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Unit 1. Technology & How We Communicate
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to cause – вызывать, являться причиной,
severe headaches – сильные головные боли,
nausea – тошнота,
to install – установить,
to experience – испытывать, ощущать,
an onslaught of negative symptoms – комплекс негативных симптомов,
heart palpitations – учащенное сердцебиение,
fatigue – сильная усталость,
to go out on a limb – рисковать; оказаться в сложном положении,
no easy feat – не так уж легко,
to adjust – настраивать, регулировать,
to survive – выживать,
convenience – удобство.
2. Listen to a man talking about how it is possible to live without technology
in US today and complete the blanks in the sentences below with up to
THREE words.
Example: In today’s technology-saturated world, it’s hard to imagine living life
without a wireless connection.
1) The Quiet Zone in Green Bank is a ____________________ mile area that
protects two telescopes from any signal interference.
2) Restrictions mean that not even ____________________ in this area.
3) People who suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity experience
headaches, nausea, ____________________ problems.
4) Diane Schou started experiencing the first symptoms of the disease when a
new ____________________ was installed near her home.
5) She started looking for a place in US where she could escape
____________________ .
6) Diane didn’t find it easy to adjust to Green Bank and suffered
____________________ at the beginning.
7) It is difficult to imagine how long we could survive ____________________
of modern technology.
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UNIT 2. EDUCATION
Expressions of quantity, Articles, Verb patterns, Future forms, What … like?
Comparative and superlative adjectives.
How technology has changed education. University education in the UK.
1. Study grammar reference Unit 2 and find in text A examples of:
1) Comparative and superlative adjectives.
2) Expressions of quantity.
2. Write how much, how many, much, or many.
1) ______________ hours do you work every day?
2) ______________ children has Lucy got?
3) ______________ time have we got left?
4) There weren’t ______________ people at the party.
5) There isn’t ______________ bread.
3. Complete the sentences with some or any.
1) She says she can’t give us ______ nformation.
2) Natalie usually takes __________ sandwiches and a banana to work.
3) No, sorry, I haven’t got __________ cigarettes. I don’t smoke.
4) Stuart has had __________ great news.
5) Did they give you __________ advice?
6) Tom’s got __________ money for you.
7) The supermarket didn’t have __________ eggs!
8) Please have __________ more coffee.
4. Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or – (no article).
1) I think you’re ____ best in the class.
2) Are you having __________ lunch today?
3) Trevor is __________ small, black dog.
4) There’s __________ chemist’s next to the bank.
5) The train leaves from __________ Birmingham New Street station.
6) What __________ pity you can’t come!
7) __________ Government makes the laws.
8) __________ British Museum is free.
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9) I love swimming in __________ Atlantic Ocean.
10) What __________ lovely weather!
5. Match the questions and answers.
1) What’s Harry like?
2) What does Harry like?
3) How’s Harry?
a) Very well, thanks.
b) Oh, the usual things – good food and nice people.
c) He’s tall, funny and very good-looking.
6. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in
brackets.
1) We’re thinking of _________ (change) our car.
2) She loves __________ (swim).
3) I’m looking forward to __________ (hear) from you soon.
4) They want __________ (go) to a restaurant for dinner.
5) I’d like __________ (see) you very soon.
7. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the
adjective in brackets.
1) This restaurant is ___________ (cheap) than the other one in this street.
The food is really good. I think it’s the ________ (delicious) food in town.
2) Who is the _______________ (popular) actor in your country?
3) Simon is a good player, but Mark is a _______________ (good) player
than him. But Michael is the _______________ (talented) player in the
team.
4) Could you tell me the _______________ (quick) way to get to Manchester
from here?
5) Ellie is generous, but Hannah is even _______________ (generous) than
her.
6) I’ve never been _______________ (happy). This is the _______________
(happy) day of my life.
8. Tick the correct option.
1) I’m going to go to bed early tonight.
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decision already made sudden decision
2) Anthony is going to ask Nadia to marry him.
decision already made sudden decision
3) You look tired. I’ll cook dinner. You can relax.
decision already made sudden decision
4)‘The doorbell’s ringing.’ ‘I’ll go.’
decision already made sudden decision
Text A. How technology has changed education
9. Read the text and match headings with paragraphs.
1) Lifelong Learning
2) Interaction between teachers and students
3) Online Tests and Assessments
4) Increasing Accessibility
5) Flexibility
6) The Rise of Mobile Learning Content
7) New Content
The increasing use of technology is changing the manner in which basic
processes in education are being carried out. Here are some of the most profound
ways how technology has changed education so far.
1. ______________________
Technology has made education more accessible than the way it was a few
decades before. It is now easy for anyone to access a desired educational course
online. Thus, technology has broken the geographical barriers that limited access
to education in the past.
2. ______________________
As a result of the rise of online courses, it is now easy for anyone to learn
at their own pace, depending on their ability and the amount of time that they are
willing to devote to their learning effort. Technology has made it possible for
individuals to learn from anywhere as opposed to the way things were before
when individuals had to travel to physical schools to access education.
3. ______________________
In the past, it was only during physical meetings that teachers could
deliver learning materials and instructions to learners. Nowadays, it is easy for
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teachers and learners to stay in touch via email and other internet-based services
such as file-sharing and Instant Messaging applications.
4. ______________________
It is now possible for institutions to test their learners online. Furthermore,
institutions can now assess the ability of their learners online and determine the
performance of the learners, without necessarily requiring the learners to attend
physical assessment sessions.
5. ______________________
Technology has made it possible for learners to access new content easily.
For example, it is now possible for learners to access e-books from anywhere
and at any time. Learners now do not have to own hard copies of their textbooks
for them to get the learning content. EBooks continue to revolutionise the way
learners access and use content as part of the learning and teaching process.
6. ______________________
In the current knowledge-driven world, people have to learn new skills all
the time. Learning is now part of life for everyone. New demands at work mean
that people have to learn new ways of doing things.
The good news is that with the rise of new technology-based educational
courses such as MOOCs, individuals can learn almost anything at any time.
Thus, technology has made learning a truly life-long activity.
7. ______________________
Mobile learning applications help learners to access content on their
mobile devices. We are now experiencing the rise of developers and content
providers who are developing mobile-focused education apps and content
respectively.
10. Read text A again and find English equivalents of these phrases:
1) получить доступ к учебным курсам онлайн;
2) устранить географические барьеры;
3) онлайн курсы;
4) учиться в своем собственном темпе;
5) учебные материалы;
6) поддерживать связь;
7) приложения, позволяющие обмениваться файлами;
8) оценивать умения;
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9) печатные экземпляры;
10) мир, основанный на знаниях;
11) приобретать новые навыки;
12) мобильные образовательные приложения.
11. Match the words to make collocations from text A.
1) educational
2) geographical
3) limited
4) online
5) physical
6) internet-based
7) assessment
8) hard
9) learning
10) life-long
11) content
a) access
b) providers
c) course
d) sessions
e) schools
f) barriers
g) services
h) content
i) activity
j) courses
k) copies
Text B. University education in the UK
12. Read the text and match the definitions (a–h) with the vocabulary (1–8).
1) an entry test
2) a pecking order
3) a grant
4) tuition fees
5) a gap year
6) a tutorial
7) a degree
8) an aptitude test
a) A small-group lesson based on discussing an area
or problem.
b) A year between school and university when you
don’t study.
c) The first university qualification you receive after
three or more years of study.
d) A test to find out if someone has a natural ability
for a particular type of work.
e) An examination you must take before going to
university.
f) A ranking of people in a group.
g) The money you pay for a university course.
h) Money given by the state to help pay for studies.
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13. Match headings with paragraphs. There is one extra heading.
1) Money
2) Admission
3) Where to live
4) Teaching and learning
5) Which one to go to
6) Social life
7) Year out
8) How you are doing
9) Life after university
1. _______________. Most universities don't let just anyone in. Grades in the
subjects you take in the final years of secondary education are what usually
count and in many countries people also have to do an entry test.
2. _______________. In many countries there is a pecking order to the
universities, with a few high-status institutions at the top, attracting the best
minds in teaching and research. Take a quick name-check of the leading writers,
politicians or scientists in the UK or the USA and you should find the majority
chose to spend their student years sitting in the dining halls and libraries of
Oxford and Cambridge or Harvard, Princeton and Yale.
3. _______________. When entrance was restricted to a lucky few in Britain, the
state actually paid the sons and daughters of the middle classes not only their
tuition fees but also a yearly grant towards living expenses as well. These days
most European and North American students are given a loan which they have to
pay back to the government once they are in full-time employment, or they
finance themselves by working their way through college with part-time jobs in
the evenings or at weekends.
4. _______________. For the majority of students, attending a university in a
town or city near to where they live is the only financially viable option, but in
Britain for many years going to university meant leaving home, with all the
freedom and independence that implied. Universities traditionally offer cheap
and clean accommodation in halls of residence or student houses. After a year or
so, many students opt to share private rented accommodation outside the
university.
5. _______________. These days if you haven’t taken time off between finishing
school and embarking on higher education, you haven’t really lived. The gap
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year can be devoted to working for charities in different parts of the world or
simply to travelling, but it can at least concentrate the mind and perhaps give you
a few more ideas about what you should do with the rest of your life. If you want
to study abroad, you can often get a year out as part of a language course or enter
a scholarship programme such as Erasmus to support you while studying at a
foreign university. Business or management students often devote time away
from university in the form of a work placement, to help them gain practical
experience in a professional environment.
6. _______________. A common feature of any university is attending lectures,
which involves taking notes while a lecturer is speaking to a large group of
students. In Britain, you are also expected to present a subject perhaps once a
term and comment on it in tutorials. These are small-group discussions led by a
lecturer, at which closer analysis of a particular area is undertaken. Scienceoriented courses also involve practical lessons and field trips which enable
students to get to grips with their chosen course of study in the laboratory or
beyond the university walls.
7. _______________. As at school, progress is measured by examinations, either
divided into Parts I and II or taken at the end of the course and known as Finals.
Alternatively, it can be based on continuous assessment and coursework. An
important component of most systems is the extended dissertation, a piece of
writing measured by the number of words a student has to produce, say 10,000.
This must be based on some original research from primary as well as secondary
sources and on some sort of gathering and interpretation of data.
8. _______________. Well before the graduation ceremony, when students
queue up to receive their degrees from the Chancellor of the university at a
special ceremony, the careers office has been busy assessing future graduates for
the kind of employment paths they should take by giving them an aptitude test
and arranging interviews, company presentations and recruitment fairs. For those
attracted by the academic life, there are further opportunities for study on
Masters and Doctorate (PhD) programmes.
14. Are the sentences true or false?
1) Students always have to pass an entry test before they can be considered
for admission into a university.
2) There is a clear hierarchy of universities in the UK and the USA.
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3) The government pays the tuition fees and living expenses of most British
university students.
4) British students usually attend a university in a town or city near to where
they live.
5) The gap year is usually devoted to gaining practical experience in a
professional environment.
6) Lectures are small-group discussions led by a lecturer.
7) University courses always involve practical lessons and field trips.
8) In Britain future graduates usually take an aptitude test.
Listening
Life at university
1. Study the following words, word combinations and their Russian
equivalents before listening:
fantastic – потрясающий,
mental health – психическое здоровье,
rose-tinted spectacles – розовые очки,
to feel out of one’s comfort zone – чувствовать себя не в своей тарелке,
counselling – консультирование,
to feel homesick – скучать по дому,
to miss one’s friends and family – скучать по друзьям и родным,
to realize – осознавать,
to struggle with smth – бороться с чем-то,
balancing act – поддержание равновесия, компромисс,
to do the washing – стирать,
to do the cleaning – убирать,
budgeting – управление финансами,
uni (= university) – университет,
to be bad at smth – не уметь что-то делать,
to be good at smth – хорошо что-то делать,
takeaway – готовая еда, еда навынос,
survey – опрос,
to feel anxious – чувствовать беспокойство.
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2. Listen to a BBC radio programme where two reporters talk about what
students’ life is really like and complete the blanks in the sentences with up
to three words.
Example: At university Neil made fantastic friends and went to great parties.
1) If you look at a situation through rose-tinted spectacles you think that things
are __________________ they really are.
2) At university Neil felt __________________ because he missed his friends
and family.
3) At first Kirsty was trying to balance both academic and
__________________.
4) In Dr Ruth Caleb’s opinion it is helpful for university students to know how to
do __________________ like household chores.
5) Neil was and is still bad at __________________ .
6) A survey at Imperial College London found out that __________________
four students suffer stress during their time at university.
7) And 9% of them feel __________________ .
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