- •General English for non-linguists
- •Содержание
- •Вводно-коррективный курс
- •I. Правила чтения в английском языке Чтение ударных гласных:
- •Чтение безударных гласных:
- •Чтение сочетаний гласных
- •Чтение некоторых гласных перед сочетаниями согласных
- •Чтение сочетаний гласных с согласной
- •Правила чтения согласных букв и буквосочетаний
- •Чтение некоторых согласных букв и буквосочетаний
- •Немые согласные буквы
- •II. Словообразование
- •Конверсия как способ словообразования. Oт существующего слова без изменения его звуковой или графической формы образуется новое слово, относящееся к другой части речи:
- •Глаголы с послелогами. В словаре сначала нужно искать основной глагол, а затем ниже его значение с послелогом:
- •III. Порядок слов в английском предложении
- •Построение отрицательных предложений.
- •Вопросительные предложения.
- •Общие вопросы.
- •Специальные вопросы.
- •Альтернативные вопросы.
- •Разделительные вопросы.
- •Видовременные формы английского глагола в действительном залоге
- •Unit I. Family. Hobbies. Lesson 1. My family. Pre-reading
- •My family
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •Text a. The family relationships
- •Text b. British and American families
- •Lesson 2. Hobbies. Pre-reading
- •Hobbies
- •Vocabulary
- •Word Formation
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading History of the term “Hobby”
- •Unit II. My studies. My University. My work. Lesson 3. My Studies. Pre – reading
- •My Studies
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading English has no equals!
- •The subjects I studied at school. My favourite subject.
- •Lesson 4. My University. Pre-reading
- •My Home University
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •4) Употребляется для выражения разрешения (наряду с глаголом may):
- •1) Обозначает необходимость, долженствование:
- •May (might)
- •Глагол to be в модальном значении
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •Open University
- •Unit III. My working day. My week-end. Lesson 5. My working day. Pre-reading
- •My working day
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •In the Royal Welsh Army
- •Add exercise into your daily life
- •Bring Happiness to Your Daily Life
- •Lesson 6. My Weekend. Pre-reading
- •My Weekend
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension
- •Additional Reading
- •An Awful Weekend
- •Unit IV. Cities of Russia. Lesson 7. Tambov. Pre-reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Сomprehension
- •Additional reading Historic background of Tambov
- •Lesson 8. Moscow. Pre-reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Past simple (простое прошедшее время)
- •The past perfect tense ( прошедшее совершенное время)
- •Comprehension
- •Additional Reading
- •Cultural life of Moscow
- •Education and science
- •Unit 5. Towns and Cities of Great Britain. Lesson 9. London. The Capital. Pre-reading
- •London. The capital.
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Westminster Abbey
- •St. Paul’s Cathedral
- •Buckingham Palace
- •Trafalgar Square
- •The Tate Gallery
- •Albert Hall
- •The Tower of London
- •Tower Bridge
- •Piccadilly Circus
- •Lesson 10. Towns and Cities of Great Britain Pre-reading
- •The city of Birmingham
- •Manchester
- •Edinburgh
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Grammar rules Revision participle
- •Participle
- •Participle I
- •Present continuous
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •The city of Liverpool
- •Cardiff
- •History of Birmingham
- •The city of Cambridge
- •The history of the city of Manchester
- •Landmarks of Manchester
- •Unit 6. Higher Education. Lesson 11. Higher Education in Great Britain Pre-reading
- •Higher Education in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Word-Formation
- •Grammar Present perfect (I have done) – Настоящее перфектное время
- •Сравните использование Present Perfect и Past Simple:
- •Participle II - Причастие II.
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •Cambridge 'Tripos' exams
- •Lesson 12. Higher education in Russia Pre-reading
- •Higher education in Russia
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar Word Formation
- •1. “- Educate-“ (it is a root-word).:
- •2. “-Ty” (it is a suffix):
- •Participle II - Past Participle Причастие прошедшего времени
- •Present perfect
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •Educational system in Russia
- •Unit 7. Travelling. Lesson 13. Means of Travelling Pre-reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Степени сравнения прилагательных
- •Формальные признаки частей речи английского языка. Существительное (The Noun)
- •Прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Наречие (The Adverb).
- •Числительное (The Numeral)
- •Comprehension
- •Lesson 14. Sightseeing Pre-reading
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Использование.
- •Образование.
- •Вопросительная форма.
- •Comprehension.
- •Additional reading
- •Seven Modern Wonders of the World
- •Pre-reading
- •Burns’ night
- •Shakespeare’s Birthday
- •The Edinburgh International Festival
- •Robert Burns – Роберт Бернс
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Comprehension
- •Additional reading
- •Customs and Traditions in Great Britain
- •The Ceremony of the Keys
- •Lesson 16. Traditions and Holidays in Russia Pre – reading
- •Russian Holidays
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar
- •Additional reading
- •My favourite holiday
- •Список использованной литературы
Vocabulary
Task 4. A. Find the English equivalents of the Russian words.
графство
население
выставка
городской
возрастающий
преобладать
значительный
провозглашать
просвещение
прозвище
живописный
наследие
многочисленный
развитие
торговля
широкий
населенный
вдохновение
площадь
изобразительное искусство
водораздел
B. Study the word-combinations.
walks of life
notable residents
urban zone
rural area
settled population
tourist destination
metropolitan borough
commercial centre
stone tenements
to locate a business
to grow to prominence
to be brought up
to be granted city status
to attract visitors
C. Make up your own sentences using words and word-combinations listed above.
Task 5. А. Think of the synonyms of the following words:
to acquire
area
to include
to remain
vast
to be considered
display
destination
B. Find the antonyms of these words in the texts:
visitor
rural
smallest
north
worst
unlucky
modern orchestra
increased
You may use these words to check yourself:
Resident, to get, successful, south, zone, have, large, urban, exhibition, location, to continue to be, largest, best, declined, to be regarded, popular band
C. Match the words with the corresponding definitions.
1. resident |
a) culture, traditions, languages or buildings, which still exist from the past and which have a historical importance |
2. to visit |
b) to go to a place in order to look at it |
3. to include |
c) something which makes people want to go to a place or do a particular thing |
4. heritage |
d) a person who lives or has their home in a place |
5. media |
e) all the people living in a particular country, area or place |
6. destination |
f) to contain something as a part of something else |
7. attraction |
g) to grow or change into a more advanced, larger or stronger form |
8. population |
h) newspapers, magazines, radio and television considered as a group |
9. to develop |
i) very well known and important |
10. prominent |
j) the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken |
Grammar
Task 6. Word-formation. Look at the words and fill in the table. Define the part of speech.
Word |
prefix |
base word |
suffix |
Inspiration |
in- |
-spir- |
-ation |
Increasingly |
in- |
-creas- |
-ing, -ly |
Notable |
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Largest |
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Development |
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Important |
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Task 7. A. Find sentences with Participle I in the text. Translate them into Russian.
Example:
The young man standing near the window is my brother. |
Молодой человек, стоящий у окна – мой брат. |
While translating the articles I usually use the dictionary. |
При переводе статей я обычно пользуюсь словарем. |
B. Grammar revision. Read the sentences below. Choose the right variant (sentences grammatically correct) and explain your choice.
1. Having visited London, the tourists decided to come to Edinburgh.
2. The man taking pictures of the monument is a tourist from Japan.
3. We watched him walking down the street.
4. Having examined the building, the commission was satisfied with the restoration process.
5. There being little time left, they took a taxi.
6. When answering the questions of the tourists, our guide did not forget to mention this historical phenomenon.
7. While preparing for the excursion, we looked through the book about this historical place.
8. It being late, we returned to the hotel.
9. The equipment producing at this plant is of high quality.
10. She does not like to give a talk sitting.
11. Not knowing the facts he asked me to give some information.
12. Having finished sightseeing he decided to go shopping.