- •Лингвистический анализ текста: лингводидактические и коммуникативные компетенции и оценка (на материале романа н. Хорнби «о мальчике»)
- •035700 – «Лингвистика»
- •Педагогический университет», 2011 contents
- •Introduction
- •Sets of tasks
- •(Chapters 1-3)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •Task Set 2 (Chapters 4-6)
- •II. Paraphrase the following sentences:
- •III. Translate the following sentences:
- •IV. Read the following passage, in which the author vividly discloses the issue of bullying at English schools and express your opinion on the problem:
- •V. Read the passage and express your viewpoint in connection with Will’s plot:
- •Task Set 3 (Chapters 7-9)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •Task Set 4 (Chapters 10-12)
- •III. Translate the following sentences:
- •IV. Read the following passages, and express your opinion on the problem cited by the author:
- •V. Read the passage, permeated with lively humour, and express your viewpoint in connection with Will’s philosophy of filling time:
- •Task Set 5 (Chapters 13-15)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •VI. Explain what is meant by the following:
- •Task Set 6 (Chapters 16-18)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Add more information to the following:
- •V. Review the dialogues and act them out:
- •VI. Express your attitude to the following issues:
- •Task Set 7 (Chapters 19-21)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Write a short situation (or separate sentences) with the vocabulary units.
- •IV. Decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones:
- •VI. Express your attitude to the following issues:
- •Task Set 8 (Chapters 22-24)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •V. Review the dialogues and act them out:
- •VI. Express your attitude to the ideas enclosed in the following passages:
- •Task set 9 (Chapters 25-27)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Think over the given proverbs and sayings and see if you can relate some of them to the ideas enclosed in the chapters:
- •Task Set 10 (Chapters 28-30)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •II. Paraphrase the following sentences:
- •III. Translate the following sentences:
- •IV. Add more information to the following:
- •V. Prepare a brief character sketch of the two personages you’ve got acquainted with recently:
- •VI. Imagine the following situations:
- •Task Set 11 (Chapters 31-33)
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Answer the following questions:
- •V. Express your viewpoint on the ideas enclosed in the following passages:
- •I. Study the active vocabulary:
- •III. Translate the following sentences:
- •IV. Decide if the following statements are true or false (correct the wrong ones):
- •V. Express your viewpoint on the ideas enclosed in the following passages:
- •Academic grading policy
- •Bibliography
- •Учебное издание лингвистический анализ текста: лингводидактические и коммуникативные компетенции и оценка (на материале романа н. Хорнби «о мальчике»)
- •035700 – «Лингвистика»
- •Автор-составитель :
- •614990, Г. Пермь, ул. Сибирская, 24, корп. 2, оф. 71,
- •614990, Г. Пермь, ул. Сибирская, 24, корп. 1, оф. 11
Sets of tasks
Task Set 1
(Chapters 1-3)
I. Study the active vocabulary:
split up (p. 1)
have a row (p. 1)
weird adj. (p. 1)
keep in touch with smb. (p. 1)
zap verb (through the channels) (p. 4)
indulge in smth. (p. 6)
clutter noun (p. 7)
feel washed-out (p. 7)
bother with smb/smth (p. 9)
shallow adj. (p. 9)
get smth (=to understand) (p. 9)
make a difference (p. 11)
crap, to be crap at smth.(p. 12)
give smb. a hard time (p. 13)
be on the lookout for smth/smb. (p. 13)
dement (p. 13)
thump smb.(p. 14)
tough smth. out (=to endure, to withstand) (p. 15)
potty adj. (Br.=slightly crazy) (p. 16)
II. Complete the sentences (using the units from the active vocabulary):
There’s no need _______________ about this trifle. Try to be calm and patient.
Jim and Mary have been quarrelling so much recently that their friends are afraid they might ____________.
He returned to France so that he could _____________a glass of good wine.
There’s nothing interesting on the programme today, so I guess we’ll be _______________the channels the whole evening.
She’s a really __________ girl. If you meet her you’ll definitely see that something is wrong with her.
Soon all the________ will be hushed. The children will go to sleep.
She’s definitely had a hard day, she looks completely________________.
You don’t need _________________him. He is simply not worth it.
She’s not a broad-minded person. Frankly speaking, she’s just ______________.
Whatever happens, I try _____________________with my nearest and dearest.
At the moment nothing can be changed. It doesn’t matter whether she’ll agree to the terms or not. It_________________.
Tom is _______________dancing. Whenever he practises it he is bound to step on somebody’s feet.
John disliked going to college. He was a _____________ fellow and other students used to ________________ after the classes.
She’s so beautiful. Whenever she appears at a party she ____________ every guy.
She’ll definitely __________it_______. She is a very strong and determined woman.
The police are _____________________ a dangerous criminal who managed to escape from prison.
I don’t ___________! How could he do such a thing?
We got ______________by the enemy. They attacked from ambush (засада).
III. Match the synonyms:
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split up
weird
clutter
dement
thump
tough out
get smth.
turmoil, fuss
break up
comprehend
odd, queer
beat
drive crazy
overcome
IV. Answer the following questions:
What bothers Marcus at the beginning of the story? Why is the atmosphere so tense?
What are the recent events that occurred in the life of Marcus and his mom?
Who’s Will? What’s his occupation?
Why does Marcus dislike going to school?
What incident (at school) makes Marcus’ life even worse?
V. Comment on the following passages:
– How are you, anyway, Chris?
– Oh, you know. A bit washed-out.
– Been burning the candle at both ends?
– No. Just had a baby (p. 7).
“He’s a right little devil at the moment, mind you, and he’s not too sure what to make of Imogen, but……he’s lovely.” Will had met Barney before, and knew for a fact he wasn’t lovely, so he chose to ignore the non sequitur (p. 8).
VI. Prepare character sketches of the following personages:
Will
Marcus