- •About myself about myself
- •Vocabulary
- •Verbs and Verbal Phrases
- •Adjectives
- •Adjectives
- •I. 1. Look through the statements and try to outline the problems to be discussed.
- •2. You’ve got some information about Steve Clark. Describe his appearance and character to your partner. Replace the words in bold with synonyms given in the box.
- •3. Look at the words in the box and say what relation is:
- •5. Interview your group-mates:
- •6. These people are all talking about other people’s characters. Match the names they mention with the descriptions in the box.
- •7. Say what you’ve learnt about Frederick’s occupation. Supply the missing replies.
- •4. Tell your partner about uncle Desmond choosing the correct word.
- •8. Describe Michael’s father-in-law. Restore the dialogue.
- •9. Say what you have learnt about Damien. In the dialogue b’s responses have become mixed up. Indicate their correct position by putting a number in the brackets (the first one has been done for you).
- •10. Work in groups. Characterize the people that are being described. Make use of the following words and word combinations from the box.
- •11. Find and read those parts of the text which express the following viewpoints:
- •12. Say why Penny experienced culture shock when she was on a visit to Japan? Name customs and traditions of Japanese culture. Fill in each space with an appropriate word from the list.
- •Culture shock
- •13. Match these nationalities with the ‘stereotype’ pictures.
- •14. Study the national features of people from different countries and match them with nationalities.
- •15. Look at the photo and describe the typical characteristics of the Belarusians.
- •16. In the following dialogue examine some unfinished pieces of argumentation and select among the given arguments the one that can be added in full accordance with the speaker’s viewpoints.
- •Interview with a 17-year-old son David
- •17. Make a small talk about people’s character and appearance.
- •18. Expand the following dialogues.
- •19. Work in groups.
- •20. Give your own ideas on the following problems.
- •21. Comment on the following statements:
- •22. Look at the network of the topic and tell your groupmates about yourself and your family supplying the necessary information.
- •II.1. Study the application form carefully and fill it in.
- •2006-2007 Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program application
- •9. Current academic institution: ____________________________
- •12. Current specialization / major in home country: ______
- •13. Proposed field of study in the us:
- •III. Role play
- •Witnesses
- •Police officers
- •Comprehensive Prolonged Project
- •Supplementary material
- •Interview with Mother
- •Missing Person
About myself about myself
Vocabulary
Active Vocabulary
Nouns and Noun Phrases
spirits |
/'spIrIts/ |
настроение |
~ to be in high spirits |
быть в хорошем настроении |
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~ to be in low spirits |
быть в плохом настроении |
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Verbs and Verbal Phrases
argue |
/'a:gju:/ |
спорить |
admit |
/qd'mIt/ |
допускать, принимать, соглашаться |
bear |
/beq/ |
терпеть, выносить |
resemble |
/rI'zembl/ |
походить, иметь сходство |
take after |
/'teIk'a:ftq/ |
походить на к-л. |
Adjectives
anxious |
/'xNkSqs/ |
озабоченный, обеспокоенный |
articulate |
/a: 'tIkjqlqt/ |
ясный, отчетливый |
attractive |
/q'trxktIv/ |
привлекательный |
average |
/'xvqrIdZ/ |
средний |
cheerful |
/'CIqfl/ |
веселый, жизнерадостный |
crude |
/kru:d/ |
грубый |
curly |
/'kE:li/ |
кудрявый |
generous |
/'dZenqrqs/ |
щедрый |
hospitable |
/'hPspItqbl/ |
гостеприимный |
impatient |
/Im'peISnt/ |
нетерпеливый |
irritable |
/'IrItqbl/ |
раздражительный |
moody |
/'mu:di/ |
угрюмый, невеселый; в плохом настроении |
reserved |
/rI'zE:vd/ |
сдержанный; замкнутый, необщительный |
shy |
/SaI/ |
застенчивый; робкий, нерешительный |
slim |
/slIm/ |
тонкий, стройный |
self-confident |
/'self'kPnfIdqnt/ |
самоуверенный, самонадеянный |
smart |
/sma:t/ |
нарядный, модный |
stocky |
/'stPki/ |
приземистый, коренастый |
stout |
/staVt/ |
полный, тучный |
Passive Vocabulary
Nouns and Noun Phrases
abuse |
/q'bju:s/ |
оскорбление, плохое обращение |
lobe |
/lqVb/ |
мочка (уха) |
wrinkle |
/'rINkl/ |
морщина |
Adjectives
arrogant |
/'xrqgqnt/ |
высокомерный, надменный |
jealous |
/'Gelqs/ |
ревнивый |
mean |
/mi:n/ |
скупой, скаредный |
offensive |
/q'fensIv/ |
оскорбительный, обидный |
regrettable |
/rI'gretqbl/ |
заслуживающий порицания |
ridiculous |
/rI'dIkjqlqs/ |
смехотворный, смешной, нелепый |
trustworthy |
/'trAstwE:Di/ |
заслуживающий доверия, надежный |
vivacious |
/vI'veISqs/ |
Живой, оживленный |
Verbs
appreciate |
/q'pri:SieIt/ |
оценивать, понимать, принимать во внимание |
recognize |
/'rekqgnaIz/ |
узнавать |
restrain |
/rI'streIn/ |
сдерживать |
Adverb
succinctly |
/sqk'sINktlI/ |
кратко, сжато |