Читай и говори пособие 1 курс

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I. Phonetics reference book

Сводная таблица чтения согласных ...........................................................

5

Сводная таблица чтения гласных ...............................................................

8

Exercises .........................................................................................................

12

Part II. Topics for discussion

Topic I. One's background .............................................................................

19

Text 1A. An interview ....................................................................................

25

Text IB. The richest man in the world ...........................................................

33

Audial practice ...............................................................................................

36

Think and do ...................................................................................................

37

Just for fun ......................................................................................................

39

Topic 2. Higher education ..............................................................................

40

Text 2A. A student in Economics ..................................................................

42

Text 2B. A walk round Oxford ......................................................................

45

Text 2C. Higher education in Russia .............................................................

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Text 2D. Some facts about British universities ..............................................

50

Audial practice ...............................................................................................

53

Think and do ...................................................................................................

53

Just for fun ......................................................................................................

55

Topic 3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ..........

57

Text ЗА. Great Britain ....................................................................................

59

Text 3B. Government and administration ......................................................

61

Text 3C. Science and technology ...................................................................

63

Text 3D. When in Britain ...............................................................................

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Audial practice ...............................................................................................

67

Think and do ...................................................................................................

67

Just for fun ......................................................................................................

68

Topic 4. The Russian Federation ...................................................................

71

Text 4A. Our country, Russia ........................................................................

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Text 4B. The President and federal government ............................................

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Text 4C. Geography and climate ...................................................................

76

Text 4D. Moscow, the capital of Russia ........................................................

77

Think And Do .................................................................................................

80

Topic 5. Science and technology ...................................................................

82

Text 5A. What science is ...............................................................................

85

Text 5B. Science and technological progress in modern society ..................

88

Text 5C. The most profound technology .......................................................

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Text 5D. Science problems ............................................................................

91

Audial practice ...............................................................................................

93

Think and do ...................................................................................................

93

Just for fun ......................................................................................................

95

Material for teachers. Texts for audial practice .............................................

96

Part III. Oral practice

Conversational formulas I ..............................................................................

98

Greetings ........................................................................................................

98

Leave-taking ...................................................................................................

100

Introductions ...................................................................................................

101

Invitations. Making arrangements ..................................................................

103

Conversational formulas II .............................................................................

107

Congratulations. Good wishes .......................................................................

107

Apologies ........................................................................................................

110

Requests, thanks .............................................................................................

113

Conversational formulas III ...........................................................................

118

Agreement ......................................................................................................

118

Disagreement ..................................................................................................

121

Uncertainty, tentative opinion, doubt, disbelief .............................................

124

Part IV. Checklist .........................................................................................

129

Literature ......................................................................................................

132