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Oral practice

51 Topic. The school I went to.

Now you are first-year student. You passed your entrance exams thanks to the knowledge you gained at school, at a vocational school or at a technical college. Say a few words about the educational institution you studied at before entering the institute. Give information about:

1 the type of school you studied at;

2 the place where it is situated;

3 the age at which you began to attend it;

4 compulsory and optional courses there were at your school (chemistry, drawing, history, geography, etc.);

  1. how many times a week you had your lessons of English;

6 your favourite subjects;

7 the entrance exams you passed before entering the institute;

8 what you liked and what didn’t like about your school.

52 Pairwork. Two girls are having breakfast in the institute coffee-bar, a tall boy comes up to their table.

I. Listen to their conversation.

PAUL: Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?

ANN: No, no. I’ll just move my bag.

PAUL: Thanks a lot. And could you tell me the time? I am afraid I may be late for my English lesson.

ANN: I hope we have some minutes left.

PAUL: That’s fine. Are you first-year student? I think we’ve met before. I’m Paul. I think we live in the same hostel.

ANN: Yes, you’re right. My name is Ann. Meet my friend Julia. She is from Moscow.

PAUL: Nice to meet you. The bell’s ringing! I hope to see you both in our video-club tonight. A new film is on. See you later.

ANN: So long.

JULIA: So long.

II. Complete the dialogues.

1 A.: …………………

B.: It’s 10 minutes to 10.

A.: ………………….

2 A.: I’m afraid we may be late for our lesson.

B.: …………………..

A.: That’s fine.

3 A.: ………………….

B.: Oh, no. Sit down, please. I’ll just move my bag.

4 A.: Meet my friend Helen.

B.: … My name is ….

A.: …………………..

B.: No, I’m not. I am from Novgorod. I live in a hostel.

53 Think of some questions for the following answer. The answers needn’t be true.

1 Almost all the student.

2 Between you and me.

3 During the lecture.

4 Either today or tomorrow.

5 Very difficult.

6 Foreign.

7 My friends.

8 I don’t think so.

9 In the institute.

10 Never.

54 You want to know something about your groupmates. Think of the questions you would like to ask them (their family, native town, favourite subjects at school and at the institute, hobbies, sports, TV, cinema, books, friends, future plans, etc.).

55 Pay attention to pronouns.

1 Helen (Peter) is having coffee during her (his) morning break. Another first-year student comes in and sits next to her (him). Student A takes the part of Helen (Peter). Student B takes the part of the other student. Helen (Peter) introduces herself (himself) and tries to find our as much as she (he) can about her (his) groupmate, asking questions.

The other student introduces himself (herself).

They ask and answer questions in turn.

2 When everyone has finished, tell the whole class the most inte- resting things you have found out about your partner.

56 Discussion. Now you begin an institute course of English. It is very important to know what you think about it. Is it necessary for a future engineer to study a foreign language?

А. Read pros and cons given below. Think of some more which are important in your opinion:

For

Against

1 I can read scientific journals in English as soon as they are published.

2 I can speak to foreign colleagues if necessary.

3 I can read English books.

4 I can find out more about the world.

1 It takes a lot of time to learn a foreign language.

2 It is impossible to learn a foreign language.

3 I can read interesting articles when they are translated into Russian.

4 I think it is very difficult to learn a foreign language.

В. Discuss the problem in groups of 3 – 5 students. You may find the following expressions helpful:

to express your opinion

I think … I suppose …

Speaking for myself … I’m sure …

I believe … In my opinion …

to agree with somebody

Yes, I agree (with you) I think so too

That’s true You are quite right

to disagree with somebody

On the other hard … It’s not (entirely) true

I don’t agree (with you) I don’t think so

С) Fill in the chart and give your reasons for your decision:

Proveit

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

It is necessary for a future engineer to study a foreign language.

+

It’s not necessary for a future engineer to study a foreign language.

-