- •Upper-Intermediate English Course Moscow 2006
- •Preface
- •To the Teacher
- •Content of the workbook
- •Brainstorming
- •Vocabulary
- •It’s All Began There…
- •Jamestown – the First British Colony
- •Developing Your Writing Skills
- •Russian Imperial Expansion and Maturation Brainstorming
- •Vocabulary
- •Russian Expansion
- •Uprising Led by Emel’yan Pugachev
- •Vocabulary
- •Merchandiser, missionary, government, charter, indigenous, convert, interceded, unjust, rank, fur, approval, declined, unprofitable, genius, unique.
- •Russians in Alaska.
- •Make a list of food products and write a request to Saint Petersburg for the Colony supply.
- •Vocabulary assignment.
- •Vocabulary
- •Livestock, crops, agricultural, dams, fertilizers, harvest, irrigate, self-sufficient, fertile, farmers
- •Brainstorming
- •Lewis and Clark Expedition
- •Mexican – American Wars
- •Developing Your Oral Speech Skills
- •Vocabulary
- •Seal, Penguin, Polar bear, Beaver, marten, fox, whale
- •Russians are coming…
- •Idiomatic Expressions
- •Vocabulary Prefixes study:
- •Miser, miserable, scrupulous, noble, brave, courageous, intrigued, modest, exacting, persevering, resourceful, inventive, boastful, haughty, fun-loving; witty, smart, curious.
- •Conflict or War
- •New Power Appeared
- •Vocabulary:
- •American Constitution and Democracy
- •Vocabulary:
- •Make a draft; round out; anticipate; transfer; restrain; reinforce; regulate; stimulate
- •Russia Fights Back Napoleon
- •Invasion Began.
- •Battle for Smolensk
- •The Right Strategy
- •Moscow and Napoleon
- •Developing Your Writing Skills
- •Retreat of Napoleon
- •Idioms and Proverbs
- •Vocabulary Study.
- •Level off; peak; shoot up; remain stable; increase; decrease
- •Discriminated, ghetto, heritage, immense, mistrust, pedigree, persecution, plurality, quota, radical, racial, refuge, refugee, synagogues, temple, cathedral, willing
- •Vocabulary:
- •Strengthen, protect, reprimand, establish, fortify, advance, embody.
- •Expansion with Central Asia
- •Peace and War with Khiva?
- •Enlightening in Turkistan
- •Vocabulary
- •Riots and Gazavat
- •Unit Five. Industrialization in America
- •Industrial Revolution in the United States and Russia.
- •Industrialization of the Soviet Union
- •Brainstorming
- •Vocabulary
- •Industry and Agriculture
- •New Miracles in Russia
- •The "New Economic Policy"
- •Collectivization and Industrialization – First Steps to Independence
- •Collectivization and industrialization in practice
- •Fascinate; repair; apprentice; set up; settle down; fit; withdraw
- •Vocabulary
- •Invade; launch massive attacks; wage a war; counter-offensive; sacrify; occupy new territories; defeat; siege; evacuate; aggressive; annihilate
- •It looked the war was getting different
- •Y alta Conference
- •Grammar Subjunctive Mood in simple sentences
- •Some particular difficulties at translation of American Newspapers’ articles
- •How Do You Feel About the Future in Russia?
- •Vocabulary:
- •Assess; savings; grim; equally; throughout; decrease; limited; important
- •First, second, soon; then; next; later; some time later; after a while; at last; finally; eventually; afterwards; as a result; meanwhile; in the meantime; at the same time; on the other hand; however
- •The Paragraph Writing
- •Genius and Self-Demanding Journalist - Vladimir Pozner
- •Exercise № 90. Read over texts about famous personalities once again and decide on using a simile, a metaphor and personification for every described person. Doing it, try to be precise and objective.
- •Aleksey Elmolov
- •Exercise № 91. Study phrases above and use them in your own sentences about famous Russian personalities. Discussion Point:
- •In groups of two decide on what makes all these people famous.
- •Vocabulary
- •Idioms with the word ‘Time’ and ‘Money’
- •Modal verbs: Need and Dare
- •Writing Topics in toefl
- •Appendix One. List of irregular verbs
- •The Russian Federation
Brainstorming
Decide on giving an opinion backed up by facts.
When was the United States of America founded as an independent state?
What are the major spoken languages used in the USA? Why?
What is the capital of the United States? Where is it situated? Why?
What languages are spoken in the Russian Federation? Why?
What is the capital of the Russian Federation? Where is it situated? Why?
Vocabulary
Tools
Read and circle the most difficult or unknown words from the list below. Then ask your partner to explain these words.
spanner,
spade, scissors, ax, chisel, saw, fork, rake, screwdriver, drill,
hammer, penknife, mallet.
Exercise № 1. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tool from the list above.
The first colonists dig holes in the American ground with a …and Indians were watching them working with amazement.
Some experienced carpenters were knocking nails into fresh-cut wood with their …and believed it could prolong the life of their vessel.
Native Americans1 were taken aback when one Pilgrim started sawing wood with his old, but efficient …
Ship mechanics jumped into water and tried to tighten nuts and bolts with the only …they had.
Another boy of 18 wanted to carve some elegant piece of wood with his …and despite limited choice of tools he succeeded.
A bunch of youngsters decided to put in some screws into the ladder but the captain stopped them right in time.
Despite of his high status quo Christopher Columbus spend a great span of time with …fixing a number of broken ladders.
Captain John Smith was a boastful man, at the same time he was pretty tough to engage the colonists with …, … and …. As the result of his initiative the whole colony was constructing and repairing houses in the dead of winter.
Exercise № 2. This time you need to compose some sentences of your own about first American colonists. Don’t forget to use new words in your sentences.
Exercise № 3. Translate following sentences into English using new words.
1. Христофор Колумб приказал проверить и привести в порядок все имеющиеся инструменты. Он знал, что очень скоро им понадобятся и лопаты и топоры, и, конечно же, гаечные ключи, если они хотят починить свои корабли. 2. Индейцы с большим интересом наблюдали как кок, и юнга готовились к приготовлению пищи. Но совершенно были поражены, когда юнга достал свой перочинный нож чтобы срезать несколько стеблей укропа. 3. Капитан Джон Смит постарался вывернуть винт своей отверткой, но не смог. 4. Жены двух моряков достали свои ножницы и принялись резать обрывки парусов. Они надеялись использовать их и сшить брюки своим мужьям в будущем. 4. Вся территория наполнилась звуком молотков и шумом пил. 5. Колонисты восхищенно смотрели на бескрайние луга, покрытые тысячами колокольчиков, ромашек и незабудок.
Role Game:
Imagine that you are a character member of a group of people just landed on the present-day Virginia. Make a list of four the most important (from your point of view) questions you would like to ask Native Americans.
Your classmate decides on alternative questions to ask as if s/he is the Chief of Indians.
Reading and Speaking
Pre-reading task
Work in small groups of two and discuss the following questions.
Have any of your friends or acquaintances gone to live in a foreign country? Why?
Do you know anyone who has come to live in your country from another country? Why?
Do these people have any problems on living away from home?
Historic outlook
Text A: Reading for meaning.