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4.
Академия реализует образовательные
программы всех уровней для
определенной области научной
деятельности.
5.
Широкий спектр научных
исследований для институтов не
обязателен.
6.
В основе учебных программ лежат
актуальные требования современных
работодателей.
Task 5. Read Grammar References in the Annex Table 3 «The Main Types
of Questions», Unit 3 «Alternative Questions», Unit 4 «Tag-Questions». Practice
this grammar material in following exercises:
Exercise 1: ask Tag-Questions, answer them.
1.
My parents have a beautiful picture
in the room ______________ ?
2.
Laura bought an expensive dress,
______________________?
3.
This scientist has written a very
popular book, ______________ ?
4.
Students did their best,
______________________?
5.
Friends are going to a party next
weekend, _________________?
6.
His lesson is amazing,
______________________ ?
7.
Ann will do this for her aunt,
______________________ ?
8.
Tourists have found a place to stay
for the night,________________ ?
9.
You are good at studying foreign
languages,__________________ ?
10.
Kate wasn’t cooking when I rang,
______________________ ?
11.
They organize this event every
year, ______________________ ?
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Exercise 2: Make Alternative Questions using variants in brackets.
1.
They heard a noise in the living room.
(music – in the kitchen)
2.
He has found two black kittens near
the shop. (three – near the office)
3.
Every morning I give my son some
pocket money. (daughter – every
evening)
4.
The cargo will be delivered next
Friday by ship. (Sunday – by plane)
5.
The photos are in a drawer of the
wardrobe. (the cupboard – the
passports)
6.
We can stay in Moscow for another
week. (in Saint-Petersburg – month)
Task 6. Ask Tag-Questions and Alternative Questions to the text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Task 7. Retell the text using standard phrases from the Annex Table 1
«Standard Phrases for Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
Task 8. Search for additional information in the Internet and prepare the
topic and the presentation «Modern multimedia technologies in the educational
process». Use standard phrases from the Annex Table 1 «Standard Phrases for
Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
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Text 4 University Education in England
1. The visiting card of British education for the whole world was the universities
of Oxford and Cambridge. More than six hundred years ago, two universities provided
the British Empire with scientific, managerial, engineering personnel. This caused the
huge size of universities, corporate spirit, constant rivalry, unshakable traditions of
higher schools.
2. The unique features of the oldest universities are the individual methods of
teaching practiced there only. The highest level of education is provided by the
qualification of teachers, constant monitoring of the quality of acquired knowledge, the
skills of independent work with educational materials. The result of centuries of
practice has become the permanent place of Cambridge and Oxford in the top five
universities in the world.
3. Universities are largely similar in methods of study, which gave the British a
reason to call them the collective word Oxbridge. Similarity, proximity, the same
development of high schools and constant competition - are due to the fact that
Cambridge was founded by a group of professors and students expelled from Oxford.
4. The size of the universities is almost equal. There are 31 colleges (of which
three are exclusive for women) in the Cambridge University, 19,000 students are
enrolled. In addition to traditional classical, theological, philosophical, historical, legal,
mathematical, physical, language faculties for the historical university, Cambridge has
faculties of the history of arts, music, electrical engineering, information systems,
computer design.
5. In Oxford, there are 38 colleges, 20,000 students (25% of them are foreigners).
To unconventional for the classical university departments can be attributed such areas
of education as the history of medicine, anthropology, public health, the study of
modern China, the Institute of the Internet.
6. Other British universities work on their own original curriculum, for example,
the University of Sheffield, one of the ten prestigious higher education institutions in
England. The international composition of teachers (3200 people) allows to train 35000
students. At the university, students' studies are combined with research work, for
which about five million pounds a year are allocated.
7. The results of the research are used in the development of such industrial
corporations such as NASA, Microsoft, Sony, Philips. The universal type of higher
education is determined by a set of faculties that unite the faculties of art and design,
bioscience, construction, business and management, computer science, engineering,
banking, media, physiotherapy, social sciences, sports, and hotel business at the
university.
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Practical tasks
Task 1. Read and translate the text, write out new words.
Task 2. Find the following words and word combinations in English in the
text, translate them into Russian. Complete the table. Learn them. Make
sentences with them.
English
Russian
1.
to provide
2.
to cause
3.
rivalry
4.
to acquire
5.
to expell
6.
to attribute
7.
unconventional
8.
composition
9.
to determine
10.
to allocate
11.
permanent
12.
proximity
Task 3. Translate words from the text from Russian. Learn them.
Complete the table.
Englisch
Russian
1.
визитная карточка
2.
обеспечивать
3.
инженерные кадры
4.
корпоративный дух
5.
уникальные черты
6.
приобретаемые знания
7.
сходство
8.
постоянная конкуренция
9.
факультет
10.
кафедра
11.
исследовательская работа
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Task 4. Find a title to each paragraph.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Task 5. Read Grammar References in the Annex Table 3 «The Main Types
of Questions». Ask questions to these short answers:
Question
Answer
1. More than six hundred years ago.
2. The individual methods of teaching.
3. By a group of professors and students
expelled from Oxford.
4. Oxbridge.
5. 31 colleges.
6. 19,000 students.
7. 38 colleges.
8. 20,000 students.
9. 25%
10. The Institute of the Internet.
11. One of the ten prestigious higher
education institutions in England
Task 6. Read Grammar References in Annex Table 4 «Verb Tences. Active
Voice. Examples», Table 5 «Verb Tences. Active Voice. Formation» grammar
theme Past Simple. Practice this grammar material in following exercises:
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Exercise 1: Put verbs in the following sentences into the affirmative,
interrogative and negative forms of Past Simple.
1. I (to do) morning exercises.
2. He (to write) a message to his friend.
3. She (to sleep) after dinner.
4. We (to work) part-time.
5. They (to drink) tea every day.
6. Mike (to be) a student.
Past Simple
Affirmative form
Interrogative form
Negative form
Exercise 2. Open the brackets using verbs in Past Simple.
1.
Helen ____________________a bicycle.
2.
We ___________________about our trip.
3.
She __________________ yesterday at seven o'clock.
4.
He _______________a bus last year, then he _______________a car.
5.
Her uncle _________________________ her at about 8 o’clock last week.
6.
Mike _____________________ at the University.
7.
She ______________ two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea for breakfast.
8.
It __________________her an hour and a half to do her homework.
Task 7. Ask your own questions to the text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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Task 8. Think about advantages of both Universities, compare them and
express your own opinion using standard phrases from the Annex Table 2
«Standard Phrases for discussing», Unit 1«Introductory words».
Task 9. Retell the text using standard phrases from the Annex Table 1
«Standard Phrases for Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
Task 10. Search for additional information in the Internet and prepare the
topic and the presentation «British Universities». Use standard phrases from the
Annex Table 1 «Standard Phrases for Retelling, Report and Presentations”.
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Text 5 Smart Home: the Latest Technology for Real Life
Would you like to become the heroes of a fantastic film in which the house is
run by robots, and all the devices do not need a lot of remotes, but listen to your voice?
Smart home, the latest technology which will provide you with all these amenities, has
already become a reality.
Alarms, lighting control and video and audio systems have not surprised anyone
for a long time. Practically every day there are more and more original devices that
allow you to save time and to make life easier.
Part 1. Advantages of a smart home
Smart home, the newest technologies of which amaze with their diversity,
gradually becomes more affordable for the townsfolk. Well-known companies
constantly improve the devices, allowing to connect already existing and new gadgets
in a single network. A big role in this is the prevalence of tablets and smartphones with
constant access to the Internet, it is convenient to use them as control panels of the
house.
Here are just a few implemented ideas used throughout the world:
1. Video tracking of the house inside and surrounding environment from the
outside. The image from the cameras can be viewed from anywhere in the world, this
function is useful for fans of travel.
2. Thermostat regulating heating and water temperature.
3. Light sensors, which switch on and off the light, depending on the
movement of the inhabitants of the house. It is possible to set a personal mode,
depending on which member of the family is currently in the room.
4. Door locks that can respond to the approach of a device emitting a signal
(smartphone).
All this is widely used in Russia technology. But there are absolutely new
devices developed at a higher level, although the application is narrower.
So the refrigerator analyzing the set of products in it will send an order to the
online store to replenish the reserves and calculate what dish can be cooked based on
what is already available. Garbage cans can also monitor their own content and analyze
its increase or decrease. Washing machines and dishwashers connected to the Internet
send messages after the end of the work cycle.
Such functions of conventional technology sometimes seem
superfluous, but they can facilitate the life of an elderly person or an invalid. Adult
children in this way can help their parents, even if they live many kilometers from
them.
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Statistics show that houses equipped with tracking sensors are much less
susceptible to robberies. If you leave for a long time, in addition to such electronic
"observers", you can install a device that pushes and moves the blinds in the usual
mode for you, as if the owners are still at home.
In addition to facilitating routine duties, smart home technologies serve to ensure
the safety of its residents. In the event of a fire, a specialized system will not only detect
the occurrence of fire in time, but also call a fire brigade, highlight the path and unlock
the necessary doors.
When the apartment has children, monitoring the amount of time spent at the
computer and TV often becomes a necessity. And with this function can successfully
cope with smart house technology. The newest technologies provide control over
virtually all devices in the house
Another important bonus is saving money spent on electricity. Turning off the
lighting when there is no one in the room, regulation of water temperature and other
programs aimed at reducing costs, are very effective.
Part 2. Disadvantages of a smart home
Creating a smart home, the latest technology of it, everyone should be aware of
the shortcomings of such a system that unites all the devices of the home. The main
disadvantage is the relative high cost of such gadgets. Relative, because everything is
in the power of the wishes of the owner. Limits of equipping the house does not exist,
you can spend millions on a smart house. But for people with average earnings, some
elements of this system are available.
There is one more drawback of using information technology - the discovery of
personal information. But with this minus and so forced to put up almost all users of
social networks and personal devices with access to the Internet. It is worth noting that
this drawback primarily concerns unreliable device manufacturers, who are more likely
to be hacked.
Possible failures that can lead to a change in your schedule, too, are found among
the minuses of intelligent housing. But they can be avoided by carefully selecting parts
of the system.
A smart home, whose latest technology can improve the quality of life and really
make life easier, to free up time for creativity and productive activity, is becoming
more real.
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Practical tasks
Task 1. Read and translate the text, write out new words.
Task 2. Find the following words and word combinations in English in the
text, translate them into Russian. Complete the table. Learn them. Make
sentences with them.
English
Russian
1.
advantage
2.
to respond to
3.
to depend on
4.
to improve
5.
susceptible
6.
primarily
7.
to be hacked
8.
to concern
9.
unreliable
10.
to be aware
11.
disadvantage
12.
discovery of personal
information
Task 3. Translate words from the text from Russian. Learn them.
Complete the table.
English
Russian
1.
удобства
2.
прибор
3.
обеспечить чем-л. (2 варианта)
4.
разнообразие
5.
доступный
6.
осуществлять, реализовывать
7.
житель (3 варианта)
8.
обычный
9.
излишний
10.
увеличение
11.
уменьшение (2 варианта)
12.
отслеживание (2 варианта)
13.
облегчать
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