- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •ОгЛавление
- •Introducing Myself 7
- •Предисловие
- •Introducing Myself
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Additional Vocabulary
- •Test on Temperament
- •Answer key
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Informal
- •My Family
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Check yourself.
- •III. Study the Family Tree and say whether the following statements are true or false:
- •IV. A) Read the following extract and translate it into Russian. Use a dictionary.
- •V. Here are some answers. What are the questions?
- •VI. Read through the sentences below then put a circle around the number which most closely coincides with your opinion. Before starting, look at the Key.
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Introducing yourself and other people Formal
- •Informal
- •Friends and Friendship
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette Gratitude
- •Response
- •My Working Day
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Our University
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Education in Russia
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the gaps with the words below:
- •Education in Britain
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •So / Neither / Auxiliary verbs
- •Hobbies
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Read about British people’s pleasures of life. Which of these do you also think are pleasures and which ones do you find strange?
- •IV. Interview your classmates on their spare time activities, prepare a statistical chart like the one given below based on the results of your interview and discuss it in groups.
- •A Few Statistics
- •Spoken Etiquette Likes, dislikes and preferences
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Use the degrees of comparison of adjectives, then retell the text. Winter in Moscow
- •IV. Describe your native city in different seasons.
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Washington, dc
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •In a Hotel
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing world has been given.
- •The Russian Federation
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Translate into English:
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English:
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •It is Interesting to Know
- •Travelling
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •At the Doctor’s
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate into English.
- •III. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
- •V. Fill in the gaps with the best alternative.
- •VI. Imagine you are having a group discussion on the problem of health. Read some view points to start the discussion:
- •My Future Profession
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Everybody’s Good at Something Do this personality test and find the right career for you.
- •If most of your answers were:
- •Spoken Etiquette Apologizing
- •Informal
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Canada’s Guidelines for Healthy Eating describes an eating style that promotes health.
- •III. Which word is odd? (Set a time limit of one minute).
- •IV. Match the words:
- •V. Tell Me What You Eat
- •Spoken Etiquette Offering food Formal
- •Informal
- •In a Restaurant
- •Our Planet Earth
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •III. Put each of the following words in its place in the passage below.
- •How to be a Friend of the Planet
- •Spoken Etiquette Asking for and Giving Reasons
- •Justifying Arguments
- •Giving Opinions and Reasons
- •At the cinema
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Informal
- •Shopping
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •Theatre
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Speak about
- •III. Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Continuous to complete the story. An Evening at the Theatre
- •Spoken Etiquette
- •Invitations and Suggestions
- •At the museum
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Литература
I. Answer the questions:
What does the phrase “the right to education” mean?
Why is education a duty, too?
What subjects do pupils study at school?
What can young people do after finishing the 9th form?
What subjects do young people study at technical schools and at colleges?
What can young people do after finishing the 11th form?
What departments are there at institutes and colleges?
Do children and people in this country have to pay for their education?
II. Translate into English:
Право на образование в России гарантируется конституцией.
В средней школе ученики изучают академические предметы.
После окончания 9 класса средней школы молодые люди могут пойти в техникум или ПТУ.
Там они изучают академические предметы и получают специальное образование.
Молодые люди могут продолжить образование в 10 и 11 классе или колледже, дающим углубленные знания по одному или нескольким предметам.
Молодые люди, поступившие в институт или университет, учатся там 5 лет.
Студенты вечернего и заочного отделений могут получить образование, одновременно работая.
Начальное и среднее образование бесплатно в большинстве школ.
В частных школах и на некоторых отделениях институтов и университетов нужно платить за образование.
III. Fill in the gaps with the words below:
State, private, grant, fees, academic, secondary, primary, graduate, seminar, tutorial, lecture, break up, co-educational, nursery school, compulsory, authorities, terms, degree.
Education in Britain
When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to a ______, where they learn simple games and songs. Their first real school is called a _____school. In Britain children start this school at the age of five. The _____ year in Britain begins in September and is divided into three _____. Schools _____ for the summer holidays in July. _____ education begins at the age of about eleven, and most schools at this level are _____, which means boys and girls study together in the same classes. In Britain education is _____ from five to sixteen years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for another two or three years after sixteen to take higher exams. Most children go to _____schools, which are maintained by the government or local education _____, but some children go to _____schools, which can be very expensive.
University courses normally take three years and then students _____, which means they receive their _____. At a university teaching is by_____ (an individual lesson between one or two students), _____ (a class of students discussing a subject with a teacher), _____ (when a teacher gives a prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study. Most people who receive a university place are given a _____ by the government to help pay their _____and living expenses.
Spoken Etiquette
Agreeing and Disagreeing
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Exactly.
Точно.
You are absolutely right.
Вы абсолютно правы.
I feel the same way.
Я тоже так думаю.
That’s just it.
Верно.
I’m of the same opinion.
У меня такое же мнение.
I suppose you’re right.
Я полагаю, Вы правы.
I couldn’t agree with you more.
Я абсолютно согласен.
Agreed!
Решено. Договорились.
There’s no doubt about it.
В этом нет сомнения.
I don’t think so.
Я так не думаю.
I disagree.
Я не согласен.
I’m sorry, but you’re mistaken.
Боюсь, Вы ошибаетесь.
I’m afraid I don’t agree with you.
Боюсь, что я с Вами не согласен.
On the contrary … -
Напротив, …