- •All tenses compared
- •I. In every sentence given below define the predicate. Translate these sentences:
- •II. Define the tense of the predicate:
- •III. Choose the right translation of the predicate:
- •IV. Choose the right variant of the verb forms given in the brackets:
- •V. Choose the right article:
- •VI. Choose the right preposition:
- •VII. Choose the right pronoun:
- •VIII. Choose the right translation:
- •My future speciality
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partners.
- •19. Group work:
- •From the history of human dwellings
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Construction
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Residential and industrial buildings
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Types of buildings
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Building a house
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Foundations
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Interior construction of a house
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •The last steps in finishing a house
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •From the history of building materials
- •1. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:
- •2. Read out the following words and memorize them:
- •3. Make up your own sentence with the words given above. Use as many words as you can in this sentence.
- •4. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:
- •5. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •6. Combine the words with the help of the preposition of.
- •7. Give the three forms of the following verbs:
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •13. Choose a word to put into each gap:
- •14. Find out from your partner:
- •19. Group work:
- •Useful phrases for discussion
- •1. Introducing a point
- •2. Expressing doubt
- •3. Expressing a personal opinion
- •4. Expressing support
- •5. Giving a summasry
- •6. Expessino disagreement
- •7. Expressing pros and cons
- •Contents
19. Group work:
Express your opinion on the contents of Zambian proverb given above. Discuss all your pros and cons with your group-mates.
APPENDIX
Useful phrases for discussion
1. Introducing a point
First of all I’d like to point out … |
Прежде всего мне хотелось бы указать … . |
To start with … |
Следует начать с … . |
The main problem is … |
Основная проблема … . |
Let’s get this clear first … |
Давайте сначала выясним … . |
I want to draw your attention to… |
Я хочу обратить внимание на … |
The question of … |
Проблема … . |
Speaking of … |
Говоря о … . |
What we have to decide is … |
Что мы хотим решить … |
2. Expressing doubt
I’m not sure that … . |
Я не уверен, что … . |
Do you really believe that … ? |
Неужели ты правда веришь, что |
How are we know that … ? |
А откуда нам знать, что … ? |
I’m convinced that … . |
Я уверен, что … . |
You are not trying to tell us that … |
Ведь вы даже не пытаетесь сказать нам, что … . |
Don’t you think that you are exaggerating a little? |
Не кажется ли вам, что вы преувеличиваете немножко? |
I wouldn’t be sure about that, if I were you. |
Я бы не был так уверен на вашем месте. |
I wonder if you realize that … ? |
Интересно, осознаешь ли ты … ? |
I doubt that very much. |
Я очень сомневаюсь в этом. |
3. Expressing a personal opinion
In my opinion … . |
По моему мнению … . |
It seems to me that … . |
Мне кажется, что … . |
In my view … . |
С моей точки зрения … . |
I have the feeling that … . |
У меня чувство, что … . |
I rather think that … . |
Я вообще-то думаю … . |
I’m absolutely convinced that … . |
Я абсолютно уверен, что … . |
If you ask me, I think that … . |
Если ты спрашиваешь меня, то я думаю … . |
You can take it from me that … . |
Можешь сослаться на меня, что |
Let me tell you … . |
Позвольте мне сказать вам … . |
I don’t quite follow you … . |
Я не совсем вас понимаю …. . |
I mean to say … . |
Я имею в виду (Я могу сказать) |
On the surface (of it) … . |
На первый взгляд … . |
I take it for granted that … . |
Я считаю само собой разумеющимся, что … . |
That’s neither here nor there. |
Это сюда не относится. |
You have got it all wrong. |
Вы совершенно неправильно это поняли. |
Generally speaking … . |
Вообще говоря … . |
Under circumstances … . |
При данных обстоятельствах … . |
4. Expressing support
As everyone knows … . |
Каждый знает … . |
It is accepted that … . |
Принято, что … . |
There can be no doubt that … . |
Нет сомнения, что … . |
It is fact that … . |
Это факт, что … . |
Nobody will deny that … . |
Никто не будет отрицать, что … |
It is common knowledge that … . |
Общеизвестно, что … . |
We must face the fact that … . |
Мы должны обратить внимание на тот факт, что … . |