- •Введение
- •Chapter 1.Family. Home Text 1. Oleg Kirillov Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Substitutional patterns:
- •2. Fill in the form:
- •3. Translate the following into English:
- •4. Act the following conversational situations:
- •5. Answer the questions on the text:
- •6. Speak about:
- •Text 2. Oleg’s family Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •2. A) Say all you know about the hair, eyes, lips, eyelashes, the nose, the forehead, the figure, the mouth.
- •3. Listen to the following statements and respond them.
- •4. Agree if the statements are true to life or disagree if they are not.
- •5. Describe your group mates, let the students guess who the person is:
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. The House of an Englishman Read the text and be ready to discuss the difference between an English house and a Belarusian one.
- •Chapter 2.Meals. Shopping Text 1. Meals Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s daily meals
- •2. At the University dining room
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Shopping in the uk Read the text and say why Marks & Spencerstore is famous all over the world.
- •Text 1. Oleg’s student life Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. About the University
- •2. Oleg’s studies
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. An account of a typical day
- •At oxford University
- •Read the text about Christina’s studies at Oxford University.
- •Say what new information you have gained from the text.
- •Chapter 4. Free Time. Travelling Text 1. Oleg’s free time Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s day off
- •2. Oleg’s winter and summer holidays
- •Exercises
- •6. Ask your friend:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Speak on the way you usually spend your day off‚ your winter and summer holidays
- •Text 2. The Kirillovs’ week-end
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Adventure holidays at Beacon Park Read the text with a dictionary and be ready to answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Travelling Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. A trip by air
- •2. A trip by railway
- •3. A sea voyage
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Economist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Philologist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 4. Historian Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. Ecologist Read the text using a dictionary and discuss the vital ecological problems this profession deals with. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 1. Oleg is a teenAger Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Leisure activities of youth
- •Text 1. Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Geographical situation
- •2. Industry, agriculture, science
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •4. Be ready to speak about Belarus. Use information from the text as a help to your topic.
- •Text 2. Minsk
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Use text 2 to reproduce the sentences with the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •3. Decide if the following statements are true or false:
- •4. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •5. Be ready to speak about the capital of our republic. Use text 2 as a help to your topic. Text 3. Mozyr Read the text and do the exercises that follow it:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Text 2. From the history of Minsk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Chapter 8. Great Britain. London
- •2. British industry
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •5. Be ready to speak about Great Britain. Use text 1. As a help to your topic. Text 2. London Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 3. Museums of London Read the text with a dictionary and after each paragraph form a question on the main fact or information contained in it.
- •Text 4. London parks Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. English character Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 6. Customs, holidays and traditions
- •In Great Britain Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Chapter 9. The systems of education in Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. The System of Education in Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Pre-school and secondary education
- •2. Higher education
- •Exercises
- •1. Reproduce the sentences from the text using these words:
- •2. Express your agreement or disagreement.
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Teachers’ training in Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Comprehensive education in scotland Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
- •Text 4. Higher and further education in Britain
- •Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
- •Say about the main differences in British and our higher education.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 5. Famous Universities of the uk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Oxford
- •2. Cambridge
- •3. Oxbridge specific system of education
- •Chapter 10. Famous people of Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. Famous People of Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Literature
- •2. Theatre
- •3. Music
- •5. Sport
- •6. Space
- •Text 2. Famous Britons Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Isaac Newton (1642–1727)
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Who was Dr. Skaryna?
- •Text 2. Efrosinya Polotskaya Read the text with a dictionary and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Complete the sentences using the following variants:
- •2. Arrange the items of the given outline in the order according to the text:
- •Text 3. Zhores I. Alferov Read the text with a dictionary and speak on Alferov’s youth, his discoveries and career.
- •Text 4. Isaac Newton Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 7. Robert Burns Read the text and do the exercises that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •1. Put questions to the words in italics:
- •2. Add 2–3 sentences to the following statements:
- •3. Make an outline of the text and be ready to speak about Darwin’s life and his theories. Содержание
Exercises
1. Put questions to the words in italics:
1. Darwin’s theories caused a revolution in biological science.
2. All species of plants and animals had evolved from a few common ancestors through millions of years.
3. Evolution occurred through natural selection.
4. Darwin’s grandfather proposed a theory of evolution in the 1790’s.
5. With a British scientific expedition he studied plants and animals everywhere.
6. Darwin collected the fossils and other specimens of organisms for future study.
7. Darwin studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and theology at Cambridge University.
2. Add 2–3 sentences to the following statements:
1. Darwin became famous for his theories on evolution.
2. His theories shocked most people of his days.
3. As a boy, Darwin often heard his grandfather’s theories discussed.
4. From 1831–1836, Darwin served as a naturalist with a British scientific expedition.
5. In 1836 he returned in England and settled in London.
3. Make an outline of the text and be ready to speak about Darwin’s life and his theories. Содержание
Введение 3
Chapter 1. Family. Home
Text 1. Oleg Kirillov 4
Text 2. Oleg’s family 6
Text 3. The Kirillovs’ flat and a place of residence 9
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Jackie’s family 10
Text 2. The house of an Englishman 12
Chapter 2. Meals. Shopping
Text 1. Meals 13
Text 2. Shopping 15
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Meals in England 18
Text 2. Shopping in the UK 19
Chapter 3. University. Week days
Text 1. Oleg’s student life 20
Text 2. Oleg’s ordinary working day 23
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Student life in Great Britain 25
Text 2. An account of a typical day at Oxford University 26
Chapter 4. Free time. Travelling
Text 1. Oleg’s free time 28
Text 2. The Kirillovs’ week-end 31
Text 3. Oleg’s trip to Minsk 33
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Sunday in England 34
Text 2. Adventure holidays at Beacon Park 35
Text 3. Travelling 37
Chapter 5. Future profession
Text 1. Oleg’s future profession 39
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. School teacher 40
Text 2. Economist 41
Text 3. Philologist 42
Text 4. Historian 43
Text 5. Ecologist 44
Chapter 6. Youth life
Text 1. Oleg is a teenager 46
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Problems of young people’s unemployment 47
Text 2. Leisure activities of youth 48
Chapter 7. The Republic of Belarus. Cities of Belarus
Text 1. Belarus 50
Text 2. Minsk 52
Text 3. Mozyr 54
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. From the history of Belarus 57
Text 2. From the history of Minsk 59
Chapter 8. Great Britain. London
Text 1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61
Text 2. London 65
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. From the history of Britain 67
Text 2. From the history of London 69
Text 3. Museums of London 70
Text 4. London parks 71
Text 5. English character 72
Text 6. Customs‚ holidays and traditions in Great Britain 73
Chapter 9. The systems of education in Belarus and Great Britain
Text 1. The system of education in Belarus 75
Text 2. The system of education in Great Britain 77
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. The history of development of education in our Republic 79
Text 2. Teachers’ training in Belarus 80
Text 3. Comprehensive education in Scotland 81
Text 4. Higher and further education in Britain 82
Text 5. Famous universities of the UK 83
Chapter 10. Famous people of Belarus and Great Britain
Text 1. Famous people of Belarus 86
Text 2. Famous Britons 88
Additional texts for reading
Text 1. Who was Dr. Skaryna? 91
Text 2. Efrosinya Polotskaya 91
Text 3. Zhores I. Alferov 93
Text 4. Isaac Newton 95
Text 5. James Watt 96
Text 6. William Shakespeare 97
Text 7. Robert Burns 98
Text 8. Charles Darwin 100