- •Additional materials for the first year students to the textbook by professor arakin V.D.
- •I. Read these texts, paying special attention to the words printed in bold.
- •1. About Myself*
- •2. About Myself*
- •3. The story of my life, sad and happy at the same time*
- •II. Read this text and translate it. My Family*
- •III. Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •Family tree.
- •IV. International Linguistic Academy*
- •День рождения*
- •Cinderella
- •I. Read and translate this text into Russian. My flat*
- •II. Read the text and translate it into Russian. To furnish a flat is a great problem*
- •III. Answer the questions on the text.
- •IV. Read the text. Translate into Russian the words and word combinations printed in bold. Retell the text. My brother's room*
- •V. Make the sentences of your own.
- •VI. Make sentences of your own. Where is this a piece of furniture situated?
- •VII. Answer the questions as in the model.
- •VIII. Match the adjectives and the nouns.
- •1. Geographical Quiz*
- •I. Can you answer these questions?
- •If you can answer all these questions, you really know something in Geography!
- •II. Read this text and retell it. Pay special attention to the words printed in bold. At the map of the world*
- •III. Read this text and say what the most unusual thing in this country is for you. The Country I Find Interesting*
- •IV. Answer the following questions.
- •V. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column.
- •VI. Read this text and retell it. What else can you add to it? Look up all unknown words in the dictionary and learn them. Our Native Country
- •I. Read these dialogues and retell tem in indirect speech.
- •II. Translate into English.
- •III. Give the questions to which the following sentences are the answers.
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •V. Match the beginnings and the ends of the definitions.
- •VI. Correct false statements. Use the following phrases to make your answer.
- •VII. Read the following definitions and guess what vegetables are described.
- •VIII. Match the names of different fruit and berries and their definitions.
- •IX. Read as fast as possible*
- •X. Now, translate these words as fast as possible.
- •XI. Arrange these words in groups: Meat; Poultry; Fish; Vegetables; Fruit; Drinks; Dairy Products; Sweets; Dishes and Cutlery.
- •XII. Translate these words and word combinations into English*
- •XIII. What do we call places where people go to eat? Match the words with their definitions.
- •XVI. What types of restaurant would you recommend to the following people?
- •XXIII. Make as many sentences as possible.
- •XXIV. Read these short dialogues and use them in your speech.
- •XXV. Translate into English*
- •XXVI. Read these texts and translate them.
- •1. Meals in England
- •2. Meals in the usa
- •XXVII. Translate these words and word combinations:
- •XXVIII. Translate into English the following:
- •XXIX. Answer the following questions.
- •XXX. Translate these texts in English.
- •XXXI. Food Idioms and proverbs.
- •I. A dialogue*
- •II. Answer the questions.
- •2. The worst day in my life*
- •VI. Find the translation of the following words and word combinations in the texts.
- •VII. Retell this text on behalf of a) Nicole; b) her friend. Nicole's day*
- •VIII. Read this text and answer the questions. An awful day of Nancy Lee*
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. Translate into English.
- •XI. Remember the usage of the following prepositions with the verb to make.
- •XII. Make five sentences with each expression.
- •XIII. Make sentences using It's your turn to do smth – твоя очередь делать что-либо.
- •I. Read this text. Look up all unknown words in the dictionary and learn them. Translate it into Russian. What do you know about education? *
- •II. A rector begins from a student. But the way to this position is long. Name the steps to a position of a rector. Use the following words.
- •III. Read these texs. Look up all unknown words in the dictionary and learn them. Translate them into Russian. Something about student's life*
- •Student's days*
- •IV. Match the English idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column. Illustrate the meaning of the English idioms by your own examples.
- •V. Translate into Russian.*
- •VI. Translate into English.*
- •VII. Explain the meaning of the following words in English.
- •VIII. Express in one word.
- •IX. Translate the following proverbs into Russian and comment upon them.
- •X. Read and translate these stories into Russian. Discuss them.
- •XI. Answer the following questions.*
- •XII. Work in pairs. Make phrases according to the model. Give answers expressing (выражая) your surprise (удивление), annoyance (досаду, раздражение), disagreement (несогласие).
- •XIII. Act out the following mini-dialogues, changing the words in italics (курсивом) taking the other ones from the list.
- •XIV. Translate into English.*
- •XV. Say in English as quickly as possible.*
- •XVI. Translate into English and use these sentences in your story.*
- •I. Learn the proverbs.
- •II. Remember three forms of the following verbs.
- •III. New words.
- •IV. Read this dialogue.
- •V. Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •VI. Read aloud and translate these words as quickly as possible.
- •VII. Find antonyms to the following words.
- •VIII. Translate into Russian.
- •IX. Make small dialogues using these expressions.
- •X. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
- •XI. Read these dialogues and act them.
- •XII. Complete the following sentences using the words in brackets.
- •XIII. Fill in prepositions or adverbs.
- •XIV. Make short stories using the words suggested.
- •XV. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box.
- •XVI. Read this text and retell it.
- •XVII. Translate into English.
- •XVIII. Read these texts. Look up all the words you don’t know in the dictionary and learn them. Make not less than 15 questions as a kind of a plan to each story. Retell the texts. Seasons*
- •1. Spring.
- •2. Summer.
- •3. Autumn.
- •4. Winter.
- •Introductory texts.
- •I. Hobbies.
- •1. Find in the text the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Translate into English.
- •3. What are your favourite activities when you have free time?
- •II. Entertainment.
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Retell the text and say whether people entertain themselves better in the past or nowadays. Give your reasons.
- •III. Spare time
- •1. Spare time of a student of a top class at school*
- •1. Say the same the other way using words and word combinations from the text:
- •2. Retell the text. What can you say about your spare time?
- •2. Monologue of a school-leaver*
- •1. Find in the text the following expressions:
- •2. Make fifteen questions to the text. Ask deskmate to answer these questions.
- •3. If I had time.
- •4. How the British Relax
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. What can you say about the way the Russians relax?
- •I. I'm not a theatre-goer*
- •1. Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •2. Retell this text.
- •3. Could you tell about your last visit to the theatre?
- •II. Sister, act!*
- •1. Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •2. Could you tell about one of your favourite films?
- •III. At the screen of tv
- •It's a wonderful way of spending free time – in front of the screen of tv.
- •1. I am not a tv addict*
- •2. Make up sentences using this table.
- •3. What's your favourite programme?
- •4. Make a story about your favourite tv programmes. Why do you like them? What don’t you like on tv?
- •IV. Music as a part of your leisure time. Charmed with music*
- •V. From animals to antiquities … (Museums and Exhibitions)*
- •1. Read and translate all the words from the text printed in bald.
- •VII. Are You a Couch Potato?
- •1. Read this text and say what the reason is for appearing of a couch potato.
- •3. What kind of a person are you?
- •4. Choose the best definition for a couch potato, a party animal and a culture vulture.
- •VIII. Dialogues*
- •5. Render this story in English. А поехали на пикник!*
- •I. Buying foodstuff*
- •1. Read the text. Make sure you know the words and word combinations printed in bold. Look them up in the dictionary if there is any need.
- •2. Answer the following questions.
- •3. Here is a shopping list. Say what shops can you buy these things?
- •4. Think and say what else can be sold in cartons, bunches, etc.
- •5. Match the phrases in the left column with the words in the right column.
- •6. What do we buy a) by kilos, b) by quantity, c) by tens in Russia?
- •7. Look through the list of products and say which of them are sold a) in quantity, b) in dozens, c) in lb* in Great Britain.
- •8. Say which products are priced a) per kilo, b) per each.
- •10. What are the measures of weight and volume in Russia, Great Britain and the usa? Do you know them?*
- •11. What do you know about money in Great Britain and the usa? Do you know their?*
- •12. Read these dialogues and act them.
- •13. Translate into English.*
- •14. Make up small dialogue on analogy using the words in brackets.
- •15. Translate into English*
- •II. Shopping for Consumer goods.
- •1. Read this text and translate it. At Our Department Store *
- •2. Read this text and retell it. At the Clothes' Department*
- •3. Read the text. Translate all the words and word combinations printed in bold. At the Shoe Department*
- •4. These are the verbs describing wearing clothes.
- •5. Make sentences according to the model.*
- •6. Fill in the missing parts of the dialogue.
- •7. Read this text and retell it. At the Jeweller's*
- •8. Fill in the missing words.
- •9. Read this story. What goods did Dasha’s mother buy for her daughter? At the stationer's*
- •10. Translate into English*
- •1. Read this text and translate it. What is a town like? *
- •2. Look at the names of the cities and say when they were founded. *
- •3. Read aloud and give Russian equivalents of the following words and word combinations. *
- •4. Translate into English. *
- •5. Use the following adjectives when translating these expressions. Pronounce these words correctly. Do you know the meaning of all the words? Make sentences of your own with these words.
- •6. Which of the words below can you use to describe:
- •7. Make up questions using the given model and the words below.
- •8. Give advice using the models and the words below.
- •9. Try to describe one or two towns / cities using the words given above in exercises 5 - 8.
- •10. Answer the following questions.*
- •Yekaterinburg – my native city. *
- •14. Answer the questions. *
- •15. Read these dialogues and translate them paying special attention to the words printed in bold.
- •16. Read these small dialogues. Make your explanations of getting about the town from one place to another one.
- •1. Read this text and say if there are any superstitions in other professions and among students. Retell the text. Break a leg & other theatre superstitions.
- •2. Do you remember your first visit to the theatre and your impression on it? Read this text and compare it with your reminiscences. The Blue Danube. *
- •3. Read the text.
- •I saw a miracle*
- •4. Find in the text the following words and word combinations.
- •5. Write fifteen questions to this text as a plan and retell it.
- •I. Synonyms of the words usually confused by students Beautiful – Handsome – Pretty
- •Face – Countenance - Complexion
- •Thin – Lean – Slender – Slim
- •II. Describing people
- •1. Physical appearance
- •2. Character and personality
- •III. Types of people
- •1. Write the missing word in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
- •2. Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
- •IV. Read and translate this passage into Russian. Try to describe the appearance of the characters of it. What can you say about their characters? Retell this text.
- •V. Stories about different people.
- •1. Read, translate and retell these stories.
- •2. Find in the texts all compound adjectives. Translate them, give their synonyms and antonyms.
- •VI. Match the words on the left with the meaning on the right.
- •VII. Draw the lines between the pairs matching the words on the left with their opposite on the right.
- •VIII. Draw lines between the pairs matching the words on the left with the words or phrases of similar meaning on the right.
- •IX. How would you describe a person who…
- •X. What would you think of a person who says:
- •XI. Use your dictionary to clarify your understanding of the following idioms. Translate them. Make up a situation to prove your proper understanding of each idiom. *
- •XIII. Say whether you know a person about whom you could say that he or she is.*
- •XIV. Find the Russian equivalents for the following proverbs and use the latter in a proper context.*
- •XV. The following parts of the body are used as verbs in the sentences below. Put each one in its correct place. *
- •XVI. Translate into English. Retell them in English in indirect speech.*
- •I. Чтение гласных в ударном слоге.
- •III. – logy; ism.
- •I. Colours
- •II. Gemstones and Jewellery
- •III. Furs, Leather and Yarn
- •II. Verbs of Speech and Manner of Speech. Voice.
11. What do you know about money in Great Britain and the usa? Do you know their?*
British: 1 pound of the UK has 100 pennies. There are coins (монеты) of 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence and 50 pence. There are banknotes of 1 pound (£1), 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds and 50 pounds.
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They have their nicknames: |
£1 - quid; £20 – pony; |
£5 – fiver; £100 – ton; |
£10 – tenner; £1000 - grand |
American: 1 dollar has 100 cents. There are coins of 1 cent (a penny), 5 cents (a nickel), 10 cents (a dime), 25 cents (a quarter), 50 cents (half dollar) /In brackets their nicknames are given/
12. Read these dialogues and act them.
A. At a small grocery store.
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Shop-assis.: |
Good morning, miss. What would you like? |
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Anne: |
Good morning. I'd like half a pound of butter, a pound jar of strawberry jam, a large bottle of vinegar and a tin of sardines. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Will that be all? |
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Anne: |
No, I'd also like a small-sized packet of mushroom soup and a piece of smoked bacon. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Will that do? It's all we have at the moment, I'm afraid. |
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Anne: |
No, it's much too fat. I wanted it leaner. I think I'd better take some ham instead. How much is it? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Eighty pence a pound. |
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Anne: |
Good. Half a pound, please. That'll be all. How much does it come to? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Five pounds thirty seven pence, please. |
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Anne: |
Right. Here is six pounds. |
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Shop-assis.: |
And here is your change. |
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Anne: |
Thanks. Good-bye. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Thank you. Good-bye, miss. And come tomorrow. We'll have a new stock. |
B. At the butcher's
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Shop-assis.: |
Can I help you, madam? |
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Mrs. J.: |
I'd like a leg of lamb. Do you sell it? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Yes, we do, but I'm afraid we've sold out at the moment. If you'd care to call in tomorrow. |
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Mrs. J.: |
Thank you. I won't bother! I'll buy some pork instead. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Oh, yes. We've got excellent choice today. What part would you like to get – shoulder, leg or some other? |
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Mrs. J.: |
This bit of shoulder is fine with me. |
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Shop-assis.: |
OK. It weighs four pounds. |
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Mrs. J.: |
I'll also have a chicken. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Boiling of frying? |
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Mrs. J.: |
Boiling, please. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Will this do? |
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Mrs. J.: |
Nice. That will be all. How much is it? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Three pounds twenty pence. |
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Mrs. J.: |
Here you are. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Your change, madam. Thank you. Have a nice day. |
C. At the Greengrocer's
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Shop-assis.: |
Good morning, Mrs. Daisy. How are you this morning? |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
Fine, thanks. And how are you? |
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Shop-assis.: |
I'm having a little trouble. Some of my supplies aren't here yet. So I don't have tomatoes and peppers. |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
Oh, that's a shame. Will you have some later? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Oh, yes, they will be delivered in the afternoon. I'll save them for you. |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
Thanks. It's very kind of you. And now I'll take a bag of potatoes, a couple of beets and some carrots. |
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Shop-assis.: |
All right. Notice the fruit we've got today. |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
The peaches do look good. What do they cost? |
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Shop-assis.: |
Peaches are quite cheap this time of the year. Thirty pence a pound. |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
That's a real bargain. I'll take three pounds. |
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Shop-assis.: |
OK. Now, what else? |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
Well, that's all for today. How much do I owe you? |
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Shop-assis.: |
That's four pounds seventy five pence. Here's your change from your five-pound note – twenty-five pence. |
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Mrs. Daisy: |
Thank you. Good-bye. |
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Shop-assis.: |
Good-bye, Mrs. Daisy. Thanks a lot. |
D. Making a Shopping-list.*
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Mother: |
Darling, will you please do the shopping today? I am very busy |
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Daughter: |
Of course, I shall. What am I to buy? |
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Mother: |
We are going to have a festive dinner tomorrow. Your aunt Liza and uncle Roger promised to come and see us. |
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Daughter: |
What are you going to cook? Shall we have anything special? |
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Mother: |
For the first course I want to make clear soup. Will you buy some beef, please, but mind, it shouldn't be very fat. |
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Daughter: |
Shall I buy anything else at the butcher's? |
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Mother: |
If they have lean mutton, buy 2 kilos, please, I'll make mutton chops for the second course. I'm afraid we've run out of potatoes and tomatoes. Drop in at the greengrocer's and get 2 kilos of potatoes and one of tomatoes. |
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Daughter: |
Is that all? Beef, 2 kilos of mutton, 2 kilos of potatoes and one of tomatoes. |
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Mother: |
Oh, dear, you won't be able to carry that entire foodstuff. I'll ask Mike to help you. Mike, will you please, go with Ann and help her with the shopping? |
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Mike: |
Certainly, if she buys me an ice cream. |
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Mother: |
That reminds me. Will you look in at the confectionery and buy a chocolate cake? Aunt Liza is very fond of it. That seems to be all. Here is money. |
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Daughter: |
Mike, take the shopping bag and off we go. |