- •Unit 1 the sociological perspective Lead-in
- •Text 1 what is sociology?
- •Vocabulary
- •Look at the following terms drawn from the text and match a word with its definition:
- •Passive Voice
- •Formation
- •Choose the correct form of the verb (active of passive):
- •Change the following sentences into the passive. You should omit the agent if it is not important
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive Voice:
- •Speaking
- •The uses of sociology
- •Improving society
- •Information for the job advisor:
- •Text 3 Read the text. Choose the best word to fill in each gap Sociology as a Science
- •Scan the text and answer the following questions:
- •Collecting Data
- •Complete the table
- •Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right
- •4. Complete the sentences
- •Underline the expressions with the words from Exercise 3. Give their Russian equivalents. Use them in rendering the text
- •Make the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using the Past Participle of the verb in italics
- •7. Think of a subject of sociological research where a) close-ended questions b) open-ended questions would be more appropriate.
- •8. Work in small groups. Think of the examples of closed-ended questions and opened ended questions dealing with the issue of romantic love. Ask the other group these questions.
- •Read the text and choose the correct statement about the text
- •Culture as Cure
- •1. What do you think of traditional healing?
- •2. What traditional practices and beliefs in your own culture may promote illness or health and well-being?
- •Interviews Personal Interviews
- •Complete the following charts
- •A Complete the following sentences with the prepositions from the text
- •Find in the text the word combinations opposite to the following:
- •Find in the text word combinations with the similar meaning to the following:
- •Complete the following sentences using the word combinations from
- •Grammar Studies Adjectives and Adverbs
- •6. Underline adjectives and adverbs and the words they describe in the text
- •Choose the correct form
- •Free Practice
- •Role-play
- •In exercise 1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- •Choose the correct statement about the text
- •2. Discuss the following questions:
- •Text 1 Skim and scan
- •Participant Observation
- •A participant-as-observer
- •Complete the summary of the text given below
- •Use words and expressions from exercises 2 and 3 in the sentences or a situation of your own Grammar Studies The Present Participle Passive
- •Find in the text four more cases of the Present Participle Passive and explain them
- •Describe the noun in italics with the Present Participle, Active or Passive
- •Free Practice
- •Give the presentation Methods of Participant Observation.
- •Discuss the following questions:
- •Field Research
- •10. Choose the correct statement about the text
- •Could you think of spheres where field research can be of use?
Formation
be + the past participle
Tense |
Active |
Passive |
Present Simple |
They wash the car. |
The car is washed. |
Present Continuous |
They are washing the car. |
The car is being washed. |
Present Perfect |
They have washed the car. |
The car has been washed. |
Past Simple |
They washed the car. |
The car was washed. |
Past Continuous |
They were washing the car. |
The car was being washed. |
Past Perfect |
They had washed the car. |
The car had been washed. |
We form negatives and questions in the same way as in active sentences:
e.g. It is not transported by road.
How is it transported?
The house hasn’t been sold.
Has the house been sold?
After will, can, may, must, should, could, ought to, etc. we use be + the past participle:
e. g. The designs will be finished by the end of the week.
The new computer should be delivered on Friday.
Controlled Practice
Choose the correct form of the verb (active of passive):
Every year a forest the size of Wales cut down/ is cut down to make paper for use in Britain.
Cycle ways should built/ be built to make cycling safer.
Vast amounts of money spend/ are spent on nuclear power each year.
Our team has only beaten/ has only been beaten once so far this year.
Dali probably painted/ was painted this painting.
She’s only crying because some soap went into her eyes while she was washing/ was being washed her hair.
A new guidebook to the cathedral is writing/ is being written at the moment.
This strike won’t forget/ won’t be forgotten very quickly.
He noticed at once that someone had broken/ had been broken into the safe.
Change the following sentences into the passive. You should omit the agent if it is not important
We define some disciplines by their subject matter.
People with whom we interact teach us to behave.
Social reality shapes people.
They founded the company in 1903.
This year the company has produced one million computers.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive Voice:
Sociologists focus on how individual behavior (shape) by social factors.
The characteristics of a social group cannot (predict) from the qualities of the individuals who make it up.
Many years ago divorce (understand) as a personal trouble caused by individualistic factors such as adultery.
The company (found) in 1970.
My car already (repair).
Speaking
Imagine that you are at the meeting with applicants (the 11th form pupils who are going to enter the University). The representatives of different departments make reports about the advantages of studying at their faculties.
You represent the Department of Sociology. Make a speech and try to persuade the applicants to become students of your department (speak about the advantages of studying sociology and about the advantages of being a sociologist).
TEXT 2
Read the text fairly quickly and answer the question:
In what spheres of life can sociology be used?