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Contents .………..………………………………………………………………….…………..…...3
Introduction…………………...……………………………………………………………..……...4
Part I. Topics
About My Family and Myself ………….……………….…………………………….……5
My Home …………...………………………………………………………………….…...11
Why do We Learn English?…………………………………………………………………17
My Working Day …………………………………………………………….…………..…23
Our University ………………..……………………………………………………….……29
Ukraine …………..…………………….……………………………….…………………..35
Kharkiv …………..………………………………………………….….…………………..41
Great Britain …………..………………………………………….………….……………..47
Meals………………………………………………………….………………………….…53
MyFutureProfession………………………………………………………………………59
2. Vocabulary …...…………………………………………………………………………..…….65
Introduction
This training course concerns three modules: “About Myself”, “Training” and “Travel”. The materials are developed for the first-year students of all specialties. It covers the situation connected with self-identification, training process and travel.
Learning all these communicational situations will help students to improve their every-day English step by step. Each unit is divided into 4 parts: pre-text exercises; texts, after-text exercises, additional materials.
Pre-text exercises help students to test their knowledge of the topics, to repeat lexis and to orientate them in the information.
Texts for reading, translating, discussing contain a wide range of information connected with a definite topic actual for communication while making acquaintance, travelling as well as participating in cross-cultural relations.
After-text exercises permit not only to check up the students comprehension of the text and lexis knowledge but they give them possibility to express their thoughts and their attitude to this or that problem.
Supplementary materials contain a variety of texts, dialogues, exercises and other pieces of information (tables, interviews, drawings) which can be used at choice or for advanced students only.
This training course consists of 10 Units:
“About My Family and Myself”
“My Home”
“Why do We Learn English?”
“My Working Day”
“Our University”
“Ukraine”
“Kharkiv”
“Great Britain”
“Meals”
“My Future Profession”
On learning each of the topics students should be able to communicate with some confidence on related topics: to understand the information; ask and answer questions; maintain a conversation; express a personal opinion; exchange information; take part in discussions.
The training course is provided by the vocabulary to each unit that makes the process of learning for students much easier.
1.1. About my family and myself
Activity 1. Match the following Russian/Ukrainian words with their English equivalents.
1) племянница / племінниця a) husband
2) двоюродный/двоюрідний брат b) twins
3) отчим/вітчим c) aunt
4) дядя/дядько d) child
5) родственник/родич e) niece
6) тетя/тітка f) half-sister
7) племянник/племінник g) wife
8) муж/чоловік h) stepfather
9) близнецы/близнюки i) nephew
10) сводная сестра/зведена сестра j) relative
11) жена/дружина k) uncle
12) ребенок/ дитинаn)cousin
Activity 2. In each line choose one word that doesn't belong to the group and explain why you think so.
1. father, mother, cousin, sister, brother.
2. slim, tall, broad-shouldered, nervous, plump.
3. reading, sitting, riding a bike, swimming, playing the guitar.
4. child, accountant, nurse, fireman, engineer.
5. physics, chemistry, mathematics, information technology, museum.
Activity 3. Fill in the missing prepositions from the box in the sentences below.
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for in to from as with on into at of
He was born … 6 of June.
This famous poet was born … a poor family.
We moved … Kharkiv 5 years ago.
His brother graduated … the University last year.
My mother didn’t work … that time.
He works … an architect in the design company.
My elder brother is very handy … automobiles.
We have been living in Kharkiv … 10 years.
Some … my friends study at our University.
I will graduate from the University … 5 years.
Activity 4. Read the text and do the communication activities that follow.