- •Part I scientific work and studies unit I. Training Scientists in Russia
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •2. Form nouns from the following verbs, translate into Russian:
- •8. Work in pairs asking these questions. Give both short and full answers.
- •Unit II. Postgraduate Studies in England
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer 10 “What questions” on the text:
- •2. Form nouns from the following verbs, translate into Russian.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Unit III. At a Scientific Seminar
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •2. Form nouns from the following words with the help of suffixes used for people’s activities, specialities or professions. Translate into Russian, think of your own examples.
- •9. Work in small groups. Ask your partners questions about the theoretical part of their work. Use the following words and expressions.
- •Part II
- •International Business trip Unit I. An Invitation
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •3.4. Study the ways of concluding the letter:
- •3.5. Choose the correct way to close your letter depending on the greeting:
- •4. Write a letter of acceptance of an invitation according to the following plan:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Unit II. Arriving in England
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •Listen and practise a. Meeting at the airport
- •1. Listen to the conversation at the airport and answer the questions:
- •2. Work in pairs. Change some of the details in the conversation (names, jobs, places, the reasons for the visit, etc.). Act out the scene, then swap roles.
- •B. Checking in at the hotel
- •1. Alex Samarin and Paul Davis are checking in for the room at the hotel. Listen to the conversation and decide where the questions “a-e” go.
- •R.: Thank you. (2) ………………………………….?.
- •2. Work in pairs and act out this conversation.
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •Reception
- •1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit III. The First Day in London a. Speaking on the phone
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Act out the conversation:
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •4. Decide which of the verbs fit best in the following sentences. What other verbs could you use instead?
- •Are you ready to order? How much is that?
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Unit IV. Conference Registration
- •A. Getting registered.
- •1. Samarin is getting registered for the conference. Listen to the conversation and decide where the questions “a-d” go. A. Do you mean I must have it typed?
- •B. Looking through the file.
- •2. Read the dialogue and check your answers:
- •4. Work in groups. Find out about your partners’ experiences of looking after an English-speaking visitor. Ask questions about:
- •1. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •Unit 5. The Opening Session.
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Fill in the empty spaces with these words:
- •3. Write the English equivalents of the following phrases and complete the sentences with your own ideas.
- •4. Act as a chairman giving an opening address at an international conference. Include the following points:
- •B. Outlining the conference programme
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •3. Imagine that you are the chairman of the scientific committee speaking to the participants of a conference. Address the audience and give general information about the conference:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Unit VI. A Working Group Session
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •A. Presenting a paper.
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •B. Holding the discussion
- •3. Recollect the phrases from “Increase your vocabulary” which can be used during the discussion in order:
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Unit VII. Good-bye, London
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •A. Confirming the flight
- •B. Saying good-bye
- •2. Imagine that you are parting with an English colleague. Act out the farewell.
- •3. Learn the dialogue b and act out the parting following this conversation. Revise
- •1. Match 1-7 to a-g
- •2. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Part III
- •Grammar in scientific context
- •Unit I. Tenses in the Active Voice
- •The present simple tense
- •The past simple tense
- •The future simple tense
- •The present continuous (progressive) tense
- •The past continuous tense
- •The future continuous tense
- •The present perfect tense
- •The past perfect tense
- •The future perfect tense
- •The past perfect continuous tense
- •The future perfect continuous tense
- •Revision of tenses
- •Unit II. The passive voice
- •Unit III. The Sequence of Tenses
- •Unit IV. Modal verbs
- •Unit V. Conditional sentences
- •Unit VII. The gerund
- •Unit VIII. The participle
- •Unit X. The Complex Sentence
- •Unit XI. Multifunctional Words
- •Text I Scientific imagination.
- •Text II National Research Council
- •1. Read the text and write an abstract of the text in 3 sentences.
- •Text III New trains, new business
- •1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
- •Text V Eurobot designed to handle mundane tasks in space
- •1. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •Text VI Sound-activated toys
- •1. Read the texts. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word(s).
- •Text VII a new gene
- •1. Read the texts. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words.
- •Part V supplement Opening phrases
- •List of words and expressions
- •List of questions
- •Simulation Game
- •International Scientific Conference “Modern Technologies”
- •1. The Opening Address
- •2. Outlining the symposium program.
- •3. Plenary Session
- •K.B.: Ms Poslamovskaya, what is of particular interest in your work?
- •4. Break Socializing during the break
- •(After the break)
- •5. Working Group Session on Chemical Engineering.
- •6. Closing notice
- •Grammar Reference Система видо-временных форм английского глагола в действительном залоге
- •Группа времен Simple
- •Present Simple
- •Past Simple
- •Future Simple
- •Группа времен Continuous (Progressive)
- •Группа времен Perfect
- •Present Perfect
- •Past Perfect
- •The Sequence of Tenses
- •Modal verbs
- •Глагол can (could)
- •Глагол may (might)
- •Глагол must
- •Глаголы should и ought to
- •Conditional sentences
- •The infinitive
- •The gerund
- •The participle
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
- •400131, Г. Волгоград, пр. Ленина, 28
- •400131, Г. Волгоград, ул. Советская, 35
2. Form nouns from the following verbs, translate into Russian:
to graduate, to decide, to equip, to train, to help, to study, to learn, to research, to establish, to found, to provide, to create, to present, to investigate
3. Insert words and expressions from the text: take examinations, training scientists, provide, get state allowances, experimental equipment, carry on, the degree of candidate of science, an extra-mural course of postgraduate training, a postgraduate course
1) ... is the main way in which research workers and higher-school teachers get … .
2) Young people who want to take a postgraduate course ... in a special subject, philosophy and a foreign language.
3) The establishment of postgraduate courses in 1925 laid the foundation for... .
4) All post-graduates who take a full-time postgraduate course ... .
5) Institutes and Universities … postgraduates with necessary scientific instruments and ... which enable them to ... research.
6) There is also … for people who want to do a scientific investigation and do not want to leave their work.
4. Answer the following questions using words in brackets and some of the introductory phrases:
as far as I know, as far as I remember, in my opinion, certainly, most probably, to tell the truth, if I am not mistaken, of course, I hope so, as far as I can judge.
EXAMPLE: - Do you work hard? (to be associated with).
- Of course, I do. I am associated with a team of workers and all of us work hard.
1) Are you going to take part in the research carried on in your laboratory? (to obtain new data).
2) What activities is your supervisor engaged in? (to be at the head of, to give / deliver / lectures).
3) Do you work alone at your problem? (in a team / in collaboration with).
4) What is the main problem you work at? (to work under supervision).
5) Are you very busy? (further studies).
6) Is your friend a mathematician? (to be concerned with problems of economy).
5. Paraphrase the following sentences using the expressions:
in one’s opinion, to be of the opinion that ..., to be of the same (of a different) opinion on some point, to differ in opinion on some point
EXAMPLE: I think (that) the theory works well.
I am of the opinion that the theory works well.
In my opinion it works well.
1) I think, your approach will give reliable results.
2) I quite agree with you on what you say.
3) I think I’ll arrange all necessary data by the end of the year.
4) I am afraid we must use some other method of investigation.
5) In my opinion he succeeded in obtaining reliable results.
6) I find him very experienced and talented.
7) It seems to me he studies free of charge.
6. React to the following using the verbs to obtain or to receive.
Mind: to obtain means "to get something by making efforts" (to obtain data, evidence, information, knowledge, a result, a degree; to receive a degree is also possible), to receive means "to get what is offered, given, sent" (to receive a letter, news, a telegram, education, training, an award).
EXAMPLE: - You obtained valuable information, didn’t you?
- Yes, I did. I’m glad to tell you I succeeded in obtaining some important information.
1) Did you obtain some convincing experimental evidence to prove your hypothesis?
2) As far as I remember, you received your education at the University of Moscow. Is it really so?
3) I know you received a Master’s degree. Are you going to continue your studies?
4) I suppose you obtained a lot of experience through your work, didn’t you?
5) Have you received any news from your colleagues in London?
6) Have you received an invitation to the scientific conference in Toronto?
7) Will the data obtained help you to proceed with your experiment?
7. Translate into English.
1) Я учусь в аспирантуре. 2) Профессор Смирнов исследует проблемы твердого тела. 3) Моя сестра поступила в аспирантуру два года назад. 4) Он сделал важное открытие. 5) Я провожу исследования в лаборатории два раза в неделю. 6) Она совмещает обучение в аспирантуре с работой. 7) Он читает лекции по философии в нашем университете. 8) Мой друг успешно сдал вступительные экзамены в аспирантуру. 9) Вы занимаетесь английским? 10) Как долго вы работаете над диссертаций?