- •Part 1. Grammar and structure of scientific text
- •1. Виды научных текстов: реферат и аннотация
- •2. Грамматические особенности современных англоязычных научных текстов
- •Participle I (-ing-forms)
- •Participle II (past, passive: -ed ending or the 3rd form of iregular verbs
- •Перевод разных форм причастия
- •Russian english translation
- •Функции причастия в предложении
- •Participal constructions (обороты)
- •Functions of gerund
- •Всегда с предлогом, зависит от глагола-сказуемого
- •Besides – besides being a philosopher he is a good writer – не только, но и; помимо; кроме
- •Revision tasks on ing-forms
- •I. Define the part of speech of ing-forms
- •Infinitive
- •В. Дополнение к прилагательному
- •I. Complex object
- •II. Complex subject
- •Part 2. Practicing professional communication section 1 reading and summarizing information
- •Nomads, Tribes, and the State in the Ancient Near East: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
- •It is reported that...
- •Stonehenge
- •It is claimed that....
- •Text for discussion
- •The theory of knowledge
- •Discussion
- •Pretext tasks
- •History is a many-layered cake
- •Scientific research
- •Stages in conducting research
- •Great archaeologists
- •Vere Gordon Childe
- •How to present a paper at a meeting
- •Additional texts a north american stonehenge
- •The surprises of prehistory
- •The sacred landscape of ancient ireland by Ronald Hicks
- •2. Research Problem Active Vocabulary
- •Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research problem.
- •3. Historical Background of Research Problem Active Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about the historical background of your research problem.
- •Work in pairs.
- •Act out the situation.
- •4. Current Research. Purpose and Methods Active Vocabulary
- •5. Current Research. Results and Conclusion Active Vocabulary
- •Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research results and conclusions.
- •6. Conference Active Vocabulary
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section:
- •Stimulating a discussion
- •Ending a meeting
- •8. Presenting a Paper Active Vocabulary
- •Introductory Paper Speech Patterns
- •Section 3 writing research papers
- •1. Gathering Data and Writing Summary Notes
- •2. Organizing Ideas
- •3. Writing the Paper: Structure, Linguistics and Style
- •The title
- •Introduction
- •Conclusion
- •Sample 1
- •Visual interpretation of prehistoric rock art (introduction) by l. Janik, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- •1. To give the historical background of the investigation and to formulate the problem:
- •2. To make a brief review of related literature:
- •3. To justify the need for your investigation:
- •4. To state the purpose of the research:
- •Methods and Techniques
- •1. The Title tasks
- •2. Abstract Writing tasks
- •3. The Structure of a Technical Report tasks
- •4. Acknowledgements tasks
- •5. References tasks
- •How to Write a Scientific Report
- •1. The Title
- •2. Abstract Writing
- •3. The Structure of a Report
- •4. Acknowledgements
- •5. References
- •6. Bibliography and Appendices
- •7. The Style of a Scientific Report
- •Section 4 writing letters
- •1. Letter Layout
- •Components of a Letter
- •Sample of a formal letter and an envelope
- •Model Envelope
- •2. Letters of Invitation
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2 Second International Conference on Asian Rock and Cave Art arca October 31 – November 4, 2010 International Conference Center Kobe Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- •Letter 3
- •International Conference on Integrational Process in Globalization Conditions August 3–7, 2012, San Francisco, California, usa
- •Letter 4
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •4. Letters of Inquiry
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 3
- •Letter 4
- •1. Write a letter of inquiry in which you:
- •2. Now read the samples and note how to give a favourable reply to an inquiry. Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 1
- •Letter 2
- •Letter 5
- •Additional list of phrases for writing letters
- •Closing Phrases
- •Replies to Enquires
- •Test on letter-writing situations
- •Appendix Latin Words and Abbreviations
- •Latin Prefixes and Elements
- •Reading Mathematical Symbols
- •Measurements (Inantimate)
- •Weights and Measures
- •List of International Words
- •Библиографический список
- •Логунов Тимур Александрович английский язык для магистрантов-историков
2. Research Problem Active Vocabulary
to arise from
to increase considerably
to be the subject of special/particular interest
to be studied comprehensively/thoroughly/extensively
to be only outlined
to be mentioned in passing
to be concerned with/to be engaged in the problem of
to deal with/to consider the problem of
to be interested in
to be of great/little/no interest/importance/significance/value/use
to take up the problem to work on the problem
to follow/to stick to the theory/hypothesis/concept
to postulate
to differ/to be different from
a lot of/little/no literature is available on the problem
the reason for the interest in the problem is ...
TASKS
A. Answer the questions:
What is your research problem?
What is of special interest in the problem of your research?
What is the subject of your research?
Why has the interest in this problem increased considerably in recent years?
Do you follow/stick to any theory/hypothesis/concept? What is it?
What concept is your research based on?
How does your research differ from other studies of the same problem?
Is there much literature available on your research problem?
Is your research problem described comprehensively/thoroughly/ extensively in literature?
Is the problem only outlined or mentioned in passing?
What are the main aspects of the problem that have been considered?
Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research problem.
At present/now/currently I am studying the problem of...
The problem I am studying is concerned with....
There is a lot of/little/no literature on the problem of....
The literature available on the problem only outlines/mentions in passing/ thoroughly/extensively/describes such aspects as ....
We have taken up the problem of... to ....
In solving our problem we follow the hypothesis that....
C. Work in pairs.
Ask for and give information on your research problem.
D. Act out the situation.
Two students are taking part in an international conference. There they get acquainted and talk about their research fields and research problems.
3. Historical Background of Research Problem Active Vocabulary
at that time/in that period/as early as 19 ...
by that time
since that time
in recent years/recently/lately
over the last/past few years
in the 1970s/throughout the 70s/in the early 1970s/
in the late 1970s/from 1970 to 1980
the first studies/investigations on the problem
to be the first/to pioneer/to initiate
to date back to/to go back to
to pay attention to
to observe/to consider
to find/to discover
to show/to demonstrate
to assume/to suppose/to make an assumption
to explain/to account for
to confirm/to support
to give rise to
to believe/to think/to expect
to remain unsolved
to be poorly/well understood
to require further effort/study
to point out the shortcomings/weak points/drawbacks
to stimulate interest in
to add greatly to our knowledge of
to lay the foundation for