- •Наш университет our university
- •I. Text About myself
- •Active vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •1. Give English equivalents to the following word-combinations:
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following word-combinations:
- •3. Substitute the underlined words with their synonyms.
- •4. Write an adjective of personality for each comment.
- •5. Insert prepositions, where necessary.
- •III. Additional reading and speech practice exercises
- •1. Answer the questions in the quiz to discover what type of person you are.
- •2. А) Read the introduction to the article. Do you agree with the
- •What’s Your Soundtrack? Your taste in music can reveal a lot about you …
- •3. А) Read the questionnaire and mark your answers.
- •How Lucky Are You?
- •4. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give true information about yourself.
- •5. Read and reproduce the following dialogues. Make up your own ones.
- •6. Read the following questions. Choose some of them and ask your class-mate. Then tell us, what you've found out about your partner. You may ask your own questions as well.
- •7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •IV. Writing
- •I. Text My Family
- •Active vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •1. Give English equivalents to the following words and word- combinations:
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word-combinations:
- •3. Complete the sentences using the words or word-combinations from the box.
- •4. Match the words to the definitions.
- •5. Insert prepositions where necessary.
- •III. Additional reading and speech practice exercises
- •1. Explain the meaning of the following words.
- •2. Read the interview about a Canadian family. Use the questions to speak about a typical Russian family.
- •3. А) Read and translate the text. My Aunt Emily
- •4. Read the questions 1-6 and find the answers in the texts a-g. One text is extra.
- •5. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give true information about yourself.
- •6. Read and reproduce the following dialogues. Make up your own ones.
- •7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •IV. Writing
- •I. Text. Our University
- •Active vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •1. Give English equivalents to the following words and word-combinations:
- •4. Complete the sentences using the words and word-combinations from the box.
- •5. Insert prepositions where necessary.
- •III. Additional reading and speech practice exercises
- •1. Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations
- •2. Read the text about British university students and then choose the correct answer a, b or c.
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Thursday 18th March
- •4. Read and translate the text. Decide if the statements after the text are true or false. A Student in Economics
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •5. Agree or disagree with these statements. Give true information about yourself.
- •6. Read and reproduce these dialogues. Make up your own ones.
- •7. Translate the text about British universities into English.
- •IV. Writing
- •Supplementary Reading Text 1 Passwords Reveal Your Personality
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Text 2 Families Have a Great-Great Future
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Text 3 Modern British Family
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Text 4 Family Forms and Trends in the usa
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Text 5 The Royal Family
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Text 6 Differences Between British and American Universities
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Библиографический список
- •Содержание
IV. Writing
Write a composition on one of the following topics:
1. The system of higher education in Russia.
2. The system of higher education in the USA or Great Britain.
3. My impressions of Far Eastern State Transportation University.
4. The history and the present day of our University.
Supplementary Reading Text 1 Passwords Reveal Your Personality
The word or phrase that you use to open your email account may provide a key to your personality as well as to your correspondence, according to a British psychologist. Helen Petrie, professor of human/computer interaction at City University in London, analysed the responses of 1,200 Britons who participated in survey funded by CentraNic, an Internet domain-name company. The results were recently published on CentraNic’s website.
Petrie identifies three main password “genres”. “Family oriented” respondents numbered nearly half of those surveyed. These people use their own name or nickname, the name of a child, partner, or pet, or a birth date as their password. They tend to be occasional computer users and have strong family ties. “They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value”, says Petrie. One third of respondents
were “fans”, using the names of athletes, singers, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to ally themselves with the lifestyle represented by a celebrity. Two of the most popular names were Madonna and Homer Simpson. The third main group of participants are “cryptics” because they pick unintelligible passwords or a random string of letters, numerals, and symbols such as “Jxa+157”. Petrie says cryptics are the most security-conscious group. They tend to make the safest but least interesting choices.
Passwords are revealing for two reasons. First, because they are invented on the spot. “Since you are focused on getting into a system, for example your email account, you’re likely to write down something that comes quickly to your mind”, says Petrie. “In this sense passwords tap into things that are just below the surface of consciousness. Also, to remember your password, you pick something that will stick in your mind. You may unconsciously choose something of particular emotional significance.”
Vocabulary Notes:
1. reveal - открывать, показывать
2. occasional – случайный, редкий
3. emotional value – эмоциональное значение
4. ally oneself – соединиться, иметь общие черты
5. celebrity – знаменитость
6. cryptics (зд.) – шифровальщики
7. unintelligible – неясный, неразборчивый
8. random - выбранный наугад, случайный, беспорядочный
9. security-conscious – осознающий (понимающий) проблему безопасности,
надежности
10. on the spot – спонтанно, без промедления
11. tap into - пользоваться
12. below the surface of consciousness – за пределами сознания
13. stick in one’s mind – запомниться, засесть в памяти