Classroom English                                                                              Chart 3

Greetings Good morning. How are you? I hope you are all feeling well. Introduction Let me introduce myself. Transition to work So, we are speaking English today. Listen to my questions and try to talk with me creating a micro dialogue. It's time to start now. Jane, answer my question, please. Controlling a class Could I have your attention, please? Not so much noise, please. Silence, please. Get on with your work quietly. Don't keep turning around. Approval and encouragement 1. 1. Good. That's the way. Excellent. That's correct. You've got the idea. Well done. Very fine. Jolly good (Only in England). You made a very good job.

2. That’s (much) (a lot) better. You are improving. You have made a lot of progress. 3. Not quite right, try it again. Have a guess if you don't know. 4. Not to worry, it'll improve. What if I give you a clue? I'll help you if you get stuck. Criticizing a student That wasn't very good. That was rather disappointing. You can do better than that. Ending a class All right! That's all for today, thank you. That will do for today. You can go now. Saying goodbye See you again on Tuesday. See you again tomorrow afternoon. Have a good weekend. Enjoy your weekend.

Listening & Speaking

18. Prepare retelling of the text “About myself” (Ex.13) according to the model and present it to the class. Get ready to answer your group mates’ questions creating a micro dialogue using (See chart 3.)

 

 

About myself

E.g. Good morning everyone.

My name … Edward and today I would like … …. about...

I … of the University of …

I am from ….

My future profession …

The architect …

This job is … because I …

I am also …

It is very important for ….

To add to this, I am a …

I am never … and I …

I am good … ….. …… but I have …

My favourite subject …

It is interesting for me …

As for his hobby,I …

I am fond of …

Unfortunately, 

It is important for me …. …. …. ….. because my future …. …..

Writing & Speaking

18. Make up questions concerning the topic “About myself” in writing. Think of the reaction on the questions and write down the micro dialogues. Then project yourself (перевоплотиться) into a character of an English teacher and ask the students the questions. Get ready to communicate with your students creating a micro dialogue. Chart 2 will be useful.

Unit 3

MY STUDIES

Warming up (Разминка)

Listening & Speaking

1. Pair work. Reflect on the proverb “ A good beginning makes a good ending ” and answer the question “What is the proverb about?” The following lexis can be helpful.

E.g. This proverb is about people who work hard at the start”.

at the beginning/at first/ at the start	вначале/ сначала, на первых порах/ поначалу
to work hard	трудиться, много работать
to be serious about	серьёзно относиться (к чему-л.)
to be lazy	лениться
to think about the future	задумываться о будущем
to get good results	получить хорошие результаты
Finally/ at the end	в конце/ на завершающей стадии
to be successful	иметь успех

Evocation (Вызов)

Useful terms and phrases

2. Listen and repeat after the teacher the following terms and phrases, mind their pronunciation:

a full-time student	студент дневного отделения
a part-time student	студент заочного отделения
a first-year student	первокурсник
the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering	Архитектурно-строительный университет
to study	учиться, изучать
the faculty of Architecture and Design	Факультет архитектуры и дизайна
to want	хотеть
course of studies	курс обучения
run (for)	длиться, продолжаться
to do/study a subject	изучать предмет
to have classes, lectures and seminars	иметь практические занятия, лекции и семинары
to spend time	проводить время
to work hard/ labour	трудиться
to try	cтараться, пытаться
to attend classes	посещать занятия
to miss classes	пропускать занятия
with a reasonable excuse	по уважительной причине
without a reasonable excuse	без уважительной причины
to do well in a subject	успевать по предмету
to pass an exam (a test) in	сдать экзамен (зачёт) по
to take exams in	сдавать экзамены по
to hope	надеяться
to get a mark	получить оценку
Lpto do one’s best	делать всё возможное
to become a qualified specialist	стать квалифицированным специалистом
to work by fits and starts	работать урывками, нерегулярно
to fall behind the group	отстать от группы
to catch up with the group	догнать группу
to graduate from the university	закончить университет
After graduation	после окончания учебного заведения
to take / make notes at a lecture on	делать записи на лекции по
to discuss problems	обсуждать проблемы
a group mate	одногруппник
a time – table	расписание
to give a mark (a credit)	поставить оценку (зачёт)
to revise/study for an exam	готовиться к экзамену
to resit an exam	пересдавать экзамен
to dismiss a student	отчислить студента
educational subject	общеобразовательный предмет
profession-oriented subject	профильный предмет
to trouble somebody (Mathematics troubles me.) (Mathematics doesn’t trouble me at all)	даваться с трудом (Математика даётся мне с трудом); (Математика даётся мне легко)
material science	материаловедение
to project	делать проект
to make a sketch	делать эскизный чертёж
landscape style	стиль ландшафтного дизайна
Geodesy	Геодезия
Botany	Ботаника
Landslcape design	архитектурно-ландшафтное проектирование
to make a successful career	сделать успешную карьеру

3. Match the words and phrases to their translation:

aa.

a full - time student	проводить время
a part – time student	после окончания учебного заведения
the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering	курс обучения
a first-year student	изучать предмет
the faculty of Architecture and Design	тяжёлая работа
after graduation	студент дневного отделения
the course of studies	студент заочного отделения
to do/study a subject	Архитектурно-строительный университет
hard work	первокурсник
1to spend time	Факультет архитектуры и градостроительства

 

b.

to work hard/ labour	успевать по предмету
to try	сдавать экзамены
to attend classes	найти престижную работу
to miss classes	Я делаю всё возможное
to do well in a subject	квалифицированный специалист
to take exams	работать урывками
to get a mark	трудиться
I do my best	cтараться, пытаться
a qualified specialist	посещать занятия
to work by fits and starts	пропускать занятия
to find a prestigious job	получить оценку

 

c.

to fall behind the group	одногруппник
to catch up with the group	сделать успешную карьеру
to make notes at a lecture	готовиться к экзамену
to be good at a subject	закончить университет
a group mate	пересдавать экзамен
to give a mark (a credit)	отчислить студента
to revise/study for an exam	отстать от группы
to graduate from the university	догнать группу
to resit an exam	делать записи на лекции
to dismiss a student	хорошо знать предмет
to make a successful career	поставить оценку (зачёт)

 

 

4. Group work.  Reflect on the following questions making assumptions (делая предположения) about “Alex’s studies” and share your ideas with the group:

1. What is the text, called “Alex’s studies” about?

2. Who is the main character of this text? Describe this person (personal qualities, appearance) and draw him or her?

3. Where does he/she study?

4. What does she/he study?

5. What is his/her attitude to studies?

6. What is his/her future?

 

5. Group work.  Report your ideas to the class

6. Structure the received information in the form of the “ cluster ” (графическая организация материала, показывающая смысловые поля того или иного понятия):

 

7. Prepare a presentation about studies of the made-up character (вымышленный герой) and deliver the presentation to the class. Get ready to ask questions creating a micro dialogue.