- •Практикум по формированию навыков чтения и устной речи для студентов
- •I - II курсов неязыковых факультетов
- •Часть II
- •Ing-forms
- •1.1 Hobbies
- •Vocabulary:
- •1.11 Read the dialogue & make up your own one. Spare Time
- •1.12 Read and translate these dialogues. Watching Television
- •Useful hobby
- •A talk about career
- •1.13 Read and discuss the hobbies of famous people.
- •Hobbies
- •1.16 Are you a couch potato?
- •2.4 Write at / on / in.
- •2.5 Write to or in.
- •2.6 Memorize the following word combinations. Compose your own sentences.
- •2.8 Give synonyms to the underlined words.
- •2.9 Ask your friend if:
- •2.14 Ask your partner and say what you did last weekend. Use the following:
- •2.15 Ask other students about their weekends, and complete the chart with different names.
- •2.16 Write sentences about the students in your group, using the information you have collected.
- •2.17 Tom told Richard about his weekend. Say what happened.
- •2.18 Match the parts of the story and number them in the correct order.
- •2.20 Read & translate the dialogues into Russian.
- •2.21 Holiday plans
- •3.1 Travelling
- •Vocabulary
- •3.3 Give the Russian equivalents for the following:
- •3.4 Complete the following sentences. Use the Infinitives in the box.
- •3.5 Answer the questions:
- •3.6 Translate into English:
- •3.7 Render the dialogue. Use the Present Simple Tense.
- •3.8 Translate into English and reproduce:
- •3.9 Read the text & answer the questions. A camping holiday.
- •3.10 You have to buy a visa at the airport.
- •1 True or False? Write t or f.
- •2 You don't have to have a passport
- •3.11 Discover the North Pennines
- •3.12 Finding the way
- •3.13 Read the following dialogues. Mind the conversational units. Make up your own dialogues on analogy.
- •3.14 Conversation: Asking the Way.
- •3.15 Read the dialogue "Asking the way" and answer the following questions:
- •3.17 Read the dialogue "Getting Home".
- •3.18 Find the sentences used.
- •3.19 Answer the following questions.
- •3.20 Speak on:
- •3.21 Read the dialogues below. Learn them and act them out:
- •3.22 Look at the map of a London area (p. 48). Imagine the following situations:
- •3.23 A group of tourists from Canada came to Tyumen. One of you is a guide. Lead the tourists around the city.
- •3.24 The Great Outdoors.
- •Activity Holidays
- •Walking
- •Wildlife
3.13 Read the following dialogues. Mind the conversational units. Make up your own dialogues on analogy.
- What can I do for you?
- Could you give me some information?
- Gladly.
(show the quickest way to the station; help me with the papers; go on business instead of me; examine the device thoroughly.)
- Do you see that large building on the corner?
- The one with the flag?
- That's right.
(that young tall man - at the window; the yellow building opposite the shop - with the big clock; the book on the shelf - with a green cover; that young chemist - talking to the professor.)
- Where is the police station?
- At the end of the street. Go straight ahead.
(the railway station, the bus-stop, the nearest underground station, Lenin street - round the corner, two blocks away from here, far away from here);
- Where is the hospital?
- The hospital is two blocks from here just before you come to the main highway.
(Opera and Ballet House; Central Department Store; the nearest cinema hall.)
- Where is a newspaper stand near here?
- There's one on the corner.
(a grocery shop, a post-office; a self-service canteen; a drugstore - on the opposite side of the street; a couple of blocks from here; at the end of the street; over there);
- Why don't you buy yourself a guidebook?
- That's not a bad idea.
(leave it till tomorrow; consult a radio engineer; gather the
necessary information first; ask our lab assistant for help)
3.14 Conversation: Asking the Way.
- Pardon me.
- What can I do for you?
- Could you give me some information?
- Gladly.
- I don't know this town and I can't find my way round.
- Well, it's quite simple.
- You see, I am a stranger here.
- In that case, I'll show you the town.
- I'd appreciate that a lot.
- Do you see that large building on the corner?
- The one with the flag?
- That's right. That's the Post Office. Opposite it, on the other side of the street...
- Where?
- Over there. Do you see that other building with the clock?
- Oh, yes, now I see.
- That's the City Hall.
- I see... By the way, what's the name of this street?
- Maple Street.
- Where is the police station?
- At the end of the street. Go straight ahead.
- What if I miss it?
- You can't miss it. It's a big building with an iron fence around it. Do you see that store?
- Which store? The one on the right?
- Right. The one with a large green globe in the window.
- Is it a barber shop?
- No, it is a pharmacy. The doctor lives right next door. His name is on the door.
- Does he have his office there as well?
- Yes, but he spends every morning at the hospital.
- Where is the hospital?
- The hospital is two blocks from here just before you come to the highway.
- How can I get back to my hotel?
- Go this way. You see it there, next to the movies.
- Yes. Now I understand.
- Why don't you buy yourself a guidebook?
- That's not a bad idea. Where can I buy one?
- In the station or at any newspaper stand.
- Is the station far from here?
- The station is at the end of Independence Avenue.
- Where is the newspaper stand near here?
- There's one on this corner.
- Thank you very much.
- You're welcome. I'm very glad to have been of any help to you.
- I was certainly lucky to meet you. You really know this town very well.
- No wonder. I'm the mayor.