Present Simple (he, she, it)

Кафедра иностранного языка

Гаврилова Елена Валерьевна

Шибеко Елена Михайловна

ПРАКТИКУМ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
ДЛЯ НАЧИНАЮЩИХ ГРУПП

(с дифференцированными лексико-грамматическими заданиями)

Учебно-методическое пособие к комплексу
“Headway Elementary” для студентов 1 курса

Минск 2007ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ

Данное пособие предназначено для студентов 1 курса, начинающих изучать английский язык. Цель данного пособия – формирование и совершенствование лексических и грамматических умений, а также развитие навыков устной речи в рамках тем повседневного общения.

Пособие имеет комплексный характер. В него включены тематические тексты, предназначенные для поискового чтения. Тематика текстов обширна и охватывает общие темы: знакомство, семья, профессии, жилье, еда, отдых и каникулы, путешествия, погода, описание характера человека. Данный материал может служить основой для организации дискуссий, а также развитие навыков диалогической и монологической речи. Каждый текст сопровождается предтекстовыми и послетекстовыми заданиями. Предтекстовые задания направленны на активизацию речевой деятельности студентов, введение новой лексики.

Послетекстовые задания – лексические и грамматические – служат для закрепления лексики и грамматических конструкций, встречающихся в тексте, и развитие навыков самостоятельного оперирования данными речевыми образцами.

Спецификой данного пособия является трехуровневая дифференциация заданий (уровни A,B,C). Задания расположены по логике возрастания сложности, что позволяет учесть степень подготовленности студентов, обеспечить постепенное продвижении обучаемых в приобретении речевых умений и навыков.

Работа с пособием предполагает различные форма организации обучения - работа в парах и группе – однако предпочтение отдано самостоятельной работе работе, что позволяет индивидуализировать процесс обучения английскому языку.

Данное пособие может быть использовано в качестве дополнительного материала к любому базовому учебнику по английскому языку, как практикум для внеаудиторной работы студентов.

CONTENTS

Предисловие ………………………………………………………………….2

Module 1. Myself and My Family ………………………………………….4

Grammar: The verbs “to be”, “to have”. Possessives

Reading: My Italian family

Module 2. Jobs..………………………………………………………………..

Grammar: Present Simple (he, she, it)

Reading:

Module 3. Meals ……………………………………………………………….

Grammar: Present Simple (I, you, we, they)

Reading: Meals In Britain

Module 4. Where do we live? ………………………………………………..

Grammar: There is / are

Reading: Living in the city

Module 5. Shopping …………………………………………………………..

Grammar: Degrees of comparison

Reading: At the supermarket

Module 6. How do people meet? ………………………………..…………..

Grammar: Past Simple (regular / irregular verbs)

Reading: Distant Love

Module 7. Holidays and Special Occasions ………………………………..

Grammar: Present Continuous

Reading: New Year Traditions

Module 8. Travelling ………………………………………………………….

Grammar: Numerals

Reading: Edinburgh: A Colourful City

Module 9. Weather ……………………………………………………………

Grammar: Future Simple

Reading:

Module 10. Appearance and Character ……………………………………

Grammar: adverbs, adjectives and participle

Reading: Your stars

Заключение. …………………………………………………………………..

Список использованной литературы. ……………………………………

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ

Пособие имеет комплексный характер. В него включены тематические тексты, предназначенные для поискового чтения. Тематика текстов обширна и охватывает общие темы: знакомство, семья, профессии, жилье, еда, отдых и каникулы, путешествия, погода, описание внешности и характера человека. Данный материал может служить основой для организации дискуссий, а также развитие навыков диалогической и монологической речи. Каждый текст сопровождается предтекстовыми и послетекстовыми заданиями. Предтекстовые задания направлены на активизацию речевой деятельности студентов, введение новой лексики.

Работа с пособием предполагает различные форма организации обучения - работа в парах и группе – однако предпочтение отдано самостоятельной работе, что позволяет индивидуализировать процесс обучения английскому языку.

Module 1

Vocabulary: Myself and My Family.

Grammar: The verbs “to be”, “to have”. Possessives.

Reading: My Italian family.

Warm-up

Read and translate these words.

surname [`sә:neım] fashionable [`f? ∫ (ә)nәbl]

talkative [`to:kәtıv] cousins [k Λ zn]

nephew [`nevju:] aunt [a:nt]

air company [ә`k Λ mpәnı] country [`k Λ ntrı]

Match the words from these columns. How do we call ….?

your mother’s sister … parents

your father’s parents … an aunt

your brother’s daughter … a cousin

your aunt`s child grandparents

your mother and father … a nephew

Fill in seven missing words into the sentences. Use the words in the box:

parents husband sister cousins family wife grandparents child

1. Our … is not very large. I am not the only …. I have an elder ….

2. David is a teacher. His … is a teacher too. They live in New-York.

3. At week-and we go to our …. They live in the country.

4. My sister is married and has a good …. He is an economist.

5. Tom has three aunts and six …. They all are schoolchildren.

Answer the questions about you and your family.

1. What is a large family? Are you from a large family? What is your surname?

2. Are you the only one in the family?

3. Are you married or single?

4. Are you from the city or the country? Are your grandparents in the country?

5. Are you tall or short? Are your parents calm or talkative?

Reading

MY ITALIAN FAMILY

Hi, my name is Roberto and my surname is Dori. I`m seventeen. Now I am a student at the Oxford University. I study Biology here and I like it very much.

I come from Rome. It is the capital of Italy. It is a very big and beautiful city.

In Italy I have a large family. My mother is a housewife. Her name is Isabella. She is at home now. My mom is a very nice and smiling person. She is very talkative and has a lot of friends. My mother is a tall woman. My father’s name is Marco. He is a doctor in the hospital. My daddy is a calm person. He isn’t very tall but well-built.

I am not the only child. I have an elder brother. My brother’s name is Toni. He is an office-worker in the air company. His job is very interesting. Toni is married and has a daughter Anna. So she is my nephew. She is very little and funny. Toni’s wife is a very beautiful woman. She’s a shop-assistant in a fashionable shop. Laura is tall and slim. She has blonde hair and green eyes.

Also I have two cousins. They are my aunt `s children. They are twins and are very noisy.

My grannies are in the country. They have an orange-tree garden. My grandparents` garden is fantastic. I love their oranges!

Follow-up

Vocabulary and speaking

1. Complete the sentences about Roberto’s family.

Marco is his … …

Laura is his … …

Toni is his … …

Anna is his … …

Isabella is his … …

2. Find in the text the answers to the questions:.

1. Who in the family is …

a) a shop-assistant / a doctor? / an office-worker / a housewife?

b) smiling / beautiful / tall / noisy / calm?

2. Who has …

a) twins /a lot of friends / a daughter?

b) blonde hair / a good job / a garden?

1. Transform the sentences using the words from the text. Who are the sentences about?

a) She has much work at home.

b) These children are not very calm.

c) She likes big companies.

d) They are not from the city.

e) She has a good figure.

2. What can you say about these people from the text: their names, jobs, etc?

- Roberto Dori - - Roberto’s mother

- Roberto’s brother - Roberto’s father

- Toni’s wife - Roberto’s grandparents

1. Who in Roberto’s family can say these words? Why?

1.”This woman is my wife.”

2. “I have two children.”

3.”I love my job!”

4. “You are very noisy today.”

5. “I am so far.”

6. “See you at the week-end!”

2. Tell this story in the person of Laura. Tell more about Roberto.

Grammar

The verbs “to be”, “to have”. Possessives

1. Fill in am / is / are or have / has

1. Your family … very friendly.

2. My grandparents … from the country but they … in the city today.

3. My sister … a good job. The job … very interesting.

4. I … an elder brother. I … two small sister and a little cousin.

5. You … many friends. You … a talkative and nice person.

2. Change the noun with the possessive pronoun.

e.g. Tom`s sister is an economist. – His sister is an economist.

1. Maria`s children are in the garden.

2. The parents` car is new and beautiful.

3. Anna`s family is from Australia.

4. Mike and Rosa`s baby is very small.

5. Martin`s wife is a calm person.

1. Ask two questions to the sentences to match the answers.

e.g. Peter is the only child in the family– Is Peter the only child in the family?

Yes, he is.

Who is the only child in the family? Peter.

1. Your brother is an office worker. …? Yes, he is. ….? My brother.

2. The children are very noisy. …? Yes, they are. …? The children.

3. I am a student of the University. …?Yes, I am. …? I am.

4. We are big friends. …?Yes, we are. …? We.

5. Laura is a funny girl. …? Yes, she is. …? Laura.

2. Make the sentences plural. Use plural possessive pronoun.

e.g. My brother is an office–worker. – Our brothers are office workers.

1. My aunt has a dog in her house.

2. His friend has a good job.

3. Your sister is a shop-assistant.

4. I have an orange-tree in my garden.

5. Her cousin is very noisy.

1. Find the difference between ’s (possessive) and ’s (is).

e.g. Marco`s family is large = possessive

Marco`s from a large family = Marco is from a large family.

1. My mother’s a nice person.

2. Alice`s the only one child in the family.

3. Peter’s wife is a teacher of the country school.

4. Alice’s daughter is the only one child in the family.

5. Peter’s a wife an two children.

6. My mother’s friends are in the garden.

2. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. The mistakes are different.

e.g. My elder brother are a doctors. - My elder brother s are doctors.

1. We has a very nice garden in the country. It is a big.

2. Tom is professor at the University and have many students.

3. My wife is funny woman. She has talkative.

4. Our sister have not very large families. They live in the city.

5. Maria have two children. They twins.

Module 2

Vocabulary: Jobs

Grammar: Present Simple (he, she, it)

Reading: I want to be a doctor

Warm-up

Read and translate these words.

noble [`neubl] surgeon [`sз:dζәn]

necessary [`nesәs(ә)ri] recovered [ri`k Λ vәd]

require [rı`kwaiә] able-bodied [`eibl-b Λ did]

responsibility [risponsә`bilәti] deal with [`di:l]

Find the Russian equivalents for these words. Use a dictionary for unknown words and pronunciation.

take care operate on the people

require responsibility catch a cold

have a fever noble professions

patient operation

1.Do you know the following professions? Use a dictionary for their pronunciation.

oculist

pediatrician

therapeutist

cardiologist

neuropathologist

dentist

2. Make a list of professions you know. Compare your list with your partner.

1. Answer the questions.

1. What do you like to do?

2. Do you have hobbies?

3. What professions are interesting for you and why?

4. What do your parents do?

5. What noble professions do you know?

6. Do you have doctors in your family?

7. Would you like to be a doctor? Why?

2. Give the definitions of the professions from the task above. Try to remember other manes of doctors.

Reading

I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR

There are many interesting and noble professions. I want to be a doctor. It is an interesting profession.

I understand that it is necessary to study a lot to become a doctor. I also understand that this profession requires great responsibility because it deals with the most important thing that a person has — with his health.

My mother and my grandfather are doctors. My grandfather works as a surgeon in a hospital. I often go to the hospital and spend some time there because I like to watch how my grandfather works.

His main task is to operate on the people. After each operation he takes care of patients until they are recovered.

He listens very attentively to what his patients tell him. He is always kind and attentive to his patients. They feel it and believe him, and it makes his work easier.

I know that he wants to see all his patients able-bodied and notice that he is happy when his patient is recovered.

Mу grandfather can also help if somebody catches a cold or has a fiver. My grandfather always tells me a lot of true stories about doctors and their profession.

I love and respect my grandfather and want to become a doctor as well.

Follow-up

Vocabulary and speaking

1. Match the words from these columns. Use a dictionary for unknown words and pronunciation.

catch profession

able a cold

have care

noble a fiver

require bodied

take responsibility

2. Divide these words into two columns.

Doctor Patient

operate on people, help, require responsibility, catch a cold, take care, have a fiver, work in a hospital, study a lot, be recovered, listen attentively, be kind, believe

1. Explain in English the meaning of these words:

- doctor - hospital

- surgeon - fiver

- patient - job

2. Develop following statements in two or three sentences.

- profession of a surgeon

- noble professions

- your health

C. Answer the questions.

1. Is it necessary to study to become a doctor?

2. Is the profession of a doctor connected with great responsibility?

3. In your opinion, must a doctor be a kind and attentive person?

4. What do you think, is it pleasant to see a person healthy again?

5. Are there any doctors in your family?

6. What else do you know about doctors and their profession?

2. Make a list of question to know what your group mates like to do and which professions (jobs) they find attractive for them.

Grammar

Present Simple (he, she, it)

1. Put the verbs into the Present Simple.

e.g. My grandfather always (tell) me a lot of true stories. – My grandfather always tells me a lot of true stories

1. My grandfather (work) as a surgeon in a hospital.

2. After each operation he (take) care of his patients.

3. He (listen) very attentively to what his patients tell him.

4. Mу grandfather can also help if somebody (catch) a cold or has a fiver.

5. I know that he (want) to see all his patients able-bodied

2. Make the sentences negative.

e.g. It makes his work easier.– It doesn’t make his work easier.

I want to become a doctor. – I don’t want to become a doctor.

1. My grandfather listens inattentively.

2. He works as a journalist.

3. I understand that it is necessary to study.

4. I know that he wants to be a surgeon.

5. He wants to be a surgeon.

6. We like his job very much.

1. Ask questions to the parts of the sentences in bold.

e.g. My grandfather always tells me a lot of true stories.

– How often does my grand father tell me a lot of true stories.

1. I want to be a doctor.

2. This profession requires great responsibility.

3. I often go to the hospital.

4. After each operation he takes care of patients.

5. He listens very attentively to what his patients tell him.

6. My grandfather always tells me a lot of true stories.