- •Module one Getting to know each other
- •In making a presentation
- •In discussing personal goals and strategies to achieve them
- •Vocabulary and speech patterns
- •Unit 1.
- •Introducing yourself and others. Starting a conversation.
- •1 Discuss the questions.
- •2 Match the expressions and responses.
- •3 Are these greetings formal (f) or informal (I)?
- •In a formal situation:
- •In an informal situation:
- •3 Choose from the box above the most suitable phrases to introduce yourself to:
- •4 To get to know each other better introduce yourself and add a sentence or two about yourself. Some ideas to begin:
- •5 Practice the conversations with a partner. Match a line in a with a reply in b and a further comment in c.
- •3 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions
- •4 Find words or phrases in the text which mean:
- •5 Use the text and choose the best words to complete the short conversations below.
- •6 Compare the forms of addressing people in Great Britain and the United States with those used in Belarus.
- •1 Work in small groups. Make introductions and initiate a talk in the following situations:
- •Do you know the basic rules of introductions?
- •Safe and Unsafe Subjects for Talk
- •In pairs, answer the following questions:
- •1Put the words in the correct order and write the statements.
- •2 Make questions from the following words. Use the pronoun you in each case. Add necessary auxiliary verbs.
- •3 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
- •4 Fill in the spaces with the correct tag
- •5 Discuss in pairs what questions you would ask in the following situations.
- •3 Work in pairs. Complete the sentences using a phrase with get
- •Unit 2 Language learning experience. Defining objectives for the future.
- •3 Address the audience, adding an opening sentence or two
- •4 Prepare four different openings using the techniques above. Practice the openings with a partner. Choose one of the presentation situations below.
- •5 Discuss these points:
- •6 Decide whether each sentence in the Useful Language box is formal (f) or informal (I).
- •Introducing the topic
- •Inviting questions
- •6 T 2.1. Listen to the openings of one formal presentation and one informal presentation. Tick (√) the phrases from the Useful Language box used by the speakers.
- •Welcome to University
- •2 Now read the text carefully and answer the questions:
- •3 Find in the text English equivalents for the following word combinations:
- •4 Give your opinion. Use the following expressions
- •I think that ... I strongly believe that ...
- •I am sure that ... I am convinced that ...
- •5 Which three aims of learning English mentioned in the text above are most important for you?
- •6 In pairs decide on your speaking skills objectives for the course that you are beginning and the ways to achieve them. Choose one of the following statements, or write one of your own.
- •7 Try to make a full list of goals for learning English and think of learning activities to reach them.
- •Text 1 Cultural hints for performing presentations
- •Text 2 Speeches of Introduction
- •1 Choose the best variant.
- •2 Underline the correct tense in the following sentences.
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •1. Do or make? Complete the questions and then write the answer.
- •2. Use the word given at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line. A formal letter
- •1 Read the short text. In the exercise that follows it circle t (true) or f (false).
- •5 Write an appropriate question for these answers.
- •6 Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold
- •7 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use them in the correct tense forms
- •8 Rewrite the selection below. Two ways are provided. Follow the direction in each step.
- •Rewrite the selection, changing “Jack” to “Betty”. Make all other necessary changes. Your first sentence will say:
- •9 Rearrange the steps of a presentation to make it according to the accepted rules.
- •10 Arrange the phrases from a presentation below in a proper order
- •Self-assesment checklist list Module 1. Getting to know each other
5 Write an appropriate question for these answers.
1. A________________________________
B In Minsk.
2. A________________________________
B I always did well in humanities.
3. A________________________________
B English was my favourite subject.
4. A________________________________
B No, Minsk is not my native town. I’m from Vitebsk.
5. A. ________________________________
B I study at the Faculty of Journalism.
6. A________________________________
B I have three classes a day.
7. A________________________________
B I’m going to major in psychology.
8. A________________________________
B Because I believe that here I can get really good education.
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6 Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold
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1. The Department lays special emphasis on the _________ of a high level of language skills |
acquire |
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2. Professionals must be versatile and __________. |
knowledge |
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3. Knowledge of English can be _________ to any career. |
benefice |
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4. Most people arrive at their _________in a foreign language only as a result of hard work. |
fluent
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5._________ people are concerned with addressing each other properly in formal and informal situations. |
courtesy |
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6. Are good manners important for _________? |
communicate |
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7. What are the _________ of the English language course? |
require |
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8.After _________ what kind of job are you going to have? |
graduate |
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7 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use them in the correct tense forms
Sally and Bill are freshman students at Northern University. They are sitting in a cafe and talking about their careers.
Bill : What (1)_____ you (major in)?
Sally: I (2)______( major) in Philosophy. This is a non-traditional field for women. But more and more women _(3)____( go) into it. When I graduate, there (4) _____(be) a lot of job opportunities with good salaries. It is an interesting field if you_(5)____ (be) good at logics. Fortunately, that (6) _____ (be) my best subject. What (7)______you (major in), Bill?
Bill : I (8)_____ ( like ) logics, too. But I (9)_____ ( be going to) major in Information and Communication. My interest is marketing, which is a subdivision of ‘Inforcom.’
Sally: Marketing – that (10)_____(sound) interesting.
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8 Rewrite the selection below. Two ways are provided. Follow the direction in each step.
Jack believed that intelligent men from/in his country should be engineers/ sociologists/ psychologists/ philosophers/ specialists in information and communication. Jack knew that choosing a career was not easy. He read every book on engineering he could get his hands on. He talked to his friends, his teachers, and his relatives. They told him to major in _______ at University. They advised him to get a summer job that would give him some engineering experience.
Jack took their advice. He wrote to Ajax Company himself, asking for a part-time job. He received an answer almost immediately. It said, we need a male engineer who is good in math and statistics. Jack replied happily, “I’m your man.”