- •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?
Complete the following charts
advantages and disadvantages of a personal interview compared with questionnaires
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. |
1. 2. 3. 4. |
advantages and disadvantages of telephone interviews compared with
personal interviews
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
1. 2. 3. 4. |
1. 2. 3. |
A Complete the following sentences with the prepositions from the text
Personal interviews are more convenient than questionnaires … a number of reasons.
Some answers are inconsistent … the questions.
When I work I don’t like interference … other people.
We can obtain better results if we carefully match interviewer … interviewee.
The interviewer may steer the respondent … answering.
This is the topic … particular interest … me.
Telephone interviews are cheaper compared … personal interview.
Let’s compare these data … reliability and validity.
He was interviewed … the phone.
He has no control … the situation.
B Copy out the underlined expressions with prepositions and give their Russian equivalent
Find in the text the word combinations opposite to the following:
to create a problem (1)
to respond in writing (2)
to ask confusing questions (9)
to belong to different cultures (9)
to bias respondents (9)
to crate an obstacle (10)
to be eager (10)
Find in the text word combinations with the similar meaning to the following:
to interpret a question wrongly (3)
to ask additional questions to get a clear answer (3)
to give deep understanding (5)
to put in writing every word of a respondent (8)
to try hard (9)
dialing any number in any possible order (11)
to guaranty the success (12)
pictures, diagrams, graphs, etc – anything that helps to explain (17)
Complete the following sentences using the word combinations from
exercises 3 and 4
1) Interviewers may ask some additional questions …… that are inconsistent with
questions.
2)The interviewer from the same culture as the interviewee p….. i….. that is
impossible with an outsider.
Interviewers m….. e….. to remain unbiased.
Interviewers are expected to r….. all the responses v….. .
Interviewers try to avoid c….. q….. .
It’s difficult to r….. the o….. of anonymity in a personal interview.
If the respondent m….. a q….. the interviewer can repeat it.
This procedure will e….. the s….. of the interview.
Some respondents are r….. to answer personal questions because of the
lack of anonymity.
In telephone interviews researchers use r….. d….. dialing to reach a
respondent in different locations.
Grammar Studies Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives give information about nouns and are used
before nouns. For example: extensive training
with certain verbs. For example: make comfortable
Some common verbs in this group are be, seem, appear, look, feel, sound, taste.
For example:
The test seemed easy. You look rather tired. This coffee tastes horrible.
Adverbs give information about verbs and adjectives. For example:
He answered truthfully.
visually impaired people
I had planned it very carefully.