UNIT ONE
WE ARE STUDENTS NOW
L e s s o n 1
Meeting and Introduction
Phonetic Exercises
| a | e | i / y | o | u | |
| I | [eI] name | [I:] Pete | [QI] nine, my | [əu] nose | [(j)u:] use |
| II | [x] cat | [e] t | [I] six, gym | [O] hot | [A] bus |
| III | [R] car | [W] her | [W] girl | [L] port | [W] turn |
| IV | [Fə] care | [Iə] here | [aIə] fire | [L] more | [(j)uə] cure |
| c | g | th | w | ||||
| [s] face city bicycle | [k] cut cool class | [dZ] fridge origin gym | [g] game got glad | [T] thick think Thursday | [D] this they father | [w] window white warm | [-] write wrong who |
Read the following words:
take, main, see, fine, eve, cap, cell, kind, close, fork, soon, tube, year, watch, wrong, knit, thick, then, singer, age, god, fair, fire, pure, burn, quarter, exact, new, hall, night, chess, yeast, mind, warm, who, glove, noise, grass, July, row, party, cake, stamp, mean, dear, tie, give, find, brown, fog, took, food, floor, cheese, which, wrist, knee, quit, lace, lack, clay, shirt, nurse, endure, hire, hare, mere, world, want, few, sight, expect, exist, grow, down, boil, mild, sugar, social, official.
Read and learn the following tongue-twisters:
1. A black cat sat on a mat and ate a fat rat.
2. I can think of six thin things,
And of six thick things, too.
3. Which wristwatch is a Swiss wristwatch?
4. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream!
5. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper.
Speaking
Some Necessary Greetings Some Phrases of Parting
| Hi! Hello! How do you do? ! How are you? ? Glad /nice to meet you . Meet my friend . | Good-bye / Bye-bye / Bye. So long ! See you again / soon / later (). I must be going. . All the best. . |
Sample Dialogue
A: Hello!
B: Hi! Meet my friend Nick. He is a first-year student. He is Russian.
A: Nice to meet you. My name is Alice.
C: Im glad to meet you too. And where are you from, Alice?
A: I am from France. But Im in a hurry now. So long.
B and C: See you soon.
Exercise 1. Make up dialogues putting the sentences in the right order.
| A. He is married. Is he our new manager? I dont know. What is his name? What is his E-mail address? Is he married or single? His name is Dick. Yes, he is. | B. Yes, she is. She is Spanish. She lives in Madrid. Is she Italian or Spanish? And what is her occupation? Is Alice your friend? And can she speak English? Yes, she can. She is a guide. She can speak three foreign languages. |
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* Exercise 2. Read the answers. What were the questions?
1.________________________? Im fine, thanks.
2.________________________? They are from Italy.
3.________________________? My girl-friend is in Greece.
4.________________________? Our names are Kate and Sally.
5.________________________? No, I am single.
6.________________________? No, Im a student.
7.________________________? It is 543 442 661.
8.________________________? It is 17 Pushkin Street, Perm.
* Exercise 3. Complete the dialogue and make up your own dialogues using the previous patterns.
- Hello, Ted.
- , Helen. ?
- Im fine, thanks. my friend Sam. He is London.
- Oh! an Englishman?
- Yes.
- Glad .
- too.
- What do you do (for living)?
- a doctor.
- But we now. soon.
- All .
Some information about your brief personal history
Curriculum vitae [kq"rIkjulqm'vItaI] = CV
Resume ['rezjumeI] /USA/
Sample Curriculum Vitae
| Name | John Edward Harvey |
| Address and telephone number | 27 South St., Stoke Ripton, Birnshire, XY195LM T-(49675) 223926 |
| Date and place of birth | 7th August 1995, Bath |
| Nationality | British |
| Age | 17 |
| Education | 2001-2009 Ripton County school. 2009-2010 Grant College of Further Education |
| Languages | French, German |
| Previous experience | Summer job working at a local supermarket |
| Interests | Swimming, tennis, art, computer |
Exercise 4. Make up the sentences using the following words.
His name is; lives; was born; he is, studied at, can speak, had a job at, is interested in.
* Exercise 5. Make up your own CV (printed).
Exercise 6. Answer the questions and introduce yourself to your group mates.
1. Whats your first /family/ name? 2. How old are you? 3. Are you single or married? 4. When is your birthday? 5. Where are you from? 6. Where do you live? 7. What is your future profession? 8. What do you do in your spare time? 9. What do you think about your boy/girl friend? 10. Whats your telephone number? 11. How do you spell your surname?
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1.Give short answers. Pay attention to the verb to be 8.2.
Model: Are you from Perm? →Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
1. Are you a student of Technical University? 2. Is your girl-friend seventeen? 3. Is your boy-friend a student of Philology? 4. Are your parents from Perm? 5. Are they teachers? 6. Is a lawyer a well-paid job? 7. Is this book a dictionary? 8. Is your pet clever? 9. Are your group-mates good friends? 10. Are you good at English?
11. Were you at home yesterday evening? 12. Was your friend in the library the day before yesterday? 13. Were your group-mates in the University on Sunday? 14. Were they late for classes on Monday? 15. Was the weather fine last week? 16. Was the home task in English difficult?
17. Will you be at the University tomorrow? 18. Will you be a student in five years? 19. Will the lesson be over at 6 oclock? 20. Will the English language be popular in the future?
*Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the necessary form of the verb to be.
| am, is, are (Present) was, were (Past) will be (Future) |
1. I in the library yesterday. 2. Where... they from? 3. We in the south of Perm region last year. 4. My friends... in the north of Russia now. 5.... this kind of transport good? 6. Ann a good teacher in the future. 7. It... the way to my house. 8. They real friends in the past. 9. There a traffic jam yesterday. 10. It warm next week. 11. your sister a student too? 12. Kate here in two days. 13. Ann good at English. 14. My brother and I... at home.
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** Exercise 3. Find one mistake in each sentence.
1. Is the days lovely? 2. Yes, my children arent in the bar. 3. The cinema is in Writhen Square? 4. I is not in the bank. 5. The taxi arent near the theatre. 6. Where the hotel? 7. What is your names? 8. The town arent in the north of France. 9. I am not a student, I a doctor. 10. Where will he from?
* Exercise 4. Choose the necessary pronoun. 5.
| 1. house is in Spain. A their B them C us | 6. I want to tell the story. A them B its C me |
| 2. Tell about this country. A our B us C she | 7. She enjoyed very much. A hers B myself C herself |
| 3. Can I take a glass? Yes, help... A you B them C yourself | 8. street is in the north. A me B it C our |
| 4. They are children. A hers B its C his | 9. have a nice bar. A they B our C her |
| 5. Take the book. Give to Jane. A her B them C it | 10. John is a friend of . A us B mine C my |
Exercise 5. Use the objective form of the pronoun. 5.1.
1. Will you give (I) your pen, please! 2. Dont tell (we) this story again. 3. Ill be glad to show (you) around my house. 4. What a pretty little girl! Look at (she)! 5. Can you explain (he) the problem? 6. If you need a dictionary, take (it)! 7. Read the new words and classify (they) into 2 groups: verbs and nouns.
* Exercise 6. Fill in the gaps with necessary possessive pronouns. 5.3.
1. This is my elder sister, name is Julia. 2. Ted is 17, dream is to become an economist. 3. Is it Marys cell phone? Yes, its 4. The Browns are my neighbours, house is across the street from . 5. Bob, what is pets name? Rex. 6. Whose exercise-book is it? Is it , Ann? 7. We are going to the concert. These are tickets. 8. Dont take these seats, they are .
Exercise 7. Fill in the blanks with the necessary form of the verb to have (have, has, had, will have, havent, hasnt). 8.2.
1. They dinner together every Sunday. 2. We much free time tomorrow morning. 3. He got a brother, he got two younger sisters. 4. We little work to do yesterday evening. 5. she got a credit card? Yes, she . 6. Did you a rest yesterday? Yes, I a good rest. 7. you got a pet at home? No, I.... 8. She a nice dress on. 9. Im sure he a good mark in History next term.
* Exercise 8. Fill in the articles (a, an, the) where necessary. 1.5.
1. This is camera. 2. This is David. 3. Id like to change money. 4. Martin is from Italy. 5. This is cinema. cinema is new. 6. Id like to buy orange. 7. I am student. My brothers are farmers. 8. I want to buy this stamp. 9. This is my Smartphone. 10. Smiths live in London. 11. These are students of our group. 12. man entered the room. 13. She has aunt and two uncles. 14. Would you like cup of tea? Yes, I usually drink tea in the morning.
Exercise 9. Read the nouns and classify them into 3 groups: a) with the sound [s] in the plural; b) with the sound [(I)z]; c) exceptions. 1.1.
Rooms, hands, hats, children, fish, boys, books, foxes, horses, brushes, mouths, boxes, potatoes, roofs, steps, computers, leaves, bananas, houses, feet, watches, minutes, dollars, guides, telephones, eyes, squares, names, nurses, women, jobs, mice, cameras, men, shelves, teeth, news.
* Exercise 10. Write the nouns in the plural form. 1.1.
A farmer, a country, a city, a day, a disc, a leaf, an address, a lemon, an apple, a child, a man, a house, a mouse, a tooth, a photo, hair, a potato, a box, a hobby, an exercise-book, a piano, a son-in-law, a wife, a gallery, a toy, a roof, a foot, money.
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Exercise 11. Use correctly:
a) this or these: prize, credit-tests, lecture, town, shoes, hair, students, men, news, houses.
b) that or those: photo, children, shelves, library, apples, bags, building, women, brothers-in-law.
** Exercise 12. Write the sentences in the plural form.
1) I am a student.
2) He is French.
3) This is a book.
4) That is a man.
5) This woman has a large family.
Exercise 13. Translate into Russian. 1.3.
1. Jack Londons novels, John Lennons songs, Chekhovs short stories, Lomonosovs works, my sisters names, my sisters children, this childs mother, my friends sister, these students books, the teachers bag.
* Exercise 14. Form the Possessive Case of the nouns.
1) jeans, Peter 2) boy-friend, Bess 3) best test, Denis 4) TV-set, my mother-in-law 5) children, Mike and Mary 6) best red dress, Helen
7) faces, children.
Exercise 15. Answer the following questions.
1. What is your sisters /brothers name? 2. What is your friends favourite subject? 3. Where is your parents house? 4. What is your mothers hobby?
5. Whose pen is it? 6. Whose exercise-book is over there?
Exercise 16. Read these cardinal and ordinal numerals. 4.
1) 5, 18, 12, 19, 10, 20, 38, 43, 157, 587, 908, 1600, 4765, 22 215.
2) 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 21-, 33-, 13-, 50-.
Exercise 17. Answer the following questions.
1) When do the British celebrate Christmas Day and Halloween?
2) When do people in Russia celebrate Christmas and Victory Day?
3) When is the International Students Day held?
4) When do you celebrate your birthday?
Exercise18. Match the information and make up sentences.
Model: A great English was born in
1564 Ch. Chaplin, a film actor
1642 G. Stephenson, an inventor
1781 W. Shakespeare, a playwright
1889 Queen Elisabeth II
1926 I. Newton, a scientist
L e s s o n 2
Our Students Life
Vocabulary
Learn the following words and expressions:
to attend lectures
credit-test
course of studies
curriculum (pl. curriculums)
to enter the University
entrance examinations
external student -
first-year student
full-time student
to graduate from the University
hard
to last ,
to miss (lectures, seminars) ,
senior student
social activities
state grant
subject
successfully
to submit a graduation paper
to take / to pass an examination (in) / ()
teaching practice
term
the Unified State Exam ()
Practise the pronunciation of the following words:
mathematics ["mæӨi'mætiks], pedagogy ['pedəgoGi], final ['fainəl], successfully [sək'sesfuli], unified ['junIfaId], foreign ['fOrIn], curriculum [kq'rikjulqm], etc. [it'setrə], language ['lxNgwIdZ], Philosophy [fI'lOsqfI], Psychology [sai'kOlqGI], pedagogy ["pedq'gOGI], laboratory [lq'bOrqtqrI], senior ['si:niə], to graduate ['grædjueit], graduate ['grædjuit], submit [sqb'mit], social ['souSəl].
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Read and translate the following text.
We are Students Now
We were admitted to the University because we passed the Unified State Exam at school successfully. We didnt have to take entrance examinations. Now we are first-year students of different faculties of the University. We are full-time students, but there are also part-time and external students at the University who combine work and learning.
The course of studies for future Bachelors lasts four or five years. The academic year at the University begins in September. It lasts ten months and ends in July. Each academic year has two terms. At the end of each term students take credit-tests and terminal examinations. Full-time students usually have their examination sessions in January and in June.
There are a lot of subjects on the curriculum: History of Russia, Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology, Computer Studies, Foreign languages, etc. Some of the subjects are rather difficult, so we work hard and do our best. Some subjects are very interesting.
We study six days a week: on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is our day off. Our classes usually begin at 8 oclock in the morning. Every day we have got a lot of lectures and seminars. As a rule we attend all of them and dont miss classes. Some students work in the laboratories and carry out different experiments. The others have regular computer classes.
The University has a library and there are many thousands of books in it. There we can prepare for the next days classes, write a report or a project (a course paper). Those who do well at their studies receive a state grant. We devote our spare time to the University social activities and take part in cultural life of the University. During summer holidays some students work in summer camps for children. Senior students always have a teaching practice at schools or in kindergartens.
Some of us live in hostels. They are not far from the University and it takes us not much time to get there.
At the end of the course of study well take our final examinations and submit a graduation paper. After graduating from the University well be teachers at schools or in kindergartens.
Answer the following questions.
1. Did you enter the University straight from school?
2. You are a full-time student, arent you?
3. How long does the course for future Bachelors last?
4. How many terms does the academic year have?
5. What do students take at the end of each term?
6. What subjects are there on the curriculum?
7. What subjects are the most interesting for you?
8. What will you submit at the end of the course of study?
9. What are your future plans after graduating from the University?
* Ask your friend if he or she
1) attends all the lectures and seminars;
2) lives in a hostel;
3) often goes to the library;
4) receives a state grant;
5) has the teaching practice this year;
6) devotes his spare time to the social activities.
Lexical Exercises
* Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary.
1. He is a student the Pedagogical University.
2. last year I entered the faculty psychology.
3. He goes the University every day.
4. My sister got interested chemistry the age 16.
5. How long does the course engineers last your University?
6. We passed our examination philosophy the 12th January.
7. How do you prepare the next day classes?
8. D.I. Mendeleyev graduated the institute in 1854.
9. My friend is good mathematics.
10. Some students take part... cultural activities.
11. The hostels are not far... the University.
12.... the end... the course... study well take our final exams.
Ex ercise 2. Explain or name what it is:
a) the method of teaching when students listen to a professor and write down;
b) students who combine work and learning;
c) the place where books and other literary materials are kept;
d) a sum of money to finance educational study;
e) the testing of knowledge of students without giving any definite mark;
f) a period in which a break is taken from studies for rest, travel, or recreation;
g) the method of teaching when students in small groups discuss with a professor theories and exchange information;
h) any of the divisions of the academic year at the University.
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Exercise 3. Read the sentences translating the words in brackets into English.
1. We began to attend school ( ).
2. We () in some school subjects.
3. I worked hard and passed the Unified State Exam ().
4. Now I ( ).
5. In January we will ( ).
6. It is very important not to ( ).
7. We () all necessary books in the library ( ).
8. There are different subjects on the ( ).
9. We work () and ( ).
10. ( ) to get to the University.
11. Some students ( ) and live ( ).
** Exercise 4. Make up your topic We are students now using the following points as a plan:
a) taking the Unified State exam;
b) the academic year at the University;
c) the subjects on the curriculum;
d) the forms and methods of teaching;
e) the time-table of your classes;
f) social life at the University;
g) your future plans.
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the words much or many. 5.9.
1. I dont eat oranges. 2. He eats fish. 3. Mary mustnt eat too salt because she has problems with her blood pressure. 4. There is not space in my flat. 5. There are students in the gym. 6. Please dont put pepper on the meat. 7. There were plates on the table. 8. She doesnt eat bread, she is on a slimming diet. 9. people learn English. 10. There is light in the room, it has windows. 11. of their conversation was about the university.
Exercise 2. Fill in the gaps with the pronouns little, a little, few, a few.
1. I am busy now, I have time. 2. Would you like salad? Yes, thank you. 3. Mother gave us apples, and we were glad. 4. He didnt like it in the camp: he had very friends there. 5. I have money, so we can go to the cinema. 6. I have money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 7. She left and returned in minutes.
* Exercise 3. Translate into English using much/many/(a) little/(a) few.
, , , , , , , , , , , , , .
* Exercise 4. Write in the verbs in the correct form. 8.2.
1. I (to go) to the university by bus. 2. It (to take) me 15 minutes to get there. 3. She (to play) tennis on Sundays. 4. You (to cook) well? 5. We (to have) English twice a week. 6. They not (to eat) meat, they are vegetarians. 7. Ann not (to use) the dictionary while translating. 8. They (to study) five days a week.
Exercise 5. Ask general questions. Give negative answers. Work in pairs.
Model: He always gives her presents.
Does he always give her presents? - No, he doesnt. He doesnt give her presents.
1. They speak French very well. 2. He goes in for sports every week. 3. She has a modern computer. 4. My sister calls me Dan. 5. They know many English songs. 6. He likes modern art. 7. My friends often visit museums. 8. We send letters to our friends. 9. I try to keep fit. 10. My dog likes cats. 11. This watch goes. 12. We have an English lesson three times a week.
** Exercise 6. Find and correct one mistake in each sentence.
1. She buies bananas every week. 2. Their children do go to school every morning. 3. She watchs TV every week. 4. Your sister relax every week. 5. We cook often pizza. 6. Ann and Pete goes to work every day. 7. My mother haves three children. 8. He studys German at school.
Exercise 7. Ask special questions. 12.2.
1) When? → The dean comes at half past nine.
2) What? → The girl asks us a lot of questions.
3) How often? → We always air our classroom twice a day.
4) Who? → They tell us about their studies.
5) What book? → I read an English book every day.
6) What kind of? →My father drives a new car.
7) How? → He speaks English very well.
8) Where? → My sister goes to her office on week-days.
9) How many? → We have three classes on Monday.
** Exercise 8. Translate into English.
1. . 2. . 3. . 4. (Turkey) . 5. ? 6. . 7. ? 8. -. 9. .
* Exercise 9. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, c omplete the text and tell about your hobby. 8.2.
A hobby (to be) a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure. Examples of hobbies (to include) collecting stamps or coins, cooking, knitting, dancing etc. Some people (to like) to stay indoors and do things that (not to involve) physical activity: they read detective or love stories, watch TV-programs or play computer games; the latter are called mouse-potatoes.
The others (to prefer) outdoor activities such as hiking, sailing, rock climbing, fishing, hunting. Some hobbies (to result) in an end product and are considered creative hobbies. Examples of this would be woodworking, painting, photography, sewing. In Britain walking and gardening (to be) very popular. As for me, I prefer these activities:
Exercise 10. Read the Past Simple forms according to the pronunciation.
[t] [d] [id]
passed changed graduated
forced entered started
liked loved studied
worked lived lasted
watched controlled attended
Exercise 11. Form the Past Simple of these regular and irregular verbs.
1) to order, to clean, to ask, to answer, to decide, to discuss, to miss;
2) to stand, to take, to read, to write, to see, to go, to put, to leave, to do, to have, to find, to know, to teach, to lose, to get, to come, to think, to speak.
* Exercise 12. Fill in the gaps as in the model. 8.2.
Model: A year ago I enjoyed tennis but I swimming.
A year ago I enjoyed tennis but I didnt enjoy swimming.
1. We learnt English at school but we German. 2. They went to the USA last year but they to England. 3. We saw Jack yesterday but we his brother. 4. At the party she ate an orange but she an apple. 5. He taught physics at the University but he mathematics. 6. We met Boris two days ago but we Ann. 7. Last week we took a credit-test but we an exam.
Exercise 13. Ask your neighbour if he/she:
a) entered the Technical University last summer;
b) studied German at school;
c) made a good report at the seminar;
d) visited a foreign country last year;
e) attended the lecture in History;
f) went to the theatre two days ago;
g) was late for classes yesterday;
h) played volleyball last Friday;
i) had lunch at the student canteen;
j) missed the classes the day before yesterday.
* Exercise 14. Ask special questions to the underlined words.
1. We had breakfast at the student canteen. 2. He wanted to go to Moscow during the holidays. 3. Our English class began at 10 oclock. 4. Last night I got a letter from my parents. 5. My sister read some English books. 6. My friend passed all the exams successfully. 7. They discussed important problems at the seminar. 8. We were late for classes yesterday. 9. She made a good report at the seminar.
** Exercise 15. What did you do yesterday? Tell about your ordinary day. Use the Past Simple Tense (Ved / V2) and the words then, after that, as usual, as always. 8.2.
get up at 7 oclock; wash, dress and do ones hair; have breakfast; leave the house at oclock; go by bus /on foot; (it) take smb. minutes; come on time / be late for classes; begin at 9.30 a.m.; have 2 lectures and a seminar; make a good report at the seminar; discuss important problems; be over at 3 p.m.; have dinner at the canteen; come home at 6 p.m.; work on computer till 8; prepare for the next days classes; listen to music a little; take a shower / a bath; go to bed at oclock.
Exercise 16. Decide what you will do at the time of speaking. Use the Future Simple Tense (will /wont + Infinitive). 8.2.
1. Oh, I have left the door open. I (to go) and shut it.
2. What would you like to drink? I (to have) an orange juice, please.
3. I can see youre busy, so I (not to stay) long.
4. Did you phone Ruth? Oh, no, I forgot. I (to phone) her now.
5. Im too tired to walk home. I (to get) a taxi.
6. I dont know how to use this computer. OK, I (to help) you.
7. I have little time. I (not to do) the washing-up now.
8. I need some money. OK, I (to lend) you some. How much do you need?
9. Im sorry about what happened yesterday. It (not to happen) again.
* Exercise 17. Combine these words with the Future Simple Tense.
probably I havent seen Carol yet. I she (to phone) tonight.
expect Do you Sarah (to like) our present?
sure I (to be) home late this evening.
think I what (to happen).
dont think Dont worry about the exam. I am you (to pass).
wonder I the exam (to be) very difficult.
Exercise 18. Ask your friends opinion using Shall I..?, Shall we..?
1. You and your friend dont know what to do this evening. What ? 2. You are not sure whether to buy a new jacket. You ask a friend for advice. it? 3. You want to give a birthday present to Ann but you dont know what. What ? 4. You dont know whether your friend wants you to open the window. ? 5. You and your friend havent decided whether to travel by car or by train. or ? 6. You dont know whether your friend wants you to phone him /her later. ? 7. You are not sure where to have dinner in a café or in a restaurant. Where ?
Exercise 19. Make up sentences using be going to+Infinitive. 8.3.2.
1. Are you going shopping? Yes, (I /buy) something for dinner.
2. Has George decided what to do when he leaves school? Oh, yes. (He /do) a computer programming course.
3. I can take you to the airport tomorrow. Thanks, but (Ann /take) me.
4. What are your plans for the weekend? (We /have) a trip to London.
5. Have you decided what to do about that job that was advertised? Yes, (I /not /apply) for it.
6. What (you /do) during your holiday? I havent decided yet.
7. (We /play) tennis yesterday but it rained all day.
8. (Sue and Tim /have) a party last Sunday but some of there friends couldnt come, so they cancelled it.
9. Smoking is very bad for you. I know. (I /give up) it.
** Exercise 20. Write an essay about your winter holiday using I am going to (if you have decided yet) or I think / Ill probably (if not).
To spend time in, to go to the countryside, to go skiing /skating; to travel about /by, to have a trip to, to visit, to enjoy, to go sightseeing, to take pictures of beautiful views.
TEXT FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
*Read the following text and do the tasks given below.
The Bell Schools in the UK
1. In 1955 Frank Bell started a school of English for overseas students in Cambridge. This was so successful that in 1969 he opened another school in Bath and later others in Norwich and Saffron Walden. All the schools of the Bell group aim () to combine good teaching in attractive and friendly surroundings. In 1973 the school in Bath became the Bell Educational Trust, a non-profit-making educational foundation.
2. The school accepts about one hundred students from many different countries. They all aim to improve their English. Students are accepted at all levels from complete beginners to very advanced. We ask that beginners should be able to read and write the English Alphabet. The minimum age for enrolment is 17 and the average age of the students is about 22. There are three terms of about eleven weeks each; these are October to December, January to March and April to June. There are three shorter courses in summer in July, August and September.
3. At the start of the course all students are given a test and an interview so that we can form the right group for learning. When the school decides on the groups they consider levels of English, nationality and the number of men and women so that each group forms a positive herent learning unit. Each group has a group tutor. This is the teacher who is responsible for the group and who plans the course work. The teaching may be different at different levels. For example, advanced students often need more practice with written work and elementary students need more oral practice. However, the school tries to maintain a balance of four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and students are encouraged to use English as much as possible.
4. One of the features of the school approach to teaching English is the use of questionnaires, interviews and projects. The students are taken out of the classroom to use their English and they may find themselves interviewing people in the city centre or making a video film about life in Bath.
5. Here are some of the subjects the school offers: English Literature, Making a Magazine, Business English, the Media, Making a TV Programme, Music, Typing, Ecology, History, Photography, Technical English. The subjects may change each term but the School tries to offer as wide a range as possible. The aim of these lessons is to give students the chance to study something of interest to them in English and this encourages them to use English more.
At the end of the course each student receives a report which comments on progress, attendance and attitude.
1. Say if it is true, false or there is no information.
a) The school in Bath occupies a pleasant nineteenth century house with an attractive garden and a car park.
b) The academic year in Bell schools is divided into two terms.
c) The groups at this school are formed according to the students level of English knowledge, nationality and gender.
d) Only advanced students may be accepted to Bell schools: they should be able to speak English fluently, write correctly and read.
2. Choose the paragraph dealing with the following information:
a) A peculiar method of teaching in this school is spoken communication when students leave their classrooms to have a conversation with townspeople.
b) There are a lot of subjects on the curriculum whose range changes each term.
c) There are differences in teaching the advanced students and the beginners.
3. Answer the question: What are the duties of a group tutor?
4. Choose the adequate summary of the text.
a) The school in Bath accepts about one hundred students from different countries who are classified into groups from complete beginners to very advanced.
b) The main methods of teaching at such schools are questioning, interviews and projects; they give students more oral practice.
c) The aim of the Bell group schools is to teach good English at different levels and according to the individual interests of the students.
d) It is very important to form the groups of students according to the results of entrance test.
UNIT TWO
OUR UNIVERSITY
Phonetic Exercises
1. Pronounce correctly and pay attention to forming Participle I:
| do doing go going sing singing enter entering | pay paying cry crying study studying play playing | take taking come coming cut cutting get getting |
2. Read and memorise the following.
1) I am sitting.
You are walking.
He is singing.
She is talking.
We are writing.
They are fighting.
2) Live and learn. Live and let live.
3) Dont trouble trouble, until trouble troubles you.
4) Mister Brown, Mister Brown,
Are you going down town?
Could you stop and take me down?
Thank you kindly, Mister Brown!
5) No bees no honey, no work no money.
Vocabulary
Learn the following words:
apparatus of advanced design [xpq'reitqs... qd'va:nst di'zain]
to carry out ['kxri 'aut]
to develop [di'velqp]
education ["edju'keiSn]
to be engaged in -.
establishment [es'txbliSmənt]
to equip [i'kwip]
equipment [ik'wipmənt]
experienced
field of knowledge [..'nOliG]
free 1) , 2)
higher educational institution [haiə...]
to include [in'klud]
Internet facilities [fq'silitiz]
to make a contribution [...kqntri'bjuSn]
outstanding [aut'stxndiN]
to provide [prə'vaid] ,
research [ri'sWC]
science [saiqns]
staff [sta:f]
to train [trein] ,
various ['vFqriqs]
Practice the pronunciation of the following words.
Pedagogical ["pedq'gOGIkl], technical ['teknIkl], pharmaceutical ["fRmq'sjHtikl], agricultural ["xgrI'kAlCqrql], faculty ['fxkqltI], mathematics ["mxTq'mxtiks], philology [fi'lOlqGI], culture ['kAlCq], pedagogy ["pedq'gOGI], primary ['praimqrI], pre-school ['prJ'skHl], psychological ["saikq'lOGIkl], music ['mjHzIk], lecture ['lekCq], lecturer ['lekCqrq], science [saiqns], scientific [saiqn'tIfIk], experienced [Iks'pIqrIqnst], integral individuality [In'tegrql "IndI"vIdju'xlItI], hydrodynamics ['haidroudai'nxmIks], ornithology ["LnI'TOlqGI].
Match the topics and the paragraphs of the text.
a) The role of our University
b) The Faculties
c) Higher education in Perm
d) Opportunities for the students
e) The Structure
f) The Staff
Read and translate the following text.
Our University
There are different types of higher educational institutions in Russia. In Perm several establishments train specialists in various fields, and among them Perm State University, Technical University, Medical Academy, Pharmaceutical Academy, Agricultural Academy, Higher School of Economics and others. My friends and I study at Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University.
Our University provides higher education for future teachers. Every year a great number of students enter its 13 faculties: the Faculty of Mathematics, the Faculty of Philology, the Faculty of Physical Culture, the Faculty of Primary Schooling, of Psychology and Pedagogy of Childhood, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Foreign Languages, the Faculty of Physics, of History, of Music, of Psychology, the Faculty of Social Pedagogy and the Faculty of Information Technologies and Economics.
The University provides good conditions for scientific research. Our laboratories are equipped with apparatus of advanced design; there are computer classrooms with Internet facilities, study-rooms and workshops in five buildings. All the students are engaged in scientific work under the supervision of experienced teachers. Students of the Faculty of Biology work at the experimental biological station in Kvazhva. We take part in scientific expeditions and carry out research work in various fields of knowledge.
Our University has more than 45 chairs (departments). The staff of professors, lecturers and instructors is big and includes many outstanding scientists who make a contribution to various fields of knowledge. Several scientific schools have been formed at our University: the psychological school of integral individuality, the scientific school of hydrodynamics, of history of the Perm region, of ornithology and others.
The administration is housed in the main building. The head of the University is the Rector. Every faculty has a Dean. He or she occupies the Deans office. The Dean is responsible for the faculty. Every student group has a monitor. The monitor is the leader of the group and is in charge of it.
Our graduates work as school teachers in the Perm region. Perm Pedagogical University plays an important part in developing public education in the Urals.
Answer the following questions.
1. Are there different types of higher educational institutions in Russia?
2. What establishments train specialists in various fields in our city?
3. Does our University provide higher education for future teachers?
4. What faculties are there at our higher educational institution?
7. In what fields do students carry out research?
8. What conditions does the University provide?
9. What is the teaching staff like?
10. What scientific schools are there at the University?
11. Where is the administration housed?
12. Where is your faculty situated?
13. Who is the rector of our university?
14. What is your Deans name?
15. Who is the leader in a student group?
16. What part does the University play in developing public education in the Urals?
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Speaking
Learn some classroom expressions.
I am sorry, I am late , .
Who is staying away? ?
All students are present. .
Are you ready? ?
(I am afraid) I am not ready yet (,) .
Who is the monitor? ?
Begin reading! !
Go on working! !
Will you translate this word, please? , !
Whats the Russian for establishment? - establishment?
Shall I read or translate the text? ?
The time is over. Hand in your papers, please! . , !
There goes the bell. .
The bell has gone. .
Lets have a break. .
Lets air the classroom. .
Write down your home assignment (home task) .
Sample Dialogues
1. Teacher: Good morning! Lets begin our classes. Who is the monitor?
Monitor: I am.
Teacher: Who is staying away?
Monitor: All students are present.
2. Student: I am sorry, I am late.
Teacher: Why are you late?
Student: I got stuck in a traffic jam.
Teacher: Go to your seat and dont be late next time.
3. Teacher: I checked up your test-papers yesterday.
Students: What are our results?
Teacher: Two papers are excellent, five papers are good, three papers are satisfactory. One student got a bad mark: he made too many mistakes.
4. Student A: Who is the monitor in your group?
Student B: Dasha Petrova is.
Student A: Where is she now?
Student B: She is at the Deans Office.
Student A: What is she doing there?
Student B: She is talking to the Deputy Dean.
Student A: What are they speaking about?
Student B: I think they are speaking about the timetable.
