- •Contents
 - •Введение
 - •Topic 1 My Biography
 - •1. Vocabulary focus
 - •1. Read and learn the following words:
 - •2. Read and translate texts 1,2: Text 1 (Elementary level)
 - •Text 2 (Pre-Intermediate Level)
 - •Introducing Myself
 - •3. Speaking comprehension skills
 - •3.1. Answer the following questions: (Text 1)
 - •3.2. Tell about your family:
 - •3.3. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words: (Text 2)
 - •3.4.Answer the following questions:
 - •3.5. Translate into English:
 - •3.6.Tell about ...
 - •4. Grammar focus
 - •4.1 Complete the sentences with is or are:
 - •4.2 Make the sentences negative:
 - •4.3 Choose a word from Column b to complete each question:
 - •4.4 Write the short answers for the questions:
 - •4.5.Write ’s in the correct place in the sentences, as in the example:
 - •4.6. Сomplete the sentences with my, your, his, her, our or their.
 - •4.7. Write the nationalities:
 - •5. Read and translate the text:
 - •Vocabulary:
 - •5.1. Find these sentences in the text:
 - •5.2 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words:
 - •5.3. Complete these sentences:
 - •5.4 Answer the following questions:
 - •5.5 Tell us about ...
 - •6. Additional materials Text 4
 - •6.1. Read the text Family life. What does Kathy actually tell you about herself?
 - •6.6. Is the first word in these phrases singular (s) or plural (p)?
 - •6.7. Underline the correct word.
 - •A French family
 - •6.8. How close are you as a family? We talked to Corinne Mathieu, from Montpellier, France about her family life.
 - •6.9.Read the text 5 and match the questions with each paragraph. There is one extra question.
 - •6.10. Which paragraphs give specific information about Corinne’s family? Which paragraphs give more general information?
 - •6.11.Complete a family tree ...
 - •6.12.Read about four people.
 - •Magnus Mills
 - •Allan, Doug, Richard and Kirsty are Plankton …
 - •6.13. Read the text about the Iglesias family: Text 6
 - •6.14. Complete the information in the family tree about the Iglesias family:
 - •7.1.Fill box 1 on the card below about yourself, then interview five other people in the class. Only tick (γ) the box if they answer yes. (You will also be asked questions.)
 - •7.2.Fill box 1 on the card below about yourself, then interview five other people in the class. Only tick (γ) the box if they answer yes. (You will also be asked questions.)
 - •Topic 2 my working day Warm up
 - •1.Vocabulary focus
 - •1.2. Pay attention to the difference of the meanings of the words
 - •1.3. Study the time:
 - •1.4. Match the words in the left-hand column with the definitions in the right-hand column:
 - •2. Read and translate the text:
 - •3. Grammar focus
 - •4.Communication skills
 - •4.1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions when necessary:
 - •4.2. State the type of question and answer them:
 - •4.3. Complete the sentences:
 - •4.4. Put down the questions to the following answers:
 - •4.5.Carolina Da Cruz is a radio dj. Look at what she usually does every day. Then use the words in the box to complete the description.
 - •4.6. Look in the Grammar Focus and study the present Simple verb endings. Now compare yourself with Carolina. Make true sentences.
 - •4.7. Make an interview with Carolina. Write the questions and answers.
 - •5.Additional Materials
 - •5.3. Read the dialogue and complete Amy’s notes about Jack’s day.
 - •5.4. Amy talk to her Net pals*. Read her notes about what they do on Saturday . Talk about each person.
 - •5.5. Interview each person in your group and make notes about them in form of the table.
 - •5.6. Read about special day in Sandra’s life. Remember a special day in your life and write a composition about it:
 - •A special day in my life
 - •6.Time for fun
 - •6.1.Look at the Pluto’s Day an tell about it.
 - •6.2. Meet the Different Family:
 - •6.2.1.How is the Different Family different?
 - •6.2.2.What does Deila Different do?
 - •Check yourself.
 - •Topic 3 our university
 - •Do you like to study at the University?
 - •1. Vocabulary focus
 - •1.1 Pay attention to the stress and the pronunciation of the words.
 - •1.2 Check the meaning of the words in the box
 - •2. Read and translate the text Text № 1 “Our University”
 - •3.Grammar focus
 - •3.1 Find in the text examples of the verb forms
 - •3.3 What of these subjects do you study? Which do you like? Which ones don’t you like and why?
 - •4.Communication skills
 - •Questions
 - •5.Use of English
 - •Match phrases 1 – 7 with phrases a – g.
 - •Choose a verb to fill the gaps below. Put the verb in the correct form.
 - •Complete the following sentences.
 - •6. Additional Materials Text №2 History of the University (some historical facts)
 - •Reading
 - •Read the text. Understand the main idea of it.
 - •6.2 Ask and answer about the most important events.
 - •6.3 Vocabulary focus
 - •7. Communication skills
 - •7.1 Look at the following statements.
 - •7.2. Read and learn the following phrases.
 - •Read and translate the dialogue of two students.
 - •7.5 Make up a talk with your group-mate.
 - •Interview your partner and ask him what interesting things does he do at
 - •8. Use of English
 - •Complete the following sentences.
 - •9. Text №3. History of the building
 - •Read the text and tell about the most important historical facts.
 - •Vocabulary
 - •10. Group work
 - •11. Scheme
 - •F Headed by dean _______ technical specialities ________ chairs aculties
 - •300 Tutors
 - •1.Vocabulary focus
 - •1.1.Read and learn the following words:
 - •1.2. Practice your pronunciation studying geographical nouns:
 - •2. Use of English
 - •2.1. Make different parts of speech from the words as it is shown in the example. Translate them into Russian:
 - •2.2. Match the synonyms in the right- and left-hands columns. Make up sentences with them:
 - •3. Read and translate the text: text 1
 - •4. Grammar focus
 - •3.1.Complete the dates used in the Text a and match them with the events in the right-hand column :
 - •5. Speaking comprehension skills
 - •4.1. Complete the sentences according to the text choosing the right variant:
 - •4.2. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Use the following expressions of Agreement or Disagreement
 - •It’s true. It’s false.
 - •I agree with you. I don’t agree with you.
 - •I think so. I don’t think so.
 - •4.3.Check up your memory:
 - •6.Additional materials Text 2
 - •6.1. Read about the history of Tyumen and ask each other about the most important events. Start so: Did you know that…? Pay attention to the words after the text:
 - •Vocabulary
 - •6.2. Read the text and make the review about main higher educational establishments in town.
 - •6.3.Read the text and tell about the most important places of interest in Tyumen.
 - •Vocabulary:
 - •Communicational skills to the texts 2,3,4.
 - •6.4.1.Complete the sentences using the information from the texts:
 - •Understanding the main points:
 - •6.4.3. Translate the sentences into English:
 - •Group work Make up 4 groups. Each group should give a short account of
 - •1. Tyumen
 - •U niversities Academies Institutes technical schools
 - •Getting about the town
 - •6.6.1.Read and study the words and phrases to use them in the dialogues:
 - •6.6.2. Read, translate and play out the dialogues.
 - •Stranger: Will it take me to the centre of the city?
 - •6.6.3. Fill in the blanks in the dialogue using the appropriate phrases:
 - •6.6.4.Translate into English:
 - •6.6.5.Make up dialogues of your own to the situations:
 - •7. Writing a resume
 - •7.1. Read the following text, try to understand the main idea of it, then read and translate the example of resume of it: Oil: Siberia on the international scene
 - •Resume of the text “Oil: Siberia on the international scene”
 - •Topic 5 Problems of the Youth.
 - •1.Vocabulary focus Study the following words and expressions
 - •2.Read and translate the text: young people’s problems
 - •3.Use of English
 - •3.1. Find in the text the English equivalents:
 - •3.2. Enumerate the teenager’s problems grading from the most till the least important ones.
 - •4.Read the text 2 and answer the questions:
 - •Teenagers: What Problems?
 - •1.What is a teenager?
 - •2. Are teenagers a problem?
 - •3. Do teenagers have problems?
 - •4.1.Try to understand the text with the help of the following words and expressions:
 - •4.2..Fill in the gaps with suitable words and expressions.
 - •4.3.Translate into English:
 - •4.4.Make up a dialogue:
 - •5. Additional material
 - •5.1. Read the text and make the resume on it: Text 3 being a teenage mother.
 - •Vocabulary
 - •Text 4
 - •5.7.Read the text and discuss the questions:
 - •5. Would you protest if your child ( in the future) smoked? smoking
 - •If you think it cool, think again
 - •Vocabulary
 - •5.8.Use of English.
 - •5.8.1.Fill in the gaps with suitable words and expressions.
 - •5.8.2.Say in other words:
 - •5.8.3.Translate into English:
 - •5.9.Grammar focus
 - •5.9.3.Make up a dialogue. Choose some situation:
 - •Read the test about the problem of alcohol, decide for each statement if it is true or false, then compare your opinion with the answers .
 - •Vocabulary
 - •6.1.Translate into English:
 - •6.3.Make up a description of consequences of getting drunk.
 - •6.4.Discuss some questions:
 - •Text 5 The Day I Saved My Life
 - •Vocabulary
 - •6.6.Translate into English:
 - •6.7.Complete the sentences:
 - •6.8.Give the equivalents of the following words:
 
Contents
Введение
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My Biography 5
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My Working Day 25
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Our University 41
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Tyumen 58
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Problems of the Youth. 81
 
Список использованной литературы 104
Введение
Методические указания “Разговорные темы” предназначены для аудиторной и самостоятельной работы студентов I курса всех специальностей. В методические указания включены темы «Моя биография», «Мой рабочий день», «Наш университет», «Тюмень» и «Проблемы молодёжи».
Каждая тема состоит из основного текста, лексических и грамматических упражнений, а также дополнительного материала, направленного на расширение кругозора по изучаемой тематике.
Данные методические указания способствуют закреплению лексики и тренировке грамматических навыков для более успешной работы над текстами. Тексты подобраны с учётом разного уровня языковой компетенции студентов и могут быть использованы как для ознакомительного так и для просмотрового чтения.
Topic 1 My Biography
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