- •Part I scientific work and studies unit I. Training Scientists in Russia
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions on the text.
- •2. Form nouns from the following verbs, translate into Russian:
- •8. Work in pairs asking these questions. Give both short and full answers.
- •Unit II. Postgraduate Studies in England
- •1. Answer 10 “What questions” on the text:
- •2. Form nouns from the following verbs, translate into Russian.
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •7. Translate into English.
- •Unit III. At a Scientific Seminar
- •Words and word combinations to be memorized
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •2. Form nouns from the following words with the help of suffixes used for people’s activities, specialities or professions. Translate into Russian, think of your own examples.
- •9. Work in small groups. Ask your partners questions about the theoretical part of their work. Use the following words and expressions.
- •Part II
- •International Business trip Unit I. An Invitation
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •3.4. Study the ways of concluding the letter:
- •3.5. Choose the correct way to close your letter depending on the greeting:
- •4. Write a letter of acceptance of an invitation according to the following plan:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Unit II. Arriving in England
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •Listen and practise a. Meeting at the airport
- •1. Listen to the conversation at the airport and answer the questions:
- •2. Work in pairs. Change some of the details in the conversation (names, jobs, places, the reasons for the visit, etc.). Act out the scene, then swap roles.
- •B. Checking in at the hotel
- •1. Alex Samarin and Paul Davis are checking in for the room at the hotel. Listen to the conversation and decide where the questions “a-e” go.
- •R.: Thank you. (2) ………………………………….?.
- •2. Work in pairs and act out this conversation.
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •Reception
- •1. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit III. The First Day in London a. Speaking on the phone
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Act out the conversation:
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •4. Decide which of the verbs fit best in the following sentences. What other verbs could you use instead?
- •Are you ready to order? How much is that?
- •3. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Unit IV. Conference Registration
- •A. Getting registered.
- •1. Samarin is getting registered for the conference. Listen to the conversation and decide where the questions “a-d” go. A. Do you mean I must have it typed?
- •B. Looking through the file.
- •2. Read the dialogue and check your answers:
- •4. Work in groups. Find out about your partners’ experiences of looking after an English-speaking visitor. Ask questions about:
- •1. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.
- •Unit 5. The Opening Session.
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •2. Fill in the empty spaces with these words:
- •3. Write the English equivalents of the following phrases and complete the sentences with your own ideas.
- •4. Act as a chairman giving an opening address at an international conference. Include the following points:
- •B. Outlining the conference programme
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •3. Imagine that you are the chairman of the scientific committee speaking to the participants of a conference. Address the audience and give general information about the conference:
- •1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Unit VI. A Working Group Session
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •A. Presenting a paper.
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •B. Holding the discussion
- •3. Recollect the phrases from “Increase your vocabulary” which can be used during the discussion in order:
- •2. Translate into English.
- •Unit VII. Good-bye, London
- •Increase your vocabulary
- •A. Confirming the flight
- •B. Saying good-bye
- •2. Imagine that you are parting with an English colleague. Act out the farewell.
- •3. Learn the dialogue b and act out the parting following this conversation. Revise
- •1. Match 1-7 to a-g
- •2. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Part III
- •Grammar in scientific context
- •Unit I. Tenses in the Active Voice
- •The present simple tense
- •The past simple tense
- •The future simple tense
- •The present continuous (progressive) tense
- •The past continuous tense
- •The future continuous tense
- •The present perfect tense
- •The past perfect tense
- •The future perfect tense
- •The past perfect continuous tense
- •The future perfect continuous tense
- •Revision of tenses
- •Unit II. The passive voice
- •Unit III. The Sequence of Tenses
- •Unit IV. Modal verbs
- •Unit V. Conditional sentences
- •Unit VII. The gerund
- •Unit VIII. The participle
- •Unit X. The Complex Sentence
- •Unit XI. Multifunctional Words
- •Text I Scientific imagination.
- •Text II National Research Council
- •1. Read the text and write an abstract of the text in 3 sentences.
- •Text III New trains, new business
- •1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
- •Text V Eurobot designed to handle mundane tasks in space
- •1. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •Text VI Sound-activated toys
- •1. Read the texts. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word(s).
- •Text VII a new gene
- •1. Read the texts. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words.
- •Part V supplement Opening phrases
- •List of words and expressions
- •List of questions
- •Simulation Game
- •International Scientific Conference “Modern Technologies”
- •1. The Opening Address
- •2. Outlining the symposium program.
- •3. Plenary Session
- •K.B.: Ms Poslamovskaya, what is of particular interest in your work?
- •4. Break Socializing during the break
- •(After the break)
- •5. Working Group Session on Chemical Engineering.
- •6. Closing notice
- •Grammar Reference Система видо-временных форм английского глагола в действительном залоге
- •Группа времен Simple
- •Present Simple
- •Past Simple
- •Future Simple
- •Группа времен Continuous (Progressive)
- •Группа времен Perfect
- •Present Perfect
- •Past Perfect
- •The Sequence of Tenses
- •Modal verbs
- •Глагол can (could)
- •Глагол may (might)
- •Глагол must
- •Глаголы should и ought to
- •Conditional sentences
- •The infinitive
- •The gerund
- •The participle
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
- •400131, Г. Волгоград, пр. Ленина, 28
- •400131, Г. Волгоград, ул. Советская, 35
2. Translate from Russian into English:
1) Добро пожаловать в Лондон! Как прошел полет? – Спасибо, очень удобный рейс. 2) Надеюсь, вам понравится пребывание в нашем городе. 3) Очень рад познакомиться с вами. 4) Как долго вы планируете оставаться у нас? 5) Пожалуйста, заполните эту анкету и напишите все отчетливо, печатными буквами. Ваша комната 321 на третьем этаже. 6) Запомните, что время прибытия - 4 часа дня, а время отъезда - 12 часов дня. 7) В день отъезда вы должны расплатиться за номер к 11 часам утра. 8) Я бы хотел выяснить, где мне можно оставить багаж, если мой самолет в 6 часов вечера.
Unit III. The First Day in London a. Speaking on the phone
Increase your vocabulary
This is Mr. N speaking / N. speaking
Hello, could I speak to …/ I’d like to speak to ..., please.
Just a moment / Hold on / Hold the line, please
Sorry, you’ve got the wrong number / Sorry, wrong number.
I’m sorry. He’s out at the moment.
Could you call back later (say, in an hour)?
Will you leave a message? / Can I take a message? / Can I leave a message?
Will you ask him to call Mr. N.?
We’ve been cut off.
I’d like to make an appointment with ...
Sorry, he won’t be available till ...
I have an appointment with you for ..., but unfortunately I can’t make it.
Could we make it ... instead?
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It’s a long way from here / It’s not far from here / It’ll take about 10 minutes
You can walk /You can take a taxi (bus, train).
Go straight ahead / Go along the street as far as …
Turn left/right /Take the second (the third) turning on the right/left.
You should cross the road.
You can’t miss it.
LISTEN AND PRACTISE
1. Mr. Samarin is in his room at the hotel. He is making a phone call to his friend Michael he met in London last year. Listen to the conversation. Number the questions in the order you hear them. Act as Mr. Samarin and answer the questions.
a. Will you hold the line, please?
b. Do you remember that place?
c. Who’s calling, please?
d. Where are you calling from?
e. Can I help you?
2. Act out the conversation:
Operator: R & D Department. Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Mr. Samarin: Hello. I’d like to speak to Mr. Brown.
Operator: Who’s calling, please?
Mr. S. Mr. Samarin.
Operator: Will you hold the line, please?
Mr. S.: Yes, thank you.
Mr. Brown: Brown speaking.
Mr. S.: Hello, Michael! This is Alex Samarin from Volgograd.
Mr. B.: Hello, Alex! What a surprise! I didn’t expect to hear you. How are you doing? Where are you calling from?
Mr. S.: I’m all right, thanks. I’m calling from the Claremont Hotel. I am in London on a short visit for a conference and I’d like very much to meet you. Could you join me for dinner tonight?
Mr. B.: Sure. I’ll be free by 6 o’clock. Let’s meet at the restaurant the ‘Pheasant’. Do you remember that place?
Mr. S. Well, I’m not sure. Can you remind me where it is?
Mr. B. It’ll take about 15 minutes on foot. Go to the right as you leave your hotel and turn left when you get to the big square. Cross the square, go straight on as far as a mini-golf center and the restaurant is opposite it. Got it?
Mr. S.: Yes, sure. I’ll be right there. See you.
Mr. B.: Right. Bye.