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Файл:Let’s learn English. Методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов неязыковых направлений педагогических вузов
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My friends:
Hobby (favourite occupation):
Likings (dislikings):
My dream.
Some useful expressions
Let me introduce myself (Let me tell you about myself = I’d like to
tell you about myself …).
I’m … .
My ( rst, second) name is … .
I was born at (in) … .
I studied at school № … .
My favourite subjects were (are) … .
My family consists of … .
We are three (four, ve …) in a family: a father, a mother, a sister, a
brother and myself (= I have …).
I’ve got many friends: … .
In my free time I’m fond of listening to music (watching TV, playing the guitar, reading books, studying, going shopping, going shing,
going hiking, dancing, sewing …).
Most of all I (dis)like Ving smth. I dream of Ving (smth)/
That’s all what I can tell you about myself.
MY FAMILY
Let me introduce myself. My name is Jackie. My full name is Jack-
ie Rose. I am twenty-one and am in the 4th year of the French and Russian department at Aberdeen University. I live on a farm in the North of
Scotland in an area which attracts many tourists because of its beauty
– the Scottish Highlands. It is a mountainous region with many lakes
and can be very bleak in the winter. That is why the population is fairly
small. Agriculture is the main occupation. My father is a farmer.
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During the term-time I live in a university at with ve other girls
and quite often go home at week-ends since it is only a hundred miles
away.
My mother is a housewife and is always busy looking after the
house – the garden and various animals. She is 50 and my father is 51.
They both came from quite large families (my mother is one of six
children and my father is one of four) so my two sisters, my brother and
myself have many aunts, uncles and cousins. My mother’s parents are
still alive, but we very rarely see them because they live on a small
Scottish island quite far away.
My elder sister Margaret is almost twenty and works for my father
in his of ce as a secretary. It is a well-paid job and she is very ef -
cient but she does not really enjoy it because she works indoors all
day. At heart she is a lover of outdoor life and would prefer to work
with horses. Last year she trained to be a riding instructress but realized
it would be dif cult, if not impossible, to nd a job and since she had
already done a year’s secretarial course when she left school at 17, she
decided to work for my father.
Jane, my other sister, is seventeen and in her nal year at school.
Up to the last year she went to a boarding school in Aberdeen but
decided to come home and spend her last year in Inverness at the local
comprehensive school because she has so many animals to look after.
She owns two of our four cats, has two sheep and also keeps several
ducks. As can be seen Jane is very interested in farming and she wants
to study agriculture at the university next year. It is perhaps not a very
wise choice, since it is extremely dif cult for girls to nd jobs as farm
managers.
The youngest member of the family is William, who is 16. He is at
a boarding school near Perth, about 150 miles away and comes home
once a term and at holidays. Choosing a career is no problem for him
– he has always wanted to be a farmer and to take over business from
my father. He is tall and strong for his age and works on the farm every
holiday.
As can be seen, all my family (except for me) is very involved in
farming. It isn’t surprising since both my father’s father and my moth-
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er’s father and their fathers before them were also farmers – it is a family tradition. Our family is slightly larger than average (apparently
the average number of children in British families is 2). But since the
age difference between the children is small we all get on very well
with each other and with our parents. All in all, we’re a very happy
family.
Vocabulary exercises:
I. Read the following words correctly:
To introduce, university, mountainous, agriculture, ef cient, comprehensive, Jackie Rose, Aberdeen, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Margaret, Jane, William, Inverness, Perth.
II. Translate the text into Russian orally paying attention to the
words and word combinations in bold type. Copy them out into your
copy book with their transcription and translation.
III. Give the English equivalents to the following Russian words and
expressions:
Учиться на первом курсе, в течение семестра, привлекать туристов своей красотой, довольно малочисленное население, хорошо оплачиваемая работа, сельское хозяйство, основное занятие на
ферме, ухаживать за животными, присматривать за домом, работать секретарем, семейная традиция.
IV. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
1. My cousin lives in a small village. His parents are involved in
agriculture. Since the area is scarcely populated there is no secondary
school in the village and the boy goes to a boarding school 30 km. away.
He comes home at week-ends and during holidays. He is in his nal
year at school. As he is interested in farming he wants to study agriculture at the Academy next year.
2. Robert Burns, a famous Scottish poet, comes from a very large
family.
3. Choosing a career was no problem for Helen. She has always wanted to be a teacher. Her mother works as an elementary school teacher
and her father is a teacher of Mathematics. It is a family tradition.
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4. It is very dif cult, if not impossible, to nd a job for the young
people in Great Britain.
5. Schoolchildren of small village schools keep various animals and
look after them. They also help their parents to work on the farm.
6. My grandmother is a housewife. During the whole day she is busy
looking after the house and my younger sister. They get on very well
with each other.
V. Find the synonyms:
1) attractive, university, average, small, ef cient, fairly, career;
2) college, ordinary, rather, business-like, profession, little, beautiful.
VI. What is the opposite of:
Large, slightly, far, small, tall, rarely, strong, many, older, indoors,
happy, often, well-paid.
VII. Combine the following words into sentences. Translate them
into Russian:
1. introduce, name, myself, Jane, let, my, is, me.
2. university, the, am, in, at, the 2nd, I, year.
3. alive, are, grandparents, my, still, see, rarely, them, we, but, because, they, away, quite, live, far.
4. sister, my, elder, as, works, teacher, a.
5. ef cient, very, is, enjoys, her, she, work, and, she.
6. Britain, to nd, it, dif cult, job, in, a, is.
7. went, school, he, last, primary, up to, the, a, year, to.
VIII. Fill in the blanks with the necessary prepositions:
I am … the rst year … the university. I have an elder brother and a
younger sister. My sister Ann is … her nal year … school. My brother
works … an engineer … a farm. The area he lives … is only 50 km.
away so he often comes to visit us … week-ends. He is married. His
wife is always busy looking … the house and children. My grandparents live not far … them … the country. My cousin Peter is interested
… farm-life and wants to study agriculture … the university … next
year.
IX. Translate into English:
1. Нас было двое.
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2. Сегодня у нас будет английский?
3. Дача моих дедушки и бабушки находится в 20 км от Москвы.
4. Зимний день очень короткий.
5. По воскресеньям мы все на даче. Это наша семейная тради-
ция.
6. Мне восемнадцать лет, и я на первом курсе института.
7. Завтра у нас две лекции и семинар.
8. Сейчас 8 часов, у нас нет времени.
9. Отец моего отца тоже жил на ферме.
10. Прошлой зимой в Санкт-Петербурге почти не было снега.
11. Книга – на полке.
12. Это у них семейная традиция, да?
13. У нас с сестрой отдельные комнаты. Комната сестры очень
просторная и светлая, так как в ней два окна.
14. Здесь только две ошибки, а не три.
15. У меня есть дедушка и бабушка – родители моей матери.
16. В этом шкафу только словари.
17. В комнате был стол, четыре стула и книжный шкаф.
18. Спросите его об этом.
19. Не разговаривайте так громко.
X. Translate into English:
1. Позвольте мне представиться. Меня зовут Николай.
2. Мне 18 лет. Я родился в Березниках и сейчас живу в Соли-
камске.
3. Я учусь на втором курсе в филиале Пермского государствен-
ного национального исследовательского университета.
4. Я не женат.
5. Моя семья маленькая, так как я – единственный ребенок в
семье.
6. Я жил с родителями, когда учился в школе.
7. Моя мама – доктор. Мой отец – водитель.
8. Я очень общителен. У меня много друзей.
9. Мне нравятся веселая компания и вечеринки.
10. У меня есть чувство юмора. Мне нравятся шутки.
11. Я воспитан, и у меня хорошие манеры.
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12. Я не люблю, когда люди лгут.
13. Мне не нравятся грубые, эгоистичные и глупые люди.
14. Я люблю слушать современную музыку.
15. Я увлекаюсь плаваньем и бегом, а зимой люблю кататься
на лыжах и коньках, но у меня не так много времени для занятий
спортом.
16. Иногда я трачу час или два на просмотр интересного фильма
или программы новостей.
17. Вечером я часто читаю газеты или книги.
18. Мой любимый писатель – Пушкин.
XI. Answer the questions:
1. Where does Jackie Rose live?
2. Why does this area attract many tourists?
3. Jackie is in the 1st year at Aberdeen University, isn’t she?
4. Where does she live during the term-time?
5. Does she often go home? How often?
6. What is her mother?
7. What is her father?
8. What is her elder sister?
9. What is her younger sister?
10. What is her brother?
11. What does her mother look after?
12. How old are her parents? Did they both come from quite large
families?
13. Do they see their grandparents often or rarely? Why?
14. Does Margaret enjoy her work as a secretary? Why?
15. Why did Jane come home and decide to spend her last year at the
local comprehensive school?
16. What is she interested in? What does she want to study at the
University?
17. What career has William chosen? Is he at the boarding school in
Aberdeen or near Perth?
18. What is the whole family involved in? Is it surprising?
19. Do the children of the Roses’ family get on well with each other
and with their parents?
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20. What is the average number of children in British families?
XII. Fill in the blanks and make up a story about your family (not
less than 15 sentences). You can bring a photograph of your family:
1. My name is … . I am … (years old). I was born on … in … .
2. We are … in the family. I live with … .
3. My father’s name is … . He is … (years old). He is a … and he
works … .
4. My mother’s name is … . She is … years old. She is a … .
5. I have a (younger/elder sister/brother). He/she is … .
6. We live in a … . There are … rooms in our at: … . We have all
modern conveniences: … .
7. I have my duties about the house. I must …, …, … and … . I al-
ways help my … about the house.
8. I studied at school number … . My favourite subjects at school
were …, … and … .
9. Now I’m a rst year student at … .
10. We have many subjects at … . My favourite subjects are … .
11. I enjoy watching TV. My favourite programmes are … .
12. I like to listen to modern music. I’m fond of listening to … . My
favourite composer is … .
13. I like reading. I am fond of reading … .
14. I have a dream (I dream) of... .
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Though there are almost three thousand languages in the world, English is the most universal. It is the of cial language in over forty coun-
tries. We use English in international business, science and medicine.
About 400 million people speak English as a mother tongue (700 million speak Chinese, 200 million speak Russian and 100 million speak
German).
Even in the countries where English is not the rst language, a number of English words are used. Words from no other language are bor-
rowed more often than from English. Hundreds of words borrowed
from English can be found in other languages such as soda, hotel, golf,
tennis, jeans, OK, baseball and others. Many words are used as they are.
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Others are changed to make them more like native language, easier to
say and remember.
English is everywhere. It is on signs, clothing, soft drinks and other
goods around the world. In spite of their popularity, the English words
and phrases are not always welcome. Some people think that the use of
the English words is dangerous for the purity of their native language.
But it goes without saying that English is still an international lan-
guage. Some people believe that business would ruin more smoothly if
everyone spoke the same language.
Languages have changed and disappeared throughout the history.
This change is inevitable. But English words will continue to pop up
everywhere, whether some people like it or not. English nowadays is
the language of business, diplomacy and international relations. Most
educated people speak English uently. In most schools children start
to learn English just from the rst grade.
Join the people who want to speak English perfectly and you will
gain a great advantage over others.
Vocabulary exercises:
I. Pronounce correctly:
Though, thousand, diplomacy, medicine, Chinese, advantage, an of cial language, international, German, science, a foreigner, inevitable,
hotel, business, signs, an accent, to read, rst, clothing, popularity, dangerous, advantage.
II. What is the Russian for?
To speak English as a mother tongue, a language teacher, to get a
good working knowledge of a language, to be good at pronunciation, to
speak English uently and perfectly, to be borrowed, to be a language
expert, to make a mistake, to learn a language, aspects of English (phonetics, lexicology, grammar).
III. Translate into Russian paying attention to the new words and
expressions:
1. There are many words in Russian which are borrowed from the
English language.
2. You’ll gain a great advantage if you are good at English.
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3. Some people don’t want to lose the purity of their native language.
4. Linguistic schools have got all teaching aids: good libraries, lan-
guage laboratories and listening centres.
5. It goes without saying that English is an of cial language and is
used everywhere: in business, science and medicine.
6. A lot of English courses are glad to welcome you and give good
knowledge of English.
7. Nowadays you can choose different language courses: they can be
either for adults or for children.
IV. Make up 5 own sentences in English using new words and word
combinations.
V. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word, expression or word combi-
nation: uently, teaching aids, is used, are borrowed, in spite of, lab-
oratories, popular, courses, a great advantage, popularity, listening.
1. The English language is very … .
2. … many textbooks in English, it is not easy to nd a good one. A
lot of new words … from English.
3. English … everywhere. Its … is obvious.
4. If you can speak English well, you gain … over others.
5. Our department of foreign languages has various …: language …
and … centres.
6. Do you go to any English …?
7. Can you speak English …?
VI. Paraphrase the following sentences using new words and ex-
pressions from Vocabulary Notes:
1. Our language centre uses various teaching facilities.
2. Some people are sure that English is doing more harm than good
to the Russian language.
3. My friend is in better situation: he can speak English well.
4. These English lessons are for adults.
5. Many medicine terms are taken from the English language.
VII. Translate inti English:
1. Английский – официальный язык во многих странах мира.
2. Английский язык используется везде: в бизнесе, науке, ме-
дицине.
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3. Если вы пользуетесь лингафонным кабинетом и другими
средствами обучения, вы будете говорить по-английски бегло.
4. Несмотря на мою занятость, я посещаю лингвистические
курсы два раза в неделю.
5. В русском языке много слов, которые были заимствованы
из английского языка, например: сода, теннис, аэропорт и другие.
6. Некоторые люди думают, что использование английского
языка является опасным для чистоты русского языка.
VIII. Match the two parts of the sentences:
1. English is the of cial …
2. Today English is the language of …
3. If you want to speak English uently, you can …
4. Words from no other language …
5. Hundreds of words borrowed from English …
6. In most schools children start …
7. Nowadays you can nd English …
8. Some people believe that a great number of borrowings …
9. But, no doubt, English …
10. It goes without saying that business …
11. In spite of the popularity of the English words, they …
12. Join the people who want to learn English …
A) are borrowed more often than from English.
B) business, diplomacy and international relations.
C) to learn English from the rst grade.
D) everywhere: on signs, clothing, soft drinks and other goods.
E) is still the international language.
F) are not always welcome.
G) join different English courses.
H) would run more smoothly if everyone spoke the same language.
I) can be found in other languages.
J) can be dangerous for the purity of the native language.
K) language in over forty countries.
I) and you will gain a great advantage over others.
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