- •Н.І. Грузевич Big Cities, Small Towns (Traffic Issues and Transport Systems)
- •Big Cities, Small Towns (Traffic Issues and Transport Systems)
- •Сontents
- •Передмова
- •Part 1 Big Cities, Small Towns
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Part 2 Transport Systems
- •The Double-Decker Bus
- •Alternative Forms of Transport
- •Cycle to Work
- •Road Safety
- •Learning to Drive
- •Coaches
- •Commuting to Work
- •Young Person’s Railcard
- •Season Ticket
- •Rail Pass
- •Issues to be spoken about
- •Debate work
- •Writing аbout a just seen news programme about traffic problems
- •Cycling safely
- •Сomposition writing
- •Part 4 Test Translation
- •Part 5 Appendix (Tapescript “Sheila and Bob are talking about New York”)
- •(Tapescript “Jerry is talking about London”)
- •(Tapescript “Commuting to Work”)
- •List of References
- •Big Cities, Small Towns (Traffic Issues and Transport Systems)
Передмова
Практикум, що укладено, розрахований для студентів ІІ курсу факультетів іноземних мов класичних або педагогічних університетів, які навчаються за спеціальністю 6.020303 «Мова та література (англійська)». Він розроблений у відповідності до вимог Загальноєвропейських Рекомендацій з мовної освіти (2003), Curriculum for English Language Development in Universities and Institutes (2001), а також відповідає змісту Робочої програми з основної іноземної мови (Маріуполь, 2010). Практикум містить матеріали за темами, які є рекомендованими для вивчення за курсом практики усного та писемного мовлення на другому курсі навчання студентів ОКР «Бакалавр» за спеціальністю: «Мова та література (англійська)».
Метою практикуму є розвиток навичок усного та писемного мовлення та збагачення словникового запасу студентів ІІ року навчання за пропонованими темами на основі автентичних текстів а також систематизація знань студентів шляхом синтезу та аналізу.
Практикум складається з двох розділів, які містять такі теми: Big Cities, Small Towns, Transport Systems, Traffic Issues.
Кожен тематичний розділ організовано таким чином, щоб завдання для розвитку читання, говоріння та письма були спрямовані на поглиблене опрацювання навчального матеріалу. Отже практикум пропонує як індивідуальні види мовленнєвої діяльності, так і роботу в парах \ мікрогрупах, які надають можливість навчальної взаємодії студентів на заняттях.
В практикумі наводиться тестове завдання по завершенні вивчення кожної з запропонованих тем, оскільки, за переконанням автора практикум6, контроль є обов’язковою складовою навчального процесу та показником успішності студентів в навчанні.
Згідно з Робочою програмою з основної іноземної мови (Маріуполь, 2010) на вивчення кожної з тем практикуму приділяється 16 годин аудиторної роботи та 20 годин самостійної.
Part 1 Big Cities, Small Towns
Pre-reading task
Read the definitions of the notions “city”, “town”, “transport” then say if transport is the same in both of them.
CITY – a large town (one of Italy’s most beautiful cities); a town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral
TOWN – a place with many streets and buildings, where people live and work, a densely populated urban area, typically smaller than a city and larger than a village, having some local powers of government and a fixed boundary
TRANSPORT – a means (a vehicle, aircraft, or ship) to take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another
Read and learn the following speech patterns to vary the ways you express your own opinion:
1. The thing is…
2. You know…
3. Actually…
4. In fact…
5. Well…
6. Let me make a supposition, that…
7. I will try to…
8. Truly speaking…
9. Nobody will deny, that…
10. The matter is, that…
Study the following word-combinations, guess what they
mean and explain how you understand them, using the above speech patterns:
citizen; b) Town Hall ; c) transportation; d) home town; e) ; f) city map;
g) city’s sights; h) downtown; i) city life; j) townie; k) transportable
Read the text about London. Concentrate on the advantages and disadvantages of life in a big city.
MY HOME – LOVE IT OR HATE IT
I live in Blackheath in South London. London’s one of the largest and most exciting cities in the world, and there are advantages and disadvantages to living here.
The main advantage is that there is a lot to do and see. In the centre of London there are tourist attractions like Madam Tussaud’s and the Science Museum, and there are all kinds of parks and historic buildings. I suppose, that we don’t always make the most of it. We only visit places like the Tower of London when one of our relatives comes to pay us a visit!
Secondly, London is a great place for entertainment. All new films come here first, and if we want to go to a pop-concert or a big sports event, there is always something right on our doorstep. And of course the shopping is great-there is everything from department stores like Harrods to Camden Market.
Another advantage of living in London is that you can travel easily and quickly across the city on the underground. And we’ve got railway stations and airports to take you anywhere in the world.
Lastly, London is truly cosmopolitan. Kids at schools are from lots of different cultures, but that doesn’t stop them being friends. It is good to mix with people from different backgrounds. It stops you from becoming narrow-minded.
But there are some major problems if you live in London. Like all other capital cities, it’s noisy, polluted and congested with traffic. The traffic problem is so bad, that they have recently introduced congestion charge for central London. D rivers now have to pay if they want to take their cars to the city centre. Hopefully that will improve the situation with traffic in London.
Secondly, things are very expensive here – apparently it’s more expensive to live here than to live in any American city. For example, if you go to the cinema in the centre of London, it can cost you £12. And to go just one stop on the underground can cost you nearly £1.
But the worst problem about living in London is that, in general, people aren’t very friendly. Nobody will talk to strangers or help people in the street if they are in trouble. They don’t trust each other, and I think, that’s because they are scared of becoming victims of crime. London has the highest crime rate in the country.
But in spite of these negative points, people still wouldn’t want to live outside of London. It is their home – love it or hate it!
Post-reading task
Look through the text once again, find the proper words in the text to fill
in the blanks.
a) …there are tourist attractions like___________________________;
b)…London is one of the… _______________cities in the world;
c) I suppose we don’t always ______________.
d)…there is always something ________________doorstep ;
e) …there is everything from department stores like ________to_______;
f) Another advantage of ____________is that____________________ across the city ________________________;
g) Lastly, London is __________________________________;
h)…but that doesn’t stop them __________________________;
i) It’s good to mix with people from ______________________;
j) It stops you from ___________________________________.
k)…some _______________ problems if you live in London.
l) …it is noisy, polluted and ______________________.
m)…they have recently introduced ________________for_______________.
n) _____________that will______________ the situation.
o) …______________ it’s more expensive to live___________________.
p) …in general ___________.
q) They don’t ____________________ each other…they are scared of __________________________.
r) London has the highest ___________________________________.
s) But ______________________ negative _____________ I still _________________________________.
