- •Предисловие
- •Contents part I
- •Part II
- •Lesson I My Family and Me
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. My family and me
- •Hobby and Free Time
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Hobby and Free Time
- •4. Complete the sentences. Use information from the text above.
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the necessary word given in the box.
- •6. Use the words in the table to describe the following people. Then describe yourself.
- •7. Read the following text and answer the questions.
- •8. Read about Gail Ann Dorsey, and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •9. Tell about your hobby and free time activities. Use the given expressions.
- •Daily life
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text about Nick and complete the sentences given below. Then tell about Nick’s typical working day. Use the vocabulary. Daily life
- •4. What is your working day like? Describe it using the following questions.
- •5. Match the occupations (a-d) with the texts (1-4).
- •6. What is their occupation?
- •7. Write 2 or 3 sentences about where you work and what you do. Other students will guess who you are.
- •Our University
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Our university
- •4. Put the following words in the right order to make sentences.
- •5. Write your own sentences using the given words.
- •6. Tell about the Tomsk Polytechnic University using the spidergram and the given key-words.
- •My speciality
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
- •My specialty
- •4. Match the English words in column a with their Russian equivalents in column b.
- •5. Put the following words in the right order to make sentences.
- •6. Write your own sentences with the following words.
- •7. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words. Use the information from the text “My Specialty” and vocabulary.
- •My Home Town
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
- •My home town
- •4. Read the text “my home town” again and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f).
- •5. Read the texts given below. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in these towns.
- •The Town where I live
- •2) Perm is my native Town
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text about Nick and his job, decide if the statements below are true (t) or false (f).
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Describe your job. Tell about your duties, salary, working hours, conditions and difficulties. You may use the information from the chart below.
- •Engineering Jobs
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text below and fulfil the exercises. Engineering jobs
- •8. Check how many engineering jobs you could name before and after reading the text. State who fulfils the following tasks.
- •9. Work in pairs. Ask your partner.
- •10. Express your personal viewpoint on the following.
- •New energy from old sources
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read the following words and remember their pronunciation.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises: new energy from old source
- •4. Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f). If false, correct them according to the text.
- •5. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •6. Translate the sentences into English.
- •8. A) What are the synonyms (a-e) to the words (1-5)?
- •9. Complete the sentences using the information from the text.
- •10. Make up 5 questions to the text, using the given question-words.
- •What is geology?
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Geology
- •6. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •7. Match the science (1-6) with the description of what it studies (a-f).
- •9. Answer the questions on the text.
- •The uses of geophysics
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. The uses of geophysics
- •4. Read the text. Agree with or reject the following statements from the text.
- •5. Match words from column a with words from column b.
- •6. Fill in the gaps using the words and phrases from the text.
- •Fill in the following table. Remember how adverbs are formed from adjectives.
- •8. Translate the given phrases into Russian.
- •9. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •10. Give a short summary of the text.
- •The physics of the earth
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. The physics of the earth
- •Hydrogeology
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Hydrogeology
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •6. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •Drilling
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Drilling
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •7. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •Mineral exploration
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Mineral exploration
- •4. Define the sentences which from the text.
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •7. Find 5 sentences presenting the main idea of the text.
- •8. Give a short summary of the text using the words in the box. You may also use the plan which is given below.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms. Pronounce them.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Mining
- •4. Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f). If false, correct them according to the text.
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the following phrases.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •8. Complete the given sentences. Use the information from the text.
- •9. Make your own sentences using the following expressions.
- •10. Give a short summary of the text. You may use the plan which is given below.
- •Oil extraction
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Oil extraction
- •4. Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f). If false, correct them according to the text.
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the given word-groups.
- •6. Answer the questions.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •9. Complete the sentences.
- •10. Make your own sentences using the words and word-combinations.
- •11. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •Ecology and geoecology
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Ecology and geoecology
- •4. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word-groups.
- •5. Match the words in column a with their translation in column b.
- •6. Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f). If false, correct them according to the text.
- •7. Complete the sentences.
- •8. Find the synonyms to the following words.
- •9. Translate the following sentences using the words in the brackets.
- •10. Make your own sentences using the given words and expressions.
- •11. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •Pipeline construction
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pronounce the following words. Pay special attention to the letters in bold.
- •2. Pay special attention to the stress in the following groups of words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text “Pipeline System”; look at the diagram and pay attention to the underlined terms in the text. Pipeline System
- •5. Give an explanation to the following purposes of the pipeline system.
- •6. Look at the diagram of Russian pipeline gathering system.
- •Introduction to Economics and management
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following terms.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. What does economics study?
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •5. Complete the sentences. Use the information from the text.
- •6. Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases from the text.
- •8. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •What is chemistry?
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. What is chemistry?
- •4. Discuss the following questions.
- •5. Look through the text again and a) find all the definitions that are given in it; b) give your own definitions to the chemical terms in bold.
- •6. Match the words in column a with their definitions in column b.
- •7. Find English equivalents to the following Russian words, word combinations and chemical terms in the text.
- •8. Using a dictionary give the plural form of the following Latin words and translate them into Russian.
- •9. Look through the text again and deduce which of the following ideas are not expressed in the passage.
- •11. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •Matter in the universe
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words. Pronounce them.
- •3. Read the text and fulfil the exercises. Basic states of matter
- •4. Look through the text again and find the sentences where the author describes:
- •5. Find English equivalents to the given Russian words, word combinations and chemical terms.
- •6. Match the Russian words, word combinations and chemical terms from Ex.5 with their English equivalents.
- •7. Answer the following questions to the text using the dictionary.
- •Why is water so important?
- •Vocabulary
- •The most common material on earth
- •5. Give Russian equivalents to the following words, word combinations and chemical terms. Where exactly are they used in the text?
- •6. Match the words in the Ex.5 with their synonyms given below.
- •7. Match the opposites in a and b.
- •8. Read the text using a dictionary and answer the following questions.
- •9. Look through the text again and find the sentences which are summarized in the following way.
- •10. Complete the sentences and give a short summary of the text.
- •References
Part II
Lesson I. WHAT IS GEOLOGY?...…………………………………......... |
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Lesson II. THE USES OF GEOPHYSICS….…………….……..........….. |
47 |
Lesson III. THE PHYSICS OF THE EARTH….………………............... |
51 |
Lesson IV. HYDROGEOLOGY….…………………………...................... |
55 |
Lesson V. DRILLING………………………………………........................ |
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Lesson VI. MINERAL EXPLORATION………………………………… |
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Lesson VII. MINING…………………………............................................ |
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Lesson VIII. OIL EXTRACTION………………….................................. |
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Lesson IX. ECOLOGY ANd GEOECOLOGY…………......................... |
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Lesson X. PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION………....................................... |
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Lesson XI. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT…………………………………………………………… |
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Lesson XII. What is chemistry…………………………………….. |
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Lesson XIII. MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE……………………………. |
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Lesson XIV. WHY IS WATER SO IMPORTANT?.................................. |
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REFERENCES…………………………………………………………….. |
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PART I
Lesson I My Family and Me
Lead-in
What is a family?
What does a family mean to you?
Do you have your own family?
Write down words that come to your mind on the topic “My Family and Me”.
Example.
Now say a few words about yourself using the example – diagram.
Vocabulary
1) family |
- семья |
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2) large |
- большой |
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3) flat |
- квартира |
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4) industrial centers |
- промышленные центры |
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5) automobile plant |
- автомобильный завод |
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6) marks |
- отметки |
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7) to do well |
-хорошо учиться |
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8) to enter |
- поступать в ВУЗ |
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9) by correspondence |
- заочно |
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10) to combine |
-совмещать |
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11) friendly |
- дружелюбный |
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12) to spend time |
- проводить время |
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13) to listen to music |
- слушать музыку |
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14) relatives |
- родственники |
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15) uncle |
- дядя |
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16) aunt |
- тетя |
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17) cousins |
- двоюродные братья и сестры |
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1. Read the following words and remember their pronunciation.
[e] relative, together, spend, enter
[i] sister, listen
[a:] father, plant, mark,
[Λ] mother, cousins
