- •1 My scientific research work
- •1.1 Read the following text paying attention to the similarities and differences in a scientist’s status in different countries
- •Make up English-Russian pairs of words equivalent in meaning:
- •1.1.2 Form nouns by adding suffixes. Read and translate them
- •1.1.3 Find synonyms in the list below, arrange them in pairs:
- •1.1.4 Find antonyms in the list below, arrange them in pairs:
- •1.1.5 Make up sentences using the given words and word-combinations:
- •1.1.6 Agree to the statements of your friend
- •1.1.8 Agree or disagree to the following statements
- •1.1.9 Answer the following questions
- •Ask and answer the following questions:
- •1.1.7 Disagree to the statements of your friend.
- •Read the following statements aloud
- •Make up questions to which the following phrases are the answers.
- •1.2.3 Read the following dialogues in parts
- •1.2.4 Read the text to find the answers to the following questions:
- •Taking a Post-Graduate Course
- •My research work
- •1.2.9 Read the text again to find the answer to the following questions:
- •1.3.4 Use the following situations to start a short talk:
- •1.3.5 Think of situations where the following proverbs can be used:
- •1.4 Additional material for reading
- •1.4.3 Postdoctoral Study
- •1.4.4 Read the following dialogue in parts
- •Research Universities Key to State’s Economic Recovery
- •2.1.1 Discussion
- •Nobel Prizes for Russian Scientists
- •2.2 Read the text and find the answers to the questions that follow it: How British Science Is Organized
- •2.2.1 Answer the questions:
- •3 Conferences and symposia
- •3.1 Read the text to find out the information about a scientific conference
- •3.1.1 Match English words and word-combinations with the corresponding
- •3.1.2 Arrange in pairs the words which are close in meaning
- •3.1.3 Arrange the following words in pairs of antonyms
- •3.1.4 Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the Subjunctive Mood
- •3.1.6 Agree with the following statements.
- •3.1.7 React to the wrong statements below. Use such introductory phrases as:
- •3.1.8 Answer the following questions
- •3.1.9 Make sure you understand the statements right by asking questions
- •3.1.10 Ask and answer the questions to the following statements
- •3.1.11 Translate the sentences below using the given word-combinations
- •3.1.12 Imagine you are delivering the closing part of your report at the
- •3.2 Dialogues
- •3.2.1 Read the following dialogues in parts
- •3.2.2 A) Imagine you want to declare your desire to take part in the conference.
- •3.2.3 Answer the following questions so that the answers would make a
- •3.3 Texts and exercises
- •3.3.1 Read the text and give Russian equivalents to the underlined words and
- •Call for Contributed Papers
- •3.3.2 Use the following speech patterns and make up:
- •4.1.1 Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian paying special attention to the underlined parts
- •4.1.2 Discuss with your fellow-student the books described above. Work in pairs
- •4.1.2.1 Find out who the book is written for. (Use the definite article with the noun denoting profession in the Singular and no article in the Plural)
- •4.2.4.8 Find out whether or not the book is illustrated and how if it is
- •4.1.5 Answer the following questions using the prompts given in brackets
- •4.3.3 Write a review of a book you would like to recommend to your fellowstudents. Bring the book to class for the students to browse through while you talk about it. The points to be covered:
- •4.3.4 Speak about your own publications. Use the following questions as a guide for your talk.
- •6 Supplement
- •6.1 Summarizing
- •6.1.1 Remember the following algorithm of summarizing
- •6.1.2 Learn the following words and word-combinations used for retelling of the text and its summarizing
- •6.1.3 Make a summary of any article you are interested in using the summarizing algorithm
- •6.2 Abstract writing
3.3 Texts and exercises
3.3.1 Read the text and give Russian equivalents to the underlined words and
word-combinations.
Find the answers to the following questions
a) What are invited and contributed papers?
b) What is the difference between an abstract and a summary of the presentation of the paper?
c) Do you have any papers published in a Digest?
Call for Contributed Papers
The conference will contain both invited and contributed papers. A number of contributed papers covering original unpublished work on the meeting subjects will be accepted for presentations. Each author will be expected to submit the following material on the paper supplied:
- A 50-word abstract of the paper for the meeting program;
- A summary of the presentation.
This summary of up to four pages will be reproduced from the material submitted by the author. Summaries of all accepted papers will be printed as submitted in a Digest of the meeting which will act in a lieu of a conference proceedings. The Digest is to be distributed at the Conference.
Completed abstracts and summaries must be received by the Organising Committee by June 1, 2005.
3.3.2 Use the following speech patterns and make up:
1 a short abstract
2 an extended abstract
A comparison of … with … is made Делается сравнение с …
A method of … is proposed Предлагается метод …
An approach to estimating … is Дается подход к оценке … present
An attempt to … is made Делается попытка …
Data on … are discussed Обсуждаются данные по …
Discussion will focus on the problem Обсуждение будет сфокусировано of … на
Present data encompass a period of … Настоящие данные охватывают период …
The design of the experiments was to Эксперименты были направлены на
reveal … выявление …
The effect of … on … is discussed Обсуждается влияние … на …
The methods used for … are discussed Описываются методы, исполь- зуемые для
The most important results are as Самые важные результаты имеют
follows … следующий вид …
This paper aims at … Настоящий доклад имеет своей целью …
This paper comments briefly on … В настоящем докладе даются краткие замечания по поводу
This paper concerns /considers/ deals with В настоящем докладе рассматривается …
This paper examines… В настоящем докладе исследуется
This study is an attempt … Настоящее исследование является попыткой …
We have been able to show that … Нам удалось показать, что…
4.1.1 Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian paying special attention to the underlined parts
1 This book is written mainly for politicians and economists. 2 The books aims to aquaint the reader with the general problems that we face in the broad realm of politics, economics and policy. 3 This originally appeared in the journal «Jurisprudence». 4 Reference is made to judicial interpretation of human rights law from all available sources. 5 The subject matter appears under two headings. 6 Subject areas include global human rights and international law. 7 The author imparts his enthusiasm for the economic way of reasoning. 8 The book is highly readable. 9 The author makes concepts understandable and relevant. 10 The author succeeds in giving a good overview of how economics can come to valid conclusions.