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Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации


НОВОСИБИРСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

81.2Англ № 3458

А 647




АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

БАЗОВЫЙ КУРС




BeginnerS (A1)




часть 1




Методические указания для студентов первого курса

всех технических специальностей

новосибирск

2008


ББК 81.432.1-923

А 647

Составители: ст. препод. О.С. Атаманова, В.Д. Терентьева,

препод. О.В. Иванова, А.А. Ни, Е.В. Каминская,

Ю.С. Кудинова, В.В. Курникова


Рецензент канд. пед. наук, доц. Т.П. Маковская


Работа выполнена на кафедре иностранных языков ТФ НГТУ

Настоящие методические указания предназначены для студентов I курса всех технических специальностей НГТУ, изучающих английский язык (уровень владения языком А1 – Beginners).

Цель пособия – формирование навыков устной монологической и диалогической речи в сфере бытовой и профессиональной коммуникации в рамках изучаемых тем.

Методические указания включают в себя три модуля: «Высшее образование в России и за рубежом», «Жизнь в большом городе и экологические проблемы», «Наука, техника и выдающиеся ученые».

Каждый модуль содержит обширный лексико-грамматический материал, представленный упражнениями на развитие всех видов речевой деятельности – чтения, письма, аудирования и говорения. Предлагаемые виды упражнений могут выполняться в парах, группах или индивидуально в зависимости от целей, поставленных преподавателем.

Каждый модуль сопровождается приложениями, которые включают в себя дополнительные тексты, предназначенные как для самостоятельной, так и для аудиторной работы студентов.

© Новосибирский государственный


технический университет, 2008

Contents


I. Introductory Phonetic Course 4

Unit 1. Основные правила чтения букв и буквосочетаний 4

Unit 2. Ударение и интонация, основные модели предложений 8

Appendix 1. Tapescripts 11

II. Module I. Higher Education in Russia and Abroad 12

  1. Unit 1. Personal Information 12

  2. Unit 2. Higher Education in Russia 19

  3. Unit 3. Novosibirsk State Technical University 25

  4. Unit 4. Higher Education in Great Britain 32

  5. Appendix 1. Supplementary Texts 42

  6. Appendix 2. Tapescripts 47

III. Module II. Problems of Big Cities 48

  1. Unit 1. Living in a Big City 48

  2. Unit 2. Ecological Problems of Modern Cities 62

  3. Appendix 1. Supplementary Texts (Living in a Big City) 72

  4. Appendix 2. Supplementary Texts (Ecological Problems of Modern Cities) 77

  5. Appendix 3. Tapescripts 83

IV. Module III. Science, Technology and Outstanding People in the Field 84

  1. Unit 1. Science and Technology 84

  2. Unit 2. Scientists and Inventors 90

  3. Appendix 1. Supplementary Texts 99

  4. Appendix 2. Tapescripts 103

V. References 104

Introductory Phonetic Course
Unit 1
Основные правила чтения букв и буквосочетаний

1. Прослушайте кассету и повторите название букв английского алфавита (Tapescript 1, Appendix 1).


a b c d e f g h i j k

l m n o p q r s t

u v w x y z





2. Ознакомьтесь с правилами чтения гласных букв.

Таблица 1

буква

открытый слог

закрытый слог

a[ ei]

[ ei]

make

[æ]

bag

e[ i:]

[ i:]

be

[e]

pen

i/y[ ai]/

[ wai]

[ ai]

time

type

[i]

sit

myth

o[əu]

[əu]

note

[o]

not

u [ju:]

[ju:]
[u:]

после j,l,r

tube
June, lute, rule

[٨]

nut


2.1. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 1.


[ ei]

[æ]

[ i:]

[e]

[ ai]

[i]

[əu]

[o]

[ju:]

[u:]

[٨]

date

mate

state

fate

name

fame

made

make

tame

ban

mat

sat

fat

hat

van

mad

stamp

flat

me

be

he

cedar

Peter

met

egg

hen

ten

fed

bed

net

met

pet

nice

mine

sky

dry

fry

dime

my

hike

by

dim

fit

system skip

hit

myth

hint

gym

drill

stone

tone

hone

mole

tone

stole

note

ode

go

not

lot

Tom

rod

odd

rob

hot

got

on

tune

mule

fume abuse

amuse

fuse

duty


rule

June

flute

rune

lute

jute

July

prune

lune

dust

run

sun

bus

fun

cut

fuss

plus


2.2. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 1.

date, June, me, nice, bon, plus, hike, dust, sun, drill, got, ban, tone, state, stone, Peter, lute, sat, rod, ode, egg, name, bus, fed, July, amuse, lot, fat, fame, fuse, rob, hat, fit, prune, sky, by, made, mad, vane, van, dim, fun, duty, lune, Tom, abuse, note, hot, fuss, hose, rune, on, hone, met, jute, be, venous, go, tune, run, pet, skip, odd, bite, fume, cedar, nylon, system, mole, mule, gym, flute, not, type, sin, dry, hit, fry, dime, dyke, myth, mat, mate, cedar, rule

2.3. Ознакомьтесь с основными правилами чтения следующих буквосочетаний.

Таблица 2

гласная+r

гласная+гласная

ar

[a:]

far

ea [i:]


team

er

[ə:]

her

ee [i: ]

need

ir

[ə:]

stir

ay[ei]

play

or

[o:]

fork

oo[u]

[u:]

перед t, k

в большинстве случаев

book, foot,

moon

ur

[ə:]

turn









2.4. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 2.


[a:]

[i:]

[ə:]

[ə:]

[ə:]

[i:]

[ei]

[o:]

[u]

[u:]

far

star

smart

dart

start lark

farm

car

sharp

steam seam tea

sea

heal meal meat bean

neat

mean

her

were

per

serpent

fern berg


stir

sir

fir

dirt dirty

shirt

bird

mirth


turn

nurse

curse

furnace surname purr

hurt


feed seen meet heel deed green

teen

feel been feed

ray

play

lay

day

stay

bay

way

may

hay

fork

pork

torn

adorn

born morn form dorm

wool

look

took

nook

cook

brook

good book

wood

pool

too

boot

mood

room

moon

soon

cool

spoon

food


2.5. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 2.

far, form, too, star, hay, pork, stir, boot, pool, turn, shirt, moon, bean, day, adorn, her, feed, morn, smart, heel, took, look, may, meat, dart, dorm, were, surname, purr, nook, serpent, lay, seen, bay, meet, ray, mean, start, way, mood, nurse, deed, green, cook, torn, stay, meal, dirty, fir, farm, shirt, day, room, lark, fern, fork, car, play, sharp, per, neat, wool, born, hurt

2.6. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблиц 1 и 2.

date, stay, me, meal, nice, shirt, moon, plus, hike, dust, sun, day, room, lark, drill, got, ban, tone, state, stone, bay, meet, Peter, sat, rod, ode, egg, wool, name, may, meat, bus, fed, neat, pork, amuse, lot, sky, fat, fame, fuse, rob, hat, fit, sky, ray, mood, by, day, adorn, made, mad, vane, seen, van, dim, fun, duty, Tom, sharp, abuse, note, cook, torn, hot, form, fuss, hose, on, hone, meet, met, mean, heel, dart, nurse, be, venous, go, tune, per, run, floor, pet, nook, skip, odd, bite, fume, cedar, nylon, system, mole, far, too, pool, turn, surname, purr, deed, green, mule, boot, stir, born, star, hay, gym, morn, took, lay, look, smart, not, type, bean, sin, dry, hit, fry, dime, dyke, fork, myth, mat, mate, were, skip, start, way, her, serpent, feed, dorm, dirty, farm, hurt

3. Ознакомьтесь с основными правилами чтения согласных букв и их сочетаний.

Таблица 3

bt [t]

debt, doubt

c 1) [s] перед e,i,y

2) [k] перед a,o,u

cinema, face, cycle

came, cot, cut

g 1) [dʒ] перед e,i,y

2) [g] перед a,o,u

germ, gipsy, gym (исключения: get, girl, give)

game, go, gutter,

ck [k]

back, cock, neck

ch,tch [tʃ]

chess, kitchen, rich,

ch [k] в словах греческого и латинского происхождения

school, technical,

ph [f] в словах греческого происхождения

phone, physics,

kn [n] в начале слова

know, knee,

ng [ŋ] в конце слова

sing, song,

sh [∫]

she, ship, fish,

th 1)[ θ]

2)[ ð]

thing, thank,

this, with, weather

wh [w]

[h] перед о

when, where, why

who, whole, whom


3.1. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 3.


[t]

[k]

[s]

[g]

[dʒ]

[k]

debt

debtor

doubt

cat

curriculum

cot

carry

cut

cash

custom

can

Cuba


cyber

cinnamon

cynic

cent

cinder

cement

Cinderella

cedar

cycle


game

gum

gamble

giggle

get

got

go

give

gave


gym

gist

gymnastics

germ

gene

ginger

gymnasium

gipsy


back

neck

tick

stack

lack

deck

hack

sick

sack


nickname

sock

tackle

nock

dock

jack

check

luck

puck


[t∫]

[k]

[f]

[n]

[ŋ]

watch

bench

match

chess

peach

stitch

chart Manchester

kitchen

chat

much

scratch

chest

fetch

chip

cheap

chase

catch

chemistry

architecture school

character

technology architect

anarchy


phantom

phonology phase

physics

photon

philosophy

phone

knight

knap

knot

kneel

knapsack knit

knead

knee

know


thing

greeting thinking making

drinking

fling

reading

long

gong

bring

evening

ring

song skating

sing

tending king

throng

[∫]

[ θ]

[ ð]

[w]

[h]




shelf

dash

she

shine

shift

dish

shell

fish

show

shop

shave

sheet

shame

shoot

ship

sheep shadow

shelf

three

bath

breath

oath

three

think

thing

throw


that

those breathe

this

these

the

dither

bathe


wheel

when

where

whale

what

wheat

why


whose

whole

who





3.2. Прочитайте следующие слова, используя правила таблицы 3.

Neck, debt, doubt, stack, debtor, watch, bench, match, champ, much, cash, shame, Cinderella, back, cynic, custom, the, know, making, scratch, cent, cat, tick, chemistry, cane, that, what, knapsack, phantom, path, architecture, cinnamon, why, school, wheat, breathe, girl, character, whose, technology, cedar, phonology, whale, kitchen, anarchy, knap, knot, kneel, cot, thinking, carry, knit, curriculum, knight, gipsy, knee, thing, can, shoot, this, drinking, shop, shave, Cuba, gym, sheet, three, those, thane, bathe, bath, show, where, cut, these, when, game, whole, gum, giraffe, gun, giggle, breath, go

Unit 2

Ударение и интонация, основные модели предложений

1.1. Прочитайте следующие сочетания слова, обращая внимание на ударение.


1.

a 'red 'pencil

a 'good 'bag

a 'white 'cup

a 'grey 'hat

a 'sharp 'knife

a 'white 'skirt

a 'black 'board

a 'green 'tree

a 'dinner 'plate

a 'nice 'kitchen

a 'big 'flat

a 'sunny 'day

a 'thin 'notebook

a 'silver 'fork

a 'rude 'word

a 'French ' name

an 'old 'spoon

a 'dark 'room

2.

my 'table

her 'room

your 'spoon

his 'watch

our 'flat

his 'name

their 'books

her 'desk

my 'fork

our 'kitchen

your 'pen

their 'bathroom

my 'dog

your 'name

her 'cat

my 'friends

his 'car

our 'books


1.2. Прочитайте следующие предложения, обращая внимание на интонацию.

Сделайте эти предложения отрицательными и прочитайте их.

Сделайте эти предложения вопросительными и прочитайте их.

1. 'This is his ۱pen. 2. 'This is her ۱book. 3. 'These are their ۱books.
4. 'This is their ۱flat.5. 'These are my ۱books.6. 'This is our ۱book. 7. 'These are our ۱bags. 8. 'This is my ۱cooker. 9. 'This is your۱pencil.

1.3. Составьте общие вопросы и ответьте на них по нижеследующему образцу. Употребите слова, данные ниже.

'Are those ('blue) ﺭcups?

'Yes, they ۱are. ('No, they ۱aren't.)
a fork, a glass, a large classroom, a lamp, a red hat, a hard day, a green wall, a white shelf, a large factory, a silver spoon, a big dog, a nice day, a sharp knife

1.4. Скажите, что говорящий ошибается.

– These 'coats are ۱pink. (black)

– Oh, 'no. They aren't ۱pink. They are ۱black.

1. These hats are green (black). 2. Those textbooks are new (old). 3. These notebooks are thick (thin). 4. Those matches are bad (good). 5. Those shelves are white (green). 6. These maps are old (new). 7. Those children are bad (nice). 8. Those plates are green (grey). 9. Those blackboards are yellow (brown).

1.5. Составьте вопросы по следующему образцу, используя данные ниже слова.

'What are ۱these? 'These ('they) are ۱pencils.

'What are ۱those? 'Those ('they) are ۱pencils too.

cups, plates, knives, forks, pictures, desks, spoons, shelves, matches

1.6. Прослушайте и повторите предложения, записанные на кассете (Tapescript 2, Appendix 1).

'What's his ۱job? 'He's a ۱teacher.

'What's her ۱job? 'She's a ۱doctor.

1.7. Опишите иллюстрации, используя слова в рамочке по образцу из упражнения 1.6.

a police officer a nurse a student a teacher a shop assistant

a taxi driver a businessman a doctor


1.8. Прослушайте и повторите предложения, записанные на кассете (Tapescript 3, Appendix 1).

He 'isn't a ۱student. 'He's a ۱teacher.

She 'isn't a ۱nurse. 'She's a ۱doctor.

1.9. Используя иллюстрации из упр. 1.7., составьте отрицательные предложения.

1.10. Прослушайте кассету и повторите следующие предложения (Tapescript 4, Appendix 1).

'Is Amy from ﺭAmerica?

'No. She ۱isn’t.

'Is she from ﺭSpain?

'No. She ۱isn’t.

'Is she from ﺭEngland?

'Yes, she ۱is.

1.11. Прослушайте кассету и повторите предложения, обращая внимание на интонацию (Tapescript 5, Appendix 1).

1.12. Вставьте пропущенные слова по памяти.

  1. What’s her ………..?

  2. Where’s she ……….?

  3. What’s her ………?

  4. What’s her ………..?

  5. How old is she?

  6. What’s her …………..?

  7. Is she ……….?

Amy Roberts.

England.

18, Market Street, Manchester.

01161 929 58 37

She’s ………..

She’s a student.

No, she isn’t.

1.13. Ответьте на вопросы.

  1. Is she from London? Liverpool? Manchester?

  2. Is she 16? 18? 20?

  3. Is she a teacher? a nurse? a student?

1.14. Прослушайте кассету и вставьте пропущенные слова по памяти (Tapescript 6, Appendix 1).

A: Is your name Jeff?

J: Yes, it is.

A: ………….. …………. from England, Jeff?

J: No. I’m not from England. I 'm from Houston, Texas.

A: …… ….. a police officer?

J: Yes, I am.

A: …….. ………. 23?

J: No, I am 25.

A: ………. ………… married?

J: Yes, …… …….

1.15. Составьте диалоги, используя образец из упражнения 1.14.

Appendix 1

Tapescripts

Tapescript 1

a b c d e f g h i j k

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Tapescript 2

What's his job? 'He's a teacher.

What's her job? She's a doctor.

Tapescript 3

He isn't a student. He's a teacher.

She isn't a nurse. She's a doctor.

Tapescript 4

– Is Amy from America?

– No, she isn’t.

– Is she from Spain?

– No, she isn’t.

– Is she from England?

– Yes, she is.

Tapescript 5

  1. What’s her name? Amy Roberts

  2. Where’s she from? England

  3. What’s her address? 18, Market Street, Manchester

  4. What’s her phone number? 01161 929 58 37

  5. How old is she? She’s twenty.

  6. What’s her job? She is a student.

  7. Is she married? No, she isn’t.

Tapescript 6

A: Is your name Jeff?

J: Yes, it is.

A: Are you from England, Jeff?

J: No, I’m not from England. I 'm from Houston, Texas.

A: Are you a police officer?

J: Yes, I am.

A: Are you 23?

J: No, I am 25.

A: Are you married?

J: Yes, I am.

Module I

Higher Education in Russia and Abroad
Unit I

Personal Information

1.1. Прочитайте и изучите слова и словосочетания.

introduce oneself представлять(ся)

Let me introduce myself.

be born in родиться

I was born in 1988.

members/persons/people of a family члены семьи

be a friendly family. быть дружной семьёй

All the members of our family are very

friendly.

elder brother/sister старший брат/сестра

younger brother/sister младший брат/сестра

My elder brother studies at university

and my younger sister goes to kindergarten.

like= enjoy(v) нравиться, любить что-то

He likes speaking English.

He enjoys playing chess.

do well in преуспевать в чём-либо,

хорошо учиться

My sister does well in Literature.

favourite subject любимый предмет

Their favourite subject is Physics.

spend free time проводить свободное

время

Our family spends free time together.

meet with friends встречаться с друзьями

Usually I meet with my friends on Sundays.

work in/at работать где-то

My uncle works at the factory.

work as a... работать кем-то

Her mother works as a teacher.

finish school =leave school закончить школу

A lot of pupils finish school every

year in our country.

graduate from закончить (к-либо

высшее учебное

заведение)

Last year my brother graduated

from the university.

1.2. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What is your name (first name, second name, full name)?

2. When were you born?

3. Where are you from?

4. Where do you live?

5. How many people are there in your family?

6. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

7. What are your father and mother?

8. Do you live in a house or a flat?

9. What school did you finish?

10. What was your favourite subject at school?

11. What books do you like to read?

12. What music do you like to listen to?

13. What things don’t you like?

14. Do you go in for sports?

1.3. Заполните пропуски глаголом to be в соответствующей форме:

а) Present Simple - am, is, are

b) Past Simple - was, were

c) Future Simple - shall be, will be

a) 1. My name ___ Shirley Frank.

2. My phone number ___ 718-1930.

3. I ___ from New York.

4. My brother ___ a worker.

5. They ___ at home.

b) 1. My father ___ a teacher.

2. He ___ a pupil twenty years ago.

3. Last month they ___ in the Hermitage.

4. I ___ ill last week.

5. Yesterday we ___ at the theatre.

c) 1. I ___ a doctor, when I grow up.

2. She ___ at school tomorrow.

3. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ___ at home.

4. My sister ___ not ___ at the university tomorrow.

5. They ___ in the Russian Museum next week.

1.4. Прочитайте вопросительные предложения с глаголом to be. Укажите время глагола to be.

1. What is your telephone number?

2. Where were you born?

3. Is your brother/sister at school now?

4. Are there any students in the classroom?

5. Was your sister at school last week?

6. Where were you yesterday?

7. Who from your group was at university yesterday?

8. Will he be at home tomorrow?

9. Where will you be next Sunday?

1.5. Вставьте глагол to be в Present Simple, Past Simple или Future Simple.

  1. Yesterday they ___ in the library.

  2. Now they ___ in a cafe.

  3. Tomorrow they ___ in the theatre.

  4. Just now he ___ not here.

  5. There ___ twenty students in our group.

  6. Where ___ your family* last summer?

  7. ____there a window in the language lab?

  8. Tomorrow at 3 o’clock they ___ at the meeting.

  9. My sister ___ a student last year, now she ___ a doctor.

  10. Where ___ your mother now? – She ___ in the kitchen.


*Family s. ------------------ is; e.g. My family is large

pl.------------------ are; e.g. Our family are at the table now.
А так же: group, team, company, government etc.

1.6. Прочитайте и поймите основное содержание текста.

Text I

About myself

Hello, friends. Let me introduce myself. My name is Tanya Bobrova. I am 17. I was born on the 2nd of October, 1990, in Novosibirsk.

Now some words about my family. My family is not very large. There are five people in my family. I live with my parents, my younger sister and my grandmother. My father’s name is Vladimir Ivanovich. He is 40 and he is a doctor. He works at the hospital. My mother’s name is Olga Petrovna. She is 35 years old. She is a housewife. My younger sister Natasha is a pupil. She is in the fifth form. My grandmother lives with us. She doesn’t work. She is a pensioner.

Our family is friendly and we have many friends. We live in a big flat. There are 5 rooms in our flat: a living room, a study, 3 bedrooms. There is also a bathroom and a kitchen there.

Last year I finished school № 5. I did well in all the subjects, but my favourite subjects at school were Physics and Mathematics. I also enjoyed English lessons. Now I am a first-year student at NSTU. In five years I’ll be an engineer.

I like reading detective stories, listening to music, watching TV. Also I like meeting with my friends. We spend much time together. We go for a walk or to a disco party and discuss our problems.
1.7. Прочитайте предложения и скажите, соответствуют ли они тексту (true V) или не соответствуют (false X ). Подтвердите ваш ответ текстом. Отвечая, используйте следующие образцы: Yes, its true. or No, it’s not true.

X a) Tanya Bobrova is 20 years old. No, it’s not true. She is 17.

b) She lives in Sochi.

c) There are five people in her family.

d) Her father is an engineer.

e) She lives with her parents.

f) Her sister’s name is Olga.

g) She likes English lessons.

h) Her grandmother lives in the village.

i) The family lives in the cottage.

j) Tanya doesn’t like to listen to music.
1.8. Подберите к слову из колонки А слово из колонки В в соответствии с содержанием текста.

A B

1. grandmother a. an engineer

2. sister b. a housewife

3. Tanya c. a doctor

4. father d. a pensioner

5. mother e. a student

1.8.1. Составьте предложения со словосочетаниями из упражнения 1.8.

1.8.2. Составьте 5 вопросов к тексту с глаголом to be.

1.9. Заполните пропуски, используя глаголы из рамки (Present Simple).

go read live eat like study watch work

  1. In the morning my father.... newspapers.

  2. In the evening all our family.... TV.

  3. My mother.... in the bank.

  4. On Sundays I.... to the cinema with my friends.

  5. My uncle.... in America.

  6. My aunt is a vegetarian. She.... only vegetables and fruits.

  7. That is a very beautiful picture. I.... it very much.

  8. Now we are students and.... at University.

1.9.1. Напишите предложения из упражнения 1.9 в отрицательной форме.

1.9.2. Напишите предложения из упражнения 1.9 в вопросительной форме.

1.10. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Past Simple.

1. Yesterday I (get) up at 9 o’clock.

2. I (have) breakfast with my family.

3. Then my brother (come) to see me.

4. We (listen) to music together.

5. At 3 o’clock we (go) to the cinema.

6. The film (be) very interesting.

7. We (like) it very much.

8. Then we (play) football.

9. I (sleep) well last night.

1.10.1. Напишите предложения из упражнения 1.10 в отрицательной форме.

1.10.2. Напишите предложения из упражнения 1.10 в вопросительной форме.
1.11. Закончите предложения из колонки А, выбрав правильный вариант из колонки В по образцу.

A B

1. I was born in a. my parents and grandmother.

2. I finished school b. at university is Physics.

3. At present I c. when I was 16.

4. I did well in d. Novosibirsk in 1988.

5. My favourite subject e. Mathematics at school.

6. I live with f. study at the university.

1.12. Составьте рассказ о себе, заполнив пропуски. Расскажите
о себе.


My name is... . I am... years old. I was born on... in... .

We have... people in our family. I live with... .

My father’s name is... . He is... years old. He is a... and he works... .

My mother’s name is... . She is... years old. She is a... .

I have a (younger/elder sister/brother) He/she is a... .

We live in a... . There are... rooms in our flat:...,...,..., and a... .

I finished school number... . My favourite subjects at school were...,..., and.... I like reading... . I like listening to... . I like to watch... . My favourite programmes are... . I don’t like going to the night clubs. I enjoy travelling. Now I am a student of... .We have many subjects at... . My favourite subjects are... .

1.13. Прочитайте диалоги по ролям.

1. A: – Hello! My name is Alex. What is your name?

B: Hi! My name is Olga. Nice to meet you!

A: – Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?

B: – I’m from Irkutsk. But now I am a student and going to live in Novosibirsk with my grandparents.

B: – As for me, I live with my family all my life in Novosibirsk.

A: – And how old are you?

B: – I’m 17. This year I’m also going to study at university.

A: – What university?

B: – NSTU.

A: – Really?! And what faculty do you study at?

B: – Power Engineering.

A: – That’s great! The same university and the same faculty that I am at.

B: – So, I hope we’ll be group-mates*.

2. A: Hello! My name is Helen. What is your name?

B: Hi! My name is Sveta.

A: – Where are you from, Sveta?

B: – I’m from Moscow. I’ve come to visit my relatives.

A: – What do you like to do? What is your hobby?

B: – Most of all I like to read different books.

A: – So do I. What books do you like to read?

B: – I like detective stories. My favourite author is Agatha Christy.

A: – As for me, I like to read novels. Would you like to go to the café just now?

B: – Why not? Let’s go.

*group mates – одногруппники

1.14. Вставьте недостающие фразы и прочитайте диалоги по ролям.

1.

– ………………..?

– My name is John.

– ………………..?

– I am 17 years old.

– ………………..?

– I live with my parents.

– ………………..?

– I like to listen to music when I have free time.

– ………………..?

– Most of all I like pop music.

– ………………..?

– Yes, I want to go to the disco now. Let’s go.

2.

– Well, you are our new group mate. What is your name?

– …………….

– My name is Victor. Nice to meet you.

– …………… too.

– And where are you from?

– …………….

– Is it far from here?

– …………….

– Do you study at school?

– …………… in June.

– Did you enter the university in August?

– Yes, …………..

– As for me, I’m a second-year student. Will you go with me? I can show you our university.

– ……………..

1.15. Составьте подобные диалоги на следующие ситуации:

a) вы спрашиваете об увлечениях и интересах своего нового друга;

b) вы поступили в институт и знакомитесь с одним из ваших одногруппников, распросите его о школе и любимых занятиях;

c) ваша подруга знакомит вас со своей сестрой, распросите откуда она и о её семье.

1.16. Напишите мини-рассказ о своём друге, используя модель упражнения 1.12. ( 80-100 слов).

Unit 2

Higher Education in Russia

2.1. Прочитайте и изучите слова и словосочетания.

play an important part/role играть важную роль

Higher education plays an

important part in the development

of any country.

enter a university поступать в университет

Last year we entered the university.

take an exam сдавать экзамен

At the university all students take exams.

pass an exam сдать экзамен

I passed my final exams well.

fail an exam провалить экзамен

Nobody wants to fail exams.

graduate from university закончить университет

My friend graduated from the

university last year.

graduate (n) выпускник

University graduates receive their degrees.

continue education продолжить образование

As a rule, all school leavers continue

their education.

an academic year учебный год

At the end of an academic year we

take exams.

get knowledge получать знания

I study at the university in order

to get knowledge.

basic (adj) базовый, основной

basis (n) основа

I study on a full-time basis.

fundamental/basic subject базовый предмет

Mathematics and Physics are fundamental

subjects at our Faculty.

get a degree получать степень

Our first degree is a Bachelor of Science.

get a grant получать стипендию

Every month students get grants.

award a degree= give a degree присуждать степень =

давать степень

The special committee awards degrees.

study=to learn (v) изучать, учить

We study English to know Russian better.

teach(v) ( give knowledge) обучать

Students study at the university.

Students learn their lessons.

Tutors teach students.

live in a hostel жить в общежитии

Students from other cities may live

in a university hostel.

2.2. Прочитайте предложения и закончите их, выбрав один из данных вариантов.

    1. Universities give us …

      1. secondary education.

      2. higher education.

      3. school education.

2.The academic year usually lasts …

a) 6 months.

b) 12 months.

c) 9 months.

3. Students usually get …

a) grants.

b) salary(money you get once a month for the work).

c) presents.

4. Universities have their own (собственные) …

a) hostels.

b) cottages.

c) flats.

2.3. Прочитайте и поймите основное содержание текста.

Higher Education in Russia

Higher education plays an important role in the development of any country. It provides the country with highly-qualified specialists. It trains people to become teachers, engineers, doctors and other professional workers.

Today higher educational institutions of Russia include over 700 universities, academies, colleges and other educational institutions.

University gives training on a full-time and part-time basis. Tuition is free only for Russian citizens who successfully pass entrance examinations.

The academic year usually lasts 9 months and has 2 terms or semesters. Students take exams at the end of each semester. If the results of the examinations are good students get state grants. Twice a year students have vacations – two weeks (a fortnight) in winter and two months in summer.

The first- and second-year students get knowledge in fundamental sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and humanities, for example, foreign languages, history, philosophy and others.

At the third year students get more advanced knowledge and begin to concentrate on their special interests, that is, their major subjects.

After four years of study students get a Bachelor’s degree. Then students can continue their studies and in a year or two of further study they get a Master’s degree. After graduating from University they may go on with their study and research and get a higher degree.

Universities have their own students hostels and some of them have large and excellent sport centres.

2.4. Подберите каждому русскому слову соответствующий английский эквивалент по образцу: 1-a.

1. более высокого уровня a) advanced b) excellent c) fundamental

d) highly-qualified

2. включать a) to evolve b) to include c) to obtain

d) to receive

3. обучение a) education b) training c) tuition

d) studies

4. длиться a) to last b) to become c) to go d) to pass

5. успешный a) excellent b) highly-qualified d) good

d) successful

6. предлагать a) to provide b) to offer c) to train d) to get

2.5. Подберите слова или словосочетания из двух колонок так, чтобы получить пары антонимов.

А В

1. to enter University a. to fail an exam

2. part-time b. special

3. to receive c. final exams

4. to pass an exam d. to graduate from University

5. general e. to give

6. entrance exams f. full-time

2.6. Подберите слова из двух колонок так, чтобы получить пары синонимов.

A B

1. role a. to go on

2. specialists b. semesters

3. training c. vacations

4. to continue d. part

5. to get e. experts

6. holidays f. tuition

7. terms g. to receive

2.7. Замените подчёркнутые слова синонимами из упражнения 2.6.

  1. Higher education plays a very important role in the life of any country.

  2. Tuition is offered on a full-time and part-time basis.

  3. The academic year is divided into two semesters.

  4. Twice a year students have holidays.

  5. After graduating from the university students can continue their studies.

2.8. Составьте словосочетания, используя слова из колонок А, В.

А В

1) to get a) training

2) to enter b) a part

3) to pass c) the requirements

4) to offer d) a degree

5) to play e) an exam

6) to meet f) a university

2.9. Прочитайте предложения и скажите, соответствуют ли они содержанию текста (true V ) или не соответствуют (false X ). Подтвердите ваш ответ примером из текста. Отвечая, используйте следующие образцы:

Yes, it is true.

No, it is not true.

  1. Education provides the country with excellent professionals.

  2. There are 3 semesters in the academic year.

  3. Students may get a Master’s degree after 6 years of study.

  4. The university offers training only on a full-time basis.

  5. Students begin to get advanced knowledge from the first year of study.

6. Students may get physical training in the sport centres.

7. Students do not have vacations during the academic year.

2.10. Заполните пропуски словами из текста, подходящими по смыслу.

1. Higher education provides the country with _____ specialists.

2. The _____ year usually lasts 9 months.

3. At the first and second year of study students get ______ knowledge.

4. After four years of study students get a ______ degree.

5. If students pass their exams well they get state _____.

6. Students live in _____.

2.11. Сопоставите вопросы из колонки А с ответами из колонки В.

А В

1. How long is a. They get special

an academic year? knowledge.

2. What subjects do students study b. Universities provide students

during the first year at the University? with living accommodation.

3. What do students get c. The academic year usually lasts

at the third year of study? 9 months.

4. When do students get d. Students learn fundamental

a Bachelor’s degree? sciences.

5. When do students have e. They get it after four years of

vacations? study.

6. What do universities f. They have two weeks in winter

provide students with? and two months in summer.

2.12. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в соответствующее время (Present, Past, Future Simple).

1. Universities usually.....(provide) students with living accommodation.

2. My brother..... (graduate) from University last year.

3. All the students of our group..... (get) state grants.

4. He..... (take) exams twice( =two times ) a year.

5. Next year I..... (enter) University.

6. Higher education..... (play) a very important role for me.

2.13. Вставьте предлоги, где необходимо.

My sister studies... NSTU. She entered... the University two years ago. She studies... a full-time basis. At the end of each semester she takes... her exams. My sister is a good student and she didn’t fail... her examinations and now she gets a state grant once...a month. She wants to graduate... the University successfully and become a good specialist.

2.14. Выберите глагол и поставьте его в соответствующее время.

pass do get take teach study learn fail
A maths teacher..... maths.Her students..... maths.

After school students..... homework.

At primary school children..... to read and write.

At university students..... exams at the end of each semester.

All students hope to..... exams. Nobody wants to..... their exams.

If they pass their final exams at university, they..... a degree.


2.15. Прочитайте текст 2.3. ещё раз и цифрами укажите последовательность названий частей текста.

– Forms of education

– Degrees

– Hostels

– The academic year

– Subjects

– The importance of higher education




2.16. Расскажите об обучении в России, используя план упражне-
ния 2.15.

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