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Архитектура Аудит Военная наука Иностранные языки Медицина Металлургия Метрология Образование Политология Производство Психология Стандартизация Технологии |
What is your favourite subject?
Are there any subjects you are bad at? Do you live in a hostel, rent a room or live with your parents? What subjects do you study? Do you receive a grant? What do you usually do after classes? II. Act out the following mini-dialogues. Substitute phrases. A. – Where do you1 study? 1. – does he, does she, do they – I study at the St. Petersburg State Transport University2. 2. – at the Electrical Engineering faculty B. – What’s you favourite subject? – I like English1 most of all. 1. – Maths, Chemistry, P.T., History
C. – What is David good at1? 1. – clever, poor, keen on – He is good at Maths2. 2. – Computers; Foreign languages D. – Why did you miss last English lesson1? – I was not well2 . 1. – a lecture on History, a seminar on Economics 2. – was late, didn’t know about it E. – What mark did you get for your test1? 1. – translation, exam, essay – I got an excellent mark2. 2. – a good mark, a satisfactory mark, a bad mark F. – Where can I find the Dean1? – He is probably at the Dean’s office2. 1. – the tutor, the lecture, the English teacher; 2. – the stuff room, the lecture room, the faculty office; III*.Read and discuss: STUDENT’S LIFE The merry-go-round1 of student’s life is something that one never forgets. It’s a fascinating, fantastic, fabulous experience for a full-time and a part-time student. Who can forget the first day at the university when one turns from an applicant who has passed entrance exams into a first-year student? I did it! I entered the university! A solemn ceremony of dedication of freshmen to the body of students in the Yusupov Garden and serious people making speeches. Hey, do you happen to know who they are? Who? The rector, vice-rector, deans … and what about those ladies? Heads of departments and senior lecturers? Okay. And where are our lecturers and tutors2? Oh, how nice…. The monitors hand out student membership cards and library cards – one feels like a real person. First celebrations and then days of hard work. So many classes, so many new subjects to put on the timetable! The curriculum seems to be developed especially for geniuses. Lectures, seminars and tutorials. Home preparations; a lot of homework. First tests and examination. Reading up for exams. “No, professor, I have never cheated – no cribs3. I just crammed4 ”. The first successes and first failures: “I have passed! ” or “He has not given me a pass! ” Tears and smiles. And a long-awaited holiday. The merry-go-round runs faster. Junior students become senior. Still all of them are one family – undergraduates. Students’ parties in the students’ club. Meeting people and parting with people. Yearly essays, graduation dissertations, finals…. I’m happy! It is over! It is over… Is it over? Oh, no…
1 merry-go-round – (зд.)круговорот 3 crib - шпаргалка 2 tutor - куратор 4 cram - зубрить a) Discussion points: 1. Compare your student’s life with a merry-go-round. 2. Your first months at the university? 3. They say that it is a poor soldier who does not want to become a general. Say what a student must do to become a good specialist. 4. Your plans for the future: to get an interesting but not well-paid job or well-paid but monotonous one. b) Translate the proverbs into Russian and comment upon them: 1. A man is never too old to learn. 2. Education covers a lot of ground but it doesn’t cultivate it. 3. Live and learn. c) Roleplay: Imagine you are a Dean of your faculty. A group of students came to you to discuss their problems (too busy time-table, there’s not enough special literature in the library, etc.).
UNIT II TRAVELLING I. Read the text. Ask questions to the text TRAVELLING Student’s life is much more fun when you travel. There are different ways of travelling: by air, by sea, by train, by car, by coach, etc. As for me, I like travelling by train, because it’s very nice and comfortable, especially if the journey is not too long. For instance, I often go to Moscow by train. When I do so, I usually go by a passenger train, but in a sleeping car. I like lying on the upper berth, because from there I can enjoy beautiful views. As I never know how long I’m going to stay in Moscow, I always buy a single ticket. I prefer travelling light, that’s why I have only one piece of luggage with me; a small rucksack. I don’t like anybody to see me off, that’s why I arrive at the station alone, get on my train and take my berth. I like to get acquainted and chat with other passengers, because we have to spend several hours together and it’s always nice to have a good company. If it’s an evening train, I wait for the attendant to bring in the bedding, make up the bed and fall asleep. The route from Saint Peterburg to Moscow is a very busy one and the trains always leave on the dot and run to schedule. So, when I wake up in the morning, I’m already in Moscow. As for travelling by air, I consider it to be less exciting, because visibility is often poor and you can’t see anything at all. Though, it must be very convenient for businessmen who are always in a hurry and can’t afford enjoying picturesque views. But there is one way of travelling which I think to be much more pleasant than all the above-mentioned ones. I have never experienced it myself, but I hope to. That’s a travel by sea or river. My best dream is to make a voyage along the Volga River and I hope that one day this dream of mine will come true. II. Make up lexical pairs using the words given below. Ways of views Booking station Railway train
Passenger office Sleeping luggage
Return car Piece of Upper berth Picturesque travelling III. Which sentences are wrong? 1. There are many ways of travelling. 2. I like travelling by train. 3. I never go to Moscow by air. 4. I usually go by an express train in a dining car. IV. Exercise What do you call? a) a ticket for a trip from one place to another and back again; b) a place for someone to sleep in a train; c) one of the separate areas into which a plane, ship or train is divided; d) someone whose job is to carry traveller’s bags at railway stations, airports etc.; V. Read and translate the dialogue. A: How much is the return to Stockford, coming back next Friday? B: 118 pounds. A single’s half that price – 59 pounds. A: Is that the first-class price? B: No that’s a standard ticket. Do you want first class? A: Er... no, standard is fine. What time’s the next train? B: In about two hours – at 4.15. A: Is it direct? B: No you’ll have to change at Allchurch. VI. Study the following dialogue and make up the dialogue of your own. David: Are you going to take a vacation next month? Mary: Yes my family and I are going to St.Petersburg for a week. We want to see that beautiful city. David: I envy you. I haven’t had a vacation for years. I wish I could get away for a while. Mary: You can take a vacation soon, can’t you? David: No, there’s too much work to do. May be next year, though. VII. Read, translate, retell A: Я давно тебя не видел. Ты был в отъезде? B: Yes, I’ve been on vacation. A: Где ты проводил свой отпуск? B: I was in a holiday centre. A: Где это? B: It was in Zelenogorsk. A: Ты ездил туда один или с друзьями? B: I went there with my friends. A: Вы хорошо отдохнули? B: Yes, we enjoyed ourselves. Almost every morning we went fishing. In the afternoon we sometimes played tennis or went swimming. VIII*.Read the text and answer the questions given below. Old Country Advice to the American Traveller. (After William Saroyan) One day my uncle Melik travelled from San Francisco to New York. Before he got aboard the train his uncle Garro paid him a visit and told him about the dangers of travel. “When you get on the train”, the old man said, “choose your seat carefully, sit down and do not look about. “Yes, sir”, -my uncle said. “Several moments after the train begins to move”, the old man said, “two men wearing uniforms will come to your compartment and ask you for your ticket. Ignore them. They will be impostors (самозванцы). “How shall I know? ”, my uncle said. “You will know”, the old man said. “You are no longer a child”. “Yes, sir”, my uncle said. “On your way to the diner a very beautiful young woman will run into you”, the old man said. “She will be very attractive, and your natural wish will be to become friends with her. Don’t do this, go into the diner and eat. The woman will be an adventuress. “A what? ”, my uncle asked. “An adventuress”, the old man shouted. “Go and eat. Order the best food, and if the diner is crowded, and the beautiful woman sits at your table, do not look into her eyes. If she speaks, pretend to be deaf”. “Yes, sir”, my uncle said. “That’s the only way out of it". “Out of what? ”, my uncle said. “Out of the whole trouble”, the old man said, “you’ll pass through the smoker. There you will find a game of cards in progress. The players will be three young men. One of them will invite you to join the game. Tell them you don’t speak English. “Yes, sir”, my uncle said. “That is all”, the old man said. “Thank you very much”, my uncle said. “One thing more. When you go to bed at night, take your money out of your pocket and put it in your shoe. Put your shoe under the pillow, keep your head on the pillow all night, and don’t sleep”. The old man went away and the next day my uncle Melik got aboard the train and went to New York. The two men in uniforms were not imposters, the young man with the doped cigarette did not appear, the beautiful woman did not sit at his table in the diner, and there was no card game in progress in the smoker. My uncle put his money in the shoe and put the shoe under the pillow and put his head and did not sleep all night the first night, but the second night he decided to sleep. The second day he himself offered another young man a cigarette, which the other young man accepted. In the diner my uncle went to sit at a table with a young lady. He started a card game in the smoker, and long before the train got to New York my uncle knew everybody aboard the train and everybody knew him. The journey was a pleasant one. When my uncle came back home from New York, his uncle Garro visited him again. “I see you are looking all right”, he said. ”Did you follow my instructions? ” “Yes, sir”, my uncle said. “I’m pleased”, he said. IX*. Answer the questions. 1. What kind of person do you think uncle Garro was? 2. When do you usually seek other people’s advice? 3. Which of these quotations from the fables of Aesop would go with the story? 4. What is the message of the story? a) People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves; b) Never trust advice of a man in difficulties.
X*.Read and retell the dialogue. AIRPORT RESERVATIONS Travel agent: Can I help you? B: I want to fly to London next week. I’d like to make reservations for a roundtrip ticket. Travel agent: What day are you planning to leave for London? B: On the 12th of March. Travel agent: There are three flights to London on that day – at 10 a.m, at 8.30 and 9 pm. Do you have any preference about the time of the day? B: I’d rather leave at 9 pm. I want to get to London early in the morning. Travel agent: Are you going to travel first class or economy? B: I prefer economy. How much will it be? Travel agent: 440 dollars. B: Are meals and refreshments served on the flight? Travel agent: Yes, they are. B: What’s the flying time? Travel agent: Six hours. B: What’s the London airport we’ll arrive at? Travel agent: Heathrow Airport. How many days are you planning to sty in London? B: Seven days. Travel agent: When would you like to fly home from London? B: March 22nd Travel agent: All right. Your name and address? B: Boris Brown, 99th Street, New York 11374. Travel agent: And your telephone number? B: 439-7286. Travel agent: Will you pay by credit card? B: Yes, by Master Card. When can I get my tickets? Travel agent: You will have them 2 days before your departure. XI* Roleplay Imagine that you want to fly to London very much. You try to persuade a friend to join you. Your friend is not sure about it. Express different opinions on the same activity: Bore Fun Waste of time Exciting Stupid Wise (broadens one’s horizons) Waist of money Is worth living for. XII*.Make up the exercise of your own and fulfill it. XIII*.Writing: Compare modern ways of travelling with those in the 18th century.
UNIT III Holidays I. Read and translate the following text: Protaros resort is an hour from Larnaca airport and 15 minutes from Agia Napa tourist centre. The laser-lighted discos attract you into the clubs and karaoke songs can be heard from the pubs. The beaches are really safe for children, so parents can actually relax, but when the last sand castle has finally been built, visit an unforgettable performance staged within decorations of an ancient theatre. Or what about spending time at the water park, riding the rapids and high speed slides or floating down the “lazy river”? The majestic Troodos mountain range is an amazing place to explore. Every season will expose you to an incredible variety of flora, fauna and landscape. In winter you will need warm clothes to take advantage of the excellent ski slopes and snow trails. Building snow men seems to be a popular pastime. There are fascinating monasteries to visit including the richest and largest Kikkos famous for an icon of Virgin Mary. II. Answer the questions: 1. What places of interest can you visit? 2. What does the night life offer the tourists? 3. What are the active kinds of having a rest one can choose? 4. What winter sports are available in Troodos mountains? 5. Is there any cultural program offered? III. Name all the activities Protaros resort can offer; which do you prefer and why. IV. Think of the five things you do on holidays. Ask your partner if he/she does the same. Use the following ideas: ü to relax ü to go travelling ü to sleep a lot ü to read books ü to visit old friends ü to go in for sports V. Persuade your friend to have a rest in following situations: a) in the country - use the expressions given below: § to go swimming to the river/lake § to go fishing § to breathe fresh air § to play football § to eat fresh fruit and vegetables § to pick mushrooms and berries b) near the sea - use the ideas given in the text, add your own ones. VI. Make up dialogues. Call the travel agency and ask about: Q A trip to Egypt q A weekend in the suburb of Petersburg q A coach trip to Pskov Egypt: Places of interest: Pyramids, Sphinx, Nile Hotel *** **** HB Transport: airplane Price: from $ 300/person Sestroretsk: Hotel *** BB Transport: train Price: £ 50/night Pskov: Places of interest: the old Kremlin Hotel *** BB Transport: coach Price: £ 100/trip including dinner at the restaurant VII. Roleplay. Discuss in two opposing groups the advantages/disadvantages of spending holidays: - At the seaside - In the country - At home Start with: I prefer to spend holidays … because … I would like to spend holidays … because … VIII. Writing: What are your plans for the nearest holidays
UNIT IV ASKING THE WAY. I. Read the following dialogue. Lena: 314—8151. Hello! Boris: Could I speak to Lena, please? Lena: Yes, that's me. Boris: Oh, Lena, hi, it's Boris here. Lena: Boris? Boris who? Boris: Boris Belov. Lena: Oh, hi, Boris! Where are you? Boris: I'm terribly sorry, Lena, but we are lost. Lena: Oh, no. I don't believe you. Where are you now? Boris: We're opposite the cinema. Lena: OK, but which cinema? Boris: Let me see. Just a minute. We are near the ''Odeon". Lena: The " Odeon" you say. I see. How did you get there? It's rather far from my house. Boris: I don't really know. We left the theatre in Green Street, came to the traffic lights and went up the street. Lena: I think you went wrong at the supermarket. Did you see the church on the left? Boris: I'm not sure. What shall we do? Lena: Go back to Main Road. You'll see the church and then the hospital on the right. Walk two blocks and you are in High Street. You'll see the bank in the square. Turn to the left, walk 2 or 3 minutes and you'll see the hotel, and next to it a small museum. My house is opposite that museum. II. Answer the questions. 1. Why is Boris calling? 2. Where is Boris? 3. Is the " Odeon" far from Lena's house? 4. How did Boris and his friend get to the " Odeon”? 5. Lena's house is not far from the museum, is it? 6. Does Lena live in a house opposite the museum or opposite the theatre? III. Read and learn the dialogues by heart. - Excuse me. Can't you help me? - Sure. - Where is42 Green Street, please? - Oh, that's easy. Walk to the corner and thenturn to the left. - To the corner and then to the left? - That's right. And thenwalk two blocks to thetraffic lights. And you are in Green Street. - Thank you. A: What bus do I take to the Pushkin Museum? B: Take bus 79. A: Is there a bus stop near here? B: Yes, there is. It's on the opposite side, just in front of the cinema. A: How long will it take me to get there? B: I think about half an hour at this time of the day.There is a lot of traffic now. A: Look, bus 79 is coming. B: Oh, thank you. A: Excuse me, how do I get to the centre of the city? B: Which part of the centre do you want? A: Red Square. B: Take a bus or the underground. It'll take you long to walk there. A: Can you tell me the shortest way to the underground? B: Go straight ahead. You can't miss it. A: Could you tell me where the cloakroom is? B: What? A: Do you know where the toilets are? B: Sorry – I can’t hear you. A: Where’s the toliet? B: Over there. A: Can you remember where we have left our car? B: Um, I think it was the second floor A: Well, this is the second floor, and I can’t see it. B: I think we have parked next to a white van. … There it is. - Excuse me, officer. Can you help me? - Yes, please. - Can you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square? - Sure. Go down this street and turn to the right. In less than ten minutes you'll see Trafalgar Square. - Thanks a lot. - Anytime. - Excuse me, please. I think I'm lost. How can I get to the Houses of Parliament? - Walk straight along the street and on the left you'll see a building with a beautiful tower and a big clock. That's it. - How long does it take? - Only a few minutes. - Is there a post office near here? I'd like to buy some stamps. - Yes, there is. It's just over there on the opposite side of the street. But I'm afraid it is closed. - Is it open tomorrow? IV*. Roleplay. This is the centre of the city where the Smiths live. Look at the plan and say how to get from their house to: a) Town Bridge, b) St. Mary's Church, c) Station Bridge, d) the railway station, e) the airport, f) the museum, f) the school, h) the book shop, i) the supermarket, j) the police station
V*. Writing. How can you get to: a) University; b) your friend’s place; c) the airport; d) the nearest railway station.
UNIT V DESCRIBING PEOPLE I. Read these short descriptions of people. I’d like to tell you about my new friends: Ann and Nick. Ann is a lively, talkative person in her late teens. She’s tall and slim. She’s got an oval face with a small turned-up nose. She’s very attractive. She’s got long, black wavy hair and blue eyes with very long eyelashes. Her lips are very full and she’s got dimples in her cheeks. Nick is a very big guy, well-built with very broad shoulders. He’s in his early twenties. He’s got a long face with thin lips and a small scar on his chin. He’s got very short, fair hair and a moustache. I haven’t really noticed the colour of his eyes, he wears glasses. He’s got thick eyebrows and a long, straight nose. He’s honest, kind and reliable. II. Answer the questions: a) What does Ann / Nick look like?
short long black He’s / She’s slim short fair hair fat blond He’s /She’s got red a beard glasses a moustache b) What’s he / she like? He’s / She’s tall, good-looking, kind and optimistic. III. Match the words and phrases. 1. tall a. шрам 2. slim b. густые брови 3. turned-up nose c. длинные ресницы 4. long eyelashes d. курносый нос 5. dimples in cheeks e. хорошо-сложенный 6. well-built f. ямочки на щеках 7. broad shoulders g. усы 8. scar h. стройный 9. moustache i. широкие плечи 10. thick eyebrows j. высокий IV. Give English equivalents: Разговорчивый человек, волнистые волосы, в возрасте 18-19 лет, носит очки, надежный человек, честный V. Put the words in the right order and make up questions: 1. What, look, does, she (he), like? 2. What, hair, is, colour, her (his)? 3. Hair, what, is, like, her (his)? 4. Eyes, what, are, her (his), colour? 5. Is, sort, what, he (she), is, of, person? 6. Tall, how, he (she), is? 7. He (she), old, how, is? 8. How, you, would, describe, build, his (her)? 9. How, you, do, much, weigh? VI. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the brackets: Alice is 13 years old. She is tall for her …. Her hair is … and …. Her eyes are … and her cheeks are …. She has a … and pretty mouth. She has a … nose and she doesn’t like it. (white, turned up, rosy, soft, fair, age, grey, small) VII. Act out the following dialogues: A - Where is Peter? - He’s in the disco with his new girl-friend. -Is she pretty? -Oh, yes, she is! -What does she look like? -She’s tall, slim, blond and long-legged, like all young girls now... B - Hello! Is that you, Nick? -Yes, Ann. -Please, can you meet my brother Steve at the station tomorrow. -I don’t know him. What does he look like? -He’s tall like me and well-built. -What colour is his hair? -It’s dark, and he’s handsome unlike me. -And what colour are his eyes? -They are grey.
VIII* Fill in the gaps using the following words: patched greasy frayed wig cream face-lift bags pimples John Brown. John Brown looked at his reflection in the mirror. He didn’t like what he saw. His skin was dry, he had several ….. on his chin and there were …..under his eyes. He was unshaved and his hair, what little there was of it, was ……His teeth were uneven and he was developing a double chin. The rest of him wasn’t any better. His shoulders drooped, his stomach was flabby and his knee-joints ached if he sat down for too long. He opened his wardrobe to look at his clothes – old shirts with ….. collars and buttons missing, shabby suits with wide lapels, ties covered with stains, socks with holes in and old-fashioned pullovers. What could he do to improve matters? A more nutritious diet, perhaps, or try something really drastic like plastic surgery. A ….. might make him look younger and perhaps his dentist could straighten his teeth. Maybe he should take up weight-training to improve the shape of his body. He certainly needed some ….. on his face. There wasn’t much he could do about his hair except wash it more often, unless he wanted to wear a …. All these things would take a lot of time and effort and money. Perhaps it wasn’t worth bothering, he thought, pulling on a pair of …..trousers. After all, he still looked better than a lot of other twenty-five year olds. Answer the questions: 1. Look at your reflection in the mirror. What can you see? Describe it. 2. What do you need to improve your appearance? (surgery, diet, fitness, etc.) 3. Write down five things that you like about yourself, and five things that you don’t like about yourself. 4. Compare your list with other students. Comment on their lists. You might use these expressions to disagree. a) Oh, I don’t think you’re…. b) You don’t seem… to me. c) I wouldn’t say you were… IX*. Roleplay You are going to describe or ask for a description of a crime suspect. Divide into two groups, A and B. Read the instructions: A: Witnesses Last weekend you visited your local art gallery. During your visit, art thieves stole a world-famous painting. The police believe that you were in the lift at the same time as one of the thieves, and want you to give a description of this person. Discuss in your group how to describe him. B: Police officers You know that one of the thieves used the lift just before the painting was stolen. You are going to interview a witness who was in the lift at the same time to get a description of the man. In your group, discuss questions you’ll ask the witness. Think about these things: age, build, height, hair, face, clothes, etc. X*. The signs of the zodiac Some people believe that the time of year that you were born has an effect on your character because of the positions of the stars and the planets. They divide the year into 12 periods of time, and these are known as the ‘signs of the zodiac’ Aquarius (20.01-18.02) Водолей People born under the sign of Aquarius are very loyal, sociable, interested insport and politics, but they can be a little unstable at times. Pisces (19.02-20.03) Рыбы Romantic, emotional, sympathetic if you have a problem, but pessimistic. Aries (21.03-19.04) Овен Energetic, artistic, warm, generous, but they can also be aggressive. Taurus (20.04-20.05) Телец Calm, patient, hardworking, friendly, but also very materialistic. Gemini (21.05-20.06) Близнецы Witty, clever, talkative, but a little impatient. Cancer (21.06-22.07) Рак Kind, humorous, helpful, but sometimes very moody. Leo (23.07-22.08) Лев Sociable, but can often be vain as well. Virgo (23.08-22.09) Дева Hard-working, practical, punctual, but also a little fussy and very critical. Libra (23.09-22.10) Весы Artistic, friendly, pleasant, but also lazy. Scorpio (23.10-21.11) Скорпион Passionate, brave, extremist but sometimes a little cruel. Популярное:
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