- •Unit 1 Getting into University
- •Learning a Foreign Language
- •In the following text, one or two, (but not more) of the linking words and phrases are correct and the others are incorrect. Underline the correct ones.
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •I. Put each of the following words in the correct space in the passage below.
- •II. Put the correct word from the following list in each space below.
- •III. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct space in the passage below.
- •IV. Write the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
- •I am a Student Now
- •My University
- •Task 1.
- •Task 2.
- •Our Studies
- •Getting Down To Work
- •Asking for advice.
- •Advising someone to do something.
- •Advising someone not to do something.
- •Task 1. Role-play
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •II. Read the following article about holiday English language courses in Scotland. Write the correct word from the box in each blank.
- •Holiday Courses in Scotland
- •III. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word to use in each blank.
- •IV. Fill in prepositions.
- •V. Each of the following sentences contains errors. Find the errors and correct them.
- •VI. Translate from Russian/Belarusian into English.
- •Unit 3 Success and Failure Focus Vocabulary
- •Taking Exams
- •Succeeding
- •Failing
- •Difficulty
- •Your friend is having difficulties with getting ready for exams. Give him/her some advice on preparing for them.
- •After the Exams
- •A Student's Guide to Exam Stress.
- •Revision and Consolidation
- •I. Fill in the missing words from the box.
- •II. Choose the word or phrase which best complete each sentence. Give one
- •III. Read the following school progress report. Put a circle round the letter of
- •IV. Explain the difference between:
- •V. Each of the following sentences contains errors. Find the errors and correct them.
- •VI. Translate from Russian into English.
- •No More All-Nighters
- •Being Late
- •Making Appointments
- •Role-play
- •School Reunion
- •Vocabulary
- •Seasons and Weather
- •Seasons and Weather
- •Weather - Climate
- •Ex. 18 Read the letter and write back.
- •Don't Gild the Lily!
- •В. Weather Forecast Focus Vocabulary
- •Information about the weather provided by radio, tv or newspapers
- •I. Put each of the following adjectives in the correct space in the passage below.
- •II. Finish each sentence on the left below with the correct verb on the right.
- •III. Complete each sentence by choosing the best alternative. Look up any words you are not sure about.
- •IV. Fill in the prepositions.
- •V. Give the opposite for the following.
- •Unit 2 All Work and No Game Make Jack a Dull Boy
- •About Leisure Habits in Britain Going to the cinema
- •Only One in Three Do It Themselves!
- •Invitations, suggestions, offers How to accept or decline them.
- •Possible responses
- •Bill Wise Gives Advice
- •Let's Have a Picnic
- •Gardening
- •Vocabulary
NO PAINS, NO GAINS
Unit 1. Getting into University
Unit 2. I Am A Student Now
Unit 3. Success and Failure
Unit 4. Student's Day
Unit 1 Getting into University
Focus Vocabulary
admission
admission requirements
admission grade point average(AGPA)
advice
to follow/take someone's advice
applicant
application
application form/procedure
education free education
higher education
get/give an education
entrance examinations final examinations
school
at school (BrE)fin school (AmE)
start school
go to school (AmE)
finish/leave school
school-leaver (BrE)
success
be a success
be successful at the exams
university
be admitted to a university
apply to university
get into university
go to university
take exams to university
educate
follow in someone's footsteps
change one's mind
make up one's mind
make a decision
Ex. 1 Discuss the questions with your partner.
Questionnaire
1. How long have you been learning English?
2. When did you begin?
3. Where did you begin learning English?
4. Have you passed any examinations in English?
5. If so, which ones?
6. Are you going to take any examinations?
7. If so, when?
8. Have you ever visited an English-speaking country?
9. If so, which one?
10. Do you ever use your English?
11. If so, on what occasions?
12. Have you read any books in English?
13. Have you ever seen any films in English?
14. Have you heard any records in English?
15. How would you describe your own English?
fair____quite good____ good____very good_____fluent______
16. Is your written English better than your spoken English, or vice versa?
17. What do you hope to achieve by studying?
18. How important are these things to you? (Number them 1-4)
Listening comprehension
Oral fluency
Writing in English
Reading comprehension
Why?
19. Do you use a dictionary?
20. If so, is it monolingual or bilingual?
21. How useful do you find it?
22. Do you enjoy learning English?
23. If so, why? If not, why not?
Ex. 2 Read the text and discuss the questions.
Learning a Foreign Language
The most difficult thing for a person, who learns a foreign language is that a foreign language is very different from his own. A person's native language has a powerful influence on him, as he has been speaking his language since before he can remember. Under such circumstances it is natural that a person has the feeling that his language is the most beautiful, the most perfect, the most logic of most languages. Therefore the first thing that one must learn as he begins to study a foreign language is that each language is the best possible language for the people who use it.
There are some other things which have to be accepted in order to learn a language successfully. The most important for these is that learning a language requires constant practice. You must not think that if you have seen or heard a word or phrase one time or even five times, you really know how to use it. You must be ready to repeat new words again and again until you can really use them automatically without having to think about them. Some people have the idea if they memorise long lists of vocabulary they will learn the language. Learning a language is much more than that. In the early stages of studying a language we must learn more important things such as pronunciation and grammar. After you can use the grammatical structures, you can enrich your vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary without knowing the grammatical structures of the language is something like when you try to build a house without a plan.
And the most important thing of all in learning a foreign language is patience. If you keep working steadily, day after day, constantly practising the language and using it as every opportunity, you are sure to learn to speak a language well.
1. Why is it difficult to study a foreign language?
2. What difficulties do you experience while studying English?
3. What is necessary to do to make progress in language learning?
Writing