- •Введение
- •Chapter 1. Family. Home Text 1. Oleg Kirillov Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Substitutional patterns:
- •2. Fill in the form:
- •3. Translate the following into English:
- •4. Act the following conversational situations:
- •5. Answer the questions on the text:
- •6. Speak about:
- •Text 2. Oleg’s family Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •2. A) Say all you know about the hair, eyes, lips, eyelashes, the nose, the forehead, the figure, the mouth.
- •3. Listen to the following statements and respond them.
- •4. Agree if the statements are true to life or disagree if they are not.
- •5. Describe your group mates, let the students guess who the person is:
- •6. The plan will help you to describe one of your friends.
- •7. Act out the following conversational situations:
- •8. Speak about:
- •Text 3. The Kirillovs’ flat and a place of residence Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on the text:
- •2. Be ready to speak about:
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Jackie’s family Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 2. The House of an Englishman Read the text and be ready to discuss the difference between an English house and a Belarusian one.
- •Chapter 2. Meals. Shopping Text 1. Meals Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s daily meals
- •2. At the University dining room
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Shopping Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on the text:
- •2. Ask your friend:
- •3. Name the following by one word:
- •4. Be ready to speak about:
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Meals in England Read the text and compare meals in England and in our country.
- •Text 2. Shopping in the uk Read the text and say why Marks & Spencer store is famous all over the world.
- •Text 1. Oleg’s student life Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. About the University
- •2. Oleg’s studies
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to find synonyms for the following words:
- •2. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •3. Use the information from the text to expand the following sentences:
- •4. Use the text to put 2–3 questions beginning with the words:
- •5. Use the text to fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary:
- •6. Use the text to find the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations
- •7. Put questions to the following sentences:
- •8. Use the text to add some more information to the following statements:
- •9. Be ready to speak about the University and your studies there. Text 2. Oleg’s ordinary working day Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •5. Use the text to put 2–3 questions about Oleg’s working day with the words:
- •6. Find in the text words to speak about Oleg’s day:
- •7. Be ready to speak about your working day.
- •Additional texts for reading
- •Text 1. Student life in Great Britain
- •Read and translate the text with a dictionary. Say what you think about it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 2. An account of a typical day
- •At oxford University
- •Read the text about Christina’s studies at Oxford University.
- •Say what new information you have gained from the text.
- •Chapter 4. Free Time. Travelling Text 1. Oleg’s free time Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s day off
- •2. Oleg’s winter and summer holidays
- •Exercises
- •1. Reproduce the sentences using the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Complete the following sentences:
- •3. Agree to the following statements and add some more information:
- •4. Fill in the missing parts in the following dialogues:
- •5. Answer the questions on the topic:
- •6. Ask your friend:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Speak on the way you usually spend your day off‚ your winter and summer holidays
- •Text 2. The Kirillovs’ week-end
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to put questions about:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are true or false.
- •3. Add some more sentences from the text to expand the following statements:
- •4. Look through the text once again and speak on:
- •5. Be ready to speak about your last week-end. Text 3. Oleg’s trip to Minsk Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Expend the following statements. Add information from the text:
- •2. Answer the questions on the text:
- •3. Speak on:
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Sunday in England Read the text with a dictionary and be ready to answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 2. Adventure holidays at Beacon Park Read the text with a dictionary and be ready to answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Travelling Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. A trip by air
- •2. A trip by railway
- •3. A sea voyage
- •Exercises
- •1. Say what we call the place where:
- •2. Discuss with your group-mates the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by:
- •Chapter 5. Future profession Text. Oleg’s future profession Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on the text.
- •2. Speak on:
- •3. Be ready to speak about your future profession. Use the text as a help to your topic.
- •Additional texts for reading
- •Text 1. School teacher
- •Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 2. Economist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Philologist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 4. Historian Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. Ecologist Read the text using a dictionary and discuss the vital ecological problems this profession deals with. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 1. Oleg is a teenAger Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Develop the following ideas:
- •3. Speak on:
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Problems of young people’s unemployment Read the text and express your opinion about the consequences of youth unemployment.
- •Text 2. Leisure activities of youth
- •Text 1. Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Geographical situation
- •2. Industry, agriculture, science
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •4. Be ready to speak about Belarus. Use information from the text as a help to your topic.
- •Text 2. Minsk
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Use text 2 to reproduce the sentences with the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •3. Decide if the following statements are true or false:
- •4. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •5. Be ready to speak about the capital of our republic. Use text 2 as a help to your topic. Text 3. Mozyr Read the text and do the exercises that follow it:
- •Exercises
- •1. Replace the following definitions by one word from text 3:
- •2. Reproduce the sentences from the text in which the following word-combinations are used:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •4. Be ready to speak about your home town (village, settlement). Use the following outline on the topic:
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. From the history of Belarus Read the text with a dictionary and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Text 2. From the history of Minsk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Chapter 8. Great Britain. London
- •Text 1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain
- •And Northern Ireland
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. The geographical situation of the uk
- •2. British industry
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •1. Choose the right variant to complete the sentences according to the text:
- •2. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •4. Use the text and your background knowledge to answer the questions of the quiz on Great Britain:
- •5. Be ready to speak about Great Britain. Use text 1. As a help to your topic. Text 2. London Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on the text:
- •2. Speak about London. Use the information from text 2 as a help to your topic.
- •Additional texts for reading
- •Text 1. From the history of Britain
- •Read the text with a dictionary and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Read the text and arrange the following statements in correct order:
- •2. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Text 2. From the history of London Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Museums of London Read the text with a dictionary and after each paragraph form a question on the main fact or information contained in it.
- •Text 4. London parks Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. English character Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 6. Customs, holidays and traditions
- •In Great Britain Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Chapter 9. The systems of education in Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. The System of Education in Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •2. Higher education
- •Exercises
- •1. Reproduce the sentences from the text using these words:
- •2. Express your agreement or disagreement.
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Exercises
- •Additional texts for reading
- •Text 1. The history of development
- •Of education in our Republic
- •Read the text and do the exercise that follow it
- •Text 2. Teachers’ training in Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Comprehensive education in scotland Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
- •Text 5. Famous Universities of the uk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Oxford
- •2. Cambridge
- •3. Oxbridge specific system of education
- •Chapter 10. Famous people of Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. Famous People of Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Literature
- •2. Theatre
- •3. Music
- •5. Sport
- •6. Space
- •Text 2. Famous Britons Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Isaac Newton (1642–1727)
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Who was Dr. Skaryna?
- •Text 2. Efrosinya Polotskaya Read the text with a dictionary and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Complete the sentences using the following variants:
- •2. Arrange the items of the given outline in the order according to the text:
- •Text 3. Zhores I. Alferov Read the text with a dictionary and speak on Alferov’s youth, his discoveries and career.
- •Text 4. Isaac Newton Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •2. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •3. Be ready to speak about Newton’s life and his discoveries.
- •Text 5. James Watt
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •2. Be ready to speak about Watt’s life and his discoveries.
- •Text 6. William Shakespeare
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 7. Robert Burns Read the text and do the exercises that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Decide if the following sentences are true or false:
- •2. Answer the questions on the text:
- •3. Be ready to speak about Burn’s life and his works.
- •Text 8. ChaRleS darwin
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Put questions to the words in italics:
- •3. Make an outline of the text and be ready to speak about Darwin’s life and his theories. Содержание
1. About the University
Oleg studies at Mozyr State Teachers’ Training University. The University was founded on February 23, 1944. There were only 210 students and 3 faculties: Physics and Mathematics, History and Geography, Philology.
At present it is one of the biggest and most up-to-date institutions of higher education in Gomel region.
Rector is the head of the University. There are 8 faculties headed by deans:
– Physics and Mathematics,
– Foreign Languages,
– Philology,
– Technology,
– Physical Culture,
– Engineering and Pedagogics,
– Pre-school and Primary Education,
– Biology.
There are 3 departments there: Day-Time, Preparatory and Extra-Mural. The University trains teachers for pre-school establishments, primary and secondary schools.
There are 31 chairs where about 400 professors and teachers train about 8000 students. They give lectures, hold seminars and tutorials, examine students and supervise the students’ research work.
The University occupies 3 large buildings where students have good facilities for study and rest: a lot of classrooms and lecture-halls, an assembly-hall, 3 libraries with reading rooms, some computer rooms, gym-halls and a stadium.
During a break students can have a snack in a buffet in each building of the University.
Most students from other towns or villages live in 3 modern hostels with students’ dining-rooms. A lot of students are busy with social work. They take part in sport competitions and Olympic Games, stage concerts, organize dance ensembles, discos, put out wall newspapers.
Those who are interested in research work can take a post-graduate course at the University which runs for 3 years. At the end of the third year a post-graduate defends his thesis to get a scientific degree.
2. Oleg’s studies
Oleg is a first-year student. In 5 years when he graduates from the University he will be able to work as a teacher of mathematics and information science at school.
Oleg studies at the Day-Time department, at the faculty of Physics and Mathematics. The faculty is rather large. Its 500 students study such subjects as algebra, geometry, mathematical analysis, information science, physics, foreign languages, pedagogics, psychology, methodology, etc. Usually students have 3 or 4 periods a day. They go to the University every day except Sunday. The course of studies is 5 years.
The academic year begins on the 1st of September and ends in June. It lasts 10 months. The academic year is divided into 2 terms: autumn and spring. Each term lasts 4 months and ends with examinations which take place in January and June. Oleg always passes credit tests and examinations successfully and gets a scholarship. Students have holidays twice a year: in winter and in summer. Summer holidays are long. They last 2 months. The winter ones are short. They last only 2 weeks. All the students have a record-book and a student’s pass.
Exercises
1. Use the text to find synonyms for the following words:
a department, to organize seminars, an elementary school, a Pedagogical University, scientific work, grants, correspondence department, the newest.