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- •Unit 1. Personal background
- •1.1. About myself
- •1. Study the vocabulary, read the words aloud
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Read the words, translate them into Russian
- •3. Read the text about Helen Pavlova. Find the words from the vocabulary in the text. Look up the unknown words in the dictionary
- •4. Find the correct answer to the question
- •5. This is the first day at the university and students try to know each other. Read the dialogue, act it out
- •6. In pairs, compose the dialogue asking each other as many questions as possible. You have 5 minutes to get ready. Act your dialogue in front of the class
- •7. Study the table to be
- •8. Say the same sentences about persons or subjects given
- •In brackets
- •9. Say what was in the past using the words given in brackets
- •10. Say what will be in future using the words given in brackets
- •11. Say it in English
- •12. Study the table
- •13. Fill in the gaps using Present, Past and Future Indefinite of the verb to be in the negative or interrogative forms
- •14. Translate from Russian into English using the verb to be in Present, Past and Future Indefinite in the negative or interrogative forms
- •15. Study the table to have
- •16. Use to have (have got) in the Present Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
- •17. Use to have (have got) in the Past Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
- •18. Use to have (have got) in the Future Indefinite in the negative or affirmative forms
- •19. Study the table
- •20. Use to have (have got) in the interrogative form
- •1.2. Family
- •1. Study the vocabulary, read the words aloud
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Fill in the words to complete the sentences
- •3. Read the text. Find the words from the vocabulary in the text. Look up the unknown words in the dictionary My family
- •4. Answer the questions
- •5. Choose the correct response
- •6. Bring family photographs and present your family and yourself to the class. Talk about
- •7. Read the text, answer the questions after it You’re gorgeous!
- •8. Which of the statements are true? Explain your answers
- •Сравнительные структуры
- •11. Put the words in the correct order
- •18. Write the plural
- •19. Some of the sentences are right but most are wrong. Correct the sentences that are wrong
- •20. Which is right? Complete the sentences
- •1.3. Flat
- •1. Study the vocabulary, read the words aloud
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Read the text, find the words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with some of these words Our flat
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text
- •4. Say if the sentences are true or false
- •11. Look at the table. Say which floor the people are on
- •12. Translate into English
- •13. Draw a plan of your house or flat. Draw the items from Exercise 2 on your plan, and any other things you have (a cd player, a computer, a tv, a video). Tell your partner about your house or flat
- •14. Study the table
- •15. Fill in the gaps with suitable noun-phrases
- •16. Ask questions to get information. Use the words in brackets
- •17. Disagree with the following statements
- •18. Translate into English
- •Unit 2. Routine activities timetable
- •1. Study the scheme, read the sentences, translate them into Russian
- •2. Tell in English
- •3. Study the time-table. Make a time-table for your working day
- •4. Ask your partner about his/her working day
- •9. Answer the questions
- •13. Complete the sentences. Use me / he / him / she / her / they / them / us / it
- •14. Replace underlined words with the personal pronoun
- •15. Finish the sentences in the same way
- •16. Complete the sentences in the same way
- •18. Study the table present simple
- •19. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct form
- •4. Read the text again. Say if these sentences are true of false
- •9. Which of these ways of relaxing would you like to try? Why? If you want to relax, what do you usually do?
- •10. Study the table, ask the teacher if you have any questions
- •Past Indefinite
- •11. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Past Indefinite
- •3. Questions
- •4. Look through the text again and find the opposites of the words below
- •Prepositions (предлоги)
- •5. Choose the correct preposition
- •3.2. Traveller’s story
- •1. Look through the phrasal vocabulary; find the transcription in the dictionary if it is necessary. Match the columns
- •2. Read and translate the text, look for more words and phrases for your vocabulary
- •3. Answer the questions
- •7. Complete the words or phrases below using the words from the box
- •8. What do you call
- •9. Think about flying (from check-in to the time you leave the airport at your destination) and answer the questions. If possible, discuss your answers with someone else
- •10. Study the information about Present Continuous, ask your teacher if you have any questions Present Continuous
- •Present continuous
- •11. Choose the correct variant
- •2. Read the following words, mind the reading rules
- •3. Match Russian and English equivalents
- •4. Read the text about the Moscow State University; find out the most important facts from the text Moscow State University
- •5. Fill in the correct word(s) from the box below to make up a phrase. Use the words only once
- •6. Compose your own sentences with the following words and phrases
- •7. Say on what faculties a student can
- •8. Answer the questions
- •4.2. Steve Jobs
- •1. Study the vocabulary carefully
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Match the columns
- •3. Read the text about Steve Jobs and find out the most important facts from the text Advances in electronics
- •4. Answer the questions
- •4.3. Linus Torvalds
- •3. Say if these sentences are true of false
- •4. Answer the questions
- •5. Study the information about Present Perfect Simple, ask your teacher if you have any questions
- •Present perfect
- •6. Write questions with How long …? And the Present Perfect
- •7. Rewrite the following sentences using the Present Perfect
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Simple or the
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Simple or the
- •10. Correct the mistakes
- •3. Underline three examples of the Present Perfect in the text which tell us when a present situation started.
- •4. Find words and phrases in the text which mean the same as the following
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3. Say if these sentences are true of false
1. Linus Torvalds is the most famous computer programmer.
2. He is the founder and coordinator of Linux.
3. Torvalds had a hardly happy childhood.
4. His emphasis was placed on sport from an early age.
5. His father had the greatest influence on the young Linus.
6. Torvalds began to create new programs, first using the BASIC programming language and then using the much more difficult but also more powerful language.
7. Torvalds used his savings to buy his first computer which was one of the world's first 32-bit computers for home use in 1987.
8. At the University of Helsinki he was already an accomplished programmer.
9. In 1991 Torvalds purchased an IBM-compatible personal computer which appealed to him because it represented a tremendous improvement over earlier Intel chips.
10. Torvalds attempted to obtain a version of UNIX for his new computer.
11. Torvalds created a new operating system from scratch that was based on both MINIX and UNIX and gave his new operating system the working name Linux.
12. Minor corporations realized the potential of Linux, and they adopted it for their Internet servers and networks.
4. Answer the questions
1. What are the advantages of using Linux in embedded systems?
2. Why was Linus Torvalds a successful person?
3. What is Linus Torvalds working on today?
5. Study the information about Present Perfect Simple, ask your teacher if you have any questions
Present Perfect Simple употребляется для выражения действий , которые произошли в прошлом в неопределенное время. Конкретное время действия не важно, важен результат. А также для выражения действий, которые начались в прошлом и всё ещё продолжаются в настоящем.
К маркерам Present Perfect относятся:
for, since, already, just, recently, ever, how long, yet, lately, never, so far.
Present perfect
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I / you / we / you / they have V(3) / V(ed).
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Have I / you / we / you / they V(3) / V(ed)?
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I / you / we / you / they have not (haven’t) V(3) / V(ed). . |
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She/he/it has V(3) / V(ed). |
Has he/she/it V(3) / V(ed)? |
He/she/it has not (hasn’t) V(3) / V(ed). |
Example: I have finished school. – Я окончил школу.
She has already written the letter. – Она же написала письмо.
Have you visited your friends recently? – Ты недавно навещал друзей?
She has not forgotten about that. – Она об этом не забыла.
6. Write questions with How long …? And the Present Perfect
Example: you / work / here – How long have you worked here?
he / know / about this problem. 2. she / be / a director of the company. 3. you / want / change jobs. 4. they / have / their website. 5. he / be / interested / in working for us. 6. he / have / a company car. 7. she / be / responsible for that account. 8. we / study / engineering.
7. Rewrite the following sentences using the Present Perfect
Example: He works here – he started work in January.
He has worked here since January.
1. He lives in Tyumen – he was born there. 2. He is a computer programmer – he became a programmer when he left University. 3. They create new programs – they started creating new programs some years ago. 4. They lead the market – they became market leaders in 1998. 5. They purchase IBM-compatible personal computers – they bought them in early 1991. 6. She owns a business – she set it up five years ago. 7. He takes his first class in the C programming language – he started taking his first class in 1990. 8. He spends a lot of time working in the garage workshop – he started doing it when he was a child.