Warm-up activity

Развитие самоактуализации студентов

I курса педагогического вуза

Средствами иностранного языка

(пособие по английскому языку)

Т.Н. Покусаева, Н.А. Сысоева

Развитие самоактуализации студентов I курса педагогического вуза средствами иностранного языка (пособие по английскому языку). – Волгоград, 2016.

Данное пособие посвящено теме «Личный профайл». Изучение темы направлено на развитие самоактуализации студентов. В пособии представлен интересный и актуальный материал, который может быть использован как в аудиторное, так и внеаудиторное время. Предназначено для студентов 1 курса всех специальностей дневной формы обучения, желающих изучить и совершенствовать владение английским языком в рамках предлагаемой тематики.

PERSONAL PROFILE

Warm-up activity

Match the English equivalents of the following proverbs and sayings to the Russian ones:

1. Appearances are deceptive.

2. Handsome is as handsome does.

3. A little body often harbours a great soul.

4. The face is the index of the mind.

5. A good dress is a card of invitation, a good mind is a letter of recommendation.

a) По одёжке встречают, по уму провожают.

б) Внешность обманчива.

в) Лицо – зеркало мыслей.

г) Мал золотник, да дорог.

д) О человеке судят не по словам, а по делам.

Reading

1. Read the text below and translate it:

Let me introduce myself. My name is Кate.From the very beginning I should say that it’s not an easy thing to speak about yourself as it’s hard to have a look at yourself from aside, but at the same time who knows you better than you yourself do? So to begin with I should say that I am a girl of seventeen with dark hair and blue eyes. I am fairly tall and slim. I am short-sighted and I have to wear glasses most of the time.

I was born on the 3^d of May 1994 in Volgograd where I live now together with my parents and my younger sister. My early years were typical of a child living in a city.

At the age of 7 I went to school. I studied at the same school for 11 years. In senior classes my favorite subjects were Russian literature, English, Biology, Art and Music. And I think I was rather good at those subjects. Besides learning school subjects I attended a sports club and did a bit of photography. I was also a member of the school literary club and wrote stories for our school newspaper.

Some months ago I passed my final exams at school. My marks were excellent in all the subjects and I got a golden medal. We had a wonderful farewell party at the end of June and I said good-bye to my teachers and classmates. I faced a new life without school with a mixed feeling of sadness and joy. School had meant a lot to me as it was not just learning and studying. I had made good friends there and met many interesting people.

I had asked myself a lot of times what I wanted to do when I left school. A few years ago it was difficult for me to give a definite answer. As the years passed I changed my mind several times. It was only in my last year at school that I finally made up my mind as to what profession I would most like to have in future. I realized that my strongest desire was to specialize in literature. That is why I have passed entrance exams lately. Now I am a first-year full-time student of the Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University (VSSPU for short).

Now a few words about my character and interests. My friends say that I’m sociable, helpful and cheerful. But my parents and my teachers sometimes say that I am not hardworking enough and that sometimes I am stubborn and hard to deal with, but I don’t think I am.

My favorite occupation is playing the guitar, reading and going to the theatre. I am fond of sport as well.

2. Learn the vocabulary by heart:

to introduce oneself	представиться
tall	высокий
to be born	родиться
subject	предмет, дисциплина
Biology	биология
to attend	посещать
to pass	сдавать (экзамен)
to make friends	дружить
to leave school	покидать школу
entrance exams	вступительные экзамены
stubborn	упрямый
hardworking	усердный
a full-time student	студент дневного отделения

Exercises

1. Translate into Russian:

To have a look at yourself from aside, to begin with, to be a girl of seventeen, to be short-sighted, to wear glasses, favorite subjects, to attend a sports club, to do a bit of photography, to write stories for school newspaper, to have a farewell party, to make good friends, to change smb’s mind, to be a first-year full-time student.

2. Match the two parts of the sentence:

1. I am a girl of 17	a) Russian literature, English, Biology.
2. It’s hard to have	b) I attended a sports club and did a bit of photography.
3. In senior classes my favourite subjects were	c) a look at yourself from aside.
4. I’m a first-year full-time student of	d) the Volgograd State Pedagogical University.
5. Besides learning school subjects	e) with dark hair and blue eyes.
6. Some months ago	f) that I finally made up my mind as to what profession I would most like to have in future.
7. It was only in my last year at school	g) I passed my final exams at school.

3. Write down sentences using following words:

1. Let, myself, me, introduce.

2. To begin, I, girl, with, am, a, seventeen, of.

3. have, I, hair, dark, blue, eyes, and.

4. mixed, faced, I, life, a, joy, without, of, new, school, and, feeling, with, a, sadness

5. was, to specialize, strongest, My, desire, literature, in.

6. Lately, have, I, passed, exams, entrance.

7. am, I, first-year, a, full-time, the, of, now, student, of, VSSPU.

Ask questions to the text. Let your classmates answer them.

Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Трудно посмотреть на себя со стороны, но в то же время, кто знает тебя лучше, чем ты сам?

2. Я близорука и мне приходится постоянно носить очки.

3. В старших классах моими любимыми предметами были математика, физика и химия.

4. Я посещала танцевальный клуб и немного занималась вязанием.

5. Школа много значила для меня, т.к. это было не только обучение.

6. Я поняла, что моим сильнейшим желанием было специализироваться в истории.

7. Теперь я – студентка первого курса дневного отделения Волгоградского Государственного социально-педагогического университета.

8. Я увлекаюсь современной поп музыкой.

9. Мои друзья считают, что я справедливый, искренний и добрый человек.

10. Мои родители говорят, что я недостаточно трудолюбива, иногда упряма и со мной трудно ладить.

Read the dialogue.

– Look Jake, have you got a family of your own?

– Oh, no, I'm not married yet. I live with my parents.

– Is your family large?

– I don't think so. My parents have got only two daughters.

– And which of you is the eldest?

– It's me. I'm twenty.

– How old is your younger sister? I wonder what her name is?

– Susan. She's a lovely girl. She is ten.

– It's a pleasure to have such a young sister, isn't it?

– Certainly. She's the apple of my eye.

7. Role play your own dialogue. Use in the dialogue the following words and phrases:

a younger brother – младший брат

really – правда

fantastic – фантастика

we both have – у нас обоих есть

good-looking – прелестный (-ая)

chestnut-haired – с каштановыми волосами

a pretty girl – прелестная девушка

with rosy plump cheeks – розовощекий (-ая)

a turned - up nose – вздернутый носик

an elder daughter – старшая дочь

a niece – племянница

pleasant-looking relatives – симпатичные родственники

Sреаking

Describe someone in your family who you really admire.

You should say:

What relation this person is to you?

What are your first memories of this person?

How often do you see this person?

Explain why do you admire this person?

Follow-up questions:

What are the values of family in your country?

How family bonding is necessary for happiness in life?

What type of family do you like? Nuclear family or joint family?

How family value and bonding have changed over the last decade?

Speak about yourself. You may use the model given below:

Let me introduce myself. My name is.... My surname is …. I was born on the … of … in 19…. I am seventeen (sixteen/ eighteen) years old. I live in (at) …. It is the nicest city (town/ village) situated on the Volga river.

Now I am a first-year full-time student at the Faculty of Mathematics, Information Technology and Physics (Natural sciences and geography/ History and Law/ Economics and Management/ Philology/ Foreign Languages/ Psychology and Social Work/ Physical Training/ Technology and Services/ Primary School Education/ Special Education/ Visual Arts/ Musical Education) of the Volgograd State Pedagogical University. I am going to be a teacher (a lawyer/ a singer/ a painter/ a computer programmer/ a manager/ a fashion designer/ a speech therapist). I like my future profession and I am going to do my best to become a good specialist.

Some months/ years ago I passed my final exams at school. I did well (not very well) at school. My favourite subjects at school were … and …. I also enjoyed lessons of ….

Let me describe my appearance. I am tall (not very tall/ short/ middle-sized) and thin (not very thin/ slim/ rather plump). I’ve got large (small) blue (hazel/ black/ grey) eyes. My hair is black (fair/ dark/ blond/ chestnut), straight (curly) and long (short / not very long).

Now a few words about my character and interests. My friends say that I’m sociable, helpful and cheerful (kind/ fair/ honest/ sincere/ friendly). I am fond of reading (drawing/ sewing/ knitting/ cooking/ gardening) and playing computer games (dancing/ listening to music/ playing the guitar/ collecting coins). My favourite sport is football (volleyball/ swimming/ tennis/ ping-pong/ hockey). My friends and I often get together to play different games, to go for a walk or to the disco or simply to talk.

I’d like to tell you about my family. It is large (small/ not very large) and very friendly. We are the family of seven (two/ three/ four/ five/ six): my mother, my father, my grandmother, my grandfather, my sister, my brother (husband/ wife/ daughter/ son/ children) and I. We love each other very much and always try to help each other and to spend as much time together as we can. I’ve got a lot of friends too.

My mother's name is … She is … years old. She is a teacher (a doctor/ a nurse/ a dentist/ a shop assistant/ a dressmaker/ a hairdresser/ an accountant/ a cashier/ a housewife). She is a very nice, kind and clever woman.

My father's name is... He is... years old. He is a worker (an engineer/ a bus driver/ a fitter/ a welder/ a manager/ a businessman). He is rather tall and strong. He is a man of strong character - and all of us love him very much.

My grandmother's name is... She is... years old. She does not work now, she is a pensioner, but she has a lot of work to do about the house. All of us try to help her.

My grandfather's name is... He is... years old. He is a pensioner too.

My brother and sister are students (pupils). Their names are... They are older (younger) than me.

We are a very good family. We love each other very much. In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, we like to watch TV, to read books and newspapers, to talk about different things and to discuss all our problems together. When the weather is good we sometimes go for a walk. We’ve got a small (large) house (flat/ cottage) in the country (city/ town) with a garden and a kitchen-garden. There is much work there and on week-ends we go there and work and have a rest all together.

A STUDENT’S WORKING DAY

Warm-up activity

Match the English equivalents of the following proverbs and sayings to the Russian ones:

1. The lost time is never gained.

2. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

3. Good health is better than wealth.

4. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

5. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

а) Утро вечера мудренее.

б) Здоровье дороже богатства.

в) Кто рано ложится и рано встает – здоровье, богатство и ум наживет.

г) Потерянное время не вернешь.

д) Никогда не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня.

Reading

1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words:

dream, leave, easy, between, half, article, all, ordinary, taught, already, abroad, report, quarter, qualified, wise, rise, science, scientific, society, try, light, early, learn, some, culture, other, Russian.

2. All the following words appear in the text. Read and learn them by heart:

to come true сбываться

the lost time потерянное время

to waste time терять время

on week-days в будние дни

an early riser «ранняя пташка»

in time вовремя

to do one’s morning exercises делать утреннюю зарядку

to make one’s bed заправлять кровать

to get dressed одеваться

to put on a make-up наносить макияж

it takes me (him, her, etc.) much/ little time мне (ему, ей) требуется много/

мало времени

to leave smth. for smth. уходить откуда-то куда-либо

to go on foot ходить пешком

to go by bus/ trolley-bus/ city taxi ездить на автобусе/ троллейбусе/

маршрутном такси

to be late опаздывать

a break (short, long) перерыв (короткий, большой)

as a rule как правило

to attend lectures посещать лекции

to deliver lectures читать лекции

ordinary обычный, ординарный

a foreign language иностранный язык

to teach (taught) обучать, преподавать

to be over оканчиваться

right after classes сразу после занятий

to join a Students’ Scientific Society вступить в студенческое научное

общество

to care for интересоваться чем-либо

to make reports делать доклады

to carry out research work выполнять исследовательскую

работу

on (smb's.) return по возвращении

surf the Net «бороздить» просторы интернета

to go to bed ложиться спать

3. Read the text below and translate it:

ASTUDENT’S WORKING DAY

I am a student. My name is Ann. My dream has come true. A new life begins. I guess it is not easy to study at the University. Every day I have much work to do. I remember that the lost time is never gained so I don’t waste time.

My week-days don’t differ much one from another. My working day begins early. English people say: «Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise». I am not an early riser, but I have to get up at 7 a.m. It is well known that good health is better than wealth so I try to do my morning exercises. It doesn’t take me much time. Then I wash, make my bed, have a light breakfast and get dressed.Sometimes I put on a light make-up. At a quarter past 8 a.m. I leave the hostel for the University. I go to the University on foot as it is not far from the hostel where I live. It takes me little time to get there. A lot of our groupmates live at home. They go to the University by bus or trolley bus. I always come to the University in time. I am never late.

Our classes usually begin at 8.00 a.m. Between classes we have short breaks and one long break for dinner.

As a rule we have practical classes, lectures and seminars in numerous theoretical and special subjects. Like most of our students I attend all the lectures as they are delivered by qualified professors and teachers, and are very interesting and important. We work much in class, at our laboratories and library to get deep knowledge.

As the students want to become not ordinary but good specialists they must study not only their text-books but read special literature in Russian and foreign languages. So English, German and French are taught at the University. To know some foreign language is necessary for every person because its knowledge also helps to learn more about culture, science, life and other events abroad.

There is a Students’ Scientific Society at our University. The students may join it and work on the subjects they care for. They carry out research work and then make reports at the conferences.

My classes are over at 3.40 p.m. Right after classes I go straight to the hostel. Sometimes I go to the library to take some books or articles necessary for my studies.

On my return I have a short rest, then I do my homework. It takes me not less than 3 hours. In the evening I have supper, read books, listen to music, watch TV or surf the Net. If I have time I go to the cinema or theatre.

On my week-days I usually go to bed at about midnight. Generally, now you know about my working day enough.

Vocabulary exercises:

1. Find in the text:

a) the verbs which are used with the following nouns:

dream, time, bed, breakfast, hostel, lectures, specialists, knowledge, classes, books, home, homework, supper, music, TV, theatre, society, reports.

b) the nouns which are used with the following adjectives:

working, foreign, ordinary, numerous, scientific, lost, short, healthy, wealthy and wise, practical, light, interesting and important, special medical, qualified, long, research.

Speaking

1. Complete the missing information:

1. Like most of our students…

2. I guess it is not…

3. At a quarter past 8 a.m....

4. They carry out research work…

5. I remember that…

6. Right after classes…

7. As the students want…

8. English people say…

9. As a rule we…

10. To know some foreign language…

11. My week-days don’t…

12. I am not an early riser but…

13. We work much in…

14. It is well known that good…

15. In the evening I…

2. Find in the text the answers to the following questions:

1. What does Ann do?

2. When does her working day begin?

3. Is she an early riser or a heavy sleeper?

4. Does she do her morning exercises?

5. What does she usually do in the morning?

6. Is she always in a hurry in the morning?

7. When does she leave home for the University?

8. How does she get to the University?

9. How long does it take her to get there?

10. Is she late for classes?

11. When do her classes usually begin?

12. Does she miss lectures?

13. What subjects is she studying in the 1-st year?

14. What foreign languages is she taught at the University?

15. Why is it necessary to know some foreign language?

16. When are her classes over?

17. Where does she go right after classes?

18. Why do students join Scientific Societies? What do they do there?

19. What does she do in the evening?

20. What time does she go to bed on week-days?

3. Ask your partner/ friend how long it takes him/ her to do the below mentioned activities. Use the model:

Model:

How long does it take you (him, her, them) to get dressed?

Generally it takes me (him, her, them) not more than/ not less than/ about 10 minutes to get dressed.

You – to make your bed (не более 5 минут).

They – to do their morning exercises (не менее 20 минут).

They – to have their breakfast (около 15 минут).

She – to get ready for her breakfast (не менее 1 часа).

Не – to get to the university (полчаса).

Не – to do his homework (не менее 2 часов).

Agree or disagree with the following statements, using the strategies of speaking. Give additional information to prove your agreement or disagreement. Use the model.

Strategies of speaking:

Agreement: You are right. I quite agree with you. I think so.

Disagreement: Sorry, you are wrong. I don’t agree with you. I don’t think so. You are mistaken.

Model: – You always waste your time.

– Sorry, you are wrong. I remember that the lost time is never gained so I don’t waste time.

1. Every day you have much work to do.

2. Usually you get up at 9 a.m.

3. You always go to the University by tram.

4. It is necessary to know some foreign language.

5. It takes you not more than 10 minutes to do your homework.

6. Your dream has come true.

7. You are never late.

8. Right after classes you always go to the library.

9. You attend all lectures and practical classes.

10. You have no breaks between classes.

11. You try to do your morning exercises.

5. Try to find out the details about your partner's working day by asking the questions to which the following statements are the answers:

– Когда ты обычно встаешь? – Generally at 7 o’clock in the morning.

– Ты делаешь зарядку? – Of course, I do. That is what I begin with.

– Что ты делаешь после зарядки? – I wash, make my bed and dress.

– В какое время ты завтракаешь? – Usually at about 8.

– А где ты завтракаешь? – As a rule, I have my breakfast at our canteen.

– Когда ты уходишь на занятия? – Right after breakfast, at 8.15 a.m.

– Как ты добираешься до университета? – I usually take a trolley-bus.

– Сколько времени у тебя уходит, чтобы добраться туда? – About half an hour.

– Когда начинаются твои занятия? – At 9 o’clock.

6. Read and act out the dialogue:

Oleg: What time do you get up on week-days?

Dima: I generally get up at seven o’clock.

Oleg: Why so early?

Dima: Because I have a lot of things to do before I leave for the University.

Oleg: Do you do your morning exercises regularly?

Dima: Yes, that’s what I begin with as a rule. Then comes the usual procedure of making my bed, washing and so on.

Oleg: Do you take a bath every morning?

Dima: No, I don’t. As a matter of fact I hardly ever take a bath in the morning. I prefer taking a shower. Then I clean my teeth, comb my hair and get dressed.

Oleg: Who makes your breakfast for you?

Dima: If my mother is not up yet, I make my breakfast myself. If my mother is up, she does. After breakfast I usually help mother to clean up.

Oleg: Good for you. And when do you leave home?

Dima: Usually at half past eight, as it takes me about twenty minutes to get to the University.

Oleg: Do you walk to the University or do you take a trolley-bus?

Dima: I always take a trolley-bus in the morning. But after classes I sometimes go on foot.

Oleg: You go home right after classes, don’t you?

Dima: Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don’t. If I can prepare for the next day’s classes at home, I go straight home. If I haven’t got necessary books and journals at home, I go to the library.

7. Describe how your friend starts his/ her working day, using the prompts:

To be an early riser; to get up early/ late; to wake up at…; to take a shower; to dress; to make one’s bed; to have breakfast; to be in a hurry; to have no free time; to waste time; to do morning exercises; a heavy sleeper.

Just for fun

1. Read, translate and roleplay the conversations:

Dialogue 1.

Student: Professor, I can’t go to class today.

Professor: Why can’t you go?

Student: I don’t feel well.

Professor: Where don’t you feel well?

Student: In class.

Dialogue 2.

Mother: It’s nine o’clock and you are not in bed yet. What will father say when he comes home?

Henry: He’ll say: «Supper! Supper! What’s for supper?»

2. Find 18 verbs based on the topic. They are arranged in two directions:

W	A	S	T	E	L	I	S	T	E	N
B	T	W	G	M	M	D	S	H	K	C
E	A	O	A	A	E	R	T	E	N	O
G	K	R	I	K	E	E	U	L	O	M
I	E	K	N	E	T	A	D	P	W	E
N	G	O	G	E	T	M	Y	S	A	Y
D	E	L	I	V	E	R	R	E	A	D

3. Read the text and translate it using a dictionary:

A COUСH POTATO

Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day.

When I wake up I don’t get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children’s programs and old movies until about half-past ten.

Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the telly. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film – they’re showing some good ones at the moment.

In the evenings, I often watch soap operas or sport and the news again.

I like the main news at six o’clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly at about two o’clock. I never watch the TV all night.

I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I don’t go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable telly and I sit on the wall while the dog walks round in a circle.

Of course, I couldn’t live this lifestyle without a good wife. She’s not here now because she’s working, but she always makes my meals. We haven’t got much money, you know, but we’re happy. Sit down, watch the telly – you’ve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great!

4. Answer the question and prove your point of view:

Would you live this lifestyle?

MY FRIEND

Warm-up activity

Match the English equivalents of the following proverbs and sayings to the Russian ones:

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

2. A friend is never known till needed.

3. A friend to all is a friend to none.

4. A man is known by the company he keeps.

5. All are not friends that speak us fair.

a) Скажи мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу тебе, кто ты.

б) Без беды друга не узнаешь.

в) Не всякому другу верь.

г) Приятелей много, да друга нет.

д) Друзья познаются в беде.

Reading

1. Read the text and translate it:

MY BOSOM FRIEND

I have got a lot of friends. Most of them are my former schoolmates. But my bosom friend is Helen. She is 16. Helen isn't very tall, but she is pretty in her own way.

She has red curly hair and a turn-up nose. Helen wears spectacles and when spring comes there are plenty of freckles on her cheeks, forehead and nose. But all that doesn't make her plain or ugly. I like Helen because she is well-bred, jolly and kind.

She does well at school though she has got an unbreakable rule: never to study at night no matter how many written reviews are coming in the morning. She is also fond of reading plain books, and Lena sometimes thinks that one book isn't enough to read, she has two or three books going at once. My friend has got a lot of books at home, and she buys them wherever she goes.

She says that the books are of great help any time and they always must be at her hand. Her idea is that it's much easier to have a library of her own comprising lots of books than to try keeping everything in her head. Helen goes in for sports and she is a member of our school basketball team. She is terribly quick and strong.

It's a pleasure to watch her playing basketball: while others are hopping about in the air she always gets under their feet and grabs the ball. I don't like people who are bored at everything and who never make the slightest effort to be pleasant. That's why my friend is Helen, the most amusing person in the world. She thinks everything is funny – even flunking an exam.

Helen is a sunny soul by nature and always takes the slightest excuse to be amused. My friend has got a great imagination and her own style. Usually she writes nice compositions and once even won short-story contest that our school wallpaper holds every year.

Helen and I are good friends. We help each other a lot and try not to quarrel. But when sometimes it comes to quarrelling we try to make it up at once.

2. Learn the vocabulary by heart:

former school-mates бывшие школьные друзья

a bosom friend закадычный друг

to be pretty in one's own way быть по-своему красивым

burn-up курносый

freckles веснушки

forehead лоб

plain некрасивый

to do well at school хорошо учиться в школе

to be fond of любить, нравится

plain books художественные книги

to be of great help быть очень полезным, нужным

to be at hand быть под рукой

to go in for sports увлекаться, заниматься спортом

terribly ужасно

to grab хватать

to be bored at everything ничего не нравится

amusing забавный, занимательный, смешной

to flunk an exam провалиться на экзамене

a sunny soul by nature быть веселым по натуре

a short-story contest конкурс на написание рассказа

to hold проводить, держать(ся)

to quarrel ругаться

to make up with smb. мириться с кем-либо

3. Answer the questions:

1. How old is Helen?

2. Does she wear spectacles? Describe her appearance.

3. Does she do well at school?

4. What unbreakable rule has she got?

5. What books is she fond of reading?

6. Does Helen go in for sports?

7. Is she a member of the school basketball team?

8. Why is it a pleasure to watch her playing basketball?

9. Is Helen a sunny soul by nature? What makes you think so?

10. Has she got an imagination? Prove it.

Vocabulary exercises:

1.Circle one word in each group that doesn’t belong:

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