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- •Федеральное агентство по образованию гоувпо «Пермский государственный университет» учебно-методическое пособие для студентов заочного отделения географического факультета
- •Составители: ст.Преп. В.В.Барсукова, доц. Н.А.Рукавишникова, ст.Преп. А.В.Лучникова, ст.Преп. Т.И.Тутынина.
- •Диагностирующий тест
- •Floods Prevention
- •University life Module 1. Universities in Great Britain
- •Oxford university
- •Life at College and University
- •Как правильно составить пересказ текста?
- •I. Текст Life at College and University можно разбить на три смысловых блока:
- •II. Выделяем основную информацию:
- •III. Формулируем своими словами выделенную информацию, делаем предложения короче.
- •Test “university of great britain”
- •Module 2. Different Forms of Education
- •Test “the web-based distance education”
- •Module 3. Perm State University
- •Perm state university
- •Student life at the university
- •The faculty of geography
- •Test “perm state university”
- •Module 4. Outstanding Scientists and Explorers
- •Alfred nobel
- •David livingstone (1813 – 1873)
- •Roald amundsen (1872-1928)
- •Test “outstanding scientists and explorers”
- •Job hunting Module 1. Applying for a Job
- •You and your career
- •Test “applying for a job”
- •Module 2. Professions are so Different
- •Profession
- •Why do people work?
- •Module 3. Travel Agency
- •Test “travel agency”
- •Module 4. My Future Profession
- •How do you know if you want to be a geographer?
- •What can you do as a geographer?
- •Module 5. The Problem of Unemployment
- •Youth unemployment at all time high, half the world’s jobless are under 24
- •Boomers in search of generation X
- •Test “the problem of unemployment”
- •Natural disasters Module 1. Types of Natural Disasters
- •Could natural disasters devastate Britain?
- •Disaster Prevention
- •Test “types of natural disasters”
- •Disaster Prevention
- •Module 2. Recovering from Natural Disasters
- •Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Natural Disasters
- •Module 3. Environment Protection
- •The laws of nature
- •Test “environment protection”
- •Итоговый тест
- •Источники учебных текстов
- •Барсукова Вероника Владимировна, Лучникова Алена Вячеславовна,
- •614990. Пермь, ул. Букирева, 15
- •614990. Пермь, ул. Букирева, 15
Test “the problem of unemployment”
Task 1. Rewrite the sentences with the Reported Speech.
1 Can I have some more pocket money?
The boy asks ...............................................................................
2 Where were you born?
She asks him ...............................................................................
3 How far is the stadium?
He wants to know .......................................................................
4 Are you still living in London?
She asks ......................................................................................
5 Do you work in the central branch or in the provinces?
She asks him ...............................................................................
6 Are you going to give me the money?
She wants to know ......................................................................
7 Did he bring the book back?
I don't know ............................................................................... .
8 Who bought the Picasso painting?
He wonders .................................................................................
9 Where did you get such a lovely pullover?
She asks her sister ..................................................................... .
Task 2. Complete the sentences.
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One of the main government concerns is to reduce ________________.
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After being fired a person usually gets __________ _______________.
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Unemployed is the same as __________.
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During a __________ it’s absolutely impossible to find a highly-paid job.
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Nowadays in case your salary is not very high, you are near the ___________ ___________.
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To employ and _________ are the synonyms.
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Some factories are experiencing the __________ of engineers.
Task 3. Complete the text with the suggested link-phrases.
But…..
The survey says……
Furthermore…..
Indeed…..
According to these surveys…..
Thus…..
A lot of surveys are connected with the youth unemployment. _____________ youth unemployment has risen worldwide. _____ the problem goes far beyond a great number of people. ________________ there are a lot of working people who are poor and are unable to lift their families. _________ this problem especially hits young women.
_______ a special policy is needed to overcome this situation. __________ solving the problem of youth unemployment will be an important contribution to the global economy.
Natural disasters Module 1. Types of Natural Disasters
Task 1. Do the quiz (taken from www.bbc.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/).
1.How many active volcanoes are there around the world?
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923
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1.511
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15.007
2.Tsunamis travel …..(how fast)
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50mph
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150mph
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500 mph
3.Hurricanes only form
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at full moon
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when water temperature reaches 26.5C
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at the equator
4.Which is the most tornado-prone country in the world?
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UK
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USA
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Ukraine
5.What percentage of the world’s population lives in the ‘danger’?
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2%
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50%
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10%
6.Why are serious droughts bad for land?
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It becomes dusty and you can’t build on it.
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There’s no nourishment and you can’t grow anything.
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Property process drop and land becomes worthless.
For answers see p. 103.
Task 2. Study the information below and complete the sentences with the appropriate forms.
disaster /di’za:stə/
-ous – disaster-ous/di’za:strəs/
-ously – disaster-ous-ly / di’za:strəsli/
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His _________ decision was the reason for many accidents.
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As a teacher, he is a _________.
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Thousands died in a _________.
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It can be _________ for him.
Task 3. Match the notion with its definition.
Hurricane /’harikən/ - ураган |
A time when there is very little food in a region
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Tornado /to:’neidəu/ - торнадо |
A violet tropical storm in the Western Pacific
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Typhoon /tai’fu:n/ - тайфун |
A sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface
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Drought /draut/ - засуха |
A violent storm with strong winds esp. in the Western Atlantic Ocean
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Famine /’fæmin/ - голод |
A violent storm in which strong winds move over the ground in a circle |
Earthquake /’з:Өkweik/ - землетрясение |
A large quantity of water covering an area that is usually dry
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Cyclone /’saikləun/ - циклон |
A period of continuous dry weather esp. when there is not enough water for people’s needs |
Flood /flad/ - наводнение |
A violent storm with strong wind circular winds over a small area |
Task 4. Read and learn the new words/phrases by heart.
Erupt |
/i’rapt/ |
Извергаться |
Collapse |
/kə’laps/ |
Разрушаться, падать |
Landslide |
/lends’laid/ |
Оползень |
Occur |
/ə’kə:/ |
Происходить, случаться |
Homeless |
/’houmles/ |
Бездомный |
Fertile |
/’fə:tail/ |
Плодородный |
Suffer from |
/’safə from/ |
Страдать от |
Destructive |
/dist’ractiv/ |
Разрушительный |
Destroy |
/dist’roi/ |
Разрушать |
Destruction |
/dist’rak∫n/ |
Разрушение |
Explosion |
/eks’plouzn/ |
Взрыв, удар |
Casualties |
/’kæzualtiz/ |
Жертвы |
Surface |
/’səfeis/ |
Поверхность |
Intensity |
/in’tensiti/ |
Интенсивность, сила |
Damage |
/’dæmiz/ |
Повреждать |
Catastrophe |
/kə’tæstrəfi/ |
Катастрофа |
Shelter |
/’ ∫eltə/ |
Убежище |
County |
/’kaunti/ |
Графство |
Task5. Match the Russian words with their English equivalents.
Разрушение Оползень разрушаться, падать поверхность разрушительный интенсивность бездомный взрыв повреждать извергаться разрушать плодородный страдать от происходить, случаться жертвы |
Homeless Occur Collapse Destroy Fertile Destruction Landslide Suffer from Destructive Erupt Explosion Intensity Casualties Damage Surface |
Task 6. Complete the sentences with the words from the previous tasks.
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The hurricane power is very ___________ so it can destroy a lot of buildings.
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A volcano ________ every five years.
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Due to the earthquake many people became __________. They have nowhere to live.
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After the explosion there were many ____________.
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The ____ of the earth has been changed because of several volcano eruptions.
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The land in South Africa is not very _________ that’s why the vegetation is very poor there.
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The _________ of the earthquake is considered to be 6 points on Richter’s scale.
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A lot of disasters ________ in the world every year.
Task7. Say what natural disasters the people are talking about and prove your point of view.
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“Here I am standing on top of a pile of rubble. Yesterday it was a school. It seems that over 2000 people have been found so far. Many hundreds more have still to be traced. The volcano erupted just as everyone in this sleepy little town was having breakfast. Some were killed by the blast and the heat. Some were killed when their houses collapsed – they were buried alive in the rubble. Children were killed as they were being driven to school by their parents. Most of the people who died had been born here, and had lived all their lives in this village. The blast was felt 50 miles away.” - ___________________
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“Flooding and landslides have killed up to 200 people and made about 2 million homeless in north-east and north Bangladesh, and monsoon rains are continuing to lash the region, officials said yesterday. In the eastern part of West Bengal state, at least 70 people have been killed by landslides and 350,000 made homeless.” - ______________________________
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This problem is of special concern for the African countries, because these countries are characterized by the lack of developed industry, of natural resources. The land there is not fertile. The rain is not very often there. So taking all these factors into account a lot of people suffer from ___________.
Task8. Decide what plan is the most appropriate one and why.
PLAN 1 |
PLAN 2 |
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“Here I am standing on top of a pile of rubble. Yesterday it was a school. It seems that over 2000 people have been found so far. Many hundreds more have still to be traced. The volcano erupted just as everyone in this sleepy little town was having breakfast. Some were killed by the blast and the heat. Some were killed when their houses collapsed – they were buried alive in the rubble. Children were killed as they were being driven to school by their parents. Most of the people who died had been born here, and had lived all their lives in this village. The blast was felt 50 miles away.”
Task 9. Use the plan from the previous task and characterize a natural disaster.
Task 10. Nowadays some people are afraid of traveling because different natural disasters have taken place. Use the information below about Great Britain and persuade people to visit this country because it is safe. The suggested phrases will help you.
There is nothing to be afraid of, because….
The trip to Britain is absolutely safe, because…
You can visit this country, because….
You shouldn’t worry about the trip, because….
Although……, you can visit some other places.