- •Введение
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Match the definition with a certain word:
- •III. Find synonyms to the following words:
- •IV. Complete the table:
- •V. Read the text “What is psychology?” and answer this question. What is psychology?
- •VI. Finish the sentences.
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Answer the following questions.
- •VIII. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Text 2 psychology as a profession
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.
- •III. Match the suitable definition with the word.
- •IV. Fill the gaps with suitable prepositions
- •V. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
- •VI. Read the text “Psychology as a profession” and fill the table. Psychology as a profession
- •VIII. Ask 7-8 questions to the text.
- •IX. Prove that:
- •Text 3 perspectives on behavior and mental processes
- •I. Read and learn the following words:
- •II. Give the antonyms for the following words.
- •III. Match the suitable definition with the word.
- •IV. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases.
- •V. These words can be used both as verbs and nouns. Make up your own sentences to show the differences in their usage.
- •VII. Read the text and explain why is it necessary to take into consideration all the five perspectives studying different psychological states. Perspectives on behavior and mental processes
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •X. Imagine that you are going to study “memory” as a psychological state tell your group mates which psychological perspective will you choose to do it. Text 4 the research methods of psychology
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Guess how we translate from English into Russian these international words:
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words
- •IV. Find the definition for each method of research
- •V. Complete the sentences, using the following words.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the table. The research methods of psychology
- •VII. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 5 the sense of hearing
- •I. Read and learn the following words.
- •The sense of hearing
- •VI. Supply the prepositions where necessary
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •IX. Draw the movement of the sound waves in the ear and describe this process to your group mates. Text 6 the sense of smell and taste
- •I. Read and learn the following words.
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Give the Russian equivalents to the following words and phrases:
- •IV. Read the text and answer the question “What sense organs do people use for taste and smell?” the sense of smell and taste
- •V. Insert the following prepositions in the gaps:
- •X. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Text 7 the sense of sight
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •The sense of sight
- •VII. Answer the following questions:
- •VIII. Ask 3-4 questions on this text to your group mates.
- •IX. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •X. Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •Text 8 the sense of touch
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •The sense of touch
- •VIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements
- •Text 9 perception
- •II. Write the derivatives of the following words:
- •III. Do you understand all these words? Use them in the sentences of your own.
- •IV. Read the text and answer the question “What is perception?” perception
- •V. Prove that:
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Work in groups.
- •IX. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 10
- •Illusions
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Complete the table:
- •III. Give the synonyms to the following words.
- •IV. Use the following words in the sentences of your own.
- •V. Match the words and their definitions
- •V. Give the English equivalents to the following phrases
- •VI. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •VII. Read the text “Illusions” and say what is the difference between illusion and hallucination?
- •Illusions
- •VIII. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 11 conscious awareness: subjective and objective
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Give the synonyms to the following words.
- •IV. Read the text “Conscious Awareness: Subjective and Objective” and say what is the difference between subconscious, preconscious and unconscious? conscious awareness: subjective and objective
- •V. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •VI. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •Text 12 fantasy and daydreaming
- •II. Guess the meaning of the following international words:
- •III. Complete the table:
- •IV. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •V. Read the text and find the difference between daydream, reverie and fantasy. Fantasy and daydreaming
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Text 13 sleep and dream
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Make your own sentences or a story using the following words.
- •IV. Fill the gaps in the sentences using the following words.
- •V. Read the text and say what the difference between Rapid Eye Movement stage and Non Rapid Eye Movement stage. Sleep and dream
- •VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •VII. Answer the following questions
- •VIII. Prove that sleep is very important to human beings. Text 14 memory
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •IV. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •V. Choose 5 any words from vocabulary and make your own sentences with them
- •VI. Read the text and say “What is the memory?” memory
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Prove that:
- •Text 15 mnemonic systems
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •IV. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with them
- •V. Complete the table:
- •VI. Read the text “Mnemonic Systems” mnemonic systems
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Complete the table.
- •X. Work in pairs.
- •Text 16 creativity
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Match the words and their definitions
- •III. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •IV. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences with them.
- •V. Translate these phrases from Russian into English.
- •VI. Read the text “Creativity” creativity
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Work in groups.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 17 problem solving
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •Problem solving
- •VI. Finish the following sentences:
- •VII. Put the sentences in the order they met in the text.
- •VIII. Imagine that people couldn’t solve problems because they didn’t know how to do it.
- •IX. Solve the problem in section d.
- •X. Complete the table.
- •Text 18 universal features of human languages
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •Universal features of human languages
- •VI. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
- •Text 19 happiness
- •VI. Read the text “Happiness” and give your definition of this notion happiness
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Prove that happiness will not last unless it is constantly renewed.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •Text 20 goal and need hierarchies
- •I. Read and learn the following words
- •II. Find synonyms for the following words:
- •III. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences.
- •IV. Match the words and their definitions
- •V. Complete the table
- •VI. Read the text “Goal and Need Hierarchies” goal and need hierarchies
- •VIII. Answer the following questions:
- •IX. Work in groups and invent your model of people’s needs.
- •X. Translate the text from Russian into English.
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words:
- •II. Translate the following derivatives and fill in the blank with the proper ones. Learn them and use in the sentences of your own.
- •III. Study the difference between to decide – decision and to solve – solution.
- •IV. Translate the following word-combinations:
- •V. Read the text and name the activities that are conducted by social workers. The Origin and Aims of Social Work
- •VI. Fill in the blanks with the proper word(s) and complete the sentence.
- •VII. Fill in the proper preposition.
- •VIII. Continue the sentences.
- •IX. Render the following in English:
- •Text II From the History of Social Work
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words.
- •II. A) Study the difference in through, though, thorough (thoroughness, thoroughly) and fill in the gaps with the right word.
- •III. Complete the table with the proper derivative. Sometimes not all parts of speech can be formed.
- •IV. Learn the following words:
- •V. Read the text and speak up about the evolution of concept of social work. From the History of Social Work
- •VI. Correct the following statements:
- •Text III Types of Social Workers (Part I)
- •IV.Translate the following word-combinations:
- •V. Read the text and define the types of social workers. Types of Social Workers (Part I)
- •VI. Match the type of a social worker and his main duty.
- •VII. Fill in the blanks with the proper word:
- •VIII. Continue the sentences and then reproduce them.
- •Text IV Types of Social Workers (Part II)
- •I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:
- •II. Learn the difference between the verbs suggest and offer and fill in the blanks:
- •III. A) Form new words using prefix en- and translate them.
- •IV. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the chart.
- •VII. Translate the words in brackets into English and complete the sentences.
- •VIII. Answer the following questions.
- •IX. Speak about the duties of above mentioned specialists. Text V Child Abuse
- •I. Translate the following derivatives and use them in the sentences of your own:
- •II. A) Make new adjectives with the base words, using the suffixes and/or negative prefixes. Sometimes you need to make small changes to the spelling.
- •III. Join each sentence using either Participle I, or II, or Perfect Participle.
- •IV. Find the Complex Subject and translate the sentence.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Match the opposites in a and b.
- •VII. Read the text and define the main idea of each enumerated paragraph. Child Abuse
- •VIII. Fill in the proper preposition to complete the sentences:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the proper word to complete the sentence:
- •X. Continue the sentences:
- •XI. Translate the following questions into English and let your group - mates answer them.
- •Text VI Welfare
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words:
- •II. Learn the following derivatives:
- •IV. A) Translate the sentence and analyze the infinitive of purpose.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Supply the most suitable verb from the chart below to complete the sentence.
- •VII. Read the text and name the category of people requiring state support. Welfare
- •VIII. Correct the following statements:
- •Text VII Child Welfare
- •IV. Transform the following sentences from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice:
- •V. Match the opposites.
- •VI. Learn the following words:
- •VII. Read the text and state the categories of child-welfare service programs. Child Welfare
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the proper words:
- •IX. Fill in the proper preposition:
- •X. Find the adjective which were used with the following nouns in the text and reproduce the whole sentence.
- •XI. Answer questions to the words in bald type and ask them to your group-mates.
- •Text VIII Suicide
- •I. Practice the reading of the following words.
- •II. Translate the following derivatives and fill in the blank with the proper ones. Learn them and use in the sentences of your own.
- •III. Translate the following word – combinations:
- •IV. A) Form new words using suffix –able and translate them.
- •V. Translate the following paying attention to the italicized words.
- •VI. Choose the word that has the same meaning as the word at the left.
- •VII. Read the text and find out the reasons for suicide for different age groups. Suicide
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with the proper word to complete the sentence:
- •IX. Correct the following statements:
- •Text IX Euthanasia
- •Euthanasia
- •VIII. Correct the following statements:
- •IX. Make up questions for the following answers.
- •Text X Sociology
- •III. Form the plural of the following nouns.
- •IV. A) Translate the sentence and define the underlined grammar phenomenon.
- •V. Learn the following words:
- •VI. Read the text and name the stages that govern human development according to Comte. Sociology
- •VII. Paraphrase the following sentences:
- •VIII. Fill in the blanks with the proper preposition:
- •IX. Answer the following questions:
- •X. Make a brief summary of Comte’s accomplishments.
- •XI. Choose one personality and make up a short survey of his accomplishments and contribution to sociology.
- •Texts for supplementary reading Text 1 meditation
- •Text 2 what is consciousness?
- •Text 3 slips and what they tell us
- •Text 4 hypnosis
- •Text 5 can hypnosis force people to act against their will?
- •Text 6 can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events?
- •Text 7 the id, the ego and the superego
- •Text 8 therapy
- •Text 9 defence mechanisms
- •Text 10 talking with the hands
- •Text 11 language and non-humans
- •Text 12 helping the deaf hear
- •Text 13 what is emotion?
- •Text 14 the evolutionary theory of emotional expression
- •Text 15 how our emotions can make
- •It harder for us to lie
- •Text 16 a triangular theory of love
- •Text 17 learning
- •Text 18 habituation
- •Text 19 punishment: use with care
- •Text 20 observational learning
- •Appendix Словообразование при помощи аффиксов
- •Наиболее употребительные префиксы. Префиксы с отрицательным значением.
- •Префиксы с разными значениями
- •Наиболее употребительные суффиксы Суффиксы существительных
- •Суффиксы прилагательных
- •Суффиксы глаголов
- •Glossary
- •Contents
VI. Fill the gaps using the following prepositions.
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through, of , to , in , for, out of, of, from, to, of, about |
1. We gather information … written word and express our needs …writing.
2. All human languages have the properties …expressive power, productivity and displacement.
3. Expressive power refers …a language’s ability to communicate almost any idea, any feeling and any thought.
4. Human languages are not limited … messages that concern our immediate survival.
5. Some linguists think that differences …languages make … different ways … perceiving and understanding the world.
6. Productivity grows … … the rule – governed nature of language.
7. Displacement or the ability to talk … something that is not present, is the aspect … language that makes civilization possible.
VII. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
1. Most of us take speech in daily life for granted.
2. We don’t pause to consider that reading and writing, like speech, are not significant for human civilization.
3. Many researchers convinced that if we could analyze the working of language in all its richness we might understand the human mind.
4. All human languages have the properties of productivity and displacement.
5. The communication systems of other species serve only a survival function.
6. Animals use signals to discuss language itself and communicate their feelings and emotions.
7. With the limited set of words we can produce a limited number of sentences to speak in particular situations.
8. When we learn a language we usually learn a set of sentences to speak in particular situations.
9. Displacement allows us to describe only the future and the imaginary.
10. By transcending the immediate present, we can transmit knowledge from generation to generation.
VIII. Prove that the language represents one of the highest achievements of human cognition.
IX. Answer the following questions:
1. What are the universal features of language?
2. What is the difference between expressive power and displacement?
3. Is it possible to understand the human mind?
4. What is the difference between human and non-human languages?
X. Work in groups.
Just as we may question the viability of artificial intelligence, we may use the problem of communication to test whether computers will ever have “a mind of their own”. Use the three universal features of human language as criteria to test the assumptions about artificial intelligence. What must computers be able to do in order to meet all these criteria?
Text 19 happiness
I. Read and learn the following words
● happiness [hæpinəs] счастье ● extended [iks'tendid] расширенный ● digestion [di'dʒest∫n] пищеварение ● circumstances ['sə:kəmstəns] обстоятельство ● account for smth [ə'kaυnt] объяснять ● gender ['dʒendə] пол ● employment [im'plimənt] работа ● steady ['stedi] устойчивый, ровный, спокойный ● contentment [kən'tentmənt] удовлетворение ● appraisal [ə'preizl] оценка ● to encounter [in'kaυntə] сталкиваться с чем-либо ● aggravating ['ægrəveintiŋ] ухудшение ● relative ['relətiv] относительный ● comparison [kəm'pærisn] сравнение ● terrific [tə'rifik] ужасающий ● comedown ['kmdaun] упадок.
II. Find synonyms for the following words:
account for, contentment, relative, terrific, circumstances, encounter, appraisal, steady
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situation, explain, persistent, satisfaction, evaluation, relevant, amazing, run across |
III. Choose 5 any words from the vocabulary and make your own sentences.
IV. Give the Russian equivalents for the following English word combinations.
Extended form of joy; objective circumstances; account for the difference in happiness among people; steady state of emotions; to trigger the emotion of happiness; cognitive appraisal; observations of the ancient Greeks; modern views; to determine smth; to be based on some comparison; seem terrific; to be a comedown.
V. Match the words and their definitions
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account for smth |
the fact of being male or female |
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to encounter |
be the explanation of smth |
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appraisal |
a feeling of happiness or satisfaction |
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steady |
to experience smth, especially unpleasant |
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comedown |
a situation in which person is not as important as before |
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gender |
excellent, wonderful |
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contentment |
in a way that doesn’t change |
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terrific |
the process of examination things to see how they are similar and how they are different |
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comparison |
a judgment of value of smb/smth |