Санкт-петербургский университет

УПРАВЛЕНИЯ И ЭКОНОМИКИ

Кафедра педагогики, психологии и переводоведения

Собакарь Т. Г.

Черняк Е. В.

УЧЕБНО-МЕТОДИЧЕСКОЕ ПОСОБИЕ

ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ 1 КУРСА ЗАОЧНОГО ОТДЕЛЕНИЯ

Санкт-Петербург

2014

Данное пособие предусматривает подготовку студентов заочного отделения к сдаче зачета по английскому языку. На зачете студенты читают и переводят текст и составляют монологическое высказывание по предложенной теме. Высказывание должно состоять из 12-15 предложений. Монологическое высказывание необходимо рассказывать, а не читать. Тексты подобраны по теме уровня Pre-Intermediate и Intermediate. Допуском к зачету является контрольная работа. Пособие поможет подготовиться к устной части зачета и написать контрольную работу.

Основная тематика данного курса «Introducing yourself» («Моя визитная карточка»). Пособие включает 5 разделов: имя, семья, внешность, характер и свободное время. 6 раздел обобщает изученный материал и задания этого раздела предусматривают высказывание по теме.

В контрольной работе студенты должны показать свое умение понимать тексты по предложенной тематике, выполняя упражнения к тексту. Упражнения включают задания: ответить на вопросы, подтвердить предложения с указанием соответствия их содержанию текста, закончить предложения. Лексические упражнения проверяют понимание употребления слов по данной теме. Основные грамматические правила: временная система активного залога и сравнительная степень прилагательных. В конце пособия прилагается дополнительный материал: лексика и грамматические правила.

Contents

1. Unit 1 Name (pp 4-6) 2. Unit 2 Family Life (pp 7-9) 3. Unit 3 Physical appearance (pp 10-12) 4. Unit 4 Character (pp 13-15) 5. Unit 5 Leisure and lifetime (pp 16-19) 6. Review and practice (pp 20-25) 7. Vocabulary extra (pp 26-31) 8. Grammar extra (pp 32-34) 9. Literature (p 35)

Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Comparisons of Adjectives Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Continuous Test Nouns, adjectives, verbs Rules

Text “What’s in name?” Speaking “Getting to know each other” Text “Mother love” Vocabulary Text “Family ties” Vocabulary Text “Face reading” Vocabulary Text “ Leisure survey” Vocabulary Text “Who knows you better, your family or your friend?

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Text: Name

Grammar:

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Speaking: Getting to know each other

NIT 1NAME

Reading: What’s in name?

Your name is extremely important. It’s how you identify yourself. It’s how other people identify you. So how do people make one of the most important decisions of their children’s lives – giving them a name?

In the past, parents named their children after important family relatives. But people are changing. Nowadays, parents don’t want to call their little princess Enid Blodwen after her grandmother.

It’s fashionable to choose names of places for children’s names. For example, Madonna named her daughter Lourdes after the town in France. David and Victoria Beckham named their first child Brooklyn after an area in New York. However, it isn’t a good idea to follow this trend if your favourite place is your local pizza restaurant or shopping mall!

Some people name their children after famous people. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio’s parents named him after the famous Italian painter. A few years ago the names Beyonce and Britney were popular.

Some names have a special meaning. Have you ever heard of anyone called Sky, Rain or River? These names come from nature and you can see what they mean. But did you know that actor Keanu Reeves’ name means ‘cool breeze over the mountain’ in Hawaiian?

A recent survey showed that people with unusual or original names feel special. I wonder if this is true for Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s children: Rumer Glenn, Scout Larue and Tallulah Belle.

I’ve chosen the name I want for a daughter. I’m going to call her Lauren. Why? Simply because

I like the name. My mother liked the name Lauren too, but unfortunately she named me Enid Blodwen after my grandmother.

How did your parents choose your name? Was it for one of the reasons below or a different reason?

a) Your parents named you after a relative.

b) They named you after a place.

c) They chose an unusual name.

d) They named you after a famous person.

e) Your name is religious.

f) It has a special meaning.

g) Your parents simply liked the name.

What name would you choose for a baby girl or a baby boy?

Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

1. - What ____ (your mum/do) for a living?

- She is a nurse. She ____ (take) care of people in hospitals.

2. - I ____ (not / like) travelling all the time.

- Really? I ____ (not/mind) it.

3. - ____ (Carol / still go) to university?

- Yes, she does. She is in her last year.

4. - Where ____ (Alex/live)?

- He _______ (live) at 17, Denver Road.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.

1. It’s 9 o’clock now. They ____ (listen) to the latest news.

2. Look at her. She ____ (hurry) somewhere.

3. Come to see me. I ____ (have a rest) now.

4. Where are the students? They ____ (have) their English lesson.

5. Don’t touch the dog. He ____ (eat).

6. ____ (you/watch) TV now? No, I ____ (read) an interesting book.

7. She ____ (not cook) now, she ____ (have a shower).

8. ____ (their parents/walk) in the garden now? No, they ____ (swim) in the pool.

9. Please, be quiet. I ____ (study).

10. Look! It ____ (rain).

Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Tom ____ (travel) all over the world at present.

2. They ____ (relax) right now.

3. ____ (you/believe) in ghosts?

4. ____ (this box/belong) to you?

5. Peter and Susan ____ (fly) to Madrid on Tuesday.

6. What ____ (you/ think) about?

7. His sister ____ (have) three cups of coffee every morning.

8. What kind of music ____ (she/listen) to at the moment?

9. John always ____ (get up) late on Sunday.

10. Rick usually ____ (buy) souvenirs when he ____ (go) on holidays.

Exercise 4 Choose the correct version.

1. Tony and Tina are going to a rock concert tonight/every Tuesday.

2. Louise takes karate lessons on Wednesdays/at the moment.

3. Does Bob usually/right now visit his grandparents at the weekend?

4. Sometimes/ At the moment he is sending an e-mail to his friend.

5. Beth goes jogging these days/twice a week.

6. Paul never/at present tells lies.

7. He is not working at the moment/on Saturdays.

Speaking: Getting to know each other

Complete the groups of questions 1-5 below with a verb.