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Английский язык

Предисловие

The world around me Section I Appearance and Character

I. Look through the vocabulary below that may be useful when speaking about appearance and character.

II. Choose the opposites

IV. Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the examples

II. Put the following words in its correct place

III. Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the examples.

V. Read the following passage. Speak about the relations in your family using the active vocabulary.

II. Read the following text. Answer the questions after it. Use the information given in it while speaking about hobbies or pastime. Hobbies for pleasure

III. Answer the following questions.

II. Practise the pronunciation of the international words and translate them.

III. Read and translate the following word groups:

IV. Give possible combinations of the following verbs with adverbs.

V. Complete the sentences using the word combinations of ex. 4.

VI. Choose the appropriate word from the right-hand column to complete each of the sentences.

VIII. Before reading the text (below) try to answer the following questions.

IX. Read the text carefully.

X. Form other parts of speech from the following words:

XII. Say, which of these statements are students’ rights or duties:

XIII. Continue the sentences:

XIV. Think and answer:

Vitebsk state university

III. Remember the faculties of vsu.

Vitebsk state university

IX. In what context are these figures mentioned in the text.

X. Match the date and the event in the history of vsu.

XI. Answer the following questions.

XII. Continue the following sentences:

XIII. Tell your group-mates about the University you study at.

XIV. Read and reproduce the following situational dialogues.

Communicational clichés

Countries and Nationalities

I. Read the following proper names correctly:

II. Match the country and its capital:

III. Endings –ese, - an, - ish, -I are used to form the word denoting ‘nationality’

III. Listen to the tape and do the exercises below.

V. Make up a dialogue of your own by analogy:

X. Read and translate the following dialogues. Use the phrases of your own instead of the underlined ones.

Feeling Unwell

XI. Read and translate the following dialogues. Make up a list of useful phrases concerning the matter.

Buying a Souvenir

At a Department Store

National traditions

In great britain and in belarus great britain

II. Match the words with their definitions:

Christmas and new year in great britain

IV. Give the English equivalents for these Russian words and word combinations:

V. Insert the words in the gaps:

VI. Put in the right prepositions:

VII. Answer the questions:

VIII. Translate into English.

Did you know?

Halloween

II. Match the words with their definitions:

III. Complete the table:

IV. Read and translate the text. Halloween (October, 31)

V. Write down all the irregular verbs used in the text. Give all their forms.

XI. Choose one of the topics and prepare short reports.

Guy Fawkes Day

II. Match the words with their definitions:

III. Complete the table:

IV. Read and translate the text. Guy Fawkes Day (November, 5)

V. Give the English equivalents for these Russian words and word combinations:

Candles and weather (february, 2)

Pancake day

The beginning of lent

St. Patrick's day (march 17)

April fool! (april, 1)

Maypoles and parades (may, 1)

Cheese rolling

Belarus "kalyady" has come

«Kalyady» has come

XII. Answer the following questions:

XIII. Agree or disagree with the following statements:

XIV Put in the right prepositions where necessary:

XV. Choose a word from the box to put into each gap:

XVI. Fill in the table:

Youth and its place in modern society

Generation Gap

I. Pay attention to these words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russians:

II. Read out the following words and memorize their meaning:

III. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:

IV. Read the text and get ready to speak about the problems of teenagers: generation gap

V. Answer the questions:

Vocabulary

VI. Find synonyms for the words in the frame:

Youth problems

Youth Organizations in Belarus

I. Pay attention to the following words. Pick out sentences with these words from the text and translate them into Russian:

II. Read out the following words and memorize their meaning:

III. Read these international words and try to guess their meaning:

IV. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning:

V. Match the English words and their Russian equivalents:

VI. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Then read their definitions and match the words with them:

VII. Match the words with the help of the preposition of:

VIII. Read the text and get ready to speak about youth organisations in Belarus: youth organizations in belarus

IX. Answer the questions:

X. Fill in the table:

Vocabulary

I. Match the synonyms:

Juvenile delinquency

Vocabulary

Social factors

Teens' tips for parents

I. Answer the questions:

II. Make a little speech starting with:

Oral speech

Clean Up Your Room

* * *

A Talk in the Tram

Morality: what is it?

Let`s think

Happiness

Let`s think

I. Give words or phrases (from the glossary) for the following definitions:

VI. True or false?

VII. Put in the right order.

VIII. Do you agree with the following proverb:

Is abortion legal in your country?

Let`s think

I. Form the derivatives of the words given in the chart below. Use a dictionary if necessary.

VI. Answer the questions:

Let`s think

I. Explain the following words:

II. Give the comparatives and the superlatives of the adjectives:

III. There are two phrasal verbs in the text: to take care of, to look for. What do they mean? Study the examples and match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. To look

To take

IV. Translate the word combinations:

V. Toshi is worried about his 78-year-old mother. Read Toshi's conversation with his wife, Midori, and find out: what do they want to do for his mother? Taking care of Mother

VI. Give synonyms to the following:

VII. Answer the questions:

Let`s think

Additional reading

Friends or Lovers?

I. Answer the questions:

I. Study the words.

II. Guess the meaning of the words and explain their meaning.

III. Make up derivatives.

IV. Find the synonyms.

V. Match the words with their definitions.

VI. Translate from Russian into English.

The right to die

I. Listen to (read) the text and say whether the statements are true or false?

II. Answer the questions.

III. Complete the sentences with the missing phrases.

What do you think?

Looking at the issue

Let’s think

IV. There are two phrasal verbs in the text: to cut up and to keep alive. What do they mean? Study the examples and match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. To cut

To keep

V. Translate form Russian into English.

VII. Listen to (read) the text and say whether the statements are true or false.

VIII. Listen to (read) the text and answer the questions.

What do you think?

Looking at the issue.

Why or why not?

Forming ecological thinking

I. Read and memorize the following words.

II. Read the following international words and word combinations and try to guess their meaning.

III. Train reading the names of the chemical elements.

IV. Read and translate the following words of the same root. Determine the part of speech they belong to. Memorize them.

V. Read and translate the following word combinations.

Nature protection

Acid rains

Depletion of the ozone layer

Destruction of the tropical forest

Measures to be taken

VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations from the text.

VIII. Complete the sentences with the most suitable ending.

IX. Match the definitions from the list and the words from the frame below.

X. Answer the following questions.

XI. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

What You Can Do to Help!

Last Chance

Last chance

VI. Listen to the recording and mark the following statements as True or False.

VII. Put the sentences into the right order:

VIII. Choose the environmental problems from the box people will face in the future.

IX. Answer the questions after listening to each paragraph:

What do you think?

Looking at the issue

What’s for dinner?

I. Study the words.

II. What substances are vital important for living things? What food is rich in these substances?

III. Translate from Russian into English.

V. Listen to (read) the text and say whether the statements are true or false.

VI. Answer the questions.

What do you think?

Looking at the issue.

Technology and its impact Technical advances affecting daily life

V. Read aloud the words listed below following the teacher’s example:

VI. Read and translate the text:

VII. Make up the definition of the term ‘invention’ from the scattered words.

VIII. Choose the most suitable variant:

IX. Give three examples of accidental discoveries and three examples of induced discoveries.

IV. Read the following words correctly:

V. Choose between accident ['xksIdqnt] and incident ['InsIdqnt].

VI. A) Translate the following sentence.

VII. Read the text and name the serendipitous discoveries mentioned there.

VIII. Fill in the blanks with the verb in the right tense-form.

IX. Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions.

X. Translate the words in brackets into English.

XI. Ask special questions to the following statements.

XII. Give a brief summary of the text. Text III

I. Learn the following derivatives and fill in the blanks with the proper one:

II. Look: at, up, up to, after, for, through, forward to, out (for), down on smb;

III. Learn the following words:

IV. A) Form the nouns using proper suffixes.

X. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition.

XI. Translate the words in brackets from Russian into English and read the whole sentence.

XII. Decide whether the following statements are True or False.

II. Fill in the table with the proper derivatives which are possible:

III. Find the opposites to the following words and use both words in the sentences of your own:

IV. A) Learn the ways of translating Participle I and II in the function of an attribute and an adverbial modifier.

V. Read the text for more information.

VI. Choose the most suitable variant.

VIII. Find the key sentences in the text and use them in your retelling.

IX. Render the following text into English: Научно-технический прогресс и его влияние на нашу жизнь

X. Internet Research Project New Communications Technologies

The republic of belarus : social and political aspects

I. Read some information about the National Flag of the Republic of Belarus and describe it.

II. Read the following information and say in English what each colour of the National Flag means.

III. Read some information about the National Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and describe it.

IV. Read the following information and say in English what each element of the National Emblem means.

V. Choose the correct word.

VI. What political systems do you know? Match the definitions and explain the differences in the ways of running a country.

VII. Read and memorize the following words:

VIII. Pay attention to the following word combinations.

IX. Read the following words and try to guess their meaning.

X. Read out these phrases several times till you remember their meaning.

XI. Match the word from a with its best association from b. Use the phrases in your own sentences.

XII. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Read their definitions and match the words with their definitions.

XIII. Read and translate the text. Belarus state system

XIV. Fill in the right preposition.

XV. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

XVI. Complete the following sentences.

XVII. Translate the following sentences into English.

Problems for discussion

The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland: social and political aspects

What is the British National Anthem?

Shield of the Royal Arms

What is the motto of England?

I. Read and memorize the following words:

II. Pay attention to the following words.

IV. Read and translate the text.

Uk political system

V. Give English equivalents from the text to the words given below.

VI. Find the pairs of antonyms.

VII. Find the pairs of synonyms.

VIII. Make sure you know all the words in the box. Read their definitions and match the words with their definitions.

IX. Fill in the table using the information from the text.

X. Answer the questions.

Comment upon

Business Letter Structure

I. Learn the parts of a letter.

Business letters

Клише, выражения и предложения для деловой переписки

VI. Match the parts on the left with the parts on the right.

VII. Complete the following sentences by translating the Russian part in brackets in a column.

VIII. Translate the following sentences in English:

Sample letters

Texts for discussion

Surreal case of the Dalí images and a battle over artistic licence

Glasgow issues legal threats to stop poster firms and rock band illegally copying prized painting

A colossal mistake? Art world baffled by 'Goya' masterpiece

House husbands: Are you man enough? More and more men are swapping PowerPoint for potty training and embracing the role of the stay-at-home father, says Casilda Grigg.

Great Works: Leviathan (1651), Abraham Bosse and Thomas Hobbes

Polygamy: Muslim peer says issue has been avoided because of 'cultural sensitivity' The issue of polygamy has been avoided by politicians because of "cultural sensitivity", a Baroness Warsi has said.

Tests blamed for blighting children's lives

The Tempest at Courtyard Theatre, Stratford - review Antony Sher captures the turbulence of Prospero in this deeply felt performance of Shakespeare's great last play.

Emperor penguin 'marching to extinction by end of the century'

Texts for discussion Part II

President Obama announces push to wean us off the gas-guzzler

Obama seeks to repair damage in Middle East diplomacy drive Americans are not your enemy, president tells Arabic tv network as us envoy sets out on eight days of talks

Russia 'suspends Kaliningrad missile plan'

Us policy shift

Chief Rabbinate of Israel cuts ties with Vatican over Holocaust bishop

Activists threaten to close Heathrow

Taxpayer faces bigger bill for 2012 Olympics

Brown leads global drive to close down tax havens

Israel's president asks Benjamin Netanyahu to form new government

Israel's president, Shimon Peres, has asked the Likud party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, to form the country's next government and become prime minister.

'Unhappy us' claims over Afghanistan dismissed

Contents

Литература

— In a minute, sir.

b) Make up your own dialogues using these phrases.

Asking the Way

IX. a) Read and translate the following dialogues. Choose one dialogue for acting out.

1.

— Excuse me, can you tell me where Prater Street is, please?

— Take the second on the left and then ask again.

— Is it far?

— No, it's only about five minutes' walk.

— Thank you.

— That's OK.

2.

— Excuse me but I'm trying to find Heldenplatz.

— Take the third turning on the right and go straight on.

— Should I take a bus?

— No, you can walk it in under five minutes.

— Thank you very much indeed.

— That's quite all right.

3.

— Excuse me, sir.

— Yes, what is it?

— Which is the quickest way to the sea?

— Go straight on, take the street on your right and go as far as the sea.

— Thank you ever so much.

— It's all right, sir.

4.

— Excuse me... I want to get to Kunsthistorisches Museum. At what stop do I get off?

— Kunsthistorisches Museum? Just a minute. Go farther. Four stops more. Or... wait a moment. You may get off at the next stop and take another route bus. It'll be probably quicker.

— Oh, thank you. I'll go by this bus, just not to change.

— Yes, it surely is more convenient.

5.

— Does this bus go to the market?

— No, you'll have to get off at the bank and take a 12.

— Can you tell me where to get off?

— It's the next stop but one.

6.

— Do we go to the seafront?

— No, you're going the wrong way. You want a 16 from the bridge.

— Have we got much further to go?

— It's the next stop.

7.

— Is this the right bus for Donaupark?

— No, you should have caught a 9. Jump out at the Church and get one there.

— Could you tell me when we get there?

— It's two stops after this one.

8.

— Excuse me. Would you tell me where I can buy postcards with a view of this town?

— First right, second left. You can't miss a small book­shop with a stand of postcards in front of it.

— Is it too far to walk?

— No, it's only half a kilometer.

— Thank you very much.

— It's a pleasure.

b) Say it in English:

Не подскажите, как добраться до …; далеко ли до; это в 15 минутах ходьбы; поверните налево (направо); нужно ли садиться на автобус?; на какой остановке сходить?; сойдите на …; нужно ли делать пересадку?; идет ли этот автобус до …?; вы не сможете пропустить (не заметить); далеко ли пешком до …?

с) Use these phrases in the dialogues of your own.

Meals


X. Read and translate the following dialogues. Use the phrases of your own instead of the underlined ones.

— Here is one of those take-away places. Let's go in.

— It's worth trying, I think. I am tired.

—What about grilled chicken? It's very popular here, they say.

— I'd like to taste it. Oh, it looks so attractive.

— Yes, but the chicken is pretty hot, you know.

— O.K. I'll try that.

— What would you like to take, sir?

Grilled chicken one.

— Anything else, sir?

—Two slices of bread, French salad one and coke one.

— And for me Hot dog with ketchup two, a glass of orange juice and a portion of ice-cream with lemon.

— Here you are.

— Many thanks.

Feeling Unwell

XI. Read and translate the following dialogues. Make up a list of useful phrases concerning the matter.

1.

— Doctor, I feel shivery and I've got a pain in my stomach.

— Where does it pain you?

— Here, doctor.

— How long have you had it?

— It came on yesterday.

— What have you been eating of late?

— Well, I think, doctor, I've overeaten fruits and vegetables these days.

— Have you had diarrheas?

— Yes, doctor.

— I see. I'll give you a prescription and you'll buy these capsules at a chemist's shop.

— What's the medicine?

— French Intetrix. You should take the medicine every four hours and in a day or two you'll feel better.

2.

— Good morning, doctor.

— Good morning, sir. What is wrong with you?

— I am running a temperature, and I feel sick. I have a sore throat. I am sneezing. I am afraid, doctor, I have flu.

— Since when have you been feeling like this?

— It all started yesterday.

— Let me examine your throat.

— A...

— Strip to the waist, please. Let me feel your pulse. Then I must sound your heart and test your blood pressure (BP).

— Doctor, what is it?

— Don't worry. You simply have a slight ailment. Take this prescription to the chemist's and buy these tablets. You need wash them down three times a day. Keep to bed for some three days, try to eat fresh fruits and have a rest.

— Thank you, doctor.

3.

At a Chemist's Shop

— Good morning, sir.

— Good morning. The doctor has given me this prescription. Have you got this medicine?

— Yes, we have. Here is your medicine. It's written here how to take it, sir (madam).

— Thank you. And can you give me something for a headache?

— Certainly, sir. This medicine is good for a headache.

Buying a Souvenir

a) Read the dialogue.

At a Department Store

Betty: Let's do all our shopping here at the Kaufman department store. Then we can have lunch and go to the movies in the afternoon.

Mrs Black: That's a good idea. I want to buy some gloves and a purse at this counter. There's the clerk. Are you busy? Can you help us?

Shop Assistant: Certainly. What can I show you?

Mrs Black: I want a pair of brown gloves, size 6. What's the price of this pair?


Shop Assistant: They are 3.50. They wear very well.

Mrs Black: I'll take one pair. Can you show me a brown purse to match the gloves?

Shop Assistant: Here's a nice one. It's the latest style.

Mrs. Black: How much does it cost?

Shop Assistant: It's ten dollars.

Betty: Do you want a larger purse? I like that one, mother. Why don't you buy it?

Mrs Black: All right, Betty. Please, wrap the purse and gloves together.

Shop Assistant: I'll write a check for them.

Betty: Let's take this elevator to the fourth floor. I want to look at a suit.

Shop Assistant: Good morning. May I help you?

Betty: Yes, I'm looking for a grey suit, size 12.

Shop Assistant: We have several your size. Do you want to try on one of these? The quality is excellent.

Betty: Yes. Oh, I like this one. How much is it?

Shop Assistant: It's 75 dollars.

Betty: That's too expensive. Do you have a cheaper

suit?

Shop Assistant: Yes, this grey flannel is cheaper than that cotton one. It's on sale today for 45 dollars. Do you want to try it on?

Betty: It fits perfectly. I'll take it.

b) Answer these questions:

1. What does Mrs Black want to buy at the Department Store? 2. Is the shop assistant very helpful? 3. What is Betty looking for?4. Do they have a good choice of suits at the department store? 5. What size does Betty wear? 6. How much did the suit Betty bought cost?

c) Find the appropriate English phrases for the following:

Хорошая идея. Вам помочь? Я ищу серый костюм, размер 12. Они хорошо носятся. Вы не можете показать мне коричневый костюм, который бы подходил по цвету к перчаткам? Это последняя мода. Вы можете нас обслужить? Сколько стоит эта пара перчаток? Ты не хочешь кошелек побольше? Почему бы тебе не купить его? Вы не хотите примерить один из этих костюмов? Качество отличное. У вас есть костюм подешевле? Костюм сегодня в продаже за 47 долларов. Костюм сидит на мне хорошо.

d) You want to buy a souvenir for your friend. Make up a dialogue of your own.


National traditions

In great britain and in belarus great britain

  1. Read and learn the following words.

bang

[bæŋ]

взрыв

«Cinderella»

[¸sındə΄relə]

«Золушка»

Commonwealth

[΄komənwelθ]

Содружество (государственное объединение Великобритании и большинства ее бывших доминионов и колоний)

eve

[ı:v]

канун

holly

[΄hPlı]

остролист

ivy

[΄aıvı]

плющ

«Puss in Boots»

«Кот в сапогах»

robin

малиновка

stocking

[΄stPkıŋ]

чулок

Yuletide

[΄ju:ltaıd]

Рождество, святки

II. Match the words with their definitions:

1. to celebrate

1) a national holiday in England and Wales, on the first day after Christmas Day

2. festival

2) to show that an event or occasion is important by doing something special or enjoyable

3. to connect

3) something you give someone on a special occasion or to thank them for something

4. present

4) a decorated paper tube that makes a small exploding sound when you pull it apart.

5. to decorate

5) to realize or show that a fact, event, or person is related to something

6. reindeer

6) a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, water, and usually some alcohol

7. piece

7) a special occasion when people celebrate something

8. candle

8) a special place in the wall of a room, where you can make a fire

9. fireplace

9) a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air, or the part of this pipe that is above the roof

10. cracker

10) a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light

11. performance

11) a large deer with long wide antlers (horns) , that lives in cold northern areas

12. fairy

12) a small ugly creature in children's stories that likes to trick people

13. chimney

13) something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional

14. custom

14) a small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person

15. Eve

15) the main ceremony in some Christian churches

16. goblin

16) a coin of a particular value

17. mass

17) a strong alcoholic drink

18. Boxing Day

18) the night or day before an important day

19. punch

19) when someone performs a play or a piece of music

20. spirit

20) to make something look more attractive by putting something pretty on it


  1. Read and translate the text.