- •Им. В.Г. Шухова
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text. You are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Make up a plan of the Text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •My working day
- •7. Read Text 1b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 1b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Studying away from home
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 1c and let them answer these questions.
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Discussing the timetable
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Student Life” about Oleg Petrov’s study at the Belgorod State Technological University.
- •24. Listen to the Text “The Student Rob Fellows” about Rob who is a student in England.
- •The Belgorod shukhov State technological university reading and discussion
- •The university I go to
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text, the paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Make up a plan of the text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •Training specialists at the Belgorod shukhov State Technological University
- •7. Read Text 2b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 2c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1.
- •Talking of studying at the university
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •A seminar on electrical engineering studies
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Foreign Students at the Belgorod State Technological University”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Moscow University.”
- •Reading and discussion
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Substitute the underlined parts of the following sentences for the words and word combinations from the Text.
- •3. Choose the antonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Say what is true and what is false. Correct the false sentences.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Make up a plan of the Text and reproduce it according to the plan.
- •Some cities of Russia
- •7. Read Text 3b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Which parts of the Text correspond to the following headings? Put them in a logical order.
- •11. Read Text 3b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains. Use the expressions given below.
- •Siberia
- •12. Read Text 3c and answer the following questions.
- •18. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •19. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model and the information given.
- •St. Petersburg
- •20. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •21. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue “The Altai”.
- •A new-comer in St. Petersburg
- •22. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •23. Make up and act dialogues concerning the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •24. Listen to the Text “Resources of Russia” about natural resources found in the Russian Federation.
- •25. Listen to the Text “St. Petersburg” about the second largest city of the Russian Federation.
- •The Capital of the Russian Federation
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text. You are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Put the words omitted in the following. The sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The capital of the Russian Federation” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Moscow – a leading center of science
- •7. Read text 4b and answer the questions.
- •12. Read Text 4c and answer the following questions.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Seeing Moscow
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Driving to Ostankino
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “The Tretyakov Gallery”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “The Kremlin”.
- •Belgorod
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Substitute the underlined parts of the following sentences for the words and word combinations from the Text.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “Belgorod” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Belgorod Region (social and economic survey)
- •7. Read Text 5b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with there statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 5b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Memorial in honour of heroes of the Battle of Kursk
- •12. Ask your fellow students about Text 5c and let them answer these questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as model.
- •Visiting the monument to victory in Prokhorovka
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of Belgorod places of interest
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The system of Higher education in Russia
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text. The paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong” or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The System of Higher Education in Russia” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Education in Russia
- •7. Read Text 6b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •9. Discuss the Text in pairs. Use the patterns below as a model and guidelines.
- •10. Find and reproduce the key sentence in each paragraph expressing the main idea.
- •11. Retell the Text according to the plan made up. Text 6c getting higher education in Russia
- •12. Read Text 6c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases from the previous units.
- •14. Speak on the following questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Dialogue 2 talking of studies
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Some Facts of the History of Education in Russia”.
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Put in the words omitted in the following; the sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. Finish up the sentence of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “Great Britain” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Cities of Great Britain
- •7. Read Text 7b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions; reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 7b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 7c and let them answer these questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Talking of impressions about britain and the British a British reporter puts questions to three American students who recently spent a year at British universities.
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of the British
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Wales” about one of the parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- •24. Listen to the Text “William Shakespeare’s Birthplace” about Stratford-on-Avon.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Find proper explanations to the following.
- •3. Substitute the words and word combinations from the Text for the parts underlined.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The Capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” in English according to the plan made up.
- •London traffic
- •7. Read Text 8b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 8c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Sightseeng in London
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 2 as a model.
- •Walking round the city of London
- •24. Listen to the Text “Big Ben”.
- •Reading and discussion
- •The system of Higher education in Great Britain
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. For each of the following phrases find another one in the Text that explains it.
- •3. Supply the missing member of the pair in each case based on the Text.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong” or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •Universities and colleges
- •6. Read Text 9b and answer the following questions.
- •7. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •8. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases from the previous Units.
- •9. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •10. Read Text 9b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •Oxford University
- •11. Ask your groupmates about Text 9c and let them answer these questions.
- •16. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •17. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •18. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •19. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •20. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •21. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •22. Listen to the Text “Universities” about higher education in Britain.
- •23. Listen to the text “Modern Universities”.
- •Unit 10
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Indicate one of the meanings in which the given word is used in the Text. The paragraph number is given in brackets.
- •3. Choose the synonyms from the right column to the phrases given in the left one.
- •4. Finish up the sentences of the Text.
- •5. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •6. Reproduce the topic “The United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •The melting pot
- •7. Read Text 10b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •12. Read Text 10c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases mentioned in the previous Units.
- •14. Speak on the following subjects.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model. Collect the necessary information.
- •Talking of the usa
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue. The most populated state
- •Alaska, the largest state in the us
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “New Orleans”. Study the following notes:
- •24. Listen to the Text “American English”.
- •American English British English
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Express in one word the meaning of each of the following phrases. All the words required are in the Text, you are given the first letter of each word and the number of letters in it.
- •3. Put in the words omitted in the following: the sentences are all in the piece you have just read.
- •4. What would you say if you took part in the following dialogue? Act it.
- •5. Put questions to which these are the answers. The important words in the answer are underlined. Act the dialogue.
- •6. Reproduce the topic “The Capital of the United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •Sightseeing in Washington, d.C.
- •7. Read Text 11b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Explain the meaning of the following words and expressions and reproduce the context in which they are used.
- •9. Say whether you agree or disagree with these statements. Give your reasoning. Use the introductory phrases given in the previous Units.
- •10. Put the following headings in a logical order according to the Text.
- •11. Read Text 11b again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.
- •The White House
- •12. Ask your groupmates about Text 11c and let them answer the questions.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •The streets of Washington
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Washington cabs
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Position of the City” about geographical and climatic features of Washington, d.C.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Different Washingtons”. Study the following notes and commentaries:
- •Unit 12
- •The system of Higher education in the United States of America
- •Active vocabulary to remember
- •Exercises
- •1. Pronounce correctly.
- •2. Choose the Russian equivalents from the right column to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Substitute the words and word combinations from the Text for the parts underlined.
- •4. Correct the following sentences beginning with: “I am afraid that is wrong”, or “That is not true to the fact”.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Reproduce the Text “The System of Higher Education in the United States of America” in English according to the plan made up.
- •The historical background of higher education in the usa
- •7. Read Text 12 b and answer the following questions.
- •8. Reproduce the parts of the Text in which these words and phrases are used. Use these phrases in short stories of your own.
- •9. Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases given in the previous Units.
- •10. Speak on the following subjects.
- •11. Retell the Text according to the plan made up.
- •Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- •12. Read Text 12 c and answer the following questions.
- •13. Discuss the Text in pairs. Use the pattern below as a model and guidelines.
- •17. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.
- •18. Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model.
- •Talking of the general pattern of the system of higher education and degrees
- •19. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.
- •20. Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.
- •Talking of the cost of education
- •21. Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 3.
- •22. Make up and act dialogues considering the following assignments.
- •Listening
- •23. Listen to the Text “Instruction Conducted at Colleges and Universities”.
- •24. Listen to the Text “Harvard University”.
- •Student life
- •The student Rob Fellows
- •Foreign students at the Belgorod State Technological University
- •Moscow University
- •Resources of Russia
- •St. Petersburg
- •The Tretyakov Gallery
- •The Kremlin
- •Some industries of the Belgorod region
- •Newcastle, my home town
- •St Petersburg University
- •Some facts of the history of education in Russia
- •Big Ben
- •Universities
- •American English
- •Unit 11
- •Different Washingtons
- •Instruction conducted at colleges and universities
- •Harvard University
- •Оглавление
- •Гарагуля Сергей Иванович
- •308012, Г. Белгород, ул. Костюкова, 46
24. Listen to the Text “Harvard University”.
a) You will hear some numbers in the Text. Write them down and say what these numbers refer to.
b) Check your answers with your groupmates and Tapescript 12B of the Text.
c) Retell the Text.
TAPESCRIPTS
UNIT 1
TAPESCRIPT 1A
Student life
After passing the entrance examinations your student life begins.
Oleg Petrov was accepted to the Belgorod State Technological University two and a half years ago. Now he is a third-year student at the mechanical engineering faculty. He stays at the hostel in Kostyukov Street.
Oleg is a full-time student, that is he attends classes and lectures in the daytime, whereas the University accepts a lot of young people for the correspondence course.
Petrov is a diligent student; he tries hard not to miss his classes or lectures. While in the third year he is doing quite a number of subjects. Oleg is good at Strength of Materials and Mathematics. He has passed quite successfully the winter end-of-term tests and examinations.
Petrov is in the habit of doing his homework in the University library reading room. He is a great book-lover and usually borrows magazines and fiction literature from the library. As the librarians always insist on books being returned in time, Oleg never breaks the rule.
Recently Petrov has become very interested in computers. As soon as a chance came about, he went to see some new types of computers that had been installed at the University computer center. He is also very keen on experimenting in the field of modern mechanical engineering facilities in big industrial cities in Russia.
There are a lot of serious problems to tackle here and a lot of technical books to read. Oleg is eager to get down to business, that’s why he has of late joined the scientific club at his faculty. He will surely make a very good researcher in the near future.
TAPESCRIPT 1B
The student Rob Fellows
Hello! My name’s Rob Fellows. I come from Dundee, a town on the east coast of Scotland, but I’m a student at Durham University, in the north of England. I’m studying French and German, and I can speak the languages quite well. I also know a little Spanish, so I can speak four languages. I’m enjoying the course a lot, but it’s very hard work!
I live in Durham Castle, because the Castle is part of the University, with about thirty other students. The course started two years ago, and I’m in my third year. After the course, I’m going to work in France, but I don’t know where yet.
UNIT 2
TAPESCRIPT 2A
Foreign students at the Belgorod State Technological University
Many foreign students from many countries study at the Belgorod State Technological University. They can choose from all degree courses taught at the University. The students may become civil engineers, mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, computer engineers, architects, economists, accountants and others.
The course of study at the University lasts 6 years. The first year is mainly spent at the preparatory faculty where foreigners learn Russian and some other subjects necessary for their future profession.
The entrance requirements for the University are complete secondary education equivalent to a Russian eleven-year secondary education and maximum age of 35.
Foreign students enjoy all the privileges of the Russian system of education – highly qualified teaching, the use of reading rooms, libraries and sports and cultural facilities, etc. at the University.
TAPESCRIPT 2B