- •A teacher of history...............................................................................................11
- •Teacher's profession
- •My ideal of a good teacher
- •Teaching Practice
- •A teacher of history
- •1. A) Look at the text. Nine fragments have been removed. Read the text and choose from the fragments the one which fits each gap. There is one fragment which you do not need to use.
- •The teacher of history
- •2. Give Russian equivalents of the following:
- •3. Suggest the English for:
- •4. Match a) antonyms b) synonyms
- •Speaking
- •5. Complete the following sentences by translating the Russian part into English:
- •1. B) Explain the highlighted words.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •6. Use the following questions to speak about yourself and the way you are going to study history.
- •Words and Word Combinations
- •Supplementary Reading
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •Geography teacher
- •I want to become a teacher of mathematics
- •Exercises
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Make up a dialogue using the following questions:
- •Working in groups discuss the questions:
- •Make a project on one of the following themes:
- •I want to be a programmer.
- •Exercises
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Read an article “The Wired-up School” about using computers in schools. Be ready to answer some questions. The Wired-up School
- •Read the texts “I want to be a programmer” and “The Wired-up School” again and say how the pupils in the article use computers in terms of communication, information, education, leisure.
- •Working in groups discuss the questions:
- •Make a project on one of the following themes:
- •A teacher of Russian and Literature
- •Give the English equivalents for:
- •The Profession of a Physical Training Teacher
- •The profession of a speech therapist
- •I want to be a good teacher of physics
6. Use the following questions to speak about yourself and the way you are going to study history.
1. What is your name?
2. Are you a first-year or a second-year student?
3. What faculty are you in?
4. You take a full course of history at the University, don't you?
5. What courses of history do you take?
6. Do you study other subjects?
7. Was history your favourite subject at school?
8. Why did you make up your mind to enter this faculty?
9. Which do you want to become: a teacher of history or a research worker after graduating from university?
10. Are you sure you will make a good specialist?
11. Why have you chosen history as your future speciality?
12. Is it possible to make a good study of a period of history without knowing what preceded it?
13. What is characteristic of the entire human history?
14. For what purpose were the wars usually waged?
15. What did the monarchs usually fight for?
16. How did the monarchs treat their own people?
17. What became of some monarchs and monarchies?
18. What republics were usually proclaimed after the overthrow of the monarchs?
19. What will you study after you are through with ancient history?
Words and Word Combinations
the Middle Ages Средние Века conquer v. завоевывать, покорять depose v. свергнуть с престола emperor n. император empire n. империя humanities n. гуманитарные науки humanity (mankind) n. человечество enslave v. порабощать introduce v. I) знакомить, представлять; 2) вводить (реформы, методы) entire (the whole) а. целый, весь event n. событие monarch n. монарх monarchy n. монархия historic a. исторический (важный) social а. общественный socialist а. социалистический society n. oбщество struggle n. борьба; v. бороться science n. наука scientific а. научный scientist n. ученый wage v. вести (войну, борьбу) |
choose v. выбирать Ancient History история древнего мира course n 1) курс; 2) ход, течение Contemporary History новейшая история Modern History новая история World History всеобщая история create v. создавать, творить creation n. создание just а. cправедливый fight (for, against) n. борьба (за, против;) king n. король major (in) v специализироваться (по) foresee v. предвидеть gradually adv. постепенно oppress v. угнетать overthrow v. свергать; n. свержение plunder v. грабить possession n. владение power n. власть proclaim v. провозглашать the primitive community system первобытно-общинный строй research worker научный работник |
to be a first-year student - учиться на первом курсе
to take a course in ... - слушать курс по ...
to be going to - собираться (намереваться) делать что-л.
to leave school - окончить школу
to make up one's mind - решить сделать что-то
to enter college (university) - поступить в институт (университет)
to take up history - заняться изучением истории
to be sure that... - быть уверенным, что ...;
to be sure of- быть
уверенным в чем-л. (ком-л.)
in the field of - в области
to take an interest in - интересоваться
to be through with - закончить что-л.
to start doing something - начать делать что-л.
at the age of - в возрасте ... лет
as to (= as regards) - в отношении, что касается
to devote oneself to - посвятить себя чему-л.
a course of events - ход событий
in the course of - в ходе, в течение
for the purpose of- с целью
to come to a downfall - пасть, рухнуть
as a result of - в результате чего-то
