Приветствую всех читателей нашей странички. У нас осталось 2 «занятия» перед датой сдачи экзамена по английскому языку, которая в этом учебном году назначена на 19 мая. Поэтому постараемся попрактиковаться во всех видах заданий в формате ЕГЭ.
Но сначала порассуждаем о преимуществах и недостатках обучения за рубежом, что было «домашним заданием» в предыдущем номере газеты. Наши аргументы «за» и «против» на эту тему следующие:
1. Introduction (state the problem)
Nowadays, with better co-operation, and relation with foreign countries, some students choose to study at a foreign university rather than a local, one. However, there are drawbacks to studying in another country.
2. Arguments «for»
A reason why people want to study in another country is that, they have the opportunity of learning the, language of that country, Also, you learn to be more independent because you do not have your, family nearby to rely on. In addition, you have the chance to get to, know people from a different country and, apart from making new friendships and contacts, you become familiar with, another culture and way of life. This helps to broaden the mind.
3. Arguments «against»
On the other hand, studying abroad can be very, expensive and your family may have to give up, things like holidays to be able to afford to send you to another country. Moreover, you may get homesick and unhappy there because you are far away from your family. As a result you might mix only with other students from your own country and so, will not experience a different style of living.
4. Conclusion
All in all, whether you would enjoy, studying abroad depends on what kind of person you are and how much you can afford. If you have strong family ties, then it might be better to study in your own country. But, if you are, the type who mixes well with people from different cultures, then it could be a challenging experience.
Предлагаем упражнение на использование языка.
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Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А15-21. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям А15-А21, в которых представлены 4 возможных варианта ответов. Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта.
Teenage Crisis
Mary was a good student. She had always liked school and her teachers were very A15 of her. They were sure that she would have no problem passing the university entrance examination at the end of the year and that she would go on to become a famous doctor. But then she changed. She started coming to school late, and made weak A16 for not having done her homework. When she was asked why she was always late, she A17 to say anything at all, so her worried teachers called Mary’s parents to the school to try to find out what was A18. Her parents were shocked when they heard what the teachers had to say, because they had no A19 what was happening to their daughter. She still left home to go to school at the same time as she always had done, and she A20 all her time in the evenings in her room studying - or so they thought. They had to A21 out what was going on - quickly.
A15
1 pleased
2 happy
3 proud
4 satisfied
A16
1 lies
2 apologies
3 excuses
4 reasons
A17
1 denied
2 refused
3 disagreed
4 answered
A18
1 mistaken
2 wrong
3 incorrect
4 bad
A19
1 thought
2 plan
3 suggestion
4 idea
A20
1 used
2 sat
3 took
4 spent
A21
1 find
2 search
3 look
4 discover
Перейдём к следующему заданию.
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Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. В заданиях В 18-В 24 преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали контексту. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.
GENERATE
LIKE
PROBABLE
EMPLOY
POPULATE
TRADITION
WEALTH
Work in the Future
In future life will be very different from previous B18.
Our careers are B19 to last for more than fifty years. We will B20 change our jobs about twenty times and always have to learn new skills. There won’t be a lot of B21 as the world’s B22 will fall. Rich countries in Europe will need immigrants from less B23 nations to work for them. They will have to do more B24 jobs such as farming. These usually have very low wages.
Для практики в диалогической речи предлагаю поработать со следующими диалогами из учебника Сlick On 3 изд-ва Express Publishing:
a) In pairs, read out the dialogue.
Room service
A: Room service, how can I help you? B: Hello, I’d Like to order lunch, please. A: Certainly. Which room are you in? B: Room 207. A: And what would you like to order? B: A tuna salad and a bottle of water, please. A: Right. And what time would you like it sent to your room? B: Erm ... at 1 o’clock. A: OK. That’s fine. Will that be all? B: Yes, thank you. Goodbye.
b) Use the prompts to act out similar dialogues.
breakfast for tomorrow morning /Room 659/ continental breakfast/8:30
dinner/Room 372/chef’s salad and fried chicken with rice/6:45
c) In pairs, read out the dialogue.
Booking a table
A: Good evening, Mario’s restaurant. How can I help you? B: Hello. I’d like to book a table for tomorrow night, please. A: Of course. What name, please? B: Brown. A: How many people is the booking for? B: Three. A: That’s fine. And what time would you like to eat? B: At 8:00. A: I’m terribly sorry. We have no free tables until 8:30. B: Oh, well, 8:30 is fine. A: Wonderful. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night. B: Thank you. Goodbye.
Наталья Кузнецова,
Методист John Parsons Bookshop (ЦентрКом-Самара)
Для практики в диалогической речи предлагаю поработать со следующими диалогами из учебника Сlick On 3 изд-ва Express Publishing: 
