- •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
1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary:
1) The Royal Society is inviting you to participate ... the International Conference ... space research to be held ... London.
2) The conference is aimed … fostering international scientific cooperation.
3) Thank you very much .. your kind invitation … the conference.
4) This is a review ... the latest research data obtained ... our staff members.
5) I am very pleased to accept the invitation to present a paper ... the Congress ... Environmental Protection.
6) I look forward ... the meeting ... London.
7) I would very much appreciate information ... the accommodation, travel and living expenses.
2. Translate the following sentences into English:
1) Вы знаете, что Лондонское Королевское Общество организует международную научную конференцию по разработке нанотехнологий? 2) Профессор Самарин получил приглашение участвовать в научной конференции, которая будет проведена в мае в Лондоне. 3) Мой друг представит статью о последних достижениях в области наночастиц. 4) Организаторы конференции готовы оплатить регистрационный взнос и расходы на проживание в гостинице. 5) Доктор Самарин принял приглашение и отправил тезисы своей статьи, посвященной исследовательским данным, полученным в его лаборатории. 6) Он был бы очень признателен за дополнительную информацию об условиях проживания и затратах на переезд, а также о последнем сроке отправке тезисов доклада.
Unit II. Arriving in England
Increase your vocabulary
Nice to meet you / it’s a great pleasure to meet you
Welcome to …
How was your flight/journey? – Very good/Not too bad/ Pretty tiring
Can I help you with your luggage?
Before we set off, I’d like to have a coffee/ beer/sandwich
I’d like to check in ( my room) / to check out (of my room), please?
Do you have any accommodation?
Would you fill in the form/ the register, please?
Could you sign the register, please?
Could you put your signature here, please?
Write legibly, please.
Here’s your key.
Does the room price include service? /Is service included in the room price?
But on the day of your departure…
Enjoy your stay.
Listen and practise a. Meeting at the airport
1. Listen to the conversation at the airport and answer the questions:
a. Where did Mr. Samarin arrive?
b. Who met him?
c. Is it his first visit?
d. Where did they go?
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.
Paul: Hello, are… are you Mr. Samarin from Volgograd?
Mr Samarin: Yes, I am Alex Samarin.
Paul: Oh, hello, I’m Paul Davis. I’m a member of the Conference Organizing Committee.
Mr. Samarin: Hello, Paul, nice to meet you.
Paul: Well, it’s a great pleasure to meet you too. Welcome to London!
Mr. Samarin: Oh, thank you. I’m glad I’m here again.
Paul: So, it’s not your first visit to London, is it?
Mr. Samarin: No, I was here last year and I really liked it.
Paul: Good, and how was your flight?
Mr. Samarin: Not bad, thanks.
Paul: Well, I think the best thing is to go to your hotel first if that’s OK. My car is outside.
Mr. Samarin: Great.
Paul: Um… would you like a drink or something to eat before we set off?
Mr. Samarin: Well, maybe just a coffee, if we’ve got time.
3. Complete the open dialogue “Arriving at the office”. Work in pairs.
J.W.: Hello, Mr. Bellini. I’m John Weston from Project Decisions Department.
……………………………………………………….?
Mr. B.: I’m very well, thank you. Pleased to meet you.
J.W.: ………………………………………………… ?
Mr. B.: Yes, it was very comfortable, thank you.
J.W.: I’m glad it was not too tiring. ………………………………..?
Mr. B.: Yes, I have. I am staying at the Hotel Europa and the room is very good.
J.W.: OK. I know where it is and I can give you a lift as soon as we’ve had dinner.
…………………………………………………………….. ?
Mr. B.: I did, but it was not very good. I’d like to have something more substantial.
J.W.: All right. There’s a good restaurant not far from here. And on the way there I can show you this part of the town. It’s quite enjoyable.
……………………………………………………….. ?
Mr. B.: For four days.
J.W.: Very good. We’ll be able to solve all the problems and go sightseeing as well.
……………………………………………………………. ?
Mr. B.: That’s very kind of you, but I’ve already called at the hotel.