ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Электронное учебно-методическое пособие

 

Рекомендовано учебно-методическим советом ГОУ ВО «ИжГТУ имени М.Т. Калашникова» для использования в учебном процессе в качестве элемента УМКД
для студентов обучающихся по дисципине «Иностранный язык, дисциплины, связанные с профессиональной межкультурной коммуникацией» для всех направлений

 

Ижевск 2018

 

 

Рассмотрено и одобрено на заседании кафедры «Английский язык» (протокол № от 1 июня 2018 г.)

 

Рецензент: Краснова Т.А., канд. филол. наук, доцент кафедры лингвистической типологии и лингводидактики Удмуртского государственного университета

 

 

 Составители: Иванова А.Л., Ульянова М.А.

 

 

English for Technical University Students / сост. Иванова А.Л., Ульянова М.А. – Ижевск: Изд-во ИжГТУ, 2018. – 163 с.

 

 

Настоящее пособие предназначено для студентов 1 и 2 курсов всех форм обучения по дисципине «Иностранный язык, дисциплины, связанные с профессиональной межкультурной коммуникацией» для всех направлений.

Целью пособия является развитие профессионально-ориентированной языковой и речевой компетенции.

Пособие состоит из четырех разделов. Текстовый материал имеет аутентичный характер, включает предтекстовые и послетекстовые упражнения коммуникативной направленности.

   

 

 

                                                   Ó Иванова А.Л., Ульянова М.А.

                                               Ó Издательство ИжГТУ, 2018

                                                    

 

CONTENTS

Module 1

Unit 1. My family. Family traditions.                                                                4

Unit 2. My home. Living conditions                                                                     10

Unit 3. Leisure activities. Family travelling                                                     17

Unit 3. Food. Shopping for food                                                                           25

Unit 4. Higher education in Russia and abroad. My university                            37

Unit 5. Students life in Russia and abroad                                                            51

Module  2     

Unit 1. Language as a mean of intercultural communication                          59

Unit 2. Lifestyle of a modern person in Russia and abroad                             67

Unit 3. Similarities and differences in countries and national cultures           71

Unit 4. International tourism                                                                           80

Unit 5. World achievements in art                                                                 86

Unit 6. Healthy way of life                                                                              91

Unit 7. World of nature. Environmental protection                                            100

Unit 8. Informational technologies of XXI century                                       117

Modue 3

Unit 1. Inventions                                                                                           125

Unit 2. Women in science                                                                                 129

Appendix 1                                                                                                    131

Appendix 2                                                                                                    148

 

 

Module 1

Unit 1. My family. Family traditions

SPEAKING

Ex. 1. Work in pairs or groups and answer the questions.

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘family’?

2. How important is your family to you?

3. How much of a family person are you?

Ex. 2. Work in pairs. Ask questions to your partner.

1. Is your family large or small?	1. Our family is large.
2. How many people are there in your family?	2. There are six of us: a mother, a father, a grandmother, a brother, a sister and me.
3. How old is your father?	3. He’s forty-five.
4. What is his name?	4. His name is Kirill.
5. What does your father do?	5. He is a doctor.
6. What is your father like?	6. He is very lively, warm-hearted and generous.
7. Your mother is a housewife, isn’t she?	7. Yes, she is.
8. There is something you want to say, isn’t there?	8. Yes, there is. My mum looks after the house and takes care of all of us.
9. Have you got any brothers or sisters?	9. Yes, I have. I’ve got one brother and one sister.
10. What is your sister’s name?	10. Her name is Ann.
11. How old is she?	11. She is ten.
12. What does your sister do?	12. She is at school.
13. What form is she in?	13. She is in the 5th form.
14. What does your elder brother do?	14. He is a student.
15. Do you often meet your cousins?	15. Not very often. Only during holidays, because they live too far.
16. Do you know all your aunts and uncles?	16. Yes, I do.
17. How many of them have you met?	17. I met almost everyone.
18. Do you know all of your cousins?	18. Yes, I do.
19. When did you last see them?	19. I saw them last winter.
20. Have you ever been to a family celebration? Tell about it.	20.Yes, I have.
21. What kind of celebration was it?	21. It was my grandmother’s birthday.
22. When did it happen?	22. It happened last month.
23. Where was it?	23. It was in village.
24. How did you get there and how long did it take?	24. We got there by train, and it took us almost 2 hours.
25. Who were other guests?	25. They were my grandmother’s friends.

 

VIDEO

Ex. 3. Watch the video. Answer the questions below.

What Family Means to Me

12345678910Следующая ⇒

Поделиться: