- •И.Д. Латфуллина, е.Ю. Шутова, е.Г.Брунова
- •Для студентов I-II курсов
- •И.Д. Латфуллина, е.Ю. Шутова, е.Г. Брунова The World Around Us
- •1.1 Answer the following questions:
- •1.2 What does a “university” mean? Study the factfile:
- •1.3 Read the following words. Mind reading rules:
- •1.4 Read the text through and be ready to do the exercises after. Tyumen state university
- •1.5 Translate and memorize the following word-combinations:
- •1.6 Make up your own sentences with the words and word-combinations from activity 1.5.
- •Match the words in a with their meanings in b:
- •1.8 Match the following words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •1.9 Give the English equivalents for the following words and word-combinations:
- •1.10 Study the information about studying at a University:
- •1.11 Replace the underlined verbs with less formal verbs that have the same meaning in the context:
- •1.12 Fill the gaps with a suitable word:
- •1.13 Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
- •1.14 Complete the following sentences:
- •1.15 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •1. 16 Correspond the names in a with the following numbers in b:
- •1.17 Read the sentences and decide which word a, b, or c best fits each space.
- •1.18 Answer the questions:
- •1.19 Read the text and guess what institutions are located in the sites described in the text. Choose the answer from the list below:
- •1.20 Speak about the University according to the following schemes:
- •2.1 Say a few words about your studies:
- •2.2 Read the following words and word-combinations correctly:
- •2.3 Read the text through and be ready to do the exercises after.
- •I am a student of…
- •2.4 Read the names of the faculties and specialities:
- •Correspond the subjects the students are taught at the University with the following faculties (Institutes):
- •2.6 Match the word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •2.7 Think over your own sentences with the following words and word-combinations:
- •2.8 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their meanings in b:
- •2.9 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below to make up a phrase. Use the words only once.
- •2.10 Complete the sentences:
- •2.11 Study the information about exams and education:
- •2 12 What questions could you ask to get these answers?
- •2.13 Answer the following questions:
- •Compose short dialogues for the following imaginary situations:
- •Would you like to…? I’m afraid, I can’t...
- •2.15 Speak about your Institute / faculty. Use the table:
- •3.1 Discuss the following questions:
- •3.2 Read the Geographical names correctly, then complete the table that follows.
- •3.3 Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary.
- •3.4 Read through the text and match these headings with the passages:
- •3.5 Memorize the following words and word-combinations. Then find the sentences with them in the text and translate them.
- •3.6 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their synonyms in b:
- •3.7 Give the English equivalents for the following:
- •3.8 Match the adjectives on the left with the corresponding nouns on the right:
- •3.9 Are these statements true (t) or false (f)? If the statement is false, correct it.
- •3.10 Translate into English:
- •3.11 Complete the following sentences using the information from the text:
- •3.12 Answer the following questions:
- •3.13 Study the factfile:
- •3.14 Speak about the country you live in.
- •4.1 Answer the questions:
- •4.2 Read the text through to be ready to do a few exercises after it. The Tyumen Region
- •4.3 Match the words and word-combinations in a with their Russian equivalents in b:
- •4.4 Combine the words in a and b to form phrases:
- •4.5 Think over your own sentences with the words and word-combinations in activities 4.3, 4.4.
- •4.6 Read the passages and number them in the correct order:
- •4.11 Prove that:
- •4.12 Study the factfile (according to the statistics data of 2002):
- •4.13 Speak about the Tyumen Region.
- •5.2 Read through the text to be ready to do the exercises after it.
- •Combine the words in a and b to form phrases:
- •5.4 Fill in the correct adjectives (a, b or c):
- •5.5 Say what are the best and the worst things about living in the city. Use the following word-combinations:
- •5.6 Make a list of advantages and disadvantages of living in Tyumen. Give two columns. Use the following adjectives:
- •5.7 Say what features and facilities Tyumen has and hasn’t got.
- •5.8 Complete the dialogues in a suitable way. Fill in the gaps with the following words and word-combinations:
- •Read the statements about the text. Are they true or false?
- •Complete the following sentences:
- •Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •5.13 Speak about the city you live in. Bibliography:
- •Подписано в печать Тираж зкз.
- •625003, Тюмень, Семакова, 10.
Complete the following sentences:
1 Tyumen, the first Russian town in Siberia, was founded…..
2 It was a good idea to locate a fortified town…..
3 In 1944 the city became the…..
4 Nowadays Tyumen is…..
5 The industrial development of Tyumen began…..
6 The town has…..
7 Tyumen is a city of…..
8 The best way to see the town is…..
9 Tyumen is famous for…..
10 The citizens are proud of…..
Translate the following sentences into English:
1 Тюмень – это первый сибирский город.
2 Тюмень расположена на живописном берегу реки Туры.
3 Сейчас Тюмень – современный город, столица нефтегазодобывающего (oil-and-gas-bearing) региона.
4 В настоящие дни Тюмень – это город с высокоразвитой промышленностью.
5 В Тюмени находится большое количество высших учебных заведений.
6 Выпускники вузов работают в различных отраслях экономики нашей страны и за рубежом.
7 Жители Тюмени гордятся историей своего города.
8 Тюмень – культурный центр региона.
9 В Тюмени много библиотек, театров, музеев и новых красивых зданий.
Answer the following questions:
1 When was Tyumen founded? How old is it now?
2 Where is Tyumen situated?
3 Why was this place chosen by voivodes Sukin and Myasnoy?
4 When did Tyumen become the capital of the Region?
5 Why did Tyumen begin to develop?
6 What is the historic centre of the city?
7 What higher educational establishments do you know in Tyumen?
8 Can you name all famous places of interest in Tyumen?
9 What is the population of Tyumen?
10 Are you proud of your city? Why?
5.13 Speak about the city you live in. Bibliography:
1 M.V. Gorskaya. English-Russian and Russian-English Geographical Dictionary. Russky Yasyk Publishers, Moscow, 1994.
2 R.R. Jordan. Academic Writing Course. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, 2002.
2 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 2005.
3 Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Dell. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
4 Oxford Minireference Dictionary and Thesaurus. Oxford University Press, 1996.
5 Stuart Redman. English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate and Intermediate. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
6 Тюмень университетская. Путеводитель по ТюмГУ. Изд-во ТюмГУ, 2005.
Ирина Дмитриевна Латфуллина
Елена Юрьевна Шутова
Елена Георгиевна Брунова
«The World Around Us»
Учебно-методическое пособие по разговорной практике
для студентов I-II курсов естественнонаучных факультетов
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