- •Волгоградский государственный технический университет
- •Unit I education and career
- •A. University’s Attractions
- •1. Study the list of some features that can make a university interesting. Say what attracted you to the University.
- •3. Here are some words from the text below. Match the adjectives (1-5) with the nouns (a-e) and the verbs (6-10) with the nouns (f-j).
- •8. Work in groups of four. One of you plays the role of a student from Sheffield University and the others interview him/her about studies at the University. B. Student Life
- •1. Study the words and phrases from the text below and put them into two groups: studies or sociallife.
- •2. Read the email exchange between two girls. What do they do?
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •6A. Use the above questions as the example and write down 3 questions you would like to be asked about your choice of the University.
- •6B. Work in pairs. Exchange question sheets and interview one another using these questions. Tell the class what you have found out about your partner.
- •7. Study this information about Sheffield University. Would you like to study at this University? What would attract you to this University?
- •3. Complete the following sentences using the information from the emails. Develop the idea.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Study “How to write a Cover Letter” on your own, then work in pairs and agree on the strong and weak points of the application above.
- •4. Listen to the dialogue between the Chairperson of the “International Society” and a newly-arrived student. Complete the sentences by filling in the gaps.
- •5. Practice the dialogue with another student. Then act out a conversation between you and the Chairperson.
- •Text a. “Massachusetts Institute of Technology”
- •1. Read and translate the text. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Match the italicized words from the text with the meanings (1-10).
- •4. Read the text again and decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- •Text b. “The First Diploma in Engineering”
- •2. Read the text again and decide if the sentences (1-5) below are true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Read Text c again and match the following people with a suitable course. One person isn’t suitable for any of the courses.
- •4. Work in pairs. Discuss with your partner the following questions. Then present your ideas to the rest of the class.
- •4. Comment on the ‘Job hunting hints’. Which of them do you agree or disagree with? Add at least two hints of your own.
- •3. Work in groups of 3 or 4 and comment on the differences about the work customs in the usa and Russia.
- •5. Listen to the interview again and fill in the gaps.
- •6. Work in pairs. Use the questions from the interview and talk about your country.
- •3. Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about your last vacation. Talk about:
- •5. Read the story, title it and retell in the name of the author’s neighbour (wife or husband).
- •6. Discuss all the advantages and disadvantages of this work. Would you like to have such a job?
- •Text a. “What is a cv?”
- •Personal details: your name, address, date of birth, telephone number and email.
- •3. In the text find the English equivalents to the following Russian words and expressions.
- •4. Complete the following sentences based on the information from the text.
- •Text b. “Your cv”
- •1. Read the following cv. Compare it with the cv layout you have made on the basis of Text a.
- •2. Read the cv again and mark the sentences below true (t) or false (f).
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Read the following phrases from the job advertisements and choose the correct meaning of the words in italics.
- •4. Read the definitions and find words in the text that mean:
- •5. Read the following e-mail application letter written in response to the first job ad. Is this message formal or informal? Justify your answer.
- •Unit III
- •3A. Complete the following sentences using information from the emails. Develop the idea using the following words and expressions:
- •3B. Write a letter to Margaret (Email 3).
- •4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions about you and your friends.
- •4. Read the advertisement below for the Hope Valley and comment on the following:
- •5A. Write a similar advertisement for some place in your region or country.
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Match the italicized words in the text with the definitions below.
- •4. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •5. Complete the definitions below with the following standard international (si) units and the people they are named after.
- •6. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions with your partner.
- •Text b. “The usa Science Centers”
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Using a dictionary, find the English definitions and the translations of the following words from the text. Make up 3-4 sentences of your own with any of these words.
- •4. Complete each sentence with the correct ending a-f from the box below.
- •5. Use the Internet to find information about world-famous science centers.
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Work in pairs and talk about your answers to the questions in the text.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •2. Read the conversation, fill in the gaps with the appropriate word from 1, then act out the dialogue.
- •3. Study useful words and expressions.
- •4. Listen and complete this shopping dialogue using the words from 3.
- •5. Work in pairs. One of you plays an assistant. The other one is a customer. Change some of the details in 4 and act out the conversation.
- •2. Based on the information from the text, decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Complete the definitions (1-6) below with the italicized words in the text.
- •4. Read the warnings below (1-8) and match the sentences with the signs (a-j).
- •2. Match the italicized words from the text with their translations.
- •3. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •D. Nobili Spa Sun Lamp Faucet
- •2. Read the texts again and match the characteristics below with the gadgets.
- •3. Decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- •4. Match the italicized words from the text with the meanings (1-10) below.
- •5. Think of a gadget you use in your home. Describe it (without naming it) to the class using the following plan:
- •3. Think of the leisure activities which are popular in your country and complete the column about Russia in the chart.
- •4. Listen to the interview with Jessica from Canada, and decide where these questions go.
- •5. Practice the dialogue with another student, then take turns to talk about your time off using questions a-f in 4. B. A day out
- •Factfile
- •2. Fill in the chart about the events you read.
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Using a dictionary find the English definitions and the translations of the following words from the text. Make up 3-4- sentences of your own with any of these words.
- •4. Complete each sentence with the correct ending a-e from the box below.
- •5. What other tv programs do you know which popularize scientific or engineering achievements? Choose one and tell about it to the class according to the following plan:
- •Text b. “a Price to Pay”
- •1. Read the text. Choose the most suitable heading from the list (a-h) for each part (1-7) of the text.
- •Danger when a computer becomes your best friend
- •2. Read the text again and decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Match the italicized words from the text with the definitions below (1-14).
- •4. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •1. Read and complete the text by putting a word or number from the box in each space.
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Match the numbers in the box with their verbal nominations below (1-10).
- •4. Work in pairs. Dictate your numbers to your partner so that he/she could write them down correctly.
- •Unit VI modern science and technology
- •1) How is Sam going to test the greatest crowd density at a music gig?
- •3A. Translate the adjectives. Say what they describe in the reviews.
- •4. Match the sentences 1), 2), 3) with the advances a, b, c in 3.
- •6. Listen to the interview with a scientist from the Space Flight Center. She appears in a new National Geographic Channel series "Known Universe." While listening tick the correct sentences.
- •7. Listen again and fill in the gaps:
- •8. Discuss the questions in class.
- •4. Discuss the following questions.
- •1) Look at these words: “My father always told me, ‘Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life’. Do you agree with Jim Fox? What words in Jobs speech have a similar idea?
- •5. Discuss and defend your aims in life.
- •Text a. “Nanotechnology”
- •1. Read and translate the text. Nanotechnology
- •2. Based on the information from the text, decide if the sentences below are true (t) or false (f).
- •3. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •4. Complete the definitions below (1-8) with the italicized words from the text.
- •5. Below, some of the most frequently asked questions (faQs) on nanotechnology are listed. Choose one of them and prepare a short report on it. Discuss your findings and ideas with the class.
- •How can I participate in or influence the nanotech revolution?
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •3. Using a dictionary find the English definitions and the translations of the following words from the text. Make up 5 sentences of your own with any of these words.
- •4. Complete each sentence with the correct ending a-e from the box below.
- •5. Complete the text by putting one word from the box in each space. Check the meaning of any new words in your dictionary.
- •Text c. “Futurology”
- •1. Read and translate the text. Futurology
- •2. Answer the questions on the text.
- •3. Match the italicized words from the text (see the box) with the meanings
- •4. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •5. Read the following predictions made by futurists. Which of the predictions would you like or not like to come true? Why?
- •6. Work in pairs. Make predictions about each other in twenty years’ time. Say what you think about your partner’s predictions.
- •Supplement
- •Tapescripts Unit 1 Section I c
- •Unit II Section I b
- •Unit 1ii Section I c
- •Unit 1v Section I c
- •Unit V Section I a
- •Unit VI Section I c
- •Библиография
- •Master english
3A. Translate the adjectives. Say what they describe in the reviews.
lovely, awesome, extensive, interactive, full, cheap, informative, fantastic, amazing
3b. Give at least 8 adjectives the visitors use to describe the museum. Make your own sentences about the places you visited, using these adjectives and those in 3a and compare two different museums or exhibitions.
Use comparatives, eg.: The Science Museum in London is more informative than the French Museum of Science.
4. Late in 2009 BBC Radio4 announced that they would be holding a competition “So you want to be a scientist?” It was a chance for non-scientists to turn their ideas into real life experiments. Throughout 2010, Material World - Radio 4's weekly science show - was searching for the BBC's Amateur Scientist of the Year. They were not looking for inventions, but real exploratory science of a local, personal, amateur-experimental kind. Over 1,300people applied online before the closing date. The panel of esteemed judges from the world of science selected four finalists. Read about the four selected experiments and answer the questions.
1) How is Sam going to test the greatest crowd density at a music gig?
Sam O'kell: The Gig Crowd Experiment
Occupation: Croupier
Idea: "I believe the greatest crowd density at a music gig is not at the front, next to the barriers, but three rows back between 6-10 feet from the front. I would test this by wearing a pressure sensing vest beneath normal clothes, and take readings at different locations in the crowd".
2) Who do you think the results of Ruth’s experiment will help?
Ruth Brooks: Homing Snails
Occupation: Retired special needs tutor
Idea: "What is the homing distance of the Garden Snail that decimates my plants? How far away do I have to dump them before they find their way back to my garden?"
3) What is Nina’s hypothesis and how is she going to test it?
Nina Jones: Facebook Photo-fit
Occupation: A-level student
Idea: "What makes up a typical Facebook profile picture? Adults seem to choose pictures showing an event in their lives - their wedding, or a photo with their children - whereas teenagers seem to show themselves having a good time, often with friends at a party. Through investigation (a standardized coding scheme coupled with a survey), I will test these predictions, and also look into why this occurs."
4) What is a unique phenomenon that John is going to investigate?
John Rowlands: Noctilucent Clouds
Occupation: Aerial photographer
Idea: "To investigate the frequency and brightness of noctilucent clouds, believed to be linked to climate change. The sun is currently climbing slowly out of a century-low in activity, and so there is a chance to study noctilucent clouds and solar cycle."
5. Discuss the following questions in class.
1) Which experiment would you take part in yourself?
2) Who would you like to help with their research?
B. Hi-Tech
1. Do you know when these achievements of modern technology appeared? Match the date with the invention.
1) iPod touch 1983
2) DVD 1999
3) Digital camera 2007
4) Mobile phone 2010
5) iPad 1983
6) Digital TV 1986
7) Karaoke machine 1995
2a. Give each of the innovations a number from 0 to 5 depending on whether it doesn’t interest you at all (0) or interests you enormously (5).
Mark each of the inventions 0 to 5 depending on how important they are to you in your life.
2b. Work in pairs and share your opinion with each other. Find the differences and common things between you and be ready to report them back to the group.
3. Read about the UK’s most exciting scientific advances and say what they are and what fields of science they are connected with.
A. Researchers and engineers from three UK institutions are developing the world’s largest ground-based telescope to dramatically improve our view of the Universe. For 400 years scientists have built ever-bigger telescopes to study space. The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will be a ground-based optical/infra-red telescope with a 42m diameter mirror larger than all the current ground-based telescopes combined. This huge mirror will be built from 984 hexagonal segments. It will use Adaptive Optics to compensate for blurring of images caused by the Earth’s atmosphere, capturing images up to 10 times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope. The giant telescope will allow us to study Earth-like planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
B. Researchers from central London are working on using nanotechnology to make advances in healthcare. Nanotechnology is the science of the very small – working on a scale one-billionth of a metre. It has been used by scientists in many disciplines to create new materials and devices by controlling matter on the atomic and molecular level. Davy Faraday researchers are exploring how nanoparticles can be used in healthcare, from disease diagnosis to cancer treatment. The research team is focusing on two specific particles – gold nanoparticles and magnetic colloids. Gold nanoparticles can be used in blood sugar monitoring and anti-cancer therapy. Magnetic colloids are used as MRI contrast agents and have great potential for anti-cancer therapy and drug delivery.
C. Researchers from London South Bank University are collaborating with other institutions to create inspection robots able to climb walls and swim. Mobile robots can have many uses, from security to domestic applications. Researchers are developing mobile robots able to climb walls and swim to perform non-destructive testing of critical infrastructure using imaging techniques.