Моя специальность. Халюшева Г.Р. - 9 стр.

     1.9 Make up a plan for the text. Write out the key words for each
paragraph
     Work in pairs and make up dialogues, discussing:
     - aims and goals of the IT Department;
     - the academic programme of the Department;
     - language studies at the Department;
     - extra-curricular activities, offered to the Department students;
     - recent developments in IT sector.
     While making up the dialogues, use the following words and expressions:

                            Having a Conversation
   When you want                So…
   to start a new               Anyway…
   subject or go back
   to the main subject
   When you want to              Um…/Er…/Well…
   give yourself more            I mean…
   time to think
   Showing that you              Yes/Yeah/Right/
   are listening to what         Mm/Uh-huh
   someone is saying
   Checking that someone         Do you know what I mean?
   understands or agrees         …, you know ?
   with you.
   asking someone                Sorry?/Pardon?
   to repeat what                Could you repeat…,please?
   they said                     I didn`t quite catch…
                                 Could you say it again, please?
   When someone is               Um…/Well…/Yes, but…/
   talking and you want          I know, but…/Sorry to interrupt, but…
   to say something

      1.10 Imagine, that you have met one of your former classmates. Tell him
(or her) about your speciality


    1.11 Grammar Revision. What do you remember about the degrees of
comparison? Insert the necessary form of an adverb or adjective

     1) OSU is the … but … rapidly… educational establishment in the region.
     2) Recently it has made … advances in educating an ever … proportion of the
        population.
     3)Today the overall number of students is …than 30,000.
     2) Each year there appear … and … new specialities.

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