- •Ю. В. Корженевич
- •Введение
- •About you
- •Appearance and Character
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Character and appearance
- •Applying for a job
- •The curriculum vitae
- •My Future Profession
- •Unit 2 Family Life Family and Relatives
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Family as the key social structure
- •Family: Perspectives Household and/ or Family?
- •There are four main types of families:
- •What do families do?
- •Family life
- •Unit 3 English as a World Language
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Why Foreign Languages Learning is Important for Us
- •How to learn a foreign language
- •English in My Future Career
- •Unit 4 University. Student’s Life University Life
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Higher Education in Belarus
- •Polessky State University
- •Biotechnological faculty
- •College life
- •Unit 5 Places around My Town Places in the City
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •The 'privilege' of living in a city
- •Public transportation
- •Each Man Is a Creator of a Temple
- •Called Human Body
- •Healthy Living
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Each Man Is a Creator of a Temple Called the Human Body
- •How to Improve Your Mental Health
- •Unit 7 at the doctor's Health and Diseases
- •Internal organs
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •At the doctor's
- •Health is the greatest wealth
- •Visiting the Doctor
- •Part II
- •Describing people
- •Family relations
- •English courses
- •Asking the way
- •Seeing the Doctor
- •A terrible stomachache
- •Literature
- •Contents
Unit 3 English as a World Language
Topical Vocabulary
an official language
mother tongue/ native language
to be borrowed
dialect
standard English
vocabulary
pronunciation
an international language
international communication
English-speaking countries
to speak English fluently
to make up topics and dialogues
aspects of English
grammar
lexicology
phonetics
to be good at pronunciation
an accent
to make a mistake
to learn (learnt, learnt) a language
a foreigner
to travel abroad
the knowledge of languages
to communicate with people
to occupy a special place
to be used in various spheres of life
to have a command of a foreign language
официальный язык
родной язык
быть заимствованным
диалект
литературный английский
словарь, словарный состав
произношение
международный язык
международное общение
англо-говорящие страны
говорить по-английски бегло
составлять темы и диалоги
аспекты английского языка
грамматика
лексикология
фонетика
иметь хорошее произношение
акцент
сделать ошибку
учить язык
иностранец
путешествовать за границу
знание языков
общаться с людьми
занимать особое место
использоваться в различных сферах жизни
владеть иностранным языком
Consult the dictionary and translate the following words and word combinations:
the most used language –– наиболее используемый язык
can't do without –– невозможно обойтись
all over the world –– по всему миру
the language of progressive science and technology –– язык научного прогресса и технологий
to address international mail –– отправлять международное письмо
to store computer texts –– хранить компьютерные тексты
to get a good working knowledge of a language –– получать хорошие знания работы с языком
a language teacher –– учитель языка
computer-literate –– компьютерная грамотность
the most widespread language on the earth –– самый распространенный язык на Земле
second language –– второй язык
native speakers –– говорить на родном
to learn professional vocabulary –– изучать грамматику
to study English grammar –– учить английскую грамматику
to take a lot of time and patience –– занимать много времени и сил.
Vocabulary Exercises
Exercise 1
Match the word combinations from two columns and translate them into Russian.
To have a command of
To be good at
To take a lot of
To make up
To be used in
To communicate with
time and patience
English
a foreign language
pronunciation
topics and dialogues
various spheres of life
Exercise 2
Translate into English:
англо-говорящие страны; родной язык; во всем мире; занимать особое место; быть заимствованным; международный язык; говорить бегло; делать ошибки; составлять темы и диалоги.
Exercise 3
Fill in the missing prepositions.
1. English is the most widespread language … the earth.
2. It is the language … progressive science and technology.
3. English is used … various spheres of life all … the world.
4. If you want to travel abroad and communicate … people, you should be good … pronunciation and speak English fluently.
5. During the English course students make … different topics and dialogues and study English grammar.