Учебное пособие по разговорному английскому языку для студентов всех специальностей неязыкового вуза
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Федеральное агентство по образованию Государственное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования «Омский государственный технический университет» Э.Г. Беззатеева, В.И. Сидорова, И.Н. Чурилова Effective English Английский: путь к успеху Учебное пособие по разговорному английскому языку для студентов всех специальностей неязыкового вуза Омск Издательство ОмГТУ 2009 УДК 811.111(075) ББК 81.2 Англя73 Б 39 Рецензенты: Н. Д. Коновченко, канд. филол. наук, доцент кафедры английского языка ОмГПУ; М. Л. Марус, канд. филол. наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков ОмГАУ. Э.Г. Беззатеева, В.И. Сидорова, И.Н. Чурилова Б 39 Effective English =Английский: путь к успеху: учеб. пособие/Э. Г. Беззатеева, В.И. Сидорова, И.Н. Чурилова. - Омск: Издательство ОмГТУ, 2009.- 90 с. Учебное пособие Effective English предназначено для студентов 1-го и 2-го куров всех специальностей очной и дистанционной форм обучения, изучающих английский язык в неязыковых вузах. Целью данного пособия является формирование у студентов компетенции свободного общения на английском языке. Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета Омского государственного технического университета. УДК 811.111(075) ББК 81.2 Англя73 © Омский государственный технический университет, 2009 CONTENTS
Предисловие Учебное пособие Effective English предназначено для студентов 1-го и 2-го курсов всех специальностей очной и дистанционной форм обучения, изучающих английский язык в неязыковых вузах. Данное пособие является частью учебно-методического комплекса, разработанного на кафедре иностранных языков ОмГТУ. Содержание пособия соответствует содержанию типовой программы дисциплины «Иностранный язык» в неязыковом вузе. Актуальность учебного пособия и его соответствие современным требованиям к преподаванию иностранного языка определяется его коммуникативной направленностью. Компетенция свободного общения достигается путем формирования, развития и закрепления у студентов навыков устной речи на основе системы коммуникативных заданий. Пособие рассчитано на три семестра аудиторной и самостоятельной работы. Module I My Identity Vocabulary Training Read and remember the following words and word-combinations.   
2. Say: a) what relatives by birth; b) what relatives by marriage you or other members of your family have. 3. Form derivatives according to the model.   A→Adv V→A old – elderly origin - … marry – married name - … close - … man - … divorce - … call - … local - … girl - … separate - … engage - … usual - … name - … relate - … place - … 4. In each column find the word with the more general meaning.   1. son 2. Orthodox 3. male 4. name aunt Catholic female forename parents religion sex surname relative Moslem lady pet name 5. How do you call a person: who is 10 months who is 25 who is about a year who is 38 who is a year and a half who is 42 who is 16 who is 70 6. Fill the gaps with the proper words. Andrew’s parents don’t live together. They are …. 2. Frank has no parents. So he is an …. 3. Her … name was Hope. But after the marriage her name is Dickson. 4. He hasn’t got a family of his own, he is … so far. 5. Are you an … child in the family? –No, I’ve got an elder brother. 6. My grandparents are … already. 7. He is 19. He … of age last year. 8. Children go to school at the … of six in our country. 9. He is married now but two years ago he was … 1. He is in … late sixties. 2. His daughter is in … midteens. 3. Is Kate a relation of … ? –No, we are just friends. 4. Do you have a family of … own? 5. This is Barbara Dickson. She is a colleague of … 6. I’m a namesake of …, Lucy. 7. They prefer to live by … 8. Does she live with … parents? 9. He is a dear old friend of … 7. Translate the following collocations with the prepositions by and of.   by name, by birth, by origin, by marriage, by nationality, by profession, by telephone, by himself, by mistake; of your own, of the same age, of the opposite sex, a friend of mine / his / ours, a family of his own, at the age of six, a kid of two. 8. Explain the meaning of the following words and word combinations:   to be separated, to be divorced, to remarry, to be related, an immigrant, a foreigner, a widowed woman, to be in one’s twenties. 9. Fill in the missing words: 1) My mother’s sister is my … and her brother is my … 2) My wife’s mother is my … and her father is my … 3) My wife’s sister is my … and my wife’s brother is my … 4) My uncle’s son is my … and my aunt’s daughter is my … too. 5) My mother has a sister, her son is my mother’s … 6) My father has a brother, his daughter is my father’s … 10. Study the following passage and make up 5 sentences of your own using some of the underline words: In Britain most people have three names (In Russia people also have three names: the first name, the surname and the patronymic): first name = Christian name = forename (mainly in official documents); middle name (it is not used very often); surname = family name = last name.   11. a) Study the following expressions: 1. He lives in England. 2. She lives in America. 3. He lives in Scotland. He is from England. She is from America. He is from Scotland. He is English. She is American. He is Scottish. He is an Englishman. She is an American. He is a Scot. He is a Scotsman. b) Match the countries and their nationalities, make up sentences to introduce one and the same person in different ways.
12. a) Make up 5 sentences about the occupations of your relatives. Use the following words:
b) Work in pairs. Let your partner guess the occupations of your relatives. Use only general questions. 13. Read the following words and make up some sentences about your hobby and hobbies of your relatives.  
Reading 14. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions.  good-looking – красивый, миловидный slim – стройный experienced – опытный, квалифицированный broad-shouldered – широкоплечий to be handy with smth – уметь делать что-л., быть искусным в чем-л. to fix – чинить, исправлять washing machine – стиральная машина fridge - холодильник and what not – и так далее, и тому подобное to have much in common – иметь много общего views on smth – взгляды на… horror film – фильм ужасов to go in for smth – заниматься чем-л. to take care of smb – заботиться о ком-л. accountant - бухгалтер twins - близнецы a first-year student – первокурсник to be fond of – увлекаться чем-л. to be deeply attached to smb – быть сильно привязанным к кому-л. to get on well – быть в хороших отношениях, ладить друг с другом Meet my family I am Alex Samoylov. Alex is my first name and Samoylov is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family. First of all some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-four but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim. My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-six. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father is handy with many things. He can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not. My parents have been married for twenty-six years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books, films, sports. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes “soap operas”. My father is fond of tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports. My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father. My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting. My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school. My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet. I want to become an engineer. I’m a first-year student of the Omsk Technical University. This year I have left secondary school and entered our university. I’m a hard worker and like to do everything well. When I have spare time I like to go in for sports. I’m fond of sport games and my favourite one is football. I’m fond of music too. I like to listen to music and collect information about popular singers. We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well. 15. Answer the following questions: What is your first name? What is your surname? How old are you? Is your family large? How many are you in your family? Have you got any brothers or sisters? What are your parents? Where do they work? How long have your parents been married? Do they have much in common? Do you spend a lot of time with your family? What sort of things do you do together? Do you go out with your parents? Can you describe your mother (father, sister, brother, friend)? 16. Complete the following sentences using the text. 1) Alex is my… 2) I have got a… 3) My mother is… 4) She is a good-looking… 5) My father is… 6) He is a broad-shouldered… 7) He can fix… 8) They have much… 9) My mother keeps… 10) My grandmother is… 11) My sister… 12) Her husband… 13) They have got… 14) My brother… 15) I want… 16) I’m a… 17) This year I have… 18) I’m a hard… 19) When I have spare time… 20) I’m fond of… 21) We are deeply… 17. Work in pairs. Correct wrong statements.   Alex has got a mother, a father, a sister, and a brother. His mother is a teacher of biology. She is forty-four but she looks much older. She is tall and slim. His father is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. His parents have much in common, but they have different views on music. His mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father. My grandmother is a pensioner. His brother is married and has a family of his own. His brother Boris is eleven. Alex is a first-year student of the Omsk Technical University. This year he has left secondary school and entered the Institute. Alex is a hard worker and likes to do everything well. He is fond of sport games and his favourite one is basketball. Alex doesn’t like to listen to music. 18. Give English equivalents for the following word-combinations and use them in the sentences of your own: Красивый, миловидный; стройный; квалифицированный; широкоплечий; играть на гитаре; быть искусным в чем-л.; чинить, исправлять; пылесос; стиральная машина; холодильник; и так далее, и тому подобное; иметь много общего; взгляды на…; фильм ужасов; «мыльная опера»; заниматься чем-л.; заботиться о ком-л.; пенсионер; бухгалтер; ученый; близнецы; детский сад; первокурсник; поступить в университет; быть трудолюбивым; увлекаться чем-л.; заниматься спортом; быть сильно привязанным к кому-л.; быть в хороших отношениях, ладить друг с другом. Speech Practice Find out about your group mates (their countries of residence, birthplace, nationality, age, family, etc.). 
Ask your friend:
Write down the special questions to which the following sentences are the answers: 1) That boy is my nephew. 2) My brother goes in for sport. 3) Her parents are musicians. 4) Ann is my niece. 5) Her uncle is American. 6) His parents are elderly people. 7) She was born in 1975. 8) My sister is 12. 9) My friend is Bill. 10) His children are fond of playing tennis. 11) We are four. Work in pairs. Make up a dialogue about your family. Try to get as much information about the family of your partner as you can.  Look here! / I say! - Послушай! As for… - Что касается… By the way. - Между прочим. Really? - Неужели? All right! - Ладно! Хорошо! After all. - В конце концов, в конечном счете. I doubt it. - Сомневаюсь. And what about… (your son)? - А как насчет … (вашего сына)? Tell me… - Скажите… I should say… - Я бы сказал… I shouldn’t say so… - Я бы не сказал… You see… - Видите ли… How very interesting! - Как интересно! You don’t say so! - Что вы говорите! (удивление) I see. - Ясно. (Понятно). Do the quiz. Guess the names of the people described below. 1. said: “All I need to make a comedy is a park, a pretty girl and a policeman”. was born: in England lived: in the USA died: in Switzerland 2. said: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”. came: from one of America’s richest families was assassinated: in 1963 3. said: “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players”. was born: in the sixteenth century, in Stradford-on-Avon wrote: 37 plays and an enormous amount of poems 4. was born: in Hollywood became: one of America’s most famous film stars acted in: Gentlemen prefer Blondes committed suicide: in 1962 5. were: great British musicians work: started their musical career in Liverpool, made a great many songs, became world famous. 6. was: a USA citizen, but lived some years in Cuba. wrote: Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, many other novels and stories. died: in 1960s 7. said: “I’m not a citizen of Greece, but of the world”. wrote: nothing himself, all we know was written by his followers suicide: was made to drink poison by the government died: in Switzerland 8. said: “God is really only another artist”. was born: in Spain  lived: in Parispainted: “Guernica” Translate into English. 1) Как Вас зовут? 2) Как Ваша фамилия? 3) Меня зовут Андрей, фамилия Лавров. 4) Вы находитесь в родстве с Анной Лавровой? – Да, мы брат и сестра. 5) Сколько Вам лет? – Мне 22 года. 6) Когда Вы родились? – Я родился 26 июля 1975 года. 7) Сколько лет Вашим родителям? 8) Где Вы родились? – Я родился в Канаде, но мои отец и мать британцы. 9) Сколько лет Вашему племяннику? Он выглядит очень молодо. - Он на пять лет старше меня. 10) Ваш сын уже женат? – Нет, он еще холост. 11) Кем Вы приходитесь Анне Лавровой? – Я ее тетя. 12) Кто Вы по профессии? – Я экономист. 13) Где Вы работаете? – На заводе. 14) Кем работают Ваши родители? – Они уже пенсионеры. 15) Сколько лет они женаты? – Они женаты 25 лет. 16) Чем Вы увлекаетесь? – Я очень люблю путешествовать. 17) Как Ваша сестра предпочитает проводить свободное время? – Она любит читать книги по вечерам. 18) У Вас большая семья? – Нет, не очень. Нас трое: я, жена и ребенок. 25. Look at the chart of events in the life of an English writer Miriam Field and make a brief biographical account. You may start with the phrases: At the age of six … While she was at the university … After the publication of … After her mother died … During this period …
26. Find the Russian equivalents of the following proverbs: As the tree, so the fruit. Many a good father hath but a bad son. Too many cooks spoil the broth. He is tied to his wife’s apron strings. 27. Tell the class about yourself and your family. Check List to module I What is your first name? What is your surname? How old are you? When is your birthday? Is your family large? How many are you in your family? Have you got any brothers or sisters? What are your parents? Where do they work? How long have your parents been married? Do they have much in common? Do you spend a lot of time with your family? What sort of things do you do together? Do you go out with your parents? Can you describe your mother (father, sister, brother, friend)? Who runs the house in your family? What are your household duties? Who is the first to get up in the morning in your family? What is your father’s hobby? What does your morning begin with? Do you take a shower (a bath) in the morning or do you just wash your face and hands? How is the evening usually spent in your family? Are you fond of watching TV? Are there any TV programmes which you especially like and try to watch regularly, or do you turn on TV just to pass away the time? Module II University Training Vocabulary Training 1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations.
2. Group the words and word-combinations according to their morphological structure. entrance, comprehensive, department, applied, competitive, paid, energy institute, term, education, petrochemical institute, Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Science,academy 3. Complete the following phrases.
4. Fill the gaps with the proper words.  1. After finishing a secondary, vocational, technical school or a college, young people can start working or enter a … 2. Universities train … in different fields. 3. A … at a university usually takes 5 years. 4. Many universities have evening and … departments. 5. Universities usually have … which give candidate or doctoral degrees. 6. Education in our country is … at most schools. 7. Students of institutes and universities get … 8. At many institutes and universities there are also departments where students have to … for their education. 5. Fill in prepositions or adverbs if necessary.  1. First-year students work hard to master … the language. 2. What mark did you get … Physics … the entrance exams? 3. What mark have you got … your report? 4. “Try to get rid … this gross mistake,” said the teacher. 5. Our nephew is very good … maths. 6. Why don’t you take part … our discussion? 7. When the monitor entered … the classroom the students kept silent. 8. The students are proud … their Institute. 9. They are all very fond … the English speaking club. 6. Let the members of the class ask and answer questions. Give short answers and add a sentence of your own.   7 Model: A.: Did you take part in the discussion? B.: I’m afraid I didn’t quite hear what you said. A.: I asked if you took part in the discussion. B.: I did. The discussion was very interesting. . Ask one another questions as in the model. Repeat your question beginning it with I asked if… Student B could start answering with: Sorry I didn’t catch that; I’m afraid I missed that; I beg your pardon; Would you mind repeating that, please. Reading 8. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions.  full-time student - студент очного отделения | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||