Ex.3. Speak on the following situations using the words, suggested. Think over what you can add
a) You’re a first- year student. Say what things you can do, cannot do yet ( read English texts, books in the original; recite several English poems, spell the words, handle a tape-recorder, spend much time at the lab listening to different tapes; speak English fluently);
b) What must every student remember
( work hard at one’s grammar, make reading and speaking more distinct, be attentive at the lessons, work systematically, attend all the lectures, not to lag behind the group, chat away at the lessons, be aware of the latest changes/developments in the sphere of the language you’re speaking, to work hard to master the language);
c) What a student shouldn’t do
( turn down the corners of the book pages, spoil/ break tape-recorders, prompt at the lessons, look up the words in the dictionary during a test, to cheat and use cribs, cry out at the lessons)
Ex.4. Make up a short dialogue between a teacher and a student who is late for classes. You may use more alternatives:
( to be sorry, to excuse, my only excuse is that, to be 10 minutes late, to go to the Dean’s office, to get a written permission to be present at the lesson).
Ex 5. Ask the teacher if you must:
read the second passage, translate this sentence, switch on the light, turn on the tape-recorder, recite the poem,
retell the story, explain the rule, clean the blackboard, fetch a piece of chalk, wet the duster, get the books from the library.
Use the Pattern : Shall I open the window?
Ex. 6. What will you say if you want to know:
where you'll have a lecture on General Linguistics, what mark you got for the dictaton, why your friend missed a class in English, what new subjects you will have next term, how many exams you will have in winter, what English books you must read up for your exam, how long your winter holidays will last, how you must pronounce the word "direct", if your friend has already passed her exams, what marks she got, what exam was the most difficult.
Ex. 7. What will the teacher say:
a) if she wants the students
to open their textbooks at page 71, to fetch a piece of chalk, to hand in their testpapers, to do exercise 15 in written form, to learn the poem by heart, to listen to the record, to clean the blackboard, to speak in a loud voice, to make up a dialogue on the topic "Institute Life";
b) if the teacher doesn't want the students
to speak Russian at the lesson, to prompt, to talk, to make noise, to crib, to translate word for word, to use slang words, to retell the story in the first person.
Ex. 8. Fill in prepositions:
1. You may put … those earphones, switch … the CD player and learn to pronounce the words distinctly.
2. Students of English department spend much time … the lab listening … different recordings.
3. Our English teacher asked the monitor to help his group mate … his grammar.
4. First-year students are not allowed to read English books … the original.
5. To speak English fluently you should work hard … your grammar and vocabulary, be attentive … the lessons and work systematically.
6. To master the language we try to be aware … the latest developments in the of the language you are speaking.
7. During the test … grammar the teacher strictly prohibited to look … the words in the dictionary.
8. After a poor attendance he was sent to the Dean’s office to get a written permission to be present … the lecture.
9. Look at the picture! What can you see … the picture?
10. It’s a bad manner to cry … at the lesson. You can easily disturb your classmates.
11. The students asked their tutor what reference books they were to read … … their exam … Phonetics.
12. Why did you miss a class … English?
13. What lecture-hall will we have a seminar … General Linguistics?
14. Read as … as the bottom of the page, will you?
15. You have made a spelling mistake. Wipe … the word, use it correctly and write the opposite of the word.
16. When you are through with your written paper, be ready to hand … your tests.
17. Open your books … page 45 and translate word … word. Then get ready to retell the story … the first person singular.
Ex. 9. Translate into English:
1. В начале урока учитель делает перекличку, а староста приносит журнал.
2. Дежурного попросили вытереть с доски и принести мел.
3. Во время урока мы стараемся сохранять хорошую дисциплину в классе, поднимаем руки, если хотим ответить на вопросы учителя и никогда не выкрикиваем вне очереди.
4. Отойдите в сторону, дайте другим посмотреть транскрипцию на доске.
5. Она сделала много ошибок в чтении, потому, что не посмотрела слова в словаре и не написала их в транскрипции.
6. Следите за своим произношением, вы делаете одну и ту же ошибку.
7. Повесьте карту на стену, мы будем изучать географическое положение Великобритании. Не забудьте делать заметки о столицах, а потом сдайте ваши тетради.
8. Можно мне продолжать читать? Да, читайте с начала страницы до тех пор пока я вас не остановлю.
9. Откройте ваши учебники на странице 27 и задайте вопросы к тексту.
10. На уроке английского мы обычно читаем в слух и про себя, переводим с русского на английский и учитель часто интересуется, есть ли у кого либо другой вариант перевода.
11. После того как учитель раздал нам проверенные диктанты, мы сделали работу над ошибками и произносили слова по буквам, что бы улучшить свое правописание.
12. Что бы сохранять дисциплину в классе, учитель не должен позволять ученикам выкрикивать, шуметь, пользоваться шпаргалками и подсказывать на уроке.
13. Она говорила бегло, пересказывая текст, и учитель поставил ей пятерку.
14. Принесите, пожалуйста, мел. Мы будем писать слова в транскрипции.
Ex. 10. Learn some more words on the topic from the Longman vocabulary website! Choose one word which best corresponds to the definition.:
1. The arrangement of students into classes based on mastery of specific skills or according to general intelligence is known as (collaborative learning, ability grouping).
2. A policy that requires that student progress be measured and teachers be responsible for student progress is (ability grouping, accountability).
3. Bilingual education (teaches students how to ride a bicycle, teaches a second language to students).
4. A learning situation in which students work together on a project or assignment (collaborative learning, ability grouping).
5. The measurement of a student’s ability to perform a specific skill or achieve a specified level is (collaborative learning, competency testing).
6. A learning environment in which students have access to computers, the Internet, multimedia sources of information (phonics program, electronic classroom).
7. Specific learning goals or accomplishments that a school or teacher establishes for students with objectives that identify what the students are to learn (ability groups, instructional objectives).
8. An environment in which teachers and students come together to provide respect, interaction, and positive feedback in support of students as learners (learning community, literacy).
9. A form of testing that requires students to show what they know by actually doing something, such as performing a specific task (performance assessment, school board).
10. A method of teaching reading that emphasizes letters and the sounds associated with them (tenure, phonics).
11. A method of teaching that integrates reading, writing, spelling and listening (phonics, whole language).
Ex. 11. Use the word given in brackets to form a word which fits in the space:
1. The girl’s tutor was impressed by the … of her work (thorough).
2. Not once did the whole class marvel at her … (clever).
3. Not being able to pass the test was a great … to many students (disappoint).
4. One needs a lot of … to write a good essay – that’s what I like about my English classes (imagine).
5. At our English classes we acquire a lot of … skills, such as listening and speaking (practice).
6. At our English grammar classes are … which adds to the fun! (computer).
Ex. 12. Translate into English the part of the sentence given in brackets:
1. Half of the class (читала текст про себя) while another was busy with( проверкой домашнего задания).
2. Generally speaking, the ability (выполнять сложное задание) raises self-confidence.
3. English teacher often challenges us with (работой в группах) which is really stimulating.
4. Ann (никогда не пропускает урок грамматики) even if she is (недостаточно здорова).
5. Our phonetic class is really hard, but I try (учить правила наизусть).
6. David got into an English class(по ошибке), now he can’t imagine his life without it.
Ex. 13. a) Which subjects are you:
b) Which subjects do you enjoy most?