- •Topic: My visit card
- •1. Write down and translate the following vocabulary notes and sentences. Learn the vocabulary notes by heart.
- •3. Read and translate the text. My visit card
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Now answer these questions to be ready to speak about your visit card:
- •6. Add some more information to the answers to the questions above. Be ready to speak about your visit card. Topic: My Working Day
- •1. Look through the list of vocabulary notes and try to match them with the words and phrases given in Russian.
- •3. Read and translate the following text. My Working Day
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
- •6. Read the following situations then choose one of them and role-play it:
- •7. Compose an essay on the topic “My working day” and be ready to retell it. Topic: My favourite sportsman
- •2. Read the title of the text, try to guess and say what it is about. Read and translate the text.
- •Irina Chaschina
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Translate the following sentences into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson:
- •6. Read, translate and role-play the following dialogue between two fans of calisthenics. You may choose some other kind of sport to discuss while role-playing.
- •7. Compose an essay on the topic “My favourite sportsman”. Be ready to retell it. Topic: Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sport
- •9. Compose an essay on the topic “My University”. Be ready to speak on the topic “My University”.
- •Topic: The Russian Federation
- •Sport in Russia
- •Glossary
- •II. Fill in the gaps using the essential vocabulary:
- •III. Write o for oceans, s for seas, r for rivers, l for lakes, I for islands, p for peninsulas, Rg for regions:
- •IV. Read and translate the text. Text a Geographical outline
- •Text b Political system of Russia
- •V. Try your hand in interpreting:
- •Sport in Russia
- •1. Give English equivalents for:
- •2. Use these words and phrases in sentences of your own.
- •3. Read the statements and say whether they are true or false. You’ll sound more English if you use these models:
- •4. Write a summary of the text.
- •II. Wordshop. Translate and transcribe:
- •III. Restore the text with these questions to help:
- •IV. Read and translate the dialogue and then play it out with your partner.
- •V. Discourse.
- •VI. Role play these etudes.
- •Omsk is the city where I study
- •II. Give full answers to the questions:
- •III. Retell the text using the active vocabulary.
- •IV. Write an essay about Omsk as your native city.
- •V. Make the advertisement prospect of Omsk. Say why people should visit it! Topic: Great Britain. Sport in Great Britain.
- •Supplementary texts and tasks Sports and Pastime.
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •I advice you to go to/visit……я советую Вам пойти/посетить……..
- •Vocabulary
- •Holidays in Great Britain
- •Topic: The Olympic Games Text 1: The Ancient Olympic Games
- •1. Look through the list of some new vocabulary notes and try to match them with the Russian words and phrases given below.
- •3. Before reading the text, look through and remember the following:
- •4. Read and translate the text.
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Use the text and give the English equivalents for the following Russian sentences:
- •9. Write an essay on the topic “The Ancient Olympic Games”. Be ready to speak on the topic “The Ancient Olympic Games”.
- •1. Look through the list of some new vocabulary notes and try to match them with the Russian words and phrases given below.
- •3. Before reading the text, look through and remember the following:
- •4. Read and translate the text. The Modern Olympic Games
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English. Use the topical vocabulary.
- •9. Think over 5 differences between Ancient Olympic Games (see the previous text) and Modern Olympic Games. Do you find them all advantages or disadvantages? Give your reasons.
- •10. Write an essay on the topic “The Modern Olympic Games”. Be ready to speak on the topic “The Modern Olympic Games”. Text 3: Pierre de Coubertin
- •1. Look through and remember the following vocabulary notes:
- •3. Read and translate the text. Pierre de Coubertin
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Try your hand in the following translation:
- •6. Write an essay on the biography of Pierre de Coubertin. Be ready to speak about the biography of Pierre de Coubertin. Topic: Sport and society
- •Text 1. What is better watching sports or participating in sports?
- •Healthy living
- •Text 4. Sports and Games (Sports in our Life).
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. Dangers of doping.
5. Answer the following questions:
1. When and where did the Olympic Games begin?
2. What did the ancient Greeks emphasize in their education of youth?
3. What contests did the ancient Greeks participate in?
4. How were the ancient winners honoured?
5. What is the origin of the Olympic Games connected with?
6. What did the ancient Greeks do to take part in the Olympics?
7. What kind of oath did the participants of the Games take before the beginning of the competitions?
8. Was there any punishment for those who broke the rules of the sacred Olympics?
9. Were women allowed to take part in the Games?
10. What expected women-disobeyers who dared to come to the site of the competitions?
11. Women never visited the ancient Olympics, did they?
12. For how many years did the Olympic Games last for three days?
13. What were these days devoted to?
14. Did women have their own athletic Games? Whom were they devoted to?
15. How were the Greek women awarded?
6. Say if the given below statements are true or false. If the statement is correct, you should say “It’s true” or “I agree”. If the statement is not correct you should say “It’s false” or “I disagree” and correct it.
1. The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC in ancient Egypt, Cairo.
2. The best ancient Greek athletes competed every four years at the Mount Olympus.
3. The Olympic Games were devoted to the supreme god of the Greeks – Apollo.
4. There were no wars waged during the ancient Olympics.
5. Unmarried women were allowed to come and watch the competitions.
6. Women had their own athletic Games devoted to Demeter.
7. Women were traditionally awarded some jewelry for taking part in the Olympics.
7. Make up your own three statements, using the information from the text. One of your statements should be false. Read your statements to the students. Their task is to say which of the statements is false and correct it.
8. Use the text and give the English equivalents for the following Russian sentences:
1. У Олимпийских Игр очень длинная история: они начались в 776 до нашей эры и проходили в течение 1200 лет в Древней Греции.
2. Древние Олимпийские Игры включали в себя состязания в беге, прыжках, метании диска и копья, гонках на колеснице, боксе и др.
3. Эти соревнования символизировали дружбу, и всякие войны, приходившиеся на период Олимпиады, прекращались.
4. Победители награждались оливковыми венками и песнями о своих подвигах.
5. Все спортсмены давали клятву соревноваться честно и соблюдать правила священных Олимпийских Игр.
6. Игры проводились в честь верховного древнегреческого Бога – Зевса.
7. Только мужчины имели право на участие в Олимпийских Играх.
8. Женщинам не позволялось даже смотреть на соревнования под страхом смерти, а ослушниц ожидало суровое наказание: их сбрасывали с высокой горы.
9. Около 300 лет древние Олимпийские Игры продолжались в течение трех дней: первый и третий дни были посвящены триумфальным церемониям и только второй день отводился на проведение соревнований.
10. Женщины Древней Греции также проводили соревнования, посвященные Богине Гере.