- •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
Chinese Vase
When I was a child, I loved visiting my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park.
As I grew older the house and garden seemed smaller, but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many lovely things to look at in the house.
Sometimes I played with the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself; at other times I looked at books which were lovelier and more interesting than my children’s books at home.
I loved her paintings and the old clock, but most of all I loved a big Chinese vase which stood in the hall. It was taller than me, and I couldn’t see inside it. I walked round and round it looking at the beautiful ladies and the birds and flowers and trees, and Grandmother often told me stories about these ladies. She said that her grandfather had brought the vase with him when he returned from a long voyage to China.
When I married, I took my two sons to visit their great-grandmother. They were not as interested as I was in the beautiful books and the vase. They find comics as attractive as old paintings, and pop music more exciting than the old clock. They preferred playing football in the garden.
We live in a modern house, and I’m afraid my husband and I often nag at the children. “Don’t make the new carpet dirty, Paul!” “Be careful with the new table, Philip!”
Before she died, Grandmother gave me the vase I loved so much. It looked beautiful in our modern hall.
One day I came home from the shops. The boys met me at the door. “I’m as strong as George Bes, Mummy,” said Paul. “I got a goal and I broke the vase”.
Philip tried to be more diplomatic than Paul. “It doesn’t really matter, does it? You told us it wasn’t new. You aren’t cross, are you?”
Witches’ loaves
after O. Henry
Miss Martha Meacham kept the little bakery on the corner. Miss Martha was forty, she possessed two false teeth and a sympathetic heart.
Two or three times a week a customer came in whom she began to take an interest. He was a middle-aged man, wearing spectacles and a brown beard. He spoke English with a strong German accent His clothes were worn and darned in places. But he looked neat, and had very good manners. He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Fresh bread was five cents a loaf. Stale ones were two for five. Never did he call for anything but stale bread.
Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure then that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in a garret where he painted pictures and ate stale bread and thought of the good things to eat in Miss Martha’s bakery.
Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and tea, she would sigh and wish that gentle-mannered artist might share her tasty meat instead of eating the dry crusts’ in his garret. Miss Martha’s heart was a sympathetic one.
In order to test her theory as to his occupation, she brought from her room one day a painting that she had bought at a sale. It was a Venetian scene. A marble palace stood in the foreground. For the rest there were gondolas, clouds and sky.
Two days later the customer came in.
“Two loaves of stale bread, if you please,” he said. “You have here a fine picture, madam,” he continued. “Yes?” said Miss Martha. “You think it is a good picture?”
“The palace,” said the customer, “is not well drawn; its perspective is not true.” He took his bread and went out. Yes, he must be an artist. Miss Martha took the picture back to her room.
The customer kept on buying stale bread. Never a cake, never a pie, never any fresh bread. She thought he began looking thinner and discouraged. She wanted to add something good to eat to his purchase. But she dared not. She knew the pride of artists.
Miss Martha began to dress better and look after her complexion.
One day the customer came in for his stale loaves. While Miss Martha was reaching for them, a fire-engine came past. He ran to the door to look.
Suddenly inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity. On the bottom shelf behind the counter was a pound of fresh butter she had bought ten minutes before. With a bread-knife Miss Martha made a deep cut in each of the stale loaves, put a great quantity of butter inside and pressed them together. When the customer turned once more, she was tying the paper around them.
For a long time that day she thought about him and imagined his surprise and pleasure at discovering the butter in the loaves.
Suddenly the front doorbell tinkled furiously. Somebody was coming in, making a great deal of noise. Miss Martha hurried to the door. Two men were there. One was a young man she had never seen before. The other was her artist. His face was very red, his hat was on the back of his head, his hair in disorder. He clenched his two fists and shook them at Miss Martha shouting: “Blockhead, old cat, you have ruined me!” His young companion took him by the collar.
“Come on,” he said, “you have said enough,” and pulled the angry one out of the bakery.
“I think you must be told, ma’am,” he said, “what it is all about. This gentleman’s name is Blumberger. He’s an architectural draughtsman. I work in the same office with him. He has been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city-hall. It was a prize competition. He finished inking the lines yesterday. You know, a draughtsman always makes his drawing in pencil first. When it’s done, he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale breadcrumbs. That’s better than India rubber. Blumberger has been buying the bread here. Well, today ... you know, ma’am, that butter isn’t ... well, Blumberger’s plan isn’t good for anything now, except to cut up into railroad sandwiches.”
Miss Martha went to the back room. She took off her blue silk blouse and put on the old brown blouse she used to wear.