- •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
Writing Topics in toefl
Students or matured people with skills are often required to write some sorts of compositions, essays, reports, etc. Information from any resources can be systematically arranged in a form of notes for their future use. The note-taker requires the ability to recognize and extract the main points and to be able to set them down clearly using minimum number of words. Therefore, a strict discipline must be kept to ignore all inessential details. These following points are offered to students as a guide to note taking.
Read each sentence and paragraph attentively, and write down all main points / facts at the end of each paragraph;
Number all the main points;
Write down any relevant details under each main point;
At the end of a chapter/paper/article, write down a title, which clearly shows the subject matter. Underline it.
Arrange all the points systematically in order of importance so that they can be easily read and understood.
Transform each point of your notes into sentences
Use logistics and transitional phrases and connectives to unite your sentences into paragraphs;
Edit each paragraph, making it easier to read and understand;
Enjoy your piece of writing or do it again.
Exercise № 1. Go backwards to any unit of this workbook and prepare notes based on the information, develop them respectively. Write an essay on this matter.
Exercise № 2. Have some practice in writing essays on suggested topics below:
When choosing a place to live, what do you consider most important: location, size, style, number of rooms, or other features. Use logic reasons and details to support your answer.
Films can tell us about the country in which they were made. What have you learnt about American from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
Because of developments in communication and transportation, countries are becoming more and more alike. How is your country becoming more similar to other places in the world? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons (for example, new experience, career preparation, increased knowledge and etc.) Why do you think people attend colleges? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
If you could invent something new, what product would you develop? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
Effective advertising sells products. Describe an advertisement and explain why it is effective. Use specific examples and details to support your response.
Students at universities often have a choice of places to live. They may choose to live in university dormitories, or they may live in apartments in community. Compare the advantages of living in university dormitories with the advantages of living in apartments in communities. Which would you prefer? Give reasons for your preference.
What is the most important animal in your country? Why is this animal important? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
English is quickly becoming the world language. Some people think it is good. The others think it is not good. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of English as the world language. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
You have an opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would you like to visit? Why? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
Should government spend more money on improving roads and highways, or should government spend more money on improving public transportation (busses, trains, subways) Use specific examples and details to support your response.