Read and translate the text. Enumerate its main ideas.

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Волченкова, К.Н.
  Английский язык: Учебное пособие к электронному учебнику «English for Teachers» / К.Н. Волченкова. – Челябинск: Изд-во ЮУрГУ, 2008. – 151 с. Учебное пособие предназначено д

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. advisor (n) – консультант 2. communicate with – общаться с 3.

Use the following phrases to express your agreement or disagreement.
  Agreement Disagreement I quite agree with the survey. I’m afraid I have to disagree with the survey.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense. Remember that some of them are irregular.
  Last year I _____ (to spend) my holidays in Great Britain. It _____ (to be) a wonderful time! I _____ (to meet) quite a number of new people and many of them  

Open the brackets and put the verbs into one of the Simple Tenses.
1. Dick (to enter) Oxford university in 2003. Now he is a sophomore student. 2. After every three months of study we (hand in) our term papers. 3. Susan (not to know) what exams s

Read and translate the text.
  SUCCEEDING IN COLLEGE   To succeed in an American college, a student must be organized. The college will have a department with advisors who can help the stud

Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B.
  A B сдавать курсовые работы вовремя major subject готовиться к экзаменам

Problem solving
  These are the Rules every student should follow. Discuss in groups of four: what rules seem quite reasonable and what rules seem quite absurd? What rules are impossible to f

Read the text written by Steven C. Hayes (University of Nevada) and summarize its main ideas.
  RULES OF SUCCESS: A MESSAGE FOR STUDENTS   Rule 1. Talk and Write – A Lot   Science is a largely verbal enterprise. Successful s

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. academic degree – ученая степень 2. application (n) – заявление 3.

Open the brackets and put the verbs into Present Simple or Present Progressive.
Example: Kate usually (to read) a book in the evening but today she (to cook) dinner.   Kate usually reads a book in the evening

Read the text and express in your own words its main idea.
  HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA   Russia’s higher educational system started with the foundation of the State Moscow University founded in the middle of the 18th c

Look at the scheme of giving а summary to the text and enumerate the 4 main elements of the summary.
1. Give the title of the text summarized.   The title of the text is….   2. Begin the summary with one of the introductory general phrases:

March phrases in column A with their translation in column B and make up sentences with them.

Use the phrases given below to fill in the gaps into the sentences.
Secondary education, training, final state examinations, vocational education curricula, to provide mobility, entrance exams, degree of a Specialist, to provide access, competition, distance lea

Translate from Russian into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson.
1. Система высшего образования в России находится в стадии реформирования.   2. Среднее образование является обязательным для всех граждан России.   3.

Read the text and match the abstracts with the titles given below.
a. Leading role in humanities and in applied sciences b. Russian Diplomas Competitiveness c. Great variety of educational institutions d. High Standard of Education

Pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. academic year – учебный год 2. Advanced Level examinations – экзамен по программе средней школы повышенного уровня cложности 3. applied technology – прикладные разрабо

Put the verbs in brackets into the right form of Present Perfect and translate them.
1. He ____ (gain) a lot of weight recently. 2. Tom ____ just (clear out) the garage. 3. They ____ (sell) their house and ____ (go) on a tour of the world. 4. I ___ (be) t

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Perfect Tense.
1. She __________ (to cook) dinner by the time you come. 2. The tutor __________ (to look through) all our tests by the end of the week. 3. The film already _________ (to start) w

Read the text and do the tasks after it.
  HIGHER EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN   The percentage of young people entering universities in Britain is lower than in the United States, where more than half a

Match the English phrases with their Russian equivalents.
  1. summer school 1. приблизительный 2. to be dedicated to 2. учебный год

Speaking
  1. Tell about the system of Higher education of the UK to your friend who doesn’t know anything about it. 1. What are the requirements to the applicant who

Student B.
  You are the Academic Officer of the university. You know the answers to all the questions about the university and students life. Your task is to provide information to the applican

Practice the phrases used for making congratulations and consoling.
  Congratulating Consoling   Поздравления Слова утешения  

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. advance one’s career – продвигаться по карьерной лестнице 2. Associate degree – начальное вы

Using your background knowledge about the system of higher education in the USA agree or disagree with the following statements.
1. The system of Higher Education in the USA does not differ from the Russian one. 2. Higher education in the USA is free. 3. American colleges are not certified to give universit

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the Future Perfect Passive.
Example: A new park will have been laid out by summer. 1. All her affairs _________ (to settle) before she gets married. 2. All the stolen

Read the text and do the tasks after it.
  HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE USA   To attend American university students must complete 12 years of primary and secondary education. Students who would like to att

Read the abstract about the assessment system in an American University and answer the questions after it.
  UNIT SYSTEM   College courses are given a value, which are called “credits” or “units.” The number of units assigned to a course corresponds to the number of

Problem solving
  Introduction   The American system of Higher education has some peculiarities. It is considered a democratic one. But the democracy introduced into the

Practice the following phrases and use them in the dialog below.
  Making requests Refusing politely Would you mind my V-ing? Well, actually, I’m a bit busy at the

Try to match discoveries and works of art with the famous inventors.
  1. Assembly line a) Alexander Graham Bell 2. Theory of Relativity b) Albert Einstein

Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the Active vocabulary of the lesson.
1. От студентов требуется выбрать специализацию к концу второго года обучения в университете. 2. Степень бакалавра присуждается студенту, который успешно окончил 4-х летний курс обучения в

Read the text and open the brackets.
  FACULTY MEMBERS IN AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   Colleges and universities in the US (to be headed) by a president and a provost who (to be) usually a chief academ

Make up a crossword using the basic terms of higher education.
  Russian system of British system of USA system of higher education higher education higher e

Listen and repeat the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. ambiguous (a) – двусмысленный 2. asset (n) – капитал, имущество 3. b

Read the words following the order of their Russian equivalents.
  1. принимать участие a. to make a choice 2. делать выбор b. to take into accoun

Try to answer the following questions using your background knowledge.
1. Why is higher education important nowadays? 2. What possibilities does it give to the graduates? 3. Is it necessary to go the university in order to be an educated person?

Match question tags with the appropriate statement.
Example: It isn't cold, is it?   1. This statement is ambiguous, a) ...

Practice the following dialog.
  Kim: It's hot in here, isn't it?   Jill: Yes, it certainly is. I wish they'd open a window or two. Kim: That would be nice. By the way, my name is Kim

Match synonyms and make up sentences with the word expressions from column B.
  Column A Column B 1. to take into account a. to take part 2.

Translate from Russian into English.
1. Когда человек выбирает профессию ему необходимо учитывать интересы общества, в котором он живет. 2. Социальный заказ общества это потребность в подготовке специалистов в определенной об

Ask all the possible questions to the following sentences.
Example: He chose his occupation when he was 12 years old. 1. Did he choose his occupation when he was 12 years old? (Yes/No question)

Listen and repeat the word expressions after the speaker.
1. “Applicant” center – центр «Абитуриент» 2. a dreadful ordeal – ужасное испытание

Answer the questions using your background knowledge about the SUSU University.
1. Why did you decide to enter the South Ural State University? 2. How many faculties does it have? 3. What do you know about the university you study at? 4. What youth o

Read the text and do the tasks after it.
  SOUTH URAL STATE UNIVERSITY   SUSU is one of the largest universities of Russia. It was founded in 1943. SUSU has 33 faculties, 13 branches and 8 regional cam

Vocabulary Practice
  1. Fill in the correct word from the list below:equipment, dreadful, personal, open,education, regional, linguistic, reading, complex, assistant. 1

Speaking
  1. A delegation of students and teachers from Cambridge are on a visit at your university. You are asked to tell the guests about it. Present information on:

Homework
  2. Complete the facts about the South Ural State University using the following phrases:a linguistic center, e–subscriptions, postgraduate courses, informationre

Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Южно–Уральский Государственный Университет известен в стране благодаря своим выпускникам. 2. Наш университет был основан в 1943 году.   3. Если вы хотите подготов

Read the text and say if it is difficult to study at Oxford.
  STUDENT LIFE AT OXFORD   What is it like, being a student at Oxford? Like all British universities, Oxford is a state university, not a private one. Students

Listen and repeat the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. be open to – быть открытым для восприятия 2. career prospect – перспектива продвижения по сл

Think of a job and talk about it without telling anyone what the job is. The class have to guess which job you have chosen. Talk about
– What you do – Qualities you need for the job – Salary – Reasons you like/dislike it   5. Paraphrase the quotations. Which do you agree with? Why?

Fill in the correct grammar tense.
1. If I hadn’t lied to my boss, he __________ (not/fire) me. 2. I wish I ___________ (not/spend) so much money on clothes. Now, I can’t pay the phone bill.    

Read and translate the text.
  TEACHER PROFESSION   Teachers have the very important responsibility of shaping the lives of young, impressionable children. With this responsibility comes gr

The gaps.
  1. rewarding a. very easy to hurt   2. patient b. having much stress   3. caring c. living or acting in conformity with one’s beliefs

Look through the table, listen and fill in the missing information.
  News reporter Advantages reasons ---------------- travel around

Speaking
  Describe the portrait of an “ideal” teacher. Do not forget to mention:   - the professional skills a teacher needs (as an educator, as an org

Practice the phrases used to give advice.
  I don't think you should work so hard. Я не думаю, что ты должен так много   работать.

Translate the text in written form.
    TOP 6 KEYS TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL TEACHER   The most successful teachers have some common characteristics. Here are the top six keys to being a

Listen and repeat the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. acquire (v) – приобретать 2. adapt to (v) – адаптироваться к 3.

Read the words following the order of their Russian equivalents.
  1. to penetrate through 1. личный пример 2. human society 2. появление

Read the text and choose the best title for it.
1. Need for Innovation in Education 2. Mutual dependence of Education and Technological progress 3. Models of delivering knowledge.   Education plays an imp

Read the sentence and try to remember the last variant.
1. We live in an era of “knowledge explosion”. 2. We live in an era of “knowledge explosion” characterized by the rapid advances in science and technology. 3. We live in an era of

Translate from Russian into English.
1. Инновации – источник развития образования.   2. В средние века знания передавались в устной форме.   3. В современном мире специалист с высшим образ

Repeat and practice the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. amazing (a) – поразительный 2. approach (n) – подход 3.

Read the text and formulate its main idea.
  DISTANCE EDUCATION   For the decades universities and colleges have been looking for ways of offering courses to students who do not have access to the univer

Read the text and match the headings with abstracts of the text.
A. Student support and services. B. Lack of experience. C. Feedback and teacher contact. D. Isolation. E. Training.   BARRIERS TO LEARNING

Fill in the gaps using the appropriate Tense form of the verb in brackets.
  TEXT MESSAGES   Can you remember where you ____ 1 (to be) when the first text message _____ 2 (to be sent) in the UK? You can't? I'm not surprised. Nobody ___

Translate sentences from Russian into English.
1. Дистанционное обучение – это способ трансляции знаний с помощью новых информационных технологий. 2. В течение многих лет университеты искали способ предоставления образовательных услуг

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the speaker.
1. affection (n) – привязанность 2. approach (n) – подход(в исследовании)

Say whether the action of the object clause precedes, follows or is simultaneous with the action of the principal clause in the following sentences.
1. At the conference a lecturer told us that psychology, the science of mind and behaviour, had emerged in the nineteenth century. 2. The mayor promised that specialized clinics for such c

Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct form. Mind the sequence of tenses.
1. It was announced that the techniques of the experiment (would be objected; were objected) to.   2. It is known that an Institute of psychology in the Russian Academy of Sc

Open the brackets and put the verb into the correct form.
1. The students were informed that for Freudists what was hidden (to be) more   important and real than what we (to feel) and (to do). 2. Humanists believed that ma

Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text.
  PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE   Psychology is one of the most rapidly developing social sciences, touching almost every aspect of our lives. It has as its principal

Fill in the table of derivatives.
  verb noun adjective adverb     persuasive &

Match the meaning with the word.
1. The central or most important surroundings, people, way of life, research circumstances in which a person lives;

Prepare a dialog between a school leaver and a psychology student of your University.
A: Excuse me, may I ask you a few questions? B: ....   A: You are a psychology student here, aren't you? B: ....   A: I got intereste

Making suggestions
What about going to …? Как насчет того, чтобы пойти …? What are you doing in the evening? Что вы собираетесь делать вечер

Agreeing to a suggestion
  That’s all right with me. Меня это устраивает. I’ll be look forward to it. Я буду с нетерпением ожидать э

Practice the dialogs.
1. “ What are you doing tomorrow morning?” “Nothing special. Why?”   “How about going to the University? There will be an open day tomorrow and we’ll be able to learn more in

Read the text written and give a 2-minute summary of it.
  ACTIVE AGENT AND/OR PASSIVE VICTIM   The three major psychological views of man – the behaviouristic, the psychoanalytic, and the humanistic – differ most imp

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. aggression – агрессия 2. archival study – изучение архивов (архивный метод)

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. The scientific advisor said to me: “Psychologists conduct their research using a variety of methods”.   2. The lecturer said: “As a discipline, psychology is growing in si

Change the sentences into Indirect Speech.
  1. The American Psychological Association recommended to researchers: “Tell prospective subjects what they will experience and instruct subjects that they may withdraw from the stud

Change the sentences into Indirect Speech.
  1. She asked: “How do body and mind interact?”   2. I asked: “Are body and mind fundamentally different parts of a human being, or are they one and the same,

Read the text and express in your own words the main idea of the text.
  METHODS OF RESEARCH   One way to learn about people is through archival studies, an examination of existing records of human activities. Psychological

Finish the sentences using the information in the text.
1. Marriage and divorce rates can be examined using the method of ________. 2. Using the method of _______ researchers cannot influence the subjects by their presence. 3. The firs

Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B and make up sentences with them.
    A B 1. проводить эксперимент a. to formulate a theory

Express your point of view on the following statements. Give your arguments.
1. Psychology is a pseudoscience and psychologists are people with personal   problems who want to spoil the life of other people as their own life leaves much to be desired

Translate the sentences from Russian into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson.
1. Данные обстоятельства явились результатом недостатка опыта.   2. Следующий эксперимент, который мы будем проводить, другого рода.   3. Предметом экс

Read the text and do the tasks after it.
  SURVEYS   In contrast with the in-depth study of one person, surveys describe a specific population or group of people. Surveys involve asking people a

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. anxiety (n) – волнение 2. association (n) – ассоциация 3.

Choose the right form of the Gerund.
1. The problem is …   a) discussing b) being discussed c)having discussed d) having been discussed 2. On … the news she wrote

Read and translate the text.
  TIPS ON IMPROVING MEMORY   Memory is the storing of learned information and the ability to recall things.   Three processes occur in re

Discussion
  1. Read the text and name the five simple techniques to improve your memory. Which of them have you used in your life experience?   FIVE SIMP

While the other majors in history.
  - Since you major in psychology, I hope you’ll be able to help me. The thing is, I must remember numerous facts and figures and I find it too difficult. I’m afraid there is somethin

Listen and pronounce the active vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher.
1. agreeable (a) – приятный 2. apply (v) – применять 3. be

Lead-in
  1. What features of character do you know? Place the given features of character into two columns:positive and negative.  

Read and translate the text.
  PERSONALITY TYPES   The fact that humans differ from one another has stimulated many interesting theories of personality types. Respected thinkers in the fiel

Read the text and agree or disagree with the statements, highlighting the peculiarities of the Russians.
  RUSSIAN CHARACTER   Most Russians are not very different from most westerners in the way they perceive things or in their desired

Work in pairs. Translate the sentences in turn from Russian into English, using the information from the text.
1. Русский характер – это доброта, честность и лень. 2. Многие россияне положительно относятся к спорту, делают по утрам зарядку и бегают в парке.   3. Многие из нас