Module 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Basic English

Module 1. About Myself

Warming up.

TEXT 1. Meet Vera

Dialogue

TEXT 2. My Friends

TEXT 3. An English Family

Module 2. Lifestyle

Warming up.

TEXT 1. Around the Clock with Bob Ellis

Dialogue

TEXT 2. What Is a Lifestyle?

TEXT 3. The Hollywood Kids

Module 3. Education

Warming up.

TEXT 1. Buryat State University

Dialogue

TEXT 2. Education in Great Britain

TEXT 3 Different Types of Schools in the United States

Module 4. My Russia: This the Country Where I Live

Warming up.

TEXT. The Russian Federation – the Largest Country in the World

Dialogue

Module 5. My Buryatia

Warming up.

TEXT 1. The Republic of Buryatia – A Multinational Republic in the Eastern Siberia

TEXT 2. Ulan-Ude –the Capital of the Republic of Buryatia

Dialogue

TEXT 3. Lake Baikal –The Pearl of Siberia

Module 6. What A Wonderful World: a Trip to Some Foreign Countries

Warming up.

TEXT 1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Island

Dialogue

TEXT 2. The United States of America

Dialogue

English for Special Purpose

Module 7. The World of Law

Warming up.

TEXT 1. A Lawyer

Dialogue

TEXT 2. Two Types of Lawyers in Great Britain

TEXT 3. The Russian State System

Module 8. The World of Tourism

Warming up.

TEXT 1. Places to Stay in Great Britain

TEXT 2. Travelling by Air

TEXT 3. Types of Resort

TEXT 4. Booking Procedure

TEXT 5. Special Forms of Tourism

Module 9. The Hospitality Industry

Warming up.

TEXT 1. The Notion of Hospitality Industry

Dialogue

TEXT 2. A Hotel Manager

Module 10. The Office Work and Business Correspondence

Warming up.

TEXT 1. The Business Correspondence Overview

Dialogue

TEXT 2. Document Specialist’s Duties

Supplements.

Reading Supplement

I. Reading for Pleasure

II. Reading for Purpose

Speaking Supplement

I. Conventional English Cliché s

II. Supporting and Linking Phrases for Retelling a Text

Grammar Supplement

English Grammar Exercises

I. English Tenses

II. List of the English Irregular Verbs

MODULE 1

ABOUT MYSELF

Warming up. Read and dramatize the following mini-dialogues. Make up your own short situations.

A. Introducing Yourself

Kate: Hello, my name is Kate. What is your name?

Bill: Hi, I am Bill; it is very nice to meet you, Kate.

Kate: Nice meeting you too. Where are you from, Bill?

Bill: I am from the United States, I live in New York.

Kate: Oh, I see.

Bill: And where are you from?

Kate: I am from England, I live in London.

Bill: That’s great!

B. Getting Acquainted

John: Hi, I am your new groupmate. My name is John.

Ronda: I am pleased to meet you, John. My name is Ronda.

John: Nice to meet you too.

Ronda: Where are you from, John?

John: I am from Canada, I live in Toronto.

Ronda: Oh, really? I have never been to Canada. I think it’s a beautiful country.

John: Yes, it is. Where are you from, Ronda?

Ronda: I am from Sydney, it is in Australia.

John: Yes, sure, that’s cool!

C. Talking about Yourself

Denis: Hello, what is your name?

Maria: Hi, my name is Maria. And what is yours?

Denis: I am David. Where are you from?

Maria: I am from Italy. What about you?

Denis: I am from Russia.

Maria: That’s so cool, Russia is really big.

Denis: Oh, yes, you are quite right. I live in Buryatia.

Maria: I have never heard about it. Where is it?

Denis: It is in Siberia.

Maria: That’s interesting. And what do you do there?

Denis: I am a student of a college.

Maria: I am a student too. What do you study?

Denis: I study Law and Business, and you?

Maria: I study Tourism. I am very fond of travelling. May be one day I will travel to Siberia.

Words and Phrases for the Topic:

Personal data: name, surname, patronymic name, age, married, single

Relatives: own – father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, cousin; step – step-mother, step-father, step-sister, step-brother;

Family: husband, wife, son, daughter; relatives-in-law – mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law;

Occupation: teacher, doctor, engineer, driver, businessman, house-wife, manager, director, programmer, sales assistant, accountant, designer, hairdresser, barber, stylist, artist, actor/actress, sportsman, miner, pilot, stewardess, farmer, worker, wood-cutter, pensioner

TEXT 1

Read the text and say if Vera is a friendly girl.