Narration. Description
Topics Proposed for Focused Discussion and Paragraph Writing
1. Ukraine sights which are worth visiting. The places of attraction in your native town
2. Kinds of holidays and ways of travelling: camping, hiking, hitch-hiking, spa, seaside holiday
3. Pros and cons of package and self-catering holidays
TOPICS PROPOSED FOR ORAL ASSESSMENT
1. Which way to travel would you prefer if you could choose? Why?
2. Advantages and disadvantages of a camping holiday and a package tour
3. You are a guide around Ukraine and your native town.
4. Recollect the most pleasant travelling you have ever had.
ЗАВДАННЯ ДЛЯ ТИЖНЯ САМОСТІЙНОЇ РОБОТИ
ПІДГОТУВАТИ В УСНІЙ ТА ПИСЬМОВІЙ ФОРМІ ТАКІ ТЕМИ ЗГІДНО З ВИМОГАМИ ДО СТРУКТУРИ ВІДПОВІДНИХ ПАРАГРАФІВ:
1. Describe the symptoms of a person who has the flu and a person who has food poisoning. What treatments are usually recommended in these cases?
2. Compare pros and cons of state and private hospitals in Ukraine.
3. Describe in detail the accommodation you have at the moment.
4. What attitudes towards health in different societies do you know?
5. Compare holistic and western approaches to treating diseases. Which do you prefer? Why?
6. The factors you consider when buying and renting accommodation.
7. Compare advantages and disadvantages of urban and rural lifestyles.
8. What is the connection between bad habits and health? Give examples.
9. Compare different types of accommodation.
10. Talk about the effects which bad habits can have on a person’s life.
11. What types of accommodation seem the most attractive and the least convenient to you and why?
12. What are the most common problems around the house and the ways to deal with them?
13. Describe your ideal home.
14. Describe the location, layout, interior decoration of your current accommodation.
15. What is your idea of a healthy life style?
16. Compare advantages and disadvantages of living in a flat and a private house.
17. Tell us about first-aid measures you would take to help a victim in emergency
18. Give a detailed account of a day when you were ill.
19. Describe the park you enjoy walking in?
20. What causes a fresher’s neurosis?
PARAGRAPH ASSESSMENT:
I. Structure – 3 points (3 components: topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentence)
II. Grammar – 3 points
3 points – only 1 or 2 major mistakes but only a few minor ones
2 points – major mistakes which lead to difficulty in understanding – lack of mastery of sentence construction
1 point – numerous serious mistakes – no mastery of sentence construction – almost unintelligible
III. Vocabulary (correct spelling necessary) – 4 points
4 points – good use of new words acquired, use of appropriate synonyms
3 points – attempts to use words acquired – fairly appropriate vocabulary on the whole but sometimes restricted
2 points – restricted vocabulary – use of synonyms (but not always appropriate)
1 point – very restricted vocabulary – inappropriate use of synonyms – seriously hinders communication
ЗРАЗОК КАРТКИ ДЛЯ УСНОГО ЗАЛІКУ (I СЕМЕСТР)
1. Topic “The Role of the Father in Raising Children”. (10 points)
2. Explain in English. (5 points)
1. absent-minded 2. a la carte 3. offspring 4. prevailing values 5. blended family
3. Translate from Ukrainian into English. (5 points)
1. шлюб за домовленістю 2. смачна їжа 3. красивий чоловік 4. святковий одяг 5. підлітковий максималізм
4. Correct the mistakes. (5 points)
1. Where did you be yesterday?
2. He works hardly.
3. He is as busy as I.
4. She gave me an advice.
5. I have read the letter the other days.
ВИМОГИ, ЩО ВКЛЮЧАЄ КАРТКА ДЛЯ ІСПИТУ ЗА КУРС GENERAL ENGLISH (Англійська мова І)
1. Topics (3) – 15 points
2. Lexical Tasks (words, phrases, synonyms, antonyms, phrasal verbs, idioms) – 10 points
3. Grammar in Functions – 5 points
