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Vocabulary and Questions for discussion
at the Winter Term Credit and Spring Term Exam (2nd-year students).
Module 1and 2 (Card 1 and 2).
People around you.
Who: family members, friends, acquaintance, business associate, classmate / group-mate, fellow student, flat mate, ex-boy-friend, neighbour, colleague, partner; to get on with
Family life: marriage, divorce; to be / get married / divorced; to marry smb; to bring up / raise children; to start a family, one-parent family, nuclear, average family; twins, a half-brother
Appearance: good-looking, natural-looking, attractive, gorgeous, ordinary
Height: tall, short, average height
Build: slim, fat, athletic, average built, a bit overweight, to be fit
Age: young, old, middle-aged, he’s in his (early, mid, late) teens/ twenties
Hair: straight, long, short, wavy, shiny, going grey
Skin: dark, pale, tanned, smooth
Clothes: casual, old-fashioned, fashionable, smart, designer clothes; to be well-dressed
Character/qualities, personality: patient, sympathetic, careful, honest, well-mannered, well-qualified, good with (people, money, etc.), cheerful, enthusiastic, good-hearted, self-confident, a good talker, ambitious, career-minded, malicious person, computer nerd, vegetarian
Describing a person: to look like, to look alike, to be different from / similar to, similarity, to have smth in common; career, education, marital status, likes / dislikes; he is the sort of person who.., she is someone who…
Questions for discussion:
How you spend your time.
To study hard, to attend / skip lectures and seminars, to do a course, to do homework / to do housework, to work long hours, to stay in / to go out, to eat out, to entertain friends / to visit friends, to spend time doing smth, to have free time / time off, to have a good time, to have fun, to relax, to do smth for relaxation, to play / watch sports, leisure activities, to share national passion, to have enough time for socializing (social life), to keep busy, to do well
To enjoy / like /dislike / hate doing, to be good at, to be into, to be interested in, to waste time doing smth, a waste of time
Adverbs of frequency: often, frequently, occasionally, from time to time, at weekends, once/ three times a week
Questions for discussion:
Module 3 (Card 3).
Cities and Countries
Vocabulary
The biggest in the world, the second (largest), most (densely populated) place in the world, area, population, by far (the biggest), the biggest…of all; the same as, very similar to, slightly / completely different from; a place to stay / to eat / to enjoy, public services, sports facilities, urban problems (crime, pollution, overpopulation, traffic congestion), efficient and cheap transport, historical sights, nice walks and views, beautiful scenery, beautiful spots, industrial area, spectacular coastline, a famous tourist attraction, a very popular tourist destination.
City: crowded, exciting, cosmopolitan, noisy, old-fashioned, peaceful, ugly, touristy, famous for
The best / worst thing about the city .., it gives the whole city a different atmosphere
Trip: to start, to finish; to visit, to stay, …is worth a visit / visiting; there is so much beautiful scenery to see, it’s quite a journey; to do sightseeing, to name just a few, itinerary
Traditional food / drink / music, to try typical food, particularly popular amongst Russians; difference in social behavior, perfectly normal worldwide, equally acceptable for… to do smth
Questions for discussion:
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Module 4 (Card 4).
Life Story.
Vocabulary
Life experience, things that usually happen in one’s life (be born, leave school, go to / graduate from university, get a degree, leave home, start work, retire, move house
Famous people: have strong principles, be exceptionally talented, achieve a lot, brief biographical details, personal achievements, what kind of person s/he seems to be, why you particularly admire him / her
Questions for discussion:
1. Do you know many life stories of the people who made a successful career?
2. Have you got an idol? What is his or her life story?
3. Whose life story strikes you most?
4. Which facts do you find most interesting?
5. Do you believe you will be lucky to achieve a lot in your life?
6. What is the role of luck? What are ingredients of success?
7. What is your ambition?
Module 5 (Card 6).
Jobs and Careers.
Vocabulary
To have particular / vague plans for the future, intend to do smth, to think of doing smth, to apply for a job, application letter, covering letter, CV, resume, to enclose, applicant, candidate, to be interviewed for a job, to arrange an interview, to be available, advantages / disadvantages to a job, to be fully qualified, to train as (a surgeon, an accountant, a social worker etc.), to be experienced / inexperienced, to be responsible for, to have lots of responsibilities, to have a lot of job opportunities, to work for / at / with / as, to work from home, to be self-employed, office work, to recruit for positions, employment agency, vacancy, management and office staff, to look forward to doing smth, to earn money
Job: well-paid / badly paid; challenging, stressful, hard work physically, work long hours / shifts, training and qualifications, skills, job satisfaction, variety, creative, accountant, lawyer, designer, receptionist, architect, tiring, rewarding, full-time / part-time job, duties, salary, benefits, flexible, temporary position, be suited / not suited for a job
Questions for discussion:
Критерии оценки ответа на экзамене.
Module 6 (Card 7 and Card 9).
News and Media.
Vocabulary
Newspaper article, to surf the TV channels, to watch much TV, favourite (TV / radio) programme, to be on, the right amount of commercials, live sports coverage, children’s programme, to include violence, long complicated murder mysteries or thrillers, series / soap opera, sit-com, talk show / chat show, interviews with politicians, game show, documentary, TV presenter, host / hostess, cameraman, journalist, newsreader, news reporter, to cover events, news agency, advert, phone-in radio programme
Astonishing / astonished, interesting / interested, boring / bored, worrying / bored, shocking / shocked, upsetting / upset, confusing / confused, embarrassing / embarrassed, surprising / surprised, exciting excited, disappointing / disappointed, pleasing / pleased, terrifying / terrified
Events: (natural) disaster, lucky escape, injury, election, incident, discovery, crime, assault, assassination, terrorist attack
Extreme adjectives: brilliant, tragic, furious, fascinating
Entertainment.
Vocabulary
Music fan, be into (jazz), to get tickets through the usual ticket agencies, to have a good night out, club goer, that sounds like my kind of thing; a production of a new play by… at..; it stars…, it is called.., it’s directed by.., it’s about..; to phone in a radio programme, to air your views, caller, what’s on your mind; to be convinced by the acting of.., the whole film is pretty much of a cliché from start to finish, I found the whole thing very predictable – the characters and the situation aren’t very original, N. gives a very good performance, the photography is good, I found the whole thing a bit dull, it’s not the best film by any means
Module 7 (Card 8).
Visiting different cultures
Vocabulary
Normally, generally, on the whole, social behaviour, socializing, be careful about how you behave, typical of, individual differences do survive, particularly popular amongst, to favour smth, American culture is everywhere, differences in the social behaviour, the (vast) majority of people worldwide, ‘equally acceptable’, the biggest differences between, to treat (children), to be treated the same, important national differences, time-keeping, quite normal, quite usual, when eating a meal, to serve food, to expect food to be served, to help oneself, it is not very common for… (to do smth), they normally (do smth), something you find surprising about customs in other countries, adapt to local customs, to have no difficulty in adapting, to have strict rules about, to be acceptable, to avoid giving offence, an attitude, to meet, to introduce, to go round to a friend’s house, to accept or refuse, shake hands, leave a tip, there are a lot of things that are different (the way you…), another thing that people might find very different is.., it’s very rude (to do smth), the polite way to.., in a (less) formal situation, there is a traditional (greeting), in public, to respect, to show respect towards, it is (not) respectful to, to insult, it’s not the same as (in Russia), in Russia you can.., people tend to.., famous for (hospitality), to find tips useful
Questions for discussion
Module 8 (Card 10).
Things around you.
Vocabulary
Computer nerd, technophobe, computer user, cyber space, cyberbuddy, to exchange information, electronic equipment, essential piece of equipment in every (office), to invent, inventor, invention, light bulb, good commercial sense, to design, designer, design, to be very modern design, modem, mobile phone, piano, CD player, dishwasher, fax machine, vacuum cleaner, video recorder, photocopier, washing machine, home appliance, headphones, camcorder, digital camera, communicator, laptop, palmtop, to be a success, to store / share information, to be imported from abroad, the most precious things, to belong to, to remind smb of smth, to own, to be handmade, to be made of… by.., I’d most like to have, to start a social life, to be out quite late, to get in touch with, to tend to be, to get rid of, valuable, to be round / square / rectangular in shape, to fit easily into (one’s pocket), easily breakable, useful, to need batteries, to plug in, essential, ceramics, jewelry, antique things, feel nostalgic, brooch, souvenir
Questions for discussion
Module 9 (Card 11 and 5).
Society and the future.
Vocabulary
To predict, prediction for the distant or immediate future about ; electronic newspapers, to discover new planets, space travel, there might be life on a remote moon, to make contacts, aliens, household robots, live video conference, work from home, to work on a contract basis, domestic life, shopping channels, video phone, to do research into genetic engineering, education system, to learn at home, to become a world language, no longer any need for, life expectancy, to devote time to (music), to like the idea of, aspects of life (more / less attractive), lucky generation, to play a significant part / role, interactive communication systems, to communicate by computer; medical experts, healthcare, a vaccine against decay, a cure for most diseases; to give little thought to, to regard smth as an old-fashioned concept, to become a reality, get worse / better, increase / decrease, become more / less dangerous, go up / down, fall / rise, deteriorate / improve; probably, certainly, be (un)likely to, may (not), definitely; in the area, under what circumstances.., hypothetical / real possibility in the future, imaginary situation
Questions for discussion
Dealing with money.
Vocabulary
To waste money on, put money into the bank, save up on, pay for, cost, to pay in cash / by credit card / by cheque, invest money into business / keep it under mattress, foreign investor, budget, oil deposits, a cash dispenser, carry much cash, open a bank account, store / debit / credit card, enter a lottery, buy / go mad over a winning lottery ticket, win on the national lottery, win a fortune, give part of winnings, lose interest in life, have an effect on, publicity, fight over the money, win the jackpot (a large amount of money that you can win in a game that is decided by chance), lend to / borrow from, owe, pay back, have a very good reason for borrowing, profits from the lottery, improve life, make money, provide, go abroad / lose the best and most intelligent people (brain drain), make the necessary improvements, there is a risk that, charity
Questions for discussion
Module 10
Vocabulary
Provide lockable safe deposit boxes, rich clients, trace money, repay money, bank robbery, security deposit, insurance on the business to (1 mln $), deposit money, estimate
Telling stories
Time expressions: first, then, after that, afterwards, in the end (finally), during, for, until, when, while
Adverbs: eventually, surprisingly, strangely, gradually, sadly, immediately, obviously, fortunately, suddenly, naturally
Linking words: despite this, although, therefore, that is why, for this reason, besides, in addition, moreover, furthermore, as well as, as a result, however, nevertheless, in contrast, on the one hand / on the other hand, to begin with, to finish with
Personal remarks: personally, I think / don’t think it was a good idea because, it seems to me that
Questions
Module 11 (Card 12)
Rules and Freedom
Vocabulary
Follow / break rules, follow strict guidelines, let, punish, punishment, tell off, rights and freedom of the individual, obey, well- / ill- / badly-behaved, be strict about manners, strict / fairly relaxed school, permission, give a warning, fair, sensible, to smack, treat with respect, social and political values, controversial issue, to abolish, to ban (all forms of gambling), to cause accidents, to worsen the problem, compulsory, vary from country to country, introduce a law, citizen, commit a crime, carry small amounts of soft drugs, to own and carry a gun, to control the abuse of hard drugs, legalize cannabis, to be sentenced to (20 years) in prison, life sentence, to be convicted of (minor) crime (offence), reduce crime, to offend, offence, constitutional amendment to, to amend, prosecute, allow, be allowed, military service, pay taxes, a duty to serve your country, (un)fair / funny / strange laws; rules about homework, household chores, clothes, staying out, uniform; the way to bring up children; I think everyone should have the right to, people should be free to, I think it’s wrong to, this shouldn’t be allowed because, I don’t really have any strong opinions about
Questions for discussion
Module 12 (Card 13)
Problems and how to solve them
Vocabulary
To make the most terrible / the biggest decision of one’s life, to change one’s life forever, to suffer from the pressure of smth, to sort out a problem, to make up / change one’s mind, to think of a solution to a problem, to have a carefree life, to share one’s experience, miss opportunities, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a fairly good chance of doing smth, take advantage of smth, give up one’s career, on one’s own
Questions