Английский язык для начинающих English for the Beginners (стр. 4 )

Reading Practice

Ex.1. Read the following words:

a) mind the pronunciation of the sounds [w],[v]

wake up, walk, work, watch, wash, where, with, seven, very, very well, five, of, television, quarter, twelve

b) mind the alveolar articulation of the sound [l]

late, last, always, plant, listen, generally, look, letter, leave, usually

c) mind the articulation of the sounds [a:], [/\]

plant – discuss, ask – bus, last - study

Ex.2. Read the following verbs. Mind the pronunciation of the suffix -ed.

[t] - worked, walked, finished, watched, switched, asked, dressed, discussed, looked

[d] – listened, continued, arrived, lived, returned

[id] - lasted, attended, translated, ended, acted, visited

Ex.3. Read the following sentences. Mind the stressed pronunciation of postpositions.

1. Yesterday, I woke up at 7a. m., washed, dressed and had my breakfast. 2. My working day was over at 5p. m. 3. When I returned home, I rang up my friend Alex and we went to the American exhibition of computers.

Ex.4. Read the text "A Letter to a Friend".

Dear Harry,

I am so sorry I didn't write to you last week because I was very busy. You asked me to write about my working day.

Yesterday, for example, I woke up at 7a. m., washed, dressed and had my breakfast. The classes began at 8a. m. yester­day and it took me 20 minutes to get to the University. So I had about 10 minutes to look through my notes. I study computers and economics, as you know I want to be a financial analyst. During our classes I took part in the discussion of dif­ferent problems. The classes lasted till 2p. m.

After dinner we went to the library to prepare for our tomorrow’s seminar in economic theory and other practical classes. So my working day was over at 5 p. m.

When I returned home I rang up my friend Alex and we went to the American exhibition of computers. We went to the library there to watch an American film about a new generation of computers. I found it very interesting. I learnt a lot of new things about my profession.

The rest of the day we discussed the exhibition. In the. eve­ning, I listened to the latest news and read books. So that's all in brief about my working day.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Remember me to your relatives. Andrew.

Vocabulary Notes

1.  dear - дорогой

2.  a lot of – many

3.  financial analyst - финансовый аналитик

4.  I hope to hear from you soon. - Надеюсь на твой быстрый ответ.

5.  Remember me to your relatives. - Передавай привет родственникам.

Text Exercises

Ex.1. Prepare a good reading of the text "A Letter to a Friend".

Ex.2. Answer the following questions.

1.  Why didn't Andrew write to Harry last week?

2.  What did Andrew do yesterday morning?

3.  His classes began at 8a. m. yesterday, didn't they?

4.  How long did it take him to get to the University?

5.  What does Andrew study?

6.  Till what time did his classes last?

7.  What did Andrew do at the University library?

8.  When was his working day over?

9.  Whom did Andrew ring up after he returned home?

10.  Did Andrew find the exhibition very interesting?

11.  What's Andrew’s profession like?

12.  What did Andrew do after the exhibition?

Ex.3. Agree or disagree to the following statements. Make use of the following conversational expressions of agree­ment and disagreement: Yea; I agree; Yes, I quite agree with you; Yes, it certainly is. Sorry, I don't think so; I don't agree. I'm afraid I don't agree; etc.

1.  Andrew's classes began at 10a. m.

2.  During the classes Andrew took part in the discussion of different problemes.

3.  After dinner Andrew and his friends went to the cinema.

4.  Andrew worked in the library in the evening.

5.  He visited an American exhibition of computers.

6.  He didn't learn a lot of new things about his profession.

7.  In the evening Andrew listened to the latest news and read1 books.

Ex.4. Get ready to speak on the following problems using the word combinations.

1. Andrew was very busy yesterday morning at home and at the University.

to wake up at 7a. m., to wash, to dress, his classes, to last, to begin, to have some minutes to do smth, to study economics and computers, to look through his no­tes, the discussion of smth, to take part in.

2. After dinner Andrew prepared his home work.

tomorrow’s seminar in economic theory, other practical classes. to prepare for, , to be over, to continue his studies, at 5p. m.

3. Andrew and his friend Alex visited the exhibition of the American computers.

to ring up to smb, his friend, Alex, to go to the American exhibition of computers, library, to watch an American film, about a new generation of computers, to learn a lot of new things, to find the film very interesting, about his profession.

4. Andrew was free in the evening.

to discuss the exhibition, to listen to the latest news, to read books.

Ex.5. Develop the following statements. Use the information from the text.

1.  Yesterday Andrew woke up at 7a. m.

2.  Before classes Andrew had about 10 minutes to look through his notes.

3.  The students continued their studies at the University library.

4.  Andrew learnt a lot of new things about his profession at the exhibition.

Ex.6. Get ready to

speak on Andrew's last working day;

speak on todrew's studies at the University;

speak on what Andrew did when he was free from his lectures and practical courses.

Speech Exercises

Ex.1. Speak on:

1.  your last working day;

2.  what you did during your classes at the University yester­day;

3.  how you spent your free time yesterday evening.

Ex.2. Act out the following situations.

1.  Nick is a student of Belarusian State Economic University. You want to know about his last working day.

2.  Your friend and you discussed the American exhibition of computers which you visited not long ago.

3.  Your friend asked you to write him a letter about your wor­king day. What will you write?

Part III. Let's Go to the Theatre Together

Vocabulary

1. as soon as cj. - как только, e. g. As soon as I finish the exercise I'll show it to the

teacher. soon adv. - скоро, вскоре

2. as usual adv. - как обычно, e. g. Yesterday I got up at 7 o'clock as usual.

3. canteen n. - столовая, e. g. Many students have their dinner at our students' canteen.

4. drop into v. - зайти, заглянуть (разговор.), e. g. Let's drop into the library for a minute.

5. have got v. - иметь (разг.), e. g. I've got a lot of friends at the University.

6. hostel n. - общежитие, e. g. Our University has 2 modern hos­tels.

7. hurry v. - спешить, in a hurry спешить, e. g. Don't be in a hurry.

8. in prep. - в, через, e. g. in a month, in a day, in some minutes; e. g. He'll be free in a quarter of an hour.

8. join v. - соединять(ся),присоединять(ся), вступать, e. g. Will you join our group of tourists?

10. labs (paзг/сокращение) - лабораторные работы от laboratory work, e. g. Yesterday, we had 2 lectures and 2 labs.

11. meeting n. - встреча, собрание., e. g. We'll have a meeting tomorrow.

13. pleasure n. - удовольствие, with pleasure - с удо­вольствием

14. report n. - доклад, отчет, сообщение; prepare a report for a meeting, e. g. My friend prepared an interesting report for the meeting of our group.

15. theatre n. - театр, e. g. When were you at the theatre last time?

16. together adv. - вместе, e. g. Let's work together.

17. up to prep. (указывает на временной предел) - до, e. g. He'll be busy up to the end of the month.

18. wait (for) v. - ждать, ожидать, wait for smb, e. g. Don't wait for him, ha is late as usual.

Home Vocabulary Exercises

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

1. Will, Helen and Mike, the, at, to have dinner, the canteen, soon.

2. I, my, prepare, at, the, homework, as, library, usual.

3. We, tomorrow, lectures, have, labs, or, will?

nday, my parents, I, into, to drop, shall, on.

5. Your, for, tomorrow, are, plans, what?

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

1. Let's drop... the hostel. 2. Helen doesn't like to be... a hurry. So she leaves home half an hour... classes. 3. I'm going... the cinema tonight. Will you join... me? - ... ple­asure. 4. He will prepare his report... a meeting... an hour. 5. Did you take part... the meeting... yesterday evening? 6. My friend will be busy ... the laboratory... the end... the month. 7. I'll wait... you, don't... hurry.

Ex.3. Translate into English.

1. Я всегда обедаю в студенческой столовой. - А я - дома. 2. Куда ты направляешься? - В университет. - Что ты там будешь делать? - Я буду готовить домашнее задание и доклад в библиотеке университета. 3. Пойдем сегодня в театр! Я сегодня за­нят. - А как насчет завтрашнего вечера? Пойдешь со мной? - С удовольствием. Но сейчас я очень спешу. Давай встретимся через 2 часа. - Хорошо.

Pronunciation Practice on Essential Vocabulary

Ex.1. Pronounce the following words and word combinations

a) with the stress on the first syllable:

hostel, pleasure, hurry, theatre, meeting