Развитие лексико-грамматического компонента иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции студентов-лингвистов при обучении в вузе. Учебное пособие

12. Would you agree? Discuss and give feedback.

1."Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." – Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, the first president of South Africa

2."The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education." – Martin Luther King Jr., an American activist, and political philosopher

3."Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." – William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet, dramatist and writer

4."The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." – Dr. Seuss, an American children's author and cartoonist

5."Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." – Malcolm X, an American human rights activist

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Vocabulary 12.

HEALTH AND THE BODY

1. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

1.There were ten people waiting in the doctor's office / surgery / ward.

2.After I ate the shellfish, I experienced / fell / happened ill.

3.George's cut arm took over a week to cure / heal / look after.

4.David fell down the steps and twisted his ankle / heel / toe.

5.Everyone admired Lucy because she was tall and skinny / slim / thin.

6.I've been digging the garden and now my back aches / pains / injuries.

7.Whenever I travel by boat I start feeling hurt / sick / sore.

8.The doctor can't say what is wrong with you until she cures / examines / recovers you.

9.Use this thermometer and take his fever / heat / temperature.

10.I seem to have caught / infected / taken a cold.

2. Replace the words in italics with one of the words from the box. Use each word once only.

1.Janet fell from her horse and injured her backbone. ...spine...

2.I had a very bad toothache, and was in great pain all night

3.The police discovered the dead person buried in the garden.

4.One thing you can say about Ann, she has certainly got intelligence.

5.They have a new house right in the centre of the countryside.

6.Italian is actually Mary's native language

7.Before I dived in the water, I took a deep mouthful of air

8.After dinner, Jack had a pain from eating too much

9.Shirley had a strange expression on her face

10.David managed to grow a lot of hair on his face

3. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

1.After speaking for two hours, the lecturer had a sore throat.

2.Terry was on his hands and ................, looking for the fallen coin.

3.Paul gave his aunt an affectionate kiss on the ...................... .

4. There was such a terrible smell that I had to hold my ..................... .

5. Stan is deaf, but he can understand people by reading their ................. .

6. I never wear a watch because I don't like the weight on my .................. .

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2.Some people go jogging every morning

3.It would be a good idea for you to go to the dentist's

4.The doctor gave Andy an injection

5.I'm going into hospital tomorrow

6.We took the cat to the vet

7.Susan took two aspirins

8.Nobody could find a stretcher

9.The doctor gave Helen a prescription

10.I bought some special cream

a)to have that bad tooth of yours taken out.

b)to check whether it had recovered from its accident.

c)to take old Mrs Jones to hospital.

d)to put on my sunburnt arms and legs.

e)to get rid of her headache.

f)to reduce the pain and help him sleep.

g)to take to the chemist's.

h)to keep fit, or to lose some weight.

i)to carry the injured man out of the building.

j)to have an operation on my foot.

6. Use the word given in capitals (in brackets) to form a word that fits in the space.

A visit to the doctor's

Jim decided to visit the doctor after his trip to the jungle. He was normally a tall (1) muscular (MUSCLE) person, but over the past month he had lost a lot

............ (INFECT) disease. The doctor took some blood for tests and told Jim

to go back a week later. This time the doctor had an optimistic (6) ..............

(CURE) disease, or anything terrible like that. It's a simple virus, and you will

7. Match each sentence (1-10) with a suitable sentence (a-j) below which

2.Paul held his tongue

3.Richard jawed away for at least an hour

4.Dave had a lot of cheek to talk like that

5.Keith couldn't stomach his new boss

6.Harry backed his boss

7.William kept poking his nose in

8.Graham thumbed a lift to work

9.Charles put his foot in it

10.Jack's heart ached to be where he belonged a) He talked.

b) He supported him.

c) He said the wrong thing. d) He was kind.

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e)He was rather rude.

f)He didn't say anything.

g)He interfered in other people's business.

h)He hitchhiked.

i)He missed home.

j)He didn't like him.

9. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

A disastrous holiday

The day Gerald arrived at the Almara Beach Hotel, he fell (1) ....A.... the

This time he complained to the hotel manager, who sent a special meal to

10. Would you agree? Discuss ideas and give feedback.

1."It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver." – Mahatma Gandhi

2."A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book." – Irish proverb

3."He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything." – Arabian proverb

4."When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy." – Chinese proverb

5."It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor."

– Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, scholar and philosopher

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Grammar 1.

PRESENT AND PAST

Present continuous and present simple

1. Choose the correct form of the verbs.

Dear Karen,

(1) I'm having / I have a great time here in England. My university term (2) isn’t starting / doesn’t start until the autumn, so (3) I’m taking / I take the opportunity to improve my English. (4) I'm staying / I stay with some English friends who (5) are owning / own a farm. On weekday (6) I'm catching / I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. (7) I'm making / I make good progress, I think. My friends (8) say / are saying my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and (9) I'm understanding / I understand almost everything now. At weekends (10) I'm helping / I help on the farm. At the moment (11) they're harvesting / they harvest the corn and (12) they're needing / they need all the help they can get. It's quite hard work, but (13) I'm liking / I like it. And (14) I'm developing / I develop some strong muscles!

(15) Do you come / Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? (16) I'm spending / I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends (17) are wanting / want to meet you and there's plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. (18) It's getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.

Let me know as soon as (19) you are deciding / you decide. And tell me what (20) you are doing / you do these days.

Do you miss me? Love,

Paul.

2. Choose words from the box and make sentences as shown. Use a verb in

the present continuous and any other words you need.

Example: My best friend is studying for his final exams this term.

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chemistry. Kim was also a keen amateur musician. Being students, they rarely (14) ................... (have) much money and they usually (15) .............. (work) as waiters at weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim (16)

.................. (serve) customers, the manager (17) ............... (announce) that there would be no live music in the restaurant that night as the regular band

7. Complete the following paragraphs with suitable verbs. Use either the

past simple or past continuous tense.

A John Blake was born in London in 1969. He (1) went to work in France

B I had a terrible time last Saturday. It was rather cold, but Quite sunny, so

me several minutes to get rid of him. Unfortunately, all the time he (19)

............ to me the water (20) ............ . You can imagine the state of the bathroom!

Present continuous and present simple; past continuous and past simple

8. Choose the correct form of the verbs.

ADAM: HELLO, Mike. What (1) are you doing / do you do in this part of London?

MIKE: Well, actually, (2) I'm looking / I look at flats round here. ADAM: Flats? (3) Are you wanting / Do you want to move?

MIKE: Yes, in fact, believe it or not, Mandy and I (4) are getting / get

married.

ADAM: That's great! Congratulations. When (5) were you deciding / did you

decide?

MIKE: Only last week. It was while we (6) were staying / stayed with her family in Scotland. Now (7) we try / we're trying to find a suitable flat.

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