- •Мурманского государственного технического университета
- •Оглавление
- •Введение
- •Part one getting azquainted
- •1. Do you know how people greet each other when they meet? Discuss it with your partner and tell your fellow students. Read the text to know about possible ways of greeting and why people do it.
- •2. Read the following words and word combinations below and try to memorize them.
- •3. Read and translate the text.
- •4. Answer the questions to the text.
- •Phrases to remember
- •1. Read the following phrases and try to memorize them.
- •2. Read the dialogues and dramatize them in class.
- •3. Translate the dialogues into English.
- •Part two Unit 1
- •I am a student of the Murmansk State Technical University
- •1. Look up the words in a dictionary, find their pronunciation and read them aloud.
- •2. Read the following words and word combinations and learn them by heart.
- •3. Read the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian.
- •4. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from tasks 1, 2, 3.
- •5. Read and translate the text using a dictionary.
- •Additional vocabulary
- •6. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •7. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text.
- •9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
- •10. Answer the questions using the information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •11. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and compare them with the given ones. Work in pairs.
- •12. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Compare them with the given sentences. Work in pairs.
- •Unit 2 My friend's family
- •3. Read the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian.
- •4. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from tasks 1, 2, 3.
- •5. Read and translate the text using a dictionary.
- •6. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •7. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text.
- •9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
- •10. Answer the questions using the information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •11. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and then compare them with the given ones. Work in pairs.
- •12. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •Unit 3 My study at the University
- •3. Read the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian.
- •4. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from tasks 1, 2, 3.
- •5. Read and translate the text.
- •6. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •7. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text:
- •9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
- •10. Answer the questions using information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •11. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and then check them up with the given ones.
- •12. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •13. Read the dialogue and dramatize your own dialogue using words and word combinations from the text and these dialogues as a model.
- •Unit 4 My friend's study at the University
- •3. Read the following words and word combinations and translate them into Russian.
- •4. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from tasks 1, 2, 3.
- •5. Read and translate the text using a dictionary.
- •6. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •7. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text.
- •9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
- •10. Answer the questions using information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •11. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •12. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Compare them with the given answers. Work in pair.
- •2. Make up your own sentences using words and phrases from task 1.
- •3. Read and translate the text using a dictionary.
- •4. Find in the text Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •5. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •6. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text.
- •8. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. If you disagree give the correct information.
- •9. Answer the questions using information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •10. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and compare them with the given ones. Work in pairs.
- •11. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •Unit 6 My friend's day off
- •4. Find in the text Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •5. Find in the text English equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •6. Replace the words in brackets with the corresponding English words and phrases.
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the information from the text.
- •8. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
- •9. Answer the questions using information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
- •10. Translate the sentences from Russian into English and compare them with the given ones.
- •11. Translate interrogative sentences from Russian into English. Mind the proper usage of auxiliary verbs and word order. Check up on your answers.
- •12. Ask your friend about his/ her day off.
- •13. Speak about your friend's day off, using as many words and word combinations from the text as possible.
- •14. Write a composition on the following topics:
- •Part 3 grammar drill Present Simple
- •Past Simple
- •Did you go to the sea-side last summer?
- •Revision
- •Использованная литература
9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.
To express your agreement use such expressions as:
I think, that exactly so; How right you are; Speaking frankly, you are quite right; Exactly, just so; I quite agree with you; I fully agree with you; I can't agree more; That is my opinion too; That is very true; etc.
To express your disagreement use such expressions as:
I am afraid you are wrong/ mistaken/ not quite right; Nothing of the kind; It is unlikely; It is doubtful; I don't think you are right; Well I think that's not so; Are you sure?; That's your opinion, not mine; I don't believe that; etc.
To give the correct information and to express your opinion use such expressions as:
I think/ suppose/ believe/ consider/ feel/ guess; In my opinion; From my point of view; Frankly speaking; As far as I understand; The matter/ the problem/ trouble is that; etc.
1. Vladimir is a second year student of Polytechnic Faculty of the Murmansk State Technical University.
2. His specialized field is Water Supply and Water Diversion.
3. They have much in common: the same interests and attitude to life. Their opinions never coincide.
4. He is very pleasant in manner and appearance.
5. He doesn't like to laugh and to joke.
6. Vladimir does his study well and he says that his study never makes him tired.
7. He doesn't go out to disco, and as a result he goes to bed early in the evening.
8. He is a great sportsman and he is always in good shape.
9. His father is an engineer; he works at a water treatment plant.
10. He has got a particular hobby as he has enough time.
11. It is true to say that he doesn't help his wife about the house.
12. His mother is a teacher of English.
13. She is not energetic and talkative.
14. After work she watches TV without doing anything.
15. Everybody likes her meals.
16. As for his sister, she doesn't go to school.
17. She manages to find time to have a get-together with her friends, but she doesn't have time to help mother with washing up and cleaning the flat.
18. His grandparents live with them.
10. Answer the questions using the information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.
1. What year student is Vladimir? Where does he study? |
He is a first year student of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Murmansk State Technical University. |
2. What is his specialized field? |
His specialized field is mining. |
3. Why do they never quarrel? |
They never quarrel, because there is mutual understanding between them. |
4. Vladimir is a nice chap, isn't he? |
Yes, he is. He is very pleasant in manner and appearance. He is even-tempered, calm and frank. |
5. What kind of person is he? |
He is clever and hard-working. |
6. How does he do his study? |
Vladimir does his study well though he says that sometimes his study makes him tired. |
7. What does he sometimes do at night? |
He goes out to disco or he plays computer games quite often. |
8. Why doesn't he listen to lectures in class? |
He doesn't go to bed until late at night or rather early in the morning. And as a result he doesn't always listen to lectures in class (he goes to sleep there). |
9. What does he never do? |
He is never late for his lessons. |
10. He is a sporty person, isn't he? |
He is not a great sportsman but he is always in good shape and if he doesn't have time to go to a gym, he keeps fit by physical exercises. |
11. What members does his family consist of? |
He has a father, a mother and a teenage sister called Ann. |
12. What does his father do? |
His father is a professional painter; he works for a design company. |
13. Why does his father look exhausted? |
Sometimes when he comes home he looks exhausted because he is busy almost every day. He is always early for work. He has a lot of work to do in his office. He often works late. |
14. What does he like to do after work? |
After work he likes to watch TV without doing anything. |
15. Why hasn't he got a particular hobby? |
He hasn't got a particular hobby as he doesn't have enough time. |
16. How does he help his wife? |
From time to time he goes shopping or washes up, not more. |
17. Is his mother a housewife? |
No, his mother is a teacher of music. |
18. What kind of person is she? |
She is very energetic and talkative. |
19. What can Vladimir's mother do well? |
She is a marvelous cook. She plays the piano well. |
20. What is her disadvantage? |
Her only disadvantage is that she spends money like water. |
21. How does Anna help her mother? |
She helps her mother with washing up and cleaning the flat. |