Инструкция для работы с материалами Viewpoint 2.

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1. В разделе Vocabulary:

• выучить слова (фразы) с определениями на английском языке

• уметь правильно произносить слова из списка
• давать определения словам из списка
• называть слова к определениям данным преподавателями.

Рекомендация:

• используйте онлайн словарь:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/

2. В разделе Grammar Practice:

• выполнить упражнения с учетом грам. правил, представленных в учебнике

• быть готовым объяснить на английском языке* выбор грамматического
явления во всех предложенных упражнениях.

3. В разделе Speaking Practice:

• быть готовым развернуто высказаться по предложенным темам, используя

лексику и грамматику учебника.

4. По завершению подготовки к пересдаче:

• зарегистрироваться на пересдачу
• в выбранный вами день зайти по ссылке Zoom
• подготовить к использованию материалы и удостоверение личности
(студенческий билет или паспорт).
VP 2.2 Vocabulary 51. influential
Relationships 52. insignificant
1. in-laws 53. painstaking
2. resentment 54. superficial
3. encouraging 55. tantalizing
4. isolated 56. undisturbed
5. immersed 57. apparent
6. mandatory 58. brief
7. substitute 59. conspicuous
8. worrisome 60. fleeting
9. sophisticated 61. gradual
10. absorbed 62. immediate
11. to benefit from 63. imperceptible
12. to contend 64. profound
13. to enhance 65. rapid
14. to perceive 66. striking
15. to pursue 67. temporary
16. to inhabit 68. to decipher
17. back and forth 69. to negotiate
18. above and beyond 70. to foresee
19. give-and-take 71. eventually
20. in this day and age 72. subsequent
21. last but not least 73. to roll out a project
22. now and then 74. to sift
23. pick and choose 75. to sit alongside
24. sick and tired Engineering wonders
25. slowly but surely 76. agriculture
26. sooner or later 77. boundaries
27. stop and think 78. caregiver
28. ups and downs 79. feat
29. wait and see 80. forestry
30. pain and suffering 81. mining
31. success or failure 82. reluctance
32. at the end of the day 83. skyscraper
33. in a word 84. steel
34. in the end 85. surgeon
History 86. warfare
35. alliance 87. artificial
36. contribution 88. concrete
37. dispute 89. ethical
38. empress 90. fade-resistant
39. pharaoh 91. groundbreaking
40. weapon 92. hazardous
41. ancestor 93. lifesaving
42. anthropologist 94. scratchproof
43. database 95. biomedical
44. paleographer 96. civil
45. papyrus 97. to accomplish
46. ancient 98. to assemble
47. charismatic 99. to attempt
48. courageous 100. to deploy
49. distorted 101. to determine
50. groundbreaking 102. to elevate
103. to erect 154. forgery
104. to maneuver 155. deception
105. to monitor 156. fraud
106. ahead of schedule 157. authenticity
107. to fall behind schedule 158. brushstroke
108. to get along with 159. carbon dating
109. in a short time frame 160. forger
Current events 161. handiwork
110. campaign 162. ownership
111. explosion 163. pigment
112. livelihood 164. techniques
113. oil spill 165. dishonesty
114. recovery 166. imminent
115. delegation 167. genuine
116. investigator 168. lighthearted
117. victim 169. lucrative
118. accuracy 170. notorious
119. airtime 171. perceive
120. myth 172. unethical
121. speculation 173. copycat
122. biased 174. fortunate
123. committed 175. high-resolution
124. conscientious 176. laborious
125. controversial 177. straightforward
126. distorted 178. uncommon
127. exaggerated 179. multi-spectral
128. extensive 180. to appreciate
129. fabricated 181. to apprehend
130. misleading 182. to collapse
131. rumored 183. to stockpile
132. satirical 184. to threaten
133. suspicious 185. to trace
134. trustworthy 186. to uncover
135. to arise 187. to turn back the clock
136. to escalate 188. to turn over a new leaf
137. to loot Psychology
138. to plummet 189. endeavor
139. to sue 190. capacity
140. to confirm 191. psychology
141. to deceive 192. evasive
142. to overstate 193. shallow
143. to prove 194. affectionate
144. to verify 195. vulnerable
145. to cause the explosion 196. adolescent
146. to consider legal actions 197. elusive
Is it real? 198. vehicular
147. arsenal 199. to persuade
148. dinosaur 200. to sob
149. debris
150. doomsayer
151. national grid
152. NASA
153. con artist
Speaking practice
1. Relationships
- What are the best ways to meet new people in this day and age?
- What are the pros and cons of online dating?
- What factors do you believe are most important to the success or failure of a
marriage?
- What are the most important questions for a couple to discuss before they become
husband and wife?
- What are the best ways to resolve conflicts in a marriage or relationship?

2. History
- Who are two people from history you would love to have dinner with?
- Do you feel it is important for people to know a lot about their country’s history?
Why or why not?
- To what extent do you believe that historical facts become distorted over time?
- How much do you know about your family’s history? Do you think it is important?
- What kind of citizen participation project would you most like to volunteer in? Why?

3. Engineering
- What skills are needed to become an engineer? Why?
- What kind of engineering seems most interesting to you? Why?
- What is the most impressive engineering feat in your country? Describe how it was
constructed?
- What gets in the way of solving engineering challenges: money, politics, lack of
technology, or something else?

4. Current events
- What news stories do people seem to be worrying about these days?
- How do you know if you can trust the accuracy of different news sources?
- Do you think news stories are often misleading?
- Do you think news stories are often fabricated? Can you think of any that have been
fabricated?

5. Is it real?
- What do you think about people who are convinced that civilization is about to end
and are preparing for survival?
- Some scientists say that a global disease pandemic is bound to happen at some
point. Do you agree? Why or why not?
- Would you buy a piece of art or design product you liked, even if you knew it was
fake?
- Do you think there will be more or less forgery in the art world in the future? Why?

6. Psychology
- What does the expression “Never judge a book by its cover” mean to you?
- How much do you think schools should take differences in brain development
between girls and boys into consideration?
- What are the differences between meeting someone online and meeting face-to-
face?
- How much do you trust your first instincts about people? Why?
Grammar practice
1. Unit 7, Lesson A, p. 156

2. Unit 7, Lesson B, p. 157

3. Unit 8, Lesson A, p. 158

 4. Unit 8, Lesson A, p. 158

5. Unit 8, Lesson B, p.159

6. Unit 8, Lesson B, p. 159

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7. Unit 9, Lesson A, p. 160

8. Unit 9, Lesson B, p. 161

9. Unit 10, Lesson A, p. 162

10. Unit 10, Lesson A, p. 162

11. Unit 10, Lesson B, p. 163

12. Unit 11, Lesson B, p. 165