Use the phrases from the dialogues and the classroom expressions and make your own dialogues.
Lexical Exercises
Exercise 1. Answer the questions using the words in brackets.
1. Are you a student? (first-year, study, faculty)
2. How many faculties are there at the University? What are they? (train/trains teachers of, the course of studies)
3. Are there many laboratories? (is/are equipped, of advanced design, Internet facilities)
4. What does our University provide good conditions for? (research, laboratories, carry out, various fields of knowledge).
Exercise 2. Read the sentences translating the words in brackets into English.
1. Perm Technical University is one of the (высших образовательных учреждений)
3. Nowadays it is an important centre of training specialists (в различных областях) of technology and engineering.
4. The laboratories are equipped (приборами современной конструкции).
7. Professors, lecturers and instructors (вносят свой вклад) to science and technology.
9. Technical University provides good conditions for (научного исследования).
10. All students (выполняют исследовательскую работу) in various fields (под руководством опытных преподавателей).
Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs if necessary.
1. Pedagogical Universities train specialists … various fields … knowledge.
2. There are 13 faculties … our University, and … them the Faculty … Philology and the Faculty … History.
3. My friends and I study … the Faculty … Psychology.
4. Our University is a centre … training teachers in the Urals.
5. It provides good conditions … scientific work.
6. We carry… research … various fields … knowledge.
7. Here many laboratories are equipped … apparatus … advanced design.
8. Our University plays an important part … developing public education in the Urals.
9. The teachers … our University make a contribution … various fields … knowledge.
10. The psychological school … integral individuality was founded... V.S. Merlin.
11. The Rector is … charge … the University.
12. The Dean is responsible … the faculty.
13. The monitor is the leader … the group.
Exercise 4. Translate into English.
Пермский государственный университет – старейший вуз г. Пермь. Каждый год множество молодых людей поступает на его факультеты. Многие студенты получают стипендию и живут в общежитии. В университете много лабораторий, оборудованных современными приборами. Все студенты проводят научные исследования в различных областях знаний. ПГУ играет важную роль в развитии российской науки.
Exercise 5. Fill in the table.
| Thing | Person | Thing | Person | Thing | Person |
| science | friend | educator | |||
| psychology | profession | design | |||
| chemistry | library | research | |||
| physics | history | lecturer |
Exercise 6. Write the verbs from which these nouns are formed and translate them into Russian.
Establishment, department, knowledge, equipment, development.
Exercise 7. Fill in the table.
| Noun | Verb | Adjective |
| research | ||
| education | ||
| produce | ||
| responsible | ||
| free | ||
| advanced | ||
| design | ||
| science | ---------- |
Exercise 8. Choose the right word (use it in the correct form).
1. Students carry out research in all fields of …. … research is an important part of higher education. Young … have many advantages. (scientist, scientific, science)
2. The faculty of … trains …. Many of the teachers are brilliant …, their … produce a great impression on the listeners. (history, historian, lecture, lecturer)
3. … is a fashionable science nowadays. Our University … hundreds of young people every year, and a lot of … get their … here. After graduating from the University they will devote themselves to the solution of … problems of children and adults. (educate, education, psychologist, psychological, psychology)
Grammar Exercises
Exercise 1.
A. Use all the forms of Present Continuous with the verbs (swim, write, learn) in affirmative sentences. (Work in pairs). § 8.3.
Model: – I am speaking. – Are you?
1) We are speaking. 2) You are speaking. 3) He is speaking. 4) She is speaking. 5) They are speaking. 6) It is speaking.
B. Use the verbs (sleep, play, read) in general questions. Give short answers.
Model: – Am I working? – Yes, you are. / No, you’re not.
1) Are we working? 2) Are you working? 3) Is he working? 4) Is she working? 5) Are they working? 6) Is it working?
C. Use the verbs (dance, drive, leave) in negative sentences.
Model: – I am not cooking. – Yes, you are!
1) We are not cooking. 2) You are not cooking. 3) He is not cooking. 4) They are not cooking. 5) She is not cooking.
Exercise 2. Compare the usage of Present Simple and Present Continuous, use the correct verb forms. § 8.2, 8.3.
| A. Present Continuous | Present Simple |
| I (read) now. | I (read) every day. |
| He (sleep) now. | He (sleep) well every night. |
| My mother (not work) now. | My mother (not work) at an office. |
| They (not eat) now. | They (eat) at school every morning. |
| (drive) your brother now? | (drive) he to his office? |
| (watch) you TV now? | (watch) you TV in the evening? |
B. 1. I usually … (go) to the University by bus, but now I … (walk).
2. My friend … (wait) for me at the monument to A. Pushkin. He always … (wait) for me there.
3. I always … (attend) lectures and seminars. Some students … (miss) classes sometimes. Today Alex and Peter … (stay) away.
4. – What …you … (read) now? – I … (read) a book by V. Pelevin. In fact, I … (read) a lot.
5. – … Nick … (speak) French well? – No, he … (not speak) it at all. But he … (speak) English very well. Now he … (speak) Russian.
Exercise 3. Explain the usage of the tenses in these sentences.
1. – Are you calling your girlfriend? – No, I am not calling her. In fact, I never call her, because she always calls me herself.
2. Mary Bell is a film star. She usually stars in films. But now she is not working. She is having a rest. She is talking with her friend, they are discussing new trends in fashion.
3. John is an actor. As a rule, he plays the parts of gangsters. But he is not acting now; he is at a night club. He is dancing with his girlfriend. All people at the club are watching him, because he is dancing beautifully. He usually dances well.
Exercise 4.Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Present Continuous or Future Simple Tense. § 8.2, 8.3.
1. Look at the children: they (skate) wonderfully! They (skate) every Saturday here.
2. – What (do) you now? – I (wash) the dishes. In fact, I (wash) the dishes every evening. I hope my husband (buy) me a dish-washer next month.
3. We (write) a test now. All the students (work) hard. We always (do) our homework and (prepare) for classes, that is why I am sure we (pass) the test successfully.
Exercise 5.
A. Use Past Continuous and say what you or your friend(s) were doing (or were not doing) at 8 p.m. yesterday. § 8.3.
Model: I was buying fruit at a supermarket.
Use these verbs: sleep, swim, read, write, take notes, take an exam, have supper, dance at a club, work at the library, prepare for a seminar, etc.
B. Use Future Continuous and say what you or your friend(s) will be doing (or won’t be doing) at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Model: I will be having breakfast at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Use these verbs: wash one’s face and hands, clean one’s teeth, do one’s home assignment, drink coffee, eat sandwiches, sleep, write a test, go home by bus, etc.
Exercise 6. Use Future Simple or Future Continuous. § 8.2, 8.3.
A. 1. I am tired now. I think I (do) my homework tomorrow. 2. I (do) my homework at six o’clock tomorrow. 3. When I come home tomorrow, my family (have) supper. 4. Don’t come to my place tomorrow. I (write) my terminal paper the whole evening.
B. 1. When you come to my place tomorrow I (read) your book. 2. I think I (not go) to the cinema tomorrow. 3. I (watch) TV the whole evening tomorrow. 4. What you (do) at 5 tomorrow? – I (play) football with my friends.
Exercise 7. Practice the pronouns. § 5.6. A. Complete the table below.
| Some | something | ||
| Any | anybody | ||
| No | nowhere |
B. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
1. I found nothing interesting there.
2. We have no milk in the fridge.
3. Anybody may come to the meeting.
4. We did not see our friend anywhere.
5. Something happened two days ago.
6. Anything may happen.
7. Somebody asked to stop the discussion.
C. Insert the pronouns in the following sentences.
1. I have … friends in Moscow. (something, somebody, some, any, anybody)
2. Did … suggest a problem for discussion? (any, anybody, some, somebody)
3. He will do … for you! (some, any, anything, something)
4. She doesn’t want to see … tonight. (nobody, nothing, somebody, anybody)
5. Please, do … to help her. (nobody, no, anything, something)
6. Does … help this girl with mathematics? (any, nobody, somebody, anybody)
7. … may smoke here. (nobody, something, nothing, any)
8. If you have … against me, speak out! (somebody, some, any, anybody, something)
9. If you have … against it, let’s do it together. (nothing, anything, anybody, no, some)
10. Have you … problems with your new subject? (no, any, some, something, anything)
Exercise 8. Fill in the blanks with “there+be” in the Present, Past or Future Tense. Pay attention to the type of the sentences: they may be affirmative, negative or interrogative. § 12.3
1. … a gym in that building. 2. … hot water yesterday. It was difficult to do washing up. 3. … a swimming pool in your town? 4. … lecture in chemistry today. It will be tomorrow. 5. … a seminar in psychology yesterday. 6. … two maps on the wall. 7. How many students … in your group? 8. … any books on the table. They are on the shelf. 9. … any milk in the fridge. I’ll go and buy it. 10. … a café here last year? 11. I was hungry, but … any food at home. 12. … many students at the conference last week? Yes, … many. 13. Are you going to the party tomorrow? … many interesting people at it.
Exercise 9. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
1. There is an interesting exhibition in the museum. 2. Are there any chocolates in the box? 3. How much milk is there in the bottle? 4. There was a lot of snow in the Urals last winter. 5. There was no snow at all in some warmer places. 6. Perhaps there will be one more department at our University next year. 7. How many subjects are there on your curriculum? 8. There is somebody in the room. 9. There is no difficulty in working with this electronic device. 10. There are no seminars on Saturday. 11. There must be some way out! 12. There was an accident here yesterday. 13. There cannot be any problem with this telephone. 14. There exist two approaches to this problem.
Exercise 10.
A. Use the following verbs to make up imperative sentences. § 9.3.
Take, go, come, open, close, read, sit, stand, put, etc.
1…. here! 2. … to the table! 3. … the book! 4. … not … down! 5. … not … the door! 6... the pen! 7.... not … the window! 8. … the bag! 9. … the book on the table! 10. … not … the bag on the chair! 11. … nearer!
B. Tell children at school what they should do to be fit.
Model: It is good to go in for sports. – Go in for sports!
1. It is nice to spend much time in the open.
2. It is healthy to eat more fruit.
3. It is good for your health to drink juice.
C. Now tell children not to do the wrong things.
Model: Smoking is bad. – Don’t smoke!
1. It is dangerous to walk late at night.
2. It is not good to be lazy.
3. It is not healthy to sit at the computer too long.
Exercise 11. Make up polite requests (you may continue the list). § 9.3.
| Order | Polite request |
| Begin reading! | Will you begin reading, please? |
| Translate the text! | |
| Get ready! | |
| Read the story! | |
| Speak about your family! | |
| Give us the results! |
Exercise12. Read the sentences with phrasal verbs and translate them.
1. The handle came off the bag when I picked it up. 2. What time are you coming back? 3. The job offer didn't come up to her expectations. Come up to me, please! 4. Never give in! You can do it! 5. The police told the killer to give his gun up. 6. You must give up smoking! 7. Hallo, can I speak to Carol, please? – Hold on a minute. I’ll get Carol. 8. Look out, there’s a bee on the window sill. 9. When my sister goes on vacation, I look after her dog. 10. I will never catch up. I am too behind in my work. 11. Vicky’s parents are going to be so angry when they find out she got a tattoo. 12. Turn out the light before you go to bed. 13. It turned out that Smith was the murderer after all. 14. Turn up the TV. I can’t hear what they’re saying.
Exercise 13. Use the right phrasal verb.
(Come back, come off, give up, come up, look out, look after)
1. Don’t play with the key holder, the key may …
2. After a week’s holiday he … to his office.
3. During the break children … to their teacher.
4. Never … learning English!
5. …! An old woman is crossing the street, drive carefully.
6. To … children is a hard job.
(Turn up, find out, hold on, catch up, turn out, turn off)
7. I must work hard to … with the other group mates.
8. You will never … all my secrets!
9. …the radio, I cannot hear anything on the phone!
10. … the music …, it’s my favourite song.
11...., I’ll be ready in a minute.
12. It … that he hadn’t passed the exam after all.
TEXTS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING
TEXT A
Vocabulary
war [wL] – война
to house [hauz] – размещать
to produce – производить
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What title would you give to the text?
2. How old is our University?
3. What kind of centre is Perm Pedagogical University nowadays?
Perm Pedagogical University is the oldest higher educational establishment of this type in the Urals. It was founded in 1921 and the number of students was small. During the next two decades (the 20s and the 30s) our University grew greatly. In 1940 there were 1085 students and more than 100 professors and lecturers.
During the wartime a military hospital was housed in the main building, the department of chemistry produced medicines. In the years of the Great Patriotic War a large group of students, graduates and teachers went to the front. We shall never forget those who fell in the war, and among them Tatyana Baramsina, Hero of the Soviet Union, who had studied at our University.
Nowadays Perm Pedagogical University is an important centre of training teachers in the Urals.
2. Ask 5 questions on the text.
TEXT B
Oxbridge
Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and the most prestigious universities in Great Britain. They are often called collectively Oxbridge. Both Universities were founded in the medieval period.
They are federations of semi-independent colleges, each college having its own staff, known as “Fellows”. Most colleges have their own dining hall, library and chapel (часовня) and contain enough accommodation for at least half of their students. The Fellows teach the college students either one-to-one – or in small groups, known as “tutorials” in Oxford and “supervisions” in Cambridge. Oxbridge has the lowest student/staff ratio (соотношение) in Britain. Lectures and laboratory work are organized at university level. Before 1970 Oxbridge colleges were single-sex (mostly for men). Now they admit both men and women.
Say if these statements are true or false.
1. Oxbridge is a collective name for the oldest and most prestigious universities in Britain.
2. Oxford and Cambridge consist of faculties.
3. Fellows are students at these universities.
4. Lectures are called tutorials and supervisions at Oxbridge.
5. There are fewer teachers at Oxbridge than at other universities.
6. Oxford and Cambridge admit both men and women.
TEXT C
