- •Английский язык для политологов и социологов Калининград 2010 содержание
- •Unit 1 college life
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •College life
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find words denoting:
- •4. Translate into English:
- •5. Complete the sentences choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the list. Change their form if necessary:
- •6. Put in the missing prepositions:
- •7. Translate the words or expressions given below into Russian and ask your classmates- to translate them back into English:
- •8. Read and translate Text 2: Becoming an effective student
- •9. Write answers to the questions on Text 2:
- •10. Choose the correct collocation:
- •11. Translate into English:
- •12. Read and translate Text 3: Koenigsberg University
- •13. Find English equivalents in text 3:
- •14. Role-play and group work:
- •15. Read and translate text 4:
- •16. Find English equivalents in Text 4:
- •18. Translate the text into English:
- •19. Write an essay on the following topics (200 – 250 words):
- •Unit 2 where in the world…?
- •2. Complete the table about France using the topic areas and examples in the box:
- •France – something for everyone!
- •3. Read and translate Text 1: Getting out of the city
- •4. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •5. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentences from the list below:
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •7. Creative tasks:
- •8. Develop the following ideas. In pairs or groups play the situations:
- •9. Writing:
- •10. Read and translate Text 2: Lessons from Curitiba
- •11. Answer the questions:
- •12. Read the text and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each space:
- •13. Integrated task: An international trade fair
- •Unit 3 professional interaction
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •Professional interaction
- •3. Complete the sentences below using words from the following list. Referring back to the article will help you with some of them:
- •4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words below:
- •5. Role-play and group-work:
- •8. Fill in the right word from the word column: out of work
- •9. Read and translate Text 2: Resume
- •10. Find in the text Russian equivalents to the following:
- •11. Fill out the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •12. Take a word from each column to complete the collocations you need for each space in the text:
- •13. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals:
- •14. Translate the sentences:
- •15. Translate the dialogues from Russian into English:
- •16. Topics for discussions and essays:
- •Unit 4 language of the news
- •Language in the news
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Match the word underlined in the headline to the explanation given on the list on the right:
- •4. Do you know the parts of a newspaper? What information can you find on the following pages?
- •5. Complete the text. Use the words given to form new words that fit the gaps:
- •6. Read the text and discuss the importance of being politically correct in the contemporary society:
- •7. Read the text and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase:
- •8. Explain in English the meanings of the following words:
- •9. Translate the text into English:
- •10. Group discussions and role-play:
- •Unit 5 religion
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •The Russian Orthodox Church
- •2. Give English equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps:
- •Christianity
- •4 Choose the right answer:
- •5. Translate into English: религия в современном мире
- •6 Complete the text with appropriate words: the church of england
- •7. Are the sentences true or false? Write t or f:
- •8. Group-work and discussions:
- •3. Read and translate text 1:
- •4. Scan the report and answer the questions:
- •5. Scan the report again. What do the numbers below refer to?
- •6. Read the report again. Are the statements expressed as fact (f) or speculation (s) in the text?
- •7. Read and translate the article and find the words according to the definitions below:
- •Greenpeace
- •8. Read and translate text 2: War on waste
- •9. Read the text carefully. Match sentences a-g with gaps 1-6. There is one sentence that you do not need:
- •10. Look through the text, ignoring the gaps. What is the main objective of the swag campaign?
- •11. Match the two halves of these expressions from the text:
- •12. Choose the correct preposition in these sentences.
- •13. Read and translate Text 3: what’s the earth coming to?
- •Is there any future in futurism?
- •14. Find English equivalents in the text for the following words:
- •15. Read and translate Text 4: democracy vs. The atom technological euphoria
- •16. Find English equivalents in the text for the following words:
- •17. Discussion:
- •18. Translate into English:
- •19. Group work and essays:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents to the following:
- •4. Find the words in the text according to the definitions:
- •5. Fill in the gaps in this paragraph:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. Read and translate Text 2: Crime and criminal procedure
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Read the story and fill the gaps:
- •10. Translate into English: Дело Стивена Кизко (Stefan Kizsko)
- •11. Read and translate Text 3: The system of justice
- •12. Answer the questions:
- •13. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •14. Explain in English some terms connected with the legal system:
- •15. Match the criminal with the definition:
- •16. Choose the right answer:
- •18. Read and translate Text 4: The legal profession
- •19. Answer the questions:
- •20. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •21.Choose the right answer.
- •22. Choose the correct verb to fill the gaps in this paragraph. Use each verb once only and put it in the correct form:
- •23. Match the headlines from a local newspaper with the first lines of their stories:
- •24. Translate into English: Министерство юстиции
- •25. Write or discuss the answers to these questions:
- •Unit 8 war and terrorism
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •The mass psychology of terrorism
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Choose the correct answer.
- •6. Render the text in English:
- •7. Read and translate Text 2:
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Rewrite the sentences, replacing the words in brackets with collocations:
- •10. Fill in the gaps in the text:
- •11. Render the text in English:
- •12. Scan the text and discuss the situation and measures that could be taken to improve it:
- •Ingushetia - Providing Shelter from the Cold
- •13. Translate from Russian into English:
- •14. Write or discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 9 globalisation
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •Globalisation
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the columns:
- •5. Translate the text into English in writing:
- •6. Read and translate Text 2: The new world order
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •9. Find the words in the text according to their definitions:
- •10. Match the columns:
- •10. During the Cold War, the West defined itself j) maintenance
- •11. Translate into English: Глобализация в экономике
- •12. Read and translate Text 3:
- •13. Answer the questions:
- •14. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •15. Match the columns:
- •16. Put each of the following words or phrases into its cottect place in the text below:
- •17. Render the text into English: Глобализация в политике
- •18. Tasks for writing and group discussion:
11. Answer the questions:
1. What three aspects of development does urban planning deal with?
2. What problems do many cities face?
3. What was the main cause of the increase in Curitiba's population before the 1940s?
4. In what ways was Agache's approach different?
5. What happened to Agache's plan?
6. What did the Curitiba Master Plan do?
7. What was new about the approach to planning in the 1980s?
8. What is new about the approach to planning now?
9. What is the writer's opinion of the Curitiba experience of urban planning?
12. Read the text and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each space:
Reports that the government is about to (1) …… the go ahead to plans for the building of a new runway at London's Gatwick airport have angered local (2) …… and raised fears of increased noise and exhaust pollution. The (3) …… plans also include permission for additional night flights and will (4) …… the compulsory purchase of farmland, (5) …… the demolition of a number of private homes. According to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the government is known to be concerned by the increasing (6) …… of traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further runways in the foreseeable (7) ……. . Gatwick is widely (8) ………..as a better (9) ……… for expansion than London's third airport, Stansted, which still (10) …… from poor transport links. A spokesperson for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, (11) ……up of local people, accused the government of (12) …… back on promises made before the General Election. 'We were told then that the airport authority had no (13) …… of building another runway, and we believe that the government has a duty to (14) …… its pledges.' Prominent figures in the government are also believed to be concerned at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is (15) …… as saying that reports were 'misleading'. However, he would not give an assurance that plans for building a runway had definitely been rejected.
A sign В make С give D approve
A inhabitants В dwellers С occupants D residents
A controversial В debatable С notorious D doubtful
A involve В concern С assume D need
A further to В as well as С moreover D what's more
A sum В size С volume D length
A years В period С time D future
A regarded В believed С felt D held
A potential В outlook С prospect D likelihood
A affects В undergoes С experiences D suffers
A made В set С brought D taken
A getting В falling С going D turning
A desire В intention С wish D objective
A bear out В count on С pull off D stand by
A quoted В known С thought D written
13. Integrated task: An international trade fair
Three cities are competing to be the venue for an international trade fair to be held next summer. You are planning to write an article for a national magazine to persuade the readers that one of the cities, Urbania, is the best choice. Organize the information about Urbania into categories: transportation, location, facilities, weather, trade and industry.
Urbania
1. an international airport 20km away
2. a good network of roads to other parts of the country
3. several top-quality restaurants
4. doesn't usually rain in the summer
5. only 30 minutes away from capital city
6. average summer temperature is 24°C
7. a 20-hectare site ready for re-development
8. a mountain range about 5km away
9. hotel accommodation for 20,000 visitors
10. the centre for gold marketing and jewellery making
11. an excellent public transport system
12. a world famous computer manufacturer based in the city
13. only 10km from two international borders
14. a very low level of air pollution because of coastal winds
15. many private cars
16. snows heavily in the winter
17. famous for its boat-building industry
18. lots of shops
19. on the coast
20. a university
Look at categories. In your opinion, which two are the most important, and why? Compare your answers with a partner.
Link the information and write a short paragraph for each category:
Visitors can get to Urbania very easily because the international airport is only 20 kilometres away. When they are in the city, they can travel around quickly as there is an excellent public transport system, furthermore, visitors can get to other parts of the country because Urbania has : a good network of roads.
Read the introduction to an article about Urbania. Add your own paragraphs from the previous task. Link each paragraph to the next.
Why Urbania should hold the international trade fair
This article will demonstrate that Urbania is the best choice to hold the trade fair. It has excellent transport, is in a perfect location, and has first-class facilities. It also has important businesses and industries.
Writing a persuasive article
Work with a partner. In five minutes, brainstorm information about your city. Organize the information into categories: transportation, location, facilities, weather, trade and industry.
Your city would like to hold one of the events below. Decide which information from exercise 7 is relevant for this event.
1. an international sporting event
2. an international conference on university education
3. a national marathon
4. a national cultural event
Write an article (200-250 words) for a magazine, saying why your city should hold this event.