Английский разговорный язык для студентов заочной формы обучения

       УО «БЕЛОРУССКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» 
 
 
 

     И.В. Радина 
 
 
 

     ENGLISH CONVERSATION PRACTICE FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS OF HIGHER SCHOOL OF TOURISM 
 

     Учебно-методическое пособие по разговорному английскому языку для студентов I-II курсов факультета «Высшая школа туризма» заочной формы обучения 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

     Минск: БГЭУ, 2009 

     Рецензент: Н.П. Могиленских, зав. кафедрой межкультурной экономической коммуникации БГЭУ, кандидат филологических наук, доцент  
 
 

     Рекомендовано кафедрой профессионально ориентированной английской речи  
 
 

     «Английский разговорный язык для студентов заочной формы обучения ФВШТ». Учебно-методическое пособие по разговорному английскому языку для студентов I-II курсов факультета «Высшая школа туризма» заочной формы обучения/ И.В. Радина – Мн., БГЭУ, 2009. - 21с.  
 

     Предлагаемое  вниманию читателей учебно-методическое пособие направлено на развитие навыков говорения на английском языке по тематике, предусмотренной типовыми учебными программами по дисциплинам «Иностранный язык» и «Иностранный язык (разговорная речь)».

     Пособие предназначено для студентов 1-2 курсов факультета ВШТ заочной формы обучения.  
 
 
 
 

 

     Содержание 

     I. BEING A STUDENT…………………………………………….……...…......5 

     II. FAMILY MATTERS …………………………………………………………8 

     III. HOUSING…………………………………………………………….…….11 

     IV. FOOD AND COOKING……………………………………………….……14 

     V. SHOPPING…………………………………………………………………...17 

     VI. SEASONS AND WEATHER ………………………………………………20

 

      I. BEING A STUDENT

     Focus Vocabulary

 

     Belarus State Economic University

           Choosing the right profession is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason we should try to find out what our capabilities are and how we can use them. After finishing school many professions open to each of us, but we decided to enter the Belarus State Economic University (BSEU), which gives us many possibilities for acquiring prestigious profession and being a success in life.

     The Belarus State Economic University was founded 76 years ago in 1933. This is one of the largest Universities in the country. It trains specialists in the field of economics, management and law. The graduates of the University work in all the sectors of the national economy both in the country and abroad. The University has a developed infrastructure, which provides training and research within eight schools: School of Management, School of Accounting and Economics, School of Finance and Banking, School of International Economic Relations, School of Commerce Economics and Management, School of Marketing, School of Law, School of Language Studies. In addition, BSEU incorporates Higher School of Tourism, Higher School of Business and Management, Consulting Center for Commerce, a specialized school of pre-university training and a specialized school of psychological and teaching updating. The University has a Research Center, an International Relations Division and Publishing Center.

     There are two branches of the University beyond Minsk – in Bobruisk and Pinsk. The University has 57 departments, research laboratories, a student campus and a retail trade center.

     The training of students is done on a multi-level basis. The degrees pursued are those of bachelors, specialists and masters. The graduates can also continue their education in a post-graduate school (full-time or part-time).

     The priorities in the organization of teaching are through training, a creative approach to mastering knowledge, as well as making conditions for the realization of individual abilities. The focus is made on providing for systemic level of studies, developing independent work skills, implementing effective methods of testing.

     The university is proud of its technical equipment. It has about 40 computer classrooms, training bookkeeping centers, as well as automated PC-based training offices for specialists in management, finance, banking and commerce. Lecture halls have slide projectors, “Power Points” and other required technical equipment. Classes are fully equipped for language study. Satellite TV, Internet and local computing network are widely used in the teaching process.

     On the 20^th of January, 1992, the Belarusian State National Institute was renamed Belarus State Economic University (BSEU). In 1997 it was officially awarded the status of the Leading Higher Educational Establishment in economists' training.

     The University continues to upgrade the quality of education and aims at high standards of contemporary university, able to meet the challenges of domestic and global economic development. New Faculties and departments are created as the need arises.

     BSEU is full member of the Universities Association and takes part in many international and European programmes.  
 
 

     

1. Say which of the statements are true. Correct the false ones.
1. Choosing the right profession people should consider their capabilities.
2. The university trains specialists in the field of economics, linguistics and law.
3. The university provides training and research within ten schools.
4. There are 57 departments at the University, research laboratories, a student campus and a retail trade center.
5. Studying at the University one can acquire two types of degrees.
6. The focus is mainly made on developing independent work skills.
7. The university is very well-equipped.
8. The university was awarded the status of the Leading Higher Educational Establishment not long ago.
9. The university continues to upgrade the quality of education and aims at high standards.
10. BSEU is full member of the Universities Association and takes part in some international and European programmes.

 
     

2. Fill in the gaps with the words given in the table below.

       
 
 
 

     Harry is 21. He passed his school exams with good marks and left school at 19.

     Now he is at the university. He is a…… and receives a……from the state to help him pay the university……and his personal expenses. He is very……on his subject, mathematics, and it will be useful to him in the future. He works hard and enjoys his…… University……in Britain usually……for three years. After this, Harry hopes to…… A good……will help him to get a high-paid job.

     III. Make an outline of the text consisting of 5-8 sentences and retell the text according to it. 
 

II. FAMILY MATTERS

     Focus Vocabulary

 

     The American Family

     Belonging to a family is one bond almost everyone in the world shares, but family patterns vary from country to country. In some countries, for example, the grandparents are the family leaders. In other countries, many families live and work together as one on community farms. What are the families in the United States are?

     The United States has many different types of families. Most American families are traditional ones. A traditional family is one in which both parents, also called spouses, are living and rearing their children together. There are also families headed by one parent or single-parent families. Apart from traditional and single-parent families there are also families with one stepparent. A stepmother or a stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a mother or a father.

     Some families look even less like the typical traditional family. They may consist of a couple of one race who have adopted children of another race, or from another country. In many states single people may also adopt children or take foster children whose parents can not take care of them.

     Families are very important to Americans and they show great concern about the family as an institution. But despite this fact about half of all marriages end in divorce when a wife and a husband legally end their marriage. These numbers are very high as they are in many industrialized countries. Though couples in the U.S. may still be getting divorced at fairly high rate, this doesn’t mean that they do not believe in marriage. It simply means that they are giving up being married to a particular individual. As a result most people remarry after getting a divorce. The number of divorces grew steadily in the U.S. for many years. Now, however, this number is decreasing. Unlike their parents, many single adult Americans today are waiting longer to get married. Some women and men are delaying marriage and family because they want to get education and start their career.

     Families serve many functions. They provide a setting in which children can be born and reared. Families help to educate their members. Parents teach their children not only values – what they think is important but also different daily skills necessary for normal life as well as customs and traditions. Some families provide each member with a place to earn money. In the US, however, most people earn money outside home. The most important job for the family is to give emotional support and security.

     It can hardly be denied that families give us sense of belonging, tradition, strength and purpose. And as one American expert, studying families says, “The things we need most deeply in our lives – love, communication, respect and good relationships – have their beginnings in the family.”  

     

1. Say which of the statements are true. Correct the false ones.

1. Family patters are common in all the countries of the world.

2. The most typical type of family in the US is a traditional one.
3. Single-parent families are families only with father at the head.
4. A stepparent is a person who joins the family by marring either a mother or a father.
5. Single people can easily adopt children in the United States.
6. Half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce nowadays.
7. Unlike their parents, many single adult Americans today are getting married after finishing school.
8. Families serve many functions, such as: giving money and food to children.
9. The most important job for the family is to give emotional support.

     10)    Our families show us who we are. 

     

2. Put each of the following words into the gaps.

      

     One evening, although he was very nervous, Joe decided__________to his girlfriend, Linda. She_________his proposal, they became____________and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to get married (they where both over 18 so they didn’t need there parents______________). Some people have a religious__________with a priest, but Joe and Linda decided on a__________ceremony in a registory office. On the day of the__________Linda, the____________, was very calm. But Joe, the____________was very nervous. Afterwards, at the____________, the speeches were made and the guests drank a_____________to the happy couple, who finally  left for a__________in Spain. 

    

3. Make an outline of the text consisting of 5-8 sentences and retell the text according to it.

 
 
 

 

      III. HOUSING

     Focus Vocabulary

 

     Patterns of Housing in Britain

     Over half the people in Britain live in their own houses, about a third live in property rented from the local council and one eight live in privately-rented accommodation. The total number of dwellings is more than 22 million and houses are much more common than flats.

     Although the number of houses built during the 1980s went down (especially in the public housing sector traditionally provided by local authorities) the number of people owning their personal homes has more than trebled in the last 35 years. Nowadays there are many tax incentives for people who want to buy houses of their own.

     Buying a house is a large financial investment for many people. That is why the majority buy their homes with a mortgage loan from a building corporation or a bank. The loan is repaid in monthly instalments over a period of twenty years or more. Some people rent or buy accommodation through housing associations which provide a financial alternative to the mortgage system.