Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение

высшего профессионального образования

“Уральская государственная юридическая академия”

Английский язык

Учебное пособие для Бакалавриата

Часть 1

Екатеринбург 2013

UNIT 1

ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY

Section I

MEETING PEOPLE

Ex.1 Pronunciation practice. Practise saying the following words and expressions:

shake hands greet friends custom bow introduce.

pat on the back greeting hug

women

Text 1

Greetings

Pre-reading task:

Do you know how the people in different countries greet each other?

There are many different greetings customs around the world. Here are some.

CHILE

People usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometimes give one kiss on the cheek. (They actually “kiss the air”). Women also greet both male and female friends with a kiss. Chilean men give their friends warm abrazos (hugs) or sometimes kiss women on the cheek.

THE PHILIPPINES

The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back.

KOREA

Men bow slightly and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. To address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first, then the first name.

THE UNITED STATES

People shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men.

Note: When two business people meet especially when formally introduced, they usually shake hands. Otherwise British people do not shake hands as a rule. Instead they smile and say a greeting, e.g. “Good morning”.

If you want to address somebody whose name you don’t remember, you must say just, “Excuse me” ( which is the best way of attracting attention ) or “What was your name, please?” or “Could you kindly repeat your name?”

Ex. 2 Language Focus. Countries and Nationalities.

1. Study the words and provide the missing forms:

Country	Adjective	Person
Britain	British	a Briton
	French	a Frenchman/a Frenchwoman
Finland	Finnish	a Finn
Germany	German
Chile	Chilean	a Chilean
The United States		an American
Korea	Korean	a Korean
The Phillipines	Philippine	a Filipino

2. According to Text 1, in which country or countries are the following true?

Model: People shake hands every time they meet.

The Americans shake hands./ People shake hands in the USA.

1. Women do not shake hands.

2. Women kiss at the first meeting.

3. Men hug or pat each other.

4. Women kiss male friends.

5. The family name comes first.

6. Men bow slightly and shake hands.

Ex. 3 Pairwork.

a) Work in pairs and decide how these people greet each other in your country. Which greetings are typical in your country?

Model: two male friends

In Russia two male friends shake hands.

1. a male and female friend

2. two strangers

3. two female friends

b) Can you name a country for each greeting?

Model: -a handshake

A handshake is typical for the United States.

-a bow

-a kiss on the cheek

-a hug

-a pat on the back

Ex. 4 Read the conversations and practice them with your partner, using your names.

1. A: Hello, I’m Elisabeth Smith.

B: Hi! My name is Alexander Petrov. But please call me Sasha.

A: Nice to meet you, Sasha. You can call me Liz.

B: OK. And what’s your last name again?

A: Smith.

2. A: Hi! I’m Joseph Block. Please call me Joe.

B: OK, Joe. And what’s your last name again?

A: It’s Block.

Ex. 5 a) Put this conversation into the correct order.

Elain: Please call me Elain.

Paul: Morning Jenny. How are you?

Jenny: Yes, it is. Let me introduce you….Excuse me, Mrs. Redford. May I introduce you to Paul Carrol?

Jenny: Good morning , Paul.

Jenny: Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Redford.

Jenny: Fine thanks, and you?

Paul: And please call me Paul.

Elaine: How do you do?

Paul: Fine. Is that Mrs. Redford over there?

b) Practice greetings and introducing yourselves to your partners.

Ex. 6 Grammar Focus 1. The verb “to be”.

	Present Simple	Past Simple	Future Simple
Positive	I am (I’m) He/she/it is (he’s, she’s, it’s) We/you/they are (we’re/you’re/they’re)	I/he/she/it was We/they/you were	I/he/she/it/we/they/you will be
Negative	I am not (I’m not) He/she/it is not (he’s not=he isn’t/she’s not=she isn’t/it’s not=it isn’t) We/you/they are not(we’re not=we aren’t/you’re not=you aren’t/they’re not=they aren’t)	I/he/she/it was not (wasn’t) We/they/you were not (weren’t)	I/he/she/it/we/they/you will not be (won’t be)
Question	Am I? Is he/she/it? Are we/you/they?	Was I/he/she/it? Were we/you they?	Will I/he/she/it/we/ they/you be?

a) Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb to be.

A. Hello. Are you from here?

B. No, I….not. I…..from Italy. My name…..Daniela.

A. We … Tom and Helen.

B. Where … you from?

A. We … from Great Britain.

B. ... you from London?

A. No, we … . We … from the north of Scotland.

B. … you here on holiday?

A. No, we….. . It……a study trip. This…..a beautiful place.

B. Yes, it…. . …..the trip fun?

1. Some of it. The museums…..boring. ……you here for a holiday?

2. Yes, I…..with my parents but I want to be with my friends. It….much fun.

b) Wh-questions+to be. Complete these questions. Then practice with a partner.

Model: A. Who is that?

B. That’s Rich.

1. A: …..he from?

B: He is from Los Angeles.

2. A: ……his last name?

B: It’s Brown.

3. A: …..the two students over there?

B: Their names are Lisa and Kate.

4. A: ……they from?

B: They are from Canada.

Ex. 7 Here are some answers, but what are the questions?

1. How do you do? 6. IBM.

2. Jose Perez. 7. They produce and sell computers.

3. J-O-S-E 8. The financial department.

4. I’m Spanish. 9. I’m an auditor.

5. No, I’m single. 10. English, Spanish, and Italian.

Remember: I’m a financial controller (a/an+job)

an engineer

I work for ATT (for+employer)

I’m in marketing (in+type of work)

chemical business

Ex. 8 a) Complete the sentences using the phrases in italics.

for Lego in computers a doctor an estate agent a solicitor

1. I’m … . I buy and sell houses.

2. I’m … . I work for IBM.

3. I’m … . I specialize in corporate law.

4. I’m … . I work at Guy’s Hospital in London.

5. I work … . the Danish toy manufacturer.

b) Speaking. Speak about your parents and relatives, who they are and what they do.

Model: My mother is an accountant. She works in the financial services section.

Ex.9 Look at this list of things you can do or never do when you meet someone for the first time. Make sentences using the adjectives given below to describe typical or appropriate behavior.

Model: It is customary to shake hands.

Boring acceptable appropriate customary important polite usual impolite unusual

1. shake hands

2. use his or her first name

3. ask how much he/she earns

4. look at him/her directly

5. smile and laugh a lot

6. find out what his/her interests are

7. give him/her your business card

8. touch him/her on the arm

9. hug him/her when you say goodbye

10. put your hands in the pockets or lean against the wall

Ex. 10 a) How true are these statements for you? Agree or disagree.

Statements	True	False
1. I avoid showing others what I’m feeling.
2. I can’t stand waiting for somebody.
3. I love finding solutions to problems.
4. I enjoy spending hours on the phone.
5. I don’t mind listening to people’s problems.
6. I’m interested in visiting unusual places.
7. I dislike getting up early.
8. I hate meddling with other people affairs.
9. I’m keen on playing computer games.
10. I'm crazy about watching football games.

b) How do you feel about these things? Use phrases from a).

Model: talk on the phone

I love talking on the phone.

1. go to big parties

2. learn about computers

3. spend a lot of time by myself

4. watch movies alone

5. talk about my private life with my friends

6. listen to rock music

7. walk in a rainy weather

8. have parties

9. write letters

10. chat on the phone

c) Make an ABC… list of your likes and dislikes and exchange information with your partner.

Ex. 11 Explain these personality traits.

Model: A romantic person is the kind of person who enjoys walking on the beach of sunset and dreaming about the future.

Adventurous impatient ambitious organized practical reserved romantic sympathetic

a) to enjoy walking on the beach at sunset;

b) to avoid shoving others what somebody is feeling;

c) cannot stand waiting for people;

d) to like making a daily schedule;

e) to love finding solutions to problems;

f) not to mind listening to people's problems;

g) to love to accomplish goals;

h) to be interested in visiting unusual places

Ex. 12 Name some traits of character your group mate possesses and have your group mates guess who he or she is.

Ex. 13 Write six or more sentences about yourself, using models from Ex. 10.

Model: I enjoy staying home on week days because it’s the only time I can relax.

I avoid speaking in front of large groups as it makes me nervous.

Ex. 14 Read the personality profiles. Which person would you most like to meet? Which person is most like you?

Student : talkative and fun, pet lover, hates to cook, goes to big parties

Musician: ambitious artist, dedicated stamp collector, enjoys playing rugby

Lawyer : very organized, fan of old movies, loves to travel

Computer programmer : incurable romantic, nature lover, interested in learning a new language.

Ex. 15 Look at the adjectives for discussing people and match them to the definitions.

1. hard working 6. loyal

2. generous 7. open-minded

3. stubborn 8. naughty

4. self-confident 9. sensitive

5. reliable 10. ambitious

a) willing to give money, help and kindness

b) having a strong desire to be successful, powerful, or rich

c) willing to consider new ideas and new opinions

d) unwilling to change one's attitude or position on something

e) dedicating a lot of time and energy to work

f) 1. that may be trusted, dependable

2. that you may trust to perform well at all times

g) behaving badly, or not obeying a parent, teacher or set of rules

h) having a belief in one’s own value and abilities

i) faithful to people, places or things

j) easily offended and upset

Ex. 16 a) Match these words with their opposites.

To make an opposite adjective we can use prefixes:

anti- (=against) anti-war, anti-social

in- (=opposite) inconvenient, intolerant

il- (=opposite) illegal, illiterate

ir- (=opposite) irrelevant

un- (=opposite) untidy

Also, there are some other adjectives which are the opposites to the given ones.

1. clever a) introverted

2. extroverted b) tight-fisted

3. rude c) polite

4. generous d) sociable

5. unsociable e) heavy-minded

b) Give your own examples of opposite adjectives.

Ex. 17 Choose one adjective from ex. 15 to describe each of the following people.

Model: Once Hans decided to do something, it’s impossible to make him change his mind.—He is stubborn.

1. Anita is very slow at thinking. Her boss has to tell her several times what to do.

2. Paul is the sort of person who is ready to discuss his personal problems with everybody.

3. Helen finds it difficult to speak with other people

4. When you go out for a meal with Pierre, he always insists on paying.

5. Tom never buys his girl a drink at a bar.

6. Ivy likes to meet different people and chat with them.

Ex. 18 Writing. Write a personality profile for yourself. Do not write your name. Your teacher will mix up the profiles and distribute them among the students who will need to guess whose profile they have. Go round the class and ask each student questions to match the profile you have with its writer.

Model: Do you enjoy listening to classical music?

Ex. 19 Writing. Write a paragraph about your positive and/or negative qualities (not more than 80 words). Use the model.

Model 1: I think my most positive quality is that I am very practical. I’m the kind of person who enjoys solving difficult problems, and I love discovering solutions to things. People always come to me when they don’t know how to fix something. For example, two days ago my father’s computer suddenly stopped working, and he asked me to find the problem. His computer is a powerful one. It took me only 15 minutes. I loved every minute of it.

Model 2: My most negative quality is that I’m an extremely disorganized person. My apartment is always a mess, and I can never find anything. My sister is very neat. Last week I finished my homework assignment and then misplaced it. I could not find it, so I had to redo it. My disorganization gets to be a big problem in my life. I’d love to change, but I don’t really know where to begin.

Ex. 20 Speaking.

a) Choose one member of your group and describe him or her using the words below.

height age looks hair

short young handsome straight black

fairly short middle aged good-looking curly red

medium height elderly pretty short blond

pretty tall bald

tall long

a mustache and a beard

b) Describe any member of your family using the words above. Use your family photos for this exercise.

Ex. 21 Speaking. Read the phrases and complete the sentences with your own information.

Model: I like people who are sociable

someone who is funny

it when people are reliable

it when someone is easygoing

it when a person is punctual

I don’t like people who leave things all over the place

I can’t stand it when people blow smoke into my face

1. I like it when someone….

2. I don’t like a person who is……

3. I like people who……

4. I can’t stand it when …..

5. It bothers me when someone…

6. My best friend is someone who…..

Ex. 22 Grammar Focus 2. The Present Simple.

a) The Present Simple Tense (простое настоящее время):

1. Выражает факт или регулярно повторяющееся действие:

He comes from Switzerland.

She works in a bank.

2. Будущее действие (по расписанию или графику).

The exam begins at 2 o’clock on Monday.

Positive	Negative	Question
I/you/we/they live in Russia. He/she/it lives in Russia. Never, sometimes, often, usually, always.	I/you/we/they do not (= don’t) live in Russia. He/she/it does not (=doesn’t) live in Russia.	Do I/you/we/they live in Russia? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Does he/she/it live in Russia? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t. Where do I/you/we/they live? Where does he/she/it live?

1. К большинству глаголов в третьем лице единственного числа добавляется окончание –s: wear → wears, speak → speaks, live → lives, но к глаголам go и do добавляется окончание –es: go → goes, do → does.

2. Если глагол имеет окончание –s, -sh, or –ch, add –es: finish → finishes, watch → watches.

3. Если глагол оканчивается на звонкий согласный + -y, то –y изменяется на –ies: fly → flies, study → studies.

Если глагол оканчивается на гласный + -y, –y не меняется: play → plays.

Have → has.

b) One sentence in a pair has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.

1. a. Where do they live?

b. Where they live?

2. a. She goes to home by taxi.

b. She goes home by taxi.

3. a. Mr. and Mrs. Smith go walking in summer.

b. Mr. and Mrs. Smith goes walking in summer.

4. a. I don’t understand the question.

b. I no understand the question.

5. a. She goes at weekends swimming.

b. She goes swimming at weekends.

6. a. What you do on Sunday mornings?

b. What do you do on Sunday mornings?

7. a. Do you play tennis sometimes?

b. You play tennis sometimes?

8. a. I like very much football.

b. I like football very much.

9. a. He doesn’t know the answer.

b. He don’t know the answer.

10.a. I’m like staying in bed longer on weekends.

b. I like staying in bed longer on weekends.

Ex. 23 Read the text about differences between boys and girls and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.