Английский язык для начинающих English for the Beginners (стр. 6 )

your plans for your next working day;

what your friend will do tomorrow.

Ex.2. Act out the following situations.

You meet your schoolmate who studies at the Polytechnics. You are interested in his working day and his studies.

You invite your girl-friend to the cinema but she is very busy.

UNIT II. Our University

Part I. At the Lecture on Economics

Vocabulary

1.  carefully adv. - бережно, внимательно, e. g. Do these experiments carefully.

2.  data n. (pl.) – данные, research data - данные исследования, e. g. These research data are very interesting.

3.  deep a. - глубокий, e. g. Usually we listen to our professor with deep interest.

4.  different а. - другой, непохожий, отличный, e. g. They are very different.

5.  economic а. – экономический, economics n. - экономика (наука, предмет изучения), economy n. - экономика, народное хозяйство, e. g. Peter takes economics at Belarusian Economic University.

6.  everybody pr. - каждый, всякий, e. g. Everybody reads this book.

7.  lecture n. - лекция, lecturer – лектор, e. g. We have a fine lecturer on mathematics.

8.  miss v. - пропускать, пропустить, e. g. Don't miss lectures.

9.  note n. заметка, запись, конспект; to take the notes - вести конспект, e. g. He is taking the notes of the lecture now.

10.  plan v. - составлять план, планировать, e. g. They are planning to take part in the seminar on the economic analysis.

11.  point n. - точка, момент, вопрос; main point – основной момент, e. g. This point was very important in his work.

14.  single а. - один, единственный; e. g. He doesn't miss a single seminar.

15.  tell v. - рассказывать, говорить, сказать; tell smb abo­ut smth; e. g. Tell us about your research, please.

16.  thing n. - предмет, вещь, факт, e. g. Demonstrations of experiments are a very important thing at the lectures.

17.  time-table n. - расписание, график; table – таблица, e. g. Our time-table is not very good.

Home Vocabulary Exercises

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

1. different, time-table, a, has, every, Harry, day.

2. fri­ends, Harry, are, his, listening, and, lecturer, to, a.

3. physics, he, on, lecture, has, a.

4. miss, nobody, to, wants, lecture, single, a.

Ex.2. Fill in the prepositions where necessary.

1. Now Harry is sitting ... the lecture hall. 2. He has a lec­ture... economics. 3. They are listening ... a lecturer attenti­vely. 4. Now the lecturer is telling... them many interesting things... the latest economic research data. 5. Everybody is listening ... deep interest.

Ex.3. Translate into English.

I. Сейчас у Гарри лекция по физике. 2. Он слушает ее внима­тельно. 3. Гарри и его друзья пишут конспект лекции. 4. У них прекрасный лектор по экономике. 5. Никто не хочет пропускать лек­ции.

Pronunciation Practice on Essential Vocabulary

Ex.1. Pronounce the following words

a) with the stress on the first syllable:

different, carefully, data, lecture, illustrate, lecturer, everybody, diagram;

b) with the stress on the second syllable:

research, experiment, prepare, attentively, laboratory, economy;

c) with two stresses:

economic, economics, time-table, the Republic of Belarus.

Ex.2. Repeat and translate the following

a)  words:

different, experiment, research, prepare, economic, economics economy, research, attentively, everybody, carefully, lecturer;

b) word combinations:

to listen attentively, to prepare carefully, with deep interest, to take notes, research data, to miss a lecture, to listen to a lecturer;

c) sentences:

1. The students have a different time-table every day.

2. Now Harry is sitting in a lecture hall.

3. He has a lecture on physics.

4. Harry and his friends are liste­ning to a lecturer attentively.

5. The lecturer tells the students many interesting things about the latest research data in economics.

6. Demonstrations of experiments are very interesting.

7. They are a great help to the students.

8. The diagrams and tables illustrate the main points of the lecture on the national economy of the Republic of Belarus.

Class Vocabulary Exercises

Ex.1. Read and translate the following international words.

lecture, physics, mathematics, demonstration, diagram, experiment, plan, illustrate, laboratory, electronics, seminar, exami­nation, national economy, political economy.

Ex.2. Change the words according to the model using the suffix -ing and translate them.

Model: read + ing = reading

tell, plan, prepare, help, do, be, write.

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

write, fine, different, great, demonstrate; large, put down, various, show, brilliant.

Ex.4. Arrange the words of contrary meaning in pairs.

fine, great, different, lecture hall; small, bad, same, classroom.

Special Difficulties

Ex.1. Form the superlative degree of the adjectives in the brackets. Use the model: Model A: They like lectures on economics as they are (interesting) ones. - They like lectures on economics as they are the most interesting ones.

Model В: He tells us about (late) research data. - He tells us about the latest research data.

1. His help to us was (great). 2. Her sister tells us that this book is (brilliant). 3. This lecturer is (fine). 4. This task is (difficult) one. 5. Our teacher says Lake Baikal is (deep) of all the lakes in the world.

Ex.2. Make up short dialogues on analogy. Mind the use of the auxiliary verb "to be".

Model A: Are you listening to the radio now? – Yes, I am.

Model В: What are they doing in the language laboratory? – As I know they are listening to a new text.

Model C: Is your friend sitting at the lecture on physics or economics now? – I think he is sitting at the lecture on economics.

Ex.3. Fill in the blanks using the words: everybody (каждый, всякий), nobody (никто), anybody (кто-нибудь) (последние употребляются в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях соответственно).

1. Is there... in the lecture-hall? - There is... there. 2. .... is taking the notes of the lecture. 3. ... wants to miss a single lecture. 4. ... likes lectures on physics. 5. Does... want to speak about the latest economic research data?

pose the sentences using the table. Translate them into Russian.

The experiments and research		to me
The notes of the lecture	are a great help	to everybody
To read books on economics	is a great help	to the students
To listen attenti­vely to the lectu­rer		to us

Ex.5. Fill in the blanks with either "on" or "in".

1. He has a lecture... physics. 2. Harry and his friends are...the lecture-hall. 3. They like lectures... political economy. 4. The lecturer is telling the students about the latest re­search data... economics. 5. The students are working...the laboratory.

Comprehension Exercises

Ex.1. Listen to the text "At the Lecture on Economics" and answer the following questions.

1. Where is Harry sitting now?

2. What lecture has Harry?

3. Are Harry and his friends listening to the lecturer attentively?

4. What is lecturer on economics telling the students about?

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

a) whether the lecture on economics is interesting;

b) whether the lecturer is telling the students many interesting things about the latest research data;

c) whether everybody is lis­tening with deep interest;

d) whether everybody is taking the notes of the lecture.

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

1.a) Harry has a different time-table every day.

b) Harry has no time-table at all (вообще ).

c) Harry has one and the same (то же) time-table every day.

2. a) The students have a bad lecturer on economics.

b) The students have no lecturer on economics at all. -

c) The students have a fine lecturer.

3.a) The lecturer is telling the students the biography of New­ton.

b) The lecturer is telling the students many interesting things about the latest research data in economics.

c) The students are telling the lecturer about a great role of economic research.

4.a) Demonstrations of diagrams and tables are not carefully planned and prepared,

b) Demonstrations of diagrams and tables are very carefully planned and prepared.

с) Demonstrations of diagrams and tables are not prepared at all.

5.a) Everybody is listening with deep interest but isn't ta­king the notes of the lecture.

b) Everybody is listening with deep interest and is talcing the notes of. the lecture.

c) Nobody is listening with deep interest.

plete the following sentences according to the text.

1. Harry has a different... 2. ... in a lecture-hall. 3. He has a... 4. Harry and his friends are listening to... 5. Now lecturer is telling the students many interesting things about... 6. Demonstrations of diagrams and tables are carefully... 7. They illustrate... 8. Everybody is taking... 9. Nobody wants to miss...