Quick Smart English is a topic-based English language course at various levels in line with the CEF (Common European Framework of Reference). QSE uses affective, topical and sometimes controversial reading and listening material to present and revise structures and vocabulary and to develop communication skills. The language structures are those found in widely-accepted international curricula. The topic-based vocabulary is wide-ranging and based on real-life ideas and issues. The learning tasks include integrated 4-skills activities, with a particular focus on speaking. Integrated CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) activities in each Unit.
A Coursebook on English Lexicology: Английская лексикология
A Coursebook on English Lexicology is an assortment of exercises on English lexicology, which are aimed at raising students’ awareness of the notion of the word, it covers stylistic stratification of the English vocabulary, its etymology, word-building patterns, the meaning of the word, the major types of semantic transference, systematic relations between words, English phraseology, some regional varieties of English. Hopefully, it will also aid students in understanding systemic relations between words, namely in differentiating between paronyms, retronyms, neonyms, various types of synonyms, as well as in activating some vocabulary items centered around specific thematic fields.
Reading is designed for both self-study and classroom use to prepare students for the reading Comprehension of the TOEFL Test. Each chapter covers a type of reading question that can be found on the TOEFL.
This book was written for students and young professionals in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and economics, who have to do with chemical engineering in an academic or industrial setting.