- •I. Before you read:
- •1.5 Comment on the grammar. Pay attention to the verb to be. You may continue the sentences:
- •1.6 Comment on the grammar. Pay attention to the plural forms of the nouns:
- •II. Reading:
- •III. After you have read:
- •4.2 Make up your own dialogues using the models from the task 4.1
- •1.4 Comment on the grammar. Pay attention to the verbs in the Present Simple Active. Give the negative and question –forms.
- •II. Reading:
- •3.1. Make up sentences from these words:
- •3.2. Find
- •3.3 Put the verb into the Past Simple or Future Simple. Use the words: yesterday, ago, last/next week, month, year, tomorrow, in some years/months etc. Give the negative and question –forms.
- •IV. Brush up your talk:
- •4.1Complete the short dialogues using the phrases from the text:
- •4.2 Make up your own dialogues using the models from the task 4.1. These phrases and words may be helpful for you.
- •4.3Tell about your own family using all information you have got.
- •1.4 Make up sentences paying attention to Simple and Progressive Tenses. Translate the sentences.
- •1.5. Comment on the grammar.
- •II. Reading
- •1. 1True or false?
- •1.2 Make up sentences from these words:
- •1.3 Give the missing forms of adjectives. Make up sentences with these adjectives.
- •1.4 Put the verb to take part into the correct tense-form. Pay attention to the words given in the brackets.
- •1.5. Put the verb in the brackets into the necessary tense form.
- •IV. Brush up your talk:
- •4.1Complete the short dialogues using the information from the text:
- •4.2 Read and learn:
- •4.3 Make up your own dialogues using the models from the tasks 4.1 and 4.2
- •4.4 Summarize the text «My University».
- •I. Before you read:
- •1.1 Read the words properly:
- •1.2 State the part of speech:
- •1.7. Comment on the grammar. Make up negative and question forms if it is possible.
- •II. Reading
- •3.1 Make up the sentence of two parts:
- •3.2 Make up all possible questions to these sentences. Give the negative form:
- •3.3 Write the Passive Progressive of these sentences. Use words now, from … till, the whole month/morning etc:
- •IV. Brush up your talk:
- •4.2 Read the following quotes from different articles about the problems of higher education in Russia. Formulate the main idea of each statement. Do you agree with these opinions?
- •4.3 Discuss* these topics using all information you have got.
- •I. Before you read:
- •1.1 Read the words properly:
- •1.2 Find the Russian equivalents:
- •1.3 State the part of speech:
- •1.4 Analyse the use of modal verbs and their equivalents. Translate the following sentences:
- •II. Reading:
- •III. After you have read:
- •3.1 Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false statements:
- •3.2 .Fill in the blanks with words from the text:
- •3.3. Substitute the modal verbs for the possible equivalents:
- •3.4 Insert the modal verbs may or can:
- •3.5 Insert the necessary modal verb or it equivalent:
- •IV. Speaking
- •1.4 Analyse the use of modal verbs and their equivalents. Translate the following sentences:
- •II. Reading:
- •III. After you have read:
- •3.1. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false statements:
- •3.2 Fill in the blanks with words from the text:
- •3.3. Substitute the modal verbs for the possible equivalents:
- •3.4 Insert the modal verbs may or can:
- •3.5 Insert the necessary modal verb or its equivalent:
- •IV. Review:
- •4.1 Make up 5 general and 5 special questions to the text.
- •4.2 Give the negative and question form of the following sentences:
- •4.3 Point out the sentences with Passive.
- •V. Speaking
- •5.1 Answer the following questions:
- •5.2 Speak about Karl Benz using his profile:
- •5.3 Use the following phrases and word combinations to retell the text:
- •In 1830 Thon completed his most ambitious design to date, that of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour15 in Moscow (fig. 17).
- •15.4. After you have read:
- •Тема 1 - Урок 1 - Диалог 1
1. 1True or false?
1. We study at the Orel State Technical University.
2. Our university was founded in 1955 as an educational (training) and tutorial station.
3. Our University trains students on three levels of the higher education: Bachelors, Specialists and Masters.
4. The academic year begins as a rule at the beginning of October and ends in July.
5. Classes at our University begin at a quarter to eight in the morning and are over at ten minutes past two p.m.
6. The students study also philosophy, the Russian History, culturology, a foreign language – English, German or French.
7. The students study at our University four years.
8. Those graduates who have keen interest in research are recommended for further study abroad.
9. Students have many opportunities to self-development.
10. They take part in festivals, competitions, contents to all-Russian and international competitions, conferences for students, post-graduate students and young scientists.
1.2 Make up sentences from these words:
1. It, a, unique, is, dynamically, and, science, education, production, complex, in Russia ,developing.
2. credit, tests ,term ,ends, with ,and, examinations, take ,which, in ,place ,and, June, Each, January.
3. At, course defend, of, the, training, end, all, prepare, graduates, their, projects, diploma, or, the, a, thesis.
4. These, specialists, developments, is ,constantly, educational, improving ,process and , level ,preparing, at, a ,high.
5. at, University, our, at, a quarter, minutes, afternoon, past, eight, in ,morning , and ,Classes, are ,the ,over, at, ten, past, begin ,three, in, the.
6. Those, who, study , graduates, have, courses, keen, in, interest, research ,are, for ,recommended, further ,at, post-graduate.
1.3 Give the missing forms of adjectives. Make up sentences with these adjectives.
the youngest, further, the best, more effective, newer, less, the worst, easier, higher, the most important, elder, older.
1.4 Put the verb to take part into the correct tense-form. Pay attention to the words given in the brackets.
Our students take part in various all-Russian and international competitions (every year, last year, next year, nowadays, from March till April next semester, the whole month, last semester).
1.5. Put the verb in the brackets into the necessary tense form.
1. What you (to do) from seven till nine yesterday? I (to read) a new article in the scientific journal.
2. What she (to learn) now? She (to study) new words in German. She (to learn) new words every day.
3. Max (to draw) a complex scheme for his term paper when I saw him. He (to work) on it from 13 till 15 p.m.
4. What students (to stand) at the window now? I (not, know) them. I guess they (to be) freshmen from the Institute of Transport.
5. The students of this group (to get) books from the library two days ago.
6. What they (to discuss) at the moment? They (to discuss) a program for the student’s party.
7. It (to rain) when I left my house in the morning.
8. This group (to have) workshop now? - No, it (to participate) in the conference.
9. Our group (to work) in the reading room on the new project the whole morning tomorrow.
10. Whom they (to speak) about when I (to enter) the room? They (to speak) about our new monitor.
11. My friend (to look) for his Handy at the moment.
12. My parents (to buy) iPad me next month.
13. Helen (to chat) with her friend while I (to translate) this article.
14. My friend (not, attend) classes at the university every day. He (not, to be) hard working.
15. Classes at our university (to start) at 8.15. Sometimes I (to be) late because there (to be) traffic jam at this time.