Access to the World of Business and Professional Communication. Study Guide for Blended Learning. Step I (Modules I and II). Учебное пособие-1

Раздел 1. Языковая система / Section 1. Language system

1.2. Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.

1.First psychometric tests were designed to … intelligence.

2.Psychometric tests can give an accurate … of a person.

3.Famous leaders have some special … which separate them from the

crowd.

4.People are becoming very interested in how … develop over time.

5.… people inspire confidence and adoration.

1.3. Match the words (1–6) to their definitions (A–F).

1.4.What tells you more about a person’s personality: appearance, voice, attitude or anything else?

1.5.Imagine you are going to meet a prominent person. What do you think he would look like?

1.6.Try to describe your friend or colleague who you would like to do business with.

1.7.What personal qualities and features of character are necessary for a manager / an economist / a lawyer / an accountant / a teacher / a driver? Why?

1.8.Speak about yourself as a future economist / manager / lawyer, etc. What personal qualities do you possess to be successful in this area?

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2. Family Life

family n.

large / land-owning / wealthy, well-to-do / low-income, poor family belong to, be one / part of, come from the family

one / two-parent family working-class / middle-class family marry into a family

family background, history family connections, relationships family income / doctor / holiday

to start a family = to have children to support a family

to give smb. a financial support to have parties / family vocations to have a good time

to have friends for dinner to live on one’s own

to take responsibility for smb. to become independent

to depend on smb.

to keep in touch with smb. to take care for smb.

2.1.Consult a dictionary for the meaning and pronunciation of the words given above.

2.2.Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.

vacations mother children husband childhood parents middle-class family safari

Today, as a busy communications manager, 1. … and wife in New York, avoids taking her child on long car rides or to faraway locations. Yet she and her 2. … still plan family vacations. It’s important to take 3. … for bonding and decompressing from work. The 4. … vacation, whether a humble hike in the woods or a costly African 5. …, is a treasured feature of American

6.… life. According to a survey by the U. S. Travel Association, 3 in 4

7.… said they believe that family vacations create priceless new memories that their 8. … will remember years down the road, echoing their own

9.… experiences.

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2.4.Write a short summary of your family background.

2.5.Describe your family connections.

2.6.What special occasions are celebrated in your family?

2.7.Speak about family relations in your country / in the UK.

3. Education

education n.

university / professional / full-time / part-time / public / private education decent, excellent, first-class, good / poor / compulsory / formal education adult, further, higher, pre-school, primary, secondary education

to have / receive education

to give sb, provide (sb with) an excellent all-round education to continue, extend higher education

dialect n.

to learn dialects to be bilingual

examination n.

to take an examination to pass an examination

degree n.

to study for a degree in history to receive a degree

research n.

to conduct / do / carry out research to do research into / on smth.

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control n.

to be in control of to be controlled by to take control of to be out of control to be under control

attend v.

to attend lectures / classes

to attend school / college / university to give / do a lecture

to obtain a place at university to take / make notes

to be well-known for

3.1.Consult a dictionary for the meaning and pronunciation of the words given above.

3.2.The words given in bold type are all in the wrong sentences. Correct them.

0.She did not learn the language at school as she is a accent speaker.

native

1.Does he speak any grammar languages? …

2.He knows vocabulary but his native is awful. …

3.He’s difficult to understand because he is speaking in a slang. …

4.I can speak Turkish but I have an English bilingual. …

5.I learn English dialect from songs and American soap operas. …

6.He is foreign because his mother is French and his father is Irish. …

3.3.Match the words (1–6) to their definitions (A–F).

3.4. Describe the way you learn new vocabulary, grammar rules.

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Раздел 1. Языковая система / Section 1. Language system

3.5.What should one do to receive a degree?

3.6.What are advantages of full time education?

3.7.Speak about your reasons for choosing the State University of Management.

3.8.Is it important for you to learn a foreign language? Why?

3.9.What do you think of your future professional activities?

4. Work

work n.

(un)skilled work; physical / mental / manual work teamwork

to work from home to work overtime to be overworked

job n.

full-time / part-time job; permanent / temporary job well-paid job

job satisfaction to do a job

to apply for a job to lose one’s job

duty n.

(syn.) responsibility n.

to be responsible for smth., (syn) to be in charge of smth. to be responsible to smb., (syn) to report to smb.

to be on / off duty career n.

profession occupation n. staff n.

(syn.) personnel, human resources, work force to employ

(un)employment employer employee

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to be (un)employed to be self-employed white-collar worker blue-collar worker

assistant / attendant / clerk / boss / colleague / executive / freelancer to earn one’s living

promotion n.

to get / to be promoted to be hired

to resign to retire

to get the sack, (syn.) to be sacked, to be fired, to be dismissed redundancy n.

to be made redundant pay n.

to get a pay rise payment

to earn money earnings

income salary wages

4.1.Consult a dictionary for the meaning and pronunciation of the words given above.

4.2.Fill in the blanks using a word from the list.

1.Prospective … can most easily find people they want with the help of job hunters.

2.People always have a desire to improve their level of job ….

3.After being at a job for a period of time most … expect to be promoted.

4.Your pension will be based on a proportion of your final ….

5.There are only four full-time members of … in the company.

4.3. Match the words (1–6) to their definitions (A–F).

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4.4.How can the level of your English influence your career move?

4.5.Imagine you are going to apply for the job. Describe the way you would do it.

4.6.Try to describe your future job and the area you would prefer

to work.

4.7.What practical advice could you give to someone who wants to get a promotion?

4.8.Speak about yourself as a manager of a multinational company, about your duties and responsibilities.

Грамматика / Grammar

Цель: Знание грамматической структуры английского языка

всовокупности морфологических и синтаксических особенностей

ивладение грамматическими нормами и правилами, необходимыми для осуществления устной и письменной коммуникации в ситуациях повседневного, делового и профессионального общения.

Навык 1. Навык использования совокупности морфологических знаний и особенностей английского языка при осуществлении устной

иписьменной коммуникации в ситуациях повседневного, делового

ипрофессионального общения.

Навык 2. Навык использования совокупности синтаксических знаний и особенностей английского языка при осуществлении устной

иписьменной коммуникации в ситуациях повседневного, делового

ипрофессионального общения.

Навык 3. Навык использования грамматических справочников, словарей и учебных пособий по грамматике для самостоятельного совершенствования грамматических знаний и навыков.

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Тематика:

Человек и его повседневная деятельность:

Грамматическая тематика:

–типы предложений. Типы вопросов. Структура английского предложения;

–имена существительные и артикли;

–местоимения;

–прилагательные и наречия;

–глагол. Система времен английского языка (действительный залог).

1. Sentence structure. Types of sentences. Types of questions

Sentence structure

Attribute

Subject - - - - Predicate - - - - Object

Adverbial Modifier

Types of sentences (+, –, ?)

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Practice

1.1. Make up sentences. Mind the word order.

1. has / children / influence / on / advertising / a / bad.

2. your / at / work / important / is / personal / appearance.

3. should / you / in / the / think / formal / when / clothing / you / about / are / office.

1.2. Make up negative and interrogative sentences.

1. Globalization increases the power of governments.

2. Competition between China, India and the West will increase employment everywhere.

3. A brand is associated with expensive and high quality products.

1.3. Name types of sentences.

1.When Nick came to work, he remembered that he had forgotten all business letters at home.

2.I have just come back from a business trip.

3.Everybody was glad to see a new Director and he told new rules for his employees.

4.If they want to have a good profit, they should work hard.

5.Mary made a difficult report in the office, but it seemed that it wasn’t necessary.

Practice

1.4. Make up different types of questions.

1.birthday / is / when / your?

2.many / How / many / did / get / you?

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3.do / What / our/ like / in / you / job?

4.director / What / provide / did / project / your?

5.at the moment / you / are / what / doing?

6.like / you / parties / do / Why?

7.summer / are / this / where / you / going?

8.there / going / How / you / are?

9.take / going / to / what / you / are?

10.with / are / you / Who / going?

1.5.Write questions for the sentences beginning with the words in brackets.

1.My sister eats sweets every day. (Who)

2.He won’t go to the country this summer. (Will)

3.We were advised to come. (What?)

4.I haven’t seen Peter since Saturday. (Since when?)

5.They are planning to have a holiday soon. (tag question)

6.She made a beautiful dress for herself last week. (What?)

7.Everybody was waiting at the door to the museum. (Was)

8.By the end of the year he had read about twenty books. (How many)

9.He is followed by his friend everywhere. (By whom?)

10.He didn’t know how he could help his friend. (Why?)

2.Nouns

2.1. Types of the nouns

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