- •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
Text b. British and American families
British and American families are usually small. In fact the populations of both Britain and the USA have stopped growing. The typical family has a father, mother and two children.
Grandparents come to visit, but do not usually live with their children. Most people get married between the ages of 20 and 23 but many marriages end in divorce. This means that both countries have a large number of "single parent families", one father or mother looking after their children alone.
The typical British family has a car, a colour TV set, a washing machine, and a cat or dog as well. They start the day at about 7 o'clock, have breakfast at 8 and are off to work by 8.30.
More and more women now go out to work as well as men. The children have lunch at school at about 12.30, and come home at 4 in the afternoon. Their parents are usually home by 6 o'clock, and the family eats together at 6.30 or 7.
In the evenings, father may go to the pub for a drink, or stay at home and watch TV with the others. Children go to bed early, at about 8 o'clock, two or three hours before their parents.
The typical American family has more money than a British family. Many have two or three cars, large modern kitchens and more electrical goods. They eat more meat and spend more on clothes. But their daily programme is nearly the same. Like British children, American children eat lunch at school, come home mid-afternoon, and go to bed earlier than their parents.
Lesson 2. Hobbies. Pre-reading
Task 1. Answer the following questions.
What is a hobby?
Why is it important for people to have a hobby?
What kind of hobbies do you know?
Task 2. Ask your partner about his/her hobby and tell him/her about yours. Be ready to describe your partner’s hobby to your group-mates.
Task 3. Read and translate the text given below.
Hobbies
Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting.
Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things and learning things.
The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.
Gardening is one of the oldest of man’s hobbies. It is a well-known fact that the English are very fond of gardening and growing flowers, especially roses.
Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it will be more and more popular.
Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts. Some hobbyists paint, some – write music or play musical instruments.
Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value. Others become so large and so valuable that they are held in museums and galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rare books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries, and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.
No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it. By reading about the things he is interested in, he is adding to what he knows. Learning things can be the most exciting aspect of a hobby. So, it is important to have a hobby: just try one and you will like it.