Assistant professor Aislu Zh. Minayeva

PRACTICAL

ENGLISH

Manual

4^th level – Upper-intermediate

Almaty-2016

UDK 811.111

The main editor: Amirlan A. Kussainov, doctor of technical science, professor, academician of International engineering academy (IEA) and National engineering academy (NEA), foreign member of Russian academy of architecture and civil engineering science (RAACES) and American association of civil engineers (AACE).

Practical English for the Students of Non-Linguistic Majors: Upper-intermediate.

– Almaty: KazGASA, 2016. – 190 p.

The compilers: Assistant professor Gulmira A. Karybaeva

Assistant professor Magira K. Moldabayeva

Assistant professor Ardak Zh. Nurgalieva

Assistant professor Zhanel R. Mangazina

Assistant professor Gulipa A. Gaiipova

Assistant professor Zhaina U. Sultanbayeva

Assistant professor Adina S. Karybaeva

Assistant professor Galima A. Tolynbekova

Assistant professor Nurzhan S. Nusipaliev

Assistant professor Aislu Zh. Minayeva

This manual presents an additional course of teaching and assessing the English language proficiency on the IV level –Upper-Intermediate mainly in the sphere of General English, also touching some aspects of Business and Professional English. It is designed for students of non-linguistic majors at universities, colleges, lyceums, high schools and language courses. All materials of manual is systematized from the point of its practical, communicative importance for the students of non-linguistic majors, on the basis of accessibility and sequence of stating and gradual complicating the language knowledge and language skills. A great attention was paid to materials of study in the class (collection of handouts) and materials for students’ independent work after classes (collection of tests and lexical materials).

This manual includes an updated version of Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency (2008) under edited by professor A.A. Kussainov on the basis of lasting and reach experience of teaching foreign language at non-linguistic majors, taking into account the guides of national language policy, requirements of state educational standards and the achievements of the native and foreign scholars and methodologists in this field.

Part I - Universal criteria o f complex assessment of English language proficiency.

Part II - Collection of hand outs

Part III - Collection of materials for combined examination

Part IV - Collection of tasks for learners’ individual work (LIW) and office hours materials

ISBN © KazGASA, 2016

PREFACE

The given manual is designed for the learners of non-linguistic majors, who desire to master a foreign language during the period of study.

That’s why an author’s group edited by professor A.A. Kussainov on the basis of lasting and reach experience of teaching foreign language at non-linguistic departments, taking into account the achievements of the native and foreign scholars and methodologists in this field, and it’s own experimental work on language knowledge and skills assessment (Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency, 2008) suggests to single out 5 levels of language proficiency instead of 6 levels, expressed in percent measurement from 0% to 100%:

1. Elementary, which comprises also an introduction course for Beginners: from 0 to 20 %;

2. Pre-Intermediate: from 21 to 40%;

3. Intermediate: from 41to 60%;

4. Upper- Intermediate: from 61 to 80%;

5. Advanced: from 81 to 100%.

Such subdivision into levels of practical English language proficiency allows to provide a systematic and indissoluble character, a sequence of foreign language learning at non-linguistic majors, compensate the faults of teaching to foreign language in schools and gives to students new opportunities to fill in the gaps in foreign language knowledge and skills.

Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency on above mentioned 5 levels presents a combined form of examination, including the assessment of theoretical knowledge of language (multiple choice test of grammar and lexis) and practical skills of communication (listening, speaking, reading and writing activities), providing an exactness, objectivity and transparency of the process of assessment.

Following the logics of improving the system of teaching English language the author group put forward an aim to develop a linguistic complex for each level of English learning at non-linguistic majors, which comprises not only the materials of control and assessment as it was done in Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency (2008), but also the materials of study in the class and materials for learners’ independent work after classes. That is why all material of manual is systematized from the point of its practical, communicative importance for the learners of non-linguistic majors, on the basis of accessibility and sequence of stating, and the theory, concerning grammar is presented in doses and in minimum volume, and in such way paying more attention to the principle parts in English language learning. With it all the content of manual covers all aspects of learning foreign language: linguistic (phonetics, grammar, lexis), regional (Kazakhstani, British, American and other English speaking countries) and cross-cultural (differences in verbal and non-verbal communication) aspects.

So, this manual consists of three parts: Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency, collection of handouts on 30 lexical and grammar themes on each level, and a collection of tests and lexical materials, designed for independent work of learners after classes and preparation for examination.

The first part is dedicated to updating and reediting Universal criteria of complex assessment of English language proficiency (2008) in accordance with changes of content and methodology of teaching and needs for developing leaner’ communicative skills and habits at non-linguistic majors.

The second part - collection of handouts was made up in accordance with four speech activities: listening, speaking, reading and writing, paying more attention to formation of speaking skills. The topics of handouts correspond to the needs of Kazakhstani curriculum, syllabus and modern international requirements. As a contribution to the content of study a foreign language we have included the lexical topics, reflecting the culture, the way of life in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The third part - collection of materials for combined examination(tests, examination cards, texts for listening, keys for listening tests).

The fourth part – collection of tasks for learner’s LIW and office hours materials (15 texts, 10 poems, 10 topics for video presentations, 5 reports).

At the end of the fourth part we placed additional materials where you can find the information about the main Kazakh national traditions and customs, samples of congratulations and condolences, proverbs and sayings, quotations, the list of widely used phrasal verbs, samples of writing business letters. We also presented a collection of English texts for specific purpose on different specialties at university but only for learners of Intermediate, Upper-intermediate and Advanced levels. So, the content of this manual is composed on the basis of authentic resources, giving an opportunity to learn a real English language, using the communicative and interactive techniques of teaching and also developing the learners’ skills of independent work in mastering a foreign language.

CONTENTS

Symbols:

	Listening		Proverbs and sayings
	Speaking (monologue)		Phraseological units
	Speaking (dialogue)		Quotations, aphorisms and colorful expressions
	Speaking (discussion)		Page of poetry
	Reading		Read for fun
	Writing		Answer the questions
	Lexical training		Remember
	Grammar comment		Practiсe test

Abbreviations:

PART I

UNIVERSAL CRITERIA

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