What are the Russian equivalents of these words?
- •7. Consult Appendix II English-English Dictionary for definitions of the following notions:
- •8. English language teachers use a lot of commands during an English class. Are they all familiar to you? classroom english
- •9. Translate from Russian into English:
- •10. Answer the questions Ask your these questions your groupmates:
- •11. Translate from Russian into English:
- •12. Read the text and make a list of new words. Universities of the world. Historical notes
- •12.1. Find the expressions below in the text and give their Russian equivalents. Give definitions to the words and expressions in bold type.
- •12.2. Give English equivalents to the following expressions
- •Comprehension questions
- •14. Each university has its own symbol. Match the symbols and the universities they belong to.
- •15. Read the text and retell it in brief. Harvard university changing the history of education
- •15.2. What are the most significant events in the history of Harvard?
- •15.3. What makes Harvard a very special among American universities?
- •16. Read the text and retell it in detail.
- •Festu: Past, Present & Future
- •Speech practice
- •17. Act out the following mini-dialogues substituting phrases from the lists for the ones in italics (you are welcome to add your own alternatives from the curriculum below).
- •18. Study the sample of curriculum and prepare a description of your studies.
- •20. Do you want to know how good student you are? Do the test. Study skills self assessment
- •21. On the basis of the test above mark out your strong and weak points in your studies and assess them on the scale from 1 (the poorest) to 5 (the strongest) scale.
- •22. Read the text and develop brief recommendations for improving student capabilities. Which of the recommendations given here do you consider useful for yourself? general study tips
- •23. The key person you have to contact with while at university is a teacher. Read the text and translate it into Russian. What teachers make
- •24. Answer the following questions:
- •Questions for discussion
- •Grammar practice grammar page 1
- •Exercises
- •1. Read and answer that this is right for another person or object:
- •2. Give a characteristic to a person or a subject and substitute pronouns for the nouns in the initial sentence.
- •3. Read and express your surprise using really.
- •Grammar page 2 adjectives. Degrees of comparison
- •Exercises
- •Answer the questions using words heavy, difficult or easy.
- •Answer the questions according to the model.
- •Express you agreement according to the model.
- •Answer the questions according the model.
- •Translate from Russian into English:
- •Grammar page 3 there is present
- •In the past
- •In future
- •Exercises
- •Answer the following questions according to the Model.
- •Express your surprise using “really”.
- •Ask questions according to the Model:
- •Translate from Russian into English
- •Grammar page 4
- •Indefinite tenses present
- •Exercises
- •Read and answer that this is right for another person using “also”:
- •Read and ask a question about another person.
- •Ask special questions according to the Model.
- •Past indefinite. Regular verbs
- •Read and answer the question according to the Model.
- •Express your doubt using “really”.
- •Past inedefinite. Irregular verbs
- •Ask if the sentence is true for another person or subject. Use “also”.
- •Read and answer according to the Model.
- •Future indefinite
- •8. Answer the following questions according to the Model:
- •Grammar page 5 continuous tenses present
- •Exercises
- •Read and answer the questions using the model.
- •Read and answers using the words in the brackets.
- •Express your surprise according to the model:
- •Supplementary reading 1
- •Supplementary reading 2
- •How many applicants were chosen to be admitted at Harvard in 1954?
- •Give a brief sociological review of the Harvard freshmen 1954.
- •Retell the passage in brief.
- •Give a brief characteristic of the Reading Period?
- •Do all students get through this period successfully?
- •Retell the fragment in brief. Appendix english-english dictionary
- •Библиографический список
- •Английский язык для первокурсников english for freshmen
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12.1. Find the expressions below in the text and give their Russian equivalents. Give definitions to the words and expressions in bold type.
higher/tertiary education
to grant academic degrees in a variety of subjects
to provide undergraduate education
to provide postgraduate education
degree-awarding tertiary educational institution
an institution within a university
an institution offering vocational education
a secondary school
further education
a training institution
to awards trade qualifications
a constituent part of a university
a form of corporate structure
curriculum
research
to concentrate on science (humanities)
emphasis on … (science, engineering, etc)
to instruct in skills
to produce specialists
to approve new programs of instruction
make changes in existing programs
12.2. Give English equivalents to the following expressions
высшее образование
готовить (заниматься подготовкой) специалистов
готовить образованных людей
дальнейшее образование, повышение квалификации
исследовательская работа
концентрироваться на науке (естественнонаучных дисциплинах)
корпоративная/организационная структура
образовательное учреждение
образовательное учреждение высшего образования, имеющее право присваивать степень по специальности
организация в рамках университета
организация, предоставляющая профессиональное образование
поддерживать баланс между научными исследованиями и обучением
постдипломное образование
преддипломное обучение
придавать особое значение (науке, инженерным специальностям, гуманитарным дисциплинам) обучать навыкам/умениям
присваивать академическую степень по различным дисциплинам
присваивать профессиональную квалификацию
проводить изменения в существующих программах
распространять общечеловеческие стандарты культуры и гражданского общества
составная часть университета
среднее образовательное учреждение
стимулировать развитие общих способностей
утверждать новые обучающие программы
учебный план
Comprehension questions
When and where did the first universities appear?
What are the general purposes of universities/colleges as social institutions?
Different countries have different colloquial names for university. What are those words?
What language was the language of university community in old days and why? What was it used for?
What was the basis for the curriculum in the early universities?
What subjects played a significant role in university curriculum in Middle Age and in early modern age?
What are the objectives of the present-day universities?
How are the universities managed?
What are the functions of educational boards?
What is the difference between private and public universities?
13. Study the table on pp. 33–35 and fill in the chart below. Compare these major universities of the world (which one is the oldest/youngest; the largest from the point of view of teaching staff/students; etc)
University, location |
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Date of foundation |
Number of students (undergraduates or/and post-graduates) |
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Ask and answer questions about the major universities of the world: Sample questions:
When was … founded?
Where is … located?
How many undergraduate/post graduate/international students study at …?
How many academicians teach at …?,
What departments/schools does … have?
What is the motto of …? etc.
Which university is the oldest?
Which university is the youngest?
Which university is the largest?
University of Oxford Motto in English: The Lord is my Light Established Unknown, teaching existed since 1096 Students 21,535 Undergraduates 11,723 Postgraduates 9,327 Other students 461 Location Oxford, England, UK Colours Oxford Blue Athletics The Sporting Blue www.ox.ac.uk
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Yale University Motto in English: Light and truth Established 1701 Type Private Academic staff 3,619 Students 11,593 Undergraduates 5,275 Postgraduates 6,318 Location New Haven, Connecticut, United States Campus Urban Colors Yale Blue Athletics NCAA Division I (FCS Football) Ivy League Nickname Bulldogs, Elis, Yalies Mascot Handsome Dan www.Yale.edu |
Korea University Motto: Libertas, Justitia, Veritas Established May 5, 1905 Type Private Academic staff 4,006 Students 25,182 Undergraduates 20,073 Postgraduates 5,109 Location: Seoul, South Korea Campus Urban Colors Crimson Athletics: Football, Rugby, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Nickname Anam Tigers Mascot Tiger www.korea.edu (English) |
University of Paris Motto: Hic et ubique terrarum (Latin) Motto in English: Here and anywhere on Earth Active Circa 1150 – 1793, 1896–1970 Type Corporative from c. 1150 to 1793 and public from 1896 to 1970 Location Paris, France Campus Urban |
Lomonosov Moscow State University Motto: Наука есть ясное познание истины, просвещение разума (Science is clear learning of truth and enlightenment of the mind) Established 1755 Type Public Admin. staff 15,000 Students 47,000 Undergraduates 40,000 Postgraduates 7,000 Location Moscow, Russia Campus urban www.msu.ru
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University of Bologna Motto: Alma mater studiorum (Latin) Motto in English: Nourishing mother of [the] studies Established 1088 Type State-supported Rector Prof. Ivano Dionigi Students 83.000 Location Bologna, Italy Sports teams CUSB Affiliations Coimbra Group, Utrecht Network www.unibo.it |
Saint Petersburg State University Motto: Here we stay in safety Established 1724 (1819) Type Public Admin. staff 11,854 Students 32,400 Undergraduates 26,872 Postgraduates 5,566 Location Saint Petersburg, Russia Campus Both urban and suburban www.спбгу.рф
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University of Cambridge Motto: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge Established c. 1209 Type Public Academic staff 5,999 Admin. staff 3,142 Students 18,448 Undergraduates 12,077 Postgraduates 6,371 Location Cambridge, England, UK Colours Cambridge Blue Athletics The Sporting Blue www.cam.ac.uk |
The University of Tokyo Established 1877 Type Public (National) Academic staff 2,429 full-time 175 part-time Admin. staff 5,779 Students 28,697 Undergraduates 14,274 Postgraduates 13,732 Doctoral students 6,022 Research students 747 Location: Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan Campus Urban Colors Light Blue Athletics 46 varsity teams www.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
University of London Established 1836 Type Public Students 135,090 internal 50,000 International Location London, England, United Kingdom www.london.ac.uk
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Peking University 北京大学 Established 1898 Type National Academic staff 4,206 Undergraduates 15,128 Postgraduates 15,039 Location Beijing, People's Republic of China Campus Urban Former names Imperial University of Peking www.pku.edu.cn
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The University of Auckland Motto in English: By natural ability and hard work Established 1883 Type Public Students 39,940 total, 31,689 full-time equivalent Postgraduates 6,410 full-time equivalent Location Auckland, New Zealand Campus Multiple www.auckland.ac.nz
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The University of Sydney Motto in English Literal: Though the constellations change, the mind is universal Meaning: The traditions of the older universities of the Northern Hemisphere are continued here in the Southern Established 1850 Type Public Admin. staff 3,081 Students 49,020 Undergraduates 32,393 Postgraduates 16,627 Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Campus Urban, Parks Colours Red, Gold & Blue www.sydney.edu.au
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Harvard University Motto in English Truth Established 1636 Type Private Academic staff 2,107 Admin. staff 2,497 non-medical; 10,674 medical Students 21,225 Undergraduates 7,181 total; 6,655 College 526 Extension Postgraduates 14,044 Location Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Campus Urban Newspaper: The Harvard Crimson Colors Crimson Athletics: 41 Varsity Teams Ivy League Nickname Harvard Crimson www.Harvard.edu
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Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York In Thy light shall we see light Established 1754 Type Private Academic staff 3,634 Students 27,606 Undergraduates 7,934 Postgraduates 19,672 Location Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Campus Urban Newspaper Columbia Daily Spectator Colors: Columbia blue and White Athletics: NCAA Division I FCS, Ivy League 31 sports teams Mascot: Columbia Lions www.columbia.edu |