- •Harry Smith
- •Curly
- •About Bob Howard
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Vocabulary:
- •APPLICATION FORM
- •Have you traveled outside Russia, if yes, what countries you visited: ______________
- •Dialogue 1
- •“Workers Wanted”
- •Vocabulary:
- •Meet Harry Smith
- •Vocabulary:
- •Welcome to Robert Ron Howard
- •Harry Smith’s Visit to Robert Howard’s Home
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Bob’s Flat in London
- •Vocabulary:
- •Making Hotel Reservations
- •Reservations: Reservations, may I help you?
- •Sergei Volkov: May I ask how long you will be staying in Khabarovsk?
- •Sergey Volkov Tells his Guests about Khabarovsk
- •Speaking about Weekends
- •Museums and Monuments in Khabarovsk
- •Vocabulary:
- •Hosting the Business Lunch
- •Making the Transition between Small Talk and Business
- •Closing the Business Lunch
- •Discussing an Entertainment Program
- •Vocabulary:
- •First Far Eastern International Economic Congress
- •Priamurskaya Inter-Regional Trade and Industrial Fair
- •Vocabulary:
- •To translate or to interpret?
- •Language or tongue?
- •Generally or usually?
- •To do … or to make … ?
- •Why We Learn Foreign Languages
- •How to Get to Know the English
- •Portland, Khabarovsk Sister City
- •GRAMMAR TEST II
- •GRAMMAR TEST III
- •GRAMMAR TEST VI
- •READING COMPREHENSION
- •TEST II
- •Write the answers
- •Write about
- •Vocabulary:
- •FINAL TEST
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Why We Learn Foreign Languages
To learn foreign languages is very important today. They are the most efficient means of communication and information exchange between all nations in the world. Having understood each other people could solve problems of the war and peace, ecology, culture, economy, demography, cooperation, education, science and other problems. The knowledge of foreign languages will help improve the relationships between people of different cultures.
English is becoming a universal language. It is a mother tongue for those who live in Great Britain, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. English is also one of the official languages in the Irish Republic and South African Republic. Peoples of India, Malaysia and other former British and American colonies use English as a second language.
Nowadays every top specialist at computer software, tourism, economics, politics or modern music should speak English.
We live in the Russian Far East, which is situated in proximity to Japan, Korea and China. That is why it is also necessary for us to understand our neighbours and speak Japanese, Korean or Chinese. The development of mutual cooperation and trade demands also professionals able to associate in these languages.
To learn foreign languages is a long but interesting process. As a result, a person will be able to talk with foreigners, read books and periodicals, watch films or TV programmes in the original, visit web-sites and become a qualified specialist.
Ex. 4. Translate the phrases into English.
Иностранные языки, стать квалифицированным специалистом, эффективные средства общения, читать в оригинале, обмен информацией, иностранец, решать проблемы, в результате, знание иностранных языков, требовать профессионалов, улучшать отношения между людьми, быть способным общаться, различные культуры, развитие торговли, универсальный язык, понимать соседей, родной язык, поблизости с, официальный язык, компьютерные технологии, бывшие колонии, развитие взаимного сотрудничества, высококлассный специалист.
Ex. 5. Form pairs of synonyms.
Native language, collaboration, highly qualified specialist, next to, mother tongue, effective, professional, means, top specialist, cooperation, newspapers, expert, to associate, relationships, periodicals, efficient, to communicate, contacts, in proximity to, methods.
Ex. 6. Respond to a foreigner’s speech in the situations below.
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1.A person is speaking too fast.
2.There are too many slang words.
a.I’m awfully sorry, but I can’t catch the idea.
b.Oh, could you say in other words, please.
3.The speech is rich in old English c. Speak louder, please. words.
4.A person has finished his phrase d. Will you speak a bit slower? quietly.
5.He is speaking in a quiet voice.
6.You want to stop one’s speech and express your opinion.
7.You haven’t caught the idea.
8.One word is used very often, but you don’t know it.
9.A person has changed the language and continued speaking French.
10.You can speak English, but everyone around is speaking German.
11.You’ve been inattentive during the talk.
12.You are too tired to concentrate on the talk in English.
Ex. 7. Answer the questions.
e.Excuse me, could you explain the word…
f.I can’t understand. I speak only
English and Russian.
g.I beg your pardon, could you speak English?
h.Could you repeat it, please.
i.I’m afraid I‘ve misheard the last words.
j.Sorry, I can’t follow.
k.May I interrupt you?
l.Sorry, I haven’t enough practice in common English.
1.What language is official in Scotland?
2.What languages do the Canadians speak?
3.What language is native for the inhabitants of France?
4.What language did Pablo Picasso speak?
5.What is Leonardo da Vinci’s mother tongue?
6.In what South Eastern Asian country do people speak different dialects?
7.What language will you associate with people of Japan?
8.What language is mostly spoken in the world?
Ex. 8. Translate the sentences. Use modal verbs and their equivalents.
1. Он может улучшить свой разговорный английский. 2. В настоящий момент мы должны решить проблему взаимного сотрудничества и понимания между нашими фирмами. 3. Сейчас вам не следует знать корейский язык в совершенстве. Ваша задача понимать разговорную речь. 4. Сегодня я должен переводить на семинаре? 5. Можно я приглашу переводчика? 6. Он не может ответить. Он сравнивает ваш перевод с