- •Introducing myself (my family)
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Family tree
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •You will read & translate a text about accommodation. Then tell your partner about your flat. My flat
- •Exercise5.
- •Daily routine
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Make a list of all the things you want or need to accomplish in your weekly life.
- •Exercise4.
- •My Hobby
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Russia (Its geographical position, climate, natural and mineral resources & industry)
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •1) Match items from columns (1-12) and the second one (a-l) to form phrases which describe geographical facts of Russia:
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4. (a)
- •(B) Complete the table with appropriate information.
- •Answer the following questions about the text:
- •Great Britain (its geographical position, climate, relief)
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4.
- •Test yourself.
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Arkhangelsk
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4. Test yourself
- •Customs and traditions of Great Britain
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •British customs
- •Exercise4.
- •Answer the following questions
- •Travelling
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Accommodations
- •Exercise3. Going on a trip
- •If you were going to spend a week in a large unfamiliar city, which ten of these things would you take with you? Work in pairs or groups. Begin your sentences with:
- •Exercise4. Work with your partner. Decide whether you agree (a) or disagree (d) with these statements about travelling.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after m.V. Lomonosov
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4. Read the dialogues. Who might say them and in what situation? Work in pairs. Complete the dialogues with your own phrases.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •My speciality
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Exercise4. Work with your partner. Decide whether you agree (a) or disagree (d) with these statements about specialties and jobs.
- •Political system of Russia
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Answer the following questions
- •Exercise4. Work with your partner. Decide whether you agree (a) or disagree (d) with these statements about the political system of Russia.
- •Russia’s ancient capital
- •Answer the following questions
- •Great Britain (its political structure and industry)
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •English-speaking country (the usa)
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4.
- •The Pomors
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •My plans for the future
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise2.
- •Attending a job interview
- •Topical vocabulary
- •Exercise1.
- •Exercise 2.
- •Exercise3.
- •Exercise4. (a)
- •071 68409
- •Test yourself with «Psychology Questionnaire 1»: This questionnaire is intended to help you to think about your psychological portrait and your ambitions. Discuss these questions in small groups.
- •Embarrassment
- •Exercise 5. Answer the following questions.
- •References
Topical vocabulary
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the national currency |
национальная валюта |
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to comprise |
включать; заключать в себе, содержать |
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Jewish Autonomous Region |
Еврейская автономная область |
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an autonomous area (district) |
автономный округ |
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the legislative, executive and judicial branches |
законодательная, исполнительная и судебная власть |
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to be checked and balanced by smb |
контролироваться и уравновешиваться кем-либо |
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the Federal Assembly |
Федеральное собрание |
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the Federation Council |
Совет Федерации |
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the State Duma |
Государственная дума (нижняя палата парламента Российской Федерации) |
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to be set up by smb |
быть учрежденным, основанным |
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to bring in a bill |
внести законопроект |
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to approve a bill |
принять законопроект |
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to be signed |
быть подписанным |
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collapse of communism |
крах коммунистической системы |
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to veto the bill |
наложить вето на законопроект |
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the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (commander-in-chief) |
Верховный главнокомандующий вооруженными силами |
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the Supreme Court |
Верховный суд |
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to make a treaty |
заключить договор |
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to enforce a law |
проводить закон в жизнь |
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to appoint a minister |
назначить министра |
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the Golden double-headed Eagle |
Золотой двуглавый орел |
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Tricolor |
триколор, трёхцветный флаг |
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divine world |
божественный мир |
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material world |
материальный мир |
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a hummer and a sickle on the red field |
серп и молот на красном фоне |
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the revival of the Russian sovereignty |
возрождение суверенитета России |
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Byzantine Empire |
Византийская империя |
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the coat of Arms |
герб |
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the Mother of God |
Богородица |
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blood “shed for Faith and Fatherland |
кровь, пролитая за веру и Отечество |
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the Commonwealth of Independent States |
Содружество Независимых Государств |
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the United Nations Security Council |
Совет Безопасности ООН |
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a nuclear weapons state |
государство, обладающее ядерным оружием |
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the Commonwealth of Independent States |
Содружество Независимых Государств, СНГ |
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a member of the G8 (Group of Eight ) |
член "Большой восьмёрки" |
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G20 (Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank) |
Группа двадцати: формат международных совещаний министров финансов и глав центральных банков, представляющих 20 экономик. |
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the foreign policy |
внешняя политика |
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diplomatic matters |
вопросы дипломатии |
Exercise1.
Match the highlighted words or word combinations in the text with their definitions.
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body;
a man who rules an empire or is the head of state in an empire;
the act of breaking up officially an organization or institution, or of formally ending a parliament;
including or involving several countries or individuals of several nationalities;
an official survey of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people's ages and jobs;
involving several political parties;
a person or thing that succeeds another;
a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs;
the power that a country has to govern itself or another country or state;
a tool that is used for cutting grass and grain crops. It has a short handle and a long curved blade.