- •Транспортні засоби: історія та сучасність
- •Contents
- •Introduction ……………………………………………………..…4
- •Sources ……………………………………………………………….95
- •Introduction
- •To the teacher
- •Unit one. Education
- •Make sure you know these words:
- •Read the Text *** Education in the usa
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •5. Though much is spent by the state for education
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •A Degree
- •Studying at University (in England and Wales)
- •6. Grammar Focus Direct and Indirect Speech
- •M rs. Clark
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •Unit two. Transport
- •1. Read the Text *** Urban Public Transport
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘one’, ‘ones’
- •In these examples you need to add an extra word too:
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •B____________ leave it till Tuesday____________.
- •1: Motorways in the u.K. Are given the letter m
- •2: Main roads in the u.K. Are given the letter a
- •Unit three. Cars
- •1.Read the Text *** Mercedes Gas Turbine
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •By Taxi
- •Grammar Focus Conjunctions
- •B. How many people caught the train?
- •Conjunction joke
- •Speaking Practice Learning to Drive
- •A. Compare the system for learning to drive in Britain with the one in your country.
- •Unit four. Buses
- •1. Read the Text *** Local Buses
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Travelling within Cities
- •National Coach Network
- •True/False Statements:
- •Travelling Around by Coach
- •London Transport Museum
- •Queueing
- •Grammar Focus Participles
- •The Highway Code
- •Find and underline both types of participles.
- •7. Speaking Practice Local Buses
- •Information
- •Unit five. Trams
- •Metrolink
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •3. Vocabulary Development Compound nouns
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •B. Use the words given in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space
- •Minirail
- •Kiev High-Speed Tram
- •6.Grammar Focus The Passive
- •7. Speaking Practice Everyday English
- •Unit six. Trolleybusses
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus a. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Walking in Cities
- •London Transport Museum
- •6. Grammar Focus Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
- •Speaking Practice Trolleybuses in Everyday Speech
- •Unit seven. Trains
- •Make sure you know these words:
- •Eurostar
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4.Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Chunnel or Brunnel?
- •Other Interesting Crossings
- •Important Facts
- •Fascinating Facts
- •Travelling by Train
- •Le Compromise
- •6. Grammar Focus Prefixes and Suffixes
- •7. Speaking Practice Going by Train Buying a ticket
- •Speaking to another passenger
- •Unit eight. Underground
- •1. Read the Text *** London Underground
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •The Dominance of London
- •2. Reading Comprehension
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •3. Vocabulary Development Uses of ‘like’
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘used to’
- •7. Speaking Practice
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 4
- •Practice 2
- •Practice 3
- •Unit nine. Heathrow
- •Part 1. Heathrow Airport
- •2. Read the text and answer the following questions *** Part 2. Heathrow – Terminal 5
- •3. Vocabulary Focus
- •4. Vocabulary Development
- •5. Vocabulary Exercises
- •Travelling by Plane
- •British Airports
- •Arriving by Air
- •Travelling within Britain by Air
- •Airports
- •6. Grammar Focus Uses of ‘have something done’
- •7. Speaking Practice Enjoy Your Flight!
- •Sources
- •61002, М. Харків, вул.. Революції, 12 хнамг
- •61002, М. Харків, вул.. Революції, 12 хнамг
To the teacher
This course is for the students studying English for scientific and technical purposes (ESP). The course is designed to familiarize the students of non-language higher educational institutions with the information on motor vehicles and electrical transport in particular.
The material has been specifically designed for a variety of class environments and as the basis for individual and group work as well for self-study (marked ***).
This course consists of the nine units and is expected to be covered during at least 70 classroom hours and about 100 hours for self-study. These are:
Unit One. Education Unit Six. Trolleybuses
Unit Two. Transport Unit Seven. Trains
Unit Three. Cars Unit Eight. Underground
Unit Four. Buses Unit Nine. Heathrow
Unit Five. Trams.
Most of the units provide the learner of English with original texts from different sources.
Each unit contains:
Pre-reading Activity which involves students’ own experiences when possible and motivates them to read.
Text which focuses on one type of transport.
Reading Comprehension which confirms the content of the text either in general or in detail.
Vocabulary Focus which encourages students to work out the meanings from the context and reinforces the vocabulary further.
Vocabulary Development with word-formation exercises which helps students improve the range of words and phrases for active or passive use.
Vocabulary Exercises which are means of presenting and improving vocabulary.
Grammar Focus which includes different aspects of the English grammar with rules and relevant exercises. These are:
Unit One. Direct and Indirect Speech
Unit Two. Uses of ‘one’, ‘ones’
Unit Three. Conjunctions
Unit Four. Participle
Unit Five. The Passive
Unit Six. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Unit Seven. Prefixes and Suffixes
Unit Eight. ‘Used to’
Unit Nine. ‘Have something done’.
Speaking Practices serve as models to demonstrate how to use words and expressions in everyday conversations. The practical exercises give students additional practice in using words and conversational structures found in the unit.
Unit one. Education
Pre – reading Activity
What is education?
How can you explain H. Spencer’s phrase ‘Education has for its objects the formation of character’?
Ph. Chesterfield said ‘Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one’. Do you agree? Say your reasons.
Make sure you know these words:
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) – тест, що визначає знання та навички студента
community – люди, які мешкають в одному місті
Bachelor of Arts (BA) – людина, яка має перший
університетський ступінь освіти бакалавра з мистецтві
Bachelor of Science (BS) – людина, яка має перший
університетський ступінь освіти бакалавра з науки
Master of Arts (MA) – людина, яка має другий
університетський ступінь освіти магістра з мистецтва
Master of Science (MS) – людина, яка має другий
університетський ступінь освіти магістра з науки
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) – людина, яка отримала
найвищий університетський ступінь доктора
tuition – навчання
tuition fee – плата за навчання