- •Personal identification
- •Relations by birth Кровные родственные связи
- •Relations by marriage Родственные связи по браку
- •Age Возраст
- •Religion [rilid n] Вероисповедание
- •Death Смерть
- •Exercises
- •What Is In a Name?
- •Student information
- •Free of charge - application may be copied
- •Appearance
- •I.V.Kritskaya
- •It’s fun to watch myself in a mirror. A mirror shows me what I look like. A mirror helps me learn about myself. It’s fun to play in front of a mirror. I can make up a poem about that.
- •Character
- •Love is a fallacy By Max Shulman
- •Vitebsk state university
- •V.Ye.Khorovets Part I From the history of the University
- •My University
- •I study at the University (where?…) - Where do you study?
- •The Students’ Life and Studies
- •At the department stores part I
- •Introductory text
- •The Big Stores of London
- •The most famous britain’s department stores
- •Selfridges The original department store
- •Part II
- •Departments (Отделы)
- •In the department store
- •Some Useful Information and Helpful Words and
- •Part III Money
- •Interaction Shopping
- •Follow up
- •Are you being served? a) Ladies’ shoes
- •Topics for Oral Compositions
- •Shopping (food) n.N.Krasovskaya Supermarket
- •Some Food Shops (Stores)
- •Quantities and Package (Количество и упаковка)
- •Some Useful Expressions
- •Idiomatic Expressions
- •Some additional words and expressions
- •Ex. 6.Name 5-10 products you might buy at …
- •Shopping (At the Supermarket)
- •Words and expressions
- •If I need …, I go to the … .
- •At the Supermarket
- •At the Restaurant
- •Words and expressions
- •In the Coffee Bar
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Exercises The following words are often confused
- •By George Burns
- •Maladies of the 21st Century
- •Here are nine of the most common warning symptoms of stress. First decide if you have ever experienced the symptom. Then try to remember when and why, and make notes.
- •Now report to the class like this:
- •Coping with moods Depression
- •Make sentences like this:
- •Look at the list of jobs and arrange it from the most to the least stressful
- •B) Now work in pairs and compare your ideas with those of your partner’s
- •Your Place in the Stress League
- •What do you think?
- •Cfs. Tired All the Time
- •How does the illness usually start?
- •Is cfs contagious?
- •Tired All the Time: cfs
- •Conversation practice
- •Complete the dialogues:
- •Translate into English
- •The republic of belarus
- •Слова и словосочетания к тексту «The Republic of Belarus»
- •The Republic of Belarus
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Belorussian National Culture
- •Belarus
- •Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary
- •Efrosinya Polotskaya
- •Vocabulary
- •Vitebsk is an Ancient Town
- •I am afraid you are mistaken.
- •I am sorry but I disagree with you.
- •I think you are right. .
- •Part II
- •Architectural monuments and Museums of Vitebsk
- •Part III Obligatory list of words:
- •Vitebsk as a Cultural Centre
- •Дом, открытый для всех
- •Part IV Obligatory list of words:
- •Vitebsk as a Centre of Industry and Education
- •Higher education
- •In great britain and in our country
- •Obligatory list of words: Ex.1.Read the words correctly, practise your sounds. Learn the words.
- •Higher Education. Universities.
- •British Universities
- •III. Making the summary System of Education in Great Britain.
- •V.A.Boiko Obligatory list of words:
- •School Education in Belarus
- •Sanctions
- •A) between two teachers
- •B) between a teacher and a parent
- •C) between the classmates
- •My future profession
- •Lawyer - юрист
- •A model teacher
- •Now do some exersises
- •Pupils as they are Ex. 12. Read the following list of words and divide them into 2 groups (positive
- •Ex. 18. Read the story and say what you think of this teacher. While translating use a dictionary if necessary. Flowers are red by Harry Chapin
- •Ex. 19. Read the following sayings about teacher’s profession and choose those you like best. Give your reasons. Teacher
- •Family matters
- •Ex. 3.Choose and say what you want your pal to do and what you don’t want
- •The Scholarship from “Green Years” by a.J. Cronin
- •Dating Customs
- •Will You Go out with Me?
- •Engagements, weddings, births and funerals getting engaged
- •Divorces rise and fewer get married
- •R Yes. First my family spoke to him, and then they called me in, and we talked for four, four or five minutes. My father decided immediately.
- •I Now you have two sons, don’t you, one twenty-one and one fifteen. Are you going to arrange their marriages?
- •Ex. 11.A) Read the text about different types of families and think of advantages
- •Nuclear Family, Extended Family
- •Relative Values
- •My Father
- •Is there a generation gap in your/your friend’s family? What are the reasons of conflicts? ecological problems
- •Ex. 5.Read and translate the following words of the same root. Determine the part of speech they belong to. Memorize them:
- •Ecological Problems
- •The Greenhouse Effect
- •The Destruction of the Ozone Layer
- •Acid Rain
- •Deforestation
- •The forest resources of the countries in the Baltic Region
- •Endangered Species
- •The Energy Trap
- •Measures to Be Taken
- •What You Can Do to Help!
- •The European Environment Agency (eea)
- •Оглавление
Character
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aggressive |
[gresiv] |
агрессивный |
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agile |
[æd ail] |
подвижный |
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ambitious |
[æmbis] |
амбициозный человек, имеющий огромное желание добиться успеха, богатства |
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arrogant |
[ærgnt] |
высокомерный |
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to be on friendly terms with |
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быть с кем-то в хороших отношениях |
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boring |
[bri] |
скучный |
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brave |
[breiv] |
храбрый |
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calm |
[ka:m] |
тихий, спокойный |
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careful |
[kefl] |
заботливый |
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careless |
[kels] |
невнимательный, беззаботный |
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celebrated |
[selbreitd] |
знаменитый, прославленный |
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cheerful |
[tifl] |
счастливый, веселый |
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clumsy |
[klmzi] |
неуклюжий, бестактный |
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conceited |
[knsi:tid] |
тщеславный, самодовольный |
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concerned |
[kns:nd] |
обеспокоенный, заботливый |
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convincing |
[knvinsi] |
убедительный |
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cowardly |
[kaudli] |
малодушный, трусливый |
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cruel |
[kru:l] |
жестокий |
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decided |
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emotional |
[imunl] |
эмоциональный |
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energetic |
[end etik] |
энергичный |
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enthusiastic |
[inju:ziæstik] |
восторженный |
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exciting |
[iksaiti] |
волнующий |
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exuberant |
[igzju:brnt] |
роскошный |
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fortunate |
[f:tnit] |
удачливый |
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funny |
[fni] |
смешной, забавный |
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generous |
[d eners] |
щедрый |
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greedy |
[gri:di] |
жадный |
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hard-working |
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трудолюбивый |
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hopeful |
[hupfl] |
многообещающий |
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ignorant |
[ignrnt] |
невежественный, несведущий |
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indifferent |
[indifrnt] |
равнодушный |
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inert |
[in:t] |
инертный |
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irregular |
[iregjul] |
неправильный, ненормальный |
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kind |
[kaind] |
добрый |
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lazy |
[leizi] |
ленивый |
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lucky |
[lki] |
счастливый, удачный |
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masterly |
[ma:stli] |
умелый |
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mean |
[mi:n] |
плохой |
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moderate |
[modrt] – [mdrit] |
умеренный |
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noisy |
[nizi] |
шумный |
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obstinate |
[bstnt] |
упрямый |
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occasional |
[kei nl] |
случайный, редкий |
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optimistic |
[ptmistik] |
оптимистичный |
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patient |
[peint] |
терпеливый, спокойный |
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persuasive |
[psweisiv] |
убедительный |
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pessimistic |
[pesmistik] |
пессимистичный |
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polite |
[plait] |
вежливый |
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pretentious |
[pritens] |
претензионный |
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pushy |
[pui] |
пробивной; очень активный и сильный для того, чтобы что-то осуществить |
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quick-witted |
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смышленый, сообразительный |
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quiet |
[kwait] |
спокойный, тихий |
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quite |
[kwait] |
вполне, совершенно |
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reasonable |
[ri:znbl] |
благоразумный, умеренный |
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risky |
[riski] |
опасный, рискованный |
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rude |
[ru:d] |
грубый |
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sensitive |
[senstiv] |
чувствительный |
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shy |
[ai] |
застенчивый |
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skillful |
[skilfl] |
искусный, умелый, мастеровой |
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sociable |
[subl] |
дружелюбный |
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stingy |
[stind i] |
скупой |
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stupid |
[stju:pd] |
глупый |
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stubborn |
[stbn] |
упрямый |
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touchy |
[tti] |
обидчивый, чувствительный (слишком) |
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trait |
[treit] |
черта |
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well-bred |
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остроумный |
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witty |
[witi] |
хорошо воспитанный |
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vain |
[vein] |
тщеславный |
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unaware |
[nwe] |
незнающий |
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unflappable |
[nflæpbl] |
хладнокровный |
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yielding |
[ji:li] |
уступчивый |
Ex.1. a) Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left. Choose from the words on the right.
Model: Are you strong or weak?
I am strong. I’m not weak.
I am clever. I’m not stupid.
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1. clever |
1. rude |
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2. quite |
2. mean |
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3. polite |
3. pessimistic |
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4. funny |
4. boring |
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5. optimistic |
5. noisy |
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6. concerned |
6. stupid |
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7. careful |
7. calm |
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8. hard-working |
8. serious |
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9. generous |
9. yielding |
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10. exciting |
10. indifferent |
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11. stubborn |
11. careless |
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12. aggressive |
12. cheerful |
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13. brave |
13. cowardly |
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14. touchy |
14. lazy |
b) Write down the synonym of each of the words on the left. Choose from the words on the right.
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1. optimistic |
1. hopeless |
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2. big-headed |
2. inert |
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3. obstinate |
3. keen |
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4. clumsy |
4. moderate |
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5. well-known |
5. irregular |
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6. fortunate |
6. patient |
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7. ignorant |
7. convincing |
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8. enthusiastic |
8. conceited |
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9. masterly |
9. unaware |
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10. reasonable |
10. skillful |
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11. occasional |
11. stubborn |
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12. passive |
12. agile |
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13. self-controlled |
13. lucky |
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14. persuasive |
14. celebrated |
Ex. 2. What features of character should a teacher (businessman; lawyer; psychologist manager) posses and why?
Model: If you are in business teaching
you’ve got to be …
Ex.3. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1. She is a careless and two-faced person. I consider her very unpleasant, but not at all stupid. 2. She can’t be called attractive but she is very warm-hearted and generous. Handsome is as handsome does, you know. 3. You don’t know him as well as I do. He is well-bred and pleasant to deal with, though he’s a but pretentious. 4. They made a strange couple. She is full of joy and gaiety and he looks so sullen. 5. He was an eccentric, arrogant, exuberant, vain and charming fellow. 6. His most engaging trait was his good humour. 7. He could not bear to throw his money about. He was not exactly mean, but he was not generous. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” he quoted from Polonius. 8. She has a wonderful charming personality.
Notes: sullen [sln] – угрюмый,
engaging [ingeid i] – привлекательный,
to throw about –
Ex.4. Answer the following questions.
What would you say of a person:
1. Who always says what he thinks? 2. Who never boasts? 3. Who is always ready to share what he has got with others? 4. Who is fond of praising himself? 5. Who always achieves his aim? 6. Who is hard to get along with? 7. Who is easily hurt? 8. Who grasps things easily? 9. Who makes friends easily? 10. Who is never shy with strangers? 11. Who works a lot? 12. Who can not behave? 13. Who never says what’s on his mind? 14. Who cannot be trusted?
Ex.5. Ask your fellow student about his acquaintance or an imaginary person.
1. what is he like, what sort (kind) of man he is; 2. if he is an honest, clever man; 3. if he is easily pleased; 4. if your friend thinks that he is not of a forgiving nature; 5. if he is easy or hard to deal with; 6. if he is a man of character; 7. if he takes everything easy; 8. if he is of cheerful disposition; 9. if your friend can form an idea of his character.
Ex.6. Read and translate the text. Render it in no more than 10 sentences. What do you think will come out of the relationship? Give your end to the story.