- •Практикум по английскому языку для самостоятельной работы студентов первого курса всех факультетов
- •Содержание / contents
- •Foreword предисловие
- •Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 1
- •C hoose the best variant:
- •Match the adjectives (on the left) and the questions (on the right):
- •A) What are the advantages and disadvantages of being brought up in a small family?
- •Brothers and sisters
- •Match a word / phrase in a with a word / phrase in b; translate them.
- •Write five sentences about people you know using the phrases obtained. Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 2
- •It’s all in your genes
- •Read the text and follow the instructions:
- •The text is divided into four sections. What is each section about?
- •Writing a cv.
- •Part 1 the ingredients of happiness self-work 3
- •Personality and Appearance
- •Part 2 education self-work 1
- •Grammar to notice:
- •II. Learn to distinguish between these synonyms:
- •Translate the following sentences where these synonyms are used:
- •Trends in education
- •Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Answer the questions:
- •Learn the advantages and disadvantages of different form of education. Do you agree? Add you own pros and cons.
- •There are some opinions about different forms of education. Study them. Which one is closer to you? Why?
- •Write 5-6 sentences expressing your opinion about traditional and online education. Part 2 education self-work 2
- •Grammar to notice:
- •Learn to distinguish between these synonyms: End, purpose, aim, goal, objective, target (цель)
- •II. Find information about higher education in South Africa, India, Republic of Corea, China, Japan and present your finding in a table as in previous exercise. Get ready to speak and compare it.
- •Read the passage about admissions to the universities in usa and Canada. . Admissions
- •Now write you own admission essay in 1 page a4. Follow the step given below.
- •Part 2 education self-work 3
- •Learn to distinguish between these synonyms:
- •Read the text and compare the life of a student of your faculty with that of British students. Recognize yourself here?
- •Find in the text words that mean the following:
- •In small groups or pairs conduct your own survey. Interview as many students of your faculty as you can and produce a sketch of the average student of your faculty.
- •Circle the word that is closest in the meaning to the words: strive, eliminate, seek out, assess, evaluate, diverse:
- •Read the texts and remember the meaning of phrasal verbs.
- •In the library
- •Write about your educational experience in 10-12 sentences using phrasal verbs. Word list to part 2
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 1 conference “house style”
- •A) Which of the following steps about conference participation are true or false?
- •Choose one of the conference from the list below and write the answers to the questions given in exercise I-b).
- •A) Read the passage and explain the meanings of the underlined words.
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 2
- •Visual aids
- •A) Match the visuals with the verbs to describe trends and developments.
- •A) Read the passage and and answer the questions:
- •Part 3 projecting self-work 3 handling questions
- •A) Answer the following questions:
- •Make a list of your own clichés to describe a verbal stratagem for a Speaker/ Listener. Learn them by heart.
- •A) What types of questions do you remember? Give 2-3 examples for each type.
- •The Trans-Siberian Mainline project: a historical analysis
- •Grammar to notice:
- •Abstracts for project communication
- •Visual aids
- •Presenting a project
- •Список использованной литературы
Personality and Appearance
tolerant |
выносливый, толерантный |
well-bred or well-mannered |
(благо)воспитанный |
generous |
щедрый |
obstinate |
упрямый; настойчивый |
sympathetic |
сочувственный |
self-possessed |
имеющий самообладание, хладнокровный |
responsible/ irresponsible |
ответственный/ безответственный |
reserved |
скрытный, сдержанный |
sociable/ unsociable |
общительный / необщительный |
moody |
человек настроения |
cruel |
жестокий |
cheerful |
весёлый, радостный; |
ambitious |
амбициозный |
lazy |
ленивый |
sensitive |
чувствительный |
optimistic |
оптимистический |
intelligent |
умный, знающий |
untidy |
неопрятный, неаккуратный |
sly |
лукавый |
careful |
заботливый |
sincere |
искренний |
confident |
уверенный |
patient |
терпеливый |
handsome |
красивый (о мужчине) |
greedy |
жадный, скупой |
pretty |
хорошенькая (о женщине) |
shrewd |
сообразительный |
face |
лицо |
rude |
грубый |
eyes |
глаза |
ill-mannered/ |
плохо воспитанный |
eyelashes |
ресницы |
silly |
глупый |
eyesbrows |
брови |
even-tempered |
невозмутимый, спокойный |
forehead |
лоб |
thrifty |
бережливый |
hair |
волосы |
shy |
застенчивый, робкий |
nose |
нос |
hard-working |
трудолюбивый |
cheeks |
щеки |
original |
оригинальный, творческий |
lips |
губы |
quick-tempered |
вспыльчивый |
teeth |
зубы |
open-handed |
великодушный, щедрый |
chin |
подбородок |
Family
grandparents |
дедушка с бабушкой |
wife |
жена |
parents |
родители |
father-in-law |
свекор, тесть |
twins |
близнецы |
mother–in-law |
свекровь, теща |
grandson |
внук |
son–in-law |
зять |
granddaughter |
внучка |
daughter–in-law |
невестка, сноха |
uncle |
дядя |
brother-in-law |
шурин, деверь |
aunt |
тетя |
sister-in-law |
золовка, невестка, свояченица |
nephew |
племянник |
stepmother |
мачеха |
niece |
племянница |
stepfather |
отчим |
cousin |
двоюродный брат / сестра |
stepson |
пасынок |
age |
возраст |
stepdaughter |
падчерица |
to be brought up |
воспитываться |
stepsister/brother |
сводная сестра / брат |
husband |
муж |
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Career
skill |
навык |
knowledge |
знание |
employer/ employee/ employable |
работодатель/ рабочий/ работоспособный, трудоспособный |
job applicant |
претендент на рабочее место |
to provide advice |
давать совет, предоставлять консультацию |
to make decision |
принимать решение |
seek feedback |
добиваться ответной реакции |
strength |
достоинство, сильная сторона |
limitation |
ограничение |
weakness |
слабое место, недостаток |
to persuade |
убеждать |
to convince |
уверять (в чём-л.) |
to gain support |
получать поддержку |
to formulate new ideas |
формулировать новую идею, мысль |
to solve problems |
решать проблемы |
to come up with alternative ways |
создавать новые способы/пути (решения проблемы) |
to overcome obstacles |
преодолевать препятствия |
to strive forward the targets |
добиваться целей |
to be good at data analysis |
уметь хорошо анализировать данные |
to achieve shared goals |
достигать общих целей |
