Английский язык для начинающих English for the Beginners (стр. 8 )

Model A: Were the students listening to the taped lesson yester­day at 5 o'clock? - Yes, they were.

Model В: What was the teacher doing in the language laboratory? - She was checking on the progress of each student.

Model С: Was Andrew mastering English or higher mathematics in the language laboratory? - He was mastering English.

plete the following sentences and translate them.

a) Use the word combination "to be very important for".

Model: Our work in the language laboratory... (effective teach­ing) - Our work in the language laboratory is very impor­tant for effective teaching and learning.

1. To listen to the taped lesson... (improving the students' pronunciation). 2. Andrew's work in the laboratory of physics... (mastering physics).3. The teacher's console... (monito­ring the lesson). 4. The language laboratory... (both learning and teaching fo­reign languages)

b) Use the word combination "help smb to do smth"

Model: The teacher's console... (the teacher, to check on the progress of the students) - The teacher's console helps the teacher (to) check on the progress of the stu­dents.

1. The taped lesson... (the students, to learn foreign lan­guages). 2. The language laboratory... (the students, to master foreign languages). 3. Students' work in the library... (them, to prepare for the seminar). 4. Foreign languages... (economists to read economic publications).

plete the sentences using the word combination of the "for the first time” type. Translate the ordinal numerals into English.

one - the first, two - the second, three - the third, four - the fourth, five-- the fifth.

1. He saw her (впервые). 2. We are listening to the taped lesson (в третий раз). 3. They have their classes in the laboratory of statistics (в пятый раз). 4. His sister attended the lecture on higher mathematics (во второй раз).

Comprehension Exercises

Ex.1. Listen to the text "In the Language Laboratory for the First Time" and answer the following questions.

1. Andrew is a first-year student of Belarusian State Economic University, isn't he? 2. What subjects do the first-year students study? 3. Do they work in different kinds of labora­tories? 4. Who was working in the language laboratory?

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

a) Andrew visited the language laboratory for the first time;

b) the students were listening to the taped lesson;

c) the work in the language laboratory helped the students to improve their pronunciation;

d) the teacher was monitoring the lesson from the teacher's console.

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

1. a) Andrew is a third-year student of the University.

b) Andrew is a first-year student of Belarusian State Economic University.

c) Andrew is a student of London University.

2. a) There are many classrooms, lecture-halls and different kinds of laboratories in the University.

b) There are no laboratories in the University at all.

c) There are many classrooms, lecture halls and only one laboratory in the University.

3. a) Andrew visited the language laboratory for the fourth time yesterday.

b) Andrew visited the language laboratory for the first time yesterday.

c) Andrew visited the language laboratory for the second time yesterday.

4. a) The taped lessons helped the students to study foreign lan­guages and improve their pronunciation.

b) The taped lessons didn't help the students to study foreign languages and improve their pronunciation.

c) The taped lessons helped the students only to improve their pronunciation.

5. a) The teacher's console was very important for effective te­aching and language learning.

b) The teacher's console wasn't very important for effective teaching.

c) There wasn't any teacher's console in the language laboratory.

Ex.4 Complete the following sentences according to the text.

1. Andrew is a … at Belarusian State Economic University. 2. ... many classrooms, lecture halls and different kinds of laboratories in the University. 3. The students... mathematics, ... in the laboratories. 4. Yesterday Andrew had a lesson in... 5. There were... tape-recorders, computers, TV-sets and disc-players there. 6. The students were listening... 7. It helped them to learn foreign language and... 8. The teacher... the progress of each student. 9. It was very important for...

Reading Practice

Ex.1 Read the following sentences. Mind the intonation of enumerations.

1. There are many classrooms, lecture halls, different kinds of laboratories in the University. 2. The students master higher mathematics, statistics, economic analysis, management, accounting and reporting, finance, banking, and commerce, foreign languages and many other subjects in the specialized automated PC-based laboratories. 3. Besides, there are a lot of computer classrooms, reading halls and 3 libraries in the University.

Ex.2. Read the text “In the Language Laboratory for the First Time”.

Andrew is a first-year student of Belarusian State Economic University. He likes to study very much.

There are many classrooms, lecture halls, different kinds of laboratories in the University. The students master higher mathematics, statistics, economic analysis, management, accounting and reporting, finance, banking, and commerce, foreign languages and many other subjects in the specialized automated PC-based laboratories. Besides, there are a lot of computer classrooms, reading halls and 3 libraries in the University. Satellite TV, Internet and local computing network are widely used in the teaching process.

Yesterday Andrew had a lesson in the language laboratory. He visited it for the first time.

There were a lot of devices in the laboratory: tape-recorders, disc-players, earphones, TV-sets and a teacher's console. The students were listening to the taped lesson. Work in the language laboratory helps the students to learn foreign languages and to improve their pronunciation.

Their teacher was monitoring the lesson from the teacher's console. She was checking on the progress of each student and it was very important for effective teaching and language learning. Andrew is sure that he must know at least one foreign langua­ge as a future economist.

Vocabulary Notes

1.  besides - кроме того 2. at least - по крайней мере

Ex.3. Answer the following questions.

1. Does Andrew like to study very much? 2. Are there any classrooms, lecture halls and laboratories in the University? 3. What subjects do the students master? 4. What lesson did Andrew have yesterday? 5. He visited the language laboratory for the first time, didn't he? 6. What devices were there in the language laboratory?

The students were listening to the taped lesson, weren't they? 7. Was their teacher monitoring the lesson from the teacher's console? 8. What was she checking on?

Ex.3. Agree or disagree to the following statements. Make use of the conversational formulas of agreement and disagreement: that's right; you are completely right; I'm afraid you are mistaken, etc.

1.  Andrew is a first-year student of London University. 2. He likes to study very much. 3. There are no laboratories in Belarusian State Economic University. 4. The students don't take higher mathematics at the University. 5. Yesterday Andrew visited the language laboratory for the first ti­me. 6. The students were listening to the taped lesson. 7. Their teacher wasn't present in the laboratory. 8. To work in the language labo­ratory wasn't very important for effective teaching and language learning.

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

1.  Andrew is a first-year student.

Belarusian State Economic University, many classrooms, lecture halls, different kinds of laboratories, specialized automated PC-based laboratories, many other subjects, statistics, economic analysis, management, accounting and reporting, finance, banking, and commerce, foreign languages

2. Andrew visited the language laboratory for the first time.

a lot of devices, in the laboratory, tape-recorders, disc-players, earphones and a teacher's console; to listen to the taped lesson; work in the language laboratory, to learn foreign languages and to improve their pronunciation; to monitor the lesson from the teacher's console, to check on the progress of each student, important for effective teaching and language learning.

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

1. Andrew likes to study, at the University very much. 2. The stu­dents work in different kinds of laboratories. 3. Yesterday they were working in the language laboratory for the first time.

Ex.6. Get ready to describe

a) Andrew's studies at BSEU.

b) his first lesson in the language laboratory.

Speech Exercises

Ex.1. Speak on:

1) your work in the foreign language laboratory;

2) your studies at the University.

Ex.2. Act out the following situations:

a) Your friend will work in the language laboratory for the first time. Tell him everything you know about it.

b) Your friend wants to know about your University. Tell her/him about the subjects you take there.

Part III. Telephone Call

Vocabulary

1.  afraid predict. a. - испуганный, be afraid (of) - бояться; e. g. I'm afraid to wake him.

2.  call n. - оклик, зов, телефонный звонок, e. g. Why don't you answer the call?

3.  can modal verb - мочь, быть в состоянии, e. g. I'll do what I can.

4.  choir n. - хор, хоровое пение, e. g. I like to listen to the choir of our University.

5.  dance n. - танец; dance ensemble - танцевальный ансамбль, e. g. It's a very good dance ensemble.