- •Дагестанский государственный университет сrossing barriers
- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1 communication
- •A multilingu@l internet
- •Vocabulary practice glossary
- •Word study
- •Language focus means of communication
- •Fill in: first, accent, native, body, language, tongue, speech, talk
- •Using phones
- •Letters/emails
- •Write your email to your penfriend. Do not write any addresses.
- •Informal style
- •Formal style
- •Rewrite the following extract using more formal language. You can use prompts to help you. Compare with a partner.
- •Read the rubrics below and underline the key information. Then answer the questions that follow.
- •Write one of the tasks below. You should write about 120 and 180 words.
- •Unit 2 feelings and emotions
- •Vocabulary practise glossary
- •Word study
- •Expressing emotions
- •Our mood affects our facial expressions, but also vice versa
- •Here are some photographs of common situations. Talk to each other. Which three situations are the most stressful?
- •In pairs, answer the following questions
- •Emotional Eating: Feeding Your Feelings
- •Language focus moods and emotions
- •Study the following words and expressions before doing the tasks of the Language Focus
- •Make up derivative nouns, where possible (depressed – depression).
- •In pairs, use the adjectives from the list to act out short exchanges.
- •Read the text below and replace the words in bold with appropriate extreme adjectives.
- •Expressing feelings
- •You will hear a radio talk about cat’s body language. For questions 1 – 7 chose the best answer a, b, or c.
- •In what way do we use body language to express our feelings? Think of as many examples as you can and discuss in pairs.
- •Transactional letters/emails
- •A Letter of Invitation
- •Read the model and choose appropriate topic sentences from the list below to replace those in bold. What made you decide on these sentences? Why are the other two inappropriate?
- •Answer the following questions.
- •A Letter of Apology
- •Read the extract below and answer the questions.
- •Rewrite the text in formal style using the notes below.
- •A Letter of Complaint
- •Experienced English teacher offers lessons for learners of all ages and levels.
- •Job hunting
- •Why don’t you get a proper job?
- •Vocabulary practice glossary
- •Word study
- •Find the adjectives in the text which describe qualities a worker could have. Which are negative ones?
- •Match the words. Then, in pairs make sentences using them.
- •Popular professions
- •Top 7 community and social service occupations
- •School and Career Counseling
- •Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
- •Social Workers
- •Health Educators and Community Health Workers
- •Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
- •Substance Abuse and Behavior Disorder Counselors
- •Rehabilitation Counselors
- •Language focus skills and qualities
- •Getting a job
- •Reports and letters of application
- •Linking Words and Phrases
- •Analysing a Letter of Application
- •Unit four modern living
- •Reality show fever
- •Vocabulary practiсe glossary
- •Word study
- •Trends and fads
- •Three best ways to follow trends, not fads
- •Which of the two television programmes do you like to watch?
- •Language focus style
- •Lifestyles
- •Read the model and fill in the gaps with the appropriate linkers from the list.
- •Linking
- •Unit five travel and tourism
- •Guilt-free holidays
- •Sinking a Warship
- •Inca Cable Car
- •African Village Experience
- •Vocabulary practise glossary
- •Word study
- •Find words/phrases in the text.
- •Give opposites.
- •Translate into English.
- •Backpacking tourism
- •Why Tourists Backpack
- •It Is Cheap
- •Backpackers Can be Flexible with Itineraries and Plans
- •Personable Travel
- •It Is Challenging
- •It Provides Amazing Experiences
- •Discuss the following questions.
- •Language focus getting around
- •Study the following words and expressions before doing the tasks of language focus.
- •Choose a word to complete each sentence (1 – 5). Make sentences of your own.
- •Match the words in the list to complete the phrases.
- •Cross out the word that doesn’t fit.
- •In pairs, write the abstract noun, concrete noun, adjective and adverb from the following verbs. Make up sentences of your own.
- •Which of these opinions about travel do you agree or disagree with? Give reasons.
- •You will hear a person giving advice on how to plan a successful holiday. Before you listen, read the sentences 1 – 8 and underline the key words. What do you need to listen for?
- •Narratives
- •Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.
- •Around the globe
- •Read the story and put the paragraphs in the correct order. Then, answer the questions that follow.
- •Read the extract below and underline the time words and phrases.
- •Read the events in Task 31 c. And use appropriate time words and phrases from the box above to retell the story.
- •Read the two paragraphs below and compare them, saying which is more interesting to the reader and why.
- •Use the adjectives in the list below to make paragraph b more interesting to read.
- •Unit six education
- •Look at the pictures. What do they have in common?
- •The system of schooling in great britain
- •Vocabulary practice glossary
- •Word study
- •Creative teaching
- •Five characteristics of learner-centered teaching
- •Learner-centered teaching engages students in the hard, messy work of learning.
- •Learner-centered teaching motivates students by giving them some control over learning processes.
- •Language focus education
- •Study the following words and phrases before doing tasks on language focus.
- •Studying abroad
- •You will hear five people talking about exams. Before you listen, look at the six phrases (a – f) listed below. What do you expect each speaker to talk about?
- •Opinion
- •Read the letter and choose the correct topic sentences from the ones below.
- •Introduction
- •Informal
- •Unit seven Planet Issues
- •The antarctic: key to planet earth
- •Vocabulary practice glossary
- •Word study
- •Find words/phrases in the text.
- •Earth problems
- •Match the items in column a to those in column b. Which two phrases refer to solutions to environmental problems?
- •Rank the environmental issues in order of seriousness. In pairs, compare your lists and justify your opinions.
- •Language focus green issues
- •Fill in the correct particles, then explain the phrasal verbs. Going green with food
- •What would you do to help? To make the world greener.
- •Environmental damage
- •Reviews
- •Analysing a book review
- •Woman in the mists
- •Australian culture and culture shock
- •Unit 2 the happy man
- •How emotions and feelings shape learning
- •Unit 3 a future businessman
- •Glamorous but laborious
- •Unit 4 the fun they had
- •Our changing lifestyle: trends and fads
- •Unit 5 three men in a boat
- •How green can you get?
- •Unit 6 to sir, with love
- •Critical issues facing education
- •Ishmael
- •Wwf: 50 years of environmental conservation
Предисловие
Данное учебное пособие предназначено для студентов бакалавриата факультета иностранных языков по направлениям Лингвистика и Филология. Пособие нацелено на развитие коммуникативной, лингвострановедческой, социокультурной и аналитической компетенций. Пособие охватывает тематически и лексически наиболее актуальные проблемы современного общества.
Учебное пособие состоит из семи уроков, в каждый из которых входит раздел по чтению (Reading) с предварительными заданиями, словарь активной лексики (Glossary и Word study), раздел говорение (Focus on discussion), раздел на отработку и закрепление лексики по теме (Language Focus) и раздел по аудированию (Listening). В каждый урок также включен раздел Writing по развитию навыков письменной речи.
Тексты для чтения представляют собой аутентичные статьи и очерки в рамках таких актуальных тем, как межкультурная коммуникация, выбор профессии, туризм, экопроблемы и другие. В начале каждого урока представлены упражнения для ознакомления (вхождения в тему), на выявление степени осведомленности студентов в рамках темы урока. Работа над текстом предполагает просмотровое/поисковое чтение, работу над лексикой (Glossary) и активным словарем (Word study), куда входит общеупотребительная лексика высокой степени сочетаемости и словообразовательных возможностей.
В каждый урок включен раздел «Language focus»: комплекс упражнений по самостоятельному освоению и отработке лексики, на использование идиом и предлогов в рамках темы урока, и раздел по аудированию, который содержит задания различной степени сложности.
Во всех разделах уроков представлены упражнения по обучению диалогической и монологической речи: диалог и предтекстовое обсуждение по предложенной пословице или высказыванию в начале каждого урока, составление диалогов или высказываний с использованием активного словаря, обсуждение содержания текста и актуальных вопросов по теме, обсуждение и оценка услышанного (аудио задания) / увиденного (видео задания).
В раздел Writing входят задания по развитию навыков письменной речи, включающих умение составлять различные виды корреспонденции, резюме, эссе, сочинение, объявления, обзор и рецензирование книг и фильмов.
В приложении к учебному пособию (Appendix) представлены оригинальные художественные и публицистические тексты, соответствующие тематике каждого урока и рассчитанные на аудиторную/внеаудиторную самостоятельную работу студентов.
Большое внимание в пособии уделено развитию творческих способностей студентов. В каждом уроке представлены задания по составлению презентаций и проектов по предложенным актуальным темам.
Unit 1 communication
Lead-in
Task 1. Look at the map. What do you think the highlighted regions have in common: culture – religion – language – other?
Ω Task 2.
a. Listen and fill in the missing words/phrases.
A lot of 1)______ are in English. 2) ______ and government negotiations are usually conducted in English. Many countries make a lot of money from British 3) ______. Most of the world’s best known 4) ______ come from the USA or the UK. The USA exports 5) ______ to the whole world.
b. Match the sentences to the topics below. Think of other factors which have encouraged the use of English around the world.
the media, tourism, the Internet, international trade, world politics.
Task 3. Paraphrase the quotations. Which one do you agree with?
If we all spoke the same language, there would be fewer conflicts and wars.
Every time a language dies, the world loses a piece of its ability to survive.
READING
