понедельник, 29 октября 2018 г.

For masters

Nicer people are poorer, says study  

New research shows that nicer people are likely to be poorer than people who are not so nice. Researchers looked at how the personalities of different people affected how rich or well off they were. The researchers found that people with a nice, warm personality were worse off financially than people who were more selfish. Kinder people found it more difficult to look after their money. Researcher Dr Joe Gladstone said this was because of the "agreeableness" of people who were kinder, more trusting and more caring. He said: "We find that agreeableness is associated with various [signs] of financial hardship, including lower savings, higher debt and higher default rates."

 The researchers looked at data from different sources, including two online surveys taken by almost 4,000 participants. The data included answers to questions on people's financial situation, how people got into debt, and people's attitude towards money. They compared this data with surveys in which almost 5,000 people answered questions about their personality and their agreeableness. The researchers said agreeable people seemed to care less about money and so did not look after or manage their money wisely. Researcher Sandra Matz said that being kind and trusting had "financial costs". She wanted to better understand, "why nice guys seem to finish last".

 

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. Researchers looked at how personalities affected people's wealth.     T / F
  2. People with a warmer people had less money than more selfish people.   T / F
  3. Kinder people are very good at saving money.     T / F
  4. Kinder people have more trouble paying back debts.     T / F
  5. Researchers looked at data from 12 different online surveys.     T / F
  6. Researchers found that agreeable people cared more about money.     T / F
  7. A researcher said there were no financial costs to being kinder.     T / F
  8. A researcher wanted to know why nice guys seemed to finish last.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. likely
  2. affected
  3. financially
  4. look after
  5. hardship
  6. sources
  7. situation
  8. attitude
  9. seemed
  10. understand
  1. viewpoint
  2. moneywise
  3. suffering
  4. comprehend
  5. materials
  6. probable
  7. appeared
  8. care for
  9. influenced
  10. affairs

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. people who are not
  2. the personalities
  3. more difficult to look
  4. various signs of financial
  5. lower
  6. two online
  7. how people got
  8. manage their money
  9. being kind
  10. nice guys seem to
  1. of different people
  2. finish last
  3. wisely
  4. and trusting
  5. into debt
  6. after their money
  7. hardship
  8. savings
  9. so nice
  10. surveys 

Comprehension questions

  1. Who are nicer people likely to be poorer than?
  2. Who were people with a nice, warm personality worse off than?
  3. Who is Joe Gladstone?
  4. What signs did researchers say agreeableness was associated with?
  5. What was lower among kinder people?
  6. How many online surveys did the researchers look at?
  7. What situation did researchers look at regarding participants?
  8. How many people answered questions about their personality?
  9. What did researchers say kinder people did not do wisely?
  10. What did a researcher suggest "nice guys" do?
  11. Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    New research shows that nicer people are (1) ____ to be poorer than people who are not so nice. Researchers looked at how the personalities of different people (2) ____ how rich or well off they were. The researchers found that people with a nice, (3) ____ personality were worse off financially than people who were more selfish. Kinder people found it more difficult to look (4) ____ their money. Researcher Dr Joe Gladstone said this was because of the "agreeableness" of people who were kinder, more (5) ____ and more caring. He said: "We find that agreeableness is associated (6) ____ various [signs] of financial hardship, including lower savings, higher debt and higher default rates."
    The researchers looked at data from different (7) ____, including two online surveys taken by almost 4,000 participants. The data included answers to questions (8) ____ people's financial situation, how people got into debt, and people's attitude towards money. They compared this data with surveys in (9) ____ almost 5,000 people answered questions about their personality and their agreeableness. The researchers said agreeable people seemed to care (10) ____ about money and so did not look after or manage their money (11) ____. Researcher Sandra Matz said that being kind and trusting had "financial costs". She wanted to better understand, "why nice guys seem to finish (12) ____ ".
    Which of these words go in the above text?
    1. (a)     likely     (b)     likes     (c)     liked     (d)     likeability    
    2. (a)     reflected     (b)     infected     (c)     affected     (d)     effected    
    3. (a)     warmth     (b)     warms     (c)     warmly     (d)     warm    
    4. (a)     before     (b)     after     (c)     behind     (d)     below    
    5. (a)     twisting     (b)     trussing     (c)     thrusting     (d)     trusting    
    6. (a)     by     (b)     as     (c)     with     (d)     at    
    7. (a)     sorts     (b)     sources     (c)     sorties     (d)     sauces    
    8. (a)     on     (b)     at     (c)     by     (d)     as    
    9. (a)     which     (b)     that     (c)     where     (d)     why    
    10. (a)     lower     (b)     fewer     (c)     less     (d)     smaller    
    11. (a)     widely     (b)     expensive     (c)     whichever     (d)     wisely    
    12. (a)     cast     (b)     last     (c)     mast     (d)     vast
     

 

For the 2nd year students

PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                              VARIANT 1
1  Molly and Johnny ___ my dogs.
a) am  b) is  c) are
2 My father ____ a bad toothache.
 a) have got   b) am   c) has got
3 We ____ a computer, but we are going to buy it.
 a) don’t have  b) aren’t have  c) hasn’t
4 What time .... he usually come home after job?
a) has  b) do  c) does  d) is
5 ___ you from Russia?
a) am  b) is  c) are
6 ____  what I want?
a) Barbara knows  b) Do Barbara knows  c) Does Barbara know
7 I ___ not your friend.
a) am  b) is  c) are
8 What’s the matter? You ______ very angry.
a) look  b) looks  c) looking
9 I ____ like dancing.
a) doesn't   b) don't   c) aren't
10 Laura's mother ___ from Australia.
a) am  b) is  c) are
11 ____ you ____ any time to help me? – Sorry, I ____
a) Do you have ... don’t  b) Have you got ... am not  c) Do you have ... have got
12 ___ they ___ Spanish well?
a) Does ... speak  b) Do ... speak  c) Do ... speaks
13   ____ your mother often _____ to the theatre?
 a) Is ... go  b) Does ... go c) Do ... go
14 They ___ German.
a) am  b) is  c) are
15 Patrick ____ English but he _____ German
a) speaks ... doesn’t speak   b) speak ... not speak c) speaks ... doesn't speaks
16 ______ you ______ where your mother ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
17 The boy ______ to school every day.
a) will goes  b) go  c) goes
18 Autumn is cold here. It ______ very seldom. But sometimes it ______.
 a) rain ... snows  b) snows ... rains  c) snow ... rain
19 Daddy and I often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
20 I  ____ that man because I ____ German.
a) not understand ... don’t know  b) don’t understand ... not know  c) don’t understand ... don’t know
PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                                       VARIANT 4
1  I ____ like shopping.
a) doesn't   b) don't   c) aren't
2 ____  what you want?
 a) Betsy knows  b) Do Betsy knows  c) Does Betsy know
3 Kitty and Lucy ___ my cats.
a) am  b) is  c) are
4 My brother often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
5 Tess ______ to the cinema every week.
a) will goes  b) go  c) goes
6 ___ they ___ English well?
a) Does ... speak  b) Do ... speak  c) Do ... speaks
7 ___ you from Canada?
a) am  b) is  c) are
8 Angela's grandmother ___ from France.
a) am  b) is  c) are
 9 What’s the matter? You ______ very sad.
 a) look  b) looks  c) looking
10 ______ you ______ where your brother ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
11 I  ____ that woman because I ____ French.
 a) not understand ... don’t know  b) don’t understand ... not know  c) don’t understand ... don’t know
12 Patricia ____ English but he _____ Spanish.
a) speaks ... doesn’t speak   b) speak ... not speak c) speaks ... doesn't speaks
13 Winter is warm here. It ______ very seldom. But sometimes it ______.
 a) rain ... snows  b) snows ... rains  c) snow ... rain
14 What time .... she usually come home after school?
a) has  b) do  c) does  d) is
15 I ___ not your mother.
a) am  b) is  c) are
16 We ____ a sofa, but we are going to buy it.
 a) don’t have  b) aren’t have  c) hasn’t
17 My mother ____ a bad backache.
 a) have got   b) am   c) has got
18 ____ your grandmother often _____ to the theatre?
 a) Is ... go  b) Does ... go c) Do ... go
19 They ___ French.
a) am  b) is  c) are
20 ____ you ____ any money? – Sorry, I ____
 a) Do you have ... don’t  b) Have you got ... am not  c) Do you have ... have got
PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                                        VARIANT 3
1 ____ Tommy like video games? 
a) Is  b) Does  c) Has
2 I ___ a baker.
a) am  b) is  c) are
3 Maria is very good at tennis. She ______ every game.
 a) gets  b) won  c) wins
4 We _____ like Tim and Tim ____ like us 
a) don't ... doesn't  b) are not ... isn't  c) do ... not
5 Madrid and Barcelona ___ cities in Spain.
a) am  b) is  c) are
6 ____  any brothers or sisters?
 a) Have grandpa got  b) Does grandpa have  c) Does grandpa has
7 Lucy and I ______ for a company, which ______ toys.
 a) works ... produces  b) work ... produces  c) work ... produce
8 They ___ Italian.
a) am  b) is  c) are
9 ____ Jackie Sith ____ English?
 a) Is ... speak  b) Does ... speak  c) Do ... speak
10 His mother ______ him there in her car.
a) take  b) takes  c) taken
11 ____  any milk in the fridge?
 a) Does Perry have  b) Do Perry has  c) Have Perry got
12 We ___ children.
a) am  b) is  c) are
13 I  ____ that girl because I ____ Chinese.
 a) not understand ... don’t know  b) don’t understand ... not know  c) don’t understand ... don’t know
14 I ____ this rule. Can you help me?
a) doesn't understand  b) don't understand  c) understands
15 My daughter Macy ____ lemons, but she likes oranges.
a) not likes  b) doesn’t likes  c) doesn’t like
16 ____ your brother often _____ to the cinema?
 a) Is ... go  b) Does ... go c) Do ... go
17 Donald ___ a doctor.
a) am  b) is  c) are
18 My brother and I often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
19 Mark and his brother ____ wonderful voices.
 a) does b) has got c) have got
20 ______ you ______ where your sister ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                                       VARIANT 6
1 Jace lives not far from us, but we ____ him often.
a) not see  b) doesn’t see  c) don’t see
2 Paul is very good at golf. He ______ every game.
 a) gets  b) won  c) wins
3 ____  any juice in the fridge?
 a) Does Pam have  b) Do Pam has  c) Have Pam got
4 I ___ an actor.
a) am  b) is  c) are
5 My son Mark ____ apples, but he likes oranges.
a) not likes  b) doesn’t likes  c) doesn’t like
6 ___ you play football? No, I ____.
a) Do ... doesn't  b) Do ... don't  c) Are ... not
7 Mary and her sister ____ wonderful hair.
 a) does b) has got c) have got
8  ____ Tara like books? 
a) Is  b) Does  c) Has
9 Larry and I ______ for a company, which ______ computers.
 a) works ... produces  b) work ... produces  c) work ... produce
10 ______ you ______ where your son ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
11 We ___ pupils.
a) am  b) is  c) are
12 ____  any brothers or sisters?
 a) Have mom got  b) Does mom have  c) Does mom has
13 I ____ this book. Can you help me?
a) doesn't understand  b) don't understand  c) understands
14 ____ Julia Santorini ____ French?
 a) Is ... speak  b) Does ... speak  c) Do ... speak
15 Frank ___ a dentist.
a) am  b) is  c) are
16 His grandfather ______ him to school in his car.
a) take  b) takes  c) taken
17 My sister and I often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
18 They ___ Spanish.
a) am  b) is  c) are
19 We _____ know Tom and Tom ____ know us. 
a) don't ... doesn't  b) are not ... isn't  c) do ... not
20 Manchester and London ___ cities in England.
a) am  b) is  c) are
PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                                  VARIANT 5
1 I ___ watch TV very often.
a) doesn't   b) don't   c) aren't
2 How often ... you go shopping?
a) are  b) do  c)does
3 She always ______ lunch at school.
 a) takes  b) have c) has
4 ____ you _____ swimming?
 a) Do you like  b) Does you like c) Are you like
5 My red pen ___ on the floor.
a) am  b) is  c) are
6 She ______ her job. She ______ to be a singer.
 a) isn’t liked ... wants  b) doesn’t like ... wants  c) don’t like ... want
7 _____ you know that girl?
a) Do  b) Does  c) Are
8 He ______ in a hurry.
 a) is  b) be  c) doesn’t be
9 Dad often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
10 ___ you play piano? No, I ____.
a) Do ... doesn't  b) Do ... don't  c) Are ... not
11 I ___ a football fan.
a) am  b) is  c) are
12 ______ you ______ where your uncle ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
13 The weather is usually good here. It _____ snow very often.
a) not  b) doesn’t  c) don’t
14 ____ Kate Jones ____ German?
 a) Is ... speak  b) Does ... speak  c) Do ... speak
15 Polly and Jessica ___ from Los Angeles.
a) am  b) is  c) are
16 Helen ______ a lot of vegetables. She _____ carrots.
a) doesn’t eat ... likes  b) eats ... likes  c) ate ... like
17 Jane lives not far from us, but we ____ her often.
a) not see  b) doesn’t see  c) don’t see
18 I ___ happy.
a) am  b) is  c) are
19 The Pitts ____ a nice farm in the country.
 a) has got  b) have got  c) got
20 They ___ English.
a) am  b) is  c) are
PRESENT SIMPLE TEST                                                        VARIANT 2
1 ____ you _____ singing?
 a) Do you like  b) Does you like c) Are you like
2 My black pencil ___ on the table.
a) am  b) is  c) are
3 ___ you play hockey? No, I ____.
a) Do ... doesn't  b) Do ... don't  c) Are ... not
4 Hank ______ a lot of vegetables. He _____ potatoes.
a) doesn’t eat ... likes  b) eats ... likes  c) ate ... like
5 ____ Vlad Lancer ____ Russian?
 a) Is ... speak  b) Does ... speak  c) Do ... speak
6 Peter and John ___ from London.
a) am  b) is  c) are
7 ______ you ______ where your cousin ______ ?
 a) Do ... know ... is  b) Do ... know ... was  c) Are ... know ... is
8 He ______ her job. He ______ to be a businessman.
 a) isn’t liked ... wants  b) doesn’t like ... wants  c) don’t like ... want
9 I ___ hungry.
a) am  b) is  c) are
10 Grandma lives not far from us, but we ____ him often.
a) not see  b) doesn’t see  c) don’t see
11 He always ______ dinner at home.
 a) takes  b) have c) has
12 The weather is usually good here. It _____ rain very often.
a) not  b) doesn’t  c) don’t
13 _____ you know that man?
a) Do  b) Does  c) Are
14 I ___ a hockey fan.
a) am  b) is  c) are
15 How often ... you go swimming?
a) are  b) do  c)does
16 The Smiths ____ a nice house in the country.
 a) has got  b) have got  c) got
17 I ___ listen to radio very often.
a) doesn't   b) don't   c) aren't
18 I often _____ Mummy about the house.
 a) help  b) helps  c) help
19 They ___ Dutch.
a) am  b) is  c) are
20 She ______ in a hurry.
 a) is  b) be  c) doesn’t be

суббота, 14 апреля 2018 г.

Questions for seminar( the USA) for the 4th year students

1. General information on the USA.
2. War for independence.
3. Geography of the USA.
4. Goverment of the USA.
5. Information about the most popular states.

For the 2nd year students


Read the text.
SCOTLAND
Although Scotland forms a part of the United Kingdom, it has a distinct character of its own. In area it is more than half as big as England. Its population is, however, only one-eighth as great — about 5 200 000.
Scotland is a land of romance and it has had a most eventful history. The Picts and Celts lived there before the coming of the Romans to Britain. Those Northern tribes worried the Romans so much that the Great Wall was built to protect the Roman camps in the Northern part of England.
It was in the 11th century that the Normans began to settle in Scotland. Almost all of Scotland's history is accociated with and reflected in many castles and forts that are to be seen all over the country. They are very picturesque, having retained their medieval features: stern, proud, impressive, perched high on a rock or at a hillside. Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Mary Stuart was married in one of them, her son James (who was to become James I of England) was born in another.
And now some words about the Highlands. For centuries the Highlands were a strange land, where the king's law common to all the rest of the country, wasn't even known, where wild people spoke a language no one could understand. Long after the rest of Britain adopted modern ways they kept to the old life.
In 1603 King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England too, and from then onwards the countries were under the same monarch, though the Act of Union was not passed until 1707. This Act incorporated Scotland with England in the United Kingdom, but the Scots kept their own legal system, religion and administration, centred in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland has always been admired as one of the most beautiful cities. Glasgow – its second city – always had a bad reputation. It was too often seen as a dirty, run-down urban area. But no longer. The buildings have been cleaned up, the streets are tidy and the people now take an obvious pride in their city. Glasgow was chosen to be the cultural capital of Europe 1890.
Not far from Glasgow there is one of the most famous of Scotland's many lakes (called «lochs»), Loch Lomond. Scottish numerous valleys are known as «glens». Scotland is a country with an intense and living national tradition of a kind only too rare in the modern world. It has its distinctive national dress, the kilt, worn only by men. It also has its own typical musical instruments (the pipes, sometimes called «the bagpipes»), its own national form of dancing, its own songs, language, traditions and education. Scotland has even its own national drink, a fact so widely known that one need only ask for «Scotch».

Notes
The Picts and Celts – пикты и кельты (племена)
tribe — племя
camp — лагерь
to pass the Act — принять Акт/Закон (в парламенте)

ВComprehension Check. Complete the sentences.
1. Scotland forms...
a) a part of England;
b) a part of the United States;
c) a part of the United Kingdom.
2. The Northern tribes...
a) began to settle in Scotland in the 11th century;
b) lived in Scotland before the coming of the Romans;
c) came to Scotland together with the Normans.
3. Mary Stuart...
a) was a Queen of the United Kingdom;
b) was the Queen of Scots;
c) was not a queen.
4. The kilt...
a) is a musical instrument;
b) is a form of national dancing;
c) is a type of national dress.

C. Answer the questions.
1. What is the population of Scotland?
2. Why was the Great Wall built?
3. Why are there so many castles in the country?
4. What have you learnt about the Highlands?
5. When was the Act of Union passed?
6. What's the country's second city?
7. What do they call Scottish valleys and lakes?
8. Are national traditions still alive in Scotland?



понедельник, 26 марта 2018 г.

Questions for the second seminar (Great Britain)

1. Educational system of Great Britain (primary and secondary).
2. Home-schooling.
3. Law system in Great Britain.
4. Sport in Great Britain.
5. Festivals and holidays in Britain.

понедельник, 19 марта 2018 г.

Вопросы на семинар 4му курсу

Questions for seminars.
1. The monarcy. Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The queen's role. The royal family.
2. The British Parlament.
3. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
4. Political parties (The Labour Party, the Conservative Party, the LLiberal Democrats).
and  all questins which were for self-study.