
- •Предисловие
- •4 Тематических текста первого уровня сложности (ia, ib, ic, id) со следующими за ними лексическими упражнениями непосредственно по текстам
- •4 Тематических текста второй степени сложности(iia, iib, iic, iid) со следующими за ними лексическими упражнениями непосредственно по текстам
- •Unit One
- •Vocabulary:
- •Text I-a
- •Part one Primary school
- •Public School
- •University
- •System of higher education in the usa
- •Topics to discuss.
- •American Terminology is sometimes confusing
- •Placement– определение места
- •Many experiments are carried outby us in our laboratory.
- •Ex23:Translate into English using the Passive Voice
- •The articles Ex24: Insert articles where necessary
- •Vocabulary
- •Text5 "Альма-матер" наших дней.
- •Reviewing Exercises
- •Keys to the above Ex-s:
- •Supplementary material
- •By Anne c.Lewis
- •Vocabulary
- •Benjamin Franklin
- •Сочетания с глаголами широкой семантики: take, get, make – do…
- •The school curriculum and academic programs
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary to the text
- •Managing your study time
- •Vocational Education
- •Text 1-d Text 1-d Easy living at Japan's colleges
- •Text iib
- •By Nicholas Morgan
- •Vocabulary
- •Now a High School Senoir
- •Ex 2 Replace the infinitive in brackets by the correct tense form – the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite (Active)
- •Ex 3 Make up sentences following the model
- •Ex 4 Draw conclusions.
- •Ex 5 Make up the dialogues following the model using the words given below,
- •Ex 6 Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the usage of the Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous – Past Perfect Continuous.
- •Ex 8 Translate into English using the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.
- •Ex 9 Open the brackets putting the verbs in the Past Indefinite and Past Perfect.
- •Ex 10 Open the brackets using the proper tense forms.
- •Ex 11 Open the brackets putting the infinitive in the Future Perfect.
- •Ex 12 Put the verbs in brackets in the proper tense form (Active)
- •Ex 14 Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech following the examples. Notice the changes in the pronouns.
- •Vocabulary
- •Зачеты и учебные нагрузки
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Quotations and jokes.
- •Part 1 Uniting two campuses
- •Part 3 Room to grow
- •Text I-c
- •Part 4 New campus to train for future
- •Text I-d
- •Part 6 Lab expands health program
- •Renovating for expansion
- •Shortening Year does no Harm
- •Free and Open competition
- •Avoiding a Brain Drain
- •Grammar Exercises
- •Ex.13 Translate the sentences into English using the verb need as in the examples ( Need)
- •The Comparison of Adjective and Adverbs
- •Foundation Considers Options
- •Bewildering Array of Institutes
- •Efforts to Aid Russia's Scholars Are More Than a Humanitarian Gesture
- •'Someone Specific'
- •Favorable Exchange Rate
- •'Flood of Applications
- •Vocabulary
- •Sports clubs
- •Fencing club
- •The Rugby Club
- •Regular practices
- •Quotations and jokes.
- •What is engineering
- •Word Study to the Text
- •Science and Engineering
- •Word Study to the Text
- •Artificial stupidity
- •Gameboys and girls stay in to play Buy a computer, one mother explains, and life can never be the same again
- •Engineering Ethics
- •The Gerund
- •Speech practice
- •Ex.Interpret the following passages using the given words
- •В сетях компьютера
- •Часть 1. "Персоналки'
- •Часть 2. Компьютер-шпион (spy)
- •Буду вечно молодым?
- •Supplementary Texts Public Image of Engineering
- •Coming soon – robot slave for everyone
- •Engineering Education
- •Electronics
- •Realms of Engineering
- •Ex. Answer the following questions
- •Engineering Work
- •Глобализация образования. Коммуникация Интернет как образовательная система: преимущества и недостатки; возможности
- •Languages
- •The library of the future
- •A lesson learned
- •Distance education: a means to an end, no more, no less.
- •В сетях компьютера
- •Мировая паутина
- •Рукописи не горят, а дискеты устаревают
- •В мире изобретений.
- •Самое значительное достижение
- •Compaq computer
- •People Like Electronic Announcers
- •Do men and women speak the same languages?
- •Quatations and jokes
- •Unit VI Карьера и выдающиеся личности современности Биографии выдающихся людей из разных областей знаний, автобиография. Авторское резюме
- •Introductory text Our Century and the next One
- •Young engineers.
- •Oceans of research.
- •The assembly line
- •Still Sprinting
- •Not so snow white after all.
- •William Randolph Hearst
- •They write in the newspapers he was invited to
- •Travel writer
- •Publisher
- •Ines de la Fresange Model
- •Actress
- •Record Producer
- •Improve your interpreting skills
- •It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.
- •Скромность украшает.
- •У Нewlett-Рackard - новый президент. Карлтон фьорина сменяет платта.
- •Дело о пеликанах.
- •Кэрол Хиггинс Кларк
- •Профессор Умберто Эко.
- •Billion dollar brain.
- •Pablo Picasso's Fortune
- •The private side.
- •Taking a flier on tne web.
- •Экология человека в естественной и кибер-интеллектуальной среде
- •Introductory text
- •Artificial stupidity
- •We Are in the Middle of a Cyberwar
- •Portable databases help doctors practice more efficient.
- •A case for smokeless zones
- •In Britain’s offices).
- •Nicotine traps
- •Pipe dream
- •Speak English outside of class
- •Use a dictionary when he writs
- •Attending a conference
- •Первый раз дедушка пожаловался на ревматизм в 1812 г.
- •Воздействие (influence) компьютера на человека.
- •Флирт в сети.
- •A workaholic economy.
- •Baltic sea problems.
- •The right time and place
- •Dealing with stress
- •Pollution
- •Quatations and jokes
- •Права человека Права личности и права учащегося.
- •Introductory text age of majority (or gaining rights)
- •Intellectual property.
- •Legal Status of Engineering Societies
- •Bridging the digital divide.
- •1.Government records
- •2. Personal files
- •Book banning must be stopped
- •Five Key Questions about Modern Medical Science
- •Tenancy agreement No._______
- •Improve your interpreting skills
- •Gender in Education
- •Часть 1.
- •Часть 2.
- •Часть 3.
- •Text 4. Хакеры и «крэкеры». Agree or disagree with the author.
- •Invasion of the Sight to Privacy
- •United States Legal System
- •The whole world is watching.
- •By Jennifer Tanaka
- •Secretaries: the wasted asset.
- •Quatations and jokes
- •Список основных сокращений, используемых в деловой корреспонденции:
- •1. Post-school or tertiary education usa
- •Great britain
- •1. University people
- •1. University degrees
- •1. Grading system
- •Grades: a, d, c, d, f Quality points: 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0,0.0
- •1. Some additional university terms
- •Неправильные глаголы
- •Unit I. Системы образования
- •Direct & Indirect Speech. Сочетания с глаголами широкой семантики:
- •Education:East and West
- •Навыки перевода (Rus – Eng)
- •Gender in Education Навыки перевода (Rus – Eng)
- •1. Защита прав потребителей
- •1. Computer Crime
Speak English outside of class
take it back to the store
Use a dictionary when he writs
watch TV a lot
A: I have a toothache. This tooth hurts. What should I do?*
B: You shouldl ought tolfiad better see a dentist.____
A: I have the hiccups. What should I do?
B: ______________________________________
A: Ah wants to improve his English. What should he do?
B: ______________________________________
A: I don't have any money. I'm broke. I can't pay my rent. I don't have enough money to pay my bills. What should I do?
B: ________________________________
. A: Someone stole my bicycle. What should I do?
B: __________________________
A: I cut my finger. I got blood on my sweater. My finger is okay, but I'm worried about my sweater. What should I do?
B: ______________________________________
A: Tom's spelling isn't very good. He makes a lot of mistakes when he writes compositions. What should he do?
B: _______________________________________
A: Ann bought a new tape recorder. After two days, it stopped working. What should she do?
B: _______________________________________
A: The refrigerator in my apartment doesn't work. The stove doesn't work. The air conditioner doesn't work. And there are cockroaches in the kitchen. What should I do?
B _______________________________________
I asked Mary to marry me. She said no. What should I do?
B_______________________________________
I left my sunglasses at a restaurant yesterday. What should I do?
B____________________________________________
. A My husband/wife snores. I can't get to sleep at night. What should I do?B: _______________________________________
Ex. 15: Complete the sentences. Use have to, has to, or had to in each.
. I went downtown yesterday because 7 had to go to City Hall.
I can't go to the movie tonight because _________
I couldn't go to Pete's party last Saturday because __
Josh can't go downtown with us this afternoon because
When I was in high school, ________________
If you want to travel abroad, _______________
I'm sorry I was absent from class yesterday, but.
Erica can't come to class tomorrow because __
I need a car because ________________
When I worked in my uncle's restaurant,
If you want to enter the university, ___
We wanted to go on a picnic yesterday, but we couldn't because
Ex.16: Complete the sentences with than or to.
When I'm hot and thirsty, I prefer cold drinks ___w____ hot drinks.
. When I'm hot and thirsty, I like cold drinks better than hot drinks.
. When I'm hot and thirsty, I'd rather have a cold drink than____ a hot drink.
I prefer chicken __________ beef.
I like chicken better _________ beef.
I'd rather eat chicken _________ beef.
When I choose a book, I prefer nonfiction _________ fiction.
I like rock 'n roll better __________ classical music.
Tina would rather lie on the beach _________ go swimming.
Tina likes lying on the beach better _________ going swimming.
Tina prefers lying on the beach _________ going swimming.
My parents would rather work_________ retire. They enjoy their jobs.
Do you like fresh vegetables better _________ frozen or canned vegetables?
I would rather take a picture of a wild animal _________ kill it with a gun.
Mr. Kirn prefers tea _________ coffee with his evening meal.
I prefer visiting my friends in the evening _________ watching TV by myself.
My brother would rather read a book in the evening _________ visit with friends.
My sister likes her math class better _________ her biology class.
Ex.18: Complete the sentences with prepositions. This exercise contains prepositions that follow adjectives.
1. Alex is afraid of snakes.
I don't understand that sentence. It isn't clear ______ me.
Mark Twain is famous ______ his novels about life on theMississippi in the nineteenth century.
I'm hungry ______ some chocolate ice cream.
Our daughter graduated from the university. We're very proud ______ her.
A lot of sugar isn't good ______ you. Sugar is especially bad ______ your teeth.
Who was responsible ______ the accident?
My coat is similar ______ yours, but different ______ Ben's.
Some people aren't friendly ______ strangers.
My daughter is crazy ______ horses. She is very interested ______ horses.
Sara knows what she's talking about. She's sure ______ her facts.
Are you aware ______ the number of children who die each day throughout the world? According to one report, 40,000 children die each day throughout the world, mostly due to malnutrition and lack of minimal medical care.
Ex.19:Find out the Subject and the Predicate
1. Courses vary in length - from a few months to two years.
2. In order to enter a university or polytechnic in Britain, you should have two or three "A" levels with good marks.
3. Do young people pay less in their own state?
4. The undergraduate education culminates in a Bachelor's Degree.
5. During the last two years the undergraduates major in one special subject.
6. To obtain the Master's Degree a graduate student should work for two or sometimes three years.
7. For classes like history, literature, or even science there are essay questions, for math there are problems to solve.
8. Discussion often centres on the design of secondary and higher education programs.
Ex 20:Choose the verb (in brackets) that agrees with the subject
1. Colleges of education (train, trains) teachers.
2. Postgraduate courses (exist, exists) for the degrees of MA, M Sc and Ph.D.
3. In you have a high IQ score the teacher (give, gives) you more interesting work to do.
4. Further education at special colleges is mainly vocational, and (lead, leads) to a certificate, or a diploma, not a degree.
5. The academic programs (differ, differs) greatly in various universities.
6. An ever increasing number of students (hold, holds) jobs besides studying.
7. This (mean, means) that just about any student who really (want, wants) to can finance his education.
8. Young people usually (go, goes) to the university in the state they (live, lives).
Ex.21:Choose the correct form of each present tense verb
1. A university (offers, offer) both the B.D. and graduate degrees such as the M.A. and Ph.D.
2. Why (does, do) people go to university?
3. Education in Great Britain (is, are) compulsory from 5 to 16.
4. University and Polytechnic degree courses (lasts, last) three or four years.
5. (Does, do) a student wear a uniform?
6. Private universities (is, are) generally small and, therefore, very competitive.
7. In the USA the word "school" (describes, describe) any place where people learn.
8. (Does, do) students have a lot of tests and exams?
Ex.22: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Some of the sentences express true situations, and some of the sentences express contrary-to-fact situations.
1. Maybe I will have enough time tonight. If I {have) have enough time, I (write) ______Will write________ a letter to my cousin.
2. I won't have enough time tonight. But if I (have) had enough time, I (write) _____would write______ a letter to my cousin.
3. Maybe I will have enough money. If I (have) ________ enough
money, I (buy) _________________ a ticket to the rock concert.
4. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money. But if I (have) ________ enough money, I (buy) _________________________ a ticket to the rock concert.
5. Maybe I will buy a car. If I (buy) _________ a car, I (drive) ________________ to Springfield next month to visit my friend.
6. I'm not going to buy a car. But, if I (buy) ____________ a car, I (drive) ____________ to Springfield next month to visit my friend.
7. The weather is terrible today. But if the weather (be) _________ good, I (go) ____________________ for a five-mile walk.
8. Maybe the weather will be nice tomorrow. If the weather (be) _________ nice, I (go) __________________ for a long walk.
9. I know that you don't want to go to a movie tonight. But if you (want) ___________ to go to a movie, I (go) __________ with you.
10. What would you like to do tonight? Do you want to go to a movie? If you (want) _________ to go to a movie, I (go) ___________ with you.
Ex.23: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. I didn't feel good yesterday. If I (feel) _____________ better, I (come) ___________________ to class yesterday.
2. I don't feel good today. If I (feel) _____________ better, I (take) ___________________ a walk in the park today.
3. I have a cold today, but I will probably feel better tomorrow. If I (feel) _________ better tomorrow, I (go) ________________ to class.
4. I'm sorry that you didn't come to the party. If you (come) ________ ________, you (have) ____________________ a good time
5. I didn't know that Bob was sick. If I (know) _____________ that he was sick, I (take) ____________________ him some chicken soup.
6. I'm tired. If I (be, not) __________ tired, I (help) __________ you.
7. Snow is predicted for tomorrow. If it (snow) __________ tomorrow I (stay) ________________ home.
8. I may have a dollar. Let me look in my wallet. If I (have) ________ a dollar, I (lend) ________________ it to you.
9. I don't have any money. If I (have) __________ a dollar, I (lend) ________________ it to you.
10. I didn't have a dollar yesterday. If I (have) _________ a dollar yesterday, I (lend) ___________________ it to you.
11. I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday. I wish you (tell) _____________ me. I (get) ____________________ you present if I (know) ________________ it was your birthday yesterday.
Why didn't you tell me when your plane was supposed to arrive? If you (tell) _____________ me, I (pick) ___________________
SPEECH EXERCISES
Ex. I Study the word combinations:
If these verbs are followed by another verbs, the structure is usually verb + to + Infinitive |
If these verbs are followed by another verbs, the structure is usually verb + ing | ||||
agree refuse decide plan manage fail want force |
promise offer hope seem pretend arrange expect warn |
learn (how) ask know explain remember forget persuade teach
|
stop finish enjoy delay suggest mind regret deny avoid involve like dislike hate |
give up put off go on can’t stand to be interested in to be good at to be fed up with to be used to succeed in feel like think about/of approve/disapprove of can’t help |
dream of look forward to insist on apologize for accuse of suspect of congratulate on prevent from thank for forgive for It’s worth go (shopping,...)
|
Complete the sentences that follow and translate them into Russian:
1. Could you stop (make) so much noise? 2. Does your job involve (meet) a lot of people? 3. We decided (take) a taxi home. 4. I don’t know whether (go) to the party or not. 5. I enjoy (travel). 6. Jim explained how (get) to the station. 7. If you want (be) a good student, please avoid (miss) your classes. 8. He denied (steal) the money. 9. They had to put off (travel) abroad because their son got ill. 10. They didn’t agree (lend) me more money. 11. I was warned not (touch) anything. 12. I can’t stand (live) in the country. 13. I tried to be serious but couldn’t help (laugh). 14. I’m fed up with (work) for this company. 15. I’m looking forward to (see) you next Monday. 16. He learned how (write) programs for his computer when he was twelve. 17. They accused me of (tell) lies. 18. He insisted on (move) to NY 19. When I met him he pretended not (see) me. 20. Has Sue succeeded in (find) a job yet? 21. He never apologized for (be) so rude to me. 22. The man was suspected of (be) a spy. 23. Ask Jack. He’ll tell you what (do). 24. I’ve always dreamed of (live) on a small island somewhere in the Pacific. 25. I don’t fee like (study) today.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Дик поблагодарил меня за помощь. 2. Он извинился за то , что заставил нас ждать. 3. Я всегда мечтал быть богатым. 4. Мы думаем о покупке нового дома. 5. Я поздравляю вас со сдачей экзамена. 6. Тому удалось купить новую квартиру. 7. Покажите мне, как пользоваться этой машиной. 8. Ему не удалось перевести текст. 9. Он привык жить один . 10. Напомни мне позвонить маме.
Ex. 2 Study the expressions with verbs and try to memorize them:
to DO = perform, carry out an action; work at, be busy with; study, learn |
to MAKE = construct or produce by combining parts together; establish; acquire; force; turn into |
do harm, damage, research do away with (abolish) do without (manage without) |
make an agreement, an arrangement, a phone call, a report, a speech, a suggestion, a statement an experiment, a good job, sense |
Insert the correct verb-noun combinations and translate into Russian:
1. Could you wait a little? I have to ... a phone call. 2. The Russian Government shall ... an official statement. 3. This deases was ... many years ago. 4. They got very interested in the experiments we were ... last year. 5. We’ll have to ... a holiday this summer. 6. You’ll ... a very good manager, I think. 7. They asked me to come to the Congress and ... a report there. 8. He ... a good job, and I think of employing him. 9. I’m sorry, but I’m very busy as we have to ... a lot of arrangements for the Conference. 10. Your suggestion ...
sense. We’ll think it over. 11. He is ... some research in molecular phisics.
Ex.3 . Study the verbs and use them in the sentences that follow:
to take = get, accept, make records, need |
to put = to a certain position, indicate, offer |
take a seat, a photo (of), part, place, trouble, steps/ measures against, care of smth, control of smth, advantage of smth |
put the blame, an end/a stop, money pressure, a question put together, forward, aside |
1. We should ... urgent measures against land contamination. 2. Please, ... a photo of that wonderful view. 3. The expert refused to ... a price on the Rubense painting. 4. Who will .. care of this? 5. We have an honor to invite you to come to London and ... part in the Conference devoted to the problems of telecommunications. 6. You should ... an end to your bad behavior. 7. Don’t ... all the blame on me. 8. It’s easier to ... a machine to pieces than to ... it together again. 9. Why aren’t you ... notes of the lecture? 10. They ... my temperature and blood pressure. 11. It’s extremely important to ... control over new achievements of genetics. 12. This professor ... forward a new theory. 13. I have no proof but you may ... my word for it. 14. thank you for all the troubles you’ve ... to help my son. 15. I think we shall ... aside this question for a week or two. 16. 14. thank you for all the troubles you’ve ... to help my son. 15. I think we shall ... aside this question for a week or two. 16. You’d better ... off this plain dress and ... on your pale green suit.
Ex 4