Английский язык для начинающих English for the Beginners (стр. 3 )

5. brief adj. - краткий, сжатый, короткий, недолгий; in brief – вкратце, e. g. Say it in brief.

6. generation n. – поколение; a new generation of computers - новое поколение ЭВМ;

7. continue v. - продолжать, continue smth или continue doing smth или continue to do smth, e. g. The boy continues reading. He continues his work. He continues to study mathematics.

8. discuss v. - обсуждать ; discussion n. - обсуждение, e. g. The discussion was very interesting. We discussed the plan some days ago.

9. dress v. - одевать, dress oneself - одеваться, e. g. He got up, dressed and had breakfast.

10. during prep. - во время, в течение, e. g. Students work hard during their lectures.

11. exhibition n. - выставка, показ, e. g. We didn't visit this exhibition.

12. find v. (found) - находить, признавать

13. last adj. - последний, last week - на прошлой неделе, e. g. He was in Moscow last week.

latest news - последние новости, e. g. My father usually listens to the latest news.

last v. - продолжаться, длиться, e. g. The lecture lasts 2 hours.

14. learn v. (learnt, learned) - учить, учиться e. g. During their lectures and practical courses students learn everything about computers.

15. letter n. - буква; письмо, e. g. Give me his last letter, please.

16. look v. - смотреть; look through - просматривать, look through one's notes - просматривать конспекты, записи, e. g. Before classes I as a rule look through my notes.

17. prepare for smth v. – готовиться к ч-либо, but to prepare smth e. g. He always prepares his homework in the evening.

18. profession n. - профессия, e. g. What is your sister's profession?

19. rest v.-отдыхать; n. отдых, have a rest - отдыхать, e. g. On Sundays students usually have a rest.

the rest of smth - остаток чего-либо, e. g. The rest of the day they spent at the library.

20. return v. - возвращать(ся), e. g. He usually returns home at a quarter to 7.

~ n. возвращение

21. ring up v. (rang, rung) - звонить, вызывать по телефону; ring smb up, e. g. Sometimes Mary rings her friend up.

22. so adv. - так, таким образом, e. g. So it took me 10 minutes to get there.

23. take part in v. - принимать участие, e. g. We always take part in different discussions.

24. till prep. - до e. g. The classes last till 3 p. m.

25. wake up v. (woke/waked, woken) - просыпаться, будить e. g. When I was a child my mother woke me up at 8 o'clock.

26. yesterday n. - вчера; yesterday morning, e. g. I got up early yesterday morning.

tomorrow morning - завтра утром

27. That's all - Это все. Все (т. е. больше нечего сказать).

Home Vocabulary Exercises

Eх.1. Make up sentences of the following words and word combina­tions.

1. Plant, works, my, father, at, a.

2. Always, at, ask, questions, students, the lectures.

3. We, at, the University, many, problems, discuss.

4. Peter, visited, yesterday, an, exhibition, interesting.

5. New, many, things, I, learnt, at, the, lecture.

6. Engineers, a, new, generation, Interesting, computers, of, find.

Ex.2. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or postpositions where necessary.

1. Before my classes I look... my notes. 2. Alex, ring me...tomorrow morning, please. 3. … the morning I leave... home... 8a. m. 4. I always take part... the discussions. 5. Do you often listen... the 9 o'clock news? 6. Yesterday I the lecture lasted... 6 o'clock. 7. Tell me... your profes­sion... brief. 8. The University is... 10 minutes' walk... my house. 9. Children, the lesson is... . Good bye!

Ex.3. Translate into English.

1. Перед лекциями я всегда просматриваю свои записи. 2. Мой друг позвонил мне вчера вечером. 3. Я нахожу эту лекцию очень интересной. 4. Я не люблю опаздывать и выхожу за полчаса до начала заня­тий. 5. Мой дом находится примерно в двадцати минутах ходьбы от института. 6. На лекции мы обсуждали вкратце план своей работы. 7. Вчера мы посетили интересную выставку. Я узнал много ново­го. 8. Когда заканчиваются занятия?

Pronunciation Practice on Essential Vocabulary

Ex.1. Pronounce the following words and word combinations

a) with the stress on the first syllable:

modern, yesterday, lasted, during, studies, rested, letter, classes, asked;

b) with the stress on the second syllable:

about, profession, because, computer, continue, discuss, return, tomorrow, in brief, discussion;

c) with two stresses:

wake up, ring up, be over, exhibition, generation, look through

Ex.2. Repeat and translate the following

a) words: to ask, to be over, because, computer, discussion, to continue, yesterday, tomorrow, exhibition, learn, plant, to wake up, to ring up, so, to return;

b) word combinations: in brief, to dress oneself, a new gene­ration of modern computers, to take part in smth, during, the lecture, to visit an exhibition, to find smth interesting, to last 3 hours, to write a letter to a friend, to look through one's notes, to work at a plant, the rest of the evening, to return home, to ring one’s friend up, to last till 7 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, tomorrow morning;

c) sentences:

1. That's all about the exhibition in brief. 2. He didn't take part in the discussion because he was busy at home. 3. The students usually find their work at the plant interesting, 4. When you return home look through your notes. 5. Please, ring me up till 8 o'clock in the evening. 6. They continued to discuss the film the rest of the evening.

Class Vocabulary Exercises

Ex.1. Give the corresponding nouns to the following verbs by ad­ding the suffixes -ion, - tion.

Model: to translate - translation

to generate, to discuss, to exhibit, to educate, to conti­nue, to prepare.

Ex.2. Arrange the words of similar meaning in pairs.

to be over, to learn, to return, to finish, to study, to co­me back, last, computer, latest, to last, computing machine, to continue.

Ex.3. Arrange the words of contrary meaning in pairs.

to be over, to ask, to continue, to answer, yesterday, to stop, today, to begin

Special Difficulties

plete the following sentences:

a) use the word combination "ask smb to do smth".

Model: The lecture began at 8 (wake up). - The lecture began at 8 so I asked my mother to wake me up at 7.

1. My friend arrived late in the evening (meet). 2. The text was very difficult (translate). 3. The letter was from my fri­end (to write). 4. My friend was in a hurry (спешить) (to ring up).

b) use the word combination "ask smb for smth".

Model: Mary asked me to give her this book. - Mary asked me for this book.

I asked Nick to give me his translation. 2. Tom asked his friend to bring him his calculator. 3. Betty asked me to help her. 4. The teacher asked the student to show her his notes.

Ex.2. Change the sentences according to the model. Mind the absen­ce of the preposition before the expressions “this, that, last week".

Model: - I often ring you up this week. - And what about last week? - I didn't often ring you up last week.

1. I'm busy this week. And what about last week? 2. He is in Moscow this month. And what about last month? 3. He comes ho me late this week. And what about last week? 4. They study English this year. And what about last year? 5. The students work at the plant this winter. And what about last winter?

Ex.3. Choose the right word out of those given below:

a) to learn - study

1. When I was a student I ... how to work with the computer. 2. He... hard at the laboratory. 3. Every day we... a lot of new things at the University. 4. I... at Belarusian State Economic University. 5. My mother... that her sister returned from England. 6. Pete... economics at the University.

b) to continue - to last

1. The discussion... after the interval. 2. She switched on the light and... reading. 3. The discussion began and... till the evening. 4. They …their work in the foreign language laboratory after dinner. 5. How long did the lesson …

Comprehension Exercises

Ex.1. Listen the text "A Letter to a Friend" and answer the following questions.

1. What is the text about?

2. Whose working day is described?

3. What did Andrew do during his classes?

4. What did he do after his classes?

Ex. 2. Listen to the text again and say:

a) what the letter is about;

b) what Andrew studied;

c) where he was after dinner;

d) what kind of exhibition they visited;

e) What Andrew did in the evening.

Ex.3. Listen to the text and choose the right sentence.

1. a) Harry writes a letter to Andrew,

b)  Andrew writes a letter to Harry.

c)  Andrew writes a letter to Alex.

2. a) Andrew studies economics.

b) Andrew studies mathematics.

c) Andrew studies foreign languages.

3. a) Andrew and Alex visited an American exhibition.

b)Andrew and Alex visited the theatre.

c) Andrew and Harry visited the museum.

4. a) In the evening Andrew watched TV;

b) In the evening Andrew prepared his homework.

c) In the evening Andrew listened to the latest news.

plete the following sentences according to the text.

1. Yesterday I woke up... 2. ... to get to the University. 3. After dinner.... 4. ... of computers. 5. I learnt a lot of.... 6. The rest of the day.... 7. ... listened to the latest news and read books.