Education in Kazakhstan. Education in Britain.

 

 

Ex.1. Suggest the Russian for the following word combinations

the historic conception; graduates; he pointed to the role of peoples; without the history; the embodiment of that idea; to present a graduation thesis; he proved the meaning of the Eurasian region; the West and the East.; to communicate with the youth; he often supported the youth in their ambitions; in his honor. To give a great attention to; annually; great scientist; to take the finals; the decree of the President; to take into account; the international relationships of Kazakhstan; to participate in the world processes; to transform the ideas into a life; the head of the university; a leading capital university of classical type; first of all; world history; under the control of the President; two cloak-rooms; well-equipped labs;  a great deal of research; technology and science; an undergraduate program; series of lectures;36 hours per week; to pass examinations; term; on completion; a higher school diploma.

 

Ex.2.Suggest English equivalents for:

1. доказывать 

2.защищать дипломную работу

3.научные работники

4.заниматься научной работой

5.получить зачёт

6.диплом о высшем образовании

7.сдать экзамен

8.воплощение

9.сдавать выпускные экзамены

10.научное исследование

11.кандидат

12.лабораторное оборудование

13.стипендия (пособие)

14.вносить важный вклад

15.курсовая работа

16.сдавать вступительные экзамены

17.семестр

18.технические специальности

19.естественные и гуманитарные  науки

20. Факультативный предмет

 

Ex.3.Guess the meaning of the terms in italics:

1. He showed that world history without the history of that people would not be full, moreover-it would be not right.

2. He proved the meaning of the Eurasian region side by side with the West and the East.

3. Lev Gumilyov liked to communicate with the youth, he often supported the youth in their ambitions and our university was named in his honor.

4. The university was created by the decree of the President (May, 23, 1996)

5. Today ENU is the embodiment of that idea, university for the future.

6. The main building is one of the biggest buildings of the university.

7.Могеover, the university has a great library with many spacious reading halls, or fine gym, a big dining-room and nine hostels.

8. Many of our teachers and instructors are outstanding specialists in various fields of technology and science. Some of them are graduates of our University.

9. An undergraduate program consists of a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory classes which in total account for about 36 hours per week.

10. On completion of studies the student presents a graduation thesis or takes the finals.

 11. A higher school diploma means high academic and professional (general and specialized) training. It also stands for high cultural standards.

 

Ex.4.Make up sentences according to the patterns:

1. He pointed to… 

2. He showed… 

3. He proved… 

4. He liked….    

5. He often supported….

6. He suggested….

7. Taking into account….

8. First of all….

9. Могеover …

 

Ex.5. Speak on the following sub-topics:

1. L.N.Gumilyov was a Great Russian, a well-known orient list.
2. The Eurasian university is big.
3. There are 8 institutes in our university.

 

Ex.6. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. Right now, I am watching TV. Tomorrow at this time, I (watch) ……. TV as well.

2. Tomorrow after school, I (go) ……. To the beach.

3. I am going on a dream vacation to Tahiti. While you (do) ……. Paperwork and (talk) …….. to annoying customers on the phone, I (lie) …………. On a sunny, tropical beach. Are you jealous?  
4. We (hide) ……..when Tony (arrive) ……. At his surprise party. As soon as he opens the door, we (jump) ………. Out and (scream) …………, “Surprise!”  
5. We work out at the fitness centre every day after work. If you (come) ……… over while we (work) ……….. out, we will not be able to let you into the house. Just to be safe, we (leave) ………. A key under the welcome mat so you will not have to wait outside.  
6. While you (study) ……… at home, Magda (be) ……… in class.  
7. When I (get) ……… to the party, Sally and Doug (dance) ………., John (make) ………. Drinks, Sue and Frank (discuss) ………..something controversial, and Mary (complain) ……. About something unimportant. They are always doing the same things. They are so predictable.  
8. When you (get) …….. off the plane, I (wait) ………. For you.  
9. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) ………. Up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) ………….  
10. If you (need) ………. To contact me sometime next week, I (stay) ………. At the Sheraton in San Francisco.

 

Ex.7. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) …. Here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.  
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ….. for over an hour. I almost left without him.

3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) …. For that import company for more than ten years and he (work) ….. in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.  
4. I (see) …. Many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

5. Sarah (climb) ….. the Matterhorn, (sail) …… around the world, and (go) …… on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.  
6. Sarah (climb) …..the Matter horn, (sail) ….. around the world and (go) ….. on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ….. more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.  
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think her (cry) …...

 

Ex.8. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

For that play for months, and I didn’t want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) … five cups of coffee and I (wait) … over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) …. To meet Kathy in front of the asbah.

When I arrived at the theatre, Kathy (pick, already) …..up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) …. For more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) ….. up and (go) …. Into the theatre without us.  
Kathy told me you (be) …. Late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ….. several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

 

Ex.9. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?

Tony: We (wait) …. For the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) …. Here for more than five hours.

Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?

Tony: We (get) …. Here at 6:00 o’clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) …. Here waiting for tickets when we arrived.  
Lars: I can’t believe that! Are you serious?

Tony: Yeah, people (take) …. Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ….. in line to get a good seat in the theatre.

Lars: When did you buy your tickets?

Tony: I (buy) … them last week by phone. I (know) ….. tickets would be hard to get because I (see) ….. a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) ….. in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing.

Lars: I don’t believe that!

Tony: It’s true. They (camp) … out in front of Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles for about a month because they (want) ….. to be the first people to see the movie.

 

Ex.10. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.

1. When I (arrive) …… home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ….. a beautiful candlelight dinner.

2. Since I began acting, I (perform) ….. in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) … publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.

3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ….. without me. My boss (be) ….. furious with me and I (be) ….. fired. 
4. When I (turn) …… the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) ….. the song in years, and it (bring) ….. back some great memories.

5. Last week, I (run) ….. into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) …. .each other in years, and both of us (change) …a.  great deal. I (enjoy) ….. talking to her so much that I (ask) ….. her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

6. When Jack (enter)..the room, I (recognize, not)… him because he (lose) ….. so much weight and (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) …. By the time Europeans first (arrive) ….. in the New World.

8. I (visit) …..so many beautiful places since me (come) …… to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) ….. of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyon lands

 

UNIT 8

 

SPORT

 

Text: What makes people kin

Grammar: The Passive Voice

What makes all people Kin

People all over the world are very fond of sports and games. That is one thing in which people of every nationality and class are united.

The most popular “outdoor” winter sports are shooting, hunting, and hockey and, in the countries where the weather is frosty and there is much snow —skating, skiing and tobogganing. Some people greatly enjoy figure-skating and ski-jumping.

Summer, affords excellent opportunities for, swimming, boating, yachting, cycling, gliding and many other sports. Among outdoor, games football takes the first place in public interest; this game is played in all the countries of the world. The other games (that have firmly established themselves in favour, in different countries are golf, lawn-tennis, cricket, volleyball, basketball, and so on. Badminton is also very popular.

All the year, round many people indulge in boxing, wrestling, athletics, gymnastics and track and field events. Scores of young girls and women go in for calisthenics’. 

Among indoor games the most popular are billiards, table, tennis, draughts and some others, but the great international game is chess, of course. The results of chess tournaments are studied and discussed by thousands of enthusiasts in different countries.  So we may say that sport is one of the things that makes all people kin.     

 

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

 

1. Archery n	стрельба из лука
2. Artistic gymnastics (calisthenics)	шейпинг
3. Boxing n	бокс
4. Car (motorcycle) racing	мотогонки
5. Cycling n	велоспорт
6. Diving n	дайвинг
7. Fencing n	фехтование
8. figure-skating n	фигурное катание
9. Gliding n.	планеризм
10. Gymnastics n.	гимнастика
11. Mountaineering n.	альпинизм
12. Rowing and canoeing	гребля на байдарках
13. skating n	конькобежный спорт
14. skiing n	лыжный спорт
15. ski – jump n	фристайл
16. sky diving (parachuting)	прыжки с парашюта
17. swimming n	плавание
18. weight-lifting n	тяжелая атлетика
19. Windsurfing n	серфинг
20. Wrestling n	борьба
21. yachting	яхтенный спорт
22. hurdle races	скачки с препятствиями
23. marathon n	марафон
24. pole vault (vaulting)	прыжки с шестом
25. Race/ run n	легкая атлетика
26. Barbell n	штанга
27. Beam n	бревно
28. Chessboard n	шахматная доска
29. Draughtsman n	шашка
30. Trampoline n	батут
Open air games
Badminton n	net-ball n
Basket-ball n	rugby n (colloq. Rigger)
Cricket n	(lawn) tennis n
Football n (colloq. Soccer)	volley-ball n
Golf n	water polo

 

Ex.1. Suggest the Russian for:

1. Archery n

2. Car (motorcycle) racing

3. Pole vault (vaulting)

4. Beam n                                                     

5. Chessboard n                                            

6. Rings n

7. Puck n                                           

8. Sky diving (parachuting)

9. weight-lifting n

10. Windsurfing n

11. Wrestling n

12. Yachting

13. Hurdle races

14. Marathon n

15. Gliding n.   

16. Hang gliding n.

17. Mountaineering n.

18. Rowing and canoeing

19. Fencing n                                                           

20. figure-skating n 

21. Diving n

 

Ex.2. Fill in the gaps with the words given in brackets.

1. The most popular “outdoor” winter sports are….......
2. Summer affords excellent opportunities for….......
3. Among outdoor games … takes the first place in public interest; this game is played in all the countries of the world.
4. Among indoor games the most popular are…..........
5. The results of chess you tournaments are … … by thousands of enthusiasts in different countries.

(Swimming, boating, yachting, studied and discussed, football, billiards, table, tennis, draughts, skating, skiing, hockey)

 

Ex.3. Study Active Vocabulary and name:

1. As many kinds of sport as you can; b) some open-air games; c) sorts of indoor games.

 

Ex.4. Speak on each kind of sport on the list below; briefly describe. Say a few words about its advantages and attractive features:

mountaineering, rowing, yachting, hockey, tennis, basket-ball, volley-ball,-chess, boxing, wrestling, fencing, artistic gymnastics, figure-skating, skiing, skating, ski  jumping, sky-diving, archery, discus throwing, windsurfing, steeplechase, marathon.

Ex.5. Write 10 questions about the text.

 

GRAMMAR: The Passive Voice.

 

To be + Participle II
Tense	Active		Passive
Present      Past      Future      (Indefinite)	ask            asked            will  ask		am/is/are  asked        was/were   asked         will   be   asked
Present     Past    Future    (Continuous)	am /is/are asking       was/ were asking       will be asking		am/is/are  being asked     was/were being asked -            ---
Present    Past    Future    (Perfect)	have/has asked       had asked       will have asked		have/has been asked     had been asked     will have been asked

 

• We use the passive  when it is not so important (or unknown) who or what did the action. We use the passive  only when we don’t know or don’t want to say who did it.

My article was published yesterday. Rome wasn’t built in one day.

• Only the verbs which take an object can go into the passive. Intransitive verbs can’t be used in the Passive Voice. They are: to fly, to arrive, to be, to become, to have, to lack, to possess, to consist, to belong, to hold, to suit, to resemble, to fit, to appear, to seem, to come, to go, to last.
• If you want to say who did or what caused the action, use by or with It was destroyed by fire.

 

Ex.6. Define, what verbs are transitive and what verbs are intransitive?

To go, to take, to find, to lie, to stop, to win, to swim, to come, to speak, to show, to look at, to like ,to discuss, to stand, to spend, to miss, to stay, to listen to, to ski, to use, to change, to recognize, to skate, to hear, to build, to examine, to leave.

 

Ex.7. Put the sentences into the Passive Voice where possible.

1. Someone will drive you to the airport. 2. Goldfish live in fresh water. 3. The Egyptians built pyramids. 4. We walked four miles yesterday. 5. They arrived last night. 6. They informed me about it. 7. I slept till 8. 8. It’s raining. 9. They have sold their car to pay the debts. 10. They hold a meeting in the village hall once a week. 11. They have proved that there is no life on the Moon.

 

Ex.8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous Passive. 

Example: They shut the window.-The window was shut.

1. The student (ask) to tell the story again. 2. Such mistakes (make) by even the best students. 3. A modern tune (play) when we came into the hall. 4. Every morning the workers (tell) what they had to do. 5. The houses (build) of stone, brick and wood.      6. At last the problem (solve) to everyone’s satisfaction. 7. A new museum then (open). 8. A week ago two students of our group (choose) for jury service. 9.Last Friday he (meet) at the railway station. 10.The living –room (sweep), (mop) and (dust). It is clean now.

 

Ex.9.Express the following sentences in the passive.

Example: They asked me my name and address.

1. Someone told us a very funny story yesterday. 2. The people gave him a hearty welcome. 3. They have offered my brother a very good job.4.The house agents showed us some very nice flats. 5. The secretary didn’t tell me the exact time of my appointment. 6. The teacher hasn’t asked Peter any questions at this lesson.7.People wished the newly married couple a long and happy life.8.They never tell me the family news.9. He didn’t tell me the whole truth.

 

 

Ex.10. Open the brackets, using the correct form of the Passive Voice.

1. This copy (not read). The pages (not cut) 2. Why the car (not lock) or (put) into the garage? 3. I’m not wearing my black shoes today. They (mend). 4. This room (use) only on special occasions. 5. He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and (operate on) tomorrow morning. 6. The damaged buildings (reconstruct) now, the reconstruction (finish) by the end of the year. 7. The paintings (exhibit) till the end of the month. 8. She heard footsteps, she thought she (follow). 9. Normally this street (sweep) every day, but it (not sweep) yesterday.

                                     

Ex.11. Translate into English.

1. Дом был отремонтирован, забор  был покрашен и много новых  фруктовых деревьев было посажено  в саду к тому времени когда  он вернулся. 2. Она показала мне  статью которая была переведена  ее братом. 3. Этот завод был  построен к маю. 4. К семи часам  вчера все документы были готовы. 5. Когда мы получили их телеграмму  товары были доставлены в порт. 6.Где сейчас строят это здание? 7.Где строятся такие здания? 8. Когда будет построено это  здание? 9.Опять обсуждается этот  вопрос? 10.Лекции этого профессора  всегда слушают с большим интересом.  11. Его всегда любили б и ему всегда доверяли.