| Agreement | Disagreement |
| I quite agree with the survey. | I’m afraid I have to disagree with the survey. |
| ß âïîëíå ñîãëàñåí ñ îïðîñîì. | Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ìíå ïðèäåòñÿ íå |
| ñîãëàñèòüñÿ ñ îïðîñîì. | |
| I agree with the survey in principle. | I couldn’t disagree more with it. |
| Â ïðèíöèïå ÿ ñîãëàñåí ñ | Íèêàê íå ìîãó ñîãëàñèòüñÿ ñ ýòèì. |
| îïðîñîì. | |
| I agree with the survey in a sense. | With all respect, I disagree. |
| ß ñîãëàñåí ñ îïðîñîì â | Ïðè âñåì óâàæåíèè ê Âàì, ÿ íå ñîãëàñåí. |
| íåêîòîðîì ñìûñëå. | |
| I partly agree with the survey. | I disagree with the survey on every point. |
| ß ÷àñòè÷íî ñîãëàñåí ñ îïðîñîì. | ß íå ñîãëàñåí ñ îïðîñîì ïî âñåì ïóíêòàì. |
Example: I agree with the survey whole -heartedly. Motivation is the most important factor of success as it is very difficult to teach a student if he doesn’t want to study.
3. Look again at the factors enumerated in Task 2 and choose those you think you have:natural talent, concentration, high IQ, confidence, self-organization, self-discipline, strong motivation.
4. Can you give a clear answer to the question:
“Why did I enter the university?” Look at the typical answers the students usually give and agree or disagree with them.
1. I entered the university because my parents want me to have a higher education.
2. To enter the university was my decision. I want to get a higher education to get a well-paid job.
3. Entering the university is a very good alternative to serving in the army.
4. I entered the university as I feel the inner desire to improve myself through study, to realize my talents and to enlarge my knowledge about the world I live in.
5. I entered the university, as I understand that nowadays it is impossible to make a career without higher education.
6. I entered the university because I want to become a scientist and devote my life to pure science.
7. I entered the university to acquire some practical skills that will help me to find my place in the world and to create something new in the sphere of my interests.
Grammar: Verbs “to be” and “to have”. Word order. Simple Tenses.
1. Insert the right form of the verb “to be”.
1. She ____ a teacher.
2. Peter and Tom ____ absent today.
3. I ____ a primary school teacher.
4. The weather ____ very cold yesterday.
5. I ____ an engineer in five years.
6. What film ____ on in the cinema today?
7. My brothers ____ drivers.
8. Our teacher ____ from Great Britain.
9. Ann ____ 18 years old two years ago. 10. Where ____ you last Monday?
11. She ____ a student if she studies hard at school.
2. Insert the right form of the verb “to have”.
1. He ____ enough confidence to enter the university.
2. My mother ____ a well-paid job.
3. We ____ two lectures every day.
4. They ____ a tutorial last Wednesday.
5. Most of my classmates ____ higher education in five years.
6. Our grandmother ____ a house in the country.
7. She ____ a car next year.
8. We ____ laboratory classes yesterday.
9. Pete ____ a diploma of a Specialist in Engineering.
10. They ____ a lot of work to do.
3. Open the brackets and put the appropriate form of the verbs “to be” and “to have”.
1. Ann (to have) three exams to pass last term.
2. Don’t pay attention to his rudeness he (to have) some personality problems and can’t hold himself together.
3. Peter (to have) enough confidence in his abilities to enter the university.
4. Who has told you the results of the entrance exams? – I (to have) some reliable sources of information.
5. Everybody (to have) his own personality traits and he must choose the course of study that corresponds his abilities.
6. I can’t communicate with her. She (to be) such an arrogant person.
8. We (to be) very good at studying foreign languages.
8. What (to be) your college major?
9. Ron (to be) an experienced student. It (to be) his third year of studying at the university.
10. The right choice of the college major (to be) a good career foundation.