Практичне заняття 13. Theme “My working day”

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My working day

My week-days doesn’t differ much one from another. I go to college five days a week. That’s why I have to wake up at 7 o’clock every morning. Sometimes I want to stay in bed for some more time but my mother always insists on my getting up. I put on my bathrobe and slippers and unwillingly go to the bathroom. A cold shower makes me feel not so sleepy, then I dry myself on a towel and hurry to the bedroom.

I switch on the TV-set. I see just the time for a cartoon. You may ask me why I don’t do my morning exercises. From time to time when I see smiling slim girls on TV briskly doing their exercises to music I swear I shall get up earlier and do my morning exercises every day but it don’t last long and soon I forget about it.

Then I do my bed, dressed myself and have my breakfast.l usually have a cup of tea or coffee, an egg, bread and butter. After breakfast I rush to college,as I live far away I go by bus or by tram. It takes me more time to go by tram. If I have little time I go by bus. My lessons begin at 8 o’clock. We have four lessons every day.

At II o’clock we have a long break. As I cannot get home for lunch I take it at the dining-room of our college. For lunch I have meat or fish with potatoes and cup of strong tea or coffee with a pie.

At 2 o’clock the classes are over and I go home. When I get home from college I have dinner. My dinner usually consists of three courses. For the first course I have some soup, then some meat or fish. For dessert I have some stewed fruit or ice-cream.

After dinner I do some work about the house (wash dishes, sweep the floor, go shopping) and sit down to my lessons. I spend a great deal of time on them. It takes me 2 or 3 hours to do my home assignments. At 8 o’clock all my textbooks and notebooks are put into the bag and I can watch TV or read a book, look through papers and magazines. Sometimes when my friend calls for mc we go for a walk. We talk about different things and usually have a good time. At I I o’clock tired after a long working day I go to bed and in some minutes fall a sleep.

Teacher ________________I.S.Kokovihinа

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Практичне заняття 14. Тема «English as a mean of international communication»

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ENGLISH AS A MEANS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

English is the national language in such countries as Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is the mother tongue of nearly three hundred million people. Many people speak English in Japan, China, India and African countries. But many more use it as an international means of communication, because English has become a truly international language.

Science, trade, sport and international relations of various kinds have given the English language the status of one of the world’s most important languages. Many scientific and technical journals are written in English although they are not necessarily published in England or other English-speaking countries. At numerous international meetings and conferences, English is the main language. The Olympic Games and other multinational sports events cannot do without it.

The role English plays today is the result of historical processes. The English language, in the course of its historical development, has met with so many influences from abroad that its lexical and grammatical structure has come to reflect in many ways its international use.

English is a language which is indeed able to cope with the most diverse tasks of international communication.

Active Words and Word Combinations:

national language – національна мова

mother tongue – рідна мова

an international means of communication – засіб міжнародного спілкування

science - наука

international relations – міжнародні відносини

English-speaking countries – англомовні країни

many influences – багато впливів

to cope – справлятися з чимось

diverse tasks – різноманітні завдання

to reflect - відображати

Викладач ______________І.С. Коковіхіна

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