Practical course on conversation in the first foreign language. Practicum. P.2. Учебно-методическое пособие

features includes some wear and tear

Exercise 6. Add four missing words to each advertisement.

Eco-car for sale, in excellent ___________. This state ___________ the art vehicle runs on water-power, and is ___________ latest model. There is some wear ___________ tear on the seat. Ring Jerry for further details.

Cat boxes for sale. Perfect for large or small cats. Plenty of space and beautiful decoration. You can choose from a selection __________ styles and a wide ___________ of colours. These wooden boxes were made ___________ hand, and painted individually. They are __________ of a kind. £20 per box.

Animal Magic books on ___________ market, as good __________ new. Just $2.50 per book. Buy the books in a set of four and receive a generous discount. The books are ___________ perfect condition (some of them are still __________ their packaging).

Exercise 7. Communication. You will have to talk about the topic for 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Prompts:

1.What does this quote mean to you? Reflect on the ethical implications of the quote. Consider how the treatment of animals reflects broader societal values and moral principles.

2.How do you see the treatment of animals in your country? Discuss the current state of animal welfare in your country, highlighting both positive aspects and areas needing improvement. Mention specific laws, practices, or cultural attitudes that influence animal treatment.

3.Why is the treatment of animals an important indicator of moral progress? Explore the connection between compassion for animals and overall ethical behavior in society. Discuss how caring for animals can foster empathy, respect, and a sense of responsibility in humans.

4.How can individuals contribute to better treatment of animals? Suggest practical steps people can take to improve animal welfare, such as adopting pets, supporting animal rights organizations, and choosing cruelty-free products. Discuss the impact of everyday actions and lifestyle choices on the well-being of animals.

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Unit 8. Issues

Exercise 1. Find seven mistakes in the text and correct them.

'We propose to adopt a new measurement of people's lives. Recently it was explained us that the kingdom of Bhutan measures its citizens' wellbeing by Gross National Happiness instead of Gross National Product. The country encourages people think about quality of life, not just money. In many countries tourism is blamed for destroy the local culture. While the Bhutanese are not accusing anyone of deliberately harm the environment, in Bhutan, tourism is strictly limited. We suggest to adopt this same idea. We urge people to considering spiritual wealth, as well as money. This approach is guaranteed to opening our eyes to a better way of life.'

Exercise 2. Complete the questions with the words in brackets.

1. A: ___________(think) of doing a PhD?

B: Yes, I was. It seemed like a good idea, but I didn't have enough money. 2. A: __________(wear) those weird clothes?

B: Because I'm supposed to be at a fancy dress party in ten minutes.

3.A: ___________ (go) when I saw you this afternoon? B: To the bank. But it was closed by the time I got there.

4.A: ___________ (play) basketball?

B: For about ten years. But I only play once a week nowadays.

5.A: ___________(live) there long before they kicked him out? B: Yes, he had. Nearly 20 years. That's why he was so upset.

6.A: ___________ (not/understand) the task?

B: Because I hadn't been listening when you gave the instructions. 7. A: ___________(stay) since you left the hostel?

B: In my sister's flat, but I'll only stay there until I find my own place. 8. A: ___________ (see) what I mean?

B: Not exactly. Can you explain it again?

Exercise 3. Put the words in the box in the correct place in texts 1-3.

would problem is matter what why surprises

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My family is going to visit my mother-in-law next week. The is, we can't stand her cooking! I want to be culturally sensitive she is from another country - but the fact of the is that the kids and I just can't eat her meals. Quite we're going to do I have no idea.

Marlene

What me is her cultural insensitivity. The thing, she has to adapt to you, too.

Why not take her out to nice restaurants because that's what daughters-in-law do in your country?

Veronica

You're complaining about this I really don't know. All over the world, people are starving. You're lucky enough to have food, so just pretend you like it. If you're desperate, one idea be to train the kids to say 'Mmm, delicious'.

Ayodele

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences.

1.Carl Honoré had a great ___________ on the Slow Life Movement. Many people followed his ideas.

2.The modern work ethic has ____________ in more stressful lifestyles. It does more

____________ than good.

3.Twenty-two percent of UK citizens suffer from work-related stress. The ___________ of this are very serious.

4.Stress at work, ___________ rise to absenteeism, which is disastrous ___________

business.

5.Honoré wants to ___________ about a great revolution in lifestyles. His work is a

___________ for good.

6.Many people's sense of satisfaction stems ____________ their job. Most of us

___________ do without work.

7.Violence, job insecurity and overwork are the major ___________ of worry in the USA.

8.Honoré's philosophy has its ____________ in the lifestyles of our ancestors, who didn't work so hard.

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Exercise 5. Make up your own sentences using words and expressions from the key vocabulary block.

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Exercise 6. Some lines in the text below have one extra incorrect word. Write the extra words in the spaces. Tick (˅) if there is no extra word.

With a regard to the type of language used by academics in their

publications, there are a number of tendencies that we wish to point

out. Firstly, we must emphasise to the lack of clarity in much academic

writing. Of the 400 papers evaluated, over 300-317 really to be precise

were considered 'difficult' in their terms of sentence and paragraph

construction. What's the more, the writers tend to use deliberately obscure

vocabulary. While this study focused up on scientific writing, we believe

that its findings can be widely applied. Nevertheless, we must also

underline the fact that there is some outstanding writing, too. To sum them up,

we need to consider a number of factors. In an order of importance…

Exercise 7. Communication. You will have to talk about the topic for 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Prompts:

5.Do you agree that 'the world is one stressed-out place'? What are the main causes of this

stress?

6.Do you live life in the fast lane or do you tend to go with the flow? Give examples. Why do you think you prefer one way to the other?

7.Do you think people in your country/industry/ profession work hard compared with others? Do a lot of people burn out?

8.Do you ever get itchy feet? If so, where do you want to go and what do you want to do? What, for you, would be a golden opportunity?

Unit 9. Vision

Exercise 1. Match sentence beginnings 1-8 to sentence endings a-h.

1.Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature in recognition

2.Stephen Pinker, a well-known academic, is a master in the fields

3.Many people have drawn inspiration from

4.Kurosawa was one of the greatest film directors

5.Leonardo's abilities ranged from

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6.Thomas Edison succeeded in

7.Madonna's constantly changing image is characteristic of

8.US pilot Amelia Earhart devoted her life to

a.her ability to repackage herself for different generations.

b.of her contribution to the novel.

c.the life of Helen Keller.

d.of all time.

e.flying.

f.painting to designing weapons.

g.registering 1,093 patents for new inventions.

h.of both cognitive science and linguistics.

Exercise 2. Complete the dialogue with words/phrases from the box.

more or less as regards be honest in fact as far as my work is concerned kind

A:Rachel, how are you feeling now you've won the Turner Prize?

B:Absolutely delighted. To (1) __________ , I never expected to win. I... er... (2) __________

of knew I had a chance, but it was a great surprise.

A:How will this affect you?

B:(3) ___________ it won't affect me at all. I already have three exhibitions planned. (4)

___________ the money, it'll mean I can focus on my work.

A:We hear you'll be making videos, rather than painting. Is this true?

B:That's (5) __________ true. I'll be making videos, but I'll still paint. (6) ___________, my next exhibition will be mainly paintings.

A:Thank you, Rachel. We look forward to it.

Exercise 3. Choose the correct words in italics.

1.What if we are leaving/left/would have left really early? Would we arrive on time?

2.I would rather know/to know/knowing the truth now than later.

3.I wish I will/can/could dance better.

4.It's high time we had gone/went/go.

5.He wishes he had got up/got up/was getting up earlier yesterday.

6.Supposing you are running/run/have run into trouble, what will you do?

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7.It's about time they learn/learned/had learned to act like adults.

8.We'd sooner you didn't bring/hadn't brought/wouldn't bring your dog yesterday.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with words/phrases similar in meaning to the words in brackets.

1.It was a disaster - a really a ___________ performance! (poor)

2.The show is quite funny. The characters are really o__________ t__________

t___________ (exaggerated)

3.He does have interesting ideas, but his style makes it a rather h___________ read. (hard

work)

4.The decor hasn't changed since the 1980s, so it's not very c___________. (modern/up-to-

date)

5.Michelangelo's 'David' is without a doubt his f__________ p__________. (best work)

6.The i__________ special effects were what made the film such a success. (unbelievable)

Exercise 5. Make up your own sentences using words and expressions from the key vocabulary block.

Commonly confused words classic/classical opportunity/possibility

in the end/at the end fit into/suit vacation/vacancy

assist/attend reunion/meeting prove/test

Exercise 6. Complete the text with words/phrases from the box below. Some words are not needed.

classic/classical opportunity/possibility in the end/at the end fit into/suit vacation/vacancy propaganda/advertising sensible/sensitive at the moment/actually friendly/sympathetic assisted/attended reunion/meeting proved/tested

I managed to catch Brett Sankey, director of Another World, before he took off on (1)

___________ While the film's (2) ___________ focuses on Darwar, the (3) __________

hero, the film is (4) __________ about the rights of native peoples. Sankey is (5) __________

to the indigenous people's cause, but what he really loves is the (6) ___________ to work with actors.

'All the (7) ___________ films have great performances at their heart. Another World doesn't really (8) __________ any genre - it's a love story, a thriller and a comedy. But it does have great acting,' he says. 'When I (9) __________ an early (10) __________ with the producers, I stressed that the performances would be vital. Anyway, (11) __________ I got what I wanted. We (12)

__________ the film with audiences and they loved it.'

Exercise 7. Communication. You will have to talk about the topic for 2 minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Topic: You are planning a new business venture and need to persuade the rest of the class to invest in your idea. Choose one of the following ideas (product, service, course, film) or come up with one of your own and plan how you are going to sell it.

Prompts:

1. What is your business idea and what problem does it solve? Describe your product, service, course, or film in detail. Explain the specific problem it addresses and how it provides a solution.

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2.Who is your target market and why will they want your product or service? Identify the target audience for your business idea. Discuss the needs and preferences of this audience and why your offering will appeal to them.

3.What are the key benefits and features of your product or service? Highlight the unique selling points (USPs) of your business idea. Explain how these features and benefits will meet the needs of your target market.

4.How will you market and promote your business to attract investors and customers? Outline your marketing and promotional strategies. Discuss how these strategies will reach your target audience and convince investors of the potential success of your venture.

Unit 10. Feelings

Exercise 1. Rewrite each sentence with the words in brackets, so that the meaning stays the same.

1.It won't be a surprise if the manager is angry about the situation. (likely)

2.I'm sure they'll phone us this morning. (bound)

3.The interview is at 10.30, but they asked me to be there half an hour before. (supposed)

4.There must be another way out of the building. (can't)

5.Maybe we'll have time for a quick drink before the meeting. (might)

6.They are refusing to pay the invoice until the dispute has been resolved. (won't)

7.Do you want us to wait for you outside the conference hall? (should)

8.It's better if he brings his own laptop. (ought)

Exercise 2. Complete each sentence with a suitable past modal verb.

The mud was up to five metres deep in places.

It must have been impossible to drive through.

1.There is no reason for her not to come. She __________ understood your instructions.

2.You should have seen their reaction! They __________ been happier.

3.We were lucky to get out alive. We ___________ killed.

4.They didn't come home until the early hours of the morning. The party __________ good.

5.She could see my face. She ___________ realised who I was.

6.They'd had such a difficult journey. They __________ relieved when they arrived.

7.It's not a very good score. There's no doubt Evans ___________ disappointed with that.

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Exercise 3. Find mistakes in five of the sentences and correct them.

1.If I'd have known, I'd have called you earlier.

2.I wish she won't always tell me what to do.

3.I wouldn't change it for all the world.

4.We left the keys in the office so you will see them when you got there.

5.I'd sit on my grandfather's knee and put tobacco in his pipe.

6.Wouldn't it be easier if we went home first?

7.I told Marcella that we meet her outside the cinema.

8.My parents wouldn't never have dreamed of sending me to private school.

Exercise 4.

worked end pleased terrified tendency minds moon calm aback delighted upset

When I was about ten years old, I remember my father coming in to the room, looking terribly

(1) __________with himself, to tell us that we were going to have another brother or sister. It was unexpected, so we were both taken (2) __________, but I was (3) ___________. My brother, on the other hand, was rather in two (4) __________ He was younger than me, and I don't think he was too impressed with the idea. He has a (5) ___________ to worry about things, and I think he was (6)

___________ by the fact that he might not be the centre of attention all the time. When the big day came, unfortunately there were problems, and my mother had to stay in hospital. We weren't allowed to visit, and we were all at our wits' (7) __________ with worry. We tried to (8)

__________ each other down, but basically we were all (9) __________ that something awful would happen. It all (10) _________ out well in the end though, and when I was finally able to see my little sister, I was over the (11) __________. She was so tiny, and special. And we all love her to bits.

Exercise 5. Make up your own sentences using words and expressions from the key vocabulary block.

Feelings/emotions

at her wits' end down in the dumps kicking themselves pleased with herself

buzzling with energy in two minds wound up over the moon

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