- •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
6.1.1 Remember the following algorithm of summarizing
1 Беглый просмотр текста и ознакомление с его общим смыслом.
2 Более внимательное чтение текста, определение значения незнакомых слов по контексту или по словарю.
3 Смысловой анализ текста и распределение материала статьи на три группы по степени его важности:
III группа II группа I группа
Малозначимая информация, которую можно опустить
Второстепенная информация, передаваемая в более сокращенном виде
Наиболее важные сообщения, требующие полного и точного отражения в реферате.
4 Организация отобранного материала, языковая обработка и изложение
6.1.2 Learn the following words and word-combinations used for retelling of the text and its summarizing
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1 данная статья - the present paper
2 тема - the theme (subject-matter)
3 основная проблема - the main (major) problem
4 цель - the purpose
5 основной принцип - the basic principle
6 проблемы, связанные с - problems relating to; problems of
7 аналогично - similarly; likewise
8 поэтому, следовательно - hence; therefore
9 наоборот - on the contrary
10 тем не менее - nevertheless; still; yet
11 кроме того - besides; also; again; in addition; furthermore
12 сначала - at first
13 далее, затем - next; further; then
14 наконец, итак - finally
15 вкратце - in short; in brief
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Цели написания статьи:
1 The object (purpose) of this paper is to present (to discuss, to describe, to show, to develop, to give)…
2 The paper (article) puts forward the idea (attempts to determine) …
Вопросы, обсуждаемые в статье:
1 The paper (article) discusses some problems relating to (deals with some aspects of, considers the problem of, presents the basic theory, provides information on, reviews the basic principles of ) …
2 The paper (article) is concerned with (is devoted to) …
Начало статьи:
1 The paper (article) begins with a short discussion on (deals firstly with the problem of) …
2 The first paragraph deals with …
3 First (At first, At the beginning) the author points out that (notes that, describes)…
Переход к изложению следующей части статьи:
1 Then follows a discussion on …
2 Then the author goes on to the problem of …
3 The next (following) paragraph deals with (presents, discusses, describes) …
4 After discussing … the author turns to …
5 Next (Further, Then) the author tries to (indicates that, explains that) …
6 It must be emphasized that (should be noted that, is evident that, is clear that, is interesting to note that) …
Конец изложения статьи:
1 The final paragraph states (describes, ends with) …
2 The conclusion is that the problem is …
3 The author concludes that (summarizes the) …
4 To sum up (To summarize, To conclude) the author emphasizes (points out, admits) that …
5 Finally (In the end) the author admits (emphasizes) that …
Оценка статьи:
In my opinion (To my mind, I think) …
The paper (article) is interesting (not interesting), of importance (of little importance), valuable (invaluable), up-to-date (out-of-date), useful (useless)…