WE STUDY ENGLISH
I. Read and memorize the following words:
language ['længwiʤ] e.g. My native language is Russian.
study ['stʌdi] e.g. We study English at school.
vocabulary [və'kæbjuləri] e.g. No dictionary could list the total vocabulary of a language.
read [ri:d] e.g. Can you read this text?
write [rait] e.g. Can you write these words?
peculiarity [pi,kjul'æriti] e.g. Every language has its own peculiarities.
accent ['æksənt] e.g. He speaks French with a foreign accent.
scientific [,saiən'tifik] e.g. They use scientific approach in their research.
knowledge ['noləʤ] e.g. My knowledge of German is poor.
interpret [in'tɜ:prit] () e.g. Can you interpret Mr. Brown's words?
translate [trᴂns'leit] () e.g. I have already translated this text.
word [wɜ:d] e.g. How many English words do you know?
meaning ['m:niŋ] e.g. What is the meaning of this word?
II. Learn the following phrases:
(to) have a good command of...
(to) try to do one's best
(to) be of great importance
as quick as possible
(to) learn by heart
Mother tongue
I beg your pardon... ...
I do not understand you. .
Say it again, please. , .
Please, speak slowly. , , .
What does this word mean? ?
III. Make up sentences:
a foreign language to me.
spoken in many countries.
English is a truly international language.
my favourite subject.
the mother tongue of nearly three hundred million people.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets:
1. Please... the last word, (say, understand, repeat). 2. I can read English but I cannot... it. (say, tell, speak) 3. I know grammar well, but my... is poor. (language, pronunciation, meaning)
V. Make up questions and let your fellow-students answer them:
| study a foreign language? | |
| speak English? | |
| Do you | have English lessons every day? |
| Are | your lessons interesting? |
| Why | you sometimes tired after lessons? |
| do you study foreign languages? | |
| can't you speak English well? | |
| do you learn grammar? |
VI. Complete the following sentences:
1. Is there anybody who speaks...? 2. What is the... for...? 3. The... for... is.... 4. If you want to speak well you.... 5. The word combination "mother tongue" means.... 6. English is spoken in....
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VII. Translate into English:
1. - . 2. . 3. , , . 4. -? 5. . 6. .
VIII.Give synonyms to the words in bold type:
1. What English-speaking countries do you know? 2. What is his mother tongue? 3. To know a foreign language is very important nowadays. 4. He knows French very well. 5. Can you translate this sentence?
X. Read and retell the text:
I Study English
English is an international means of communication. It is studied as a foreign language at secondary and higher schools of our country.
As for me I like English very much. I studied English at school and I'm studying it now. I study it every day because I want to have a good command of the language. I am sure if I work at it systematically as I do now I will know the language very well. I try to do my best to master English as quickly as possible. I study pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. I try to speak English with my teachers and with my friends. I read much and do many language exercises. I have many English books. I know that foreign languages are of great importance in our modern life.
XIII. Read and translate the text:
English as a Means of International Communication
English is the national language in such countries as Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It is the mother tongue of nearly three hundred million people. Many people speak English in Japan, China, India and African countries. But many more use it as an international means of communication, because English has become a truly international language.
Science, trade, sport and international relations of various kinds have given the English language the status of one of the world's most important languages. Many scientific and technical journals are written in English although they are not necessarily published in England or other English-speaking countries. At numerous international meetings and conferences, English is the main language. The Olympic Games and other multinational sports events cannot do without it.
The role English plays today is the result of historical processes. The English language, in the course of its historical development, has met with so many influences from abroad that its lexical and grammatical structure has come to reflect in many ways its international use.
English is a language which is indeed able to cope with the most diverse tasks of international communication.
XVI. Learn the poem by heart:
Six Serving Men
Rudyard Kipling
I have six honest serving men.
They taught me all I knew
Their names are What and Why and When
and How and Where and Who
I send them over land and sea
I send them East and West
But after they have worked for me
I give them all a rest.
EXERCISES
I. Give the plural of the following nouns:
a subject, a laboratory, a class, a book, a dictionary, a translation, a tape-recorder, a lesson, a shelf, a child, a grownup, a film-strip, a school, an institute, a teacher, a report, a college, a mark, a circle, a story, an examination.
II. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets:
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1. Foreign... are necessary for the... of all.... (language, languages, representative, representatives, profession, professions) 2. We had to read and to translate a new... to give some... for a certain grammar... and to answer several... in English, (text, texts, example, examples, rule, rules, question, questions) 3. I liked to study English very much, so it was pleasant for me to answer all teacher's.... (question, questions) 4. I am fond of all Dickens'... (book, books). He describes the childhood of his... very well, (character, characters) 5. We had to explain the... of all the... in the passive.... (formation, formations, tense, tenses, voice, voices) 6. I had to translate a... from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, (passage, passages) 7. Our Institute choir sang several English.... (song, songs)
III. Choose the correct form of the noun:
1. I have got good (mark, marks) in all (subject, subjects). 2. This year I hope to pass all my (examination, examinations) well. 3. English is my favourite (subject, subjects). 4. Many (grown-up, grown-ups) and (child, children) speak English. 5. I speak English with my (schoolmate, schoolmates) and with my (teacher, teachers).
6. I have got many English (book, books) at home. "Oliver Twist" is one of my favourite (book, books).There are (student, students) who speak English well.
IV. Open the brackets:
1. English is one of my favourite (subject). 2. I know the (language) rather well and I try to do my best to master it as quick as possible. 3. I have got many English (book) at home and I always buy some new ones when I find them in our (book-shop). 4. When I read an English (book) I always try to write down all new (word) and (expression). 5. During the last (term) my (mark) in English were only "Good" and "Excellent" and I am sure that at the coming examination my (mark) will be excellent. 6. I saw a rich choice of (book) of many modern English and American (writer) in that (book-shop). 7. I advise you to read the (book) "Martin Eden" by Jack London. 8. I decided to go to the (library) and take an interesting (book) in English there.
VI. Translate into English the following sentences paying attention to the nouns:
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