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Актюбинский Государственный Университет им. К. Жубанова

PRACTICAL COURSE OF

ENGLISH

FIRST YEAR

Актобе, 2008 Кафедра основ перевода

Авторы: Ержанова Г. А., Ибрашева Д. Е., Сарбасова А. Е., Акчамбаева Ш. Т., Бостекова А. Р., Тургаева Г. Б., Бакиршинова Ж. Ш., Магзымова Ж. С., Зеленская О. Л., Капарулина Т. Я., Фахрутдинова Г. Б., Избасова М. А., Мамбеткулова М. А., Елеусизова Г. К.

Практический курс английского языка (для студентов 1 курса языкового ВУЗа)

АГУ им. К. Жубанова – 2008

Практический курс английского языка для студентов 1 курса факультета иностранных языков предназначен для дальнейшего совершенствования устной речи и грамматических навыков обучаемых.

Сборник состоит из 14 «юнитов», включающих разнообразные упражнения, задания, направленные на развитие, активизацию мыслительной деятельности обучаемых, языковой компетенции, разговорной речи.

Материал сборника аутентичный, собран из различных источников: периодической печати художественных произведений, справочников и др. Каждый «юнит» завершается тренировочными тестами на чтение, аудирование, лексику, грамматику. Сборник снабжен справочным материалом по грамматике и письменной речи.

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Content.

Unit 1. First Contacts ______________________________________________4 Unit 2. My family _________________________________________________14 Unit 3. Modern Houses ____________________________________________36 Unit 4. Meals ____________________________________________________ 50 Unit 5. Clothes ___________________________________________________62 Unit 6. Health and Sport ___________________________________________ 87 Unit 7. Describing character and physical appearance_____________________101 Unit 8. Free time. At the weekend. Hobby _____________________________ 116 Unit 9. Cities and Countries _________________________________________128 Unit 10. Holidays and Traditions _____________________________________149 Unit 11. Reading in our life _________________________________________ 163 Unit 12. Environment ______________________________________________175 Unit 13. Choosing a career __________________________________________189 Unit 14. Studying at the University ___________________________________ 199

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Unit 1

The theme: First contacts.

Grammar: The verb to be in Present Indefinite Tense, Personal and Possessive pronouns.

Text: About myself and others.

Study the following

Table № 1

Contracted Forms

Are you a pupil? – Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Is he a student? – Yes, he is. No he isn’t.

Are you workers? – Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Pronouns

There are 5 forms of pronouns in English: personal pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, possessive adjectives, and reflexive pronouns.

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Exercises

Study Substitution table №1 and compose as many sentences as you can.

1. a) Complete with am, is or are.

Model: I am French.

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1.My surname ____ Tulepov.

2.We ___ from Astana.

3.I ___ Asel.

4.Antonio and Juan ___ in room 7.

5.The teacher ___ English.

6.You ___ in class 3.

7.She ___ a student.

b)Write the sentences with Contractions.

Model: I am from Italy. I’m from Italy.

1.It is a nice school. ___

2.We are in class 2. ___

3.You are in room 6. ___

4.He is Galum. ___

5.They are students. ___

6.She is a teacher. ___

7.I am fine. ___

2.a) Write the sentences in the negative.

Model: She’s American. – She isn’t American.

1.I’m British.

2.They are English.

3.It’s Mexican food.

4.She’s Italian.

5.We’ve from England.

6.He is from the USA.

b) Make questions and short answers.

Model: /you Spanish. Are you Spanish? – Yes, I am.

1./I in room 13?

2./it German?

3./they from Italy?

4./we in class 2?

5./she Chinese?

6./you Irish?

7./he from Scotland?

3.Fill in am, is, are:

1)I __ a pupil. 2) My father __ not a teacher, he __ a doctor. 3) __ your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she __. 4) They __ at home. 5) __ he at work? 6) My brother __ a worker. __ your brother a worker? 7) __ your sister a typist? 8) What __

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your name? – My name __ Tom. 9) The students __ in the classroom. 10) My sister __ at home. 11) __ this your watch? – Yes, it __. 12) She __ an actress.

13)This __ my bag. 14) My uncle __ an office-worker. 15) He __ at work.

4.Change the general questions into disjunctive ones:

Model: Is he a student? – He is a student, isn’t he?

1)Is Dauren a pupil?

2)Is mother an engineer?

3)Are we students?

4)Is Paul a pupil?

5)Is your sister an actress?

6)Are you students?

7)Are you teachers?

8)Is your father a singer?

9)Is your baby fine?

10)Are the Browns well?

11)Is this dog big?

12)Are these flowers white?

13)Are they clever pupils?

14)Are you a good cook?

15)Is Tom a bad driver?

16)Are her sisters students?

5.Change the underlined words using personal pronouns:

Model: The teacher is in the classroom. – He (she) is in the classroom.

1.Our classroom is very nice and cosy.

2.The students are in the classroom.

3.The book is on the table and it’s very interesting.

4.Mary and Helen are students.

5.My sister is not a doctor.

6.Ann is twenty-two.

7.Nick and Tom are from Italy.

8.Are Nick and Tom friends?

9.This pen is in the bag and these pens are on the table.

10.The room is large.

11.Tom is busy.

12.These notebooks are in the bag.

13.The car is in the street.

14.The bag is on the table.

6.Fill the gaps:

1.I am a worker. __ name is Smanov.

2.Bob is a pupil. __is 10. __ is a pupil. __ marks are good.

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3.Jane is a good student. __ copy-books are clean.

4.Ann and Tom are engineers. __ sons are pupils.

5.Pete, give me __ copy-book.

6.We are engineers. __ friends are engineers too.

7.What are __ names, boys? - __ names are Nick and Jack.

7.Complete the sentences with a possessive pronoun.

Model: My name’s Stephen.

1.Daulet, is it __ mobile phone?

2.The students are from Italy. __ names are Tito and Tom.

3.London is famous for __ red buses.

4.She’s French, but __ mother is English.

5.We’re in class 3. __ teacher is Bat.

6.__ name is Jan. He’s from Scotland.

7.I’m Mike. __ family are from Dublin.

8.Write the questions:

You \how \are? – How are you?

1.his \what’s \name?

2.German \mother\ is\ her?

3.from \your\ are \where\ parents?

4.surname \Brown \is\ your?

5.spell \do \how \your \name \you?

9.Choose the right form of the pronouns and complete the sentences:

1.(you, your) flat is nice. 2. (he, his) an engineer. 3. (she, her) daughter is thirteen. 4. (they, their) friends are students. 5. How old is (she, her)?. 6. (they, there) are not students. 7. Is (she, her) in that room now? 8. Is (you, your) car good? 9. Is (he, his) a pupil? 10. Are (they, their) children pupils or students? 11. Is (he, his) day off Monday or Sunday? 12. Are (they, their) in the office or at home now?

10.Fill in pronouns:

Model: We gave them our presents and they gave us theirs.

1.She gave me __ phone number and I gave her__.

2.They gave you__ car and you gave them__.

3.He gave them __ books and they gave him__.

4.We gave her__ copybooks and she gave us__.

5.She showed me __ flat and I showed her__.

6.He showed them __ picture and they showed him__.

7.They told her __ tale and she told them__.

8.She told __ about her new pet and I told __ about __.

9.I gave them __ book and they gave __ __.

10.She gave them __ address and they gave __ __.

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11.Translate into English:

1.Я ученик. Я в школе. 2. Мой брат не доктор. Он инженер. 3. Моя сестра на работе. 4. Моя мама врач. 5. Он студент. 6. Вы студент? – Нет, я инженер. 7. Мы не в школе. Мы дома. 8. Мой брат ученик. Он в школе. 9. Ваша мама дома? – Нет, она на работе. 10. Ваш брат дома? – Нет, он в школе. Он ученик.

11.Ваша сестра учительница? – Нет, она студентка. 12. Твой отец на работе?- Нет, он дома. 13. Твоя сестра учительница?- Да. – Она дома?- Нет, она на работе. 14. Мой дедушка доктор. 15. Моя мама не учительница.- Она врач. 16.Анна и Петя – дети моих друзей. Они ученики. Анне - двенадцать, Пете – десять. 17. Я врач, а мой друг не врач он инженер.

Personal identification

Text: About myself.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexander. Alec for short. My name is Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov. Orlov is my surname. Alexander is my first name and Sergeyevich is my patronomic. I am not yet nineteen at the moment. I am a first – year student at the University. My parents are not retired. They have two more children besides me. They are my older brother and a younger sister. My sister Helen is seventeen. She is fond of music. Her dream is to become a pianist.

My brother’s name is Michael. He is twenty – seven. He is a builder. He is married. He has a family of his own. They are four in the family. The four members of his family are: his wife and two children – a son and a daughter. They are twins. They are 5 years old.

His wife’s name is Nina. She is twenty – six. She is a surgeon by profession.

Text II

(The students are in the lecture hall.)

A: Excuse me, is this seat free?

P: Yes, it is.

A: Thank you. This is our first lecture at the University.

P: Yes, it is.

A: What is your name, by the way?

P: My name is Paul, and yours?

A: I am Andrew. I’m from Tula and you?

P: I am a native of Moscow.

A: Your families are here in Moscow, aren’t they?

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P: Yes, they all are here. Father, mother, two brothers and my younger sister. We are a big family. I am very proud of my bother.

A: What is your father’s profession? Is he a teacher?

P: Yes, you are right. He is a teacher of English. I am eager to be a teacher too. And what’s about your family?

A: My family is all village people. They are farmers. And I have two sisters. They are pupils.

P: Look! The lecturer is coming.

A: It’s a great event. The first lecture is at the University.

P: Yes, isn’t it wonderful? We are University students at last.

1. to introduce oneself – представиться, познакомиться.

to introduce smb to smb – познакомить кoго – либо с кем – либо.

2.английское «name» соответствует русским « имя», «фамилия» или «полное имя»

На вопрос «What’s your name?» отвечающий может сообщить полностью имя или только фамилию. Если спрашивающий не удовлетворен ответом, он может задать уточняющий вопрос.

What is your first (Christian) name? My first name is Nina.

What is your surname (family name)? My surname (family name) is Smirnova.

3.Yet – обычно употребляется в отрицательных и вопросительно – отрицательных предложениях, где оно может стоять после отрицательной частицы not или в конце предложения:

He is not yet here (или: He is not here yet) Isn’t he ready yet?

4.A builder, n – строитель

5.A surgeon, n – хирург

6.To be retired – быть на пенсии.

7.I’m a native of Moscow – Я москвич.

8.A lecture – hall – лекционный зал

9 A farmer, n – фермер

10.Event – событие

11.At last – наконец

Topical Vocabulary

What are you? (What’s your job?) - Worker, barmen, surgeon, driver, engineer, pupil, student, teacher, builder, office – worker, doctor, lecturer, actress, singer. What’s your age? (How old are you?)

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