- •Contents
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with the dictionary.
- •2. Analyse the structure of the underlined words. State what parts of speech they are. Give the Russian equivalents for the word-combinations.
- •3. Explain the meaning of following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •4. What are the opposites of the following adjectives?
- •5. Choose the right adjective to describe a child’s temper.
- •6. Complete the sentences below.
- •7. Fill in the missing preposition.
- •8. Fill in the blanks with a suitable noun. Use it in the plural where necessary.
- •9. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •10. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Continue the conversation. Use your active vocabulary.
- •2. Start the conversation. Use your active vocabulary.
- •3. Translate the words of one of the speakers.
- •1. Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. Give the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •4. Find in the text and translate the following sentences.
- •5. Find in the text the words and word-combinations that describe
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Think of some advice you could give to
- •8. Fill in the right preposition or adverb.
- •9. Change the following sentences according to the model.
- •10. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •1. Speak about the conflict described in the text ‘Mother versus Daughter’
- •2. Discuss the following questions.
- •3. Read through the following jocular ‘Tricks for Taming Adolescents’ worked out by Frank Pitmann, a psychologist.
- •4. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
- •5. Role-play the situation.
- •Arguments in practice
- •Is it Selfish to Stay Childless?
- •Defending or rejecting claims
- •1. Choose one of these topics and write an Explanation. It should contain at least 3 or 4 paragraphs.
- •2. Render the following text into English. Emphasize its main idea. Новый вид семьи?
- •Tasks for listening
- •1. Listen to Interview 1. Complete the following sentences.
- •2. Listen to Interview 2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Listen to Text 1. Choose the correct answer.
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •2. Use a dictionary to form adjectives and abstract nouns.
- •3. Express the following in one word from the list below.
- •4. Match the following adjectives and nouns.
- •5. Write synonyms and antonyms to the following adjectives.
- •6. Fill in the missing prepositions.
- •7. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •8. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.
- •(From “The Client” by j. Grisham)
- •1. Use a dictionary to find out what the following words and word-combinations mean.
- •Give the Russian equivalents for the following words and word-combinations.
- •3. Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •1. Find in the text words, word-combinations and sentences that
- •2. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Read the text below to talk about the national variations in selection of the most important topics of social concern in Western Europe. What are the most important social problems in Russia?
- •7. Role-play the situation.
- •Part 2 arguments in practice reasoning: effective or faulty? some of the common fallacies (зд. Ошибка в аргументации)
- •1. The following is a claim and a number of supporting statements. Decide whether the reasoning is faulty or clearly expressed. Be prepared to defend your answers.
- •2. Now read the interview where an English career criminal discusses the philosophy of his life. Then summarize the principal criticism of the reasoning he uses to justify his criminal occupation.
- •Violence, greed, and gross immorality are crowding the playing fields of the world – all in the name of winning the game at any cost!
- •6. According to the Bible “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil”. Do you agree or disagree with it?
- •7. Which of the following problems are the most important ones in our country? Choose three out of the list and give reasons for your choice.
- •Persuade your partner
- •Tasks for writing
- •1. Listen to Interview 1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Choose the correct answer.
- •3. Listen to Text 2. Fill in the gaps.
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with a dictionary.
- •2. Match the words below with the corresponding definitions.
- •7. Fill in the blanks with a suitable noun. Use it in the plural where necessary.
- •8. Make paraphrases of the italicized words in the following sentences using one-word equivalents. Use the correct tense and aspect forms of the verbs. Choose from the following:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •10. Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary.
- •Help wanted, help needed (from ‘19 Purchase Street’ by g. A. Browne) (Abridged)
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •3. Find in the text the English 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. Fill in the missing preposition.
- •7. Change the following sentences according to the model.
- •8. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •2. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Here’s a list of occupations
- •5. Role-play the situation.
- •Part 2 arguments in practice defending or rejecting claims
- •Discussion points
- •Are Men Superior to Women?
- •Should Mothers with Small Children Have Careers?
- •Who Should Be a Wage-Earner– a Wife or a Husband?
- •Facial discrimination
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Main writing form: Argumentation: persuasion.
- •2. Analyze the following sample of cv and write a cv of your own as if you were applying for a job.
- •3. Write a summary of the text ‘Facial Discrimination’.
- •4. Render the following text in writing.
- •Tasks for listening
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Underline the correct word (word-combination) after checking with a dictionary.
- •2. Analyze the structure of the underlined words in the following word-combinations. State what parts of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •3. In the following word-combinations the attribute is expressed by a compound adjective. Paying special attention to the underlined parts, give the Russian equivalents for the word-combinations.
- •4. On the left there is a list of words. Choose the correct definition for each of them from the list on the right.
- •5. Fill in the missing particle. Give the Russian equivalents for the following phrasal verbs.
- •6. Write the missing verb in the sentences below.
- •7. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •8. Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary.
- •Proper Names
- •Verb noun adjective adverb
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •4. Find in the text the following sentences. Translate them into Russian.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •Fill in the missing preposition.
- •7. Change the following sentences according to the model.
- •8. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •1. Retell the text in the name of Annie. Describe the way she was getting involved in the students’ life. Start with the following:
- •2. Comment on the following sentences:
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Read the text below. Speak about the modern concept of ‘Lifelong Learning’.
- •5. Use the information from the text below to speak about academic degrees in Great Britain.
- •6. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
- •Defending or rejecting claims
- •Discussion points
- •1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Give your reasons.
- •So that nobody has to go to school if they don’t want to
- •Tasks for writing
- •4. Giving examples or an analogy.
- •5. Explaining the functions and effects of the term.
- •2. Choose another term to define, for example: illiteracy, success, freedom, etc.
- •3. Choose one of the followings topics to write an essay.
- •4. Render the following text in writing. Emphasize its main idea. Почему подростки не хотят учиться?
- •Tasks for listening
- •2. Listen to Dialogue 2. Mark the following statements as true or false.
- •3. Listen to Text 1. Complete the following sentences.
- •Unit 5 environment
- •Introductory Text
- •Vocabulary practice
- •2. Which word in each line does not belong to the group?
- •3. Explain the meaning of the following compounds. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •4. Analyze the structure of the underlined words in the following word-combinations. State what parts of speech they are. Give their Russian equivalents.
- •5. Find synonyms or words close in meaning from Groups a and b.
- •7. Fill in the missing words and word-combinations in the sentences below.
- •8. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.
- •9. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.
- •Use a dictionary to find out what the following words mean.
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •3. Give the English equivalents for the following word-combinations.
- •4. Find the following sentences in the text. Translate them into Russian.
- •5. Find in the text the words and word-combinations which describe
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Fill in the missing preposition.
- •8. Translate the following sentences using your active vocabulary.
- •1. Retell the text in the person
- •2. Comment on the following statements from the text.
- •3. Discuss the following questions.
- •4. Speak about
- •5. Say what may happen if
- •6. Test your knowledge of 'green' issues. Are these statements true or false?
- •7. Role-play the following situation.
- •Part 2 arguments in practice
- •It Makes Us Sick to See How Mountains Are Destroyed
- •Are City-Dwellers Obliged to Adopt a Wholly Unnatural Way of Life?
- •1. Which of the following statements best reflects the author’s claim?
- •L ake baikal: an earthly wonder
- •1. Which of the following statements are true according to the text?
- •2. Provide evidence from the text to support the claims below:
- •Defending or rejecting claims
- •Main writing form: Argumentation: a Problem Solution Essay
- •Introduction
- •In supporting paragraphs you should
- •2. Write a Problem-Solution Essay. Choose one of the following problems or conflicts.
- •3. Render the following text in writing. Emphasize its main idea. Зависит ли человеческое общество от свойств окружающей среды?
- •Tasks for listening
- •1. Listen to Interview 1. Mark the statements as true or false.
- •2. Listen to Text 1. Fill in the gaps.
- •3. Listen to Text 2. Fill in the gaps.
- •4. Listen to Text 3. Answer the following questions.
- •References
6. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.
CUE CARD I
Your friend rejects the idea of getting higher education. As support to the claim that he /she should attend college offer some evidence: a) college/university graduates earn more; b) they exert greater influence upon other people; c) they achieve greater success, etc. |
CUE CARD II
Parent calling a school to find out if a) there are mixed (able and less able children together) classes in the school; b) the curriculum is adapted to the practical needs of the children; c) there is a dress code there.
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CUE CARD III
Parent telling a child that he/she doesn't have money to pay for the child's education at college. You are discussing possible alternatives: finding part-time job and studying by correspondence; giving up higher education and enrolling in evening classes, etc. |
7. Role-play the situation: You are a board of governors. You are worried about poor achievements of the children at the school and bad relations between the students and the teachers.
Speakers 1, 2. Teacher representatives.
Speakers 3, 4, 5. Parent representatives.
Speakers 6, 7, 8. Student representatives.
Speaker 9. Head master.
Each member of the governing body is to suggest some idea as to how to improve the situation. Use the model below:
Teacher representative: Unmotivated students should be dismissed.
Parent representative: A new system of evaluating students’ knowledge should be introduced.
Student representative: Unpopular subjects like Geometry, Chemistry, etc should be eliminated.
Head Master: Among other things, we should make our students wear school uniforms as they create a sense of belonging.
Be ready to support and develop your suggestion.
PART 2
ARGUMENTS IN PRACTICE
Defending or rejecting claims
From the following list of claims select the ones which are a) the claims of value; b) the claims of policy; c) the claims of fact. Which of them are most controversial? Try to defend or reject each of them.
Secondary school should offer practical courses rather than book-learning.
In Russia entrance examinations to universities should be abolished. Admission should be based on scholastic achievement in secondary school.
University students should be grouped according to scholastic ability and motivation.
Private universities have higher graduation standards.
The quality education is the birthright of every citizen of Russia.
State-supported schools cannot teach religion.
A dress code should be introduced for all state schools.
Education is the best investment of your money.
Learning goes on everywhere and not only in classrooms under supervision of a teacher.
Tutorial system is the most effective way of teaching students.
It is necessary to complete our education before getting married.
Poor education and lack of skills contribute to criminal behaviour.