- •Часть I
- •Isbn 978-5-88267-266-8
- •Структура учебного пособия
- •Contents
- •Unit 1. H o u s I n g
- •Introductory text
- •Part 1 topical vocabulary
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with a dictionary.
- •Say what we call
- •4. Make up compound nouns by means of word-composition.
- •5. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following.
- •6. Prepositions of Place
- •7. Fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective. Comfortable (adj) / convenient (adj)
- •Choosing a house
- •(Abridged)
- •Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word- combinations.
- •4. Find in the text the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Change the following sentences according to the model.
- •2. Make up a conversation.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Read the text below and talk about
- •Building houses by primitive people;
- •Building houses by Egyptian and Greek builders.
- •5. Use the information below to describe
- •A lovely house four miles away from town
- •7. Use a dictionary to find out the Russian equivalents for the following adjectives. House
- •Using the adjectives above make up a description of the house a) you b) your friends c) your relatives, etc. Live in.
- •Introduction to argument
- •Expressing agreement / disagreement
- •In the dialogue ‘a House to Buy’ Mary and David are talking about the house they have just seen. They don’t always agree. What is Mary’s general opinion of the house? What is David’s?
- •1. Which of the two claims goes with Text 2?
- •Can We Arrive at a True Impression of a Person Unless We See Them in Their Home?
- •1. Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s claim?
- •Has the Old Sentimentality of Neighbourhoods Receded?
- •Housing in great britain
- •2. Writing advertisements for houses.
- •Tasks for listening
- •1. Listen to Dialogue 1. Fill in the blanks.
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Circle the letter next to the best answer.
- •3. Listen to Text 2 (Part 1). Answer the following questions.
- •4. Listen to Text 2 (Part 2). Choose the best variant to complete the sentence.
- •Introductory text
- •Part 1 topical vocabulary Preparing Food
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
- •2. Which of the words (word-combinations) do not belong to the group?
- •3. Ask and answer. What do we call
- •5. Analyse the structure of the following words. State what part of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •6. Explain the meaning of the following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •7. When having a meal people eat and drink. But they also
- •9. Fill in the missing words and word-combinations in the sentences below. Choose from the following.
- •Chef (n) / chief (n) / cook (n) / cooker (n)
- •11. Continue the following sentences according to the model.
- •13. Fill in the articles where necessary.
- •1. Practise the dialogues using the substitutes.
- •Translate the words of one of the speakers.
- •3. Read the dialogue. Learn it by heart.
- •Too pretty to eat
- •5. Find in the text the words and word-combinations which describe
- •Speak up
- •Speak about the visit
- •In the person of Robert. Start with the following :
- •5. With your partner make up a conversation based on the information from the text below.
- •7. Speak up about
- •Does Russian Cuisine Reflect the Fatalistic Russian Mentality?
- •Do Eating Habits Reflect Our Character?
- •Is Being a ‘Food Addict’ a Real Problem?
- •A native twist
- •Discussion points
- •Tasks for writing
- •Tasks for listening
- •1. Listen to Dialogue 1. Complete the sentences.
- •2. Listen to Dialogue 2. Mark the statements as true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Listen to Text 1.
- •4. Listen to Text 2. Answer the following questions.
- •Introductory text
- •Part 1 topical vocabulary
- •Learn it by heart:
- •Vocabulary practice
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Find synonyms or words (word-combinations) close in meaning.
- •5. Use a dictionary to find equivalent meanings in American (a) and British (b) English.
- •6. Give the Russian equivalents for the following derivatives.
- •7. Choose the correct word.
- •9. Fill in the articles where necessary.
- •1. Practise the following dialogue using the substitutes.
- •What’s Your Learning Style?
- •Proper Names
- •Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •3. Find in the text the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •4. Find in the text the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •5. Match the words in the left column with the following definitions in the right column. Find the sentences with these words in the text.
- •6. Find in the text the words and word-combinations which describe.
- •8. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English. Use the vocabulary from the text.
- •Speak about the girls` attitude to their studies
- •2. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Look at the following list of language skills and decide which of them are your strongest areas (the areas where you feel most confident). Say why you think so.
- •5. Complete the following sentences according to the model.
- •6. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
- •7. Role-play the following situations.
- •Support
- •Reassuring people
- •Putting a point very strongly
- •Now try to persuade people in the following situations. Make use of the phrases above.
- •Friendship or the Honour Code?
- •Is Being Friends with the Students a Drop in the Standards?
- •A sore point
- •In this text the author asks if you like the primitive methods of testing a person’s knowledge. Is it possible to think over anything more efficient and reliable than examinations?
- •Discussion points
- •What about you? Why do you learn English?
- •4. Comment on the following education quotes.
- •Not only that but …………. What is more………………………..
- •5. While it is true to say that ….
- •I nevertheless ……………………
- •2. This is an excerpt from the letter a friend of yours wrote to you:
- •U nit5. Going to the doctor
- •Introductory text
- •Part 1 topical vocabulary
- •Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
- •Which of the words (word-combinations) do not belong to the group?
- •3. Analyse the structure of the underlined words in the following word-combinations. State what parts of speech they are. Give the Russian equivalents for the word-combinations.
- •5. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. Put it in the correct grammar form where necessary.
- •6. Match the words 1-6 with the correct definitions a-f.
- •Choose the best alternative to fill the gaps in these sentences.
- •8. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following.
- •9. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb where necessary.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •Continue the conversation.
- •Translate the words of one of the speakers.
- •Practise the dialogues using the substitutes.
- •Read the following dialogues. Learn them by heart.
- •Proper Names
- •Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •Verbs nouns adverbs
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. Find the following sentences in the text. Translate them into Russian.
- •4. Make up sentences of your own using the structure ‘to have something done’ according to the model.
- •5. Find in the text the words and word-combinations which describe
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Speak up
- •Make up a conversation between
- •2. Discuss the following questions.
- •3. Answer the following questions. In each case, one answer is given as an example.
- •4. Say what medical problem you might have if you
- •5. Read the following advertisements.
- •8. Role play the situation: The Whole Family Are Ill.
- •2. Make up a few critical remarks about your friend’s lifestyle who
- •Living in the Russian Style
- •What parts of the argument seem most/least convincing to you? Why?
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Listen to Text 2. Mark the statements as true (t) or false (f).
- •U nit6. Theatre. Cinema. Television
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
- •Analyse the structure of the following words. State what parts of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following.
- •Fill in the blanks with a suitable noun.
- •Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
- •Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •Translate into English.
- •4. Use the information below to speak about
- •The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain:
- •World Famous Theatres:
- •5. Use a dictionary to find out the Russian equivalents for the following adjectives.
- •6. Make up a conversation where one of the speakers says the performance was very good while the other finds some points to criticize.
- •7. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
- •8. Role-play the following situation.
- •Does Television ‘Know Its Place’?
- •Tv or the Written Word?
- •Terrible or Terrific?
- •Is Acting a Risky Business?
- •Television: the beginning of the end?
- •Discussion points
- •From the Wrong Side of the Tracks
- •Tasks for listening
- •Listen to Dialogue 1 and Dialogue 2. Fill in the missing words.
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Complete the following sentences.
- •3. Listen to Text 2. Fill in the chart.
- •Introductory text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
- •2. Analyse the structure of the following words. State what part of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.
- •5. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
- •6. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •Translate into English using your active vocabulary.
- •Planning a Holiday
- •Proper Names
- •1. Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •Verb noun adjective
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •Find the following sentences in the text. Translate them into Russian.
- •Find in the text all the words and sentences that describe
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Speak up
- •1. Comment on the title of the text ‘The Journey of Escape’. Focus upon the reasons why Hilary undertook her journey.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Make up a situation ‘My Summer Holiday’ using the words and word-combinations below.
- •5. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
- •6. Use the information and statistics below to speak about
- •7. Role-play the following situation.
- •In the conversation below one speaker describes the problem that arose on his trip to a foreign country. The second speaker tells him what to do to prevent situations like these from happening.
- •Is travelling frustrating or exciting?
- •The arguments against mass tourism
- •In this text the author suggests his arguments against the so-called ‘the third-world tourism’.
- •Defending or rejecting claims
- •Discussion points
- •Tasks for writing
- •1. When you arrive in a foreign country, you must fill in a form. Forms do not ask questions, but they ask for information.
- •A Letter of Complaint
- •2. Now write a letter of complaint to the hotel manager. Use the following as a reason for complaint.
- •This is the e-mail from a student who lives in Canada.
- •Tasks for listening
- •1. Listen to Dialogue 1 and match the places and descriptions.
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Answer the following questions.
- •References
- •Часть I
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Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
A doctor who performs operations is - a general practitioner – an operator - a surgeon.
2. A doctor’s written order or direction for the making up and use of a medicine is - a prescription - a reception – a receipt – a recipe.
3. A vehicle for taking sick people to hospital is - an ambulance – a car - a delivery van.
4. A provision against sickness, death, etc in return for regular payment is called – assurance – insurance – security.
5. A painful stomach disorder caused by eating food which has gone bad is – food poisoning – heart attack - pneumonia.
6. The condition of being constantly unable to sleep is – insomnia - sore throat - ulcer.
A serious infectious illness that causes red spots on your skin is - constipation – indigestion – scarlet fever.
8. A very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal, often causing death is – cancer - cough – painful joints.
9. An unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails is – itching – runny nose – whooping cough.
10. A medicine to cure an illness or pain that is not very serious is - a bandage– a diagnosis – a remedy.
11. To get better after an illness, accident, shock, etc is - to cure – to recover – to treat.
She was in terrible pain, so the nurse gave her - an injection - a vaccine – a wound.
If someone is seriously ill, he/she may need to go to hospital to have a filling– an operation – a plaster.
He didn’t feel like going to the party because he had a terrible - disease – headache – infection.
Which of the words (word-combinations) do not belong to the group?
measles; mumps; nausea; scarlet fever; whooping cough.
casualty department; emergency department; health insurance; ward.
drops; medicine; mixture; skin irritation; pills.
chemist; customer; doctor; nurse; patient; receptionist.
infectious; painful; sore; stiff; tender.
able-bodied; harmful; healthy; robust; sound.
3. Analyse the structure of the underlined words in the following word-combinations. State what parts of speech they are. Give the Russian equivalents for the word-combinations.
antiviral injection; curable disease; dangerous effects; dental services; effective treatment; general practitioner; heavy smoker; hospital observation; infectious disease; invisible bacteria; painful/painless operation; medical care; nervous system; outpatient clinic; stomach disorders; unavoidable operation; unbearable pain; unpleasant feeling; unsanitary conditions; world-famous cardiologist.
4. Explain the meaning of the following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
airsickness; backache; backbone; bloodstream; chickenpox; earache; eardrops; eyeglasses; eyesight; eyewash; healthcare; heartburn; homesickness; lung-fever; nosebleed; pain-killer; seasickness; side-effect; stomach-ache; sunburn; wheelchair.
