- •Unit 1 college life
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •College life
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find words denoting:
- •4. Translate into English:
- •5. Complete the sentences choosing the appropriate word or phrase from the list. Change their form if necessary:
- •6. Put in the missing prepositions:
- •7. Translate the words or expressions given below into Russian and ask your classmates- to translate them back into English:
- •8. Read and translate Text 2: Becoming an effective student
- •9. Write answers to the questions on Text 2:
- •10. Choose the correct collocation:
- •11. Translate into English:
- •12. Read and translate Text 3: Koenigsberg University
- •13. Find English equivalents in text 3:
- •14. Role-play and group work:
- •15. Read and translate text 4:
- •16. Find English equivalents in Text 4:
- •18. Translate the text into English:
- •19. Write an essay on the following topics (200 – 250 words):
- •Unit 2 where in the world…?
- •2. Complete the table about France using the topic areas and examples in the box:
- •France – something for everyone!
- •3. Read and translate Text 1: Getting out of the city
- •4. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •5. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentences from the list below:
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •7. Creative tasks:
- •8. Develop the following ideas. In pairs or groups play the situations:
- •9. Writing:
- •10. Read and translate Text 2: Lessons from Curitiba
- •11. Answer the questions:
- •12. Read the text and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best fits each space:
- •13. Integrated task: An international trade fair
- •Unit 3 professional interaction
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •Professional interaction
- •3. Complete the sentences below using words from the following list. Referring back to the article will help you with some of them:
- •4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words below:
- •5. Role-play and group-work:
- •8. Fill in the right word from the word column: out of work
- •9. Read and translate Text 2: Resume
- •10. Find in the text Russian equivalents to the following:
- •11. Fill out the blanks with prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •12. Take a word from each column to complete the collocations you need for each space in the text:
- •13. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals:
- •14. Translate the sentences:
- •15. Translate the dialogues from Russian into English:
- •16. Topics for discussions and essays:
- •Unit 4 language of the news
- •Language in the news
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Match the word underlined in the headline to the explanation given on the list on the right:
- •4. Do you know the parts of a newspaper? What information can you find on the following pages?
- •5. Complete the text. Use the words given to form new words that fit the gaps:
- •6. Read the text and discuss the importance of being politically correct in the contemporary society:
- •7. Read the text and decide which answer (а, в, с or d) best completes each collocation or fixed phrase:
- •8. Explain in English the meanings of the following words:
- •9. Translate the text into English:
- •10. Group discussions and role-play:
- •Unit 5 religion
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •The Russian Orthodox Church
- •2. Give English equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps:
- •Christianity
- •4 Choose the right answer:
- •5. Translate into English: религия в современном мире
- •6 Complete the text with appropriate words: the church of england
- •7. Are the sentences true or false? Write t or f:
- •8. Group-work and discussions:
- •3. Read and translate text 1:
- •4. Scan the report and answer the questions:
- •5. Scan the report again. What do the numbers below refer to?
- •6. Read the report again. Are the statements expressed as fact (f) or speculation (s) in the text?
- •7. Read and translate the article and find the words according to the definitions below:
- •Greenpeace
- •8. Read and translate text 2: War on waste
- •9. Read the text carefully. Match sentences a-g with gaps 1-6. There is one sentence that you do not need:
- •10. Look through the text, ignoring the gaps. What is the main objective of the swag campaign?
- •11. Match the two halves of these expressions from the text:
- •12. Choose the correct preposition in these sentences.
- •13. Read and translate Text 3: what’s the earth coming to?
- •Is there any future in futurism?
- •14. Find English equivalents in the text for the following words:
- •15. Read and translate Text 4: democracy vs. The atom technological euphoria
- •16. Find English equivalents in the text for the following words:
- •17. Discussion:
- •18. Translate into English:
- •19. Group work and essays:
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents to the following:
- •4. Find the words in the text according to the definitions:
- •5. Fill in the gaps in this paragraph:
- •6. Translate into English:
- •7. Read and translate Text 2: Crime and criminal procedure
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Read the story and fill the gaps:
- •10. Translate into English: Дело Стивена Кизко (Stefan Kizsko)
- •11. Read and translate Text 3: The system of justice
- •12. Answer the questions:
- •13. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •14. Explain in English some terms connected with the legal system:
- •15. Match the criminal with the definition:
- •16. Choose the right answer:
- •18. Read and translate Text 4: The legal profession
- •19. Answer the questions:
- •20. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •21.Choose the right answer.
- •22. Choose the correct verb to fill the gaps in this paragraph. Use each verb once only and put it in the correct form:
- •23. Match the headlines from a local newspaper with the first lines of their stories:
- •24. Translate into English: Министерство юстиции
- •25. Write or discuss the answers to these questions:
- •Unit 8 war and terrorism
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •The mass psychology of terrorism
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Choose the correct answer.
- •6. Render the text in English:
- •7. Read and translate Text 2:
- •8. Answer the questions:
- •9. Rewrite the sentences, replacing the words in brackets with collocations:
- •10. Fill in the gaps in the text:
- •11. Render the text in English:
- •12. Scan the text and discuss the situation and measures that could be taken to improve it:
- •Ingushetia - Providing Shelter from the Cold
- •13. Translate from Russian into English:
- •14. Write or discuss the following questions:
- •Unit 9 globalisation
- •1. Read and translate Text 1:
- •Globalisation
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •4. Match the columns:
- •5. Translate the text into English in writing:
- •6. Read and translate Text 2: The new world order
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •8. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •9. Find the words in the text according to their definitions:
- •10. Match the columns:
- •10. During the Cold War, the West defined itself j) maintenance
- •11. Translate into English: Глобализация в экономике
- •12. Read and translate Text 3:
- •13. Answer the questions:
- •14. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •15. Match the columns:
- •16. Put each of the following words or phrases into its cottect place in the text below:
- •17. Render the text into English: Глобализация в политике
- •18. Tasks for writing and group discussion:
3. Complete the sentences below using words from the following list. Referring back to the article will help you with some of them:
market price client cost
profit quality technology
1. We’re a firmly .......... oriented company, so the bottom-line for us is not how big our market share is but how much money we’re going to make.
2. Even at low prices inferior products won’t sell in such a ..........conscious market.
3. The market’s far too .......... sensitive to stand an increase in service charges.
4. We’re constantly forced to respond both to changing customer needs and to what our main competitors are doing in a .......... driven business such as this.
5. The customer always comes first. We’re a very .......... centred company.
6. In a .......... led business, such as ours, it’s vital to plough profits back into R.&.D.
7. If the price of materials goes up any more, production will no longer be .......... effective.
4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words below:
agenda, agree, decisions, follow, opinion, participants, prepared,
proposal, spontaneous, views, waste
There are many different sorts of business meeting, and how the participants behave varies from country to country. In France meetings are generally used for briefing and coordination rather than discussing (1) ... and making decisions. They follow a detailed (2) ... and comments are well thought out rather than (3) ... . The same is true at formal meetings in Germany, where you should be well (4) ... if you wish to express an opinion. In the UK, on the other hand, (5) ... often arrive at meeting unprepared, and papers distributed before the meetings will not be read.. This does not prevent anyone from expressing his opinion or putting forward a (6) ... . Everyone is expected to contribute their (7) …... . In Italy meetings seem to be the most informal in Europe. They
don’t usually (8) ... an agenda and people often come and go as they please. In fact, sometimes Italian meetings are more like a social gathering, used to reinforce a sense of togetherness. It’s very different in Spain, where meetings do little to create a team spirit. The Spanish prefer to be independent and make (9) ... on their own. Meetings are often a (10) ... of time because it is impossible to get everyone to (11) ... .
5. Role-play and group-work:
Imagine you are having an interview with applicants of different nationalities. Who are you most and least likely to employ?
Imagine you are having a Board Meeting of an international company. Choose a nationality you are going to represent and try to behave in their style.
6. Fill in prepositions where necessary:
1) After leaving school a young person faces .... a very difficult problem — choosing an occupation. 2) The majority of young people do not get around .... making a decision until they leave school. 3) Boys and girls seldom talk about this problem .... with the family. 4) One has to take special courses to qualify .... the job. 5) There is a special advisory service which counsels .... people who are looking .... work. 6) There are nonprofit agencies that deal .... nonskilled positions. 7) This agency specializes .... placing people .... their qualifications. 8) The agency helped me find .... the information I needed. 9) You can turn .... your teacher .... advice and help. 10) Counselors give practical advice .... interview techniques, application forms, etc. 11) He made an appointment with the career officer .... 11 o'clock. 12) A counselor can see only a few applicants .... a day. 13) An interview .... any kind of job generally requires an appointment. 14) He was .... 20 minutes late and created a negative impression .... the employer. 15) American business people schedule their day hour .... hour. 16) On the wall he saw a notice "The agency works .... appointment only". 17) He didn't know how to fill .... the application form. 18) It turned out that he travelled to the agency .... nothing as he didn't make an appointment .... advance. 19) Appointment is a necessary courtesy, you can't just drop ..
7. Translate the following sentences:
1) Когда я вошла в офис агентства, секретарь, встречающий посетителей, спросил меня, назначена ли у меня встреча. 2) У меня назначена встреча с Мисс Харрис на 10:15. 3) Я проходил мимо вашего агентства и решил зайти и поговорить с одним из ваших сотрудников. 4) Он не пришел в назначенное время на встречу с Мистером Брауном, это, конечно, произвело крайне | при нательное впечатление. 5) Анкета для поступления на работу заполняется печатными буквами. 6) Вам придется начать работу с самой маленькой должности, чтобы приобрести необходимый опыт. 7) Вы должны пойти на курсы, чтобы приобрести знания, необходимые для этой работы. 8) Агентство поможет вам подобрать работу согласно вашей квалификации. 9) Агентство "Manpower" специализируется именно в этой области. 10) Ему предложили две разные должности, но он не мог решить, какую выбрать.