Unit 1.

Вступ. Вивчення іноземної мови.

Learning of foreign languages.

Ex1. Дайте відповіді на запитання:

1. What really international languages do you know?

2. Why should an educated person know at least one foreign language? 3. Are foreign languages necessary for people nowadays?

4. Do you agree that die English language is the world's most important language in politics, science and culture?

5. Are you satisfied with your knowledge of English?

Ex2. Прочитайте та запам’ятайте подані слова та вирази:

Foreign – іноземний

Necessary – необхідний

Nowadays - у наші дні

Growing - зростаючий

Reasons - причини

To be able - могти, вміти

To communicate - спілкуватися

To raise professional level - підняти професійний рівень

Mutual - взаємний

Compulsory - обов'язковий

Enable – дозволяти

Exchange - обмін

Furthermore — крім того, до того ж

To be far from being perfect - бути далеким від досконалості

To be taken with - бути захопленим чимось

To pursue an aim - досягати поставленої цілі

Ex3. Перекладіть українською мовою:

1. A truly educated person should know at least one foreign language, which will enable him to communicate with foreigners, read in original, use the personal computer and take part in cultural and educational exchanges with other countries.

2. My command of the language is still rather far from being perfect.

3. If we are working in any branch of science, we naturally wish to read scientific books and magazines in other languages to raise our professional level.

Ex4. Заповніть пропуски:

1. languages are absolutely _________ for people nowadays.

2. We can with foreigners.

3. The ability of speaking foreign languages helps people from different countries to develop _________ understanding.

4. It helps us to __________ our aims.

5. We can also read foreign newspapers and ______ and understand films in foreign languages without any help and _______.

Ex5. Прочитати та перекладіть текст:

" Learning a foreign language".

Foreign languages are absolutely necessary for people nowadays, because of our growing international contacts with foreign countries.

There are many reasons, why we begin to study foreign languages. One studies a foreign language to be able to communicate with other people who speak this language, other study it for future career. If we planning to travel to countries where the language we can speak is spoken, we can communicate with people there and understand what they are saying to us. If we are working in any branch of science, we naturally wish to read scientific books and magazines in other languages to raise our professional level. Making business nowadays also means the ability of speaking foreign languages. The ability of speaking one or two or even more foreign languages helps people from different countries to develop mutual friendship and understanding. We can also make our intellectual and cultural horizons wider through contacts with people of another culture. It is also very interesting to read foreign literature in its original form. We can also read foreign newspapers and magazines and understand films in foreign languages without any help and translation.

English is a very popular language all over the world. It is used in many parts of the world and there is a lot of business correspondence and literature in English.

There is a saying: the more languages you know, the more times you are a human being.

Ex6. Поставити питання до тексту: " Learning a foreign language".

Ex7. Перекажіть текст: " Learning a foreign language".

Ex8. Прочитайте та перекладіть діалог:

• Victor, you speak good English.

• Oh, no. my English is rather poor. But I would like to improve my spoken English.

• What do you do for this?

-1 try to work at English on my own. I have got a teach - yourself book and some tapes. So now and then I listen to tapes, learn texts and dialogues by heart.

• Is it important for you to know English?

• Certainly. I work at the computer's company and English helps me to pursue my aims.

Домашнє завдання:

Ex2. Вивчити новий лексичний матеріал.

Ex9. Висловіть свою точку зору щодо поданих прислів’їв:

1. A new language - a new world.

2. So many languages you know so many times you are a man.

Language is the dress of thought.

Питання дня самоконтролю:

1. What really international languages do you know?

2. Why should an educated person know at least one foreign language?

Unit 2. Привітання та знайомство.

Greetings. Present Simple.

Ex. 1. Прочитайте та пригадайте привітання та знайомства:

Hi, hello - привіт!

It’s nice to see you!- радий тебе бачити!

How are you? – Як ті?

See you! – До зустрічі, побачимось

See you soon – До наступної зустрічі

Take care! – Тримайся

Take care of yourself! – Бережи себе!

We’ll be in touch./ We’ll keep in touch ./We’ll stay in touch. – Будемо підтримувати зв'язок.

Nice to meet you – Мені було приємно з тобою (з вами) познайомитися.

Pleased to meet you! - Дуже приємно!

Ex. 2. Знайдіть ці привітання: hello, how are you, goodbye, welcome, bye, hi, thanks, thank you.

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