
- •Module 1. Changing World Unit 1. Getting to Know You
- •3. Complete the questions to Carly.
- •Vocabulary
- •Improve your study skills
- •1 Answer the questions:
- •2. Using a bilingual dictionary (from New Headway English Course by John and Liz Soars, oup)
- •1. Practice this dialogue in groups. Use your real names.
- •2. Introduce your partner to the people in the class. Ask and answer questions with a partner.
- •1. Find examples of present, past, and future tenses in the texts above.
- •2. Which tenses are the two verb forms in these sentences?
- •3. Choose the correct verb form.
- •Unit 2. Family
- •2.1 Patterns of Family Life
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Families are divided into several types. Match the pictures with 1-3 with the phrases in the box:
- •1. Read the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them.
- •Improve your study skills
- •3. Read the text again and answer the following questions:
- •Improve your study skills
- •Suggestions for improving your reading skills
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •2. Make up word combinations and use them in sentences or situations of your own.
- •3.Explain in English by matching a and b parts.
- •4. Write out all words and word combinations related to family. Add them to your topical vocabulary. Study the examples.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate verb form.
- •2. Find a family photograph. Write a short description of it. Read your description to the class. You may start with…. This is a photograph of … when we/they were on holiday/at the party
- •2.2 How Common /Different are Families?
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Improve your study skills
- •2.3 Russian Family: What is it Like?
- •1. In pairs, read the following statements and try to guess if they are true (t) or false (f). Then, read the text quickly to check if you have guessed right.
- •2. Now read the text in detail. Answer all the questions above. What is your family like?
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Give the English equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •Improve your study skills
- •It is interesting to know
- •International Day of Families
- •1. Read the text about the family tree. Pay attention to the words denoting family relations.
- •3. Study your family history. Create your family tree. Make up presentation. Choose the best one.
- •2.4 Family Values
- •4. Go on reading. Mark the statements as true (t) or false (f)
- •5. Read the text once again and point out words and phrases describing values. Fill in the table as in the example.
- •1. How nouns are formed? Noun forms can derived from verbs, adjectives and nouns with suffixes. To learn more visit http://www.Grammar-quizzes.Com/noun-forms.Html
- •2. To learn more visit http://www.Grammar-quizzes.Com/noun-forms.Html. Point out other examples. Make up your own table or a mind map.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Here is the list of other values. Tick which of them are important to you . Underline noun suffixes.
- •2. What is in your top values? Rank the list of values
- •Improve your study skills
- •Unit 3. Is it easy to be Young?
- •3.1 Generation Gap
- •2. Before reading discuss following.
- •3. Read the title of the text. What do you think the text is about? Scan the text to check if your guesses were correct. The Younger Generation Knows Best
- •4. Read the text once again and mark the following statements as true (t) or false (f):
- •Vocabulary Practice
- •3.2 About Teenagers
- •What is a teenager?
- •Are teenagers a problem?
- •Do teenagers have problems?
- •2. Scan the text and fill in the table
- •3. Read the text once again and complete the sentences.
- •1. Go to Grammar Focus to revise the material about numerals
- •Improve your study skills
- •1. Make up a summary of the text. Use the following phrases
- •3.3 The Problem of Self-Realization
- •1. Scan the text and point out the activities teenagers are engaged in. Working teens
- •Very Informal - for Friends and Family
- •Informal
- •Informal
- •Are Britain’s Teenagers the Worst in Europe?
- •Unit 4. Lifestyle
- •4.1 How to Stay Active and Healthy
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Check the words in the box
- •1.Go to Grammar Focus to revise the material about adverbs.
- •A Generation of Couch Potatoes
- •1.Go to Grammar Focus. Revise the material about modal verbs.
- •2. Work out recommendations how to be active and healthy using the modals.
- •Free Time Activities
- •1. Read the text and match the heading a-s to the paragraphs 1-18. One heading is extra.
- •1.Has your life changed dramatically after you became a University student?
- •1.Study the difference between make and do.
- •2. Make up sentences using active vocabulary.
- •3. Present perfect simple vs simple past
- •Module 2. International Communication Unit 1. Communication in the Globalized World
- •1. Read the following quotations about learning foreign languages. Develop the ideas suggested by the authors.
- •1. Read the definition of the communication phenomenon from Wikipedia. Translate into Russian.
- •2. Try to give your own explanation to the notion of communication. Emphasize the ultimate purpose of communication. You may find useful the following basic ideas:
- •3. Scan the text for general understanding. What it is about? Think of the title to the text.
- •4. Read the text in detail paragraph by paragraph. Find the topic sentence in each paragraph. Pay special attention to the word combinations in bold. Translate them.
- •5.Explain in English by matching a and b parts. Translate
- •6. Match the words from a and b columns to make collocations. Try to reproduce the sentences from the text. Translate into Russian
- •7. Do you know what the acronyms from the text stand for? Explain their meaning. If necessary look up on the Internet. Match the names with the pictures where possible.
- •8. Form the nouns from the verbs below.
- •9. Read the text once again and answer the questions.
- •10. Scan the text and pick up the key words that can help you to express its general idea. Give the summary.
- •1. In the text there are some sentences where Present Continuous is used. Point them out, analyze and translate into Russian.
- •2. Use the Present Continuous Tense to emphasize continual processes taking place in modern world.
- •Improve your study skills
- •Whether we like it or not we all belong to the global community!
- •2. Point out all international words. Check if they have got similar meaning in Russian.
- •3. Read the text below and try to answer the questions of the first paragraph.
- •4. Match the words from the text with their synonyms
- •5. Complete the sentences with the words from the previous exercise.
- •1. In the text there are some sentences where Present Perfect is used. Find them and try to reproduce. Translate.
- •2. Use the Present Perfect Tense (both in passive or active) to emphasize the impact of some actions or events on the present moment.
- •Improve your study skills
- •How to Find Information Online (from http://www.Wikihow.Com/Find-Information-Online
- •1. Summarize what changes happen to the following things from the list given below. You may develop the list using the information from the Internet.. Your own ideas are welcome!
- •2.2 Is Globalization a Benefit or a Problem?
- •Effects of globalization
- •2. Match the words from different columns to make collocations. Reproduce the information from the text where these word combinations are used. Make your own sentences with these collocations.
- •3. Explain in English by matching a and b parts. Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •4. The words given below are the active vocabulary that is necessary to speak about globalization. Study them and make up a chain story with your group mate using these words. For example:
- •5. Scan the text about pros, cons and effects of globalization once again. Say whether you agree with every single point or not. Use the following conversational clichés:
- •Improve your study skills
- •1. Study the information below.
- •2. To learn how to start a blog go to http://startbloggingonline.Com/
- •3. Write a post in your blog where you reveal the necessity of international communication and argue with an anonymous anti-globalist who has made an aggressive comment about your resent message.
- •Module 3. Life and Culture Unit 1. Defining Culture
- •What culture is
- •2. Read the following interpretation of the concept “culture”. It is given in one of the Russian reference books. Compare with the definitions above. Point out differences and similarities.
- •3. Explain in Russian by matching a and b parts.
- •4. Explain in English using the words from 3.
- •5. Using on-line dictionary find out colocations with the word “culture” and “cultural”. Write them down Exchange with your groupmates.
- •6. Mark each statement as t(True) or f (or False). If false, make corrections.
- •1. Look through the definitions of “culture” again and answer the following questions:
- •1.Look at the diagram . Does it reflect the meaning of culture?
- •5. Some cross-cultural aspects of human life are presented in the left part of the table. Fill in the right part, adding information on the point. Discuss.
- •Unit 2. Why is Understanding Culture so Important?
- •6. Read the text once again and answer the questions.
- •2. Find out different types of adjectives in the text and make up 10 sentences with them. Unit 3. What is to be a Man of Culture?
- •2. Read the text for general understanding Find the topic sentence in each paragraph. Pay special attention to the word combinations in bold. Define the main idea. Think of the title to the text.
- •3. Read the text for general understanding. Do you find all the pieces of advice useful?
- •4. Scan the text. Define the main idea. Do you agree with the author about the role of music in raising a person’s cultural awareness?
- •Think for yourself. Don't let others dictate your opinions.
- •1. Explain in English by matching a and b parts. Make up sentences
- •2.Read the text again. Make a short list of recommendations, using the titles of main parts of the text. Prioritize them according to their importance.
- •3. Scan the text and pick up the key words that can help you to express its general idea. Give the summary.
- •4. Find out in the text compound adjectives and make your own sentences with them.
- •2. Make up 10 sentences using different modal verbs describing what should/ought to/must a person learn and know to be a man of culture in modern society.
- •Unit 4. What is Xenophobia?
- •1. Read the text for general understanding . Pay attention to the words in bold?
- •2. Explain in English by matching a and b parts. Make up sentences
- •Two forms of Xenophobia
- •Xenophobia, Racisms, Discrimination, Genocide, Chauvinism, Prejudice
- •5. Mark each statement as t(True) or f (or False). If false, make corrections.
- •Verbs of thinking and opinions
- •4.Make up your own 10 sentences with the state verb, paying special attention to the use of Present Simple as well as Present Continuous.
- •1. Read the text for general understanding. Think of the title to the text.
- •2. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following word combinations:
- •Team work Read and discuss
- •1. Read the message that King of Belgium delivered to the Parliament.
- •In trilingual Belgium, King stresses importance of multilingualism.
- •2. What message would you address to the younger generation if you were the ruler of the country? How would you motivate them to study foreign languages?
- •2. Match the paragraphs with their titles.
- •2. If you know some more exciting facts or amusing statistics about languages, share them with your group mates. Unit 2. Being Multilingual
- •1. Read the text for gist. Grasp the main idea
- •2. Mark each statement as t (True) or f (or False). If false, make corrections.
- •1. Read the summary of following ideas of some people who participated in on-line public opinion polls about the necessity to speak foreign languages. Say what appeals to you the most.
- •Study or research
- •Studying abroad
- •Challenging yourself
- •Project work
- •It is interesting to know…
- •1. Read the text for general understanding. Think of the title to the text.
- •2. Read the text once again. Find the key sentence in each paragraph. Make a summary.
- •3. Mark each statement as t(True) or f (or False). If false, make corrections.
- •1. In the text there are some sentences where degrees of comparison are used. Find them and try to reproduce.
- •2. Use the Degrees of Comparison to emphasize the degree or level of some quality.
- •1. Read the text. Get ready to give a detailed summary. Top Languages to Learn
- •2. Point out main ideas of each paragraph and fill in the table.
- •2. A Game-Playing Date
- •3. A Department Store
- •4. An Archeological Dig
- •5. Driving through a fog
- •Additional reading
- •Have fun
- •To make a long story short...
- •How to Make Money from Translation
- •Грамматический Комментарий Части речи
- •Времена английского глагола. Действительный залог
- •Группа простых (неопределённых) времён The Indefinite Forms The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •The Future Indefinite (Simple) Tense
- •Группа продолжающихся времён (The Continuous Forms) The Present Continuous Tense
- •The Past Continuous Tense
- •The Future Continuous Tense
- •Группа совершённых времён.The Perfect Forms. The Present Perfect Tense
- •Страдательный залог
- •Имя существительное (The Noun)
- •Местоимение (The Pronoun)
- •Личные местоимения
- •Притяжательные местоимения
- •Имя числительное (The Numeral)
- •Количественные числительные
- •Порядковые числительные
- •Имя прилагательное (The Adjective)
- •Производные прилагательные
- •Префиксы
- •Суффиксы
- •От основы существительного:
- •От основы глагола:
- •Составные прилагательные
- •Предлоги Предлоги (времени) At / on / in (time)
- •In September/ in October /in the 21 century
- •In 1968/ in the 1970s/ in the early (late) 30s
- •In, at, on (position/ предлоги места) (1)
- •In a cage/ in the sea/ in a queue
- •In, at, on (position) (2)
- •Предложение (The Sentence)
- •Структура английского простого повествовательного распространённого предложения
- •Условные предложения I типа
- •Условные предложения II типа
- •Условные предложения III типа
- •Союзы условных придаточных предложений.
- •Функции инфинитива
- •Слова, заканчивающиеся на –ing
- •Признаки отглагольного существительного:
- •Признаки Причастия I:
- •Признаки герундия:
- •Communication Guide
- •Introductions and greetings
- •Informal Greetings: Arriving
- •Оглавление
4. Write out all words and word combinations related to family. Add them to your topical vocabulary. Study the examples.
family gathering = a meeting / celebration of family members: "There's a small family gathering next week."
family resemblance = where members of the family look / act similar: "You can see a distinct family resemblance between the father and the son."
to start a family = to start having children: "They want to wait a couple of years before starting a family."
to run in the family = a characteristic that is common among family members: "Baldness runs in his family."
to bring up / raise a family = to have and look after children: "It's difficult to raise a family on one income."
a family car = a car big enough to transport a family: "The Volvo Estate is a popular family car."
family-size = large quantity item: "We need to buy family-size packets of biscuits!"
family-friendly = a policy that favours families: "This hotel is family-friendly."
family doctor = a doctor who looks after general medical needs: "There are a number of good family doctors in this area."
family man = a man who prefers to spend his time with his family: "John is a family man."
family values = traditional ideas about what a family should be: "Some political parties often emphasise family values and the importance of marriage."
family name = surname: "What's your family name?"
( From http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/talking-about-your-family/
Grammar spot
Phrasal verbs. Consult the dictionary. Look up the as many word combinations as you can with the verb ‘ to get’.
Make up 10 sentences. Exchange with you groupmates.
Talking about the past. Go to http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/pastsum.html. Study the mind map. Make up sentences.
4. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate verb form.
Nicholas Romanov 1)_______(be born) on 19 May 1868 to Tsar Alexander III and his wife, Danish princess Marie Fedorovna. He 2)_______(be) the eldest of six children and 3)_______(become) Tsar Nicholas II in 1894 when his father 4)________(die) at the age of 49 of kidney failure.
Nicholas, who 5)________(be)s a gentle man, 6)__________ (be trained) trained to be the Tsar and 7)__________(be unprepared) for the role. At the time of his father's death, he 8)________(be engaged) to German Alix of Hesse, the granddaughter of English Queen Victoria I. They 9)_________(be married) on 26 November 1894.
They 10)______(have) five children together; Olga (1895), Tatiana (1897), Maria (1899) and Anastasia (1901). A much-longed for male heir 11)________(be born) on 12 August 1904 and they named him Alexis.
In August 1914, Russia 12)__________(go) to war against Germany and Austria, which _________(to boost) the Tsar's popularity at first. Nicholas often 13)_________(travel) to the Eastern Front to improve morale among the troops but the family's popularity 14)_______(fade) following heavy casualties in the war.
The Tsarina 15)__________(be put in charge) of domestic affairs and dismissed plenty of ministers for which Rasputin 16)_________be blamed. On 2 March, 1917, Tsar Nicholas II, head of the Russian Romanov dynasty, 17)__________(be forced) to abdicate after 23 years. The vast country 18)_____(be) in revolution. The Imperial Family 19)________(be exiled) to Siberia, and a year later, _______(move) to Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains.
By the summer of 1918, the Tsar, his wife, four daughters and son 20)_________(vanish). Finally, in October 1994, DNA testing put an end to speculation as to the fate of the Tsar and his family. In 1995, their remains 21)_________(be laid) to rest.
Rumours 22)_______ (abandon) that Anastasia managed to escape.
5. Study the theory about nouns in Grammar Guide. Learn more http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounsum.html. How can nouns be distinguished from other parts of speech? Find nouns in the text. Classify them.
Speaking and writing
Discuss the following.
1. The All Nations English Dictionary gives the following definition of the family: “family – any group of people related by blood or marriage, especially parents and their children”. Use the text and your own ideas to extend this definition. Try to view the notion ‘family’ from different points of view.