Eu jep catch project

FIRST PILOTING

SPRING 2008

Module I

General English for University and Professional Purposes I

Student’s script

for internal use only

Producers:

Svetlana Konyaeva

Marina Berezina

Elena Teleshova

Leader:

Svetlana Konyaeva

Contents

Contents 2

Unit I 6

EDUCATION SYSTEM IN RUSSIA AND ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES 6

Lesson 1 6

LEAD-IN 6

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 6

READING TEXT 7

READING COMPREHENSION 8

Speaking 9

Writing 10

Lesson 2 11

LEXICAL EXERCISES 11

Active vocabulary 11

New words 12

SPEAKING PRACTICE 12

Lesson 3 15

Lesson 4 20

LEXICAL EXERCISES 20

Lesson 5 22

Lesson 6 24

PRESENTATION (on-line activity) 24

SELF- STUDY MATERIALS FOR SECTION I 26

Unit II 44

COUNTRIES AND CITIES 44

Lesson 1 44

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 44

READING 44

READING COMPREHENSION 45

Speaking Practice 46

Lesson 2 47

LEXICAL EXERCISES 47

SPEAKING PRACTICE 47

Lesson 3 49

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 49

LISTENING TEXT 49

LISTENING COMPREHENSION 49

Lesson 4 51

LEXICAL EXERCISES 51

Writing practice 52

SPEAKING PRACTICE 52

Lesson 5 54

PROBLEM-BASED TASK “My native town” 54

Group discussion “HOLIDAYS” 55

Lesson 6 56

PRESENTATION “BRITISH CULTURE” 56

SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR SECTION II 57

Unit III 60

SCIENTISTS 60

Lesson 1 60

Lesson 2 65

Lesson 3 71

Lesson 4 77

Lesson 5 81

Lesson 6 82

Women in Science 82

SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR SECTION III 85

Negative form and questions 88

Unit IV 99

COMPUTER 99

Lesson 1 99

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 99

READING TEXT 99

READING COMPREHENSION 100

Speaking practice 100

Writing practice 100

Lesson 2 102

LEAD-IN 102

LEXICAL EXERCISES 102

Grammar 103

SPEAKING PRACTICE 103

Lesson 3 105

LEAD-IN 105

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 105

LISTENING TEXT 105

LISTENING COMPREHENSION 105

Lesson 4 107

Oral test on the homework 107

LEXICAL EXERCISES 107

SPEAKING PRACTICE 108

Lesson 5 109

LEAD-IN 109

Reading text 109

WRITING PRACTICE 110

GROUP DISCUSSION 111

Lesson 6 113

SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR SECTION IV 114

Revision test 116

Present Perfect (have done) 117

Past Simple (did) 117

I’ve done a lot of work today. 117

We use the Present Perfect for a period of time that continues from the past until now. For example, today, this week, since 1985. 117

It hasn’t rained this week. 117

Have you seen Ann this morning? (it is still morning) 117

Ian lives in London. He has lived there for seven years. 117

I have never played golf. (in my life) 117

The Present Perfect always has a connection with now. 117

I did a lot of work yesterday. 117

We use the Past Simple for a finished time in the past. For example, yesterday, last week, from 1985 to 1991. 117

It didn’t rain last week. 117

Did you see Ann this morning? (it is now afternoon or evening) 117

Did you see Ann on Sunday? 117

Ian lived in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London. 117

I didn’t play golf when I was on holiday last summer. 117

The Past Simple tells us only about the past. 117

Revision test 118

Section V 121

CAREER PROSPECTS 121

Lesson 1 121

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 121

READING TEXT 121

READING COMPREHENSION 122

Speaking practice 123

Writing practice 123

Lesson 2 125

LEAD-IN 125

LEXICAL EXERCISES 125

Grammar 126

SPEAKING PRACTICE 126

Lesson 3 128

LEAD-IN 128

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 129

LISTENING TEXT 129

LISTENING COMPREHENSION 130

Lesson 4 131

Oral test on the homework 131

LEXICAL EXERCISES 131

I always support my colleagues and believe we should work toward a common goal. 134

I have excellent time management, but I can be impatient for results. 134

Because I think I will find the work environment both challenging and rewarding. 134

Leading the University football team to the national championships. 134

People say I’m sociable, organised, and decisive. 134

My aim is to have a position in the Management Team. 134

Grammar 135

SPEAKING PRACTICE 135

Lesson 5 136

LEAD-IN 136

WRITING PRACTICE 138

GROUP DISCUSSION 138

Lesson 6 142

SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR SECTION V 143

I/we/you/they 143

he/she/it 143

will (‘ll) 143

will not (won’t) 143

be 143

win 143

eat 143

come 143

will 143

I/we/you/they 143

he/she/it 143

be? 143

win? 143

eat? 143

come? 143

Revision test 145

Revision test 148

Final lexical-grammatical test 148