- •1. Read and learn these words and expressions.
- •2. Read and translate the text. My Family
- •3. Answer the questions to the text above.
- •4. Tell the students in your group about yourself using speech patterns.
- •5. Act out the situation “Acquaintance with your groupmates”. Use the questions below.
- •6.Read and translate speech patterns.
- •Introducing People and Answering an Introduction
- •7. Tell about a person using the topical vocabulary:
- •11. Read and translate the dialogue about the Lamberts. The Lamberts. An Interview
- •12. Read the dialogue again and decide whether the statements are true or false.
- •13. Read and translate the dialogue. What does she do?
- •14. Read and translate these descriptions. Can you match Philip’s relatives with their description?
- •15. Describe your friends/groupmates. The others will try to guess who you are describing. Does the person agree with your description?
- •16. Now in the same way, describe somebody very famous, e.G. A movie star and see if someone else can guess who you are describing.
- •17. Role play the conversation and make up similar ones. Missing person
- •18. Imagine that you’re talking to a detective. You think you saw the people who’ve robbed your neighbor’s flat. Describe them.
- •19. Turn the following descriptions into dialogues.
- •20. Show the difference in meaning between these sets of adjectives by placing them in the correct position on the scale.
- •21. Comment on the following proverbs and sayings. Give Russian equivalents for the popular sayings if there are any.
- •22. Answer the questions. Give your reasons.
- •23. Read and learn these words and expressions.
- •24. Read and translate the text. Hobbies
- •25. Answer the questions.
- •26. Read, translate and memorize speech patterns.
- •27. Act out your own microdialogues in pairs using the words below.
- •28. Read and translate. My Friend’s Hobby
- •Vocabulary
- •29. Answer the questions.
- •30. Imagine the end of the situation.
- •31. Read the dialogues in pairs. Act them out changing the underlined words with other expressions.
- •32. Read and translate the text. Sports
- •33. Answer the questions.
- •34. Translate from Russian into English.
- •35. Describe the situations. Discuss and develop them.
- •36. Develop the situations:
- •37. Do you know what are the typical hobbies of Englishmen (Americans)?
- •38. Tell about your hobbies or interests using the topical vocabulary.
- •39. Read and translate the text. The Vologda State Technical University
- •41. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give reasons for your opinion.
- •42. Read and translate the text. My Studies
- •43. Find the words and expressions with the similar meaning:
- •44. What can you tell about studies?
- •45. Tell about yourself.
41. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give reasons for your opinion.
1) Larger schools are better than smaller ones.
2) It is impossible to enter the university if you haven’t attended preparatory courses.
3) The best professors are the oldest ones.
4) Professors always know more than teaching instructors.
5) It is better to live in a dormitory than to rent an apartment.
42. Read and translate the text. My Studies
I study at a technical University. I have chosen to pursue a degree in electric power engineering. I am a first year student. In 5 years when I graduate from the University I shall be able to work as an engineer at a plant, a factory, or an office.
The academic year begins, as a rule, on the 1st of September and ends in June. It lasts ten months: September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May and June. The academic year has two terms: the autumn term and the spring term. The autumn term begins in September and ends in December. It lasts about four months. The spring term begins in February and ends in May.
During a term we attend lectures, have seminars, classes and consultations on different subjects such as higher mathematics, technology and strength of materials, drawing, designing and many other subjects. Among these classes we also study foreign language and participate in physical training. A student should not miss any lectures or seminars so as not to lag behind his group mates.
Each term ends with final exams. The examinations take place in January and in June. I think one must work very hard to pass all the exams successfully. Some students if they are given permission will take them in advance. When the examinations are over, we have our summer and winter breaks. Some students who failed a test may have extra classes. They must retake exams before the deadline passes so as not to be expelled.
We have two breaks a year – winter break and summer break. The summer break is longer, it lasts two months. In the winter it is much shorter. They last only two weeks. It’s time for us to rest from studying. There are many ways in which we can spend our spare time. Some of us go to the country, others stay in town. During the break we go to the cinemas and theatres. We play sports. We spend a lot of time outside. Those students who do not live at home are able to go and see their parents. They leave for their native towns and villages.
43. Find the words and expressions with the similar meaning:
lecture hall, semester, external student, go out of town, department, term, faculty, to pass an exam, up-to-date, college, vacation, teaching staff, day department, to conduct, correspondence student, state-of-the-art, students of distant education, dormitory, extramural courses, hostel, to carry out, present-day, correspondence courses, holidays, faculty members, go to the country, lecture theatre, to take an exam.
44. What can you tell about studies?
45. Tell about yourself.