What are the most common languages spoken in the world today

Acknowledgement
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CONTENTS

• Introductory Course 7

• Main Course 26

  • Unit 1. LANGUAGES. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 26

    • 
      Reading & Speaking 26
      
    • 
      Conversational Formulas 41
      
    • 
      Word Formation 41
      
    • 
      Grammar 42
      
    • 
      It’s Interesting to Know 44
      
    • 
      Independent Reading 46
      
    • 
      Translation Practice 53
      
    • 
      Key Vocabulary 54
      

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  Unit 2. UNIVERSITIES. KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY 56
  
  • 
    Reading & Speaking 56
    
  • 
    Conversational Formulas 66
    
  • 
    Word Formation 67
    
  • 
    Grammar 68
    
  • 
    It’s Interesting to know 71
    
  • 
    Independent Reading 73
    
  • 
    Translation Practice 79
    
  • 
    Key Vocabulary 81
    

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  Unit 3. HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES 83
  
  • 
    Reading & Speaking 83
    
  • 
    Conversational Formulas 95
    
  • 
    Word Formation 95
    
  • 
    Grammar 96
    
  • 
    It’s Interesting to Know 97
    
  • 
    Independent Reading 98
    
  • 
    Translation Practice 106
    
  • 
    Key Vocabulary 107
    
• 
  Grammar Support 109
  

• 
  References 137
  

Introductory Course. (Вводный курс)


The Noun.
Personal, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns

(Consult Grammar Support)

1. 
   Make these words plural.
   

sister ray foot disco
camera box hero story
datum window half roof
woman person house course

2. 
   Make these phrases plural.
   

This note that result
This study that graduate
This college that problem
This method that verb

3. 
   Make these sentences plural.
   

1. 
   This is a camera. 6. That isn’t a path.
   
2. 
   This is a student. 7. The animal is wild.
   
3. 
   That is a roof. 8. Is the information useful?
   
4. 
   This isn’t a stranger. 9. This money isn’t enough.
   
5. 
   Is that an exception? 10. This man is British.
   

4. 
   Change the phrases according to the pattern.