List of Connectives

according to – согласно, в соответствии с

apart from - кроме

as long as – пока; до тех пор, пока

as soon as – как только

as well as – так же, как; в такой же мере, как

as well - также

at all - вовсе

at any rate – во всяком случае

at first - сначала

at last - наконец

at least – по крайней мере

at once – тут же, сразу

at present – в настоящее время

both …and – как … так и, и … и

by means of - посредством

concerning - относительно

due to – из-за, вследствие

either … or – или … или

generally speaking – вообще говоря

in accordance with – в соответствии с

in addition to – кроме, в дополнение

in case – в случае, если

in conjunction with – совместно с

in fact – в действительности

in its turn – в свою очередь

in order to – для того чтобы

in parallel - параллельно

later on – позже, позднее

mainly – главным образом

moreover – кроме того; более того

neither ... nor – ни … ни

no longer – больше не

no matter - неважно

of course - конечно

thanks to - благодаря

unless – если … не

until – до тех пор, пока не

vice versa - наоборот

with the exception of – за исключением

Contents

Предисловие 3

Introduction 5 Topic: Meeting People, Greetings

Unit 1 9

Topic: Family Background

Grammar: The verbs “to be”, “to have”. Personal, Possessive and

Reflexive Pronouns

Text A. Family Relations 11

Text B. Biography 11

Text C. Families of the Past, Present and Future 18

Text D. The Japanese Family 19

Text E. The “Typical” American Family 20

Text F. About Myself 21

Unit 2 26

Topic: Education

Grammar: Continuous Tenses. There is/There are

Text A. Life of a Student 28

Text B. The University of Twente 37

Text C. The London School of Economics and Political Science 39

Text D. Our University 42

Unit 3 47

Topic: Technical Education

Grammar: Indefinite Tenses

Text A. Technical Education. The University of Houston 50

Text B. Computer Science at University 57

Text C. Course Structure at the Department of Mathematics 59

Unit 4 64

Topic: Life at the University

Grammar: Passive Voice. Modal Verbs

Text A. European Degree Scheme 66

Text B. Students’ Union Society. Athletic Union 73

Text C. United Oxford and Cambridge University Club 75

Text D. Students’ Accommodation 77

Unit 5 82

Topic: Science

Grammar: Perfect Tenses. Sequence of Tenses

Text A. Science 84

Text B. Scientific Problems 94

Text C. Scientific Translator 98

Text D. The Discovery of Australia 100

Text E. Information 101

Unit 6 107

Topic: Scientific Contributions to Technology

Grammar: Degrees of Comparison. Passive Voice

Text A. Scientific Contributions to Technology 111

Text B. Henry Ford and the Triumph of the Automobile 126

Text C. Inventors and their Inventions 130

Text D. Edison 133

Ten Wonders of the Modern World 137

Приложение 1 Grammar 142

Приложение 2 List of Irregular Verbs 152

Приложение 3 Word List 154

Приложение 4 List of Connectives 162

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