- •Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Буква х читается как глухой звук [ks]: text; звонкий звук [gz] читается, когда буква X находится между двумя гласными перед ударным слогом: examine.
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в открытом положении
- •Грамматика Личные местоимения (Personal Pronouns)
- •Повелительное наклонение (The Imperative Mood)
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the use of the Imperative Mood, the Direct and Indirect Object.
- •2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
- •3. Translate into English.
- •Глагол to be в настоящем времени (Verb to be in the Present Simple)
- •Grammar exercises
- •4. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the use of the verb to be. Pronounce correctly the contracted forms of the verb to be.
- •6. Make the sentences positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/is not/are/are not.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Употребление артикля (Usage of Articles)
- •Grammar exercises
- •8. Read, translate and explain the usage of the articles.
- •9. Put in a/an or the where necessary.
- •10. Translate into English.
- •Множественное число существительных (Plural of Nouns)
- •Grammar exercises
- •12. Rewrite in plural.
- •14. Translate into English.
- •Общие и альтернативные вопросы (General and Alternative Questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •15. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •16. Ask questions. Use am, is, are.
- •17. Ask alternative questions using the words in brackets.
- •Специальные вопросы (Special Questions)
- •Разделительные вопросы (Tag questions)
- •Grammar exercises
- •18. Fill in the blanks. Translate into Russian.
- •20. Put questions to the words in bold.
- •21. Translate into English.
- •Причастие настоящего времени (Participle I)
- •Grammar exercises
- •22. Form the Participle I from the following verbs. Translate into Russian.
- •23. Translate into English.
- •24. Translate these sentences into Russian.
- •Настоящее продолженное время (The Present Continuous Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •25. Read and translate the sentences. Make them negative and interrogative.
- •27. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Present Continuous Tense. Translate the sentences.
- •28. Give positive or negative short answers.
- •29. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •35. Read and translate the following text. About myself
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •37. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •38. Choose the right variant according to the text.
- •39. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:
- •40 Answer the following questions.
- •Unit II Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в закрытом положении с последующей буквой r (III тип чтения):
- •Чтение английских гласных букв в открытом положении с последующей буквой r (iVтип чтения):
- •В закрытом положении гласные читаются по первому типу чтения (как в алфавите):
- •Грамматика Притяжательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)
- •Указательные местоимения (Possessive Pronouns)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Put the necessary pronouns.
- •II. Fill in the blanks with my/your/his/her/its….
- •III. Open the brackets.
- •IV. Complete the sentences.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Притяжательный падеж (Possessive Case)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Choose the right variant.
- •III. Complete the sentences. Use –‘s or of.
- •IV. Translate into Russian.
- •Глагол to have (got) в настоящем времени
- •Grammar exercise
- •II. Put the verb to have (got) in the correct form. Read and translate.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •III. Form the words using suffixes:
- •IV. Suggest the Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Active Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •VI. Read and translate the following text. Name the main stages of education in Russia. Education in Russia
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones.
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs where necessary.
- •XI. Speak on the topic “Departure and arrival,” use the following words and word combinations:
- •Unit III Правила чтения Характеристика звуков
- •Грамматика Настоящее неопределенное время (The Present Indefinite Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Write the 3. Person singular of the following verbs.
- •II. Complete the sentences using the following verbs:
- •III. Choose the right variant.
- •IV. Translate these sentences, make them negative and interrogative.
- •V. Put questions to the words in bold:
- •VI. Which is right? Complete the sentences. Translate into Russian.
- •VII. Translate into Russian.
- •Конструкция there is / are
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate the sentences paying attention to the usage of the construction there is / are.
- •II. Put in there is / there isn’t / is there? / there are / there aren’t / are there?
- •III. Put in there or it.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Неопределенные местоимения some, any, every, no и их производные (Indefinite Pronouns: some, any, every, no and their derivatives)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Put in a/an/the/some where necessary.
- •II. Read, translate and explain the use of the Indefinite Pronouns.
- •III. Choose the write variant: somebody/everybody/anything/somewhere/anybody, etc. Translate into Russian.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Put in the right preposition if necessary.
- •III. Correct the prepositions if necessary.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •VI. Read and translate the following text to name the main stages of education in Great Britain. Education in Great Britain
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Match each word in a with the Russian equivalent in b:
- •VIII. Find in the text equivalents to the following phrases:
- •IX. Make up questions to which the following sentences are the answers.
- •XIV. Listen to the conversation again. What synonymic words or expressions are used in the dialogue instead of those given in italics:
- •Unit IV Правила чтения Гласные буквы, отражающие в открытом положении краткие гласные звуки:
- •Грамматика
- •Особые случаи образования степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий
- •Использование слов much / many, little / few, a little / a few
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Give the comparative and superlative degrees:
- •II. Choose the write variant. Translate the sentences.
- •III. Insert the appropriate form of the adjective given in brackets:
- •IV. Choose the right word.
- •V. Translate into Russian.
- •The Present Simple and the Present Continuous Tenses (Revision)
- •I. Put in am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Present Simple or the Present Continuous:
- •III. Are the verbs write or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
- •IV. Use the words in brackets to write sentences. All the sentences are future. Use the Present Continuous or Present Simple.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Конструкция to be going to
- •Grammar exercises
- •II. Ask questions to the words in bold.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and practice the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •VI. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •VII. Read and translate the following text. Entitle each paragraph. Russia’s Top Universities
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VIII. Find in text the situations in which the following word combinations are used:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the text:
- •XI. Give a short summery of the text “Russia’s Top Universities”. Use the plan below to compose your own story about the university in which you study:
- •XIII. Listen to the dialogue “At the hotel”. Be ready to answer the following questions:
- •XIV. What is the difference between:
- •XII. Speak on the topic “At the hotel”, use the following words and word combinations:
- •Unit V Правила чтения Чтение сочетаний гласных с согласными
- •Grammar
- •Прошедшее неопределенное время (The Past Indefinite Tense)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Give the past form of the verbs, arrange them according to the pronunciation of the endings:
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Simple. Translate the sentences.
- •III. 1. Make up questions and answers from the following words.
- •2. Make up questions and answer them:
- •3. Put general, alternative, disjunctive questions to the following sentences:
- •IV. Put the verbs in the correct form of the Past Simple (positive, negative or question).
- •V. Put in there was / there, wasn’t / was there? / there weren’t / were there?
- •VI. Use the present simple, the present continuous or the past simple. Translate into Russian.
- •VII. Which question word is used to put the question to the bold word or expression?
- •VIII. Translate into English.
- •Местоимение other и его производные (other and its derivatives – another, the others, others)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read, translate and explain the usage of the word other and its derivatives.
- •II. Choose the right variant.
- •Причастие прошедшего времени (The Past Participle)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Write three forms of the following verbs.
- •II. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Translate into English.
- •I (you, we, you, they) have worked. He (she, it) has worked.
- •I (you, we, you, they) have not (haven’t) worked. He (she, it) has not (hasn’t) worked.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate.
- •II. Make up sentences, use the following word combinations:
- •IV Write for or since. Translate into Russian.
- •V. Put the verb in the Present Perfect or the Past Simple:
- •VI. Choose the form of the Participle in each sentence.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •Active vocabulary
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VIII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
- •X. Answer the following questions.
- •XI. Read and translate the text below to learn about the main city of Russia. Moscow
- •XIII. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •XIV. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to the text using words and word combinations below:
- •Unit VI
- •I. Read, pronounce the following words and word combinations correctly:
- •Grammar Будущее неопределенное время (The Future Indefinite Tense)
- •I (we) shall (‘ll) come tomorrow. You (he, she, it, you, they) will (‘ll) come tomorrow.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Fill in the blanks. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Future Simple or the Present Simple:
- •III. Choose the write variant.
- •IV. Put the verbs into correct tense.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты (The Modal Verbs and their equivalents)
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Read and translate into Russian.
- •III. Ask questions and give short answers.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Read, translate, pay attention to the usage of modal verb can and its equivalent.
- •VI. Fill in: can / to be able to
- •VII. Read and translate, pay attention to the usage of modal verb may and its equivalent.
- •VIII. A) Read and translate.
- •IX. Chose the correct variant. Translate into Russian.
- •X. Translate into English.
- •I. Look at the following international words, guess their meaning and check the pronunciation:
- •Word building
- •II. Translate the following derivative words:
- •III. Define to what parts of speech the following words belong:
- •IV. Translate into Russian the following phrases:
- •Active Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •VIII. Choose among the words the one that corresponds to the text above to complete the sentences:
- •XIII. Listen to the dialogue “Shopping”.
- •XIV. Decide which of the following statements are true and which are false. Correct the false ones.
- •Unit VII
- •I. Read, pronounce the following words and word combinations correctly:
- •Grammar Прошедшее длительное время (The Past Continuous Tense)
- •I (he, she, it) was working. We (you, they) were working.
- •Grammar exercises
- •I. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Continuous.
- •II. Replace the infinitives given in brackets by the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
- •III. Choose the write variant.
- •IV. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
- •V. Find the sentence in the form, the Past Continuous.
- •VI. Translate into English.
- •Revision exercises
- •I. Open the brackets, put the verbs into the correct form.
- •II. Ask questions to the word in bold.
- •III. Ask general, alternative and disjunctive questions.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Word building
- •Active Vocabulary
- •The United States of America
- •Text and vocabulary exercises
- •VII. Find in the text the words or phrases which mean the same as:
- •VIII. Complete the following sentences according to the text.
- •X. Give a short summery of the text “The United States of America.” Использованная литература
Active Vocabulary
VI. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
campus – кампус, территория (университета, колледжа или школы); competitive entry requirements – конкурсные требования для поступления; to be held – состояться; to apply for – подавать заявление, обращаться; ranked among – ранжирован (упорядочен) среди; to employ – иметь в штате, предоставлять работу; to supply with all necessary facilities – снабжать всеми необходимыми средствами; to deliver – читать (лекции), extracurricular – факультативный, внеаудиторный; part-time – вечернее (обучение), extra-mural – заочное (обучение); to be engaged in – быть вовлеченным, заниматься, dormitory – общежитие.
Обратите внимание на чтение следующих числительных. Числительные, которые употребляются с неопределенным артиклем: 100 – a (one) hundred, 1,000 – a (one) thousand, 1,000,000 – a (one) million.
Чтение сложных числительных: 109 – one hundred and nine; 694 – six hundred and ninety-four; in 1982 (nineteen eighty-two).
VII. Read and translate the following text. Entitle each paragraph. Russia’s Top Universities
Russia’s Top Universities have very competitive entry requirements. Special exams are held annually to determine admission. Students must apply for studies according to the standard competitive system. Most of Russia’s Universities are located in large cities: Moscow State University, the Russian People’s Friendship University in Moscow, St. Petersburg State University. All these universities are public (state).
Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest and the most prestigious university of Russia. It was founded in 1755 on Saint Tatiana’s Day at the decree of the Empress Elizaveta and on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. The day of Moscow University’s foundation is celebrated as the Student’s Day in Russia. Moscow State University nowadays offers education in 27 faculties and research training in a number of institutes. A number of its graduates and professors are Nobel Prize winners and are considered world famous scientist. The University is internationally recognized and ranked among the top ten in the world.
The total number of university students including post-graduates exceeds 30,000. The university employs 8,500 professors, academicians, experienced lecturers and researchers. Most of them are engaged in research in various fields of science, about 6,9000 of them hold Doctor of Science Degree. The number of foreign students is growing constantly (3,000 students from about 100 countries).The teaching staff is highly qualified and world recognized for their achievements in modern science. The Diploma of Moscow State University is recognized worldwide. The university closely cooperates with the leading international organizations including UNESCO and The World Bank.
The main building of the university has exceptional architecture and it is the largest and highest university building throughout the world. The university campus supplies the students with all necessary facilities: lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, conference hall, clinics, pharmacy, shops, movie theatre, post office, dining halls, dormitories. It includes 12 training halls, 2 swimming pools, tennis courts, football stadiums and other sport facilities.
Libraries have a rich collection of books in Russian and in many foreign languages with titles in every branch of science and technology. Prescribed textbooks and manuals are available for staff and students who can consult them or borrow. The library has many electronic journal titles licensed for access on the network and full-text online databases. Nowadays the library has websites, which include useful information about collections of items.
Each faculty is headed by a dean who is usually an outstanding scientist. He is assisted by several deputy deans who are responsible for academic process, research, extracurricular activity, students’ accommodation. The dean’s office coordinates the faculty activities, arranges curriculum, sets exam and credit schedule for every term.
Moscow State University provides a wide range of educational programs. Almost all programmes at the university are delivered in the Russian language. The university provides tuition in three forms: full-time, part-time, and extra-mural instruction. Nowadays e-learning (distance education) is getting more and more popular. For many students the tuition is free and they receive a scholarship.