Английский язык для аспирантов и соискателей. Минакова Т.В. - 53 стр.

     4.1.4.6 Find out what scientific interests of the author are

    Model: 1 As far as I understand the author in interested in a wide (narrow) field
of … (economics, jurisprudence).
           2 Right. And he takes particular (special) interest in … (the structure of
…)

     4.1.4.7 Find out whether or not the book is of value; where, when and by whom
it was written, published, edited

     Model: 1 What is your opinion of the book?
             2 I think this is an excellent book. The author (s) (editor(s), contributors)
can be congratulated on producing it (on completing it)
             or: I don't think it's a good book. I can't say that the author is to be
congratulated on producing it.
             1 Which book you are talking about? By whom is it written and
published?
             2 "……" by (H. Conrod). It was published by … (Cambridge University
Press) in … (London) in 200 … .
             1 And Pete (Ann) thinks that this is a … book. He says that the author
can (can't) be congratulated on producing it.

     4.2.4.8 Find out whether or not the book is illustrated and how if it is

     Model: 1 If I am not mistaken, the book acquaints the reader with the latest
developments in the field of … (economics).
           2 Right.
           1 Are there any illustrations?
           2 Yes, the book is profusely illustrated with tables (figures, photos,
diagrams).
           or: No, there are no illustrations. I think with illustrations the book
would be much better.

     4.1.5 Answer the following questions using the prompts given in brackets

     Model: What does the book begin with? (a short introductory chapter) It begins
           with a short introductory chapter.

     1 What does the article begin with? (an introductory part; a few general
remarks; a short introduction) 2 What is each subsection preceded by? (a brief
theoretical introduction; some introductory notes; an introductory discussion) 3
What does the book introduce to? (the work done in …; the new data in the field of
…; the up-to-date techniques in …) 4 What does the book acquaint us with? (recent
discoveries in …; applications of new methods; the work done in the field of;
experimental technique).
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