Английский язык. Профессиональная лексика педагога = English. Teacher’s Vocabulary

Т. А. Савич

Английский язык 
Профессиональная лексика 
педагога
English
Teacherʼs Vocabulary

Допущено Министерством образования Республики 
Беларусь в качестве учебного пособия для учащихся 
учреждений образования, реализующих 
образовательные программы среднего 
специального образования по профилю образования 
«Педагогика»

Минск 
РИПО
2018

УДК 802.0:37(075.32)
ББК  81.2Англ:74.560я723
 
С13 
А в т о р:  
преподаватель Пинского колледжа УО «Брестский государственный 
университет имени А. С. Пушкина» Т. А. Савич.

Ре це н з е н т ы:  
цикловая комиссия иностранных языков УО «Несвижский 
государственный колледж имени Якуба Коласа» (М. М. Масловская);   
заведующий кафедрой английской филологии УО «Гродненский 
государственный университет имени Янки Купалы», кандидат 
педагогических наук, доцент Ж. А. Короткевич.

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Савич, Т. А.
Английский язык. Профессиональная лексика педагога = 

English. Teacher’s Vocabulary : учеб. пособие / Т. А. Савич. – 
Минск : РИПО, 2018. – 125 с.

С13

ISBN 978-985-503-759-1.

Учебное пособие содержит основные фонетические, лексические и грамматические темы, а также упражнения и задания, направленные на совершенствование 
языковой компетенции учащихся. Приведены тексты и диалоги, а также деловая документация. Материал отражает современные тенденции и требования к обучению 
и практическому овладению иностранным языком в профессиональной деятельности педагога, направлен на повышение коммуникативной культуры специалистов.
Предназначено для учащихся учреждений среднего специального образования по 
специальностям профиля образования «Педагогика».
УДК 802.0:37(075.32)
ББК 81.2Англ:74.560я723

ISBN 978-985-503-759-1                       © Савич Т. А., 2018
 
 
 
                © Оформление. Республиканский институт
     
 
 
 
     профессионального образования, 2018

ПРЕДислОВиЕ

Данное учебное пособие составлено в соответствии с типовой 
учебной программой по учебной дисциплине «Иностранный язык 
(профессиональная лексика)», утвержденной Министерством образования Республики Беларусь. 
Учебное пособие состоит из предисловия, вступления, трех 
основных частей, шести приложений и словаря. 
Вступление (Introduction) представляет собой вводно-коррек тивный фонетико-грамматический курс. Часть I содержит основной 
материал по темам типовой учебной программы. Части II и III состоят из профессионально-ориентированных текстов с заданиями. 
К текстам разработаны предтекстовые, текстовые и послетекстовые 
задания. Тексты подобраны из различных источников, они имеют 
познавательную ценность и интересны по содержанию.
Приложения представляют собой дополнительный материал, 
который поможет учащимся усвоить изучаемые темы. 
Подобранные задания и тематика текстов являются одним из 
возможных вариантов. Творческая инициатива преподавателя, работающего с учебным пособием, способна дать наиболее эффективные результаты обучения. 

inTRODUCTiOn

 WhY shOUlD WE lEARn lAngUAgEs?

Ex. 1. Go through the following vocabulary notes to avoid difficulties in understanding the material of Introduction.
demand – an urgent or peremptory request
distinguish – mark as different
evident – clearly revealed to the mind, the senses or judgment 
lingua franca (lat.) [´´] – a common language used by 
speakers of different languages
prevalent – very common at a particular time or in a particular place
promotion – a move to a more important job or rank in a company or 
an organization
require – to make somebody do or have something, especially because 
it is necessary according to a particular law or set of rules
scientist – a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences
stimulate – to make somebody interested and excited about 
something
task – a piece of  work that somebody has to do, especially a difficult 
or unpleasant one  
understand – to know or realize the meaning of something or the 
words, spoken by someone, etc.; to know or realize how or why something 
happens, how it works or why it is important

Ex. 2. Translate the words. Use a dictionary if you need.
Познакомиться, новая цивилизация, выбрать профессию, необходимый, выразительный, дружба, международные конференции, 
польза, жизнь, общество

Why should we learn languages? 

Ex. 3. Translate the words given in brackets. Use the help box below if it is necessary.

widespread language, mental abilities, choose a profession, the most 
fashionable language, politics, science, trade and culture relations, 
read foreign literature in the original, different culture, take into 
consideration, to master

1. Learning a foreign language stimulates (умственные способности) and gives you a chance to appreciate a new literature, a (другую 
культуру) and to broaden your horizons. 2. Knowing foreign languages 
makes it easier to (выбрать профессию) and provides job promotion. 
3. The most (распространенный язык) in the world is Chinese. 4. Russian 
is one of the most prevalent (языков в мире). 5. To state the significance 
of this or that languages one must (учесть / взять во внимание) not only 
its prevalence but the quantity of printed production. 6. The more languages man knows, the easier is the way he (справится / освоит) a new 
one. 7. The knowledge of other languages is very useful, especially if you 
have to work abroad or if you must (читать иностранную литературу в 
оригинале). 8. English has become the world’s most important language 
in (политике, науке, торговле и культурных связях), aviation, international sport and pop music. 9. It is generally considered that (самый 
модный язык) in the world nowadays is English.
Ex. 4. There are a lot of proper names and language names in the text 
below. Look through the words, pay attention to the transcription.
Chinese – [͵tʃaı′ni:z]
English – [′ıŋglsh]
Russian – [′rʌʃ(ə)n]
French – [frentʃ]
Earth – [ːθ]
Spanish – [ˈspænɪʃ]
German – [ˈdʒːmən]
Indonesian – [ɪndəˈniːzɪən]
Arabic – [ˈærəbɪk]
Bengali – [beŋˈɡɔːlɪ]
Portuguese – [ˌpɔːtjuˈɡiːz]

Japanese – [̗̗ dʒæpə׳niːz]
Italian – [ɪ׳tæljən]
Hindi – [׳hɪndı]
Europe – [ˈjʊərəp]
Urdu – [ˈʊəduː]
Asia – [ˈeɪə]
Africa – [ˈæfrɪkə]
South America – [saʊθ əˈmerɪkə]
Australia – [ɒs׳treɪljə]
Canada – [ˈkænədə]
New Zealand – [njuːˈziːlənd]

Introduction

Ex. 5. Read the text and say what the use is of knowing one or 
more foreign languages.

FoREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE LIFE  
oF AN EdUCATEd PERSoN
Today it is quite evident that everyone should know at least one foreign 
language.
Knowing one or more foreign languages makes it possible to get 
acquainted with different ways of thinking, to understand a new 
civilization. Learning a foreign language stimulates mental abilities and 
gives you a chance to appreciate a new literature, a different culture and 
to broaden your horizons.
Besides, knowing foreign languages has a practical value. It makes 
easier to choose a profession and provides job promotion. It helps to 
improve the quality of your work, because it reduces the time lost on 
obtaining the necessary information. At present many professions, such 
as a pilot, a doctor, an engineer, a cosmonaut and many others, require 
a working knowledge of at least one foreign language.
People all over the world speak almost 3,000 languages. Some 
languages are spoken by millions of people, others by only hundreds of 
them.  The most wide-spread language in the world is Chinese. 350 million 
people speak English as their first language. About the same number use 
it as a second language. Russian is also one of the most prevalent, 
expressive and rich languages in the world. 240 million people speak 
Russian nowadays.
Among the great number of languages that exist on our planet today 
there are some which stand out. Scientists distinguish 13 great languages. 
They are Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Urdu, Indonesian, 
Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Japanese, German, French, Italian.
A person who knows these languages can speak to and understand 
almost 2 thousand million people and doesn’t suffer from the language 
barrier. To state the significance of this or that language one must take 
into consideration not only its prevalence but the quantity of printed 
production. For instance, the largest number of books is published in 
Russian including technical literature. The greatest number of press 
production is published in English. As far as books are concerned, the 

Why should we learn languages? 

largest number of them is translated from English, Russian, French and 
German accordingly.
Today there are a lot of people in Europe and Asia who know several 
languages. A person who knows several languages is called a polyglot. 
They are not few. The name of Henrich Schlimann, а famous German 
archaeologist who discovered Troy is known all over the world. It took 
him two years to learn the first two foreign languages. Later on it took 
him several weeks to master another foreign language. Among polyglots 
there are champions. Thus, Cardinal Mezzophanti who lived in the middle 
of the last century knew 100 languages. Professor Hesstermann from 
Germany knew 132 languages. 
The more languages man knows, the easier is the way he masters 
a new one. As polyglots say it is difficult to begin. But when you start 
learning a third language everything is going on swimmingly. It is within 
everyone’s power to know, read and speak a foreign language. But one 
should regard that learning a foreign language is a very important and 
serious task. The knowledge of other languages is very useful, especially 
if you have to work abroad or if you must read foreign literature in the 
original. If you know the language of a foreign country, you can talk to 
its people and understand what they are speaking about without anybody’s 
help. The knowledge of foreign languages also helps young people of 
different countries to develop friendship.
As for me, I am learning English, because in recent years it has become 
not only an international language, it is now a number one language in 
the world. Besides, English is becoming a lingua franca. It is used a great 
deal by businessmen from different countries, who don’t have a common 
language, in order to do business. It is already a lingua franca at 
international conferences. Besides, every person who travels in Europe, 
Asia or Africa, even in South America gets around by using English. So 
English is becoming more and more the language for practical use.
English has become the world’s most important language in politics, 
science, trade and cultural relations, aviation, international sport and pop 
music. It is nowadays second only to Chinese. It is the official language 
in 44 countries: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and others. 
It is used as one of the languages in Canada, the Irish Republic. It is also 

Introduction

spoken as a second language by many people in India, Pakistan and 
numerous countries in Africa, to say nothing of people all over the world 
who know English as a foreign language. From the British Isles English 
spread all over the world; 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English, 
60 per cent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English and more 
than a half of the world’s periodicals are printed in English.
It is known that different languages can come into fashion or go out of 
it. It is generally considered that the most fashionable language in the 
world nowadays is English. Spanish is also becoming very popular. It is 
learnt nowadays more often than earlier. oriental languages are also 
widespread today. Learning a foreign language has a practical value but 
the choice of a foreign language sometimes depends on a fashion, if under 
fashion we mean the demands of life and society. Thus, the knowledge of 
a foreign language today is a life necessity.
Ex. 6. Express the same in English. Use the text of Ex. 5 for help.
1. Сегодня вполне очевидно, что каждый человек должен знать 
хотя бы один иностранный язык. 2. На некоторых языках говорят 
миллионы людей, на других – только сотни. 3. Как говорят полиглоты, это сложно только вначале. Но когда вы начинаете изучать третий язык, все идет как по маслу. 4. Бизнесмены из разных стран используют для ведения дел английский язык. 5. Изучение иностранного языка имеет практическое значение, но выбор языка иногда 
зависит от моды.
Ex. 7. Fill in the missing words.
1. Knowing a foreign language makes it easier to choose a profession 
and helps to ... the quality of your work because it ... the time lost on ... the 
necessary information. 2. To state the ... of this or that language one must 
take into ... not only its ... but the ... of printed production. 3. A person 
who knows several foreign languages is called a ... . 4. English is becoming 
a … . 5. Under fashion we mean the ... of life and society.
Ex. 8. Complete the sentences choosing the best variant.
1. Knowing one or more foreign languages makes it possible …
a) to get acquainted with different ways of thinking, to understand 
a new civilization; b) to develop friendship; c) to reduce time lost on 
obtaining the necessary information.

Why should we learn languages? 

2. Among the great number of languages that exist on our planet today 
there are …
a) languages spoken by millions of people; b) different fashionable 
languages; c) 13 great languages.
3. The knowledge of other languages is useful, especially if you …
a) want to understand what foreigners say; b) have to work abroad; 
c) have to sing foreign songs.
4. English is becoming the language …
a) which is spoken by millions of people; b) for practical use; c) of 
sport and pop music.
5. It’s generally considered that the most fashionable language in the 
world is …
a) Spanish; b) Russian; c) English.
Ex. 9.  Answer the questions.
1. How can you get acquainted with new cultures, civilizations or new 
ways of thinking? 2. does a foreign language have practical value? 
3. How many languages do people speak? 4. What are 13 great languages? 
5. What do we call a person who knows several foreign languages? 6. do 
you know champions among polyglots? 7. Is it easy to learn several 
languages? 8. Why is the knowledge of a foreign language useful? 9. Why 
do you learn English? 10. English is becoming a lingua franca, isn’t it? 
What does it mean? 11. Where is English spoken as an official language? 
12. Can you prove that English has spread all over the world? 13. Can you 
say that English is the most fashionable language nowadays? Why? 
14. Will English be useful for your future profession? In what way?
Ex. 10. Put the titles of the text parts into the logical order.
1. Polyglots speak several languages.
2. There are 3,000 languages on the Earth.
3. I am learning English.
4. Everyone should know at least one foreign language.
Ex. 11. Say how important the learning of foreign languages is. 
Write your answer into your exercise-book.

Ex. 12. Write a 50-word summary of the text of Ex. 5.

Introduction

RUlEs OF READing

Cлова в английском языке состоят из звуков и букв. Буквы используются в письменной речи, а звуки – в устной.
Адекватное соотношение звуков и букв отсутствует во многих 
языках. В английском языке это различие особенно велико. В нем 
орфография не изменялась с XV  века, а звуковая форма претерпела 
с тех времен значительные изменения. В современном английском 
языке 26 букв передают 44 звука. Одна и та же буква в разных положениях в слове может обозначать разные звуки. И один и тот же 
звук может передаваться различными буквосочетаниями. Все это 
требует от изучающего язык прочного овладения правилами чтения, а также фонетической транскрипцией *. Транскрипция дается 
в квадратных скобках [  ]. Знак [:] обозначает долгий звук, а знак 
[׳]  – ударение, которое ставится перед ударным слогом. Например: 
[׳ga:dǝn]. 
Слова могут быть односложными (red, black, grey), двусложными (puppet, report, unit) и многосложными (methology, positive, intellect).
В двусложных словах ударным является, как правило, второй 
слог с конца (body, water, singing), в трехсложных – на третий 
(beautiful, cultural) (приставка не ударяется (recover, alone)). У многосложных слов может быть два ударения – основное и второстепенное (decoration, articulation, experimentation). 

Обучение чтению в английском языке невозможно без правил слогоделения. В слове столько слогов, сколько в нем гласных звуков: 
sea – 1, unit – 2. Слог может составить одна гласная a-tom, i-tem.
Cочетания гласных с буквами l и r образует слог, если за ним 
идет немая буква е: table, title.
Если на границе слогораздела имеется одна согласная буква, то 
она отходит ко второму слогу (sys-tem), если две и более, то первая 

* Транскрипция – международная система условных графических обозначений 
звуков, где каждому звуку соответствует один знак