Английский язык для студентов сельскохозяйственных вузов

BE READY

In groups, discuss the following: 1) the advantages and disadvantages of growing up in a large (small) family; 2) your idea of a close family 3) the head of the family; 4) “generation gap”.

Use the words:

To my mind (по-моему); it is difficult to say (трудно сказать); to help each other (помогать друг другу); to get together at one’s parents’ house (собираться в доме родителей); the parents’ attention (родительское внимание); more financial support (больше финансовой поддержки); to receive better education (получить лучшее образование); to feel lonely (чувствовать себя одиноким); to be a burden for smb.

(быть обузой); to respect (уважать); to be economical (быть экономным); to earn more money (зарабатывать больше денег); to keep house (вести домашнее хозяйство); to have a strong character (обладать сильным характером); to be a reliable person (быть надёжным человеком).

Задание на аудирование

Прослушайте текст (Unit 1 Text 1 “My Biography”) дважды и постарайтесь понять его содержание.

Выполните предложенные задания.

1) Finish up the sentences.

My name is …

My surname is …

I was born in …

But now I live in …

My family consists of … people. They are …

I am a student of … My future specialization is …

My hobbies are …

2) Which of the following statements are false?

He was born in spring.

He was born in a small town.

Now they live in Samara.

His mother is a bookkeeper.

He has got an elder sister. He is a first-year student.

His future profession is connected with automobiles.

English is one of his favourite subjects.

3) Make up a plan of the text and retell it.

PHONETICS

Буквосочетания с “e”

!!! Remember [e] treasure, measure, weather, feather, heavy.

Exercise 1. Read the words correctly.

a) seek, feel, geese, feet, deep, bee, seen, wheel, meet, meeting, see, week, green.

b) clean, sea, mean, meaning, deal, speak, speaker, peak, please, reading, stream.

c) near, hear, dear, clear, appear, disappear, nearest, tear, ear, fear, dearest.

rear, rearing, gear-box, shear.

d) beer, jeer, deer, severe, mere, here, pioneer, sphere, atmosphere, cheer, steer.

e) head, bread, headed, dead, meadow.

f) grey, Jersey, survey, convey, they, obey, eight, weight, freight.

g) learn, pearl, heard, early, earth, rehearsal.

Чтение согласной “g”

!!!Remember [g] girl, get, give, forgive, gear.

Exercise 2.