- •Topic 1 My Biography
- •1. Vocabulary focus
- •1. Read and learn the following words:
- •2. Read and translate texts 1,2: Text 1 (Elementary level)
- •Text 2 (Pre-Intermediate Level)
- •Introducing Myself
- •3. Speaking comprehension skills
- •3.1. Answer the following questions: (Text 1)
- •3.2. Tell about your family:
- •3.3. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words: (Text 2)
- •3.4.Answer the following questions:
- •3.5. Translate into English:
- •3.6.Tell about ...
- •4. Grammar focus
- •4.1 Complete the sentences with is or are:
- •4.2 Make the sentences negative:
- •4.3 Choose a word from Column b to complete each question:
- •4.4 Write the short answers for the questions:
- •4.5.Write ’s in the correct place in the sentences, as in the example:
- •4.6. Сomplete the sentences with my, your, his, her, our or their.
- •4.7. Write the nationalities:
- •5. Read and translate the text:
- •Vocabulary:
- •5.1. Find these sentences in the text:
- •5.2 Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words:
- •5.3. Complete these sentences:
- •5.4 Answer the following questions:
- •5.5 Tell us about ...
- •6. Additional materials Text 4
- •6.1. Read the text Family life. What does Kathy actually tell you about herself?
- •6.6. Is the first word in these phrases singular (s) or plural (p)?
- •6.7. Underline the correct word.
- •A French family
- •6.8. How close are you as a family? We talked to Corinne Mathieu, from Montpellier, France about her family life.
- •6.9.Read the text 5 and match the questions with each paragraph. There is one extra question.
- •6.10. Which paragraphs give specific information about Corinne’s family? Which paragraphs give more general information?
- •6.11.Complete a family tree ...
- •6.12.Read about four people.
- •Magnus Mills
- •Allan, Doug, Richard and Kirsty are Plankton …
- •6.13. Read the text about the Iglesias family: Text 6
- •6.14. Complete the information in the family tree about the Iglesias family:
- •7.1.Fill box 1 on the card below about yourself, then interview five other people in the class. Only tick (γ) the box if they answer yes. (You will also be asked questions.)
- •7.2.Fill box 1 on the card below about yourself, then interview five other people in the class. Only tick (γ) the box if they answer yes. (You will also be asked questions.)
- •Topic 2 my working day Warm up
- •1.Vocabulary focus
- •1.2. Pay attention to the difference of the meanings of the words
- •1.3. Study the time:
- •1.4. Match the words in the left-hand column with the definitions in the right-hand column:
- •2. Read and translate the text:
- •3. Grammar focus
- •4.Communication skills
- •4.1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions when necessary:
- •4.2. State the type of question and answer them:
- •4.3. Complete the sentences:
- •4.4. Put down the questions to the following answers:
- •4.5.Carolina Da Cruz is a radio dj. Look at what she usually does every day. Then use the words in the box to complete the description.
- •4.6. Look in the Grammar Focus and study the present Simple verb endings. Now compare yourself with Carolina. Make true sentences.
- •4.7. Make an interview with Carolina. Write the questions and answers.
- •5.Additional Materials
- •5.3. Read the dialogue and complete Amy’s notes about Jack’s day.
- •5.4. Amy talk to her Net pals*. Read her notes about what they do on Saturday . Talk about each person.
- •5.5. Interview each person in your group and make notes about them in form of the table.
- •5.6. Read about special day in Sandra’s life. Remember a special day in your life and write a composition about it:
- •A special day in my life
- •6.Time for fun
- •6.1.Look at the Pluto’s Day an tell about it.
- •6.2. Meet the Different Family:
- •6.2.1.How is the Different Family different?
- •6.2.2.What does Deila Different do?
- •Check yourself.
- •Topic 3 our university
- •Do you like to study at the University?
- •1. Vocabulary focus
- •1.1 Pay attention to the stress and the pronunciation of the words.
- •1.2 Check the meaning of the words in the box
- •2. Read and translate the text Text № 1 “Our University”
- •3.Grammar focus
- •3.1 Find in the text examples of the verb forms
- •3.3 What of these subjects do you study? Which do you like? Which ones don’t you like and why?
- •4.Communication skills
- •Questions
- •5.Use of English
- •Match phrases 1 – 7 with phrases a – g.
- •Choose a verb to fill the gaps below. Put the verb in the correct form.
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •6. Additional Materials Text №2 History of the University (some historical facts)
- •Reading
- •Read the text. Understand the main idea of it.
- •6.2 Ask and answer about the most important events.
- •6.3 Vocabulary focus
- •7. Communication skills
- •7.1 Look at the following statements.
- •7.2. Read and learn the following phrases.
- •Read and translate the dialogue of two students.
- •7.5 Make up a talk with your group-mate.
- •Interview your partner and ask him what interesting things does he do at
- •8. Use of English
- •Complete the following sentences.
- •9. Text №3. History of the building
- •Read the text and tell about the most important historical facts.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Group work
- •11. Scheme
- •F Headed by dean _______ technical specialities ________ chairs aculties
- •300 Tutors
- •1.Vocabulary focus
- •1.1.Read and learn the following words:
- •1.2. Practice your pronunciation studying geographical nouns:
- •2. Use of English
- •2.1. Make different parts of speech from the words as it is shown in the example. Translate them into Russian:
- •2.2. Match the synonyms in the right- and left-hands columns. Make up sentences with them:
- •3. Read and translate the text: text 1
- •4. Grammar focus
- •3.1.Complete the dates used in the Text a and match them with the events in the right-hand column :
- •5. Speaking comprehension skills
- •4.1. Complete the sentences according to the text choosing the right variant:
- •4.2. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Use the following expressions of Agreement or Disagreement
- •It’s true. It’s false.
- •I agree with you. I don’t agree with you.
- •I think so. I don’t think so.
- •4.3.Check up your memory:
- •6.Additional materials Text 2
- •6.1. Read about the history of Tyumen and ask each other about the most important events. Start so: Did you know that…? Pay attention to the words after the text:
- •Vocabulary
- •6.2. Read the text and make the review about main higher educational establishments in town.
- •6.3.Read the text and tell about the most important places of interest in Tyumen.
- •Vocabulary:
- •Communicational skills to the texts 2,3,4.
- •6.4.1.Complete the sentences using the information from the texts:
- •Understanding the main points:
- •6.4.3. Translate the sentences into English:
- •Group work Make up 4 groups. Each group should give a short account of
- •U niversities Academies Institutes technical schools
- •Getting about the town
- •6.6.1.Read and study the words and phrases to use them in the dialogues:
- •6.6.2. Read, translate and play out the dialogues.
- •Stranger: Will it take me to the centre of the city?
- •6.6.3. Fill in the blanks in the dialogue using the appropriate phrases:
- •6.6.4.Translate into English:
- •6.6.5.Make up dialogues of your own to the situations:
- •7. Writing a resume
- •7.1. Read the following text, try to understand the main idea of it, then read and translate the example of resume of it: Oil: Siberia on the international scene
- •Resume of the text “Oil: Siberia on the international scene”
- •Topic 5 Problems of the Youth.
- •1.Vocabulary focus Study the following words and expressions
- •2.Read and translate the text: young people’s problems
- •3.Use of English
- •3.1. Find in the text the English equivalents:
- •3.2. Enumerate the teenager’s problems grading from the most till the least important ones.
- •4.Read the text 2 and answer the questions:
- •Teenagers: What Problems?
- •1.What is a teenager?
- •2. Are teenagers a problem?
- •3. Do teenagers have problems?
- •4.1.Try to understand the text with the help of the following words and expressions:
- •4.2..Fill in the gaps with suitable words and expressions.
- •4.3.Translate into English:
- •4.4.Make up a dialogue:
- •5. Additional material
- •5.1. Read the text and make the resume on it: Text 3 being a teenage mother.
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4
- •5.7.Read the text and discuss the questions:
- •5. Would you protest if your child ( in the future) smoked? smoking
- •If you think it cool, think again
- •Vocabulary
- •5.8.Use of English.
- •5.8.1.Fill in the gaps with suitable words and expressions.
- •5.8.2.Say in other words:
- •5.8.3.Translate into English:
- •5.9.Grammar focus
- •5.9.3.Make up a dialogue. Choose some situation:
- •Read the test about the problem of alcohol, decide for each statement if it is true or false, then compare your opinion with the answers .
- •Vocabulary
- •6.1.Translate into English:
- •6.3.Make up a description of consequences of getting drunk.
- •6.4.Discuss some questions:
- •Text 5 The Day I Saved My Life
- •Vocabulary
- •6.6.Translate into English:
- •6.7.Complete the sentences:
- •6.8.Give the equivalents of the following words:
6.3.Read the text and tell about the most important places of interest in Tyumen.
The old city Tyumen is big enough and you can see a great deal when you travel from one end of it to another in a bus. The tourists can visit several buildings of old and modern architecture. There is a number of medieval churches and a monastery to look at and admire their beauty.
The best way to see the city is to begin with the Museum of Regional Studies. It was built at the beginning of 19th century by unknown architect. On the pediment there is a tower clock invented by a Russian peasant Aleksey Trusov. The Museum has rich collections of flora, fauna and minerals of Tyumen region. Near the Museum a war memorial with the Eternal Flame is situated. Not far from it there is Trinity Monastery, Russian Baroque style. It was built in the early 18th century and it is still true gem of the town. The walls of the Central Trinity Cathedral have survived to this day. In 1716 the Monastery opened the first parish school for priests’ children. It is located on a very convenient and important for the city place. The broad, flat cape between the two rivers and the Tura bank is a kind of a plot of the town. The Monastery stands solidly, firmly fixing its high walls and monumental erections. On its territory there is St. Peter and Paul’s church. Many household tools have found refuge in the museum of the church built in 1726-1755. There are also some other 18th century churches in the town.
The first classicist buildings appeared in Tyumen in the early 19th century. A brilliant example of Russian classicism – the building of the former private commercial school on the right bank of the Tura. It was built on money of the merchants the Kolokolnikovs’. Now it is the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
Not far from the State University you can see the monument to the fighters of the revolutionary struggle and the monument to the school-leavers killed during the war.
If you walk down Republic Street (former Tsarskaya) suddenly to the left the view of the Znamensky Cathedral emerges. The construction of the Cathedral lasted for 20 years and was rebuilt many times. The composition of the Cathedral is very plastic and picturesque. Each facade seems to be the main one, but none of them appears to be static.
Among the modern building are the Palaces of Culture of Tyumen geologists and oil-industry workers, the railway station, the Drama and Puppet theatres, the reconstructed Concert Hall and Circus, the building of Quality Hotel Tyumen, various clubs, cinemas, cafe, hotels, a Victory memorial. Amateurs of painting can visit the Tyumen Picture Gallery and admire the works of Russian artists –Fyodor Rokotov, Isaak Levitan, Ivan Aivazovsky and others.
Every year we can see changes in appearance of the town. It becomes more and more beautiful. Old buildings are being reconstructed and rebuilt. New panel and brick blocks of flats grow everywhere destined for all society layers.