- •Завдання для практичних робіт Для студентів 2 курсу Всіх спеціальностей
- •Business contacts. Formal and informal letters
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
- •Make 10 sentences of your own with the given words in writing.
- •Read the text, translate it:
- •4. Underline the sentences true to the text:
- •5. Make short dialogues:
- •Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
- •Words and expressions
- •9. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:
- •10. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •11. Read different kind of letters? Write your own ones: cv or Resume
- •Formal Letter
- •Informal Letter
- •Memorandum
- •14. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian, use them in your speech:
- •15. Read, translate and act out the following dialogues:
- •Telephone
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
- •Emergency calls
- •Using the phone
- •5. Use the following phrases in your own speech:
- •6.Telephone conversation:
- •7. Read and translate the text:
- •8.Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
- •Sum up each dialogue. The following words may be of help:
- •Read and translate the text:
- •Match the English sentences with Ukrainian equivalents:
- •Choose the correct variant:
- •Insert prepositions:
- •Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
- •Mass media
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
- •Translate into English:
- •Match synonyms from columns a and b:
- •Give the opposites to the following:
- •Here are some definitions of the words given in the vocabulary. Find the words:
- •Read and translate the text, using the vocabulary on the topic:
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
- •Read and translate the text, using the vocabulary on the topic Newspapers
- •British Newspapers
- •Match the words from two columns to make a word combination:
- •Put in necessary word or word-combination:
- •Translate into English:
- •Which word is the odd one out? Why?
- •Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
- •Internet
- •Read and translate the text, using the vocabulary on the topic Mass media abroad Commercials in the usa
- •Write down and translate the words that are marked in the text.
- •Translate into English:
- •Match verbs and nouns to make a word-combination:
- •Match two parts of the sentence:
- •Complete the sentences:
- •The channels which all viewers in the country receive:
- •Read the dialogues in parts, noting what expressions are appropriate in the situations:
- •Read the text and translate it and answer the questions in writing: Television in modern life
- •Tell your group mates what film you like to see, if you buy dvd disks or download the films.
- •Match the types of films with their definitions. Think with your partner what types of films have you seen recently? Name them:
- •Cultural program
- •Read, translate and put into your vocabularies the next words and word-combinations. Learn them by heart:
- •Provide a natural conversation context for the following sentences:
- •Learn the following proverbs. Comment upon them and illustrate their meanings by little stories of your own invention:
- •Study the word-combinations usable for your speech:
- •Select the odd word that doesn’t fit into a list, giving reasons for your choice:
- •Fill in each blank with one word that best fits the meaning of each sentence:
- •Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English in writing:
- •Booking Theater Seats
- •Read the text, translate it and write out the words in bold type:
- •Deciding What to Do in the Evening
- •Comment on the following statement in writing:
- •Read the phrasal verbs, their meaning and examples:
- •Work in groups. What do you think of television? Are many people critical about television?
- •Match the types of television program with their definition:
- •Look at the words given below. Which can be used for books/films/cDs? Which are positive and which are negative?
- •Types of the Music
- •Adjectives to describe music
- •Technological Progress
- •Think which of the following items are parts of computer (pc), a plane (p), a car (c):
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Match a. And b. Then make up a dialogue using the expression:
- •Imagine that you are at press conference. The journalists are discussing the following questions. Work in groups about technological progress:
- •Use the words with their definitions:
- •Using the words from the brackets, fill in them in the empty space of the text ‘The Internet’:
- •Discuss with your partner. What have you tried or would like to try on the Internet:
- •Read the conversation between a young girl and a person on the computer helpline, remember the similar situation with your computer and say how you solved it:
- •Imagine that you work on a computer helpline. Give some advice to keep the computer in order.
- •Work in groups. Read the names of people’s communication and say how you prefer to communicate with friends and relatives. Make a dialogue with your partner:
- •Read some basic rules for cell phone, discuss them with your partner:
- •Use the prompts and your own ideas to discuss the statement below:
- •Read and translate the story of the ‘First tv advert’. Fill in the articles where it is necessary:
- •Learn the idiom, make sentences with it:
- •Read the story of the ‘First phone call’. Fill in the prepositions where it is necessary:
- •Read the story of the first e-mail. Match the columns. Find the sentences with got expressions in the text.
- •Read the story of the first passenger flight. Open the brackets and write the verb in the correct form:
- •Read the story of the first tourist in space. Choose the right answer which you think fits best according to the text:
- •Match the events and their dates:
Telephone
Learn the following words and word-combinations, write them down into your vocabularies:
A telephone- телефон,
To speak over the phone- розмовляти по телефону,
To ring up/call- дзвонити,
To answer the call- відповідати на дзвінок,
A receiver- трубка телефону,
To pick up a receiver- зняти трубку,
To hang up a receiver- повісити трубку,
To dial- набирати номер,
Engaged- зайнятий,
A buzzing- гудок,
Information- довідкова служба,
A box-phone- телефон-автомат,
A long distance call- міжміські розмови,
A trunk call- міжміські розмови,
Telephone Book- телефона книга (G.B)
Yellow Page- телефона книга (USA)
A digit- цифра,
To connect- з’єднувати,
A charge- плата,
A code- код,
To book a trunk call- замовити міжміські розмови,
To cancel a booking- скасувати замовлення,
A recorded message- повідомлення на автовідповідачі,
To leave a message- залишити повідомлення,
To drop a coin- вкинути монету,
An answering machine- автовідповідач.
Line- лінія,
Communication- зв’язок,
Operator- оператор,
Extension- додатковий номер,
Cheap rate- льготний тариф,
Cut off- роз’днувати розмову,
Discount- знижка.
Starting a phone conversation
Informal
-Hello.
-Is that Mary?
-Yeah.
-Hi. It’s Ruth.
formal
-Good morning. Chalfont Electronics.
-Oh Good morning. Could I speak to Mrs Gordon, please?
-Yes. Who’s calling, please?
-My name is Paul Scott.
-Right, Mr. Scott. I’ll put you through.
Telephone problems
4.20 p.m You try to phone your sister Susan but the line is engaged (=the line is busy). In other words, someone is already on the phone (=using the phone).
4.30 pm You phone your sister again but it’s the wrong number (=you have dialed another number)
4.35 pm You get through to your sister’s number (=make contact) but she’s out (=not at home). Her husband answer and says that Susan won’t be back (=will not return) for a couple of hours, so you leave a message.
7.30 pm Susan phones you back but you are out. She leaves a message on your answering machine.
Emergency calls
911 (USA)
999 (Great Britain)
1-555-1212 (USA) - Information
155 (Great Britain) – Information
011-(7) (USA) – International Code
010- (7) (Great Britain) – International Code
Phoning within Britain:
-The cheapest times within the UK are all day Saturday and Sunday, and between 6pm and 8pm on weekdays.
-Useful numbers:
100 Operator
155 International Operator
192 UK Directory Enquiries
153 International Directory Enquiries
999 Fire, police, ambulance, coastguard
-Ringing the operator:
-Do you have the code for Cambridge, please?
-Do you have the country code for Germany, please?
-I’d like to make a reverse charge call to Norway, please.
-I’d like to make an ADC call to Italy, please.
-Giving a number:
0=oh
63=six three
55=double five
555=five double five
Say the following numbers:
01273 736344 0171 568 703
00 33 1 477 039 00 58 2 884333
Example:
-Could I speak to Paul, please?
-Is that 669043, please?
-Could you ask him/her to ring me, please?
-I’m sorry, I’m afraid I’ve got the wrong number.
-Just a minute, I’ll get him/her.
-I’m afraid Mr. Jones isn’t here at the moment. Can I take a message?
-I think you’ve got the wrong number.