- •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
Answer the questions:
Has your research problem attracted much attention in recent years? Has it been widely studied?
What aspects of the problem have been considered over the last few years?
Who was the first to recognize/point out the problem?
What aspects of the problem did researchers concentrate on at that time?
When were the first studies on the problem made? In what years?
What time/years do the first studies/observations/investigations date back to?
When was the problem first studied intensively?
When did the interest in this problem increase?
Is the problem well understood at present?
What aspects of the problem still remain poorly understood/unsolved?
Could you point out the gaps or shortcomings in the earlier studies of the problem?
Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about the historical background of your research problem.
In recent years ... has greatly increased.
Over the past few years the interest in the problem has been due to the fact that
During the last 20 years interest in ... has considerably....
X was the first to ... the problem of....
The first studies/observations/experiments ....
At present, research is concentrated on ....
Many aspects of the problem still remain ....
It is difficult to point out... and ... of the problem.
Work in pairs.
Ask for and give information on the historical background of the research problems under study.
Act out the situation.
Two students are talking about their fields of research, their research problems. They share information about new approaches, contributions, developments in these areas, and also talk about the literature available on the problem.
4. Current Research. Purpose and Methods Active Vocabulary
purpose/aim/objective/goal/target
a method/a technique/a procedure
detection/identification/observation
measurement/calculations/computation/approximation
consideration/generalization/deduction/assumption
modelling/simulation
advantages/merits
disadvantages/shortcomings/limitations
accurate/precise
accuracy/precision
reliable/valid/conventional/effective/useful/valuable
data/results/method
to make an experiment/analysis
to reveal/to find /to confirm/to prove evidence
to study/to examine
to collect data
to refine the results
to create
to improve
to work out/to develop/to design
to verify/to check
to approve/to disprove an assumption
to use/to employ/to apply
to allow/to permit/to provide
to have much promise/to be promising to come into use
TASKS
A. Answer the questions:
What is the subject of your current research?
What is the purpose of your research?
What method do you employ? Why?
What are the advantages of the method you use over other methods and techniques?
Is this method only now coming into use? Is it new?
What does the method consist in? What operations does it include?
Do you find the method reliable/precise? Why?
How long has your current research been under way?
How much time will it take you to complete your research successfully?
B. Complete the sentences with the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about the purpose of your current research and the method used.
Currently I....
I make this set of experiments/analyses in order to ....
The experiment/analysis is performed with a view to ....
The purpose of my experiments/analyses is to ....
We undertake a set/a series of experiments hoping to ....
In our current research we... the method of....
The method/technique allows/permits... to ....
The method/technique makes it possible to ....
This is, without doubt, the most... and... method.
The method proves to be....
C. Work in pairs.
Ask for and give information about your current research, namely its purpose and the methods you employ.
D. Act out the situation.
Two students/colleagues meet at a conference. They talk about their current research, expressing interest in its purpose, and describe the methods used.