- •Методические указания по подготовке практических занятий Учебно-методические материалы по аспекту “Фонетика”
- •Tongue Twisters
- •Учебно-методическое пособие Кемерово 2007
- •Look at the words in the box and make sure you know all of them.
- •A) Look at the picture and fill in the gaps with the correct letters.
- •A) Fill in the gaps with the correct numbers.
- •A) Read the text and say what home means to the writer.
- •V. What things can you see in the picture below? Describe the picture using there is/there are.
- •VI. Choose is or are.
- •VII. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there / there are / there aren’t / are there.
- •VIII. What things can you see in the picture below? Put tick () or a cross () for each, then talk about the room, as in the examples.
- •IX. This is Sally’s living-room. Ask and answer questions using the prompts below.
- •X. Write sentences using the prompts.
- •I. Look at the words in the box and make sure you know all of them.
- •II. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •III. Now read the text again and answer the questions.
- •IV. Join both parts into full sentences.
- •V. Complete these sentences with a suitable noun or verb.
- •VI. A) Look at these types of houses. Which would you find in a suburban, urban or rural area?
- •VIII. Think of as many adjectives as you can to make collocations to complete the spidergrams. Which of these features are there in your house? Tell your partner.
- •IX. Write down four more positive things and four more negative things you could say about a house/flat or the rooms in a house/flat.
- •X. Now think about your answers again. Which positive features are the most important for you? Which negative features do you hate the most?
- •XI. Fill in the blanks with comfortable or convenient. In cases where both are possible, explain the difference in meaning.
- •XII. A) Scan the text for some particular information about the most traditional types of housing in Great Britain. Housing in Britain
- •XIII. A) Go through the table and look up the words you don’t know in the dictionary.
- •Model: Ann lives in a traditional cottage in the country. The cottage is …
- •Analysing a Model Text
- •XIV. A) Read the letter and underline the topic sentences.
- •X V. Read the rubric and underline the key words. Then, answer the questions.
- •XVI. Write a letter to your friend describing the flat/house you live in. You can use the following plan.
- •I . Look at the words in the box and make sure you know all of them.
- •II. Underline the word which is the odd one out. Explain your choice.
- •III. Here are some things you find in the kitchen or lounge but the letters are jumbled. What are they, and where do they belong?
- •IV. Complete the sentences with one of the words given.
- •V. Make up sentences according to the example thus completing the descriptions.
- •VI. Imagine you have just moved into a new flat, and for the first six months you can only have six of the following. Which would you choose and why?
- •VII. Look at the picture, then read the short text and underline the correct preposition.
- •VIII. Look at the picture and read the text, then fill in next to, behind, on or under. Finally, ask and answer questions, as in the example:
- •IX. Look at the two pictures. Now the room is empty but what was there in the room last week? Write sentences with there was… or there were …
- •X. Read and translate the text. The Clarks’ House
- •XII. Imagine that you have just visited the Clarks’ house. Share your impressions.
- •X III. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the gaps. (Английский язык. Продвинутый разговорный курс. The Linquaphone Institute. – London, Programme 5, text 3.) Arranging the House
- •XIV. Listen to the dialogue again, then, read it out imitating the speaker’s intonation and tempo.
- •XVI. Read the text and choose the words that are mentioned in connection with each colour.
- •XXI. Read the advertisements below. Which of the places would it be worth your having a look at, why?
- •XXIII. In pairs, take roles and act out dialogues about each of the advertisements in Ex. XXI.
- •I. In the sentences below there are some common phrases with home. Look at the dictionary entries and underline the correct option in each sentence.
- •Underline the correct word in each sentence, then say what the phrases mean.
- •III. Match the idioms in the left column with their Russian equivalents in the right column.
- •IV. Highlight the meanings of the proverbs and sayings, making up short situations. Tell them in class.
- •A) Look at the title of the article. What do you think it is about?
- •Read the article and explain the words in bold.
- •In Search of the Perfect Home
- •I. Cross out the odd word. What aspect of housing does each set of words refer to (cost, style, size, description, location)?
- •II. Match the verbs to the nouns.
- •III. Circle the correct item.
- •IV. Insert the necessary prepositions.
- •Put in there was / there wasn’t / was there / there were / there weren’t / were there.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the words in the box, make sure you know all of them.
- •III. A) Say whether you enjoy reading:
- •IV. Read the text and say why the author never travels without books.
- •V. Make your own list of books to read
- •VI. A) Read and discuss.
- •VII. A) Work in pairs. Do the questionnaire and check your score. What are your chances this term?
- •VIII. Write the Past Participle of the verbs.
- •IX. Match the questions and answers.
- •X. A) You haven’t seen your friend Jenny for five years. Complete your questions.
- •XI. A) Read the poem and find the sentences with the Present Perfect Tense.
- •XIII. A) Read this letter from Heide to her friend in America. Are there any verbs which you can use to describe changes in your life during the last year?
- •XIV. In this exercise you have to put in since or for.
- •XV. Mark the Present Perfect or the Past Simple form of the verb.
- •XVI. Are the underlined parts of the sentence right or wrong? Correct the ones which are wrong.
- •XVII. A) Look at the questionnaire. Add two more questions. Complete the questionnaire about yourself.
- •XVIII. Put the verb into the correct form: Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •XIX. Read the text and discuss the following.
- •Reading Detective Stories in Bed
- •XX. A) Read the text and express the author’s point of view. Do We Really Need Poetry?
- •XXI. Translate the poem given in Exercise XI. Learn it by heart.
- •I. Look at the words in the box, make sure you know all of them.
- •Reading habits:
- •II. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word is given.
- •The p……. Was boring, but the special effects were good.
- •III. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary.
- •IV. Complete the dialogues with these words.
- •I. Look at the words in the box, make sure you know all of them.
- •II. Who writes what? Arrange the words like this:
- •III. Cross out the odd word.
- •IV. There are two lists – the left one contains the names of authors and the right one – the genre of literature which we usually associate with them:
- •V. Associate the authors with their books:
- •VI. Read the text to find out if you are right.
- •VII. Read the titles of Shakespeare’s plays and give their Russian translations.
- •VIII. Read the text about William Shakespeare and say what new have you learnt.
- •I. Look at the words in the box, make sure you know all of them.
- •II. Guess the word by its definition.
- •III. A) Master the pronunciation of the following proper names.
- •IV. In pairs, read the dialogues aloud.
- •V. Make up your own dialogues on one of the following situations.
- •VII. Look at the survey results in the table. What do the percentages tell you? Is the printed word dying?
- •VIII. A) In pairs, tick (V) the arguments in favour of electronic media.
- •0 E eeee
- •X. Read the text and write out all the points for and against a) paper books, b) electronic media. The future of the book — if it has a future
- •XI. Role – play. Act out a discussion on the topic “e-books will replace paper books.”
- •XI. Read the book review and match the paragraphs to the topics.
- •XII. A) Look at the list below. Which phrases refer to books? films? both?
- •XIII. A) Use the adjectives below to complete the table.
- •XIV. Read the rubric below and answer the questions in the plan.
- •XV. Write your review in 120-180 words. You can use the plan and the review in Ex. XI as a model.
- •I. Read the author’s biography and answer the questions.
- •III. Read the extract again and mark the sentences с (correct) or I (incorrect). Then, explain the words in bold.
- •III. Make questions with the words given. Ask your partner to answer your questions.
- •IV. Complete the text. Use these verbs in the past simple or the present perfect tense.
- •V. A) Think about recent news in your country. Choose six of these topics.
- •I. Do the crossword.
- •II. Mark the correct form.
- •III. Translate from Russian into English.
- •I. The title above is taken from an English proverb. What do you think it means?
- •II. When was the last time you were ill? Do you worry about staying well? Do you think you’re fairly healthy? Read the questionnaire and find out.
- •III. Asking about health.
- •IV. Learn the parts of the body that you don’t already know.
- •V . Complete the chart.
- •X. Read and translate the Examples.
- •XI. Correct the following statements, beginning each sentence with one of the following phrases.
- •XII. A) Read the dialogue and say what’s wrong with the man.
- •XIII. Consult the dictionary and add some more words to the given diseases.
- •XIV. Match the diseases with their symptoms.
- •XV. A) Choose an appropriate expression from the list given below and say what medical problems you might have if ...
- •XVI. You are giving advice to a friend. Use should or shouldn’t.
- •XVII. Now you have to read the situations and write sentences with should (have) and shouldn’t (have). Sometimes you have to use the present, sometimes the past.
- •XIX. A) Put the parts of the dialogue in the correct order.
- •XX. Make up your own dialogues describing your last visit to the doctor. Keep in mind the following points:
- •XXI. A) Read the text and answer the questions.
- •Ten things to help you live longer
- •Visit your doctor for a check–up every year.
- •XXII. A) Some people claim that the cause of all our problems with health is stress. What is stress? What causes it? What are the ways to reduce it?
- •XXIII. A) Read the extract carefully and note down the following points.
- •XXIV. Make sure you know the names of these medical specialists.
- •XXV. What organs do the specialists treat? Match the name of the doctor with the area in which he specializes.
- •XXVI. Read the dialogues and act one out.
- •XXVII. A) Read the texts about Health Services in different countries;
- •XXVIII. Say that people are obliged to do something or that it is
- •XXIX. Answer the questions in the negative, saying that something is prohibited or not required.
- •XXXI. Make up short dialogues as in the example.
- •XXXII. A) Read the information about ways of writing a story. Stories
- •Paragraph Plan for Stories
- •Tim Shown Is Taken Ill.
- •A) Read the title and say what the text is going to be about.
- •A) Read the text and complete the diagram.
- •V. After paying large amounts of money to join a gym, many people don’t go regularly. Others eventually stop going altogether. What pieces of advice would you give to such people?
- •VI. Compare your pieces of advice with motivation tips given below.
- •VII. A) Complete the questionnaire.
- •V. Role-play. Prepare a talk show on the topic “How Can We Live Longer?”
- •VI. A) Study the rules for an e-mail letter.
- •I. Replace the underlined words by verbs from the same root and make all other changes necessary.
- •II. Fill in the words from the list then explain the phrases in bold.
- •III. Read these proverbs and quotations and illustrate them in
- •IV. A) Read the text and mark some medical terms and word combinations.
- •A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies
- •VI. Let’s have fun! Read some jokes on a medical subject.
- •VIII. Make up dialogues through mime. The performed actions should be rather slow to allow the other students to speak for the mimes.
- •I. Choose the correct word and use it in the right form.
- •II. Choose the correct expressions.
- •III. Fill in an appropriate word.
- •IV. Fill in the missing preposition.
- •V. Translate the following sentences into English using should, must,
- •Учебно-методические материалы по темам “Russia”, “Moscow”
- •The russian federation
- •Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Around the City”
- •I. Populated areas
- •II. Parts of a town
- •III. Streets
- •IV. Means of transport
- •V. Traffic
- •VI. Town establishments/buildings
- •1. Accommodation
- •2. Cultural Establishments
- •VII. Constructions
- •VIII. Associated activities
- •IX. Asking the way
- •Only a Madman Would Choose to Live in a Large Modern City
- •Учебно-методические материалы по темам “Kuzbass”, “Kemerovo”, “My Native Place”
- •Kuzbass/Siberia
- •IV. Population
- •Kuzbass
- •Kuzbass
- •I. General Information
- •II. History and people.
- •III. Modern picture of Kuzbass life.
- •IV. Cities of Kuzbass.
- •My Native Place (Kemerovo)
- •Kemerovo
- •Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Holidays” Holidays
- •Holidays and how to spend them
- •I. Divide the list of words into three groups: words connected with camping holiday, seaside holiday and sightseeing holiday
- •II. Fill in the blanks with the following words:
- •Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Shopping”
- •How much does it cost to have this clock gift … ?
- •A small building in the street selling newspapers, sweets, etc.
- •The place where you pay for things in a supermarket.
- •Read the text and do the tasks that follow:
- •Read the following texts and answer the questions given below. Shopping Online
- •Buying on Credit!
- •Shopping for Food
- •Dairy products
- •Butcher's shop
- •Shopping for Consumer Goods
- •II. Departments
- •V. Quality
- •VI. Other shopping terminology
- •VI. Speech Patterns
- •Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Meals and Cooking”
- •Young People’s eating habits
- •Fast food
- •Why are they so popular among young people?
- •3. What does this cartoon mean? Do you find it funny?
- •4. Choose one of the following statements and prepare an argument to support it. (Don’t worry if you don’t believe in it!) Make a few notes first.
- •What Does it Come Under?
- •Ex. 1. Master the pronunciation of the following words:
- •English Tea
- •Vegetable Soup
- •Stewed Beef and Pork
- •Home Made Cake
- •Eating Out
- •IV. Dialogues
- •1. Larry at Lunch
- •2. At Dinner
- •3. At Dinner
- •6. At the Restaurant
- •7. Lunch for Two
- •1. Завтрак
- •2. Разговор двух матерей
- •3. Разговор между матеръю и дочеръю
- •4. В ресторане
- •5. В ресторане
- •7. Обед у друзей.
- •Topics for Oral Compositions
- •The Luncheon
- •Waiter jokes
- •B) Paraphrase the sentences using food idioms
- •Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Great Britain”
- •1) Pronounce the following words. Translate them into Russian.
- •Great britain
- •Introducing london
- •Some more glimpses of london
- •Учебно-методические материалы по аспекту «Письменная практика» a Broken Vase
- •The Gift of the Magi
- •Chinese Vase
- •Witches’ loaves
Учебно-методические материалы по теме “Shopping”
Look at the words in the box, make sure you know all of them.
People |
Places |
Objects |
Actions
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(regular) customer client (shop / sales) assistant manager (member of) staff butcher chemist fishmonger florist newsagent optician shopkeeper stall holder trader |
baker's bookshop boutique bureau de change butcher's chemist's DIY store dry-cleaner's department store florist's fishmonger's greengrocer's jeweller's newsagent's kiosk toyshop off-licence (charity / local /second -hand) shop (street) market supermarket shopping centre shopping mall chain store the high street (in) the sales |
bank card cash cheque book credit card store card a bargain (mail order) catalogue carrier bag designer label goods faulty goods product price rate of exchange receipt sales tax (VAT) cash desk shop window counter till checkout ‘pay here’
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borrow (money) from sb lend (money) to/ lend sb money afford can/can’t afford sth buy sth (purchase /shop for) sell sth supply deliver (goods) display (goods) be in stock be out of stock cost cut (their) prices get a discount (at a discount) exchange sth (for sth else) go shopping do shopping order sth buy on credit pay (in) cash / by cheque pay a deposit pay for sth (at a reduced price) take sth back try sth on see to sb serve (a customer) giftwrap sth wrap sth (up)
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Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the chart.
I’m sorry but you can’t pay … these with a credit card.
I can’t … to buy a new computer – I haven’t even got the cash to pay a … .
Can I … a discount if I pay … ?
I don’t usually …shopping in the high street; I enjoy finding … in the market.
Excuse me, can I try these trousers …before I buy them?
Is meat cheaper in the … or from your local … ?
Will you … me some cash so that I can … for the parking?
You’ll get the best … at that …de change over there.
Do you prefer cheap … or those with a … label?
How much does it cost to have this clock gift … ?
Ex. 2. Which words or phrases are the following descriptions of?