- •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
B. Saying good-bye
1. Samarin and Davis are parting at the airport. Listen to their conversation and fill in the gaps with the phrases from “INCREASE YOUR VOCABULARY”
Samarin: Well, it’s time to ………………….. .
Davis: Yes, I hope you enjoyed the trip though we had a busy time.
S: Oh, it was a useful meeting. I’m very satisfied with the results of the conference.
D: But you’ll be back soon, Alex. So the first thing you should do when you arrive home is to ……………… if your University scientific counsel approves of your 2 month’s visit here.
S: OK, I will confirm their consent as soon as I get back. Then I’ll be waiting for your official invitation.
D: Right. Take care, Alex.
S: And you too. Thanks a lot for everything. You’ve been ………………. to me.
D: Oh, not as much as you were when I was working at Volgograd.
S: Give …………….. to your colleagues and thank Jane for me again for your warm welcome.
D: OK, I will. Bye, ………………….. and safe landing.
S: Thank you. Look after yourself. See you soon!
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
1) I’d like to confirm my flight to Mexico. |
a) I prefer economy. |
2) I’d like a return ticket, please. |
b) Your flight and class, please? |
3) Do you want economy or business class? |
c) I certainly will. |
4) Distant Dreams Travel, hello. |
d) Thanks, look after yourself. |
5) Take care, have a nice flight. |
e) No, it stops in Miami. |
6) Give my best regards to your colleagues. |
f) I’ll just check on the computer. |
7) Is it a direct flight? |
g) Oh, hello. Do you sell airline tickets to Canada? |
2. Translate from Russian into English:
A: Ну, пора прощаться.
B: Да, я должен идти. Жаль, время пролетело так быстро.
А: Надеюсь увидеть тебя скоро снова, Алекс. Как только приедешь, пожалуйста, дай мне знать о согласии ученого совета на твое 2-х месячное пребывание в Лондоне.
В: Это было бы неплохо, я смог бы поработать в вашей лаборатории, чтоб решить ряд проблем. Но мне, конечно, нужно официальное приглашение.
А: Я пришлю его, как только ты подтвердишь согласие на поездку.
В: Хорошо, спасибо за все, ты мне очень помог, и поблагодари Джейн еще раз от моего имени за теплый прием.
А: Несомненно. А ты передавай привет Ольге и детям. Счастливого полета и удачной посадки!
В: Спасибо, береги себя и до скорой встречи.
Part III
Grammar in scientific context
Unit I. Tenses in the Active Voice
The present simple tense
Exercise 1. Use the sentences to make questions. Begin your question with the word(s) in brackets.
Examples: Ann consults her scientific supervisor. (How often?) … How often does Ann consult her scientific supervisor?
He does experimental work. (How often?) How often ....…………................
I participate in scientific conferences. (How often?) ...........................………
We perform the work in cooperation with other departments. (Which departments /usually?)......…….........................................................................
George studies English. (Where?) .......................................…………..............
They publish articles every year. (How often?) ..........................……………..
He works at the candidate thesis. (Why?) .........................………………....
You carry out interesting experiments. (How often?) ..……...........................
He presents his paper to the conference. (When?).………….........................
9) Our department collaborates with many industrial enterprises. (Why?)............
Exercise 2. Put the verb into the correct form.
Examples: Water ….boils ....(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade.
Bob ... doesn’t go … (not/go) to the cinema very often.
How many languages … do you speak.... (you/speak)?
The library ... (open) at 9.00.
What time … (libraries/close) in Britain?
He has a car but he … (not/use) it very often.
How many articles … (you/publish) a year?
‘What … (you/do)?’ ‘I’m an electrical engineer.’
‘Where … (your mother/come) from?’ ‘She … (come) from Saratov.’
If you need money, why ... (you/not/get) a job?
I … (play) the guitar, but I ... (not/play) very well.
Exercise 3. Read the sentences about Helen Smirnova and arrange them in the correct order.
Here is a typical day for Helen Smirnova.
She goes to work by bus.
She gets up at 7 30.
She works for an environmental agency in Moscow.
It takes her 40 minutes to get to the agency.
She usually has lunch in the agency canteen.
She starts work at 9 o’clock.
She has breakfast at 8 o’clock.
She goes to bed at about 11.
After dinner she watches TV or goes out with her husband.
She finishes work at 5.
Then she goes home and has dinner.
What is your typical day like? Describe it please.
Exercise 4. Peter Ivanov’s teacher of English is upset with her postgraduate. That’s what she says to him:
“Peter! I’m really upset. When you come to my classes, you always speak Russian and never speak English. When you translate texts, you make a lot of mistakes. When I explain grammar rules, you never listen to me. When I ask you questions, you seldom answer them. And you never do your home assignments. Sometimes I think you don’t like English at all.”
Now imagine that you are Peter Ivanov’s group-mate. Tell another group-mate why Peter’s teacher is upset with him.
Exercise 5. Ask and answer these questions with another student in your class:
What kind of movies do you like? (comedies, dramas, westerns, war movies, science fiction, cartoons)
Who is your favourite movie actor/actress?
What kind of books do you like? (novels, poetry, short stories, detectives)
Who is your favourite writer?
What kind of TV programs do you like? (comedies, talk-shows, news, sport events, soap operas, musical TV)
What is your favourite food?
What kind of music do you like? (classical music, jazz, rock-n-roll)
Which sports do you like? (football, baseball, golf; hockey, tennis)