'A university should be a place of light, of liberty and of learning.
Benjamin Disraeli
'Knowledge is a city, to the building of which every human being brought a stone.'
Ralph W. Emerson
'Knowledge is power.'
Francis Bacon
'Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.'
Alfred Tennyson
Setting: The Richardsons' house.
Situation: A group of students gather at Richardsons' on their vacations. They used to be classmates once. Now they are all students of different colleges and universities. In the evening they are sitting in the living-room near the fireplace and speak about their college life, sharing experiences.
Characters:
Card I—II — Sarah and Terry Richardson. They have invited everyone to their house. They are a sister and brother and go to a technical college. Sarah hates it and Terry loves it.
Card III—IV — Dora and Laura. Two medical school students. They have just had their professional experience in a hospital and are comparing studies and real life.
Card V — Harry, a student of the chemical faculty at the university. He failed to pass his exams in spring and is going to take them in autumn.
Card VI — Barbara, a student of the French department of the faculty of foreign languages at a university. She has won a personal grant for success in studies.
Card VII—VIII — Barry and Jerry, two friends who do economics at the university. Both are enthusiastic learners and like to speak about their future speciality.
Card IX — Flora, a student of an art school. She likes her drawing classes but does not like any of her other subjects.
Card X—XI — Clarry and Nora, students of a music school. In school years they used to be friends because they played in a school orchestra. They are thinking of creating a pop group of their own.
Card XII — Lany. He was expelled from the faculty of Math for missing classes and is dreaming of getting back.
anchor, to anchor
construction company
crane, carnage
feasibility, a feasibility study, to be feasible
field, the field of engineering/ science, What is your field? engineering fields: aerospace, biomedical, civil, mechanical, computer engineering, an expert in some field
lab, a research/ test lab
man-made structure
microchip
modification
overcrowding, overcrowded, overpopulated, overpopulation
pollution, to control/ prevent pollution, polluted
problem, a problem solver, to find a solution to a problem, a problem/ an event occurs, to solve a problem. I love the challenge of finding solutions to problems.
prototype
R&D department
research, to do (some) research into
simulation, to run a simulation on the computer, a computer simulation
test, to do safety/ stress/ flight/ fatigue test, to test a theory, a complicated test
version, a full-size/ production version
wind tunnel
to authorise smth.
to be invalid
to benefit from the project
to break a stereotype
to build a career, to build a model
to carry a load, a wind load
to come in on budget/ on schedule
to fail, failure of the equipment, a period of failure
to float
to issue a certificate
to make a breakthrough
to mass-produce, mass production
to meet a deadline
to meet the requirements
to put smth. into practice
to supply energy
to suspend
to work alone/ in a team
Space
Asteroid, collision, comet, deflect, devastation, impact, meteor, meteorite, threat, to collide with, to strike, a NEO (Near Earth Object), a particle, to fly the shuttle into space, a rocket, mission control, an aviation agency, to orbit the Earth
Translate the following sentences from Russian into English
Кто получит выгоду от этого проекта?
Когда-нибудь один из астероидов столкнется с Землей. Нужно будет отклонить его с его орбиты, иначе последствия могут быть катастрофическими. Для этого мы запустим в космос «челнок».
Чтобы запустить оборудование в массовое производство, нужно выполнить все необходимые требования, получить выданные компетентными органами сертификаты, выдержать сроки, создать прототипы и т.д.
Это был прорыв в науке. Были сломаны все стереотипы!
Наш отдел НИОКР использует компьютерную симуляцию.
Что вызвало отказ оборудования?
В какой области Вы работаете? – Я занимаюсь исследованиями осуществимости проектов.
Давайте воплотим этот проект в жизнь. Но нам придется работать в команде.
Какова ветровая нагрузка и как Вы собираетесь подавать электроэнергию? А полетные испытания Вы провели?
behavior, social behaviour
circles, social/ cultural/ professional/ economic circles
commissioned by
diagrams: a (line) graph, a table, a bar chart, a flow chart, a pie chart, a branch diagram,
epidemic
eventually
findings
life expectancy, to live to 100,
look, to create a look
maven
must-have product, a must-have
outbreak of disease
outlet, a fast food outlet
pension, a state pension scheme, a private pension, to fund state pensions,
rate, at a constant/ ready rate, a crime/ unemployment rate
survey
trend, current/ old-fashioned trends, a trendsetter, to set the trend, the trend is likely to continue, an upward trend, to follow a trend, a trendy boutique
virus
to be overweight
to buy into smth.
to catch on
to die out
to do extreme sports
to drop, to decline, a decline, to be in decline, to fall, marked fall, to decrease
to find out about smth.
to gain control of smth./ smb.
to imitate smb./ smth.
to increase, to increase dramatically, an increase, a sudden increase
to influence, to have an influence over people, a strong influence on, influential, to be influenced by
to keep up with other people
to level off, to stabilise, to remain stable, to maintain the same level as
to make complaints/ to take actions
to overvalue / undervalue smth.
to park, a parking problem, a parking attendant, a parking permit
to pass on the knowledge to
to pick up on smth.
to raise concerns/ criticisms
to retire, the retirement age, to retire early,
to rise, a sharp rise in smth., to soar to (some figure), to grow, to go up
to slow down
to star smb., the film starring Audrey Hepburn. The film starred Brando.
to take over
twice as much as/ double that of
Adjectives
Dramatic, significant, steady, sharp, slow, gradual, slight, sudden, slight, thought-provoking, rapid
Почему одни тренды распространяются (т.е. их все подхватывают), а другие – нет? Как люди узнают о трендах и что заставляет их покупать новинки (покупать то, что составляет тренд)? Мне нужно поспевать за остальными студентами нашей группы! Некоторые тренды распространяются очень быстро, пока не захватывают весь мир. Но в конце концов они постепенно убывают (замедляются) или внезапно отмирают.
Фильмы и мода давно уже идут рука об руку. «Звезды» начинают тренды, влияют на моду и создают образы.
Ожидаемая продолжительность жизни сильно возросла с 1950-х гг. Правительству придется серьезно задуматься над тем, как финансировать государственные пенсии для пожилых граждан. Некоторые из них предпочитают рано выйти на пенсию, чтобы наслаждаться путешествиями. А другие хотят продолжать работать.
Данная столбиковая диаграмма показывает результаты исследования, осуществленного в начале 1970-х гг. Она показывает резкое увеличение цены нефти в 1973 году. После этого рынок оставался относительно стабильным, но цена постепенно возрастала, и к концу 1970-х гг. она уже увеличилась значительно.
“People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.”
Lee Mildon
“I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.”
Robert A. Heinlein
“Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.”
Henry David Thoreau, Walden
“A man hasn't got a corner on virtue just because his shoes are shined.”
Anne Petry
“Just around the corner in every woman's mind - is a lovely dress, a wonderful suit, or entire costume which will make an enchanting new creature of her”.
Wilhela Cushman
“There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us and not we them; we may make them take the mould of arm or breast, but they would mould our hearts, our brains, our tongues to their liking.”
Virginia Woolf
Write an essay (200-250 words)
What are current trends in our country? What do you think about trends in general? Do you prefer starting trends or following them? Explain your opinion.
artist
atmosphere
blockbuster, an immediate / science fiction blockbuster
breakdown, to experience a breakdown
celebrity
chapter
character, the main character, to relate to a character
chutzpah
criterion (criteria)
editor
episode
genre: sitcom, soap, jazz, crime, current affairs programme, reggae, reality, folk, country, hip hop, animation, soul, a hospital drama, autobiography, science fiction, opera, a sketch, a horror, a chat show, documentary, a feature film, a live radio interview, a romantic comedy, an action film, an adventure film
graphics
hero, a heroine,
issue of a magazine
journalism
masterpiece
media, a multi-media age, to play the media game,
narration
novel, to be adapted from a novel
page-turner
piece, to take occasional pieces from smb., to be paid by the piece
plot
publicity, to escape publicity, to publicise a product
recluse, a reclusive nature
revenge, to take revenge
private, right to a private life, privacy
rumour, to start a rumour, to hear roumours about
script, a terrific script, the script is based on
sequel
series
sets (the)
sound
special effects
storytelling, to convey the story, twists and turns in the story, storyline
stringer
suspense, to be full of suspense
use of the camera
to be daunted
to be popular with smb.
to bring smth. home to smb.