- •Федеральное агентство по образованию
- •Содержание
- •Пояснительная записка Цели и задачи курса
- •Методические рекомендации для организации проведения практических занятий по иностранному языку
- •Распределение часов по темам
- •My family
- •2. Learn the following words by heart:
- •3. Translate into English and learn by heart:
- •7. Learn the following words by heart:
- •8. Make up a monologue about your family. The questions below will help you:
- •9. Read and translate the text william shakespeare
- •10. Answer the following questions:
- •11. Complete the following sentences:
- •12. Retell the text “William Shakespeare” or tell the biography of a well-known person.
- •13. Find the equivalents:
- •14. Learn the following dialogue by heart
- •15. Read and translate the text about myself
- •16. Arrange antonyms in pairs and translate them:
- •17. Make up a monologue about your biography, using the new words of the lesson.
- •1. Read and translate the text appearance and manners
- •2. Learn the following words by heart:
- •3. Find the equivalents:
- •4. Read and translate the dialogue given below our new computer programmer
- •5. Find the equivalents:
- •6. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •7. Read and translate the text my friend
- •8. Answer the following questions and make up a monologue about your friend:
- •9. Learn the following words by heart:
- •10. Describe your appearance and manners, using the new words of the lesson.
- •Seasons
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •4. Read and translate the text english weather
- •5. Answer the questions:
- •6. Read the following text weather and climate
- •7. Learn by heart
- •9. Learn the following words by heart:
- •10. Use the words on the left side with those on the right side.
- •The indian and two travellers
- •12. Answer the questions:
- •13. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •14. Read and translate the sentences:
- •15. Complete the sentences.
- •19. Answer the questions:
- •20. Learn the following dialogue by heart
- •21. Learn the following words by heart:
- •1. Read and translate the text: hobbies
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Complete the following sentences:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •6. Give a summary of the text “Hobbies”.
- •7. Study the following text my friend’s hobby
- •8. Complete the following sentences:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Learn the following words by heart:
- •4. Read the text. A national disease?
- •5. There are eight personal (and very different) opinions about newspapers and tv programs. Read these texts and answer the question: What is your opinion about mass media?
- •6. Study the following:
- •7. Read and translate the text. Libraries
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Translate into Russian:
- •10. Read and translate the following dialogue at a bookstore
- •11. Learn the following dialogue by heart or make up your own at the library
- •12. Read and translate the following text my favourite book
- •13. Answer the questions:
- •14. Translate into Russian:
- •15. Learn the following dialogue by heart or make up your own talk on literature
- •16. Topics for discussion:
- •17. Learn the following dialogue by heart
- •Impressions of a film
- •18. Make up a monologue about your favourite film.
- •1. Read and translate the following text. Travelling
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Read and translate the following dialogue at the airport
- •4. Disagree with statements avoiding the simple negation:
- •5. Learn the following dialogue by heart my friend goes abroad
- •6. Find English equivalents for the following:
- •7. Study the following text and give a summary of it ways of holiday-making
- •1. Read and translate the text. Olympic games
- •3. Translate and transcribe the following words. Learn them by heart:
- •4. Study the following data-bank
- •The ancient games
- •Religion and the ancient games
- •The first olympic sports
- •Baron pierre de coubertin (1863-1937)
- •5. Complete the following sentences:
- •6. Make up a monologue about Olympic Games.
- •7. Summarize the following text sports in great britain
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Summarize the following text sports in the usa
- •10. Answer the questions:
- •11. Summarize the following text sports in russia
- •12. Answer the questions:
- •13. Translate into English:
- •14. Study the following text. Sports and games
- •15. Answer the questions:
- •16. Learn the following dialogue by heart. Sports
- •17. Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •18. Make up a monologue about your favourite sports.
- •1. Learn the following text by heart. Health
- •2. Translate into Russian:
- •3. Read and translate the text. The national health service
- •4. Learn the following:
- •5. Explain the meaning of the following words or word combinations:
- •11. Read the following text. How to take care of health?
- •12. Practice the following dialogues. A visit to a doctor
- •At the dentist’s
- •13. Answer the questions:
- •14. Make up a monologue about your visit to a doctor.
- •1. Read the text. Environmental protection
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Learn the following words by heart:
- •4. Translate into Russian.
- •Is the earth’s climate changing?
- •5. The following are possible topics of this passage. Number them in an order that follows the organization of the passage.
- •6. Read the following text. Great troubles
- •7. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •8. Read and translate the text. Earth day
- •9. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •2. Learn the following:
- •7. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •8. Read the dialogues.
- •9. Learn the following words and word combinations by heart:
- •10. Translate the following words into Russian and learn them by heart:
- •11. Make up a monologue about your everyday meals, the questions below will help you:
- •1. Read and translate the text. Student’s working day
- •2. Translate into English and write one sentence with each word or word combination:
- •3. Write a short story about your typical day. The following questions can help you.
- •4. Study the ways the English people write letters. Here is a letter of a son to his parents:
- •5. Write a letter to one of your friends (or parents). Read and learn the proverb.
- •7. Summarize the text. Oxford
- •8. Summarize the text. Cambridge
- •9. Read the text and write a short story about your Institute (Academy, University). My academy
- •10. Read the text and answer the question “What is education for you?” what is education for you
- •11. Read and translate the text. Education in great britain
- •12. Translate into English:
- •13. Answer the questions:
- •14. Read and translate the text. Education in russia
- •15. Translate into English the following words and word combinations:
- •16. Answer the questions:
- •17. Read and translate the text. My plans for the future
- •18. Answer the questions:
- •19. Make up a monologue about your future profession.
- •20. Read and translate the following texts. Foreign languages
- •Why do people in our country learn foreign languages?
- •21. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read the text. The russian federation
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. How well do you know your Homeland? What is (are):
- •4. Translate into English:
- •5. Learn the following words by heart:
- •6. Make up a dialogue “Talk about Russia”. One of you is a foreigner, who wants to know more about Russia.
- •7. Give a summary of the text. Moscow
- •8. Answer the following questions:
- •9. Where are these places of interest situated?
- •10. Learn the following words by heart:
- •11. Make up a dialogue about your visit to Moscow.
- •16. Answer the following questions:
- •17. Learn the following words by heart:
- •18. Learn the following dialogue by heart.
- •19. Make up a monologue about your Home Town and its history and places of interest.
- •20. Read and translate the text holidays in russia
- •21. Learn the following words by heart:
- •22. Answer the following questions:
- •23. Give a summary of the text.
- •1. Read and translate the text. The united kingdom
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Learn the following words by heart:
- •4. Make up a dialogue about the United Kingdom.
- •5. Read the following text. London
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •7. Read and translate the following dialogue. Talk about london
- •8. Give a summary of the text. English character
- •The united states of america
- •2. Read and translate the following sentences and say whether they are right or wrong:
- •3. Translate into English:
- •4. Learn the following words by heart:
- •5. Translate the following questions into English and answer them:
- •6. Give a summary of the text. Washington
- •7. Answer the questions:
- •8. Read and translate the dialogue. Washington d.C.
- •9. Read the text. New york
- •10. Read and translate the dialogue. Sightseeing
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •The stars and stripes
- •15. Answer the following questions:
- •19. Study the text. Holidays in the usa
- •20. Translate into English and learn the following words by heart:
- •21. Read and translate the dialogue and make up your own one. Holidays
- •22. Answer the following questions:
- •23. Make up a monologue about holidays in the usa литература
- •Методические рекомендации
The united states of america
The United States of America is the 4th largest country in the world after Russia, Canada and China. The country consists of 3 parts: the continental part is in the center of the North American continent. The outlying territories are Hawaii and Alaska. The total area of the United States is over 9 mln sq. km. The country borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It also has a sea-border with Russia.
The country is washed by 3 oceans: The Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific. The country has many lakes, including the Great Lakes and many rivers, the longest of which are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Columbia and others. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian, the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada. The highest peak, Mount McKinley, is in Alaska.
The climate conditions are rather various. The country is rich in natural and mineral resources: oil, gas, iron ore, coal and various metals.
The USA is a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. The main industrial branches are aircraft, rocket, automobile, electronics, radio engineering and others.
Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations. The country population is over 250 mln. The official language of the state is English. The national symbol of the USA is the national flag «Stars and Stripes», having 50 white stars and 13 white and red stripes on its field, symbolizing the number of the original and present day states.
Officially the country comprises 50 states and 1 District of Columbia. The states differ in size, population and economic development. Each state has its own capital. The capital of the USA is Washington. It is situated in the District of Columbia on the banks of the Potomac River and is named after the 1st US President – George Washington. There are many large cities in the country: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco, Boston and some others.
The United States of America is a federal state, headed by the President. According to the US Constitution the powers of the Government are divided into 3 branches: legislative, executive and judicial.
The legislative power belongs to the Congress consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate represents the states while the House of Representatives – population. The executive power belongs to the President and his Administration (Vice-President and Cabinet of Ministers). The judicial power belongs to the Supreme Court and the system of federal courts.
There are several political parties in the USA. The largest of them are the Republican (symbolized by a donkey) and the Democratic (symbolized by an elephant).
Nowadays the USA is one of the leading powers of the world due to its economic, political and military influence.
2. Read and translate the following sentences and say whether they are right or wrong:
1. The USA is the largest English speaking country. (Yes, it's right.)
2. It occupies the whole North American continent. (No, it's wrong.)
3. The country borders on Russia, Canada and Mexico.
4. The US territory is over 9 mln. sq. km.
5. There are many lakes and rivers on the territory of the country.
6. The country climate is rather different.
7. The US is one of the highly developed industrial powers of the world.
8. There are 2 official languages in the country – English and French.
9. The national symbol of the USA is the donkey.
10. The capital of the USA is New York.
11. The head of the state is the President.
12. The legislative branch of the US Government is the Congress consisting of 2 chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.