Recording by own voice

Talking in English with friends

Learning dialogues

Writing to a “pen friend”

Learning lists of words

Looking up words in a dictionary

Writing down new words/phrases

Reading articles/books/magazines

Writing out sentences

Doing grammar exercises

Using a grammar book.

Golden rules

Here are some golden rules for learning. What is the order of importance of these rules for a learner like you? Discuss with a partner and put them in order.

1. Students should help each other

2. Always communicate in English.

3. Think why you need English and concentrate on studying what is most useful for you

4. Relax when communicating. Don’t expect to be correct all the time.

5. Read as much as possible.

6. Collect and use outside sources for English, for example, tapes/records/magazines/ radio/films.

Check your errors and keep a record of them.

Unit 1

Topic: I am a student of the KNUTD

Grammar: 1.The verb to be

2. There + be

3. Pronouns

4. Singular/plural of nouns

5. Countable/uncountable nouns

6. A (an)/the

7. Much/many, some/any, a lot (lots) of, a few/a little

8. To have

I Phonetic skills.

1. Listen and repeat:

1. to graduate ['grædƷueıt]

2. (a) designer [di'zaınə]

3. fashion [′fæ∫(ә)n]

4. busy ['bızı]

5. foreign ['forın]

6. numerous ['nju:mәrәs]

7. contemporary [kәn'tempәrәrı]

8. serious ['sıәrıәs]

9. responsible [rıs'ponsәbl]

10. nevertheless [,nevәðә'les]

11. laboratory [lә'bƆrәtri / ′læbrәtƆ:ri]

12. via [vaıә / vi:ә]

2. Listen and remember the following phrases:

1. birthday – день народження

2. a first-year student – студент першого курсу

3. the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design – КНУТД

4. creating new patterns – створення нових конструкцій

5. I'm going to work – я працюватиму

6. light industry – легка промисловість

7. knitting –трикотаж

8. footwear – взуття

9. special composition – спецкомпозиція

10. educational grant – грант на навчання

11. various branches – різноманітні галузі

II Reading skills.

1. Read and remember:

1. entrance exams – вступні іспити

2. my cup of tea – моє улюблене заняття; те, що мені до душі

3. (a) drawing – малюнок олівцем, малювання

4. (a) painting – малюнок фарбою, живопис

5. to attend classes – відвідувати заняття

6. (a) day-off – вихідний

7. at somebody's place – у когось вдома

8. (a) former classmate – колишній однокласник

9. tо be fond of – захоплюватися

10. (not) to take much time – (не) займати багато часу

11. (to) regret – жаліти про щось, жаль

12. (to) overcome – подолати