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Федеральное государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования «Северо-Западная академия государственной службы» Карельский филиал СЗАГС вг. Петрозаводске |
Р.Г. Головчанская, м.Н. Горанская, э.С. Тайбакова take time to read
Учебно-методическое пособие
Петрозаводск
2010
ББК 81.2Англ
УДК 811.11
Г613
Печатается по решению совета Карельского филиала СЗАГС
в г. Петрозаводске от 27 мая 2010 года
Рецензенты:
Максютенко В.И., зав. кафедрой иностранных языков, кандидат педагогических наук, доцент ФГОУ ВПО «Карельская государственная педагогическая академия»;
Васильева Е.Г., кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков Карельского филиала ФГОУ ВПО «Северо-Западная академия государственной службы».
Головчанская Р.Г.
Г 613 TAKE TIME TO READ: Учеб.-метод. пособие по формированию / Р.Г. Головчанская, М.Н. Горанская, Э.С. Тайбакова; Карельский филиал СЗАГС в г. Петрозаводске. – Петрозаводск, 2010. – с.
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Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для студентов дневной и заочной форм обучения по специальностям «Государственное и муниципальное управление», «Финансы и кредит» и «Юриспруденция» с разным уровнем владения английским языком.
Аутентичные и адаптированные тексты из разнообразных источников относятся к различным функциональным стилям и жанрам, сгруппированы по основным тематическим модулям и отвечают требованиям Рабочей программы по дисциплине «Иностранный язык».
Тексты сопровождаются упражнениями для развития умений поискового, просмотрового, изучающего и ознакомительного видов чтения на иностранном языке. Тексты и предлагаемые к ним упражнения направлены на развитие иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции (языковой, речевой, компенсаторной, социо-культурной, учебно-познавательной) как неотъемлемой составляющей профессионально-коммуникативной компетентности специалистов указанных профилей.
ББК 81.2Англ
УДК 811.11
© Карельский филиал ГОУ ВПО «Северо-
Западная академия государственной службы»
ISBN в г. Петрозаводске, 2010
Contents
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IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS! |
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TABLE OF LEVELS AND TYPES OF READING |
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UNIT 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
1.1 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FAMILY TREE 1.2 THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH 1.3 The use of English as a global tongue 1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH 1.5 DIALECTS AND REGIONAL VARIETIES OF ENGLISH 1.6 PIDGIN ENGLISH AND CREOLE ENGLISH 1.7 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH ENGLISH 1.8 RUSSIAN-ENGLISH “FALSE FRIENDS” 1.9 CRAZY ENGLISH 1.10 SIMPLIFIED ENGLISH 1.11 REASONS FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES 1.12 HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN PEOPLE SPEAK? 1.13 TRICKS FOR LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES 1.14 A TEACher of ENGLish 1.15 FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN STUDENTS’ LIVES
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UNIT 2. GENERAL ENGLISH
2.1GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION 2.2TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY! 2.3WHERE DO YOU LIVE? 2.4HAVE YOU GOT A HOBBY? 2.5NEA’S HOBBIES AND INTERESTS 2.6 PHYSICAL Exercise 2.7ARE YOU FOND OF PETS? 2.8 CHOOSING A PEN PAL 2.9WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? 2.10WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY LIKE? 2.11A BUSY DAY 2.12AN INTERVIEW WITH A FAMOUS PERSON 2.13WHAT’S IN YOUR OFFICE? 2.14A TYPICAL MANAGER’S DESK AND A TYPICAL SECRETARY’S DESK 2.15MY OFFICE 2.16TWO WORKERS IN AN OFFICE 2.17 The Rocks 2.18 THE Secrets of Straight-A Students 2.19THE HISTORY OF UNIVERSITIES 2.20THE KARELIAN BRANCH OF THE NORTH-WEST ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PETROZAVODSK 2.21LAW ACADEMY 2.22 LIVING IN The library 2.23WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LIBRARY 2.24 A HOMELY FACE 2.25 A helpful directory 2.26 Roses 2.27 the use of pesticides 2.28 the intruder in the salad 2.29 A British spy 2.30FLIGHTS AND FARES 2.31
2.32 Three Young Men, Death and a Bag of Gold 2.33 The Very Fine Clock 2.34 Dog Star 2.35 Poetry
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UNIT 3. Countrystudy 3.1 THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 3.2 THE QUEEN 3.3 LONDON 3.4 EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN 3.5 THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE 3.6 J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter 3.7 HallOWEEN 3.8 VALENTINE’S DAY 3.9 St. Patrick’s Day 3.10 Why do the British drive on the left? 3.11 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3.12 WASHINGTON, D.C. 3.13 NEW YORK 3.14 SYMBOLS OF THE USA 3.15 The system of Government in the USA 3.16 THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA 3.17 George Washington 3.18 John Kennedy 3.19 HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES 3.20 CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES 3.21 George Gershwin 3.22 HOLLYWOOD AND THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 3.23 AMERICAN FOOD 3.24 FASHION IN THE USA 3.25 SPORTS IN THE US 3.26 CANADA 3.27 AUSTRALIA and new zealand 3.28 Russia 3.29 rUSSIAN cULTURE 3.30 THE REPUBLIC OF KARELIA 3.31 Petrozavodsk 3.32 WE ARE DIFFERENT
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Unit 4. Business English 4.1 A New Product IS Introduced 4.2 A Plant in Chicago 4.3 Business with Italy 4.4 “Europa Marketing” 4.5 Mr. Brown’s Firm 4.6 The BP Group 4.7 The Founder of IBM 4.8 LARGO FOODS INVESTS $4M IN NEW PRODUCTION LINE 4.9 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 4.10 THE TARGET MARKET 4.11 Distribution 4.12 basic terms of delivery 4.13 Trocaire voice concerns for Far East toy makers 4.14 Ratings rising for talk show hosts on Internet 4.15 Someone Somewhere Has You Taped 4.16 THE DEMING GUIDE to QUALITY and COMPETITIVE POSITION 4.17 JOB ADS 4.18 JOB DESCRIPTION 4.19 JOB BENEFITS 4.20 THE AMERICAN DREAM 4.21 A Day in the Job of Richard Carrick, marketing director of Airtours 4.22 Sleeping at the office on Wall Street 4.23 Make the most of business trips 4.24 How to Behave Appropriately on a Business Trip 4.25 Classic designs with presents in mind 4.26 Bulletin Board
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UNIT 5. Public Administration 5.1 THE TERM “PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION” 5.2 HISTORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 5.3 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PRUSSIA 5.4 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN FRANCE 5.5 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE 5.6 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5.7 DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE EAST 5.8 EMERGENCE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS 5.9 CLASSICAL PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 5.10 MODERN PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 5.11 IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONS 5.12 INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 5.13 CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 5.14 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5.15 CIVIL SERVICE IN CANADA 5.16 CIVIL SERVICE IN BRAZIL 5.17 CIVIL SERVICE IN FRANCE 5.18 CIVIL SERVICE IN GERMANY 5.19 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 5.20 CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 5.21 GRADES IN CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UK 5.22 THE MANDARINS OF WHITEHALL 5.23 VIVIAN BROWN: A BRITISH CIVIL SERVANT 5.24 WOMEN IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE UK 5.25 SUSAN CLARKE: A GIRL FROM THE TOWN HALL 5.26 WHAT IS THE FAST STREAM? 5.27 FAST STREAMERS’ PROFILES
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UNIT 6. Finance and Credit 6.1 FROM THE HISTORY OF EARLY MATHEMATICS 6.2 THE ORIGIN OF THE WORD “MONEY” 6.3 THE HISTORY OF MONEY 6.4 ELECTRONIC MONEY 6.5 BRITISH MONEY 6.6 AMERICAN MONEY 6.7 THE EURO 6.8 MONEY COLLECTING 6.9 CONTERFEITING OF MONEY 6.10 QUIZ “ARE YOU A SPENDER OR A SAVER?” 6.11 TIPS ON SAVING MONEY 6.12 STEPS TO UNLIMITED WEALTH 6.13 MONEY AND HUMOUR 6.14 BANKS 6.15 WHAT ARE BANKS FOR? 6.16 BANK ROLE 6.17 CENTRAL BANKS 6.18 DEMAND GROWS FOR BANKING FROM HOME 6.19 AT THE BANK 6.20 GETTING A LOAN 6.21 CREDIT CARD 6.22 FLEXIBLE MORTGAGES 6.23 FUNDRAISING BASICS 6.24 A JOB OPENING AT A BANK 6.25 THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN FINLAND 6.26 BENEFITS BETTER, CLAIMS WELFARE 6.27 THERE ARE PENSIONS AND THERE ARE EAGLE STAR PENSIONS 6.28 PRICE DISCRIMINATION 6.29 ACT INVESTS IN LONDON COURT 6.30 PRINCESS ATTRACTS INTEREST OF ARCON 6.31 ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS TO MERGE 6.32 ACCOUNTING
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UNIT 7. Law 7.1 The Government and Policy of the Russian Federation 7.2 FROM The Constitution of the Russian Federation 7.3 The Reform of Local Government in Russia 7.4 Judicial Bodies of the Republic of Karelia 7.5 The Political System of the USA 7.6 The Separation of Powers in the USA 7.7 The President of the USA 7.8 Half a Million Lawyers in the USA 7.9 JURY DUTY 7.10 TRIAL BY JURY 7.11 The Federal Bureau of Investigation 7.12 FBI’S INVESTIGATIONS 7.13 The September 11 Attacks 7.14 INVESTIGATION 7.15 Detectives and their work 7.16 Cross-examination 7.17 Bill Napolitano - A New York City Cop 7.18 Escape plot 7.19 OUTLINES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 7.20 Employment law in england 7.21 Employment 7.22 employment at the Royal Household 7.23 How companies encourage ethical behavior 7.24 fight against computer hackers 7.25 Types of marriage 7.26 Common-law marriage 7.27 A DREAM HOUSE 7.28 REASONS FOR CRIME 7.29 Law Society president wants clarification 7.30 Gift versus Bribe 7.31 GAMBLING 7.32 A Taste of Democracy
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