Whenever we need to buy an English textbook, we are faced with a difficult choice, because the market offers more than a dozen books with bright covers, colorful pictures and discs with audio and video recordings included. If this question is also relevant for you, we offer an overview of the best English language textbooks according to our teachers and students.
First of all, we'll talk about textbooks with an integrated approach to language learning, mainly from English publishers. It’s no secret that practically a textbook in English “rests on four pillars”:
- listening
- reading
- oral speech
- letter
This allows you to improve all the skills necessary for fluent communication verbally and writing. Each module in the textbooks focuses on a specific topic (e.g., Travel, Medicine) and contains exercises and discussions to develop all of these skills. Such textbooks have different degrees of complexity and are divided into levels, from basic to advanced.
The first three positions in our top are represented by courses of this type and are suitable for those students who need fluent spoken English for everyday communication and travel, reading literature in English and personal correspondence. After completing the conversation course, students will easily be able to discuss their favorite books, the weather, ask how to get somewhere, write to a friend, etc.
The last two positions are represented by textbooks that are intended for English language learners who are faced with the need to obtain international certificates confirming their knowledge. Therefore, we have included in our top 2 study guides that will help you effectively prepare for exams and receive prestigious certificates. We would like to note that all of these 5 courses are not self-teaching courses, so the effectiveness of self-studying English with their help is rather doubtful. In addition, it is important to listen to the opinion of the teacher who will select an English textbook that meets your individual requirements and level of language proficiency.
Top 5 English textbooks
1) Speakout by Frances Eales, JJ Wilson, Antonia Clare, Steve Oakes.
2) Gold Series by Jan Bell, Amanda Thomas, Jacky Newbrook, Sally Newbrook.
3) Cutting Edge Level 3 Edition by Moor Peter, Crace Araminta, Cunningham Sarah, Jane Comyns-Carr, David Albery, Cindy Cheetham.
4) Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test by Jolene Gear, Robert Gear.
5) IELTS Foundation by Sam McCarter, Verity Cole.
1. Speakout by Frances Eales, JJ Wilson, Antonia Clare, Steve Oakes
Publisher: Pearson Longman, 2012. 5 levels. British English.
Big and friendly EnglishDom family
I.V. Rogozina, A.V. Kremneva, N.N. Stolyarov
ENGLISH TUTORIAL
Publishing house of AltSTU
Barnaul 2014
Textbook on English: (Part 2): textbook. manual / I. V. Rogozina, A. V. Kremneva, N. N. Stolyarova; Alt. state tech. University named after I. I. Polzunova. – Barnaul: AltGTU Publishing House, 2014. – 127 p.
The English language textbook is intended for 1st year students studying in various specialties and areas of training at a non-linguistic university. The main part of the manual consists of 9 lessons. Two lessons are included in the app, designed for advanced groups. Each lesson includes authentic text, active dictionary with transcription, questions to test understanding of the text, a grammar reference, exercises to develop lexical, grammatical and communication skills. At the end of each module there is a test on your knowledge of the grammatical topics contained in the module. The textbook is part of the teaching aid of the discipline “Foreign Language”, which also includes teaching aids for the 1st, 3rd, 4th semesters, a set of audio and video materials for each section of the teaching aid, intermediate and final control tests, and an AST test base.
MODULE I. FUTURE FORMS
UNIT 1. MONDAY MORNING …………………………………………………………......4
UNIT 2. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ……………………………………………………….….……18
UNIT 3. A GREAT IDEA? ………………………………………………………………………………..…29
MODULE II. MODAL VERBS
UNIT 4. A TRIP TO THE OLD COUNTRY...... ……………………………………………………………44
UNIT 5. A JOB INTERVIEW ………………………………………………………………………………….…….59
UNIT 6. TRAINING TO BE A GEISHA……………………………………………………………….……...69
UNIT 7. STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS……………………………………………………………..……79
MODULE III. DEGREES OF COMPARISON
UNIT 8. A LETTER FROM SCOTLAND ………………………………………………………………...…..….93
UNIT 9. BEST OF THE BEST – CAPE TOWN ……………………………………………………….….….....103
FUTURE FORMS………………………………………………………………………………………..…112 IF AND WHEN CLAUSES…………………………… ……………………………………..…119
I. LISTENING AND READING
Listen to the text
Read and translate the text
Dan: What's the matter, honey? Rosie: Oh, I don't know.
Dan: Come on! Something's the matter! What is it? Rosie: It's just life. It's so boring.
Dan: It's not that bad. We have two wonderful children. Rosie: That's right. And we never have any time with them. Dan: Well, we both have to work.
Rosie: It's all right for you. I"ll leave in five minutes, but you"ll be here all day.
Dan: Sure, but your day will be interesting and you"ll meet people. I"ll be here in front of the computer screen all day. Iwon"t talk to anyone.
Rosie: You're lucky. You can work at home. Dan: Yeah, but you like your job, Rosie.
Rosie: What? Whowill have today? Whatwill Ido? I"ll tell you, Dan. I"ll get on the same train, and then I"ll go to the same office. I"ll speak to the same boring people
and I‟ll listen to the same stupid jokes. Then I"ll get home and help the kids with their homework.
Dan: I'll cook dinner, honey. I always do.
Rosie: Yeah? But I"ll wash the dishes. Then we"ll watch TV again. You"ll be tired and wewon"t talk. Then we"ll do the same tomorrow. What a life!
Dan: It"s just Monday morning, Rosie. You"ll feel OK tomorrow.
Rosie: Will I?
Rosie ["rəuzɪ] | ||||||
matter ["mætə] | question, matter | |||||
What's the matter? | What's the matter? | |||||
honey ["hʌnɪ] | ||||||
dear, dear | ||||||
I'll cook dinner, honey. | I'll cook dinner, honey. | |||||
boring ["b ɔ :r ɪ ŋ] | ||||||
It's just life. It's so boring. | Just life. She's so boring. | |||||
right | correct, true | |||||
Right. | ||||||
It's all right for you. | You feel good. | |||||
through (about time) | ||||||
I"ll leave in five minutes. | I'll leave in 5 minutes. | |||||
sure [ʃuə] | ||||||
Sure, but your day will be interesting. | Of course, but you will have | |||||
interesting day. | ||||||
screen | screen, monitor | |||||
I"ll be here in front of the computer | I will sit at the computer the entire time | |||||
to be lucky ["l ʌ k ɪ ] | to be lucky, lucky | |||||
You are lucky. | ||||||
to get on a train | take the train | |||||
to get off a train | get off the train | |||||
10.same | the same | |||||
I"ll get on the same train. | I'll take the same train | |||||
11. stupid ["stju:p ɪ d] | ||||||
I‟ll listen to the same stupid jokes. | I will listen to the same ones | |||||
silly jokes. | ||||||
12. kid | child, baby (colloquial) |
Then I"ll get home and help the kids with | Then I'll come home and be |
help children do homework |
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13. to wash the dishes | wash the dishes |
But I"ll wash the dishes. | And I will wash the dishes. |
feel |
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You"ll feel OK tomorrow. | Tomorrow everything will be fine. |
IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Why does Rosie feel unhappy? What's wrong with her life?
2. Why does Dan disagree?
3. At what time will Rosie leave home?
4. What will Dan do after Rosie leaves?
5. Why does Rosie think that Dan is lucky?
6. What will Rosie do after she leaves home?
7. Who will she speak to and what will she listen to?
8. What will she do after she gets home?
9. Who will cook dinner?
10. Who will wash the dishes?
11. What will Rosie and Dan do after dinner?
12. According to Dan, why is Rosie so unhappy about her life?
V. GRAMMAR: THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE
(FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE)
1. USING FUTURE SIMPLE
FUTURE SIMPLE IS USED TO DEnote:
1. recurring actions in the future:
a) there are repeatability markers:
I will go to the swimming pool every other day.
I will go to the pool every other day.
b) there are no markers, but repeatability is implied:
I"ll get on the same train, and then I’ll go to the same office.
I will take the same train and go to the same office.
2. actions, the decision to perform which is made at the moment of speech (spontaneous actions):
The sun is very bright. I will put on my sunglasses.
The sun is very bright. I'll put on sunglasses.
3. actions in the future when expressing:
a) doubts
I don’t think he will pass the exam.
I don't think he will pass the exam.
b) assumptions
Perhaps she will come.
Perhaps she will come.
c) probabilities
He will probably quit his job.
He will probably leave this job.
d) confidence
I am sure Jane will like this book.
I'm sure Jane will love this book
d) hopes
She hopes she will do well on the test.
She hopes she will do well on the test.
4. actions in the distant future:
a) some day, one day markers
We will visit Disneyland one day.
We will visit Disneyland someday.
5. actions-predictions of future events
In the 21st century ["sen ʧ ər ɪ ] robots will do most of the work.
In the 21st century, robots will do almost all work.
6. actions-threats and warnings
Stop or I will shoot[ ʃ u ː t].
Stop, or I'll shoot.
2. EDUCATION FUTURE SIMPLE
The Future Simple is formed using auxiliary verb will, which is placed before the semantic verb
number/person | Affirmative | Negative form | Interrogative |
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I will do | I won't (won't) do | Will I do? |
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You will do | You won't (won't) do | Will you do? |
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He won't do | He won't (won't) do | Will he do? |
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She will do | She will not (won't) do | Will she do? |
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It will do | It won't (won't) do | Will it do? |
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We will do | We won't (won't) do | Will we do? |
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You will do | You won't (won't) do | Will you do? |
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They will do | They won't (won't) do | Will they do? |
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Many English learners ask: “Can you recommend a good English textbook?” If this question is running through your head, this article is for you. Here I have collected the most useful, from my point of view, literature for those learning English, both with teachers and on their own. But I must warn you that here you will not find books in Russian, since in my practice I mainly use Western publications, because the materials presented in them are the most authentic (that is, created by native speakers, and therefore the most reliable and authentic) .
Guest post written specifically for participants of the Language Heroes school by English teacher Anastasia Osmachko, for which she Thanks a lot:) This article will be useful for both language learners and teachers. All textbooks are available “you-know-where”, plus they can be ordered on Ozone, direct links to them are in the titles of the books.
New English file
So, among all the courses general English The New English file (Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koeing) is especially good and effective. The textbook is created for all levels from Beginner to Advanced. On average it contains 7 modules of 3-4 units each. Each level of the textbook lasts approximately 3 months. Particularly useful for guided study, although it contains a lot of material for independent study.
Pros:
- clear, light structure;
- each lesson highlights grammatical aspect, briefly and clearly presented in a separate section of the textbook (Grammar Bank) and supplemented with short reinforcing exercises;
- Each lesson has a specific list of new words on the topic. These words are organized separately in the Vocabulary Bank section; there are nice illustrations and memory exercises;
- regular testing of the studied material;
- The topics of the lessons are interesting and life-like; in each module there is a practical situation in short dialogues (for example: in a restaurant, in a hotel, at the airport, etc.)
- teachers have the opportunity to diversify classes with additional exercises for the development of spoken language from the teacher’s book;
Minuses:
I didn’t really find them. Most of my students are delighted because a positive result appears very quickly: they start speaking from the first lessons, but provided they are regular.
More…
In addition, the following courses may be useful for developing spoken English:
- Inside Out (the texts in this textbook are an order of magnitude more complex than those in the New English File, but the structure is not as clear)
- Survival English (a collection of dialogues from the most common situations)
I used all of the above courses selectively in accordance with the goals and needs of my students, each of them contains something useful.
Now let's look at books that are good for learning different aspects of the language in more depth. In my practice I use them as Additional materials for independent study and practice of students.
English grammar textbooks:
English Grammar in Use (Murphy)
(from Zhenya - I love him very much)
Levels: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced
Brief and at the same time complete presentation of each aspect within one page. Simple bright examples. Quite short, logical exercises to practice.
- How English Works (Swan)
Brief, clear presentation. Vivid examples.
- Focus on Grammar (Fuchs)
Levels: from Basic to Advanced. An extensive course with a large number of different exercises, including speaking and using the explained structures in practice.
Levels: 1 to 6. Clear complete course. Several levels. Lots of pictures. Good for children.
To work on vocabulary:
English Vocabulary in Use (McCarthy)
Levels: Elementary – Advanced
Here you will find the most used verbs, words on a number of the most relevant topics (eg Family, Health, City, Animals, Food, Home). Each section contains the most common words and expressions, after studying which you will be asked to do a series of exercises to memorize them.
After studying this book, you will become an ace in understanding such a difficult but very interesting topic as phrasal verbs in English.
To work on pronunciation:
Tree or Three (Ann Baker)
Illustrated explanation. Lots of exercises where you will have to listen and repeat after a native speaker. Almost every sound of the English language is trained.
For more advanced students (from approximately Intermediate level), this course is suitable for polishing pronunciation. The textbook is interesting because it does not teach individual sounds, and their combinations in rhythmic life dialogues, which will also teach you English humor. :))
Business English course
If anyone needs business English, I recommend this course:
By studying with a competent teacher in this course, you will master topics such as:
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Preparing and conducting presentations
- Making report
- Business correspondence, etc.
I wish you good luck and a joyful learning process! Remember that the road will be mastered by those who walk!
Nastya Osmachko
If you need a good English teacher, I recommend Nastya to you. She is very smart, responsible, patient, and she also created an online English course for volunteers at the Sochi Olympics! For any questions, write to her directly,
A good book is man's best adviser and friend. And an English textbook is the best friend of someone who decides to study the language of international communication. How to choose a “comrade” among the several dozen manuals that flood the book market? Today we present to you an overview of the 4 best teaching aids in English according to our teachers and students.
In this review we present to you 4 modern manuals for learning English:
- English File Third Edition
- New Total English
- Speakout
- Upstream
All these textbooks implement communicative approach, that is, they are aimed at developing the student’s speaking skills.
How to choose the optimal benefit? EF and NTE are comprehensive universal courses for the methodical development of all skills. Speakout is suitable for those who want to focus on the development of spoken language. Upstream offers a more comprehensive training program, so it is suitable for those who are planning to take international English language exams.
In the review, we focused on textbooks from English publishers. Why did you choose them? We recommend these particular manuals because each of them represents a comprehensive training course. Full set includes a basic textbook, workbook, CDs with audio and video recordings, a teacher's book. Thus, this training course allows you to improve all skills: you will learn to speak, read, write in English and understand foreign speech aurally. How is this implemented in the book? Any of the textbooks we present is divided into unit lessons, each of which contains the following sections:
- Oral speech (Speaking) - questions for discussion, exercises for the development of oral speech.
- Listening to speech - audio recordings and tasks for them.
- Reading - several texts that are used as a basis for developing speaking and learning new words.
- Writing (Writing) - tasks for practicing written speech.
- Grammar - a block that explains any aspect of grammar in understandable language, as well as exercises for practicing theory in practice.
- Vocabulary - a selection of new words and expressions, as well as exercises to practice their use.
- Pronunciation - exercises with audio recordings to train the correct pronunciation of English sounds.
The form of presentation of the material in these manuals is the same: a textbook presenting the material from simple to complex. The training courses presented are suitable for teenagers and adults.
The principle of independent work with such textbooks for learning English is the following: choose a set of books that corresponds to your level of knowledge and study from it “from cover to cover.” That is, go from the first unit to the last.
We will tell you in detail about the features of each manual so that you can choose the most suitable set of books based on your goal of learning English.
English File Third Edition
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| Level: Beginner | Level: Elementary | Level: Pre-Intermediate |
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| Level: Intermediate | Level: Upper-Intermediate | Level: Advanced |
Publishing house: Oxford University Press (UK).
Latest edition:
- Beginner - 2014
- Elementary - 2012
- Pre-Intermediate - 2012
- Intermediate - 2013
- Intermediate Plus - 2013
- Upper-Intermediate - 2014
- Advanced - 2015
English textbook language English File is one of the most popular tools in the world today. Our teachers, as a rule, use EF materials when teaching students.
Why did we choose this textbook:
- Only modern themes, relevant to real life.
- The most frequently used words and phrases by native speakers.
- Interesting texts and dialogues.
- The grammar is explained briefly and simply, the constructions are used by native speakers in everyday communication.
- Effective exercises for the development of oral speech.
The English File is considered an easy-to-understand textbook for learning English, but that doesn't mean it's "superficial." You just won't have to delve into too complex aspects of grammar or learn words that native speakers rarely use in everyday communication. We recommend choosing EF for those students who want to quickly “conversate” in English. EF will teach you how to speak on any topic in modern English.
Textbook structure
The manual consists of 10-12 units, each of which is divided into several parts (sections may differ slightly in textbooks of different levels):
- 2-3 mini-lessons (files) - 1A, 1B, 1C, etc., each of which teaches new words and phrases based on texts, dialogues and audio recordings, and also covers new grammatical topics.
- Practical English / Colloquial English - a special section for improving speaking skills and listening comprehension. The authors suggest for study conversational phrases And useful expressions that will help make your speech natural.
- Writing is a section in which you learn to write letters, resumes, essays, etc.
- Revise&Check - section for repeating material from all parts of the unit.
Additional materials
At the end of the manual there are texts of audio recordings (Listening), exercises for the development of oral speech (Communication), a grammar reference book (Grammar Bank) for each unit, additional exercises for expanding vocabulary (Vocabulary Bank), as well as a table with reading rules (Sound Bank ).
EF textbooks come with audio CDs, as well as a special iTutor application with additional exercises. You can also complete these same tasks online at elt.oup.com. There are exercises for expanding vocabulary, practicing grammar, improving pronunciation, as well as tests, mini-games and other entertainment for each of the lessons in the textbook.
You won't find answers to exercises in textbooks. Therefore, if you want to receive objective assessment knowledge, you should study either with an English teacher, or buy a Teacher’s book with answers.
Each of the textbooks in the English File series has a booklet with tests with which you can check how well you have mastered the material.
New Total English
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| Level: Starter | Level: Elementary | Level: Pre-Intermediate |
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| Level: Intermediate | Level: Upper-Intermediate | Level: Advanced |
Publishing house
- Jonathan Bygrave - Starter level.
- Diane Hall, Mark Foley - Elementary level.
- Araminta Crace - Pre-Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate levels.
- Rachael Roberts - Intermediate level.
- Antonia Clare, JJ Wilson - Advanced level.
Latest edition: 2nd edition 2012 - for all levels.
Advantages and features of the textbook
New Total English is a re-release of a series of popular Total English textbooks with additions and improvements.
The NTE series has the same benefits as the English File manuals. However, the New Total English textbooks are a little more complex than the above series, both in grammar and vocabulary. Therefore, if you want to repeat the materials of the course you have already completed in EF and deepen your knowledge, we recommend choosing NTE.
Textbook structure
Any of the textbooks in the New Total English series includes 10-12 lessons (units). Their structure is similar to the structure of lessons in English File (sections may differ slightly in textbooks of different levels):
- 3 mini-lessons (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), in each of which you will find tasks for practicing grammar, text for reading and discussion, tasks for listening and pronunciation.
- Vocabulary - exercises for learning and practicing the use of new words and expressions.
- Communication - questions for discussion, tasks for the development of spoken language.
- Writing bank - exercises in which you learn to write essays, resumes, business and personal letters.
- Reference - grammar rules with explanations; the theory from all 3 lessons is presented and explained with examples.
- Review and practice is a repetition lesson, which is a test that checks how well you have mastered the materials of the lessons you have completed.
Additional materials
At the end of the manual there is a block of reference materials, which contains information on the pronunciation of English sounds (Pronunciation bank), materials for discussion in English (Communication activities), tips on writing various types of texts (Writing bank), as well as texts for all audio recordings (Tapescripts). Answers to all exercises are in a separate Teacher’s book.
Each textbook comes with an audio disc from which you can learn useful expressions and phrases.
This guide to learning English also has a nice addition in the form of an electronic application that allows you to learn words online. This is the Vocabtrainer website. To learn words here, you first need to register, then enter the book's ISBN (the 13-digit number on the back cover, starting with 978 or 979). After this, you will be able to study on the site. We advise you not to miss this opportunity: training will help you not only remember new words well, but also learn their definitions in English.
Speakout
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| Level: Starter | Level: Elementary | Level: Pre-Intermediate |
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| Level: Intermediate | Level: Upper-Intermediate | Level: Advanced |
Publishing house: Pearson Longman (UK).
Latest edition: 2nd edition 2016 - for all levels.
Advantages and features of the textbook
The name of this English language textbook speaks for itself: this is one of the best tools for overcoming the language barrier and developing fluent and competent oral speech.
It is in Speakout that it is implemented best: almost all exercises are in one way or another aimed at helping the student speak English. Grammar and new words are learned through communication on topics suggested in the textbook.
The manual is published in close cooperation with the world famous BBC. Therefore to this manual In the English language, interesting educational videos are attached. They are live interviews in English with ordinary people on the street, excerpts from films and TV series. The textbook also uses articles from the BBC website, so you will receive only relevant knowledge.
Textbook structure
Each of the benefits includes 10 units, which in turn consist of the following parts(sections may vary slightly in textbooks at different levels):
- 2 mini-lessons are similar to lessons in EF and NTE.
- Function - lesson dedicated to practical use English, where you will learn useful conversational phrases.
- Mini-lesson from the BBC - a lesson that includes an article from the BBC website, a video, as well as tasks for them.
- Lookback - a repetition of what has been covered + a podcast with an interview in which you will hear natural English speech ordinary people.
State budgetary educational institution of higher professional education
"Novosibirsk State Medical University"
Ministry of Health and social development Russian Federation
(GBOU VPO NSMU Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia)
Cheredinova O.V.
TUTORIAL
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
for first year students of medical, pediatric and dental faculties
CYCLE I. MEDICAL EDUCATION
Lesson 1. Reading Rules | |
Noun | |
Personal pronouns | |
Numeral | |
Forms of the verb to be | |
Forms of the verb to have | |
Word order in an affirmative sentence | |
Lesson 2. Present Simple | |
Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs | |
Modal verbs | |
English and its Role for Medical Students | |
Lesson 3. 3 verb forms | |
Parts I and II as a definition | |
Medicine: History (part I) | |
Lesson 4. Interrogative sentences | |
Medicine: History (part II) | |
Lesson 5. Coordination of tenses (simultaneous action) | |
Paired unions | |
Lesson 6. Passive Simple | |
Participle II (repetition)…………………………………….. | |
Abu Ali Ibn-Sina (Avicenna) | |
Lesson 7. Turnover there is/are | |
Continuous Active | |
Higher Education in Great Britain and in the USA | |
Lesson 8. Passive voice (repetition) | |
The Novosibirsk medical University | |
Lesson 9. Repetition of lexical and grammatical material | |
My future Profession |
Grammar: noun, personal pronouns, numerals, forms of verbs to be, to have, word order in an affirmative sentence
I. Read the following words according to the rules:
children, mean, hospital, student, person, pure, leave, while, member, third, treatment, type, skull, chest, shoulder, fiber, agent, strong, bone, line
II. Read the following words from the transcription:
anatomy , chemistry ['kemistri] , microbiology [,mQikrObQi 'OlqGi], patient ['peiSqnt] , medicin ['medsin] , pathology , blood , atrium ['eitrium] , mind , general ['Genqrql] , responsible , library [ 'lQibrqri], health
III. Educate singular nouns:
parents, children, libraries, types, lives, women, houses, mice, relatives, teeth, babies
IV. Explain the use of prepositions, read the sentences and translate them:
1. The lectures delivered by the professors of our Institute are interesting. 2. I write my exercises with a pen. 3. Our assistant’s experiments were successful. 4. He pays great attention to his studies. 5. This book was written by a famous writer. 6. The article was about doctors. 7. He gave the textbook to his friend. 8. The patients of this doctor were children. 9. Children’s parents asked many questions.
V. Read and translate the sentences, paying attention to pronouns:
1. We live with our parents. 2. Her son works with my uncle. 3. I live not far from you and your sister. 4. Their flat is on the second floor. 5. She finished our school. 6. Our doctor is young. 7. We have a dog. We like it and it likes us.
VI. Open the brackets using the appropriate form of personal pronouns:
1. (I) friend sends (I) many letters. 2. (He) brother knows (you). 3. (I) often see (they) in the park. 4. Don’t ask (he) about (he) wife. 5. (He) met (she) at the party.
6. (We) teacher greets (we) every morning. (We) greet (she) too. 7. (You) son studies together with (I).
VII. Name the following numbers:
3547, 20th, 0.005, 1987, 1/3, 209, 31st, 2.65, 2/5
VIII. Insert the appropriate form of the verb to be in the present tense:
1. He...a student. 2. You...students. 3. I...a teacher. 4. She...a young lady. 5. It...a car. 6. Nick... from London. 7. Ann... a doctor. 8. This...a book. 9. The door... open. 10. They... friends. 11. His name...Jack. 12. I... from Novosibirsk.
IX. Find the verb to be in the sentences, determine its tense and translate the sentences:
1. Mike is a student. 2. His mother was a doctor. 3. Helen and Ann are schoolgirls. 4. The Smiths were in Paris. 5. His daughter will be a student. 6. She is married. 7. Her husband was in the hospital. 8. I will be seventeen.
X. Insert the verb to be in the appropriate form:
1. I... in London in summer. 2. My son...a schoolboy next year. 3. Our relatives... at home now. 4. My sister...a housewife. 5. His daughter... in Paris last year. 6. His nephew...a doctor in a year. 7. Her husband… twenty seven yesterday. 8. My son’s friends…students of the medical university.
XI. Answer the questions:
1. Are you a student of the dental faculty?
2. Was it difficult to enter the university?
3. Is it interesting to study at the medical university?
4. Are your friends students?
5. Is your mother a doctor?
6. Will you be a good student?
7. Were you in Moscow this summer/
8. Is anatomy your favorite subject?
XII. Determine the tense of the verb to have and translate the sentences:
1. They had a house but now they have a flat. 2. My friend will have a new job soon. 3. Her aunt has two children. 4. I have no car. 5. His daughter has many English books. 6. He has no relatives in France. 7. They have breakfast at nine o’clock. 8. She had a headache yesterday. 9. I will have no time tomorrow. 10. Their children have no problems.
XIII. Translate the sentences:
1. She had many friends. 2. Our relatives have a new apartment. 3. He has a toothache. 4. They usually have lunch at three o'clock. 5. They had big family. 6. I didn’t have breakfast today. 7. Tomorrow I will have free time.
XIV. Make up sentences corresponding to the Russian version:
1. My cousin is a good doctor. doctor, cousin, a, is, good, my
2. My daughter's friends study at this institute. friends, study, my, this, institute, daughter’s, at
3. He has many relatives. many, he, relatives, has
4. There are 15 doctors working in this department. work, fifteen, doctors, in, department, our
5. They are not at home now. home, now, they, not, are, at
6. His daughter will turn 5 years old tomorrow. five, his, tomorrow, will, daughter, be
7. Last summer we were not in Moscow. were, in, last, not, we, Moscow, summer
XV. Put the words in the correct order:
1. policeman, from, is, John, a, New York
2. is, coffee, nice, not, English, very
3. Tim, in, work, and, Madrid, Sally
4. has, very, free, he, time, little
XVI. Read the following words and give their Russian equivalents:
Biology, college, computer programmer, practical, pensioner, visit
XVII. Learn the following words and phrases:
What does he/she look like? - How he / she looks? good-looking - cute
fair hair [‘fFq ‘hFq] - fair hair to look younger - look younger
medium height [‘mJdjqm hQit] - average height tall - high
slim - slender
experienced - experienced, qualified broad-shouldered [‘brLd ‘Souldid] - broad-shouldered
to have much in common - to have a lot in common different views on smth - different views to be fond of - to get carried away. be in love
to go in for sports - go in for sports to take care of smb - take care of smb to be good at smth - be capable of smb
to tidy - clean, put in order to run the house - run the house
to be married [‘mqerid] - to be married one’s own - own
lawyer - lawyer housewife - housewife son - son
daughter [‘dLtq] - daughter nephew - nephew niece - niece relative - relative
to get on well - to be on good terms, to get along pet - pet, favorite
XVIII. Read and translate the text:
I am Ann Smirnova. Ann is my first name and Smirnova is my surname or family name. I am seventeen. I want to tell you some words about my family. It is not very large. We are five in the family: my mom, dad, grandmother, brother and me.
My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in a college. She is a good looking woman with gray eyes and fair hair. She is forty four but looks much younger. She is medium height and slim.
My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is a broadshouldered, tall man with dark hair. He is forty five. My parents have much in common. But they have different views on books, films and sports. For example, my father is fond of football and tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports but she is fond of reading books and different magazines. My parents are hard working people. My mother keeps the house and takes care of us. She is very good at cooking and she is very practical. I try to help her with the housework. I wash dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat.
My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. My brother Nick is twenty three. He is married and has a family of his own.
He is a lawyer. His wife is a housewife. They have twins – a son and a daughter. I often visit them and play with my nephew and niece.
We have many relatives and we get on well.
I am fond of animals. We have two pets. They are a big dog and an Angora
XIX. Translate the following phrases:
first and last name, have many relatives, son and daughter, nephew and niece, there are three people in our family, a handsome man, a fair-haired woman, a broad-shouldered man, a slender girl
average height, tall guy, we have a lot in common, they have different views on life, be into music, play sports, cook well, be good at languages, take care of children, run the house, clean the apartment, wash dishes, go shopping, be married, gets along well with anyone, has a pet
I. Answer the questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your family name?
3. How old are you?
4. Is your family large?
5. How large is your family?
6. What is your mother?
7. What does she look like?
8. What is your father?
9. What does he look like?
10. Do you get on well with your parents? 11, Do you have much in common with them?
12. What do you have different views with your parents on?
13. Do you have a brother or a sister?
14. Do you have a niece or a nephew?
15. Do you have many relatives?
16. Who runs your house?
17. Do you help your parents with the housework?
18. Do you have grandparents?
19. Are they pensioners?
20. Do you have a pet?
II. Translate the sentences:
1. Our family is not very big. There are four of us: mom, dad, older sister and me.
2. My mother is a pretty, slender woman of average height. She has blond hair. She is a housewife.
3. My dad is tall and broad-shouldered. He is an experienced lawyer.
4. I have a good relationship with my parents because we have a lot in common. But we have different views on clothes and music.
5. My mother runs the house. But I help her clean the apartment and wash the dishes.
Sometimes I go to the store.
6. My older sister is married. She has her own family. Her husband is a programmer. They have
son. He's my nephew. I don't have a niece.
7. I play sports and they say I have a knack for chemistry.
8. We have a favorite. This is a big and smart dog. Her name is Zus.
9. My grandmother and grandfather are pensioners. They live in another city. We often
we visit them.
III. Tell us some words about your family.
I. Learn the following words and expressions:
to enter the university - enter the university alarm clock - alarm clock
to wake up - wake up
to take a shower - take a shower to get dressed - get dressed
sausage [‘sLsiG] - sausage
to leave (left, left) - leave, leave underground station - metro station
It takes me... to... - I need... to
favorite subject [‘feivqrit ‘sAbGqkt] - favorite subject to move - move
to be hungry [‘hANri] - to be hungry, want to eat
to do home assignment - do homework hour - hour
favorite activities - favorite activity to look forward [‘fLwqd] - look forward to
II. Read and translate the text:
This year I entered the Medical University. Now I am a first-year student. On weekdays the alarm clock wakes me up at 6.30. In ten minutes I get up and my working day begins. I go to the bathroom, take a shower and clean my teeth. After that I go to my room and get dressed.
My mother makes breakfast for me. Usually I have a cheese or sausage sandwich and a cup of coffee with cream.
I leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest underground station. Sometimes I go by bus. It takes me 40 minutes to get to the university. Our classes begin at 8.20. Usually we have two or three lectures and practical classes. We study many subjects but human anatomy is my favorite one. It is very interesting but difficult. During the day we have to move from one block` to another. Usually I have lunch in a café but sometimes I have no time to have it.
I come home at about 7 sometimes later. I am always very hungry. So first I have dinner and have a little rest. Then I do my home assignments. It takes me two or three hours. In the evening I watch TV or listen to music. And I go to bed at about 12. When I have free time my favorite activities are going to the movies or different parties or clubs with my friends or playing volleyball. But on my weekdays I am very busy. So I always look forward to Sundays to do the things like that.
I. Answer the questions:
1. What are you?
2. When do you usually get up on weekdays?
3. What do you do in the morning?
4. Do you have breakfast?
5. What do you have for breakfast/
6. When do you leave the house?
7. How do you get to the university?
8. How long does it take you to get to the university?
9. When do your classes begin?
10. What is your favorite subject?
11. Where do you usually have lunch?
12. When do you come home?
13. What do you do in the evening?
14. How long does it take you to do your homework?
15. Do you have much free time?
16. What are your favorite activities when you have free time?
II. Tell us about your working day.
Grammar: Present Simple, degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs, modal verbs
ENGLISH AND ITS ROLE
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Remember:
The suffix –ly forms adverbs from the base of adjectives and nouns: bad-badly.
Ic, -al form adjectives from the base of nouns: base-basic.
Er forms nouns from verb stems: to teachteacher.
Tion (-ssion, -sion), -ment, -ture - noun suffixes
I. Read and translate:
1. actively, mostly, absolutely, universally
2. official, political, scientific, medical, special, professional, essential, natural
3. speaker, provider, leader, manager
4. organization, nation, information, introduction, profession, obligation, decision
5. treatment, achievement, development
6. literature, nature, future
II. Read the following titles:
Great Brirain ['breit 'britn]
The United States of America
Australia
New Zealand
Irish Republic [‘QiriS ri ’pAblik]
Canada [‘kqenqdq]
South Africa ['sQuT 'qefrikq]
III. Learn pronunciation the following words and give their Russian equivalents:
official , literature ['litqritSq] , specialist ['speSqlist], universally [,jHni 'vWsqli] , essential , natural ['nxtSqrql], process ['prousqs] , qualified ['kwOlifQid] , original , profession , practice ['prqektis ]
IY. Learn new words and phrases: important [ im ’ pLtqnt] - important, significant in the world [ wWld] - in the world
native - native
to achieve - achieve exchange - exchange
to promote - to promote, provide
to develop - develop, develop, appear