2) Compare engineering educational systems in different countries. Visit the website http://www.Answers.Com/topic/engineer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer%27s_degree and fill in the table.

	General information	System of education	Interesting facts
Canada
Finland
France
Germany
United Kingdom

V isit the website given below and compose a short presentation about ways of becoming a successful lifelong learner. Use appendix 4 to evaluate your groupmate’s presentation every time he/she makes it.

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-7-keys-to-becoming-a-more-effective-lifelong-learner/

Importance of learning English

1) Discuss the necessity of learning English in pairs or in small groups

1. Why is it important to know English in Russia today?

2. Is it possible to say that the English is the world language? Why?

3. Does knowledge of English crucial for your sphere of science/future work? Why do you think so?

4. Do you think you have enough knowledge of English for communication with a native speaker/professional needs?

2) Study the following reasons of importance of learning English and discuss them in pairs or in small groups

3 ) Visit the website given below to listen to two students, who are discussing their English lessons and their preferences in learning the language

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/prof_mp3/Learning_English.mp3

4) Listen to the conversation again and fill in the gaps

Sam: I'm not 1. _________________ in the present perfect! I need to 2. ___________ more words. It doesn't really matter if my tenses aren't quite right as long as people understand me.

Jo: She did give us some new words though.

Sam: I know but she didn't 3. _____________ any of them on the board. She was too busy talking.

Jo: I wrote them in my book if you want to copy them. I know that if I don't write new 4. ___________________ down I'll never remember them.

Sam: Thanks. I'll give your book back to you tomorrow. If I don't see a word written down I can never 5. _______________ it either and I need to write it down myself to help my 6._________________.

Jo: What about the phonemic chart? Did you find that useful?

Sam: Yes, although I found it really 7. _________________ to hear the difference in the sounds she made.

Jo: Yes, I'll need to practise them too. If we use the chart every lesson though I think it might help you to

remember new words. If you can 'see' the 8. _______________ you need to make it might be

9. ________________.

Sam: Yeah, I think you're right. Maybe you should be my 10. _____________________ !

5) Discuss the following questions in pairs or in small groups

1. What do you think about your English lessons? Speak about your English classes at school / university? What lessons are better/worse? Why do you think so?

2. What would you improve in your English classes?

3. Would you like to read/speak/write/listen more?

Letter writing

There are different types of letters such as: reports, letters of complaint, letters of request, letters giving information, CV, letters of application, cover letters, reference letters, and etc. There are also several styles of letters. Each style has its own distinctive features and characteristics. Here is a diagram of rules of language styles.

Here are the characteristics of formal and informal styles.