Министерство культуры Российской Федерации

Нижегородская государственная консерватория (академия)

им. М.И. Глинки

EVERYDAY TOPICS

Учебное пособие по английскому языку

Рекомендовано Приволжским региональным учебно-методическим центром Учебно-методического объединения по образованию в области лингвистики для студентов музыкальных вузов и факультетов

Нижний Новгород

2012

Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета ННГК им М. И. Глинки

УДК 781.6

ББК 81.2 Англ.

Everyday Topics: Учебное пособие по английскому языку - Н.Новгород: ННГК

им. М. И. Глинки, 2012. – 81 с.

Настоящее учебное пособие предназначено для студентов первого и второго уровня обучения и представляет собой последовательность лексико-грамматических упражнений интерактивного характера, направленных на формирование и развитие речевых навыков студента, а также на снятие трудностей в межкультурной коммуникации в процессе профессиональной деятельности в иноязычной среде.

Составитель: преподаватель TOEFL Jared Paul Hefti

Под редакцией кандидата филологических наук, доц. В.А.Калмыкова

Рецензенты: кандидат филологических, профессор И.М.Деева

кандидат педагогических наук, доцент А.А.Фролов

©Издательство ННГК им. М. И. Глинки, 2012

Contents

Episode 1 4

Episode 3 8

Episode 4 9

Episode 5 11

Episode 6 13

Episode 7 15

Episode 8 17

Episode 9 18

Episode 10 20

Episode 11 22

Episode 12 24

Episode 13 25

Episode 15 29

Episode 16 31

Episode 17 33

Episode 18 35

Episode 19 37

Episode 20 39

Episode 21 41

Episode 22 43

Episode 23 45

Episode 24 47

Episode 25 50

Episode 26 52

Episode 27 54

Episode 28 56

Episode 29 58

Episode 30 60

Episode 31 62

Episode 32 64

Episode 33 66

Supplemental Material

Observations from a Lifetime, by Marvin Strunk……………………………………………....69

От автора

Episode 1

The Warren family has gathered around the piano tonight to sing songs and enjoy an evening of family fun. Their family sing along nearly every month. They enjoy singing. Usually Mr.Warren plays the piano, Mrs.Warren sings soprano and the children: Carrie and Kenneth-join in enthusiastically. Kenneth hopes to study music as a career. He is twelve years old now. But he alredy plays the piano and the clarinet quite well. Carrie who is ten wants to be an airplane pilot. She also knows how to play the piano. But she doesn’t like to practice every day as her mother insists. Mr.Warren is an engineer and music is his hobby. The Warren family is happy one. They enjoy doing things together.

Exercises:

I. True/false:

1. The Warren family enjoys singing.

2. They have gathered around the fireplace.

3. Mr.Warren plays the piano.

4. Mrs. Warren hopes to study to be a music teacher.

5. Kenneth knows to play the clarinet.

6. Carrie is already an airplane pilot.

7. Mr.Warren doesn’t like to practice playing the piano.

8. The Warren family likes to do things together.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. They have a family_______________ nearly every______________

2. Mr.Warren sings_________________and the____________ Kenneth and Carrie, join in___________________

3. Kenneth hopes to study _______________as a career.

4. Carrie, who is______________, wants to be an airplane_____________

5. She doesn’t like to practice every_____________, as her____________ insists.

6. Mr.Warren is an_____________ and music is his_______________

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. around the piano___________________

2. an evening of family_________________

3. __________________years old

4. ___________________plays the piano

5. ___________________how to play the piano

6. doing things__________________________

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. Why is the Warren family gathered around the piano?

2. Who sings soprano?

3. What does Kenneth hope to study?

4. How old Carrie?

5. What is Mr.Warren’s profession?