Anglistics Study Programme CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2 Integrated

Anglistics Study Programme CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2 Integrated Skills Week 15 Anglistics Study Programme www. singidunum. ac. rs/admission

Anglistics Study Programme PLAN - practice for the final exam Anglistics Study Programme www. singidunum. ac. rs/admission

Anglistics Study Programme Grammar (reminder) - forms expressing future (Present Simple, Present Continuous, be going to, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect Continuous) - present and past verb forms - Time Clauses - Zero and First Conditional - Modal Verbs (present, future and past meanings) - The Passive Voice

Anglistics Study Programme Analyse the underlined words/ phrases Being one of the oldest sports on the planet, acrobatics has always held a place in society. Its importance in ancient times is seen through art, where acrobats were presented in countless paintings and were used to decorate vases and pots. It is also known to have played a significant role in festivals and in other events. Today its popularity remains as strong as ever, with it featuring in numerous world sporting events and competitions. Acrobatics is often connected with the circus, where most people enjoy watching highly trained performers carry out brave, adrenaline-filled shows. For anyone who has ever been to a circus, the experience is often described as exhilarating, if not a little terrifying. Acrobats effortlessly throw themselves through the air to achieve the unbelievable, amazing the crowd and receiving a well-deserved applause.

Anglistics Study Programme Analyse the underlined words/ phrases Tourists who like to explore will be fascinated and amazed when they venture inland. The centre of the island is mostly mountainous and wooded, with small mining towns and villages dotted here and there. Jamaica’s varied landscapes and sunny climate allows for almost anything to grow. Visitors can step into a country market and see a vast array of tropical fruits and vegetables with intriguing names. They can also see – and eat or drink – Jamaican exports such as sugar, citrus fruits, bananas, spices, rum and world-famous Blue Mountain coffee.

Anglistics Study Programme Analyse the underlined words/ phrases If I’m under too much stress or I have the blues, I know it’s time to visit the countryside and go whitewater rafting. When I visited Snowdonia, I knew at once that I wanted to live there one day because of its beautiful, natural environment. When I graduate, my dream is to work as an instructor at the National Whitewater Centre, which is on the River Tryweryn in the heart of Snowdonia.

Anglistics Study Programme Analyse the underlined words/ phrases Now we must go back to the first tale. When Mowgli left the wolf’s cave after the fight with the Pack at the Council Rock, he went down to the plowed lands where the villagers lived, but he would not stop there because it was too near to the jungle, and he knew that he had made at least one bad enemy at the Council.

Anglistics Study Programme Analyse the underlined words/ phrases Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wall-conscious; from the Neolithic period – when ramparts of pounded earth were used - to the Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity.

Anglistics Study Programme Extra practice Put each verb in brackets into a suitable passive verb form. FROM: The Managing Director TO: All staff ……. (decide) to adopt a flexi-time system for a trial period of three months. After this period (2) …. . (elapse) all members of staff (3) ………. (consult) through their line manager, and feedback (4) ……. (seek). Comments (5) ……. . . (collect) and analysed before a decision (6) ………. (make) as to whether the system (7) ……. . . (adopt) permanently or not. Alternatively, the trial period (8) ……. . . (extend) for a further month. All employees (9) …. . . (require) to arrive between the hours of 8. 00 and 9. 30, and to leave after they have fulfilled their contractual obligations of eight hours. It (10) …. (hope) that

Anglistics Study Programme Extra practice Put each verb in brackets into a suitable active or passive verb form. Dear Mrs Hill, We are delighted to inform you that you (1) ………. (select) for a free holiday. According to our information, you (2) …………. (answer) a telephone survey last month, as a result of which your name (3) ………. (enter) in the holiday draw. Now our computer (4) ……. . (choose) your name, so you and your family (5) ………. (invite) to spend a week in a European destination of your choice. This offer ……. . . (6) (make) on the condition that you attend a special promotions day with other lucky families in your region who (7) …. . (offer) a similar deal. You (8) ……. . (ask) to attend on any Saturday next

Anglistics Study Programme Vocabulary (Modules 4 -6+ ppt presentations + additional material Explain the following words/ phrases/ idioms/ collocations and use them in meaningful sentences: e. g. phrasal verbs: call off, see off, break down (two meanings), … Collocations: e. g. , make a collocation with the noun ‘swimming’, ‘archery’, etc. Various lexical items, e. g. , plague, acknowledge, cyan, etc. Idioms, e. g. , finish the idiom ‘the ball is in your. . . ’ and then explain its meaning, or what does the idiom ‘jump the gun’ mean, etc. Word-formation, e. g. , make a noun from the following verb, to endure, what is opposite of ‘hospitable’, or make an adjective from ‘prefer’ etc.

Anglistics Study Programme Sample for the exam – reading/ vocabulary/ grammar section 1. Read the paragraph, translate it, and analyse the underlined elements. For most medical professionals, watching a medical drama provides an equal mix of enjoyment and frustration. Viewers see doctors recognising a patient’s rare disease from the smallest sign, saving their life while, at the same time, conducting cutting-edge research. If patients go to a real hospital looking for that, they will be disappointed; there is a lot more waiting, and not every patient has a unique and fascinating disease which can be cured by a quick-witted doctor. But, of course, that wouldn’t make for good TV. As long as medical dramas stay within the domain of TV fiction, all is well. Everyone loves a good story, but the problems start when people start following medical advice they see on TV. Although all of these shows work with medical consultants, they frequently use ‘artistic licence’ when it comes to information and procedures. It may seem obvious that medical dramas are no more reliable than any other drama on TV, but it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that they are. 2. Put the verb in brackets in the appropriate future verb form, and explain its usage. I …………. . (study) for the exam this time tomorrow. 3. Vocabulary (some additional vocabulary-related question)

Anglistics Study Programme Background knowledge Quizizz – Around the world (English-speaking countries)

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