- •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
5. Current Research. Results and Conclusion Active Vocabulary
results/findings/data/observations/evidence
comprehensive/extensive
detailed
remarkable/encouraging/convincing
preliminary
sufficient/insufficient
superficial
to collect/to get/to receive/to obtain data
to treat the problem
to succeed in/to make progress in/to be a success to fail (in)
to be similar to/to be the same as
to be consistent with/to coincide
to agree with/to fit the assumption
to support/to provide support/in support of
to reach an understanding/to come to an understanding
to conclude/to come to/to bring to a conclusion/to make conclusions
TASKS
A. Answer the questions:
Have you already obtained any research results?
What are the main/comprehensive results of your current research?
Has your research been successful?
Have you succeeded in receiving extensive data?
Do your research data agree with the theory you follow?
Do your results coincide with those obtained by other researchers?
Are the results of purely theoretical or practical interest?
Do your research results appear to be of both theoretical and practical importance?
Are the data/observations you have obtained sufficient to formulate your final conclusions?
What part of your research is/remains still unfinished?
Do the data/results/observations/findings allow you to come to any definite conclusion(s)?
What conclusion(s) have you come to?
How long will it take you to finish your research?
Complete the sentences which contain the words from the Active Vocabulary Section. Speak about your research results and conclusions.
The research has been under way for a year and I've got ...
At present a lot of work is being done to ....
The results we have ... so far cannot be used to ....
Unfortunately, we have failed to ... but succeeded in....
The findings prove to....
The evidence appears to ....
As a result of numerous experiments performed we have obtained sufficient data to ....
Most of our research findings are consistent with....
We have come to the conclusion that....
C Work in pairs.
Ask for and give information about your research results and conclusions.
D. Act out the situations.
You have a poster report/presentation at the conference. Another participant is interested in your topic. Tell him about the main points of your research, present the results obtained, and give a short explanation of the main findings.
You are interested in your colleague's research and his latest findings. Ask him about the difficulties he has had in carrying out his research (experiments, analyses), and about the progress he has made.
6. Conference Active Vocabulary
a meeting/a session
a plenary meeting/the opening ceremony
a chairman/a chairwoman/a chairperson
to call upon someone/to give the floor to someone
to set up/to fix the time limit
to break the time limit
to call attention to the time limit
to stimulate discussions
to ask somebody a question
to call for questions
a speaker
to submit abstracts/to present papers/to present poster reports
to take part in/to participate in/to attend a conference
to take the floor
to keep/to stick to the point
to digress from the subject
to have a good/poor knowledge/command of English
to find the knowledge of English adequate/inadequate to find English hard to follow
to fail to understand reports/questions in English
TASKS
A. Answer the questions:
Have you ever participated in international conferences/symposia/ congresses?
When did you last take part in a conference?
Where was the conference held?
What problems were considered and discussed?
How many participants attended the conference/session/workshop?
Which reports attracted general attention?
Whose report was of particular interest?
What problem did it deal with?
Did you read/present a paper at the conference?
Were you given the floor?
Was the time limit fixed?
Did you find your English sufficient/adequate to participate in the international conference?
Do you think you have a good/poor knowledge of English?
Did you find the speaker's English hard to follow?
Why is it necessary/important for a scientist to know foreign languages?