- •Personal identification
- •Relations by birth Кровные родственные связи
- •Relations by marriage Родственные связи по браку
- •Age Возраст
- •Religion [rilid n] Вероисповедание
- •Death Смерть
- •Exercises
- •What Is In a Name?
- •Student information
- •Free of charge - application may be copied
- •Appearance
- •I.V.Kritskaya
- •It’s fun to watch myself in a mirror. A mirror shows me what I look like. A mirror helps me learn about myself. It’s fun to play in front of a mirror. I can make up a poem about that.
- •Character
- •Love is a fallacy By Max Shulman
- •Vitebsk state university
- •V.Ye.Khorovets Part I From the history of the University
- •My University
- •I study at the University (where?…) - Where do you study?
- •The Students’ Life and Studies
- •At the department stores part I
- •Introductory text
- •The Big Stores of London
- •The most famous britain’s department stores
- •Selfridges The original department store
- •Part II
- •Departments (Отделы)
- •In the department store
- •Some Useful Information and Helpful Words and
- •Part III Money
- •Interaction Shopping
- •Follow up
- •Are you being served? a) Ladies’ shoes
- •Topics for Oral Compositions
- •Shopping (food) n.N.Krasovskaya Supermarket
- •Some Food Shops (Stores)
- •Quantities and Package (Количество и упаковка)
- •Some Useful Expressions
- •Idiomatic Expressions
- •Some additional words and expressions
- •Ex. 6.Name 5-10 products you might buy at …
- •Shopping (At the Supermarket)
- •Words and expressions
- •If I need …, I go to the … .
- •At the Supermarket
- •At the Restaurant
- •Words and expressions
- •In the Coffee Bar
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises The following words are often confused
- •By George Burns
- •Maladies of the 21st Century
- •Here are nine of the most common warning symptoms of stress. First decide if you have ever experienced the symptom. Then try to remember when and why, and make notes.
- •Now report to the class like this:
- •Coping with moods Depression
- •Make sentences like this:
- •Look at the list of jobs and arrange it from the most to the least stressful
- •B) Now work in pairs and compare your ideas with those of your partner’s
- •Your Place in the Stress League
- •What do you think?
- •Cfs. Tired All the Time
- •How does the illness usually start?
- •Is cfs contagious?
- •Tired All the Time: cfs
- •Conversation practice
- •Complete the dialogues:
- •Translate into English
- •The republic of belarus
- •Слова и словосочетания к тексту «The Republic of Belarus»
- •The Republic of Belarus
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Belorussian National Culture
- •Belarus
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Efrosinya Polotskaya
- •Vocabulary
- •Vitebsk is an Ancient Town
- •I am afraid you are mistaken.
- •I am sorry but I disagree with you.
- •I think you are right. .
- •Part II
- •Architectural monuments and Museums of Vitebsk
- •Part III Obligatory list of words:
- •Vitebsk as a Cultural Centre
- •Дом, открытый для всех
- •Part IV Obligatory list of words:
- •Vitebsk as a Centre of Industry and Education
- •Higher education
- •In great britain and in our country
- •Obligatory list of words: Ex.1.Read the words correctly, practise your sounds. Learn the words.
- •Higher Education. Universities.
- •British Universities
- •III. Making the summary System of Education in Great Britain.
- •V.A.Boiko Obligatory list of words:
- •School Education in Belarus
- •Sanctions
- •A) between two teachers
- •B) between a teacher and a parent
- •C) between the classmates
- •My future profession
- •Lawyer - юрист
- •A model teacher
- •Now do some exersises
- •Pupils as they are Ex. 12. Read the following list of words and divide them into 2 groups (positive
- •Ex. 18. Read the story and say what you think of this teacher. While translating use a dictionary if necessary. Flowers are red by Harry Chapin
- •Ex. 19. Read the following sayings about teacher’s profession and choose those you like best. Give your reasons. Teacher
- •Family matters
- •Ex. 3.Choose and say what you want your pal to do and what you don’t want
- •The Scholarship from “Green Years” by a.J. Cronin
- •Dating Customs
- •Will You Go out with Me?
- •Engagements, weddings, births and funerals getting engaged
- •Divorces rise and fewer get married
- •R Yes. First my family spoke to him, and then they called me in, and we talked for four, four or five minutes. My father decided immediately.
- •I Now you have two sons, don’t you, one twenty-one and one fifteen. Are you going to arrange their marriages?
- •Ex. 11.A) Read the text about different types of families and think of advantages
- •Nuclear Family, Extended Family
- •Relative Values
- •My Father
- •Is there a generation gap in your/your friend’s family? What are the reasons of conflicts? ecological problems
- •Ex. 5.Read and translate the following words of the same root. Determine the part of speech they belong to. Memorize them:
- •Ecological Problems
- •The Greenhouse Effect
- •The Destruction of the Ozone Layer
- •Acid Rain
- •Deforestation
- •The forest resources of the countries in the Baltic Region
- •Endangered Species
- •The Energy Trap
- •Measures to Be Taken
- •What You Can Do to Help!
- •The European Environment Agency (eea)
- •Оглавление
Vitebsk state university
V.Ye.Khorovets Part I From the history of the University
Ex. 1. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
activity |
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деятельность |
agricultural |
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сельскохозяйственный |
aim at |
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прицеливаться, стремиться |
applied arts |
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прикладные искусства |
assistant professor |
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ст. преподаватель |
associate professor |
[souiit] |
доцент |
award |
[w:d] |
награда |
calculate |
[`kælkjuleit] |
считать, подсчитывать |
contribute |
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вносить вклад |
courage |
[krid ] |
смелость, храбрость |
date |
[deit] |
дата, число, датировать |
decorative |
[dekretiv] |
декоративный |
department |
[dipa:tmnt] |
отделение, факультет |
educational |
[,edju`keinl] |
учебный, образовательный |
effort |
[eft] |
усилие |
enrolment |
[inrulmnt] |
зачисление |
establishment |
[istæblimnt] |
учреждение, заведение |
exist |
[igzist] |
жить, существовать |
expand |
[ikspænd] |
расширять |
external |
[ekst:nl] |
заочный, внешний |
faculty |
[`fæklti] |
факультет |
graduate |
[`grædjuit] |
выпускник |
graduate (from) |
[`grædjueit] |
заканчивать (вуз) |
grant the status of |
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получить статус |
hold (held, held) |
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проводить, держать |
instructor |
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преподаватель, ассистент |
internal |
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внутренний, дневной |
invader |
[inveid] |
захватчик |
law |
[[l:] |
право, закон |
majority |
[md riti] |
большинство |
make a decision |
[disi: n] |
принимать решения |
manifest |
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проявлять, показывать |
memorial |
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памятный |
methodology |
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методика |
numerous |
[`nju:mrs] |
многочисленный |
pedagogy |
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педагогика |
primary |
[`praimri] |
начальный |
psychology |
[sai`kld i] |
психология |
publish |
[pbli] |
опубликовать |
quality |
[`kw:liti] |
качество |
region |
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регион, область |
resume |
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research |
[ris:t] |
научное исследование |
scholar |
[`skl] |
стипендиат, ученый |
scientific |
[sain`tifik] |
научный |
set up |
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возводить, строить |
staff |
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штат, персонал |
statesman |
[steitsmn] |
государственный деятель |
subsequently |
[`sbsikwentli] |
впоследствии |
substantial |
[s bstænl] |
существенный |
temporary |
[`temprri] |
временный |
train |
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обучать, готовить |
Ex. 2. Practise the pronunciation of the international words and give their meanings in Russian:
university, institute, republic, period, process, personnel [p:snel], professor, status [steits], candidate [kændidit], instructor [instrkt], assistant.
Ex. 3. Read and translate the international words paying attention to the indexes of the parts of speech:
academy(m) – academic(a),
profession(n) – professional(n) – professor(n),
special(a) – specialist(n) – speciality(n) – specialize(v) – specialization(n),
education(n) – educational(a) – educator(n),
tradition(n) – traditional(a),
pedagogy(n) – pedagogical(a),
act(v) – active(a) – activity(n),
center(n) – central(a),
calculate(v) – calculating(a) – calculator(n),
biology(n) – biological(a).
Ex. 4. Match the English adjectives with their Russian equivalents:
numerous a.важный
scientific б. главный
skilled в. многочисленный
modest г. ведущий
important д. квалифицированный
former е. существенный
chief ж. скромный
substantial з. бывший
leading и. научный
memorial к. прикладной
primary л. временный
educational м. памятный
temporary н. образовательный
applied о. начальный
Ex. 5. Using the English adjectives of exercise 3 make up word combinations with the following nouns:
Institutions, achievements, engineers, graduates, specialists, teachers, departments, specialities, staff, research, establishments, arts, schools, students.
Ex. 6. Match the English word combinations with their Russian equivalents:
1. to achieve rather modest results |
студентов |
2. to improve the educational process |
б. сделать все возможное |
3. to enrol(l) capable students |
в. наградить (присвоить)звание Героя Советского Союза |
4. to take full-time or part-time courses |
г. основать высшее учебное заведение |
5. to expand scientific research |
д. проявить храбрость и героизм |
6. to increase the student enrolment plan |
е. учиться на дневном или заочном отделении |
7. to found a higher academic institution |
ж. расширять научные исследования |
8. to award the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union |
з. увеличивать план приема студентов |
9. to do one’s best
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и. совершенствовать учебный процесс |
10. to manifest courage a heroism |
к. достичь довольно скромных результатов |
Ex. 7. Insert the words of your active vocabulary (they are given below) and translate the sentences into Russian:
In the course of time the University increased the student ……. plan.
He works as an ……. at the foreign languages department.
This University trains ……. professionals for educational institutions.
Our ……. decided to recommend your book for publication.
You have ……. achievements in your work, haven’t you? - No, I’m afraid our achievements are rather ……. as yet.
Where do your ……. graduates work now?
These achievements will ……. to further expanding of research.
The University is an important center of training ……. for the country.
Every year thousands of ……. receive diplomas of higher education and start working in different ……. of science and education.
The history of our higher educational institution ……. to the year of 1910.
(former, staff, enrolment, skilled, substantial, graduates, contributes, department, date back, modest, assistant professor)
Ex. 8. Read the text and comment on the figures mentioned in it.