- •Предисловие
- •Содержание
- •Unit I the workshop of the world
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know that Britain used to be the “workshop of the world”. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit I. The Victorian boom and the Great Exhibition
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of transformation of the economy in Britain in the 19th century. The transformation of the economy
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now read the last text of Unit I. It tells about some other interesting features of Victorian economy. New consumers
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •29. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •30. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Unit II how it all started
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7. Find the proper definition:
- •8. Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9. Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •10. Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know how it all started in Great Britain. Read the following text, which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit. Job changes and job records. Death in the city
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •17. Translate into Russian:
- •18. Fill in the prepositions:
- •19. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •20. Now read the third text of this Unit. It tells about women and urban life in Victorian Britain. Woman's mission. Private view: Victorian letters as source material
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •22. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •23. Translate into Russian:
- •24. Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •25. Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •26. Fill in the prepositions:
- •27. Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Unit III made in britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, in-, un-, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Now you know what happened in Britain after the Second World War. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit 3. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 1).
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of further transformation of the economy in Britain. The Economy of Great Britain after the Second World War (part 2).
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the modern economic situation in Russia.
- •Unit IV the welfare state: food for thought
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Fill in the table with the data from the text:
- •4. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •5.Translate into Russian:
- •6.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •7.Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –eation, - ment,- ion, -ature, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Welfare State
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Find in the text the antonyms for the following words:
- •Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the prepositions:
- •Now read the third text of this Unit. It touches upon the problems of shortcomings of welfare state. Welfare state: Criticism and Response
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Insurance, to drop, labour, productivity, counterproductive, charity, paternalistic, self-interested, bureaucracy, to administer.
- •Skim the text to answer the questions.
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences. Test
- •Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gap. Only one answer is correct.
- •Choose the correct alternatives to fill in the gaps. Two answers are correct for each sentence.
- •A) Make a report on the Nordic welfare state model.
- •Unit V choosing a career Job Hunting
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •Using prefixes dis-, il-, ir-, un-, non-, -in, etc., give negatives which are related to the following:
- •Give verbs which correspond to the following nouns:
- •Match the personal characteristics (1-6) to the questions (a-f).
- •Match the transferable skills (1-8) to the professional behavior (a-h).
- •Look at the following common interview questions. Write the type of question (a-c) next to each question (1-12).
- •Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit V. What are Internships?
- •Vocabulary
- •Do You Know How to Get Experience?
- •In summary
- •Exercise
- •Translate from English into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Fill in the right word from the table:
- •Complete the phrases for demonstrating transferable skills using the correct verbs in brackets.
- •The perfect interview
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Say if these statements are True or False using the information from the text.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •Secretarial jobs
- •Would you like to start a business?
- •Vocabulary
- •1.Choose the right answer
- •2.Complete the sentences using the text.
- •3.Answer the following questions.
- •4.Give the summary of the text in 5 sentences using as many new words as possible.
- •5.May be some day some of you will start a business of your own. Let us check if you have abilities for that.
- •6.Test Are you adventurous? Give answers to these questions and be honest!
- •What you will get: compensation for your work
- •Unit VI the power of economics and economists
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3.Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •6.Find the proper definition:
- •7.Choose the right answer:
- •8.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •9. Read the following text dealing with the topic of Unit VI. Adam Smith
- •15.Translate into Russian.
- •16.Read the following text and try to understand it. The economy
- •Unit VII why we study economics?
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
- •Find the proper definition:
- •Choose the right answer:
- •Using suffixes –ance, - ment,- ion, -ship, etc., give nouns which are related to the following verbs:
- •9.Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
- •10. Read the following text which deals with the main idea of the first text of this Unit.
- •1. Соотнесите слова и их определения.
- •2. Переведите следующие слова и выражения на английский язык.
- •3.Переведите следующие слова и выражения на русский язык.
- •4.Выберите правильный вариант ответа.
- •6.Ответьте на вопросы.
- •7. Choose the correct word:
- •8.Translate the definition of the term the economy given at the end of the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1.Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4.Translate into Russian:
- •5.Read the text: Retailers and wholesalers
- •6.Read these groups of words and translate them into Russian:
- •7.Combine two sentences using and in doing so, as in the example:
- •8.Write down a few short sentences defining the term wholesaler and translate them into Russian.
- •9.Compare your definition with the following one:
- •10.Translate the text into Russian: Newspaper item to translate: h & m market conditions improving
- •Demand, supply, and markets
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •8. Find examples of the use of the Participle I Active where it is:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Adjectives can be formed by combining two words, for example long term (para 1). These adjectives are hyphenated only when they come before a noun.
- •11. Match the economic terms (1-10) to their definitions (a-j):
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •Markets, prices, and money
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Which of the following statements are true/false according to the text? Correct the false sentences:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions given below:
- •3. Find in the text English equivalents for the following:
- •4. What do definition in a column correspond to? Fill in Column b:
- •5. Find a pair of synonyms
- •6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: with, of in, at, on, by, to
- •7. Fill in the blanks using the words from the bottom:
- •9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.
- •10. Some nouns are always followed by the same preposition(s). Match the prepositions with the nouns below. In some cases it may be possible to use two prepositions
- •11. Match the verbs (1-8) with the word or phrase (a-h) that has a similar meaning
- •2. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •3. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •4. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •5. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •6. Choose two right variants of translation:
- •7. Choose two right variants of translation:
25. Fill in the gaps with the proper words and phrases:
1. Within the span of two generations, a family might move from the country to the city, then to the ______
2. The ideal of femininity was encapsulated in the idea of a 'woman's mission', which was that of playing a model ______.
3. We also need to go beyond the world of public debate and published sources and rediscover those private documents - letters or diaries - written by ______.
4. The Amelia Roper letters come from a previously unpublished archive held at the ______.
5. The letters offer a valuable ______ into the everyday lives of two Victorian women.
6. Taken together, they offer compelling snatches of the lives of ______ of their time.
7. The letters are a ______ of formalized greetings and impatient transmission of gossip.
8. These are texts written for the eyes of ______ and preserved for the sake of memory.
26. Fill in the prepositions:
1. to stay ______ the same communities
2. mobility ______ the population
3. move ______ the country to the city
4. to be built ______ a platform of
5. to play a central role ______ all this
6. purpose ______ reaching a wide public
7. to be held ______ the Museum
8. ______ the middle of the 19th century
9. a perspective ______ social and emotional life
10. preserved ______ the sake of memory
27. Skim the text to answer the questions.
1. What was the middle-class identity built on in Victorian times?
2. What was the role of women at that time?
3. Why were women seen as moral and spiritual guardians?
4. Why do historians need to go beyond the world of public debate and published sources and rediscover private documents?
5. What is so special about the letters that Martha Busher and Amelia Roper wrote to each other?
28. Summarize the main idea of the text in 8-10 sentences.
29. In Unit II we touched upon several aspects connected with the times of Queen Victoria’s reign.
This amazing period of British history is worth a special quiz - this was an era of discovery, of industry, of engineering, of exploration, of science, of literature, of art and of so many other facets of life that blossomed in these times.
QUIZZ
1. The Victorian Era refers to
a. The life and times of Queen Victoria
b. The time Victoria Principal acted in 'Dallas'
c. The reign of Queen Victoria
d. The time when Victoria Falls were discovered
e. The period when Victoria, Australia was founded and colonized
2. For how long did Queen Victoria reign (complete years)?
a. 59
b. 60
c. 61
d. 63
e. 65
3. Who was Prince Consort?
a. Prince Philip
b. Prince Charles
c. Prince Charming
d. Prince Edward
e. Prince Albert
After whom was The Albert Hall named?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Uncle Albert in 'Only Fools and Horses'
c. Albert Dock
d. Prince Albert
e. Albert Brooks
5. When was the first adhesive postage stamp used?
a. 1830
b. 1840
c. 1850
d. 1860
e. 1870
6. Which country name appeared on it?
a. England
b. Britain
c. Great Britain
d. UK
e. none of those
What was the first postage stamp called?
a. Penny Red
b. Penny Blue
c. Penny Black
d. Penny Postage
e. Penny Farthing
8. What colour was the first postage stamp?
a. Green
b. Blue
c. Red
d. Black
e. White
9. Why was Queen Victoria later depicted as austere and sad?
She never recovered from a riding accident
She never got over the loss of a child
She forever mourned Prince Albert
She was naturally serious
She liked grey and black
10. When was Queen Victoria's birthday?
a. 20th May
b. 24th May
c. 26th May
d. 28th May
e. 30th May