I. Study the words and phrases

Unit I

Student’s Life

Part I

I. Study the words and phrases

1) Read and translate:full-time (part-time), effort, keep regular hours, alarm clock, wake up, do morning exercises, shave, take a shower, dry on a towel, comb, be in a hurry, be late, leave home for the College, get to the College by bus (by car, on foot), timetable, lecture, seminar, lab, convenient, miss classes, fail at exams, canteen, tired, do homework, watch a serial, go out,go in for sports, gym, plans for the coming day, go to bed, look forward to.

2) Divide the words and phrasesinto three groups – a) daily routine, b) College, c) leisure

3) Answer the questions:

· Are you a full-time or part-time student?

· Do you keep regular hours?

· Do you wake up to an alarm clock?

· Do you do morning exercises, shave and take a shower every day?

· Are you in a hurry in the morning?

· Do you get to the College by bus, by car or on foot?

· Is your timetable convenient?

· Do you go to all lectures and seminars?

· Do you often miss classes?

· Do you ever fail at exams?

· Do you go to the College canteen?

· Do you often go out?

· Do you go in for sports?

· Do you go to the gym?

· Do you go to bed late?

II. Read and translate the text

Mike is a student. He studies at the Teachers Training College. He is in the first year of the full-time department; he goes to the College every day except Sunday. It takes much effort to study at the College and he tries to keep regular hours. Mike’s classes begin at 8.00. He lives far from the College, so he must get up very early. The alarm clock wakes him up at 6.30 a.m.

He jumps out of bed, opens the window, does his morning exercises to the music, makes the bed and goes to the bathroom. In the bathroom he shaves, cleans his teeth and washes his face and hands. Sometimes he takes a cold or a warm shower. Then he dries himself on a towel and combs his hair in front of the mirror. Then he goes back to his room and dresses. In some minutes he is ready for breakfast. He usually has a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich or two. Mike is always in a hurry because he doesn’t want to be late for classes. At 7.30 he leaves home for the College. He usually gets to the College by bus. The bus stop is only a few minutes walk from Mike’s house. It takes him about half an hour to get to the College.

His days are not like each other because he has a different timetable every day. As a rule he has 2 or 3 lectures and a seminar or a lab. Sometimes there is a gap of 2 hours that comes in between lectures or practical classes and it’s not convenient for both students and teachers. Mike does his best not to miss classes because he knows that missing classes is a sure way to fail at exams. At 11.10 o’clock he has a break for lunch. Mike goes to the canteen. After the break classes go on. They are usually over at about 3 or 4 o’clock. After classes Mike usually goes home. After a day of hard work Mike feels very tired and he hurries home.

At home he has dinner and a short rest, then he does his homework and helps his mother about the house. In the evening Mike watches a serial or a detective story on TV. Sometimes he goes out with his friends. Mike goes in for sports. Twice a week he plays volleyball in the College gym. He returns home at 8 p.m. and has supperwith his parents. At supper they talk about different sort of things, including plans for the coming day.

At about 12 o’clock Mike goes to bed. You see, Mike is too busy and he always looks forward to the weekend.

 

Study some grammar

1) Глагол be (быть) в настоящем времени

(I) am

(You, we, they) are

(He, she, it) is

· Mike is a student. Mike is not a student. Is Mike a student? What is Mike?

· His days are like each other.His days are not like each other. Are his days like each other?

2) Настоящее простое время (регулярное, обобщённое действие):

(I, You, we, they) do, like, go

(He, she, it) does, likes, goes

· He studies at the Teachers Training College. He doesn’t study at the Teachers Training College. Does he study at the Teachers Training College? Where does he study?

· Mike’s classes begin at 8.00. Mike’s classes don’t begin at 8.00. Do Mike’s classes begin at 8.00? When do Mike’s classes begin?

 

Time

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4.00: four (o'clock)

8.05: five (minutes) past eight, eight oh five

2.10: ten (minutes) past two, two ten

5.12: twelve minutes past five, five twelve

11.15: (a) quarter past eleven, eleven fifteen

9.30: half past nine, nine thirty

1.35: twenty-five (minutes) to two, one thirty-five

10.45: (a) quarter to eleven, ten forty-five

7.52: eight minutes to eight, seven fifty-two

· The train departs at seven fifty-two.

· The shop will be closed at quarter to six.

· I came here at quarter past nine.

· The plane takes off at ten minutes to twelve.

· The match is starting at 4 p. m.

· I usually get up at 7 a. m.

III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:

Dialogue 1.

- I got up at 6.30 a.m. And you?

- I got up at 8 a.m.

- Why so late?

- Because I have my classes later than usual.

 

Dialogue 2.

- Will you help me, please?

- I would if I could. I’ve got a lot of work to do.

- What are you busy with?

- I have got to read and translate two texts from English into Russian.

- How much time does it take you to do this?

- It’s hard to say. I’ll be busy till the end of the working day.

- What time will you be free?

- At about 6 p.m.

- May I give you a lift?

- It will be very kind of you.

- That’s settled. See you soon.

- Good bye.

- Good bye.

 

Dialogue 3.

– Why are you still writing something? Aren’t you through with your homework?

– Oh, no. I have so many things to do for Monday. And now I’m doing the first exercise.

– But look at you watch. It’s a quarter to twelve. It’s time to go to bed. Everyone is sleeping already!

- Never mind. Tomorrow is Sunday. It’s our day-off.

Dialogue 4.

- Hello, Nick! Did you have a good day?

- Not bad! The usual sort of thing.Practical classes, lectures. You know.

- Did you try to take your English exam ahead of time?

- Well, I did. But the teacher advised me to get ready for English better.

- I see.

- After classes I went to the reading-room. It took me an hour to make an abstract of the paper recommended by our teacher of physics. And then Kate turned up. As usual.

- So, what did you do?

- We had a long talk.

- Oh, yes. What about?

- Oh, this and that. Things. You know. Then we had a lunch.

- Where did you go? Somewhere nice?

- No, just the cafe round the corner. Then I returned to the University and stayed at the reading-room till 5 p.m.

- Sounds like a boring day.

- I don’t think so. There is a very good proverb: «Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today».

- I think you are right.

Dialogue 5.

- Pete, you look so tired. You don’t feel well, do you?

- It’s not that. I am really tired. I am going to take my last exam. It’s English.

- Then you have a lot of work to do!

- Sure. I’ve got a small cassette-player and I listen to different texts and dialogues. I read and translate special texts and retell them. I also pay much attention to topics.

- Excuse my curiosity, what mark would you like to have in English?

- You’d better ask me what mark I don’t want to have.

- I know you have been fond of English since your childhood.

- It goes without saying that English is my favourite subject and I don’t want to have «sat» in my credit test book.

- How long does your working day last now?

- From morning till late at night.

- If you go to bed very late, I think it’s very difficult for you to get up early.

- I’m not an early riser, so I get up at 8. I am sorry I must be going. Time presses.

- Good-buy. But don’t forget to have a short rest after hard work. I wish you luck.

- Thank you. See you soon.

Study some grammar

3) Глагол have (got) (иметь) в настоящем времени

(I, you, we, they) have (got)

(He, she, it) has (got)

· I have my classes later than usual. I don’t have my classes later than usual. Do you have your classes later than usual? When do you I’ve got a lot of work to do have your classes?

· I’ve got a lot of work to do. I haven’t got a lot of work to do. Have you got a lot of work to do?

 

4) Настоящее продолженное время (действие, происходящее/продолжающееся в момент говорения):

(I) am writing

(You, we, they) are writing

(He, she, it) is writing

· Why are you still writing something? You are still writing something. You are not (aren’t) writing anything. What are you still writing?

 

5) Прошедшее простое время (действие в прошлом):

(I, …) did, liked, went

· I got up at 6.30 a.m.I didn’t get up at 6.30 a.m. Did you get up at 6.30 a.m.? When did you get up?

· I returned to the University. I didn’t return to the University. Did you return to the University? When did you return to the University?

6) Неправильныеглаголы

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buy — bought — bought
1 I buy vegetables every day. — Present Simple
2 Yesterday I bought vegetables. — Past Simple
3 I want to show you something. I’ve bought a new car! — Present Perfect
cost — cost — cost
1 This GUCCI skirt costs 100 $.
2 Bread cost 1 $ yesterday.
3 The tour to Italy has cost about 300 $ recently.

do — did — done
1 Do you do your homework every day?
2 I did my homework yesterday.
3 I have already done my homework.

drink — drank — drunk
1 I can drink beer every day.
2 We drank tea with Mary last week.
3 Coffee is drunk.
eat — ate — eaten
1 Lucy eats sushi every week. She likes sushi very much.
2 Lucy ate sushi 2 days ago.
3 Lucy is in the cafe. She hasn’t eaten her sushi yet.

make — made — made
1 I’m hungry. I think I will make a sandwich. — Future Simple
2 I made a cake for my birthday party yesterday.
3 It is made in China.
get — got — got
1 Get up! It’s 10 o’clock. — Повелительноенаклонение (Imperative)
2 I got your letter yesterday.
3 I’ve got your phone number.

go — went — gone
1 I can’t go on.
2 We went to Kristy’s party 3 days ago.
3 — Where is Mike? — He’s gone to New York.

take — took — taken
1 Take an umbrella. It looks like rain.
2 The robbers took the money and disappeared.
3 The robbers had taken the money and disappeared before the police arrived. - Past Perfect
give — gave — given
1 Don’t give up! You will learn English, I’m sure!
2 He gave me an interesting book to read last month.
3 Mike hasn’t given up so now he knows English pretty well.

 

7) Будущее простое время (действие в будущем):

(I, …) will go

· What time will you be free? I will be free after 6. I won’t(will not)be free till 6.

· Will you help me, please? I will help you. I won’t(will not)help you.

 

8) Модальные глаголы и конструкции (выражают отношение говорящего: желание, возможность, долженствование):

1. I have got to read and translate two texts. I don’t have to read and translate texts. Do you have to read and translate two texts?

 

· Did you have to stay at home yesterday?

· Do you have to get up early every day?

· When do you have to see a doctor?

· Do you have to help your parents?

 

2. May I give you a lift? You may give me a lift.

· May I come to see him?

· May I come in?

· Mae we do this task for the next lesson?

· May I ask you for a dance?

3. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. I can’t do it today. Can you do it today? What can I do today?

· Can you speak English?

· Can you come to the class in time?

· Can your friends help you to cook dinner?

· Can your group mates give you the synopsis of the lecture?

4. What mark would you like to have in English? I would like to have “5” in English. I would like to have “3” in English.

· Would you like to have some tea?

· Would your family like to move in a bigger house?

· Would you like to study full-time?

· Would you like to change your job?

5. I must be going. Must you be going? I mustn’t be going.

· People mustn’t park cars on playgrounds, mustn’t they?

· We mustn’t be rude, must we?

· Mustn’t we help elderly people?

· Must you pass all your exams to graduate?

 

IV. Exercise 1.

Askyourfriend:

1. когда он обычно встает в будние дни

2. что он делает перед тем, как уйти в университет

3. когда он уходит в университет

4. как он добирается до университета

5. что он делает, как только приходит в университет

6. сколько времени продолжаются занятия в университете и когда заканчиваются

7. есть ли у него возможность перекусить в университете

8. сколько раз в неделю у него уроки англ. языка

9. нравится ли ему англ. язык

10. что он обычно делает на уроках англ. языка

11. когда он остается в университете после занятий

12. в какой день он особенно устает, почему

13. чем он занимается дома, когда возвращается из университета

14. следует ли он пословице: «Никогда не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня».

15. когда он ложится спать

Exercise 2.

Some statements are right, some are wrong. Tick [v] of the right sentences and correct the wrong ones.

 

	I am a second year student of the full-time department.
	It does not take me much effort to study at the College.
	I follow the proverb “An early riser is sure to be in luck.”
	It does not take me long to get to the University as I live far from it.
	I do not want to be late for classes so I leave home long before the bell rings.
	I am sure I’ll pass all my exams well and on time, because I didn’t miss classes.
	Next term I’ll do my best to pass my tests ahead of time.
	I am short of time to help my parents about the house.
	I go in for sports and read a lot because I want to be a versatile (многосторонний) person.
	To know English well is a way to make a career
	I look forward to the weekend because I am very tired after a week of hard work.

 

Exercise 3.

Exercise 4.

Choose one of the preposition, given below:

Exercise 5.

Insert the necessary words or word combinations.

Exercise 6.

 

Write the sentences a) in the negative b) as questions.

1) It takes him about an hour to get ready for English.

2) I want to invite my friend to go out at the weekend.

3) It was raining all day long yesterday.

4) Last year I missed many classes because I was ill.

5) We’ll have lunch after classes.

6) Family affairs always keep me very busy.

7) We are speaking now about our daily routine.

8) Every day my brother takes a dog for a walk.

9) Tom speaks two languages: Russian and English

10) Students often stay at the Institute reading-room to get ready for seminars.

Exercise 7.

Exercise 8.

Translate into English.

1. Где Виктор? Он все еще обедает.

2. У меня уходит около часа, чтобы добраться до центра. Я живу за городом.

3. Что ты собираешься делать сегодня вечером? Я хочу помочь тебе по математике.

4. Позвони ей сейчас. Я думаю, что она еще не спит. Она обычно ложится спать поздно.

5. Где ты бываешь по вечерам?

Я всегда выхожу на прогулку в парк. Иногда я играю в теннис или волейбол.

6. Интересно, чем занимается сейчас мама?

Она готовит ужин.

7. Что ты делаешь сейчас?

У меня завтра семинар. Я конспектирую статью.

8. Почему ты пропустил много занятий?

Я уезжал в Москву на конференцию.

 

Exercise 9.

 

TranslateintoEnglish.

1. Мой друг учится в техническом вузе на дневном отделении.

2. Занятия в нашем университете начинаются в 8¹⁵, заканчиваются около трех.

3. Моему другу требуется тридцать минут, чтобы сделать зарядку, умыться, одеться, позавтракать.

4. Он встает очень рано, так как живет далеко от университета.

5. Учиться в нашем университете трудно, но интересно.

6. Мой друг не пропускает занятий и сдает зачеты и экзамены вовремя.

7. Как правило, у него 2-3лекции, семинар или лабораторная работа.

8. Английский язык – самый трудный предмет для моего друга, но он делает все возможное, чтобы знать его лучше.

9. Мой друг уверен, что знание английского языка поможет ему сделать карьеру.

10. Хотя мой друг очень занят, но он находит время заниматься спортом и два раза в неделю он ходит в спортзал поиграть в волейбол.

11. Большинство студентов очень устают после трудовой недели и ждут с нетерпением выходной день.

 

Part II

II Answer the questions

1) Are you trying hard for the goal of educating yourself?

2) Is your motivation to get a higher education high now?

3) Do you ever feel tension now when you are a student?

4) Are you willing to accept the challenge?

5) Do you agree that education depends on finances, responsibilities and time restraints?

6) Do you get a scholarship?

7) Do you have a part time or full time job?

8) Did you have a difficult time finding the course you need?

 

Study some grammar

VI.Упражнения

Largest - large

higher, worse, hottest, newer, poorest, colder, lowest, worst, thicker, lighter, better, deepest, thinner, richest, coldest, wetter, dirtier, best, driest, smaller, greater, easier, strongest, weaker

Unit I

Student’s Life

Part I

I. Study the words and phrases

1) Read and translate:full-time (part-time), effort, keep regular hours, alarm clock, wake up, do morning exercises, shave, take a shower, dry on a towel, comb, be in a hurry, be late, leave home for the College, get to the College by bus (by car, on foot), timetable, lecture, seminar, lab, convenient, miss classes, fail at exams, canteen, tired, do homework, watch a serial, go out,go in for sports, gym, plans for the coming day, go to bed, look forward to.

2) Divide the words and phrasesinto three groups – a) daily routine, b) College, c) leisure

3) Answer the questions:

· Are you a full-time or part-time student?

· Do you keep regular hours?

· Do you wake up to an alarm clock?

· Do you do morning exercises, shave and take a shower every day?

· Are you in a hurry in the morning?

· Do you get to the College by bus, by car or on foot?

· Is your timetable convenient?

· Do you go to all lectures and seminars?

· Do you often miss classes?

· Do you ever fail at exams?

· Do you go to the College canteen?

· Do you often go out?

· Do you go in for sports?

· Do you go to the gym?

· Do you go to bed late?