Вводно

Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации Южно-Уральский государственный университет

Кафедра английского языка

Ш143.21-9 В689

Волченкова К.Н., Бороненко Г.Ф., Батурина П.Н.

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

Вводно-коррективный курс

Челябинск Издательский центр ЮУрГУ

2010

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Одобрено учебно-методической комиссией факультета лингвистики

Рецензенты: Брюховская Л.Г., Федотова М.Г.

В689 Волченкова, К.Н.

Английский язык: Вводно-коррективный курс для студентов приборостроительного факультета / К.Н. Волченкова, Г.Ф.Бороненко, П.Н. Батурина. – Челябинск: Издательский центр ЮУрГУ, 2010. – 92 с.

Вводно-коррективный курс предназначается студентам 1 курса. Целью пособия является повторение базовых знаний английской

грамматики и лексики, развитие умений устной речи и навыков чтения.

Пособие состоит из серии уроков (модулей), организованных по тематическому признаку, каждый из которых представляет собой систему заданий, направленных на тренировку фонетических, грамматических и лексических навыков, а также ряд коммуникативных заданий на развитие навыков устной речи. Тематика текстов: учеба в университете, высшее образование в России и за рубежом, мой университет, моя специальность.

К каждому тексту разработан ряд заданий, целью которых является совершенствование навыков и умений в изучающем, ознакомительном и просмотровом чтении. Также разработан ряд заданий нацеленных на развитие коммуникативных умений. Пособие содержит грамматические таблицы.

Пособие предназначается для практической работы в аудитории под руководством преподавателя.

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© Издательский центр ЮУрГУ, 2010

Contents

Lesson 1. Succeeding in University.……………………………………4

Lesson 2. Russian system of Higher Education.………………………. 18

Lesson 3. Higher Education in the UK……………………………….. 30

Lesson 4. Higher Education in the USA……………………………… 41 Lesson 5. Value of Higher Education………………………………… 52

Lesson 6. South Ural State University…………………………………60 Lesson 7. My Future Specialty…………………………………………70

Grammar Tables.………………………………………………………. 80

References ………………………………………………………………92

Lesson 1. Succeeding in University

Task 1. Brainstorming activity

Discuss the following question and give all the possible answers to it

What should a student have in mind to succeed in university?

Task 2. Active Vocabulary

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher

Task 4

The following data shows how a group of British students responded to the question: “What are the most important factors for success in a university?”

Do you agree with the results of the survey?

Use the following phrases to express your agreement or disagreement:

Example:

I agree with the survey whole-heartedly. Motivation is the most important factor of success as it is very difficult to teach a student if he doesn’t want to study.

or

With all respect to the data of the survey I disagree. I think that to succeed in a university a student, first of all, must have natural talent and self-discipline.

Task 5

Look again at the factors enumerated in Task 2 and choose those you think you have: natural talent, concentration, high IQ, confidence, self-organization, selfdiscipline, strong motivation

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Task 6

Can you give a clear answer to the question: “Why did I enter the university?”

Look at the typical answers the students usually give and agree or disagree with them

1.I entered the university because my parents want me to have a higher education.

2.To enter the university was my decision. I want to get a higher education to get a well-paid job.

3.Entering the university is a very good alternative to serving in the army.

4.I entered the university as I feel the inner desire to improve myself through study, to realize my talents and to enlarge my knowledge about the world I live in.

5.I entered the university, as I understand that nowadays it is impossible to make a career without higher education.

6.I entered the university because I want to become a scientist and devote my life to pure science.

7.I entered the university to acquire some practical skills that will help me to find my place in the world and to create something new in the sphere of my interests.

Grammar exercises

Exercise 1

Fill in the gaps with the forms of the verb «to be» in Simple Tenses

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Exercise 3

Insert the right form of the verb «to be»

1.She ____ a teacher.

2.Peter and Tom ____ absent today.

3.I ___ a primary school teacher.

4.The weather _____very cold yesterday.

5.I ____ an engineer in five years.

6.What film _____ on in the cinema today?

7.My brothers ____ drivers.

8.Our teacher ____ from Great Britain.

9.Ann ___ 18 years old two years ago.

10.Where ___ you last Monday?

11.She _____ a student if she studies hard at school.

Exercise 4

Insert the right form of the verb «to have»

1.He ____ enough confidence to enter the university.

2.My mother ____ a well–paid job.

3.We ____ two lectures every day.

4.They _____ a tutorial last Wednesday.

5.Most of my classmates _____ higher education in five years.

6.Our grandmother _____ a house in the country.

7.She _____ a car next year.

8.We _____ laboratory classes yesterday.

9.Pete ____ a diploma of a Specialist in Engineering.

10.They ____ a lot of work to do.

Exercise 5

Open the brackets and put the appropriate form of the verbs «to be» and «to have»

1.Ann (to have) three exams to pass last term.

2.Don’t pay attention to his rudeness he (to have) some personality problems and can’t hold himself together.

3.Peter (to have) enough confidence in his abilities to enter the university.

4.Who has told you the results of the entrance exams? – I (to have) some reliable sources of information.

5.Everybody (to have) his own personality traits and he must choose the course of study that corresponds his abilities.

6.I can’t communicate with her. She (to be) such an arrogant person.

7.We (to be) very good at studying foreign languages.

8.What (to be) your college major?

9.Ron (to be) an experienced student. It (to be) his third year of studying at the university.

10.The right choice of the college major (to be) a good career foundation.

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Exercise 6

Put the words given below into the right order to make up a sentence

1.Natural, is, talent, the, of, factor, critical, success.

2.In, universities, higher, Western, all, the, is, free, not, education.

3.A, pays, foreign, about, student, for, higher, education, 25, dollars, thousand, every year.

4.Do, college, you, know, the rules, this, has?

5.Motivation, role, process, an important, plays, into, the educational.

6.A, teacher, among, good, loyalty, the students, generates.

7.She, the survey, does, agree, with, not.

Exercise 7

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense. Remember that some of them are irregular

Last year I _____ (to spend) my holidays in Great Britain. It ____ (to be) a wonderful time! I ____ (to meet) quite a number of new people and many of them

______ (to become) my friends. I ______ (to have) the opportunity to visit famous museums and art galleries such as British museum and National gallery. We ______ (to see) the glorious Buckingham Palace, _______ (to make) photos of the world–known Big Ben, _______ (to eat) fish and chips in an English pub, _______ (to listen) to the story of the Tour of London, _____ (to see) a film in one of London cinemas.

But England is famous not only for its historical places. It is a picturesque country. Our English friends _____ (to show) us another England – the England of parks, gardens and moors with wild ponies. This ____ (to be) the most exciting and unforgettable trip in my life. I ____ (to fall) in love with the country and since my coming back I dream to visit it again.

Exercise 8

Open the brackets and put the verbs into one of the Simple Tenses

1.Dick (to enter) Oxford university in 2003. Now he is a sophomore student.

2.After every three months of study we (hand in) our term papers.

3.Susan (not to know) what exams she has to pass this term.

4.A university lecturer in Western universities (to deliver) 3 or 4 lectures a week.

5.Usually people (to consider) the employment situation before choosing their future careers.

6.Leading universities (to do) everything possible to provide their students with all the necessary facilities.

7.Nick (not to like) to prepare for examinations.

8.I (to chose) my major next year. Now I am not ready to make a choice.

9.There is no free education in Western Europe but they (to have) a developed system of grants and loans.

10.Last year three students of the university were expelled because they (no to respect) the Rules.

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Exercise 9

Put the verb in brackets into the right form of Present Progressive Example: – What are you doing this weekend? – I am staying at home.

1.What are you doing here? – I _____ (wait) for a lecturer. I want to ask some questions.

2.Listen! Someone ____ (knock) at the door.

3.Don’t go into the classroom. The students _____ (write) a dictation there at the moment.

4.The man who _____ (smoke) a cigarette is our English teacher.

5.Listen! The telephone ____ (ring).

6.He ____ (work) hard these days.

7.She ____ (stay) with a friend in Paris at present.

8.He is such a boring man who ____ always (make) a fuss abut nothing.

9.It ____ (pour) with rain all week long.

10.I ____ (write) a letter to my parents now.

Exercise 10

Put the sentences into the interrogative form

Example: She is learning to cook now. – Is she learning to cook now?

1.He is doing the exercise now.

2.Ann is translating the text now.

3.Phil is travelling round the Europe now.

4.I was studying at the university at this time yesterday.

5.The Browns will be visiting their relatives on Sunday.

6.They were staying with some friends in London last week.

7.I was putting in weight when I was eating many sweets.

8.She is working in London this week

9.The child was crying bitterly when he fell on the ground.

10.The guests are leaving the room.

Exercise 11

Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Progressive Example: Kate usually (read) a book in the evening but today she (cook) dinner.

Kate usually reads a book in the evening but today she is cooking dinner.

1.Tom usually (play) football but today he (play) tennis.

2.What language they ___________ (speak) in Holland?

3.The professor ____(speak) five foreign languages. Right now he _____(speak) Dutch.

4.My friend always ______(tell) me the truth, but I see that she ______(tell) a lie now.

5.I usually ________(drive) to my work. Be careful! You __________(drive) too fast.

6.She, as a rule, ____(wear) smart hats. But today she _____(wear) a funnylooking one.

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7.I ______(do) a lot of work every day. Don’t worry! I know what I _______(do).

8.Every Sunday he ______(watch) birds in a forest. Be quiet, the photographer

____(watch) that bird. He (want) to take a picture.

9.You ___(eat) fruit every day? What’s the name of the fruit you ___(eat) with such pleasure?

10.She ____(adore) French perfume but I can’t understand what perfume she

_____(wear) tonight.

Exercise 12

Answer the questions about the actions, which are in progress now

1.What are you doing at the moment?

2.What is your neighbour doing now?

3.Are you studying at the university?

4.Are you writing a book?

5.What were you doing at this time yesterday?

6.What will you be doing at this time tomorrow?

7.What were you doing at 5 o’clock the day before yesterday?

8.What will you be doing at 10 a.m. on Saturday?

Exercise 13

Translate from Russian into English using the Progressive Tenses

1.Чем занимается Иван? – Он проводит научное исследование.

2.Что ты делаешь? – Я пишу заявление о приеме в университет.

3.Где ты был вчера в 9 вечера? – Я был у Игоря. Мы готовились к экзамену.

4.Что ты делаешь в субботу? – Я иду на дискотеку с друзьями.

5.Ты свободен во вторник вечером? – Нет, я занят. Я буду играть в баскетбол

сдрузьями.

Reading

Task 1

Read and translate the text

Succeeding in College

To succeed in an American college, a student must be organized. The college will have a department with advisors who can help the student to structure the best program. It is then depends on the student to take four or more courses at once, write and hand in term papers on time, and prepare for examinations.

Pay Attention to People Differences.

Difference is the word to remember when communicating with professors and their requirements. They’ll all be different. It is important to have a good knowledge of what the individual professors are looking for, which professors are difficult to communicate with or have personality problems, which professors are well loved or generate a lot of

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