About myself

Nick: There are many photos in your family album, Ann. Could you tell me what     relations you have with the people in the pictures?

Ann: All right. Look here. This is our family photo on the first page. This is my father, mother, my younger sister and I.

Nick: Oh, your parents look very young. How old are they?

Ann: My father is 40 and my mother is 36. She is a shop assistant.

Nick: And your father? He wears the uniform. Is he a military man or a militiaman?

Ann: He is a military man and serves in the Far East. We are going to his place next year after I finish school.

Nick: It`s a pity. I thought we could study together at the Institute.

Ann: I`m afraid not. But my sister who is two years my senior may stay here together with our grandparents as there`s no secondary school at the place where my father serves.

Nick: Is this the picture of your grandparents?

Ann: You are right. Here it is.

Nick: And whose photo is this?

Ann: My friend`s. Her name is Kate. She is pretty, isn`t she?

Nick: She is very beautiful. Is she your class-mate?

Ann: Oh, no. Kate is a student. She lives next door to me. I have many girl-friends at school. We are all taken photo in this picture.

Nick: I see. And who is this smiling woman?

Ann: This is my father`s elder sister. She is still young in the photo. Aunt Olga is fifty already. She has a grown-up daughter Helen. Helen is my cousin. She is married and has children of her own. They are my nephews. Look here! This is Helen`s wedding photo. Isn`t it nice?

Nick: Very beautiful! The couple is very kind and loving.

Ann: And can you recognize me in this baby?

Nick: It`s hardly possible. You are crying bitterly but your mother is happy.

 

 

Our University

Every year young people from all parts of our big region come to Orenburg to enter its educational establishments. There are many higher educational establishments in Orenburg. One of the biggest is the Agrarian University.

       The University was established in 1930. It has 7 faculties and 3 institutes. Half of the students are fulltime students, the other are external students. The University has 11 buildings which contain a great amount of study rooms, laboratories and 2 museums. The University City has 2 student hostels and a conference-hall. The course of study runs for 4 years. Every year more than 1000 students graduate from the University.

I’ve entered the University in 2012. Now I am a first-year student of the economical faculty. The faculty trains accountants and economists. I am a full-time student and study in the day time. I do not work. I get a scholarship. Our lectures begin at 8 o’clock. Every day we have about 2 lectures and seminars. The break between the lectures lasts 25 minutes. I attend all the lectures and classes.

The students of our University attend laboratories, library and a reading hall. The laboratories are provided with the most up-to-date equipment. A lot of students do their research work there.

 

Active Vocabulary

educational establishment – учебное заведение

fulltime student – студент – очник

faculty – факультет

external student – студент – заочник

to attend lectures and classes – посещать лекции и практические занятия

course of study– учебный курс

first year student– студент первокурсник

to pass an examination – сдать, выдержать экзамен

to fail at an examination – провалиться на экзамене

to fail in English – провалиться по английскому

to take an examination – сдавать экзамен

to graduate from the University– закончить университет

academic year – учебный год

to take a test – сдавать зачёт

to do a test paper – выполнять контрольную работу

scholarship – стипендия

research work – научная работа

Vocabulary Exercises

I. Заполните пропуски соответствующими словами и сочетаниями слов:

1. Petrov is a second-year student. He is an … student.                   1.break

2. Petrov studies in the day-time. He is a …  student.                      2.academic year.                                    

3. He … lectures regularly                                                                 3.full-time

4. Is there a … between the lectures?                                                4.externel

5. The … in all the institutes of our country lasts                             5.attends

from the first of September to the first of July.                                 6.pass the

6.Did your friend … in English successfully?                                   examination

 

II. Составьте предложения из следующих слов:

 1. Chemistry, are, lectures, on, university, delivered, at, Professor, Smirnov, our, by.

2. Language, you, what, the, university, study, do, at?

3. In, the, students, experiments, make, yesterday, did, laboratory, the?

IV. Crossword puzzle ( find a hidden word ).

1.провалиться                                            

2 посещать 

3 предмет

4 студент

5 стипендия

6 студент-заочник

7 год

IV. Переведите на русский язык:

Petrov is a first-year student. He attends lectures and classes every day. His University is very large. There are ten faculties in it. He studies at the Mechanics faculty. In four years he will graduate from the University.

V. Переведите на английский язык без словаря:

1. Я учусь в аграрном  университете.

2. Университет был образован  в 1930 году.

3. В университете 7 факультетов и три института.

4. Я поступил в университет в прошлом году и окончу его через ( in ) четыре года.

5. Студенты-очники занимаются  днём и получают стипендию.

6. В университете  есть  читальный зал, лаборатории.

 

My working day

Usually I get up at 7 o’clock on week-days. I make my bed and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom. There I take a shower, clean my teeth and brush my hair. After that I go back to my bedroom and dress myself. In five minutes I am ready for breakfast. Usually my mother makes it for me, but sometimes I make it myself. While having breakfast, I listen to the latest news on the radio. After that I take my bag, put on my coat and go to the university.

I live not far from my university and it takes me 20 minutes to get to it on foot or 10 minutes by bus. I am never late for the first lesson. The lessons begin at 8 o’clock. Sometimes after the lessons I go to the library to take some books. I usually do my homework at home.

I try not to waste the time and help my mother about the house. Twice a week I go to the swimming pool. Also I play volleyball in the   university team.

In the evening my family gets together. We have supper, watch TV or just talk. By the end of the week I get very tired. That’s why I always look forward to my weekend.

  

1. Ответьте на вопросы:
2. When do you get up?
3. Do you do your morning exercises?
4. Do you take a shower?
5. Who does usually your breakfast?
6. Some people look through newspapers or listen to the latеst news on the radio while having breakfast. What about you?
7. When do you usually leave your house?
8. How long does it take you to get to the university?
9. Do you go there by bus/trolley-bus or on foot?
10. What time do you come home?

10. How do you usually spend your evenings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

My day off

 

The last two days of the week are called the weekend. Weekend is my favourite time of the week because I don’t go to the university. Also I can sleep longer than usual.

After breakfast I get ready with my homework and then I am free. I meet my friends and we discuss our plans together.

….

 

I like the weekend. I think if we spend it well, we’ll begin the next week with pleasure.

 

1. Дополните текст, используя следующие выражения:

to go for a walk

to watch TV

to visit the friends

to help about the house

to work in the garden

to play computer games

to go to the cinema (to the theatre)

to go to gym

to go shopping

to listen to music

to e-mail penfriends

to play the piano (guitar)

2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. How do you usually spend your days off?

2. Do you go for a walk (to the cinema, shopping, to gym…)?

3. Do you go in for sports on the weekend?

4. Do you like to spend your days off with your friends or with your parents?

 

 

 

 

GREAT BRITAIN

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is situated in the northern part of Ireland.

The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometers; it is the 75^th place among other countries in the world. The population is over 56.5 million.  About 80% of the population is urban. The capital of the country is London.

The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western part of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and centre) is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. The rivers are not long. The most important of them are the Severn and Thames. There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country.

The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the waters of the Gulf Stream influence the warm waters of the climate of Great Britain. It is mild the whole year round.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of country is shipbuilding.

Great Britain is a country with old cultural traditions and customs. The most famous educational centres are Oxford and Cambridge Universities. They are considered to be the intellectual centres of Europe. The education is not free, it is very expensive.

The United Kingdom is a monarchy and the Queen is the head of the state. But in practice it is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of 2 chambers: the House of Lords and House of Commons.

There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties. The Conservative party is the ruling party nowadays.

 

Тематический  словарь

    country, n               страна

power, n                 держава

be situated             быть расположенным

wash, v                  омывать

island, n                 остров

urban, a                 городской

surface, n               поверхность

vary, v                   отличаться

high, a                   высокий

low, a                    низкий

land, n                   земля, страна

plain, n                  равнина

vast, a                   огромный

laке, n                  озеро

navigation, n        судоходство

shipbuilding, n     кораблестроение

equipment, n        оборудование

cotton, n               хлопок

iron ore                железная руда

oil, n                    нефть

rubber, n             резина, каучук

river, n                 река

climate, n             климат

mild, a                 мягкий

industry, n            промышленность

heavy and light industry   тяжелая и легкая промышленность

occupy, v             занимать 

territory, n           территория

border on, v          граничить с

population, n         население

density, n              плотность

develop, v             развивать

produce, v              производить

export, v                экспортировать

import, v                импортировать

natural   resources    природные

raw, n                    сырье   

goods, n                  товары

steel, n                     сталь

machinery, n           машинное оборудование

electronics, n           электроника

     chemical, a            химический

textile, n                текстиль

aircraft, n               самолеты

political set-up        политическое устройство

authority, n            власть

belong (to), v         принадлежать

government, n       правительство

chamber, n             палата

ruling, a                 правящий

 

Географические  названия

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

England – Англия

Scotland – Шотландия

Wales – Уэльс

The Northern Ireland – Северная Ирландия

     The English Channel – принятое в Великобритании название пролива Ла-Манш

 

I. Ответьте на вопросы.

     1. What is the official name of Great Britain?

2. Where is it situated?

3. What parts does it is consist of?

4. What is the territory and the population of Great Britain?

5. What city is the capital of Great Britain?

6. What is the surface of the country?

7.  Are there any big rivers and lakes?

8. Why is the climate of the British Isles milder than that of the Continent?

9. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country, isn’t it?

10. What does the British industry produce?

11.  What industrial cities are there in Great Britain?

12. What outstanding people of Great Britain do you know?

13. Are there any big education establishments in Great Britain?

14. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy, isn’t it?

15.  What is the name of the Queen of Great Britain?

16. Is her power limited by Parliament?

     17. How many chambers does the British Parliament consist of? What are they?

18. What are the main political parties in Great Britain?

19. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain?

20. Which political party does he represent?

    II. Составьте предложения, употребляя выделенные слова и словосочетания.

1. The British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea.

2. On the continent the country borders on France.

3. It occupies the territory of about 244,000 square kilometers.

4. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country.

5. The power in the country belongs to the Queen and the two Houses of Parliament.

   III. Спросите своего друга:

- знает ли  он официальное название Великобритании;

- знает ли  он, почему страну часто называют  Англия;

- знает ли  он, кто является премьер-министром  Великобритании;

- интересуется  ли он политическим устройством  страны;

- интересуется  ли он культурой и традициями Великобритании;

- интересуется  ли он жизнью молодежи в  Великобритании;

- что он думает  о системе образования в стране;

- что он думает  о промышленном развитии Великобритании;

- что он думает  об уровне жизни англичан.

    IV. Закончите следующие предложения.

1.  The United Kingdom consists of…

2. The British Parliament consists of…

3. There are following political parties in Great Britain…

4. There are some famous educational establishments such as…

5. The United Kingdom is situated on…

6. The British Isles are washed by…

7. The Queen’s rights are limited by…

8. The territory of Great Britain is…

9. The population is…

V. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Британские острова  расположены на континентальном  шельфе (shelf). 2. Пролив Ла-Манш отделяет Великобританию от континента. 3. Пролив неширокий, не более 32 километров. 4. Великобритания – одна из наиболее густонаселенных стран мира. 5. Считается, что Шотландия такая же красивая, как и Швейцария. 6. Туристы со всего мира приезжают в эти страны, чтобы полюбоваться красотой пейзажа. 7. Уэльс – один из крупнейших шахтерских районов страны. 8. Великобритания получила большую прибыль (gain profit) от эксплуатации своих колоний. 9. Северная Ирландия была первой колонией Англии. 10. Сегодня Великобритания -  крупный производитель железа и стали, электронного и магнитного оборудования, текстиля.

VI. Выразите свое согласие или несогласие со следующими утверждениями.

1. Great British lies about the same distance from the equator as the Crimea.

2. The climate of the country is much milder than that of Belarus.

3. The English Channel separates England from France. On a clear day the French coast can be easily seen from the Downs.