- •Intermediate lever
- •14. Media of communication — сми
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllables in each of these words.
- •2. Analyze the structure of the following words.
- •3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the underlined word.
- •4. Word building. Find the missing word forms where possible:
- •5. Highlight the adjectives from the text and give their comparative and superlative degrees.
- •12. Complete the sentences with the phrases and word combinations.
- •13. Work in pairs. Take it in turns to interview each other with the above phrases and word combinations.
- •14. Work in groups. Take it in turns to make questions using the prompts below.
- •15. Match these phrases with their definitions.
- •16. Translate the following sentences into English using the phrases and word combinations.
- •17. A. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •18. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •19. Answer the following questions:
- •20. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions No. 1, 5, 6, 7
- •21. Give the best possible translation of the title and retell the text close to the original.
- •1. Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
- •2. Fill in each gap with items from the box. Some words can be repeated.
- •4. Complete the sentences with the essential vocabulary from the box.
- •5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •6. Choose the right article.
- •7. Fill in the prepositions where necessary:
- •8. Do a library research and write a 200-word essay on your favourite work of literature, proving the idea that books can change lives by making people think.
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllables in each of these words.
- •3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the underlined word.
- •4. Choose the right suffix or prefix for each word and translate the words into Russian. Prefixes can be used to alter their meaning. What are the differences in meaning?
- •5. Highlight adjectives in the text and give their comparative and superlative degrees.
- •10. Complete the sentences with the speech patterns.
- •11. Translate into English the sentences with the speech patterns.
- •12. Work in pairs. Practice some dialogues.
- •13. Complete the sentences with the word combinations.
- •14. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases.
- •15. Imagine that the publishers from a provincial town ask you to put them wise how to start a new business. Practice the dialogue and use the following word combinations.
- •16. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •17. Complete the sentences with the items from the box.
- •18. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •19. Answer the following questions.
- •20. Retell the text close to the original.
- •2. Fill in each gap with items from the box.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the essential vocabulary from the box.
- •4. Word-sets. Underline the odd word in each set.
- •5. Translate the sentences into English.
- •6. Write a 200-word essay on one of the given topics.
- •7. Choose the right article: a/the
- •8. Choose the right prepositions from the box.
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllable in each of these words.
- •11. Work in pairs. Practice dialogues.
- •12. Complete the sentences with the phrases and combinations from the text.
- •13. Work in pairs. Take it in turns to interview each other using the word combinations.
- •14. Describe your favourite advertisement using the following phrases and word combinations.
- •15. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases.
- •16. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •17. Match these phrases with their definitions.
- •18. A. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •19. Answer the following questions.
- •20. Retell the text close to the original.
- •1. Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and word combinations of the essential vocabulary.
- •3. A. Fill the gaps in the sentences with suitable words from the box.
- •5. Choose the right article: a/the
- •6. Choose the right preposition from the box
- •7. Synonyms.
- •8. Antonyms.
- •9. Translate the sentences into English.
- •10. Do a library research and write a 200-word essay on one of the given topics.
- •It was the bad weather that made it possible for the boy to stay home.
- •8. To take a pride in smth
- •1. Anxious adj
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practise the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllables in each of these words.
- •8. Give one example to each speech pattern.
- •9. Work in pairs. Practice dialogues using the speech patterns.
- •10. Translate into English the sentences with the speech patterns.
- •13. Practice to write an article in the students newspaper using the following word combinations.
- •14. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases.
- •15. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •16. A. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •17. Answer the following questions.
- •18. Imagine that you are invited to speak on the television. What would you like to say about your future profession?
- •1. Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
- •3. Complete the sentences with the essential vocabulary words from the box. Mind that some of them are repeated more than once.
- •4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •5. Fill in each gap with prepositions.
- •6. Choos the right articles , a/the,0
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllables in each of these words.
- •3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the underlined word.
- •4. Word building. Find the missing word forms where possible:
- •5. Use the right suffix or prefix with each word and translate the words into Russian. Prefixes can be used with words to alter their meaning. What are the differences in the meaning?
- •6. Highlight the adjectives from the text and give their comparative and superlative degrees.
- •7. Highlight the irregular verbs from the text, give their four forms and translate them into Russian
- •8. A. Complete the sentences with the speech patterns.
- •9. Work in pairs. You are going to talk about marketing
- •10. Translate into English the sentences containing the speech patterns.
- •11. Work in pairs. Practice the dialogue using the speech patterns.
- •12. Complete the sentences with the phrases and word combinations.
- •13. Work in pairs. Take it in turns to interview each other using the following phrases and word combinations.
- •14. Match the phrases with their definitions.
- •Is.Translate the following sentences into English using the phrases and word combinations.
- •16. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •19. Give the best possible translation of the title and retell the text close to the original.
- •1. Study the essential vocabulary and translate the illustrative examples into Russian.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the vocabulary items.
- •3. Word sets: Marketing. Underline the odd word in each line.
- •4. Complete the sentences with the essential vocabulary.
- •5. Translate the sentences into English.
- •6. Complete the text with prepositions in the box. Some prepositions are used several times.
- •In, of, on, from, to, for
- •7. Fill in each gap with the articles, a/the, — the market economy
- •1. Thanksgiving day.
- •1. Consult a dictionary and practice the pronunciation of the following words. Mark the main stressed syllables in each of these words.
- •10. Translate the following sentences into English using the Speech patterns.
- •11. Complete the sentences containing the word combinations.
- •12. Match the expressions to their meanings.
- •13. Work in pairs. Compose short dialogues between Martin and the editor, using the following word combinations.
- •14. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations.
- •15. Decide whether the following statements true or false.
- •16. Compose a dialogue between Martin and Maria when he came back. Use the following expressions in the dialogue:
- •17. Explain what is meant by:
- •1. Study the essential vocabulary and translate the sentences into Russian.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate word combinations.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with prepositions in the box.
- •5. Chose the right article a/the where it is necessary.
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •Vocabulary tasks a Word search
- •2 Definite article: the
- •3 No article
- •1 Countable nouns
- •2 Uncountable nouns
- •3 Countable or uncountable
- •4 Quantifiers
- •1 Comparative and superlative: adjectives
- •Irregular quantifiers
- •7 Intensifiers
- •8 Gradable/ungradable adjectives and adverbs
- •1 Present Simple
- •1 Past simple
- •1 Used to/would
- •2 Used to
- •I'm going to buy him a cd.
- •3 Present continuous
- •4 Present simple
- •2 Infinitives
- •2 Infinitive
- •I was happy to do it.
- •If you heat ice, it melts.
- •If only my dad didn't snore!
- •3 Wish/hope
- •1 Reporting questions
- •3 Indirect questions
- •4 Impersonal statements
- •1 Ability
- •2 Permission
- •4 Obligation
- •5 Lack of obligation
- •1 Possibility
- •2 Deductions
- •1 Defining clauses
- •1 So much/many, so little/few (that)
- •2 So/such (that)
- •3 Too/enough
- •1 Addition
- •2 Nouns from adjectives
- •3 Noun form verbs
- •4 Verb form adjectives
- •5 Making words negative
- •6 Compound nouns
- •2 Noun 4- verb -ing
- •7 Compound adjectives
- •1 Past participle (-ed)
It was the bad weather that made it possible for the boy to stay home.
It was the best American musical that made it possilbe for us to spend much money.
3) It may well happen, that we read of the start of the war on the back of an advertisement for bath soap or a dance hall.
It may well be, that the conference on children's literature will last till the end of the week.
It may well happen that the book will be published.
It may well be that the wedding will be held already in October.!
4) Is it worth the extra cost? Is the book worth my time? Is the film worth seeing?
5) In hot weather green and blue seem to be preferred by the public to red.
Sensations seem to be preferred by the audience these days. The dinner party seemed to be arranged for VIP guests. The article seems to be written by a young talented author.
PHRASES AND WORD COMBINATIONS
1. daily and weekly papers Ежедневные и еженедельные
газеты
2. false claims Ложные заявления
рекламодателя
3. accordingly costly Соответсвенно дорогостоящий
4. the size, shape, and Размер форма и расположение arrangement of the letter буквы
5. to catch the reader's eye Привлечь внимание читателя
6. Put a tax on Обложить налогом
7. the next best На втором месте
8. To take a pride in smth
9. the number of people Число людей доходит run into millions до миллионов
10. during the daylight hours В дневное время
11. Size, shape and Размер форма и расположение arrangement of the letters букв
12. worth the extra cost Стоит дополнительных затрат
13. numbers of men Многие мужчины
14. the number of people Число людей доходит runs into million до миллиона
15. during the daylight of hours В дневное время
ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY
1. Anxious adj
1. worried because you think something bad might happen: His silence made me anxious.
an anxious glance
anxious about:
People are naturally anxious about these tests.
2. wanting something very much, especially when this makes you nervous, excited, or impatient:
anxious to know something:
Were anxious to hear from anyone who can help.
anxious (that):
They are anxious that the food should be of the best quality.
anxious for: We were all anxious for peace.
3. an anxious time or situation is one in which you worry about something:
We had a few anxious moments while the results were coming through.
anxiously adverb
The children were anxiously looking at the old house.
2. Claim noun
1. a statement that something is true that you have no definite proof of:
The victim's claims were ignored by the police.
claim that:
/ don't believe his claim that he fought in Vietnam.
2. an official request for money that you believe you have a right to:
Your claim should reach us no later than 31 January.
3. a statement that you have the legal right to something:
claim to:
Britain's claim to the territories was found to be unlawful.
Claim verb
1. to say that something is yours, especially as a right: Henry VII claimed the English throne after defeating Richard HI.
Has anyone claimed the wallet I handed in yesterday?
2. to officially ask for money that you believe you have a
3. right to:
Are you claiming unemployment benefit?
4. MAINLY JOURNALISM if war, disease, or an accident claims someone's life, they die as a result of it:
The severe flooding has claimed over 500 lives.
3. consider verb
1. to think about something carefully before making a decision or developing an opinion:
She paused and considered for a moment.
consider whether:
He is considering whether to accept another job offer.
2. to formally discuss something before making a decision about it: The jury went out to consider its verdict.
3. consider someone/something for something: Her manuscript is being considered for publication. consider that:
He did not even consider that she might have a different idea.
considerable adj. large in size, amount, or degree:
a considerable amount of money
considerably adv. considerably advanced in years
consideration noun [uncount]
careful thought before making a decision or judgment about something:
give consideration to something:
We have given careful consideration to your claim for compensation.
With due consideration:
With due consideration, the school decided to expel the three students.
for someone's consideration: Here are a few questions for your consideration.
To take something into consideration to think about a particular fact or detail and allow it to have some influence when you are making a decision:
The candidates experience must be taken into consideration.
4. print verb
1 to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a printer or PRINTING PRESS:
I had already printed twenty pages when I noticed the page numbers were all wrong.
We plan to print 50,000 copies in the initial run.
print on: You can print on both sides of the paper.
print something on something: The book is beautifully printed on quality paper.
print in colour/black and white/bold type etc:
The advanced technology will enable the newspaper to print in colour.
1. to publish something in a newspaper or magazine: They refused to print my letter as it was too critical.
2. to write by hand using individual letters that are not joined together:
Please be sure to print your name next to your signature.
3. to create a mark on a surface by pressing something into it: You can see someone's initials printed in the sand there.
4. to produce a photograph on paper the printed word
anything that you read in a book, magazine, newspaper etc: The printed word has faced growing competition from new technology.
,print noun
1. mark made by pressing
2. letters made by pressing
3. image made by pressing
4. photograph
5. cloth with pattern
6. copy of film PHRASES
1. [count] a mark made by pressing something onto a surface: There were huge paw prints right outside our tent.
See that hand print in the mud?
la. [count usually plural] a fingerprint
We found no prints on either the glass or the telephone.
2. [unc.J letters or other symbols made by pressing ink, paint etc on paper or a similar surface:
The print is too small to read.
Many of her novels are available in large print.
bold print (=thick, dark print):
All the figures that have changed are shown in bold print.
3. [count] an image created by pressing a special piece of wood, metal etc with a raised design on it onto paper or another surface:
There were only a few prints of this made by the artist.
a picture that is a copy of a painting:
a collection of Rembrandt prints
printmaking noun
the art or process of making prints by pressing paper against a surface that has a raised design covered with ink.
Rembrandt, one of the greatest artist of all time was also a printmaker and once celebrating his birthday he arranged a spectacular exhibition of his prints.
5. suggest verb
to offer an idea or a plan for someone to consider: The report suggested various ways in which the service could be improved.
suggest (that):
I suggest (that) we have dinner first, and then watch the film.
I'm not suggesting (that) giving up smoking will be easy.
suggestion noun
1. [count] an idea or plan that you offer for someone to consider:
If you're looking for last-minute Christmas presents, here are some suggestions.
suggestion that:
The committee rejected a suggestion that share options should be offered to junior employees.
open to suggestions (=willing to consider suggestions):
We have a few ideas for the show, but we're open to suggestions.
2. that something may be true a small sign of something:
suggestion of: There was a suggestion of rain in the air.
3. [uncount] the action of influencing someone to make a mental connection between one thing and another:
The success of advertising depends on the power of suggestion.
suggestive adj.
making you think of or remember a particular thing: In the middle of the picture is a shape suggestive of a woman's body.
4. [count] a photograph developed from a NEGATIVE:
Those old black and white prints are much more sensitive to light.
5. [count or uncount] a piece of clothing or cloth with a pattern printed on it:
She was wearing a bold flowered print.
6. [count] one of several copies of a film, for use in cinemas in print
7. printed in a book, magazine or newspaper:
How does it feel to finally see one of your articles in print?
8. a book, magazine etc that is in print is still available to buy from its publisher:
Is that old grammar book still in print?
out of print
a book, magazine etc that is out of print is no longer being published
ACTIVITIES