- •Развитие самоактуализации студентов I курса в процессе изучения темы «Личный профайл» (пособие по английскому языку)
- •Personal profile
- •1. Read the text below and translate it:
- •2. Learn the vocabulary by heart:
- •1. Translate into Russian:
- •2. Match the two parts of the sentence:
- •3. Write down sentences using following words:
- •4. Ask questions to the text. Let your classmates answer them.
- •5. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •6. Read the dialogue.
- •7. Role play your own dialogue. Use in the dialogue the following words and phrases:
- •A student’s working day
- •1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:
- •2. All the following words appear in the text. Read and learn them by heart:
- •3. Read the text below and translate it:
- •Vocabulary exercises:
- •1. Find in the text:
- •1. Complete the missing information:
- •2. Find in the text the answers to the following questions:
- •3. Ask your partner/ friend how long it takes him/ her to do the below mentioned activities. Use the model:
- •4. Agree or disagree with the following statements, using the strategies of speaking. Give additional information to prove your agreement or disagreement. Use the model.
- •5. Try to find out the details about your partner's working day by asking the questions to which the following statements are the answers:
- •6. Read and act out the dialogue:
- •7. Describe how your friend starts his/ her working day, using the prompts:
- •1. Read, translate and roleplay the conversations:
- •2. Find 18 verbs based on the topic. They are arranged in two directions:
- •3. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary:
- •4. Answer the question and prove your point of view:
- •My friend
- •1. Read the text and translate it:
- •2. Learn the vocabulary by heart:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •Vocabulary exercises:
- •1. Circle one word in each group that doesn’t belong:
- •2. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the opposite meaning. More than one word may be possible.
- •3. Read the text and replace the words in bold with a more suitable word from the list.
- •4. Work with the adjectives describing character. In each sentence below put the correct adjective from the group of three above it.
- •5. For each of the 15 adjectives above find in the list below the best adjective which describes the opposite kind of person.
- •1. Read this paragraph an American student wrote about his best friend. Follow these steps:
- •2. Write your own paragraph. Follow these steps:
- •3. Read the essay. Mind some tips for writing an essay in English and in Russian (in the Appendix). Write your own essay for the following topics:
- •Leisure time
- •1. Complete the sentences with adverbs of frequency:
- •1. Check these words:
- •2. Look at the blog. What is it about?
- •3. Read and check:
- •4. Mark the sentences based on the text t (True) or f (False). Correct the false statements:
- •5. Use adverbs of frequency to make sentences about your leisure activities and daily routine on Sundays. Choose from the list or use your own ideas. Read them to the group.
- •1) How can children spend their free time?
- •2) Where would you like to go to? Why? Who with? hobbies
- •1. Read the text and translate it:
- •2. Learn the vocabulary by heart:
- •3. Ask questions to the text. Let your classmates answer them.
- •1. Check these words:
- •2. Read the title of the text and look at the picture. What kind of hobby is the text about?
- •3. Use words from the Check these words task in the correct form to complete the sentences:
- •4. What impressed you the most in the text? In three minutes write a few sentences. Tell the group.
- •Ielts Speaking... Cue Card
- •If you prepare for this cue card you should be able to answer the following cue cards as well with very little changes:
- •8 Tips for Writing an Essay
- •Рекомендации по написанию сочинения с элементами рассуждения Формат и правила написания сочинения “expressing opinion”
- •Useful vocabulary for composition "expressing opinion"
- •1 Абзац. Вводные фразы:
- •2 Абзац. Фразы, выражающие свою точку зрения:
- •3 Абзац
- •4 Абзац. Заключительные фразы:
- •Characterizing a Human Being
- •Adjectives Describing a Person's Character
- •English Proverbs and Sayings
- •Latin Phrases and Sayings
- •Литература
6. Read the dialogue.
– Look Jake, have you got a family of your own?
– Oh, no, I'm not married yet. I live with my parents.
– Is your family large?
– I don't think so. My parents have got only two daughters.
– And which of you is the eldest?
– It's me. I'm twenty.
– How old is your younger sister? I wonder what her name is?
– Susan. She's a lovely girl. She is ten.
– It's a pleasure to have such a young sister, isn't it?
– Certainly. She's the apple of my eye.
7. Role play your own dialogue. Use in the dialogue the following words and phrases:
a younger brother – младший брат
really – правда
fantastic – фантастика
we both have – у нас обоих есть
good-looking – прелестный (-ая)
chestnut-haired – с каштановыми волосами
a pretty girl – прелестная девушка
with rosy plump cheeks – розовощекий (-ая)
a turned - up nose – вздернутый носик
an elder daughter – старшая дочь
a niece – племянница
pleasant-looking relatives – симпатичные родственники
Sреаking
Describe someone in your family who you really admire.
You should say:
What relation this person is to you?
What are your first memories of this person?
How often do you see this person?
Explain why do you admire this person?
Follow-up questions:
What are the values of family in your country?
How family bonding is necessary for happiness in life?
What type of family do you like? Nuclear family or joint family?
How family value and bonding have changed over the last decade?
Speak about yourself. You may use the model given below:
Let me introduce myself. My name is ... . My surname is … . I was born on the … of … in 19… . I am seventeen (sixteen/ eighteen) years old. I live in (at) …. It is the nicest city (town/ village) situated on the Volga river.
Now I am a first-year full-time student at the Faculty of Mathematics, Information Technology and Physics (Natural sciences and geography/ History and Law/ Economics and Management/ Philology/ Foreign Languages/ Psychology and Social Work/ Physical Training/ Technology and Services/ Primary School Education/ Special Education/ Visual Arts/ Musical Education) of the Volgograd State Pedagogical University. I am going to be a teacher (a lawyer/ a singer/ a painter/ a computer programmer/ a manager/ a fashion designer/ a speech therapist). I like my future profession and I am going to do my best to become a good specialist.
Some months/ years ago I passed my final exams at school. I did well (not very well) at school. My favourite subjects at school were … and … . I also enjoyed lessons of … .
Let me describe my appearance. I am tall (not very tall/ short/ middle-sized) and thin (not very thin/ slim/ rather plump). I’ve got large (small) blue (hazel/ black/ grey) eyes. My hair is black (fair/ dark/ blond/ chestnut), straight (curly) and long (short / not very long).
Now a few words about my character and interests. My friends say that I’m sociable, helpful and cheerful (kind/ fair/ honest/ sincere/ friendly). I am fond of reading (drawing/ sewing/ knitting/ cooking/ gardening) and playing computer games (dancing/ listening to music/ playing the guitar/ collecting coins). My favourite sport is football (volleyball/ swimming/ tennis/ ping-pong/ hockey). My friends and I often get together to play different games, to go for a walk or to the disco or simply to talk.
I’d like to tell you about my family. It is large (small/ not very large) and very friendly. We are the family of seven (two/ three/ four/ five/ six): my mother, my father, my grandmother, my grandfather, my sister, my brother (husband/ wife/ daughter/ son/ children) and I. We love each other very much and always try to help each other and to spend as much time together as we can. I’ve got a lot of friends too.
My mother's name is … She is … years old. She is a teacher (a doctor/ a nurse/ a dentist/ a shop assistant/ a dressmaker/ a hairdresser/ an accountant/ a cashier/ a housewife). She is a very nice, kind and clever woman.
My father's name is ... He is ... years old. He is a worker (an engineer/ a bus driver/ a fitter/ a welder/ a manager/ a businessman). He is rather tall and strong. He is a man of strong character - and all of us love him very much.
My grandmother's name is ... She is ... years old. She does not work now, she is a pensioner, but she has a lot of work to do about the house. All of us try to help her.
My grandfather's name is... He is... years old. He is a pensioner too.
My brother and sister are students (pupils). Their names are ... They are older (younger) than me.
We are a very good family. We love each other very much. In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, we like to watch TV, to read books and newspapers, to talk about different things and to discuss all our problems together. When the weather is good we sometimes go for a walk. We’ve got a small (large) house (flat/ cottage) in the country (city/ town) with a garden and a kitchen-garden. There is much work there and on week-ends we go there and work and have a rest all together.