- •Учебное пособие по развитию навыков устной речи для студентов I и II курса технических специальностей
- •Part I me and my family
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, and translate the texts. About myself
- •My family
- •III. Supplementary vocabulary:
- •3. Relationships
- •IV. Using the supplementary vocabulary and the above stories, speak about yourself and your family.
- •V. A) Give the Russian equivalents for the following English proverbs and sayings (or translate them into Russian).
- •VI. Topics for oral compositions:
- •V. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Working day of a student
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read and translate the texts:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Higher education
- •I . Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II . Read, translate and retell the text:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •Our university
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II .Read, translate and retell the text:
- •AltStu academic divisions
- •Institutes:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •IV. Ask your friend:
- •V. Act out the situations:
- •In the city Barnaul
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text:
- •III. Complete the text with the words and phrases from the list below.
- •IV. Underline the correct word or phrase.
- •V. Underline the correct grammar form of the verb.
- •VI. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VII. Choose one of the prepositions.
- •VIII. Finish the sentences
- •Around the world
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Imagine some friends are coming to visit your town or city. They only have time to see three things. What three things should they see? Make a list.
- •III. Read the extract from a guide book for Cape Town.
- •IV. Put the sentences a-f back in the gaps 1-6 of the article.
- •V. Work in pairs. Imagine you have a free trip to Cape Town but you can only see three things. Which of the places would you like to visit most? Decide which three places are the best to go to.
- •VI. Match column a to column в to make sentences about things you can do in Cape Town.
- •VII. Anny and Nick are visiting Cape Town. Complete the sentences and put the adjectives in brackets into the superlative form. Where are they in each conversation?
- •VIII. Make questions with the phrases below about your native city. Use the superlative form of the adjectives. Make two more questions of your own.
- •Directions
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Fill in the gaps with up, into, through, round, onto, from...To, over or down.
- •III. Look at the pictures and speak about Robert`s driving lesson. Put a preposition from the box into each gap.
- •IV. Underline the correct word(s).
- •V. Follow the directions on the map and write down the name of the place. Try to guess where the woman wants to go.
- •Transport
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Put these types of transport in order from fast to slow.
- •III. Read the text. Can you guess which numbers go in the gaps?
- •IV. Look back at we text and choose the correct words to go together.
- •V. Which sentences are true for your country? Correct the false ones.
- •Shopping
- •I. Words and word-combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text: Shopping
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VI. Ask your friend:
- •VII. Act out the situations using the following words and word combinations:
- •Part II Travelling
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •Going abroad
- •II. Read, translate and reproduce the text
- •III. Exercises
- •1. Give the English equivalents
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Answer the questions
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and retell the text: Travelling
- •IV. Answer the questions:
- •V. Ask your friend:
- •IV. Words and word combinations to be remembered
- •V. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues
- •Airplane reservation
- •Booking train tickets
- •Hotel reservations
- •At a hotel
- •Shopping
- •1. Lev Shkolnik - l. S., Salesman – s.
- •2. Saleswoman - s., Olga Rozova - o.R.
- •V. Act out the situations
- •VI. Ask your friend:
- •Spending free time
- •Vocabulary 1
- •Opinions
- •Vocabulary 2a
- •Vocabulary 2b
- •Vocabulary 3
- •Eating out/ meals
- •Vocabulary 4
- •Vocabulary 4a
- •2) Translate the sentences into English:
- •The Career Ladder
- •1. Read the texts and put down new vocabulary.
- •3. Read the article and check your answers to 2.
- •4. Imagine you could do two jobs. Which two jobs would you like to do? Discuss your ideas with a partner.
- •5. Work with a partner. The beginnings and ends of these sentences are mixed up. Rearrange them to make realistic sentences.
- •6. Work with a partner. Complete the interviews with can, can't, have to or don't have to.
- •Career moves
- •2. Decide…
- •3. Practise the dialogue. What does an interactive media designer do? Does it sound interesting to you? Why or why not? Find gerund phrases.
- •4. Make up sentences as in the example. Give your opinions about the jobs.
- •5. Find phrases in the list that are usually paired with each verb.
- •6. Practise the dialogue. Find comparisons.
- •7. Match the information to make sentences. Then rewrite each sentence in a different way.
- •8. Choose two summer jobs from the list. Then use the questions to compare them.
- •9. Read this letter of application for a job at Reynold's Department Store. Use the words and expressions above to improve the parts of the letter that are underlined.
- •10. Write your own letter of application for your dream job.
- •11. Read, translate and retell the text: planning a career
- •12. Ask your groupmates:
- •The main cities of america
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read, translate and reproduce the text: New York
- •III. Exercises
- •1. Give the English equivalents:
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Circle t if the sentence is true. Circle f if the sentence is false.
- •5. Discuss the answers to these questions with your classmates.
- •Part II
- •I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:
- •II. Read and translate the text Glimpses of Geography
- •III Note the pronunciation of the geographical names:
- •IV. Look at the map and describe
- •« Город Огней»
- •VI. Grammar
- •VII. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
- •VIII. Ask your friend:
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. Act out the situations:
- •The contents
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II. Read, and translate the texts. About myself
To tell you the truth, it is not so easy for me to speak about myself but I'll try to do my best.
First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Olga, Olya for short. So I am eighteen now.
As for my appearance, you can judge yourself. I think there is nothing special in my appearance to attract attention. I am neither tall nor short. I am of medium height like my parents. My parents believe I am slim, but to my mind I am a bit plump and need to lose weight. My hair is straight and long, I do not like a haircut. I wear my hair either loose or done in a knot which becomes me most.
I am like my father about my face. But my blue and close-set eyes resemble my mother's. My father's eyes are hazel. Unfortunately, I am short-sighted. I wish I did not have to wear glasses.
My friends say I am easy to deal with but I am always a little unsure of myself, a little too nervous of what other people might say about me. I wish I were more reserved. I am stubborn and never drop my work half-way, always trying to achieve the goal I set. It is difficult to put me off if I have made up my mind to do something. That is why my interests do not change much with the time. As I am interested in ancient history, I prefer reading historical novels when I have some free time. When I am tired, I listen to music. I am fond of both classical and modern music, so my favourite performer is Vanessa Mae. I can play the piano a little but I wish I could play the guitar as well.
My family
To begin with, I may say, then, that the family is a relatively permanent group of people related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption, who live together, form an economic unit, and take care of their young. The family is the most basic and ancient of all institutions and is present in all cultures.
I regard my family as the most important thing for me, so now I want to tell you a few words about them. I have got a mother, a father, a sister and a brother. There are 5 of us in the family.
First of all I’ll tell you some words about my parents.
My mother Irina Nikolayevna is forty. She is two years younger than my father. My Mum is not very tall, a bit overweight, looks her age and wears her hair shoulder-length. She is an easy-going person, very honest and reliable. If I have any trouble, I can always count on her help and understanding. My Mum doesn't work; she's a housewife. She keeps house. Of course we help her about the house: all of us do our share in daily household chores. My work is washing the dishes, sweeping and washing the floor. My brother empties the dustbin, beats the carpets, dusts and vacuum-cleans. Our mother and father do most of the shopping. However, cooking is done by Mum only. She is very good at it and she is clever with her hands.
My father Andrey Ivanovich is forty-two. He is the recognized head of the family. He is a broad–shouldered man with short black hair and hazel eyes. Everybody says that I take after him. By character my Dad is very polite and friendly. He's a businessman and works at a joint venture enterprise. He works hard and spends little time with us. He has to earn for our living. However in these rare moments that he spends at home he always finds time for me if I come to him with my troubles.
My parents have been married for twenty-six years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books, films and sports. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes «soup operas». My Dad is fond of sports and cars while my Mum is keen on gardening and knitting. But my parents have the same opinion about our education and upbringing.
My younger brother Alexander is two years junior and he is quite different from me. He's in the tenth form now. He does very well at school and I am sick and tired of listening to my parents speaking about his numerous talents. We are on friendly terms, but I should say he is too inconsistent and rarely does his best. In other words he is not bad when he makes an effort. He is very energetic. It takes him half an hour to do his homework and then he rushes out to play football because he is crazy about it. Andrew is rather impulsive and quick to make decisions though he does not always do the right ones. He has his own way in everything, and I respect him for that.
We have an elder sister, too. Dashya is twenty-five years old, but she does not live with our family. She is married. She has a little family of her own: a husband and a child — a four-year-old boy. He goes to a nursery-school.
I have already said we are five, but it would be more precise to say we are six, as there is one more member of the family. Our dog is the most important person in our house. Rex is a sheep-dog. He is very gallant and devoted to his masters. He does not like to stay alone when we are out, but whenever we come back he meets us with such joy and energy that make spirits bright.
Our grandparents are retired. My aunts, uncles, cousins live in different parts of Russia. On holidays they often come to our place. We have a very good time together.
Our family is very united. We like spending time together. I especially enjoy quiet Saturday evenings, when all the members of our friendly family are at home and nobody is in a hurry, and we are quietly sitting in our large and comfortable living-room, talking, joking, discussing our everyday affairs and drinking nice hot cups of tea with something delicious prepared by mother. So, we are always happy to be together and we wish one another only the best out of the best.