Unit one social english

Министерство транспорта Российской Федерации

Федеральное агентство железнодорожного транспорта

Кировский филиал

Федерального государственного бюджетного образовательного учреждения высшего профессионального образования

«Московский государственный университет путей сообщения»

(Кировский филиал МИИТ)

МЕТОДИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗРАБОТКА

Тематические тексты с упражнениями

По дисциплине

«Английский язык»

для специальностей:

220415 Автоматика и телемеханика на транспорте (на железнодорожном транспорте)

190701 Организация перевозок и управление на транспорте (на железнодорожном транспорте)

270835 Строительство железных дорог, путь и путевое хозяйство

190623Техническая эксплуатация подвижного состава железных дорог

очное отделение

базовый уровень среднего профессионального образования

Киров

Методическая разработка «Тематические тексты с упражнениями» по дисциплине «Английский язык» для студентов очного отделения рассмотрена и одобрена на заседании цикловой комиссии гуманитарных дисциплин Кировского филиала МИИТ

Протокол № от ___________2011г.

Председатель ЦК

_______________________ Гогулина Л.Л.

Автор методической разработки «Тематические тексты с упражнениями» по дисциплине «Английский язык» для студентов очного отделения – преподаватель Кировского филиала МИИТ Чешуина Л.А. ____________________________

(дата, подпись)

Внутренний рецензент методической разработки «Тематические тексты с упражнениями» по дисциплине «Английский язык» для студентов очного отделения – преподаватель Кировского филиала МИИТ Казакова Л.М. ____________________________

(дата, подпись)

Внутренний рецензент методической разработки «Тематические тексты с упражнениями» по дисциплине «Английский язык» для студентов очного отделения – кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры английского и немецкого языков и методики обучения иностранным языкам ВятГГУ

Буторина Г.Г. ____________________________

(дата, подпись)

М.П.

ПОЯСНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ЗАПИСКА

Учебное пособие подготовлено в соответствии с государственным образовательным стандартом и отвечает требованиям программы по дисциплине «Английский язык» для средних специальных учебных заведений.

Цель пособия – развить у учащихся навыки чтения и перевода, извлечения, обработки и передачи информации на английском языке.

Тематические тексты, разнообразные лексические и речевые упражнения и диалоги сгруппированы вокруг актуальных для повседневного общения тем.

Структурное построение каждой темы максимально способствует активизации различных видов речи в разнообразных коммуникативных условиях с учетом адресата и ситуации общения.

UNIT ONE SOCIAL ENGLISH

Ex.1.Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Why is it important to learn foreign languages?

2. What foreign languages can you speak?

3. How many of them would you like to know?

4. Why are foreign languages socially demanded today?

5. Is it difficult to learn languages? Why?

Ex.2. a) Прочитайте и переведите текст;

b) Придумайте название тексту.

At the present time foreign languages are socially demanded. Foreign languages are needed as the main and the most efficient means of information exchange of the people of our planet. The question of learning foreign languages is very important today.

English is just one of 3,000 languages in the world. One billion people speak English. That’s 20 per cent of the world population. It is also one of the leading languages in the world. About 400 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a second language. It is the language of aviation, international sport and pop music.

English is the official language in 44 countries, where it is used in education and administration. They are Great Britain, Canada, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries. In many countries it is the language of business, commerce and technology. English is the language of modern computing.

Nearly 50 per cent of all the companies in Europe communicate with each other in English. 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English, too. Standard English is not completely uniform. There are differences between the national standards in Britain, America and Australia.

Russia is integrating into the world community and the problem of learning English for the purpose of communication is especially urgent today. English is very popular in international business of Russia. It is studied at schools, colleges and universities.

Ex.3.Ответьте на вопросы:

What is the role of English among other foreign languages?
How many people speak English?
Why has English become a world language?
Where is English an official language?
Why are millions of people learning English today?
Why do young people want to learn English?
Why do you learn English?
What is the best way to learn a language?
What is the most important thing for you in learning a foreign language?
Is your written English better than spoken English?
What is your mother tongue?

Ex.4. a) Составьте предложения по образцу.

Образец: Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

Amsterdam, Havana, Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Kiev, Sofia, Warsaw, Budapest, Athens, Washington, Teheran, Bucharest, Baghdad, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm.

b)Do you know that Canada has two official languages?

English is the mother tongue of about 59 per cent of Canadians; and French is the first language of 23 per cent of the population. A full 18 per cent have either more than one mother tongue or a mother tongue other than English or French, such as Chinese, Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Arabic, Dutch, Greek, Vietnamese or other languages.

Ex.5.Прочитайте и переведите текст.

In my opinion, learning foreign languages is extremely beneficial. It’s not surprising because Russia is now part of Europe and the whole world. Very little clear and detailed communication can occur among people who don’t have a common language. Besides learning foreign languages helps us to gain a better appreciation of our own language. I believe that knowledge of foreign languages helps to make a person educated and well-rounded. And it is not only the language that counts, but also the fact that it is a way of getting to know different cultures. You can’t broaden your mind if you see the world only from the perspective of your own culture.

Some people think that it will be better to have only one language on our planet because in this case communication will become easier and there will be no need to learn foreign languages. But in my opinion, having only one language is a disaster because it will reduce the diversity of our planet, which is the key to our survival. I think we should try our best to preserve all languages on our planet because a language is the main part of people’s culture and without languages we will lose our great cultural heritage.

As for me, I learn English because it expands my horizons and prepares me for a successful career. If you know English, you can get a better job, more money and people will respect you more. Besides, English attracts me because it’s the language of business and computers. English is also very useful when you travel abroad. When you speak English to people, they’re often a lot more friendly and helpful. More than that, learning English is a good exercise for the intellect, though, of course, it’s a tricky language to learn because there seems to be more exceptions than rules.

I think I’m a good language learner because I’m independent, organized and active. I don’t expect to learn English just by sitting in the classroom so I always look for opportunities to develop my language outside the classroom, for example, I read English books and I use different educational programmes which I can find on the Internet. I try to find out what works for me and what doesn’t. Some students think that being able to communicate is the most important in learning a language and they do not care that they make many mistakes in speaking. As for me, I’m concerned with both communicating and accuracy.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Why do so many people learn English today?

2. Do you agree that language diversity is ‘the key to our survival’? Why?

3. How many languages do you think are enough for the world? Why?

4. Will English become a global language? Why?

5. Do you like learning English or not? Why?

Ex.6 .Обсудите в группах (3-5 студентов) необходимость изучения иностранного языка. Оформите в виде таблицы все «за» и «против».