- •Сборник текстОв для самостоятельного чтения и экзаменационные темы
- •Contents
- •Выписка из программы курса "Иностранные языки для неязыковых факультетов и вузов"
- •Требования, предъявляемые к студенту по окончании курса
- •О работе с англо-русским словарем
- •Term 1 my working day Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Read and translate the text “My Working Day”
- •Our university Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and translate the text “Our University”.
- •Answer the questions:
- •Great britain Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Mind some proper names:
- •Loch Lomond – озеро Ломонд
- •House of Commons – Палата Общин
- •Conservative party – консервативная партия
- •Read and translate the text “Great Britain”
- •What languages are spoken in the uk?
- •Read the texts about some British sights
- •Term 2 london Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Mind some proper names:
- •Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and translate the text “ London”
- •Read the texts about some London sights
- •My future profession Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and translate the text “My Future Profession”
- •Answer the questions:
- •Read about some school policies of one of the English schools
- •Heinrich pestalozzi
- •Learn the following words and expressions:
- •Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
- •Read and understand the text “Heinrich Pestalozzi”
- •Answer the questions:
- •Read the text about Friedrich Froebel
- •Term 3
- •The faculty of primary schooling
- •The faculty of pre-school psychology and pedagogics
- •Higher Education
- •Elementary and Secondary Education
- •Adult and Continuing Education
- •The faculty of mathematics The Whole Numbers
- •Addition of Whole Numbers
- •Subtraction of Whole Numbers
- •Multiplication of Whole Numbers
- •Division of Whole Numbers
- •Fractions
- •Addition of Fractions
- •Subtraction of Fractions
- •Multiplication of Fractions
- •Division of Fractions
- •Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Fractions
- •We discard the digits 2 and 3. But we do not simply ignore these discarded digits. They may cause a change in one of the digits we intend to use. If we have 45.6723
- •Multiplication of Decimal Fractions
- •Division of Decimal Fractions
- •Quotients with Repeated Decimals
- •The faculty of biology The Cell
- •Some Familiar Proteins
- •Enzymes and Genes
- •The faculty of geography a Country Across the Channel
- •The faculty of physical culture Sports and Recreation
- •Term iy
- •The faculty of primary schooling
- •The faculty of pre-school psychology and pedagogics
- •Standards
- •The United States Educational Structure
- •Reform and Progress
- •Examining Schools
- •The faculty of mathematics Numbers
- •The faculty of biology What Is a Mutation?
- •Evolution and Heredity
- •Animal Behaviour
- •The faculty of geograpgy The Face of Britain
- •The faculty of physical culture Sports and Money
- •Leisure Sports
- •Anything That Has Wheels
- •Список литературы
- •Сборник текстОв для самостоятельного чтения и экзаменационные темы по английскому языку
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Anything That Has Wheels
There are several sports and sports activities in the U.S., all having their strong supporters, which many people think, are a bit strange or at least unusual. For example, Americans will race just about anything that has wheels. Not just cars, but also "funny cars" with aircraft and jet engines, large trucks with special motors, tractors, pickup trucks with gigantic tires, and even motorcycles with automobile engines. Truck racing, it seems, has made it big in Europe. In 1990, The European paper wrote that in only six years since it found its way across the Atlantic, truck racing was attracting "crowds to rival those of the Formula One grand prix motor racing circus." Other sports are popular because they do not involve motors. The first "people-powered" aircraft to cross the English Channel was pedalled by an American. And the first hot-air balloon to make it across the Atlantic had a crew from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
There are also several sports in the U.S. which were once thought of as being "different," but have now gained international popularity. Among these, for instance, is skateboarding. Another example is windsurfing which very quickly spread in popularity from the beaches of California and Hawaii. Hang-gliding became really popular after those same people in California started jumping off cliffs above the ocean. Those who like more than wind and luck attached a small lawnmower engine to a hang-glider and soon "ultra-light-weight" planes were buzzing around.
The triathlon came from a late-night discussion in a Honolulu bar in 1977 about which sport was the most exhausting: swimming, bicycle racing, or long-distance running. Someone suggested that they all be put together. The result was the first "Ironman," in 1978, with 15 participants. This contest was a 3.8 kilometre ocean swim, followed immediately by a 180 kilometre bicycle race, and ending with a 42 kilometre run. Mountain biking, often still called an "American sport," is now really international.
Since the publication of Cooper’s book Aerobics (1968), sports in America turned from an assortment of team activities to what one observer called "a prescription for everyone's health." The emphasis on physical fitness involved increasing numbers of Americans in activities that provide the necessary physical conditioning and at the same time offer enjoyment and recreation. Swimming, jogging, cycling, and callisthenics can be done in company with family members and friends, have no real age limits, and are performed more for health and fun than for competition. Everyone can participate in these activities. The widespread public support for the Handicapped Olympics in the U.S., for example, indicates that "everyone" does, indeed, mean everyone.
Список литературы
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Гречина О.В., Миронова Е.П. English for students of mathematics. М.: Высшая школа, 1974.
Макаревская Е.В. English for students of biology. Минск, Вышэйшая школа, 1989.
Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Пермь, 2007.
Ройнберг М.Л. English for students of mathematics. Perm, 1977.
Douglas K. Stevenson. American Life and Institutions. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 1998.
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