- •Практикум по английскому языку для самостоятельной работы студентов первого курса всех факультетов
- •Содержание / contents
- •Foreword предисловие
- •Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 1
- •C hoose the best variant:
- •Match the adjectives (on the left) and the questions (on the right):
- •A) What are the advantages and disadvantages of being brought up in a small family?
- •Brothers and sisters
- •Match a word / phrase in a with a word / phrase in b; translate them.
- •Write five sentences about people you know using the phrases obtained. Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 2
- •It’s all in your genes
- •Read the text and follow the instructions:
- •The text is divided into four sections. What is each section about?
- •Writing a cv.
- •Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 3
- •Personality and Appearance
- •Part 2 education self-work 1
- •Grammar to notice:
- •II. Learn to distinguish between these synonyms:
- •Translate the following sentences where these synonyms are used:
- •Trends in education
- •Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Learn the advantages and disadvantages of different form of education. Do you agree? Add you own pros and cons.
- •There are some opinions about different forms of education. Study them. Which one is closer to you? Why?
- •Write 5-6 sentences expressing your opinion about traditional and online education. Part 2 education self-work 2
- •Grammar to notice:
- •Learn to distinguish between these synonyms: End, purpose, aim, goal, objective, target (цель)
- •II. Find information about higher education in South Africa, India, Republic of Corea, China, Japan and present your finding in a table as in previous exercise. Get ready to speak and compare it.
- •Read the passage about admissions to the universities in usa and Canada. . Admissions
- •Now write you own admission essay in 1 page a4. Follow the step given below.
- •Part 2 education self-work 3
- •Learn to distinguish between these synonyms:
- •Read the text and compare the life of a student of your faculty with that of British students. Recognize yourself here?
- •Find in the text words that mean the following:
- •In small groups or pairs conduct your own survey. Interview as many students of your faculty as you can and produce a sketch of the average student of your faculty.
- •Circle the word that is closest in the meaning to the words: strive, eliminate, seek out, assess, evaluate, diverse:
- •Read the texts and remember the meaning of phrasal verbs.
- •In the library
- •Write about your educational experience in 10-12 sentences using phrasal verbs. Word list to part 2
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 1 conference “house style”
- •A) Which of the following steps about conference participation are true or false?
- •Choose one of the conference from the list below and write the answers to the questions given in exercise I-b).
- •A) Read the passage and explain the meanings of the underlined words.
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 2
- •Visual aids
- •A) Match the visuals with the verbs to describe trends and developments.
- •A) Read the passage and and answer the questions:
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 3 handling questions
- •A) Answer the following questions:
- •Make a list of your own clichés to describe a verbal stratagem for a Speaker/ Listener. Learn them by heart.
- •A) What types of questions do you remember? Give 2-3 examples for each type.
- •The Trans-Siberian Mainline project: a historical analysis
- •Grammar to notice:
- •Abstracts for project communication
- •Visual aids
- •Presenting a project
- •Список использованной литературы
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http://www.educations.com
http://educationabroad.global.usf.edu
http://www.qrossroads.eu/studying-in-europe
http://www.qrossroads.eu/find-a-programme-or-institution
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek.html
http://www.youtube.com/