- •I. Read the new words and translate the sentences.
- •II. Read the following words using the transcription and find their Russian equivalents:
- •III. Find pairs of words having the opposite meaning:
- •IV. Find the word which has another meaning:
- •V. Find in the right column Russian equivalents of the English words:
- •1.Circle the correct words.
- •2. Tick the correct sentences and correct the wrong ones.
- •3. Complete Michel’s message to the English Contacts website with the verbs below.
- •4. Now write a short introduction about yourself for the English Contacts website.
- •5. Contrast the Present Simple with the Present Continuous Tense, and explain the difference.
- •Личные местоимения (Personal pronouns)
- •6. Use personal pronouns either in the Nominative or in the
- •7. Supply the missing possessive pronouns.
- •Дополнительный словарь:
- •VI. Write a story about yourself. The questions below can help you. The text above can help you:
- •IV. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your interests. Use the given words if necessary.
- •V. Look at the ideas below. Which three are the most important to your identity?
- •VI. Talk about your choices in Exercise V with the rest of the class.
- •VII. Write six questions to ask your partner. Use the prompts below.
- •VIII. Listening
- •IX. Reading.
- •I. Try to answer the following questions. If you can’t, find the meaning of the words after the questions in the dictionary and then try to do it again.
- •II. What does university life mean to you? Find advice in the right column to the statement in the left column.
- •III. Read the information below and say whether it is useful or not.
- •I. Translate and transcribe the following words. Use the dictionary if necessary.
- •II. Match words 1-6 with their opposite meanings a-f.
- •III. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your home cities. Use the words from the previous exercise.
- •IV. Tell the group about the city (town, settlement) you live in.
- •II. Analyze the following Letter of Application. Then choose the appropriate phrase from each pair in the box to complete it.
- •153003, Иваново, ул. Рабфаковская, 34
IV. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your interests. Use the given words if necessary.
Literature:
Science fiction crime fantasy horror short stories detective stories classic
Music:
Classical jazz techno hip-hop reggae rock soul pop heavy metal
1. What sort of music do you usually listen to? |
You |
Your partner |
2. What bands do you like? |
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3. What sort of books do you enjoy? |
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4. What are you reading at the moment? |
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V. Look at the ideas below. Which three are the most important to your identity?
Citizen of the world
Club/sport team
Family and friends
European, Asian, American
Community and home town
Nationality
School
Religion
Language
VI. Talk about your choices in Exercise V with the rest of the class.
A: For me, nationality is important because I love my country.
B: I don’t agree – nationality is not important – family and friends are really important.
VII. Write six questions to ask your partner. Use the prompts below.
Do you like …?
Are you interested in …?
Have you got…?
Can you …?
What are you doing on …?
Are you getting better at …?
Do you belong to …?:
Use the phrases and words expressing interest.
Really?
Brilliant!/ Great!/ Wow!/ Cool!
How interesting!
What an interesting thing to do!
That sounds brilliant/great/cool/good/interesting!
VIII. Listening
Вы услышите пять высказываний. Установите соответствия между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1 - 5 и утверждениями, данными в списке A - F. Используйте каждую букву, обозначающую утверждение, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды.
I sometimes make a little money from my hobby.
I was introduced to my hobby by a relative.
My hobby’s only really fun if I do it with friends.
My hobby helps me to meet people.
It takes a long time to learn to do my hobby well.
My hobby is only suitable for people who are fit.
IX. Reading.
Has Britain got an identity crisis?
Now that the United Kingdom’s latest population statistics are available, Terry Bleater asks, ‘Do the Brits know who they are?’
To the rest of the world, people from the UK are British. But it’s surprising to learn that only 31 percent of people in the UK say they are just British. In fact, nearly half the population say their nationality is something else – English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or perhaps Vietnamese, Indian or Somali. There are hundreds of possibilities! Are we confused? Is it a problem?
No, it doesn’t seem to be. Britain is changing all the time and we are not just tolerant of differences – we are proud of them. We enjoy the diversity that multiculturalism gives us. The ethnic groups that exist in the UK bring with them at least six major religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism. Each community contributes its own culture and language. Britain still has two official languages; English and Welsh, but we speak many more – approximately 150 - in fact from Mandarin Chinese to Urdu. Many of us are even bilingual.
And then there’s the fun stuff that cultural diversity brings, in music, food and the art. The days of fish and chips are behind us, as a walk around the capital shows. Almost every district has Lebanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants. Thousands of Londoners visit the Notting Hill Carnival every year to dance to steel bands, reggae, soca, calypso and jazz. Our cinemas show films from India and South America and thousands of people fill our pubs and clubs to listen to everything from Irish dance bands to African hip-hop. Welcome to New Britain: a confident, tolerant country which is proud of its many cultures.
Say whether it’s TRUE or FALSE.
1. Half of the population of Great Britain say they are British.
2. British people are tolerant.
3. There are several religions in Britain.
4. There is one official language in Britain – English.
5. Hundreds of Londoners visit the Notting Hill Carnival every year.
Answer the questions to the text.
1. People of what nationalities live in Britain?
2. Why do British people enjoy multiculturalism?
3. How many languages do people living in Britain speak?
4. Why do Londoners like to visit Notting Hill?
Unit 3. Education, Student life.